"How did it fall on him?" Li Shimin asked. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"That's what the son-in-law said to that ghost dynasty. The son-in-law said that Ghost Qianqiu didn't fall into the grass, but really became the pirate. Instead, he was ordered by the imperial court to secretly annex the pirate forces, clear the sea routes, collect the situation of Baekje, Goguryeo, Silla and the Wa Kingdom, and open up new routes for the Tang Dynasty, so he did not hesitate to tarnish his name. Xia Hongsheng said to Li Shimin with a smile: "When the Ghost Dynasty Sect heard this that day, the old man burst into tears. Weichen thought, in this way, let the court correct the name of the ghost Qianqiu. To tell the truth, after so many years, what I committed before was not an unforgivable sin, but I just wanted to be born, which was inconsistent with the hidden rules of the family. Now that so much time has passed, his family has seen the Mo family reborn, and they also have the intention of being born. Now that Ghost Qianqiu is in a good name, there is no reason why his family should not let him return. Then let the ghost Qianqiu persuade him, and he will definitely agree. ”

"You are asking me to give Ghost Qianqiu a reward of an official and a half-position, and then let Ghost Qianqiu represent the court and persuade them to come out on your behalf." Li Shimin thought for a while and said: "What the ghost Qianqiu has done can't be seen on the surface, but I can give him a goldfish bag to correct his identity." Give goldfish bags. I can wear a goldfish bag above the fifth fret, and it is enough for him. ”

"If they can be born...... Wechen had to let them be born. Otherwise, there would be no gentleman in Wechen's academy who can teach the art of vertical and horizontal. Ju Guogong was busy with official business and could not stay in the academy for a long time, if they were born, the academy would not lack gentlemen. Xia Hongsheng said.

Li Shimin asked curiously: "Jingyang Academy, isn't there Wang Xuance, a disciple of Tang Jian, who is teaching the art of vertical and horizontal?" ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded and said to Li Shimin: "Right now, but I'm afraid that Wang Xuance won't stay in the academy for long." ”

"Oh?" Li Shimin was even more curious.

Xia Hongsheng replied: "This is another thing that the son-in-law wants to tell his father-in-law. Ghost Qianqiu had already gone around Tianzhu and found that the Persians who originally controlled some plains to the west and north of Tianzhu had all withdrawn. This shows that the Persian Sassanid Dynasty has begun to be somewhat unable to resist in the face of the offensive of the Great Eclipse. Therefore, we had to give up our interests outside and concentrate all the forces outside to resist the invasion of Great Eclipse. This was a sign that Persia was already showing signs of fatigue in the fight against the Great Eclipse. The Tang Dynasty wants to control the Western Regions and set foot in the land of Persia, and this is the right time. ”

"Persian ......" Li Shimin pondered for a while and said: "Persia is thousands of miles away, and now the Tang Dynasty has Dongying Road and Linyi Road, and the land of Liaodong has not returned, and Goguryeo is based in Liaodong and is eyeing it. You have returned this year, Xu has never known that although he did not succeed in his attack on Liangzhou, Lanzhou and other places in the past year, his heart has been clearly revealed, and since the Turkic extinction, Tugu Hun has a great momentum, faintly surpassing Xue Yantuo. Now that Tuyuhun controls the land west of the river and blocks the westward road, there will be a battle between Datang and it sooner or later. At the moment, I am afraid that I will not be able to spare the energy to interfere in the affairs of Persia. Unless, after you send Wang Xuance over, he has the ability to fight the Great Food and Persia until all the problems I have just said are resolved. ”

"This ...... The son-in-law is not 100% sure. However, Wang Xuance is a talent, but he lacks a piece of soil that is enough for him to display his vertical and horizontal skills. The son-in-law believed that he had the ability to stir up trouble in the land of Persia. Xia Hongsheng thought for a while and said: "Besides, although Persia has begun to concentrate the outside forces back to fight against the Great Food at this moment, the so-called hundred-legged insects die but do not stiffen, and Persia will not collapse so quickly." Wang Xuance is gone, and he should use the Great Eclipse as Qin and Persia as Chu, help Persia resist the Great Eclipse, delay time, and consume the Great Eclipse and Persia, as well as other countries in the Western Regions. Drag it until the Tang Dynasty frees up his hands, and when the time comes, Persia will definitely ask the Tang Dynasty for help. At that time, it will be time for our Datang to take the stage. ”

"What the virtuous son-in-law said is not unreasonable." Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "Well, I will summon the ministers of the three provinces to discuss the matter of sending Wang Xuance to Persia. ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded and said: "Your Majesty, the land of Persia is extremely rich, and the oil used by our Datang Dynasty, if it is said that there are three points of oil in the world, then the land of Persia will occupy the second of them." In addition, there are many iron ores hidden here, and the quality is excellent, and there are also copper that is not less than iron ore, which is also of excellent quality. In addition, the trade routes to the west, regardless of whether they are land or sea, must pass through here to reach Daqin. Otherwise, you will continue to travel thousands of miles. Does Your Majesty remember the map that your son-in-law presented to Your Majesty? Persia and its surrounding areas are the place where the three continents meet, connecting the three continents and communicating the two oceans and seas, and the geographical location is very important. If this place can be firmly controlled by Datang, and even become the land of Datang, it will play an extremely important role for Datang. ”

Li Shimin thought for a while, then nodded, and said solemnly to Xia Hongsheng: "Okay, what the virtuous son-in-law said, I know." I'll think about it. ”

Xia Hongsheng also knew that Li Shimin probably would not immediately agree to meddle in Persian affairs. Gain was too far away to step into. Even if it is sought, it is difficult to control it later. Therefore, in the original history, Persia asked the Tang Dynasty for help twice, and the emperor of the Tang Dynasty refused his request to borrow troops, but only placed his prince in good health, and set up the Persian capital to continue his heir.

In fact, Li Shimin's worries are not unreasonable. It is said that with Datang's current weapon technology and strength, if you really want to fight a country, it must be a no-brainer. It's just that it is easy to win a few wars, but the preparation before the war and the governance after the war are both big problems. Especially governance after the war. In this era, information is blocked, the road is far away, and the territory is too large, so it is impossible to effectively control and govern in substance. In later generations, the Mongol cavalry conquered such a wide territory, but they could not stretch out the hand of the government for so long to maintain the place they occupied.

This is a problem subject to the times and technology, and Xia Hongsheng has no way to solve it. Unless, in this era, he can build radios, build satellites, and lay railroad tracks to make trains and planes. But Xia Hongsheng can't even do the most primitive steam engine now.

However, technology will progress, and Xia Hongsheng came from later generations and clearly understands this. And Datang's technology will progress faster.

In the long run, it is of absolute significance to occupy and substantially bring this region of West Asia into the effective management of the Tang Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses the Princes and Princesses have arrived." Outside, the voice of the chamberlain was heard.

Li Shimin woke up from his contemplation, raised his head, and said to Xia Hongsheng: "The more I think about this matter, the more important I feel. Be sure to think about it! For now, it's better to have a homecoming banquet. ”

After saying that, let the messenger open the door and call the people outside in. (To be continued.) )