Great Tang Broom Star

  Chapter 1136 So I will hand over the prince to you

   "We must clean up the secret spies first, otherwise Datang's movements will be detected by the Tibetans."

   This is a suggestion from the Ministry of War.

  The emperor deeply agreed.

   But how to clean?

  Shen Qiu was speechless.

   "The captured Tibetan secret agents have a very hard mouth."

   "The mouth is very hard? I have seen the hardest thing in the world, but there must be no human mouth in it."

   Jia Pingan went to Baiqi.

  The Tubo man was **** in Baiqi's execution room, and at this moment his body was covered with bruises, and his head drooped weakly.

  He heard someone talking, and footsteps gradually approached.

   Squeak!

  The long-lost light came in again, and the Tibetans greedily looked up at the light.

  He swears that all he needs to do in this life is to sit where there is light to be happy.

   There are many standards of happiness, but there are thresholds. For example, is a virtuous wife and filial son happy?

of course!

  But some people are different. When he is surrounded by his wife and sons every day, he will soon lose the sense of novelty, that is, the perception threshold of happiness will increase.

   This is the so-called not knowing what is good and what is bad.

   But that's people.

  The only way is to break his current situation, let him fall from the clouds to the dust, experience all kinds of suffering, and then he will miss the happiness he once had. A small thing in the past can make him recall for a long time.

  The so-called cheap leather is actually indifferent after the threshold is raised.

   "Jia Pingan!"

  The spy was panting.

   "Tell me about Tubo's secret spy list in Chang'an, you will be forgiven, and you will become a citizen of the Tang Dynasty from now on."

   Jia Ping'an was followed by a group of people.

  The secret spy smiled and sprayed hard. But because of dry mouth and no saliva, it seemed like a joke instead.

   "Dream!" He said in a hoarse voice, and the Datang dialect was very standard.

"Your persistence is of no avail." Jia Pingan was not angered by him. "Datang has decided to send troops. Just before that, the documents and fish charms from the Ministry of War have been issued, and elite soldiers from all over the country have marched into Anxi one after another. In the fall of this year, Datang We will fight Tubo in Anxi."

  The spy's body trembled.

  Shen Qiu sighed lowly, and said to Ming Jing: "Guogong really found his weakness."

   Jia Ping'an smiled and said: "Datang has responded, and your persistence is meaningless. Tell the secret secret agents of Tubo that you know. The more you tell, the better your life will be in the future."

  The spy looked struggling.

   Jia Ping'an said: "I forgot to tell you that Wang Yuanyuan is already recovering. He said that he prepared countless tortures to serve you during the recovery period. It is guaranteed that you will survive the torture."

  The spy looked up, "How can I believe what you say?"

  Ming Jing just wanted to make sure.

   Jia Ping'an turned around and left, "You have no choice."

  After leaving Baiqi, Chen Jinfa said: "The documents calling for the generals from all walks of life have been sent out quickly, and they can be assembled within ten days."

  The generals are guarding everywhere, and it will take time to gather them.

   "There is no need to come to Chang'an, just gather on the road."

  Jia Pingan didn't think there was any use in letting generals from all walks of life come to Chang'an. The only use was to meet the emperor and listen to what the emperor had to say.

   "It's the same in triumph."

  Master Jia was called into the palace and expressed his views on summoning the generals back to Beijing.

   "You are full of confidence." Wu Mei gritted her teeth and said, "That is His Majesty's authority."

  Meet generals and ask them warmly, this is to buy people's hearts.

   "Sister, it's just a fight. After the war, I went our own way with them, and we never communicated with each other on weekdays. Could it be possible to have a disagreement?"

  Jia Pingan felt very meaningless.

   "Gao Kan is too far away. He hurried to Chang'an and stopped talking for more than a month. When he arrived in Chang'an, he heard a few words from His Majesty, and then he had to go out with the army... He is old and can't stand the toss."

  In this era, there are no airplanes and high-speed rail. These military leaders are not young. Galloping on a fast horse for thousands of miles is no different from riding a bicycle for thousands of miles. The key is that the road is too bumpy.

  Who can bear it?

   Empress Wu was speechless.

"roll!"

  Empress Wu who was backstabbed was annoyed.

   Jia Ping'an rolled away in a hurry.

"uncle!"

   Li Hong is waiting outside with his people.

   "Prince!"

   Jia Pingan showed a fatherly smile.

   "Uncle, there are many things I don't understand about this battle..."

  Jia Ping'an said: "Let's find a place, that's all, I have something to leave the palace, so I will find a place nearby."

  The two sat down in the shade of the side hall, Zeng Xianglin said: "Duke, do you want a map?"

  Jia Pingan shook his head, "No need, get a sharp stone."

   Zeng Xianglin went to get a stone, and it was very hard to hold it with both hands.

  Jia Ping'an's head was full of black lines, "What I want are small stones for carving on the ground."

   Zeng Xianglin: "..."

  With a small stone in hand, Jia Pingan drew a sketch on the ground.

   "This is Tubo."

  Jia Pingan drew a line, "From Luoxie City to Bolu, and then to Congling, look, here is Tocharo on the left, and Shule is on the right."

  He painted easily and freehand, and Li Hong praised: "Uncle can draw it easily, which shows that he does not think less on weekdays."

  Jia Pingan nodded, "The so-called planning for a rainy day, the so-called strategizing, winning a decisive victory thousands of miles away, sounds good..."

  …

   "Where's Goro?"

  The emperor was supported by someone.

  Wu Mei stood up to greet her, "Didn't someone say Goro was here just now?"

  Shao Peng said: "Your Highness met Zhao Guogong outside, and the two went to the side hall."

   "Nonsense!"

  Wu Mei frowned.

   "Go and see."

  After his vision blurred, the emperor became more suspicious.

  The emperor and empress arrived quietly.

   "You don't look at the map on weekdays, and you don't look at the various situations of various countries, such as the economy, military, food and grass... Why do you talk about planning for a rainy day? How do you talk about planning in the midst of the plan?"

"You are the prince, now is the time to accumulate this kind of knowledge. It's okay, look at the map, look at the situation in the foreign domain, and be aware of it. If something happens, these daily accumulations can be used. There is something."

   "If you don't do your homework on weekdays, the emperor can only listen to the advice of his courtiers when things come to an end. The courtiers say that Tubo can't be fought, and the emperor who doesn't know the details can only listen. Why? Because he didn't do his homework and he didn't know what to do."

  Li Zhi nodded slightly.

  This is the correct education model.

  What prince can only study Confucianism and sage books at present, a bunch of bastards!

  An emperor without such a reserve of knowledge is a puppet!

   "If you don't want to be a puppet, you must do your homework, starting from this moment until the day you die."

  Li Hong nodded, "I understand."

"Live to be old, learn to be old, but if you have nothing to do, don't delve into Confucianism. You are a prince, not a great Confucian. Bad things, don’t put the cart before the horse.”

   Jia Ping'an thought of Song Huizong.

   "This is Tuyuhun. Look, who is the most powerful around Tubo?"

   "Datang!"

"Yes, if Tang Dynasty is defeated, Tubo will be able to do whatever they want in the surrounding area. What they want most is to occupy Tuyuhun. You see, once Tuyuhun is occupied by Tubo, the Longyou area will be under the threat of Tubo. Look here, this is Once the Hexi Corridor is cut off, Anxi will be finished."

   "Well, it's very narrow here."

   "Besides, Tuyuhun is still considered rich. If Tuyuhun is captured, Tubo will not only have a territory in the lower places, but also threaten Datang, how good it is?"

"Looking at the Western Regions again, the Western Regions are the most important business routes between the East and the West. Why are the countries in the Western Regions so rich? It is because the merchants from the East and the West are constantly coming and going. They only rely on tax collection and the expenses of the caravans in their own country. You can make a lot of money. Think about it, if Tubo can capture Anxi and then control the Western Regions, how much profit can they reap every year?"

  Li Hong nodded, "The capture of Anxi will not only enclose the Tang Dynasty in Longyou, but also gain so many benefits. No wonder Lu Dongzan is thinking about it."

   "Conflicts between countries all carry interests, just like Turks and Korea, why are they in conflict with Datang?"

   "Seize the territory?"

"This is just one side, and the other side is more important." Jia Pingan said: "Because our ancestors were too powerful, they were afraid that the Tang Dynasty would become stronger again after the founding of the country, just like the former Han Dynasty, which frightened the foreigners. So they They will continue to harass Datang, trying to hinder the power of Datang."

   "Is this between countries?"

"Yes, between countries, a small country is attached to a big country, and the battle between big countries is a battle of bare bones, a life-and-death struggle. Let you read history books, not for the literary talent of shit, but for the rise and fall of emperors and generals. It depends on the development process between countries. When you carefully consider the history between countries, you will find that there is no eternal friendship between countries, but only eternal interests."

  Li Hong thought about it carefully, "Yes, former friends will turn against each other because of interests. Former enemies will also become friends because of interests. Is this the relationship between countries?"

  He was silent for a long time, "A gentleman said to be kind."

"Kindness is just an attitude. It is right to be kind to your neighbors, but when you are kind to your neighbors, you have to carry a big stick in your hand. Once the neighbor bites at you, you have to beat him down with a stick. gone."

  Jia Ping’an gave an example, “Think about Wa Kingdom, the country of savages that appeared in the Central Plains’ vision since the Han Dynasty. At that time, who would feel that this neighbor was a threat?”

Li Hong nodded, "At that time, I also gave the Japanese a seal, called the King of the Han Weinu. At that time, I thought it was just a group of savages. When it came to the Tang Dynasty, the Tang envoys sent by the Japanese came to the Imperial College to study, and the Great Tang gave it all. But in a blink of an eye, they are coveting Liaodong, and they even shot at Datang."

   "What benefits does the Wa country have for Datang?"

   "Well... logically there is no benefit across the sea. But they came across the sea. There is only one explanation, and that is ambition."

  The empress smiled, turned and left quietly.

"This is the way of thinking. When you are a prince, when you think about your subjects and the relationship between countries, you still have to think about it according to the retrospective method I gave you...Why does it do this, trace it from the source, so naturally it will not confused."

  The prince of the Tang Dynasty must have a method of thinking, and Jia Ping'an hopes that Li Hong can pass on this method.

   "Remember, when you have children, you must teach them this method."

  He thought of those stupid emperors, they were not born stupid, they just became stupid because they sat in the deep palace and watched the sky.

  With this kind of thinking, everything will be easily solved.

  Interest is the driving force of everything!

  …

   "Look around Datang, there are tigers and wolves everywhere."

  Li Zhi was deeply moved, "The first emperor wanted to live in harmony with Tubo, but after Zanpu left, all the friendship disappeared. It can be seen that there is no permanent peace between countries, only permanent interests."

  Pingan has grown more and more.

  Wu Mei said gratifiedly: "These ideas are strategically placed, but Ping An passed them on to Wu Lang without hesitation."

  Be selfless in heart, naturally dare to teach anything.

   "It's a pity that Goro is a little younger, otherwise he can follow along to watch the battle this time."

   Li Zhi was really moved.

   "The emperor must go through the battle, must..."

   This is his biggest regret so far.

   "Actually... Goro is not young anymore."

  Wu Mei felt that this problem was not a problem.

  Li Zhi shook his head, "It's still too young."

   "Thirteen." Wu Mei smiled and said: "In the past, the youngest in the army was only twelve or thirteen years old, and they still followed the army to attack."

  People in troubled times have a short lifespan, and if they can live to be thirty years old, they have to thank God. Once you are ten years old, everyone will treat you as an adult. Work, join the army and kill the enemy... you have to do everything.

   "Goro is still young."

  The emperor looked a little moved, but still refused to agree.

  Wu Mei did not urge her, and went out immediately.

   "Queen, the crown prince is too young."

  Shaopeng felt that the queen was a little anxious.

  Wu Mei walked slowly in the palace with her back straight.

   "There are thorns everywhere in this world. As a prince, he still needs to experience a lot. But what does he have? There is only one identity. Now he needs to experience and accumulate qualifications."

  Shao Peng dare not speak.

   "There are many records in the annals of emperors and generals, but if you look carefully at the records of the princes in the past, you will find that the prince is the most dangerous identity in the ages, and it is in danger..."

   "The prince is benevolent and filial."

   Even Zhou Shanxiang couldn't bear it anymore.

  Wu Mei smiled, "Many times, benevolence and filial piety are also a term for incompetence."

  ? ? ?

  Shao Peng and Zhou Shanxiang looked at each other.

  The emperor's illness has been dragging on, unable to face the court. If it continues like this, or gets worse, then the prince needs to take on more important responsibilities.

  So the prince must do something.

  Is that so?

  Li Hong didn't know that his parents were worried about his future, so he asked someone to get a map when he returned to his place.

   "Uncle's paintings are not bad at all."

  Li Hong pondered on the map.

   When he opened up the territory on the map to Persia, someone came from outside.

   "Your Highness, Your Majesty has summoned you."

  Li Hong then went to the emperor.

  The emperor's eyesight is not good, and he can only see a vague shadow.

   "Goro."

  He needs to be identified by sound.

   "Aye."

   Li Zhi smiled, "Sit down."

  Li Hong sat down.

   "What does Goro think is the most important thing for the emperor?"

this problem…

  It's too big and it's not easy to answer.

  Li Hong thought about it seriously, "Aye, I think the most important thing for an emperor is to employ people."

   Li Zhi told him this truth, and he was very relieved to see that he still remembered it.

   "These things are so big that they can be transformed. I ask you, if you become an emperor and there is a quarrel between civil and military, what should you do?"

   If someone else changed, they would definitely panic, saying Aye, why are you talking about this? You will live forever, and I will be the prince for the rest of my life.

  But Li Hong was thinking seriously.

   This is a gesture of defenselessness against the father.

   Li Zhi smiled slightly.

  He has been a prince who is like a passer-by, a prince who is considered cowardly, and an emperor who is considered incompetent. He doesn't know these mentalities.

  The more fake you pretend, the more gloomy he will be.

  The crown prince and the emperor made false claims, and this was the beginning of mutual suspicion.

   "Aye, the warrior must be suppressed first, otherwise the warrior will harm Datang if he loses control."

  Li Zhi smiled, "Suppressing warriors is not bad, the first emperor did the same, and I did the same."

  After the first emperor came to the throne, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the first emperor favored literature and suppressed martial arts, that is, suppressed warriors.

  After Li Zhi ascended the throne, he first cleaned up the generals who were out of control.

   But the civil servants are thriving.

   This is a big trend.

   "But you suppress warriors...do you have this prestige?"

  Li Hong shook his head, "If I suppress the warriors, those warriors will definitely growl and disobey."

   "This is prestige."

   Li Zhi waved his hand, and Wang Zhongliang took his leave.

After only the father and son were left in the hall, Li Zhi said softly: "When I first came to the throne, there were generals who were domineering. If I tried to suppress it, it would be impossible, and the prestige is not enough. I can only rely on Changsun Wuji and others, borrowing their powers Power and influence, this suppresses those who oppose me."

  Li Hong raised his head with a look of astonishment.

  He also knew what happened back then, but he didn't know that all of this was the emperor's smooth sailing.

   "Aye, you are so bitter."

  Li Zhi didn't expect him to say this, and couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

  Outside the hall, Wang Zhongliang muttered, "Your Majesty is in a good mood."

Li Zhi smiled and said: "Yes! It was really hard back then. On the one hand, he was suppressed by Changsun Wuji and others, and on the other hand, he had to think hard about using their power to achieve his goals. In the end, he had to slowly expand his power. Finally win the powerful minister, this is the emperor."

   These words sum up the first half of Li Zhi's life.

   Can be regarded as a representative figure of counterattack life.

  But no one knows how hard and thrilling it was.

   Li Zhi couldn't help smiling when he saw Li Hong was surprised.

   "My health is neither good nor bad, but it is difficult to face the imperial court. Your mother has done a good job, but you have to come after all."

  Li Hong stood up, "Aye, I dare not."

  One dare not describe Li Hong's state of mind vividly.

  Li Zhi smiled and said: "Why don't you dare? This country belongs to me now. If I am healthy, if I don't have such stubborn diseases, I will naturally rule the world. But I know this disease is lingering and hard to get rid of, so I have to plan ahead."

  Li Hong wondered, "Aye, do you want me to supervise the country?"

  Li Zhi scolded with a smile: "The boy is rude."

  Li Hong lowered his head.

  Li Zhi sighed: "In the blink of an eye, you are so big. I am the sixteenth prince, and this road is difficult. I think about it for a long time, and find that the biggest difficulty is that I have no prestige in the army, so that after I ascended the throne, everyone waits and sees..."

  Li Hong didn't understand why he said this, and he didn't dare to ask.

   "Call Zhao Guogong."

  Master Jia was caught just as he was about to go to Gao Yang.

   "Your Majesty."

  Jia Pingan was a little surprised when he entered the palace and saw that the emperor and the prince were both there, with serious expressions on their faces.

  Li Zhi asked: "What prestige do you think the prince has in the army?"

  Ask this?

   Jia Ping'an was stunned for a moment, but still told the truth.

   Facing emperors like Li Zhi, there is no future for playing tricks. On the contrary, truth-telling like Xu Jingzong is highly valued and has a stable life.

   "The prince should have a lot of experience in the army, so that the army knows that the prince is not a weak person, but he should not take the lead. After all, the army of the Tang Dynasty is loyal to His Majesty."

  The emperor smiled, "Prince."

  Li Hong stood up.

  There were only two vague shadows in the emperor's eyes, he smiled and said: "So I will hand over the prince to you."

  …

Good night!

  (end of this chapter)