"Ping Anlang, aren't you going to study in the academy? Why did you agree to go to the place of Chi Nu?" After seeing off Li Zhi in the evening, Li Xiu couldn't help but call his eldest son to the front and ask. Ping Anlang has grown up, and in addition to studying medicine, he is also quite talented in studying. The gentleman invited by his family praised him, so Li Xiu wanted to send him to Zhongnan Academy. After all, the learning atmosphere there is even stronger, and Ping Anlang also agreed to this.

"Dad, don't worry. I understand the situation in the academy. It's not that I'm arrogant, but that I don't think I can learn much in the academy, so I think it's enough to stay in the academy for the first half of the year. As for going to Chi Nu's place, it's a rare opportunity to exercise. After all, he is young and has a lot of business in Bingzhou, so I can help him." Heianlang said with a smile at this time.

When Li Xiu heard his son say that he could not learn anything in the academy, he frowned at first, thinking that his son was indeed a bit arrogant, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it made sense. Although there were many famous teachers in the academy, the gentlemen Li Xiu invited were also not bad in the past, so the foundation of the children such as Anlang and others lay a very solid foundation. In addition, Anlang also worked hard, so his talent was indeed first-class among young people.

Thinking of the above, Li Xiu also felt that what his son said made sense, but in the end he spoke: "What you said makes sense, but the academy is not only a place for learning, but also a place for socializing with others. Most of the students in these academy are pillars of the court in the future. If you can get to know them now, it will be beneficial to you in the future."

"My father said it well, so I decided to stay in the academy for about half a year. However, compared with these external conditions, I think a person's ability is more important, and ability cannot be obtained by learning alone. The most important thing is to try and experience it yourself. The Chinu is a good opportunity to exercise." Heianro said again at this time.

When Li Xiu heard this, he couldn't help but show an expression of emotion. For the first time, he found that his son was really adult and had his own ideas and plans, even more thoughtful than he thought about it. This made him reach out and pat his son's shoulder and said, "You have grown up. Since you have thought about it, then do it boldly. Don't be afraid of any problems. I will take care of you behind everything!"

"Thank you, father!" Heianlang was very happy to bow to Li Xiu at this time.

Ping Anlang has been a very thoughtful child since he was a child. Whether he has ambition or ambition, Li Xiu had known for a long time that his son would definitely not be a person who would be willing to be mediocre in the future, and he also has a background and conditions far beyond ordinary people. Therefore, he and Li Xiu are actually completely different people. Li Xiu does not like to enter the court, and Ping Anlang has long been determined to be an official, and at least he must benefit the people.

Li Xiu is a very open-minded person and is very supportive of his son's ideas. After all, sooner or later, children will have to be independent of their parents, so it is normal for them to choose the path they will take in the future. All they have to do is help the children pave the road flatter and give them some advice and don't go to the wrong way.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the negotiations between the Tang Dynasty and Persia were finally reached. Li Shimin agreed to support Bahra, and Persia provided some commercial conveniences to the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin also promised to provide a batch of weapons to Persia. However, Li Shimin was also very thief and was reluctant to send the Tang Dynasty's standard weapons. Instead, he asked the Persian delegation to Gaochang. After Hou Junji defeated Gaochang's army, he seized a lot of Gaochang's weapons and armor. The Tang army could not use these things, and it would be a pity that it would be ruined, so he simply gave them to Persia.

When it comes to the war in Gaochang, there are almost no accidents. Before the Spring Festival, Gaochang King Qu Zhisheng wisely opened the gate of Gaochang City and asked Hou Junji to surrender. After all, they had no reinforcements outside, and their own army was also destroyed, and there were also quite a few problems inside. Many people even resented Qu Zhisheng and his son who should not anger the Tang Dynasty. In this case, if Qu Zhisheng did not surrender, it would not take long before his head would be cut off secretly and presented to the Tang Dynasty with Gaochang City.

With Gaochang's surrender, Gaochang Kingdom was destroyed. However, because the weather is too cold now and there are still many riots in Gaochang, Hou Junji's army was temporarily stationed in Gaochang, and the troops would be withdrawn until the chaos within Gaochang was pacified.

The Tang Dynasty annexed Gaochang, and this battle was of great significance to the Tang Dynasty. The most important thing was that the Tang Dynasty opened up a channel with the countries in the Western Regions. The exchange between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions would no longer be hindered in the future. This was also extremely important for the Tang Dynasty's Silk Road. Merchants who went there later no longer had to worry about being robbed by the Gaochang Kingdom.

However, in addition to opening up the Western Regions, the most important thing for the Tang Dynasty was to shock the Western Turks, which were about to be unified, especially the reinforcements sent by the Western Turks, but surrendered without fighting in a battle. This made the ambitious Yibidulu Khan famous, and the doubts about him within the Western Turks became louder and louder. In this way, it was even more difficult for him to unify the Western Turks.

More importantly, the Tang Dynasty would not watch the Yibidulu Khan unified the Western Turks, and after conquering Gaochang, the Tang Dynasty's forces directly entered the Western Regions. In this way, the Tang Dynasty could directly interfere in the Western Turks. For example, Li Shimin is now ready to use the power of Feinusi to dismantle the Western Turks from within, and ultimately completely eliminate the Western Turks, thereby dominating the Western Regions. This is also one of the Tang Dynasty's next goals.

Li Xiu had known about the Tang Dynasty's plan to guide the Western Regions, because the plan had been decided before he left the court, and even this plan was earlier than Li Shimin's plan to destroy Goguryeo. However, compared with the Western Regions, Goguryeo poses a greater threat to the Tang Dynasty, so the Tang Dynasty chose the strategy of first east and then west.

Of course, the plan is the plan, and there will always be some unpredictable variables when it is implemented. For example, Li Xiu did not know in advance that Li Shimin was going to use the Feinusi to dissolve the Western Turks from within, until Tianma Ye suddenly found him and said to Li Xiu with a serious expression: "Today, Your Majesty summoned me to the palace!"

"What did Your Majesty call you into the palace?" Li Xiu couldn't help but look surprised when he heard Mr. Ma's words. After all, Mr. Ma has retired for many years. Except for being occasionally summoned to the palace for banquets during festivals, he basically didn't enter the palace at other times.

"Your Majesty wants me to re-take the Feinusi!" Ma Ye did not hide anything from Li Xiu, and immediately told him the reason why Li Shimin saw him.
Chapter completed!