In today's workshops, there are many things that are being tested, and some of them have already begun to be put into production and tried in small batches in the army. If there is no problem, the weapons in the hands of the Tang army will become more diverse and sophisticated in the future. After inspecting the workshop for a long time and seeing the drills of various new weapons, Li Xin returned to the palace.

This action can be said to make him more confident in the Datang he established single-handedly. As long as this momentum continues, the situation I envisioned should soon be realized.

In the blink of an eye, the second year of Tianding will pass.

This year, Li Xin specially selected a hundred benevolent gentry from the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and invited them to Chang'an to set up a banquet and entertain them.

These people were not recommended by the government, but were secretly inspected by the General Administration Department and were indeed good people, and then they were invited by Li Xin's special order.

It was a great honor for those who were invited. After all, in everyone's eyes, although Li Xin is now known as the King of Tang, he is actually no different from the Son of Heaven.

Therefore, being able to be invited to a banquet by such a person is something that can be praised for a lifetime for these people.

Li Xin's purpose is also very simple, that is, to promote righteousness and show virtue in the territory. Although the upward and downward effects are not good, sometimes they are still very beneficial. At the very least, when the people below see that they attach so much importance to these virtues and good deeds, they will spontaneously promote these things.

The people are simple and the people are happy, which is naturally a good thing for the spirit of a country. Li Xin can be regarded as a start, taking the lead in making an exemplary role.

Before the end of the year, Li Xin traveled again, this time along Weishui all the way west, to Qinzhou to inspect the area. After all, he hadn't been to this place in a long time.

Nowadays, all parts of Qinzhou are developing well, and the most important thing is that they are relatively stable, after all, there are no enemies around that deserve too much attention. Although there is a Liangzhou next to it, the other party does not have the courage to provoke Datang now.

The rest is Qiu Chi and the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the south, not to mention Qiu Chi, he himself is worried every day, and he only hopes that Datang will not fight his own ideas, so naturally he will not take the initiative to make trouble.

As for the words of Sima Xun, the assassin of Liangzhou, since he was persuaded by Li Xin in a letter, he has been relatively honest over the years.

After all, what Li Xin said really hit the nail on the head, especially over the years, he has gained a lot of benefits from Li Xin's hands, which has made his strength secretly grow a lot.

Therefore, he also turned a blind eye to Datang's activities in Liangzhou, and basically did not interfere much. Unless it is a real infringement of his real interests, otherwise, basically the two sides maintain some kind of tacit understanding.

And other places are basically in a state of calm, so in the second half of the second year of Tianding, Datang spent relatively peacefully.

As soon as the New Year passes, it will be three years since Tianding, and Jiang Zuo changed his name to Yuan Longhe this year because he changed an emperor last year.

Only a few days after the Chinese New Year, an important news came back from Shuofang in the north, and the country finally couldn't support it, and the king of Daiwang, Shi Yiqian, asked the Tang Dynasty to surrender and asked to be attached to the Tang Dynasty. It is said that he sent Lang Zhong to order Xu Qian to go south to Chang'an, where he came to meet Li Xin and ask for permission to return to Shun.

Of course, this is good news for Li Xin, after all, in that case, the threat from the north will be basically lifted.

At least, there is no need to maintain a large number of troops in the north to defend against them. Especially Peng Lin and their 10,000-strong army, they no longer have to stay on the grassland to eat and sleep in the open, and they will fight in all directions.

So, Li Xin sent someone to take Xu Qian to Chang'an, and personally summoned him at the court meeting.

"Xu Qian, the minister of the lower state, meet His Royal Highness the King of Tang!" Xu Qian came this time, it can be said that he put his posture very low, and after he arrived at the top of the main hall, he made a big bow to worship.

This is also expected, after all, he is here to ask for surrender, once Li Xin agrees, Shi Yiqian will be the minister of the Tang King. And he, the courtier's courtier, naturally has to perform this great gift, otherwise, where can he be considered sincere.

"Excuse me! Did Shiyigan really send you here to ask for your surrender? Li Xin looked at him for a while before he spoke.

"The king's heart to surrender is true, and there is absolutely no falsehood, how dare you deceive His Royal Highness the King of Tang? The minister was ordered to come here to show my submission on behalf of the country! As long as His Royal Highness the King of Tang agrees, the people of the country are willing to obey the orders of the King of Tang, the people of the country are the people of the Tang Dynasty, and the subjects of the country are the subjects of the King of Tang! Daiguo is willing to pay tribute every year, worship every year, and only ask His Royal Highness the Tang King to forgive Daiguo! In addition to the small courtesy, there are still ten beauties, who are the daughters of the clan of the country, and they are given to His Royal Highness the King of Tang on behalf of the king, so as to tie up a good heart forever! Xu Qian said respectfully.

Hearing his words, Li Xin didn't say anything for a while, just pondered in his heart.

Judging from these words, Shi Yiqian seems to be very sincere this time. But there is nothing strange about this approach, especially in the case of the Saibei Hu people. After all, what they believe in is the law of the jungle!

As long as he is strong, then it doesn't matter if he is a Hu or a Han, there is no psychological pressure to surrender. From this point of view, it is very different from the Central Plains Dynasty.

The main reason is that the Central Plains Dynasty has always had a kind of pride in its heart, which is a kind of self-proclaimed in the world, and the Quartet comes to the dynasty as orthodox. Therefore, if you want to make the Central Plains Dynasty submit to foreign countries and submit to the Hu people, it is basically very difficult.

Throughout history, we know that except for one or two things that are really shameless, for the sake of their own power, they are shy and humble to serve the Hu people. Basically, even if the country dies, it will not surrender to the Hu people.

Therefore, Li Xin will not wonder if Shi Yiqian has the idea of surrendering, but he doesn't know how much sincerity there is. After all, the other party is now forced to surrender because of the domestic situation.

But when he regains his strength in the future, maybe he won't be at ease.

Unless the Tang Dynasty can remain strong all the time, otherwise, not only the Daiguo, but also the surrounding Hu people who once surrendered, I am afraid that they will eventually rebel. After all, the time they were included in the Tang Dynasty was too short.

Historically, after being defeated by the former Qin, Shi Yiqian also asked Fu Jian to surrender and surrender, basically speaking, there was no problem before the defeat of the river, and the entire former Qin looked very strong.

Moreover, even after the defeat of Weishui, it was not Daiguo who rebelled first, but Murong Chui and them. Therefore, from this point of view, Li Xin is also willing to believe the other party. As long as he doesn't follow the old path of Qianqin, there should be no big problem.

After pondering for a while, he said: "Does Shi Yiqian know that Guishun my Datang is different from other places in Guishun?" ”

Some things have to be explained, otherwise, don't blame yourself for not making it clear first.

Hearing this, Xu Qian immediately understood.

For example, all parties today have a better understanding of the system of Datang accepting returnees. Those who surrender can be appointed, but generally they will leave where they came, and it is unlikely that they will be able to control the army.

Unless it has been a long time and it has been trusted, it can continue to lead troops. Of course, the military structure of the Tang Dynasty actually determines that it is basically impossible for a certain general to rise up and rebel, because few people will follow.

Shiyigan was the king of the Daiguo, and before that he was the supreme monarch of the entire Daiguo. If he wants to be obedient, he will become a courtier, and many things can no longer be decided as he once wanted, but must obey orders!

Naturally, no one would agree to such a condition in normal times, after all, it is equivalent to cutting off one's arm. But the problem is that the current Daiguo is in dire straits, and if you don't do this, I'm afraid that you will eventually be killed by the domestic rebellion and Peng Lin.

Therefore, Shi Yiqian thought about it and discussed it with his ministers, and finally decided that it was better to return to the Tang Dynasty. At the very least, time of tranquility can be earned.

"When the minister came, the acting king said that since he was a minister of the king of Tang, he would listen to the order of the king of Tang! The king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die, the Tang king has an order, and the whole country will obey it! Xu Qian was silent for a moment before replying.

It seemed that it took a great deal of effort to say this, but it was very serious, and he made his attitude very thorough. To put it bluntly, it is almost out of the way, as long as Li Xin agrees to submit, there is no problem.

When the surrounding ministers heard this, they couldn't help but whisper. But there was a hint of pride on everyone's faces!

After all, being able to force a big country like Daiguo to this role also shows that Datang is strong. Those who are courtiers are honored!

"Well, the acting king has the heart to submit to my Datang, which is a good thing! However, this king still needs to think about this matter, so Xu Langzhong will settle down in the post house for two days first! By the way, Yan Zizhang is now an official in Chang'an, and you were a minister in the same hall before, so you must be very familiar with it! If you have time, why not visit him? "Shiyiqian's return to obedience is a big deal after all, so Li Xin didn't want to make a hasty decision, so he said.

"Yes! The minister will retire and obey the summons of His Highness at any time! Although Xu Qian wanted to decide this matter on the spot, he had no way to force it, so he had to bow down.