Li Shimin

Chapter 400 Your Majesty, This Map Is A Treasure Map

The next day, after the morning court, a group of Jingzhao family patriarchs, mainly the Wei and Du two patriarchs, first approached Du Ruhui.

Then, after talking for half an hour, Du Ruhui had no choice but to enter the palace to see Li Shimin.

"They also want to attack the feudal kingdom?"

After listening, Li Shimin was taken aback, "Do they have that strength?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, I actually feel that among so many families in Jingzhao, only the Wei family and the Du family have this strength!"

Du Ruhui reported carefully.

Jingzhao County is actually a state and county centered on Chang'an City. The top families here are the Wei family and the Du family!

Chengnan Weidu, go to Tianchiwu!
This sentence is not for nothing. Both the Du family and the Wei family can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty.Afterwards, both of these two families had a large number of family descendants who held high positions in the past dynasties, and the family became more and more prosperous, and it was unstoppable. There were real estate branches of the Du family and the Wei family in every state in the country.

When it came to Li Shimin's place, the Wei family had a daughter as a noble concubine, and the Du family had Du Ruhui as the right minister, both of whom were deeply loved and valued by Li Shimin, and the power of the family even surpassed that of the five surnames and seven kings.

"It doesn't matter, whether it's the Du family or the Wei family, as long as they don't miss farming or production, they can attack those vassal states however they want."

Li Shimin glanced at Du Ruhui slowly, then chuckled.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Hearing this, Du Ruhui hastily cupped his hands and saluted.

After receiving an accurate reply, dozens of fast horses sprang out from the Jingzhao families such as the Wei family and the Du family, and headed to all parts of the country.

Seeing this, all the stewards of the aristocratic families who were still waiting for Li Shimin's edict in Chang'an City also looked anxious, and hurriedly started looking around for news.

Afterwards, they quickly dispatched several fast horses to report to their respective Patriarchs.

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Lijiazhuang.

After painting the big map, Li Xuan mounted the painting and placed it on a wall on the first floor. Whenever he was sitting on the sofa for leisure, he could see it just by looking up.

As for Li Yuan, after hearing the map, he also hurried over from Tai'an Palace.

Every day, just staring at that kind of map, looking at it non-stop.

"Your Majesty, your majesty is here!"

Li Chang came to Li Xuan's side lightly, and reported in a low voice.

"Please come in quickly!"

Li Xuan sat up slowly and said.

"Yes!"

Li Chang responded.

After a while, Li Xuan saw Li Shimin walking in with Li Xiaogong and Li Wei.

Seeing this, a trace of doubt flashed in Li Xuan's eyes, but he didn't ask any further questions.

Sure enough, just after drinking a cup of warm tea, Li Shimin directly opened his mouth to explain his intentions.

"Xuanba, the reason why you really came here this time is to let the aristocratic family attack those vassal states!"

"Your Majesty is still worried?"

Li Xuan asked slowly.

"Exactly!"

Li Shimin took a deep breath, and said: "Since Xuanba's map was spread, all the big families in the world couldn't wait any longer, they called all the houses back to the master's house, and talked about attacking the vassal state!"

"In this way, the background of these aristocratic families has been completely revealed, which is a good thing for His Majesty!"

Li Xuan looked happy.

"Xuan Ba ​​knows how powerful these families are?"

Without waiting for Li Xuan to reply, Li Shimin continued: "Not to mention the five surnames and seven Wangs, it is the Jingzhaowei family and the Du family. Wan, more than half of what I know!"

"This matter is predictable!"

Li Xuan wasn't too surprised. The Chinese people like to hide cards. He believes that the power of these aristocratic families revealed now is not the full power of these aristocratic families.

"Xuanba, if we let it go like this, five surnames and seven surnames, six surnames in Kansai, Jiangnan aristocratic family, Daibei Hu surname...etc. These big families add up, there will be more than 20 families, plus Taiyuan Wen's family These big families, at least 500,000 young adults, will be taken out by these aristocratic families!"

Li Shimin said with a serious face.

"Four 500,000?"

Hearing this, Li Xuan was also shocked.

"Your Majesty is worried that these aristocratic families will conspire to rebel?"

You know, this time Li Shimin put all the power of the whole country to send Li Jing and other six armies to attack the Turkic Jieli. It is only 200,000 troops, plus the supply of civilians, the total is only more than 300,000, less than [-]. people.

Now, those aristocratic families can directly pull up an army of 500,000. If they are together, wouldn't they all be able to easily rebel?

"I'm not worried about this!"

Li Shimin shook his head and said.

With Li Xuan sitting in Lijiazhuang, and so many powerful generals in the court, Li Shimin was not worried that those aristocratic families would get their brains into rebellion.

However, seeing such a large force made Li Shimin feel distressed.

"If so many young adults go out with those aristocratic families, my Tang Dynasty will lose so many young adults, and it will definitely hurt my vitality. At least tens of millions of acres of fertile land will not be cultivated. As a result, the people will not have enough food, and famine will not be far away Yea!"

"This matter, His Majesty is a bit unfounded to worry about!"

Hearing this, Li Xuan chuckled lightly.

"Ok?"

Li Shimin was overjoyed, and quickly looked at Li Xuan expectantly.

"What kind of clever plan does Xuan Ba ​​have?"

"Your Majesty, do those families have armor and weapons?"

Li Xuan asked.

"Those aristocratic families hide some armor and weapons, but not too many!" Li Shimin replied firmly.

"So, even if those aristocratic families have millions of young adults, how can they attack those vassal states without weapons and armor?"

Li Xuan laughed lightly and said slowly.

"Moreover, if so many young and middle-aged people are to be mobilized at once, the fields of those aristocratic families will not be cultivated by hand. Even if they have a lot of food in their families, they dare not do this!"

"This……"

After hearing this, Li Shimin frowned immediately.

"In this way, if those aristocratic families want to attack that vassal state, they need at least several years of preparation!"

"Exactly!"

Li Xuan nodded, then thought of something, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Also, if Your Majesty doesn't want these aristocratic families to lead people to attack those vassal kingdoms, you can delay it forever!"

"Can I delay letting those aristocratic families attack the vassal state?"

Li Shimin couldn't help but startled when he heard this.

Immediately, he understood.

Indeed, as a sage of the Tang Dynasty, those aristocratic families wanted to take away so many young and middle-aged men all at once to attack the vassal state, and he could have countless reasons to delay it for them.

"It's just that once the imperial edict is issued, as a sage of the Tang Dynasty, how can I be so dishonest. However, steel is an important item of the imperial court, and I must not buy those aristocratic families!"

"Your Majesty can decide on this matter!"

Li Xuan chuckled lightly, with an expression of indifference.

Seeing this, Li Shimin's heart suddenly moved.

"Xuan Ba's move, but it doesn't mean to let those aristocratic families lead troops to attack those vassal states?"

Li Xuan looked at Li Shimin in astonishment, "Your Majesty, isn't this move to lure out the hidden forces of those aristocratic families?"

Forehead!
Li Shimin was dumbfounded.

Fortunately, these words were not heard by those aristocratic families, otherwise the aristocratic families in the world would really seek trouble from you with red eyes!
"Then what did you draw this map for?"

"Your Majesty, this map is a treasure map!"

Li Xuan didn't know, Li Shimin complained about him in his heart, but chuckled lightly and said slowly.

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(End of this chapter)