When many people read the history of the Tang Dynasty, they will subconsciously think that the Tang Dynasty was invincible in the world at the same time. But really, is that so?

When planning for "The Legend of the Tang Dynasty", Li Mu had read a lot of historical materials about the Tang Dynasty. There is a paragraph in it that describes the defeat of the army of Gao Xianzhi, the envoy of the Anxi Jiedu of the Tang Dynasty, and the control of most of Central Asia. This incident made Li Mu realize for the first time that during the seemingly invincible Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty was not truly invincible in the world.

Subsequently, he collected a lot of information and basically understood the main pattern of the world during the Tang Dynasty.

During the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Empire, the Persian Empire, the Arab Empire, and the Byzantine Empire were on the earth from east to west. At that time, the Arab Empire was called "Great Eclipse", and the Byzantine Empire was called "Whisk".

In the sixteenth year of Zhenguan, when Li Shimin had the idea of Goguryeo, the Arab Empire overthrew the ancient Persian Empire, and the tentacles of expansion extended to Central Asia, that is, where the Western Turks were located.

In the first year of Shangyuan, Li Zhi proclaimed himself emperor, and Wu Zetian was named the queen of heaven. The Tang Dynasty entered its most extensive period, and in this year, the armies of the Arab Empire conquered the entire region of Khorasan, which had previously belonged to the Persian Empire, and invaded Bukhara across the Wuhu River. Bukhara was under the jurisdiction of the Tang Anxi Protectorate, and the Arabs invaded the Tang Dynasty for the first time, but no large-scale conflict broke out between the two sides.

In the first year of Shenlong, Zhongzong was restored, and in the following ten years, the Arab Emperor ** team conquered the central region of Central Asia.

In the twenty-second year of Kaiyuan, Li Longji began to ask for immortal medicine and appointed Li Linfu as the prime minister. In the same year, the Tang Dynasty was clearly at a disadvantage in the contest with the Arab Empire. In the Battle of Talas in Central Asia, the Arab Emperor defeated the army of Gao Xianzhi, the envoy of Anxi Jiedu, and most of Central Asia was surrendered.

The troops of the Arab Emperor ** army pointed directly at the area directly under the jurisdiction of the Tang Anxi Protectorate.

So far, the Arab Empire has completed the feat of spanning the three continents of Asia, Africa and Europe, and the horizontal comparison has surpassed the gradually weakening Tang Dynasty.

After the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty entered a period of decline. Tubo rose to replace the Tang Dynasty as the ruler of the Western Regions. For more than half a century, Tibet and the Arabs formed a sharp confrontation in Central Asia. At this time, the main reason why Tibet was able to confront the powerful Arab Empire was because of the contradictions within the Arab Empire, and they had no time to take care of Central Asia, which was not important to them, so the Tibetan barely maintained the confrontation situation.

By the end of the Tang Dynasty, the once-prosperous Arab Empire also fell apart, and the Byzantine Empire, also known as the Roman Empire, replaced the Arab Empire as a world hegemon spanning Asia, Africa and Europe.

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As a traverser, Li Mu knew this information. This information constitutes his vision. Just as the East and the West in later generations, the world today is divided into East and West. From the early Tang Dynasty to the Middle Tang Dynasty, the East and West can be understood as the Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire, and after the Middle Tang Dynasty, the East and West can be understood as the Tang Dynasty and Tubo and other countries, and the gradually weakening Arab Empire and the Byzantine Empire.

The Byzantine Empire was thousands of miles away, and its strength was not shown at this time, so there was no need to bother. But the rise of the Arab Empire has become unstoppable. If the Tang Dynasty gets rid of the Western Turks, completely opens up the Silk Road, and extends its influence to Central Asia, it will soon face a threat from the Arab Empire.

How to deal with this situation, and no longer have the matter of Gao Xianzhi's hundreds of thousands of troops being wiped out, it is time to think about it carefully.

If you can unite the countries and nationalities east of Central Asia, unify them into the system of the Tang Dynasty, and become allies of the Tang Dynasty. Then, all the problems are solved. After all, there is a cultural basis for this, the Tibetans, the Turks, or Persia, they all admired the Tang Dynasty culture and regarded the rising cannibals as barbaric invaders. If Datang can establish the status of the big brother of the East in a short period of time with absolute strength, then these countries around Datang will become 'satellite states', isolating the armies of the Arab Empire from the borders of Datang.

Li Mu didn't dare to tell anyone about such thoughts. Because for these civil and military generals who fought with Li Shimin for half his life and conquered the Central Plains. Their subconscious minds will think that if there is a chance, why not destroy all these countries, and after conquering a huge territory, even in the face of the army of Great Eclipse, they will definitely be able to win the battle.

Li Mu couldn't explain these things, did he have to say, don't be delusional, the two world wars in later generations have proved that it is absolutely impossible for a country to rule the world, and it is blind to try to rule the whole world.

He can't say that people cannibalism is the same nation and the same faith, and if the Tang Dynasty destroys the countries of Tibet, Turkia, and Persia, it will inevitably suffer from internal and external troubles, and it will be even more difficult to cope with when the time comes.

So if he wants to achieve his goal, he can only find a way to do it step by step according to the route he has set. Success is still far away, but thankfully there is still a lot of time. Perhaps when he died, the armies of the Arab Empire would not have come to the city. After all, if you follow the original history, it was also what happened when Wu Zetian was about to hang up.

Wu Zetian was in his eighties, Li Mu was not confident that he could live to ninety, and even if he could, he would definitely be a confused old man.

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Dugu Jiu was not in the government office, so Li Mu didn't stay long, left a note on his desk, and returned the same way. This kid's whereabouts have been getting weirder and weirder lately, and he often can't find anyone. When we meet occasionally, I'm in a hurry, and I don't know what I'm busy with. Li Mu originally planned to leave in three days, and he had to explain some things, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that there was nothing to explain. It's nothing more than letting him take care of the house, and don't let the little ones take advantage of the loopholes.

But now in the Hou Mansion, there are twenty brocade guards guarding the front, back, left and right. In everyone's hand, there is a repeating crossbow. Under such 'firepower', even if 3,000 soldiers and horses attack, they may not be able to attack. Not to mention any masters of the rivers and lakes. If you dare to invade like Mama Rong did before, a salvo will become a sieve.

In terms of safety, Li Mu is not worried.

He worries about his children, especially his daughter, who doesn't have a name yet. Therefore, before leaving, choosing a name for your daughter has become a top priority.

"Qiaoqiao, what's your name?" Bai Qiaoqiao looked at him and said, "You are the child's father, and you came to ask me again?" ”

"I've got one, why don't you get one too?" Li Mu had a whim, and said, "Why don't you have the surname Bai, call Bai Li Li, what's the matter?" ”

"Just because it's a daughter, don't let the surname Li?" Bai Qiaoqiao, who was not out of confinement, was sensitive and scary, and became angry when she heard the words, picked up her daughter and turned around, her eyes were red and said: "Poor my daughter, your ruthless father won't let you be surnamed Li." ”

"What's the matter, just kidding." Li Mu hurriedly came over to coax, although he knew that Bai Qiaoqiao was also joking with him, but he still felt distressed, threw the son in his arms into the cradle, came over and hugged his wife and daughter, and said: "Isn't it that I can't name it, I always feel that none of them are good, and I am not worthy of my daughter." ”

Bai Qiaoqiao glanced at him and said, "Didn't you say that the name is just a code name?" It's good to the ear, it's good, it's okay? Isn't it nice to look at your son's name? As she spoke, she greeted her son: "Isn't it, Xiao Li Bai?" ”

Li Mu only had a wry smile, every time he heard Qiaoqiao call his son, he would feel sorry for his idol. didn't say anything about plagiarizing other people's poems, and called them sons to others. If we could meet each other, we wouldn't have been hammered to death.

"Otherwise," Bai Qiaoqiao suddenly thought of something, and said, "Didn't you give me a big name, called Bailu?" Then our daughter, let's call it Xiaolu, how about the name? ”

"Absolutely not!" Li Mu was very resolute word by word, and this matter was not negotiable. (Repeat the paragraph, refresh later.) ）

Bai Qiaoqiao didn't know why, muttered, didn't mention it, and said: "Then you think for yourself, ask me, and you still don't agree." ”

"Alas......" Li Mu sighed, suddenly, he noticed the moonlight reflected by the window, looked up, today's moonlight is very clear and bright, looked at the daughter who was in his wife's arms, slowly fell asleep, and suddenly said: "Wife, I think our daughter will be a great beauty who will fall into the country and the city when she grows up, or else, what about calling Li Tianguo?" ”

"How can anyone with such a name," Bai Qiaoqiao hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Let Your Majesty listen to it, and I can't scold you, it's too unlucky." ”

"Yes," Li Mu himself also reacted, as soon as the Tang Dynasty was established, you have to 'dump the country', which is not good to say. After pondering for a while, Li Mu said again: "Then it's called Li Chengcheng, Luoyang City is mine, I like my daughter to lose, what's wrong?" ”

Bai Qiaoqiao smiled bitterly: "Husband, do you want to think again?" ”

"I don't want to, that's it." Li Mu took his daughter from Qiaoqiao's arms, and the little guy was just about to fall asleep, but he was disturbed by the unscrupulous father, and he cried loudly. Li Mu didn't care, and said with great interest: "Baby girl, you will be called Li Chengcheng in the future, domineering, right?" If you're satisfied, you're going to cry twice? ”

The crying was really louder, Bai Qiaoqiao looked at Li Mu speechlessly, raised her hand and pinched him, took the child over, and it took a long time to finally put her to sleep.

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The news of potatoes, of course, is impossible to completely block. Although the sources of all parties are inconsistent and the timeliness is also inconsistent, gradually, they all know that Dingxiang has produced a magical crop, and the yield per mu can reach thousands of catties. After more and more people knew, in the end, Li Shimin still heard the imperial history play at the court meeting.

“…… Your Majesty, the name of this crop is potatoes, and it is said that the yield per mu can reach 3,000 catties. The people of Dingxiang called it an immortal seed, and the source is unknown, but the minister got the news, or it was related to the Marquis of Luoyang. ”

"Although there is no major disaster this year, and the food harvest has increased compared to last year, there are still many places where there is still a shortage of food. Dingxiang is a place, producing hundreds of thousands of catties of potatoes, and there must be surplus. His Majesty may be used to support other places. In the coming year, set aside seeds and promote cultivation methods, if it can be popularized, Datang will no longer have to worry about food shortage. ”

The surname of the person who spoke was Zheng, Xingyang Zheng.

When Li Shimin saw this person, he instinctively felt sick to his stomach. Of course, he knew the purpose of this man, for the sake of potato seeds. 's daughter suddenly said: "Wife, I think our daughter will be a great beauty who will captivate the country and the city when she grows up, or else, how about calling Li Tianguo?" ”

"How can anyone with such a name," Bai Qiaoqiao hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Let Your Majesty listen to it, and I can't scold you, it's too unlucky." ”

"Yes," Li Mu himself also reacted, as soon as the Tang Dynasty was established, you have to 'dump the country', which is not good to say. After pondering for a while, Li Mu said again: "Then it's called Li Chengcheng, Luoyang City is mine, I like my daughter to lose, what's wrong?" ”

Bai Qiaoqiao smiled bitterly: "Husband, do you want to think again?" ”

"I don't want to, that's it." Li Mu took his daughter from Qiaoqiao's arms, and the little guy was just about to fall asleep, but he was disturbed by the unscrupulous father, and he cried loudly. Li Mu didn't care, and said with great interest: "Baby girl, you will be called Li Chengcheng in the future, domineering, right?" If you're satisfied, you're going to cry twice? ”

The crying was really louder, Bai Qiaoqiao looked at Li Mu speechlessly, raised her hand and pinched him, took the child over, and it took a long time to finally put her to sleep.

……

The news of potatoes, of course, is impossible to completely block. Although the sources of all parties are inconsistent and the timeliness is also inconsistent, gradually, they all know that Dingxiang has produced a magical crop, and the yield per mu can reach thousands of catties. After more and more people knew, in the end, Li Shimin still heard the imperial history play at the court meeting.

“…… Your Majesty, the name of this crop is potatoes, and it is said that the yield per mu can reach 3,000 catties. The people of Dingxiang called it an immortal seed, and the source is unknown, but the minister got the news, or it was related to the Marquis of Luoyang. ”

"Although there is no major disaster this year, and the food harvest has increased compared to last year, there are still many places where there is still a shortage of food. Dingxiang is a place, producing hundreds of thousands of catties of potatoes, and there must be surplus. His Majesty may be used to support other places. In the coming year, set aside seeds and promote cultivation methods, if it can be popularized, Datang will no longer have to worry about food shortage. ”

The surname of the person who spoke was Zheng, Xingyang Zheng.

When Li Shimin saw this person, he instinctively felt sick to his stomach. Of course, he knew the purpose of this man, for the sake of potato seeds. "Although there is no major disaster this year, and the food harvest has increased compared to last year, there are still many places where there is still a shortage of food. Dingxiang is a place, producing hundreds of thousands of catties of potatoes, and there must be surplus. His Majesty may be used to support other places. In the coming year, set aside seeds and promote cultivation methods, if it can be popularized, Datang will no longer have to worry about food shortage. ”

The surname of the person who spoke was Zheng, Xingyang Zheng.

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