Prince An’s Mansion.

Li Ye is playing chess with Cui Keli.

Since the season is already winter, many things should be settled and plans for next year are also formulated. Tricky came today for this matter, so the two of them were actually discussing important matters while playing chess.

"The Confucian scholars in Yangzhou disappeared from Yangzhou before Li Maozhen's army arrived. This is their own choice. From now on, the only Confucian scholars in the world will be our Qingzhou." Li Ye said, "Sir, do you understand what I mean?"

"Your Highness will clearly understand that when the imperial examination is next year, the Confucian scholars of Yangzhou will not be listed." Cui Keli nodded. There is no place to discuss about this matter, at least he and Li Ye do not need it. The scholars of the Confucian scholars in Yangzhou chose to leave Yangzhou City before the arrival of Li Ye's army, which means that they did not mean to serve Li Ye.

Cui Keli knew in his heart that it was not that the Yangzhou Confucians didn't want it, but that they thought Li Ye would not accommodate them.

This makes sense.

Cui Keli continued: "Next, Qingzhou Confucian School will move to Chang'an. I hope that Your Highness can encourage you more at that time."

Li Ye nodded: "Of course, I will visit them at the school."

Li Ye returned to Chang'an, not to conquer, so from now on, he would no longer have to go to Qingzhou to take charge. Chang'an is the center of the Tang Dynasty and the center of the world. Li Ye, the King An who holds the general trend of the world, naturally has to be in charge here.

Speaking of the general trend of the world, Cui Keli had to ask Li Ye's arrangements, "The King of Wu was destroyed and King Qi surrendered. Now among the great princes in the world, only Wang Jian is still there. What are your plans?"

Li Ye took the tea bowl handed by the maid next to him, took a sip, and did not directly answer Cui Keli's question, but instead asked: "Sir, what should I do if I am alone?"

As Li Ye’s number one aide and Li Ye’s uncle, Cui Keli has the responsibility to plan military affairs for Li Ye. He has long thought about this matter repeatedly and said without hesitation: “First settle the inner and outer passes.”

After hearing this, Li Ye nodded slightly.

The border troubles were very serious, especially Tubo, which captured more than ten prefectures in Hexi, the Guiyi Army that had originally conquered the eleven prefectures, and now they have regained the control of most of them. In addition, the Uighurs in the Western Regions were also constantly using troops to the east, intending to capture Sha, Gua and other prefectures, annex the Guiyi Army, and enter Hexi.

So the important border matters at the moment are Hexi and Guiyi Army.

However, the foreign war must first stabilize the internal situation. Only when the internal stability can Li Ye accumulate enough strength to deal with foreign enemies. Whether it is a large army or his personal cultivation.

After obtaining the Central Plains and Guanzhong, his cultivation level had reached Taiyi True Immortal. Among the immortals, this is also a strong man. With Li Ye's combat power, it is not too difficult to defeat the Golden Immortal Realm. However, in the current fairyland battle, Daluo Jinxian is everywhere, but Li Ye's strength is not enough, at least it cannot affect the situation.

No matter which purpose is used, Li Ye should first clarify the universe and improve his own cultivation.

Li Ye said: "The King of Wu was destroyed, and the Confucian Sect ran around. Huainan had no resistance. King Qi had only been crossing the river for more than ten days and had already captured more than ten prefectures in Jiangbei. I guess in more than ten days, the entire Huainan would bow down. In addition to the places where we have settled, there are also Jiangzuo, Chu, Jingzhou, Hanzhong, and Lingnan. These places are all small forces. I plan to ask Your Majesty to let the Jiedushi come to the palace to see you."

When I went to the court to meet, I went to Chang'an, and I handed over my life to the court, and everything was followed.

Trickley asked, "What if they don't come?"

Li Ye chuckled: "I will send Qingyi Yamen monks to accompany me. They can't think of it, is it possible?"

Trickley smiled, too.

This is true. Although the vassal states in the world may not be convinced by Li Ye at the moment, their strength is very different from that of Li Ye. Not to mention anything else, just look at how arrogant Wang Jian was by Jingzhou, and you will know the suppression of the great princes over the small princes.

By the time Li Maozhen was in charge of the army, Li Ye not only had monks from the Huanyinfang to drive him, but also had twenty or thirty real people under the command of the King of Wu who had surrendered before.

Cui Keli drank a sip of tea to moisten his throat and said, "Now it seems that Wang Jian, the King of Shu, is still a small person. What is Your Highness going to deal with him?"

He asked about "disposal", rather than how to attack Shuzhong and how to use troops.

If Li Ye was the only one who fought in Shuzhong, Wang Jian still had the possibility of resisting stubbornly with the advantage of Shuzhong's terrain. But now Li Ye and Li Maozhen join forces and the two kings are in charge. In Cui Keli's view, Wang Jian has no chance of winning.

When will Wang Jian chase King Wu, it depends on when Li Ye will send him on his way.

Li Ye pecked the tea and said lightly: "The military situation in Hexi is very urgent. After a while, I have to take the monks to Subian. This can be done with the powerful military governors, but it cannot take Wang Jian at the same time. Well, I will give Wang Jian a chance. If he is willing to follow Li Maozhen, he will be loyal to the court and obey the orders of the court. He will only allow him to retain the title of king and have the same treatment as Li Maozhen."

This is to send envoys to Shu Xuan and comfort him and summon him to the court.

If Wang Jian is willing to enter the court, then everything is easy to say.

Trickli asked, "What if he doesn't want to be ordered?"

It was not that he deliberately wanted to break the blame and ask the whole story, but as a confidant, he had to figure out Li Ye's thoughts.

A chill flashed through Li Ye's eyes, and he said without any abnormality: "Then he would better expect the Tubo monks to be strong enough to hold me back for a longer time, so that he can live a few more days."

This is very rude, but Tricky had a look of such a right.

After talking about these general trends, Li Ye and Cui Keli talked about many specific matters. The focus was nothing more than controlling and governing the Central Plains and Guanzhong vassal states. Control requires garrison troops, which is the affairs of the generals, and governance requires dispatching officials, which is the affairs of civil servants.

Now the civil servants under Li Ye, Cui Keli and Li Zhen are two hills. Among them, Li Zhen mainly commands the old people of the An Prince's Mansion, which are considered to be Li Ye's old team, while Cui Keli mainly commands the Confucian scholars of the Qingzhou Academy, which are considered to be emerging forces. The two cooperate with each other and compete with each other. For Li Ye, this is not a balancing technique, it is just a necessary situation.

——Now, Li Zhen has also been transferred to Chang'an by Li Ye. Not only him and Cui Keli, but many powerful civil servants and generals under Li Ye have come back with him this time. Some of them want to stay in Chang'an and serve in the court, while others need to go to other important places.

The matters governing local affairs are related to how much luck Li Ye can gather in the people, and it is not easy to be careless. Fortunately, Cui Keli and Li Zhen are familiar with each other, and everything has rules to follow, which is not difficult.

Li Ye often wondered what level of cultivation would reach when he completely pacified the pass? It is certain to cross the threshold of the Golden Immortal Realm, but he is not sure whether he can reach the Daluo Golden Immortal.

In the fairyland, Daluo Jinxian is not the highest point. After all, under the saints, they are all ants. Li Ye wants to achieve the saint realm - if possible, how big territory does he need to rule?

This question is still a bit far away for Li Ye, and he can only ride a donkey to read the songbook.
Chapter completed!