"Your Highness's actions today further validate what we said that day. On behalf of the Tang Dynasty and our Crown Prince, I offer you a glass of wine."
In a place like the front line, no one can say such words. Only Xiao Shougui has such right. Although Sima Jun is a general in the army, he can only represent the troops under his command. If you say similar words, you will be overstepping the line.
"Thank you, Lord Protector."
His Royal Highness the Prince also understood that although the man in front of him was just a local official, most of the matters were handed over to him after Li Xiang left. From this you can also see that this is by no means an ordinary local official. If he can toast you, it means he is giving you a lot of face.
Prince Landing also heard that Xiao Shougui killed many people when he governed the Western Regions. If you want to test whether his knife is sharp enough, then you just don't give him face. This guy has been stained with countless blood in the Western Regions. Later, he occupied the area around the Arab Governor's Mansion of Anton and set off a bloody wave against the people around him.
Of course, this approach is effective. Take the area around the Ali Dynasty for example. A year ago, there were still many opposition forces, but now these people seem to have disappeared. It’s not that they don’t want to resist, but that they no longer have the courage.
If someone says they've killed people until they're tired, many people might laugh at them, saying, "You're just boasting, how could you possibly be so soft-hearted?" If you're brave enough, kill one and show us. We've grown up so big, and we've never seen anything like this before.
But if Xiao Shougui said this, everyone around him would just nod.
Whether in the Western Regions or in Central Asia, Xiao Shougui did kill so many people. If anyone doesn't believe it, they can go to the local area to inquire. However, the information you hear may cause you physical and mental discomfort.
In Xiao Shougui's eyes, an education plan was important in the past, but it is of no use now. He has seen clearly that the first generation of tribal leaders and nobles from all over the place all have the idea of restoring their country in their hearts. Even if you treat them well and let them live better than before, these people will still regard you as an invader. Of course, in a sense, we are indeed invaders.
So as long as these people make the slightest mistake, Xiao Shougui will kill them immediately. There is no better way than this. If you still want to change them, it is not impossible. After all, many things in this world can be achieved through hard work.
But the problem is that we have occupied too many places and there are too many similar nobles. If we keep doing this, we will have to stop other work. This is simply impossible, and Li Xiang will not allow it, so Xiao Shougui raised the knife in his hand.
Li Xiang had always been reluctant to solve problems by killing people, but in this day and age, facts have proven that this is also the fastest way. How many people did they kill in the Western Regions? I'm afraid no one has a specific number, but in Xiao Shougui's mind, this number does exist, but he just doesn't say it. Anyway, it's not a credit. If he really said it, he would earn himself the title of butcher.
His Royal Highness the Prince and Sima Jun raised their glasses frequently. To be honest, our Royal Highness the Prince has been doing very well recently. He has already occupied the northern part of the Middle East and has even entered the Arabian Peninsula.
If it weren't for His Royal Highness the Prince, it would be very difficult for us to take over this area. After all, this area is too large, and the people living here are not of the same nationality as us. It would be unlikely for you to persuade them to surrender. Only with the big sign of His Royal Highness the Prince here can we succeed.
Thinking back to some of the stories that Li Xiang had fabricated for His Royal Highness, they also played a big role. For example, the current Caliph had attempted to usurp the throne in the palace, and had changed the previous Caliph's decree of succession. In short, they could throw as much dirty water as they wanted. There was no way to verify these things anyway. Even if you wanted to verify them, when you raised this question, the current Caliph would probably want your life.
When Li Xiang brought up these things, the prince felt that it was totally unnecessary. After all, the Caliph had been on the throne for so long. If you bring up these trivial things now, would anyone believe it?
But after a while, His Royal Highness the Prince realized that compared with Li Xiang, he not only had problems in leading the army to fight, but he was even in terms of spreading rumors. He could not compare with Li Xiang. Li Xiang's ability in this area was much stronger than his own.
Li Xiang had already calculated at that time that these things could not be made public, they were just to shake the morale of the army. If His Royal Highness the Prince was weak, then these words would be regarded as a joke. For a real politician, it doesn't matter who the heir is, it depends on who has enough power. If your power is strong enough, then we will come and hug your thighs, but if your power is not strong enough, even if the previous caliph is still alive, we can't believe this nonsense.
After a period of expansion, they had already penetrated deep into the Arabian Peninsula. As for the areas north of the Arabian Peninsula, they had already occupied them and cut off the connection between the northern Mediterranean and the empire. When they did this, Li Xiang immediately sent them a letter to stop them from moving further south.
If we continue to move south, we will reach the capital of the Arab Empire. We cannot engage in such a large-scale war with them now. The main reason is that we are not ready yet. So in the next period of time, what we have to do is to advance westward along the Mediterranean and conquer all the overseas territories of the Arab Empire.
Continue to advance westward along the Caspian Sea until you reach the border of the Byzantine Empire. As for what to do next, Li Xiang has not said yet. They are currently in a peaceful stage.
Li Xiang also issued instructions regarding these occupied lands, stating that he would not send a large number of Tang troops there, but would send a large number of Fuso and Goguryeo troops there.
