Facing the emperor who almost said the wrong thing, Li Chengqian almost laughed directly.

After holding it in the palace for so long, I'm afraid it will suffocate him, so much so that now a heart is estimated to take off directly.

"Father, rest assured, there is a room to match, and nothing will go wrong with Duan Ran."

Li Shimin nodded, and went to his own palace.

The eldest grandson was also dressed up, took Li Chengqian's hand and said, "When I go out this time, the palace will bring the Yuzhang pheasant slave, and the rest of the younger brothers and sisters, you have to take a good look." ”

Seeing Li Chengqian nodding, the eldest grandson also happily went to the palace.

On this trip, she also persuaded the emperor, but it had no effect. Since you can't dissuade you, let's enjoy it together. Husbands and wives are actually like this, they do it together when they do good things, and they do it together when they do bad things. Didn't you say that husband and wife are the same.

The emperor and queen went to the palace, and the whole team began to move slowly.

The emperor's travel is not a big army, naturally it will not be so sudden, although Qizhou is not far, but there is no month, it still can't arrive.

Seeing the team leave from Mingdemen, Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief.

Grandma's....

Just as he was about to say "Lao Tzu is free", he saw Li Jian with a wicked smile.

Birthday, daddy is gone, and this bastard is here.

There is no doubt that Li Jian is the emperor's microphone, otherwise, he would not leave impatiently without explaining anything.

Clearing his throat, Li Chengqian said seriously: "Li Jian, did my father say that the court will be held in the Taiji Hall or the East Palace?" ”

Li Jianpi said with a smile: "Your Majesty hasn't said it, let His Highness call the shots." ”

"Then the Taiji Palace, spread the prince's teaching, and the ministers with this performance will go to the Taiji Hall for routine deliberations."

After speaking, Li Chengqian turned around and went back to the East Palace to prepare first.

Although the scale of the regular pilgrimage meeting is not as large as the grand pilgrimage meeting, it is still important in some cases.

And the emperor comes and plays again, it is estimated that there will be three months, three court meetings!

Went back to the East Palace and changed your clothes? I went to the Taiji Temple.

The first time to take the path of the emperor? I realized that it was the same process as preparing the actor backstage.

Walk from the apse to the front before you go up the steps? Li Chengqian found that in addition to the dragon case, the dragon chair? There are no other tables and chairs.

This can't be done, although this position will be your own in the future? But it would be bad luck to sit on it now. Judging from the tragic fate of those rebels in history, Li Shimin does not attach great importance to his position? Guarding this position is like a cripple who is afraid that his glamorous wife will cuckold himself.

Sigh? Li Chengqian turned to Li Jian and said, "Go and get a simple table and chair for Gu!" ”

Li Jian smiled slightly, clapped his hands, and immediately a eunuch brought up the table and chairs.

This bastard has been prepared for a long time, and the reason why he is taking it out now is clearly deliberate!

After a cold snort? Li Chengqian sat down on the newly moved chair? Look down.

This is a terrible look, it is obviously a routine court meeting, but the hall is full, and basically the lineup that only the court meeting has appeared directly here. Even Li Jing, who hasn't been out for a long time? are all standing in the ranks of the generals.

Li Jian's voice sounded: "Your Highness, don't be surprised, now that Your Majesty is out of Beijing?" The nobles who stayed in the capital have to appear in the court at this time? Even if you sleep in the court, it's better than not appearing. ”

Li Chengqian nodded? Got what was going on. The emperor went out of Beijing? Chang'an can be said to have become empty immediately? These people who would rather sit in vain and want to appear are showing their hearts: Weichen does not dare to rebel....

"Shang Chao~"

Li Jian's voice sounded, and the civil and military officials immediately dressed solemnly and bowed.

Li Chengqian also got up, and when they all straightened up, he bowed his hand and returned the salute.

The Tang Dynasty did not prostrate and bow, even if it was a hundred officials to the emperor, they would only kneel and salute during the monthly court meeting to show respect. Heaven and Earth Monarch Teacher, only in front of these five will use the etiquette of kneeling.

After returning the salute, Li Chengqian sat down, and waited for everyone to sit down before saying: "My father and the emperor visited Qizhou, and the queen mother also went together." Although Lone is praised for his intelligence and handling political affairs, he is still a fledgling newcomer, and because of this, he has to rely on you Aiqing a lot. Fang Xiang, can there be a kick-off today? ”

Fang Xuanling, who was sitting at the head of the civil officials, immediately stood up, arched his hand and said, "Back to Your Highness, there are three things for the old minister to play today. First, it was a matter of the exercise of the standing troops, second, for the matter of sending Tang envoys to the Tang Dynasty again, and third, for the arrival of Tibetan envoys in Chang'an. ”

"The drill of the standing army, I remember that my father has already made instructions, what else is there to repeat?"

Du Ruhui is not there, and now the representative of the military department is Zhao Zi'an, the left waiter.

Zhao Zi'an stood up and said: "Your Highness, although Your Majesty's instructions have gone down, the local governor has replied to ask the imperial court to come up with a charter, which is really funny. Wechen felt that he should be reprimanded! ”

This is a decree of rebuke?

Li Chengqian said helplessly: "Zhao Aiqing's words are a little impatient, now that the military training method led by the prince has been promoted to the whole country, the governors of various places do not understand this new military training method, and it is normal to need a charter." At the beginning, the prince personally led the general Yu Tai, but wasn't he reprimanded because of excessive training and injured some soldiers?

It's a good thing to want a charter, and it shows that the place is still a little bit of a heart. Zhao Zi'an, you immediately retreat from the court, go to the East Palace to find Yu Tai, train, as long as you know the upper limit. For locally trained soldiers, the nutritional supplement is not as good as the prince's pro-rate, and it is good to discount the training intensity in half. Wei Gong, what do you think? ”

Seeing that the crown prince named him, Li Jing, who was about to take a nap, quickly stood up and said, "Your Highness, the half-half discount can only be used as an upper limit, not as a standard. In many places, the people who need to be trained are government soldiers, and they still have to work as farmers after training, so they should be lowered again. Leave it to the local government to decide. ”

Li Chengqian nodded, and then looked at Zhao Zi'an: "Heard?" Just do what Gu and Wei Gong said. ”

Although he was confused by his dignified military department, why did he want to do such a thing in person, and he had to do it immediately, but the prince gave the order, and Zhao Zi'an could only set off immediately.

After Fang Xuanling and Li Jing sat down, Tang Jian stood up: "Your Highness, the envoys of the Japanese Kingdom are coming to the Tang Dynasty again, and the leader of the team is still the dog Yutian shovel." This time, the tribute they brought was more abundant, all they asked for was to live in Datang for a few years, Weichen felt that it was no big deal, and agreed. ”

"Agreed?"

Li Chengqian slapped the table and said, "Why do you agree?" As envoys, allowing them to stay in Datang for a few months is already an extrajudicial grace, a few years? How can it be? Tang Jian, you shouldn't have accepted bribes from the envoys of the Japanese State to help them speak like this! ”

Although it is known to everyone that Honglu Temple accepts red envelopes from envoys, it is already a resounding word when such words appear at this time.

Tang Jian hurriedly bent down and arched his hand and said: "Your Highness, although Tang Jian accepted bribes from the Japanese people, but this is a common practice, and the words he said do not have any intention of favoring the Japanese envoys, Your Highness is clear!" ”

Seeing that Tang Jian was held accountable, Fang Xuanling stood up: "Your Highness, Honglu Temple accepts bribes from envoys, this is really a custom, Tang Jian received something, eighty or ninety percent of it must be handed over to the treasury." This time, the envoys of the Japanese state brought a large amount of silver, although the refining was not in place, but the Ministry of Industry was able to enrich the treasury after refining again, and the envoys of the Japanese state were so obedient that all they asked was to stay for a while longer, which was not a big deal. ”

"Ju Gong, Fang Xiang, this is not a question of being obedient or disrespectful. State-to-state exchanges, in fact, are the same as exchanges between neighbors, it is okay to brag and help each other, but when it comes to interests, there is absolutely no compromise. The Tang Dynasty is a superior country in terms of the Wa Kingdom, and there are too many good things that they covet. When we give to them, we see only short-term benefits, but we do not see the future evils.

Small? Lone feels that as long as it is a country, it cannot be despised because it is small. "Xunzi Wangba" said that the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period were: Duke Huan of Qi, Duke Wen of Jin, King Zhuang of Chu, King Lu of Wu, King Goujian of Yue, and what about Qin? The Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period are tied for the Central Plains, who would have thought that in the end it would be Qin who destroyed the Six Kingdoms and completed the unification? Don't despise the country as small, don't be complacent about the country's greatness, this is the truth that I realized from the history of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

It is precisely because of this that we cannot be complacent because of our status as 'Shangguo'.

Our family's good things can be shelved or thrown into the stinky ditch to rot, but they can't be given to outsiders. Ladies and gentlemen, do you think Lone is right? ”

This....

Although it makes sense, it's too radical, and the country doesn't have the bearing of the country, so it's always a small family.

Unlike the silent Wenchen, the military generals applauded here, and even Zhiya Sili was in the ranks of applause.

He is no longer inferior because of his status as a general, because the emperor once patted him on the shoulder and said that he was a member of the Tang Dynasty.

"That being the case, I ordered the Honglu Temple to monitor the every move of the envoys of the Japanese Kingdom, and they were not allowed to absorb the essence of the Tang Dynasty everywhere, especially when it came to military aircraft, as long as they showed a little intention of inquiry, they would be killed in one piece!"

Tang Jian said helplessly: "Wechen understands, it's just that the envoys of Tubo came this time not to study, but to come for the matter of annexing the country, and besides, the leader of the team is still the prime minister of Tubo, with a noble identity, and Wechen feels that he can't slack off." ”

The Great Minister of Tibet? Li Chengqian thought for a long time before he came up with the name "Lu Dongzan". Just as he had guessed before, Tubo really made a move against the vassal state. It's just that it is the same plateau area, and whether the vassal country is dead or alive is really difficult to grasp the impact on the Tang Dynasty.

"This matter will be discussed later, and Duke Wei, Duke Ying, Duke Zheng, Duke Ju, and Fang Xiang stayed. The rest of Aiqing still have this kick-off? ”

The ministers looked at each other, but after all, no one stood up. After all, this is just a routine court meeting, and it is already great to have something to discuss.

After asking again and there was still no one, Li Chengqian looked at Li Jian.

"Retreat~"

With Li Jian's words, Li Chengqian's first presiding over the court meeting came to an end.

The civil and military officials began to exit in an orderly manner under the command of the imperial historian, while several people who were called by Li Chengqian were waiting in front of the palace.

Li Chengqian did not go to the apse, but waited for the officials to leave the venue before leaving the main hall.

"A few people, let's go to the East Palace to talk about the affairs of the annexed country, and when we see the meal, we can just talk while eating."

For the prince's invitation, several people were naturally happy to agree.

Chang'an in June, it is still very hot, the weather is hot, no matter how delicious the dishes, there is no desire to taste them.

One cold noodle per person, a few pickles and cold dishes, much stronger than big fish and meat.

Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng are used to eating, and they will add their favorite cold dishes directly to the bowl and eat them with noodles. In comparison, Li Ji, Li Jing, and Tang Jian are a little restrained.

The wine and sour plum soup that have been chilled by the well water are definitely a good thing to get rid of the heat.

After drinking a cup of sour plum soup,; Li Chengqian said: "The vassal country is not a small country, and in the matter of whether to stop Tibet from sending troops against it, it is really not alone that it can make up its mind. Let's talk about it. ”

Fang Xuanling was naturally the first to speak, and Meimei took a sip of wine before saying: "The place where the country is attached, the old minister has also seen it, its terrain is not much different from that of Tubo, and it is adjacent to the Tang Dynasty, which can be called a buffer zone for Tubo to invade the Tang Dynasty. Now Songtsen Gampo on the plateau wants to completely unify the plateau, and the vassal countries must be taken down. It stands to reason that what the enemy wants to do must be stopped, and the old minister felt that it would be better to threaten Tubo not to do anything to the vassal state. ”

After Fang Xuanling finished speaking, Tang Jian and the others had a chance to speak.

Tang Jian didn't have time to swallow the noodles in his mouth and said: "Your Highness, although the people of Tubo are fierce, their praise is still very respectful to the Central Plains. Moreover, Weichen probed the wind from his mouth, and Tubo Zampu intends to marry us. Tibet is located on the plateau, and our soldiers will always suffer losses if they do not have enough strength to attack it. Such an enemy, if he can become an ally, is still very advantageous. Although Songzhou is often harassed by the Tibetans, it is all the border tribes who make their own claims, and now most of the plateau is unified, is there no such thing? So Wechen's proposal is to agree as well. ”

Li Ji glanced at Tang Jian before saying, "Old Tang, this is yours, how can you promise the Tubo people?" Songzhou, since ancient times, has been the commercial distribution center of Longyou and other places in Shuzhong, and is known as "an important town in the northwest of Shu", "an important border town" and "a strategic rush", and it is the most tragic place in our Datang Dynasty. If Han Wei, the defender who fought against the Tubo people there, learned about this, he would probably wipe his neck himself.

In the second year of Zhenguan, the governor Han Wei rode lightly and was defeated, and some of the Qiang chieftains saw the wind and made the rudder, rebelled and defected, and the Kuozhou Thorn History and Nuozhou Thorn Shi surrendered. But later, Han Wei stubbornly resisted in Songzhou and defended the city pass. This matter was not completely made public, just for the sake of Datang's face. A strong enemy like Tubo is a neighbor with them, but it's not good! ”

Li Jing also nodded and said: "Mao Gong is right, once the vassal country dies, our Tang Dynasty will have many places bordering Tubo. Don't look at Tubo's jealousy of our Tang Dynasty, but judging from his attitude towards the surrounding small countries, and even Tuyuhun, this Zampu of Tubo also has the ambition to annex the four seas! ”

Wei Zheng didn't say anything, he felt that he was simply called by the prince to eat today. When it comes to foreign affairs, the military, Fang Xuanling and others have the right to speak, but they don't know anything about it.

Seeing the "vote" of the three antis and one approval, Li Chengqian knew that in the matter of Tubo's attack on the vassal state, Datang absolutely could not stand idly by.

"That being the case, let's see this Tibetan face later, Gong Ju, I'll bother you to lead the way later."

Tang Jian arched his hand before continuing to eat. He knew that this time it was estimated that the plan of the Tibetan prime minister was going to go bankrupt, and the prince obviously wanted to prevent this from happening.

As for whether it will affect Heqin, it's not the result he can guess.

After a meal, Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng returned to their official offices, and the emperor left simply this time, and did not even order the imperial court to send the song to Qizhou, so that they had to be more vigilant when dealing with government affairs.

And Li Ji and Li Jing went home to continue to be otaku.

Now the military power of the army is held by the emperor in his own hands, the situation that a general affected a guard in the past is gone, in peacetime, only the military Sima is the person who really has military power, and the general wants to regain the command, and he needs to do it when the big war happens. Other than that, they can only hide in the house, and even the communication between the nobles is avoided as much as possible. After all, what the emperor did was too obvious, he just wanted absolute centralization to avoid his own affairs from happening again. I don't want to rebel, so I can only accept it.

Tang Jian ate a lot, so much so that he walked a little slowly.

"Your Royal Highness, the great minister of Tubo is named Lu Dongzan, during this period of exchange, Xia Guan found that this person is really worthy of being the prime minister of Tubo, and his insight and open-mindedness are not at all comparable to those envoys of small countries."

Li Chengqian nodded, more curious about Lu Dongzan. A guy who can make the marriage of two hostile countries successful is certainly not lacking in wisdom and means.

The guest house of Honglu Temple is still overcrowded.

In fact, there is always an endless stream of envoys from various countries, and each wave will live in Chang'an for a long time before returning. In fact, these people are all blatant spies living in Datang, and they all come here with the idea of monitoring Datang and being ready to report to the motherland at any time.

However, these people will definitely not be able to do so, because the officialdom of Datang is very strict, especially when fighting abroad, the news will not be revealed outside the court at all. Leaking the news, no one dares to do it, but if you don't catch it, you will really punish the nine clans, and no one will think that the emperor is cruel. It is not too much to fornicate with foreign enemies and be executed for a long time!

Just outside the door of one of the high-class guest houses of Honglu Temple, Li Chengqian saw a team of Tibetan soldiers~