"Your Majesty, I think that the dispute between Gaochang and Yanqi, my Tang Dynasty should be out of the matter and ignore it!"

"I will discuss it! I will not say whether it is Gaochang or Yanqi, it is thousands of miles away from our Tang Dynasty, and Gaochang is a vassal state of our Tang Dynasty. What is the reason to help Yanqi?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the interruption of the business road is only temporary. When the war between Gaochang and Yanqi is over, the business road will return to its original state. Whether Gaochang controls the business road in the Western Regions or Yanqi controls it, there is no difference between our Tang Dynasty. Why do you need to waste the people and cause money to go on a thousand miles of expedition?"

"I'm going to discuss it!"

"I'm going to discuss it!"

...

Many ministers, including Changsun Wuji and Xiao Yu, expressed their opinions one after another, and did not agree with the Tang Dynasty sending troops to help Yanqi.

His Majesty Li Er glanced at the ministers with a calm expression, not at all surprised their attitude. Even he himself tended to ignore the request for help from Yanqi.

As mentioned before, no matter from any aspect, the Tang Dynasty did not have the need to travel thousands of miles to care about the life and death of a small country that had nothing to do with it!

However, His Majesty Li Er did not make a decision on the spot, but turned his eyes to Li Chengqian, who was slightly disdainful.

"Prince, what do you think about this?"

His Majesty Li Er's question made all the ministers' eyes focus on Li Chengqian. Only then did everyone realize that the prince's eyes actually had a look of disdain in his eyes. What does he mean? He disdained the Qi Kingdom's whimsical request for help? Or did he disdain everyone's attitude towards the Yanqi Kingdom's request for help?

Li Chengqian glanced at him, then bowed to His Majesty Li Er and said, "Father, although Yanqi has nothing to do with my Tang Dynasty, it is not a vassal state of my Tang Dynasty. Logically speaking, life and death have nothing to do with my Tang Dynasty... In fact, whether the demise of the Yanqi Kingdom is indeed not related to our Tang Dynasty!"

After Li Chengqian said this, the ministers nodded in agreement, and even secretly wondered, the prince changed his sexual intercourse this time? Why didn’t he make any mistakes?

No wonder they had such an idea. In the past, whenever His Majesty Li Er asked Li Chengqian to express his opinions, he always had a "different" view. He was very likely to object to what others agreed with, but he strongly agreed with what others opposed! And he could also say a lot of truths that made everyone speechless!

But before everyone could feel relieved, Li Chengqian's next words completely shocked everyone!

"But... the ancestors' old place, how can I ignore it in the Tang Dynasty?"

"Um?"

"What?"

His Majesty Li Er and his ministers looked at Li Chengqian with confusion, not understanding what he meant and what was the hometown of his ancestors?

"Speak clearly!" His Majesty Li Er said in a deep voice.

"Father, my ministers, during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, Zhang Qian was sent to the Western Regions countries. Later, he sent envoys or troops to lay the foundation for the Han nationality to unify the Western Regions. By the time of Emperor Xuan of Han, the Han government established the Western Regions Protectorate to unified the Western Regions, and this Western Region became the territory of our Han nationality! It was not until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty that the Central Plains had been war-breaking, which led to the disconnection between the Western Regions and the Central Plains and was separated from the jurisdiction of the Central Plains dynasty. My father and my ministers were determined to restore the prosperity of the Chinese nation during the Han Dynasty. How could there be any reason for the Western Regions to be abandoned? Therefore, my son asked my father to send troops to the Western Regions and recover the old land of our ancestors!"

His Majesty Li Er was stunned, and the civil and military officials in the court were stunned!

They thought that the Crown Prince Li Chengqian also disagreed with sending troops to help Yanqi, but who would have thought... the Crown Prince did not agree to help Yanqi, but he directly wanted to send troops to the Western Regions and send troops to the entire Western Regions!

this……

"Your Majesty must not!"

"No, Your Majesty! Is it a good lord who raises an unrighteous army without reason?

"Your Majesty, the Western Regions are thousands of miles away from our Tang Dynasty. It is useless to raise troops on your own, and it is useless to the country and the people!"

"Your Majesty's Western Regions is a barren land, and most of its land is desert and is not suitable for farming. If you send a large army to conquer the Western Regions, even if it can be recovered, what is the use of our Tang Dynasty? Furthermore, the Western Regions are ruled by the Western Turks, and the Western Turks and our Tang Dynasty are brothers and friendly countries. If there is an alliance, how can we break the agreement and attack each other?"

"His Majesty……"

"His Majesty……"

Li Chengqian's words were a shock, and all the ministers stood up to oppose his proposal!

Sending troops to the Western Regions and regaining the old land of our ancestors... It sounds really exciting, but how can it be that simple?

On the one hand, if we really want to send troops to the Western Regions, the troops must not be short. At least it will be a national war of the same level as the conquest of the Turks! Although after the development in recent years, especially since the establishment of the Ministry of Commerce, the national treasury has been unprecedentedly abundant, and launching a war of equal to the conquest of the Turks will not be as stretched as before, but... no matter that era, war and development are two contradictions. Launching a war will inevitably affect development, and even stagnate development, and even more so, directly destroy the hard-won development achievements in recent years!

On the other hand, if you send troops to the Western Regions, you must dispatch troops from Guanzhong and Shandong. Even in Guanzhong, which is closer to the Western Regions, Gaochang Country, which is thousands of miles away, the consumption of food, grass and supplies along the way is an astronomical figure! Moreover, this road is not a smooth road. You have to pass through the vast desert along the way. If you are not careful, the army may be wiped out before reaching the Western Regions!

The most important point is, even if the Western Regions are really defeated? There is no benefit to the Tang Dynasty! Who doesn’t know that the ghostly land in the Western Regions is a barren land? Apart from deserts and mountains, it is not suitable for farming at all. So what’s the use of such a large piece of land?

Looking at the ministers who cited the scriptures and passionately opposed his proposal to send troops to the Western Regions, Li Chengqian couldn't help but curl his lips, feeling very disdainful!

So what if you object? No matter how much you object, it is useless! I don’t understand others, and I don’t know my own son? Maybe sending troops to the Western Regions and regaining the hometown of the Han Dynasty has no direct benefits for the civil and military officials in the court, but it has great benefits to the emperor Li Er!

Think about it, why Emperor Wu of Han was passed down through the ages? In addition to defeating the powerful Huns, the most important thing was to expand territory and incorporate the Western Regions into the rule of China!

His Majesty Li Er’s biggest shortcoming is that he is so happy to be successful! He is extremely eager to catch up with the emperors of all dynasties, and wishes to become the eternal saint king comparable to the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors!

He has now defeated the powerful Turks. If he takes back the Western Regions, wouldn’t he be able to catch up with the achievements of Emperor Wu of Han?

So, after Li Chengqian finished speaking, he noticed that his son was stunned at first, which suddenly emitted a terrifying light from his eyes. He clenched his fists, and he was obviously very excited inside!
Chapter completed!