Snowflakes were falling, and the walls in the streets and alleys were covered in white. There is a woman walking among them holding an umbrella. Her swaying figure reveals the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.
But more pedestrians were running straight through the snowflakes, lingering in the increasingly lively markets, and spending huge sums of money on the things they loved, demonstrating his momentum as a Tang Dynasty man!
The carriage loaded four people in the corner, with several military newspapers piled inside, all from the Western Regions.
Li Jing did not go to see them immediately, but opened the car curtain and quietly looked at the lively scene outside the car. Pedestrians, markets, and much expanded city walls.
Everything was not very similar to the Feng Xiang in his memory.
But everything is closer to what he imagined...
but--
His eyes shifted from the high platform where the foreign girls were dancing and placed them in some corners.
In those places, there were also many alien faces gathered together, with their hands and backs tied, squatting on the ground like fish.
Like the girls on the high platform, they were all slaves brought from the defeated countries. The only difference was that their clothes were more ragged and their expressions were more indifferent.
Can the powerful Tang Dynasty really become what he wishes?
The people of the Tang Dynasty were indeed getting richer and richer, and many new landlord classes emerged in just a few years.
When the strong and confident Tang people became more arrogant and arrogant, they would lose those beautiful simplicity and loyalty. At that time, even if there were countless lands, would they still belong to the Tang Dynasty?
When a country becomes more and more powerful, there will always be some inevitable dark sides.
These things need to be solved by him.
Fortunately, he is still young.
The empress thinks more than others, and she also needs to understand Li Jing's thoughts better.
She looked at the scene outside, opened her lips slightly, and said: "This will only be detrimental to the implementation of Confucianism and Legalism in the Western Regions. For the people there, the power of the Tang Dynasty will certainly become more and more powerful, but they will not In the Tang Dynasty, there is only fear and cannot truly integrate into it——"
[In view of the general environment,
Since it was still early in the morning and this trip was an impromptu trip, Yelu Zhiwu and Bago stayed up all night with Li Jing last night and were still snoring. The minister seemed to have new research. He did not come to Fengxiang with him in Luoyang, so he only brought the three daughters, the empress, Chi Meng and Ji Ruxue.
After hearing these words, Li Jing just remained silent for a moment, and then smiled.
He picked up the notebook on the low table and opened it.
"Problems are inevitable. But not letting problems accumulate is what the court has to do."
"Each generation has its own thing to do, and my thing is—"
He raised his head, looked at the empress, and chuckled.
"It is to lay a solid foundation for our son!"
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"According to reports from the front line, Li Siyuan was surrounded by Wang Yanzhang and Liu Zhijun in Beiting in September last year. Ten days after the battle, Li Siyuan escaped with his own life and took Li Cunren and Li Cunzhi from Tongwen Hall to the west to Khotan."
"As for the other Li Cunxin, he was beheaded by Sanqianyuan's night attack, so he died a simple death."
In the main hall of Fengxiang Palace, Li Jing sat on the familiar throne and read out the information in the memorial with a smile.
Jingxiang and other civil and military officials below actually had a copied document in their hands, but Li Jing still couldn't help but want to read it out.
Li Siyuan spent two or three years in Shazhou, but his ultimate goal was to run westward. No wonder he tried his best to control all the strength there, but he was still defeated by the Tang army in one blow.
Then in November last year, because Khotan refused to hand over the Tang prisoner Li Siyuan, the Tang army entered the territory of Khotan and defeated the Khotan army in one fell swoop.
Currently, Wang Yanzhang and the others are fighting against the coalition forces of Khotan, Geluolu, and the Kara Khanate.
As for why the latter joined, it was not clearly stated in the memorial sent back this time.
But all in all, it's a war.
The first batch of trainees from the Central Military Academy and the Hanlin Academy of the Tang Dynasty have graduated and have been sent to the front lines and newly opened lands. There are plenty of opportunities for them to hone their skills.
Policies for the Western Regions, and even more Western administrative methods, still need to be discussed, and cannot be decided in a short time.
However, everyone in the country was unanimous about the idea of war.
The Holy Emperor wants to open up territory and conquer all nations in the world, so he will fight endlessly for him!
The heart of one person is the heart of millions!
The Tang Dynasty should be like this!
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After dismissing the officials, Li Jing walked towards Huanyinfang while pondering what he saw in the morning.
There, now is also the Western Capital Palace.
But he stopped immediately because a carriage stopped in front of him, and then he saw a beautiful figure in purple clothes getting out of the carriage wrapped in the wind and snow.
Li Jing had a faint smile on her face and stood there with her hands behind her hands.
"His Majesty--"
Jiangchen trotted over and hugged his arm affectionately.
Li Jing sent away the eunuch who was holding an umbrella for him, and then held the umbrella with one hand while walking in the snow with Jiang Chen.
"Didn't you say you want to stay in Luoyang and not come with us?"
"This is not to think of Your Majesty——"
Li Jing revealed her little thoughts in one sentence: "You must have heard that I was not only coming to Fengxiang, but also to the Western Regions, Shuzhong, and Jiangnan, so you couldn't help it, right?"
The minister's thoughts were revealed and he was not ashamed. She just hugged his arm and told how lonely she was without Li Jing.
The two walked slowly over, leaving only a long series of closely connected footprints.
When they arrived at their destination, they saw the girls playing mahjong around the stove. When they turned around, they happened to see Jiang Chen leaning on Li Jing.
Bago was a little annoyed. In the stove room, she was only wearing a long slit skirt with a waistband. At this time, she crossed her long legs and looked at Jiang Chen provocatively.
"Some people say they won't come or come, but they secretly pester the Holy One..."
Next to her, Yelu Zhiwu touched a card in his hand and was thinking carefully with a frown. She raised her eyebrows and glanced at Li Jing, then her cheeks turned red and she lowered her head.
Because of the bad things Li Jing did last night, her legs are now a little weak.
I don’t know how Bago still has such vitality.
Jiangchen smiled tenderly, and then stood over gracefully.
She looked at Baggo.
"If anyone is going to end up, let's see how I deal with her!"
Chi Meng was about to take care of his daughter, so he gave up his seat and gave it to Jiang Chen.
Ji Ruxue's card skills were getting better and better, and she was killing several girls in agony. Now she was in high spirits, so she naturally got into it quickly.
Seeing this, Li Jing just smiled indifferently and walked into the side room.
Inside, the empress was burying her head and carefully reviewing the memorial.
When the former walked into the room, she just raised her head and then lowered her head again.
But a moment later, a bright yellow dragon robe was draped over her body.
The empress frowned, her beautiful face showing confusion.
Li Jing whispered in her ear.
"Put it on and grant me a wish——"
The empress didn't understand it at first, but after a moment, pink appeared on her earlobes.
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Luoyang, Imperial City South Study Room.
A three-year-old child and an old man in green wearing a visor were standing on the attic.
From here, you can overlook most of Luoyang City.
In the wind and snow, the lights in the city illuminated half of the night.
Farther away, there are lights hanging over the mountains and rivers.
The young child was fascinated by the sight: "Master, it's so beautiful——"
Yuan Tiangang holds one hand
A young child, holding on to the wooden railing with one hand. The light reflected in his eyes seemed prosperous, powerful, and like that night three hundred years ago.
But, it should be more beautiful.
He smiled and said: "Yes, Your Highness——"
"This is the Tang Dynasty..."
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