That night, Li Xiang hosted a banquet for all his ministers at the King of Shu's Palace. He was thinking of calling the chieftains from the mountains to come as well. After all, they had been part of this system since a few days ago. However, Li Shimin issued an imperial edict ordering them to go to Chang'an City to pay homage, so they could only wait for Li Xiang to return.
Of course, it is hard to say whether these chieftains can come back from Chang'an City. Xiao Yu and Li Xiang have promised these people that they only need to go to Chang'an City to go through the procedures and they will be able to return to this land soon. However, they have no idea about the situation in Chang'an City. If Li Shimin really wants to kill all these people, that is possible.
The four great chieftains were the ones that gave the Central Plains dynasty a headache. If Li Shimin wanted to eliminate future troubles, he could do these things. Of course, Li Xiang also wrote it very clearly in the memorial. If Li Shimin did this, the whole of Sichuan would fall into new turmoil. Although our army has already stationed in their strongholds, they still have a group of loyal subordinates in the mountains. Once they are beheaded in the capital and there is no suitable reason, these people may take the path of resistance in the future.
In these mountains, if you want to wipe out these people, it will not be an easy task. Although we are stationed at various traffic arteries, we are not locals here after all. They can easily find other roads, making our blockade useless. Moreover, they will come down the mountain to harass people in the city at all times, and it will definitely not be worth the loss.
Xiao Yu and Li Xiang also believed that Li Shimin was not such a short-sighted person. Since Li Xiang had already made a detailed plan to slowly transform this area, Li Shimin would definitely cooperate. Blindly chopping off the heads of the four chieftains was indeed not the right thing to do at this stage.
"You don't have to be so depressed. The local area really needs a general stationed here. If you're not here, who do you think is suitable here? Going south isn't always smooth sailing."
After Qin Huaiyu received the order, he immediately felt a little uncomfortable. He thought he could follow Li Xiang to Nanzhao, but who knew that Li Xiang kept him here. It seemed that he still trusted Su Dingfang more.
However, after Li Xiang finished speaking, Qin Huaiyu no longer had this idea in his mind, especially when asked who was suitable here. Qin Huaiyu was naturally the most suitable one, because he had been on the mountain for nearly two months. If Su Dingfang were to go up the mountain temporarily, not to mention how much he could understand about the situation on the mountain, at such a critical moment, there could be no mistakes. Once something went wrong, would the efforts of so many of our soldiers be in vain?
"Your Highness is right. I have no other ideas. I have simply never been to Nanzhao. I want to go south with Your Highness to broaden my horizons and see the local customs and practices. However, the things here are more important."
Qin Huaiyu is a free and easy person. Once he says what he needs to say, he will not have any other thoughts in his heart. In this respect, he is more like his father, General Qin Qiong. So after he said this, he immediately raised his glass and drank a toast with Li Xiang. Li Xiang is also willing to work with such a person.
"There's nothing to worry about. Once things are settled here, the south might launch an offensive. No matter what method we use, we will bring Nanzhao into the Tang Dynasty. I promise you one condition: if we really launch an offensive against Nanzhao, I guarantee you will be the vanguard officer."
Everyone else was chatting, but Li Xiang suddenly raised his voice, and everyone else immediately quieted down. Although they knew that Li Xiang's main purpose of going south was not really for marriage, this was the first time he had said this in front of everyone. Coming out of Li Xiang's mouth, it basically determined the outcome.
Xiao Yu touched his beard silently. To be honest, if the four great chieftains were to be dealt with, Xiao Yu would definitely agree with it. After all, these four great chieftains brought too much pressure to Chang'an City. Getting rid of them would make Chang'an City feel more at ease. It was reasonable and moral to get rid of them.
But if it comes to Nanzhao, Xiao Yu feels a little uncomfortable. In fact, it is not just him who feels uncomfortable. Including some people present, everyone feels that doing this is a bit embarrassing. Nanzhao is different from other countries. They do pay tribute every year, and the gifts they pay are not bad. You are thinking of scheming against such a country. Isn't it a bit too much?
Li Xiang didn't know how to explain their idea. Li Xiang was a person who traveled through time from modern society, so he was of course very clear about this period of history. Nanzhao was naturally honest during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang, but it was different during the Anshi Rebellion. They directly broke away from the Tang Dynasty and leaned towards Tubo, and occupied most of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, and even fought three wars with the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, Li Xiang still followed his own logic. Instead of letting it develop, it is better to take it away while it is on the wall, so as not to leave hidden dangers for future generations. Those who are not of our race must have different hearts.
"I am willing to serve Your Highness."
While Xiao Yu was thinking about this matter, the generals present all stood up and saluted Li Xiang. Because they were wearing armor, they did not kneel down.
Xiao Yuhe and Zhang Jiuli both felt that Li Xiang's success was definitely not accidental. Just look at the people under him and you will know. These people have a natural admiration for Li Xiang. No matter what Li Xiang asks them to do, these people will agree, including attacking Nanzhao.
"Don't look at me. Whether we can successfully mobilize our army depends entirely on our Lord Xiao. If Lord Xiao can govern Sichuan into a land of abundance, and especially if he can provide us with sufficient logistics, then we will have no worries in our war. So, generals, raise your glasses and let's toast to Lord Xiao together."
Li Xiang pushed Xiao Yu to the center position with a few words, and all the generals raised their glasses. Xiao Yu nodded with a wry smile. Even if he did not support this war much, he had to support it honestly after having this glass of wine.
