Under Li Zhi's gaze, Su Dawei took a deep breath and clasped his fists at Li Zhi and said, "My Majesty, what would you do if the person closest to you is in danger?"

Li Zhi's brows moved slightly and glanced at Wu Meiniang beside him: "I am the emperor, how can my closest relatives fall into danger? If there is really one day, I will also exert the strength of the country to save him."

His voice was calm, but it exuded a sense of firmness and calmness.

This is to tell Wu Meiniang clearly that don’t worry, I will protect you.

Although the question was Su Dawei, Li Zhi said it to Wu Meiniang.

Wu Meiniang naturally knew what Li Zhi meant.

She smiled slightly, her eyes were like autumn water, and her eyebrows and eyes conveyed emotions.

Su Dawei coughed and said, "I don't have the power of Your Majesty, and I dare not activate public instruments, so I can only give up my military uniform and go to rescue my family."

"oh?"

A hint of surprise flashed across Li Zhi's face, and his eyes were cast from Wu Meiniang's face again on Su Dawei: "What's going on?"

Su Dawei didn't tell anyone about Nie Su.

Even Su Qingjie and Ashinadao, the closest army, didn't know, but knew that Su Dawei had a very urgent matter and had to go and deal with it.

Emperor Li Zhi of the Tang Dynasty had no way to know.

What's more, Li Zhi has a lot of things to do every day, so he has no time to pay attention to such trivial matters about sesame and mung beans.

"My sister Nie Su was separated in the formation. Later, I got clues and went to search for them."

Before Su Dawei came, he thought about telling Nie Su about it to dispel Li Zhi's doubts. However, when he said this, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

Sure enough, Li Zhi immediately thought: "Since it's your little lady, why are you in the military formation?"

"Because I have been away from home for a long time, Nie Su was worried about his safety, so he did not hesitate to leave home and go to find me."

Su Dawei glanced at Li Zhi's face, calm and could not tell the joy or anger.

He quickly added: "When I led the real scout team of Asuna to pursue Asunashabi, the other party caused an avalanche. Fortunately, Nie Su arrived in time and saved us."

"Nie Su? How could she save you?" Li Zhi's voice changed slightly, but he still couldn't hear his emotions.

Wu Mei said on the side: "I have seen Nie Su in the past, just like Ami, I am not an ordinary person."

Li Zhi nodded slightly, his expression calmed down a little.

"I see."

I gently expose this matter in one sentence, but there is no intention to go into it.

This made Su Dawei secretly relieved.

The woman at home appeared in the military formation. This matter could be big or small, and it would be not good if she digs deeper.

Fortunately, Wu Meiniang was able to smooth things over.

And it can be seen that Li Zhi trusts Wu Meiniang very much now. As soon as she spoke, Li Zhi gave up the idea of ​​exploring it.

Su Dawei hurriedly continued to pull the topic away.

"Your Majesty, when I was looking for Nie Su, I have been to the snowy land and to the Tubo Kingdom."

This sentence immediately refocused Li Zhi's interest.

"Tubo? Did you actually go to Tubo?"

Li Zhi's eyes flashed, obviously he was thinking of something.

He was not the lord of stupidity. On the contrary, his shrewdness and mind were among the top three among the Emperors of the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, when Su Dawei said that, he immediately showed a sensitive sense of smell.

"What's the situation in Tubo now?"

Li Zhi asked, and then said to himself: "Since the death of his father, in addition to the Western Turkic Ashinahelu rebellion, there are many ambitions in the surrounding grassland tribes, and there are also quite uneasy places in Liaodong."

Liaodong, Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla, east of the Tang Dynasty.

The Turks, a grassland tribe, were in the northwest of the Tang Dynasty.

Tubo, to the west of the Tang Dynasty, was separated from the Tang Dynasty by Tuyuhun and Shu.

Although Li Zhi didn't take Tubo seriously at the moment, he also had a clear understanding that Tubo occupied a territory and that the people in his country were brave and good at fighting.

When Wang Xuance was attacked by the envoy, he asked Tubo to borrow troops.

"Your Majesty, I am just about to tell you about Tubo."

Su Dawei carefully used the words and said: "When I was in the snowy land, I heard that Tubo had fought on the plateau in recent years and continued to annex the other tribes. Just a few years ago, he had already annexed Xiangxiong. Now he is the overlord of the snowy land. Moreover, his great prime minister Lu Dongzan is ambitious. In the next step, he may have a grudge against Tuyuhun..."

Speaking of this, Su Dawei didn't continue.

A smart monarch doesn't need him to say so carefully, and he will make up for it himself.

Saying too much to smart people will only cause rebellion.

Li Zhi's face was as deep as water, and the light flashed slightly in his eyes: "Tuyuhun?"

After thinking about it, he shook his head and said, "It is impossible. During the Zhenguan period, Tubo invaded Tuyuhun and later fought the Songzhou battle with the Tang Dynasty. After that, Tubo relied on the Tang Dynasty and married the daughter of the royal family, as Princess Wencheng.

Over the years, Tubo has been quite respectful to the Tang Dynasty and has not shown any rebellious intentions.

If they really had ambitions, the iron hoofs of the Tang Dynasty would teach them what rules were."

Li Zhi's confident way.

After hearing what he said, Su Dawei felt a "splitting" in his heart.

When he mentioned Tubo, he was naturally not aimless, but did not want to wait until Tubo annexed Tuyuhun and advanced towards the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty realized it later.

At this time in history, Li Zhi's eyes were attracted by Liaodong. In order to conquer Liaodong, the Tang Dynasty used all its strength.

He first fought Baekje, Goguryeo, and a sea battle broke out with the Japanese at Baijiangkou.

After countless difficulties, I finally conquered these countries, but in the end, I made wedding dresses for other people for nothing, making Silla cheaper.

In the late period of the war, Silla began to tamper with the Tang Dynasty's logistics, which made the Tang army difficult to supply.

Taking advantage of the Tang army's indifference, Silla took the opportunity to annex the territory of the original Baekje and Goguryeo, becoming a regional dominant.

Later, the Tang Dynasty fought against Silla for control of the peninsula for this reason, and launched countless wars.

In the end, Silla and the Tang army formed a rule in Datong River.

Although the Tang army recovered a certain amount of Goguryeo land, the biggest war bonus was obtained by Silla.

The Tang army was exhausted and consumed countless national strength, but compared with the harvest, it was completely disproportionate.

In addition to the nominal elimination of Goguryeo, Li Zhi could stand up and say that the Tang Dynasty had completed the unfinished career of the former Sui Dynasty.

He completed the unsuccessful things of Emperor Taizong himself.

Therefore, my achievements were better than those of Taizong and far ahead of the Sui Dynasty.

But what about that?

There are countless wastes of money and food, and the blood of countless good men in the Tang Dynasty is sprinkled in the land of Liaodong, and the soul cannot return to their hometown.

At the high price, I just cultivated a ungrateful wolf like Silla, who is not well-fed...

Before the Tang army could put out the fire in Liaodong, Tubo in the west had already led his troops to kill him.

It caused the Tang army to be attacked from both sides.

At that time, the famous general Su Dingfang had already died of exhaustion on the road to the rebels in the Western Expedition. Li Zhi sent a new generation of famous generals from the Tang Dynasty, Xue Rengui, to use troops against Tubo.

However, he was defeated by Tubo Lunqin in Dafeichuan.

These steps are so frustrating.

Therefore, Su Dawei's selfish thoughts and hoped that Li Zhi would pay attention to the Tubo matters.

Not to mention fighting Tubo first, at least take some precautions to avoid being stolen from the family.

Facts have proven that history has inertia.

Li Zhi has his own judgment and cognition.

"What's the point of being a mere Tubo? There were many surrendered generals in the Tang Dynasty. They were good at fighting. If Tubo really had an unjust act, sending a general to lead tens of thousands of elite troops would be enough to pacify."

Li Zhi said confidently: "The Western Turks controlled 200,000 to 300,000, and our Tang Dynasty only sent 50,000 troops to destroy its country in one battle. Who in the world can block the Tang army's troops?"

As he said that, he waved his hand: "There is no need to mention this matter."

Su Dawei's face turned green.

He had leaked inside information to Li Zhi in advance, but Li Zhi didn't listen.

He didn't understand why Li Zhi was selectively blind even though Tubo was a dominant in the west and a regional power.

"Liaodong has been quite uneasy recently. Goguryeo and Baekje have joined forces to attack Silla again. Silla has lost dozens of cities. If the Tang Dynasty does not take action, I am afraid that Silla will be at risk of destruction of its country."

Li Zhi said, looking up at Su Dawei "kindly": "You are also a man of war. You must know that the Tang Dynasty's great troubles are always Liaodong. As for the bitter and cold land in the northwest, not to mention that Tubo would not have such great ambitions. Even if they really have rebellious actions, the mountains to the west will be stretched out, so how can it be easily opened? Don't worry."

Su Dawei was speechless for a while.
To be continued...