General Moren's departure did not cause much disturbance in the Western Regions. Originally, General Moren was considered a pillar of Gaochang State. However, due to the Tang Dynasty's deliberate weakening of its influence over the years, General Moren's departure did not seem to have much impact on Gaochang State.
Cheng Chumo had already ordered the troops in various parts of the Western Regions to be on level two alert, fearing that it would cause a series of abnormalities. However, he did not expect that a few days after General Moren left, the entire Western Region was peaceful.
"It seems we were overthinking it. Your Highness's policies in the Western Regions are enough to ensure that the people of the Western Regions are loyal to the Tang Dynasty. Even if General Morun leaves, they believe that the policies in the Western Regions will continue and will not change because of any one person."
Xiao Shougui sat in the main seat and was very worried these days. After all, General Molen was the highest-ranking minority general in the Western Regions. He did not expect that in such a change, the Western Regions did not see what they expected.
According to what Cheng Chumo thought, there is a high possibility of some unrest. After all, many people will over-speculate on the court's policies. Although the Western Regions Protectorate has issued various official documents, some people will still cause trouble.
Fortunately, everything has been peaceful these days, and General Moren has already left Gaochang.
"The changes in the Western Regions didn't happen overnight. The current situation is the result of the efforts of Your Highness and everyone present. We must continue to uphold these achievements."
Cheng Chumo is a rough man, but from the peace in the Western Regions, it can be seen that Li Xiang formulated various policies not only to benefit the people of all ethnic groups in the Western Regions, but also to make everyone loyal to the Tang Dynasty so that other problems will not occur in the future.
As the most intelligent person here, Zhang Jiuli did not say anything. He saw Li Xiang's schemes very clearly. What did the common people care about most? Their jobs.
It's a pity that many people just don't understand this. If those people understood this, they would have done a lot of things a long time ago. Li Xiang has been paying attention to this matter from the beginning. Many people in the Western Regions can't eat, so I will find a way to let you eat, and it will be better than what you ate before.
In this situation, if a rebellion breaks out, it would be really weird.
After arriving in the Western Regions, Zhang Jiuli discovered many destabilizing factors. However, these people were merely minor rebels. Their plans to rebel against the Tang Dynasty were simply impossible. Why would anyone with enough food join you in rebellion? Was the uprising just a joke? Any misstep would result in the execution of the entire family.
The smell of blood in the Gobi Desert has just dissipated. As long as they can eat a bite of food, who would want to follow you people to mess around? Li Xiang's positioning from the beginning was extremely accurate, which is also one of the reasons why the entire Western Region is peaceful.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about something else. I heard that the battlefield in Vietnam has calmed down. Does that mean that Your Highness will return to the Western Regions? According to what Your Highness said before, we can't just wait here. Now the Anxi Protectorate, or what Your Highness calls the Central Asian region, is our territory. Should we take action against the Arab Empire?"
Cheng Chuliang didn't care about this. What he cared about most was the Arab Empire. If this guy were to be a local official, he would probably be able to ruin a place in a few days. But when it comes to leading troops to fight, this guy can really be ranked first. Including his elder brother Cheng Chumo, no one is as enthusiastic as him on the battlefield.
"Yes, yes, I'm concerned about this, too. Now the entire Western Region has been cleared, and the military stations in various places are well built. We are now fully prepared, and all that's missing is a target. If they don't come, can we just wait every day? I think it's a good idea to take the initiative."
Li Chengyi was almost asleep just now. In his opinion, even if General Moren left, there would be no major turmoil in the entire Western Regions. This guy was patrolling outside every day, so he naturally knew what the surrounding tribes were doing. No one was still thinking about rebelling and fighting. Now they were all thinking about when the caravan would come, and they would hurry to hand over the things in the tribe to the caravan, and then exchange them for the various supplies they depended on for survival. Then they would go back and work hard to make their family's tent increase from one to two, and from two to four.
So when this meeting just started, he felt that it was a bit redundant. You all sit in the government office every day and never go to the Gobi Desert to take a look. There are people who want to make trouble now, but they are very few. Expecting that they can gather a team by just shouting is just daydreaming.
"If you're just talking about fighting a war, we need money too. Even the slightest deployment of troops will cost a lot of money. Don't count on the imperial court to allocate funds to us. Last year's Yellow River disaster cost the imperial court a lot of money, and they even took away a lot of beef and mutton from us."
Xiao Shougui sighed. It would be great if there were no wars these days. But if you don't want to fight, people might target you. Just like His Highness said, you can't allow others to sleep soundly beside your bed. We have already fought with the Arab Empire once. Don't expect it to end like this. You must defeat the other side. After all, both sides belong to powerful empires.
"Isn't it easy to get money? Don't we have enough money here? Isn't the treasury in your hands? It can support a war without any problem."
Because of Li Xiang, although the people present had different official positions, they all spoke very casually, especially Li Chengyi, who was a member of the royal family. If we really talk about status, perhaps these people present were not as good as him.
"Can you keep your voice down, kid? Where did this little treasury come from?"
Xiao Shougui wished he could shut his mouth. Although the people standing guard outside the door were all his own people, this matter could not be spread out. Once it was spread out, those present might be sued. The capital had issued several imperial decrees, requiring the armies in various regions to not have slush funds.
Li Chengyi regretted what he said. If someone leaked it, the people from the Ministry of Revenue would probably come to take over. He looked outside with a guilty conscience. Fortunately, there were only his own people in the tent and no one else outside the tent. Otherwise, because of his words, the small treasury of the Western Region Army would be gone. Then he might as well go back to Chang'an to retire. The army here would not allow him to stay here any longer.
