Isn’t that how these guys came to be?

So, you have to be careful, it's a must.

Now, after hearing Li Er's question, Fang Xuanling stopped being secretive and said immediately: "Your Majesty, this is what I think."

"Um?"

"Now the place where the Ming Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty are bordering each other, that is, Taozhou and Hezhou, why don't we combine these two states into one prefecture or a city and set up a great military governor.

Then a hundred thousand troops were stationed here for a long time, and a marching general was established.

We can trust His Highness, but we must be on guard against those alien races.

If something unspeakable happens to the Ming Dynasty in the future, if the Tang Dynasty is not prepared at all, wouldn't hundreds of thousands of troops be able to march eastward in an instant?

By then it will be too late to mobilize troops.

Moreover, His Highness wants to build a border trade port, and our country, the Tang Dynasty, can do it. Why does it have to be placed in the Ming Dynasty? What if it is placed in our country, the Tang Dynasty?

If we also have a trade port, it will actually be beneficial to Datang without any harm.

At that time, we can have the garrison strictly crack down on smuggling, impose heavy taxes on goods imported from the Ming Dynasty, and control all the export products of the Tang Dynasty.

The most important thing is that our country, Datang, can use this to build a majestic city in the northwest, which is definitely beneficial and harmless to our country, Datang."

Li Er heard this and thought about it carefully.

He nodded slightly.

He actually understood Fang Xuanling's purpose of doing this.

But it's not just what he said.

But for other purposes, Fang Xuanling would not express them verbally. There are some things that can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Er asked: "If there is a general guardianship, who does Fang Qing think is qualified?"

"Qi Guo Gong." Fang Xuanling said with a smile, "Qi Guo Gong should be the most suitable candidate. No matter in terms of status or relationship with His Highness, he is the only one right now."

Changsun Wuji?

Li Er only reacted instantly. Fang Xuanling still had selfish motives.

But for him, he really doesn't care whether his ministers have selfish motives.

In Li Er's words, a minister who is a little selfish is a good minister. I am afraid that a minister who has no selfishness at all is just like a fucking saint. This kind of minister is the most disgusting to Li Er.

.

It is destined that he cannot be a saint, so he does not want to deal with saints. If a saint is a saint, he should eat the ashes of the ingot candle.

But thinking about it again, Fang Xuanling probably came here after being fully prepared.

Not to mention, Changsun Wuji is really the most suitable candidate.

First of all, Changsun Wuji now has no serious job in the court, and it is not wronging him to be sent as a guardian.

The key is that this Protector is really the one who can achieve the best results.

If Changsun Wuji can really build a powerful city in the northwest in the future, it will be his political achievement. Even if Changsun Wuji knows that this is a trick used by Fang Xuanling on him, he cannot complain openly.

Moreover, with a treaty port, it is not difficult to build a great city in the northwest.

After all, the products produced in the Ming Dynasty are the most in demand in the Tang Dynasty!

Of course, for Li Er, the reason why Changsun Wuji is the most suitable candidate is actually not just these. To him, Changsun Wuji is the most worthy of his trust.

At this point, he won't worry at all.

"The auxiliary aircraft is indeed suitable, so what do you think, the marching director?" Li Er asked.

Fang Xuanling was not surprised that Li Er accepted his opinion. He had indeed been thinking about problems from Li Er's perspective. Even if his stance was not very accurate sometimes, the problem was not too big.

After all, the emperor's thoughts cannot be guessed by his ministers.

Of course, this is just what they say. Who among them has not tried to figure out Li Er's thoughts?

Now that he was talking about the marching commander, Fang Xuanling smiled and said: "The most suitable person is Wu Guogong."

Li Er smiled, it was just as he thought.

Who is Wu Guogong?

That was Yuchi Jingde, the person Li Er trusted the most among the generals!

Moreover, this old guy, despite his carelessness, never misses the general direction.

If it weren't for Li Er's death protection, Yuchi Jingde would have been killed by Li Yuanji.

If he were to take charge of the northwest, he would be a perfect candidate.

"Wait a minute." Li Er said with a smile, "This old boy didn't take advantage of much in Goguryeo. If I don't find some face with Xue Yantuo now, I'm really afraid that this old boy would dare to resist the order.

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That's what he said. In fact, he knew very well that if he really issued an order to summon Yuchi Jingde back to Beijing, Yuchi Jingde would really not resist the order.

But now he needs to capture Xue Yantuo quickly. Anyway, there is no rush for matters in the northwest.

Moreover, this matter will not be settled so quickly. At that time, he will have to discuss it with the court officials again, and he will also need to ask Changsun Wuji what he wants.

Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "That's natural. Wait for now. It's not too urgent anyway."

Although they all wanted to guard against Li Chengqian, to them, Li Chengqian could not threaten Datang so quickly.

After all, Li Chengqian had just ended the war, and it would still take some time for internal governance.

"Fang Qing has been working hard recently." Li Er said, "Come here and give me..."

Li Er is like this. If you do something that satisfies me, there will naturally be many rewards, and he is not stingy with them either.

Of course, in the early Tang Dynasty, the rewards were not very luxurious, but what Fang Xuanling valued was not luxury, but Li Er's attitude.

If Li Er has this idea, it means that he did nothing wrong this time.

As the saying goes, accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. Fang Xuanling took a big risk today.

For this reason, he even gave Li Er a chance to catch two of his pigtails, just to show his loyalty.

Otherwise, as the head of the Tang Dynasty’s civil service and having been immersed in officialdom for many years, how could he make two mistakes in a row?

Isn't it just to let Li Er understand his thoughts?

Being an official is not that easy, and if you make a mistake, it could be a disaster.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward." After bowing and saluting, Fang Xuanling stood up and left.

Today's goal is achieved.

Watching Fang Xuanling leave, Li Er smiled.

"This old guy really gets better as he gets older. If the auxiliary machine wants to fight with him, he is still a little green." Li Er said with a smile, "It's okay, it's not a bad idea to go and experience it."

He knew that Changsun Wuji now secretly wanted to fight Fang Xuanling, but now it seemed that Changsun Wuji was still a bit younger.
Chapter completed!