Chapter 399 Your Majesty, this map is a treasure map
The next day, after the morning court, a group of heads of the Jingzhao family, mainly the heads of the Wei and Du families, first sought out Du Ruhui.
Then, after talking for half an hour, Du Ruhui had no choice but to enter the palace and ask to see Li Shimin.
"They also want to attack the feudal state?"
After listening, Li Shimin looked stunned, "Do they have that strength?"
"Back to Your Majesty, I actually think that among the many aristocratic families in Jingzhao, only a few aristocratic families such as the Wei family and the Du family have such strength!"
Du Ruhui reported carefully.
Jingzhao County is actually a state and county centered on Chang'an City. The top aristocratic families here are the Wei family and the Du family!
Weidu in the south of the city, go to Tianchiwu!
This sentence is not for nothing. Both the Du family and the Wei family can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty. Subsequently, these two families had a large number of family members who held high positions in the history of the dynasties. The family also became increasingly prosperous and unstoppable. The whole country
In every state, there are members of the Du family and the Wei family.
When it comes to Li Shimin, the Wei family has a daughter as a noble concubine, and the Du family has Du Ruhui as the right prime minister. They are both deeply favored and valued by Li Shimin, and the family power is as strong as the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes.
"It doesn't matter, whether it's the Du family or the Wei family, as long as they don't miss their farming and production, they can attack those vassal states how they want."
Li Shimin slowly glanced at Du Ruhui and chuckled.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Hearing this, Du Ruhui quickly raised his hands and saluted.
After receiving an accurate reply, dozens of fast horses sprang out from the Wei family, the Du family and other Jingzhao aristocratic families, and headed across the country.
Seeing this, the stewards of the aristocratic families who were still waiting for Li Shimin's edict in Chang'an City also looked anxious and quickly began to inquire about the news.
Afterwards, they also quickly dispatched several groups of fast horses to report the news to their respective family heads.
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Lijiazhuang.
After completing the painting of the large map, Li Xuan installed the painting and placed it on a wall on the first floor. Whenever he was sitting on the sofa to relax, he could see it just by raising his head.
As for Li Yuan, after hearing the map, he also hurriedly ran over from Tai'an Palace.
Every day, I just stare at that kind of map and look at it non-stop.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty is here!"
Li Chang walked lightly to Li Xuan and reported in a low voice.
"Please come in quickly!"
Li Xuan slowly sat up and said.
"yes!"
Li Chang responded.
After a while, Li Xuan saw Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong, and Li Wei walking in.
Seeing this, a trace of doubt flashed in Li Xuan's eyes, but he didn't ask any more questions.
Sure enough, as soon as he drank a cup of warm tea, Li Shimin directly explained his purpose.
"Xuan Ba, you really came here this time to allow the family to attack those vassal states!"
"Your Majesty, are you still worried?"
Li Xuan asked slowly.
"Exactly!"
Li Shimin took a deep breath and said: "Ever since the map of Xuanba was spread, all the major families in the world couldn't wait any longer and summoned their clans to return to their master's house to discuss the matter of attacking the vassal state!"
"In this way, the background of these aristocratic families has been completely revealed, which is a good thing for His Majesty!"
Li Xuan looked happy.
"Does Xuanba know how powerful these aristocratic families are?"
Without waiting for Li Xuan to reply, Li Shimin continued: "Not to mention the five surnames and Qiwang, the Wei family and the Du family in Jingzhao. After so many days, more than ten families have been born, and there are thousands of children in their families.
Ten thousand, half more than I know!"
"This can be expected!"
Li Xuan was not too surprised. Chinese people like to hide their trump cards. He believed that the power of these aristocratic families now revealed was not the full strength of these aristocratic families.
"Xuan Ba, if we let it be like this, the five surnames are Qi Wang, the six surnames of Guanxi, the Jiangnan family, the Daibei Hu family... all these big families add up to more than twenty people, plus the Taiyuan Wen family
There will be at least four to five million young adults from these big families, who will be taken out by these aristocratic families!"
Li Shimin said solemnly.
"Four to five million?"
Hearing this, Li Xuan was also surprised.
"Your Majesty is worried that these aristocratic families will plot a rebellion?"
You must know that this time Li Shimin devoted all his country's efforts and sent Li Jing and other six armies to attack the Turks. The army was only 100,000. Plus the civilians who carried the baggage, the total added up to only more than 200,000. No,
to 300,000 people.
Now, those aristocratic families can directly raise an army of four to five million people. If they come together, wouldn't they all be able to easily raise an army to rebel?
"I'm not worried about this!"
Li Shimin shook his head and said.
With Li Xuan in charge of Lijiazhuang and so many fierce generals in the court, Li Shimin was not worried that those aristocratic families would get mad and rebel.
However, seeing such a large force made Li Shimin feel heartbroken.
"If so many young adults follow those noble families, our Tang Dynasty will lose so many young adults, and our vitality will definitely be severely damaged. At least tens of millions of acres of fertile land will be left uncultivated. As a result, the people will not have enough food, and famine is not far away.
That’s it!”
"Your Majesty is a little worried about this matter!"
Hearing this, Li Xuan chuckled lightly.
"Um?"
Li Shimin was overjoyed and quickly looked at Li Xuan expectantly.
"Does Xuan Ba have any clever plan?"
"Your Majesty, do those aristocratic families have armor and weapons?"
Li Xuan asked.
"Although there are some armors and weapons hidden among those aristocratic families, there are not too many!" Li Shimin replied firmly.
"So, even if those aristocratic families can recruit millions of young men, how can they attack those vassal states without weapons and armor?"
Li Xuan chuckled and said slowly.
"Moreover, if so many young and middle-aged people are mobilized at once, the fields of those aristocratic families will have no manpower to cultivate them. Even if they have a lot of food in their families, they would not dare to do this!"
"this……"
After hearing this, Li Shimin's brows suddenly relaxed.
"So, if those aristocratic families want to attack that vassal state, they will need at least several years of preparation!"
"Exactly!"
Li Xuan nodded, then he remembered something and chuckled, "Besides, if Your Majesty doesn't want these aristocratic families to lead people to attack those vassal states, you can keep delaying it!"
"Can I prevent those aristocratic families from attacking the vassal state?"
Li Shimin couldn't help but be startled when he heard this.
Immediately, he understood.
Indeed, as a saint of the Tang Dynasty, those aristocratic families would take away so many young men all the way to attack the vassal state, so he could have countless reasons to delay them.
"It's just that as soon as the edict was issued, as a saint of the Tang Dynasty, how could I be so dishonest? However, steel is an important item for the imperial court, and I must not buy it from those aristocratic families!"
"Your Majesty can make the decision on this matter!"
Li Xuan chuckled lightly, looking indifferent.
Seeing this, Li Shimin's heart suddenly moved.
"Xuanba's move did not mean to let those aristocratic families lead troops to attack those vassal states?"
Li Xuan looked at Li Shimin in surprise, "Your Majesty, isn't this move to lure out the hidden forces of those aristocratic families?"
Forehead!
Li Shimin was stunned when he heard this.
Fortunately, these aristocratic families did not hear these words, otherwise the aristocratic families in the world would really look for trouble with you with red eyes!
"Then why did you draw this map?"
"Your Majesty, this map is a treasure map!"
Li Xuan didn't know that Li Shimin was complaining about him in his heart, but he chuckled and said slowly.