Lijingtai, to which Guanfeng Temple belongs, is located outside the Tixiang Gate.〔＜(??
It is getting late and the sky is full of red clouds. Standing on the beautiful scenery platform, you can fully view the entire Guanfeng Hall building complex. The white snow, against the backdrop of the red clouds, exudes an inexplicable twilight atmosphere, as if the owner of Shangyang Palace.
"Your Majesty summoned the brothers Zhang Yizhi in our court, let's wait here."
Shangguan Wan'er stood on the railing and whispered to Yang Shouwen: "I will see Your Majesty later, don't be reckless."
"Don't worry, aunt, I know."
"What are the gains in this trip to the Western Regions?"
"Anxi is in turmoil, and the number of troops stationed is obviously insufficient, and some people seem to have selfish intentions, but the specific situation is not clear. This time I went to the Western Regions, and I did not interact too much with the people from the Anxi Protectorate. Overall, I feel that the soldiers of the Anxi Protectorate are extremely outstanding and worthy of the Iron Army. However,... the Tang Governor is extremely talented, and there is no doubt. But he is the Longyou Governor after all, and it is difficult to distract him. Anxi is vast and if there is no dedicated person to take care of it, it may be difficult to control it."
"What else?"
"This time I was in Suye City, and I acted rashly and differentiated the relationship between Geely Yuanying and Wuzhile and his son.
Geely Yuanying has been arranged by me to go to the Aral Sea, and I believe it will stabilize soon. However, Anxi is too big. Although the Western Turks have split and their strength has dropped sharply, they have always taken the initiative; and Tubo is also eyeing Anxi and may invade at any time. In addition, the strength of Tuqi Shi is constantly increasing, and it is constantly infiltrating into Anxi...
Your Majesty must strengthen his troops in Anxi to stabilize the situation.”
"this……"
Shangguan Wan'er smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty also knows this, but from the moment, he is really powerless to think about Anxi's troops anymore.
Qingzhi, you should know that from the first year of Long Sui Tongtian, wars in Hebei Road have continued.
Your Majesty has always hoped to control Hebei Road, but the forces of Hebei Road have been complicated and have not yet been realized.
Dae Jo-young established a Zhenguo. His Majesty wanted to send troops several times to wipe out it, but for various reasons, he had to give up. Now, it is already the ultimate to maintain Anxi's existing military strength. Originally, after you found the treasure of Yuanwendu, Your Majesty wanted to strengthen the Northwest. But what happened? As soon as the money arrived in Luoyang, countless pairs of eyes were stared at. Fengge Luantai and the six ministries, they all ran out to ask for it, which also made Your Majesty embarrassed."
Speaking of this, Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but sigh and said, "Some things are not something that Your Majesty doesn't want, but that they are powerless."
If we look at the historical materials of later generations, during the reign of Wu Zetian, he slaughtered the royal family and nobles countless times, and suppressed the nobles of the clan. After ten years, he should have ruled the world and had already controlled the court.
But when Yang Shouwen came to this era, it was not as he had imagined.
Wu Zetian started killing several times, and even used cruel officials Zhou Xinglai and Junchen, which was sometimes helpless. It was very difficult for a woman to become the 195th emperor in an era where men were respected. Sometimes, she had to use her iron-blooded skills to stabilize the situation... Of course, this is also the reason why Li Tang's heir was not qualified.
But no matter how many people she killed, some people were never touched.
These people would not compete with her from the front, but they kept making trouble in secret, weakening Wu Zetian's reputation bit by bit.
In the first year of Shengli, the Chou invaded Hebei Road; in the first year of Wansui Tongtian, Li Jinzhong and Sun Wanrong rebelled; in the second year of Shengli, Dae Jo-young established the Zhen Kingdom... These things, one by one, are actually constantly weakening Wu Zetian's control.
With such a group of people restraining Wu Zetian, how could Wu Zetian win outside?
Yang Shouwen looked at Shangguan Wan'er in confusion, not quite understanding why she told her these secret things.
"Your Majesty is old, and after Duke Di passed away, she was also very sad.
Since she had decided to hand over the country to the prince, there would be no change. In the past, when Di Gong was there, he could still solve her problems, but now... Your Majesty doesn't know how many people around him are following her sincerely.
It is precisely because of this that she indulged Zhang Yizhi's brothers... It's a pity that those two brothers are all useless."
Shangguan Wan'er said, a hint of disdain flashing in her eyes.
Yang Shouwen's heart moved and he vaguely guessed a clue. He was about to speak, but a sharp shout came from outside the Lijingtai: "The saint is here!"
Shangguan Wan'er quickly winked at Yang Shouwen, then put on her clothes and bowed her head to greet her.
Yang Shouwen stood behind Shangguan Wan'er and bowed.
Wu Zetian came to Lijingtai and waved his hand to signal the attendants and palace maids to retreat, and walked in with only Zhang Danian.
"Wan'er, get up."
She said in a deep voice, and then her eyes fell on Yang Shouwen.
This is not the first time I have seen Wu Zetian, but Yang Shouwen still feels a little nervous and even depressed in front of her.
"Yang Qingzhi, Yang Yizi, you are really brave."
Wu Zetian said in a deep voice, and there was no emotion in his words.
Yang Shouwen lowered his head, and his heart was full of trouble. If Shangguan Wan'er hadn't given him the foundation before, he would have been timid now.
He was very nervous, but he replied: "Your Majesty, I really seem to be quite brave."
"Ha, do you think I'm praising you?"
"Thunder, rain and dew are both kindness, but I feel that Your Majesty is praising me."
Wu Zetian was so angry that she laughed out loud. She shook her hand and laughed loudly, and sat down on the dragon couch at Lijingtai.
"Your father is a real person. Except for just saying something loudly when he drinks too much, he usually keeps his mind. Your mother is a lovely child, well-educated and highly literary talent. But you, a stinky brat, are restless all day long."
Wu Zetian's voice was stern, but Yang Shouwen could hear it, and she was not angry.
So he said boldly: "Your Majesty, why are you restless?"
"You are not convinced when you say you are restless.
I ask you, what's going on with Qingyuan by the Luoshui River?"
"ah?"
Yang Shouwen was stunned, showing a confused look on his face.
He really didn't know how to hear this "Qingyuan", and it was even the first time he heard it.
"Qingzhi, have you forgotten what you said to Yang Ji and the others before? After you left Luoyang, after the King of Wei and others summoned a large group of playboys, spent money to buy open spaces on both sides of the Zhongqiao, and built a garden called 'Qingyuan'."
"I really don't know this."
"Yes, you don't know...but your random idea has turned Luoyang upside down.
Nowadays, your "Qingyuan" is very famous. If you don't go to Luoyang, you will not be able to set foot in Shendu. A group of rogues are dogs and cockfighting in it, and many ministers in the court frequently visit.
Elder Yang, you are such a big deal... In just a small garden, you gather all the playboys from the two capitals. What do you mean by?"
Yang Shouwen also understood this time!
At the beginning of the year, what he told Yang Rui and the others had already been done...
But it seems that the scale is a bit large, but the impact is quite large. But, no matter how much you are, why should you replace the garden with "Qingyuan"? Damn it, I don't take the blame.
Thinking of this, he was about to defend himself, but he didn't want Wu Zetian to change the subject.
"You did a good job in this trip to the Western Regions.
After quelling the rebellion twice, I finally failed my expectations for you. As for Yan Zhi... I can't blame you, I won't cause trouble for you. However, I want to hear your opinion of Anxi, and that Persian princess, what are your plans?"
Yang Shouwen was a little unable to keep up with Wu Zetian's idea.
But he quickly reacted and quickly bowed to explain some of his thoughts to Wu Zetian...
In fact, what he said has been reported secretly before.
But Wu Zetian seemed to want to listen to him telling him personally, so he had to cheer up.
"You mean, let Geely Yuanying restrain Uzhile.
But how can you be sure that Geely Yuanying will always surrender to you?"
"Your Majesty, the Hu people are unrighteous and should not be trusted easily.
That's why I thought of the Persian survivors of Khorasan to settle down in Wubian Bi... Princess Mina was a smart person. She knew very well that if she wanted to gain a foothold in Anxi, she would not be able to do it without His Majesty's support. Therefore, she would stick to His Majesty and obey His Majesty's orders. And there were 100,000 Persian survivors, not only could they restrain Geely Yuanying, but also would be restrained. For Anxi, Persian survivors were outsiders and would inevitably be excluded.
Colleagues, my colleagues, think that accepting Persian survivors can also prevent the great men from advancing east to some extent.
This will eliminate the threat from the west for Anxi, and further strengthen the control of Tochar and Western Turks."
Wu Zetian remained silent and listened quietly to Yang Shouwen's explanation.
After a while, after Yang Shouwen finished speaking, she looked at Shangguan Wan'er and said, "Wan'er, what do you think of this matter?"
"I think Elder Zhao Ji said it well, if Persian survivors settled in Mengchi, it would be of great benefit to Anxi.
Especially the Great Masters... Don't look at the Great Masters who have not started a war with us now, but in fact, they have made frequent moves in recent years. Persian survivors and Great Masters have innate hatred, so they will definitely take the initiative to resist Great Masters. In this way, the imperial court's troops in the Aral Sea can withdraw from Kucha to strengthen its control over Anxi, which is a good thing."
"Well, I think so too."
Wu Zetian nodded and suddenly said, "Since that's the case, I'll send someone to tell the princess that I'll allow them to settle in Mengchi.
But, I have to give it a name there... Wan'er, Talas, what do you think of this name?"
When Yang Shouwen heard Wu Zetian say this name, he couldn't help but be shocked.
He is not unfamiliar with this place name.
The Battle of Talas in history was a turning point when the Tang Dynasty lost control of Anxi.
After Gao Xianzhi was defeated in Talas, he also wanted to fight back several times. Unfortunately, the Anshi Rebellion broke out at that time, so the court was unable to take care of the Western Regions at all, which eventually led to the Tang Empire and even the entire China, losing Central Asia.
Yang Shouwen never expected that Talas would appear like this.
He suddenly raised his head and looked at Wu Zetian in surprise.
Wu Zetian also noticed Yang Shouwen's movements and asked in surprise: "Qingzhi, do you think this name is not good?"
Yang Shouwen shook his head quickly, "I have no objection."
He didn't even know what the three words "Talas" mean, and how could he express his opinions?
Moreover, the Talas in history may not be the Talas in the present. Even so, the situation has changed dramatically.
At least, in Talas now, there are 100,000 Persian residents!
Wu Zetian looked much older, at least a lot worse than the last time.
She curled up on the dragon couch, Shangguan Wan'er gently pounded her legs, while Yang Shouwen stood aside with his hands down.
"That's it for Anxi... I will consider your suggestions as appropriate and try to strengthen control over the Western Regions.
In addition, Tian Yangming committed suicide ten days ago!"
"What?"
"Tian Yangming, deputy governor of Anxi, committed suicide with the governor's palace ten days ago."
Wu Zetian's lips curled up slightly, outlining a hint of grimness, and said coldly: "My deputy guru will actually collude with the Axiji rebels, and even secretly let the rebels go in Bomichuan, and at the same time she has concealed the eyes and ears of tens of thousands of troops.
Today I received a memorial from the governor of Tang, saying that Tian Yangming committed suicide due to his crime.
Chapter completed!