"Can this work?"

Li Longji felt that this strategy was too simple. If you sell luxury goods to other countries and encourage them to advocate extravagance, you can corrupt the spiritual will of a powerful country? It is a bit sensational...

Pei Min said in a righteous manner: "That's because Your Majesty is in my Tang Dynasty, and what you enjoy is always the best. So you don't feel that extravagance is terrible at all. The West has never really enjoyed luxury. Once you get in touch, you will be incapable of extrication."

This is not an alarmist statement, but a factual basis.

When it comes to enjoyment, from ancient times to the present, no country in the world can compare with China.

From all kinds of beautiful palaces, to fresh and elegant summer resorts, to luxurious local palaces, all kinds of vacation mechanisms are full of enjoyment.

Because of this, the land of China is a place where foreign races around us yearn for greed, and they always want to bite a piece of meat from China.

This situation became particularly obvious after the Tang Dynasty, and the most famous ones were the Liao, Jin, and Yuan, and three alien countries that occupied Chinese land.

Without exception, these three countries rose among poor mountains and rivers. The combat effectiveness was particularly terrifying when they rose. The Liao Taizu Yelu Abaoji traveled across the sixteen states of Yanyun, which was invincible. The Jurchen Jin Kingdom was even more known as "the Jurchens are not satisfied with ten thousand, and they are invincible." As for the Yuan Dynasty, it goes without saying that the catastrophe brought to the world by the Mongolian army was devastating.

However, facing the "sugar-coated cannonballs" in feudal society, a group of barbarians who had never enjoyed it fell faster than anyone else when they came into contact with a luxurious life.

The originally brave elite soldiers and generals have become soft-legged shrimps in a short period of time, and the speed of corruption and depravity is ashamed.

It is not very realistic to make the entire Arab Empire corrupt in an instant, but as long as some of them are corrupted, they can invisibly cause considerable harm to the Arab Empire.

The most powerful part of the Arab Empire is religious belief. Muslim warriors are a group of lifeless madmen. With the blessing of faith, everyone has terrifying power.

Starting from their faith and soul, it may have miraculous effects.

In addition to the upright war and behind the scenes of conspiracy, the confrontation between countries is also indispensable.

Back to the topic, Pei Min continued: "So, we must show our strength to the Great Food Country. They have no intention of making friends with us, and there is no need for us to use a hot face to stick to other people's cold butts. Each one takes the best way to get the best interests."

"It's reasonable!" Li Longji nodded seriously.

"The next is Fuji Country! Compared with Fuji Country, I prefer to call them Byzantium! This Byzantium is like our China, a descendant of a very ancient country. I call them the Roman Empire, that is, the Western Qin Empire during the Qin and Han Dynasties. It also has a long history and extraordinary background. They are a feud with the Great Food Kingdom... In terms of military strength, Byzantium is not the enemy of the Great Food Kingdom. However, Constantinople, the capital of Byzantium, is like Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty. It is located between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean at the westernmost end of the continent. It is a giant fortress built across the Eurasian continent and is built on the sea. The Great Food Kingdom's army is powerful, but the navy is average. Moreover, Byzantium also has an advanced weapon similar to our gunpowder. Relying on these two points, Byzantium has resisted the invasion of the Great Food Kingdom many times, and even if it is defeated, it will maintain its destiny."

"It is only when facing the pressing of the Great Food Kingdom, Byzantium is struggling and relying on a good cooperative relationship with Turkish, it can only protect itself. From the Byzantine perspective, they naturally do not want us to reach an alliance with the Great Food Kingdom. The Great Food Kingdom is coming to the west this time, and they are inevitably panicked. They are worried that we will alliance with the Great Food Kingdom to deal with the alliance between Byzantine and Turkish. Once this happens, Byzantium will have no power to turn the world back."

Li Longji nodded and said, "It is natural for Fu Chi to have this concern. I currently regard stabilizing the Western Regions and have no intention of coveting the territory of other countries. However, if the Dashi Kingdom really wants to discuss with me and share the Fu Chi land, I may not be moved. But I guess, the Dashi Kingdom will not have such thoughts..."

Pei Min took the opportunity to slap in: "Your Majesty is wise, the Great Food Kingdom has always been strong, and regards Byzantium as his own pocket. How can we share it with our country? The Byzantine monarch may not be unaware of this principle, but everything is invisible. The Great Food Kingdom comes, so how can Byzantium not come? As for Tuqishi, it must have been supported by Byzantium. As far as I know, Byzantium once supported a large amount of materials to help Tuqishi survive the wind and snow winter, and Tuqishi also sent troops to help Byzantium fight against the Great Food soldiers. The relationship between the two sides is very close..."

"For them, we can show our enthusiasm, trade with them, make good friends with them, complement each other, and even support their economic development. The enemy of this enemy is an ally. Even if Byzantium is not one of us, it doesn't matter. The real enemy of our Tang Dynasty is the only one who can truly threaten us is Dashi, and Tubo, which is not visible and uncovered. But undoubtedly, Dashi is our number one enemy."

Li Longji said again: "Jingyuan said it reasonably. With the understanding of the West, there is really no one in the court's civil and military affairs, and he can compare with you!"

Pei Min nodded and said, "Because I firmly believe that expanding westward is the way out for our dynasty to develop. Only by understanding the West can we win a hundred battles."

Li Longji also said casually: "You can handle the matters in the West, and I can rest assured. The issue of the great food, the country of Fuhua, and the cavalry are clear. As for the thoughts of foreign tribes such as Nanzhao, Uighurs, and Gelulu, I also know a little about it. Jingyuan might as well say that there is nothing to do when I am idle. You, I, the king and the minister, have not seen each other for a long time, and I want to hear your opinions."

Pei Min has been studying the military tactics of Li Jing, Su Dingfang, and Pei Xingjian in recent years, and his progress in strategic vision is particularly significant. At this moment, he is easy to deal with in this area, and he has the style of Zhuge Liang's guidance on the country and said: "The purpose of Nanzhao, Uighurs, Gelu and others is extremely simple. To put it bluntly, it is to do what Xue Yantuo did in the past."

Xue Yantuoyuan is one of the Tielite tribes. It was formed by the merger of Xue and Yantuo tribes. It is not strong and belongs to the Turks' younger brother.

But after being a young man for a long time, he intended to be the boss. Xue Yantuo's Khan Yinan sent his brother to the tribute, and was received by Li Shimin and encouraged and supported.

Therefore, Xue Yantuo became a sharp knife for the Tang Dynasty to destroy the Turks. In the fourth year of Zhenguan, after the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Turks, it moved most of the Eastern Turks to the south of the Yellow River to resettle, and set up many banished prefectures. Xue Yantuo also grew stronger and became the overlord of the grassland.

Nowadays, everyone knows the bad relationship between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, especially their intention to treat Kan Bin, He Hei Nu and his party instigated all foreign races to rebel against the Tang Dynasty in Liuhu Prefecture, which completely angered Li Longji.

Even afterwards, the Turks sent envoys to Tang to apologize, Li Longji had never met him, and both sides were undoubtedly in the worst state of hostility.

The Turks were in desperate situation, how could they not have the existence of holding Tang's thighs and throwing stones into the underworld?

Uighurs, Geluo undoubtedly wants to become the second Xueyantuo.

According to the current situation of the Turks, the Uighurs and Geluo tribes, whoever gets the support of the Tang Dynasty will become the heroic ruler of the north.

Li Longji said: "The officials also consider this. They always think that since the Turks are not well-versed, they will use a knife to destroy him and change to someone who is obedient... Most officials in the court think that the Uighurs are good and respectful enough to me. The majority of those who support Uighurs are, and only a small number of them support Geluo. In your opinion, do we support Uighurs or Geluo?"

Pei Min asked without answering the question, saying, "Does Your Majesty think that Uighurs and Geluo are dogs that can be raised? No matter how familiar they are, can they be as good as Xue Yantuo?"

Xue Yantuo treated the Tang Dynasty as much as Laozi respected it. He paid tribute to the Tang Dynasty every year with horses, cattle, sheep, camels, marten fur, etc. The number was so large that it was tens of millions or even tens of thousands. The tribute teams that entered the court lasted for several miles. In the end, he chose to be an enemy of the Tang Dynasty and destroyed Li Shimin.

Li Longji didn't know, but Pei Min knew very well.

Uighurs and Geluo are not good birds.

After the Uighurs grew stronger in history, it was the decline of the Anshi Rebellion of the Tang Dynasty. Not only did they forcibly sell inferior horses to the Tang Dynasty, but they also forced the Tang Dynasty to give the Uighurs "annual monies" of 20,000 pieces of silk every year and take advantage of the situation to rob them. They were extremely shameless.

As for Geluo, military collisions between the East and the West, in the Battle of Talas, at the most critical moment, Geluo colluded with the Arabs and attacked the Tang army from behind the formation, which directly led to the defeat of the Tang army and caused the loss of the elite troops of the Anxi Protectorate's Mansion.

Pei Min doesn't plan to let these two tribes go, even the slander boy.

Faced with Pei Min's problem, Li Longji was speechless. It is true that in the Tang Dynasty's foreign policy, a group of loyal and reliable outstanding foreign generals emerged, but they also raised many ungrateful wolves.

The Tang Dynasty would not deny the great achievements of the Tang Dynasty, the Qiheli, the Ashinasheer, the power of the pride, and the black-toothed Changzhi, but the harm caused by the white-eyed wolf is also real.

Li Longji was also unable to determine whether Uighurs and Geluo would become the second Xueyantuo.

Pei Min then said: "I do not agree to support the Uighurs, nor do I agree to support the Gelulu. My idea is to support both sides..." He said with a strange smile: "We should treat them separately. In front of the Uighurs, praise the Uighurs and demote Gelulu, and in front of the Uighurs, praise Gelulu and demote Uighurs, and separate them and promise them their benefits. Borrow their swords to eliminate the Turks for us, so that they can kill each other. No matter who wins and who loses in the end, they will suffer heavy losses and cannot cause harm to our Tang Dynasty. When we solve internal and external troubles, why fear the Uighurs or Gelulu who recovers their vitality? Just like the original northern overlord Xue Yantuo! He is good, he is the overlord! He is not good, and my point of the military commander, directly let Xue Yantuo disappear from history."
Chapter completed!