Back to Tang Dynasty to be Emperor

Li Shimin has been enthroned for almost a month, and he still uses the reign name of Wude instead of changing the name of the country to Zhenguan. It is because this war happened when he was enthroned, and he has no time to take care of it.

Li Ke went to the gate of Ganquan Palace, followed the eunuch Wang De's biography, and came to the imperial study where Li Shimin often corrected memorials.Li Shimin was reviewing the memorial, Li Ke stepped forward and saluted: "My son Li Ke, I pay my respects to my father."

Li Shimin looked up at him, put down the memorial in his hand and said, "Get up and sit down, you haven't recovered yet, so you don't need to perform this great gift." Then, pointing to the paper on the shore, he said: "The country is constantly at war, and I am busy with government affairs. I can go up to see you, thinking about going to see you after I have been busy for a while, since you came to greet me today, it means that your health is fine, and I don't have to worry about anything happening to you."

Li Ke heard that Li Shimin's words were full of a father's concern for his son, and was moved: "Thank you for your concern, my son and minister have recovered, but my father is working hard on state affairs, so I need to pay attention to my health at all times."

When Li Shimin heard Li Ke say that he cared so much about his body, the exhaustion that had enveloped him these days was also swept away, and a sense of father-son affection surged into his heart.

Li Shimin looked at Li Ke, who was only 12 years old, with mixed feelings in his heart. He never thought about so many things when he was not an emperor. Changes have taken place, the first thing that comes to mind is the country, and the second is my own children.

He got up and walked in front of Li Ke, and sighed: "I have to work hard. Today's Tang Dynasty is riddled with holes and people's lives are hard. There are still many things to do. To make matters worse, I just made an alliance with Xieli. It is necessary to pay the old coins every year, which is even more burdensome for the people."

He walked to the window and sighed wearily: "This is the shame of the Tang Dynasty, and it is also my shame."

Li Ke thought of Li Shimin in history, who defeated the Turks in the fourth year of Zhenguan and captured the Turkic Khan Jieli, so he said with certainty: "Father, emperor Wentaowulue is rare among the emperors of all dynasties. For the nation, I think that in less than five years, the northern grasslands will be wiped out, Jieli will be captured, and the shame will be wiped away."

Hearing what Li Ke said with such certainty, Li Shimin's face showed surprise, wondering why Li Ke could think that he could pacify the Turks within five years?Does he have some strategy in mind?Can't help but want to test him some ideas.

Since he came to the throne, although Luo Yi rebelled and the Turks attacked, many people in the group of ministers still suggested that he should reserve the throne at such a critical moment.

Since ancient times, it has been the tradition of the emperor's family to establish the crown prince, establish the heir, and establish the elder.However, there are still some people in the court who have suggested more than once that Li Ke, who is resolute, should be the prince.He knew his son's character very well, and because of this, he didn't seem surprised when he said today that Turkic can be settled in five years.Because he has been fighting outside all the time, he seldom tested his son's knowledge, so why don't he take this opportunity to test his son today, to see if he has some other advantages besides the fortitude of character that everyone said.

If Li Ke is really talented, he should also carefully consider the matter of establishing a reserve, and he should not destroy the foundation of the Tang Dynasty for hundreds of years because of the ancient laws.

After thinking about it in his mind, Li Shimin asked: "Since you are so sure that the Turks will be wiped out within five years, why not tell us your thoughts."

When Li Ke heard Li Shimin ask himself such a sharp question, he felt nervous for a while. He knew that those who achieve great things must have the courage to endure hardships and perseverance, and they are not the kind of ordinary people who pretend to be heroes.What he has to do in the future political battle is to add fuel to the flames and reap the benefits of the fisherman, so that Li Chengqian and Li Taidou will only act when they are both defeated, and win the crown prince in one fell swoop.It's not as premature as it is now, so that everyone starts to be wary of him.

However, now that the arrow is on the string, he has no choice but to shoot.

He knew that Li Shimin hadn't made a decision on the matter that everyone suggested establishing a crown prince, which meant that he was still hesitant, and that Li Chengqian hadn't seen what he thought he had as a crown prince.

Therefore, he can't act too mediocre, let Li Shimin be completely disappointed in him and not pay attention to him.Therefore, he was very conflicted.

Another point is that Li Shimin asked him about Turks, a question he hadn't considered, and didn't know how to say it for a while.So I combined what I knew about Li Shimin's method of destroying the Turks in history, combined with my own views: "Father, the Turks are grassland nomads. They have their own advantages and weaknesses. We can only defeat the Turks in one fell swoop." .”

Having said that, Li Ke looked up at Li Shimin, seeing Li Shimin nodding, he continued: "The nomadic people have a natural advantage over the farming people, that is, they are flexible and flexible, so that even their production and living materials (cattle, cattle, etc.) sheep, etc.) are movable.

If an army is sent to crusade against them, they will disappear without a trace, and the place where they originally lived is just a meadow, and there is no way to destroy it at all. The supplies and food were dragged down, and sometimes they were ambushed.

Therefore, if the Turks are to be pacified and the threat to the northern border is eliminated: First, the will and ability of the country are the most important.What we can learn from in foreign wars is the Han Dynasty. In the initial stage of the Han Dynasty, the national power was very weak, and it was completely passive in its relationship with the Xiongnu. When the national power was strong, it carried out continuous attacks on the Xiongnu, and finally forced the Xiongnu to move westward, safeguarding the security of the Han Empire.Therefore, strengthening national strength is the primary issue and the top priority. "

When talking about the Turkic issue, Li Ke forgot his policy of keeping a low profile and keeping a low profile, and talked eloquently: "Secondly, the political attack is based on finding out the contradictions that exist in the Turks, and disintegrating the Turks from the inside. The unity among the tribes eases the difficulty of the battle."

"Thirdly, the Tang Dynasty must have an iron cavalry that is comparable to that of the Turks. When the supplies and geographical environment are not very favorable for our side, we can go deep into the desert, find the seat of the Turks' royal court, and defeat the confidence of the Turks in one fell swoop. In this way, the various Turkic alliances will be self-defeating. They can wipe out the Turks in one fell swoop, and the North will set the desert."

After hearing what Li Ke said, Li Shimin pondered for a moment and said solemnly: "You want to imitate the champion Hou Huo Qubing, go deep into the enemy's hinterland, give the enemy the most fatal blow, and destroy the confidence of the Huns. This is a good way to deal with the Turkic cavalry. method." Then he asked: "Then how do you think to develop the economy, enrich the national power, and improve the lives of the people in the Tang Dynasty?"

Li Ke didn't expect Li Shimin to test and teach him how to develop the economy and improve national power after he finished the test on the Turks, so he hesitated for a while.Are you pretending not to know?Or tell the history of the policies implemented by Li Shimin in the early Tang Dynasty?He looked up at Li Shimin who was waiting for his answer intently, and said after a moment of pondering: "I have been thinking about this issue for the past few days. If there is anything wrong, I hope my father will correct me."

Li Ke's well-founded analysis of how to win the future war against Turks made Li Shimin look at him differently.That's why he asked Li Ke how to strengthen the country's strength and improve the people's lives and other strategies for governing the country.He really expected Li Ke to have some outstanding strategies in governing the country, so he said, "Let's talk about it."

Li Ke straightened his thinking and said: "First, the six prefectures including Guannei and Puzhou will be exempted from rent adjustment for two years, and the rest of the prefectures will be exempted from rent adjustment for one year. This will greatly stimulate the development of agriculture in Puzhou and other places.

Second, for the areas seriously damaged by the Turkic invasion, the state distributed relief items according to the size of the population of each household; for the royal relatives who were enshrined as kings, the standard of fiefdoms was greatly reduced to reduce the burden on local farmers. "

Having said that, he looked up at Li Shimin, saw that Li Shimin nodded in agreement with him, and continued: "Third, the state advocates frugality: if a husband wants to be prosperous, he spends a lot of money, and if he spends a lot of money, he pays a lot of money. Worry puts the country in danger."

Li Shimin fell into deep thought after listening to Li Ke's three-point strategy for governing the country.What Li Ke was talking about was indeed a problem that Datang must face and solve today. For this reason, he couldn't eat and couldn't sleep at night.After what Li Ke said today, all the troubles in my heart for the past few days were swept away, and I felt that the most important thing for Datang to solve were the three points mentioned by Li Ke.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Shimin looked at Li Ke who was still a child in front of him, and asked in a deep voice: "Li Ke, if I ask you, you must answer truthfully. Is what you said today your own thoughts, or did someone else ask you to convey it to me?" Zhen?" For Li Ke, who is resolute and courageous, to say such a practical strategy, Li Shimin still has doubts.Therefore, there is this question.

After all, if Li Ke could really come up with such a strategy for governing the country at his age, it would be beyond his expectations.If Li Ke was instructed by an expert, he also wanted to meet this person, and he would definitely not let such a person be buried.