Li Shimin was very hesitant. There would be too many benefits if the Yellow Emperor Era was implemented. If nothing else, the title of Yellow Emperor Orthodoxy would be 100% guaranteed.
And legitimacy is really important to ancient dynasties.
But he also hesitated, after all, no one had ever used this kind of thing before. Also, adding a prefix in front of one's own year name always made people uncomfortable.
Although Chen Jingke was not an old fox, he could still think of his concerns and said, "There are so many benefits to using the Yellow Emperor's Kaiyuan calendar."
"It emphasizes the legitimacy of the Tang Dynasty and ensures that the feudal states after the enfeoffment will not be culturally separated from the Central Plains. It is also of great benefit to His Majesty's reputation."
"And once it is determined to use the Kaiyuan chronology, all history books will be revised and uniformly added with the Kaiyuan prefix... to facilitate future generations to read."
Hearing the last sentence, Li Shimin's heart moved.
Yes, after using the Kaiyuan chronology, you can add the Kaiyuan prefix to all descriptions of time in history books. By then, not only the Tang Dynasty will have the prefix.
Thinking of this, his heart suddenly became enlightened and he basically agreed with Chen Jingke's plan.
However, he did not express it directly, but said: "This matter is of great importance. I need to discuss it with the ministers and ask the Taishi Ling before I can make a decision."
Chen Jingke knew that he actually agreed with what he said. The so-called discussion with the ministers was just a formality, so he said:
"Okay, we really should reach a consensus with the ministers, especially the nobles, on this matter."
Afterwards, the two of them changed the topic back to kelp and discussed how to use it to open a breakthrough in the Western Regions.
At this moment, the sky suddenly darkened, and the two of them stopped talking and looked outside in confusion.
Chen Jingke smiled and said: "Is it going to rain? These dark clouds come really fast."
As soon as he finished speaking, a waiter staggered in and said in a panic: "The saint... the saint is not... bad, God... the dog eats the moon."
"Wow." Li Shimin suddenly stood up and walked to the door.
When I looked up at the sky, I saw that the sun was being blocked by a round object, like a moon cake being bitten, and the black shadow was getting bigger and bigger.
Chen Jingke also followed and looked at the sky curiously. This was the second time he saw a solar eclipse. The last time he saw it was in middle school in his previous life.
However, no matter how stupid he was, he still knew what a solar eclipse meant in ancient times. He looked at Li Shimin carefully and saw that his face was already solemn.
"Sage, what should we do now?"
Li Shimin ignored him, but said to Ren Feng: "Send the Grand Historian Li Chunfeng, and then call all the ministers to come over."
"Instruct all the Imperial Guards to stay put and not move any soldiers without my order..."
This was not the first time he had dealt with such matters. He quickly issued several orders, and Ren Feng immediately arranged for people to go and deliver the orders.
After he made arrangements, he said to Chen Jingke: "Why do you think the sky is warning you this time?"
Chen Jingke said categorically: "Because Huazhou officials and local powerful people colluded to embezzle people's property, destroy people's lives, and force people to rebel, God will give an angry warning."
Li Shimin smiled and said: "Now you are smarter, but you are afraid that someone will take the opportunity to criticize the reform."
Chen Jingke said with a smile: "There is no turning back. The reform has reached this stage and there is no possibility of abandoning it. Even if you want to abandon it, I am afraid that the first ones who will not agree will be the distinguished military officers."
"If anyone dares to criticize the New Deal, the nobles will stand up and crush them without you taking action."
"Speaking of which, I kind of hope that the nobles will use this to criticize the New Deal and force the nobles to have a fight with them."
After all, the new law means sealing the country, and no noble family can be generous enough to say that I don’t want to seal the country.
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, showed an expression that said yes, and then laughed and said: "Haha, okay, okay, Jing Ke, you helped me solve another problem."
Chen Jingke scratched his head and asked doubtfully: "Why can't I understand what you say?"
Li Shimin smiled and said: "Hey, you just don't understand. Okay, I'm going to meet you gentlemen later. If you're fine, you can leave."
After saying that, I just stood there and admired the solar eclipse, not even a little worried.
Chen Jingke felt depressed, but the emperor had already issued an eviction order, so he could not stay any longer and could only leave in frustration.
However, he did not leave the palace, but went to the Li Zheng Palace.
Calculating the days, Xiao Sizi should have no class today, so I just happened to go to accompany her.
Most of the people I met on the road were a little panicked and pointed at the eclipse. Fortunately, the guards were relatively stable and there was no disturbance.
He went through several waves of identity checks along the way. Fortunately, the guards were familiar with him and let him pass after just a symbolic check.
When I arrived at the Li Zheng Hall, I found that the eldest grandson Wugu was looking at the solar eclipse worriedly. Standing next to him were Gaoyang, Chengyang, and Xiaodouding Xincheng. Naturally, the little Sizi he missed so much was also there.
Several people also knew the seriousness of the matter, and they all looked worried.
Well, except Xincheng, she is less than five years old and doesn't understand these things yet.
Seeing him coming, Xiao Sizi had a smile on his face and was ready to greet him.
But there was a small figure who was faster than her. He trotted up to Chen Jingke, raised his arms and said, "Brother, give me a hug."
Who else could it be but Princess Xincheng?
Chen Jingke often came to the palace and would always give everyone some weird stuff. He was very popular with everyone, especially children.
Princess Xincheng was no exception and was bribed by his toys.
Chen Jingke reached out and picked her up, pretending to be struggling: "Hey, Xiao Yin is so heavy, and she has gained weight again. What will she do if she becomes a chubby girl in the future?"
"Giggle..." Princess Li Wenyin of Xincheng is not yet old enough to love beauty, so she doesn't care whether she eats or not fat.
On the contrary, I felt proud of how hard he was struggling, and I couldn't even close my smiling mouth.
When he came to Changsun Wugou, he put her down and said, "Auntie, don't worry, the saint has already thought of a solution."
Changsun Wugou said happily: "Oh, what can I do?"
Chen Jingke said depressedly: "I don't know, His Majesty kicked me out in the middle of the conversation. When I came here, he was standing alone at the gate of the Manna Hall, watching the solar eclipse and enjoying himself silly."
The eldest grandson Wuga smiled inwardly and said: "You kid, don't talk nonsense. If word gets out, be careful of the ginseng you are disrespecting the saint."
But she was completely relieved. Li Shimin could smile at the eclipse, obviously he had thought of a good solution.
When she was happy, Gao Yang and several people in Xincheng also relaxed and became active.
Gao Yang is the smart and lively type, which can also be said to be the aggressive type. Cheng Yang has a straightforward and forthright personality, which can also be said to be brainless and silly.
When the two of them met together, it was quite lively.
A child in Xincheng has a bad temper. When she sees her sisters being noisy, she joins in the fun.
Xiao Sizi is Chen Jingke's favorite gentle and quiet type. She stays with him and watches him chatting with his mother, as if this is her whole world.
Chen Jingke explained the reason why he entered the palace.
Changsun Wugao was also very happy to hear about the effects of kelp, and said: "A lot of information about the Western Regions has shown that big neck disease is not only common people, but also princes and nobles are not immune."
"It is said that King Kucha's two sons and one daughter all died of big neck disease. He himself seems to be suffering from this disease, and many famous doctors have been unable to do anything."
"Not to mention curing it, we can't even find out the cause of the disease, so many people there regard the disease as a punishment from heaven."
"If we can solve this problem, we can win the hearts and minds of the people in the Western Region and complete the rule of this place at the minimum cost... Jing Ke, you have helped us a lot again."
Xiao Sizi also looked at him with admiration. His brother was indeed the most powerful.
Chen Jingke felt proud and said, "Hey, this is what I should do."
Changsun Wugao had long been accustomed to his unflattering character. He just smiled and said nothing, but said: "But the sale you mentioned is not advisable. It should be given away in the name of the imperial court."
"The imperial court is not short of money, and there are many ways to obtain money from the Western Regions, including glass, sugar, salt, silk, etc."
"Kelp is not good. It is related to the life and death of millions of people in the Western Regions. If we make money from it, we will leave a bad reputation, which will not be conducive to long-term rule."
"It is best to reward them in the name of the court and influence them with kindness. This is the long-term solution."
Chen Jingke said disapprovingly: "I'm afraid they are afraid of power and not ethical."
Changsun Wugou shook his head and said: "No, the Tang Dynasty is not blindly virtuous. It will first scare them with a large army, and then use kindness to influence them when they are afraid."
"In your words, you have a big stick in one hand and red dates in the other. If you are obedient, you will give the red dates to eat. If you are disobedient, you will use the stick to teach you. If you are still disobedient..."
She sneered and said: "Humph, Datang has opened many mines in the past two years and is in need of slaves to work."
Chen Jingke nodded repeatedly. None of this couple was good at each other. Don't even think about taking advantage of them.
At the same time, he also remembered some information about the Battle of Talos that he had read in his previous life.
Everyone only knows that the mercenaries from the Western Regions betrayed the Tang Dynasty, forcing us to fight against the Arab army of 300,000 with 24,000 men.
In the end, the Tang army failed.
If these mercenaries from the Western Regions had not betrayed, Datang would not have lost at all. So after seeing this record, everyone would scold the countries in the Western Regions for their betrayal and the like.
However, the real history may surprise people.
The countries in the Western Region actually hate the Arab Empire, for no other reason than simply because of different beliefs.
At that time, the mainstream beliefs in the Western Regions were Buddhism, Zoroastrianism and local shamanism, and I had no good impressions of Islam at all.
As we all know, every time the Arabs conquered a land, they asked the locals to convert.
Under such circumstances, there was almost no possibility of betrayal by the countries in the Western Region, but in fact they did.
The reason is that the Anxi army of the Tang Dynasty was more brutal than the Arab army. To be precise, Gao Xianzhi, the capital of Anxi at that time, was very brutal.
He is from Goguryeo, and his parents migrated to Tang Dynasty after the country was destroyed.
After becoming the people of the Tang Dynasty, their status was very embarrassing. They were not good at farming and had no advantages in handicrafts. The key was that they lacked spokespersons in the central government to fight for the interests of their group.
However, they cleverly grasped one point: the Tang Dynasty adopted a military merit system.
As long as you can achieve military success, status and other matters are not a problem.
At that time, people from the Tujue, Xueyantuo, Tiele, Tuguhun and other tribes relied on their military exploits to gain a foothold in the Tang Dynasty.
So they also thought of this and joined the army. Countless young Goguryeo people joined the Tang army.
It must be admitted that the Goguryeo people have a fierce temperament. It is easier to achieve military exploits by being brave and not afraid of death in battle.
Historical records show that by the late Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, a large number of Goguryeo groups had appeared in the army, and they supported each other and joined forces to kill the enemy.
Slowly, many generals from Goguryeo gradually entered the center, but this also meant that they were completely integrated into the Tang Dynasty.
Goguryeo has become a purely historical term.
Gao Xianzhi grew up by killing, and gradually became one of the four commanders-in-chief of the frontier army at that time.
In the Western Regions, he carried out the killings to the end, treated the countries in the Western Regions like slaves, and expropriated and expropriated without restraint.
What is most intolerable to the people of the Western Regions is that he kills entire people and destroys tribes in cities and towns at every turn.
So when the Arabs came and made a promise not to force conversions, they betrayed.
It can be said that Gao Xianzhi's success was also due to killing, and his defeat was also due to killing.
Fighting a war and governing a country are two completely different concepts. During a war, if you kill too many people, they will only respect you and praise you as a peerless general. Even your enemies will admire you in turn.
But if you use killing to govern a country, the end will often not be good.
Relatively speaking, the Arabs are very trustworthy. They did not force the countries and forces that originally helped them to convert, but adopted natural assimilation.
It was not until the Song Dynasty that they spread the Islamic religion to the Western Regions through assimilation.
If Gao Xianzhi had not just killed people, but had used both kindness and power, I believe the outcome of the Talos War would have been different.
Now Li Shimin and Changsun Wugou are very clear-headed. They have a big stick in one hand and red dates in the other. Those who are willing to surrender will take you to become stronger together. It doesn't matter whether you are good to me or not. If you don't obey, you will die.
Kelp is indeed an excellent breakthrough point, and there should not be many people in the Western Region who can resist its temptation.
Of course, the premise is that these people must be defeated first, especially the Western Turks, otherwise everything will be in vain.
The Tang Dynasty has already begun to immigrate to the Western Regions to farm, and the bridgehead is the former Gaochang Kingdom, which is the Turpan Basin.
Once the field work is completed and the food and grass problem can be solved on the spot, the next step is a new round of war.
Li Shimin was very radical in tactics, but steady in strategy.
The strategy in the Western Regions is not to compete for the short term, but to suspend the offensive once a piece of land is conquered and start farming on the spot.
Once you have established a foothold, you can use it as a springboard to attack the next piece of land. Finally, you will completely take the Western Region into your hands and open up the road to West Asia.
Of course, this will all happen a few years later, so let’s not mention it now.
Regarding Chen Jingke's proposal of the chronology of the founding of the Yellow Emperor, although Changsun Wugao did not express his position, he still supported it.
With her intelligence, it is not difficult to see the benefits.
As he spoke, the sun in the sky was gradually covered, and the sky became darker and darker. Gao Yang and the others, who were running around and playing, also stopped and sat down on the stools next to them.
Xincheng was afraid of the dark and hid in Changsun Wugou's arms.
Soon the sun was completely blocked, stars that should not have appeared filled the night sky, and the world turned from day to night.
Little Sizi didn't know whether it was because he was afraid or something, but he leaned closer to Chen Jingke.
He simply pulled her into his arms and sat on his lap. Xiao Sizi stretched out her arms and hugged his neck, sticking to him tightly.
As she grows older, the two of them have rarely hugged each other like this in the past year or so.
Chen Jingke smiled, hugged her back, and quietly admired this rare astronomical spectacle.