Chapter 191: Empress Changsun's Exhortation

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In Yanxi Hall, Li Shimin took the good news sent by Li Yin's messenger and read it several times. How can he be unhappy if he solves it.

"In the past, I thought that Ke'er's personality was the most similar to mine. Now, it seems that this min'er is more like me. He dared to go deep into the land of Tuyuhun with Niu Jinda to capture Murong Fuyun. He is very demeanor like me back then!" Li Shimin walked back and forth excitedly, with a different kind of light in his eyes.

Empress Changsun was lying on the bed at this time, her complexion was a little pale, her illness has not shown any signs of improvement, she could get out of bed and walk before, but now she can only lie on the bed, there is a trace of sadness between her brows, faintly feeling that her own The illness is not going to get better. Seeing Li Shimin so happy, she also smiled slightly, but her body was too weak and coughed a few times.

Hearing the sound, Li Shimin walked to the side of the bed and sat down, with concern in his eyes, Empress Changsun accompanied him through the most difficult years, this feeling has always been deeply in his heart, so although she has many other women , but Empress Changsun has always held the most important position in his heart. Now that her condition is getting worse, Li Shimin is also very anxious.

"The concubine wants to congratulate the emperor. Min'er can be of great use, and the southwestern frontier can be stabilized." Li Shimin's eyes warmed Empress Changsun's heart. Li Shimin had already read Li Min's success report to her, which made her feel the same. Very surprised, 10,000 defenders defeated 80,000 Tuyuhun army, such a feat is rarely achieved.

Li Shimin put away the good news, "This way I can feel at ease, and I can transfer the troops from the southwest back to the north."

"Return the army? Is the emperor planning to hand over the remaining seven states of Shu to Li Yin?" Empress Changsun said that the remaining seven states were Bazhou, Longzhou, and Tongzhou. Hezhou, Yuzhou, Luzhou, and Rongzhou, these seven states are all adjacent to the edge of Shu and the Lingnan Mountains. They have been defending against the Western Plains from the Lingnan Mountains. These seven states plus the original ten states are the complete Bashu area. In the past, it could only be regarded as the land of Shu, but now it is equivalent to the entire Sichuan Basin, and Hezhou is now Chongqing City.

Li Shimin nodded. "I used to worry that he would not be able to shoulder the responsibility of guarding the border, but now it seems that I am thinking too much, and these seven states are remote and sparsely populated, and the taxes are meager, and they can't even support the local defenders. The imperial court has to give money and food every year. It’s really not worth it, it’s better to give it to Min’er, and this can be regarded as giving him a complete Bashu.”

Empress Changsun nodded slightly, frowning slightly. "Is it just that you are willing to do this? These seven states are all losing money, unlike the other ten states where half of them are relatively rich."

"If you don't want to, you have to be willing. He is the only vassal king among the princes of the Tang Dynasty. How can we not take more responsibilities. I will change his second-word king back to one-word king as compensation for him." Li Shimin called Well, Xiao Jiujiu, compared with the one-character king, the two-character king has a lower status, which was also one of the conditions for Li Shimin to compromise at the beginning. Although Li Yin holds great power, his status is inferior to those of the princes.

Li Yin was also depressed for a while when he got the title of King of Chengdu, but after he figured it out, it doesn't matter, and he has real power. I don't care about these anymore, but I still feel a little awkward in my heart. I feel that I am inferior to princes like Li Tai, so he is naturally uncomfortable.

Empress Changsun nodded in agreement, "Your Majesty is right, taking advantage of Min'er's great achievements this time, he should change it back, otherwise he would have to salute first when he comes back to visit his relatives and see the prince who is younger than him. How embarrassing it would be."

Empress Changsun also agreed with his idea. Li Shimin settled down like this, and chatted with Empress Changsun for a while. Li Shimin praised Li Yin many times in words. Appearing in her mind, she knew that she might not have much time, and she had to remind Li Shimin of some things. He interrupted Li Shimin and said: "Your Majesty, Min'er is now in power and favored by the emperor, but my concubine Something has to be said."

Li Shimin looked at Empress Changsun strangely and said, "But it's okay to say."

"Your Majesty, don't do things like abolishing the elders and setting up the younger ones just because you love Min'er. This will not only cause the princes to fight each other for the heir, but also the country to fight each other." Empress Changsun expressed the uneasiness in her heart.

Li Shimin admitted that he had thought about this question for a moment. Looking at the sincere eyes of Empress Changsun, Li Shimin fell into thinking. He understood that Empress Changsun did not say this for Li Chengqian, but because she understood the complicated interests behind these princes. What made him heartbroken was the sentence that the prince killed each other. He never wanted to see what happened to his son repeat itself.

"I promise you, if Chengqian didn't make a big mistake, I won't abolish him. As for Min'er, don't worry, in my opinion, Min'er's ambition is not for the throne, or his heart is higher than the throne! It is precisely because of this that I trust him so much." Li Shimin said with a smile.

Empress Changsun felt at ease, but was attracted by what Li Shimin said later, "Higher than the throne? Is there anything higher than the throne in this world?"

"Min'er once wrote me a business theory, in which he mentioned colonization, and I asked him about the meaning of colonization through several letters. He said that there are many vast overseas continents outside the Tang Dynasty. These continents The total area of ​​the land is more than ten times larger than that of the Tang Dynasty. There are many magical animals and plants on those continents, as well as different people. He said that his goal is to conquer the stars and the sea. Since he has such an ambition, how can he? Peeping at the throne, or the throne is not in his eyes at all." Li Shimin said.

Empress Changsun sighed softly, "Maybe I'm just watching the sky from a well."…

The Songzhou victory not only shocked Li Shimin, but also caused an uproar among the nobles in Chang'an, and even caused quite an earthquake in Chang'an's officialdom. Shao and Li Ke understood that these officials were not trying to curry favor with them, but to curry favor with Li Yin through them. If Li Yin had only shown them Yizhou's powerful commerce before, and now Li Yin had shown them Yizhou's strong military power, a A rich businessman without armed protection dared to bully anyone, but a businessman who was armed to the teeth was not willing to be provoked.

Many people gradually understand the fact that Li Yin has already sat firmly in the southwest, and no one can shake his position. Since this is the case, the benefits gained from cooperation are far greater than hostility, and it will be true to provoke Li Yin again. is an unwise decision.

"Hey, isn't this Dr. Lu? What kind of wind brought you here." That day, Cui Shao had just sent away some officials who came to visit, and the servant led Lu in. Seeing Lu Jin, Cui Shao was furious. where to come.

"Cui Shizhong, how can we say that they are also in-laws? Isn't my cousin here?" Lu Jin played the family card cheekily.

Cui Shao ignored it, "Don't dare to be that, this in-law also pays attention to intimacy, doesn't it?"

"Hey, Cui Shizhong, please don't run on me. I am ungrateful when I see profit. If it is not a thing, you just don't remember the villain's mistakes. The prime minister can hold a boat in your stomach and spare me." Lu Jin said with a bitter face, followed Li After Yizhou imposed sanctions on those families who played tricks on him, the business of these families declined day by day, while other small families prospered, and various commodities shipped from Yizhou continued to flow, and these commodities were still there. It was very tight, and the victory in Songzhou also made Lu Jin realize that Li Yin's rise was unstoppable, so he had no choice but to succumb.

Fifteen days have passed since the Songzhou Great Victory. During these fifteen days, the discussions about the Songzhou Great Victory in Chang'an not only did not fade away, but became more and more enthusiastic. This reward made the ministers even more confused.

And in the early morning of the fifteenth day, this discussion reached its peak. Five thousand high-quality horses poured into Chang'an from Mingde Gate, the south gate of Chang'an, followed by ten thousand fat white sheep. These livestock were escorted by cavalry wearing silver armor, and the leading cavalry was carrying a large banner with the words "King of Chengdu" written on it. The people in Chang'an immediately understood that this was the spoils given to the emperor by the king of Chengdu. The name spread widely.

Li Shimin and a hundred officials watched the grand occasion at Mingde Gate. Five thousand war horses and ten thousand white sheep stretched for several miles.

In order to **** this batch of livestock, Li Min used a thousand cavalry. After handing over the livestock, these cavalry lined up neatly and waited for orders.

Niu Jinda gritted his teeth and got off the horse. Originally, Li Yin planned to let Xue Rengui take charge of this matter, but Niu Jinda wanted to go back to Chang'an to visit his relatives. Regardless of his **** injury, he insisted on taking on this drudgery, so Li Yin let him go back.

"Niu Jinda, Captain of Mianzhou, Songzhou, sees His Majesty!"

Li Shimin had already brought all the officials down the city gate, and Niu Jinda walked forward quickly.

"Exemption!" Niu Jinda was one of the first to follow Li Shimin, and he had a good relationship with Li Shimin. However, the state owns the state law, and the family has family rules. Niu Jinda made a mistake and was still relegated to Shu. After carefully studying Niu Jinda, Li Shimin smiled and said: "Shubao, Jinda is much fatter than before, does it seem that this Shu land is very supportive?"

In the report of the Songzhou Great Victory, Li Yin specially exaggerated Qin Huaiyu's bravery, which comforted Qin Shubao who had read the report, and insisted on going to court with his sick body today.

Qin Shubao laughed loudly: "What your majesty said is that Jinda has indeed gained weight."

Niu Jinda was a little embarrassed, and said: "The food in the army is good, and I would like to thank His Highness the Sixth Highness."

While the three of them were joking, Hou Junji, Cheng Yaojin and other generals turned their attention to the silver armor on Niu Jinda's body. They were all veterans of war, so they could understand the power of this armor at a glance. (To be continued..)