Datang, a new day, the sun has not yet risen, and the emperor's early dynasty has begun.

Today's emperor is a bit surprising, and without waiting for a cadre of courtiers to play, the emperor will issue an edict first.

"Your Majesty has a decree that the Ministry of Industry will choose a mansion in the West City to repair it on the same day, thinking that it is the Mansion of God. A handful of materials, with the repair of the god's mansion as the priority. ”

Duan Lun, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, didn't expect that the first task was given to him, and it was to repair the mansion for that god, so he instinctively wanted to refuse; It's not that he didn't see the magic of the godman, but it was the idea of the godman that made his dignified Du Gong Department a public step under everyone's feet, which really made people unlikeable.

"Your Majesty, now a large number of craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry are working with Taifu Temple to familiarize themselves with the new style of weights and measures formulated by the gods, but it has become a habit for skilled craftsmen to use old-fashioned weights and measures, and after changing the new weights and measures, the efficiency of the craftsmen has been greatly reduced."

When the emperor heard that the Ministry of Works Shangshu did not readily accept the order to build a mansion for the gods, but instead raised difficulties vigorously, as if he was very resistant to this matter, he couldn't help frowning; After hearing that the Ministry of Industry used public steps, it led to a decrease in the efficiency of craftsmen; is even more unhappy. According to the meaning of your Shangshu, the decline in the efficiency of craftsmen is completely the fault of Gongbu, which is presided over by me, are you going to blame me?

Without the eunuch retelling, the emperor said directly:

"The renovation of the Godman's Mansion is related to the settlement of the Godman, and it is also related to the national fortune of the Tang Dynasty, and the Ministry of Industry must not be slack; Be sure to complete the Godman's Mansion as quickly as possible. ”

As a son-in-law, Duan Gongbu was not afraid of the emperor turning his face, and said directly:

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry now has a heavy task, not only to be responsible for the repair of the city wall, but also to renovate and build new palaces, if you want to mobilize manpower to repair the mansion for the gods, you must transfer craftsmen from the city defense repair and palace maintenance, I am afraid that it will affect the city defense construction of Chang'an City and the progress of the palace repair."

The construction of urban defense is related to the safety of the Datang national capital, and Li Yuan never dares to relax; Hearing this, he had no choice but to say: "The city defense must not be moved lightly, then withdraw the manpower from the palace and make every effort to ensure the construction of the god's mansion." ”

Duan Gongbu was a little stupid, he wanted to use the importance of the palace to remind the emperor that the Ministry of Engineering wanted to build the palace, not the god's mansion, in order to achieve the purpose of blocking the god's man; Unexpectedly, the emperor would rather stop the construction of the palace and repair the Shenren Mansion first.

After all, Duan Gongbu didn't dare to disobey the emperor's will too much, and he was even more unwilling to offend the elusive god man to death for such a thing. Hearing this, he hurriedly took the order to retire.

Without waiting for him to retreat to his position, the emperor said again: "Duan Qing, regarding the matter of the Divine Mansion, you can talk to the Divine Men more, and everything is based on the opinions of the Divine Persons. ”

Duan Lun gave his hand again, indicating that he understood, and then turned around and went back to work.

The court went down early, and the ministers dispersed; Once again, the emperor left the crown prince, the king of Qin, and the king of Qi behind.

The map left by Ye Jinyu was carefully spread out by the four of them again.

Li Shimin, the king of Qin, stared at the words of the Pacific Ocean and said: "Every time I see the words on this map, I wonder how such thin strokes are printed; And this font is also very peculiar, this glyph is square, the strokes are horizontal and vertical, horizontal and vertical, sharp and angular, the structure is rigorous, neat and even, and there is a strong regularity of strokes; Comfortable and eye-catching when reading. It is extremely suitable for printing. ”

Li Yuan was very dissatisfied with his son's indulgence in this kind of small path, and after snorting coldly, he said, "King Qin, have you decided?" "My second son has been assertive and far-sighted since he was a child; is a good man with revenge and ambition; Now most of the flowers and rivers of the Tang Dynasty come from this excellent son. He also promised him that when the country was established, he would make him the crown prince. It's just that in the end, he broke his promise, although he repeatedly sealed it and gave him power; But none of this compares to the position of the crown prince.

Fortunately, the appearance of the man of God solved his own heart disease. He decided to vigorously support his second son and let him open up his own world. Innately, after the gods left, Li Yuan asked Li Shimin to think about which way to go.

Hearing his father's serious question, King Qin said, "Yes, father, I have decided, I will go here." Muzhou! On the map, he is not far from Datang, less than a kilometer away, but as long as anyone who knows the map knows that in fact, it is far away from Datang in the Central Plains. Far enough that it may be gone, and it will be a farewell.

But Li Shimin chose here, it faces Datang across the sea, it stands side by side with Datang across the sea, it is bigger than Datang, it can prove that he can become a better emperor.

"The best scouts and spies of the Tiance Mansion have been sent out, and they have seen a part of the map, and will follow the coast to the north to find the end of the sea; Wait for summer at the end of the sea, cross the strait when it gets hottest, and when they find out that there is a continent on the other side, they will explore some distance along the coast, and if the place corresponds to the map provided by the gods, they will return immediately. If it goes well, they will return to Datang and Chang'an in the second half of the year after next or the first half of the year after that; When they return, we will be able to verify the truth of the words of the man of God. If they don't go well...... Until they return, I will continue to send a second and third group of spies. Make sure someone comes back to report the situation. ”

After listening to King Qin's words, Li Yuan nodded, and after being silent for a while, he said: "They are all excellent people of my Tang Dynasty, and we must treat their families well." It can be regarded as approving Li Shimin's approach.

"When the scouts of these expeditions come back for a year to two years, the Tiance Mansion will be ready for mobilization, personnel, food, grass, weapons, and ships, all of which need to be prepared; And Goguryeo! Goguryeo is a big problem for my Tang Dynasty; Once the implementation of the immigration to Muzhou is prepared, it will be the biggest obstacle to the exchange between Datang and Muzhou. Whether the migration succeeds or not, it must be uprooted! ”

Li Yuan nodded: "The required grain, grass, ordnance, and materials will be supplied first." No matter what the situation in Muzhou is, Datang will be your solid rear. ”

Li Yuanji also said beside him: "Father, I also sent someone to the south, and the news from the south is estimated to come back soon." "I hope that my father will not forget that I can support him in developing Nanyang first.

Li Yuan glanced at his son and said, "The south is not as good as going to the north and the other side of the sea, and we all know a little about the affairs of the south; So it's good to send someone to determine the terrain; As for development, it is necessary to give priority to supplying the Cheonce Mansion, after all, the Cheonce Mansion is all the way to the north, and it is necessary to help eliminate the great enemy of Goguryeo. ”

After thinking about it, he couldn't hit his son's self-confidence too much, and said: "Well, before the Tiance Mansion army marches north in large numbers, you can use the fleet to develop here first!" He pointed to the location of the Afterlife.

"The man of God said that this place has a lot of forests and arable land, and it is a good shipbuilding base and grain production area, so you should first prepare people to install this Liuqiu Island and develop it into a springboard to continue south, and when there are ships and food, I will support you to continue south."

Li Yuanji pouted, you can support the second child vigorously, who let me be born slowly.

But think about it, it's better to have a goal than no land, since the emperor said that he would develop the flow first, then prepare to get the flow down first; Further south, the emperor didn't let it, and he just had to do it in private.

Li Yuanji thought of something again and asked, "Father, what about the natives on the island?" Are we soothing or appeased? ”

This is really a problem, Li Yuan closed his eyes and thought about it, then opened his eyes violently, and said with murderous aura: "Those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me die!" "The Li Dynasty's painstaking development is to expand the living space of the Tang people, but it is not a kind intention to bring any civilization and civilization to the natives; Those who can obey have a place; Those who dare to rebel are self-defeating.

The crown prince, the king of Qin, and the king of Qi nodded in unison, and Li Yuan's words set the tone for the ethnic and racial problems encountered in the future development.

Seeing that the two younger brothers were rushing to expand the territory and make immortal feats, Li Jiancheng, as the crown prince, had to express his position, and he had to find a more difficult target for himself to reflect his value, so he pointed his goal at the northern Turks and said: "Father, my son is also willing to lead the army all the way north to attack the Turkic ......."

Li Yuan waved his hand to stop his words, and said: "The Turks are the fierce enemies of my Tang Dynasty, and they will not be visible overnight; Moreover, the country's national strength is limited, and it is necessary to develop the northeast and south at the same time, and temporarily take precautions against the Turks. ”

He also said: "I am old, I don't know how many springs and autumns I can have; As the crown prince, you must not leave the capital lightly. ”

Li Jiancheng hurriedly said: "My father is at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and he will be able to lead my Tang Dynasty for another 10,000 years." ”

Li Yuan smiled: "You and I, father and son, don't have to say such nonsense; 10,000 years is too long, I'm afraid you won't be able to wait then. ”

As soon as the words came out, Li Jiancheng was startled, this is a proper way to say that he is going to rebel, and he almost knelt down to ask for guilt.

Li Yuan waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I didn't say anything about you." ”

He sighed and said, "It's a pity that the gods and men can bring the gospel to my Tang Dynasty, but they can't extend my life for even one day." So don't worry, I won't be in this position for long. ”

Then he said to his three sons, "But before I die, I want you to do a little; Even if you have already been divided into feudal areas and opened a government system, no matter how big the country you have laid outside, I hope that you will not establish your own national name, and still use Datang as the name. I know that the generals are outside, and the military orders are not subject to them, and I also know that the emperor is far away. Therefore, I do not ask you to do this as an emperor, but as a father, and expect my sons to fulfill their father's wishes. ”

As he spoke, he took out a copy of the three-character scripture from his sleeve, stroked it gently, as if caressing some treasure, and muttered: "This three-character scripture says, 'Tang Gaozu rebelled to eliminate the Sui chaos and create a national foundation'." I'm not satisfied! How can it be just three words? I hope that while I am alive, the Tang Dynasty will become the only empire in the universe! ”

Salted fish have the ambition to turn over, let alone an emperor!

As for what happens after he dies, no matter how much he floods, it's none of his business. I can't control what my sons want.