Xiao Shougui wanted to explain, but Li Xiang shook his head helplessly. The resentment between the two sides was deep. Even if you wanted to explain, it would not be of much use given the current situation. He could only pat this guy on the shoulder and leave without even eating the food.
Xiao Shougui has been in power for nearly a year, but he didn't expect the local situation to be still like this. For Xiao Shougui, this is indeed a sad story, but Li Xiang did not blame him. In this case, it is normal for local people to misunderstand. Although the court has issued various laws and regulations, there are also cases of frequent changes in orders, so there is no credibility, which is acceptable.
"It takes time. I understand that, and I won't blame you. After all, ruling this land outside has always been a process of trial and error. The Western Regions are different from here. Historically, the Western Regions were under our rule, and this is a completely new area for us, so I won't be too demanding of you."
The Han Dynasty once ruled the Western Regions, so although the local people found it difficult to accept our stationing troops there, such things had happened after all. However, it is different in Central Asia. No matter how much we want to integrate with this place, some things cannot be resolved quickly. As long as you can wait, the final victory will still belong to us. Of course, this requires strong military measures.
"I didn't expect Your Highness to have actually researched this matter. Honestly, it's my fault. If I weren't so competitive, if I could calm down, perhaps I wouldn't be disappointed today. It seems I still need to cultivate my character."
Xiao Shougui could have settled down, but Li Xiang had too many victories, so after following Li Xiang for so many years, he became a young man. He was not very old originally, but because of his grandfather's teachings, he became very stable. This is also the reason why Li Xiang appointed him to rule the place.
Unexpectedly, due to the rapid progress of the Tang Dynasty army, this guy has also become a little impetuous, and it is now showing. Fortunately, there is still room for remedy. If there is no room for remedy, then you may be kicked out of this team, and that would be quite tragic.
"It's a very good thing that you can find your own shortcomings. I don't know when you became so impetuous. As I said earlier, I am also responsible for this matter, so you don't need to blame yourself. Starting with me, the entire army must conduct a self-examination. This matter will last for at least a month. Please help me to explain it first."
After Li Xiang finished speaking, many people around him showed surprised expressions. This was not the first time that Li Xiang issued a self-criticism edict, but this time he wanted to conduct a month-long ideological review. Wasn't this a bit too much?
To be honest, Li Xiang used to think that this kind of ideological movement was a waste of time and might even cause trouble to everyone. However, when he became a superior, Li Xiang discovered that these things are actually very important. If you cannot face some ideological problems correctly, then in the next period of time, you may suffer a great loss. Don't think this is a joke. These things may cause you trouble at any time.
So in this situation, no matter what the final result is, Li Xiang must consider it carefully. If he doesn't consider it clearly enough, then the decision will not be made easily, so he should think it through now.
"Isn't a month a bit too long? I think we can just let everyone pay attention to it privately. If we set aside a month specifically for study and reflection, it might delay things for the other armies, as they have all sorts of tasks on their plate."
Su Dingfang had been listening on the side. He didn't care about local governance matters as long as they didn't concern him. The main reason was that he didn't understand. If you rashly make a proposal, it is very likely to cause others to laugh at you. After all, if you pretend to know something when you don't, you will only be smearing yourself.
"Don't you realize the seriousness of this problem? Let alone a month, if you can take it seriously and correct your mistakes within three months, then those three months will be well spent. Right now, it's not about this problem, or how difficult it is, but about you taking it too seriously. Besides you, the officers below you don't take this issue seriously either. Every time we discuss this issue, everyone just laughs it off, and this problem will only grow bigger and bigger."
Li Xiang was originally riding his horse forward, but he suddenly stopped at this time. The people present also understood what was going on. After listening to Li Xiang's words, they also agreed with Li Xiang's statement in their hearts. Indeed, no one paid much attention to this matter. Everyone was thinking about one thing in their minds, that is, how to improve their battlefield skills, or fight bravely on the battlefield to open up a larger territory for the Tang Dynasty.
As for those ideological issues that should be paid attention to, no one takes them to heart. For them, these things are not important now. If you force us to talk about them, we will just be perfunctory. It's okay once or twice, but if it goes on for a long time, it will be detrimental to the entire army and the entire court.
Seeing them lower their heads, Li Xiang knew that these people had listened to what he said. Fortunately, it was discovered now that the problem was not so serious. If the problem continued to snowball, it would affect the Tang army and court officials. If you wanted to change it in the future, it would probably be too late. Being impetuous is a very serious matter.
In the next month, the entire army received orders from Li Xiang. Everyone had to make a summary, find out where they were impetuous, and write a document. This was the ideological rectification in later generations. For many people, this might seem useless, but for Li Xiang, this matter was very important.
