When Li Hong returned to the mansion, Pei Xingjian and Wang Fangyi came together. Li Hong invited them to the study and asked, "The two loves come together. Do you have any major issues to discuss with the orphan?"

Pei Xingjian pondered for a moment and said, "Your Highness, what is your real thought about this attack on Tubo?"

In fact, Pei Xingjian also felt that the Tubo land was vast and sparsely populated, and it was not suitable for farming. It was useless to capture such a place. The people of the Tang Dynasty could not grazed or farmed. This place was purely a waste.

In fact, Li Hong didn't think so because he knew that Qinghai, in the hinterland of Tubo, would have abundant resources in all aspects. As long as it was opened, it would be enough to make a huge fortune that the Tang Dynasty earned.

Secondly, when he conquered Tubo, in addition to completely eliminating the hidden dangers of the Tang Dynasty in the southwest, he also meant to expand his territory to India.

Southeast Asia is rich and has many resources to exploit. Li Hong felt a little distressed if he didn't develop such a place. If he wanted to completely conquer Southeast Asia and develop Southeast Asia, the nail of Tubo must be pulled out.

Li Hong also has a big plan, which is to conquer the Western continent.

This is a huge plan, and it is estimated that it will take hundreds of thousands of troops to mobilize. Why is such a huge war without logistical support? Li Hong wanted to establish a large town in the northwest of the Tang Dynasty in the Qingtang City in Tubo, which was later Xining, to meet his future material reserves for conquering the Western continent.

Wang Fangyi knew Li Hong’s thoughts a little, so he was very calm, but Pei Xingjian didn’t know that he had such an idea. Even if Wang Fangyi knew something, it was still difficult to explain it clearly to explain it to Pei Xingjian, so he could only let Li Hong and Pei Xingjian explain it.

When Li Hong expressed his thoughts to Pei Xingjian, Pei Xingjian was shocked.

This plan, this goal, and this ambition seem to be too great, right?

He had been stationed in the Western Regions before, and had heard that in addition to the powerful Dashi Kingdom, there were many other countries in the west of the Western Regions, but he had only heard of it, and had never thought of capturing these countries and integrating their land into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Now after listening to the prince's narrative, he knew how big the prince wanted, how far the prince's eyes were, and how far the prince's eyes were, and he realized that the prince had never taken the struggle between the emperor and the empress in Chang'an City, and the war between the Tang Dynasty and Goryeo and Tubo seriously, because he had a farther vision and greater ambitions.

After a long period of silence.

Pei Xingjian needs to digest what he hears.

He took a deep breath and said, "Your Highness's great ambitions will make the general ashamed."

"No matter how great the ambition is, how can you achieve such a grand goal without the help of your dear friends?" Li Hong said with a smile, the meaning in his words was already very obvious.

"Please rest assured that you will be willing to work hard for your high goals and follow your highness." Pei Xingjian immediately expressed his opinion.

As a military general, how could he not like to expand territory for the Tang Dynasty? And he knew very well that if the Tang Dynasty could really conquer such a large place, it might not be able to manage it well in the current way. Li Hong might implement the feudal system, and he made great achievements and might be able to be a king.

With such an idea, Pei Xingjian would never question Li Hong's decision again. Because he knew how to do it, he could better help the prince and better enable the prince to achieve his goals.

"So, another reason for Your Highness to attack Tubo is to form an elite Tubo army?" Pei Xingjian asked.

"I think so, but I'm afraid it may not be possible." Li Hong sighed, "No one can command!"

Although he valued Zhao Zhongyong and Nig, he also knew that the two of them were just brave men and could command 10,000 people. No matter how many of them had limited abilities, they could not control them at all, let alone a Tubo army of 100,000 people.

There were no Tubo generals around Li Hong who were suitable to command this army, but there were generals of the Tang Dynasty, such as Wang Fangyi and Pei Xingjian.

But both of them were handsome men. Let them put down their military power and not guard one side, but ran to the hinterland of Tubo to train a 100,000 army. This was a bit unreasonable. Even if the two were willing to agree, how could Li Hong explain to Emperor Gaozong that if Empress Wu seized the handle, Li Hong would not be worth the loss.

Pei Xingjian and Wang Fangyi were both silent when they heard this.

Because they had never thought about this problem, now Li Hongyi said that when they thought about it, it was indeed difficult to deal with it.

There are not a single person who commands the 100,000 Iron Cavalry of the Tang Dynasty, but if the 100,000 generals of the Tang Dynasty command the Tubo elite cavalry, there are 100,000 people, you have to be cautious in such a candidate.

"Your Highness, there is a candidate for the last general." Pei Xingjian suddenly spoke.

"You said." Li Hong said happily.

"The last general thinks Xue Li is more suitable." Pei Xingjian said, "In terms of martial arts, no one of the generals of the Tang Dynasty can compare with him. In terms of archery, they are even more magical arrows in the Tang Dynasty. In terms of leadership ability, it is no problem to let him lead a hundred thousand troops. With his military power and military command ability, it is not difficult to train a hundred thousand Tubo elite cavalry with disciplined and strong combat power."

Indeed, Li Hong considered Xue Rengui, and this famous general did have the capital and strength to lead a hundred thousand iron cavalry.

But the key to the problem now is that Xue Rengui is not his person. Xue Rengui has been fighting in Liaodong for many years. He has neither been too close to Su Dingfang nor is he very close to Liu Rengui, but he has a friendship with Li Ji.

This made Li Hong very difficult to deal with.

Because if Xue Rengui wants to train such a talented cavalry, he has to tell Xue Rengui his huge plan, but Xue Rengui is not his own person yet, how can he tell him this?

Yes, he wanted to take Xue Rengui for his own use, but it also took time.

"Gu thought of him too, but it may be a bit difficult to train Anxin in Tubo." Li Hong said.

Pei Xingjian and Wang Fangyi were silent. They were not stupid and could understand the meaning of the prince's words. The prince's meaning was that it would take time to take Xue Rengui for his own use. However, they could not help with this matter, so they could only remain silent.

Immediately, Li Hong talked to them about the attack on Tubo.

Wang Fangyi was going back to the Western Regions and did not participate in this war, so he could only serve as an auditor. Pei Xingjian was the commander of the second army, so Li Hong informed Pei Xingjian of his plan.

In fact, it is mainly to let Pei Xingjian plunder the wealth of Tubo. After so many years of its founding, Tubo has plundered a lot of money from foreign wars. When he captured Tubo, if he could really obtain the wealth of Tubo, Li Hong would probably not have to worry about military expenditure for conquering the Western continent in the future.

Why did Li Hong value Lu Dongzan's wealth so much before? It was because Lu Dongzan destroyed Tuyuhun and plundered all the accumulation of Tuyuhun for decades.

Li Hong has a general understanding of how much wealth Tuyuhun has.

Therefore, he cared so much about Lu Dongzan's wealth.

I chatted with Pei Xingjian and Wang Fangyi for a while, and Li Hongliu had dinner, so naturally they didn’t dare to refuse. Besides, having dinner with the prince is also a very honorable thing!

After the three of them had dinner and had tea for a while, Pei Xingjian and Wang Fangyi left.

Back in the study, Li Hong asked Guo Xiang, who served him, "Guo Xiang, have you ever read a book?"

"Know a few words." Guo Xiang replied simply.

"Can you write?" Li Hong asked.

Because paper is very expensive, most boys can write very few, let alone women.

"Can I write a few words simply?" Guo Xiang said modestly. At her family, she wrote the edicts she remembered about the prefectures and counties below Li Hong in one breath. This was the focus of Guo Xiang's selection by Liu Ju Group. Besides, Wang Po is also from a great family, so how could Guo Xiang be illiterate when he is with her?

"Okay, go and prepare. I want to take a shower and change my clothes. We will have a break tonight." Li Hong said.

Guo Xiang's face turned red because she heard what Li Hong was going to do. Although she was reluctant, she had no choice but to take the order and leave.

"Hmph, I want to see what you can pretend to be at that time." Li Hong sneered after Guo Xiang left.

When taking a shower and changing clothes, Guo Xiang was no longer as unfamiliar as the first time, but gradually became proficient.

When he left the bathtub, Li Hong asked Guo Xiang to wipe his body, and he walked towards the big bed step by step. Guo Xiang understood the prince's meaning, put down the silk bath towel in his hand, and walked towards Li Hong step by step in a tangled manner.

The candlelight sways, and the red silk curtain tent.

This is another extraordinary night.

In the middle of the night, Li Hong was already asleep. Guo Xiang woke up and lay beside Li Hong, staring blankly with his eyes open.

In fact, she is now confused. She doesn't want such a life, but she has to live such a person, and she has to accept her fate even if she doesn't like it.

Therefore, at this moment, Guo Xiang really didn't know what she should do. Moreover, she seemed to feel a little bit like the man sleeping beside her. This idea scared him as soon as he came to life.

How is this possible?

But, she knew it was very likely.

In the early morning, Li Hong opened his eyes slightly and found that Guo Xiang was sleeping very well, but he still put his arms around her and one leg on him. He looked very vulgar and ecstatic.

When Li Hong saw this scene, he smiled bitterly.

This girl is cold and not very friendly to herself, but in fact, she is a girl who needs love and care for her.

However, Li Hong gave her a choice, it depends on what Guo Xiang did.

Li Hong is a man who cares about the beauty, but for the benefit of the Li family of the Tang Dynasty and the people of the entire Tang Dynasty, he was unwilling to be too selfish.

As the king of the Tang Empire in the future, he knew what he should do to control this huge country and make the people live a better life.

Just when Li Hong was thinking this way, Guo Xiang woke up. After she woke up, she found her strange sleeping posture and suddenly blushed. In addition to apologizing to Li Hong, she had to get up quickly.

Li Hong stopped him and said, "Let's sleep a little longer!"

Guo Xiang was silent for a moment, and did not dare to refuse, so he lay cautiously beside Li Hong again. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!