Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 563
Sun Xiangfu never objected to Datang's expansion, but he hoped that it was planned, in a way, and in line with the pace of development. The consequence of blind occupation is often that the rule is not long, and then there is a rebellion, and then, again. Return to the original appearance.

In the Tang Dynasty in history, it was because the internal development was not solid enough, and the control over the outside was not strong enough, the unprecedented prosperity was only a flash in the pan.

Sun Xiangfu knows that it is more difficult to maintain success than to develop, so he is trying his best to develop Datang's economy and infrastructure construction. In his opinion, without these things as a foundation, no matter how much territory Datang acquires, it will be impossible. Lost quickly.

"Fang Xiang, Your Majesty is not ignorant of the danger of an uncontrolled person like Wang Hao!"

"Why don't you know, but, although Wang Hao's actions are a bit extreme, in His Majesty's view, his original intention is not to harm Datang himself. If a person like him wants to be rich and prosperous, That's easy to get, but he wants to do something, and His Majesty just takes a fancy to him."

"He didn't want to do something, but he wanted to do something. This time we were able to resolve the crisis in Dingxiang. To put it bluntly, it was luck. Once he succeeds, you know what the consequences will be!"

Hearing this, Fang Xuanling also frowned. Wang Hao's ability is unquestionable, but he has always been loyal to his own ideas, and even wants the emperor to follow his will, which is very important. However, no matter how much he talks to Sun Xiangfu now, it is useless. The key depends on what Li Shimin thinks.

More than half an hour passed before Li Shimin came out of the tent where Wang Hao was held with a complicated expression.

Sun Xiangfu was about to step forward to speak, but was stopped by Li Shimin's hand.

"Wang Hao's matter, let's not rush to talk about it for the time being, have all the preparations in the city been made?"

"Everything is ready."

"Well, the current priority is to hold this sports meeting well. As for the issue of Wang Hao's life and death, let's discuss it after the sports meeting."

"That, Your Majesty..."

"I heard that the missions and delegations from the Western Regions will enter the city before noon today?"

"Yes."

"It's getting late at that time, so hurry up and make arrangements for the reception! Tang Qing has been here for three years, and she has made great contributions. The members of the mission have all made great contributions to the country. After the sports meeting is over, I will reward you. Please comfort me first."

"The minister obeys the order."

Li Shimin acted as if he didn't want Sun Xiangfu to talk too much, and Sun Xiangfu didn't want to pester him and said, anyway, Wang Hao is locked up now, except for the Qianniu guards, and his own secret guards who use binoculars to closely monitor him, so he is not afraid of him. Run away, let's do this for now!

Looking at the time, Sun Xiangfu hastily rectified the guard of honor and went to the west gate. After Li Shimin returned to the tent for discussion, he immediately summoned Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Li Jing and others to discuss the matter.

"Wang Hao is a man who has committed a lot of evil. He deserves to be punished for his crimes. However, I have no choice but to take care of the petitions of the court officials. What do you think should be done?"

With Li Shimin's authority now, when he thinks about doing things, he doesn't need to care about the opinions of the courtiers, and he comes to ask a few important officials whether they should be killed, which means that he doesn't want to kill them.

"Your Majesty, Wang Hao is too dangerous. I think that he must be punished. Moreover, Zhengming's thoughts, your Majesty, you should also know that if you forcibly pardon him, I am afraid that Zhengming will kill him if he fights against the decree. For the sake of Wang Hao, it is not worth losing a Zhengming." Through some communication with Sun Xiangfu, Fang Xuanling agreed with Sun Xiangfu's proposition, and spoke first.

However, after hearing Fang Xuanling's words, Li Shimin did not express his opinion in a hurry, but turned his head to look at Li Jing and Du Ruhui. Obviously, Fang Xuanling's proposition was not what he had in mind.

"Your Majesty, I believe that Wang Hao should be punished, but not punishing him is not enough to appease the anger of the soldiers of the three armies." Li Jing said after Fang Xuanling.

The battle of Yanjin was less than two years ago, the cause and effect of the incident, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who marched east, all knew about it, and the battle of Yunnan, Shelong and the Yunnan delegation are now in the camp!Because of Wang Hao's plan, more than 10 young and strong men were killed or injured in Meng Shezhao, and the losses of all the ministries in Yunnan totaled more than [-]. In terms of stability, Li Jing's suggestion is very powerful.

After Li Jing, Du Ruhui said again, "Your Majesty, if Wang Hao dies, the internal affairs of the Tang Dynasty will be cleared and the rivers will be cleared. There is no need to worry. As long as we follow the current pace and concentrate on development, after five or ten years, the Great Tang will be strong enough to be unrivaled in the world. What else do you have to think about?"

Seeing that the three humerus agreed, Li Shimin said with a dark face, "I also know that once Wang Hao dies, the development of my Tang Dynasty will be unimpeded, I just feel a little pity.

In the past, Mencius once said that if you enter, you will be helpless, and if you leave, you will be invincible to foreign patients, and the country will perish.

Zhengming, as well as all the dear friends, are all sages who assist me. However, without the troubles abroad, our Tang Dynasty may still perish in a comfortable life.

That's why, I don't want to stop and enjoy the comfort, can you understand what I mean? "

You express your intention so clearly, who can not understand?
However, Fang Xuanling said again, "Your Majesty, a gentleman loves money, and he must obtain it in a proper way. The same is true for the country. The methods used by Wang Hao are too extreme and not the right way. Even if it is successful It's hard to convince people. After that, I'm afraid there will be continuous rebellion.

Moreover, the lands of the Western Regions are thousands of miles away from my Tang mainland, so it is easy to conquer, but it is more difficult to defend the land and manage it. I think that the time is not yet ripe. "

After Fang Xuanling finished speaking, Du Ruhui took up the conversation again, "My minister seconded, the existing talents in our Tang Dynasty are not enough to govern the existing states and counties and the surrounding lands. Blind expansion is harmful and not beneficial.

Moreover, among the Western countries, the stronger ones are all inherited for a long time and have a large population. They are not countries that are dying quickly. It is a wise move, His Majesty should think twice. "

After Du Ruhui finished speaking, Li Jing didn't stay idle, and took over the words, "Your Majesty, the land of the Western Regions is thousands of miles away from our Great Tang mainland. If you want to start a war so far away, you must be fully prepared. Otherwise, once If you fail, you will be vulnerable to backlash."

Li Shimin nodded while listening to the three people's suggestions, and when Li Jing finished speaking, he said with a smile, "I have considered what the three of you said early in the morning. The price I paid was too great, so I felt that it would be a pity to just kill Wang Hao like this."

Hearing this, Fang Xuanling and the three were taken aback, but secretly regretted it in their hearts.

Wang Hao must have taken advantage of Li Shimin's desire to take shortcuts to persuade Li Shimin.

Sure enough, Li Shimin said again, "Zhengming has always advocated that the means of developing people's livelihood and economy should be used to naturally absorb the surrounding ethnic minorities and countries. I quite agree with this point, and the facts have also proved that the method he advocated is correct. , Otherwise, there would be no prosperity in Dingxiang and Shanyang today, and there would be no situation where Xue Yantuo, Yunnan, and the Northeast tribes are all related to our Datang family.

However, the speed of doing this is too slow. It is acceptable for the lands close to the Central Plains, but it is difficult for the distant countries of the Western Regions. How can people from the Western Regions come to Tang Dynasty like them?

This requires some planning.

Today, Wang Hao told me a whole set of plans, using the different religious beliefs and different interests of the countries in the Western Regions to gather soldiers from small countries to attack big countries. From the beginning to the end, my Tang Dynasty was just a frontier of troops to develop the economy of the border areas To collect the surrender of the people of the small countries that escaped the war, or have no intention of fighting for hegemony, and use the most labor-saving method to bring the territories and people of the Western Regions into our Tang Dynasty. "

"Your Majesty, people from the countries of the Western Regions are not all fools. Moreover, even if they want to do these things, they should not be done by Wang Hao, who is out of control. There are still many resourceful and resourceful people in the court. It belongs to my generation." As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Fang Xuanling retorted.

These words made Li Shimin silent for a while, before he said again, "Although Wang Hao is extreme, it is only because his ideas are different from my current philosophy of governing the country. For us Han people, he is still a respected person. loyal.

Moreover, he has two teams at sea, one of about 5000 people, in the waters of the Wa Kingdom, to help him collect money and population, and another 4000-strong brigade, with hundreds of Han people, commanding more than [-] Wa Kingdoms Young and strong, as early as the beginning of the year, he had already set off for the sea, heading for the Persian Sea..."

In the conversation of about two hours, Wang Hao almost confided to Li Shimin his own influence and his plans in the Western Regions. To the country of Wa.

At this time, the country of Wa is the most civilized country among the barbarians overseas, and it is easiest to train and form an army with the young and strong captured from the country of Wa. Therefore, this army with the young and strong of the country as the main body will be the king Hao's main force in the Western Regions, from the beginning to the end, will use the banner of the Japanese country, and will not damage the Tang Dynasty in terms of reputation.

Afterwards, Wang Hao took almost all of Li Shimin's concerns into consideration, as long as Datang could provide them with some food, ordnance and equipment at sea, they could basically wait for the land to be collected.

They can even buy these grains and weapons from the imperial court with a large amount of gold and silver obtained from the Western Regions. Whether they succeed or not, the imperial court will not suffer.

How can Li Shimin not be tempted by a plan that basically requires no investment but has huge benefits!
Fang Xuanling and the others originally wanted to persuade Li Shimin, but they were almost persuaded by Li Shimin, almost, that is, not.

After thinking over and over again, Fang Xuanling still suggested to Li Shimin, "The heart of righteousness should not be chilled, and the hearts of soldiers of the three armies should not be chilled. Moreover, Wang Hao is not trustworthy. Your Majesty, the benefits brought by beheading Wang Hao, It is much bigger than the thousands of miscellaneous troops supporting him."

(End of this chapter)