But it's not at the tactical level, but at the strategic level.
Shen Wuhua looked at Li Xingchen strangely.
It stands to reason that Goguryeo is not a very familiar country to people of this era. How did Li Xingchen determine the nature of this country and plan to take advantage of it?
Of course, Shen Wuhua would not delve into this issue. After all, it could easily be explained to His Majesty by using the General Office and Baipao to summarize the relevant information.
As long as His Majesty thinks it is feasible.
Shen Wuhua is very clear about his position. His Majesty has put him in charge of the royal book collection. There are still many state secrets in it, which are not enough for outsiders. Not to mention other things, just the memorials and the like over the years, There are also some reasons that need to be kept confidential because the strategy has not yet been implemented.
So my task is to do more and help more, but definitely speak less.
Li Xingchen put down the memorial, leaned on the soft couch, and took a deep breath.
The situation in Liaodong is undecided, but it's easy to say.
What Li Xingchen is more concerned about now is actually Tuguhun.
In the eyes of many people, the main purpose of the Han Dynasty in launching the Northwest War was to prevent Tuyuhun from attacking the northwest of the Han Dynasty. As a benefit, the Han Dynasty turned around and captured Hexi. But the Gonggun princes in the court knew that His Majesty had already As long as he coveted Hexi, Tuyuhun just stupidly sent it to his door and gave His Majesty such a rare opportunity.
The Taiwei Mansion and the military know that His Majesty has actually wanted to acquire Tuyuhun for a long time, otherwise he would not be so familiar with Tuyuhun's various mineral resources. I don't know how long they have been planning for this, and even Yang Su and the others have There is reason to suspect that His Majesty already had this plan when he first captured the northwest and cooperated with Tuyuhun, but he has never revealed it to outsiders for so many years.
Everyone stands on their own level and feels that Dahan has achieved great benefits in the northwest.
But in fact, in Li Xingchen's view, it is not enough.
The stability of the entire northwest actually does not depend on whether the Han Dynasty can capture Hexi or the land of Tuyuhun, nor whether the Han Dynasty can capture the Western Regions, but on when the country that continues south from Tuyuhun, Tubo, will Rise, will it rise again?
As strong as the Tang Dynasty was, it was unable to do anything to Tubo in the end. As a result, even if the Tang Dynasty owned the Hexi Corridor and the entire Western Region, what was the use? The Hexi Corridor was like a fragile neck. When Tubo was in the south and Uighur was in the north, they were attacking from both sides. This neck will be broken directly. The huge Western Region hangs outside the Great Wall and has no connection with the Central Plains. Naturally, we cannot expect those barbarians to obey the imperial court's orders.
So even after taking Tuyuhun, Li Xingchen still felt a little panicked.
Only when it was certain that Tubo could only lie dormant under the sword of the Han Dynasty, could Li Xingchen rest assured.
"What are you worried about, Your Majesty?" Shen Wuhua brought him a glass of water.
The night had darkened unknowingly, and many of the candles outside had been extinguished, leaving only the dim light of the candles inside, swaying in the wind, and shining on Li Xingchen's face, which also flickered brightly and dimly.
His Majesty held his head, although he didn't look at anything, he was obviously worried.
If it were Xiao Xiang or Chen Xuanhua who were more lively, I am afraid that they would have been unable to hold back at this time and would have pestered Li Xingchen to take a "rest" first. If there is anything, we can hug each other and talk about it in detail after the wind and rain dissipate. .
Shen Wuhua naturally couldn't do such a thing.
She prefers to sit next to His Majesty and do whatever she can, whether it's massaging his legs, working on his pen and ink, or breaking his hair with bare hands.
Li Xingchen scratched his head: "Liaodong is safe and under control. But I am always worried about Tuyuhun."
"Are you worried about Murong's resurgence?"
"No, it's Tubo." Li Xingchen shook his head. There was nothing wrong with telling Shen Wuhua, because when it came to keeping his mouth shut, Shen Wuhua was definitely better than everyone else.
This name made Shen Wuhua frown slightly, but then he remembered something:
"There seems to have been records in memorials of the Zhou people before that Tubo was a country south of Tuyuhun and behind the mountains. It was formed by the union of many tribes, practiced slavery, or was not fully civilized, and was still behind Tuyuhun."
Li Xingchen looked at Shen Wuhua in surprise, do you know this?
Looking at the current court, apart from Yang Su and others who had heard Li Xinchen talk about this matter, there are probably not many people who really know about the existence of Tubo.
After all, the current Tubo has only just become a whole through the efforts of several generations. There have been many divisions and reunifications during this period, and even the concept of Tubo has disappeared many times. For many people, the place where Tubo is located The place is really too far away, and there are still some barbarians who are only in a semi-civilized state, so naturally there is nothing to worry about.
Even if you hear this name, you may forget it in the blink of an eye.
Shen Wuhua suddenly said with some embarrassment: "His Majesty once asked me to sort out the customs of various countries. Whether it is Tubo or Jiji, although it is remote, it is still recorded in the official text to some extent. I still have it. impression. "
Li Xingchen nodded slightly. He knew that Shen Wu had been with the ancient Buddha Hua Qing Deng for ten years. He could memorize those scriptures backwards and forwards, and his memory was naturally trained. But she could remember it in the vast sea of classics and historical allusions, and even He was able to comment a few words, which is enough to show that Shen Wuhua is serious about the tasks he assigned.
This made Li Xingchen feel even more ashamed.
Because his original intention was not to allow Shen Wuhua to transform into an encyclopedia through these classics and historical allusions, but he was just afraid that Shen Wuhua would have some psychological problems due to being too bored.
Shen Wuhua had a simple nature and did not like to have too much contact with outsiders. After the inner government developed, he handed over his own tasks. Of course, both Li Xingchen and Lechang knew the character of the Shen sisters and were somewhat worried about Shen Wuhua. Will this cause people to be too withdrawn? As a latecomer, Li Xingchen is even more aware that this may also cause social phobia, autism, and even depression.
After all, Shen Wuhua's mental state was not very good when they first met. She was in mourning after the engagement, and then spent ten years in the cold palace. This certainly put a lot of psychological pressure on people.
Therefore, sorting out these classics and historical allusions and taking charge of royal official documents was actually a task given to Shen Wuhua by Li Xingchen after discussion with Lechang for the purpose of protecting Shen Wuhua's mental state.
It's just that Li Xingchen didn't think about it. This seemed to be a simple task, and Shen Wuhua was so attentive.
"Your Majesty?" Shen Wuhua was surprised by Li Xingchen's condition today.
His Majesty rarely holds his hand like this and is still deep in thought.