The Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang was born, and my immortal identity was exposed

Chapter 152 Old Li's Predicament

Jiang Sheng ate a chopstick dish and said casually:

"India, that is the Maurya Dynasty I told you, also known as body poison."

"Arabia is the country of great food, and it appeared around the same time as Lao Li's Great Tang."

"Dashi?" Li Shimin frowned slightly, "I haven't heard of it, it must be just a small country of Quer."

"Of course you haven't heard of it. The nation has not yet been established, but it will be soon." Jiang Sheng mused: "In three or four years, Dashi will really enter the stage of history."

"Don't underestimate this country. Its national power is not inferior to Datang."

"Datang has fought against him several times, each winning or losing."

Historically, in the third and fifth years of Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty, there was a small-scale military conflict between the two empires respectively.

At that time, it was mainly Dashi and Tubo who wanted to seize the power of the Tang Dynasty in Central Asia in order to facilitate the missionary activities of their sects.

Of course, the result was that Datang won.

But, in the subsequent Battle of Talas, Datang suffered a big loss.

According to the "Zizhi Tongjian", the Tang army had more than 2 people, and in the end they lost more than [-]!
Li Shimin curled his lips: "Now that I am working hard to rule, and I have the help of an immortal teacher, this Dashi is definitely not Datang's opponent."

"Don't be careless." Jiang Sheng warned: "In the original history, Datang suffered a severe defeat at the hands of Dashi."

"Although the impact is not great, it at least shows the strength of this country."

"During that time period, the most powerful country in the world must have a place for Dashi."

"If you want to continue to expand your territory in the future and conquer the world like Lao Zhao, you have to guard against this opponent."

Hearing what Jiang Sheng said, Li Shimin straightened his expression and said seriously: "I've made a note of it!"

Jiang Sheng nodded slightly: "Just remember, the most important thing right now is to prepare for the war against the Turks."

Mentioning this episode, Li Shimin was full of spirits and said proudly:
"Master Immortal, a few days ago, I proposed to attack the Turks, and many ministers opposed it."

"I've just told you about the fetishes and strategies that the immortal master gave me, but you haven't seen how ugly those people's faces are."

"Hmph, this group of people like to sing against me on weekdays, and I am also very annoyed."

"Thanks to Master Immortal, let me let out a bad breath!"

Li Shimin smiled very heartily, and everyone could feel the happiness from his heart.

Fusu, Meng Yi, and Wang Ben were a little puzzled. Why does this majestic emperor feel so aggrieved?

In their Great Qin, as long as Ying Zheng made up his mind to do it, who could stop it?

Back then, Fusu opposed Lao Zhao's burning of books and peddling Confucianism, so he was sent directly to Shangjun to follow Meng Tian to guard the frontier.

Even if his own son is like this, let alone those outsiders?

Ying Zheng also came out, and cast a sideways glance at Li Shimin: "Brother, you seem a little unhappy to be the emperor?"

I'm worried, old man...

Jiang Sheng glanced at Li Shimin. The latter took a long gulp of sullen wine and looked a little unhappy. It was obvious that Ying Zheng had poked him sorely.

"Cough cough, Lao Li's situation is special." Jiang Sheng coughed lightly, and relieved Li Shimin: "Since the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the elites of the gentry have gradually controlled the court."

"In the future, the influence will become even greater. It can be said that they have the final say on who is the emperor."

"Although the power is weakened now, but a thin camel is bigger than a horse, Lao Li will inevitably be constrained."

"Ridiculous!" Ying Zheng said with a livid face, "Imperial power is so supreme, how can it be allowed to be controlled by these gentry families? How did you become the emperor?"

When he heard Jiang Sheng talk about these gentry clansmen several times before, he thought it was just a larger party in the court.

But now it sounds like he is still above the imperial power, how can Ying Zheng accept this?

Stop scolding, stop scolding...

Li Shimin's face turned red, and he defended in a low voice: "I can't catch it, I can't catch it."

"Okay, Lao Zhao, don't be too harsh on him." Jiang Sheng waved his hand, "Think about it, the imperial power keeps changing, but this group of people has always controlled the court politics, with great power and high status. , the imperial power may not be able to suppress them."

"Let me tell you a few things and you can understand. In history, Lao Li asked people to edit "Clan Chronicles", and the editor insisted on ranking the Boling Cui family first, and it was only under Lao Li's intervention. In the third class."

"Furthermore, Tang Wenzong proposed marriage to the prime minister on behalf of his crown prince, so he just married his daughter to a ninth-rank official of the Cui family, the lowest official!"

"Why? It's because they call themselves nobles and look down on Lao Li's royal blood."

Not only Ying Zheng was angry when he heard this, but Li Shimin was also furious when he heard that this kind of thing happened in the future.

To be honest, Qiwang with five surnames, also known as Shandong nobles, was deliberately promoted by him in order to suppress the Guanlongmen faction.

But now, listening to what Jiang Sheng said, good guy, neither of these are good things.

"Okay, okay, don't get so angry." Jiang Sheng took a sip of water to moisten his throat, "I asked you to implement the imperial examination system just to break the roots of these gentry."

"Whether it's the Guanlong nobles or the five surnames and seven wangs, as long as the imperial examinations are vigorously promoted, regardless of background and only ability, they will inevitably decline."

Li Shimin snorted: "I'm still unhappy, can the immortal master do anything?"

"Of course there are." Jiang Sheng smiled slightly.

"Really?" Li Shimin's eyes lit up, "Please ask the immortal master to teach me!"

Ying Zheng and the others also pricked up their ears, wondering what Jiang Sheng would say next.

"The nobles of Guanlong are famous for their martial arts, but they are not good at literary affairs. Once you completely improve the imperial examination system, they will naturally collapse as time goes by."

"As for the five surnames and Qiwang, except for your own lineage, the rest are mostly old-fashioned gentry. Learning Confucianism has ruined their brains, especially cherishing feathers."

"This point, you can use it to make a fuss."

Having said that, Jiang Sheng pointed out something:

"Old Li, aren't you going to conquer the Turks right now?"

"The army's food and grass costs are a lot of money."

Jiang Sheng raised his eyebrows, and Li Shimin quickly understood:

"The fairy master meant that I asked them to ask for it?"

"This is a good idea, but these people may not be willing to submit."

"Stupid?" Jiang Sheng shook his head, "I've already said that they care about their own reputation the most, so you can make a fuss about it."

"How much money they donated, send it out to me in a newspaper, and write it on the front page!"

"Just wait and see, they'll have to donate a lot!"

(End of this chapter)