In ancient times, it was not uncommon for emperors to go out for hunting trips and "go to the south of the Yangtze River".
Even emperors who were famous for their literary talents often went out of the palace to visit, but the activities were not hunting or touring the country, but other activities. But in any case, no matter how frequently the emperor went out of the palace - even in the records of later generations.
The emperors of the Tang Dynasty were the ones who went out of the palace to play most frequently - this kind of thing could be kept as secret as possible.
Occasionally, if such things are spread among the people, the palace must not admit it. It must deny it, so that the rumors will always be just "rumors". As for the reason.
Of course, it was due to safety considerations. No matter how high Li Er was in martial arts or how fierce he led his troops in battle, after all, he did not have a superhuman physique like Li Sheng.
Therefore, Li Er can say it for himself, but as long as Wei Zheng, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling and others are still around, as long as they see it, there will be no discussion, and your Majesty will take him away on the spot no matter what.
No matter how important this matter is, for Wei Zheng, Fang Du, and even Li Er's entire inner court team, Duan Lun, Changsun Wuji, Li Xiaogong, etc., plus the loyal and capable ministers in the outer court, for these
As far as people are concerned.
What can't open up borders? These things are good, but no matter how good the national policy is, it must be based on a reliable emperor.
If the emperor himself is not good, then no matter how talented and loyal everyone is, they will not be able to do anything. To put it more seriously... staying in the court is a danger.
When this kind of thing develops to the extreme, it is like Yue Fei in later generations - are you good at fighting? Have you made meritorious service to the country? What you are doing is that you have made meritorious service to the country!
In short, this is the rule of the rivers and lakes. Although the ministers headed by Wei Zheng do not know who Yue Pengju is, they still understand the truth. The premise of everything is that nothing can happen to Li Er - this is like playing a game with future generations. Four people
Protecting teammates in a specific position is a nature. Of course, this can also show what those who oppose the monarchy are actually rebelling against...
Although he was unwilling to do so, Li Er had to return to the Manna Palace unwillingly that day, and was scolded by Empress Changsun... He drank too much and drank with his baby. There was simply no way and no choice.
Oh my god.
And this night.
Although he drank a lot during the day, Li Er woke up in the middle of the night because he went to bed without much delay as soon as he arrived at Manlu Hall.
Think again about what Li Shengtian said.
"This is really true."
Although Ganlu Palace is of course his own territory, because he was scolded by Empress Changsun when he returned to the palace, Li Er did not turn on the lights while sitting in the palace, and the light around him was a bit dim.
The ordinary dimness now appears inexplicably strange and unpredictable.
Li Er repeatedly considered the means that the treasury could use, but after much thought, he had no clue.
According to Li Sheng, if the imperial court really needs these young people to establish meritorious service overseas, or even establish a branch of China, and then spread their branches and restore the glory of the Han Dynasty, then they must do something for them.
But what exactly? According to Li Sheng, it will be very difficult for these young people to survive overseas if they don't get help from "something" that the court needs to do.
And since it is difficult to survive.
"The only way to help him is to give him soldiers and armor, food and grass, gold and silver... Gold and silver are probably not available, at least not for now. But food, grass, soldiers and armor..."
"It's okay for the soldiers, but how can we provide them with food and grass?"
Li Er thought about it over and over again and felt that this matter would probably be difficult to handle.
Because the ocean is so big, although sea ships sail on it, transporting food is much simpler than transporting food inland by horse and ox carts.
After all, the weight does not need to be carried by precious oxcarts, the ships need to float naturally on the water.
Power, although the steam engines produced by the semi-government-run West Lake Industrial Zone of the Tang Dynasty are very expensive, not to mention internal combustion engines, but if you really need to transport food, sails are not impossible to transport it. In any case, the cost of this transport capacity is still much lower than that of land.
Already.
This matter is not something Li Er speculated out of thin air. Because he has been fighting with the Romans for so long, Datang has naturally collected a lot of information about Rome, and Li Er has naturally learned about Rome and China.
There are quite a few similarities.
The simplest thing is that the military and political core of Rome was not in the grain-producing areas, which was exactly the same as China.
The military and political center of China is of course Chang'an. Chang'an itself is actually a grain-producing area, but it is not actually a core grain-producing area.
To be honest, the political power of the Chang'an-Luoyang system and the specific logic of settling down are actually the places closest to the Central Plains and the Chengdu Plain. These two places are the grain-producing areas. As for the reason for this, this is naturally
Because China has always been an export-oriented government, the capital must certainly serve the great cause of opening up territory and spreading national prestige throughout the world.
The same is true for the Roman Empire. Its capital city, Rome, and six other cities, commonly known as the Seven Hills, are located on the north coast of the Mediterranean Sea, but the grain-producing areas are not here, but on the south coast.
The operation of the Roman state, especially the most critical grain transshipment work, was basically carried out through Mediterranean shipping.
From this, we can also see how Venice, a famous European city, became developed in those days - I think if all the main train routes in China passed through the same city, then this city would be the same, and it would be difficult to be poor.
But after all, these are just intelligence, not knowledge, not wise strategies, and will not help solve the current problem.
These young people will struggle overseas... For Li Er, there is no doubt that Li Sheng's words mean this.
But the key point was that he had not expected this. What Li Sheng meant was that there was a certain decisive factor that would cause these young people to struggle. But what exactly was it?
Late this night.
To be precise, it was already early in the morning, not long after midnight. Li Er had been sitting in the Manlu Hall until dawn, and even when it was time to go to court, he still had no clue.
When it was time to go to court on the second day, Li Er was naturally absent-minded. During the entire court meeting, it can be said that...it cannot be said that it was soaring in the clouds and mist, and it could only be said to be what the minister said. Li Er's reply was basically wrong.
Ma Zui, the minister asked for instructions on the lumber issue on Lingnan Road, and Li Er replied that you can just contact Li Ji about Liaozhou Road, although Li Ji is currently on an envoy in Tianzhu.
Naturally, Li Er's mental state was noticed by several close ministers, and they were all very surprised. After exchanging glances, they became even more confused. However, Changsun Wuji still discovered that there seemed to be something wrong with the guys headed by Wei Zheng.