Chu Tang: Tell Li Er at the beginning that I am a time traveler

Chapter 669 Unlimited Imagination

This should be the first time Li Chong was officially summoned to the court to ask for advice.

Originally, Li Zhong was comforting Li Zixin.

Suddenly, a chamberlain rushed over in three steps and two steps at a time, and then said to Li Zhong: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has summoned you."

Only then did Li Zhong have to let go of Li Zixin's head that he was holding.

"His Majesty summoned?"

"Yes."

Li Chong probably knew what was going on without the servant having to tell him.

It must be a difficult decision.

Then...just in time, isn't Li Chong doing quite well recently? This year, he is also 12 years old.

indeed!

It's time to train him.

And this is precisely a very good opportunity for him to formally enter the court and gain the right to speak.

Naturally, Li Chong couldn't miss such an opportunity.

Immediately...

So he let the other party lead the way, and he followed all the way behind, thinking quickly about what he would say if he got to the court later.

at the same time……

Along the way, he naturally had a faint, strange feeling.

after all……

This time has passed almost 200 years.

Li Chong felt that this probably wasn't that far away from chaos in the world.

After all, there is a saying.

Turbulence is the norm in human history, and peace is short-lived.

The reason why there can be nearly 200 years of peace today.

One is the increase in productivity, and the other is the implementation of enfeoffment and the expansion of territory to the outside world. This is to make the cake bigger and temporarily transfer the contradiction.

but……

This productivity boost, and temporary shift in conflict, won't always work.

after all……

People who are accustomed to living a civilized life are naturally more inclined to stay in their own country.

But more importantly...

Just like the descendants of Genghis Khan, once the Great Khan died, the whole Mongolia began to lack the motivation to open up to the outside world.

Started to roll in.

Isn't this the situation in Liao now?
and……

In the near future, such cases will only increase.

This is like the general founding emperor who can control the court very well, but after a few generations, it will be the world of civil officials, and the emperor is just a mascot in the eyes of civil officials.

This also made Li Chong think of that sentence involuntarily.

at first...

People thought this was just a very ordinary palace coup.

Li Chong is a person with a long-term vision, and it is precisely because of his long-term vision that in the past 200 years of Datang, nothing has happened that particularly frustrated the country.

But this does not mean that this smooth sailing will continue forever.

He must be extra vigilant to prevent the world from changing.

In the past, we could rely on the knowledge in history books to avoid various disasters.

Now he...

You can only rely on yourself.

Under the guidance of the servant, Li Chong soon came to the side hall where the affairs were discussed.

at this time……

There are at least seven or eight people in the side hall.

"Sun Chen has met His Majesty."

"Give a seat."

Then someone came to bring a chair for Li Zhong.

After Li Zhong sat down, Li Kuo said calmly: "I heard that the emperor's grandson is learning how to supervise the country recently?"

Li Chong also nodded and said: "Return to Your Majesty, there is such a thing."

Li Kuo then said: "Then let me test you. Do you know about the rebellion of King Zhou of Liao Kingdom?"

Li Chong: "Sun Chen also just heard about it."

Li Kuo: "Now... what do you think should be done?"

Li Chong also got up, and instead of directly answering the other party's question, he asked the other party another question first: "Sun Chen happens to have something to do and wants to ask His Majesty for advice."

Li Kuo couldn't help being a little puzzled, but he still asked him to say, "Say it."

Li Chong: "Sun Chen has always been confused. He always talks about governing the country, but Sun Chen has never heard anyone tell Sun Chen what kind of country the Tang Dynasty is, and what kind of country they want to govern this country. To the extent that the country is healed, even sometimes Sun Chen is still confused about what kind of country the Great Tang is, Sun Chen doesn't know very well."

After listening to Li Chong's words, everyone couldn't help but frowned slightly.

Li Kuo asked: "What do you mean?"

Li Chong: "In Sun Chen's view, since one wants to learn how to govern the country, one must at least know what kind of country this country is, and what is the goal?"

"But based on Sun Chen's understanding in recent years, although Aye and the others are running the country, in fact, they are just fixing what went wrong."

"It's like going to eat when you're a little hungry, and seeing a doctor when you're sick. This shouldn't be called governing the country."

"In Sun Chen's view, to govern a country, first of all, you have to know what kind of country you are, what is the direction and goal of the country's development?"

"However, Sun Chen hasn't heard them talk about these in recent years. It's just that there is a flood here today and a drought there tomorrow, and then they are doing remedial work."

"Although this is also governing the country, this kind of governing is just trying to prevent the country from being defeated as much as possible."

"Sun Chen is very confused. Could it be that governing the country is just to let the Tang Dynasty not be defeated? It's as simple as that?"

Everyone frowned slightly.

Li Kuo also said: "What do you mean by this?"

Li Chong: "Sun Chen would like to ask Your Majesty, what kind of country is the Tang Dynasty?"

As soon as these words came out, even Li Kuo couldn't help but fall silent.

What kind of country was the Tang Dynasty?

who knows!
Even if Li Kuo was asked to say it, then Li Kuo would not be able to say it.

Li Kuo looked at the people below, it seemed that none of them could say anything, they were all thinking.

After pondering for a while, Li Kuo also asked Li Chongdao: "Then what kind of country do you think the Tang Dynasty is today?"

Li Chong also didn't answer at all: "Sun Chen still has little knowledge, and he still can't see it."

Can't he see it?

He didn't want to say it.

Prime Minister Zhao Zongru can only tell at a glance.

But at the same time...

He was also thinking about the purpose of Li Chong, the emperor's grandson, saying so.

Then he said: "The emperor's grandson wants to say that your majesty and the princes in the court, including the crown prince, will not be able to govern the country?"

Li Chong glanced at the speaker.

Although he was not familiar with Zhao Zongru, he knew clearly that this person was Zhao Lifei's Aye.

Zhao Zongru, if you ask the common people, including the officials in the court, everyone will definitely say that he is very capable. Even when he was in charge of the official department, he was very fair in the promotion and selection of officials. , is called good by the world.

But there is a saying. In the Tang Dynasty, almost every official minister said this in the history books.

Haven't you found the problem yet?

and……

If the promotion and selection of officials in the Tang Dynasty really did such a good job, then why would Huang Chao risk his life and start a rebellion? Why would this Han Chinese scholar from a poor family ask An Lushan to rebel with him?

to be honest!
There's definitely something tricky in here!

Maybe on the surface it seems fair and just, but behind the scenes, who knows?Anyway...

This official's promotion depends on what he says, not how many points he gets on the test paper.

The room for manipulation here can only be said to be very large.

of course!

You can't say that this is a bad person, so he is an incompetent person.

In fact...

This Zhao Zongru is still capable, and it can even be said that he is definitely more capable than most other officials.

only……

No matter how capable a person is, if he puts his mind on doing bad things, then no matter how capable this person is, what is the use?

Li Chong once passed by the other party's door.

how to say!

The entrance to the other party's house is so grand...

of course!

If you are envious of others just because of this, then this is jealousy.

But you can still see that...

With the identity of Concubine Zhao Li, Aye, and the fact that she is the prime minister, she has won the trust of His Majesty. There is no doubt that this person is now the most powerful person in Datang.

even……

Even the Li family had to avoid it.

Li Chong didn't know that it was the other party who provoked him at first, but from the other party's words, he concluded that he and this person were absolutely opposite.

in fact……

If you think about it, yes!
As the saying goes, one emperor, one courtier.

If the person who was the prime minister in the previous term and had an unparalleled reputation waited until he succeeded to the throne, would he be able to maintain his status?

to this end……

It is normal for the other party to suppress and suppress his lineage.

After these things flashed through Li Chong's mind, he directly denied it and said: "I am still learning how to govern the country. I am not saying that the emperor's grandfather, Aye, and the Dukes of the DPRK can't govern the country. I just want to learn how to govern the country. When you ask for advice, it’s like if I don’t know what something looks like, and you ask me to bring it to you, how do I know where to get it?”

Li Kuo didn't care about the tit-for-tat confrontation between the two. Instead, he asked: "What does this have to do with the Liao Kingdom? I asked you what you think about the affairs of the Liao Kingdom, so you can just answer the Liao Kingdom's affairs." gone."

Li Chong also replied: "Grandfather Hui, Sun Chen can't answer this question."

Li Kuo; "Why can't you answer?"

Li Chong; "It's not that I can't answer, but... Sun Chen can't answer before he determines what kind of country the Tang Dynasty is."

"Of course!"

"It's actually possible to make assumptions."

Li Kuo: "..."

Li Chong: "For example... If the Tang Dynasty is just a country that is struggling, then what happened in the Liao Kingdom has nothing to do with my Tang Dynasty? My Tang Dynasty continues to play music and dance. And if Datang is a country with Responsibility, a big country with responsibility, then what happened in the Liao Kingdom at this time has something to do with my Tang Dynasty."

"It's just that Sun Chen doesn't know what kind of country the imperial grandfather, Aye, and the other princes in the court think the Tang Dynasty is."

"What kind of country the Tang Dynasty is, determines the Tang Dynasty's views on the Liao Kingdom."

Everyone was shocked speechless by Li Zhong's words.

Can a 12-year-old say this?

He is no longer just talking about how the Tang Dynasty should treat the Liao Kingdom this time.

But...

Let them first understand what kind of country Datang is.

Li Kuo then asked again: "Then what kind of country do you think the Tang Dynasty should be?"

Li Chong replied, "Sun Chen hasn't thought about it yet."

Li Kuo: "..."

In the side hall.

It can only be said that at this moment, it is so quiet that people's breathing seems to be audible.

After listening to Li Chong's words.

This also forced Li Kuo to take a deep breath, and then reflect on what kind of country he has governed in the past ten or twenty years.

seem……

After all the calculations, at best, I am nothing more than a conservative king who eats and waits to die.

and……

I have never thought about what kind of country Datang is.

After a long time...

Only then did Li Kuo support himself with one hand and said: "What you said is very reasonable! To govern a country, if you don't even know what your own country is like, how dare you say that you know how to govern a country. You all have to learn from the emperor's grandson." .”

At this time, Zhao Zongru also said: "Your Majesty, the most important thing now is, what should we do?"

Li Kuo: "Don't worry, since you said you haven't figured it out yet, I'll give you three days to think about it slowly."

I saw Li Kuo talking to Li Chongdao.

Li Chong couldn't help but show a wry smile and replied: "Grandpa, I am the grandson of the emperor. If you want to decide what kind of country the Tang Dynasty is, it is up to you, Grandfather."

Although Li Kuo thinks it makes sense.

But if he knew, Li Chong still had to think about it.

He just ordered: "After three days, give the answer."

Say it.

Li Kuo withdrew.

Only a bunch of people were left looking at each other.

After Li Kuo left, Li Chun took Li Chong's hand and left immediately.

Let you talk nonsense!
Let you talk nonsense!
At this moment, Li Chun really wanted to spank his ass.

but……

After pulling Li Chong back to the East Palace, even he had to admit that Li Chong had raised this question very well.

Even he didn't know what kind of country he was governing.

then……

Li Chun also put on a serious look, and Li Chong replied, "Tell me! What kind of country do you think the Tang Dynasty should be?"

Li Chong still said the same words: "Aye, how would I know!"

Li Chun: "There's no one else here, just you and me, father and son. There's nothing else we can't say."

"and……"

Li Chun looked at Li Chong again, and said with inexplicable emotion: "Chong'er has indeed grown taller."

12 is old.

At this time, Li Chong already looked slim and graceful.

Ah!
wrong!

It should be said that the figure is a bit straight and slender.

With a figure like this, it seems that there is no problem in letting him start to participate and decide some big things.

Li Chong still said the same thing, "I don't know either. If I wanted to know, I would have told you in the side hall."

Li Chun: "..."

Li Chun was speechless.

Li Chong continued: "Also, the key point is that the emperor's grandfather is His Majesty. He is the one who decides what kind of country this country is. It's useless for others to say it."

Li Chun said again: "If one day in the future, you become His Majesty, what kind of country do you think Tang Dynasty should be built into?"

"Aye asks that, you should have an answer."

Since he Aye said that...

natural!

Li Chongdang even had unlimited imagination.

(End of this chapter)