Li Shimin

After listening, Li Shimin couldn't help but exchanged glances with Changsun Wuji and the others.

"It's just that Xuan Ba ​​has thought about it. The Wang family is a family of thousands of years, and the officials in the family are all over the Tang Dynasty. Although Wang Hui is only a small steward, he is also the direct line of the Wang family. After suffering such a humiliation, the Wang family will definitely revenge."

"Your Majesty, I am the King of Jin and the governor of Bingzhou. If I am bullied by a direct descendant of the Wang family and I cannot fight back, then I am not the King of Jin!"

Li Xuan sneered, "Besides, if the Wang family wants to take revenge, they have to kill me, or even if I am left alone, I can wipe out the entire Wang family."

"Xuanba is serious!"

Seeing that Li Xuan was not joking, Li Shimin quickly comforted him.

"You are my third younger brother, the prince of the Tang Dynasty. If the Wang family dares to touch you, my master of the Tang Dynasty will definitely go to Taiyuan and destroy the entire Wang family!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

For Li Shimin's words, Li Xuan quickly put on a very grateful smile, but deep down, he didn't feel much.

"However, Your Majesty, don't worry too much. I stay in Lijiazhuang all day long, and there are five hundred personal guards stationed there. Unless the Wang family controls the Tang army, or even Lijiazhuang will not be able to enter."

"Xuanba must not underestimate these families!"

Hearing this, Li Shimin sighed softly, "In each of these aristocratic families, each one is not as simple as it appears on the surface. If there is a crisis, it is not difficult for each of these aristocratic families to pull out an elite army of thousands of people, or even an army of ten thousand people!

The reason why the previous dynasty could be destroyed so quickly is due to these aristocratic families! "

"These families are so powerful?"

Li Xuan looked at Li Shimin in surprise.

Seeing this, Li Shimin sighed softly, and said slowly: "These families have been passed down for hundreds of years. After so many years, the family has accumulated a lot of wealth, and every house and vein has opened branches and leaves. Even the imperial court does not know how many of these families are there. Details!"

"Too!"

Li Xuan couldn't help but nodded slowly, thoughtfully.

Only then did he realize that he had thought of these aristocratic families too simply.

You know, the Chinese are the most particular about staying behind.

And these aristocratic families are all rulers of different dynasties and generations. They want power and power, money and money. As for people, there will be as many people as they want.

After so many years, each dynasty left a branch house and changed their surname to live in seclusion, or directly moved away from the main house, and found another county to settle down at random. After decades, I am afraid that they will be able to fully integrate into that county and become the leader of that county. native.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, if I'm not sure, or if I don't have a life-and-death enmity, I won't wantonly kill those direct descendants of the family."

"Oh, it's good that Xuanba understands."

For these aristocratic families, Li Shimin was also full of helplessness.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, although they have tried their best to get rid of the influence of the aristocratic families, those aristocratic families are not stupid. They have all kinds of vertical and horizontal marriages.

Even Li Xuan, the concubine of the family, is also Qinghe Cui's daughter.

The aristocratic family and the dignitaries in the court are intertwined, and they have long been indistinguishable.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, Li Xuan seemed to think of something, his eyes lit up.

"Your Majesty, are you interested in knowing how many secrets are hidden by those aristocratic families?"

"Does Xuan Ba ​​have a way?"

Hearing this, Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and others all looked happy and interested.

"May I ask Your Majesty, how long will it take for Li Jing, Cheng Zhijie and other five-way armies to completely take down Jieli?"

Li Xuan asked.

"This……"

Li Shimin was stunned, and smiled wryly: "Xuanba, the battlefield changes rapidly, and Jieli is a Turkic khan after all, with at least one hundred thousand strings in his hands, even if Jieli can't beat him, he can retreat.

Only the five armies encircled Xieli and completely wiped him out. "

"I'm in a hurry!"

Hearing this, Li Xuan said slowly.

"Xuanba used the Turkic land to draw out the background of these aristocratic families?"

Li Shimin asked curiously.

"Your Majesty Shengming."

Li Xuan laughed lightly and said, "Your Majesty, everyone has the heart to become a king."

Hearing this, Li Shimin's expression froze, but he did not deny it.

However, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others on the side were startled.

"Your Majesty, anyone who can expand the territory of our Tang Dynasty can be crowned king."

Li Xuan ignored it and continued: "Besides the territory of my Great Tang, there is a much wider territory. As long as the Wang family, Cui family, and Lu family can occupy those barbarian lands, your majesty can seal those aristocratic families as The county kings in those territories are still the kings of real power, and they can take charge of all kinds of government affairs."

Ok?

Suddenly, Li Xuan was taken aback.

"What's the matter, Your Majesty?"

"Xuanba doesn't know everything. Apart from my Great Tang, the rest of the world is a barren land, where nothing can be removed. Not to mention those aristocratic families, even ordinary people are unwilling to go to those places to become kings."

Li Shimin smiled wryly.

"Forehead!"

Li Xuan was startled again.

"Why does Your Majesty think that outside of the Tang Dynasty, there are wild lands?"

"Xuanba doesn't think so?"

"Your Majesty, although I haven't visited Chang'an City much, I have heard that the camels brought by Hu merchants are full of strange treasures, as well as wine from Kucha, beautiful jade from Khotan, bezoar and seals from Silla. Leather, ivory from South Asian countries, pearls, glass, medicinal materials...

These small barbarian countries around my Tang Dynasty are rich in products.

So farther away, isn't it full of rare treasures?

As long as one occupies one place, it is like occupying a gold mine, which can produce a steady stream of wealth! "

After finishing speaking, Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and others were startled.

Immediately, his face was full of thought.

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Chapter 393 Let them fight against the barbarians and crown them kings

After a while, Li Shimin slowly raised his head, looked at Li Xuan and said.

"Xuanba, if Li Jing, Yuchi Jingde, Li Ji, Chai Shao and others attacked the land of Turks, wouldn't they also want to make them kings!"

"Your Majesty, this is different!"

Seeing that Li Shimin and others still did not understand, Li Xuan continued to explain: "Li Jing, Yuchi Jingde, Li Ji, Chai Shao and others led the Tang army to conquer the Turkic land. Therefore, they cannot be regarded as their own. Those who are defeated can only be named Turkic governors.

The conditions for being kings I mentioned are that one person, leading their family's forces, cannot use any army from the Tang Dynasty to attack the next vassal state alone, so His Majesty considers them to be the kings of that vassal state. "

After listening, Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and others couldn't help but widen their eyes.

"Xuanba, according to what you said, only those aristocratic families are capable of conquering those vassal states!"

"exactly."

Li Xuan nodded slightly.

"However, since those aristocratic families have conquered those countries, they will be the kings of those vassal states, why should I be canonized by the Tang Dynasty?"

Li Shimin continued.

"Your Majesty, if the name is not right, the words are not right!"

Li Xuan laughed softly, "Although those aristocratic families attacked them themselves, they are all citizens of the Tang Dynasty. If the emperor of the Tang Dynasty had a thicker skin, he could issue an edict to confer titles on those aristocratic families, or even crown them kings. Then directly send the Great Tang Wangshi and officials to those countries!

Or, Datang could directly use the rebellion as an excuse to exterminate the members of those aristocratic families and take the opportunity to occupy the vassal states established by those aristocratic families. "

"I am the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the saint of a country, how could I be so brazen!"

Li Shimin spoke righteously.

Li Xuan was speechless, as if he hadn't seen the flash of light in Li Shimin's eyes.

"Your Majesty certainly doesn't have such thoughts, but it's impossible for the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty after His Majesty to be deceived by treacherous ministers to conquer those vassal states. Moreover, those aristocratic families dare not take risks with their thousand-year-old foundations.

Those aristocratic families have been passed down for hundreds of years, and they finally made up their minds to use their hundreds of years of foundation to lay down a feudal kingdom. If they are taken back by the Tang Dynasty, wouldn't even the ancestors be able to jump out of the coffin in anger and fight them desperately? "

"But Your Royal Highness Jin, it's fine if those aristocratic families can't attack the vassal state. If they really attack the vassal state, His Majesty canonize the patriarchs of that family as kings, and these families will inevitably move to the vassal state. Taking away a large amount of property and servants, then my Tang Dynasty will suffer a huge loss!"

On the side, Changsun Wuji asked worriedly.

"How could it be a loss?"

Li Xuan was stunned, and said slowly: "As long as one family succeeds, all the remaining families will fight to attack those barbarian countries. By then, all the backgrounds of these families in the Tang Dynasty will be exposed. And, try After the sweetness, these aristocratic families will no longer just stare at Datang's small profits.

If the court is quieter and there are fewer corrupt officials in the Tang Dynasty, His Majesty's governance of the Tang Dynasty will be smoother. "

"Furthermore, if those aristocratic families want to be recognized by the Tang Dynasty, so that His Majesty can enshrine them as kings, they must bow their heads to the Tang Dynasty, right?

Since you are a courtier, why don't you offer some annual tribute to Datang?

And they want to take away Datang's wealth and population, how can they do it if they don't spend enough money to buy it? "

Hearing this, the eyes of Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and the others all lit up.

"This is indeed possible.

However, everyone knows that outside the Tang Dynasty, there is a barbaric land, bitter, cold and barren, and there are not many people.Those aristocratic families have been deeply rooted in the Tang Dynasty for hundreds of years, and they are like emperors in some counties.

Since they had such a good life in the Tang Dynasty, they didn't need to use the foundation accumulated by their ancestors for hundreds of years, wasting manpower and material resources, and went so hard to attack the barbarian country outside the Tang Dynasty. Take the throne! "

"Your Majesty hasn't tried it yet, so how do you know those aristocratic families don't want it?"

Li Xuan smiled disdainfully, "Using the power of one family to rule a country, such a matter of honoring the ancestors and blessing the descendants, according to the jealousy of those aristocratic families, I must be very willing!"

"I also ask His Royal Highness King Jin to forgive me. I still have a doubt. After His Majesty issued an edict, those aristocratic families still don't want it?"

On the side, Changsun Wuji glanced at Li Shimin, and asked cautiously again.

"If you don't want to, you don't want to. Your Majesty has nothing to lose? However, after this kind of edict is issued, the hearts of those from the family will inevitably fluctuate. , to expand the territory, but there are more than tens of millions of people in those aristocratic families, and there are always ambitious people."

Li Xuan chuckled lightly, with an expression of indifference.

"Besides, this king just broke the limbs of that Wang Hui of the Wang family. I don't believe that those members of the Wang family don't hate them? Are they not afraid?"

Hearing this, Changsun Wuji paused and hurriedly saluted Li Xuan.

"His Royal Highness King Jin!"

Then, he turned around and said to Li Shimin, "Your Majesty, I think what King Jin said is polite!"

"Ok!"

Li Shimin nodded slowly, "I will make a decision on this matter after discussing it with civil and military officials at the court!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others all hurriedly saluted.

Li Xuan also chuckled, he knew that Li Shimin was already tempted.

Anyway, the territory outside is huge, and he only needs to issue an edict to clear a batch of moths from the Tang Dynasty, and receive a lot of annual tribute every year. Such a great thing, a fool would not do it.

The only difficulty is how to arouse the interest of those aristocratic families and make those aristocratic families make up their minds to attack and develop those barbarian lands thousands of miles away.

At this time, Li Chang also came up with a few servants, carrying bowls of white and tender tofu nao and naohua.At the same time, there is a small dish of Kocho's mashed garlic.

Seeing this, a trace of curiosity flashed in the eyes of Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji.

"Xuanba, is this tofu brain?"

"Exactly!"

Li Xuan nodded slightly.

And this time, Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and the others had already started to move their spoons.