As a result, before he could speak, Li Shimin scolded: "Eldest grandson Anye, you are so bold; Don't you even know me? Hurry up and open the door. ”

The eldest grandson Anye was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Participate in Your Majesty!" The surrounding soldiers were also dumbfounded, and quickly hula and knelt down.

Li Shimin shouted: "Get up for me!" Get out of the way! "Saying that, he and Cheng Zhijie and others beat Ma Rufei into Chang'an City, and then went straight to Du Ruhui's home."

At this time, Du Ruhui had gradually recovered after Sun Simiao's rescue, left the Tai Hospital, and returned to his home to recuperate. His wife and sons, Du Wei and Du He, were by his side.

Du Ruhui had just drunk the medicine and wanted to rest, when suddenly there was a big mess at the door, and then someone ran in to report, Long live to visit.

"Your Majesty? Aren't they in Lingnan? Why did you come back all of a sudden? The Du family was stunned for a while, but they still hurriedly greeted them; Du Ruhui beckoned his son Du Gou to help him get up and go to meet him.

As soon as he sat up, he heard a commotion outside, and then several people broke in, led by Emperor Li Shimin. At this time, Li Shimin was very excited, tears flashed in his eyes, he stepped forward quickly, held Du Ruhui's hand and said: "Keming, Keming, we haven't seen each other for a few days, how did it come to this point." ”

Du Ruhui saw Li Shimin's somewhat sunken eye sockets and mud-covered face, and knew that he had rushed back all the time, and he was also a little excited. His beard shook and said: "Your Majesty, for the sake of Weichen to let Your Majesty suffer, the minister really deserves death." ”

Cheng Zhijie hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Lao Du, don't be excited, you have to recuperate, and our brothers will get along well in the future?" ”

Du Ruhui saw Cheng Zhijie and said a little excitedly: "Demon King, we have intersected in the end, and we have finally achieved fame along the way, and I have no regrets in this life."

When you saw me, you told me to pay more attention to your body, I have been reluctant to believe it all these years, but today I know that the power of the demon king is unpredictable, and it is really difficult for me to assist Your Majesty with you and create a foundation for all generations. ”

"Lao Du doesn't have to think nonsense, it's different now and then. At the beginning, we were just a corner of Liangshan, but now Your Majesty is rich in the sea, and there are immortal-like people such as Doctor Sun to treat your illness. You can rest assured, and when you get better, you will go to the court, and we can work together again. ”

Li Shimin also hurriedly persuaded: "Yes! Keming, Brother Cheng Wang is right; I see that you are complexion, not short-lived. You just put down the political affairs first, cultivate well, and it's not too late to come back when you get better. ”

Du Ruhui's face was a little rosy when he was excited, and the doctor Sun Simiao left here hurriedly gave him a few pills, and then invited Li Shimin and the others out.

When a few people got outside, Li Shimin asked the doctor, "What kind of disease does Keming have?" Are you sure of a cure? ”

The doctor shook his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Du has a heart disease, and it is inevitable that he will be overwhelmed by his hard work day and night, and his worries will aggravate his condition. This is not something we can treat. However, as long as Master Du can be pure and have few desires in the future, there will be less worries and worries; There is no fear of life yet. ”

Li Shimin nodded when he heard this, and sighed secretly; He comforted Du Ruhui's wife and son again before leaving and returning to the palace. Cheng Zhijie also said goodbye and returned to his home.

The next day, Li Shimin went to the court to deal with the backlog of official business, and then came to Du Ruhui's house to visit. At this time, Cheng Zhijie, Li Jing, Qin Qiong, Wei Zheng, Cen Wenwen, Fang Xuanling and others had already arrived; Everyone greeted Li Shimin, and then visited Du Ruhui's living room and sat down.

Cheng Zhijie said: "Your Majesty, the minister suggested that in order to prevent Lord Du's anxiety and illness from becoming ill and aggravating his condition from happening again; For the Manchu Dynasty, the civil and military forces let Dr. Sun Shen check the body once a year, and for the elderly, he can check his body once every six months, so as to help everyone find the condition in advance, so as not to get irreversible. ”

Li Shimin thought deeply and said: "Cheng Aiqing is reasonable, you go back and write a recital, and talk about this matter well." ”

Cheng Zhi nodded and agreed. The ministers asked about the emperor's southern tour, and Li Shimin smiled slightly and told him about the harvest of going to the south of the Yangtze River this time.

Slowly, Du Ruhui's condition stabilized, although he still couldn't go to court, but he didn't have to worry about his life.

After the eldest grandson came back, he asked the crown prince Li Chengqian to wait for him to visit Du Ruhui, and served in the Du family for three days according to the courtesy of his disciple before returning to the palace.

The next day, the ministers were surprised to find that the crown prince Li Chengqian did not return to his fiefdom, and even Cheng Zhijie did not go back, but began to participate in politics in the Taiji Palace; Although he only listened and rarely spoke, everyone could feel that the emperor attached great importance to the crown prince.

After a while, Ma Zhou was transferred back to Chang'an and served as Du Ruhui's inspector and secretary. Li Shimin appointed Sheng Yanshi as two observers, and Cheng Zhijie still had no intention of returning to Jiangnan.

Every morning after discussing a matter, Li Shimin asked Li Chengqian's opinion as if he were taking a teaching exam. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince rarely raised objections, but only said that it was all at the behest of his father.

Just when everyone thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only had ears and no mouth, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince suddenly went against the norm and suddenly suggested that His Majesty should use troops in the northwest, open trade routes, and build the Silk Road.

His suggestion was opposed by many ministers, even Xiao Yu, Wei Zheng and other important ministers did not agree. Li Chengqian was not in a hurry, and took out a letter of recital, which listed the taxes paid from Lingnan to the shipping office, as well as the annual increase.

Finally, he asserted that if the customs tax continued to grow like this, in a few decades, Lingnan and Jiangnan would be able to abolish the peasants' taxes.

And Chang'an also has such conditions, that is, to open the northwest passage and reopen the Silk Road. The wealth brought by this road is no less than that of shipping, and when the time comes, the taxes of farmers in Guanzhong and even the world will be greatly reduced, and the Tang Dynasty will be prosperous forever.

Li Shimin listened to the wonderful picture painted by his son, and his beard curled up excitedly, and immediately ordered the army to start preparing to go west to open up the Silk Road, and on the other hand, Ashinadur and others also sent envoys to the Western Turks, Tuyuhun, Gaochang and other countries to discuss the joint construction of the Silk Road.

At this time, on the southwest border of the Tang Dynasty, high on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the 33rd generation of Tubo Zampu abandoned the sect and became known as Songtsan Gampo (later known as Songtsen Gampo), who ascended the throne at the age of twelve, and after several years of efforts to stabilize the situation, he began to raise his butcher's knife against the old nobles who killed their father.

He personally crossed the Brahmaputra River to inspect the Jiqu River valley area, and was welcomed and supported by some nobles and common people. The people of the Pengyu region paid tribute to him and pledged their allegiance to him, and the northern region was consolidated.

Seeing that there were a wide range of people who supported him, he strengthened his confidence in the reunification of Tibet. Some of the great nobles saw that they were very young and behaved very conceitedly, and in order to recruit and train soldiers, they fought with them.

The Tibetan word "Songtsen" means dignified dignity, and "dry cloth" means profound and magnificent. The arrogance and willfulness of abandoning the sect and praising him as a prince were suppressed, and his personality became taciturn, young and old, which is more in line with the honorific title of "Songtsan Gampo".

The army was very elite, and at the age of sixteen, he began to send troops to quell the rebellion.

With the hearts of the people surrendered and the soldiers used their lives, he quickly put down the rebellion, captured the places occupied by the rebels, and the old nobles were defeated and surrendered. In this way, the land, people, and army they occupied were completely brought under the control of Zampu, and the unity of Tibet was restored. The old aristocracy was hit hard, and they lost their original privileges.

After abandoning the sect and putting down the rebellion, he had the idea of moving the capital. When he toured the Pengyu region in the north, he went to the Luo area, where the dangerous geographical situation, the beautiful wilderness, and the majestic Potala Mountain made him very fond of it. Before he put down the rebellion, he had recruited soldiers here, trained the army, established a deep relationship with the tribal leaders and people here, and won their support, and he was a member of the tribe here to quell the rebellion, and if he wanted to control this force, he could not stay away from this area

There are Nianqing Tanggula Mountain as a barrier in the north, Niangbo, Gongbu and other places in the east, Yangtong in the west, and Yalong River Valley in the south, with a moderate location. Moving the capital to Luo is more conducive to the defense of Subi in the north and Yangtong in the west. Due to the above considerations, after quelling the rebellion, the abandonment of the sect and the great minister Shangsang and others met the situation and decided to move the capital to Luo

Adapting to the situation, he abandoned the sect and moved the capital from Shannan Qiongjie to Luo. With the migration of the capital, many tribes living in the mountains also moved to live in the plains, and more people engaged in farming, and the nomadic herding in the past also changed to sedentary herding to promote the development of production.

The relocation of the capital to Tibet enabled Tibet to truly possess the hinterland of the Tibetan Plateau and to control the Quartet in the center, thus providing favorable conditions for Tibet's development and prosperity. After the relocation of the capital, large areas of farmland appeared in the plains, cattle and sheep were everywhere, and horses were fat.

As the Tibetan state grew stronger, he began his plan to unify the Tibetan Plateau. At that time, among the Qiang in the north of Tibet, the largest was Subi, and after the rebellion was suppressed, although the attack of Subi was stopped, its threat still existed. Therefore, he decided to send Shang Nang, a prime minister with political and military talents, to conquer Subi.

After defeating the resistance of Subi, Shang Nang adopted the method of appeasement, propagating the policy of abandoning the sect and accepting the followers, and treating the common people of Subi the same as the households of the Tubo headquarters, so that they could live and work in peace and contentment; The Subi nobles were allowed to keep their own territory and pay tribute according to the regulations, so they soon surrendered the Subi tribes, and from then on the territory of Tibet expanded to the south of Qinghai