Li Shimin naturally understands this truth, and he won't care too much about a small thing like thanking him, but this matter is related to disaster relief, and if anyone dares to lend a hand, he will never be polite.
"yes."
Anyone who can become Li Shimin's confidant is not a fool. It is certainly impossible for all of these people to be the kind of people who are dedicated to the public good, but they know very well what they should not do.
"Your Majesty, I believe that a prince should be sent to supervise. This will not only prevent corruption, but also stabilize people's hearts." Gavinda, the admonishing doctor, said.
Li Shimin looked at Gaiwenda with an incomprehensible expression. For inspections like this, the prince or the ministers of the court were usually sent there.
Gaiwenda now proposed to send a prince, but the prince was not in Chang'an, and the only adult prince in Chang'an was Li Tai.
Li Shimin knew that Li Tai was very popular among the bachelors of the Chongwen Academy because of his good literary talent, but he did not expect that even Gai Wenda, one of the eighteen bachelors of the Qin Palace, would join Li Tai.
Just when he was about to refuse, Li Mu walked up to Li Shimin and whispered a few words.
After hearing this, Li Shimin showed a smile on his face and said: "What Gai Qing said makes sense. The prince is already on his way back and will arrive tomorrow. When the prince comes back, let him go."
A trace of uneasiness flashed across Gaiwenda's face and he said: "If the prince can go, it is naturally the most suitable."
…
Jieli Khan was the Eastern Turkic Khan and brought the shame of the Weishui Alliance to Li Shimin. After being captured alive, Li Shimin held a grand prisoner sacrifice ceremony.
Li Shimin did this just to humiliate Jieli Khan and express his original bad breath.
Tong'eshe was not considered a khan of the Western Turks, so Li Shimin was naturally too lazy to make such a big fuss.
They just decreed that he would be granted the title of Marquis, and no one even saw him.
Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian, who looked very mature and determined, and was very satisfied. He smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Gao Ming. I wonder if you have ever learned why?"
Li Chengqian said respectfully: "I have heard that the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were invincible in battles since I was a child, but I have never seen the cruelty of war. Although I did not see the battle on the battlefield, I saw the injured soldiers and learned about the cruelty of the war."
The stability we have today is maintained by countless soldiers who sacrificed their lives to maintain it."
Li Shimin nodded and said: "Yes, although the Tang Dynasty belongs to my Li family, it was brought down by countless soldiers with their lives. We cannot just enjoy it with peace of mind just because my Li family has won the world. Do you understand?"
"My son, please remember your father's teachings." Li Chengqian said.
Li Shimin pondered for a while and said: "Floods occurred in Shandong and Henan, and a large number of people were displaced. Have you heard about this?"
"Of course I know that I requested to reduce the cost of the East Palace to provide relief to the victims. I know that this little money will be of little help to the victims, but this is my intention." Li Chengqian said.
As a prince, he can't even compare to a prince in terms of money.
As long as the prince is granted the title of king and has a fief, he will have income.
But the prince Li Chengqian had no income at all, and all his expenses came from supplies from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
"I'm determined."
Not to mention reducing expenses, even if all of Li Chengqian's expenses were spent, it would not be of much use to the floods in the two places, but Li Shimin was still very satisfied with Li Chengqian's attitude.
"Every disaster relief is accompanied by a lot of corruption. I am going to ask you to inspect Shandong and Henan. Once you find slack and corrupt officials, you will be severely punished!" Li Shimin said.
Li Chengqian looked at Li Shimin in astonishment. The previous reward to the troops represented the morale of the military, but this inspection for disaster relief represented the morale of the people.
As long as he does a good job and is praised by the people, his position as prince will be as secure as Mount Tai.
"Go, go back and have a good rest. Let's set off tomorrow." Li Shimin said.
"My son, please retire!"
…
Silla and Baekje received the edict from the Tang Dynasty, and after some discussions, they sent more troops to the border with Goguryeo.
When Li Yuan was in power, Goguryeo had prepared to annex Silla and Baekje. It was Li Yuan who issued an order to reprimand Goguryeo, so Goguryeo did not send troops.
Silla and Baekje needed to rely on the Tang Dynasty, so naturally they did not dare to offend the Tang Dynasty.
But they did not dare to actually send troops to attack Goguryeo, so they could only pretend to do so.
Silla and Baekje together had more than 300,000 troops, and Yeon Gaesumun took away 200,000 troops, leaving Goguryeo with only 200,000 troops.
Except for the troops stationed in some necessary places, the actual available troops are less than 100,000.
Gao Burian was just a puppet and didn't know how to deal with it, so he quickly sent someone to send a message to Yeon Gaesumun.
Yeon Gae So-moon looked gloomy when he received the news.
Through his efforts, Yuan Qi and Yi Nan were almost persuaded to send troops together to attack the Tang army.
If he could defeat the Tang army, he would have a chance to capture Lin Xuan alive.
As long as you can catch Lin Xuan and get the formula of Liuli and Shenxianzui, you can gain endless wealth.
With money, he can develop his strength and destroy Silla Baekje. When he becomes stronger, he can even send troops to annex the Tang Dynasty.
However, all this was broken by Silla and Baekje suddenly sending troops.
Yeon Gaesumun hesitated for a moment, but still didn't dare to gamble.
He had just launched a coup, and Goguryeo was internally unstable. If someone defected to Silla and Baekje, Goguryeo would be in danger of being destroyed if the internal and external forces cooperated.
If something happens to the base camp, how can he realize his ambition?
"Two Khans, Silla and Baekje suddenly sent troops to invade our border with Goguryeo, so I have no choice but to withdraw our troops." Yeon Gaesumun said.
"What?" Yi Nan said with an ugly face: "Silla and Baekje are just a small area. It is impossible to invade Goguryeo in a short time. I have decided to send troops together to destroy the Tang army."
"Yes, if we send troops together, it won't take much time to destroy the Tang army." Yuan Qi said.
Yuan Gaesowen sneered in his heart. Yi Nan and Yuan Qi were obviously moved, but they never agreed. They just wanted to get more benefits.
Although his target was Lin Xuan and he didn't pay much attention to the others, he delayed it for so long in order not to arouse the suspicion of Yi Nan and Yuan Qi.
If they had agreed earlier, the Tang army might have been wiped out by them by now.
"I'm sorry, the king ordered me to obey and take my leave!" After Yuan Gaesuwen said this, he turned around and left without even looking at the faces of Yi Nan and Yuan Qi.
…
Mukun tribe
At this time, it had become a military camp for the Tang Army.
Not long after Li Chengqian left, spies found out what happened in Goguryeo.
Lin Xuan knew what happened in Goguryeo and had to lament how powerful the inertia of history was.
Although what happened in Goguryeo was somewhat different from that in history, the results were not different.
On the contrary, it was many years ahead of schedule.
Could it be caused by the flapping of his little butterfly wings?
Lin Xuan didn't know whether this was good or bad.