Prince An's Mansion.
Li Ye was playing chess with Cui Keli.
Now that the season has entered winter, many things should be settled, and by the way, make a plan for next year. Cui Keli came here today for this matter, so the two were actually discussing important matters while playing chess.
"The Confucian scholars in Yangzhou disappeared from Yangzhou City before Li Maozhen's soldiers arrived. This is their own choice. From now on, the only Confucian sect in the world will be our Qingzhou sect." Li Ye said, " Do you understand what I mean, sir?"
"Your Highness, it is clear that the Confucian scholars from Yangzhou will not be included in the imperial examination next year." Cui Keli nodded. There is nothing to discuss about this matter, at least he and Li Ye don't need it here. Those scholars of Confucianism in Yangzhou chose to leave Yangzhou City before the arrival of Li Ye's trilogy, which showed that they had no intention of serving Li Ye.
Cui Keli knew in his heart that it wasn't that the Confucianists in Yangzhou didn't want to, but that they thought Li Ye wouldn't accommodate them.
It makes sense.
Cui Keli continued: "Next year Qingzhou Confucian School will move to Chang'an, and I hope His Highness will encourage you more."
Li Ye nodded: "Of course, I will go to the school to visit them."
Li Ye's return to Chang'an was to go home, not to conquer, so from now on, he didn't have to go to Qingzhou to sit in town. Chang'an is the center of the Tang Dynasty, the center of the world, so Li Ye, the king of An who holds the power of the world, naturally wants to be in charge here.
Speaking of the general situation in the world, Cui Keli had to ask Li Ye's arrangement, "King Wu was destroyed, and King Qi took refuge. Now, among the world's great princes, only Wang Jian is left. What's your plan?"
Li Ye took the tea bowl from the maid beside him, took a sip, and did not answer Cui Keli's question directly, but instead asked, "Sir, what do you think Gu should do?"
As Li Ye's number one staff member and Li Ye's uncle, Cui Keli has the responsibility to plan military affairs for Li Ye. He has thought about this matter for a long time, and immediately said without hesitation: "First set the customs, and then conquer the outside." .”
Li Ye nodded slightly after hearing this.
The border troubles were very serious, especially Tubo, which captured more than ten states in the west of the Tang Dynasty. Most of the eleven prefectures that the Guiyi Army had recovered were now under their control again. The Uighurs in the Western Regions are also constantly sending troops to the east, intending to capture Sha, Gua and other states, annex the Guiyi Army, and enter Hexi.
So the most important thing right now is Hexi and the Guiyi Army.
However, to fight against the outside world, the inside must be settled first. Only when the inside is stable, can Li Ye accumulate enough strength to deal with foreign enemies. Whether it is the army or his personal cultivation.
After obtaining the Central Plains and Guanzhong, his cultivation has reached the level of True Immortal Taiyi. Among the immortals, this is also a strong one. With Li Ye's combat power, it is not too difficult to defeat the Golden Immortal Realm. However, in the current battle in the Immortal Domain, Da Luo Jinxian is everywhere, but Li Ye's strength is not enough, at least it can't affect the battle situation.
No matter what the purpose is, Li Ye should first clarify the universe and improve his own cultivation.
Li Ye said: "King Wu was destroyed, Confucianism was running around, and Huainan had no resistance. King Qi had only crossed the river for more than ten days, and he had captured more than ten states in Jiangbei. I estimate that in more than ten days, the entire Huainan will bow down. The world of Tang Dynasty In addition to the places where we have settled down, there are also Jiangzuo, Chudi, Jingzhou, Hanzhong, Lingnan, these places are all small forces, I plan to ask Your Majesty to let Jiedu envoys come to see you."
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See you at the pilgrimage, and when you arrive in Chang'an, you will hand over your wealth and life to the imperial court, and everything will be subject to the imperial court's arrangements.
Cui Keli asked, "What if they don't come?"
Li Ye chuckled lightly: "I will send monks from Yamen in Tsing Yi to accompany me. They can't think of it, is it possible?"
Cui Keli also laughed.
Indeed, although all the feudal towns in the world may not be convinced by Li Ye at the moment, their power is vastly different from Li Ye's. Among other things, just look at how arrogant Wang Jian is in Jingzhou, and you will know how the big princes treat the small princes. The pressure is gone.
When it came time for Li Maozhen's class teacher, Li Ye not only had Huanyinfang monks at his disposal, but also twenty or thirty real people under the command of King Wu who had surrendered before.
Cui Keli drank a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and said, "From now on, it seems that Wang Jian, the king of Shu, is not a big or small person. How does His Highness plan to deal with him?"
What he asked was "disposition", not how to attack Shuzhong or how to use troops.
If Li Ye was the only one fighting in the middle of Shu, relying on the advantages of the topography of the middle of Shu, Wang Jian might still be able to resist, but now that Li Ye and Li Maozhen are joining forces, and the two kings are facing the court, in Cui Keli's view, Wang Jian has no chance of winning.
When Wang Jian goes after King Wu, it depends on when Li Ye sends him on the road.
Li Ye took a sip of his tea and said calmly: "The military situation in Hexi is very urgent. After a while, I have to take the monks to the border. This matter can be carried out together with Weifu those Jiedu envoys, but it cannot be taken care of at the same time. Wang Jian. Forget it, just give Wang Jian a chance, if he is willing to follow Li Maozhen's example, be loyal to the imperial court, obey the imperial court's orders, and allow him to retain the royal title and enjoy the same treatment as Li Maozhen."
This is to send an envoy to Shu to comfort him and call him into the court.
If Wang Jian is willing to enter the court, then everything is easy to talk about.
Cui Keli asked: "What if he doesn't want to follow orders?"
It wasn't that he wanted to break the casserole on purpose, but as a confidant, he had to figure out what Li Ye was thinking.
A chill flashed across Li Ye's eyes, and then he said without any abnormality, "Then he'd better hope that the Tubo monks are strong enough to hold me back longer, so that he can live for a few more days."
This was very blunt, but Cui Keli had an expression on his face that should be so.
After talking about these general trends, Li Ye and Cui Keli talked about many specific matters. The focus is nothing more than the control and governance of the Central Plains and Guanzhong Fanzhen. Control requires the garrison of troops, which is the business of generals, and governance requires the dispatch of officials, which is the business of civilian officials.
Now the civil servants under Li Ye's command, Cui Keli and Li Zhen are two mountains. Among them, Li Zhen is mainly in charge of the old people in Prince An's Mansion, he can be regarded as Li Ye's old team, and Cui Keli is mainly in charge of the Confucian scholars in Qingzhou Academy, which can be regarded as a new force. The two cooperate and compete with each other. For Li Ye, this is not a balancing act, but a necessary situation.
— Now, Li Zhen has also been transferred to Chang'an by Li Ye. Not only him and Cui Keli, but many capable civil servants and generals under Li Ye's command have come back with him this time, some of them are going to stay in Chang'an to serve in the imperial court, and some need to go to other important places.
The matter of governing the local area is related to the luck of how many people Li Ye can gather, and it cannot be sloppy. Fortunately, Cui Keli and Li Zhen are both familiar with the way, and everything has rules to follow, so it is not difficult.
Li Ye often wondered, when he completely pacified the pass, what realm would his cultivation reach? It is certain to cross the threshold of the Golden Immortal Realm, but he is not sure whether he can reach the Daluo Golden Immortal.
And above the Immortal Realm, Daluo Jinxian is not the highest point. After all, all saints are ants. If Li Ye wanted to become a saint—if it was possible, how much territory would he need to rule
This question is still a bit far away for Li Ye, he can only read the libretto while riding a donkey.
After talking to Cui Keli, it was already afternoon, and Li Ye planned to go to the palace.