Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 2258 Got it

The weather in Chang'an City became even colder.

Recently, news from the border has been coming in frequently. Some people from Xiliang captured Tuyuhun to seal the ghost city and made a fortune, and some Shu king Li Ke captured Jinsha City and forced Tuyuhun to surrender.

After these news came, some sparks were stirred up in the cold Chang'an city.

And at this time, Qin Tian went to court.

This morning, it was cold and windy, and when all the officials were waiting at the gate of the palace to enter the palace, a carriage stopped.

When everyone saw the carriage, their expressions were a little strange.

"He... is he here?"

"He must have come."

"It's time to come, and it finally came."

Everyone was discussing in low voices, but the carriage remained calm until the palace door opened, and Qin Tian walked out slowly from inside.

When the officials saw him, they didn't come forward to say hello, but they didn't even know why they didn't.

They suddenly discovered that the current Qin Tian was different from the Qin Tian they knew before.

Maybe it's because he was crowned king.

In the early morning, because the stove hadn't been fired yet, it was a little cold in the main hall, and many officials were shivering.

This is the first time Li Shimin saw Qin Tian after a long time. Looking at Qin Tian standing below, he suddenly felt that many things seemed like yesterday. Some things created a gap between the two people.

Maybe, in the court, you will be involuntary.

"Qin Aiqing."

Qin Tian stood up and said, "Your Majesty, my minister is here."

"You and I, monarch and minister, haven't seen each other for a few years?"

"Yes, almost three years."

Li Shimin nodded: "Yeah, I haven't seen you in three years, things are different, we have changed a lot..."

The two of them were talking like this, a bit like chatting about family matters. When the officials saw this situation, their cheeks could not help but twitch. What is this?
The Holy Majesty wants to reminisce about the past with Qin Tian, ​​can't he reminisce after he goes down, why is he in the court?

But who would dare to interrupt Li Shimin's words?

Everyone can only stand by and listen.

However, Li Shimin and Qin Tian chatted a lot, such as the situation in Xiliang, the situation of the Ninth Princess and his children, everything seemed to be commonplace.

After talking like this for a long time, Li Shimin finally stopped chatting and said: "Qin Aiqing, I announced that you came to Beijing to discuss the matters of the old Turkic lands. I want to hear your opinion on how the old Turkic lands should be treated. arrange?"

Qin Tiandao: "Returning to the Holy Father, the old Turkic land is very large. The Holy One should include it in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and then set up prefectures and counties, etc., and move the people there. Now many plants can grow there. The people go there. After that, you don’t need to learn Turkic herding, and you can support yourself by growing crops.”

Li Shimin nodded, and on Qin Tian's side, he continued: "When I was destroying the Turks, I took in a group of Turkic people. Many of these people are still used to grazing for a living, so I hope that I can allocate a piece of grassland to let you These people can continue to graze on it.”

After Qin Tian said this, some people in Chaozhong immediately became unhappy.

"Your Majesty, the king of Xiliang said just now that he would set up prefectures and counties in the old Turkic land, and the minister agreed. However, the king of Xiliang said that he would allocate part of the land to Xiliang, but the minister did not agree. The fief of Xiliang has been handed over to the king of Xiliang. How could he have the nerve to ask for land again?"

"That's right, if the king of Xiliang thinks that those Turkic people are not easy to arrange, he can just send them to the grassland. After the imperial court establishes states and counties, they will naturally be recruited."

"That's right, that's right, is the king of Xiliang trying to expand the scope of his fiefdom? This move has sinister intentions, and the Holy One must never agree to it."

"........."

There were many people who opposed it. Li Shimin didn't express his opinion, but just looked at Qin Tian and said, "Qin Aiqing, what do you want to say?"

Qin Tiandao: "Your Majesty, the Turks were destroyed by Xiliang soldiers. I have no gunpowder in Xiliang. We defeated the Turks with our own lives. If I can't win some land for them, those soldiers may complain. After all , the imperial court did not give them any rewards. As for the things about the people that the lord just said, of course we in Xiliang can send those people directly to the grasslands, but now they have no cattle, sheep, food and grass, so they just send them there. , How do they make a living? When the imperial court recruits them, they will either become robbers or starve to death. I am not greedy, so I want a piece of land so that the common people can live and work in peace."

As the king of Xiliang, Qin Tian naturally had to consider Xiliang.

After he said this, some officials in the court still expressed objections. They felt that Qin Tian was simply a bandit. Just because he destroyed the Turks, could he ask for more fiefdoms?After that, whoever leads the army to fight can claim land?
But facing the reasons Qin Tian said, they couldn't refute them.

Seeing this situation, Li Shimin didn't take it seriously, smiled, and said: "Okay, you don't have to argue, Xiliang has made great achievements in destroying the Turks, and it should indeed be rewarded. Since Qin Aiqing wants a piece of land to house those old Turks. Min, then I will approve it, as for the piece of land, you can go down and discuss it."

Li Shimin agreed in this way, and the officials were very unwilling to see this, but also very helpless.

After the morning retreat, Li Shimin returned to the imperial study.

Yuan Lou also followed.

"Why did His Majesty give that piece of land to the King of Xiliang? Xiliang is already very powerful now. With that piece of land, Xiliang can house many old Turkic people, which will make Xiliang's strength even greater. "

Yuan Lou didn't understand Li Shimin's arrangement. Logically speaking, shouldn't Li Shimin limit Qin Tian's strength?
Why?
Li Shimin glanced at Yuan Lou, and said with a smile; "You, I still don't understand, Qin Tian openly asked for the land in the court today, but he was actually showing his loyalty to me, showing that Qin Tian would never betray Datang in this life, otherwise , why would he do such a thing, if a person has the heart of rebellion, he must be more cautious, not like Qin Tian."

Speaking of this, Li Shimin sighed, and said: "I saw Qin Tian today, and I felt that I might have misunderstood him. He is a hero of my Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty can have today, and his hard work is indispensable. But I'm still on guard against him from time to time, I'm afraid it hurts his heart, since he wants that piece of land, I'll just give it to him."

After the real meeting, many things from the past appeared in his mind, which moved Li Shimin a little.

He had to admit that he was still very emotional sometimes.

(End of this chapter)