Chapter 99

Now.

All thirty-six states of the Western Regions have severed ties with the Great Tang!

This means that the borders of the Great Tang will face great threats and challenges.

Enemies on all sides!

This is the most fatal danger!

If the Great Tang court doesn't take a stand, it is estimated that the surrounding countries will no longer take them seriously.

"Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, we absolutely cannot allow the thirty-six states of the Western Regions to simply sever ties with us!"

"Our Great Tang must take a stand! Otherwise, everyone will look down on us."

"I suggest immediately sending troops to conquer the thirty-six states of the Western Regions! As the saying goes, pick the soft persimmon to squeeze; after cleaning up the Western Regions states, we can turn back to attack Great Qin."

Li Ji was the first to stand up and propose a very clear strategic policy.

Li Er nodded silently.

This could indeed be considered a good method.

Great Qin is located on a plateau, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Attacking Great Qin first would certainly be a long-drawn-out affair.

Wasn't the recent campaign a living example?

Because of this.

Attacking Qin Mu's Great Qin first is definitely not a wise move!

The best method is to bypass Great Qin and attack the weak thirty-six states of the Western Regions first.

In this way.

It can both demonstrate the Great Tang's imperial prestige and eliminate the threat to the border.

It is indeed feasible, killing two birds with one stone!

"Yes! The Duke of Ying is right; we must give them a taste of our power!"

"Well said, we cannot let others look down on our Celestial Empire."

"Yes! Don't the thirty-six states of the Western Regions want to recognize Great Qin as their suzerain? Let's show them whose strength is greater!"

The officials in the Taiji Hall also agreed with Li Ji's view.

Seeing the officials united against a common enemy, Li Er finally nodded with satisfaction and also made up his mind.

"Good! Pass my decree, Duke of Su, Cheng Cheng Yaojin, listen to the order: I command you to lead an army of 100,000 to attack the thirty-six states of the Western Regions!"

"Make sure they understand what the consequences are for opposing the Great Tang."

Li Er said coldly.

"This subordinate obeys!"

Cheng Cheng Yaojin agreed excitedly and turned to leave in a hurry.

Next.

Li Er discussed some other matters with the officials, then announced the end of the court session and had Fang Fang Xuanling return to the Ganlu Hall with him.

"Fang Xuanling, do you know what happened at the Potala Palace?"

Li Er stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the overcast sky outside the window, which was no different from his mood.

"Your Majesty, this subordinate does not know."

"I don't know where Your Majesty got the news from?"

Fang Fang Xuanling also had a headache.

What he saw and heard in the court today shocked him greatly.

What worried Fang Fang Xuanling even more was the trade in Jiannan Dao.

Li Er ordered him to handle this matter entirely.

Fang Fang Xuanling was also full of fighting spirit, hoping that by trading books, he could help Li Er's reforms in the court achieve twice the result with half the effort.

But he hadn't even figured out a clue yet, and the war was about to start again.

Once the war begins.

Wouldn't the trade between Great Qin and the Great Tang vanish into thin air?

Furthermore.

How did His Majesty know so quickly about the matter between the thirty-six states of the Western Regions and Qin Mu?

The Western Regions and the Great Tang are separated by ten thousand miles!

"It was Guanyinbi who had someone bring back a letter, which recorded in detail everything that happened to Qin Mu recently."

"Fang Xuanling, do you know? Long before we left Tubo, the rulers of the thirty-six states of the Western Regions had already set off for the Potala Palace."

"Qin Mu held a grand banquet in the palace to entertain the rulers of the thirty-six states, and had Khan Jieli, Fuyun, and Songtsen Gampo perform the 'Prince of Qin Breaks the Battle' dance in public."

"Hmph! No wonder he wanted to keep the lives of Khan Jieli and Fuyun, and even had you teach them the 'Prince of Qin Breaks the Battle' dance; it turns out this was the use for it!"

Thinking of this, Li Er trembled with anger.

From beginning to end.

Qin Mu had calculated everything.

Poor me and Fang Fang Xuanling were still trying our best to help him choreograph the 'Prince of Qin Breaks the Battle' dance, being played Wu Li Ke a clown in the palm of his hand.

It's truly abominable!

"Your Majesty, what happened later?"

Fang Fang Xuanling asked impatiently.

Li Er let out a long sigh and continued:

"Fuyun was angry for a moment and wanted to perish together with Qin Mu, but was split in two by the eunuch named Wei Wei Zhongxian beside Qin Mu, and died on the spot."

"The rulers of the thirty-six states of the Western Regions were scared out of their wits on the spot; at this moment, Qin Mu revealed his true colors, forcing the thirty-six states of the Western Regions to sever ties with the Great Tang and become the suzerain state of the Western Regions."

Fang Fang Xuanling's expression was also extremely grave.

Combining kindness with power!

Truly a good method!

First, hold a grand banquet to entertain them well, then demonstrate national power, making the three heroes of the world act Wu Li Ke performers.

Even the Turkic Khan Khan Jieli, who traversed the world, and the resourceful Tubo ruler Songtsen Gampo ended up Wu Li Ke this.

One can imagine.

What kind of mood the rulers of the thirty-six states of the Western Regions were in at that time.

Fear?

Terror?

Perhaps both!

"He is still the same as before; no, his methods are even more ruthless and absolute than before!"

Fang Fang Xuanling smiled bitterly.

"Yes!"

"This letter was brought back by Guanyinbi at his request."

"Fang Xuanling, do you know what this means?"

Li Er nodded silently, his face showing no expression.

"His meaning is to clearly tell us in the Great Tang that he will absolutely not let us off! Not only will he not let us off, but from this moment on, he has already begun to attack the Great Tang!"

"It's just that the way of attacking is far more cruel and ruthless than on the battlefield! He wants to make our Great Tang completely isolated and helpless, making us a fish in a pond!"

"And he is slowly approaching on the shore, forcing us into a dead end, forcing us to bow our heads to him!"

"By that time, he won't even need to send a single soldier, and he can conquer our entire Great Tang empire!"

The more Fang Fang Xuanling spoke, the more excited he became, and his breathing became rapid.

Frustration!

Unprecedented frustration!

Knowing clearly how Qin Mu deals with the Great Tang, yet having no way to stop it.

Can only watch him become stronger and stronger.

What's even more terrifying is that Qin Mu has never been sneaky from beginning to end.

No matter what he does, he tells the Great Tang openly.

This is what makes people most unable to accept!

What makes people most frustrated!

He has already played his cards openly, yet I still can't beat him!

The gap in strength between the two sides is simply too large.

"Fang Xuanling, we don't have much time left."

"The reason Qin Mu hasn't sent troops to attack us yet is that he knows very well in his heart,"

"With his current military strength and hard power, wanting to swallow the Great Tang in one bite is wishful thinking, and it might even"

"invite disaster and cause chaos in the world."

"But he has been constantly accumulating strength! When he has enough strength, that will be the time for our Great Tang to perish." Li Er's expression was unprecedentedly grave, and there was also unprecedented fear in his heart.