The dazzling light shines in front of the wide open palace door, smeared with a thin layer of gold makeup, and from the front of the extremely wide palace, the stairs rise one by one, just like the steps to enter the heavenly palace in the legend.

Luo Su rose up the stairs and stood in front of the temple gate.

The Son of Heaven, the Emperor Taishang, the Empress, the royal princes, the big and small relatives, the generals of the Sixteen Guards, the prime ministers, the officials of the ministries, the chiefs of Fanbang, the lords of the small countries of Zhuxia, countless eyes all came and fell on Luo Su.

How do you describe Losu?

People who have seen Luo Su have never used words like beauty or ugliness, nor have they used words like young or old, just like when the moon is in the sky, the stars will retreat, when the extremely rich abyss of Luo Su is displayed in front of ten thousand people, when the charm of looking through an ancient book is revealed, the rest can only be trivial.

Beside him, there stood a young girl, who had not reached her age, with long soft hair as black as ink, eyes like bright stars, white porcelain-like skin, eyebrows like green mountains, beautiful as far dais, like budding bones, as if there was a slight fragrance to be revealed.

It was Luo Xuanye and Li Xiuning's first child, Luo Junwei, who was deeply loved by the two and favored by Li Shimin, was named the lord of Anle in April of the first year of Zhenguan, and his reputation was full of Chang'an.

She accompanied the old ancestor Luo Su, and walked into the hall without wavering, Li Shimin personally stepped down from the throne, came to Luo Su, and held Luo Su's arm, "National teacher, you are finally here, let me wait." ”

Luo Su laughed softly: "The glorious moment of the Heavenly Khan should be enjoyed exclusively by the Son of Heaven, this name is really good, these Fanbang Hu people also know what is called the beauty of Zhuxia, I think there are many of them, with a Han face, it should be the Han army who migrated to the Western Regions and fled to Saibei, and returned to the Central Plains through Fanguo." ”

There were many Han armed forces in Saibei, and when the Tang Dynasty conquered the Turks, they received a lot of help from the Han armed forces in terms of counter-warfare, use of space, and grain and grass supply.

These Han armed people now came to the Tang Dynasty as a small state of Fanbang, with the purpose of maintaining semi-independence, entering the traditional tributary system, eating the blessings and commercial benefits of the Tang Dynasty, in order to survive, and the Tang Dynasty monarchs and ministers knew this, which was normal, equivalent to mercenaries.

Li Shimin smiled and said softly to Luo Junwei: "Weiwei, go to your mother's." ”

Luo Junwei went to Li Xiuning after the ceremony, Li Shimin and Luo Su went to the top, and at the top of the hall, Li Yuan and Li Shimin, Li Shimin and Empress Changsun sat on both sides of Li Yuan.

Luo Su has a separate seat, just like the Eastern Han Dynasty official positions such as Si Lixiao Lieutenant and Shang Shuling, the rank is much lower than that of the Three Princes and Nine Secretaries, but the position is low and powerful, so when the court meeting, there is a separate seat, known as the "Three Single Seats".

Now Luo Su is the same thing, his current status is a bit similar to that of a Datang guest, but no, he is Datang's teacher.

The so-called heaven and earth monarch teacher.

As the saying goes, loyalty and filial piety are difficult to achieve both, the king is loyal, the family is filial piety, and loyalty and filial piety are difficult to achieve both means that the status of the king and his parents is the same.

Another day as a teacher, a lifetime as a father, this real teacher status, is no worse than parents.

Therefore, the king of the Tang Dynasty and the teacher of the Tang Dynasty, the king is naturally slightly higher, but the king must not treat the teacher with the attitude of treating guests and courtiers.

When Luo Su sat down, the Tang Dynasty ministers of the Great Tang Dynasty bowed in unison under the command of the ceremonial officer, "See the national teacher, the national teacher Wan'an!" ”

Luosu's national teacher is above the three divisions, and the ministers salute each other, which is known to all the courtiers, and all the people of Fanbang also bowed to their chests when they saw this, and bowed and said: "Foreign ministers, see the national teacher!" ”

Li Shimin said magnificently: "When the national teacher knows the sky, he is good at observing yin and yang, can unite the four directions, can distinguish ten thousand people, can be higher than the ages, and there is nothing in the world to come, today all the states congratulate, I invite the national teacher to come, for the Tang Dynasty, for the countries, for me, for the lords of the kingdoms, for the people of the Tang Dynasty, for the people of the countries, point out a road, draw a line, so that my Tang Dynasty and the state of all countries will be prosperous forever." ”

Wow!

Li Shimin's words made almost everyone in the hall start whispering, and his admiration for Luo Su was so high that everyone dared not imagine before.

Especially on this diplomatic occasion that is crucial to Datang, it is self-evident what it means to hand over this matter to Luo Su.

……

Diplomacy is crucial to the Central Plains.

A good diplomacy can keep the empire and its people alive and the border troubles self-extricating.

These small countries are nothing on their own, but as long as there is a strong tribal unity, they will immediately become a large and prosperous country with a vast territory and more than one million households.

This has almost reached a quarter or even a third of Datang's household registration.

Not only is the population large, but the combat effectiveness is also strong, the Xiongnu and Turks, who can resist the Central Plains with less than one-tenth of the population of the Central Plains, naturally have internal factors, not just good luck.

The grassland people live in pursuit of water and grass, are good at archery, and are good at horsemanship, which is more suitable for existence as soldiers than the farmers who can only farm in the interior of the Tang Dynasty.

When a Han is a Wuhu, he is talking about the kind of person who has undergone professional training from a good family, and he is not just pulling a farmer out of the field.

The imperial envoy Biansaihu mixed with the elite of the Han Chinese, as early as the Han Dynasty, often did this, which was a common practice to maintain the empire's combat effectiveness.

……

In the Taiji Palace, except for a few people such as Li Shimin, everyone knelt and sat in the seat, and after the battle dance of the Turkic Jieli Khan, Gong'e replaced everyone with a new wine lord.

Luo Junwei stood beside Luo Su again, Luo Su's voice was very clear, but it was heavy, and everyone in the hall could hear it clearly.

"King Mengsu's grace, stand here today to meet with you."

There was endless emotion in Luo Su's voice.

How long has it been, he doesn't know how long it has been since he has spoken out here in front of so many countries like he is now.

At that time, the people kneeling in front of him were all the princes of Ji Jiang, and now, the times have changed.

Generations have pioneered, and now Zhuxia has a deeper foundation and can do greater things.

King Mengsu's grace, for Luo Su, this is not an empty word, he is the real grace of King Mengsu, so he can stand here.

And everyone in the hall could only feel it, as if the mountain was shaking, as if the water was surging, and when Luo Su stood up, it was as if the light had dimmed for a moment.

"Gentlemen, people who are far away from the countryside are like eagles that have lost their wings, but you have come to Chang'an thousands of miles to meet the Son of Heaven in Zhuxia, presumably because you learned that His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has been favored by the emperor, has a noble mandate of heaven, and has become the son of the supreme emperor.

The princes came to Chang'an with peace, unwilling to let the flames of war burn into their own land and cities, unwilling to let their people fall into endless peril, and unable to seek the right to survive.

The princes dedicated the title of the Heavenly Khan to the princes of the summer, hoping that the Heavenly Khan could bring long-term peace to the grasslands, instead of the chaos and killing of the past countless years, avoiding death and surviving, this is the normal condition of human beings, how could the Son of Heaven not understand, so the Son of Heaven accepted the title of the Heavenly Khan and responded to your prayers! ”

As soon as Luo Su's words were spoken, everyone in the hall suddenly resounded with a tsunami of cheers.

"Long live the Heavenly Khan!"

Seeking a new order and maintaining stability is exactly why most countries come to Chang'an.

The purpose of these small countries is stability, not to compete for hegemony, and if they do not see this, they will not be able to properly handle the relations between the two countries.

Li Shimin was already a little impatient, and when he thought of what Luo Su was going to say next, he felt extremely excited.

If he did, he would be the most powerful king of all time, ruling over a vast territory and tens of millions of people.

Luo Su's voice still echoed in the hall, and everyone could clearly hear his clear voice, "A snake cannot survive without a head, and a kingdom cannot exist without a king."

There are always treacherous people in the world who want to destroy the hard-won peace; There are always ambitious people who try to use tricks to achieve their ulterior goals; There are always people who are prone to anger and are provoked.

For various reasons, there is mutual distrust and mutual defense, so countless wars that could have been avoided have finally broken out, and the result is that both sides are defeated, each of them is exhausted and leaves, and no one can be spared.

The Son of Heaven must have been deeply worried about this, and he was trying to change all that had happened. ”

Li Shimin immediately answered and said in a deep voice: "Since I am the Khan of the Heavens, I am the lord of all the people of the grassland, bless the people, and harmonize all the countries, this is my responsibility, so it is my duty to let the people avoid harm, I really can't bear to lose the lives of all the people."

If the national teacher has a good plan, please put it forward, and I am thirsty for a plan. ”

Luo Su laughed loudly and said, "Let me tell you a story in the palace, in the distant Bangzhou period, there was a country called Song.

Twenty hunters of the Song Kingdom went into the mountains to hunt, but they fell into a hole, could not escape, did not have enough food, and killed each other in order to grab food, and when they finally escaped, only three of the strongest men were alive.

But in reality, there was enough food for ten people, and even enough for twenty people to live if they could endure starvation, so the seventeen people who died were equivalent to dying in vain.

A wise man of the Qi Kingdom knew about this, so he said with emotion: 'When people are between life and death, they want to sacrifice others to keep themselves alive, in the eyes of the Song people, it is probably understandable, but if these Song people can make a covenant to establish a method of dividing food, and then everyone maintains it, this is a thing that can be avoided, even if there is really not enough food, you can also use a method to choose to let a certain person live and several people die, instead of almost all of them die'. ”

After Luo Su's story was told, those smart people already knew what Luo Su was going to do, and sure enough, Luo Su immediately said: "All countries are the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and let the Tang Dynasty Emperor manage your people thousands of miles away, which must be extremely difficult, and in the end, it is up to you to manage your people." ”

When Luo Su's words came out, none of the officials in the Tang Dynasty were expressionless, while most of the emirates smiled.

This is the principle of nature, and no one really thinks that defeating the Winter Turks will be able to make countries thousands of miles away take the initiative to pay taxes and claim to be attached to the courtiers, right?

There can be in fantasy, but in reality it is absolutely impossible.

In fact, just think about it, don't say thousands of miles away, even in the interior of the Central Plains, those landlords who are so close to the emperor have to try to hide their hukou, annex land, and then evade taxes, let alone thousands of miles away.

Those heavens are high and the emperor is far away.

Don't look at the fact that they are gathering in Chang'an now and surrendering to Datang, they are extremely sincere, but this is just surrendering to Li Shimin and surrendering to the current order.

But such a reality, doesn't it matter?

Naturally, it is not, there are near management methods, and there are far management methods, in the Ji Zhao period, it was called the five-service system.

The so-called area directly ruled by the Son of Heaven is called Dianfu, and the countries established around the Son of Heaven are the princes, and the outside of the princes are the guest clothes, and the outside is the observance and the desert service, basically according to the service every 500 li for one service.

Dianfu is to pay tribute daily, Houfu is monthly, Suifu is quarterly, and yearly, while Desert is only paid once.

In Zhou Tianzi's system, it is enough for Barbarian Yidi to come to pay tribute once in his life, which is not considered a violation of etiquette.

The reason for this is that the original transportation was too inconvenient, and the wilderness was too dangerous, and it was impossible to pay tribute all the time.

A knowledge that may be very contrary to common sense is that Luo and Qi, although these two countries are high and powerful, but in the five suits, in fact, Luo and Qi are paid tribute according to the fourth class, because they are too far away from Hojing.

This situation did not change until the capital was completely moved to Luoyang, and Bang Zhou redivided the five suits.

The five-service system is a compromise choice made by Ji Zhao in the etiquette system and reality.

In Luo Su's view, the fundamental political principles in this world are completely the same.

It is the same principle in the current Datang.

On that day, Luo Su and Li Shimin put down sunspots on the chessboard, which was centered on Chang'an and Luoyang.

As for those white sons, they are all circles, and the only basis for dividing these circles is not simply distance, but the time when the imperial army can reach, that is, the time when the most elite forbidden army will enter the field after the rebellion.

According to the difference between land and water, five circles are drawn, which are within seven days, half a month, one month, three months, and three months.

Within three months, the circle almost included the entire Guanzhong, Shuzhong, Hexi, Henan, Hebei, Huainan, and Jiangnan, and it can be said that the traditional Central Plains are all in it.

And a three-month march is almost the limit of the imperial army's delivery.

It's not that they can't go further, but not to mention the three-month march, the rebels have already made all the preparations, and even if they get there, the price they will have to pay will only put the Central Empire in a deep financial burden.

It can be said that unless it is for the sake of grand strategy, it will not take much to continue such a long-distance campaign, but only two or three times, and the central empire, which is based on agriculture, will fall into collapse on its own.

In fact, after Luo Su told Li Shimin about this theory, Li Shimin vaguely felt that if the Tang Dynasty really owned the Western Regions and the grasslands, it seemed that the military system of the government could not be applied to rule such a vast territory.

After all, the government soldiers want to farm, and the government soldiers are on duty, stay in Chang'an for more than two months, less than a month, and then go home, if the government soldiers are transferred to the Western Regions to guard, or transferred to Mobei to guard, even if it is from Chang'an, it will take at least half a year just on the road.

It is a year to go back and forth, and this year's food has to be provided by the soldiers themselves, and they also have to prepare clothes, armor, and forage for horses.

Besides, it took more than a year to be stationed, and it is impossible to come back soon, at least for a few years, otherwise the time will be wasted on the road.

What about the land in the house, there is no man in the house, and in this era, the family will not collapse.

So when Luo Su put the fifth white piece on the edge of the chessboard, he said to Li Shimin: "This is the traditional desert clothing, the so-called desert clothing, that is, the empire in fact, only consumes strength and is difficult to obtain anything, such as the grassland and the Western Regions.

But it is very different, the Western Regions is very important, although it cannot directly bring anything to the empire, but without it, the empire is equivalent to breaking a leg.

How did the Han Dynasty rule like this?

In essence, it is autonomy, at that time, 90% of the troops in the Western Regions were natives of the Western Regions, of course, these locals, including the original Western Regions people, and the Han people of the Western Regions, but no matter what their identity, they only have the identity of the Western Regions, and even the princes and kings of the Liu clan and the Wushuang Marquis of my Luo clan have been deeply Westernized.

In the entire Han Dynasty, from Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty to the fall of the Han Dynasty, the central court was unable to intervene in the Western Regions.

It's not that there are no attempts, but that they have failed.

However, the Western Regions did not make any big trouble for the central court, and perfectly played the role of a commercial transit station to the extreme west.

So later, only the Western Regions Protectorate was simply set up, and in fact, all the people below were natives of the Western Regions.

Of course, this is due to the fact that in the northern grasslands, there was no more powerful power, and when Xianbei rose, the Western Regions once again entered the dispute between the great powers. ”

After understanding this, Li Shimin became more convinced of Luo Su's suggestions, and even thought that Luo Su's method was the most suitable for Datang now.

……

After a brief pause in the whispering in the hall, Luo Su continued: "The Song people don't understand the truth, but you can't not understand, a few years ago, the world fought endlessly, so the people of the world made it difficult, and when the Tang Dynasty unified the four seas, the world stopped fighting for several years, and the world was stable."

This is the principle that there cannot be two suns in heaven and no two kings on earth.

The rights and wrongs and truths of the world are all in the thoughts of the Son of Heaven.

Extending to the four directions, is it different?

It is said that the Western Regions will call him the king of kings, so obeying the order of the Heavenly Khan is what should be done.

For example, the Winter Turks once bullied Xue Yantuo, and after that, they reported to the Heavenly Khan, and the right and wrong were decided by the Heavenly Khan. ”

There was a commotion in the palace, obeying the orders of the Heavenly Khan, and most importantly, the Heavenly Khan wanted to be the sole arbiter of international affairs, the supreme one, not only the people of Fanbang, but even the courtiers of the Tang Dynasty also had many side-eyers.

Luo Su's face did not change, "The Heavenly Khan is favored by the Emperor Tiansu to rule all the people under the Emperor's heaven, and the lords of the countries are the ones who shepherd all the people for the Heavenly Khan.

But all the foreign countries that came to Chang'an to pay tribute, according to the number of land, the number of tribes, the talent, the distance of blood, each divided the ranks, the most noble status to get the golden seal, the book: the heavenly khan gave the scorching sun khan seal; The second-class one gets the silver seal, which is written: The Khan of Heaven gives the Khan seal of the bright moon; The lowest one gets a bronze seal, and it is written: The Heavenly Khan gives the Star Khan Seal.

The Scorching Sun Khan is equivalent to the Prince of the Tang Dynasty, the Mingyue Khan is equivalent to the King of the Tang Dynasty, and the Starry Khan is equivalent to the Duke of the Kingdom. ”

Luo Su only said about the Khan, but not under the Khan, this is the truth that he knows how to boil frogs in warm water.

The Tang Dynasty has not yet completely intervened in the strength of these countries, and the military victory is not brilliant enough.

In fact, he prepared a full set of titles for the Hu people, and completely separated the Hu people's titles and the Zhuxia titles.

This kind of estrangement is a good thing, it can make the Hu people enthusiastically join Zhuxia, just like those Hu people who were given the surname before, after getting the surname Zhuxia, they really regard themselves as Zhuxia.

The most important thing is the attitude of the Han people, after the Hu people have a standard for entering the summer, as long as the standard is reached, the Han people will also recognize this standard.

This is Luo Su absorbed the lessons of the ancient times, the boundary between Zhuxia and Yidi is not very clear, resulting in no obvious boundary, it is too difficult for the Hu people to integrate, even if the thinking is completely sinicized, plus the bloodline is no big problem, but there will still be some concerns.

After going to the Far West, Luo Su investigated the matter of Rome giving barbarian citizenship, and believed that although Rome's cultural identity was poor, this clear identity was a means that could be used, and he combined the reality of Zhuxia to create a more harsh, but can continue to drain from the outside, so there is the current version of Xia 2.0.

As soon as Luo Su finished saying this, almost everyone breathed a sigh of relief, the Tang Emperor was not radical, and he did not have the idea of destroying their countries, as for the canonization of the khan, that was the natural principle.

But the real big dish comes later, and if that's all it is, then it's just an ordinary idea.

At the beginning, the feudal system, the patriarchal system, the Zhou rites, the military system, and the hierarchical society of the state and Zhou were jointly maintained by a set of systems that coordinated with each other.

In particular, the same cooperation and mutual support between the feudal system and the patriarchal system were almost the most perfect of that era.

Luo Su's voice was slightly raised, and there seemed to be the sound of Jin Shi in his voice, "In the world centered on the Heavenly Khan, the khans of all countries grant seals, and the khans then grant seals to the nobles of the country, and those who have seals are legitimate, and those who do not have seals are rebellious.

Every three years, the countries pay tribute to the Heavenly Khan in Chang'an, and the Heavenly Khan patrols the Quartet, and the Khan within a thousand miles will go to kneel and worship.

Under the Heavenly Khan regime, peace and stability were the only goals.

Therefore, the nations are not allowed to start wars without authorization, only those who hold the scepter of the Heavenly Khan can start wars, and they must report to the Heavenly Khan afterwards, in the system of the Heavenly Khan, under the Heavenly Khan, there are only four Scorching Sun Khans, eight Bright Moon Khans, and sixteen Starry Khans.

These third-class khans are re-evaluated by the Heavenly Khan every three years, and the loyalty, respect, and contribution of the various tribes to the Heavenly Khan will be an important reason for determining the position of these khans.

The Khan of the Scorching Sun, in the event of a dispute between the kingdoms, is entitled to give opinions and suggestions when he submits his credentials to the Khan of the Heavens, but the final decision is decided by the Khan of the Heavens.

As long as there is a Bright Moon Khan nominated, more than half of the Star Khans can jointly submit their credentials to nominate and depose the Scorching Sun Khan, which is to prevent the powerful Scorching Sun Khan from bullying the weak tribes. ”

Hiss.

There was a sound of inhaling cool air in the hall, this rule is very simple, easy to understand, and a little more complicated, these Hu people can't understand it, but it is really easy to use, whether it is a large tribe or a small tribe, it can play a role in this.

The most important thing is that from this rule, it can be reflected that the Heavenly Khan really administers the countries as an arbiter, not an aggressor.

After all, careerists are a small number of people, and most of them only want to make money and enjoy peace and security, and this rule protects small tribes, and these tribes will definitely unite around Tian Khan.

"The existence of the Heavenly Khan is to bring peace to the nations, so anyone who dares to break this system should be punished with the harshest punishment, and all the nations should unite to crusade against him and respond to the orders and conscriptions of the Heavenly Khan.

The armies of all countries must uniformly accept the dispatch of the Heavenly Khan.

The Tang Empire will also do its best to ensure the security, interests, and independence of all countries.

The Tang Empire is like the branches of a big tree, and the prosperity of the empire can protect the countries, so if there is a rebellion in the country, the Tian Khan can also requisition the troops of the countries and come to the country to quell the rebellion.

In other words, the armies of the nations will unconditionally accept the conscription of the Heavenly Khan, offering their loyalty and everything. ”

Luo Su said, there was silence in the hall, and the next moment, the lord of Shule fell prostrate on the ground and said in a loud voice: "Under the emperor, the supreme heavenly khan, please accept my allegiance, I am willing to die for you!" ”

It was as if he had turned on a switch, and almost instantly, everyone knelt down.

"Long live the Heavenly Khan!"

Not knowing what to say, they shouted in unison.

It's done!

Li Shimin is excited!

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Four years after Zhenguan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty issued an edict to his subordinates in the name of "Tian Khan", requisitioning his subordinates, requisitioning troops, appointing monarchs, and even interfering in major internal decisions.

In the book that issued the big policy, "the heavenly khan of the whole grassland" was added, which symbolized the descending heavenly khan of the Tang Dynasty, which was by no means an honor and a false name, but an absolute natural sovereignty over the grassland.

Tian Khan, like the Tang Emperor, is a first-class monarch under the Xia Zi, who has the undisputed right to rule the grassland, and the title of the Tang Emperor is alongside, and can be called the dual monarch of Hu and Xia.

Four years after the reign of Zhenguan, a new imperial system emerged like a great sun, different from the traditional tributary that had not been actually binding in the past, and was the prototype of a system of world alliances, an organization of an international character in which the ultimate goal of the participating states was to achieve a stable international order with the help of a stable central empire, and to develop as much as possible in this stable and peaceful order.

On the ruins of the Han Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty brandished a sword in one hand and a scepter in the other, standing on the top of the East again, a glorious picture scroll of the times, completely displayed in front of the entire Tang Dynasty, splashing ink and splashing the scroll, one is Li Shimin, the son of the Tang Dynasty, and the other is Luo Su, the national teacher of the Tang Dynasty. ——"The History of the Rise and Fall of the Tang Empire"

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