Datang: From exiled prince to eternal tyrant

Chapter 221

Before attacking Tubo, Li Ke had already discussed with Li Shimin that the land and population of Tubo should be allocated and disposed of by Li Ke.

Since he had promised Li Ke, Li Shimin naturally did not want to break his promise.

But now that the courtier mentioned this matter, he had no choice but to continue the conversation.

At this time, all the ministers came up to discuss the distribution of land in Tubo, so Li Shimin had no choice but to say: "Then what good strategy does Zheng Qing have?"

Zheng Qian hurried forward and said respectfully, "Your Highness, the territory of Tubo is huge, so we, Tang Dynasty, should naturally send officials to manage it."

Li Shimin frowned: "Isn't the King of Shu there?"

Zheng Qian said: "The King of Shu has exhausted his energy in fighting on the battlefield. How can he bother the King of Shu with such trivial matters?"

This sounds nice, but his real purpose is naturally not to want Li Ke to take over Tubo.

Datang sent people to go, but most of the officials in the court had inseparable relationship with the gentry group.

Even Fang, Du, Changsun and others who are close friends with Li Ke have close ties with the gentry. If it weren't for the existence of the Chamber of Commerce in the Kingdom of Shu, these people would also be Li Ke's enemies.

Naturally, Li Shimin would not agree to such a plan. He shook his head and said, "I have a plan to transfer Tubo territory to the Shu king's fiefdom. Since it is the Shu king's own land, he should work harder..."

Li Shimin also said that if Li Ke worked harder, he would naturally hand over all the management rights of Tubo to him.

"No!"

Zheng Qian yelled loudly, thinking he had sensed his gaffe, he took another step back, lowered his voice, and said:
"Your Majesty, the King of Shu already has a fiefdom, and the Jiannan Road occupies a vast area. The King of Shu has already worked hard to manage the Jiannan Road. It will be too much for him to seal more land on the plateau!"

Li Shimin sneered in his heart, this guy, with such high-sounding words, was actually worried about Li Ke.

He waved his hand: "The land of Shu is rich in things and people, it's all due to the governance of the King of Shu. Since he has this ability, he will naturally contribute more to my Great Tang!"

It's a lot of work for those who are capable!Li Shimin's words are also reasonable.

At this moment, the courtiers began to discuss again, and Zheng Qian's group of gentry-born officials had already looked at each other.

But Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji and the others looked at their noses with their eyes and their hearts with their noses, and kept silent.

They naturally hope that Li Ke will be powerful, and the more people in Li Ke's fields, the better the Shu Chamber of Commerce will naturally develop...

Then the money they get will naturally be more.

Now that Li Shimin still has the upper hand, these people will naturally not speak up.

Then Zheng Qian made eye contact with the people beside him, and stood up again.

Displeasure appeared on his face, and he said in a deep voice, "Tubo has a vast territory. If the king of Shu gets the plateau land, his fiefdom is too large. This Tang Dynasty is Your Majesty's Tang Dynasty, and the king of Shu should not be allowed to be too powerful! "

Li Shimin sneered, this guy finally unveiled his hypocrisy.

Li Shimin looked at Zheng Qian, and said coldly: "This Tubo was brought down by the king of Shu. The money, food, soldiers and horses all came from his Shu land. It is a matter of course for him to get the plateau land!"

"Your Majesty, the king of Shu has made great achievements, so be on guard early!"

Zheng Qian's words were fierce: "Shu is rich, and now the king of Shu can wipe out Tubo with his own strength. If he intends to rebel..."

"presumptuous!"

Before Zheng Qian finished speaking, Changsun Wuji suddenly stood up.

He covered his face with frost: "Master Zheng, be careful what you say. The King of Shu is the current prince. Do you know what crime you should be responsible for framing the prince?"

Naturally, Changsun Wuji couldn't sit back and watch Li Ke take such a big scapegoat. This attempt to rebel was a huge crime. If Li Ke rebelled, what would his daughter do?What about the Shu Chamber of Commerce?
Changsun Wuji jumped out, which shocked Zheng Qian back again and again.

This is the big boss of the court, and his power is far greater than that of Zheng Qian and others.

"It's the minister's slip of the tongue, it's the minister's slip of the tongue..."

Zheng Qian quickly lowered his head.

Li Shimin looked at Changsun Wuji with satisfaction, and said loudly: "The land of Shu is the fiefdom of the king of Shu, and it will be so rich if it is properly governed. All the ministers do not praise his great achievements, and do not want to learn from him, but slander Shu It is ridiculous for the king to rebel!"

Naturally, Li Ke had no reason to rebel. He is now the best candidate for the crown prince, and he has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin was the first to believe that he was rebellious.

If Li Ke really wanted to stand on his own, why would he bother to go to the north to help the Tang Dynasty clear the war in the north?
At this time, Wang De approached and handed over a stack of documents.

"Your Majesty, this is the news I just received. After receiving the news of Tibet's defeat, various countries sent congratulatory messages one after another..."

"Oh?"

Li Shimin took them and read them one by one.

Some of these documents came from Nibera, Gaochang, and Zhang Zhung Kingdoms in the Western Regions, as well as from Wa, Silla and other countries in the northeast.

The documents all congratulated the Tang Dynasty on defeating Tubo, and praised Li Ke, the king of Shu, for his brilliant military exploits. These small neighboring countries wrote letters to express their praise to Li Shimin, saying that he ruled the world and the world was peaceful, and the generals under his command were unparalleled in bravery.

What's more, there are several countries that have called Li Shimin "Heaven Khan". They want to respect Li Shimin, ask for pilgrimage, and regard Datang as their suzerain state.

Li Shimin saw it more and more clearly, and his heart was agitated.

Li Ke's unrivaled military exploits are not only beneficial to himself, but also promote Li Shimin to the high position of Tian Khan.

With such an excellent prince, Li Shimin only felt that his face was radiant.

Looking at the gloomy-faced gentry officials below, Li Shimin felt even more angry.

Li Ke fought abroad and won great glory for Tang and Li Shimin.

This glory can be felt by every commoner in Datang.

But only these gentry officials, for their own benefit, treated Li Ke as a jackal, took precautions against him, and even responded with hostility.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin handed back these documents, and ordered: "Take it down, let Master Zheng and the others have a look!"

Those gentry families had cold faces before, but after reading this document, they were shocked again, their faces were blue and white, and it was hard to tell whether it was shame or resentment.

Li Shimin stood up again: "Since I am the Khan of Heaven, I should be the lord of my neighbors and the world!"

He looked at Zheng Qian again, and said coldly: "Zheng Qing, tell me... I am the lord of the world, would I be stingy with the mere land on the plateau? Would I think the king of Shu is too great for such a large number of people?" Lord? In your heart, don’t I have the capacity to tolerate people at all?”

As Li Shimin's status rose, Li Ke naturally rose.

He, Li Shimin, is now the lord of the world, so it's no problem to seal up more land for his son!

After saying this, Zheng Qian could only nod his head and quietly retreated into the queue.

His face was pale, really uglier than dead parents.

Behind him, the group of gentry and officials lowered their heads and said nothing.

(End of this chapter)