The best idlers of the Tang Dynasty

The matter had been discussed, so Taizong ordered all the ministers to retreat. Du Rui was about to leave, but it was already late at this time. If he didn't leave, he might not be able to leave the palace today.

But before he left, he was stopped by Taizong: "Du Rui! You stay here!"

Hearing this, Du Rui couldn't help being surprised, and looked at Li Chengqian, but seeing Li Chengqian nodding to him repeatedly, Du Rui had no choice but to stand still, and waited until the other ministers retreated, and glanced at Taizong, not knowing what to say.

Taizong didn't seem to be in a hurry, so he told Wang De, "It's all that barbarian boy. I couldn't eat anything at the banquet just now. I'm a little hungry now. Go and tell the imperial dining room to prepare some food and bring it here."

Although Yi Nan gave him a hard meal, Princess Runan's illness is expected to be cured now, and Taizong is in a good mood.

Wang De was also waved away, and only Taizong and Du Rui were left in the Chengqing Hall. At this time, if Du Rui had any bad intentions, the rule of Zhenguan would probably disappear from history. Young is also good at bow and horse, but how is Du Rui's opponent.

Taizong looked at Du Rui, and after a while, he said: "You scolded me very happily today, but you scolded me all in! I also have difficulties in the Weiqiao alliance. I don't have to act like that, indeed. I have to do it!"

In normal times, Du Rui would not mind complimenting Taizong's humiliation, but now that he has said it today, Du Rui will not hold back anything, saying: "What the Holy Majesty said, I dare not agree with it!"

When Taizong heard the words, a gleam flashed in his eyes, and then disappeared, and asked: "Why! Do you really think I did something wrong!"

Du Rui gritted his teeth and said, "I'm rude, but it's true!"

Taizong was slightly angry in his heart, but seeing Du Rui's young age, he looked serious and said with a smile: "You young man, you dare to act bravely, but do you know that your father's strategy of buying and withdrawing Jieli was also the same? Agree, as the saying goes, a son never speaks of his father's faults, what you say today is unfilial, and being close to the king is disloyal, you will be so unbearable to Quan Wanji, but have you never thought about your own mistakes? ?”

Du Rui said calmly: "What I say is what I think in my heart. What I think in my heart is the eternal prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. Even if I bear the infamy of being unfaithful and unfilial, what's the point?"

Taizong laughed and scolded after hearing the words: "You yourself have gained a good reputation, but you have also trapped me in it. You want to be a bigger man. Is it true that I am King Zhou? In fact, the policy of getting married has been around since the time of King Xiang of Zhou. Xiao Yu and Quan Wanji can't be all wrong."

Du Rui knew what Taizong said. During the Zhou Dynasty, King Zhou Xiang wanted to attack Zheng, befriended Di Rong, and married Di Nu as queen.

"If the ancient rules are all correct, then why did Zhou, Han, Jin, and Sui perish! In today's world, the strong are respected, and the country and society of the Tang Dynasty were created by Emperor Wude and the Holy One. Once you have established yourself in the country, you don't think about war, and you think that if you treat foreigners a little bit less, you should use war to conquer them, and any compromise or retreat is a cowardly move!"

"Presumptuous!" Taizong was furious when he heard the words, pointing at Du Rui and said, "You really think I can't bear to kill you!"

Du Rui hurriedly knelt down and said: "I'm being rude, but I really think so in my heart. Since ancient times, the strong have bullied the weak. If my Tang Dynasty wants to prosper forever, the emperor's line will last forever. Let the foreigners be afraid of me!"

Du Rui couldn't help but think of the hegemony of the United States in his previous life. The so-called hegemony actually refers to a country's policy of destroying and controlling the sovereignty of other countries and seeking dominance in the world or in individual regions by virtue of its political, military and economic advantages.

In the previous life, the United States carried out this policy to the fullest. After the end of World War II, the United States became the number one power in the world, and the old powers such as Britain and France were reduced to second-rate countries. Several years of war brought huge damage to the whole world. Trauma, economic development, and an emphasis on peace became the only topics of the day.

But the victory of World War II also gave the United States a "dominant spirit", and hegemony has already begun to emerge at this time.American hegemony is a more brazen hegemony.During the Cold War, the main goal of American hegemony was to prevent the expansion of the Soviet Union and weaken its power.The main scope of implementation is in the surrounding areas of socialist countries and the important "middle area" in geopolitics, and the main means are military confrontation and containment.

After the Cold War, the United States formally proposed the "Participation and Expansion" strategy in the "National Participation and Expansion Security Strategy" published in July 1994. Values ​​and strategic goals of the forces of liberal democracy around the world.

The “participation and expansion” strategy of the United States shows that the global strategy of the United States is no longer passively containing the expansion of a certain hostile country, but actively expanding the power and influence of the United States to the world. The goal of the United States is no longer to compete with the Soviet Union for hegemony Instead of dominating the world, the implementation of the U.S. global strategy no longer has a specific scope and limit, but a wider implementation space, more means, and greater goals. One of the manifestations is the strengthening of foreign military intervention.

Under the "Participation and Expansion" strategy, the United States has intervened more than 50 times since the end of the Cold War, and the annual frequency of foreign military use is more than double that of the Cold War period.The United States divides all countries into four categories, and implements a policy of economic blockade and sanctions, political subversion and pressure, and military strikes against the so-called "rogue countries".

At the end of 1998, the U.S. and Britain dispatched air forces to Iraq without the authorization of the United Nations to carry out 70-hour air strikes, and openly supported the opposition in Iraq to overthrow the Saddam regime. In March 1999, in the name of humanitarian intervention, they bypassed the United Nations and carried out 3 sky raids and bombing of the Chinese embassy in South Africa.

The second manifestation is ignoring the basic principles of international relations, claiming to be a world leader, practicing unilateralism, and having the final say in international affairs.The Clinton administration announced the Helms Burton Act and the D'Amato Act in an attempt to restrict the behavior of other countries with domestic legislation. The Bush administration announced at the beginning of its inauguration that it would abandon the "Kyoto Protocol" and stated that it would unilaterally abandon the 1972 The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty signed by the United States and the Soviet Union. In order to ensure the strategic interests in the Middle East, the United States did everything possible to prevent France, the European Union, and Russia from intervening in the Middle East peace process.

The third manifestation is to adopt the approach of using the United Nations when it can be used, and throwing it aside if it cannot be used, ignoring the role of the most authoritative international organization in the world.

The United States is the only superpower in the world in later generations. It has the most powerful military force in the world. The total number of active troops is 136.58 million. It has 30 military bases and military facilities in more than 203 countries around the world. 21 combat brigades are deployed in overseas.Advocating force is the mainstream culture and tradition of the United States.

From independence to the Iraq war, the United States has launched more than 70 foreign wars and aggressions, and participated in nearly 200 wars and armed conflicts of various sizes.Except for the Korean War and the Vietnam War, the United States is basically the winner, and each victory has brought them different returns, thus forming a war economy view of the Americans: war is the best thing for the country. a strategic investment.

The United States considers itself to be a benign hegemony in nature, will not abuse its power like those evil hegemonies in history, and can provide the international community with a public order that benefits each other.Therefore, the United States is actively acting as a peacekeeper and world policeman in areas of the world where there are rewarding interests, and believes that the best way to maintain peace is to use military force.Its models include: bombing Yugoslavia, sending troops to Afghanistan and Iraq, etc.

For the hegemony of the United States, many people have encountered criticism in Du Rui's previous life, and the Chinese are the best among them, but they don't know that China is the first country to practice hegemony in human history. Because of its strength, it has many vassal states, and the emperor of the Chinese government even has the right to enshrine the monarchs of other vassal states. It's just that the Chinese at that time were too arrogant and blind, thinking that they were the kingdom of heaven, and they only treated the vassal states. It’s enough to be comforted, but he didn’t think about his own interests at all. The reason why the Ming Dynasty perished was actually because he sent troops to North Korea twice. .

Du Rui believes that the current Datang is very suitable for the hegemony of the United States in later generations. Currently, Datang has this strength and conditions, so why can't it dominate the world and lay a solid foundation for future generations.

Taizong was also savoring Du Rui's words carefully, and suddenly raised his head and said: "As you said, my Tang Dynasty will be regarded as a country of tigers and wolves by foreigners! Although the country is strong, it will die if it is warlike!"

Du Rui said: "Your Majesty! I forgot a word. If you forget the battle, you will be in danger. What I mean is not to use force to force the entire country. What I suggest is hegemony. Using hegemony will let me rule the roost in the world, and let the Tang Dynasty rule the world." All countries have to listen to my Great Tang. All countries that belong to my Great Tang, whether it is their internal affairs, economy, or military affairs, should have the final say of my Great Tang. For these countries that show weakness and can act as thugs, the tribes will take action. Political high-pressure policy, for countries that refuse to accept, use force to fear and conquer them, so that there is only one powerful country left in the universe, and that is me, Datang! Let there be only one voice in the universe, and that is me According to the order of the Tang Dynasty, those who obey me will live, and those who oppose me will perish! There is not so much benevolence and morality, there are only hegemony, domineering, and iron-blooded means!"

Du Rui came from later ages, and he had long been overwhelmed by the constant protests and condemnations of the later generations of China. He finally came to an era of China's prosperity. How could he be willing to see the monarch of a country soften.

"Is there only one powerful country left in the universe?" Taizong couldn't help but be moved when he heard the words, and asked, "What you said is a book, and there is still a country in this world that can compete with my Tang Dynasty!?"