The autumn is clear and cool, the blue sky and white clouds, and a few goshawks soar leisurely.

In the carriage, Li You lay on the sand seat, closing his eyes to rest, but his mind was not idle.

This time, Li You returned to Chang'an, because he wanted to help Li Chengqian solve the problems that arose in Chang'an urban construction, and then persuaded Li Chengqian to cheer up. However, he was a little confused now.

Li You was really annoyed about Li Chengqian's changes. Over the past few years, he has been wholeheartedly supporting Li Chengqian, defeating Li Tai, restraining Li Ke, and clearing the obstacles for Li Chengqian to ascend to the position of crown prince. Who would have thought that Li Chengqian kept making mistakes because of his incompetence, and finally pointed the finger at Li You.

"The mud cannot support the wall." Such words suddenly appeared in Li You's mind.

Li You was startled. He suddenly thought of a question, what if Li Chengqian just couldn't do it?

If Li Chengqian just can't help him up, what consequences will happen?

Li You dare not think about it, it’s a headache to think about it.

There are many unstable factors in Li Chengqian's personality. According to his current state, he may make Li Shimin increasingly disappointed and eventually have the idea of ​​abolishing his position as crown prince.

The consequence is that Changsun Wuji and others will try their best to protect Li Chengqian. Even if Li You is low-key, unless he dies, he will be considered a threat to Li Chengqian and will be eliminated quickly.

If Li Shimin wanted to depose Li Chengqian's position as crown prince, he might have forced him to follow the old path of rebellion in history. Then, Changsun Wuji and others would support Li Zhi to the throne for their own interests, and Li You was still their first target of attack.

Historically, after Li Ke took office in Li Zhi, he could no longer pose a threat to Changsun Wuji and others, but he was still eliminated by Changsun Wuji and others for treason.

The more Li You thought about it, the more worried he became. He shouted, "Stop."

The convoy stopped, Li You got off the carriage, walked alone to the grass by the roadside, letting the autumn wind blow on his face, and staring at the endless fields.

"I'm wrong, I'm all wrong." Li You finally understood that no matter how he supported Li Chengqian, Li Chengqian's prestige could not surpass him. His achievements were so great that he was the master. Li You would always be a threat from Li Chengqian, which is an unchangeable fact.

Changsun Wuji and others will never let the imperial power fall into the hands of outsiders. Even if Li You gives them all his heart, he will always be outsiders.

This is a solution.

Li You wanted to survive, there were only two ways. One was to go far away and to be unknown. Otherwise, even if you escape overseas, you would not be able to escape the fate of being chased.

Zheng He's voyage to the West was objectively in order to expand the political influence of the Ming Dynasty and strengthen its ties with overseas countries. He promoted economic, cultural exchanges and friendly exchanges between my country and Asia and Africa. It was more than half a century earlier than European navigators' long voyages in the Americas and India, and was a feat in the history of world navigation.

However, there are a few sentences in "The Biography of Zheng He", which says: "Zhengzu suspected that Emperor Hui died overseas and wanted to trace it." It was because Chengzu of Ming Dynasty suspected that Emperor Jianwen ran overseas and sent Zheng He to explore and kill Emperor Jianwen.

The second road, the second road...

Seize power!

Li You really doesn't want to take this path.

It's too difficult and too tiring. Also, the process of walking this path will even be full of blood.

This is not something a foodie is willing to do.

But……

Li You was unsure of his mind for a moment, so he decided to postpone his return to Chang'an.

He wrote a letter saying that Xue Yantuo still has some things to deal with and cannot return to Chang'an for the time being.

The convoy embarked on the way back to Shengzhou.

"Your Highness, Your Highness." Li You's convoy was moving, and a fast horse was racing from the direction of Shengzhou.

Baihu went forward, asked about the situation, and led the messenger to Li You's carriage.

Li You lay in the carriage and lazily received the letter. After reading it for a while, he immediately became energetic.

He wrote a lot and quickly wrote several letters. Soon the messengers took Li You's handwritten letter and rushed in different directions.

Li You himself also stepped on the war horse and turned to the direction of the Western Regions Protectorate.

Chang'an City, Qi's Mansion.

On the northwest corner of the Qi Palace, a tower was built, which was incompatible with the surrounding roofs. A row of pigeon nests were built on it, and pigeons flew in and out from time to time.

This is the Feige Communications Main Station of the King of Qi Mansion.

"Pulala", a pigeon flew over, and a female soldier on duty reached out to grab the pigeon and took off the letter tied to it from the pigeon's legs.

When the magpie received a message from the flying pigeon, she saw dense symbols written on the note more than an inch wide, and there were more than a hundred groups of characters. She was immediately excited when she saw the handwriting written on it.

The magpie went down the tower and ran to Wu's residence quickly.

"Fourth Princess, the prince has come to write." Magpie said excitedly.

"Come on, let me see." Wu happily took the note.

Wu took out the special codebook and translated it out, she immediately sent someone to call Wang Xuance, the director of the Northwest Border Affairs.

After reading Li You's letter, Wang Xuance said, "I'm going to prepare relevant materials now."

Wu immediately entered the palace and asked to see Li Shimin.

Liangyi Hall, study room.

Wang De said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, and Princess Qi Wu asked for a meeting."

Wu, as the Princess of Qi or the Minister of Commerce, had no right to directly seek to see Li Shimin. The formal way was to report to the Shangshu Province in advance, and then the Shangshu Province asked the Shangshu Province for instructions, and the Shangshu Province asked Li Shimin for instructions, and then made arrangements.

This time, Wu asked them to contact Wang De directly through the gatekeeper. Therefore, Wang Decai asked for forgiveness.

Li Shimin said without hesitation: "Let her come."

Not long after, Wu came in.

"Son of my son, please see my father." Wu Xingli said.

"No gifts." Li Shimin said with a smile. He had a good impression of Wu.

"Father, the King of Qi came down to believe it, it was Fei Ge who delivered the letter." Wu said.

Wang De took the letter from her and handed it to Li Shimin.

After reading the letter, Li Shimin stood up immediately. He quickly walked to the map hanging on the wall, and gestured on the map with his hands while looking.

He turned his head and said to Wu, "If there is another letter from Li You, you can send it directly to the palace. Okay, you can go down first." Wu Xingli retreated.

Li Shimin said: "It is said that Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Hou Junji, Li Jing, and Wang Xuance meet."

Wang De went out and sent an emergency order.

Not long after, all the ministers came. Li Shimin said excitedly: "My dear ministers, Li You have good news. The Persian king is going to ced the Angot Province to the Tang Dynasty."

During the heyday of the Persian Empire, a total of 20 provinces were set up. The Angot Province was located in southern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, with an area of ​​550,000 square kilometers and a population of 750,000.

At present, the six provinces in the northwestern Persian Empire have been occupied by the Dashi Empire, and the remaining divisions were occupied by Hamid's father Yi Siqi III and Hamid. In order to block the attack in the northeast of the Dashi Empire, Hamid was willing to ced the Angot Province, which was adjacent to the Western Regions of the Dashi Empire, to the Tang Dynasty. In this way, he could not only not have to fight on both sides, but also be able to get supplies with the Tang Dynasty.

In his letter, Hamid said that Angot Province is currently under his control and hopes that the Tang Dynasty will send troops to take over as soon as possible.

Expanding territory and boundaries is the wish of every emperor, and Li Shimin is even more so. Now that the Tang Dynasty is strong, he has long wanted to use military force to the outside world, but he has not yet chosen a good target.
Chapter completed!