Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, on the one hand, it shows that some things are not in a hurry, but at the same time, it also shows that nothing can be done sloppily, otherwise the dishes made will not be delicious.

The reunion of the nations of the world is an extremely difficult task.

At least until Li Yuanji crosses, this problem is not solved.

Even within China, it took decades, but in fact, there are still differences between ethnic groups.

How can it be solved? Only through intermarriage, hundreds of years later, there will only be one Han left in the Tang Dynasty, and at that time, the ethnic problem will naturally not exist.

And their advantage is also here, they are the emperor, if they refuse, they can kill, no one will say anything, but not in the future life, not only can they not kill, but they also have to continue to give benefits, like an uncle.

Although it is only a minority, such people do exist.

"The ministers are willing to respect His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty as the Khan of the Heavens, and lead the ministers to grow together and develop together......"

Representatives of dozens of countries, large and small, some were kings, some were princes, and some were at the prime minister level, and on the tenth day after coming to Chang'an, they were finally summoned by Tang Emperor Li Yuanji.

And Li Yuanji never thought of summoning these people alone, but it happened to be the time of the monthly court, so he happened to call these people over.

The Ministry of Rites has become the busiest department, this is not just an ordinary court meeting, it is related to diplomatic issues and the prestige of the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, as early as after the time was determined, the Ministry of Rites began to arrange this court meeting, and personally sent people to teach those foreign countries some basic etiquette, what to say, what not to say, and so on.

Prosperous, magnificent, deeply imprinted in the hearts of these people.

But since the Ministry of Rites came, cumbersome and restrictive, these two impressions have also been imprinted in their hearts.

In just a few days, the Ministry of Rites almost drove these people crazy, but they had to force them to remember them so as not to bring more trouble to themselves.

With the echo of this voice, the submission of the national credentials, although the Tang Emperor nodded and replied to the credentials one by one, the registration and making of the book could be regarded as the official completion of the ceremony.

But in fact, at this time, it has basically become a foregone conclusion, and no one can change the final outcome.

It wasn't until this moment that Li Yuanji really realized the thrill of being an emperor.

Maybe it was the arrogance buried deep in his heart that was finally stimulated, or it seemed that for other reasons, Li Yuanji at this moment was faintly excited in his heart.

"Qing is about to entrust his net worth and life to me, and I will live up to Qing and others!" Li Yuanji, who was high-spirited, said solemnly.

No one will remain calm at this time, and the power of the Western Regions is not strong, whether it is military or economic.

None of these can have a substantial impact on the Tang Dynasty, in ancient times, in fact, it was an era based on population, a large population, you are strong, a small population, you are naturally weak.

In the past, the Huns, Turks and other nomadic peoples with extremely strong military strength were really strong in fact?

The Huns were killed more than 100,000 people for decades, and they have been in a state of collapse ever since.

When he led his troops in the north and killed tens of thousands of Turks in a battle, the East and Turks were also devastated, and finally they could only annex the Tang Dynasty.

Although on the surface it seems that they still have the strength to fight, but it is a battle to the death, and if they win, the strength of the tribe will drop to the point that a tribe of a slight size can be annexed, and if they lose, the entire nation will be gone.

Neither the Xiongnu nor the Turks, no one dared to fight such a desperate battle.

The same is true of the people of the Western Regions, who dare not disobey under the threat of the Western Turks.

But in the face of the more powerful Tang Dynasty, they had to change their courts.

This is a normal diplomatic activity and the inevitable result of the revival of the Tang Dynasty.

But this is another abnormal diplomatic activity, because it has won over all the small and medium-sized countries in the Western Regions, except for the most powerful Western Turks.

Its purpose is self-evident.

"The existence of the Turks, I am uneasy, I can't eat day and night, no one is their opponent, even if they are united, they may not be able to resist the offensive of the Turks, the past things, I don't want to pursue it anymore, now that the Qing and others have become the subject countries of the Tang Dynasty, I should build a comfortable barrier for the Zhuqing, thinking about the left and right, I am determined to send 60,000 troops, stationed in the frontier forever, for the Tang Dynasty, for the subject country of the Tang Dynasty, to play a stable sky, what do you think?" snickered in his heart, but said it with great rigor on his face, sometimes reprimanding, sometimes angry.

"Minister......

"The ministers seconded it! After the ministers return to Shanshan, they will definitely advise our king to keep only the royal court guards and the defenders of the cities. There is a large army of the Celestial Empire personally garrisoned the border, it is really the luck of the people of Shanshan, and the minister thinks that from now on, the people of Shanshan can enjoy with the sky and never worry about the disaster of the war. Li Yuanji's conditions were very tempting, but they were also difficult to accept, and some people wanted to refuse, but the quick-eyed Abu Adu immediately stood up and seconded the proposal, and further stated his intentions.

In fact, Abu Adu did not collude with Li Yuanji for today's content, there is no need, there is no need at all.

These are all improvised by Abu Adu himself, since he has decided, since there is no way back, then for his own future, he must stand on the side of Datang.

Under this premise, it doesn't matter if Li Yuanji proposed a vassal state, in fact, the original intention of the Western Regions countries was not to be a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, but just to establish a good relationship and more commercial exchanges.

But what they think is different from what Datang thinks.

After receiving the letter of state, you are a subject of the Tang Dynasty, as for the issue of the suzerain's attack on the subject country in the future, that is a matter of the future, and there are many reasons, such as a rebellion, etc., and there is no need for too many excuses.

"The minister seconded the ......"

“……”

As Abu Adu came to such a stubble first, everyone who originally wanted to refute it instantly lost the courage to refute.

Yiwu is gone, Yanqi has fallen, Gaochang has been destroyed, and now Shanshan has also fallen, and the barriers of the Western Regions countries in the east have been completely gone, and the Tang army can pass through there at will and directly attack their hinterland.

Agree, maybe there will be some face difficulties, but if you don't agree, the consequences are difficult to guess.

60,000 troops, or the Tang army.

If nothing else, just one stop there, the Western Turks would have to take a detour.

Everyone who has already seen the combat effectiveness of the Tang Army can't even raise the slightest interest in resisting at this moment, not because they don't want to, but because they don't have the courage.

Western Turkic ......

People are still in internal strife, even if it is a complete Western Turk, what can it be? Have you fought 60,000 Tang troops?

"Since it is recognized, it must be done more, otherwise in the future, as time goes by, there will be some inevitable misunderstandings between the two sides, and most of this is due to the difference in culture between the two sides. After you return to your respective countries, you can send the children of officials above the third grade level of your country to Chang'an, study together with Datang students, and understand together. Fang Xuanling continued to stand up and said.

It doesn't matter if it's a hostage, or anything else.

Anyway, Li Yuanji and Fang Xuanling have never taken these people as hostages, and it is far more reliable to control a country's aristocratic group from the spiritual and cultural aspects than many other ways.

Five years is neither short nor long, but it can instill some Datang ideas in them, so that they can realize the strength of Datang in their hearts, recognize Datang, and integrate into Datang.

"Your Majesty, the son of the minister is standing now, this doesn't seem to be very suitable, right?" Someone said with a dead face.

Uncomfortable, painful, I thought it would be a good outcome, but now I know that they were fooled.

Even if you know, you don't dare to have any dissatisfaction, you don't have enough strength, and showing your dissatisfaction means that you are dying.

They can only use this kind of euphemism, but deep down, they are faintly dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty, which is simply too deceitful.

"Those who have reached the age of thirteen and are under the age of twenty must come to Chang'an to study." Fang Xuanling continued to add, what are you doing at the age of thirty? Pension?

What do these people think? How can I not know?

But whenever it is difficult at the beginning, Li Yuanji is also very clear about this truth, he wants to swallow the entire Western Regions, and even places outside the Western Regions, and wants to annex without leaving sequelae.

Violence is only one of them, but it is also the most unsafe way, the sequelae are too great, once Datang is weak, there may be a situation beyond the reach of the whip.

And Li Yuanji is a person who likes violence and Huairou, so he has such a proposal.

Although Qin was able to use culture to unify the enemies of the Six Kingdoms and other generations of mortal enemies, although it was not completed in the end, the Han Dynasty, which inherited Qin's legacy, used the same way to complete what the Qin Dynasty did not complete.

Li Yuanji also wants to do the same, but it is not exactly the same.

"My Tang Dynasty is as strong as heaven and earth, and I don't care about such despicable things as taking your descendants as hostages." Li Yuanji opened his mouth lightly and continued: "The collision between countries can actually be regarded as a collision between cultures. After the descendants you are waiting for come, their classmates will be the descendants of these ministers who are now standing in the court, or other students of the Tang Dynasty, only friends, will not turn against each other because of some small problems. ”

Li Yuanji's meaning is very simple, and this interpretation is also much clearer.

Of course, if this is really the case, it will also make these envoys of the Western Regions feel at ease, at least they come to Chang'an, not just to be hostages, but to learn some elite knowledge.

What does it mean to be descendants of these ministers? It means that in a few decades, they will also become ministers, at least there is a great possibility, and at that time, the Tang Dynasty and the kings or ministers of the entire Western Regions will be classmates, and the relationship will be more solid.

Of course, these are just good wishes, and it's not that no one sees the problems here, but they are powerless to refute them, and they dare not refute them.