The Changsun brothers also understood the purpose of leaving these people behind, so they naturally bowed in recognition together with Cao Lian.
But in his heart, he still thought Li Xiang was being too cautious. With these two broken countries, could he really pull off a brilliant move? The entire country was in chaos, and the army's combat effectiveness was low. Even if some people fled to the mountains and forests, they wouldn't pose much of a threat to us. Furthermore, he had General Mi Peng to help him.
"And that great General Mithong, his entire family is gone now. You must always keep an eye on him. Even though he may be working for us now, he may turn against us one day."
When Li Xiang was here, that guy naturally didn't dare to act recklessly because of Li Xiang's reputation, but it is hard to say whether the Changsun brothers have the ability to do so. Moreover, without the support of their family, they can do whatever they want to do in many things.
If it weren't for the fact that we still need him and if we still need local people to help us open up the situation in many places, Li Xiang would never use this person. If there is a threat from his family, then we have many ways to catch him, but this guy's whole family has been killed.
"Please rest assured, Your Highness. You previously gave him five beauties, and one of them is already pregnant. He treasures her very much..."
Cao Lian suddenly remembered something. All the general's family members were killed. After entering the palace, Li Xiang selected five relatively young and beautiful ones and gave them to the general.
Now, thanks to the efforts of the general, one of them is pregnant. After all the family members have died, they can still have their own next generation. This is a happy thing for anyone. Therefore, the general has been very busy during this period. He must keep this baby so that he can have his own inheritance.
"That's even better. You must immediately find a way to learn everything about this woman. First, you must control her family, then you can control this woman, and then use the child to control General Mibong."
A smile appeared on Li Xiang's face. This person was indeed capable, but if he could not be controlled, Li Xiang would rather not use such a person, especially now that the Arab Empire had happened. Li Xiang had to shift all his attention there and might not be able to take care of this side.
After all these people went down, Li Xiang met with Li Youqian again.
"This king grants you the authority to make decisions on a case-by-case basis. If the eldest brother insists on acting recklessly, you can end their relationship."
Li Xiang took out a gold medal. This was the gold medal of the General Tiance Mansion. There were twelve of them in total. Seeing the gold medal was like Li Xiang himself.
"Your Highness, I am only a naval lieutenant commander..."
Li Youqian said with a bitter face that when he set out from Chang'an City, his father told him very clearly that he should try not to get involved in political struggles, do his own work honestly and be a pure soldier, which would be good for him and his family.
If he gets this gold medal, no matter how you explain it, you will be involved in a political struggle. The Changsun brothers are of noble birth and obviously will not take Cao Lian seriously. Once they win consecutive victories, these two brothers are greedy for merit, and who knows what the outcome will be.
So in addition to promoting Cao Lian, Li Xiang also had to make other arrangements. They could ignore Cao Lian, but they could not ignore Li Youqian. This man was the grandson of the military god Li Jing. If we talk about his appeal in the army, this man was much higher than their two brothers.
"From now on, you are no longer one. The imperial court will establish the Rangoon Navy, and you will soon be the admiral of the Rangoon Navy."
Li Youqian came from the Dengzhou Navy Camp, so he is still under the jurisdiction of the Dengzhou Navy of the imperial court. However, Li Xiang wants to make Pyu Kingdom the base camp in South Asia, so the status of the Yangon Navy must also be improved.
"this…"
Li Youqian did not expect that he would be promoted so quickly and be able to join the army. This was originally an unattainable dream in this life. Li Xiang helped him realize his dream. He did not want to use his grandfather's influence, so he was prepared to move up step by step, but he did not expect that he would still be on the fast lane, and the speed was something he had not expected.
"It's not a big deal. After this war, you can clearly see the importance of naval warships. In the future, our attacks will definitely be both land and sea. I can promote you, but I'll give you two years at most. You must train another Dengzhou navy for me. There's plenty of wood in the south, so how many warships you can build depends on your ability."
What Li Xiang said was true. Even if there was a war with the Arab Empire in the future, Li Xiang was prepared to launch a two-pronged attack. If we were to attack only from land, the advancement would be too slow. If we could attack their coastal cities, it would be another development for us.
When we attacked Yangon, everyone could see that just by looking at our naval warships lined up on the sea, most enemies with weaker mentalities would have thought of surrendering at that time. As for those enemies who wanted to resist to the end, did they think our artillery was made of paper?
"Please rest assured, Your Highness. I will do my utmost to build another powerful navy for the court and help Your Highness conquer the four seas."
Li Youqian immediately became excited at this time. It goes without saying how great the contributions of the Dengzhou Navy were. Almost all of the Korean Peninsula and Fuso were contributed by the navy. If there was a Yangon Navy now, this contribution would certainly be indispensable.
What's more, there are more big trees in South Asia and more labor force here. We only need to find some craftsmen from the country to build ships, and the speed will definitely exceed that of the north. As long as Li Xiang can supply artillery and artillery shells, the speed of our army will definitely exceed that of the Dengzhou Navy.
"The imperial decree will be issued shortly, but don't take out the gold medal at ordinary times. Only take it out at critical moments."
Even if Li Xiang didn't say so, Li Youqian understood the weight of this gold medal. The Changsun brothers were also people who valued face very much within the court. If he took out the gold medal to suppress them, it would not do him any good. Our Tang Dynasty army emphasizes unity first, and we will only take it out when we have to.
After arranging matters for the Pyu Kingdom, Li Xiang prepared to return to Chang'an, passing through Chang'an to head to the Western Regions...
