Many things have no answer and do not need answers.

Because everyone knows very well that there must be a reason why the countries of the Western Regions are doing this.

It's just that they don't know.

On this occasion, no one would go to the envoys of the Western Regions to inquire, but in private, everyone would definitely try their best to find out.

Their envoys to the Ming court this time actually have their own purposes.

For example, Xue Yantuo, at this time, Xue Yantuo's envoy talked with the household officials.

The words are all around the armaments of the Ming Dynasty.

Not only them, but also Tibet, Goguryeo, and even the Wa Kingdom all had this idea.

Should it be said or not, the armament of the Ming Dynasty is indeed ahead of this era.

Of course, the Ming side is more ambiguous.

This thing can be sold, but how to sell it, to whom, and how much to sell it is still up for debate.

But one thing is for sure, it will definitely sell.

After the end of the war, the Ming court also urgently needed to revitalize commerce, economy and people's livelihood, and the real profitable business must be ordnance.

Comparatively speaking, the purchasing power of the state is certainly greater than that of the individual.

The key is a large amount!

And the materials they urgently need can only be gathered so quickly by the state apparatus.

After about an hour, the banquet ended.

And they dispersed.

It's a home away from home.

After they dispersed, Li Chengqian gathered Puxiruo and the others together, and no one knew what they were discussing.

And the missions of various countries also came together in twos and threes.

Among them, Tubo and Xue Yantuo walked the closest.

Only Gu Jianzhang of the Great Zhao Wangting looked a little lonely.

In fact, he was reluctant to send an envoy to the Ming Dynasty, Li Chengqian left too deep an impression on him before, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he was a little afraid of Li Chengqian.

But now the life of the Dazhao royal court is not good, and the Daming royal court living next to each other is their biggest reliance now.

Moreover, Li Yuanjing also wanted to use this envoy to mix up a little bit of Li Chengqian's return gift.

Not only him, but all countries probably have this idea.

What is most famous in the Ming Dynasty, of course, is the craftsmanship of the Ming Dynasty.

Whether it's ordnance or something else, it's going to be a surefire deal anyway.

In the temporary embassy, Lu Dongzanzheng and Xue Yantuo's envoys invited each other to drink.

"Unexpectedly, in just one year, the Ming Dynasty has really become a climate." Lu Dongzan picked up the wine glass and shook his head for no reason.

Xue Yantuo's envoy also shook his head and said, "If you could put some pressure on Li Chengqian from the south before, it would be impossible for the Ming Dynasty to take Tuyuhun so quickly." ”

From their standpoint, of course, they don't want Daming to annex Tuyuhun.

If Tuyuhun continues to occupy this land, he will be a toothless wolf at best.

But the Ming court is different, it is a tiger that has entered the forest.

If they had a choice, of course they would be willing to be neighbors with Tuyuhun.

"It was we who underestimated Li Chengqian." Lu Dong sighed in admiration and said, "This prince of the Tang Dynasty guarded against me from Tubo from the beginning, and even secretly supported Subi for this.

If it weren't for him Li Chengqian secretly obstructing him, my Tubo would have been unified a long time ago. ”

During this time, they were not less entangled by Subi.

If it weren't for Subi, when Daming and Tuyuhun were in full swing, they would definitely go north to help the field.

It's not that they have an enmity with the Ming court, but that's what suits their interests.

War has always served all kinds of interests.

"It can only be said that Murong Fuyun's life has been counted." Xue Yantuo's envoy smiled bitterly, "In other words, Li Chengqian does have the style of his father.

Maybe he secretly supported the Western Turks and Subi in the first place, just to hold you and me.

Not to mention, he really let him do it.

In the future, this plateau is afraid that it will not be very peaceful. ”

"yes, it's too peaceful." Lu Dongzan said, "Not to mention that he is still backed by the Tang Dynasty, just the Ming Dynasty after annexing Tuyuhun is already not to be underestimated, not to mention that the Western Turks are still actively annexed now."

The future Ming Dynasty court has become the bridgehead of the Tang Dynasty's westward expedition.

This time I went to Daming, in addition to congratulating Daming, my family Zampu also explained, I want to ask Xue Yantuo's meaning......"

"It's all the same." Before he could finish speaking, Xue Yantuo's envoy nodded and said, "This is also the meaning of my family's True Pearl Khan, I'm afraid the future will be difficult."

We all know Datang's ambitions.

After Daming completely established itself on the plateau this time, Datang is afraid that it will turn its strategic focus to this side.

To tell you the truth, before I went on an envoy, the Tang Emperor had already given us Xue Yantuo an ultimatum, either surrender or perish. ”

Speaking of which, he was also worried.

Lu Dongzan was also stunned when he heard this: "Datang is so domineering? ”

"You just know?" Xue Yantuo's envoy sighed and said, "The Central Plains Dynasty has always been like this, as long as they stand firm, they can't wait to stamp their Tang seal on the butt of every cow."

At the end of the day, we, in their eyes, are just aliens.

So we're going to ......"

"Forge an alliance!" Lu Dongzan nodded heavily.

He understands this truth, and this is also the purpose of his envoy to the Ming Dynasty, "Originally, our idea was to join our two countries, plus the Western Turks and Goguryeo, to form an alliance against the Tang Dynasty, and the Western Turks ...... the result"

"Hmph, Ashina is a muddy person, with long hair and short knowledge, and he actually rushed to join Li Chengqian.

But when it comes to alliances, I have the right fit. After Xue Yantuo's envoy finished speaking, he smiled mysteriously.

Lu Dongzan pondered for a moment, and immediately smiled: "You mean the Great Zhao Wangting?" ”

"Yes, that's them. Although the strength of this Great Zhao Wangting is not good, its identity is sensitive, and forming an alliance with them will be beneficial to us. ”

This is something they have thought about for a long time.

Li Yuanjing is indeed an object they can woo.

This product is different from Li Chengqian, it is inevitable that Li Chengqian will rely on the Tang Dynasty, but since Li Yuanjing has established his own royal court, he is basically out of the Tang Dynasty's system.

There are many benefits to forming an alliance with him.

Lu Dongzan nodded, he understood this truth: "By the way, what are you going to do with the ultimatum of Datang?" ”

"What can I do, drag it first." Speaking of this, he was also quite helpless.

However, procrastination is an established policy that they have planned for a long time.

"It's okay to drag it for now." Lu Dongzan said, "The Tang Dynasty is now using troops against Goguryeo, and the Ming Dynasty is estimated to have to recuperate after the previous war, so the Tang Dynasty is just using the power of Li Chengqian's victory to play tricks." ”

They still have preconceived notions that the Ming Dynasty is actually the bridgehead of the Tang Dynasty's westward expedition.

But this is also normal, after all, who would have thought that the dignified Tang prince would have the idea of setting up his own door.

This is more or less a bit of a sense of déjà vu that the brain has been kicked by a donkey.

Obviously you can put it badly, lie down to win the most powerful empire in the world, and still need to work hard?

That's thinking differently.

Li Chengqian felt that only what he really held in his hands was his own.

Datang can be his, but it may not be his.

In this case, before it is 100% sure, it is better to run your own Ming.

With that, the two went to find the envoy of Goguryeo.

When they discussed forming an alliance to fight against the Tang Dynasty, Duan Lun was not idle, he still remembered the main purpose of his mission, and immediately asked to see Li Chengqian again.

For Duan Lun, Li Chengqian was still very polite, and when he learned that he asked to see him, he said to everyone: "Do what this king tells you first, remember, don't be anxious."

In the aftermath of this war, the most important thing for us is to restore people's livelihoods. ”

When all the officials heard this, they all bowed down to salute, and after they all left, Li Chengqian summoned Duan Lun.

Not long after, Duan Lun walked in, and without waiting for Duan Lun to give a gift, Li Chengqian walked up in three steps and two steps, held up Duan Lun, who was about to give a gift, and said with a smile: "Are there outsiders here, why does my uncle see outsiders like this, this has to be passed back to my aunt to know, how dare my little nephew come to the door?" ”

Duan Lun's wife is Princess Gaomi, Li Er's sister.

As I said earlier, half of the court in Chang'an is the in-laws of the Li family, which is really not an exaggeration.

"Etiquette should not be abolished." Duan Lun smiled, but didn't insist anymore.

Li Chengqian is willing to be closer, and of course he will not turn it away.

"Your Highness has really grown a lot in the past year or so."

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Let's go out for a walk?" ”

He knew what Duan Lun was doing when he came to him, and he didn't actually mind this, or rather, he had some expectations.

It can't be helped, that's how the times are.

If Daming doesn't have those officials from the family, he wants to go back to Datang to ascend the throne in the future, hehe, wash and sleep.

No matter who it is, when it is time to compromise, it must be compromised.

Duan Lun brought so many people this time, to put it bluntly, it was actually a kind of recognition of him by those families in the Tang Dynasty.

"Then go with Your Highness." Duan Lun said with a smile, he was not in a hurry.

Li Chengqian will definitely accept it gladly, not only him, but everyone in the Tang Dynasty knows this.

It is not a question of whether Li Chengqian lacks people or not, but Li Chengqian must do so as long as he still has the heart to win the Ninth Five-Year Plan.

Soon, under the support of Liu San and others, the two of them went out of the city and came to the city wall built outside the city: "At the beginning, it was this city wall that blocked Dayan Mang's tens of thousands of troops. ”

Li Chengqian gently patted the city wall and said, "At that time, this king would stand on the head of this city every day and look at the city, and my uncle may not know that during that time, this king did not sleep a single day peacefully.

I was always worried that as soon as I woke up one day, Dayan Mangjiebo stood at the head of the king's bed.

Hey, I didn't even have anyone to say these words before.

If it weren't for his uncle's arrival, this king could only hide this in his heart. ”

Duan Lun nodded, standing on top of this city wall, looking at the traces left by the original battle, he could imagine what kind of tragic battle had happened here.

Although Li Chengqian had already ordered people to fill in the trenches dug by Dayan Mangjiebo, there were still traces of the war.

"It's not easy." Duan Lun said.

But apart from these words, he didn't know what to say.

Or rather, what can he say.

After a long time, Duan Lun saw that Li Chengqian still didn't mean to speak, so he said, "Your Highness, this can be regarded as a bittersweet come, now that Tuyuhun has been completely annexed, the future Ming royal court will definitely shine." ”

"I hope so." Li Chengqian still looked like he was going to die, "By the way, listening to what my uncle said before, Chang'an has also developed by leaps and bounds in technology?" ”

"Datang's craftsmanship has never advanced by leaps and bounds." Speaking of this, Duan Lun smiled, "After all, where is the background?" In the past, it was just that everyone didn't pay attention to it, but now that we pay attention to it, there is a little progress, which is normal.

Not long ago, a craftsman had perfected the method of filling steel, and His Majesty was very pleased with this. ”

This Li Chengqian also heard about it, and heard that Tao Mingyu had to be named an earl because of this.

This is already a rare big deal.

"Good thing." Li Chengqian said with a smile, "As the old saying goes, if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, and my Ming Ministry of Industry is recently working to improve the straight plow, after the improvement, it is lighter than the existing straight plow, labor-saving, and can save a lot of manpower and livestock." ”

"Improved plow?" Duan Lun was stunned when he heard this, "Are you sure?" ”

As the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, of course, he knew how far-reaching the impact of the straight plough would be if he really improved it.

"There is a grasp of nature." Li Chenggan said, "Now there have been initial results, only to be mass-produced, on the basis of the existing straight plow, at least twice the work efficiency, we temporarily named Quyuan plow." ”

"Qu Yuan plow? Twice as productive? Duan Lun was really shocked.

Although this is just a pair of plowshares, for Datang, who is now mainly agricultural, this is definitely a more shocking good thing than a repeater, and he can fully imagine how excited Li Er would be if he heard the news.

It's a bombshell!

Seeing Duan Lun's reaction, Li Chengqian was secretly proud in his heart.

Fight me?

I'm afraid you don't know, this king was a handicraft expert before he crossed, and he can't compare to you else, playing handicrafts, who are you with?

Doesn't he know that the reason why Datang is engaged in industrial reform is that Li Er is not convinced.

Otherwise, how could it be possible to be crowned an earl by just the steel filling method!

But this is also Li Chengqian's purpose.

What he has to do now is to push Datang step by step in the direction he is familiar with.

This is also to lay the foundation for him to return to Datang to inherit Dabao in the future.

Otherwise, when he returns to Datang, the governing policy is very different, then he will play a fart.

Since Li Er is so good, let him do it, and in the future, he will pick up a ready-made one.

Besides, this kind of competition is not a bad thing for Datang and Daming.

And a curved plow, the pressure was instantly given to Duan Lun.

This made him very satisfied.

Sometimes it's like this, I can't change you, then I'll surpass you and force you to change yourself to keep up with me.

"I don't know if this curved plow, can the old man bring back a pair when he leaves?" Duan Lun asked.

If this thing is released in Chang'an, Li Er will definitely put pressure on their Ministry of Industry, and this problem has been there recently.

Li Chengqian said with a smile: "Uncle don't worry, after mass production, I will definitely send someone to my uncle's house first." ”

At this time, hehe, he didn't have any.

But he is not in a hurry, this drawing can be drawn as soon as he speaks.

What a big deal.

There are drawings, and the general of the Ming Dynasty has not been made every minute.

Duan Lun nodded, but was still worried.

He knew that Li Er was a competitive person, the same in all aspects, so whatever the Ming Dynasty came up with would stimulate Li Er's fragile nerves.

Well, it may be too much to say that Li Er's nerves are fragile.

But Li Er is absolutely unwilling to lose to his son, that's for sure.

"By the way, Your Highness." Seeing this, Duan Lun said again, "When the old man came this time, he brought a lot of descendants from various families to Daming to study, and they all wanted to see the culture of the northwest.

In the future, I'm afraid that His Royal Highness will have to worry about it, they are all the descendants of each family who have read poetry and books, even if it is placed in the Tang Dynasty, it is also a masterpiece. ”

Finally got to the point.

However, Li Chengqian had no opinion on this, and immediately nodded and said: "When my Ming Dynasty was first established, it was when talents were needed, and my uncle could be said to have done my little nephew a great favor this time!" ”

This kind of thing is well known to everyone, but there is no need to say it too bluntly.

Duan Lun saw that the goal had been achieved, so he didn't say much more on this issue, what he was thinking about now was the Quyuan plough mentioned by Li Chengqian.

If this thing is really transmitted back to Datang as Li Chengqian said, it will inevitably cause a new round of technological innovation.

It's just that he doesn't know that even if there is no Li Chengqian, this Quyuan plough will shine in the Tang Dynasty, in the final analysis, this thing was tossed by the Tang people.

At this time, he also has a headache.

Li Er has been asking a lot of things from their Ministry of Industry recently, and this time, I'm afraid it will only be more.

In this regard, Li Chengqian couldn't help.

From his standpoint, Daming and Datang can and must have a competitive relationship, and process competition is just the first step.

Now that he has won the entire Tuyuhun, he has begun to prepare for a full-scale competition with Datang.

is still the same sentence, since he can't directly change Datang, then strengthen himself and let Datang take the initiative to seek change to keep up with his pace.

He is not worried about whether Datang will keep up with his footsteps.

Without him, even if Datang won't, Li Er will!

That is a person who never admits defeat, especially to his own son.

In this regard, Li Er has indeed done an impeccable job.

What's more, Li Er is now in the prime of life, and it is the most prosperous time to experience, and this little pressure can't crush him.

"Okay, since it's okay, let's go back too." When Li Chengqian saw that everything was done, he immediately planned to go back.

When Duan Lun heard this, he asked again: "By the way, Your Highness, there is another matter, the old man is puzzled, and please ask His Highness to solve his doubts?" ”

"Huh?" Li Chengqian was a little curious, "Uncle, please speak." ”

"The old man really can't understand, why did the countries of the Western Regions suddenly turn their backs on Tuyuhun?" Duan Lun asked, "It is said that the words that His Highness said at the Taiji Hall to cross the Western Regions should have spread throughout the Western Regions long ago, so they are not worried about His Highness......

This is not only his question, but the entire Chang'an court has this question.

"Uncle shouldn't ask this king." When Li Chengqian heard this, he said with some displeasure, "Uncle should ask who spread the words of this king in the Taiji Hall to the Western Regions!" ”

He won't answer this question, but the main thing is that Li Er will be able to get angry.

Not to mention Li Er, even the civil and military officials of the Tang Dynasty will have to rethink after learning the reason.

Therefore, he deliberately pointed the finger at the Chang'an court.

Duan Lun was also stunned, this ......

He had forgotten about it.

But I can't say anything about this, at the beginning of the big court meeting, how many people were inside and outside the court, and it was normal for it to be spread out.

(End of chapter)