The emperor changed from the fatuous Li Sanlang to Li Yunze.
The court, dominated by powerful eunuchs and treacherous ministers, also operated cleanly and efficiently.
The removal of the vassal town alleviated the crisis of the expansion of the border army, and the large-scale actions to benefit the people also gradually dissipated the resentment among the people.
At this time, Datang cannot be said to have done its best, it can only be said to be getting better and better.
Li Yunze, who worked hard and worked hard, was praised by countless people.
Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Changling, Wang Wei and others wrote countless poems to praise Li Yunze and the Tang Dynasty, which was gradually prospering at this time.
Even the Liyuan disciples who were eating with their own crafts in various cities were constantly creating and transmitting works about Li Yunze.
Of course, it must be a nice word of praise.
After all, the people of the Tang Dynasty like to hear this now.
The entire Tang Dynasty gradually entered a prosperous track.
After Li Yunze's unremitting efforts, Yang Yuhuan finally had a son, and her depression disappeared without a trace.
However, Li Yunze was holding his eldest daughter and hugging his younger daughter very happily. He didn't care about his son at all.
After all, daughters are caring little cotton-padded jackets, and most men are slaves to their daughters.
Of course, animals that accidentally reincarnate into the human world do not count.
At this time, the population of Datang was also showing explosive growth.
The common people obtained the fields, and spent countless amounts of money to transport cattle and horses from the Northland Pasture as the main force for cultivating the land. In addition, Li Yunze provided high-yield seeds and made soil fertilizers, and the upper limit of feeding the population was greatly increased.
Of course, these are just the basics. The real reason is that Li Yunze's light corvee and low endowment reduced the life pressure of the people.
Only when the family has surplus food can they feed more children.
If you want to expand your income from surplus grain, you need more fertile soil.
Ge Shuhan made good progress in Tianzhu. In just a few years, he made a condescending attack and occupied a large area of territory.
The land here in Tianzhu is fertile and the rainfall is abundant, and the local people's will to resist is not strong.
It can be said to be an excellent farming land.
The only difficulty is that the road is too difficult.
If people with their families want to reach Tianzhu through the plateau, the losses along the way will be an unbearable price.
The only feasible route is to take Longyou, Hexi, the Western Regions, Central Asia and then turn south to enter Tianzhu.
There are densely populated areas along the way, and there are enough food supplies and places to stay and rest. The most important thing is that there are soldiers and horses escorting along the way.
In the final analysis, it ultimately falls on the Western Regions and Central Asia.
In order to go to Central Asia, Li Yunze made extremely complete preparations.
Not only did they immigrate to the Western Regions on a large scale and reclaim the local area to provide military supplies, but they also severely squeezed the Huihe, Tuqishi, Geluolu and other vassal tribes, allowing Yang Guozhong to arrange cruel officials to extort all kinds of livestock.
For several consecutive years, various military supplies have been continuously transported to the Western Regions and stored in the four towns of Anxi, waiting for the arrival of the army.
The Emperor's Forbidden Army continues to expand in size, and its combat effectiveness has been greatly enhanced, especially after most of the northern frontier troops were transferred to supplement it.
The expansion mainly focused on cavalry and Mo Dao soldiers. A large-scale expansion of cavalry was very expensive, even with the national power of the Tang Dynasty, it was a bit scratching.
Fortunately, the large-scale planting of alfalfa and soybeans has greatly alleviated this dilemma.
Time flies, and the prosperous Tang Dynasty ushered in the spring of the tenth year of Tianbao.
On this day, a grand meeting was held in the court, and the courtiers were reporting on matters related to this year's spring plowing.
No one expected that at this moment, Li Yunze, who was sitting on the throne, suddenly asked, "My lords, Gao Xianzhi reported that in the past few years, he has won great victories against the black-clothed eaters. But recently, the black-clothed eaters have won a great victory."
Ready to move, mobilize the main force to try to invade our Tang Dynasty
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Li Yunze looked around at the ministers and slowly said, "I want to lead a personal expedition, expand the territory of the far west, and regain Wusun and other places in Dawan, my hometown during the Han Dynasty. What do you think, sir?"
As soon as these words came out, the hall suddenly became quiet.
In the past few years, Li Yunze has been living in seclusion and is busy raising offspring with Yang Yuhuan in the Daming Palace.
Under the comfort, the courtiers gradually forgot that this was Emperor Wu who liked to fight.
He said he was asking for everyone's opinions, but in fact everyone knew that His Majesty's idea was very right, and since he said it, he had already made a decision.
What everyone has to do at this time is to agree.
Finally, after Zhang Jiuling was beaten to death, Li Linfu, who succeeded in taking the position of chief minister of the cabinet, was the first to salute, "Your Majesty, I wish your majesty a great victory and immediate success!"
Once someone starts, the people behind will naturally follow.
Soon the hall was full of people saying, 'I wish your majesty a great victory and immediate success~~~'
There are basically no fools among courtiers.
When Li Sanlang was in power, he would naturally make money whenever he could.
When Sima Zhong was in power, he naturally had to prepare a way out.
As for hexagonal warriors like Li Yunze, they only need to obey orders and do their work, and there is no need to think too much about anything else.
Basically, as long as there is an emperor with such hexagonal warriors, he must be in a prosperous age.
No matter what you do, it is much easier to do things in a prosperous age.
Li Yunze nodded with satisfaction, it was much easier and more convenient to talk and do things with these smart people.
Sand sculptures are not qualified to appear in Li Yunze's court unless they are used to amuse others.
Next is the government arrangements.
As before, the six cabinet bachelors are still in charge of state affairs.
Small matters were discussed and resolved by six people, while major matters were rushed to the front line for reporting.
As for the suggestion that someone should make the emperor's eldest son the prince, and then use the prince to oversee the country, Li Yunze simply scoffed.
Just kidding, how many princes of the Tang Dynasty could end well?
It's still the old method from other worlds, which is to build a reserve secretly.
It doesn't matter if he can't become emperor, Li Yunze will distribute the remaining princes to various parts of the world.
Naturally, it is impossible to decide to send out an army today and leave tomorrow.
This kind of thing is like a million troops besieging a village, just watch it for fun.
In fact, a few years ago, Li Yunze began to transport and store supplies to the Western Regions. Most of the food and grass were collected locally in the Western Regions, which simplified too many work steps.
But even so, it took more than a month to make the arrangements properly.
For the rest of the month, Li Yunze was not idle, but worked hard to play the piano with Yang Yuhuan. It was not until Yang Yuhuan, who had already raised several princesses and princes, was pregnant again that he officially set off.
The army set off from various places in Guanzhong, and marched in long snake formations one after another.
The route is to take Longyou first, then cross Hexi, and finally reach the Anxi Protectorate along the Silk Road.
When leaving Chang'an City, Wang Wei, who was not selected to accompany him, wiped his tears and wrote a farewell poem to his friends.
‘The morning rain in Weicheng is lightly dusty, and the guesthouses are green and willow-green.’
"I advise you to drink another glass of wine. There will be no old friends when you leave Yangguan in the west."
Li Yunze, who was watching this scene, smiled and motioned for everyone to drink together, "It is indeed the wine in Wang Wei's poem, everyone, drink up!"
Everyone was drinking, but the court painter Wu Daozi was busy painting the "Tang Emperor's Exodus from Chang'an" painting.
He bid farewell to everyone and set off slowly under the escort of the Yulin Army.
Leaving the prosperous city of Chang'an and the prosperous land of Guanzhong.
Entering Longyou, there are mountains everywhere.
Crossing Hexi, the mountains are higher.
It was better to enter the Western Regions. The deserts were crisscrossed and the Tianshan Mountains were towering. These were spectacular sights that Li Bai and others had never seen before.
It is no surprise that great poets such as Li Bai, Du Fu, and Wang Changling have created one masterpiece after another.
Time came to June of the tenth year of Tianbao. Li Yunze, who was traveling in a hurry, finally arrived at Qiuci City in the Anxi Protectorate.
When he saw this city, the first impression that came to Li Yunze's mind was that of those white-haired Tang troops decades later, who held on to the land of the Tang Dynasty and fought until the last moment.
"Fortunately, I destroyed Tubo, and you no longer have to be overwhelmed by the Tibetans' human sea tactics. This Western Region is still ours after all."
Gao Xianzhi, who had heard his name for a long time but met him for the first time, and Feng Changqing, who had been sent to do preliminary preparations a few years ago, and Gao Shi, who took the initiative to come to work in the Western Regions. They were keen on a military career and followed him.
Cen Shen and others who came to the Western Regions together with Feng Changqing and others all
Meet Li Yunze outside the city.
Many of them were people who had stayed in the residence of Prince Shou at the time. They were joking and joking with Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Changling and others who came with them. It was quite lively to meet old friends in a foreign land.
In addition, there is another heavyweight waiting for Li Yunze here.
"My lord, the Protector of the Beiting Protectorate, Guo Ziyi, pays homage to Your Majesty~~~"
In this turbulent era, how could the famous Tang Zhongxing general Guo Ziyi be missing?
When Li Yunze was the Crown Prince of Shou, Guo Ziyi was already considered a high-ranking official, so it was naturally impossible for him to be won over.
By the time he leads the team through the Xuanwu Gate and performs "The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation" for Li Sanlang, there is no need to win over anymore.
Li Yunze directly transferred him to Beiting and served as the Chief Protector of the Beiting Protectorate.
The so-called Beiting Protectorate is actually based on the Tianshan Mountains as the dividing line. To the south of the Tianshan Mountains is the Anxi Protectorate, and to the north of the Tianshan Mountains is the Beiting Protectorate.
The Western Region is actually divided into two parts.
Li Yunze mobilized almost all the famous generals from the Central Tang Dynasty for this war with the Black-clad Dashi, which shows how much he attaches importance to it.
In other words, it is the difficulty in coming to terms with the historical Battle of Perpetual Ross.
"My dear friends, you have worked hard for your country."
Li Yunze, who was on horseback, was in high spirits and "entered the city to speak."
In addition to the group of famous generals from Lingyan Pavilion in the early Tang Dynasty, the second batch of most powerful generals in the Tang Dynasty were all with him at this time.
In the lobby, Li Yunze first asked Gao Xianzhi about the movements of the big food in black.
"The enemy chieftain, the Governor of Khorasan, has assembled an army of 200,000 troops in the Henglus area." Gao Xianzhi replied, "I thought we should take the initiative to attack."
Li Yunze nodded and turned to Guo Ziyi, "Have the Huihe, Tuqi Shi, Ge Luolu and other troops been mobilized?"
"Reply to Your Majesty." Guo Ziyi cupped his hands and responded, "After receiving the imperial edict, all ministries took action. However, Tuqi Shi was delayed and refused to send troops and livestock under various excuses."
"Since he is disobedient, then he should be punished."
Li Yunze waved his hand calmly, "You can handle this when you get back."
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After a conversation, Li Yunze stood up and said, "This battle is a key battle to open the way to the far west sea. You can only win, not lose!"