Lian Zhan was frightened by the prince's boldness, but also admired him very much.

With such powerful control, he would definitely be able to rewrite the history of the Wu Dynasty if he ascended the throne.

Li Yunxing said: "Second..."

He paused for a moment, raised his eyes to look at Lian Zhan, and spoke slowly.

"I want to unite the countries in the Western Regions to fight against the Xiongnu." Li Yunxing's eyes were sharp.

Lian Zhan was startled when he heard this.

Li Yunxing continued: "The Xiongnu are ambitious people, and sooner or later they will go to war with the Wu Dynasty. By then, the Western Region will become a place burned by the flames of war between the two sides. If the Western Region stays out of the matter, sooner or later it will become cannon fodder in the war between the two countries.

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"But we are different from the Xiongnu. We are not a naturally bloodthirsty nation. Now the Wu Dynasty does not need to expand its territory for the time being, so now the Wu Dynasty needs allies."

Lian Zhan nodded, and there was nothing wrong with what Li Yunxing said.

Recently, he has also received frequent news that the Huns are showing signs of going south to fight again.

In addition, because of Qin Sheng's incident, Qin Zhongyi now has a different heart, so it is not completely impossible to defect on the spot.

If the northeast is lost, the Xiongnu can march straight into the capital.

It would be a good thing to unite the Western Regions to resist together.

Seeing this, Li Yunxing said again: "General Lian, do you think there is a chance in this matter?"

Although he had long thought about rushing to the aid of the Western Regions, he had also been thinking about the pros and cons of rushing to the aid for a long time.

But after all, Lian Zhan is a veteran and has experience in dealing with foreign countries. It is always right to listen to his opinions more.

After Lian Zhan thought for a while, he said: "I'm afraid there are some risks in this matter."

Li Yunxing had a smile on his face and looked at Lian Zhan with admiration. He knew that General Lian understood.

"If our Wu Dynasty goes to war with the Huns one day, and the Western Regions come to support us, it will probably be extremely difficult to succeed."

"What's more, it's not easy for the people of the Western Regions to maintain superficial peace with the Wu Dynasty. If they want to send troops to the Wu Dynasty, it will be very difficult."

Lian Zhan expressed his concerns.

People from the Western Regions are not trustworthy in his eyes, and he is afraid that they will attract wolves into his house.

Li Yunxing retreated and settled for the next best thing, "What General Lian said is absolutely true. Indeed, the Western Regions are scattered. If we want to integrate them, it will not be accomplished overnight."

Lian Zhan was relieved when he saw that he recognized his proposal.

"But we can't give up this opportunity. If I can really form an alliance with the Western Regions, the Wu Dynasty can use the Western Regions as a barrier when large-scale military expeditions in the future, without fear of the Xiongnu invasion. And I heard that people from the Western Regions

Good at raising horses."

"The art of raising horses and fine horses and horses from the Western Regions can be introduced into the Wu Dynasty, which will surely greatly enhance the military strength of the Wu Dynasty!"

Li Yunxing's words completely broke the hesitation in Lian Zhan's heart just now.

This temptation was indeed very strong and made Lian Zhan's heart beat.

If the Wu Dynasty could master the horse training method of the Western Regions, it would greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the Wu Dynasty's cavalry.

After Lian Zhan thought about it carefully, he said: "I will personally discuss this matter with the King of Dayuezhi Kingdom. The specific situation is not yet certain."

Hearing what Lian Zhan said, Li Yunxing was convinced.

It seems that Lian Zhan has agreed to go on a mission to the Western Regions together. Everything is difficult at the beginning, and Li Yunxing also knows the reason for this.

Moreover, the journey to the Western Regions as an envoy was long and long, and many of them were wild roads with steep mountains and steep mountains.

It is precisely because of the lack of official roads that many merchants from the Western Regions died on the way.

For them, this is a high-risk, high-reward thing.

The same is true for Li Yunxing.

If you leave this matter to others and escape halfway, then if you want to do it again next time, you don't know how many years you will have to wait.

Therefore, if Li Yunxing wanted to seize this opportunity, he could only send his most trusted people.

Only Lian Zhan was qualified to be the commander-in-chief of an envoy to the Western Regions.

Li Yunxing said: "This matter has been handed over to General Lian because I believe that General Lian has rich experience and a passion for protecting the country. I hope that this matter will be settled as soon as possible. By then, everyone in the world will remember General Lian's contributions."

"In the future, it will surely be remembered for generations to come and be admired for thousands of years!"

Li Yunxing clasped his fists at Lian Zhan and bowed solemnly.

Lian Zhan quickly stood up and helped Li Yunxing up.

"Your Highness is so complimentary. You are ashamed of your humble position."

Li Yunxing said: "General Lian, please don't refuse. Compared with what you have done for the entire Wu Dynasty, this is simply insignificant. I can only entrust this matter to you. When you return in triumph, you will be generously rewarded."

Li Yunxing's tone was sincere, and his eyes shone with wisdom.

Lian Zhan also understands this matter.

Li Yunxing had already made up his mind, but Lian Zhan would be pretentious if he tried to push back.

Moreover, the benefits of this matter indeed outweighed the disadvantages for the Wu Dynasty. Even if there was danger, Lian Zhan was willing to try it.

He agreed: "Since Your Majesty trusts me, I will do my best for my humble duty!"

Li Yunxing laughed and said: "General Lian is indeed the founding general of this dynasty. He is loyal to the emperor and is truly a model of loyal ministers!"

Li Yunxing patted Lian Zhan on the shoulder, feeling very emotional.

He then said to Lian Zhan: "The journey to the Western Regions will be difficult and dangerous. If you encounter enemies, General Lian must be careful."

Lian Zhan nodded in agreement, and then said: "Your Majesty, I have one more thing to ask for."

"But it doesn't matter."

"The prince only mentioned two reasons just now. I would like to know what the third reason is?"

Li Yunxing paused. It would be okay to tell Lian Zhan about this.

Just explaining it like this, Li Yunxing really didn't know how to start.

Then he pondered for a moment, and finally sighed: "Alas! This third reason is because I want to develop agriculture."

"Agriculture?" Lian Zhan was a little confused.

"The legend of the Western Regions is just about the border deserts. The Wu Dynasty was a huge country with fertile fields everywhere. To learn agriculture from them, isn't it putting the cart before the horse?"

This is what gives Li Yunxing a headache.

In Li Yunxing's native world, the first person to know that the earth was spherical was Magellan who sailed around the world in a ship.

Before this, many people had never left their own country and did not even know that there were other people on the earth.

But as a prince who had never been in the Wu Dynasty, Li Yunxing could not just tell them this knowledge that was beyond their knowledge.

"I just want to think that although the Western Region is indeed barren, the people have not completely died of hunger."

"From a certain perspective, maybe there are some foods in the Western Region that we don't know yet, which are more resistant to damage. There may also be ways to deal with extremely bad weather like Jingzhou's."

"If we introduce those high-quality varieties into the Wu Dynasty, the grain output of the Wu Dynasty can be greatly increased, and the price of food will naturally decrease. It can also solve the fundamental problem of the current food shortage in the Wu Dynasty."

Lian Zhan suddenly realized what he said.

No wonder Li Yunxing was so eager to send him to the Western Regions.
Chapter completed!