In Wang Xiao's view, the Central Plains dynasty only developed and grew on a large scale during the interglacial period, and then seized the fertile and vast Indian plain before the arrival of the Little Ice Age. This is the only way to get rid of reincarnation.

With plateaus, the most convenient road is basically blocked.

Even if Tubo was destroyed, there were still very few people who could go to the plateau.

If you walk through Jiannan, the terrifying dense forest is even more deterrent.

During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, in order to find the distant Great Yuezhi, many envoys walked into this dense forest and never came out again.

If you want to send troops on a large scale and migrant population, your only option is to go west.

This is also one of the reasons why the Tang Dynasty has been constantly using troops to the Western Regions for more than a hundred years.

When Tang Xuanzang went to India to seek Buddhist scriptures, he not only brought back the scriptures, but also detailed information about India.

You know, he has lived in India for many years.

In addition, the back and forth experiences and records of the terrain and people's livelihood of the Western Regions recorded on the road are all recorded in the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty.

This thing played a very good role in promoting the Tang Dynasty's expansion of the Western Regions.

At that time, the Tang Dynasty was very interested in the Indian Zhu, which was said to be full of cooked earth.

At this time, the Tang Dynasty's development in the Western Regions was very smooth, and the core control area was even gradually approaching the Palacio.

And as long as you cross the plateau on the roof of this world, it will be the rich and fertile land of the Mesopotamian Rivers in Central Asia.

In history, he was beaten by the Huns and fled in a panic. The heads of the tribe's boss were made into wine pots. The Frost Moon Dynasty was established here.

As long as the Tang Dynasty can effectively control the Central Asian region, it will be a good choice whether it is going south to the Indian Plain, north to the grassland, or simply going west to the Qin Dynasty.

After years of hard work and development, Wang Xiao believes that the current strength of the Tang Dynasty can already carry out the next development plan in the Western Regions.

But before that, Wang Xiao has one more thing to do.

That is to strangle An Lushan, the flea, to death first.

The evil fruits brought by An Lushan and Shi Siming in history are too great and must be completely eliminated.

Those mistresses had only two fates. They either died on the spot or were sent to various mines to rely on the black millets for their lives.

After that, the grassland will enter an era of strong population control.

Most of the miscellaneous hu will disappear and become a record symbol that cannot be found in history books in detail.

The remaining ones will become herders and wool workers in the Tang Dynasty, and even migrate to escape water and grass.

Either obedient or disobedient.

They choose their own path.

Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, various military governors and officials from all walks of life returned to Chang'an City.

Even An Lushan, who was far away in Pinglu, rode his horse back all the way.

An Lushan, covered in fat, actually ran into the Daming Palace with steadily steps.

As soon as she saw Wang Xiao, An Lushan immediately bowed and shouted in a crying voice, "Your Majesty, save me~"

At this time, a banquet was being held here, and important officials in the court, nobles from the royal family, and governors from all over the country were happily drinking, chatting, watching singing and dancing.

Many people looked unhappy when they saw An Lushan performing such a scene.

The main reason is that An Lushan is extremely rude and uneducated, and is still a mischievous man of incorrect blood.

Although Gao Xianzhi and others were not orthodox Tang people, their bloodlines were not mixed.

Even if he doesn't know who his father is, An Lushan is naturally inferior to others in the eyes of everyone.

The originally lively hall was also in silence because of An Lushan's intrusion.

Wang Xiao, who was sitting in the middle, took the luminous cup handed over by Yang Yuhuan on the left, "You are here very quickly, sit down and eat and drink first."

An Lushan's words were already filled with a crying voice, "Your Majesty, the life and death of the 200,000 soldiers in Pinglu are all in your mind. Please save us."

Wang Xiao, who had drunk all the wine, took the orange peeled by Mei Fei Jiang Caiping on the right and threw it into his mouth, "I said, sit down and eat and drink first."

An Lushan dared not disobey. Although he was still crying, he stopped talking and stood up and found a seat under Gao Lishi's leadership.

Yang Yuhuan beside Wang Xiao asked Wang Xiao curiously, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with my godson?"

“No big deal.”

Wang Xiao smiled kindly, "It's because the imperial court has recently re-examined the registered military registrations in various places, and he has surpassed it a lot."

In fact, it's not just a little bit too much.

Before, An Lushan himself called for 200,000 soldiers, but the actual number was tens of thousands higher.

The real quota given by the imperial court to Luping Town was actually only 63,000, which is just a fraction of what An Lushan actually has.

The reason why they were able to send food and supplies to support so many soldiers before was because Wang Xiao and Zhang Jiuling wanted to recommend An Lushan to absorb all the miscellaneous Hu Qingzhuang on the grassland into his command.

Now that things have been prepared, it is natural that it is time to close the internet.

So the court sent people to Pinglu to investigate military accounts.

People in the past said it was clear that in the future, the court would only distribute food and food according to the numbers on the military account book.

Of course, it is not just Pinglu Town, but military towns in various places are conducting inventory.

For An Lushan, who was proud of his previous spring and unparalleled prestige on the prairie, this was a bolt from the blue.

The root cause of his ability to call the wind and rain on the prairie is more than 200,000 troops under his command.

The reason why he was able to support the more than 200,000 troops was because Wang Xiao provided him with enough supplies.

Now the material passage has been cut off, but the more than 200,000 troops still have to eat, drink, enjoy and pay military salaries.

These people only recognize him, An Lushan, and when they ask for things, they will only ask him, An Lushan for it.

Although An Lushan has accumulated a lot of wealth for himself through various means over the years.

But this money is of little use in front of the 200,000 soldiers eating horses.

The previous army of 200,000 was An Lushan’s confidence and back.

But now, the 200,000 army is about 200,000 to eat his mouth.

In history, An Lushan was also the governor of Pinglu, Fanyang and Hedong towns.

Fanyang and Hedong are both rich places, so they can raise an army of 200,000.

But now he is limited by Wang Xiao to a barren land outside the Great Wall of Pinglu, where he can afford to support so many people.

It is precisely because of this that An Lushan rushed to Chang'an City in a hurry to ask Wang Xiao for help.

Although An Lushan is a fat man, he is not a fool.

He knew very well that although he had more than 200,000 troops under his command, if he really wanted to rebel against the Tang Dynasty, the ending would be basically destined.

Not to mention the elite legions of the Tang Dynasty everywhere, Guo Ziyi led 70,000 to 80,000 Tang troops to block Fanyang, and relying on the Great Wall, he could block him outside.

So even if he has the intention to rebel, he would not dare to do it.

Unfortunately, it's useless to think so, because Wang Xiao dug a big hole that he had been digging for so long just to bury him in, how could he throw a ladder at him?

After cutting off the source of food and wages, An Lushan had only one way left, that is, disbanding the excess troops.

But these soldiers and horses are not cattle and sheep, they are all warriors, brave warriors.

An Lushan would tremble whenever he thought about it.

They certainly don't want to be dismissed. At that time, they will either force themselves to rebel, or kill themselves and replace them with a new leader to lead them to rebel.

An Lushan, who was frightened, sat behind the table and drank wine like white water. He ate delicious food and chewed wax. As for the singing and dancing of the girl in the Pear Garden, he saw it as much as the pink skull.

His performance was naturally boring to Wang Xiao's eyes.

So after a song and dance ended, Wang Xiao waved his hand and asked the dancers of the Liyuan Garden to retreat and said to An Lushan, "Come on, I haven't returned to Chang'an City for so long. Come on and offer a dance to your adopted mother."

An Lushan, who was anxious, didn't want to dance, but at this moment he had no choice.

He could only put on the stage with a smile, saluted Yang Yuhuan and danced Hu Xuanwu.

Hu Xuanwu, you can tell that it is mainly based on rotation when you hear the name.

It's the kind of dance that half-squats, wraps your arms in front of you, and then lifts your legs and sings continuously.

Although An Lushan is a fat man, he is pretty good to dance.

Especially when it is constantly spinning, the speed is also extremely fast.

At the end of the song, Wang Xiao first cheered loudly, and then everyone started to shout.

An Lushan, who was cheering for everyone, barely smiled and saluted.

"I'll dance well, I'll give you a hundred pieces of silk and a pearl."

Facing Wang Xiao’s reward, An Lushan smiled bitterly.

This reward is really useless to him.

Many of the others around were jealous. You should know that a hundred silk pearls are already a considerable amount, and ordinary people's families will never make any money in their entire lives.
To be continued...