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Mo Li arrived in Tianzhu smoothly, and this news did not surprise Li Congjing. At present, Tianzhu is divided between the north and the south, the northern Tianzhu is unified by the Baltic Dynasty, and there are several separatist forces in the south, and the Muslims have invaded Tianzhu for 200 years, and the situation in the whole region is quite complicated.

Of course, Li Congjing has no intention of conquering Tianzhu, he just wants to establish a business relationship with Tianzhu, which makes the errand of Mo Li and others much easier, after all, whether there is such a thing, whether it is a unified dynasty or a separatist force, he will not refuse under normal circumstances. As a transit point for Datang merchant ships sailing to the western Indian Ocean, Tianzhu's status is very important and is related to the overall situation of the establishment of Datang's commercial empire.

At present, Mo Li will stay in Tianzhu and will have contact with the other party for a period of time, and how the follow-up situation will develop depends on Mo Li's ability.

Closing the fold, Li Congjing continued to talk to Su Yuqi about "The Law of the Tang Dynasty".

"The Law of the Tang Dynasty should be overall and comprehensive, which is a basic requirement, but the content of the first edition does not have to be included in every detail. The first edition of the "Datang Law" is to establish basic norms for Datang and establish basic principles for social governance. If I can repair the "Tang Law" to a fairly complete point in one or two decades, I will not feel that there is a big hindrance. ”

It's coming, Li Congjing summed it up.

Su Yuqi bowed down, and then directly stated the key points, "According to Your Majesty's will, the first edition of the "Tang Law" will be implemented next year." A law must establish its majesty and be obeyed by both the government and the people, and other factors aside, the first battle to punish lawlessness must be made known to the whole world. I wonder how big your Majesty can accept this battle and how big it will be? ”

How could Li Congjing not know what Su Yujing was thinking, he looked at this era handsome man who was deeply relied on by him, and said with blazing eyes: "Are you asking how many heads I can give you?" ”

"The number of heads should not only be many, but also noble enough." Su Yuqi did not shy away from it, "Those who are lawful, the rules are also." If you want people to follow the rules, you must not only make the rules reasonable, but also make people afraid of them. And there is no better way to quickly establish this majesty than to make people realize that the rules can kill, and that they can kill indiscriminately. Only in this way can you show Your Majesty's heart to govern the country! ”

If some old masters heard these remarks, they would definitely point to Su Yujue's nose and scold, "Cool officials without humanity!" ”

Li Congjing looked at Su Yujing, even though he had long known that this son's heart was different from ordinary people, he had to be surprised by the other party's "harshness" at this time, which made him silent, and he couldn't help but think of the famous cool officials in history.

At this moment, Li Congjing suddenly realized that what he was going to do now with the help of "Tang Law" was quite similar to what the Han Wu Dynasty did with the help of cool officials - both are breaking the old rules of the times and erecting new norms, and in this process, it will be inevitable to appoint "cool officials".

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the imperial court ruled the country with the technique of Huang Lao, and it was common for the guilty to be punished lightly or even to be punished. Such a statecraft cannot be said to be bad, but it is absolutely impossible to create a strong empire. To build a strong empire, you have to rely on clear rewards and punishments, and only when there are rewards and punishments will people not do evil, but think ahead. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the imperial court seemed to be broad-minded, but in fact, under this leniency, it led to the corruption of officials and bent the law, breeding countless human tragedies, and the country could not use national strength well. Liu Che was able to create the Han Wu Empire, and naturally he had his reasons, and it was an indispensable part to punish unjudicial officials with "cool officials", remove moths from the bureaucratic system, and implement new rules, so that officials could do less evil and contribute to state affairs, and improve the social atmosphere.

- This is really similar to Shang Ying's change of law in the Qin State.

Li Congjing has no intention of being Qin Xiaogong and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, because the times are different, and the ideas in his heart are also different, but the way of doing things is actually the same.

Li Congjing leaned on the back, his fingers lightly tapped the armrest, and said slowly: "During the Changxing period, the imperial court had a large scale to rectify the rule of officials and eliminate lawlessness, but now it has only been a few years, is it possible that the rule of officials in the world is chaotic again?" And under the condition that the imperial court continues to improve the system and vigorously supervise it from time to time? ”

"From ancient times to the present, there has never been a shortage of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, especially after the poor scholars became officials, fighting for power and profit, and accepting bribes, which cannot be stopped." Su Yuqi stood straight, "Now that Kyushu is unified, although there is still war on the border, for many powerful people, the world is really peaceful. At this time, in the great chaos of the world in the past, these people who were poor and embarrassed, shed blood, and made meritorious contributions, but now they have power, naturally there is no reason not to wantonly seize power and accumulate wealth. ”

"If it weren't for the fact that His Majesty had vigorously purged the rule of officials during the Changxing period, I really don't know how much the current Tang officialdom has been eroded." Su Yuqi said bluntly, "The rule of Changxing enables my Tang Dynasty to unify Kyushu, and if Your Majesty wants the Tang Dynasty to reappear in the prosperous era, you need to rule the Dingding!" ”

Li Congjing didn't speak, just looked at Su Yujing.

If you are an ordinary official, you will definitely be on pins and needles at this time, and you will immediately bow down and apologize, but people like Su Yuqi only have the law in their hearts that is the most sacred, and nothing else can be compared with it, so the body is like a strong pine and not moving like a mountain.

Su Yuqi continued: "The so-called long-term stability, 'long-term governance' can be 'long-term stability', and there is no such thing in the world as once and for all. Fortunately, there is the rule of Changxing, and now Datang has the basis for the implementation of the "Tang Law", if there is no Changxing rule, even if the minister writes the "Tang Law" no matter how perfect, it will not be possible. Now, His Majesty's implementation of the "Tang Law" has the intention of reopening the nine heavens, which is to reshape the order of the world. ”

Raising his head, Su Yuqi said loudly: "But even so, the current implementation of the "Tang Law" will not shed more blood than the rule of Changxing, which is all the credit of Your Majesty's governance of the country, in addition, there is also a border war to provide an opportunity." But if this matter drags on, in another ten years, the world will be peaceful for a long time, and there will be too many officials suffering from the 'disease of wealth and nobility', and Your Majesty will implement the "Tang Law" again, I am afraid that it will not be possible to do it by shedding the blood of some powerful people. And if it waits until a few decades later, the officialdom is stereotyped, the atmosphere is corrupt, the officials and the people are accustomed to the rotten rules, the poison is too deep, and the society is terminally ill, and a "Tang Law" that governs the world will probably become the culprit of the chaos in the world! At that time, no matter how holy the monarch is, I am afraid it will be impossible to reshape the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, at most, to get a false name of 'Zhongxing Rule' - but what is the benefit of this in the country? ”

Speaking of this, Su Yuqi bowed down in his robe, "The order of the world is not broken or established." Since the Huangchao incident, cholera in the world for decades is providing an unparalleled opportunity for the establishment of a new order, and the rule of the first emperor and His Majesty has laid the best foundation for the implementation of the "Tang Law". ”

Li Congjing looked at Su Yujing, pondered for a long time, and said: "If the people don't break the law, naturally they can't talk about punishment. The foundation is right, the building is right, and it is the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, why should I be stingy with a few heads? Say, who is suspected of breaking the law? ”

In order to establish authority for the "Tang Law", Su Yuqi can be said to be very thoughtful, he is now clearly aware of someone misbehaving and violating the law, but he does not immediately investigate and deal with it, what he wants is to wait until the "Tang Law" is promulgated, and then use the "Tang Law" to punish their crimes, so that not only the lawlessness is punished, but also the "Tang Law" is established.

Su Yuqi raised his head, "The former Ministry of Industry is still in the book!" ”

Li Congjing was stunned.

Ren Yuan, the father of Queen Ren Wanru.

......

Governing the country, especially governing the country well, is more difficult than Li Congjing imagined.

What I am most afraid of is that the people close to me will fall off the chain and let myself fall into an embarrassing situation where I can't take care of both public and private affairs.

But from ancient times to the present, it seems that all promising monarchs have to face such a choice.

At such times, it is not so much a test of the wisdom of the monarch as a test of the monarch's heart.

......

Suzhou.

After Zhang Jinlai waited for the follow-up team to follow, he rushed to the Tang army camp outside Suzhou, met with Meng Ping, the commander of the forbidden army, and stated the military situation of the Western Uighurs invading the western boundary of Shazhou. Wu Sheng had already gotten rid of the fate of being a captive, and he originally wanted to return to Lingzhou, but now that he was in a safe situation, he suddenly found that this mood was not as eager as it was at the beginning.

The left and right armies are attacking the city, and the war is not over yet, Wu Sheng wants to continue the war with the army, if he can win some battles and make some meritorious achievements, he can also straighten his waist when he returns to Lingzhou in the future. There is no need to think that Wu Sheng also knows that if he returns home as a rescued captive, his father will definitely not have a good face.

After Zhang Jinlai met Meng Ping, he returned to the tent to talk to Wu Sheng about the battle situation, and told him the news that the Shuofang army was coming, which made Wu Sheng determined to wait for the Shuofang army to arrive, and then return to the team to continue the battle.

The next day, Zhang Jinlai and Wu Sheng bid farewell in the barracks, and the former had to hurry up and lead his troops back to Shazhou to convey Meng Ping's arrangements for the war in Hexi, so that the Guiyi army could prepare to meet the Uighurs in Xizhou and prepare to receive Wang's division into Shazhou and Gua.

After Zhang Jin came and left, the war in Suzhou continued, and the forbidden army's attack on the city continued for days, and it had reached a critical juncture.

Wu Sheng has become an idler, and now there is no reason for him to go into battle, so he can only sit in the camp. However, he was not ignored, and in the accompanying army, the officials in charge of the post-war errand came to Wu Sheng several times. Because of Wu Sheng's relationship with the Uighurs and his knowledge of the Uighur language, these officials came to him to learn about the situation in order to facilitate the management of the land in Gansu in the future.

In the past few days, Wu Sheng became familiar with some officials, and after these officials learned that Wu Sheng was a scholar and had passed the Luoyang Academy examination, they invited Wu Sheng to join their team.

"At present, the conquest of Suzhou is imminent, and the imperial court is about to re-establish the order of Gansu and Suzhou, whether it is the errand of the people after the war, or the handling of military and political affairs, it is very heavy and complicated, since Wu Lang is a scholar, and he knows a lot about the Uighurs, he is a rare talent, which will be of great help to our future errands......" The shrewd and capable official in front of him is named He Chenguang, and he started to become a new deal.

Wu Sheng knew that he had a few catties and taels, so he excused himself and said: "I have only been in Hexi for dozens of days, and I really don't know much about the Uighurs, and although I have read a few books, I don't have an official ......."

He Chenguang said with a straight face: "Wu Lang's words are wrong, you are a soldier of the Shuofang Army, why are you not an official?" In addition, although you have not been in Hexi for a short time, you are already much stronger than us, and in the future, if the imperial court wants to rebuild the state and county official temples and various yamen, it will use many people from Hexi, and the people from Hexi are used, so why not use Wu Lang? ”

Wu Sheng was quite hesitant, becoming an official was originally his small ambition, but since he joined the army, he has long regarded himself as a person in the army, and he never thought that he would "change his court".

In the end, Wu Sheng promised He Chenguang that during the period before Shuofang's army arrived, he could follow the other party and do some errands within his ability - this could also be regarded as sharing worries for the country.

The reason for this decision is because the forbidden army has already captured Suzhou.

......

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Meng Ping was in a handsome position, and indifferently looked at the medicine Luo Ge Di Yin and Yao Luo Ge A who were tied to the tent, and only after a long time did he say in a righteous voice: "When the two of you were in Lingzhou, Your Majesty gave you the opportunity to surrender to the court, and Grace and others to be my Tang courtiers, but you were obsessed. Now, the army is dead, the city is broken, the army is defeated and captured, and he is in prison, this marshal seems to want to ask the two, do you regret? ”

Yao Luo Ge Ah wanted to lower his head and not speak, this fierce general, who is known for his fierceness, has no momentum at this moment, and just wants to treat himself as an invisible person, Yao Luo Ge Di Yingui is a Uighur Khan, with an identity baggage, at this time, he is holding his neck, and he has the heart to die and say some hard words, but the words have become like this, "The Tang Dynasty sits on the land of hundreds of states, and the natural armor soldiers are prosperous, and this Khan is only the land of two states, and it is normal to be defeated." ”

Meng Ping was a little stunned by this sentence full of grievances, and then laughed: "Could it be that the two of you think that if the first soldier is the same, you will have a chance of winning?" Before the war, Ben Shuai said that compared with our Tang Army, you and others do not understand war at all. ”

Yao Luo Ge Diyin raised his head and forgot Meng Ping's glance, the corners of his mouth moved, remembering the invincibility of the Tang army, but finally relented, and sighed: "There is a Tang Emperor in the world, a figure in the world, who dares to call himself a hero?" Born at the wrong time, what can I do! ”

"That's a good thing, my emperor is very talented, and he can look up to it." Meng Ping said proudly, and when he said this, his expression was correct, "However, during the long battle, there were thousands of casualties among the soldiers, and it was not the soft words of the two of them that could offset it." Medicine Luo Ge Di Yin, Medicine Luo Ge A is lustful, do you know how to die?! ”

Both of them looked up in astonishment at the same time, their eyes full of despair and panic. The more high-ranking people are, the more they cherish their lives, because glory and wealth are always fascinating. Yao Luo Ge Diyin wanted to speak and stopped, struggling for a while, but he still couldn't say anything to beg for mercy, but his face was completely gray. And Yao Luo Ge Ah Xuan was already on his knees, and begged sadly: "Spare your life, Dashuai spare your life!" ”

Meng Ping sneered, "Yao Luo Ge is aggressive, cruel by nature, led his troops to invade Lingzhou, committed countless sins, nine deaths are forgiven, dragged out and beheaded!" Yao Luo Ge Di Yin, escorted to Luoyang, and waited for the court to fall! ”

Hearing this, Yao Luo Ge Di Yin sat down in a daze, and there was a look of joy in his eyes. Yao Luo Ge Ah was eager to wail incessantly, but the soldiers of the Tang Army ignored him and dragged him out. From time to time, after a scream, the wailing disappeared.

Meng Ping stood up and stared at Yao Luo Ge Di Yin, "My emperor has an order, if Yao Luo Ge Di Yin is willing to go to Xizhou with the army and persuade the Hui tribe to surrender, you can atone for your sins, are you willing to go?" ”

Yao Luo Ge Diyin's spirit was shocked, and he couldn't care about any identity baggage, so he quickly knelt down and bowed, "Minister, thank you for my emperor's grace!" ”