Chapter 312: Convince Li Shiji
After hearing Li Chengqian's words, Li Shimin felt as if he had discovered a treasured child, and finally found a way to deal with the aristocratic family.
The imperial examination was invented in the Sui Dynasty to replace the nine-rank Zhongzheng system and was also used by the Emperor of Sui to deal with aristocratic families, but Li Shimin never understood this point, so during the Zhenguan period, the imperial court mainly recommended people who took the exam with the Ming Dynasty.
It was not until Wu Zetian and the aristocratic family were completely incompatible that they thought of improving the treatment of the Jinshi class to deal with the aristocratic family.
Now Li Chengqian has clearly explained the role of the imperial examination. If Li Shimin didn't understand, he would not be worthy of being the emperor.
In addition to asking about the role of the imperial examination, Li Shimin talked to Li Chengqian about other things, and the two of them have temporarily reconciled.
It’s not that Li Shimin’s attitude changed rapidly, but he really had no choice.
Before the Xuanwu Incident, Li Shimin thought that it would be natural for Li Jiancheng to launch a mutiny first, and then he would destroy Li Jiancheng with the flow.
But at that time, Yuchi Gong, Cheng Yaojin, Changsun Wuji and others tried to persuade Li Shimin to take action first, so he was forced to do it by his subordinates in the end.
But now facing Li Chengqian, who dares to persuade Li Shimin to take action first?
Although Li Shimin had many problems, he still had basic demeanor. He did not have Li Chengqian's steel plant, nor did he force the secret recipe of gunpowder, and would not launch a mutiny first to take down Li Chengqian.
He has indeed become ill these days, mainly because he is sad that Fang Xuanling may have to follow Sun Wuji's footsteps, and Li Chengqian's distrust of him, but he has not reached the point of being bedridden.
Li Shimin was lying on the bed and couldn't get up, but he was actually waiting for Li Chengqian to do it first, but no one expected that Li Chengqian had no abnormal movements these days. Because he was sick, he changed from the time of the morning and evening twice a day to three trips a day to come to greet him.
Li Chengqian's actions made Li Shimin feel much more at ease, and there was no reason to lie down again. After all, he wanted to test Li Chengqian and also secretly informed his generals to prepare.
If Li Chengqian had no abnormal movements for a month, Li Shimin's generals would also think that he, the emperor, was too worried.
Through communication with Li Chengqian, Li Shimin still could not fully agree with Li Chengqian's approach, but he was no longer so repulsive, so he agreed to Li Chengqian to use the tribes in the northern Mo River to do an experiment first.
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In the east yard where Li Chengqian lives.
Because Li Chengqian likes to sit in the yard for a long time, he placed three yellow rosewood arhat beds in the yard in front of the main hall. According to the current sofa arrangement method, there is a small table on each side, which can place books, tea sets and other things.
At this time, Li Shiji and Qi Bi Heli were sitting on the Arhat Bed on the east side. Li Chengqian came when he just went to pay homage to Li Shimin.
Seeing that the sun had turned from the southeast to the south, although it was not hot, I was a little anxious. However, the two smart people waited, the quieter they became. There was no trace of impatientness on the surface.
Both of them knew in their hearts that if Li Shimin could tolerate Li Chengqian after the last incident, it would mean that Li Shimin would never touch Li Chengqian again.
Today, the two of them have been talking for so long but have not yet broken down. Obviously, they have made up.
So when he saw Li Chengqian walking in from the main courtyard easily, he didn't dare to have any other thoughts.
He quickly got up and took a few steps forward, bowed to Li Chengqian with his fists and saluted.
"See Your Highness!"
Li Chengqian walked forward and smiled at the two of them, "I am so happy today that my father is so happy that I will leave the Lone King to say a few more words, so that the two generals will wait for a long time."
"Your Majesty's health is a blessing for my Tang Dynasty!" Li Shiji hurriedly praised.
Li Chengqian walked to the Arhat bed in the middle of the yard and sat down, and Li Shiji and the others stood beside him.
Li Chengqian took a cup of tea handed over by Liu Kui and said casually: "The two will sit down first, the Lone King has some serious matters to tell you."
When the two of them heard this, they sat down on the Arhat bed on the side.
Li Chengqian drank a little tea and rinsed his mouth. The eunuch brought a bowl of mutton soup and a plate of mutton to cook.
Li Chengqian was hungry all morning and saw that he was busy eating. He picked up a mutton soup and started eating it.
After taking a bite, he looked up and saw that Li Shiji and Qi Bi Heli were looking at him, and hurriedly said to Liu Kui: "Give me one to the two generals, and the Lone King wants to eat and chat with them."
Li Shiji hurriedly stood up and said, "I dare not."
Li Chengqian waved his hand at him with a burning fire and said, "Sit down, and eat when you catch up with me. There are not so many rules! If you don't believe me, ask General Qiezi."
When Qi Bi Heli heard this, he hurriedly said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is the most approachable person on weekdays."
Li Shiji sat down a little relieved when he heard this. Before he knew it, his calm and steady general's aura had been completely transformed by Li Chengqian.
Soon the eunuch brought two more pieces of food. Li Chengqian said to the two people while eating: "The Gu Wang summoned the two Qing families today to discuss the settlement of the family members of the tribes in the northern Mo River."
"Please tell your superiors." Although the two of them had different thoughts, they still stood up at the same time to salute Li Chengqian.
"Sit down, sit down, let's talk while eating." Li Chengqian took another sip of mutton soup before continuing: "The Lone King knows the rules of the grassland. Without the young and strong tribes, we can't survive."
"That's right!" Qi Bi Heli said with his support.
"So the Lone King wanted to bring all the elderly, weak, women and children to the south of the desert. Even though women and children were weak, they could grazed cattle and sheep. When she came to the desert, the cattle and sheep sheep sheep could exchange for food, salt and other necessary supplies for life with the court... In this way, they could survive and the court would not suffer any losses."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince is very worried. I don't know what I need to do?" Li Shiji took the last sip of soup and asked directly.
"The Lone King wants to send General Qiezi to lead his army to pick up people, and the British Duke will arrange another deputy and three thousand cavalry." Li Chengqian said clearly.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince brought the women and children of all the tribes in Mobei to the south of Mobei. Can the places in Mobei be arranged? Besides, all the tribes have arrived in Mobei. Wouldn't the places in Mobei be cheaper than outsiders?" Li Shiji couldn't help asking one after another.
Li Chengqian nodded and said, "What the British Commission said makes sense."
Li Shiji nodded and said to himself: Fortunately, you are not so arrogant that you don’t listen to a word of advice.
"But the British Duke also thought about it. The Lone King left the 200,000 young and strong men in Mobei to mine for the Tang Dynasty, and the entire Mobei lost its security. Keeping those women and children in Mobei was just to increase the strength of the tribes that seized the Mobei grassland."
Li Shiji stood up and clasped his fists to Li Chengqian and said, "This is exactly what the prince's wise minister means. Duke Liang did not want Mobei to fall into the hands of others, so he decided to let Mobei go and let Mobei go."
Although Li Chengqian looked down on Fang Xuanling's act of letting the surrendered soldiers in Mobei, he was also helpless at that time. The so-called Mobei is the place where Mongolia is now.
Under the conditions of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty did not have the ability to garrison troops there, but the lush grassland would definitely be occupied by nomadic peoples.
The Uighur tribes who had just been defeated by the Tang Dynasty could be honest for a while, and it would be best if they were appointed as officials and put them back to guard the border for the Tang Dynasty.
Li Chengqian looked at Li Shiji and sneered: "Why do you think the Lone King you can think of?"
Li Shiji originally thought that Li Chengqian understood, but he was stunned when he heard this.
Then he heard Li Chengqian continue: "The land of Mobei is not as a guarantee, and women and children will be snatched away by those who occupy Mobei sooner or later. It is better to take them back to Mobei to give them a place to live, and to accumulate some strength for the Tang Dynasty.
They were there to appease the surrendered soldiers who were mining, and the daughters who were waiting to be married among their tribes could be matched with the old soldiers in the Tang army.
After the education of a few years, these people were the same as those of the people of the Tang Dynasty. Then they crossed the desert to grab the land in the north of the desert, which was the law of Yong'an.
If you use Fang Xuanling's method, you can be at ease for a while, but it will eventually be a disaster for a long time."
Li Shiji thought it was true that if the women and children were left alone, they would inevitably be occupied by the tribes occupying the northern part of the Mobei area soon. The surrendered soldiers who mined for the Tang Dynasty would also find a way to escape. Once they ran, they would definitely run to the place where their wives and children were. The opponent's strength would grow stronger.
In addition, it is better to understand that it is better to match the old soldiers in the army. Marrying the women in these tribes to the old soldiers who have no wives in the Tang Dynasty, the children they gave birth to were from the Tang Dynasty. These children can live in Mobei, and from then on Mobei will be from the Tang Dynasty.
Chapter completed!