Suddenly, I came back to my senses and found that Su Dingfang was no longer the brave and fearless Su Dingfang back then, and became more steady.

According to the past, Su Dingfang would lead his army to Persia, but now he can sit firmly behind, thinking about exchanging the smallest price for the greatest success.

Even though history has turned a big turn, some people and some things have not changed until they are finally here, Su Dingfang still became the general in history.

After putting away his thoughts, Gu Qing said to him, "Lao Fang, General Li Jing is right. We really can't get too close. I have the right to have troops. The emperor will be worried about the two of us together."

"I don't know so much. I can only marche and fight." Su Dingfang said, "Gu Qing, I will no longer lead troops in this battle. I will retreat from the army like General Qin Qiong and General Yuchi."

"There is no General Su Dingfang, as for me, Su Lie, Su Dingfang!" Su Dingfang raised his wine bag and drank it in one sip, and handed the liquor to Gu Qing.

Gu Qing took the liquor and took a sip, "I thought about it too. I'll stop doing it. Just count the money at home. I don't want to live a life of power."

"I don't want to do it either." Su Dingfang nodded and said.

At the sun set, the army was preparing to go on a war again. Cheng Chumo and Xue Rengui were repairing his troops and horses, preparing to go on a war to Persia. It has to be said that the Persian prince was a cruel person.

If the Persians knew about this, even if this Persian prince could become the king of Persia, his future path would not be easy.

"What do you think?" Su Dingfang looked at the aspiring Persian prince.

"Persia cannot be managed by the Persians." Gu Qing drank wine, "In the future, we need our Tang Dynasty officials to manage, and our Tang Dynasty army to garrison. Only by fully controlling Persia can the stability of the Silk Road be guaranteed. As for this future king of Persia, he is just our puppet."

"puppet?"

"Yes! It's a puppet." Gu Qing said, "In fact, for His Majesty, the Persian vassal state is a burden to the Tang Dynasty. The barren and the environment here are poor. The Western Regions are a natural barrier for Guanzhong. There is no need to worry about Western countries or killing them for such a long distance."

Looking at the Persian prince, Gu Qing took another sip of wine, "When the sea road is opened, no matter how spring, summer, autumn and winter, this Persia can be completely abandoned by the Tang Dynasty."

"You mean that the Tang Dynasty has maintained its commercial roads for so many years, and will it be abandoned after it arrives? So what's the point of making such a struggle?"

"This expedition has three benefits for the Tang Dynasty." Gu Qing said slowly, "First, the Tang Dynasty can obtain the vassal state of Persia. Second, after obtaining Persia, you can always pay attention to the control of the West. Third, it is Persia. Because it is unknown how many years it will take to open sea roads, this Persian pawn needs to exist temporarily."

"Look," Su Dingfang sighed, "You said a lot, but I didn't understand it much. You people like to use your brains. People like me don't think about thinking about these things."

As soon as the time came, Cheng Chumo took the Persian prince to Persia to help the Persian prince re-establish Persia.

Gu Qing also began to become busy in Tubo. With the efforts of Central Plains officials over the years, he has been assimilating the Tubo people.

"Let's build a college here." Gu Qing said with a smile.

"Shangshu Ling." The Tubo prefect was a little hesitant, "If we wanted to build academies in Tubo, would the manpower and material resources be consumed a little too much?"

"If the Tubo people want to assimilate into Central Plains, they must start with the Tubo children." Gu Qing said to them, "We must teach them the words and etiquette of the Central Plains, the stories of the Central Plains, and even make the Tubo children forget everything about Tubo."

After hearing Gu Qing's words, the Tubo prefect was stunned and said in one short sentence. If the Tubo people forget the foundation of Tubo, this kind of thing would be terrible. It would almost be a destruction of the country. From then on, there was only the place name Tubo, and there was no country that once appeared.

"Some people call this cultural invasion." Gu Qing said with a smile, "The culture of a place is important, and culture is also the foundation of a race, but if there is no culture, it will not have what you want to stick to, and it is easy to be assimilated. Of course, this must also be based on the strength of a place's culture. As long as the culture is strong enough, cultural invasion can be achieved."

"Cultural?" The Tubo prefect was puzzled.

"Yes, culture." Gu Qing said, "When all the Tubo people sing the songs of Guanzhong, they all tell the stories of Guanzhong, ten, fifty, or even one hundred years, generation after generation, who will remember the stories of Tubo? After the cultural invasion, it will be cut off, and the culture of Tubo is completely cut off!"

The Tubo prefect's face was not very good. Although Gu Qing could do this, he was still a bit too heartbroken. This was just a soft knife to cut his flesh. When the Tubo people came to their senses, their Tubo people became Guanzhong people. The native Tubo children could only speak Guanzhong language. What a terrible thing.

"How is it?" Gu Qing whispered, "Can you do it?"

"Yes!" The Tubo prefect gritted his teeth and nodded.

"After returning to Chang'an, I will ask the academy to send powerful personnel to do this. Just keep busy with yours. Building a branch here is not a difficult task for me, and I can also raise a academy." Gu Qing shook the folding fan in his hand, "But what I said to you..."

"The officials will never let others know."

"Very good." Gu Qing nodded, "Have you eaten?"

"ah?"

"I'll ask if you have eaten?" Gu Qing asked again.

"The officials have eaten it." said the Tubo prefect.

"So I've eaten it." Gu Qing thought, "That's okay. You can have a meal with me, by the way! How much salary do you have in a month?"

"Not much, not much, just like the prefect of Guanzhong." The prefect of Tubo replied, "This salary has always been taken by the family."

"If you are willing to help me establish a college in Tubo, I can give you extra money every month." Gu Qing sat cross-legged and ate the meat, "I will give you a thousand guan a month."

"One thousand a month..."

The Tubo prefect was amazed as he listened to the words, "There are too many Shangshu Ling! I really dare not accept the officials."

"Oh, this money is not just for you." Gu Qing smiled, "Money can make the devil push, and money can also win people's hearts. I don't give you this money for you in vain. One thousand guan a month can allow you to operate in Tubo, and open up the relationship between various Tubo tribes. Remember, don't be reluctant to spend it."

The Tubo prefect nodded repeatedly, remembering in his heart that Gu Qing said enough cultural invasion, and he had to send a memorial to His Majesty. This cultural invasion is too terrible, so Central Plains should be wary of it.
Chapter completed!