The disappearance of Bi Xili and Lei Juetian at the same time was probably the most bizarre thing in the Tang Dynasty's conquest of Maqikhan. Bi Xili, the head coach in Tianmayuan, still did not leave after the persuasion of countless generals and persisted until the end, but in the final decisive battle, Bi Xili disappeared. After the end of Tianmayuan's Battle, no trace of Ma Qikhan was found in both prisoners of war and corpses. Bi Xili, who had been intimidated by the Ma Qikhan Kingdom for decades, disappeared in such an unknown way. This is indeed a bit incredible.

What's even more bizarre is that the family of the Maqi Khan Minister Lei Juetian disappeared. When the Battle of Tianma Yuan finally ended, Lei Juetian, who had already lived alone in the Sanglin City, was gone as if yellow cranes had never returned. According to the investigation of Lei Juetian's disappearance by the Tang Empire and the General Administration of Security and Information in the future, Lei Juetian should have been quietly preparing at least when Maqi Khan's army invaded Yuejing. His family had already entered the Nanyang Alliance through secret channels and may have left the Eastern Continent through sea channels. Lei Juetian also used similar measures to quietly leave the Maqi Khanate. As for whether he left the Eastern Continent through the Nanyang Alliance, no one knew.

The whereabouts of the two important figures of the Machikhanate have become one of the biggest unsolved cases in the Tang Empire. Even in the decades after the Machikhanate had become part of the Tang Empire, the whereabouts of these two people were still the most concerned thing for the people of the Machikhan tribe. There are various legends. Some say that the two had already reached a compromise with the Nanyang Alliance and went to the western continent by sea when the war was unfavorable. Some say that the two had been staying among the Machikhan people, but they had disguised themselves as hidden names and could not be found; some say that the two were not together, Lei Juetian went overseas to work as a residence, while Bi Xili became a monk. It is said that some people had met a monk with a similar appearance to Bi Xili in the famous Putuo Temple in the Tang Dynasty.

The disappearance of Bixili and Lei Juetian marked the final oblivion of Machikhan as a political entity that was once the most important political entity in the Eastern Continent. After losing two backbones and basic military power, Machikhan had no strength to resist the Tang army's advance. Harare's defenders quickly surrendered to the Eighth Army, and the Sixth Army also crossed the northwest of Machikhan and drove straight into the city of Sanglin in the middle of Machikhan. At the same time, the Three Kingdoms Allied Army also successfully entered Machikhan's hinterland after defeating Machikhan's eastern defenders and joined the Tang army's Sixth Army, the Tang army's First Legion and Tiger Guard Legion who came down from Yuejingdong.

On June 28, the Tang army and the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces officially entered Sanglin City. Maqikhan's flying wolf flag slowly landed from the top of Sanglin City, replaced by the Golden Peng flag of the Tang Empire and the Lily Citi, representing the Kingdom of Milan. This also marked that the Tang and the Three Kingdoms Alliance officially took over the territory of the former Maqikhan Kingdom.

Although the Tang army and the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces officially occupied the territory of the Machikhanate, some unexpectedly the resistance among the Machikhan people was quite strong. The fierce Machikhans continued to launch attacks on the Tang army and the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces in various places. Although the regular army had been controlled and detained by the Tang army and the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces, the traditionally martial militant groups among the Machikhan people began to launch large-scale guerrilla warfare, which made the Tang army and the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces, who thought the general situation was settled, and the arduous clearance work made the Tang army and the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces unable to cooperate. This situation began to gradually improve after the intervention of the Imperial State Security Administration, the Imperial Security Bureau and intelligence departments at all levels.

With the support and cooperation of the intelligence and security departments, the Tang army and the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces used the method of inducing annihilation to annihilate several of the most popular civil rebel organizations. At the same time, the intelligence and security departments also cooperated with the Imperial Government Officers who began to enter Sanglin City to find suitable agents in the entire Machikhan area. A group of opposition and moderates who had long been in the imperial intelligence department began to surface. After the Machikhan Kingdom had officially withdrawn from the historical stage, the hardliners had disappeared with the demise of the Machikhan army, leaving them with a full performance stage. It became their unshirkable responsibility to cooperate with the central government of the Tang Empire and fight for more rights and interests for the Machikhan nation at the greatest possible level.

"Are you saying that Machikhan will remain relatively independent and not include him in the scope of direct control of the empire?" Wufeng raised his eyebrows in surprise. He suddenly felt a little incredible about such a suggestion, but he believed that since the foreign minister in front of him would definitely have his own unique insights.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I came up with this opinion after comprehensively combining all aspects of information collected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Machikhan area." Wang Liao also knew that this suggestion was a bit horrible. If it was learned by those hardliners from the military, I was afraid that he would cause a lot of trouble again.

"Tell me your reasons." Wufeng is not a person who doesn't listen to different opinions, but Maqihan's threat to the Tang Dynasty is well known, but the reason is that it is just what kind of reaction it will bring about such a head, especially what it will bring about to the Liberia region in the north will make anyone think twice before doing it.

"Your Majesty, Maqikhan has a strong national independence and a relatively concentrated population. He is very hated about the empire at present. It is too difficult to use assimilation to dismantle it. Perhaps military occupation can control this area, but military occupation cannot continue for a long time. Military occupation will only increase the hatred of the local people towards the empire. To be honest, the Maqikhanate has poor local resources. If the land he has deprived him of the surrounding neighbors over the years, they will actually lose space for development and can only maintain a relatively stable situation. If we reward the disputed eastern region between the Maqikhans and the Three Kingdoms Alliance to the three countries.

The National Alliance is one of the richest areas of Machikhan. This will become the endless fuse for Machikhan and the Three Kingdoms Alliance. It is beneficial to the empire to maintain a certain hatred in this area. Machikhan lost the areas of Anjie, Yuejing and Ronesia, and then the east, and their national strength has actually returned to the state before Bixili took over. Such a Machikhan is simply insignificant to the empire. What's more, we can allow Machikhan to exist while attaching some economic conditions. As long as we can control them economically, it is far better than we control them administratively."

Wang Liao's suggestion was also carefully considered. Although the military has basically controlled the situation and large-scale rebellion and attacks have been eliminated, the hostility hidden deep in the hearts of the people is still quite strong. It is not cost-effective to allow the military to devote its energy to this place for a long time. Instead of retaining a false reputation, it is better to retreat to advance and let the Maqi Khan maintain a so-called independence. By signing some additional treaties, the Maqi Khans are eager to preserve their independence, laying a good foundation for the future economic infiltration and control of the empire. There is a Three Kingdoms Alliance in the east, the Tang Dynasty is suppressed in the west and the north, and there is a South Ocean Alliance in the south, which has been regarded as betrayers by the Maqi Khans. In such an environment, it is basically impossible for the Maqi Khans to restore to the Bixili era.

Wang Liao's words did touch Wufeng. To be honest, Wufeng has been considering what direction the Tang Empire should go now. This question has troubled Wufeng for a long time. Whether the empire's land is as big as possible is the better. Wufeng himself rejected it without anyone raising doubts. The current territory of the Tang Empire has far exceeded any previous empire, and all this was established in twelve years. Although it can be said that it was standing on the shoulders of giants, and it also met thousands of years.

A rare opportunity, but Wufeng knew that opportunities were also risks. It was obviously a bit unscrupulous to rule such a huge empire in traditional ways. Just like the Indian and Meli regions in the west, if you want your will to reach there, no matter how fast it is, it will take more than ten days for even a snow pigeon to pass a letter. It is obviously unrealistic to implement a policy just by sending a letter to the Snow Pigeon. If you want to get the messenger to convey it and follow the normal speed of travel, it is almost impossible to have more than one month.

The ever-changing actual situation and the different local situations determine that the empire's policies cannot be implemented in all regions. Wufeng has long realized that the central government can only master one major policy, and the specific situation can only be flexibly controlled by local chief executives in various regions, which also puts higher requirements on the quality of local chief executives. Thinking about such a huge region, complex situation, and endless contradictions, Wufeng feels a headache. Even among his powerful left and right arms, there are various different views. The empire is too big, and there are too many differences in politics, economy, culture, religion and customs. It is too difficult to make such a big game well.
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