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Chapter 340

Based on Li Shimin's previous words, Li Shimin's conquest of Goguryeo may have a reason for Goguryeo's strength, but the biggest reason may be to prove that the Tang Dynasty is stronger than the Sui Dynasty.

He was already in a wrong position, if he had the power to destroy Goguryeo and open up territories.So who would think he was out of place?
"Your Majesty, I also agree to conquer Goguryeo." Lin Xuan said.

He wasn't flattering, but he meant it sincerely.

In history, the Central Plains has been occupied by foreign races several times.

Although the big reason is that the war in the Central Plains continued, and it was taken advantage of by foreigners.

But in Lin Xuan's view, the biggest reason is that the Central Plains Dynasty did not weaken the strength of neighboring countries.

The Three Kingdoms period lasted for nearly a hundred years. Why didn't foreigners invade the Central Plains?
It is because during the Han Dynasty, we kept fighting with foreign races and did not allow them to develop.

In his opinion, it is necessary to eliminate the relatively powerful countries and tribes around Datang, and even if they cannot be eliminated, their strength must be weakened.

Even if the Central Plains dynasty was weak, they would not be able to invade the Central Plains.

Li Shimin turned around in surprise and looked at Lin Xuan.

He kept this matter in his heart all the time, and he didn't mention it to anyone. He just knew that, except for those generals who wanted to make contributions, everyone else would oppose it.

Unexpectedly, Lin Xuan would agree with him.

"So, are you willing to hand over that weapon to me?" Li Shimin asked.

Lin Xuan shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I will definitely hand over that weapon to Your Majesty, but not now. It is not now to conquer Goguryeo either. The most important thing now is the grassland."

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun were lost, which caused the Song Dynasty to lose its barrier against nomadic peoples and laid the groundwork for the demise of the Song Dynasty.

In history, the Central Plains dynasty fought against nomads many times.

But there has been no way to exterminate them. The fundamental reason is that the Central Plains is a farming civilization.

Even if the nomads on the grassland are driven away, they will come back when they become stronger.

But Lin Xuan has a way to solve this problem. With potatoes, it is completely possible to build a city on the grassland, reclaim land, and build a horse farm.

Turn the grassland into the territory of the Central Plains Dynasty, so that the nomads have no chance to recuperate.

Compared with Goguryeo, what Lin Xuan hopes most is to pacify the grassland first.

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Of course I know that now is not the time to send troops to Goguryeo. I want that weapon because I want to prepare it in advance and save it up."

Perhaps because Lin Xuan agreed with his conquest of Goguryeo, Li Shimin's tone eased a lot.

Lin Xuan said: "Your Majesty, it's not difficult to make this weapon. You can make it when you need it, and it's completely in time. Moreover, that weapon is not conducive to preservation, so there is no need to make it in advance."

Not to mention the danger of gunpowder, but also afraid of water, there is no need to make it now.

Li Shimin looked at Lin Xuan deeply, as if he wanted to see whether what he said was true or not.

After a long time, Li Shimin nodded and said, "If that's the case, then I don't want it now."

Lin Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, I will leave first."

"Wait." Li Shimin said: "Take your parents into the palace tomorrow, and send your birthday horoscope, and let Qin Tianjian calculate the wedding date for you."

Lin Xuan was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

……

Lin Xuan couldn't stop the smile on his face when he left the palace.

It’s finally time to achieve a positive result. When I marry your daughter, if you dare to anger me, I will directly build a ship, find an island overseas, and build a country by myself.

It doesn't make sense that a bearded man can establish a country overseas, but a time traveler himself can't do it.

But it is not a last resort, Lin Xuan still does not want to go to this step.

Lin Xuan was in a good mood, feeling that he arrived at the door of the house not long after.

As soon as he arrived at the door, Lin Xuan saw a person who surprised him.

"God, why are you here?" Lin Xuan asked in surprise.

Goudan said happily: "Master Hou, you are back, I have been waiting for you here for a long time."

"Then why don't you go in? Is it because they don't let you in?" Lin Xuan frowned slightly.

Goudan shook his head quickly and said, "No, they asked me to go in and wait, but I don't want to go in. My mother asked me to send some eggs to Lord Hou to eat."

As Goudan said, he opened the basket at his feet, which contained a basket full of eggs.

Lin Xuan took a look, there should be dozens of them.

Dozens of eggs are nothing to him, but to Goudan's family, they are very precious.

Lin Xuan just wanted to say no, but seeing the hope in Goudan's eyes, he couldn't say no.

If you refuse now, it will undoubtedly make Goudan think that he doesn't like these eggs.

Lin Xuan rubbed Goudan's head and said with a smile, "Thank you very much. I will tell your mother when I get back. I am very grateful."

"Yeah!" Seeing that Lin Xuan didn't refuse, Goudan nodded happily, turned around and was about to go home.

"Wait." Lin Xuan called Goudan to stop, and said, "You give me something, and I happen to have something for you too."

Goudan quickly shook his head and said, "Master Hou has already helped my family a lot, I can't ask for anything from Master Hou."

Lin Xuan said: "You are already literate, so you should know the etiquette of reciprocity. If you don't want it, then you can take the egg back."

Goudan's face was full of entanglements. He always felt that Lin Xuan was making unreasonable words, but he didn't know how to refute them.

Lin Xuan laughed, and ordered Liu Da to carry the egg, and walked inside with the dog egg.

Bring Goudan to the front hall of his yard and let him sit on a chair. Lin Xuan ordered Chunyue to bring some snacks.

Goudan looked at those exquisitely crafted dim sum, swallowed his saliva, turned his head away, not to look at those dim sum.

Lin Xuan smiled and said, "You eat some snacks here, and I'll get something."

Goudan nodded.

Lin Xuan came to the study and felt that it was almost done, so he took a book of Analects and came to the living room.

Seeing that Goudan was in the same posture as before, and Dim Sum didn't move at all, Lin Xuan shook his head helplessly.

He thought it was because he was embarrassed to eat the dog egg, and he deliberately waited for a while before coming back. After making it for a long time, he was thinking too much.

"Goudan, this is "The Analects of Confucius". I will give it to you. I hope you will study hard." Lin Xuan said as he handed the book over.

"Master Hou, this is too expensive." Goudan quickly refused.

Although he didn't know how much the book was worth, he knew that books were very expensive.

Lin Xuan stuffed the book directly into Goudan's arms, and said, "You can take it if I give it to you."

"Thank you, Lord Hou." Goudan said gratefully.

Lin Xuan nodded. Although Goudan has not been studying for a long time, his speech is much more organized than when we first met.

"Master Hou, it's getting late, I'll go back first." Goudan said.

"Chunyue, pack up these snacks and let him take them back." Lin Xuan ordered.

Goudan hurriedly said: "Master Hou, I can't take this."

He felt that he took advantage of that book, and he was really embarrassed to ask for snacks.

Lin Xuan waved his hand and said, "These snacks were originally prepared for you, but I don't like to eat them. If you want them, you can just pour them out. Isn't it a waste?"

Chunyue found oiled paper, wrapped the snacks, and put them in the same basket as the dog eggs.

"Okay, go back quickly, don't worry your mother." Lin Xuan said.

"Thank you, Lord Hou." Goudan bowed seriously and saluted Lin Xuan.

(End of this chapter)