Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 241 If you want to sleep, give me a pillow

Chang'an, Wude Hall.

Li Zhi summoned Qibi Heli here.

The war in the north is over, and the central court is also dealing with the aftermath.

Li Zhi and Qibi never expected that each other only wanted an explanation, and the result was like this.

Both of them didn't know how to speak.

Fortunately, they were discovered early, and the resistance of the Tiele rebels was not fierce. The two expeditions of the Tang Army were victorious and did not consume much national power.

"My dear, the matter with the Northern Tiele Tribe has come to an end. However, the rebels have a wide range of involvement, which will inevitably cause panic among the remaining tribes. We have to let my dear come forward to appease them."

Finally, Li Zhi broke the brief silence and expressed his intention to summon Qibi Heli.

As a Tiele man with the highest prestige in the Tiele tribe and the most important position in the government, no one is more suitable for this position than Qibi Heli.

Qibi Heli said respectfully: "Old minister, I will leave today."

Li Zhi said calmly: "There is one more thing that I need to pay attention to. This time the five Tiele tribes rebelled, and the four Yehu tribes of Yaoluoge tribe, Tongluo tribe, Huitong tribe and Gulunwu Gusi tribe either died or died. He was captured and received the punishment he deserved. Only Ba Ye Gu Bu was lost in the rebellion and disappeared. If you do something wrong, you have to pay the price. Tell them who will offer Ba Ye Gu Bu Ye Hu's head. , I will reward you greatly."

Li Zhi was not a broad-minded emperor at all, and he was even less merciless towards traitors.

Qibi Heli sighed secretly in his heart and bowed to accept the order.

After Li Zhi watched Qibi Heli leave, he began to review the memorial.

As soon as I flipped through two books, I frowned slightly.

This is a memorial from Zhang Wencong, the Minister of Household Affairs, requesting the imperial court to build the Great Wall in the North to prevent similar incidents from happening.

It is a recognized fact that the defenses of the North are weak.

Many years ago, a minister proposed that Li Shimin build the Great Wall to prevent border troubles.

Faced with this proposal, Li Shimin replied very domineeringly: I have appointed Li Shiji to Bingzhou, so that the Turks fled in fear and the fortress was quiet. Isn't it better than building the Great Wall from afar?
  The implication is that relying on the Great Wall will waste people and money, and it is better to send generals who are good at conquering and fighting to guard the border.

If an enemy comes, just fight and win.

The border defense strategy formulated by Li Shimin was fundamentally different from that of all previous dynasties. Compared with the previous dynasties' defense of the border with cities and the construction of fortifications, the Tang Dynasty paid more attention to military construction. At the same time, as Tian Khan, he carried out key suppression in key areas, and built a second line of defense with the Jisizhou system in the periphery filled with foreigners. He used the foreigners as a sword and a shield, and truly used barbarians to control barbarians, resulting in long-term peace and stability in the territory.

Because of this, the Tang Dynasty was the only unified dynasty that did not build the Great Wall.

But everything has two sides. Li Shimin's policy requires the court itself to have super strong military capabilities. In other words, the fists are reasonable. As long as there is strength to deter, the Great Wall is naturally not needed.

But a country cannot always be strong, and no matter how strong a person is, one day he will grow old and become decadent.

Once the Tang Dynasty lost its deterrence, the Jisuzhou system would exist in name only.

The construction of the Great Wall is indeed a guarantee for the future. When the country is sick, there will be an environment for resistance, so that the enemy will not be exposed and the enemy can wait for the opportunity to counterattack.

Of course, except for terminal illness...

But no matter what, in Li Zhi's case, he believed in his father's policies more.

Building the Great Wall is an astronomical sum of money. Wouldn’t it be better to use the money to build the Great Wall to develop the military? But Li Zhi had to admit that what Zhang Wencong said in the memorial was very reasonable. As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Zhi had a certain understanding of the current situation of the court.

Many of his father's policies and systems were good at the time and could bring huge benefits to the country.

However, as time goes by, the system will be corrupted by human intervention, especially those who benefit from the system, who will use the system to seek greater benefits for themselves.

The biggest beneficiary of the Zhenguan Dynasty was Guan Longxungui.

Li Zhi did not follow his father's old path and used Guan Longxungui to deal with the Guandong family because Guan Longxungui himself had begun to corrupt.

The New Deal cannot be implemented unless these conservative aristocrats are removed.

With the decline of Guan Longxungui, two concepts have emerged in the court.

One side is to continue to expand and maintain the core heritage of the Celestial Kingdom, while the other side is to live with the people. The imperial court's military virtue was too strong, and it fought in the east and west for many years. This was the reason for the rebellion of the five Tiele tribes. They can't bear to be dispatched by the imperial court for a long time, and conquering all over the world, recuperating and recuperating is the best way.

Zhang Wencong is the latter. He proposed to repair the Great Wall in order to better recuperate.

Li Zhi was not willing to be ordinary in his heart, but he was afraid of following the old path of the Sui Dynasty.

The lessons learned from the Sui Dynasty were too shocking. A dynasty that stood at its peak collapsed in an instant because of Yang Guang's reckless behavior.

Neither Li Shimin nor Li Zhi wanted to be Yang Guang's second best.

Nowadays, the problem of the government military system is getting bigger and bigger. The things that happened in Lingzhou are going to be turbulent. On the other hand, it is also caused by the problem of the government military system becoming more and more serious.

Li Zhi put down the memorial and picked up the ink pen. He suddenly didn't know how to review it.

Simply put it aside, wait for the memorial on the table to be approved, and discuss it with the prime ministers.

He picked up the memorial beside him, glanced at it for a moment, his spirit was shaken, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. It was obviously Chen Qingsi's memorial.

Chen Qingsi's narrative ability is so strong that it is a pleasure to read his memorials: the organization is clear, the narrative is clear, neither wordy nor profound, simple and easy to understand, without losing the connotation.

If the words were more beautiful, it would be perfect.

Li Zhi originally thought it was a summary of the war. As the military governor, it was natural for him to list what he had seen and heard. The Ministry of War would compare it with the memorial written by the general manager to prevent unclear rewards and punishments and uneven division of labor on either side. Case.

Not thinking about military affairs only occupies a very small space and is not worth mentioning.

Just looking at Zheng Rentai's performance, Li Zhi was silent for a moment and muttered: Sure enough, there is only one Su Dingfang.

Su Dingfang's resume is almost the same as Zheng Rentai's. He has always acted as a second-in-command to others, and has no record of being independent.

Su Dingfang's first command of troops gave him a huge surprise. Then I came up with the idea of ​​giving Zheng Rentai a chance, so I gave him a surprise.

Chen Qingsi wrote as if he were actually there, and Li Zhi couldn't help but feel a chill.

He continued to read, and the concept of the defense system of Sanshoujiang City was explained in every sentence. Chen Qingsi also thoughtfully added a reduced version of the map he drew to make it more convincing.

Li Zhi looked at the offensive and defensive system that protected Northern Xinjiang and was very excited. Isn't this just giving him a pillow when he wants to sleep?
  Compared with repairing the Great Wall, it requires a lot of hard work.

Chen Qingsi's system is full of deterrence and can reduce the court's expenditure on border defense in Lingxia. It achieves numerous benefits.

By saving this money, wouldn’t it be possible to expand the territory?
  (End of this chapter)