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Chapter 557 The Rise of Tubo!Marriage?Kill it!
Xu Fenglei shook his head.

"Your Majesty, you are a frog in a well this time, and you have underestimated the Tubo Kingdom."

He said seriously,

"Tubo is not a small country, on the contrary, it is a powerful country rising on the plateau!"

"Their leader, Songtsan Gampo, is one of the most wise and wise monarchs. Although he is almost worthless compared to you, he is only one grade lower than you. He can be said to be a hero!"

This is not flattering Li Er.

After all, Li Shimin has done extremely well in the six fields of politics, economy, people's livelihood, military affairs, diplomacy, and culture. It can be said that he is a hexagonal warrior.

Songtsan Gampo is a wise emperor born in Tibet, but compared with Li Er, he still lacks.

"Oh?"

Li Shimin said in surprise,

"Master? Really or not... Listen, you know a lot about Tubo?"

All the ministers also looked at Xu Fenglei.

In fact, they are also quite curious...how can Xu Fenglei know so much about the states around him?

Few people in Dongying and Datang knew about this island country, and he was also familiar with it, and he was able to make friends and talk freely.

He also knows a thing or two about the Western Regions and Tianzhu.

Now this Tubo, he seems to know...

Why do you know everything?

"know a little."

Xu Fenglei laughed,
"Tubo and Tuyuhun are neighbors. Tubo is located on the plateau in the northwest. It is a place of bitter cold and few resources. Naturally, no big country can develop."

"It's just that since the Sui Dynasty, the climate has gradually warmed up, and the harsh environment in Tubo has been greatly alleviated. Naturally, the multiplication of the ethnic group has been vigorous, and the country has also developed steadily."

"Does your Majesty feel that the weather has been good and the crops have been plentiful in recent years?"

Li Shimin nodded.

"That's right. Since Zhenguan five years ago, there haven't been any major disasters. The weather is good. It was really difficult before."

Li Er responded,
"In fact, the country's development depends on the sky."

"As long as God gives me face and the climate improves a little bit, the country will be able to take advantage of the situation and develop! The national strength will go up all at once!"

Today's Datang is thriving, becoming stronger every day!

From the Great Tang to the Giant Tang!
Naturally, this is also due to the emperor's sage, good government and harmonious people, but the great environment and good climate are also a big help.

If droughts, floods, snowstorms, and locust plagues come in turn every day, no matter how awesome the monarch is, it will be useless!At best, it can only be a miserable life to stabilize the people's hearts, and it is impossible to seek development.

"That's right, my Datang has developed very well in the past few years."

Xu Fenglei laughed,
"But at the same time, other countries are also developing."

"Especially the kind of country where the monarch is wise and the people are united, it is bound to make great progress!"

"As far as the Tang Dynasty is concerned, Tubo is such a country. Its national strength is also rising! Especially the population, because of its national characteristics, as long as the resources are sufficient, the population will skyrocket faster than ours!"

Li Shimin was startled.

The rest of the ministers also restrained their expressions, and their expressions became serious.

Hearing what Xu Fenglei said... This Tubo has great potential!

"What characteristics?"

Changsun Wuji couldn't help asking,
"Now that the Tang Dynasty encourages childbearing, the rate of childbirth is already very fast! On average, every couple can have four or five children. Those who can have seven or eight children are not uncommon!"

"This... can they be more productive than us?"

Datang's birth rate is already impressive, can Tubo be even stronger?
Are they livestock?

"Hehe, our little couples in Tang Dynasty have worked very hard, but if people in Tubo don't bring marriage, sow seeds at will and give birth at will, how should you deal with it?"

Xu Fenglei spread his hands and said,

"The habits of the nomads are much more open than ours. They don't care about chastity or marriage. What they want is people! As long as they can have babies, they don't care about the red tape!"

"I took the prince to play on the Turkic Grassland before, and the herdsmen there were very hospitable. Do you know how enthusiastic they are? Just let my daughter sleep under the prince's bed! Shame on our prince!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

When he talked about Li Chengqian's interesting stories, all the officials immediately laughed, and the atmosphere in the political affairs hall was full of joy.

Of course, there was one person who couldn't laugh.

Li Shimin couldn't hold back anymore, he knocked on the table with a black face, and spat,
"Quiet, quiet! Why are you laughing!"

"If you talk about Tubo, just talk about Tubo, what are you doing with Chengqian?"

Xu Fenglei's big mouth really... exploded this matter!
Now Chengqian's body is covered with a bit of sex news, and it is estimated that it will become the talk of Chang'an people after dinner.

"Okay, okay, without further ado, give me an example, let me give you an example..."

Xu Fenglei smiled and said,
"I gave this example, in fact, it means that other nomadic groups are not as particular about us, they are very casual."

"When there are strangers coming, the enthusiastic ones will directly present their wives and daughters, even female elders!"

All the ministers: "..."

"Hiss... this is too shameful!"

"Yeah, I can still understand if you want to talk about daughter, wife? Elder? This... this is too inhuman!"

"Not human, not human!"

All the ministers felt a chill, and they all looked a little uncomfortable.

Li Shimin also had an ugly expression on his face.

"How could they do this? Barbarians, barbarians are really uncivilized!"

He couldn't help scolding,

"The wife who loves each other, the daughter who was brought up by one hand, and the female elders in the family..."

"How can it be so filthy! Is it true that there is no shame, no filial piety?"

Xu Fenglei shrugged.

"They haven't studied Confucianism, how do they know about etiquette, righteousness, honesty and shame?"

he replied.

Li Shimin shook his head.

"Then at least...you have to have a conscience!"

He said displeased,

"It's a shame to do such a thing!"

Xu Fenglei said:
"Your Majesty is substituting himself into it. Naturally, he finds it unacceptable. If we use the thinking of our farming civilization to understand nomadic civilization, it must be incomprehensible."

"The environment in the grasslands and plateaus is very harsh, and children are more likely to die young. If we say that ten babies here can live five or six, they can only live two or three. The gap is huge."

"If you don't do your best to give birth, and give birth casually, there will be problems with the survival of the ethnic group. How can you care about etiquette and shame? The only important thing is to increase the population! Whether it is for individuals or tribes, people are The more the better! The more people in the family are not bullied, the more people in the tribe can get more resources! At the same time, the number of people is also the most precious resource!"

Li Shimin was silent, but nodded.

In fact, it was the same in the Tang Dynasty. Those who farmed also broke their heads for arable land and water sources.

What do you rely on?Still have to rely on people!

No matter what dynasty, what country.

People are the most precious.

"The nomadic group is not as stable as our farming. They live in no fixed place and have many accidents."

Xu Fenglei said again,
"That's why they have to replenish their vitality! It is precisely because of this that they are more casual about sex matters."

"In other words, as long as the baby can be born and the baby can do things at home, it doesn't matter whose breed it is!"

"It's the same as the Tian family back then. Tian Chang didn't prohibit guests from entering the backyard, but instead let them come in and out at will. As long as his concubine Ji is pregnant, he treats him as his own son."

"In just a few decades, he had more than 70 sons! It doesn't matter if they are of his kind or not, they are all surnamed Tian, ​​and they all help Tian's family! This group prospered instantly!"

"The nomadic tribes use similar methods... so when the climate is suitable, they must be more able to give birth! Our Tang Dynasty has four or five births, and they have seven or eight births!"

When the ministers heard the words, they suddenly realized.

That being said, it's not just the barbarians who do this, the ancestors are also beating like this?
The land of Qilu was the birthplace of Confucianism back then!

"One more thing, there is actually a reason for letting the women in the family sleep with strangers."

Xu Fenglei said again,
"The ethnic group has grown to a certain size, and almost everyone is related by blood. This is the same as our village with the same surname in Datang."

"Within the same clan, close relatives naturally cannot get married, and outsiders are needed to sow the seeds, but on the grassland, it is very difficult to meet strangers, so every time they meet, they are like treasures, and naturally they want to borrow seeds. "

Changsun Wuji couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

"Hearing what the grand master said, I feel like going for a walk on the grassland."

He narrowed his way,

"It sounds quite comfortable."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone laughed.

Just leave when you're done playing, you don't have to be responsible, people still have to thank you.

How beautiful is this?

"nonsense!"

Li Shimin frowned and spat,
"As the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, how can you say such frivolous words?"

"Dian Zhongcheng, record the fault once for Changsun Wuji!"

Swish!

Changsun Wuji's name was recorded in the small book, which made him shut up instantly, not daring to talk nonsense anymore.

"Hearing what you said, I was wrong. They have their own customs, some weird habits, and they have no choice."

Li Shimin turned to look at Xu Fenglei, and said in a deep voice,

"Although I still can't understand it, I have to face it squarely."

"According to your inference, the population growth rate of Tubo will be faster than my Tang Dynasty? Their national power will grow faster than Datang?"

Xu Fenglei nodded.

"Your Majesty used the word 'wonderful' very well."

He said seriously,

"Tubo is very strange. It has the characteristics of nomadic people, but it also has the temperament of farming people."

"It can be said that they are a combination of farming and nomadic animal husbandry. Under the current climate environment, this is obviously more advanced. They have become stronger. In the next few decades or even hundreds of years, they may be the threat and opponent of my Tang Dynasty .”

In history, Tubo and Tang Dynasty seemed to be accompanied by each other.

The Tang Dynasty prospered, and Tubo also became stronger.

When the Tang Dynasty perished, Tubo also weakened, and finally Tubo collapsed.

It seems that the heavens saw that the Tang Dynasty was too strong, and deliberately arranged an opponent.

In fact, there is no such metaphysics. In the final analysis, it is nothing more than two words-climate.

It rises due to the warm and humid climate, but also declines due to the severe cold climate.

Li Shimin nodded slightly.

"I know, I shouldn't be contemptuous..."

He sighed,

"If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that such a country had quietly risen around the Great Tang."

"In Aiqing's opinion, how should we deal with the marriage proposal of the Lord of Tubo?"

At this moment, Li Er has cheered up and is looking squarely at Tubo.

This is a country with war potential, and according to Xu Fenglei's description, it is stronger than Tuyuhun!

Then their monarch's marriage proposal cannot be ignored.

At least, the priority is higher than that of Anti-Bone Boy Murong and his son.

"That depends on His Majesty's plans for the future."

Xu Fenglei said in a deep voice,

"If the Great Tang is to spread its hands and feet, then the surrounding small countries will be destroyed. If my Great Tang destroys Tuyuhun, then it will border on Tubo."

"At that time, there will inevitably be friction between the two countries. Even if it is a marriage, you will be the father-in-law of Songtsan Gampo, and it will be unavoidable. Geographical conflicts are always the most realistic conflicts."

Li Shimin nodded.

"If it borders, there is bound to be a struggle."

he replied,
"I do have grand plans in my heart. At the very least, I want to clean up my surroundings so that future generations will have no worries."

These words shocked Li Jing and Li Ji, and they glanced at each other.

It seems...they still have a chance to make great achievements!

"Then you mean to refuse the proposal?"

Li Shimin asked.

Xu Fenglei hesitated for a moment.

"Assuming that there is bound to be a war between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, let alone a marriage, we should immediately think about how to weaken Tubo."

he said,

"The minister has an idea, that is, he is not very authentic, and may be scolded by others."

Li Shimin frowned.

"Just say what you want, it doesn't have to be implemented anyway, it doesn't hurt to listen."

Li Er raised his hand.

Xu Fenglei pondered for a moment, before he opened his mouth and said:

"It's like this... I think that whether a country is strong or not depends largely on whether its monarch is wise or not."

"The Sui Dynasty is an example. If Yang Jian is wise, the Sui Dynasty will be strong; if Yang Guang is stupid, the Sui Dynasty will perish."

"For Tubo, its leader, Songtsan Gampo, is the master of great talent and strategy, and an extremely important joint on the road to its growth and prosperity!"

"If Songtsan Gampo can be wiped out, leaving Tubo without a leader, then its development process will definitely stagnate! It may even fall into civil strife!"

Li Shimin's expression turned serious.

"You think about the long-term!"

he murmured,

"Then you mean..."

Xu Fenglei was silent for a moment, and asked:
"Your Majesty should know how King Huai of Chu died, right?"

"If you can...you understand?"

He said it very vaguely, but everyone here is a well-read person, and immediately understood what Xu Fenglei meant!
King Huai of Chu and King Zhaoxiang of Qin met for an alliance, but were detained by the State of Qin, and finally died as a guest of the State of Qin!
The Grand Master wants His Majesty to learn from the King of Qin, earn Tubo Zanpu Songtsen Gampo to the Tang Dynasty, and trap him to death!In this way, the national power of Tubo was greatly weakened!

I have to say that this is indeed a bit unethical, a bit of a trick to use the next three ways.

Qin Guo was criticized for doing this in the past!

Could it be that Datang also has to do this kind of thing? !
(End of this chapter)