Road to science and technology

But he said that Li Shimin had finalized the matter of obtaining scriptures and immediately returned to the palace, and then ordered the ministers to hold a large court meeting the next day.

Li Shimin wanted to hold a large court meeting at this time, not only because Master Xuanzang went to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, but also because there was also a major matter that he had to deal with.

Time soon came to the next morning. All the civil and military ministers had gathered together. After the etiquette, Li Shimin spoke first: "Last year, the King of Tubo sent an envoy to our dynasty to marry the daughter of my clan. An alliance will bring about good relations between the two countries."

"Humph, I didn't agree at that time. The Zanpu of Tubo, Songtsen Gampo, was very angry when he learned that I didn't agree, so he sent troops eastward. Although Tubo was a slave, its military was quite powerful. He was so powerful that he conquered Tuyuhun, Dangxiang, and Bailanqiang along the way. His troops approached our Songzhou area and threatened to attack Songzhou if our government did not agree."

When Li Shimin said this, he stopped and looked around at the ministers in the Xuanzheng Hall. Some of these people knew about this, while others did not.

For example, Ye Liangchen, who has become accustomed to this body, doesn't know. It wasn't until she heard about Songtsen Gampo that she thought that such a thing happened in history. It seemed that the Tang Dynasty married Princess Wencheng. But how could such a thing happen in the world of Journey to the West?

At this moment, Ye Liangchen was thinking about how to join the westbound team to complete the tasks assigned by the system. However, when Li Shimin said this, she became a little curious, so she asked, "What's the result?"

Li Shimin respected Ye Liangchen very much, because he already knew that this woman was the person appointed by his backstage, so he not only allowed her to hold important positions, but also allowed her to participate in national affairs.

The effect after he did this is also very obvious. Datang's technological level has improved by more than a little over the past year.

Li Shimin smiled proudly and said: "Of course I am not scared, so I sent Hou Junji as a general to lead the army to fight. As a result, before Hou Junji arrived, the Tubo army was defeated by my frontier soldiers and retreated. Tubo also sent envoys carrying gold and silver to apologize. But Tubo Zanpu was also a scoundrel, and at this time he even asked his envoys to mention marrying the princess again."

"I would not agree, so Tubo Zanpu simply raised troops to invade our territory. Originally, there were marquis gathered there, and I was not careful about the Tubo army, which was like a chicken and a dog. But what happened next I can’t find peace, it’s really hateful!”

Ye Liangchen's crisp voice sounded: "Hou Junji is a famous general in the world, is it possible that he was defeated by Tubo?"

Ye Liangchen frowned as she spoke, because as far as she knew, this was the incident in which Tang Wencheng married Tubo. The result of the incident was naturally self-evident, that is, Princess Wencheng married Tibet.

According to Li Shimin's current attitude, if the Tang army hadn't been in trouble during the war, how could he have married the princess.

At this time, a loud and powerful voice among the courtiers shouted: "What the hell, we were defeated by Tubo. The Tubo army is no better than Cao Jieer. It's just that every time the main force of our army arrives, he will retreat to Tubo. Once our army pursues, Symptoms such as headache, insomnia, loss of appetite, fatigue, difficulty breathing, etc. will occur. And once our troops withdraw, he will come back again, how annoying!"

Ye Liangchen didn't know this guy who dared to swear in the court, so she looked at Li Shimin in confusion, because Li Shimin didn't even scold him.

Seemingly sensing Ye Liangchen's doubts, Chu Suiliang, who was now serving as an admonishment official, stood up and said, "This is Lu Guogong, Cheng Zhijie, currently the governor of Zhijie, the military commander of the six states of You, Yi, Tan, Ping, Yan, Gui, and the governor of Youzhou. , I just returned to Chang'an to report on my work not long ago."

Ye Liangchen nodded to express his understanding. Isn't this Cheng Yaojin? Now he has changed his name to Cheng Zhijie. No wonder he can spray excrement in the courtroom.

Cheng Zhijie continued to shout: "The Tubo Zanpu still used this as a basis to claim that it was his Buddha's blessing that made our troops sick. It is really disgusting."

Li Shimin then continued: "It is true that when their army retreated, our army could not pursue it, so they had to retreat and stand firm. However, the Tibetans only avoided the important and took the easy. When they came back, they targeted areas where our army could not defend themselves, and so on. It has made our army and people on the border exhausted, so I have been thinking about it."

"Your Majesty, this is altitude sickness. There are ways to deal with it." Ye Liangchen said directly. She did not want Li Shimin to marry a Tang girl.

"Oh? Mr. Ye is indeed a scientific giant. He can understand the truth just by listening to a few words. If Mr. Ye really has a way, defeating Tubo will be easy."

Ye Liangchen thought for a while and then said: "Of course it is true. After the meeting, I will compile the relevant knowledge of altitude sickness and corresponding methods into a book and present it to Your Majesty."

Speaking of this, Ye Liangchen paused and pondered before continuing: "But I also have something to ask for."

Li Shimin: "Whenever Mr. Ye has any requests, I will grant them. Please tell me."

Ye Liangchen said directly: "I want to go west with Master Xuanzang. First, I can spy on the intelligence of various countries and draw a map of the mountains and rivers of Nanfangbuzhou for Your Majesty. Second, I want to use this westward journey to improve my experience and learn more about higher knowledge. , in order to create something for Your Majesty in the future that can absorb the knowledge left by the ancestors of the human race on Mount Tai."

Ye Liangchen felt that instead of sneaking into the team halfway, it would be better to let Li Shimin get him in. This seemed justifiable.

Li Shimin hesitated for a long time after hearing this, and asked: "If this is the case, after Mr. Ye leaves, the progress of Datang Science and Technology will be slow, and I am really reluctant to leave him."

Seeing Li Shimin's attitude, Ye Liangchen secretly had an idea, so she quickly stepped up and said: "Your Majesty, the development of science and technology cannot be seen by one person. Everyone must work together to perform their duties, so that civilization can progress. If we rely solely on With the power of one person, I am afraid that the technology tree will be distorted in the future. Besides, I will not come back after I go. Your Majesty, please don’t forget that unlike Master Xuanzang, I am a practitioner. I can fly in the clouds and mist with ease. From now on, I will not I will come to Chang'an often when I can, so there is no need for your Majesty to worry."

Li Shimin was silent for a moment, but then announced: "I still need to think about this matter, and we will discuss it after some time."

So the meeting ended like this.

In the days that followed, Master Xuanzang began to prepare items for his journey to the west, and at the same time said goodbye to the monks of Huasheng Temple.

Seeing this, Ye Liangchen was very anxious, but she had no choice but to continue waiting for news from Li Shimin. She even thought that if Li Shimin didn't agree, she might just leave and find another way.

Just when she was thinking of another way, Li Shimin's notice arrived.

The meeting place was still Xuanzheng Hall, but at this time not all civil and military officials were present, only a few important people came.

Ye Liangchen recognized these people, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Chu Suiliang, Changsun Wuji, Li Jing, Yuchi Jingde, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Li Ji.

After Ye Liangchen arrived, Li Shimin went straight to the point and said frankly: "Mr. Ye, I want to make you Princess Wencheng, and send Tiance and Cangyun troops as guards to follow Master Xuanzang westward, and at the same time, I want to seize you under the pretense of marrying Tubo. During this period of national affairs, I ordered Duke Wei to personally serve as the commander-in-chief, and the army will then coordinate to frighten Xiaoxiao, what do you think?"