Datang: The prince of salted fish was overheard by Li Er

Hearing these voices, Li Shimin panicked a little.

He never imagined that the coal would be so useful.

Immediately, he could only smile sarcastically and say: "However, the imperial army still has missions recently, so if you want to go, you can bring your magic guard."

Li Shimin's words made the second monk Li Youzhang puzzled. He didn't understand why Li Shimin's change would be so fast.

[What's wrong with Li Er, didn't he look like he was trying to take advantage just now, why did he suddenly find out his conscience? 】

[It doesn't matter, just let me go out. 】

【No, could it be that he is playing hard to get? 】

[Now say that I can go out, and when I take someone out, someone will stop me and say that I don't have a warrant to leave the city. 】

[And when I ask for a warrant again, he will come to ask again. 】

[Hmph, I still want to play with labor and management with such a scheme, so save it. 】

[I promise to come down, I won't go out! 】

'This bastard is so rebellious!Is your father such a person! '

Seeing that Li You was silent at the side, Li Shimin said angrily: "Go back to the palace, I will write you a warrant to leave the city!"

"Hmph, I've been thinking that I'm plotting against you every day. We, father and son, have nothing to plot against."

While walking, Li Shimin muttered.

Seeing the back of Li Shimin turning around, Li You was suddenly moved for no reason.

【Yes, isn't he my father? 】

[Although I really don't want to admit it, there is no way to change the blood relationship between father and son. 】

【Actually, it is good to have this Mingjun as a father. 】

At this moment, Li You's heart was touched a little more, and he also had a good impression of Li Shimin, the old father who had broken his heart for no reason.

Li Shimin, who was walking in front at the moment, also felt warm and smiled.

This time, although he didn't get any good things from Li You, he felt that the trip was worthwhile to get his son's approval.

Li You got the warrant to go out of the city, and happily went to Hexi with all his subordinates.

Speaking of which, this was the first time for Li You to travel far away, and he was extremely excited to witness the magnificent mountains and rivers of the Tang Dynasty.

This time, Li You's fiefdom is in Hexi, and the land of Hexi is very famous in Chinese history, and there have been famous wars in all dynasties to fight for Hexi.

For example, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the battle of Wei State Wu Qi captured Hexi, and later the battle of Qin State Shang Yang conquered Hexi, and the battle of Hexi where Huo Qubing conquered the Huns in the Han Dynasty.

But in fact, the places where these battles took place are not the same. There are two places called Hexi in Chinese history.

The rivers mentioned in ancient times refer specifically to the Yellow River, and these two Hexi places are also located on the west side of the Yellow River.

The upper reaches of the Yellow River appear in the shape of "ji", so that it has two river sections in the north-south direction, and there are naturally two sections in the west of the river.

One of them is the inner side of the "Ji" Bay of the Yellow River, which belonged to Guannei Road in the Tang Dynasty, and it was also the place where the two wars took place during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

At that time, the seven countries stood side by side, and the land of Hexi was fiercely contested between Qin and Wei.

For the Qin State, the land of Hexi is of great significance. They were able to block the attacks of the six countries with one enemy, all thanks to Hangu Pass and later Tongguan.

However, the prerequisite for Hangu Pass to play a role is that Qin State has to occupy the land of Hexi.

The Yellow River blocks the north of Hangu Pass, and the Qinling Mountains blockades the south of Hangu Pass. At this time, Hangu Pass can be regarded as the real iron pass.

For example, the Yellow River and the Qinling Mountains are the city walls, and Hangu Pass is the city gate.

It is precisely because of this that the land of Hexi is extremely important, and it also triggers wars every year.

After the unification of the Han and Tang Dynasties, the strategic position of this Hexi area became less important.

On both sides of the Yellow River is the land of the Tang Dynasty, and even the Hangu Pass is more formal than substantial.

In such a general environment, another Hexi area appeared in people's field of vision.

The other place is located on the outside of "Ji" Bay, in the area of ​​Wuwei, Lanzhou, which is Hexi where Huo Qubing conquered the Xiongnu.

In the Tang Dynasty, the so-called Hexi generally referred to the outer area, which belonged to Longyou Dao.

In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, although Hexi belonged to the Tang Dynasty, the grasslands and Gobi outside the city were like the back garden of the Turkic people.

They are in this undefended area, they are unrestrained, and they come and go like the wind.

In the Weishui alliance last year, Jieli Khan fought all the way from Hexi.

It is precisely because of this situation that the major families don't pay much attention to the land in Hexi, and the royal family also took the opportunity to take back the ownership of a large amount of land in Hexi.

Although the Tang Dynasty and the Turks have entered a short period of peace, Hexi is still not peaceful.

So before Li Shimin asked Li You to bring Shence Guard, it was not aimless.

Naturally, Li You also knew the risks involved. Apart from leaving the necessary Shence Guards to manage the affairs of the Shence Mansion and Chu Palace, he brought all the elite with him.

Not only that, he also sent someone to inform Su Dingfang, asking his people to return to Lanzhou first and join him.

A few days later, Li You's team met Wang Xuance, Su Dingfang and Pei Xingjian outside Lanzhou City.

"Xuance, Dingfang, things outside the customs are going well? Why do you bring so many people with you?"

As soon as they met, Li You pointed to the huge caravan behind them and asked.

Although Li You knew that his caravan was one of the largest caravans on the grassland, he was still very surprised by the number in front of him.

Wang Xuance shook his head, showing an indescribable expression.

"What's the matter, let's hear it."

Although Li You aspires to be a salted fish, but when things come to an end, he never backs down.

Su Dingfang took the conversation and said: "Speaking of which, our caravan is going well, with me and this group of brothers, we can be considered to be rampant on the grassland."

"But other caravans are not so lucky."

"After the first round of transactions, all the gold and silver of some small tribes have been traded."

"After trading cattle and sheep, these small tribes have nothing to trade."

"But those tribal leaders have lived comfortably for a while, so how can they be willing to suffer any more?"

"The looting of small caravans has already happened. If we don't find a way, I'm afraid things will get worse."

"At that time, the trade outside the customs that has finally recovered may be interrupted at any time."

Li You nodded, the fact that such a situation in the Turkic trade fair had already been expected by him.

The Turks were originally barbarians, and had no output except cattle and sheep, but the growth cycle of cattle and sheep was slow. Once the gold and silver harvested in the previous Weishui War were used up, the Turks had no ability to sustain large-scale trade.

However, it is easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but difficult to go from extravagant to frugal.

It will undoubtedly be more difficult than going to heaven for those tribal leaders who have enjoyed the extravagant expenses of the Tang Dynasty to return to the previous days.

In this way, looting will inevitably happen.

Originally, Li You thought that this matter would probably happen after this winter. By then, Datang's attack on the Turks would almost begin.

Temporary contraction of trade does not matter.

But he did not expect that the economic crisis of these Turks broke out so quickly.

In less than half a year now, so many small tribes have been hollowed out.

Li You frowned.

[These Turkic leaders are not good, why are they so fast! 】