His Highness King Qin of the Tang Dynasty has returned to Chang'an City. Does that mean that the Battle of Liaodong has come to an end?
The most exciting topic in Chang'an, whether it is teahouses, restaurants, or streets, is this.
Victory! It must be victory.
There was a large amount of cargo on the flying boat ready to be moved off the ship, and the Imperial Guards had already passed by.
The King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty had already entered the palace wearing formal robes.
"You came back, didn't you come to have dinner with me brother?" Li Er stood in the imperial garden with a smile.
"My brother encountered some small troubles and came to share the troubles with the emperor." Li Yuanxing responded with a smile. Li Er also smiled and replied: "Brother Wei likes surprises and doesn't like troubles!"
"If the trouble is not resolved, the surprise will lose its flavor!"
Li Er laughed and said, "Eat first, and we can discuss it later after dinner." After that, Li Er pointed at Eunuch Gao who was hiding far away: "Go and invite Princess Mingyue to come over, and say I'll treat her to dinner!"
Giving a banquet and treating guests are two completely different concepts.
Eunuch Gao believed that his ears had heard correctly and immediately ran to arrange for someone to invite Mingyue into the palace.
After entering the study, Li Yuanxing closed the door himself, and then said with a serious face: "I promised the little Khan Tuli to be crowned king, and the Khitan king was given the title of three kings."
"Brother Wei, I thought of it. I thought of it when you wanted to seal Huainan."
"They have given me a huge problem. I already have a headache. It is impossible to discuss this kind of thing with just anyone, so I must come back."
Li Er patted Li Yuanxing's shoulder heavily: "Okay, very good. I'll discuss it with you for my brother's sake!"
Li Er's favorite thing is surprises, and what Li Yuanxing brings to him this time must be a big surprise. What can make Li Yuanxing so nervous is definitely not something as trivial as a few pieces of gold.
Li Yuanxing walked to Li Er's desk and pulled out a cigarette.
"The King of Khitan asked for the title. I think Khitan will soon be part of the Tang Dynasty. But there are a few questions, but I can't make up my mind. After thinking about it again and again, I still don't have a very suitable answer, so I came back to ask the emperor for some advice.
.I am not in a hurry to get the answer, I just hope that Brother Huang can think about it when he has time!"
Hearing Li Yuanxing's serious words, Li Er's expression also became much more serious.
"Brother, do you still remember those 30,000 kilograms of fine steel? I have checked and found that it came from the Khitan. But it was not from a certain family, but many Khitan nobles were involved. I have analyzed the reason, and King Khitan
If you are rich, those who fight for the Tang Dynasty with him are rich, but the old Khitan nobles are not rich!"
"They exchanged the steel for money?"
"That's pretty much what it means, but that's not the point. I used this excuse to scare the Khitan King, originally to make him more obedient. But the Khitan was a very smart man, and he dedicated the Khitan to the Tang Dynasty!
"Li Yuanxing said, telling Li Er the details of that time.
Li Er listened very carefully, and he was also analyzing whether King Khitan was sincere.
After listening, Li Er nodded silently, as if he believed what King Khitan said.
"Next, I have a few questions in my mind. The first one is, after conquering the Khitan, should we send out officials or implement Khitan autonomy. The disadvantage of autonomy is that the Khitan people are like a pile of firewood that can cause trouble at any time.
Just a few sparks will turn into a fire and bring some trouble to Datang!"
Li Er understood what Li Yuanxing said, just like if those small countries surrendered today, they would rebel tomorrow.
They will change their loyalties as their interests change.
"Brother Emperor, if the Tang Dynasty sends officials, there will be several disadvantages. The first official's management of the Khitan people will make the Khitan people secretly dissatisfied. They will think that the Tang Dynasty has enslaved them. Next, another official will
The trouble is that other countries will think that the Tang people are too naked in their actions, and we cannot bear the bad reputation of occupying small countries."
“It’s really troublesome!”
As the emperor, Li Er knew the trouble of this kind of ethnic conflict.
Sitting in front of Li Yuanxing, Li Er said: "Wu Lang, please continue talking and tell me any concerns you have."
"Zhuge Wuhou of the Han Dynasty was already a man of great talent. His way of dealing with the barbarians seemed clever, but it was full of hidden dangers. The officials stationed by the Shu State in the mixed areas of ethnic minorities and Han people implemented different laws. Regardless of whether
Whether you are tolerant or harsh, both are practices that will lead to endless troubles."
Li Er got up, walked to the desk, took some pen and paper and started recording.
"Goro, keep talking!"
Li Yuanxing's political wisdom was not much higher than that of Li Er or the elites of the Tang Dynasty, but he had the experience of later generations.
"The Han Dynasty's policy towards ethnic minorities was to coerce, enslave, and exploit. The core idea of Zhuge villagers was that the barbarians were Han slaves. Therefore, his so-called attack on the hearts of the Southern barbarians was only aimed at a very small number of Southern barbarians.
Rather than the entire Southern Barbarian people, violence will continue to occur among the Southern Barbarians."
Li Yuanxing stopped here. He needed to give Li Er some time to think.
Li Er did not answer in a hurry, but got up and went to the back library of the study to browse some relevant information. The library of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was extremely high in both quantity and variety.
As an emperor, Li Er did not dare to rely on his own memory or Li Yuanxing to talk about such a major matter. He needed to verify it himself, read that period of history, and analyze it carefully.
Li Yuanxing knew that there was no need to rush. The most difficult thing in a multi-ethnic country is ethnic integration, the relationship between the dominant ethnic group and the ethnic minorities, as well as the stability of the entire country and the entire society. This problem is being studied all over the world in later generations. You can do it in politics.
There is some fusion in the world, but it cannot be absorbed in people's hearts.
There is always a sense of superiority in the hearts of ethnic people.
"The oath made by Prime Minister Zhuge Kongming and the barbarians is recorded here. In fact, you, Wulang, did what he did, and you, Wulang, were more ruthless than him. As a brother, I don't understand why you called Zhuge Kongming villager."
Husband! In your strategy of Wu Lang, these ethnic minorities are just mercenaries of your Wu Lang. They earn wealth by fighting."
Li Er analyzed very rationally.
In Li Er's eyes, Li Yuanxing represented the Tang Dynasty, and Li Yuanxing's mistakes were also his mistakes.
"Brother Emperor, before they had a relationship with the Tang Dynasty, they were not the same country. So I can use them and consume them without restriction. But once they are merged into my Datang Dynasty, there must be a distinction. This is also
Now that I can show it to other countries, becoming a member of the Tang Dynasty will be of great benefit!"
"This benefit is not easy. If you give it too much, they will be greedy. If you give it too little, there is no point!"
"My brother, it's not easy!" Li Yuanxing cried out in pain.
"Being a brother is not easy!" Li Er also cried out in pain.
The two brothers looked at each other and smiled.
"Brother Jin, although Sima Zhao is an ambition to seize the throne, his talents cannot be wiped out. At least I believe that his ethnic policies are still advisable, and at least some of them we can learn from."
"Imagine that during the Jin Dynasty, the integration of eight million ethnic minorities solved the problem of population decline after the Three Kingdoms. Most of these people were loyal to the Jin Dynasty, and many of them integrated with the Central Plains people, changed their surnames from customary customs, and became supporters of the Central Plains culture. Yes.
He said that many people in the Tang Dynasty may not be 100% Han ancestry. Since our Datang is a multi-ethnic country, it should be open to all rivers!"
"It's easy to talk about embracing all rivers, but what we need is a very effective method!" Li Er replied angrily.
At this time, Li Er truly understood that Datang was really facing a huge choice.
This is a battle, a battle within Datang.
"Goro, please sit down first and I will show you some clothes!"
clothing?
At this time, Li Yuanxing was a little confused as to what kind of clothes he was looking at.
Li Er personally took out a box from a cabinet in the library and shook out the clothes inside in front of Li Yuanxing: "Wu Lang, these are the casual clothes newly sent by the Ministry of Rites for my brother. Have you noticed that there are many casual clothes?"
The difference!”
Li Er spread the clothes on the ground, and Li Yuanxing squatted there and watched carefully.
Round neck, this change makes the neck much easier. And then... double lapel!
This double lapel surprised Li Yuanxing a lot, because Hanfu is very particular about the left lapel pressing the right lapel. This dress turned out to have a double lapel, that is, the left and right sides are the same, tied on the chest. Just like the clothes of later generations, this was not worn by Li Yuanxing
Come because even if Li Yuanxing wears light clothes, they are still in the style of Hanfu.
"Hufu! This design is derived from Hufu. The narrow sleeves are also very convenient for writing and working. Brother Wei is not the kind of person who can stretch out his hands when wearing clothes or open his mouth when eating.
At least there are a lot of stamps to review, the wide sleeves are heavy, and it’s easy to spill the ink!”
Li Yuanxing said nothing and continued to look at the clothes.
"During the Northern Wei Dynasty, there was a strict ban on Hu clothing, thinking it was a loss of etiquette. But in fact, the emperor could not ban it with just one word. The common people naturally had to consider making it easier to move for their daily life and work. Wulang went on an expedition in April
, it’s been more than a month now, do you know about Yaozhou’s artisan summer clothes?”
Li Er said, turning out a picture on the bookshelf.
Li Yuanxing took a look and saw that this was a completely double-breasted dress, and the cuffs were not only narrow, but also tied at the wrists.
The whole outfit looks very tight and decent, and it looks more and more like the work clothes of later generations.
"If you want to conquer the Khitan ideologically, you must first make the officials of the Tang Dynasty recognize the Khitan ideologically. As I know, the Khitan people's horse training skills are even better than those of the Turks, and the Khitan people's veterinary skills on livestock are...
I am not as good as the Tang Dynasty."
"So Brother Wei thinks that before solving the trouble raised by Wu Lang, we must first let the Han people recognize the Khitan people, and then let the Khitan people not feel inferior to the Han people. This is the root cause of the trouble!"
The emperor is the emperor, and Li Er got to the core of the problem with just one sentence.
Although there is no specific way to solve the problem, at least Li Yuanxing is convinced of the idea. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)