Datang start shocked Li Shimin

Chapter 54 I take you as a brother, but you want to be my husband
"Cough, my old Cheng is not that kind of person!"

Cheng Yaojin coughed with a guilty conscience, and simply covered his face with the strength of the wine, and tentatively said.

"That Miss Cheng Mansion is dignified and virtuous, knowledgeable and sensible, and looks shy--don't you really think about it..."

Forget it, shameless, such an excellent son-in-law has to find a way to coax his daughter back!
Li Shimin is okay, he knew that this old man had put his mind at ease with the prince, but Li Junxian was different, and was so surprised that he almost swallowed his tongue!

This is the only one who goes straight to the battle and matches for his own daughter, right?
He wasn't over surprised yet.

Seeing that there was a sudden flash of panic in Wang Zi'an's eyes, he patted the table angrily.

"I said Lao Cheng, I've been righteous enough for you, I didn't expect you to want to avenge your kindness and revenge-"

Cheng Yaojin almost spit out a mouthful of old blood by this kid.

Angrily, he went to drink.

He didn't dare to look at Wang Zi'an, he was afraid that if he couldn't help himself, he would rush to beat him, the key was that he couldn't beat him...

Li Junxian:  …

He stared at Wang Zi'an incredulously. Isn't this kid abnormal?
Cheng Yaojin's daughter, but a famous beauty in the capital, the marriage proposal team can line up from Zhuque Street to Mingdemen!

This kid doesn't want it!
However, the next scene made him almost stare out his eyes.

"Zi'an, there are several daughters in my family, do you want to think about it?"

"I take you as my brother, but you want to be my old husband-er, your daughter, that doesn't seem to be impossible..."

Wang Zi'an said, and glanced at Li Shimin again.

This old boy has a face that eats soft rice, so handsome!
"However, I have to meet first-in case she looks like the daughter of the Cheng family..."

The prince felt relieved, and a little worried.

Cheng Yaojin:  …

Don't pull me, I'll fight him!
Seeing that Cheng Yaojin was about to explode on the spot, Li Shimin quickly reached out and grabbed him.

"Lao Cheng, Lao Cheng, don't get excited, twisted melons aren't sweet, right? After all, it's your daughter's fate that hasn't arrived..."

So, you old thing come to grab it, right?
Cheng Yaojin looked at Li Shimin angrily, and even went up to strangle him.

Li Shimin turned a blind eye to his threat, raised the corner of his mouth, and filled him with a cup of Erguotou with a smile.

"Come on, have a drink, put out the fire..."

"You don't have to be complacent, this bastard may not be able to see your daughter!"

What a bummer, the eight characters haven't been written yet!

Cheng Yaojin got angry when he saw Li Shimin's triumphant appearance.

"The Huns haven't been destroyed yet, why are you home! Zi'an, he was told that you are so young, why are you looking for a wife in such a hurry--Come on, let's talk about the Turks..."

Cheng Yaojin was afraid that Wang Zi'an would be fooled by Li Shimin, so he quickly forcibly turned the topic back.

"It can't be because they are poor, they can't live anymore, just come and rob us, our common people have to live-"

"So, that's the sticking point."

Wang Zi'an subconsciously turned the wine glass in his hand.

"As long as the problem of survival can't be solved, no matter how many battles are fought, it will only cure the symptoms but not the root cause, and even drink poison to quench thirst and waste the people and money—"

Li Shimin nodded lightly when he heard the words, thoughtfully.

Cheng Yaojin and Li Junxian are more direct.

"Do you have a solution?"

Wang Zi'an couldn't help laughing at the urgent expressions of the two of them.

Obviously a merchant and a guard, but they are extremely enthusiastic about national affairs, and those who don't know they think they are important officials in the court.

The posture of your sand sculpture has caught up with those friends who brag and fart in my previous life.

Wang Zi'an was inexplicably happy, and even his thoughts became much smoother.He took a sip of the wine leisurely, and then tapped the table lightly with his fingers.

"It's actually very simple, a carrot and a stick, a carrot in one hand, a stick in the other. If you are obedient, you will have a carrot to eat, and if you are not obedient, you will serve it with a stick. But the crux of the problem is that you must have a carrot in your hand first. Before you find a carrot, the meaning of fighting It's not big, at least I think it's more than worth the loss. With the resources and energy, it's better to stick to the frontier and bury your head in development. As long as the country's strength is strong, all ghosts and snakes have to kneel—"

Wang Zi'an said, suddenly remembered something, and added.

"Like now, I guess Li Er and Du Ruhui's group of people are pondering how to take the opportunity to send troops and capture Jieli Khan alive - Jieli is there, he can't run, he can't fight Come in and let him toss around the border, isn't it? If he has the ability, he will use cavalry to attack the city - what are we in a hurry?"

"Jie Li is a bit sad at the moment, but it's not easy for us in Tang Dynasty to go there. Droughts, floods, frosts, and locusts follow one after another. For example, this year, there was a flood in the east of the river, a severe drought in Guanzhong, and the Northwest Road also suffered frost. ——I have to beat the poor neighbors while I’m too poor to open the pot…”

Wang Zi'an shook his head as he spoke, picked up a peanut and threw it into his mouth, chewing it loudly.

"These people, you can't just think about making achievements and making a name for yourself in the history books. You have to lean down and think more about the people and people's livelihood. Only then can this country be prosperous and go a long way..."

"Do you mean to stick to the frontier first and focus on development? If the Turks are allowed to be presumptuous at the frontier, won't they boost the enemy's morale and destroy their own prestige?"

Cheng Yaojin frowned subconsciously, and Li Shimin frowned even deeper.

If you show weakness to the Turks, I am afraid that the spit stars of those aristocratic families and scholars will be able to drown themselves immediately.

"Allow them to be arrogant? They have the ability to be arrogant and show me - they came to fight because they were too poor to eat, how much food and grass can they raise? Even if people don't eat, the horses have to be fed! Stupidly insist on attacking the city - within a month, we don't have to fight, we have to win directly..."

Prince An couldn't help sneering.

"Fortify the walls and clear the fields! Move the people of Border Pass within the Great Wall, and strengthen the defense of Yunzhou, Daizhou, Shuozhou to Lingzhou, so that they can't enter the pass south. It's icy and snowy, as long as they can't get food and grass for a while, don't care. No matter how many troops he has, he will have to destroy himself without attacking..."

As Wang Zi'an spoke, he dipped in the tea and sketched a simple topographic map on the table.

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

In the Tang Dynasty, when drawing a map, it must be a special person. This prince can stay at home, and he knows the topography of the border like the back of his hand!
The map drawn at random is even more accurate than the maps commonly used in the military.

What kind of education does this have to be?

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