Chapter 699 Li Er Is Shocked
It's really eye-opening!
After leaving Jiuquan County, Li Er went westward, and the scene on the road shocked him.
There were so many caravans loaded with food and supplies that it was almost endless.
It was like a long snake spreading westward on the official road. At the same time, a large number of specialties from the Western Regions were also transported to the east through caravans that were endless.
There were also endless young people carrying swords, bows and crossbows, riding horses westward.
They were all full of fighting spirit, as if they were attending some great event.
When he arrived at the northwest border, Li Er found that the prosperity here was even better than Jiuquan.
There were more foreign tribes coming and going, but the order was quite good, and there were rarely any disturbances.
There were more Taoist disciples here, and they seemed to be very valued?
Even a little Taoist boy could make the big and strong foreign men give up their seats.
Moreover, the martial arts here were fierce, and there were formal or informal competition venues everywhere.
These competition venues are almost never empty, and the strength of the warriors who take the field is already in the mainstream.
Most of them use external martial arts and military martial arts. If they can be tempered to this level, they can be a low-level officer in the army.
There are many such warriors. Li Er’s first reaction is that if they can be organized, plus some auxiliary soldiers, wouldn’t it be easy to pull out a combat-capable force?
He didn’t believe that he thought of this, but there was still no change here, which only meant that what he saw was just a very superficial appearance.
He didn’t need to carefully inquire, and soon understood the main reason for the big commotion at the border.
This matter is obviously not a secret in the border area.
The Taoist lineage is about to organize the second expedition of Taoism to the West!
At present, it is in the early preparation stage!
When the food and material reserves are sufficient, and the personnel of all aspects are adjusted in place, they will set off immediately.
Li Er was shocked. What is Taoism to the West, isn’t it just to rob the land of the Western Regions?
It sounded so grand that those who didn't know would think it was really grand.
He thought about it again and felt something was wrong. How could a mere branch of the Taoist sect have the confidence to organize such a massive westward expedition? Even the imperial court would find it difficult to accomplish this.
Not to mention, it obviously received strong support from all levels, even from foreign tribes outside the Great Wall?
How come the border troops didn't react to such a big event?
When Li Er thought of this, he felt a little cold in his heart and didn't dare to think about it any further.
He easily figured out the reason, but he didn't rush back, but continued to stay at the border to observe.
He really wanted to find out why the Taoist sect was so powerful and could support such a big business?
But the more he observed, the more frightened he was, and the more he knew, the more shocked he felt.
It turned out that the first westward spread of Taoism had achieved extremely amazing results!
The territory taken in one breath was equivalent to half of the Central Plains, which was terrifying to think about.
Not to mention how vast the land is, the value of the gems and other spoils obtained alone can be called astonishing.
No wonder it has only been a short time since then, and all parties have begun to clamor for the second Taoism to spread to the West!
Li Er was very excited, and he wanted to actively participate in it and obtain a piece of territory of his own!
Seeing that the situation in the Great Sui Empire was relatively stable, he did not take the initiative to start a war, but went to the foreign land to fight and harvest a large amount of spoils, which was more in line with his wishes.
Not long after staying at the border, he knew a lot about the hinterland of the Western Regions.
This world is very vast, and the vastness of the outside world is absolutely beyond imagination.
The area of the Western Regions alone is probably not smaller than the territory of the Great Sui Empire!
If the neighboring Tianzhu and other regions are added, even the territory of the Great Sui Empire is far from comparable, and I feel excited just thinking about it.
And in these places, except for the existence of a powerful country in Tianfang, the rest of the places are basically tribal alliances or scattered small countries.
What else is there to say? Li Er is confident that he can occupy a large territory even with his family's private soldiers.
At that time, as long as he manages it well, it will be no problem to establish a system in the foreign land!
At this time, Li Er's heart has completely flown away.
In the territory of the Great Sui Dynasty, the life of the Li family is very frustrating compared to the other three major families.
A rumor at the beginning has led to the close monitoring of the Li family by the Yang royal family!
If his father had not taken some risks, the core members of the Li family would still have to stay by Yang Guang's side as a small transparent person, and there is no possibility of holding actual power.
Even so, the Li family lived cautiously, and Li Er felt very uncomfortable.
At present, even if Yang Guang really committed suicide, the Li family would have no chance to compete for the world.
The position of Jiuquan County Governor is not comparable to Li Yuan's Taiyuan Governor in history.
Not to mention, Jiuquan can be said to be surrounded by wolves!
Xue Ju of Jincheng, and two of the frontier army's eagle generals Liu Wuzhou and Liang Shidu, which one of them is not a hero?
Once the army is raised, it is easy to be surrounded by sieges from all sides and unable to extricate oneself!
Of course, Li Er is not clear about the situation later, but now there is a behemoth like the Taoist True Transmission in the border area, and its threat and terror are more difficult to deal with than Xue Ju and the other two combined.
Apart from anything else, the fact that the Taoist True Transmission has a martial arts master has already explained the problem.
Ever since the masked knight in the bamboo hat taught Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty a lesson on the city wall of Luoyang, the eastern capital, even a fool knows how exaggerated the value of a martial arts master is.
It can be said that the existence of a martial arts master can be called a national treasure!
But the news that Li Er found out made him more and more suspicious.
The overlord of the grasslands outside the Great Wall, the Turks, has a martial arts master, Wu Zun Bi Xuan, which is news that everyone knows.
But Li Er also found out that Zhao Deyan, the demon commander of the Turks, has also broken through the martial arts master level!
In other words, the Turks have two martial arts master-level masters!
But the reality is that the Turks are very honest in front of the Taoist lineage, and they dare not show off their status as the overlord of the grasslands outside the Great Wall, and sometimes they even act quite weak.
It is estimated that there is only one reason: the high-end combat power of the Taoist lineage can definitely easily suppress Wu Zun Bi Xuan and the demon commander Zhao Deyan!
If this is the case, then many things that feel awkward can be explained.
Why did the Turkic high-level officials actively cooperate with the Taoist lineage of the Taoist ancestor's true teachings to spread to the west, and also took the initiative to invest a lot of manpower and material resources to seize a huge piece of land in the Western Regions.
It should be that the situation forced them to have no choice, so they adopted such a strategy!
Li Er couldn't help but take a deep breath when he thought of this.
No wonder when he contacted the Turkic before, no matter what price the Li family paid, the Turkic side was indifferent. It turned out to be because of this.
Since even the Turkic high-level officials took the initiative to participate, Li Er must not give up.
After making a decision, he no longer stayed at the border. Instead, he returned to Jiuquan County Governor's Mansion as soon as possible to report to his father what he saw, heard and thought this time, hoping to get strong support from the Li family.