The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 189 Li Shimin's Courage and Political Wisdom

"It seems that you have really worked hard." Li Shimin praised.

Chen Jingke said modestly: "In fact, I just wrote a framework, and I was worrying about how to write this genealogy. I met a great talent in Hongwen Museum, and with his help, I completed this work."

Li Shimin asked: "Is it Lu? Tell me, is this person really as talented as you praise?"

Chen Jingke said affirmatively: "You are more talented than what I said. I just kept it because I was afraid that some people would not believe me if I praised too much."

"If you want to talk about his specific ability, I can only say that he is the only person I have ever seen who can be called all-rounder."

Li Shimin couldn't help being moved, and said, "All-rounder? You don't want to lie to me."

Chen Jingke said: "You will know if it is true or not after you have inspected it yourself."

Li Shimin silently remembered the name in his heart, and said: "I'll talk about this later, let's talk about the Chinese civilization first, you wrote it well."

Chen Jingke said happily: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compliment. With your words, no matter how hard or tired I am, it is worth it."

Li Shimin knew that he was sycophanting, but he was very grateful, and said: "Last time you said to choose a place as a pilot, after thinking about it, I think it is really unnecessary."

Chen Jingke suddenly became anxious and was about to argue.

Li Shimin reached out his hand to stop him, and continued: "Since the experiment is going to be done, we should choose a bigger place, so that it will be convincing."

"Don't you Taoists want to go to the south to preach, and you just happened to do this together."

"Ah?" Chen Jingke was stunned, and couldn't believe his ears: "You mean to do experiments in the whole Lingnan and Nanzhong?"

Li Shimin was very satisfied with his reaction, and said, "Why, don't you dare?"

Chen Jingke immediately replied: "Dare, why not."

Then he said with a bitter face: "But such a big matter, it is very difficult to complete such a big matter with Taoists alone. Besides, shouldn't the imperial court take the lead?"

Li Shimin said: "The goal of the court is too big. If the court dominates, the barbarians will feel threatened and resist the promotion of Chinese civilization."

"Propagating it in the form of folklore, those barbarians who admire the prosperity of the Central Plains are willing to accept it. It is the safest way to infiltrate so slowly, and wait for the court to have a certain foundation before taking action."

"Your Majesty is wise." Chen Jingke understood the truth after a little thought.

In Siyi's eyes, Datang is a tiger with teeth and claws. This tiger suddenly said that you are a part of me, and now it's time to come back.

What would you think?
You will definitely think that the tiger is about to attack you, so hurry up and find a way to resist.

But there is no such problem in private publicity.

The Han people rose again and became the object of admiration of the Siyi again.Everything about the Han family is their envy. To have a Han name is the glory of the ancestral tomb.
Now a voice suddenly appeared, saying that everyone is the descendant of Chinese descendants like the Han people, no matter whether it is true or not, some people will take it as true.

Even if you know it's nonsense, you will default to the truth out of self-interest.

After all, if this happened, they would be able to regard themselves as descendants of the Chinese descendants of Yan and Huang. Who would dare to mock them again?

In fact, Chen Jingke still hadn't fully guessed Li Shimin's thoughts. The fear of arousing the barbarian's rebellious psychology was only one aspect, and another aspect was that he didn't want to take such a big risk.

This kind of thing has never happened before, there is no precedent, what if it fails?The court's reputation can't stand the toss.

First carry out publicity among the people, and if the barbarians can accept it, the imperial court will take over the banner.If the barbarians cannot accept it, there is no loss to the court.

This is the safest way.

But in any case, it was already a pleasant surprise for Chen Jingke that Li Shimin agreed to promote the concept of Chinese civilization in the south.

This pilot project is tens or hundreds of times larger than the previous county, which is enough to toss.

But after all, it is a wild land, considering the difficulties, he still strives for it:
"What you said makes sense, but you also know the situation in Lingnan and Nanzhong. The imperial court must provide us with the necessary help."

Li Shimin said: "I will order the Yamen and Zhechong Mansion in the south to provide you with convenience."

Chen Jingke shook his head and said, "Not enough."

Li Shimin said: "Then what help do you want?"

Chen Jingke said solemnly: "Man, we need manpower. The southern region is vast and sparsely populated, and the environment is harsh, so preaching there requires a lot of manpower, and we even have to be prepared to kill a large number of people."

"Because of the imperial court's restrictions, the number of Taoist priests in various Taoist temples is insufficient, and not many people can be spared to go to the south. And no one is willing to send their precious disciples to the land of the Southern Barbarians to die."

"I need a part of the ultimatum as a bargaining chip to negotiate with various factions and get them to support this action."

Li Shimin showed a thoughtful expression, and after a while he said: "100 people."

Chen Jingke was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "At least 1000 people are needed. The south is vast and sparsely populated. If there are fewer people, it won't be able to stir up even a little splash."

Li Shimin frowned slightly, and said, "Three hundred."

Chen Jingke cried bitterly: "Seven hundred, really can't be less, we are also serving the court."

Li Shimin said: "Five hundred, no more."

Chen Jingke beamed with joy, fearing that he would regret it, he hurriedly said: "Okay, it's only five hundred, you are not kidding, Ren eunuch, you have to testify for me."

Ren Feng wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, so he could only lower his head and pretend he didn't hear anything.

Li Shimin glared at him fiercely, and said, "As a sage of the Tang Dynasty, how can I be as dishonest as you are?"

"Hey." Chen Jingke said with a naive smile, "That's right, you speak so well, how dare I compare with you."

In fact, he did it on purpose, and sometimes making a little harmless joke can actually draw the distance between each other.

Just now he insisted on looking for a book to read, and now he is bargaining with Li Shimin because of this consideration.

Now it looks like it works very well.

Li Shimin pretended to be angry at first, but returned to normal in a blink of an eye, and said, "I remember you said last time that the army has different education methods, why are there no related books?"

"Um...you are really planning to implement this method in the army." Chen Jingke was a little surprised, this is not a trivial matter, and it might cause chaos in the country.

Li Shimin said indifferently: "If you don't try it, how will you know if your method is feasible. If you miss the good method, it will be a pity in life."

Chen Jingke couldn't help but be impressed by his courage, and said: "Your Majesty is wise."

Li Shimin said: "Don't be too happy, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are all from good families, your method will not be effective for them in a short period of time, and I don't worry about letting you experiment with the elite of the Tang Dynasty."

"Before, I selected more than a hundred young men who were brave and good at shooting from the forbidden army and official households in the Yuan Dynasty, and formed a personal guard named Baiqisi. You can use them as an experiment."

Chen Jingke was stunned for a moment, before he said in disbelief, "You said you asked me to do this?"

Li Shimin said: "You came up with the solution. No one except you understands it. If you don't hand it over to someone else. I'll write you a letter later, and Baiqisi will listen to your orders."

The Baiqi Division belongs to the line of personal guards, and Li Shimin can be transferred at will without going through the Ministry of War and the Twelve Guards.

Chen Jingke was moved and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust."

Li Shimin said: "Teaching Baiqisi to me is more useful than saying thank you."

Chen Jingke said: "Here, I will not disappoint Your Majesty."

Afterwards, Chen Jingke learned about the composition of the Baiqi Division, and the result made him speechless. At the same time, he also knew why Li Shimin asked him to train this army.

As Li Shimin said, the members of this army came from the Yuan Cong forbidden army and the official households, and this is where the problem lies.

Yuan Cong's Forbidden Army was the first Jinyang army soldier to follow Li Yuan. As the strength of Datang gradually increased, there was no one who could take the lead in the Jinyang Army system.

No leader, it means that no one can fight for the interests of their group, and then they are disbanded.

About 3 people were unwilling to leave, saying that if they don't want high-ranking officials and rich salary, they just need to give them a bite to eat, and their children and grandchildren must serve the emperor loyally.

Li Yuan was so moved that he let them stay. He even bought land for them near Chang'an, and granted them permission to succeed their father and son.

Therefore, Yuan Cong's Forbidden Army is also called Father and Son Soldiers, and it is the most special group in the Tang Dynasty's army sequence.

In order to show his respect for them, Li Yuan also entrusted them with the important task of guarding the Xuanwu Gate.

Xuanwumen is a very special name for Datang, and everyone must have guessed the result.

When Li Shimin launched the Xuanwumen Incident, the two leaders of Yuan Cong's Forbidden Army surrendered on the spot, and later died fighting against the Changlin Army.

It was precisely because of their obstruction that the Changlin Army failed to capture the Xuanwu Gate, which bought Li Shimin precious time.

When Li Shimin launched the Xuanwumen Incident, he actually didn't notify Yuan Cong's forbidden army. Why did they take the initiative to surrender?
It's all about identity.

Yuan Cong's status in the Forbidden Army is very special and he is given preferential treatment, but because of this, he is discriminated against by other troops, especially the outstanding military generals who look down on them.

In order to attract meritorious service, Li Jiancheng's attitude towards Yuan Cong's forbidden army can be imagined.

In contrast, Li Shimin is different. He doesn't say how good he is to Yuan Cong's forbidden army, at least he doesn't discriminate.

People are afraid of comparison, once the attitudes of the two princes are compared, Yuan Cong knows who to support.

Li Shimin did not treat Yuan Cong's forbidden army badly either. After ascending to the throne, he selected many outstanding children from them and took them with him as personal guards.

It is conceivable how arrogant and indulgent the children of these fathers who have established Conglong Zhigong are, two words, thorns.

Let's talk about another part of the Baiqi Division's source of troops, the official account.

The so-called official household refers to criminals and their family members not serving in the government and incorporated into special household registration, called official households. "Tang Law Shuyi Famous Cases Official Household Parts": "Official households belong to Sinong, and there are no households in prefectures and counties."

Fanhu is an official slave or maidservant who has been pardoned once.

To put it bluntly, they are chosen by criminals and lowly families.

Li Shimin put together a group of arrogant and indulgent disciples of Yuan Cong's Forbidden Army, and a group of brave youngsters selected from humble backgrounds, I have to say.

As expected of Emperor Zhenguan.

The catfish effect in this hand is too slippery.

(End of this chapter)