When the snow goose left the house with Wang Xuance, he saw that the sky was already dark. At her suggestion, several people decided to eat all the delicacies of Chang'an as soon as they discussed. Along the bustling food street, people walk slowly. In the face of all kinds of delicacies with coloring and fragrance, Zhou Zeng, a foodie, has already been coveted; Fortunately, the snow goose fooled me and said wait, I have to keep my stomach to eat the best, so I forcibly endured the saliva that remained. However, this Chen Maocai couldn't resist the temptation of food at the moment, so he went to get a meat sandwich bun to pad first, which made the group laugh happily!

It didn't take long for me to come to the shop of Xiaojia wonton, the hottest delicacy in Chang'an---- at present. I saw that this shop has two floors up and down, and the face has expanded to five, and the golden plaque of Xiao's wontons inscribed by Queen Xiao on the front door makes this old store look quite majestic. Although he only makes wontons, the business is very prosperous. Many people have already lined up for a long time to eat this bite!

Fortunately, Snow Goose is a frequent visitor here, and the shopkeeper also knows its identity, so he immediately greeted them to the private room on the second floor. After a while, the hot wonton was served; Not only is the soup fat but not greasy, but the wontons are churning in the bowl like white strips. Eating such a bite gently, it is not only delicious, but also delicious.

Filled his stomach, left the Xiao family's wontons, and walked to a tea shop unconsciously. Looking at the beautiful starry sky, at Wang Xuance's suggestion, they found an open-air seat and sat down, drinking tea and talking about the past and the present. Suddenly, a meteor crossed the night sky in the west, and the snow goose quickly closed her eyes and made an ignorant girl's wish......

Wang Xuance looked at such a pious snow goose, and couldn't help but smile in his heart: "Not all meteors can make wishes, meteors are divided into many kinds."

This statement not only made Snow Goose, but also made the big guy stunned. But seeing the snow goose, he said shyly: "But I have heard the people of Fulin often say that when they see a meteor, they hurriedly make a wish, saying that the wish they made will be fulfilled in the near future!" ”

At this time, Wang Xuance also explained the knowledge he inherited from his master to them in detail: "There are many kinds of meteors, including vain arrows, camp heads, sky slips, heavenly forts, stubbornness, falling stones, disemanship, heavenly protection, earth geese, heavenly dogs, and so on. Each version is different, and it is generally regarded as a messenger from heaven, with a big meteor bringing a big mission, and a small meteor bringing a small mission. The meteors that fall from the top to the bottom are called meteors, the ones that rise from the bottom are called flying stars, and the relatively large meteors are called running stars. And the sound of the meteor represents the wrath of the heavens. At the same time, if the meteor runs fast, the disaster will come quickly; If you run slowly, disaster will come slowly. ”

Seeing them hear in the clouds, Wang Xuance then explained: "According to the light, it is divided into seven types, in order: large and no light meteors, small and bright meteors, large and bright meteors, meteors that appear and disappear from time to time, meteors that are large and small in the front, meteors that are small in front and large in the back, and meteors that walk like snakes. Then, according to the place where the meteor falls, the length of time it breaks through the sky, whether there is wind and rain, etc., it is judged that it portends good fortune and bad luck. Although there are many bad omens, there are also auspicious meteors. For example, the one just now, which is large and has a curtain of light, and it is drawn from the western sky to the east, it must be a good thing, so it is not wrong for you to make a wish. ”

Hearing Wang Xuance's explanation, the final result was auspicious. Chen Maocai immediately "cut" and teased: "You just said that it was a good star, are you tired of going around!" ”

This sentence was quite approved by everyone, so they all cast disdainful glances at it.

Wang Xuance also smiled helplessly, and said to them seriously: "The position corresponding to the meteor just now should be in the Western Regions according to the division of the sky, and the place where it crossed is Chang'an; It seems that in the near future, there will be good news from the Western Regions to Chang'an! ”

In view of the situation just now, everyone still laughed at him with puzzled eyes......

But at this time, a sergeant galloped from a distance across this thousand-mile horse, shouting as he walked: "Gaochang great victory, Gaochang great victory, General Hou pacified Gaochang, General Hou pacified Gaochang"!

This burst of shouting not only made the people of Chang'an City poke out their heads and be extremely excited; It made Xue Yan, Xiaocui, Zhou Zeng, and Chen Maocai look at Wang Xuance with surprised expressions.

"Brother...... You...... True...... God...... Yikes! Zhou Zeng said dumbfoundedly.

This scene involuntarily made them turn ridicule into worship for him again, and Wang Xuance just made a grimace and smiled.

A few days later, but a small yellow door came to this post house, and King Xuan entered the palace to face the saint. He immediately changed into a light green official uniform, and after wearing the whole, he followed the small yellow door to the Daxing Palace. I saw the majestic Daxing Palace, carved beams and painted buildings, resplendent with gold; There are all kinds of rare things that the nations have paid tribute to; One by one, the burly and majestic Yulin held the festival lang, standing proudly, and it was a great country. Along the corridor, Wang Xuance was led to this Hongwen Hall by the small yellow gate.

Because these days he has been paying attention to the battle to quell the Gaochang rebellion, Li Shimin is also very tired. When he heard that the king of Gaochang was afraid of the power of the Tang army, he was frightened to death when Hou Junji was about to arrive at the city of Gaochang king, and the whole territory of Gaochang surrendered. Suddenly swept away the depression of many days, and then rejoiced.

This hearty battle is not only the first since the founding of the Tang Dynasty; It also fulfilled such a nursery rhyme: Gaochang soldiers and horses are like frost and snow, Han soldiers and horses are like the sun and moon, the sun and moon shine on frost and snow, and they will be wiped out by themselves. In this way, the camel bells leading to the countries of the Western Regions once again echoed in the Hexi Corridor and echoed in the sky above Chang'an City.

At this time, in the Hongwen Pavilion, Li Daozong and Wei Zheng were accompanying them. But seeing this, Li Shimin asked Wei Zheng with relief: "Xuancheng, in your opinion, what should be the next step after this Gaochang is pacified?" ”

"Place the county and the county, and reclaim the land".

"Tell me your reasons!"

"According to the Tang system, the county is placed to facilitate management. Relying on the Gaochang people to govern the Gaochang people's ideology and continuing to implement their original housing policy can retain the hearts and minds of the people. Let the army occupy the favorable terrain and reclaim it on the spot, not only can it be self-sufficient, but also can recuperate, so as to look down on the countries of the Western Regions, and get the best of both worlds."

After listening to this, Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction.

At this time, I saw the little yellow door just now come in and report: "Your Majesty, Wang Xuance is already waiting outside" With Li Shimin's word "biography", Wang Xuance entered the Hongwen Pavilion in this way.

But seeing that he got the instructions to meet him, he immediately quickened his pace, carried his clothes, bent over, crossed the threshold of the Hongwen Pavilion, and after a trot, he came to Li Shimin, and knelt down with his head down: "Former Huangshui ordered Wang Xuance to meet Your Majesty" After speaking, he kowtowed heavily.

"Hurry up" Seeing that everyone was also standing, Li Shimin immediately signaled to Xiaohuangmen to give the three of them a seat.

After taking his seat, Wang Xuance looked at the wise and martial Emperor Zhenguan. I saw that Li Shimin was in his forties at this time, with a goatee, a small felt hat, a bright yellow robe, six-step boots, and a nine-ring jade belt around his waist.

At this time, Li Shimin also looked up and down at this young official. At the age of twenty, although it is only a county order, it looks like he was a little heroic!

"I also heard King Jiangxia often mention you, this time the achievements of the Yellow River are also very good, so let's talk about the feelings of the Yellow Water first?" Li Shimin was the first to speak.

Wang Xuance returned tremblingly: "This is all thanks to Your Majesty's blessing, although the people here are far less civilized than other regions, but as long as you uphold the heart of justice, a little admonition, and bring in Confucian culture to educate the people, many problems will be solved, so the border is governed first."

As soon as Li Shimin heard this, it was a new word, so he motioned for him to talk about how to govern the border and first cure the heart.

After all, this Wang Xuance met the Son of Heaven for the first time, and he couldn't help but get nervous in his heart. Seeing that there were a lot of beads of sweat on his forehead, Li Shimin said with a smile and kindness: "It's okay, just say it, even if it's wrong, it doesn't matter." Today, our monarchs and ministers meet for the first time, and it is inevitable that you will be nervous, and it will be good to see more in the future," he said, and motioned to Xiao Huangmen, took a handkerchief, and handed it to him.

Watching this scene, Li Daozong and Wei Zheng also echoed this Li Shimin with a slight smile, and instantly became much more angry.

Wang Xuance never thought that His Majesty would be so amiable, and his nervous mood suddenly relaxed a lot. took the handkerchief handed over by Xiao Huangmen and lightly tested the beads of sweat on his forehead. Played easily: "Since Weichen was appointed Huangshui, he has found that not only in Huangshui, but also in Rongzhou, and even the entire Lingnan Road because of its remote location; And many places are multi-ethnic groups such as Li, Yao, Miao, and Zhuang. Not only is there a lack of education, but I don't know that I don't know how to learn Mencius. Wild and uncivilized, this is one of them.

Since acting Huangshui, it has been found that the people's farming tools are quite old, there are no cocoons, no long curved plows, and only rely on hoes to dig little by little. This backward mode of production naturally limits their creativity, so they cannot produce more food. Productivity is the bottom of this is the second.

In view of these two points, since arriving in Huangshui, he has brought in advanced farming technology, so that the people's grain production has increased, so that he has filled his stomach and obtained benefits, and they will use the rule of my Datang. Although they have not yet been civilized, after having enough food and clothing, they will be taught the Tao of Confucius and Mencius, so that they can have a sense of identity with my Datang culturally, and only in this way can they completely naturalize my Datang from the spiritual level.

This is the purpose of governing the border and governing the heart: first let the people have enough to eat and get benefits, and then lose to the culture to be educated, and naturally their hearts will be towards my Datang. After all, uncivilized people pay attention to what they get first, and then what they accept! ”

Li Shimin was very pleased to hear his strategy. Coupled with the practice of Huang Shui, I suddenly felt that the strategy of governing the border and the heart was correct and feasible, because only education would agree.

I saw Wei Zheng say to Li Shimin with a sense of relief: "It seems that the young man's insight is very strong. My Datang talents are also better than the blue. Xuan Ce's policy, as His Majesty said before, water can carry a boat and also capsize a boat, and only by allowing the people to live and work in peace and contentment and benefit can they support the monarch. And Xuan Ce, the policy of governing the border and governing the heart, is a good supplement to this, and only education can be recognized. Fundamentally solve the problem of frequent rebellions on the southwest border, and reassure the people! ”

Li Daozong also mentioned later: "This time Gaochang is a great victory, and the ministers feel that this set of border strategies can also be tried here, and the people can benefit the people." ”

Seeing that Li Shimin also had this intention, Wang Xuance immediately said a different strategy: "Your Majesty, this strategy is feasible in the places where many ethnic groups live in the southwest region, but it needs to be discussed in the countries of the Western Regions!" ”

This said this, so that the three of them looked at each other, and they all looked at Wang Xuance with curious eyes.

"Aiqing, tell me, why is this place?" Li Shimin looked at him suspiciously.

Wang Xuance immediately presented this "Advice to the Southwest of the States". Then he explained to them: "In accordance with His Majesty's edict, Weichen went all the way back to Beijing along the border. According to the specific situation, I have thought about a lot of opinions and suggestions to make this omission, I don't know whether it is correct or not, and I hereby advise Your Majesty. ”

After Li Shimin took over this sparse through the small yellow door, he roughly looked at it, and every word was fine. So he said to him with a sense of relief: "In that case, then you can tell me in detail."

"Since Qin Zhijiao, Guilin, Xiang County, and Lingnan County, these southwestern regions have always been the seat of governance of our Heavenly Empire. Although there were frequent rebellions, they were all internal wars of the nation, and basically did not affect the national system. After hundreds of years of county administration, these places no longer have independent thoughts, what we need to do is to let them be completely naturalized and become the people of our Tang Dynasty.

But these countries in the Western Regions have always been self-contained, far from our Chinese system. Not only has it been hundreds of years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, but it is also completely different from the education of my Tang Dynasty. If you are not careful, you will force Chinese culture to rebel again.

Therefore, Wechen's suggestion is to take it step by step, assimilation first, and then cure the heart. It is to first rely on the strong cultural and technological strength of my Datang to suppress them, attract them, and when they have a sense of identity, they will bring in the excellent and splendid culture of my Datang by the way! At this point, the Western Regions gradually settled.

It is precisely because of His Majesty's cultural and martial arts over the years that he has not only opened up the Hexi Corridor, but also opened up the Western Regions Trade Route. Not only does our Datang already have such conditions, but also makes our Datang prosperous and powerful, spreading to the countries of the Western Regions, so that all countries have a yearning feeling. This Songtsen Gampo of Tibet, the Shah Prince of Nibra, and the Prince of Khotan, Prince Yuchifu Jasin are representatives of this category. ”

When Wang Xuance said this, the three of them were stunned. Li Shimin's purpose of subduing the Western Regions was precisely for the peace of the Tang Dynasty and the achievement of a generation of emperors, and he never thought of the meaning of cultural conquest. But on second thought: this is indeed a desirable strategy, although it is long, but the whole is more cost-effective than conquest by force; And these international students who study too much seem to be the spark that educates people's hearts!

So Li Shimin then asked: "This time I flattened Gaochang, how do you think it will be controlled?" ”

Hearing this question, Wang Xuance replied with a smile: "Since the battle is decided, we should be able to defend it, and we can't give up the Western Regions again and withdraw to the country because of victory." Weichen thought that Tuntian should be implemented here; On the one hand, it can provide a strong supply of military food for the army, and on the other hand, it can bring the advanced agricultural culture of the Central Plains to the Western Regions. In this way, the people of the Western Regions will follow each other's example when they see our advanced culture, and naturally they will have a good impression of our Datang. When the people have a good impression of my Datang, they will naturally learn our culture and technology; At this time, if we use culture to educate people's hearts, it will naturally come to fruition, and the Western Regions will be unbreakable."

When the three of them heard this, they were very good!

"As you can see, how about the county system"

"Wechen suggested that the county system should not be forced."

Hearing this, Wei Zheng was stunned, and asked suspiciously: "Why is this?" ”

Wang Xuance then said: "It has been more than 700 years since the founding of Gaochang, although I raised the banner of righteousness in the Tang Dynasty and raised the righteous soldiers, and one sentence flattened the Gaochang country, but it is not enough to shake this foundation. The title is just a symbol of status, why not follow the Han system, still implement the system of the capital protectorate, return the right to appoint officials to the imperial court, grant the Tang seal, and serve as the Tang office. Elevate the King of Gaochang and make it a nominal symbol. Although the names are different, the entity and the county system are the same, which is more conducive to the rule of my Tang Dynasty! ”

Hearing this, Wei Zheng also nodded with an affirmative gaze. I feel that what this young talent said is right, and apologize for the negligence just now.

Then Wang Xuance learned about the specific situation of the countries in the Western Regions and Tibet, as well as some opinions and suggestions on the mutual market on the Eastern Turkic border. In detail, they were given a detailed explanation. Everyone also knew a rough idea in their hearts.

After this affectionate and concise conversation with him, Li Shimin also felt that this young man was very unusual, and even so, let him stay in the capital to counsel military affairs. So he said: "Wang Xuance listens to the seal!" ”

Wang Xuance hurriedly knelt down and listened to Li Shimin's will: "In view of your meritorious work in governing the Yellow Water, the proposal to inspect the border is very reasonable, and you will be given a fish charm and promoted to the head of the right guard to lead the governor."

When Wang Xuance heard the holy will, he immediately kowtowed and thanked him. Since then, he finally has a place to settle in the capital......

A few days later, Li Shimin passed down three decrees. One said: Set up the Anxi Protectorate in Gaochang's hometown. Second, it is said that border trade with the Eastern Turkic counties will be opened. The third said: expand Taixue and accept students from all over the world.

From this moment on, under the system of Junming and Chenxian, the Tang Dynasty is full of radiance, and the Haiyan River is clear......