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Chapter 160 The Grand Master
The morning court in Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty was still held, and civil and military officials were already waiting outside the palace before dawn.
When the time came, the civil and military officials entered the hall in order.
Standing in front of the imperial desk, he respectfully waited for Emperor Li Shimin of Tang.
About a cup of tea later, Li Shimin came out from the screen behind the dragon throne wearing a dragon robe, followed by several eunuchs.
"See Your Majesty"
"Please stand up, everyone." Li Shimin sat on the dragon throne and said to the civil and military officials who were kneeling on the ground.
"Thank you, my emperor! Long live the emperor!"
"There is a memorial to the emperor"
"Your Highnesses have a report to make."
“Play!”
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"Your Majesty, yesterday we received a victory report from the northwest front, saying that the Western Qiang Khan Ashina Hagu led more than 100,000 Western Region cavalrymen and was trapped in the northwest desert. The Western Qiang army is running low on food and grass, and is about to collapse."
"Ok!"
Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction, tapping lightly on the armrest of the dragon throne with his right hand, as if he didn't care about the good news from the northwest.
"Is there any more music?"
Li Shimin asked.
"Your Majesty," said the Left Prime Minister Zhao Gao, "Although the Western Qiang have been defeated, we must defend the northwest. I suggest that you send troops to garrison the Western Qiang border to prevent them from breaking out and harming the people of the Tang Dynasty."
"You may object to this, my dear ministers."
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
The civil and military ministers all agreed.
Li Shimin looked around at the civil and military officials below, and finally his eyes fell on Roth (Sun Wukong) next to him.
"Guard Luo, what do you think about this?"
Li Shimin asked Sun Wukong casually.
The civil and military officials below were surprised to hear that Li Shimin actually asked Sun Wukong for his opinion. Although Sun Wukong was chosen by Li Shimin as a personal guard and had always been by his side, he was only a guard after all. How could he participate in government affairs? Why would His Majesty ask for the opinion of this guard? This was illogical.
"Since your majesty has asked, I will shamelessly offer my services."
After Sun Wukong finished speaking, he took a step forward, clasped his fists across his chest and bowed.
Li Shimin nodded slightly.
Sun Wukong continued: "Your Majesty, why do you think the Tang Dynasty has such a great hatred with the Western Qiang?"
"Xichang, like the Turks, live in the northern grasslands and deserts. They are nomadic people. In winter, the grasslands are extremely cold and all the plants on the grasslands are frozen to death. They basically have no food, so they block the border of our Tang Dynasty and plunder food from the people of the Tang Dynasty to survive the winter."
"That's right. At first, those nomadic peoples entered the border of our Tang Dynasty and harassed the people there in order to plunder food to survive the cold winter. Over time, these nomadic peoples formed factions and tribes. They became increasingly dissatisfied with the current situation of the grasslands. The Central Plains has fertile land and sufficient food. Those nomadic peoples wanted to become the ruler of our Tang Dynasty and even the entire East. They wanted to rule the entire continent."
Nomadic peoples ride horses all year round and live in a cold and harsh environment. They are all brave and good at fighting, and have amazing riding skills. If we destroy the Western Qiang, we can send military officials to garrison the Western Qiang territory and turn it into the territory of our Tang Dynasty."
At this time, some officials objected, saying, "Xiqiang is just a barren land. It is unnecessary to send troops to garrison there. Instead, it will be a waste of time."
Money and food.
"You know shit"
"You, you, actually said such a lewd and vicious word, it's insulting, it's insulting!"
Sun Wukong sneered at the official who refuted him.
"Western Qiang is located in the grassland, which is suitable for the growth of horses, cattle and sheep. What if we let the Western Qiang people raise war horses for us? Our enemies are not only Western Qiang, but also Turks and Khitans. The quality of their cavalry is much higher than ours. If we also have such cavalry, can we defeat the nomadic peoples in the north?"
"Humph, the Western Qiang people are all barbarians, how can they raise war horses for us? You are just dreaming."
Sun Wukong looked at Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty, persuade the King of Western Qiang to surrender, subdue Western Qiang, and make Western Qiang a breeding base for war horses of our Tang Dynasty. Allow Western Qiang to marry the Han people of our Tang Dynasty, raise war horses for us, and we will supply them with food. Then they will not have the problem of having no food to survive the winter and invading the south. If they marry the Han people, if they want to start a war, they will also have to consider their families. Over time, they will respect the Tang Dynasty, completely integrate into the Tang Dynasty, and become the people of the Tang Dynasty."
After hearing what Sun Wukong said, Li Shimin fell into deep thought.
In fact, he had wanted to conquer the Western Qiang a long time ago.
Although the Western Qiang are not numerous, each of them is brave and good at fighting, and their combat power cannot be ignored. When the Tang Dynasty was just established, they caused considerable trouble to the Tang Dynasty. However, agriculture on the grassland is very scarce.
"It's ridiculous, it's absolutely ridiculous. Do you know what you are saying? There are still many people in my Tang Dynasty who are starving. It's a waste to give food to those northern barbarians."
Just now
The opposing officials jumped again.
Sun Wukong couldn't help but sneer after hearing this. "You just said that many people are still hungry. Where did the relief grain distributed by the court every year go? With the relief grain, we can save seeds and plant them for the next autumn harvest, so we won't be hungry. My lord, according to what you said, the relief grain distributed by the court didn't reach the people? Who is so bold as to embezzle the relief grain and abandon Your Majesty to an unjust place?"
Sun Wukong rebuked the opponent with righteous words.
The official was choked to the point of being speechless. He could only stand there with his head down, not daring to say anything else.
"The people are suffering, but there are also some who are not. As the saying goes, while the rich are feasting and drinking, there are people freezing to death on the streets. Who are these people? Shouldn't they help Your Majesty and help the people of the Tang Dynasty get rid of the hunger?"
Li Shimin shouted, "Okay, okay, what you said, the rich are feasting and drinking, while the poor are freezing to death on the road, what you said"
Sun Wukong saluted Li Shimin again and said, "Your Majesty, I have been wandering around the world and have obtained several kinds of food. One of them is corn. This crop grows very fast and can adapt to harsh environments. It can be harvested 3-4 times a year and the yield per mu is at least five dan (600 jin). This corn is very easy to preserve.
The second is sweet potato, which can be grown as soon as the stem is inserted into the soil. It takes about six months to mature, and the yield per mu is at least 10 dan, but the shelf life is not long.
The third is potatoes. The edible part is the underground tuber. When planting, cut the tuber into small pieces and plant them. When they are ripe, dig them out.
Your Majesty, if our Tang Dynasty fully grows grain, will we still have a situation where we don't have enough food?"
"Is there really such a large amount of food produced?" Li Shimin asked excitedly
asked.
"Of course I have. I guarantee it with my life. I definitely have it."
Sun Wukong nodded firmly.
"it is good"
Li Shimin restrained his smile and became serious in an instant, looking at the civil and military officials. This made all the civil and military officials feel palpitated. They quickly lowered their heads, not daring to look at Li Shimin.
"I have decided to march westwards, expand the territory of my Tang Dynasty, and conquer a vast expanse of land."
"Your Majesty, it is not appropriate to send troops now," Wei Zheng on the side reminded.
"I have made up my mind. I will now appoint Luo Te as the Grand Master of the Tang Dynasty. In Zhongnan Mountain, I will build the Yanhuang Sect, the national religion. I will gather talented people from all over the world to the foot of Zhongnan Mountain to form the God and Demon Army. The Grand Master Luo Te will lead the training, and the six departments will cooperate. In addition, the food brought by the Grand Master will be immediately distributed for trial use. In half a year, the God and Demon Army will officially march westward.
The former Henan and Hebei armies are ready to go, strictly guard the border of the Tang Dynasty, defend against attacks from the Turks and Khitans, and order the Northwest Army to quickly surrender the King of Western Qiang and accept Western Qiang into the border of the Tang Dynasty."
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible. How can this Roth be worthy of being the Grand Master? Your Majesty, please think twice."
"Your Majesty, please think twice"
"Your Majesty, please think twice"
......
All the officials advised that they did not want the Tang Dynasty to go to war.
"I have made up my mind. Anyone who dares to say anything will be dragged away."
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