Chapter 393 Let them fight the barbarian country and make them kings
After a long while, Li Shimin slowly raised his head, looked at Li Xuan and said.
"Xuanba, if it's like you said that, if Li Jing, Yuchi Jingde, Li Ji, Chai Shao and others attacked the Turkic lands, wouldn't they also want to make him king!"
"Your Majesty, this is different!"
Seeing that Li Shimin and others still didn't understand, Li Xuan continued to explain: "Li Jing, Yuchi Jingde, Li Ji, Chai Shao and others led the Tang army to conquer the Turkic lands. Therefore, they cannot be counted as theirs. If you conquer them yourself, you can only make them the Turkic Grand Governors.
The conditions I mentioned for being crowned kings are that one person can lead their family's forces and cannot attack the next vassal state alone with the help of any army in the Tang Dynasty. Only in this way will your majesty consider them the king of that vassal state."
After hearing this, Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and others couldn't help but widen their eyes.
"Xuanba, according to what you said, only those a few aristocratic families have the ability to conquer those vassal states!"
"exactly."
Li Xuan nodded slightly.
"But, since those aristocratic families have already conquered those countries, they will be the kings of those vassal states. Why do I need to be canonized by the Tang Dynasty?"
Li Shimin continued.
"Your Majesty, the name is not justified and the words are not justified!"
Li Xuan chuckled lightly, "Although those aristocratic families conquered them by themselves, they are still citizens of the Tang Dynasty. If the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was more shameless, he could issue an edict to grant those aristocratic families some titles, or even make them kings. Then directly send the Tang Dynasty royal divisions and officials to those countries!
Or, the Tang Dynasty could directly use rebellion as an excuse to annihilate those members of the aristocratic families and take the opportunity to occupy the vassal states established by those aristocratic families."
"I am the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, a saint of a country, how could I be so shameless!"
Li Shimin spoke righteously.
Li Xuan was speechless, as if he hadn't seen the flash of light in Li Shimin's eyes.
"Your Majesty certainly has no such intention, but whether the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty after Your Majesty will be bewitched by treacherous ministers to conquer those vassal states, it is impossible. Moreover, those aristocratic families do not dare to risk their thousand-year-old foundation.
Those aristocratic families have been inherited for hundreds of years, and they finally made up their minds to use their hundreds of years of foundation to build a vassal state. If the Tang Dynasty took it back again, wouldn't it mean that even the ancestors would be so angry that they would jump out of the coffin and fight with them?"
"But Your Majesty King Jin, it would be better if those aristocratic families cannot attack the vassal state. If they really attack the vassal state, and your majesty canonizes the heads of those aristocratic families as kings, these aristocratic families will inevitably move to the vassal state, and what will happen? If you take away a lot of property and servants, then our Tang Dynasty will suffer a huge loss!"
On the side, Changsun Wuji asked worriedly.
"How could it be a loss?"
Li Xuan was startled and said slowly: "As long as one aristocratic family succeeds, all the remaining aristocratic families will compete to attack those barbarian countries. At that time, all the background of these aristocratic families in the Tang Dynasty will be exposed. Moreover, try to After enjoying the benefits, these aristocratic families will no longer just focus on the small profits of Datang.
If the court is quieter and there are fewer corrupt officials in the Tang Dynasty, Your Majesty's governance of the Tang Dynasty will be smoother."
"Furthermore, if those aristocratic families want to be recognized by the Tang Dynasty and have His Majesty issue an edict to make them kings, they must bow to the Tang Dynasty, right?
Since you are a minister, why don't you pay some annual tribute to the Tang Dynasty?
And if they want to take away the wealth and population of the Tang Dynasty, how can they do it without spending enough money to buy it?"
Hearing this, Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and others couldn't help but their eyes lit up.
“This is indeed possible.
However, everyone knows that outside the Tang Dynasty, it is a barbarian land, bitter, cold and barren, with not many people inhabiting it. Over the past few hundred years, those aristocratic families have become deeply rooted in the Tang Dynasty, and in some states and counties they are like emperors of the earth.
Since their life in the Tang Dynasty was so good, there was no need for them to use the resources accumulated by their dozens of generations of ancestors over the past hundreds of years, waste manpower and material resources, and go so hard to attack barbarian countries outside the Tang Dynasty.
Seize the throne!"
"Your Majesty hasn't tried it yet, how do you know those aristocratic families don't want to do it?"
Li Xuan smiled disdainfully, "With the power of a family, dominating a country, honoring the ancestors, and benefiting future generations, according to the jealousy of those aristocratic families, they must be very willing!"
"Please forgive me, His Majesty the King of Jin. I still have a doubt. What if those aristocratic families are still unwilling after Your Majesty issues the edict?"
On the side, Changsun Wuji glanced at Li Shimin and asked cautiously again.
"If you don't want to, then you don't want to. Your Majesty has nothing to lose? However, after such an edict is issued, the people of those aristocratic families will inevitably have uneasy feelings, even if some people from the aristocratic families are greedy for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty and are unwilling to go outside the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
, to expand the territory, but there are more than tens of millions of people in those aristocratic families, and there are always ambitious people."
Li Xuan chuckled lightly, looking indifferent.
"Moreover, I just cut off the limbs of Wang Fei of the Wang family. I don't believe that those members of the Wang family don't hate him? Are they not afraid?"
After hearing this, Changsun Wuji paused and quickly saluted Li Xuan.
"His Royal Highness King Jin, greetings!"
Then, he turned around and said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, I think what King Jin said is polite!"
"Um!"
Li Shimin nodded slowly, "Let me discuss this matter with all the civil and military officials in the court before making a decision!"
"Your Majesty, Holy Ming!"
Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others all saluted quickly.
Li Xuan also chuckled. He knew that Li Shimin was already tempted.
Anyway, the territory outside is very large. He only needs to issue an edict to clear out a group of Tang Dynasty worms, and he can also receive a lot of annual tribute every year. Only a fool would not do such a great thing.
The only difficulty is how to arouse the interest of those aristocratic families and make them make up their minds to attack and develop those barbarian lands thousands of miles away.
At this moment, Li Chang also came up with a few servants, carrying bowls of white and tender tofu brains and brain slices. At the same time, there was a small plate of Xiaodie's minced garlic.
Seeing this, Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji both had a flash of curiosity in their eyes.
"Xuanba, is this tofu brain?"
"Exactly!"
Li Xuan nodded slightly.
At this moment, Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and others had already begun to use the spoons.
After a spoonful of it, it was white and tender. Before it was put into the mouth, Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and others were already salivating.
"Hmm~"
After one sip, several people's eyes couldn't help but light up.
Immediately, use kuaizi, add a mouthful of brains, and dip it in some minced garlic.
Putting it in their mouths, Li Shimin and others were filled with admiration again.
“Another delicious dish that totally lives up to its reputation as tofu nao!”
As he spoke, Li Shimin thought of something and asked again: "Xuanba, is the cost of this kind of tofu bread high?"
“As good as tofu!”
Li Xuan said.
“So cheap!”
Hearing this, Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and others couldn't help but widen their eyes.
"Exactly!"
Li Xuan didn't mean to explain too much about this.
Seeing this, Li Shimin and others didn't ask too many questions.
Anyway, according to Li Xuan's character, if Li Xuan didn't want to tell them, they would definitely make Li Xuan unhappy if they continued to ask in detail. It would be better to wait until night to go back and ask about those little evil obstacles.
If he can't answer, he'll be beaten and everything will be fine.
After leaving Lijiazhuang, Li Shimin was still thinking about Li Xuan's words.
"What do you think of what Auxiliary Machine, Xuan Ling, and Xuan Ba said?"