Chapter 638: The Pros and Cons of Harmony
Li Su likes the life of Datang. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
From resistance at the beginning, to acceptance, to finally slowly liking, this process took several years.
It is precisely because I like it that I slowly invest in my feelings, and after I put it in, I will inevitably have a little more "deep love, responsibility" feelings, some of the advantages of Datang are even lacking in modern society after a thousand years, such as the sincerity between people, such as the straightforward, heroic and reasonable simplicity and so on, of course, there are also some bad places, such as and the pro-system.
The so-called "harmony", is to marry the royal princess to a foreign king or prince, in order to achieve a relatively stable and peaceful diplomatic purpose, although the Tang Dynasty is open, but the status of women is still much lower than that of men, especially the royal princess, although the status is respected, but there is basically no human rights at all, every princess is born for future political purposes, the emperor has made arrangements for every princess, this princess must marry the son of a meritorious hero in the future, the princess must be given to the monarch of a certain country as a concubine, etc., Just like the chicken in the cage in the backyard of the restaurant kitchen, as long as a guest comes to the door, the cook will open the cage and take a chicken out to kill it, and the princess is basically equivalent to this status.
Dongyang also experienced this catastrophe back then, if it weren't for Li Su's plan, she would have become a wife of the Gao family now.
Because of this, Li Sucai hated the so-called marriage giving and parental system.
Very strange, very contradictory country.
On the one hand, self-confidence is extremely high, the army swept the world, invincible, so that the surrounding neighbors are frightened, the domestic folk customs are simple, the monarch is sage, on the other hand, but the most noble princess of this country is sent everywhere as a gift without money, this country sends one, that country sends one, this kind of humiliating thing that only the defeated country can do, the Tang Dynasty does it without psychological pressure, the Manchu Dynasty from the emperor to the subjects, no one feels inappropriate, It seems that an invincible country sends a few princesses out of the country is simply a very normal thing.
Li Su doesn't understand this logic very much, even if the Tang Empire that swept the world has the need to make peace for diplomatic purposes, then it should let the princess of a foreign country marry the prince of his country, why did he do the opposite, let the most noble princess of his country go thousands of miles to a foreign land to serve the tiger and wolf alone?
This is very abnormal, it looks like a schizophrenic can do something, so Li Su is very disgusted, so Li Su finally couldn't help but speak bluntly in front of Li Shimin today.
There are some things that must be said, whether it is for the country or for the beloved, only if you like it, you will be stupid.
"Zizheng's words seem to be indignant about marriage and kinship...... Li Shimin smiled slightly, waved his hand to signal the scholar to pause, and said slowly: "Still resentful of my marriage to the Gao family when I married Dongyang to the Gao family?" ”
Li Su was taken aback, and suddenly felt that the emotion he had just spoken was a little wrong, so he hurriedly said: "The minister doesn't dare, it's a thing of the past, the minister had hatred back then, and now he has no hatred." What the minister is talking about today is the matter of harmony. ”
Li Shimin stared at Li Su's expression for a while, then smiled, didn't believe it or not, and waved his hand to signal the Zhongshu people to continue recording.
"Zizheng's meaning, and the pro-system is not advisable?"
Li Su lowered his head and said: "The minister thinks that it is indeed not advisable. ”
Li Shimin sighed: "However, all the countries worship and submit, all take the Tang Dynasty as the suzerain, and ask to marry the princess is also for the border tranquility, and the countries are proud to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty. If there is no good marriage, the monarchs of all countries are uneasy, how do they know that they will not have different aspirations and cause trouble? ”
Li Su said calmly: "The glory of all countries is the shame of my Tang Dynasty!" If the countries want peace of mind, why not marry their own daughters to the Tang Dynasty? Your Majesty's more than a dozen princes, all of whom are dragons and phoenixes among the people, choose any one person to marry, and they will not be wronged, so, the two countries are still intermarital relations, the border is still peaceful, Datang is the **** country, one is not defeated, the other is not guilty, how can there be a reason to give the princess of the country to the barbarian? ”
Li Shimin smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Li Su's words are reasonable, about the harmony of relatives, as the Tang Dynasty's national and military strength has become stronger and stronger over the years, Li Shimin's policy towards foreign countries has gradually changed, this change is based on strong strength and self-confidence, "since ancient times, China has been noble, cheap and degradual, and I love it as one", this is what Li Shimin personally said, this sentence fully shows the national policy tendency of the Tang Dynasty towards foreign countries, "love alone is one", this sentence is simple, but it is difficult to do.
We must not only take care of the emotions of the monarchs of various countries, respect their customs and human feelings, but also not wronged ourselves and become bent and welcoming, so "soft and hard, grace and power" has become the attitude of the Tang Dynasty towards all foreign countries, however, the Tang Dynasty wants to make all countries submit to worship, and all foreign countries are willing to call Li Shimin a "heavenly khan", and the border is peaceful, and there is no war, it is difficult to do this, only attitude is not enough, but also to show sincerity, what is sincerity? Sending the princess and relatives is sincerity, it can be said that the princess of the Tang Dynasty is an important part of Li Shimin's implementation of the national policy, which probably means: You see, I even sent my own daughter out, you still don't know each other, don't always make trouble for me.
As a result, from the year of Wude to the year of Zhenguan, many princesses were given to foreign countries and relatives, and became a victim of a national policy, a chess piece that could not help themselves.
On the other hand, if the Tang Dynasty stopped sending the princess and relatives in vain, and asked the foreign monarch to send their daughters to the Tang Dynasty, the result would inevitably be different, which would give others the impression of hegemony, which was very unfavorable from a diplomatic point of view. At least it is certain that those monarchs will definitely fry the pot, generally speaking, peace and relatives are considered a national policy, and a sudden change in the national policy will definitely trigger many chain reactions, and the consequences of these chain reactions may not even be predicted by Li Shimin.
Looking at Li Shimin's wry smile, Li Su also smiled bitterly.
Promote one thing. Changing one thing is easier said than done, even if it is the Heavenly Khan who swept the world, there is his helplessness, there are places beyond his strength, these can not be solved by force.
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The hall became very quiet in vain, and the pen in the hand of the scholar was full of ink, but it hovered on the paper, and did not fall for a long time, waiting for the two monarchs and ministers to speak.
After an hour of incense, Li Shimin finally broke the silence.
"Zizheng, my suffering, I must have known, now the Tang Dynasty looks down on all nations, it is not too much to say that it is invincible in the world, the stronger the national strength and military strength, the more cautious and cautious, not easy national policy, I want not only the worship of all nations, but also the heart of the monarch of all states, and many drawbacks of the pro-policy, but I have to say that it is the most secure at present...... I already understand what Zizheng means, but I ...... If you don't promise, you will definitely accept advice, this matter is very important, and it involves a wide range of things, at least for the time being, and the pro-system cannot be changed. ”
Li Su also smiled bitterly: "The minister just said it casually, and he didn't expect to change anything." ”
Li Shimin nodded: "There are some things, I can't complete it in my lifetime, perhaps, my next generation can change something, I just hope that the Tang Dynasty is better than the generation, the world is now Zhenguan Shengshi, according to me, the Shengshi can't be said, what I did in my lifetime is only to lay the cornerstone for the real prosperity in the future, if the next generation of Tang emperors is not mediocre, even if it is just a king of success, if you can abolish some bad governance, the prosperity will also be ......expected."
Speaking of this, Li Shimin's face suddenly became a little gloomy.
Li Su understood that the current Tang prince, the next generation of the Tang Emperor, Li Shimin's eldest son Li Chengqian, judging from his current virtue, obviously cannot afford such a heavy responsibility.
Anyone has been young and frivolous, when Li Shimin was the king of Qin, he also did indulgence in wine and killed Zhongliang by mistake, it can be said that Li Shimin's bad things in his life are by no means more than the change of Xuanwumen, however, no matter how wrong a person is, his character will not change, and the bottom line should still be, like Li Chengqian, who lives in line with the extreme character of the rebel and dies, whoever opposes him will be put to death, not only for the assassination and framing of Li Su and his family, but even Yu Zhining and others, the concubine of the East Palace, have become a thorn in his side, With such a tyrannical and cruel character, if he really ascends to the position of the Ninth Five-Year Plan in the future, won't the government and the opposition be covered with corpses all over the ground, and blood will flow thousands of miles?
Does Li Shimin dare to let him sit on that extremely noble throne?
Looking at Li Shimin's gloomy face, Li Su's heart moved slightly.
This year is the seventeenth year of Zhenguan,...... Is the time ripe?
The one in the East Palace is not only a mosquito blood in Li Shimin's heart, but also a thorn in Li Su's heart, and he is looking forward to pulling it out more than anyone else.
"Don't talk about this, about the Tubo mission, Zizheng can be a good hospitality, don't neglect the guests, in a few days, I will choose the daughter of the virtuous brother of the Taoist sect, go to Tubo and Songtsan Gampo and kiss, Zizheng will work hard for a few days to do this errand for me......"
"Yes. Obey the order. ”
Li Shimin smiled, and looked at him meaningfully: "As for your father-in-law's case, I won't say anything, everything will be judged impartially by Dali Temple and the Criminal Department, I can hear that you have even taken care of the prison of Dali Temple, your father-in-law lives in it very comfortably, and Sun Fujia, the Qing of Dali Temple, has never used severe punishment to judge the case, you can rest assured that you can do the errand, whether your father-in-law is innocent or not, Sun Qing has his own judgment." ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Su said with a blank face.
Li Shimin nodded, and said casually: "By the way, ninety percent of the gifts given to you by the Tubo minister will be handed over to the treasury, and the remaining one percent will be kept by you, which can be regarded as a ......reward for you."
"Huh?" Li Su raised his head in shock, and sweat came out: "Nineteen open? Your Majesty didn't say just now, didn't you say ......"
"I said I wouldn't beat my courtiers' property, right?" Li Shimin smiled sympathetically: "Are you a family property?" It's clearly stolen goods! Ill-gotten gains! Why don't you hand it in quickly, and wait for me to dismiss you and exile you? After passing through my hands, the one that I left for you is a righteous and bright family property, understand? ”
Li Su's mouth opened a few times, and found that it made too much sense, he was speechless, so he had to hang his head in frustration: "The minister understands, and the minister thanks Your Majesty for the generous gift." ”
"Get out!"
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Out of the palace, Li Su was full of depression.
Turning around and looking back at the majestic Taiji Palace Gate, it was not pleasing to the eye when looking left and right.
Stolen goods, ill-gotten gains...... Tut!
Li Su pursed his lips with disdain, and a sense of loss that had been reasonably and legally ransacked by the emperor suddenly hit his heart.
I really suspect that my family's treasury is connected to the treasury, and once the money in the treasury is a little more, it will flow into the treasury inexplicably, and it is said that spending money like flowing water is a loser's behavior, but Li Su does not spend money, and the money in the treasury is still like flowing water and will never return, but it is really unreasonable.
Throwing a disdainful look at the palace gate, but it was useless, the fact that it was looted made Li Su's whole person become extremely depressed, and he walked out dejectedly.
Riding his horse and moving forward, the tribes followed closely behind, and when he passed through the gate of Renshoufang, Li Su found Wang Zhi standing quietly at the mouth of a dark alley, smiling at him.
Li Su frowned, turned his head to look at Fang Lao Wu and the others, then dismounted, and walked into the dark alley with Wang Zhi alone, while Fang Lao Wu and the others tightly blocked the entrance of the alley.
"Something?" Li Su went straight to the point.
Wang Zhi nodded: "I have carefully checked it in the past few days, and the bitter lord Huang Shoufu has checked for three generations, and no one is an official in the court, a typical businessman......
Li Su said calmly: "I guessed this, the bitter lord is indeed the bitter master, but it is not my father-in-law who harmed him, I believe in the character of the father-in-law, and the great grudge cannot kill people ruthlessly." ”
Wang Zhidao: "Also, these **** try their best to get close to the officials of the Criminal Department, one of my capable subordinates has a good relationship with the Fang official on weekdays, and finally met a messenger of the Criminal Department through that Fang official, this officer had accompanied the waiter Han to take your father-in-law from the door lock, and took all the shopkeepers in the store to prison, and also detained a part of the tea sold and went back to find a drug test ......"
Li Su's face moved slightly: "What is the result?" ”
He said that after raiding your father-in-law's shop that day, the tea he brought back was immediately called to be examined, and he did not find out that the tea was poisonous at that time, but the next day it was ...... As a result, he said that the tea was poisonous. ”
Li Su sneered: "It's a little interesting, it was non-toxic when it was tested, but it was poisonous the next day, what is the origin of that pretend?" ”
Wang Zhi smiled bitterly: "No matter what the origin can't be checked, because that guy died suddenly, just this morning, Sun Fujia, the secretary of Dali Temple, has brought the body back to Dali Temple." ”
Li Su's eyelids jumped: "Kill again?" ”
Wang Zhi sighed: "It's right to extinguish the mouth, but starting today, there is suddenly another rumor in the well of Chang'an City, saying that Huang Shoufu's death has nothing to do with the Xu family, it is said that it is Huang Shoufu's concubine, saying that Huang Shoufu did not eat water on the day of the crime, but ate a bowl of ginseng soup before drinking tea, which seems to have added a few more flavors of medicinal herbs......"
Li Su closed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and sneered: "Very good, it seems that the mastermind behind the scenes has made people cowardly, and it is time to settle the matter." ”
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ps:This chapter is yesterday.,There's a more.。。。 (To be continued.) )