As for the candidates for the second army from the Western Regions to Tubo, Li Hong decided to let Pei Xingjian take the responsibility. He did not say that Wang Fangyi was not suitable, but because Wang Fangyi captured Lu Dongzan alive, he had already made great contributions. If he led this army to attack Tubo and made military achievements, his contributions would be even greater. If Empress Wu interfered with it and transferred him from the Western Regions on the grounds that Wang Fangyi's military achievements would be blatant, Li Hong's plan to manage the Western Regions would be ruined. Another point is that Pei Xingjian's current military achievements

Most of them were accumulated with Su Dingfang, and the contribution he made when dealing with Mani this time was not very big. If Pei Xingjian was the seat of Ambassador Anji, he would need greater military achievements. This time, attacking Tubo was an opportunity. With Pei Xingjian's ability, as long as he gave him enough food and military support, Pei Xingjian would definitely be able to attack Luosie City. By then, if Pei Xingjian has such great achievements, no one dared to say that there was anything wrong with him sitting in Ambassador Anji.

When Empress Wu went east to Luoyang, it means that he gave up Chang'an and the places west of Chang'an and was preparing to fight against Li Hong with the places east of Luoyang. What Li Hong could do now is to stabilize his territory first, and then gradually erode the places that Empress Wu wanted to control.

At this moment, a guard reported that Anji Ambassador Pei Xingjian had arrived.

Li Hong was about to get up and go out to greet him when he saw a general strode into the hall under the escort of several personal guards.

"Ambuyer Pei Xingjian of Anji will meet with His Highness the Crown Prince!" Pei Xingjian walked to Li Hong, bowed and said, "Because of busy military affairs, I am late, I would like to ask Your Highness to atone for his sins."

Originally, Li Hong ordered Pei Xingjian to come to Hezhou City. With the distance between Liangzhou and Hezhou, he would have to arrive one step earlier than Wang Fangyi. Now he is half a step later than Wang Fangyi, which is indeed unreasonable. However, Pei Xingjian took the initiative to apologize, and Li Hong was no longer dissatisfied. Liangzhou had just experienced a war with Tubo, and Pei Xingjian could be more comfortable in military affairs.

"General Pei, don't be too polite, please sit down!" Li Hong said politely, invited Pei Xingjian to his side, so Sun Chu made an appointment and moved a seat next to him. Now Pei Xingjian and Wang Fangyi are sitting on both sides of Li Hong respectively.

Sun Chuyou also knew it himself, because he knew that even if he was the prime minister, the prince now had to discuss military affairs with Pei Xingjian and Wang Fangyi. He, a civil servant, did not understand this matter, and it was not good for the three of the family members.

Li Hong asked Pei Xingjian to eat and drink first before chatting. Pei Xingjian was not polite. He was really hungry when he rushed to the road, so he ate something.

After that, Li Hong asked Wang Fangyi to tell Pei Xingjian about his plan again.

After hearing this, Pei Xingjian pondered for a moment and asked, "Is Your Highness going to completely capture Tubo this time?"

Li Hong nodded slightly and said, "In the past, every time we defeated Tubo, they would be able to revive in less than a few years. And if another person like Lu Dongzan was produced, it would pose a greater threat to the Tang Dynasty. If this is the case, why should we completely solve this hidden danger?"

Pei Xingjian thought deeply, "It is not difficult to capture Tubo, but the suggestions of the governor of the king are very good. The three armies are approaching Luoshecheng. As long as the army succeeds, Tubo will be destroyed. However, how to manage it after capturing Tubo is a big problem."

Pei Xingjian is indeed a person who is well-versed in military and political affairs, and his way of thinking about problems is different.

"I have thought about this and have formulated a set of methods long ago, but I still have to ask my father's consent." Li Hong said, not directly revealing his strategy to govern Tubo, because before he could tell Emperor Gaozong, he revealed to Pei Xingjian that this would make Emperor Gaozong dissatisfied.

"Since Your Highness has a good plan, the Mo General has nothing to say. The Mo General thinks that the King's Governor's suggestion is good. As long as there is no problem with the three armies when implementing it," Pei Xingjian said after thinking for a moment.

"Gu knew that the commander of the three armies was aware of that. They were all rare talents in the Tang Dynasty and would not have any problems." Li Hong smiled and said, "Pei Qing, Gu is going to let you serve as the commander of the second armies. You are willing to lead the army from the Western Regions to attack Tubo?"

Pei Xingjian suddenly heard Li Hong say this and was very surprised.

Because after he heard Wang Fangyi's plan and learned that Guo Shifeng had become the commander of the third army, he felt that the commander of the second army must be Wang Fangyi, the commander of the Western Regions, and he might be there to make suggestions.

Unexpectedly, the prince chose himself without letting the commander of the Western Regions Wang Fangyi as the commander of the second army.

Pei Xingjian thinks it shouldn’t be, it’s very unscientific!

Tubo is very weak and exhausted now. These three armies can make achievements no matter which way. The prince should give him such credit to his confidant general Wang Fangyi, whom he values ​​and trusts the most. How could he give it to himself?

"Does Pei Qing find it a bit incredible?" Li Hong guessed Pei Xingjian's thoughts and asked.

Seeing that Pei Xingjian was a little embarrassed, Li Hong said, "Pei Qing, in Gu's heart, you are like everyone else, both good generals of the Tang Dynasty and useful talents around Gu, so you deserve to be the commander of the Second Army. Don't think too much."

Li Hong said this very artistically. He said this to Pei Xingjian that you are my person. I should consider military merits for you, because I want to see Pei Xingjian's attitude.

Pei Xingjian naturally understood what Li Hong said. If he refused, it would mean that he did not want to be loyal to Li Hong now. If he accepted calmly, it would mean that he was willing to follow Li Hong and be loyal to Li Hong.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Pei Xingjian agreed without hesitation.

In fact, from the moment his teacher Su Dingfang became the Prince's Young Guardian, he knew that his destiny had been linked to the Prince.

"Gu still said the same thing. Pei Qing went to the Tubo this time. You can raise the deputy generals you want, military generals you need, and all the requirements you need. Gu will definitely try his best to meet your requirements. Gu only has one requirement for you. In this battle, you will show the domineering spirit of our Tang Dynasty, the blood of our Tang Dynasty, and the might of our Tang Dynasty." Li Hong said angrily.

"No!" Pei Xingjian felt even more comfortable after receiving the order. If the prince did not trust him and sent his confidant to follow him, Pei Xingjian would feel that he was constrained everywhere and could not command the battle well. Now the prince actually asked him to choose a general to make a request, which means that the prince trusted him very much. He was just a person who had no interaction with the prince before his first meeting. The prince was willing to trust him so much. Pei Xingjian felt that if he met such a prince, what else was he not satisfied?

"As for the distribution of the army, let's discuss it after Xue Li arrives!" Li Hong said. Xue Rengui's army has not arrived yet, and he is not sure how many troops he has given Pei Xingjian and which army he and Guo Shifeng will lead.

Randomly, Li Hong chatted with everyone for a while, and the banquet ended. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!