Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 872
Liu Mu's letter to Li Shimin was passed to the last person, Fang Xuanling.

Fang Xuanling read the letter three times before returning it to Li Shimin. Fang Xuanling stared at the lobster in front of him in a daze.

No one urged, and no one moved chopsticks again.

Fang Xuanling thought for a long time, then slowly raised his head and said in a low voice: "By the way, Consort Liu's writing style is very strange."

"What do you mean?" Liu Hongji didn't understand this at all.

Let Fang Xuanling say this, Li Shimin also reacted.Liu Mu's way of using words sometimes seems so abnormal, and he can guess the meaning when chatting.

Liu Mu has never written official documents, and the official documents are all written by professional scribes.

In Liu Mu's letters, there are often times when the words are not quite normal.It may not be wrong to say that it is wrong, but there may be some deviations from the true meaning.

Fang Xuanling continued: "The word calm, in this letter, should refer to momentum, tranquility."

Li Shimin clapped his hands lightly: "I remember."

Fang Xuanling asked: "What did the saint remember?"

Li Shimin thought that when he was still the King of Qin, Li Yuanji was still alive. At that time, the prince and the King of Qi had obvious hostility with Li Shimin in the court.

The crown prince and King Qi didn't react at all, nor did they make any gesture of counterattack.

Li Shimin would definitely not tell this passage, but there was a saying in Liu Mu that Li Shimin remembered.

Li Shimin said: "A long time ago, when we were discussing the Turks, Liu Mu said something like this. On the surface it seems to be peaceful, but in fact the problem is very serious."

Du Ruhui interjected: "If you talk about it like this, then Fusang Road is not peaceful."

"It can be analyzed." Fang Xuanling knew it well: "According to the general secretary, the three generals Cheng, Hou, and Su before him, and Li Shangshu of the Ministry of War all mentioned after his return that Fusang Dao did not kill enough. Many The warriors who originally followed the nobles, they don't think about farming, they prefer to hold knives in their hands."

"There are no nobles in Wajima. According to the Central Plains, every time there is a change of dynasty, the biggest opportunity for ordinary people is that the limited noble positions are vacant, and many people are given a chance to rise to the top."

After being reminded by Fang Xuanling, Li Shimin figured it out.

"Since this is the case, let Fusang Dao send people to fight. If they really want to become nobles, then according to what Liu Mu said before, the man will seek fame immediately."

But Fang Xuanling shook his head: "In the court, there have been speeches wishing to disarm the Fusang people. They are not stable."

Li Shimin made a decision: "No conflict, let those unstable people fight for Datang. Even if these people have different ideas, just send a large army to cover up and kill them."

Fang Xuanling asked: "Then, let the Ministry of War plan the Jingxiang soldiers to go south. If there are [-] Fusang soldiers to fight in the vanguard, the Ministry of War needs to change its strategy."

"What's your opinion, sir?"

"Saint, attack the six edicts and destroy one of them."

Li Shimin shook his head slightly. In fact, Fang Xuanling's suggestion was quite good, but Li Shimin knew some historical trends. He knew that Datang died in a feudal town.

Therefore, according to Li Shimin's idea, any outside power is absolutely not allowed to be hereditary.

At this point, Feng An gave Li Shimin a guarantee that his position as the Duke of Yue would be inherited by his son, but the position of the highest military officer in Lingnan would not. , one issue every nine years.That is to say, the highest civil servant will be changed every nine years.

And he, Feng An, will return to Chang'an or live in Jiangnan after his term of office expires.

There is no one else.

Li Daozong of Yanzhou was once guarded, and now he is replaced by Chai Shao, and will be replaced again in a few years.

For the rest, Yiwu surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, but Li Shimin did not let King Yiwu continue to manage Yiwu, and gave him enough wealth to move to the mainland.

The Tang Dynasty does not need to submit to the state, only the territory directly under the Tang Dynasty.

This is the bottom line in Li Shimin's heart, Shi Wei basically convinced, Khitan's power is not strong enough, they can't make waves, only Heishui Mohe still wants to fight, Li Shimin will endure it for a few more years.

The newly arrived Xue Yantuo barbarian is ambitious, and he is already on Li Shimin's must-kill list.

Fang Xuanling and others saw that Li Shimin was thinking, but no one dared to disturb him.

After a long time, Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty raised his head slowly: "Defend firmly, attack lightly."

Liu Hongqi shouted: "Saint, if this is the case, it will be useless to send a large army to the south. So many soldiers and horses are useless except to waste the army's food."

Li Shimin shook his head slightly: "No, I want to take this opportunity to destroy Lin Yi."

"Saint, is it inhumane to send troops without reason?" The four ministers stood up together.

Li Shimin said: "It's not for nothing. I heard a report from Wenyue Pavilion. Wenyue Pavilion suspected that Fan Zhenlong, the eldest son of Fan Touli in Linyi Kingdom, might have died. The person who killed Zhenlong was the minister Maha Mandaga."

Fang Xuanling still chose to oppose: "Saint, even if we send troops to quell this matter, we must support the members of the royal family to become kings, otherwise it would be inhumane."

"Then, arrange people to use tricks to let Chenla destroy Linyi."

"Saint, this!" Fang Xuanling felt that he could not keep up with Li Shimin's ideas. Li Shimin's actions were somewhat disregarding morals and were only for expansion.

But Li Shimin said lightly: "Indochina Peninsula, there are four great ports. We don't occupy any of them. This makes it impossible for Datang to exert its power in Indochina Peninsula, and it is impossible to get enough wealth from Indochina Peninsula. According to Liumu and Feng An According to the report, they occupy less than one-thousandth of the good rice fields in the Indochina Peninsula.”

The temptation is enough, and Li Shimin's reason can convince the court.

Li Shimin added another article: "The collection of spices is not even a fur for the entire Indochina Peninsula. What's more, I also granted Liu Concubine a small piece of barren hills that he is allowed to develop freely, although I don't know about the barren hills." What, a master who doesn't even want the Qiandao Gold Mine wants a barren mountain. Hahaha!"

Du Ruhui retorted feebly: "Saint, Datang just finished two fierce battles."

"Really?" Li Shimin asked with a smile.

All four people present were speechless.

Yao Silian looked at the others, and stood up and objected: "Saint, since the first year of Wude, there have been fierce battles in the Tang Dynasty every year. It is necessary to take a rest, whether it is a soldier or a general."

"Okay, let's ask if the soldiers and generals who did not participate in the Western Expedition or Northern Expedition want meritorious service. Send someone to ask Feng An if I want Linyi's Champa, if he can get it for me. Ask Ask the Jingxiang soldiers if they want slaves in their families, and if they want fields."

(End of this chapter)