Based on Li Shimin's previous words, Li Shimin's conquest of Goguryeo may have been due to Goguryeo's strength, but the biggest reason may have been to prove that the Tang Dynasty was stronger than the Sui Dynasty.
His position was unfair to begin with. If he had accomplished the feat of destroying Goguryeo and expanding the territory, then who would think that his position was unfair?
"Your Majesty, I also agree to conquer Goguryeo." Lin Xuan said.
It's not that he's flattering, he's sincere.
In history, the Central Plains was occupied by foreigners several times.
Although the main reason is that the war in the Central Plains continues and foreigners take advantage of them.
But in Lin Xuan's view, the biggest reason is that the Central Plains Dynasty did not weaken the strength of neighboring countries.
The Three Kingdoms period lasted for nearly a hundred years. Why did no aliens invade the Central Plains?
It was because during the Han Dynasty, they kept fighting against foreigners and did not allow them to develop.
In his opinion, it is necessary to eliminate the relatively powerful countries and tribes around Datang. Even if they cannot be eliminated, their strength must be weakened.
Even if the Central Plains dynasty was weak, they would not be able to invade the Central Plains.
Li Shimin turned around in surprise and looked at Lin Xuan.
He has always kept this matter in his heart and has not mentioned it to anyone, because he knows that except for those generals who want to make achievements, others will oppose it.
Unexpectedly, Lin Xuan would agree with him.
"So, are you willing to hand over that weapon to me?" Li Shimin asked.
Lin Xuan shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I will definitely give that weapon to Your Majesty, but not now. The expedition to Goguryeo is not now. The most important thing now is the grassland."
At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were lost, which caused the Song Dynasty to lose its barrier against nomadic people and paved the way for the demise of the Song Dynasty.
In history, the Central Plains dynasties fought against nomadic peoples many times.
But there has been no way to eradicate them. The fundamental reason is that the Central Plains is a farming civilization.
Even if the nomads on the grassland are driven away, they will still come back when they become stronger.
But Lin Xuan has a way to solve this problem. With potatoes, he can build a city on the grassland, reclaim land, and build a horse farm.
Turning the grassland into the territory of the Central Plains dynasty gave the nomadic people no chance to recuperate.
Compared with Goguryeo, what Lin Xuan hopes most is to pacify the grassland first.
Li Shimin nodded and said: "Of course I know that now is not the time to send troops to Goguryeo. I want that weapon because I want to prepare in advance and save up."
Perhaps because Lin Xuan approved of his conquest of Goguryeo, Li Shimin's tone softened a lot.
Lin Xuan said: "Your Majesty, this weapon is not difficult to make. You can make it when you need it, and it will be in time. Moreover, the weapon is not conducive to preservation, so there is no need to make it in advance."
Not only is gunpowder dangerous, but it is also afraid of water, so there is no need to make it now.
Li Shimin looked at Lin Xuan deeply, as if he wanted to see whether what he said was true or false.
After a long time, Li Shimin nodded and said: "In that case, I don't want it now."
Lin Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Your Majesty, if nothing happens, I will leave first."
"Wait a minute." Li Shimin said, "Take your parents to the palace tomorrow and bring you your birth date and let Qin Tian Jian calculate the wedding date for you."
Lin Xuan was overjoyed and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
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Lin Xuan left the palace, the smile on his face could not be stopped no matter what.
Finally, I am about to achieve my goal. When I marry your daughter, if you dare to make me angry again, I will just build a ship, find an island overseas, and build my own country.
There is no reason why people with long beards can build countries overseas, but a time traveler like myself cannot.
But as a last resort, Lin Xuan still didn't want to go to this point.
Lin Xuan was in a happy mood, and it didn't take long before he arrived at the door of his house.
As soon as he arrived at the door of his house, Lin Xuan saw someone who surprised him.
"Goudan, why are you here?" Lin Xuan asked in surprise.
Goudan said happily: "Master Hou, you are back. I have been waiting for you here for a long time."
"Then why don't you go in? Are they not letting you in?" Lin Xuan frowned slightly.
Goudan quickly shook his head and said, "No, they asked me to go in and wait, but I didn't want to go in. My mother asked me to give some eggs to Mr. Hou to eat."
Goudan said, opening the basket at his feet, which contained a basket full of eggs.
Lin Xuan took a look and saw that there should be dozens.
Dozens of eggs are nothing to him, but to the Goudan family, they are very precious.
Lin Xuan just wanted to refuse, but seeing the hope in Goudan's eyes, he couldn't say no.
If you refuse now, Goudan will undoubtedly think that he doesn't like these eggs.
Lin Xuan rubbed Goudan's head and said with a smile: "Thank you very much. I will tell your mother when I get back. I am very grateful."
"Yes!" Seeing that Lin Xuan did not refuse, Goudan nodded happily, turned around and prepared to go home.
"Wait a minute." Lin Xuan stopped Goudan and said, "You give me something. It just so happens that I also have something to give you."
Goudan shook his head quickly and said: "Master Hou has already helped my family a lot, I can't ask for anything from Master Hou anymore."
Lin Xuan said: "You are already reading and literate, so you should know the etiquette of reciprocity. If you don't want it, then just take the egg back."
Goudan's little face was full of tangles. He always felt that Lin Xuan was trying to make excuses, but he didn't know how to refute.
Lin Xuan laughed, told Liu Da to carry the eggs, and pulled Goudan inside.
He brought Goudan to the front hall of his yard and asked him to sit down on a chair. Lin Xuan asked Chunyue to bring some snacks.
Goudan looked at the beautifully crafted snacks, swallowed his saliva, and turned his head away from looking at the snacks.
Lin Xuan smiled and said, "You eat some snacks here, and I'll get something."
Goudan nodded.
Lin Xuan came to the study room and felt that it was almost done, so he took a book of The Analects of Confucius and came to the living room.
Lin Xuan shook his head helplessly when he saw that Goudan was still in the same posture as before and the snacks had not moved at all.
He thought it was because he was embarrassed to eat the goudan, and he deliberately waited for a while before coming back. It took him a long time to make it, but he was overthinking it.
"Goudan, this is a copy of The Analects of Confucius. I give it to you. I hope you will study hard." Lin Xuan handed the book over and said.
"Master Hou, this is too expensive." Goudan quickly refused.
Although he didn't know how much the book was worth, he knew that books were very expensive.
Lin Xuan directly stuffed the book into Goudan's arms and said, "Here you go, take it."
"Thank you, Lord Marquis." Goudan said gratefully.
Lin Xuan nodded. Although Goudan had not been studying for a long time, his speech was much more organized than when they first met.
"Master Hou, it's getting late, I'll go back first." Goudan said.
"Chunyue, pack these snacks and let him take them back." Lin Xuan ordered.
Goudan said hurriedly: "Master Hou, I can't have this."
He felt like he was taking advantage of that book, and he was too embarrassed to ask for the snacks.
Lin Xuan waved his hand and said: "These snacks are originally prepared for you, but I don't like eating them. You can only throw them away if you don't want them. Isn't it a waste?"
Chunyue found oil paper, wrapped the snacks, and put them in the basket where Goudan held eggs.
"Okay, go back quickly, don't let your mother worry." Lin Xuan said.
"Thank you, Lord Marquis." Goudan bowed to Lin Xuan seriously.