Chapter 643: Overseas Nationbuilding
"Husband, why are you here?" Wen Xin, who was smiling and looking at the children, soon noticed Li Su's arrival, and beckoned to him gently, Wen Xin was almost six months pregnant, and her body was already quite inconvenient, so she didn't stand up.
Li Su also walked to Wen Xin's side with a smile, looked at the children playing in front of him, and then said, "It's nothing, it's just that I'm a little tired of dealing with government affairs, so I'll come out and walk around." ”
Although Li Su tried his best to cover it up, he and Wen Xin have been husband and wife for many years, and their hearts have already been connected, so Wen Xin can easily see that Li Su must have something to talk about when he comes to him, so she stood up with a smile, and then pulled Li Su into the bedroom, and poured a cup of tea for her husband with her own hands.
"Husband, if you have anything on your mind, just say it, although Wenxin may not be able to help much, but it is better to say it than to hold it in your heart." Wen Xin sat next to Li Su and said softly.
Li Su sighed after hearing this, and then told Wang An about their suggestion to establish a country and become emperor. After hearing this, Wen Xin thought about it seriously for a while, and then said: "Husband, although I don't understand political affairs, I also know that the establishment of the country is very important to the husband, but the husband obviously doesn't want to establish the country now, so there must be some concerns?" ”
After hearing this, Li Su nodded and said: "Yes, I do have some concerns, the most important thing is to worry about my father's reaction, after all, Taiwan is too close to Datang, if I establish a country and become the emperor, then there will definitely be an invisible threat to Datang, no matter how much my father spoils me, but he is first and foremost an emperor, so it is difficult for me to imagine where the relationship between Datang and Taiwan will go in the future?" ”
Wen Xin smiled and stretched out his finger after hearing this. Nodded at Li Su's head and said, "My husband has always been smart, why is he confused in this matter?" ”
"What confusion?" Li Su was a little puzzled.
I saw Wen Xin suddenly naughtily patted his high bulging lower abdomen. Then he opened his mouth and smiled: "Husband, if I tell you." I'm not pregnant at all, what would you think? ”
Li Ke was even more confused when he heard this, stepped forward and touched Wen Xin's belly and said, "How is this possible, your belly is so big, as long as you can see it, how can you not be pregnant?" ”
Seeing Li Xuan's puzzled look, Wen Xin continued to smile and said: "Yes, my belly is so big, my husband knows that I am pregnant at a glance." Then you are the same, husband. Even if you are not the emperor, but the father's attitude towards you cannot be the same as before, it is just a simple father's attitude towards his son, so what does it make if you are not called the emperor? ”
The so-called head drink, in fact, is not like this, Wen Xin's words suddenly woke up Li Su. He has always been worried that his claim to the emperor will cause a rift in the father-son relationship between him and Li Shimin, but in fact, he has simply gotten into the horns. After all, when his strength develops to a certain level, he has already formed a threat to the Tang Dynasty, and it has nothing to do with whether he is the emperor or not.
In addition, no matter what aspect, Li Su has the strength to establish a country and become an emperor. However, Li Su has been pressuring and not being the emperor, which will make Li Shimin even more suspicious and think that Li Su is doing this. There may be greater ambitions, so in this case. Li Su's claim to be the emperor will reassure Li Shimin and reduce the suspicion in his heart.
Figured this out. Li Su immediately felt enlightened, no wonder the contact between himself and Li Shimin has become less and less in recent years, Li Shimin often took the initiative to write to him in the past, but now in the past few years, it is generally Li Su who writes a letter in the past, and then waits for a while, Li Shimin will reply to the previous one, and the tone in the letter is not as intimate as before, it turns out that the root of the disease is here.
"Haha, I understand, having a good wife at home is really a blessing for me Li Su!" I saw Li Su stand up excitedly, then leaned down suddenly, and pecked Wen Xin's red lips lightly, and then left with a laugh. And Wen Xin looked at Li Su who left with a sweet face, and at the same time stroked his high bulging belly with both hands, and his heart was very satisfied.
A few days later, Li Su summoned Wang An, Lu Hong, Lu Qing, Su Dingfang and other important civil and military ministers to the palace, and announced on the spot that he agreed to their previous proposal and decided to establish a country and become emperor, but Li Su also put forward a condition, that is, this matter must be played to Li Shimin first, and only after the other party agrees, he will establish the country.
Wang An and they have no objection to Li Su's request, after all, Li Su is Li Shimin's son, and they are from the same source as Datang, so it is also appropriate to ask for instructions in advance.
However, Li Su did not plan to ask Li Shimin for instructions by himself, but first informed Li Zhen and Li Yun of the founding of the country, and the two brothers immediately sent an envoy in a hurry, and brought a handwritten recital by the two, ready to send it to Chang'an with Li Su.
Speaking of which, Li Zhen and Li Yun are much more free and easy than Li Su, when they first gained a foothold in Tianzhu, they were ready to encourage Li Su to establish a country together, but Li Su felt that there was less time, so he ignored it, and now he finally figured it out.
In the Liangyi Hall of Taiji Palace, Li Shimin had two folds of Li Su and the three of them in his hand, but after he read these two folds with almost the same content, he pondered for a long time, and the expression on his face was also very strange, neither happy nor worried, making people unable to guess what he thought in his heart.
"Your Majesty, Lord Eldest Sun, Lord Li, and Lord Chu ask to see you!" A small yellow door rushed in and fell to its knees in the tunnel.
"Xuan!" Li Shimin said in a deep voice. After receiving the excerpts from Li Su and the others, he sent someone to invite the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Ji and Chu Suiliang over.
In June last year, Xiao Yu, who was not as good as before, died suddenly, in July, Fang Xuanling, who lingered on the sickbed, finally died, Li Shimin personally visited him before he died, and took his hand to comfort, and even sealed Fang Xuanling's youngest son Fang Yu on the spot as a doctor in Zhongsan, so that he could see the wealth of his children and grandchildren before he died, as a result, Fang Xuanling finally died with a smile, at the age of seventy, Li Shimin abolished the dynasty for three days, gave the Taiwei, said Wenzhao, and buried Zhaoling.
What's even more unfortunate is that at the beginning of this year, Li Jing also fell ill and can't get out of bed at all now, and after Sun Simiao went to treat him, he didn't have any skills, but he just said that he could save Li Jing's life for half a year.
It is precisely because of this that there are only a few important ministers around Li Shimin, including the eldest grandson Wuji, and even on the major matter of Li Su's three brothers wanting to establish a country, he can only bring the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Ji and Chu Suiliang to discuss.
After the three of them came in, Li Shimin showed them the recitals of Li Su and the three of them, but the three of them were all frowning, secretly calculating the gains and losses of this matter.
"Mowgli, what do you think about this?" Li Shimin opened his mouth and asked, after Fang Xuanling's death, only the eldest grandson Wuji could take over the phase in the Manchu Dynasty, although Li Shimin was worried about the dictatorship of his relatives, but there was really no one available in his hands, so in the end he had to appoint the eldest grandson Wuji as the prime minister.
I saw the eldest grandson Wuji take a step forward, bowed his head and replied: "Your Majesty, King Jiang and King Yue are still weak, but they are far away from Datang and they are relatively young, so it is normal to have the heart to establish a country." And the King of Qi is strong, but he is the closest to my Tang Dynasty, and at the same time he has the deepest relationship with His Majesty, although he has long had the strength to establish a country, but he has always been concerned about Your Majesty's attitude, so he has not dared to establish a country, but today he and King Jiang and King Yue sent this piece of music together, it should be the persecution of his courtiers, so that he had to make a choice. ”
The eldest grandson Wuji deserves to be the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, and he guessed Li Yu's true situation at once, and even Li Zhen and Li Yun's thoughts were inseparable, and Li Shimin nodded again and again after hearing it.
At this time, the eldest grandson Wuji then spoke: "With the situation obtained by His Majesty, the establishment of the Kingdom of King Qi has long been the trend of the times, otherwise it will inevitably cause the dissatisfaction of the courtiers, which is obviously what His Royal Highness the King of Qi does not want to see, and he sent someone to send a fold, in fact, he just wants to be recognized by His Majesty, so as to appear justified." ”
In fact, the eldest grandson Wuji still has nothing to say, that is, even if Li Shimin does not agree, I am afraid that Li Su will establish a country on his own, but in this way, it will definitely cause a rift in the relationship between Li Shimin and Li Su.
Li Shimin naturally heard the words of the eldest grandson Wuji, but he turned his head to look at Li Ji and Chu Suiliang again, only to see the two of them look at each other, and then stepped forward together and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers also think that the eldest grandson's analysis is very reasonable, and the king of Qi may not be able to withstand the domestic pressure." ”
"I see!" Li Shimin let out a sigh, with his wisdom, he could naturally analyze the above results, but he needed someone to help him make this decision.
And the eldest grandson Wuwu also breathed a sigh of relief, Li Su established a country overseas, so he will definitely not come back to compete with Li Zhi for the throne, so that Li Zhi's position as the crown prince can also be more stable, and he, who is an uncle, can naturally be more assured.
A few days later, Li Shimin gave Li Su, Li Zhen, and Li Yun a holy decree respectively, allowing them to establish a state overseas. However, Li Su soon discovered that there was still a problem if he wanted to build a country, that is, what country name should be used. The country name is not set casually, and it generally has a considerable origin, for example, the country name of the Tang Dynasty is Tang, this is because Li Yuan was named the Duke of Tang before the incident. And according to this logic, Li Su's country title should be "Qi", after all, his title is King of Qi.
For the name of 'Qi', Li Su is still quite satisfied, but because there was already a state of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which was later destroyed by Qin, it is a bit unlucky to say, so it attracted the opposition of some ministers, thinking that this country name could not be used. However, Li Su later found that the historical King of Qi was famous for his wealth and was also more merchant-oriented, which was somewhat similar to him, so he finally overrode public opinion and finally set the name of the country as 'Qi'. (To be continued......)