"It's just exile, and even that mastermind is exiled with Mingji, it's too cheap for them?" Ma Ye said dissatisfiedly while brushing his teeth, the table next to him was full of gnawed bones, this is still the old house of Li Xiu's family, and there is still half a roast sheep with only bones left on the fire next to it, it seems that Ma Ye came here to steal food again.

"The punishment of exile is not light, and it is still exiled to the northern grassland, and they will never be able to return to the Central Plains, with the conditions on the grassland, let them stay there for the rest of their lives, it is estimated that they will have to suffer, and in addition, they can also let Your Majesty get a benevolent reputation, it is simply killing two birds with one stone!" Li Xiu said with a smile at this time, saying that he had already peeled a pear in his hand, and then handed it to Ma Ye, who had just brushed his teeth.

Ma Ye was not polite to Li Xiu, took the pear and took a few bites of it fiercely, and then leaned over and asked Li Xiu: "You smell it, do I still have a smell on my body?" ”

"Another point, the main thing is that the smell on the clothes is relatively strong, just wait for a change of clothes!" Li Xiu also said a little helplessly at the moment, Ma Ye's liver is a little problematic, so the doctor told him to avoid eating, he can't drink wine, and he has to eat less meat, which is simply the biggest torture for him, so he often comes out to steal food, but the nose of the county lord of Guanghua is very smart, and last time she smelled the smell of mutton on Ma Ye's body, and he was complained about by a good meal, so now Ma Ye has to be careful, and after eating, he has to brush his teeth and eat fruits, in order to eat a meal of meat is really hard enough.

Ma Ye had been prepared for this, and changed his original clothes before eating, and when he heard Li Xiu's words, he immediately ripped off the clothes on his body, and then changed back into his original clothes, and he also specially brought a sachet, which immediately gave the smell on his body, anyway, Li Xiu's nose couldn't smell it.

"No, with your temper, how can you easily let go of those who are secretly framing you, tell me honestly, does Your Majesty have any other deep meaning in doing this?" But at this moment, I suddenly saw Ma Ye ask again about the punishment of the monks of Ming Xuan.

"This ...... Hehe, there is indeed a little bit of ......" Li Xiu couldn't help but smile when he saw that he couldn't hide it from Ma Ye, and then explained the reason why he just exiled Ming Yi and others to the northern grassland.

Originally, according to Li Shimin's intentions, Ming Zhi and several other major behind-the-scenes masterminds would definitely be beheaded after the autumn, and the rest of the people would all be used as cannon fodder, if it weren't for the fact that these monks had a lot of believers, maybe Li Shimin would have cut them all down.

However, Li Xiu suddenly thought of a way to use waste at that time, so as to kill two birds with one stone, this method is to divert the water from the east, to be precise, it should be the water from the north, although religion has a certain effect on the rule, but if it is not restricted, it will also become the poison of the country.

For example, although the Qing Dynasty in later generations was ruled by ethnic groups, their control over the grassland was very effective, and the most important method was to control the population of the grassland with the help of Lamaism, for example, each family was only allowed to keep one son, and the other sons had to become lamas, and it was with this method that the Qing Dynasty successfully reduced the population of the northern grasslands by more than half.

Lama is a branch of Buddhism, since the lama can do it, there is no reason why Buddhism in the Central Plains can't do it, so Li Xiucai proposed to Li Shimin that these famous monks in Chang'an be exiled to the grassland, and even let the Tang border army provide a certain amount of protection to facilitate their missionary work on the grassland.

Li Xiu even suggested that if these senior monks went well in their missions, they could also find ways to let more monks go to the grassland, for example, the assessment of the Monk Daolu Division could be added, that is, they must go to the grassland to preach for several years before they can participate in the assessment, and so on.

"You kid is too ruthless, the Buddhism Gate has been made very miserable by you, but you don't even plan to let them go, is it possible that you really plan to drive the Buddhism Gate out of the Central Plains?" After listening to Li Xiu's story, Ma Ye couldn't help but shake his head and said, he doesn't believe in Buddhism, but he is worried that Li Xiu will force Buddhism too hard, and something like this time may happen in the future.

Li Xiu also knew what Ma Ye meant, and said with a smile at the moment: "Uncle Ma, don't worry, I will try not to participate in the affairs of the Monk Daolu Division in the future, as for these things, they can be handed over to Fu Yi to do, and it is estimated that he would like to do this." ”

"Hehe, Fu Yi, this guy doesn't know how much enmity he has with Buddhism, when he was the emperor, he wrote several times to ask for the destruction of the Buddha, but at that time, the Tang Dynasty was decided, and it was really inconvenient to attack Buddhism, so the emperor didn't agree, and now he finally got his wish." Hearing Li Xiu mention Fu Yi, Ma Ye couldn't help but smile again.

Early the next morning, Li Xiu did not go to the financial supervision as usual after getting up, mainly because there were fewer and fewer things that he needed to worry about in all aspects of the financial supervision recently, and he had just experienced the matter of Ming Xuan and others framing him before, so he also asked Li Shimin for a few days off, planning to recuperate at home for a few days, Li Shimin was also accustomed to Li Xiu's practice of fishing boats for two days and drying nets for three days, as long as Li Xiu could ensure that the financial supervision would not be in chaos, he would not bother to care.

However, just when Li Xiu rested all morning, just after lunch and was about to take a nap, someone suddenly came to report, saying that Su Dingfang came to visit, which made Li Xiu stunned, last time he helped Su Dingfang deal with a batch of loot, according to the other party at that time, he should have returned to northern Xinjiang to garrison, how could he still be in Chang'an?

With the doubts in his heart, Li Xiu also came to the front hall immediately, only to see that not only Su Dingfang came, but also brought Pei Xingjian, who had met last time, it seems that Su Dingfang really values himself as a student, and even visited Li Xiu in private to bring him, which is obviously to deepen Li Xiu's impression of Pei Xingjian, so as to facilitate his future career promotion.

"The last general will meet the colt!" When Su Dingfang saw Li Xiu coming in, he hurriedly stood up with Pei Xingjian and saluted.

"Dingfang doesn't need to be polite, shouldn't you go back to Northern Xinjiang, why are you still in Chang'an?" Li Xiu immediately asked the doubts in his heart, and during this time, his attention had been focused on Hui Ming's death, so he was really not very clear about Su Dingfang's movements.

"The last general came to say goodbye to the horse this time, but we are not going back to northern Xinjiang, but to Liaodong!" Su Dingfang said with a little excitement at this time.

"Liaodong?" Li Xiu was stunned for a moment when he heard Su Dingfang's answer, and then he thought of his original suggestion to attack Goguryeo, and immediately reacted and said, "I see, is Your Majesty going to transfer you to Liaodong and lead a small force to harass Goguryeo?" ”

"Yes, we were all about to leave Chang'an, but we suddenly received a holy decree from Your Majesty to let me enter the palace, and then Your Majesty personally explained to me the strategic intention of this time, and let people lead a partial division to harass Goguryeo, I heard that this strategy was proposed to Your Majesty by the horse, and the last general also agreed very much, but the last general went this way, I am afraid that I will not be able to come back for several years, so the family of the last general also asked the horse to take care of it!" Su Dingfang nodded immediately, and then entrusted his family to Li Xiu.

"Dingfang, you are brave and strategic, it is very suitable to send you to lead a partial division to visit Goguryeo, and this time it is you leading the troops alone, this is also Your Majesty's recognition of your talent, and it is also a test, if you can complete the predetermined goal, you will definitely be able to compete with General Cheng, General Qin and others in the future!" Li Xiu couldn't help but be excited when he heard this, Su Dingfang was a talent recommended by himself, he could be reused by the imperial court, and his face was also bright.

"Ahem, I'm a latecomer, how dare I compare with the two generals Cheng and Qin?" Su Dingfang also hurriedly said modestly when he heard this, but he was a martial artist, and his temperament was also very straightforward, and the joy on his face could not be concealed no matter what. Speaking of which, a few years ago, he was just a prisoner, but now he has a heavy army and has become one of the powerful generals of the Tang Dynasty, and this is also thanks to Li Xiu's original recommendation, when he thinks of this, he also respects Li Xiu even more.

"Haha~, don't be modest, speaking of which General Cheng and General Qin are getting older, and there will be fewer and fewer opportunities to go out in the future, in contrast, you are a young Zhuang faction in the army, and your performance is so good, Your Majesty will definitely be more important to you in the future!" Li Xiu couldn't help laughing when he saw Su Dingfang's disapprehensive appearance.

In fact, in terms of age, Su Dingfang is only three years younger than Cheng Bitingjin, and he is very small than Qin Qiong, but Cheng Biting Jin and Qin Qiong are both founding generals, and they have made too many contributions, and they are already facing the situation of not being promoted, so Li Shimin is also very cautious when using them, in contrast, Su Dingfang is a general who was only promoted during the Zhenguan period, and there is a lot of room for improvement, coupled with excellent performance, he naturally won Li Shimin's love.

Hearing Li Xiu's praise, Su Dingfang was also a little embarrassed, and Pei Xingjian next to him couldn't help but smile a little, it was estimated that it was the first time he saw Su Dingfang, who was usually strict in the army, showing such an expression.

"By the way, do you want to go to Liaodong with you?" At this time, Li Xiu also noticed Pei Xingjian, and asked immediately.

"Yes, although the students have learned a lot from Su Shi, they still need to increase their experience in actual combat, this opportunity is rare, so the students don't want to give up this opportunity, and there will definitely be a big war in Liaodong in a few years, it is a good time for men to make contributions, although Pei is not talented, he is also eager to make contributions on the battlefield and restore the prestige of my Pei family!" When Pei Xingjian said the end, he also showed a solemn expression on his face, which is probably what he said in his heart.

However, as soon as Pei Xingjian's words fell, he suddenly heard a "bang" outside, and then there was a commotion.