At this time, Li Shimin's eyes were slightly closed, holding the teacup in his hand, bowing his head and thinking, he was so distracted for a while that the hot teacup was cold, and he subconsciously took a sip, and couldn't help frowning.

Then he raised his head, glanced at Chen Zhengtai and said, "Just now you said that Baekje can be a vassal state?" ”

"Exactly." Chen Zhengtai said firmly: "The Tang Dynasty's restraint policy has always had a fatal flaw, that is, only the princes of the vassal kingdom were rewarded. And the princes received a reward, but they used the rewards of the heavenly kingdom to buy people's hearts, so whether they were vassals or not was only in the thoughts of their princes. The whole of this vassal kingdom knows that there is a king, but they do not know that there is a state. ”

Chen Zhengtai paused and continued: "And for Datang, in addition to gaining a good reputation, how many benefits does this practice have? If the Tang Dynasty can't get benefits in the vassal state, can't let the economy and culture of the Tang Dynasty penetrate into its heart, can't restrain their court, the so-called vassals, just superficial, today's all states come to the court, tomorrow these states may become my Datang's henchmen. ”

Seeing Li Shimin's moving face......

In fact, Li Shimin is obviously moved.

The life of buckle rope on weekdays is not beneficial, and it is really not a taste.

At this time, I saw Chen Zhengtai say again: "In the minister's suggestion, everything has been grasped to a degree. The establishment of the Supervisory Yuan, but not the actual control of their court, on the one hand, can be indirectly controlled. On the one hand, it also makes this small court more disciplined, and at the same time punishes some corrupt things, which can win the hearts of the people of Baekje. But because it is not actually controlled, the king of Baekje can still command his hundred officials, although he has lost his supervisory authority, he still does not lose the throne, so ...... They are highly likely to compromise. On the other hand, it is to use the sailors to protect and deter them, so that they are accustomed to the protection of my Datang sailors. When they felt that the sailors of the Tang Dynasty would not threaten their rule? Or even to some extent? It's after protecting them. It would be difficult for them to have the heart to build their own military horses, a lot of taxes? Would you rather take it for yourself and enjoy it? He also does not want to recruit troops for himself. Would men rather get drunk and dream of death? He also never wants to enlist in the army. Since then? They will never be able to get rid of Datang. ”

"After manipulation and protection? Is it to make real profits from Baekje? If there is no real profit? And how to sustain it for a long time? So the role of the merchant appears? I have everything? A large number of treasure sellers have been sent to Baekje, which is priceless, and there will be countless merchants pouring in, these merchants will bring the culture of our Tang Dynasty into Baekje, and earn a lot of interest margins, and over time, they can even directly form a community of interests with the families of local states and counties! Your Majesty, these three things are enough to make Baekje a Tang vassal for all eternity. As long as this set can be successful in Baekje, then it can be extended and transplanted to other vassals of the Tang Dynasty, why not? ”

Li Shimin listened very carefully, nodded his head while listening to Chen Zhengtai's words, and then sighed and said: "Since the Qin and Han dynasties, the Central Plains has mostly adopted a contemptuous attitude towards the vassal states!" It is precisely because of this contempt that there is not much substantive national policy to consolidate the tributary system and establish an effective mechanism, except for a tributary shelf. Zhengtai is considered to have a heart, listening to what you said in such a comprehensive way, I have a heart, I want to know if this set will work. ”

Anything that looks good in theory, but whether it can stand up to practice is another matter.

Li Shimin said: "It's good to use Baekje as a flaunt." But I was worried that this would not work out, but it would be a laughing stock. You are now the prince of the country, according to the old system, the prince of the country should open the government and build teeth, and set up a long history, then...... I will leave the tributes of the Baekje nations to you. If it is successful, it can be promoted to all the domains in the world, and if it is not successful, it is good to leave a dignity for the imperial court. ”

Arguably, this is unprecedented.

Li Shimin knew very well that once it was taken out, it would inevitably cause huge controversy in the DPRK and China.

Since this is the case, then simply let Chen Zhengtai preside over this matter.

Whether or not the Baekje people can be forced to back down, and whether they can be effectively implemented in the future, if Chen Zhengtai does a good job, then it will naturally be a great achievement. Even if it doesn't work out, it doesn't matter, Chen Zhengtai is still young, young people are just messing around, why are you so serious?

Chen Zhengtai seemed to have understood Li Shimin's intentions, and said with a smile: "If this is the case, then the son will be disrespectful." ”

He was confident in this set, so he said: "It's just that since the sons are allowed to do it, then the sailor must be placed under the jurisdiction of the Guogong Mansion, and there is also the mouth of the Three Seas, so you might as well set aside a land, and call it Tianjin Wei!" In this place, set up a water village, and this water village must also be led by the ministers. Furthermore...... There are also Tang envoys from Baekje, Silla, and Wa Kingdom, but whenever they come to the court, they need their sons to be responsible for the handover, even if they are from the Ministry of Rites, they can't ask about it. There was a big incident, and it had nothing to do with the imperial court. ”

Li Shimin smiled, he had no intention of objecting, he already trusted Chen Zhengtai to the extreme at this time.

To a certain extent, after all, the world belongs to the Li family, and in Li Shimin's view, the threat of King Zong is much greater than that of foreign surnames.

What's more, this Chen Zhengtai has been committed to fighting the Shi clan, such a person who is hated by countless people to gnash his teeth, naturally, has no prestige to shake the rule of the Li family.

Of course, for Li Shimin, there is another important point, whether this person is his own son-in-law or his protégé, Li Shimin has always had great trust in Chen Zhengtai.

What happened today made Li Shimin realize that Chen Zhengtai, this guy, is a person who values love and righteousness, even if he fights for his life, he must save people when he should save them.

Li Shimin waved his hand very directly and said heroically: "Everything is according to the law, if it can really be done, this is also a major event that can shine in history." ”

Chen Zhengtai smiled knowingly, and then said: "Then what if the ministers ask the court for some personnel?" Can these personnel also be seconded by their sons? ”

Li Shimin didn't think much about it and said: "Ministers below the fifth grade, borrow them as you like." ”

Chen Zhengtai secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he liked this way of communication, as long as he was given full authority, things would be much easier.

Of course, Baekje's envoys to the Tang Dynasty were obviously not vegetarians, and this time they must have come prepared, although they suffered losses, they still had the possibility of completely falling to Goguryeo, and how to force them to accept the conditions of the Tang Dynasty was a crucial step.

Li Shimin looked at Chen Zhengtai with a smile, and then said to the eldest grandson Wuji: "Wuji, you also have to listen to some suggestions from Chen Zhengtai, he always has a lot of wonderful ideas, just like when I was young, it's a pity...... I'm old, you're old too, and now I only think about keeping things right, far less than the young people I have now. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji's heart moved, and he hurriedly said: "What Your Majesty said is very true, my dog is now in the Ministry of Rites to watch the government, if Zhengtai is in urgent need, it is okay to secondment the dog to the Guogong Mansion to listen to it." ”

He can be regarded as a gesture, his son is waiting for Chen Zhengtai's dispatch, this is faintly supporting Chen Zhengtai as his official secretary, if Chen Zhengtai does a little bit of turbulent things in the court, there is the eldest grandson Wuji to do this ballast stone, and everyone will not dare to make a mistake.

On the other hand, he is impressed by Chen Zhengtai, and if his son is in the Ministry of Rites step by step, he doesn't know how long it will take to have a future, although now his family Chong'er has won the trust of His Majesty, but trust is one thing, ability is another, if young people don't make more contributions, no matter how much they trust, the foundation of the future is not strong enough.

So he looked at Chen Zhengtai blankly.

Chen Zhengtai happily agreed: "If the eldest grandson rushes over, it will be better, I have another right-hand man." ”

Now everyone is happy.

After sitting for more than an hour, seeing that there was no bad news about the Empress of the Eldest Sun in the Ziwei Palace, it was said that the Empress of the Eldest Sun had slept peacefully, and everything was as usual, so the monarchs and ministers were relieved, and Chen Zhengtai and the others left the palace at this time.

In the next few days, Chen Zhengtai still often entered the palace, wearing a purple fish bag, it was indeed much more convenient to enter the palace, and even the forbidden garden was like walking on the ground, of course, Chen Zhengtai was very cautious at this point, if there was no eunuch to lead, he would never easily step into half a step.

Even if he went in, he just went to the dormitory of Ziwei Palace to see how the eldest grandson queen was conditioning.

It's just that...... Although Chen Zhengtai looked relaxed, he had quietly begun to weave a team.

The change in the tributary system is a major event that will determine the pattern of diplomacy for the next millennium.

If it is done well, even if Datang cannot achieve eternal trouble, it can make this Datang have no external troubles for hundreds of years.

What's more, a large number of goods of the Chen family are in urgent need of expansion and sales, and if they can open up overseas in the future, it can be described as a mutually beneficial and win-win good governance.

At the end of the month, the envoy arrived in a hurry.

After the sailors raided Baekje, it actually caused a shock in the entire Great Northeast region.

Whether it was Baekje, which was directly injured, or the neighboring Silla, and the Wa Kingdom across the sea, what could be immediately felt was that the originally stable pattern was instantly broken by this Tang Dynasty sailor.

In the past, in the eyes of everyone, the neighbors of these three countries did not have the Tang Dynasty, after all...... Although it is across the sea from Datang. However, this vast sea was originally like a moat, but when the sailors of the Tang Dynasty could reach Baekje, it would mean ...... The tentacles of Datang can also directly extend out of the two places in the strait.

Because of this, in addition to Baekje hurriedly preparing to send Tang envoys, even Silla and the Wa Kingdom also reacted quickly.

On the one hand, it is to test the depth of Datang, on the other hand, it is also to increase some contact, so as not to cause any misunderstanding between the two sides in the future, resulting in any miscalculation.

Their ships first arrived at the mouth of the Three Seas, and then were quickly brought into Korea.

Chen Zhengtai ordered the eldest grandson to rush to greet him.

On the other hand, Fuyu Weigang, Lou Shide, Ma Zhou and others have begun to formulate countermeasures.

After the envoys of the Three Kingdoms arrived in the Tang Dynasty, they found that they were greeted by the Ministry of Rites or Honglu Temple.

And the minister who greeted them actually claimed to be from the Korean government, but this time it made the Tang envoy stunned.

In fact, the Three Kingdoms did not send envoys to the Tang Dynasty before, they all understood the rules, and when they arrived at the place, they had people from Honglu Temple to receive them, and then waited for the people from the Ministry of Rites to contact, and everything was very pleasant in this process.

But this time, it's obviously a little different.

The Baekje Tang envoy couldn't sit still at first.

This man's name is Buyeohong, and he is the uncle of the new king of Baekje today, and he is also the younger brother of the king of Baekje who was captured in Chang'an!

He came here for two purposes, on the one hand, to test the mind of the Tang Dynasty, and on the other hand, to visit the old king.

Buyeo Hong repeatedly pleaded with the Ministry of Rites, hoping that he could meet the old king of Baekje.

But the Ministry of Rites is very honest, now your affairs are not in our hands, please go out and turn left, there is a place called Erpigou, go there, find a person named Chen Zhengtai.

This Fuyu Hong was anxious, so he went around to inquire about Chen Zhengtai's background, and the more he inquired, the more frightened he became, and he couldn't make up his mind for a while.

Fortunately, after a few days, someone came to the door, and this time, Buyeo Hong met an old acquaintance, who was Buyeo Weigang, the original general of the naval division of Baekje.

Fuyu Weigang had a calm smile on his face, he was obviously quite moisturized in Datang, and when he saw Fuyu Hong, he grinned.

Fu Yuhong glared angrily, with hatred in his eyes, and said fiercely: "It's you, you dog with a broken backbone......"

Fuyu Weigang was not angry, but said: "Good birds choose trees to perch, the Tang Dynasty is Shangbang, and now I am a minister to Shangbang, why not?" Ay...... The way of the world has changed, and even the king has been captured in Chang'an, haven't you figured it out yet? I am now on the order of the Korean Minister, and I invite you to go to the Mansion, and meet the Korean Prince. ”

Fuyu Hong couldn't help but feel sad and indignant in his heart, after some investigation, he had already understood the details of this Korean duke, and the attack on Baekje was all done by this person, if he went to see this Korean duke, he was afraid that he would have to suffer great humiliation.

Moreover, this person asked Fuyu Wei to invite him, in his opinion, it was obviously ill-intentioned.

If he had gone, he would have been intimidated.

Buyeo Hong is not stupid, he knows very well that with the current Baekje, in the face of the other party's coercion, he will definitely not be able to easily protect himself.

So he sighed abruptly and said, "I should go to see me, this is a courtesy, but ...... I have a reluctant request ......"

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Today's second chapter is delivered. There are a total of four chapters updated today.,Two are yesterday's owes.。 But it's late, so maybe the fifth shift, that is, the third shift today, may be sent late, before tomorrow morning. In short, before 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, I will pay off all the arrears from yesterday. And tomorrow's three watches, as usual.