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Chapter 57: Layout of Anxi

Pei Min couldn't even swear by what he wrote, so he nodded with satisfaction.

Wang Wei was pondering ink on the side, and with the thought of appreciating the regular script of a generation of Wenzong, he glanced a few times. His explicit words made two red clouds float on his white and tender face. If he couldn't help thinking in his heart, Pei Shuai looked quite upright and flattered, and he could not imagine that he was so handy.

But he didn't know that when people were happy, it was best to speak.

If Li Longji is not promoted to heaven, how could Pei Min be able to make peace in the Western Regions?

Pei Min then explained the situation in the Western Regions in detail, and wrote very delicately every word, and then wrote Yan Gaoqing's three suggestions on it.

Compared with the general explanation that Yan Gaoqing said, Pei Min wrote more in detail, especially in terms of details.

Yan Gaoqing just made an outline at that time.

Along the way, Pei Min added some things and thought about some implementation steps.

Especially Pei Min has a deep feeling about Yan Gaoqing’s first and third points.

The first point of cultural invasion was to encourage the people of the Western Regions to learn the Tang culture on the grounds of recruiting talents and give them preferential treatment for being an official in the Tang Dynasty.

This article reminded Pei Min of many movies and TV series that he watched later generations.

Pei Min was not born in that era, and could only learn about it from movies and TV series.

In the 1960s and 1970s, there was a saying that foreign countries were paradise, especially many college students. Learning English means going abroad, and seeing going abroad as supreme glory.

The situation at this time is very similar to that at that time.

It’s just that the object of choice is the opposite. In this era, the Tang Dynasty was the real paradise.

As long as you give the opportunity, Pei Min believes that the people of the Western Regions and those with ambition will definitely be even more crazy than college students in the 1960s and 1970s.

As for the third point of attacking the heart, smearing the opponent, and improving himself, Pei Min is best at it.

And there is no need to slander. The Arab Empire was deeply influenced by Western culture. Their style of behavior was to conquer. If they were not convinced, they would kill them directly. Anyway, the more people they killed, the more people they were afraid of, and they would eventually conquer them.

This is also the reason why the Arab Empire is not as good as the Tang Dynasty. In feudal society, population is the primary productive force.

Even though the Arab Empire spanned the three major countries of Asia, Europe and Africa, its territory was wider than that of the Tang Dynasty.

But no matter how wide your territory and more land you have, if you don’t have enough people to manage, isn’t it equal to zero?

Therefore, the infamous reputation of the Arab Empire is well known.

Another key point is that the Arab Empire was established by religion and dealt with pagans very harshly.

As long as these two points are used well, the Tang Dynasty's control in the Western Regions will be significantly improved.

Of course Pei Min would not swallow the credit of his confidant. In the letter, he clearly stated that Yan Gaoqing was the one who decided to do it, and recommended him to take over the Anxi Protectorate as the chief minister and be responsible for Anxi government affairs.

Pei Min did not agree with Li Longji's proposal to rescue the love in his letter.

Du Xian did have certain ability to command the military and political affairs of Anxi as a scholar. He served for four years and comforted the soldiers. He worked tirelessly, and was deeply loved by the local people and did a good job.

But Anxi's situation is just about seeking stability, which is not enough.

Du Xian's ability to stabilize Anxi does not mean that he can fight against the military front of the Arab Empire.

Not every literati is a existence like Di Renjie, Yu Yunwen, and Fan Zhongyan who can govern the country and martial arts can maintain stability.

Anxi's military should be handed over to a brave and resourceful general, not a literati with no combat experience.

Pei Min has a good choice for this candidate, Feng Changqing.

Now there are three people under Pei Min who have the ability to serve as the governors of the four towns of Anxi, Feng Changqing, Geshuhan, and Wang Zhongsi.

All three of them are famous historical generals. In terms of their ability and historical performance, Wang Zhongsi is well-deserved first, Geshuhan is second, and Feng Changqing is third.

But maybe it was because of the long time that Feng Changqing had more opportunities to perform or experience.

In Pei Min's view, Feng Changqing of this era is not inferior to Geshuhan's tricks.

However, Feng Changqing has some congenital shortcomings.

Even if he is a cripple, his personal combat power is only a little higher than that of civil servants. Ge Shuhan is skilled in archery and horses. In addition to being skilled in military strategy, he also has excellent martial arts skills.

Geshuhan and Wang Zhongsi's resumes and achievements are far from enough to convince the public, so it is impossible to be promoted to the position of Jiedushi.

Looking at Pei Min's command, only the three governors Feng Changqing, Zhang Xiaosong and Cui Xiyi are qualified to achieve this achievement.

But Cui Xiyi is too calm and has a slight lack of flexibility.

Zhang Xiaosong was too dissolute and used tricks to go against the wrong path. In the way of using troops, the first time he took the risk was courage, twice or three times, that was seeking death.

Therefore, Feng Changqing is the only choice.

Just so happened that Pei Min wanted to take Gao Xianzhi into account and listen to it. He transferred Feng Changqing out and recruited Gao Xianzhi in, just filling the gap.

It’s just that in history, Feng Changqing was Gao Xianzhi’s younger brother, and he had a future under Gao Xianzhi’s promotion.

Now Feng Changqing turned around and ran to the front.

Pei Min did not make his own decisions and directly proposed Feng Changqing in the letter, but asked Li Longji to choose a general who was both wise and brave.

Pei Min knew Li Longji, and Li Longji appointed him as the governor of the two towns in Longyou and Hexi, so he meant to entrust the Western war situation with full authority.

Therefore, Li Longji would not listen to Pei Min's arrangements for the Anxi Jiedushi, but at least he would ask for his opinions.

Li Longji's answer to the question and answer is still very different from Pei Min's own proposal.

The higher he is, the more Pei Min pays attention to this.

This writing included eight pieces of paper. After the ink was dry, Pei Min packed the letter and sent it to Chang'an with a special envelope supplemented with ink paste.

In the next few days, Pei Min did not handle government affairs too much. He just read the official documents to learn about the recent incidents of Hexi and Longyousheng, and gave himself a few days off.

When Pei Min was planning to drink with Zhang Xu on this day, he accidentally got a news.

"Pei Shuai takes Wei with him, Wei also wants to Brother Meng for a while."

Pei Min said a little surprised: "Who is Brother Meng?"

Wang Wei hurriedly said, "It was Wei's negligence, I forgot to report to Pei Shuai. Brother Meng's surname is Meng, his name is Hao, and his courtesy name is Haoran. He is from Xiangyang, Xiangzhou, and is known as Meng Xiangyang. It was recommended by Brother Taibai. When Brother Taibai left Shu, he met Brother Meng. The two of them visited the Huanghe Tower in Wuchang. They learned that Brother Meng had ambitions to use the world, but his career was in trouble, so they advised him to come to Liangzhou to try it. Mr. Bogao's library was very popular and there was a shortage of staff. Brother Jiuling asked Brother Meng to go to the library to help."
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