When I woke up in the morning, my somewhat chaotic mind was instantly filled with things.
Then, various thoughts, various judgments...
The emperor felt that he was a computer from another world, and his brain was the CPU.
At the moment, his mind was occupied with the conquest of Shu, mixed with worries about the prince, and he had no time to feel the people around him.
"His Majesty!"
Jiang Heer was awakened by his movement, opened his eyes, rubbed his eyes and said, "It's still early!"
"It's getting late!"
Jiang Heer sat up and the emperor glanced at him.
Xiao He'er is actually not small at all.
The emperor's perseverance was probably ranked first in the palace, and he still insisted on getting up and practicing in the face of temptation.
Jiang He'er yawned and realized that his chest felt cold. He lowered his head and said, "Yeah!"
"The queen is awake."
Concubine Jin's bedroom is quite different from other people's bedrooms. Others', such as the Queen's, are warm and cozy, while Concubine Li's is more charming.
There is a painting hanging on the wall of Concubine Jin's palace. It is not a picture of a lady, nor a landscape painting, but a picture of a ferocious tiger. Sitting on the back of the ferocious tiger is a woman, holding the back of the tiger's neck with one hand and making a fist with the other.
Pretending to beat him.
The woman is naturally Jiang Nuxia.
A while ago, a painter came into the palace to paint portraits of the emperor and the queen. Jiang Heer watched from the side and was very moved. After the painter finished the work, he begged the emperor to ask the painter to paint one for him.
The painter was well prepared, but who would have thought that Concubine Jin actually asked him to draw a picture of a hero and a female fighting a tiger.
Jiang Heer got up, washed up, and followed the practice lazily.
"Be serious!"
The emperor stood facing the east, clasping his hands round, breathing long and long.
"It's useless for me to practice!" Jiang Nuxia sighed, "Unless I can still travel around the world."
As she said this, Jiang Nuxia's eyes shone brightly, "Your Majesty, let's go travel around the world if we find an opportunity in the future!"
Although the palace was not bad, it was a bit boring and uncomfortable for Jiang He'er.
"I want to leave the palace if I have nothing to do. It's okay occasionally. Why don't you just walk around in the world? Give up!"
The emperor stopped the exercise and inhaled through his mouth. It sounded like a turbulent and long-lasting ocean tide.
Then he exhaled briefly, and the sound of breaking through the air was very sharp.
After breakfast, the emperor went to the front to discuss matters with the ministers.
"Your Majesty, the food and grass are in place."
Cao Ying has been very busy these days and looks quite haggard.
"Has the army been in position?" the emperor asked.
"Your Majesty, except for the five thousand cavalry from the south who are still on the road, the rest are in place." Song Zhen said.
"Why are you late?" asked the emperor.
Delay is a major crime in the military.
"They met the thieves on the way. They were supposed to be on their way after being defeated, but after being tortured, the thieves confessed. After Shi Ni's defeat, some of the thieves escaped into the mountains, and were recently preparing to attack the surrounding counties. So they went ahead to suppress this bandit.
Thief..."
“It’s good to make a prompt decision!”
The emperor nodded in appreciation, "I will reward you as you deserve, but the sin of delay cannot be avoided. The merits and demerits cannot be offset!"
"yes!"
This is the way to run an army!
You have a reason, he has a reason, and eventually an army is in chaos.
The emperor glanced at the prince sitting below and said: "A thousand-mile embankment is destroyed by an ant nest. Many times, when you let go of a hole and don't take it seriously, the root of the disaster has already been sown."
The prince nodded, "Yes."
After the outside world questioned the prince's ability to supervise the country, many people were speculating that the relationship between the emperor and the prince might change.
The prince is a little respectful, the emperor is a little dogmatic...
"By the way, Your Majesty." Liu Qing said: "Recently, envoys from various countries have come to inquire about the gathering of armies, but they are going to attack Shu."
"Are you worried that I will deal with them?" The emperor said calmly: "They are sneaky people!"
When these small countries were strong in the Central Plains, they behaved in a well-behaved manner. They were called "Khan" and "Goddess".
After arriving in Chang'an, the people of the Tang Dynasty felt quite proud of their eyes filled with tears and the shock of arriving at the center of the world.
I paid a visit to the Emperor of the Central Plains, offered pitiful tributes, and spoke pitifully about a small country with few people. These are the gifts that were obtained with great difficulty. Please forgive me.
What can the emperor say?
The more others show weakness, the happier and proud he will be.
This is human nature. No matter whether you are talented or foolish, you cannot avoid this kind of complacency.
Then, the emperor, who was in a good mood, waved his hand and said, "The gift should be heavier in return."
The heavy return gifts often made these envoys tremble, and the voice of the Khan became louder and louder.
Then the emperor waved his hand again and threw out the king's title for free.
The envoys raised their buttocks and thanked me happily. But when they turned around, they threw those titles aside with disdain.
After the power of the Central Plains countries declined, such as after the rise of Northern Liao, when the Central Plains was in a melee, those small countries immediately sent envoys to Ningxing to express their loyalty.
Later, he stood with Bei Liao, gave instructions to the Central Plains, and even sent troops to help Bei Liao suppress the Central Plains.
After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the Northern Liao Dynasty was defeated with a magnificent counterattack, and the two countries gradually formed a balance of power.
Those small countries immediately changed their tune and came to Chang'an again, shouting: Khan!
The emperor said sarcastically: "These grass on the wall will fall wherever the wind blows. How do the Ministry of Personnel and Honglu Temple deal with it?"
"Hand in on the lake."
"Why?"
"Worried about leaking secrets."
"My expedition this time is just and fair, with great fanfare. We must let the world see it. Even the women in the city of Chang'an are discussing this battle and keeping it secret? I think they are used to being friendly to foreigners, right?"
The emperor was very dissatisfied and said: "I don't need the name of Heavenly Khan to embellish my imperial career, and I have no interest in watching a group of foreigners sticking their buttocks and shouting long live. Between countries, interests come first!"
"Yes!" The ministers bowed their heads.
This is the hero... If he were an ordinary emperor, the ministers would definitely argue with the emperor for a long time just waiting to set the tone on foreign affairs.
"His Majesty!"
A chamberlain came to report, "There are envoys from various countries asking to see you."
"This is because they have spied that I am about to leave, so they came to test me." The emperor said calmly: "Then we will see you."
More than ten envoys immediately entered the palace to salute.
Not sticking my butt out, just cupping my hands.
Liu Qing glanced at the emperor and saw that the emperor was squinting his eyes and half-smiling, and he felt sad for these envoys from a small country.
"Why are you here?" the emperor asked.
An envoy said: "I heard that Your Majesty is about to go on an expedition. Although our country is small, we are willing to send troops to help."
The army has been assembled, and the food and grass are in place. All we have to do is find an auspicious day to set off. How dare you say that you are willing to send troops to join the battle at this time?
The news from Chang'an to the small country was kept for a few months, and then the army was assembled and set off to Chang'an, which was kept for more than half a year.
It adds up to almost a year.
Do you think the emperor can wait for you in Chang'an for a year?
This kind of sincerity is not as good as plastic.
Song Zhen was furious and just wanted to get out of work and scold him, but the emperor smiled and said: "That's fine!"
messenger:"……"
We are just saying this politely!
Why do you still take it seriously?
But the emperor nodded, the army must come.
The surrounding environment of these small countries is not good, and they are eyeing each other. Once the troops are mobilized to Chang'an, the country will be empty...
Damn it!
This is your own fault!
Luo Cai glanced at the emperor.
He bowed his head and observed a moment of silence for the messenger.
The emperor didn't act according to common sense at all, making the envoy look pale, but he didn't dare to refuse... It was a slap in the emperor's face. Without the emperor taking action, the important ministers present would use wat boards to teach him how to behave. Then the army set off to destroy his country.
!
"This battle is to attack Shu!"
The emperor looked at the envoys and said, "After this battle, the entire Tang Dynasty has become peaceful."
In Western Xinjiang, the emperor had no control at all.
If Zhao Song has the ability, he can establish himself as king there. When he frees his hand, he can kill this person with a slap.
"A stable Tang Dynasty will help stabilize the surrounding areas."
The emperor's words were cryptic, but the envoys all heard them.
——The domestic conquest of the Tang Dynasty is over, where will those brave warriors go?
It is impossible to get the red-eyed soldiers to abandon their swords and guns.
"I was thinking that maybe we should find a place for the soldiers to do some activities."
"Your Majesty!" The previous envoy's heart trembled. He knelt down and thrust his butt towards Lao Gao. "The foreign minister deserves to die! I beg your Majesty to atone for his sins."
Logically speaking, the emperor gave him a stick, and then he should comfort him with kind words.
"You are used to the emperors of the Central Plains in Hulong, do you think that I am also the kind of emperor who likes to listen to flattery?"
The emperor said coldly: "Put away those little thoughts you are waiting for!"
Everyone was shocked and knelt down one after another.
It seems that the emperor is going to beat these messengers.
Liu Qing and others had a lot of time to wait and see the emperor get angry.
"In those years, you and the Northern Liao Dynasty flirted and flirted with each other. I should have raised an army to destroy the country once or twice and killed the chickens to scare the monkeys. But then I thought about it, God has the virtue of good life, why do I need to commit evil crimes."
Hey!
This style of painting is wrong!
Liu Qing, Luo Cai and others looked at each other.
Has His Majesty actually changed to a vegetarian diet?
The messengers looked up in shock.
"The killing should stop."
The emperor sighed.
Isn't this the same as those stick emperors from the Central Plains in the past?
I'll kowtow a few times and shout "Khan" to make them feel happy, and then everything will be fine.
It turns out that this emperor is not exempt from vulgarity!
The messengers laughed wildly in their hearts.
Extremely disdainful.
The emperor looked at them and said: "Only one thing, from now on, merchants of the Tang Dynasty cannot be blocked from entering and exiting trade. Whoever dares to block it will face the destruction of the country!"
Isn’t it just business?
These envoys rejoiced in their hearts and said, "I certainly won't dare!"
"If we open up trade routes, the Tang Dynasty will never use troops against small countries like you!"
The emperor said seriously.
This is a standard mallet!
The envoys suppressed their ecstasy, and some people thought, "Your Majesty, foreign ministers are presumptuous. If this is the case, we are willing to make a contract to ensure the freedom of trade for the merchants of the Tang Dynasty. If we break the contract, we are willing to be punished!"
Let's make the contract clear. According to the nature of the Central Plains, as long as Li Tang is here, we will be as secure as a mountain.
The emperor hesitated for a moment, and the envoys looked at him nervously, and then started to flatter and praise him...
"That's it!"
The emperor nodded, and the envoys knelt down again. This time, their buttocks almost reached the sky.
The emperor narrowed his eyes and watched as they happily resigned.