"Hmph, you know how to eat!"

Hearing Zhao Yunze say that mutton is the best ingredient for shabu shabu, Qin Mo'er, who was standing behind Zhao Yunze, rolled her eyes.

Li Shimin listened to Zhao Yunze's words, his face changed, and he said in a deep voice: "However, compared to this batch of livestock, the people of my Tang Dynasty who were taken captive by the Turks can be released, this matter is even more important!" ”

"Your Majesty, fish, I ask for it, bear's paw, I ask for it. We want the Turkic livestock, and we want them to be released to the people. Zhao Yunze said.

Li Shimin frowned and said, "If it can really be like this, of course it is the best." However, the Turks may not agree! ”

"We can come up with something more in exchange for that...... No, no, no, I mean that if the Turks can agree to this condition, we in the Tang Dynasty can give them more rewards. ”

"There are no other ministers in the palace, talk to me, there is no need to cover up around the bush, exchange is exchange, what kind of reward!" Li Shimin taught Zhao Yunze a lesson.

"Hehe, I'm not afraid that Your Majesty won't be able to put it down."

"If I can really leave the livestock sacrificed by the Turks, and let the Turks return to the people of the Tang Dynasty, I don't want to save face. However, if it is true as you say, the Turks want food this time, and I do not want to give them more. ”

"Grain, the Turks don't think of a single grain!" Zhao Yunze said coldly.

Li Shimin was puzzled, and he asked Zhao Yunze again: "If we don't give them food, how can they agree to our conditions?" ”

Zhao Yunze arched his hand at Li Shimin and said: "The Turks have suffered this disaster, this winter will definitely be difficult, if it weren't for the weak national strength of my Tang Dynasty now, it is the best time to send troops to the Turks." ”

After a pause, he continued: "The Tang Dynasty can not send troops, but it can't really give them food as the Turks want. If the Turks starve to death one more, the Tang sergeants will be able to shed one less drop of blood on the battlefield in the future. How can we give food to the Turks and help them with their relief? ”

"Haha, Peng Yu, your heart is really ruthless!" Li Shimin laughed. "The Turkic people are also people, Peng Yu is so cruel to them, aren't you afraid that the heavens will blame you for not having mercy?"

Zhao Yunze said: "The people of the Turks are different from the people of my Tang Dynasty. The people of the Tang Dynasty are simple, kind, and keep their duties, but the Turkic people are all on the horse for the army and the herdsmen on the horse. Each of them has the blood of the people of the Central Plains on their hands. If you want the ministers to treat them like the people of Datang, then ask them to repay the blood debt owed to me Datang first! Or, Jieli replaced the wolf flag on his tooth tent with the dragon flag of my Datang! ”

"Well said! This is a bloody Tang man! Li Shimin praised Zhao Yunze's words, "What I admire most is a sentence said by Chen Tang, a famous general of the Han Dynasty - 'Those who commit a strong man, although they are far away, will be punished'." I Datang should also have such blood and faith! ”

Just when Li Shimin and Zhao Yunze were impassioned, Qin Mo'er coughed dryly twice, poured cold water and said: "Zhao Yunze, don't be in a hurry to show your bloody nature first. You should first talk about what you can exchange with the Turks, so that you can not only keep their contributions, but also let them return to the people of the Tang Dynasty. ”

"That's right, Peng Yu, since you can't give food to the Turks, what should you give them?" Li Shimin also came back to his senses and asked Zhao Yunze.

Zhao Yunze smiled strangely and said, "Give them something more precious than food." ”

"Something more precious than food? This ......" Li Shimin was at a loss.

Qin Mo'er shrugged her nose and said disdainfully: "I thought you had any better ideas, but after talking for a long time, you are more generous than Your Majesty." ”

"Miss Mo'er, will you listen to me first, and then despise me?" Zhao Yunze turned around and said to Qin Mo'er.

Qin Mo'er rolled her eyes, twisted her head, and ignored Zhao Yunze.

Zhao Yunze said to Li Shimin again: "Your Majesty, we can take out enough porcelain, silk, and even books to exchange with the Turks what we want to achieve." The Turkic nobles must have liked these things very much. ”

Before Li Shimin could speak, Qin Mo'er was not angry: "Porcelain and silk, as well as books, are also valuable things in my Tang Dynasty, and they are things that my Tang Dynasty is proud of, and they are given to those Turkic barbarians?" They deserve it too! ”

Li Shimin also said at this time: "If it is really as Peng Yu said, take these things out as a quid pro quo, the Turks will definitely like it." However, the ministers of the DPRK and China may not agree. These things are also luxury goods for today's Datang! ”

Zhao Yunze arched his hand at Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty, the minister also knows that these things are very valuable. However, these things could not be eaten or drunk, nor could they enhance the fighting power of the Turks. Compared to food, these things were waste to the Turks.

Moreover, luxury is the most appealing, but it is also the most likely to corrode people's minds. If the Turkic nobles had obtained such luxuries, they would have indulged in pleasures, and their minds would have been worn away. ”

Listening to Zhao Yunze's words, Li Shimin and Qin Mo'er both thought about it.

After a while, Li Shimin nodded slightly and said, "What Peng Yu said is also very reasonable. In the matter of silk and porcelain, I can persuade the ministers of the DPRK and China to agree. However, books are the foundation of my Chinese heritage, should they also be given to the Turks? ”

Zhao Yunze said: "Of course, you can't give all kinds of books to the Turks, such as military books and war strategies, such as practical books such as grid tools, medical pharmacology, farming and planting, etc., which must not be given to the Turks." What we want to give to the Turks are classics of scriptures and righteousness, books of Confucian education, and some miscellaneous books such as Buddhist scriptures, myths and legends, and romances of the rivers and lakes. ”

"Zhao Yunze, you are betraying the country!" Qin Mo'er suddenly roared!

"Miss Mo'er, how did I betray the country?"

"It's just a miscellaneous book like a Turkic Buddhist scripture, but the Confucian scriptures and righteous books are the foundation of the Central Plains' education, and even my poor scholars in the Tang Dynasty want to ask for a copy but can't get it, but you want to give it to those Turkic barbarians?"

"Miss Mo'er, have you ever heard of a cultural invasion?" Zhao Yunze asked Qin Mo'er.

"Cultural invasion? What do you mean? Qin Mo'er was blinded.

Li Shimin was also interested, and he said: "Peng Yu, I have heard you say a lot of new terms today, what is the explanation of this 'cultural invasion'?" ”

Zhao Yunze said: "The so-called cultural invasion is to assimilate other ethnic groups with words, books and classics, customs, unique objects and various cultural concepts. The porcelain and silk I just mentioned can also be seen as a type of cultural invasion. Because both of these things can be used as symbols of my Datang.

"Your Majesty, imagine that if the Turks also begin to study my Confucian classics, write my Tang Dynasty characters, and write my Tang Dynasty articles, they will also learn from my Tang Dynasty everywhere when dealing with people and following the rules. In addition, the nobles all admired the silk of my Tang Dynasty, and with the porcelain of my Tang Dynasty, the Turks were proud of imitating the people of the Tang Dynasty. A few years later, apart from the slight difference in appearance, what is the difference between the Turks and the Tang people in their bones? ”

After listening to Zhao Yunze's explanation of cultural invasion, Li Shimin gasped, and he was deeply shocked.

"By military invasion, it is the body of a foreign race that is destroyed; However, the invasion of culture destroys the souls of aliens. If the body is damaged and the soul remains, the nation can still survive; If the body is complete and the soul is lost, the nation is like the walking dead. Zhao Yunze finally concluded his arguments.

Qin Mo'er tilted her head and stared at Zhao Yunze, her eyes didn't blink, her eyes seemed to want to read Zhao Yunze thoroughly.