Taizong's Last Decree

"Pacified West Military Governor..."

At Wei Boyu's words, the Verdant Green Maiden murmured to herself and looked him up and down.

Then she glanced at the army of twenty thousand behind him.

"..."

"How many soldiers does the Pacified West Army have?"

"Twenty-four thousand."

"How many did you bring?"

"Twenty thousand."

The Verdant Green Maiden asked, and Wei Boyu answered. He had no idea what was happening; it was as though he had answered her questions without thinking.

Strange. Who is this woman? She seems like someone important.

"Twenty thousand..."

The Verdant Green Maiden sighed and looked up at Wei Boyu.

"Tell me, who's guarding the Pacified West Grand Protectorate now?"

"The Grand Protector-General of Pacified West himself."

The more Wei Boyu answered, the deeper his doubts grew.

"Who exactly are you?"

The Verdant Green Maiden let out a long breath and slowly closed her eyes. "You simply left the Pacified West Grand Protectorate behind? Abandoned those ten thousand miles of the Western Regions just like that?"

Wei Boyu frowned. "How is that abandoning it? The Grand Protectorate is still there, and several thousand soldiers of the Pacified West Army remain to guard it."

"Are they enough?"

The Verdant Green Maiden's question was pointed.

"Of course!"

Wei Boyu nodded. "Besides the Pacified West Army, Kucha, the Heavenly Mountain Kingdom, and other states are allied with Great Tang!"

"The entire Western Regions is as solid as a golden fortress, impossible to breach!"

"An 'impossible-to-breach alliance'... Best not to say such things."

The Verdant Green Maiden muttered under her breath.

Wei Boyu frowned. He was about to ask what she meant when her expression suddenly turned grave.

"Wei Boyu!"

"Listen carefully!"

"I want you to take the Pacified West Army back to the Western Regions. Now!"

"Even if the Central Plains turns