The impact of the Battle of Talas far exceeded that one in history.
Historically, after the Tang Dynasty was defeated in Talos, its losses were not as serious as imagined.
Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing quickly rushed to restore the country's strength and once again attacked from all sides, raising the Tang Dynasty's power in the Western Regions to the extreme.
But this time, the defeated Khorasan Governor-General's losses were no longer bruised, but had their bones ripped out!
The Tang Army defeated the main force of the Khorasan Governor-General in the first battle, especially the Tang Army's cavalry who finally arrived on the battlefield, and even pursued them all the way to Samarkand.
Along the way, there were really countless corpses and mourners everywhere.
Governor Abu of Khorasan fled back to the land of Khorasan with almost his own life.
The many vassals here, the riverine countries and the Tocharian countries basically lost most of their domestic troops.
For example, the nearby Shi Kingdom, Kang Kingdom and other places were directly destroyed.
Li Yunze, who had won a great victory, did not march westward again and went directly to attack Khorasan.
He combined the Anxi Protectorate and the Beiting Protectorate into one, becoming the Western Region Protectorate. Li Guangbi was appointed as the Grand Protector. The Protectorate was set up in Bukhara, and its main goal was to expand north and west of Jinshan.
After that, the original lands of Shiguo and other Sogdian kingdoms, as well as the territory of Tuqishi's troops, were formed into the Hezhong Protectorate. Gao Xianzhi was appointed as the Great Protector. The Protectorate was set up in Talas. The main goal was to fight to the west and go to Attack Dashi.
Then there is the establishment of the Tianzhu Protectorate with the land originally belonging to the Kang State and the Tocharian Kingdoms. Guo Ziyi will serve as the Great Protector. The Protectorate is located in Samarkand. The main goal is to pass through the Tocharian Kingdoms. Going south to Tianzhu, and Geshu who came down from Tubo
Han and Han cooperated to capture the lands of Tianzhu.
This is not an easy task, and the various arrangements, dispatches, and deployments are a mess.
In this chaotic moment, Li Yunze's abundant experience comes into play.
You don't need to discuss it with anyone, you can make the right decision by yourself.
And from top to bottom, no matter how complicated things are, the correct arrangements can be made accurately.
All the things in the army can be arranged in an orderly and appropriate manner. This ability is really admired by everyone in the army.
As expected of an emperor, he knows everything.
On the military front, it was good to say that each governor's office had its own local border troops stationed there, and the Emperor's Imperial Guard from Chang'an City would also come to fight in turn.
But people's livelihood is more troublesome.
Although the Protectorate's main focus is on military operations, in order to relieve logistical pressure, matters related to people's livelihood are naturally indispensable.
To put it simply, there is a lack of a large number of people willing to come to this distant place to serve as officials.
This place is really too far away. It is truly thousands of miles away from Chang'an City.
Those who are willing to leave their homes and come here need not say much and know very little.
Li Yunze had no other choice but to offer benefits by promoting him to the Tiger Class.
In other words, as long as you are willing to work here, you will be given priority when returning to Chang'an City after your term ends.
The conditions are definitely very good, but the effect is not as great as imagined.
Again, the distance is too far.
Judging from the traffic conditions of this era, even traveling on horseback would take more than half a year to cover thousands of miles.
"Have you thought it through?"
Looking at the famous officials in front of him, Li Yunze asked softly, "If you stay, you will have to stay for at least ten years."
Li Bai and others saluted with firm expressions, "Your Majesty, we have made up our minds and are willing to stay in the Western Regions for the Tang Dynasty."
There was a lack of civil servants here, and Li Bai and others who had been following Li Yunze as secretaries for many years actively asked to stay.
The reason why they were willing to stay on their own initiative was very simple. They no longer wanted to stay with the emperor as a secretary.
The salary of being a secretary is good, and you are still the emperor's current minister, but that's all.
Now an opportunity has appeared here in the Western Regions. Although it is said that he will stay for ten years, when he returns to Chang'an City in ten years, as a close minister of their emperor, he will definitely be reused, and he will not be just a flatterer.
After Li Bai and the others discussed it, they went to Li Yunze and made this request.
"That's all."
Li Yunze knew that some of them were not suitable to be officials, but it was actually quite good to praise them as close ministers.
But everyone has their own ambitions. After so many years, it’s hard to stay any longer. If you stay, someone will probably resign.
"Do you have somewhere you want to go?"
Facing Li Yunze's inquiry, Li Bai and others looked happy and saluted together, "Everything is subject to His Majesty's orders."
"In that case, Taibai should go to Suiye City, which is also your ancestral home. Zimei, you can go to Talas to be a judge."
After some instructions and arrangements, the ministers around him all had their own places to go.
When everyone said their goodbyes and left, Li Yunze felt a little disappointed when he looked at the empty Chinese army tent.
"System, next time I go on a mission to the world, I don't want to be an emperor anymore. It's boring."
Being an emperor is indeed a very pleasant experience, but it becomes boring after many times.
After all, apart from the enjoyment of interacting with the girls, the whole day is mainly busy with countless national affairs, endless official duties, etc.
Li Yunze, who has a high bottom line, does not want to be a foolish king who only cares about pleasure. He only wants to strive for welfare for people in different worlds, and he is very tired.
"clear."
The system's response is quick and crisp.
After arranging all aspects of matters, Li Yunze finally set off to return to Chang'an City, thousands of miles away.
If nothing else, after resolving the root cause of the Anshi Rebellion, and winning the Battle of Talas to calm the unhappiness, he would no longer lead a personal expedition in this world.
Most of the Tang troops who went on this expedition will also follow back. After all, based on the support capabilities of the Western Regions and other places at this time, they cannot afford to support such a large army.
The only solution is the traditional migration of immigrants to cultivate land, drive local people to work, etc.
Li Yunze has always been obsessed with Tianzhu. In addition to the land under his buttocks, which should be included in his pocket, there is another important reason. It is rich in products and the locals are a docile farming civilization.
It is indeed a docile character, because those who dared to resist have been killed in previous invasions.
Moreover, Tianzhu is very close to Dashi, so whether it is transported by land or sea, it is far more convenient than transporting grain and grass supplies from Guanzhong or even from the Western Regions.
This is why he arranged for two famous generals, Guo Ziyi and Gao Xianzhi, to join forces to attack Tianzhu together.
Not only here, but further south, Jiannan is also organizing chieftains to open the way.
Literally opening the way.
A spacious road will be dug out between the dense forests and towering mountains. The road will go south along the Nu River, deep into Myanmar, and then turn west to Tianzhu.
This is destined to be a huge project, and its significance and difficulty are probably similar to those of building the Grand Canal.
The difference is that Yang Guang built the Grand Canal with people from the Central Plains.
But Li Yunze used the indigenous people in the dense forest to dig the road to Tianzhu.
The gap between Li Yunze and Yang Guang is clearly displayed in this aspect.
When he returned to Chang'an City again, the cabinet ministers led all civil and military officials to escort Yang Yuhuan and the emperor's eldest son out of the city to greet him.
Regarding the ministerial workers, Li Yunze applauded their work performance during this period.
For Yang Yuhuan, she naturally expressed her thoughts with a smile.
But for the eldest son of the emperor, Li Yunze had a long face.
It's not that he is using the persona of a strict father, but Chang'an City's intelligence system has been constantly reporting all matters big and small to him.
The eldest son of the emperor was doted on because of his status.
Especially when Li Yunze went on an expedition, he let himself go.
Not only did he skip classes at will, completely ignoring the teacher's instructions and restrictions, but he also followed several children of the Yang sisters to do evil in Chang'an City, which has become a major scourge in Chang'an City.
But because of his identity and Yang Yuhuan's bottomless doting, no one could take care of him, which further fueled his arrogance.
This is still a young age, in a few years it will be time to bully men and dominate women.
Although the emperor's eldest son was lawless, he was very afraid of Li Yunze.
Because Li Yunze really doesn't like him.
After all, he has experienced so many worlds and has had too many heirs in different parallel worlds. Naturally, he will not do things like pampering.
"What did you do in Chang'an City during my absence?"
Facing Li Yunze's inquiry, the eldest son of the emperor lowered his head and did not dare to respond.
The ministers, nobles, and relatives all lowered their heads and counted the ants on the ground, pretending that they were deaf and blind, and would not participate in such a thing even to death.
The only one who came forward to rescue the eldest son of the emperor was Yang Yuhuan, who doted on him.
"His Majesty."
"Stop talking!" Li Yunze, who had always been very kind to Yang Yuhuan, turned cold this time. "Don't you know what he is doing all day long?"
Of course Yang Yuhuan knew, but this was her only son, so she just pretended not to see it.
After all, the emperor only has one son, and the world will not be the same in the future.
Facing the cold-faced Li Yunze, Yang Yuhuan did not dare to say anything.
"Starting from tomorrow." Li Yunze didn't waste any time and simply made a decision, "You go to the martial arts hall to report, and Haosheng will train there. After graduation, you can serve on the front line. I hope that the training in the military can make you truly grow up. .”
The eldest son of the emperor finally couldn't bear it any longer and looked at Yang Yuhuan with aggrieved eyes: "Mother~~~"
"His Majesty."
Yang Yuhuan wanted to plead for mercy, but was directly interrupted by Li Yunze. "If you work hard, there will be a future. If you can't work hard, you will just be an idler from now on."
After saying that, Li Yunze stopped paying attention, took Yang Yuhuan's hand and walked towards Chang'an City, "You are still young. When the big one is gone, you can continue to make the small one."
Sure enough, as Li Yunze said, in the days that followed, Yang Yuhuan gave birth to many children one after another, and her doting on the eldest son of the emperor naturally faded.
The Tang Dynasty was still prosperous, and the people's lives were getting better day by day.
Countless people migrated to various parts of the world, and they continued to spread their branches and leaves, turning everything the Tang Cavalry went into the land of the Tang Dynasty.
In the 21st year of Tianbao, the Tang Dynasty finally captured Tianzhu. Not only did it gain the fertile land of Nuoda, it also provided logistical support for the Western Expedition.
In the 40th year of Tianbao, after years of hard work, the Tang Dynasty's Western Expedition Army finally penetrated the Dashi Empire and arrived at the far west coast.
Looking at the turbulent boundless sea, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty's Western Expedition were filled with excitement.
Finally achieved the achievement of going from sea to sea.
At this time, Datang could finally be called.
Giant Tang!
(End of chapter)
