However, it is said that Li Ke, the king of Yan, led tens of thousands of people, all the way across the Yin Mountain, and across the vast desert, and finally arrived at Hala and Lin.

After defeating the Winter Turks, Li Tang built a small city here to allow the Khans to discuss the affairs of the grassland, and the headquarters of the Protectorate of Anbei was also here.

Li Ke's title of King of Yan was not as taxed as his brothers and uncles, because his people moved north with him, and the taxes they deserved were naturally taken from the 12,000 households.

Of the 12,000 households brought by Li Ke, there were nearly 60,000 people, of which 10,000 were Turkic, Hui and Tiele people, most of whom were Hu people who had not yet been sinicized, of which there were 4,000 victorious soldiers, who were good at riding and archery, and were one of the biggest military dependents under Li Ke.

Another 50,000 men, almost half men and half women, were tasked with blacksmiths, craftsmen and other skilled jobs, as well as 800 elite armorers, and nearly 15,000 men who could be used as soldiers.

After Li Ke and the others came to Mobei, even though they had long known that this place was desolate, after they really saw it, it still made Li Ke's heart cold.

He was born in Chang'an, traveled to various states, any city in the Central Plains is more magnificent and prosperous than Hala and Lin, this is not a city, it is simply a mound, in Li Ke's view, this is almost the same as the county seat in the Central Plains.

It's no wonder that after those Zhuhu leaders went to Chang'an, they didn't want to come back at all, and the Khan of the Winter Turks didn't even want to be a khan, so they wanted to stay in Chang'an.

After calming down a little, Li Ke said to Shi Shen, the head of the Yanwang Mansion: "Qing, take out the banner of this king, the banner of the capital, as well as the flag, seal, ring, and token of the scorching sun Khan. ”

With Li Ke's voice, the banner of Yanzi was raised high, and at the same time, the banner of the scorching sun was also raised, the former capital of Anbei was Li Ke's uncle Wang, who had opened the city gate, and looked at Li Ke with a smile, he would stay here for another half a year, and after the work was handed over, he could return to Chang'an to enjoy the blessings.

After Li Ke walked into the lobby of the Protectorate of the Northern Metropolitan of Anbei, he immediately said in a deep voice: "Insert the three flags on the city wall, and this king wants all those who walk into Hala and Lin in the future to see the king's banner as soon as possible."

Then immediately summoned the east of the Altai Mountains and the west of the Great Khingan Mountains, and the leaders of all the tribes came to Hala and Lin to meet the king, and invited the Mingyue Khan of Xue Yantuo and the Hui Lieri Khan to come to Hala and Lin.

This king is to meet with the khans in Hara and Lin. ”

As soon as Li Ke gave this order, the former Anbei Metropolitan Protector couldn't help but smack his tongue, this King Yan was going to make trouble as soon as he came.

Li Ke himself didn't feel anything wrong, he recalled the conversation when he saw the national teacher again before leaving.

On that day, there was only one national teacher in the Lingtian Pavilion, and when he walked into the Lingtian Pavilion, the national teacher was playing chess alone, and the white and black sons fell one by one.

Li Ke will never forget that day, the national teacher smiled and stretched out his hand to let himself step forward, and then pointed to the position opposite him and said, "King Yan, come, sit." ”

How frightened was I at that time?

He remembered shaking his head frantically, "National Teacher, how dare Xiao Wang sit in that position?" ”

When the national teacher heard this, he said slowly with an inquiring look: "Why don't you dare?

What I have in front of me is not a chessboard, but the world.

You are no longer an ordinary prince, you already have the name of the Lord of Mobei, if you can turn this name into a reality in Mobei, you are the real Lord of Mobei.

Xiongnu, Xianbei, Turkic, which one is not a force competing with the Central Plains, if you can turn the 6,000-mile territory of Mobei into your Yan country, who can say that you are not enough to sit in the world as a chess player?

There is only one person who bears the mandate of King Su, but no one has ever stipulated that there can only be one emperor in the world, and the Son of Heaven and the Heavenly Khan are not born alone. ”

Li Ke's thoughts were retracted, he was Li Shimin's most outstanding son, he understood Luo Su's words, this national teacher didn't care too much about whether Mobei would be opposed to the Central Plains again in the future, he only cared about one thing, that is, after he came to Mobei, what changes could he bring to the Hu people in Mobei.

Since that day, he has been thinking about the question - "Can I wear a white hat one day?" ”

……

In Chang'an City, Luo Su was thinking about who he would see next, when he saw Li Ke and said those words to Li Ke, even words that were enough to ignite Li Ke's ambitions, it was deliberate.

In Luo Su's view, Datang, whose capital is in Chang'an, can only radiate influence to the west, and Mobei is destined to get out of control.

As soon as Li Shimin, the holy monarch, dies, as long as there is a still powerful power in Mobei, within fifty years, Mobei will definitely get out of control, and this is not subject to human will.

In the fifty-year cycle, there will definitely be economic problems within the Tang Dynasty at that time, and there will be a lack of ability to expedition to Mobei.

Since this is the case, it is necessary to seize this window period and change the composition of Mobei.

Ambition is a good thing, with ambition people are motivated, Li Ke is a capable person, the results of his efforts in Mobei will not be bad, plus a little help he gave Li Ke, Luo Xuanxing has already gone north from Youzhou, once necessary, he will help Li Ke.

Li Ke will definitely continue to work hard for the big cake he has drawn, as for whether Li Ke can enter the Central Plains, Luo Su thinks that at least his generation has no chance.

It will take him a lifetime to unify Mobei, and he will have to assimilate those tribes, where is it so simple, if he goes south directly without unification, Luo Xuanxing will give him a blow in the back in turn, making him miserable.

It can be said that how Li Ke wants to go in his life, in the general direction, Luo Su has already set for him, of course, if Li Ke can live to be a hundred years old, then when Luo Su did not say, the person who lives for a long time will eventually become the victorious person, this is the law of political undefeat.

……

In the Tang Dynasty, any person has an attitude of worship to the national teacher, there are too many rumors, and every powerful person who has seen the national teacher is silent, Li Chengqian dragged his sick leg step by step into the Lingtian Pavilion, and saw the national teacher wearing a Taoist robe in the center of the hall, slowly dancing his body.

Li Chengqian respectfully saluted Luo Su, "Chengqian has seen the national teacher, long live the national teacher." ”

Seeing Li Chengqian walk in, Luo Su slowly collected his work, his eyes fell on Li Chengqian's legs, and he recalled something, "My brother was also lame back then, because the monarch of Luoguo mainly assisted the Son of Heaven, and there could be no lame, so I became the monarch of Luoguo." ”

Li Chengqian's body shook when he heard this, and he lowered his head deeply, he didn't expect the first sentence of the national teacher to be his leg, Li Chengqian gritted his teeth, Luo Su shook his head slightly when he saw this, recalled Luo Xuan's coming at night, and said slowly: "Before Li Ke, the king of Yan, was in your position, I asked him what his big wish was to go to Hala and Lin, and he said that he wanted to spread the belief of King Su throughout the tribes of Mobei.

I said that Na Ling had to face the encirclement and suppression of many tribes, and he said that as a descendant of the Li family, this was his responsibility.

Prince, the help of external forces is not enough to rely on, not everyone in this world is as lucky as Emperor Han Xiaohui, if your heart can't be strong, how can your future be bright?

A lame leg is nothing, but if you feel that this leg is dragging you down all the time, then your heart is really being dragged down.

When I first met Emperor Yang of Sui, he was actually quite talented, but I didn't think highly of him because his mentality was too bad.

Later facts proved my judgment, in the face of the chaos in the world, his reaction was not to solve it, but to put it in trouble, but to hide and not listen.

As a king, the difficulties you have to face come from the whole world, and if you don't have the mentality of calmly facing the criticism of the world, you will definitely fail the world. ”

As he spoke, footsteps came from outside, and the two looked outside the hall, only to see Luo Xuanye hurriedly walk in, and then saluted Luo Su directly: "Ancestor." ”

After saying that, he looked at Li Chengqian next to him, and with a gesture in his eyes, Li Chengqian said softly: "Uncle, the national teacher is teaching Chengqian the truth of being a king, and I have a deep understanding. ”

Luo Su smiled slightly: "Ah Ye, go and pour me a cup of tea, the prince will go back." ”

Luo Xuanye nodded yes, and after Li Chengqian left, Luo Su took the teacup and asked softly: "Ah Ye, you came to me because you were worried that I would tell the truth to the prince and hit his confidence?" ”

Luo Xuanye immediately bowed deeply and said, "Ancestor, I ......"

Luo Su pointed at the holy mark on Luo Xuanye's eyebrows, and said a little sternly: "Ah Ye, you have made some progress over the years, but after all, it is still poor, you will never worry about these when you look at Xuanjing."

That's not what teaches future kings, and that's not how future kings are taught.

If you don't leave a way out for yourself, your habits still haven't been changed, and even in this kind of thing, you don't leave a way out.

Don't you worry about any accidents? ”

Luo Xuanye hadn't been reprimanded like this for many years, he knew that he must have done something wrong, but he thought about it, he didn't know what accidents would happen, the Tang Dynasty would usher in a stable inheritance of the throne, the King of Zhou would reach its peak, and with Li Chengqian's character, the Luo clan would usher in a new development.

Luo Xuanye solemnly knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and said, "Please also ask the ancestor to show me!" ”

Luo Su opened his mouth, and finally looked up at the blue sky outside the hall, and it was enough to say this, "The secret of heaven must not be leaked." ”

Although there is no destiny of the Hu people in this world, and there is no destiny for anyone to become the Son of Heaven, all this disappeared with that Luo's dedication.

But there is also a bottom-level rule in this world, that is, the sky has many rules about Luo's family, such as the heavenly rules of Luo's not king.

There are still Ji Zhao's rules in this world, and any of Ji Zhao's subconscious is a rule.

For example, there was no Wuhu Rebellion at the beginning, but the blood of Xianbei was transmitted to the Central Plains through the medium of Yan Kingdom in another form, this is because Ji Zhao subconsciously thought that the blood of Xianbei was a necessary thing.

This is the change that Ji Zhao has created by staying in the Heavenly Pillar.

Now Luo Su said that the secret of heaven cannot be revealed, that is, the real secret of heaven cannot be revealed.

In this world, he has higher authority than other Luo's sons, and there are more strangeness, but there are some things that should not be known, so he can't say it.

Such as life and death, such as yin and yang, such as the underworld.

Luo Xuanye left in a panic in the sentence "Heavenly Secrets must not be revealed", he should not have come to Lingtian Pavilion today.

But here he came.

……

What Luo Su wants to see this time is not only Li Chengqian, but all the sons of Li Yuan and Li Shimin, that is, the princes of the Tang Dynasty now, Li Yuan can really give birth, there are more than 20 sons alone, especially the younger brother who was born later, which makes Li Shimin have a headache.

After Li Shimin experienced the Xuanwu Gate, he was unwilling to let people pick on the problems of the Heavenly Family, so as long as it was not a big mistake, he was unwilling to kill his younger brothers, who were not a threat to the throne at all.

In the era of gate valves, reusing the clan is the most critical step, the so-called in-laws are old, the clan is naturally the closest clan, even if Li Shimin belittles the clan, but in fact, from the perspective of Li Yuan's death, Li Shimin still named all his younger brothers as princes, he is still very dependent on the clan.

Since this is the case, then Luo Su naturally has to take a good look to see if there are any talents like Li Ke, preferably among Li Shimin's sons, so that it can be arranged later.

When Luo Su saw these princes, Li Shimin naturally knew, and he also asked Luo Su what he was going to do, Luo Su pointed to the north and said, "Look at the clan, there are still talents like Yan Wang Ke." ”

Li Shimin, who had long been thinking about separation, immediately understood what Luo Su was going to do.

The only difference between the two is that Li Shimin is ready to let the kings and heroes hereditarily guard Zhou County in the Tang Dynasty, just like the original princes of the Han Dynasty.

And Luo Su wants to seal it outward, just like Yan Wangke.

But.

Dividing the seal is not a simple matter, and it is not just a matter of sending someone out at random.

Every quota represents a large amount of wealth outflow, just like marrying a daughter to a dowry, a lot of wealth must be taken out from the Datang treasury, so the sub-envelope must be fruitful, otherwise it is a gift package for others for nothing.

At the beginning, Ji Zhao and Luo Su were feudal twice, and they were all selected after a long time of consideration.

Now the situation is even more complicated.

Yan Wang Ke is the only prince among the princes that Luo Su thinks can deal with the danger of Mobei, and the other sons of Li Shimin can't.

Luo Su was very experienced with sub-sealing, so he had to come and inspect these people personally.

As for why they didn't examine Li Xiaogong and Li Daozong......

Because, Li Shimin will not separate them.

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The sons of Taizong, Yan Wang Ke and Wei Wang Tai are the most virtuous, and the rest of the sons are few. Or in the young, or lackluster, the national teachers have seen it, and Yan Wang Ke Zhenbei, Wei Wangtai Zhendong, the rest of the children as a vassal, the rock Weicheng, famous; The arrogant loser, without a queen, the national teacher said: The sons of the ancestors, and the sons of the Son of Heaven, life and death are only one person, and they are like a feather in the world. ——"Book of Tang: The Biography of the Sons of Gaozu Taizong"

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