Li You said: "Father, it is now certain that there is a great political force behind these Japanese pirates. These people are either the current regime of the Japanese slave state, or other forces that want to compete with the current regime for power. ”

Li You's words are well-founded. The Uno Kingdom is now ruled by Emperor Gogoku, and the government is in the hands of the powerful minister Soga Ezo, and the eldest brother of Emperor Gogoku's son, the eldest brother, the Emperor, was very dissatisfied with this, and in 645 he staged a coup d'état, killed Soga Ezoi's son, Soga Irishika, and began to control the government, and later became Emperor Tenchi.

According to the analysis of known intelligence, Li You, in order to enhance his strength, is very likely to capture the people of the Tang Dynasty to serve him, and the matter of piracy should be related to this.

Li You first gave Li Shimin and others the basic knowledge of the Japanese slave country and the current situation.

Li Shimin said a little puzzled: "I still know a little about this Japanese slave country. In the second year of Zhenguan, they sent an envoy to the Tang Dynasty to ask them to learn the culture of our dynasty and have friendly exchanges. Their attitude is still very respectful. ”

Li You shook his head and said: "Father, the Japanese slaves are very special, they are a mixture of wolf nature and dog nature, they worship power, grovel to the country that can defeat them, and are extremely respectful. It is extremely cruel to weak and small countries, and has no mercy and sympathy. ”

Speaking of which, Li You listed some of the atrocities committed by the Japanese pirates in the coastal areas of the Tang Dynasty and the massacre of locals on the Korean Peninsula. Li Shimin and others have some basic understanding of the nature of the Japanese slaves.

Li You said: "For the Japanese slave people, the means of moral education will not work, and only iron-blooded conquest can make them settle down.

Erchen's opinion was to send a large army to conquer the Japanese slave country, not only to rescue the plundered people of our Tang Dynasty, but also to completely annihilate the navy of the Japanese slave country, destroy their shipbuilding infrastructure, and convince them. Only in this way can we make them surrender and ensure that our Datang will not be harassed by it for hundreds of years. ”

This is the case in history, in the Battle of Baijiangkou from August 27 to August 28, 663, Liu Renliang basically annihilated the Japanese navy in the first battle, so that the Japanese have deep respect for the Central Plains Dynasty since then, and dare not invade the Central Plains Dynasty for a thousand years.

Li Shimin was excited by the news of the great victory in the naval battle of Dengzhou, and when he heard that he could completely eradicate pirates from the Japanese slave country, he immediately said: "Okay, the little Japanese slave country dares to provoke my Datang, and we must teach them a hard lesson." ”

Fang Xuanling said: "The harm caused by pirates is indeed very great, and it should be severely cracked down, and the minister agrees." ”

The eldest grandson, Wuji, also expressed his support, but he was a little worried about the large-scale sea-crossing operation. He said: "I have no objection to fighting pirates, but this matter needs to be carefully planned. ”

Li Shimin said: "Xuan Ling, you can say hello to Li Jing, Hou Junji, Zhang Liang and others in this matter first, and let them think about it in advance." Auxiliary, you notify Gao Jingming to see how the money and food of the household department are deployed. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." The eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling resigned.

When only Li Shimin and Li You were left in the room, Li Shimin asked, "Li You, is this matter so serious?" Or are you thinking about it for the sake of Li Tai's affairs? ”

Li Shimin and Li You have already discussed, for the sake of Li Tai, they have to do a big thing, so as to find an excuse for amnesty to the world.

Li You said: "Yes and no. The harm of the Japanese slave state is really great, and they have now begun to meddle in the affairs of Silla and Baekje, which will also have a great impact on the future Tang Dynasty's eastern expedition to Goguryeo. In short, the Japanese slave country must be beaten hard.

Father, the matter of pirates has little impact on the mainland, and the weight between the government and the opposition is not enough. Erchen suggested that the harm of piracy should be vigorously publicized in the court to attract enough attention from the people, and at the same time, the court should issue a notice to let the whole country know about the rampant piracy in the coastal areas of the Tang Dynasty.

In addition, Erchen had already sent someone to inform Governor Deng, asking him to personally bring the people who had been harmed by pirates to Chang'an to preach the dangers of pirates, so that the brutal image of pirates would be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so as to arouse the indignation of civil and military officials and the people of Chang'an, and everyone would share the same hatred and eliminate pirates.

In this way, it can not only stimulate the patriotic enthusiasm between the Tang Dynasty and the opposition, but also build propaganda for the imperial court to send troops to the Japanese slave country. It can also dilute people's attention to the Li Tai incident through this incident.

With this foreshadowing, Erchen went to clean up the pirates, which was a big event that shook the Tang Dynasty. After the victory, it will also provide you with a good excuse to amnesty the world. ”

"That's one way. Okay, good, you just do it your way. Li Shimin said with relief.

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Shaw House.

Since Xiao Qian became the Minister of Education full-time, he has not been troubled by complicated matters in the court, and his work has been handy. My heart is much clearer, and my complexion looks much better.

Accompanied by Xiao Wanyu, Li You came to Xiao's mansion and talked to him about promoting piracy atrocities and mobilizing the people to support the war. They agreed to mobilize the students in Chang'an City to write articles about the atrocities of pirates, and each school collectively wrote a letter to support the imperial court in sending troops to the Japanese slave state, so that the students could participate in the affairs of the imperial court in public, and form a good habit of caring about national affairs and actively participating in the administration and discussion of politics.

Xiao Qian was very happy, he thought that it was a good thing for the students to care about national affairs, and they must be happy to participate in this activity.

Xiao Gan's movements were very fast, and he immediately assigned this task to various schools in Chang'an, which really aroused the students' strong interest.

The next morning, Governor Deng Shi took several people who were killed by pirates to complain about the atrocities of the pirates in the court, and they burst into tears, as miserable as they were, which caused great indignation among the civil and military officials against the pirates. Everyone demanded that troops be sent to exterminate the pirates, and for the Japanese slave countries that provided support to the pirates, they also asked to send troops to conquer them.

Then, the students of Chang'an went to the imperial court to demand severe punishment for the pirates, and various schools also organized lectures, and the students came to the stage to complain about the atrocities of the pirates. In addition, each school also organizes students to preach to the people in the past on the street in front of the school.

Chang'an City quickly set off a wave of denunciations against pirates.

Li Shimin found that Li You's tricks were very clever, and he didn't have to do his own work, and the government and the opposition spontaneously formed a wave of support for sending troops to conquer the Japanese slave state.

At the same time, the attention of the Li Tai incident has greatly diminished, and basically no one mentions it anymore.

Lizheng Palace.

Li Shimin said with emotion: "Li You just has a way, this kid really didn't say anything." ”

Empress Eldest Sun said with relief: "You'er, this child, no matter what you do, the concubine feels relieved. For the sake of Qingque, he has put a lot of thought into it, and it seems that his method will work completely. The blue finch must have been saved. ”

Immediately, Empress Eldest Sun said with some concern: "Erlang, Qingque seems to be very dissatisfied, and there is a lot of resistance, and it seems that he can't listen to what the concubine says." You have to do the work yourself. ”

After Li Tai was imprisoned, Empress Changsun visited him several times and found that he had great resistance, especially dissatisfaction with Li Chengqian and Li You, and his words were full of resentment. She couldn't help but feel worried. 8)