I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 637 Three Happinesses Come to the Door
Two years.

Li Zheng just returned to Peking ten days ago.

During this time, Li Zheng was not idle either.

He commanded the Tang navy to conquer everywhere.

All Western countries were wiped out by Li Zheng.

What Java, what Sumatra, Pengheng, Baihua, Srivijaya.

These countries had their gates blasted open by the Ming Dynasty's powerful cannons and became colonies of the Tang Dynasty.

Today, the territory of the Tang Dynasty has reached an unimaginable extent.

"Wang Bo, where do you want to be appointed?"

"Among the six departments, I will let you choose."

Li Zheng valued Wang Bo very much, so he gave her an unprecedented honor.

"I, your humble servant, wish to join the Ministry of Rites."

Wang Bo said directly and decisively.

"Zhu Qing."

"The champion has spoken."

Li Zheng smiled and looked at the Minister of Rites Zhu Jun.

"I understand."

Zhu Jun stepped forward and walked in front of Wang Bo. "Top Scholar, from now on you will follow me to handle all matters of the Ministry of Rites."

"Your Majesty, I will never let you down." Wang Bona bowed his head, very excited.

"emperor."

"This is Zhang Ge, the top pharmacist who makes pills."

Zhu Jun pointed at a top scholar and introduced him.

"good."

Li Zheng nodded with satisfaction.

Then Zhu Jun introduced them one by one. As the Minister of Rites, he was in charge of the imperial examinations, so naturally he had to introduce these top scorers to Li Zheng one by one.

After introducing several top scorers, Li Zheng also arranged them one by one.

"Today, I have returned triumphantly, the new imperial examination has been finalized, and the New Year is approaching. Three good things are coming. My dear ministers, you should celebrate together."

"Today I allow you to drink as much as you want. Do not return until you are drunk."

Li Zheng opened his arms and spoke to all the ministers in the square.

"Your Majesty is wise." All the ministers bowed and shouted.

At this time, Li Shimin smiled and said to Li Zheng: "You little brat, you were afraid for two years before coming back. As for summoning new scholars, I guess you only received them in the first two years after you ascended the throne. After that, it was done by me and your elder brother."

"Haha, isn't this a meeting?" Li Zheng smiled.

"Dad, you know Li Zheng's character, a warmonger." Li Chengqian and A Kun laughed at Li Shimin in the inner river.

"Come on, let's go sit at a table. It's a good opportunity to hear what kind of results this kid has achieved."

Li Shimin smiled at Li Zheng, and was also curious about what kind of results Li Zheng had achieved in the past two years.

Led by Li Shimin, the father and his two sons took their seats in turn, followed by Zheng Xuan, Qin Jiansheng, Zhu Jun and other important officials from the six ministries.

In order to show the importance the Tang Dynasty attached to talents, Wang Bo, Zhang Dao and others who topped the six subjects were also allowed to sit at the end of the table.

As soon as they entered the court, they received this honor. Wang Bo and others were also excited, and the court officials below also cast envious eyes on them. When everyone was seated in front of the Council Hall, as the vocal music sounded, the dancers below danced gracefully, and the atmosphere became lively.

Li Shimin, who was in the lead, said impatiently: "Li Zheng, tell us about it quickly."

Li Shimin was originally a monarch who conquered the world on horseback. Although he has retired for a long time, due to his DNA, he is still very curious about Li Zheng's conquest of Western countries.

Li Zheng pondered for a moment and then slowly began to speak to everyone.

Li Zheng's first stop was Java. At that time, Java was in the midst of civil unrest and was divided into two parts, East and West. Li Zheng simply went to East Java, which was at a disadvantage, and helped it defeat the king of West Java and put down the civil unrest.

After having its king take the Sanshi Brain Pill, they achieved colonial rule over Java.

Somewhat surprisingly, after seeing the Tang Dynasty's powerful ships and guns, the Brunei Kingdom, located north of Java, immediately sent envoys to express its willingness to become a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty.

Hearing this, Li Chengqian asked curiously, "Is the Brunei Kingdom so sensible?"

"Regent, you don't know that the Brunei Kingdom originally paid tribute to the Java Kingdom. Now that the Java Kingdom was defeated, it is only natural for them to surrender." The Minister of War Zheng Xuan said.

"Well, that's it."

Li Chengqian smiled when he heard this.

Li Chengqian had been asleep for a long time, and Haihui Temple had a vague understanding of the current Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty's navy was now at a point where it could not destroy everything in its path, but there were not many who could stand a chance against it.

In fact, not only Brunei, but also some nearby small countries also fled.

After dealing with the areas surrounding Java, Li Zheng and his party continued on their journey, and their next stop was Sumatra Island.

The king still tried to resist, but needless to say, after a salvo of fire from Zi'a Shenwu cannons, the king also left the city and surrendered.

In order to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, Li Zheng ordered his men to kill the king of the Sumatra clan, supported a branch of the side branch as the king of the core clan, and then ordered his men to feed him the Sanshi Brain Pill and then conquered Sumatra.

After witnessing the power of the Tang Dynasty navy, the remaining Pengheng and Baihua countries all surrendered to Li Zheng.

After listening to Li Zheng's story, Li Chengqian and Wang Bo, Zhang Dao and others who were sitting beside him were also shaken.

"Li Zheng, this time when we go to the West, I'm afraid our Tang Dynasty will have a lot of people, right?"

"The population of the island nations of the West Ocean is about 25 million."

Without waiting for Li Chengqian's response, Li Zheng continued, "Add to that Funan and other Southeast Asian countries, which still have over 10 million people. The population that can be deployed by the Tang Dynasty is almost 40 million."

After hearing what Li Zheng said, everyone at the table fell into silence for a moment. Li Shimin and Li Chengqian looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.

Especially Li Shimin, remember how many people there were in the early Tang Dynasty? Now the population of Western and Southeast Asia combined exceeds that of the early Tang Dynasty.

Moreover, the court does not need to invest much money to govern these populations, but they will bring countless benefits and advantages to the Tang Dynasty.

"Your Majesty is a man of great talent and vision, and we admire him."

Zheng Xuan, Wang Bo and others who were sitting at the last seat were also shocked and hurriedly spoke to Li Zheng.

"The prosperity of our Great Tang is the result of the joint efforts of all the officials. Come, let's raise a toast to our Great Tang."

"Li Zheng, what's the situation with Hou Junji and Li Daozon?" Li Shimin asked after a round of toasts.

"It has been two years since they went to war in Burma, right? Have you received any news?"

"The situation is more complicated. Myanmar's national strength is almost the same as that of the Shi Khanate, and it also has firearms."

"Also, Myanmar has a complex terrain, and most of the cities are located in strategic locations."

"Then there won't be any problems with Hou Junji and Li Daozon, right?" Li Chengqian said worriedly.

"That's not the case. It just takes a little more effort. The most important thing is that there is a shadow from the Western John Country behind Myanmar."

"But it's not a big problem. With the power of our Tang Dynasty Shenwu Cannon, it's only a matter of time before we conquer Myanmar."

(End of this chapter)