"Wu Lang, the Tao in your heart is inferior to that of your brother!"
"Brother Emperor, I also have selfish feelings in my heart. To put it bluntly, my heart is not broad enough. It is only for our Tang Dynasty. To put it more bluntly, I only have China in my heart!"
Huaxia originally referred to the old name of the ancient Han people, but after the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it became the orthodox name of the Central Plains.
In the modern era where Li Yuanxing lived, Huaxia had another meaning.
This represents a kind of civilization!
Li Er patted Li Yuanxing twice on the shoulder: "Wu Lang, Brother Wei just had a thought in his mind. In ancient times, the First Emperor sought immortality, and the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sought immortality. Brother Wei even laughed at them when he was young, but
Now I really understand.”
"Why?" This topic surprised Li Yuanxing.
In Li Yuanxing's mind, immortality is a joke.
"Wulang, after a hundred years from you and your brothers, who can be the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and who can truly lead the Tang Dynasty to prosperity? Who is more qualified to be the king of Qin? So the First Emperor and Han Wu don't want to die, because they are afraid that they will not be able to live without it.
People can inherit them and make their dynasty more glorious!"
Li Yuanxing also understood the meaning.
"Then educate them well!" Li Yuanxing could say nothing, but he couldn't say that people can live forever.
"Wu Lang should be busy with state affairs, have you neglected the princesses?" What Li Er means is to say, Li Yuanxing, how come you have been married for more than half a year, and the princesses' stomachs don't even have the slightest reaction? This is nothing.
Good thing, I must try harder.
Li Yuanxing was really embarrassed and immediately changed the topic: "Brother, the emperor came here because of that little Goguryeo official!"
"Yes, my brother didn't really care about killing a minor official. Now think about it, is Wulang really worth killing?"
"Brother Emperor, how do you think our cousin was defeated?"
"The weather, the right location, and the people. When the army is dispatched, there is a huge need for food, and transportation is a hassle. Moreover, Goguryeo is a battle to defend the city. Attacking the city is actually more difficult than defending the city. In addition, in the last few years of the Sui Dynasty
, the country is already weak. The soldiers are not strong enough to fight, and the generals will not benefit from buying and selling officials!"
Li Er slowly spoke about his analysis of the failure of the three previous Sui conquests of Goguryeo.
Li Yuanxing smiled very strangely, and this smile gave Li Er the urge to hit someone.
Li Yuanxing knew that in history, great emperors and commanders like Li Er had continuous failures in their personal expeditions to Goguryeo.
"Brother Huang, do you think you can conquer Goguryeo in one battle?"
"nature!"
"The Tang Dynasty has ten times the current national strength, and the emperor brother may not be able to defeat it personally. Because the emperor brother does not know where our cousin was defeated, nor did he see one of Goguryeo's most brilliant tactics!"
As for Li Yuanxing, if he were another person, Li Er would definitely have gotten angry.
But these were said by Li Yuanxing. Li Er was more curious and wanted to know, what is Li Yuanxing's theory?
"Brother Imperial, I promised not to kill that little official, but that doesn't mean I won't play a conspiracy against Goguryeo." When Li Yuanxing said this, Li Er turned his face: "Damn Wu Lang, continue talking about the failed expedition to Goguryeo just now.
, is the bad thing about the petty official worth talking about?"
"Okay!" Li Yuanxing shrugged.
"First, because the emperor personally conquered it. Second, because once Goguryeo found out that they were at a disadvantage, they would send people to sue for peace!" After Li Yuanxing finished speaking, he stopped explaining in detail and looked at Li Er quietly.
What kind of character was Li Er? He was an outstanding figure who took up the banner of rebellion and conquered most of the country for the Tang Dynasty.
Either of these two reasons alone is not a winning formula. When combined together, they become as poisonous as red dates and prawns eaten together.
"When Goguryeo sued for peace, the distance between the armies was extremely far, and the vanguard general no longer made the decision in private. So after the truce, we returned to the rear and reported to our cousin. A report would take at least five days to go back and forth. If our imperial uncle again
If there is some hesitation or a command error, then if the fighter opportunity is lost, there will inevitably be a defeat."
"Of course!"
There is no need for Li Yuanxing to talk nonsense. Li Er's IQ is definitely not low. A person who can lead troops to rebel and establish the Tang Dynasty also has a huge accumulation of experience. The only thing Li Er is worse than Li Yuanxing is that Li Yuanxing has thousands of years of experience in later generations.
The accumulation of knowledge and the explosion of information for future generations.
"In the battle against Goguryeo, Wulang will naturally lead the army. I may fight in person, but I will definitely get your consent, Wulang."
"Brother, it would be better for you to go on patrol after the victory!"
Li Er sighed softly. It was not a good thing for the emperor to go to war personally.
Li Yuanxing changed the topic again: "I don't want to kill that little official, but I have spent so much effort to get him. I just want him to cause some trouble for Goguryeo. Everything will be arranged by my brother."
"
"For example?" Li Er felt that Li Yuanxing might do something big.
Li Yuanxing smiled faintly: "It's not a terrible thing. It is estimated that Chang'an will be restless for a month or two. Everything will return to calm before the autumn harvest. This autumn will be another good harvest year."
"Another bumper harvest that gives the household a headache!"
When Li Er mentioned this, he laughed heartily. It was not for anything else. When he heard that the food could no longer be loaded and the warehouse was still not enough, he felt very good.
The Ministry of Revenue has been busier than during the war in the past two months, but still not all the grain has been put into storage.
If a large amount of grain had not been transported to Liaodong, the grain market in Chang'an City would have been in chaos.
"Brother, the banquet is ready!" Li Yuanxing said in his heart. He had wasted so much time in the study, and he was afraid that the banquet would have already started.
When he arrived at the banquet hall, Li Yuanxing realized that he had thought wrong.
This is the Tang Dynasty, not modern times. The host of the banquet, King Qin of the Tang Dynasty, has not arrived, and the host and guest of the banquet, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, has not arrived. The rest of the people, regardless of their status, have to wait here, and they cannot be rushed.
Tonight's banquet at Admiral Tiance's Mansion uses a table-sharing system. There are four tables on the main stage in the front, namely for Li Er and Li Yuanxing, and on both sides are Queen Changsun and Cui Yingying.
At the head left, there is a woman who is about twenty years old and dressed as a young woman. She is still wearing Han clothes, but the jewelry on her body has a lot of Turkic flavor. Sitting next to her is also a woman.
The princess is Princess Jindeman of Silla. Further to the left is the eldest princess Hengyang, and a little girl who is only seven years old, also wearing princess clothes.
The next five tables were for Li Er's fourth concubine, and Princess Qin Li Liyuan. Further down, there were some female guests whom Li Yuanxing didn't know. On the last table was Jin Manqing.
On the right, at the top is the Tuli Little Khan at the first table, then Ashinadur, then Li Jing, Qin Qiong, then Wei Zheng, then the Tuli envoy to Chang'an, and then several others.
The Turks and the generals of the Tiance Admiral's Mansion.
"Your Highness, the seating order was arranged by Empress Changsun!" Zheng He quickly explained for fear that Li Yuanxing would be unhappy.
"I'm a guest from afar, so it's nice to be seated here!" Li Yuanxing responded casually.
After sitting down, the first person to pick up the wine glass was Li Yuanxing. As the host of the banquet, he wanted to give a speech for tonight's banquet.
"Before coming here, my brother and I talked about our cousin. My cousin also had amazing talents. Unfortunately, he had only so many talents, but he did not make good use of his amazing talents. Just like this king
That train, if it were not for the pure steel body and pure steel rails, the steam engine with a thousand horsepower would not be able to exert its power at all. For this first cup, I pay homage to Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty!"
What Li Yuanxing said almost made Li Er spit out the wine he put at his mouth.
Wei Zheng had sharp eyes and quick heart, and immediately said: "Are the two sages of the former Sui Dynasty your Highness referring to?"
"My cousin is an amazing talent, and my cousin is even more outstanding among people. I think:"
Having said this, Li Yuanxing walked to the hall and said, "Bring me a smile!"
At that moment, a eunuch brought a pen and paper, and Li Yuanxing smiled and wrote down.
How could Emperor Wen be like a master? He was also a wise master. From a comprehensive review of the emperor's life, the only exception was that the punishment was harsh. His diligent administration and love for the people were true to his nature, and his thrift and virtue were unprecedented in ancient and modern times. Therefore, the wealth of the country at that time was also unrivaled in ancient and modern times.
As for the foreign barbarians, they aim to repulse them in order to calm the people, but do not want to pay tribute to them in order to boast of their merits. It is not like the Han Dynasty, Jing's calmness and trouble-freeing, nor is it like the Han Dynasty Emperor Wu who toiled the people and showed off his lust. Although he has no great achievements.
, pursue his ambition, and practice the right way of making friends with neighbors and treating enemies.
"Let's talk about my cousin!"
Li Yuanxing picked up the pen, thought about it but put it down again.
He raised the glass again and took a sip, and then said: "My cousin is a great tyrant, but a tyrant is not a faint king. Although Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty has no virtue, he has meritorious deeds. It's just that his merits are not unified with the happiness of the people."
, so there is a saying that "Wei Huan is nothing more than a grievance among the people, and his glory is a blur of blood." In other words, he did not properly handle the relationship between merit in the present and benefit for the future. Instead, he became a sin in the present and benefits for the future. This is
This was the biggest problem for Emperor Sui Yang.
"Your Highness, I don't understand, why is it beneficial to the future? Why is it not unified with the happiness of the people?"
Wei Zheng came out of the queue and asked.
"Luoyang, the canal. It will benefit the future."
After Li Yuanxing finished speaking, Wei Zheng thought for a while and gave a salute. Now the Tang Dynasty had seen the benefits brought by Luoyang and the canal.
"My cousin is a hero, but he is just a hero. He has his own talents and dreams. But he did not consider the endurance of the people of the Sui Dynasty. Just imagine, the people were uneasy and did not have enough to eat.
, you can go bankrupt at any time, you can die at any time, what kind of happiness is there?"
"What Wu Lang commented is so true that it should serve as a warning to my brother!"
Even Li Er stood up to support, and Li Yuanxing became even more eloquent.
"Wei Changshi, in the name of Tiance Admiral's Office, formally solicited articles on the front page of Datang Newspaper. On politics: On the gains and losses of the three conquests of Goguryeo in the previous Sui Dynasty, and on the reasons for the defeat of Goguryeo in the previous Sui Dynasty."
"Select the top ten, and the Admiral Tiance's Mansion will give you a big reward. The top ten can go to the main hall for discussion, and the top three can get medals at three levels: gold, silver, and bronze. The gold medal winner will have a handwritten letter from the saint.
Give me the word. Golden knife and pen!"
After Li Yuanxing gave the order, Wei Zheng did not dare to accept it. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)