Wang Haoran saw that no one jumped out to refute Cheng Biting Jin's words, so he said: "Lu Guogong, think about it, why did Qin Shi Huang have to build the Great Wall when he worked hard and lost money? That's because there was a lack of barriers on the border of Qin at that time, and foreign countries could be said to come and go freely on the border of Qin. The Great Wall of the Qin Dynasty www.biquge.info the Great Wall of the Qin Dynasty and the Grand Canal of the previous dynasty, although it played a great role, but after all, it was a matter of labor and money, and now there is no barrier on the western border of the Tang Dynasty, so you can't build the Great Wall like the Qin Dynasty, right? So what to do? In my opinion, it is better to continue to expand westward in the current territory of the Tang Dynasty, and stop at the great rivers and seas, mountains and cliffs, these natural barriers are much easier to obtain than the construction of the Great Wall, after all, with the strength of the Tang Dynasty today, it can be said that no one can match. ”

The world is divided into seven continents and four oceans, and these are bounded by rivers, seas and mountain cliffs, if Datang can really do what Wang Haoran said, then Datang's territory can basically expand to the whole of Asia, and the oil-rich Middle East is naturally among them.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks it......" Cheng Yanjin pretended to think for a while, and then repeated Wang Haoran's words to Li Shimin seriously, as if he regarded this remark as his own opinion.

Everyone present was speechless for a while, and it was as if Cheng Yanjin could do such a scoundrel thing, as if no one else had heard the conversation between him and Wang Haoran just now.

On a whim, Li Shimin wanted to make fun of Cheng Yanjin, so he asked Cheng Yanjin: "Then in Cheng Aiqing's opinion, where exactly do we want to expand westward in Datang?" ”

Cheng Biting Jin also slipped his head and replied: "Your Majesty, we don't have a detailed map of this side of the world, so it's better to take the march as the standard, and how about where the Tang soldiers and horses can't go forward?" ”

"According to Lu Guogong's words, wouldn't that be expanding to the land of Great Qin?" Wei Zheng said coldly.

The Great Qin mentioned by Wei Yan, that is, the Roman Empire in later generations, also traveled with the Central Plains through the Silk Road during the Han Dynasty. When the Roman Empire was strong, the Mediterranean Sea still belonged to the inland sea of the Roman Empire, and according to historical records, Tang Gaozong expanded the territory of the Tang Dynasty to the Mediterranean.

"Why not?" Cheng Biting Jin didn't know anything about Tang Gaozong, he hoped that there would be a war to fight, otherwise the generals would only be ridiculed by the civil officials in the court, and if the war was not swearing, the generals would not be able to fight the civil officials.

"Your Majesty, not to mention the land of its state, now far away on the side of the Tang Dynasty, Tatar, Wei Chamber, Gantuoli, etc., although they are classified into the Tang Dynasty, but they are located in a remote area, if there is any emergency, the capital is beyond the reach of the whip. Therefore, the territory of a state has its own suitable scope, and it is too large, and the distant place is nothing. Wei Zheng disdained Cheng Biting Jin's debate and spoke directly to Li Shimin.

"Wei Zheng, this is your mistake! We generals have worked hard to build the country, you civil officials should always take care of it, right? How can you start thinking about resting on your laurels when you have a little difficulty, without thinking about a solution first? "It was Wei Chigong who came out to raise the bar, in fact, he is somewhat similar to Wei Yan, and he doesn't deal with other ministers, but Wei Chigong still has a friend, that is Cheng Yanjin. Speaking of them, they are simply natural good buddies, and they are all stunned when it comes to their heads; In terms of martial arts, both of them cherish each other; And their personalities are similar, upright and admitting death.

"That is, is it appropriate to lead the court but only want to guard this one-third of an acre of land and not want to make progress?"

"The western border is far away from Beijing, and if there is any change, it will be difficult for the imperial court to support it, but if the border can be widened to a dangerous place, then foreign forces will not be able to intervene, and internal affairs, no matter how troublesome they are, will not be able to make any tricks."

"You civil officials don't have to worry about fighting and killing, as long as we are fighting on the battlefield, you can seriously think about how to take care of these places in the future!"

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Seeing that there was nothing good to watch, those main battle factions jumped out one after another, and their words and deeds consciously or unintentionally excluded or ridiculed Wei Zheng.

Wei Zheng kept silent, he thought that those people were jealous of himself, whether he Wei Zheng was under Li Mi or Li Jiancheng, he could be said to be just a nobody, and now he can sit in the position of prime minister, all thanks to Li Shimin's appreciation, so there are many people who are dissatisfied with Wei Zheng, and in the absence of other ministers who have the same opinion, if he insists on opposing it, he will definitely be attacked by the group.

Li Shimin originally wanted to refute Wei Zheng, but now that so many people have come forward to refute Wei Zheng, there is no need for him to come out, and even changed the topic to relieve Wei Zheng, because Li Shimin also likes to play against Wei Zheng. Playing against Wang Haoran, Li Shimin can achieve his goal, and playing against Wei Zheng can establish the image of Mingjun, the effect of which is best understood by Wang Haoran from later generations, and the story of this loyal minister Mingjun can still be talked about in future generations thousands of years later.

A few days later, Li Wentai brought the original Gaochang high-level to Chang'an to present the Gaochang jade seal, Li Shimin held a feast to entertain them, and re-sealed them one by one. On Gaochang's side, Li Shimin needs to arrange another official to take over.

Wang Haoran rushed back to Midtown after attending the acceptance ceremony, and the first round of Enke's selection will not start until nearly three months, and he only needs to come back to read the papers.

One of the things Wang Haoran did when he returned to Puzhou this time was to participate in the ceremony held for the opening of the track from Zhongcheng to Puzhou County, which attracted many people to come to Zhongcheng to watch.

The front of the steam-powered car that had been assembled long ago was covered with a big red cloth, and after some worship, Wang Haoran uncovered the red cloth, and the front of the car revealed the words "Pioneer No. 1", indicating the official opening of the steam-powered car. Of course, for the next month, the steam-powered car will not carry people, but it can carry cargo, and after a month, it will be determined that it is safe and feasible to start the manned service.

......With a whistle that pierced the sky, the behemoth of the steam-powered car slowly began to move, and with the increase in speed, the steam-powered car quickly disappeared in front of everyone's eyes.

The onlookers were dumbfounded, looking at the direction in which the steam-powered car disappeared and couldn't recover for a long time. It is no wonder that for now, the steam-powered car represents the most advanced technology of Datang, and such an intuitive visual impact makes the people present truly feel the ability of science and technology.

Everyone present, whether it is Hongru or Bai Ding, knows such a thing: the world is about to change greatly!