Datang start shocked Li Shimin

Chapter 53 The Battle for Survival
"If someone else said that, it would be arrogant. If you say that, I think you are a little humble. How can you take an open-book exam? You closed your eyes and got a perfect score!"

Looking at the young man in front of him, Li Shimin's eyes were a little complicated.

To meet this young man is a blessing for Datang, and it is also a blessing for himself.Not being able to recruit this young man is both Datang's regret and his own regret!

Fortunately, I became friends with him!

You can also ask him for help from time to time.

"I admit that your talents and knowledge are all I have seen in my life, but there is one point, I think you are wrong!"

Seeing that the topic was related to the Mobei issue, Li Shimin quickly took the opportunity to speak.

"Where is wrong?"

Wang Zi'an held the wine glass, leaned back on the chair, and looked at Li Shimin lazily.

"You said just now that it's useless to swept away Mobei and seal the wolf. But how can it be useless? If you fight once, how can you win decades or even hundreds of years of stability for future generations..."

"You think too much, as long as the real crux of the border disputes is not resolved, the war will never really stop. If the follow-up method is not the right way, even if it is like Emperor Wu of the Han, fighting a hearty war, at most it is Raise your morale and have a happy birthday in a few days."

Having said this, Wang Zi'an shook his head regretfully.

"If you want to use the means of war in exchange for decades or even hundreds of years of stability, don't even think about it - the common people will have to live with them for a few years, but it will consume their own national strength..."

If it wasn't for the fact that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty launched several successive wars against the Huns, which consumed the heritage accumulated by the Han Empire for many years, the Han Dynasty would not have gone downhill so quickly.

If you fight hard, you will die if you are belligerent.The decline of the Han Empire actually began to bury the introduction from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

At this time, the wine began to rise, Wang Zi'an only felt that his thoughts were surging, and his interest in pointing the country again rose.

"Old Li, you are also someone who has read books for a few days. Look at the frontiers of all dynasties and dynasties without disputes and wars..."

Although Li Shimin was very unwilling, he nodded silently and had to admit that what Wang Zi'an said was an indisputable fact.

As a monarch, why doesn't he know this truth?
But to open up the territory, to set the border and Jingyuan, that is the dream of every emperor, enough to leave a name in the annals of history and shine through the ages.

What's more, what can we do if we don't fight? Could it be possible to allow border intrusions and alien invasions?
"Zian, according to what you said, can't we just sit back and let the aliens bully us?"

Cheng Yaojin couldn't help frowning when he heard it, put the wine glass on the table heavily, and looked at Wang Zi'an with dissatisfaction.For this question, Li Junxian could not help but prick up his ears.

"Bullshit, if that's the case, isn't that dog emperor Li Er a sinner of the nation!"

Li Shimin:  …

I didn't say anything!

Cheng Yaojin is okay, he's used to this bastard's mouth and guns. It was the first time that Li Junxian joined this kind of conversation, which scared Wang Zi'an and came down in a sweat.

He secretly glanced at his emperor in trepidation. If His Majesty insisted on punishing him, even if he couldn't beat him, he would have to fight Prince An.

As a result, he was very stunned to find that, apart from his innocent face, his emperor, Lao Tzu, showed no signs of being angry at all!
This prince is safe!
He couldn't help but secretly sucked in a breath of cold air, raising Wang Zi'an's status countless times in his heart.

"Then you just said..."

Cheng Yaojin was confused and looked at Wang Zi'an with a puzzled expression.

This is the generation gap!

Wang Zi'an shook his head helplessly.

"Come on, brothers, it's all full, let's chat while drinking, brag about cows, and have fun, anyway, it's not worth it anyway, don't be surprised, and make a fuss with the emperor. It's like, let people know the joke..."

Li Shimin, Cheng Yaojin, and Li Junxian couldn't help but look at each other.

Hey, don't say it, it really means a small court meeting!
Everyone sat down one after another and picked up their chopsticks again, and the atmosphere at the wine table gradually warmed up.Wang Zi'an recalled, the images of those worldly masters in the film and television dramas of the previous life, and then cleared his throat and said indifferently.

"The frontier disputes, in the final analysis, are still the struggle for survival."

A fight for survival?

Li Shimin, Cheng Yaojin, and Li Junxian were startled when they heard the words.It was the first time that they heard the analysis from such an angle. This kind of statement directly jumped out of the family, the nation, and stood at the height of survival, which immediately attracted their minds.

"Mobei and Western Regions, why do they invade the Central Plains whenever they have a chance? Even if there is no chance, they have to harass and loot the border from time to time?"

Wang Zi'an has found the feeling of his past life history teacher in the classroom.

"It's not that they are barbaric and vulgar, unfamiliar with etiquette and education, fresh and shameless..."

You are arrogance and prejudice. If you say so in later generations, you will be drowned by people's spittle.

Cheng Yaojin didn't even think about it, he just blurted out.Wang Zi'an looked at the natural expressions on the three people's faces, and couldn't help complaining wildly in his heart.

"What you are talking about is only part of the reason. In the final analysis, it is still a matter of survival. In Mobei, the environment is harsh and the land is barren. Most of them live as nomads, and people's livelihood is difficult. In order to survive, they compete with the sky, the earth, and people. As time goes by, it will naturally develop a ferocious spirit, forming a social ethos that respects force and preys on the weak.”

Li Shimin, Cheng Yaojin, and Li Junxian were all familiar with the situation in the frontier, so they nodded silently when they heard the words.

"Under such living conditions and social atmosphere, once they encounter a bad year, in order to survive, they must turn their attention to their neighbors. This thing is like the Wagang thief back then. Yes, if you don't rob the wealthy businessmen, will you starve to death by yourself..."

Cheng Yaojin:  …

Li Shimin and Li Junxian also glanced at Cheng Yaojin in unison, and they almost became angry at Cheng Yaojin.

Seeing the posture of Li Shimin and Li Junxian, Wang Zi'an couldn't help laughing.

"By the way, old Cheng, it seems that the one named Cheng Yaojin seems to be from your own family -- isn't it really your family?"

The more Wang Zi'an said it, the more he felt like it. He suddenly remembered that when he first met, when he talked about the daughter of the Cheng family, this fellow would fight him hard.

Wouldn't it be true?
"No wonder you defend the Cheng family so much--I warn you, if you dare to expose me and inform the Cheng family, don't blame me for turning your face--"

The prince became vigilant and looked at Cheng Yaojin badly.

Li Junxian's eyes immediately ignited the fire of gossip, and he looked at Cheng Yaojin inquiringly.

Expose, inform?
There is a story here!
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