If you look through history textbooks, you can see countless records of the land of China being invaded by foreigners. Those ferocious and barbaric guys have no reason to say anything about plunder, and they have gone to a heinous level in the matter of invasion.

So this group of warriors, after drinking, cursed at the tribute envoys and showed off their withered or strong muscles, with great desire to go forward and tear them apart. Fortunately, Li Shimin dissuaded them.

Only then did an inexplicable battle subside.

The food in Linjia Village was naturally impeccable, so much so that Changsun Wuji gave Liu Fan the title of Taotie, while Cheng Yaojin was much more refined and offered him the title of God of Cooking. Liu Fan declined. In this society,

There is only one person who can be a god, and that is the old god. If he had become a god at a young age, Li Er would probably have killed him very early.

When everyone was drunk or pretending to be drunk, Liu Fan casually mentioned that he wanted to change the fiefdom obtained by the title to Qinling. Li Shimin kicked him out. Liu Fan patted his butt and gave them a slap.

Braised pork and a stewed goose.

After these old guys are sent away, Liu Fan will be considered clean.

There are still many unfinished matters. Ma Zhou and Li Yifu are dealing with them. Both of them have shown their faces in front of Li Shimin today. It will be a smooth path for them to become officials in the future. As for whether he will bear the mark of Liu Fan in the two meetings, this Liu Fan cannot change.

I should have thought of this when I came here.

Liu Fan is not worried about Ma Zhou at all. He is extremely smart and a man of great wisdom and foolishness. As for Li Yifu, the city is not deep enough now. All the joy and anger are on his face. He is still far away from Li Mao. Liu Fan is not afraid of his backlash.

What’s even more scary is what he does next

However, the interactions during this period of time, especially the baptism given to him by the people in the village, also made Li Yifu less resentful. At least today, he saw that the old ministers who rejected him did not show any expressions. This made Liu Fan

Much more comfortable.

At this time of year, the morning wind is the most comfortable, refreshing and refreshing. People can quickly forget all the uncomfortable things, and then naturally enjoy the beauty that this season brings.

Green has covered the entire pass. Willow trees along the river have been planted from the end of the village to the distance. They will be planted again in the future. Anyway, willow trees are easy to grow. Just break a branch and insert it into the ground. It will be fine in a few years.

grow up.

Liu Fan was drinking tea, and Ma Zhou and Li Yifu were also drinking tea. The two of them were talking about the duel between Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling some time ago.

Fang Xuanling memorialized: "Today, if we read the armored battle in the arsenal, we will be able to defeat the Sui Dynasty by a long way!"

Li Shimin said to him: "Although ordering troops and preparing for bandits is an important matter, I just want you to be mentally honest, loyal, and make the people happy. This is my first armor. How could Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty be destroyed because of insufficient armor?

? It’s because you don’t practice benevolence and righteousness, and the people in the group are resentful and rebellious. You should be aware of this heart!”

This involves the big aspect of ruling the country by force or by benevolence and righteousness, and Li Shimin's proposition is also very simple, that is, we must do all benevolence and righteousness internally, and we must use force to govern the world externally.

Ma Zhou agreed and believed that the current Tang Dynasty could no longer withstand many wars. Although the treasury was slowly filling up, after a big war, a year's work would be in vain. It would be better to recuperate and wait until the treasury is full before fighting again.

Li Yifu held the opposite opinion, believing that the people of the Tang Dynasty should still take the law as the criterion, and the court should strengthen control, not only to implement benevolent government, but also to set up more powerful agencies in every state and county.

It serves as a deterrent so that people will not be deceived into rising up and dying without knowing why.

Liu Fan watched the two of them arguing happily. These two guys always had their own ideas on political affairs. This kind of discussion did not happen once or twice. Usually no one could convince the other, but as long as a specific person was involved,

A consensus was quickly reached.

"Mr. Zhang probably won't end well if it continues to expand!" Ma Zhou said with a frown.

Li Yifu also said: "Yes, after looking at all the ministers, only Zhang Gong has the most bureaucracy. Now I want to use the name of my adopted son to avoid the number of bureaucracies. I don't know if it is true or not. If it is true, I am afraid that this will set a precedent. In the future,

In this name, nobles and nobles cultivate their troops, even dead soldiers!"

Ma Zhou smiled and said: "Brother Fan is still relatively low-key. The court allowed the army to be raised, but he found some people who were close to forty or fifty years old, especially those who were disabled. They were passed down as a joke by the nobles in the capital some time ago!"

Li Yifu nodded and said: "Yes, although it is a joke, it is an example. At present, His Majesty is committed to the world and does not care how powerful his subordinates are. As long as they are beneficial to the Tang Dynasty, they will continue to use them. Although Brother Fan is young, but

In this matter

Emotionally, he is somewhat conservative, but there are benefits, and there will be many more, because Brother Fan is young, and when His Majesty gets old, if the empire no longer has the will to fight, then the next person in power may not let it go anymore.

These honorable men raise the soldiers of the government!"

Ma Zhou looked at Liu Fan and said: "Brother Fan, tell me, what is your purpose of recruiting these old people!"

Li Yifu also looked at Liu Fan curiously.

Liu Fandao: "It's very simple, who can survive on the battlefield! It must be a lucky person, because strength is only a small part of the factor on the battlefield, and these old soldiers, although they have retreated from various guards, but

Their strength is definitely not bad, and more importantly, their luck will be even better. With so many lucky people in our family, how can our family be better?"

Li Yifu widened his eyes and said, "Is it that simple?"

"Maybe it's true!" Ma Zhou looked at Liu Fan with a strange expression.

Liu Fan smiled and said: "Actually, the two issues you two discussed just now are very simple. The first one is whether His Majesty wants to implement benevolent governance within the empire. In my opinion, it is necessary after experiencing the rule of the Sui Dynasty.

Believe it or not, some villages still don’t know who the emperor is, and even thought it was possible during Liu Che’s reign. Implementing benevolent government is the fastest way to spread His Majesty’s reputation! There is no one! It is also the fastest way for the people to accept the Tang Dynasty.

There is no other way to rule!"

"Why your Majesty and the court don't have to consider the matter of benevolent government at all? It's because you know that the Tang Dynasty is unstable and there are so many foreign troubles. As long as the foreign troubles are not eliminated, the country cannot be in chaos. If it is used by people with ulterior motives, how can it be maintained?

The difficult situation will be broken. When the time comes, there will be internal and external troubles, and the Tang Dynasty will be in turmoil again. The price will be too high!"

"Ma Zhou, you have always had a calm personality, but you are too loyal. This kind of loyalty is suitable at any time, but it is not suitable for now. What your Majesty needs is a jackal, a leopard, a tiger, not a domestic dog. I guess he needs more

It will be your time to shine in more than ten years!"
Chapter completed!