Chapter 78: Seizing the Silk Road, Li Er finally couldn't take it anymore

"Your Majesty, you want to incorporate Tuyuhun into the Great Qin territory; I suppose that won't be so easy, right?"

Fang Fang Xuanling said, frowning.

"Oh? Why?"

Qin Mu looked at him with interest.

"Tuyuhun and Tubo have been neighbors for nearly a hundred years, and wars between them have been constant, yet they have never been able to annex each other."

"This is not just a matter of strength, but also a matter of cultural acceptance."

"Simply put, Tuyuhun is unwilling to accept Tubo, and Tubo is unwilling to accept Tuyuhun."

"If you force it, Your Majesty might not gain a country, but a pile of bones."

Fang Fang Xuanling analyzed it rationally.

No matter what era it is.

Annexing a country is never a simple matter.

Many people think that relying on military conquest is enough.

But that is not the case!

A country is ultimately composed of people!

And to completely conquer a country, you must conquer the people there.

The people are not so easy to conquer.

Although they have no power to truss a chicken, they are also the group that sacrifices the most, but their thoughts are deeply rooted and have long been integrated with the land beneath their feet.

Wanting to conquer their thoughts is often as difficult as ascending to heaven!

29 For another example.

In this era, the Turks are one of the superpowers with the strongest military strength!

To be blunt.

The Turks can attack any country at will and annex it directly.

But the Turkic population is limited, and most of them are nomadic peoples.

Even if they annex a country, they can't find officials to manage the local area.

Taking a step back.

Even if they found some officials to take office, would the local people or local officials listen to the command of this foreign official? These are all complex and difficult problems to solve.

And this is just one of thousands of problems.

Because of this.

Just relying on one war to annex a country is truly wishful thinking.

"Minister Fang's words are indeed reasonable, but these problems don't need to worry you."

Qin Mu listened quietly to Fang Fang Xuanling's advice, but had no intention of following it—you are right, but I just won't listen!

Fang Fang Xuanling’s mouth twitched instantly.

The Emperor is right!

This kid is truly too infuriating!

"Monarch, I wonder what the final destination of our expedition is?"

Li Er pretended to ask casually.

In fact.

He couldn't take it anymore!

He had to leave this ghost place as soon as possible.

Watching the strength of other countries grow is perhaps the most painful thing for a monarch of a generation.

After Li Er threw out this question, everyone looked at Qin Mu in unison.

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou and Li Li Xueyan also wanted to know.

"The final destination of this expedition is the area north of the Tuyuhun border."

Qin Mu said meaningfully.

"North of Tuyuhun?"

"Mother, what kind of place is that?"

Princess Changle raised her head curiously, looking at Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou.

"The Hexi Corridor!?"

Li Er, Fang Fang Xuanling, and Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou shouted almost in unison.

No one knew that place better than them!

Especially Li Er, whose veins were bulging with excitement.

The former Hexi Corridor belonged to the Central Plains dynasty.

This long corridor also had a beautiful name.

The Silk Road!

This was an important passage connecting the Central Plains and the Western Regions.

How many Western merchants entered the Central Plains from this corridor and saw the prosperous Han dynasty.

How many beautiful porcelains were spread from this corridor to the Western Regions and even Europe, letting the world know the beauty of the Eastern country.

But everything came to an abrupt end because of the Turkic invasion decades ago.

Since then.

There was no more sweet communication between the Central Plains and the Western Regions.

One can imagine.

How important the Hexi Corridor was to the Great Tang and Li Er.

This is the best channel to showcase a powerful Eastern country.

Li Er had planned to develop for another two years, and once everything was ready, he would send troops to the Turks and take back this corridor!

But now he had to watch as this corridor was about to fall into Qin Mu's hands.

How could he not be excited?

It was a miracle he didn't stand up and fly into a rage.

"That's right, it is the Hexi Corridor."

Qin Mu slowly stood up and walked to the door of the command tent.

A ray of sunlight fell on him.

The proud back made people want to look up to him involuntarily.

"I just want to tell the world!"

"Where the Great Tang dares not go, the Great Qin dares to go!"

"What the Great Tang dares not manage, the Great Qin dares to manage!"

"In a word!"

"What the Great Tang can manage, the Great Qin will manage; what the Great Tang cannot manage, the Great Qin will manage even more!"

"This is my vast Great Qin!"

The words were resonant and exploded in everyone's ears.

You!

Li Er clenched his fists, his eyes blood-red.

Such naked provocation—if this can be tolerated, what cannot?

"Old Li!"

Seeing Li Er's emotions so agitated, Fang Fang Xuanling was startled and pulled his hand tightly.

At this juncture.

One must never have any conflict with Qin Mu!

Otherwise, you wouldn't even know how you died.

After being shouted at by Fang Fang Xuanling, Li Er finally regained his reason.

Qin Mu, just you wait!

One day, I will make you watch!

My Great Tang will definitely not be weaker than your Great Qin!

Three days later.

News of the total annihilation of the Tuyuhun and Turkic allied forces spread Wu Li Ke wildfire.

Tuyuhun monarch Fuyun and Turkic Khan Khan Jieli were both captured alive by the Great Qin!

The whole world was boiling!

The monarchs of the Western Regions, upon receiving this news, were all scared pale.

Tuyuhun didn't need to be mentioned, but what kind of existence was the Turkic cavalry?

In this land, they were the absolute overlords!

Such a terrifying existence had actually been completely annihilated in a clash with the Great Qin.

Simply unimaginable!

Even more exaggerated was that even Khan Khan Jieli had been captured alive.

Everyone understood what this meant.

A superpower surpassing the Turks was quietly rising!

Submit or resist?

For the countries of the Western Regions, they had reached a crossroads of choice.

Gaochang Royal Palace.

"Quick! I must personally go to the Great Qin and congratulate the Great Qin Emperor at the Potala Palace!"

The monarch of Gaochang, upon receiving this news, immediately had a plan in his heart.

Must go!

Even if it's thousands of miles away, I must go!

Otherwise, if the heavenly might descends, Gaochang will be doomed.

Yuezhi Royal Palace.

"Pass my order: take out all the most precious treasures in the palace; I will personally present them to the Great Qin Emperor!" The Yuezhi monarch was ordering officials to collect treasures, preparing to set off in three days to personally go to the Great Qin to pay homage.

Dozens of other Western Region monarchs, including Loulan, Jingjue, and Kucha, also set off one after another.

Their destination was the same place.

That was the Great Qin's Potala Palace!