"Who wants you to go to the soup and fight the fire, after helping the official consolidate the Silk Road first, the official will never break his word, and he will definitely let you go to the military department." Linghu Dedi did not give up.

Merton laughed and said, "Lord Linghu is very loving, and the kid can help Lord Linghu even if he is in the army." ”

"Oh!" When Hu Dedi heard this, he couldn't help but move in his heart.

"The boy looked through the history books, read all the records of the envoys of various dynasties and foreign countries, and found a creepy pattern." Merton said solemnly.

Hearing this, Linghu Dedi said solemnly: "I would like to hear the details." ”

At this moment, even Li Shimin couldn't help but listen.

"There is no diplomacy for a weak country!" Merton said word by word.

"The reason why Su Qin Zhang Yi was so powerful at the beginning, the strong and national power behind it relied on, the national strength in the early period of the Western Han Dynasty was weak, and the diplomacy of the Western Han Dynasty at that time was extremely humiliating.

After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty was strong, Zhang Jian chiseled the Western Regions, Ban Chao 36 cavalry arrays to kill the Xiongnu, and pacified the countries of the Western Regions, relying only on these 36 people, but the powerful Han Dynasty behind Ban Chao. Merton said excitedly.

Many important ministers also nodded.

"The kid thinks that the war in troubled times, the diplomacy of the prosperous times, now the Tang Dynasty is as powerful as the Han Wu period, and blindly only waging war will only make my Tang Dynasty decline sharply like the Han Dynasty, and the importance of the diplomacy of the Ministry of Rites will be far greater than that of the Ministry of War." Merton said solemnly.

Even Ling Hu Dedi couldn't help but be moved, the old fox who was already in a high position, but he was excited by this hairy boy from Merton, if the Ministry of Rites can make great contributions to pacifying the Western Regions like Ban Chao, then the power of his Ministry of Rites will definitely multiply.

"War in troubled times, diplomacy in prosperous times!"

"One man is worth ten thousand armies!"

Li Shimin couldn't help but move, if he could dispatch an envoy to achieve the effect of dispatching a large army, how could he not make him moved, after all, Tuyuhun had almost exhausted the national strength of the Tang Dynasty.

"Even if the Tang Dynasty sends an envoy to a small official, what it represents is my entire Tang Dynasty, and if I am strong in the Tang Dynasty, the envoys will be strong, if we want to stabilize the Silk Road, the top priority for my Tang Dynasty is not to send envoys to the countries of the Western Regions, but to show the powerful force of my Tang Dynasty to the countries of the Western Regions." Merton said excitedly.

"No, my Datang has just had a big war, and the treasury is empty, how can I support another war." Hearing this, Dai Xuan hurriedly retorted.

He was afraid that Li Shimin would be instigated by this kid Merton to conquer the Western Regions again, and the other officials also looked at Merton well, and after this kid went west, he became extremely aggressive.

Merton waved his hand again and again: "The show of force is not only about war, such as the Great Parade!" ”

"The big parade?"

The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty looked at Merton one by one in puzzlement, and even Li Shimin was confused.

Merton looked emotional, as if falling into a memory: "The inspiration for the big military parade is that the kid saw the scene of His Majesty's review of the three armies before the expedition, and His Majesty's heroic posture of reviewing the three armies has shocked the kid so far, if it weren't for His Majesty's need to sit in Chang'an City, and the royal car went to Tuyuhun in person, Fu Yun would definitely surrender without a fight." ”

The ministers looked at the flattering Merton in a daze, and couldn't help showing a look of contempt, and even many civil officials scolded in their hearts: "Sycophant." ”

Even Li Shimin couldn't help blushing, but he was very useful in his heart. He fought in the south and the north, pacified the world, and his military talent was naturally recognized by the world, and even when he was on the western expedition, even he was constantly deducing, if he went on the expedition, how would he arrange the troops, but unfortunately since he ascended the throne, I am afraid that there are not many opportunities to personally lead the troops.

At that time, the boy thought, if the world sees His Majesty's wisdom and martial arts, he will definitely bow to His Majesty's feet, and the world will return to his heart, so the boy has a plan, if His Majesty is in Chang'an City, hold a huge military parade, His Majesty stands under the Suzaku Gate to review the three armies, and the soldiers of the three armies swear to Your Majesty, and tens of thousands of troops cross Chang'an City to return to the camp, so they invite the people of the world, foreign envoys to watch, the people see the majesty of our army, they must be honored, and they have the heart to serve the country, and the envoys of other countries see my Tang Dynasty's great force, and they must be afraid. No more rebellion. Merton said excitedly.

"The three armies under the Suzaku Sect are paraded!" Li Shimin's eyes suddenly lit up, and he couldn't help but move after not fighting for a long time.

"In this way, the people of the world will return to their hearts, foreign countries will be terrified, and with the loyal and patriotic people cultivated by the Ministry of Rites, they will be able to calm the world without spending a single soldier." Merton's explanation made the courtiers aware of the potential benefits of the parade.

"Show off your strength!"

The ministers understood what Merton meant, especially Linghu Dedi's eyes lit up, the foreign envoy saw the force of the Tang Dynasty with his own eyes, and after returning to China, he personally told the strength of the Tang Dynasty, which was more credible than hearsay, coupled with the means of the Tang envoys, he would definitely be able to obtain the greatest gain.

Li Shimin's eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but move: "Ladies and gentlemen, do you think this big military parade is feasible?" ”

Hou Junji immediately came out in agreement and said: "The minister seconded the proposal, so that my Datang will not lose a single soldier and a soldier, and it can deter other countries, which is really a good policy." ”

The military parade is to show off the military's strength, which is the most beneficial to the military, and he, as the secretary of the military department, naturally supports it vigorously.

"Mohou does have a benevolent heart, so that what would have required war to solve, one envoy is enough to complete, which is really a blessing for the people of the world." Wei Zheng also agreed.

"The alien race is afraid of power and not morality, if I let the alien race see the great force of my Tang Dynasty, a horse envoy will definitely be able to make the northwest pass the throne."

With the support of the imperial army, the envoy of the Ministry of Rites will be invincible, this is the biggest opportunity for the rise of the Ministry of Rites, and it is now the support of spare no effort.

The Ministry of Civil Affairs Shangshu Dai Xuan also nodded again and again, a military parade ceremony and compared with a war, the money required is only a drop in the bucket, and if this move can control the Silk Road in one fell swoop, for the Ministry of Civil Affairs, it will be able to obtain greater benefits, so that the money spent on the military parade is not worth mentioning.

Merton's proposal for a military parade was quickly supported by the Manchu courtiers, even Quan Wanji had to pinch his nose and admit that the military parade could make the Tang Dynasty surrender without a fight, which was very in line with Confucian benevolence, he always disliked Merton, but had to admit that Merton's kid did have some ability.

"There has never been a big military parade in all dynasties, this is the first initiative of my Tang Dynasty, and it will definitely go down in history." Yan Shigu said with emotion.

"Datang's first!" Li Shimin's heart was suddenly moved, wouldn't that be if he wanted to make an unprecedented precedent. This is an irresistible temptation for Li Shimin.

"Okay, then I, Datang, will be in charge, how long will it take for the military department to prepare for this big military parade." Li Shimin couldn't help but say proudly.

Hou Junji suddenly said with a straight face: "The army of the Sixteen Guards is on standby at any time. ”

"Where's the Ministry of Rites?" Li Shimin turned his head to look at Linghu Dedi.

Linghu Dedi pondered slightly: "Back to Your Majesty, now many countries in the Western Regions are already in the Tang Dynasty, but there are still many envoys from countries in the Western Regions who have not yet arrived, if you want to be notified, I am afraid it will take at least a month to come and go." ”

"Then it will be limited to one month, on the first day of October, under the Tang Suzaku Sect, I will publicly review the three armies!" Li Shimin's expression moved, and he nodded.

"Yes!" Ling Hu Dedi and Hou Junji responded in unison.

Fang Xuanling's expression suddenly moved: "Your Majesty, if you invite the leaders of the southwest and the leaders of the Qiang tribe in the northwest to this military parade, you will definitely be able to get miraculous results." ”

Li Shimin's eyes suddenly flashed, he only thought of using the military parade to deter foreign countries, but he ignored that there were also many unstable factors within the Tang Dynasty, especially the continuous rebellion of various bureaucrats in the southwest.

Even Merton had to sigh that Fang Xuanling's political wisdom was keenly aware of the role of the military parade in stabilizing the Tang Dynasty.

"Pass the order down, let the leaders of the southwest and the northwest departments go to Chang'an City to participate in the military parade within a month." Li Shimin said strongly. Li Shimin, the southwestern bureaucracy, can be said to be annoying, if any tribal leader does not come, it is because he doesn't know each other, don't blame Li Shimin for being unkind.

"Yes!" Linghu Dedi said solemnly.