Chapter 1324 Conspiracy
Shangdang County Prince's Mansion. .
Changsun Wuji was wearing a simple plain cotton robe and half lying in a soft chair. He closed his eyes and thought, wanting to think quietly, but his mind was extremely chaotic.
After a long time, Changsun Wuji, who still couldn't calm down, simply opened his eyes and got up.
He walked out without changing his clothes.
"Where is my father going, it's almost dark."
"Go to meet the emperor." Changsun Wuji blurted out, and after saying it, he was stunned for a moment.
Changsun Chong said strangely, "What's the way my father goes?"
Changsun Wuji looked at the plain cotton robe on his body, turned around and went back to the house to change into a purple official robe, and then went out.
Changle Palace.
Li Shimin has been taking the American fiefdom collected from Zhang Chao these days, and is studying the terrain near the Jinshan Peninsula and Jinshan Bay over and over again, imagining where to land, where to build the first fortress to build, where to reclaim wasteland, and where to grazle horses.
Wu sat not far from his head, holding the child, Li Hong, the American Duke of America in one hand, and writing with a pen in the other hand. On the paper in front of him were listing the names of materials one after another.
From horses, to plowing oxen, even chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, dogs and sheep, just livestock, I don’t know how many listed.
In addition, she also listed many craftsmen, blacksmiths, carpenters, papermaking, shipbuilding, car manufacturing and other craftsmen, and she listed them all.
For Li Shimin, he was staring at the right terrain and where is suitable for farming and where is suitable for defense.
For Wu Meiniang, she was more concerned about how this team survived and developed after they arrived in the Americas. It was not just about fighting and killing, and staying away from the Central Plains and Tang Dynasties, everything was not easy.
Even if there is supplies, it will take only once every few years.
After thinking about it, she added a doctor. Not only should there be doctors who can treat various livestock, but also veterinarians who can treat various livestock. Even if it is a doctor who can treat people, she must bring some of them in all subjects. Considering the risks on the road, he will prepare to bring more doctors in each subject.
Fortunately, the emperor and Zhang Chao were not bad to them. This time they were not really exiled, otherwise they would not have brought 20,000 people, let alone let them ask for various craftsmen, livestock, seeds, supplies, etc.
The emperor really asked them to go to America to establish a country, rather than exiling there and waiting for death.
"Remember to bring more books." The more Li Shimin read, the more he liked the Kingsoft Peninsula. It is suitable for starting a foothold, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. After he settles down, he can go deeper along the bay and enter the river valley plain. It is a large plain of 1,500 miles north and south, larger than the Guanzhong Plain.
This place is surrounded by sea and mountains, and is surrounded by tall mountains. Like a country of heaven, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Within a hundred years, the United States will completely control this plain. With this as its foundation, it will completely dominate the United States.
He looked up and saw his son Li Hong sleeping in Wu's arms. Wu was still listing all kinds of things to bring.
He smiled and called out a reminder.
"By the way, there are books." Wu Meiniang laughed. She forgot such an important thing, books are more important than craftsmen.
"First bring various medical books, then various agricultural books, construction and craftsmanship books, and then Confucian scriptures and Taoist scriptures. You don't need to bring Buddhist scriptures, you can bring less poetry and books."
Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "By the way, bring the compilation of the semi-month talks in previous years, the Times and other major newspapers."
"Although we bring more books, tools, etc., and we bring less gold, silver and treasures, we cannot eat or drink, and luxury goods are useless when we get there. We are not going to enjoy the elderly, but to expand our territory and make a comeback."
Wu Meiniang nodded and continued to write with her pen.
"Your Majesty, Prince Shangdang is asking for a visit."
Li Shimin was slightly surprised.
What did Changsun Wuji do?
When he was about to leave, Li Shimin's mentality has changed a lot now. At least he is no longer so hateful to Zhang Chao, Chengqian, and even Changsun Wuji.
He had previously understood Zhang Chao earlier, but he had always been resentful of Changsun Wuji's betrayal. In his opinion, it was normal for Zhang Chao to betray him.
But Changsun Wuji also betrayed him, which is absolutely unacceptable.
"Let him do it."
Putting down the map, Li Shimin sat upright and waited for Changsun Wuji.
Once upon a time, Changsun Wuji was the person he trusted the most, and even more trusted by him than Zhang Chao. They were both kings and ministers, brothers and friends, and relatives.
I am about to leave, and I can let go of all the grudges of the past.
From now on, we will never see each other again.
"I pay homage to the emperor!" Changsun Wuji entered the hall and greeted him.
"Auxiliary machine, come and sit."
Changsun Wuji felt the estrangement from the emperor and looked a little lonely.
"Your Majesty is leaving Beijing next month." Changsun Wuji didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Well, when the weather is warm, leave Beijing, first go to Yangzhou, then take a boat to Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Qinzhou, pass through Linyi, Funan, Vietnam, and then to Lijiapo, the southern end of the Golden Peninsula. Then, according to the fleet mentioned by Zhang Chao, he would go east and pass through Sriva, then Zhang Tieqin's Java Island fiefdom, pass through the Spice Islands, and pass through the vast oceans, and then arrive at the Americas."
"The vast sea is tens of thousands of miles away, and it will inevitably be difficult to get there." Changsun Wuji sighed.
Li Shimin smiled.
"I am looking forward to it very much. To be honest, the Central Plains is indeed very prosperous and powerful, and I am still getting richer and stronger day by day, but I don't know each other. This world will be Chengqian in the future. Well, Zhang Chao and other nobles will also have a share. Anyway, this world is no longer my world, and it is useless to stay. It is better to go to America for leisure!"
"Your Majesty has a good attitude."
Li Shimin suddenly sighed.
"I just don't want to live in this Beigong like the last emperor. I'm afraid that I will go crazy like the last emperor one day, so I'd better leave. Ask me, you're definitely not here to see you off today. Tell me, what do you have to say?"
"Your Majesty is still so sharp, I can't hide anything from your Majesty." Changsun Wuji felt as if he had returned to the past.
He no longer concealed it and expressed his many boredom in his heart.
From the time he had no choice but to raise troops to protect the Tang Dynasty to the struggle between Chengqian and Zhang Chao.
"I feel so powerless, I'm not Zhang Chao's opponent at all."
"What makes me most helpless is that the emperor doesn't trust me."
Li Shimin just smiled slightly after hearing this.
"I can't see through Zhang Chao, how can I say that he is a traitor, but I don't show it. He is said that he is loyal, but he is not as loyal as him who leads troops to drive the emperor off the power. I can't control this person. He is not like other ministers, and lets the emperor hold him. Zhang Chao, no one can control him."
Changsun Wuji admitted that the emperor was right, and Zhang Chao was such a person who always held the trump card in his hand and refused to be accused.
"The initiative is in his hands, which really makes the Lord angry. But he is helpless to him. I am arrogant and wise, but in the end I was played with by Zhang Chao and forced to abdicate by him."
"Does Your Majesty think Zhang Chao will rebel in the future?"
"Maybe not. Now, judging by what Zhang Chao does, if Chengqian can tolerate him in the future, he may also achieve a good story of the relationship between the king and the minister. I am afraid that Chengqian will not be able to tolerate Zhang Chao in the future."
Changsun Wuji also sighed, yes. Chengqian is twenty years old now, but ten years later, twenty years later, Zhang Chao is only forty years later. Twenty years later, he is only sixty years later.
As the emperor gets older, he will definitely gradually become intolerable and there is still an uncontrollable person who is controlling the power of the court.
"Zhang Wenyuan once said that he only served in the center for ten years and then he would retire."
Li Shimin smiled and said, "If Zhang Wenyuan can really do it, it might be a way to protect him. I hope that Zhang Wenyuan will not be intoxicated by power."
"Your Majesty, I am very worried. I wonder if Your Majesty knows the overseas colonization plan proposed by Zhang Wenyuan recently?"
"I've heard of some."
"The pilot is now going to be launched, in the Red Sea."
Changsun Wuji was very worried, worried that once this overseas colonization was implemented, the situation in the Tang Dynasty would become more complicated in the future. Now the feudal nobles have formed a powerful force, which is even better than the Guanlong military group during the three dynasties of the Western Wei, Northern Zhou and Sui Dynasty.
Once this overseas colonization is implemented, then the rich people with strong assets in the Tang Dynasty will become lords of overseas colonial territories. Even if they share a territory in the name of the company, will the actual nature not change?
The nobles become lords, and capitalists also need to become lords. They all have territory and soldiers, which is very dangerous no matter how you look at it.
It seems that the territory of the Tang Dynasty is getting bigger and bigger, but Changsun Wuji always feels like a wild horse running out of control. He runs very quickly, but he loses control.
"Auxiliary machine, now it seems that no one can stop the plan that Zhang Chao wants to implement. Look at Fang Xuanling in the cabinet, you are afraid that no one will support you except to win over Du Yan. Chengqian listens to Zhang Chao's words more, and the Hanlin Academy next to him is headed by Ma Zhou. On the side of the parliament, the president of the House of Supreme Court is Wei Zheng, and this person is also an unspeakable person."
"So, auxiliary machine, since you know you can't change it, don't touch it head-on. No matter how hard you are, you can't be hard. If I were you, I would definitely not be thinking about how to block this plan now, but go home immediately and think about how to win over a few allies and grab a Red Sea Territory first."
The emperor's words surprised Changsun Wuji.
Can I still operate like this?
"Aren't you worried about overseas colonial leaders, have territory and soldiers? Are you worried about Zhang Chao having more territory and more troops? Then you can also participate, compete for territory, and recruit more troops. As long as you have enough strength, you can talk to Zhang Chao in an equal position. Otherwise, no matter how much you say, it will be like a mosquito buzzing in his ears."
Li Shimin can almost see some of Zhang Chao's plans now. He wanted to restore the Zhou system and implement the feudal system. It was not simply a feudal system, but a real feudal country.
Look, today the vassal lords can only support troops and half of the territorial taxes. But in the future, Zhang Chao will definitely find a way to make these lords have the power to govern the people and justice. By then, the fief will be a real country in the country.
He saw this, but was powerless to stop it.
He had no intention of stopping him. Now he was thinking about going to America and building another Tang Dynasty there.
Chapter completed!