Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 931 Prosperity and Prosperity ([-])

The problem is not beyond the scope of the question. After all, the powerful dynasties of all dynasties have considered this kind of problem to some extent. Some people think that there is no need to care about those wild lands, and some people think that there is no need to occupy the land that cannot be cultivated. It is purely military. Shock and awe, guarding against alien interference, is an acceptable way to deal with it.The land in the Central Plains is vast and fertile, so there is really no need to waste time operating in those places, not to mention not seeing results in a short period of time, it will greatly hinder the development of the entire country.

Now, the same question is in front of Li Chengzhao and others.In other words, it was simply placed in front of all the princes except the prince who was destined to inherit the empire in the future.Of course, Li Chengzhao couldn't ignore this question, because the father obviously asked all their brothers.

No one spoke nonsense rashly. As the princes of the Tian family, they had been exposed to certain special things since childhood.For example, now, the sage only asked a few of them questions, or in such a separate room, which obviously belonged to a kind of questioning independent of the imperial court.This form is important even if it is important, and it is not important if it is not important.

It is important because this is a private question from the sage, which is equivalent to an alternative assessment for the sage. If you answer well, you can get unexpected rewards.And even if the answer is incorrect, it doesn't matter, because this is not a formal court occasion, and it is not regarded as the emperor's inquiry.

It is not important, because whether what is said here is useful or not depends entirely on the emperor's consideration.Perhaps, sometimes what is clearly said is correct, but the emperor will not accept it and has no choice but to do so.

But anyway, this is a very unique 'ritual'.

The brothers were silent, thinking, and occasionally someone looked up at the vast map.

Suddenly, almost no one can come up with a perfect solution.In other words, in a short period of time, they really couldn't find any other solutions that were different from their predecessors.

After a moment of silence, the crown prince spoke first: "Father, my son really can't think of the key point, please teach me."

It's not that he's being humble, it's that he's telling the truth.Of course, he can find a plan to fool around, and then wait for the other brothers' answers.For example, he can say that, like the Western Regions, all states and counties will be governed.However, the problem is that this kind of pure nonsense is not only useless, but also makes the father feel that he is not taking things seriously at all.

Hearing this, Li Zhiyun looked at the other sons again.Sensing his father's gaze, Li Chengyan and others lowered their heads.Obviously, they also agreed with the prince's meaning.

"No idea?"

No one answered the emperor, silence is sometimes the default.

Li Zhiyun nodded, then stood with his hands behind his back, looked at the map, and said softly: "To be honest, I don't have a perfect solution. Now, I only have a vague idea in my heart, and in the past dynasties, there has never been one. People have done this before, so I don’t know what the result will be.”

Li Chengzhao said: "Please teach me, Father."

Li Zhiyun said: "In ancient times, the ancestors of the Central Plains lived in a corner of the land. At that time, the four directions were in danger, and there were Dongyi, Nanman, Xirong, and Beidi coexisting in the world. At the end of the Shang Dynasty, they never broke away from the rule of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors. Until the Shang Dynasty After Zhou Xing was destroyed, the king of Wu divided the world, and the land of Zhou expanded several times. Now our dynasty lives in the four corners of the Central Plains, such as Qingzhou, Yan Dynasty, or Jiangnan Bashu, which were not the land of our ancestors in the early years.

Now, where are the barbarians?
Who also belongs to Bashu Jiangnan? "

As soon as the voice fell, Li Chengzhao understood immediately. His heart was trembling, and he gritted his teeth and asked his adoring father, "Father, do you know the history of Zhou Chao for hundreds of years?"

"Of course I know." Li Zhiyun understood in his heart that the crown prince already understood what he meant, and immediately added: "However, you don't have to worry about this. Zhou's chaos, we will see you in hundreds of years. Now, if I Doing this, the prince thought, could it be in the Central Plains?"

Li Chengzhao understood, combined with the previous questions, he had roughly guessed his father's real plan.

"Is the father planning to let the brothers go to various places to establish a country?"

Hearing this, the eyes of Li Chengjing and the others were sharpened immediately, and they all focused on the emperor.They are not stupid either. Considering what the prince said, and thinking about what the emperor said, they already understood that the father was planning to divide them up, guard one side, and build a country.Just like King Wu of Zhou enfeoffed, let each of them be princes with real power and defend the empire.

To be honest, the temptation is great, very great!

They knew that the crown prince's position was stable and they couldn't fight for anything, but they were unwilling to let them live drunk and dreamy, and they always wanted to make a career out of it.But as an ordinary clan king, under the premise of having a prince, if he is too wise, it is not a smart move.

If it is really possible to be entrusted by the emperor and become a prince of a place, in charge of life and death, it might not be an excellent choice.

Li Zhiyun did not answer the prince immediately, but looked at the other sons and asked, "Are you willing?"

Li Chenglie nodded and said: "My minister is willing to learn from Ji Zhou's clan and defend the empire."

"My son is also willing." Li Chengyan cupped his hands.

Li Chengjing pursed her lips and did not express her opinion immediately, but remained silent.He didn't believe that things would be so good, there must be some conditions.

At this time, the emperor said: "Don't agree so quickly, you have to think about it, I don't plan to entrust you in the Central Plains. Your fief will only be outside the empire's territory. It may be the millet that has not yet been conquered." The special countries may also be the farther Tocharia, or the icy and snowy land north of the Angara River. Of course, there is also Linyi in the southern border, and maybe the Wa country. In this way, are you still willing?"

Hearing this, the faces of several people immediately changed.The place names that the old father said were getting more remote and more barren than the other.They still know the location of the Sogdian countries, but where is the place of Tocharon?

Linyi, Waguo, they also know the location, but those places are remote and far away, and to the north of the Angara River, it is really a world of ice and snow, which is so cold to death all the year round.If they are entrusted to those places to build a country, let alone whether they can realize their grand plans and great achievements, it is a question of whether they can survive, a question that makes them change their faces.

Originally, they thought that the enfeoffment might not be in the Central Plains, but it was close to the Central Plains anyway.

However, I never expected it to be these places.

Li Chengjing thought to himself, it really wasn't that simple.He subconsciously looked up at the map of the empire, searched around, and finally found the location of the Tocharian.

Well, next to the Sogdian kingdoms, in the south of the Sogdian kingdoms.But that place is an extremely long distance from the Western Regions.If he was entrusted to go somewhere, he might not be able to return to the prosperous and rich Central Plains for the rest of his life.

Compared with the entanglements of the other brothers, the Prince's mood suddenly improved a lot.At first, he was worried that his old father wanted to separate his brothers in the Central Plains, so he was very worried about the future.But the old father sent them to a barren land hundreds of thousands of miles away, so why worry about it?
If he is even afraid of this, then he is not qualified to be the prince.

Sure enough, the father is still the wise and mighty father.

(End of this chapter)