Although Li Shi's voice was very soft, every word hit the ground of Hanliang Hall like a heavy hammer, and when it came to recovering the lost territory, he paused and sneered with contempt.

"You're wrong, I want to revive the Tang Dynasty more than anyone else, so that the Tang Dynasty can reappear in the prosperous era of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, I also want to be as happy as you and take revenge for killing my subordinates and followers by the Hui Khan Mu Yucane, but I can't......

I am the Son of Heaven, I am responsible for the world, I can't put the people of the world in fire and water for my own selfishness, and now the country of Tubo is flourishing, the territory is on par with the Tang Dynasty, hundreds of thousands of victorious soldiers, and the troops far exceed the eight towns in the northwest of Beijing.

However, the communication between the two countries is different, on the one hand, it can relieve the border troubles and let the people in the border and the interior recuperate, and on the other hand, it can also free up our hands and clear the east.

This is also the ancients often said that the outside must first be settled, the Tang Dynasty is safe, then the group of Yi self-subdued, after the Heshuo is pacified, the country will recuperate, accumulate millet for five years, and then collect 300,000 armor, west out of Chang'an, why worry about the river Long? ”

Speaking of this, Li Shi stopped, staring at Guo Ying indifferently, as if waiting for him to make a statement.

Of course, Guo Ying will not be brainwashed by his high-sounding words, he admits that Li Shi's statement has a certain amount of truth and his ideas are also very good, but he knows a little about history, but he knows how outrageous the emperor in front of him is.

Cut out four anti-kings, two emperors, completed the achievement of "the capital of the country fell, the son of heaven moved", and then in order to quell the civil strife and cede Anxi, Beiting in exchange for Tubo to send troops, but later under the persuasion of Li Mi, he reneged on the original agreement, which caused the anger of Tubo and made the farce of "Pingliang Robbery Alliance".

Of course, the current Li Shi can still be called a wise and martial artist.

After ascending the throne, in the face of the auspicious "Qingyun Tu" presented by the history of Zezhou, he made a great appeal, and issued a holy decree to inform the world that local states and counties are not allowed to offer auspicious rui in the future, so as not to work the people and lose money.

And the imperial grain produced by Neizhuang was distributed to the army, and all the rare beasts offered by the surrounding barbarians, the cockfighting dogs raised in the palace were all released into the mountains and forests, and even hundreds of palace maids of appropriate age were released to marry in the palace, and 300 people from the Liyuan Envoy and the Le Palace were dismissed.

It seems that there is a desire to eliminate the accumulated shortcomings and revitalize the Tang Dynasty.

The news reached Ziqing, and the soldiers even threw away their weapons and ran to tell each other, "Ming Jun has appeared, do we still want to rebel?" ”

However, Guo Ying knew that Li Shi's wisdom and martial arts would only be two or three years.

As far as his later series of bad performances are concerned, they are really no different from the three setbacks of the Great Song Dynasty, Hui Qingao, and Zhu Qizhen, a student of the Ming God of War.

That is, at this time, there are still a bunch of pasteurs in Datang, otherwise with Li Shi's operation, Datang will become Southern Tang sooner or later.

Guo Ying pondered for a while, and felt that he still had to insist on his own opinion.

Then he said: "Your Majesty and the grass people have the same original intention, both for the longevity of my Tang Dynasty, but the grass people still remember what Emperor Taizong said when he was alive, Yidi, birds and beasts, fear of power but not virtue."

The grass people are afraid that His Majesty's goodwill in releasing the Tibetan envoys and prisoners of war will be regarded by the Tubo as my Datang as weak and bullied, which has fueled the arrogance of the main war faction in its country, and on the contrary, the Datang is also frustrated. ”

"I've thought about what you're talking about, but I think that a moment of honor and disgrace is nothing." Li Shi's eyes were sharp and his tone was low.

"Xia has the difficulty of being poor, Taikang lost the country, and Shaokang Zhongxing; Qin Youhan Valley was defeated, ceded land and sued for peace, and finally the first emperor unified the six countries; The Han Dynasty has the siege of Baideng, and the humiliation of relatives, Emperor Gao, Emperor Hui, Emperor Shao, Emperor Wen, Emperor Jing, Emperor Six Emperors endured humiliation, recuperated for decades, and only then did Emperor Wu have a shame before the snow, Huo Hu rode the wolf Juxu, and swept the north of the desert.

At present, the country of Tubo is flourishing, just avoiding its edge, and waiting for the time. ”

"The ancients said that Yi Di Bi was like a beast, and his good words were not enough to be happy, and his evil words were not enough to be angry, and the grass people thought that His Majesty was in harmony with him, which was tantamount to seeking skin with the tiger." Guo Ying still insists on her opinion.

After all, the Tibetan betrayal alliance is not once or twice.

Moreover, even if the current Zanpu Trisong Dezan in Tibet intends to negotiate peace, if these festivals that control the soldiers and horses are unwilling to strike and repair, then the peace talks between the two countries will most likely be reduced to empty talk.

It's better not to talk about it.

Li Shi raised his eyebrows: "Oh? So what do you think? ”

"If Your Majesty has to release those Tibetan prisoners of war stranded in Jianghan and Lingnan, the grass people suggest that they be cut off and cut off their five fingers before they are released, so that they will not be able to climb over the mountains and mountains, shoot arrows with bows and arrows, and even if they return to Tibet, they will at most be some sheep herding and farming men, and they don't have to worry about them following the Tibetan army to invade our borders."

Guo Ying replied while carefully observing the changes in Li Shi's expression.

What he meant was that if it really wanted to be cleared, then the captives of the Tibetans would be turned into disabled people and then sent back, so as not to really become a tiger and return to the mountain.

Hearing this, Li Shi's cheeks twitched twice, but he finally held back his anger, and asked with a smile: "Do you want to turn my intention of harmony into evil?" ”

"The grass people have no such intention, but since Your Majesty asked, he can only answer from the heart." Guo Yingcheng replied in fear.

Li Shi's face moved slightly, his eyes were aggressive, and he said, "Reckless man's opinion!"

I don't bother to argue with you, but I know that your original intention is also for the country, so I won't punish you for the crime of beating the court officials, but I will not spare you for the crime of "inciting rumors about the country" and "accusing public opinion". ”

God knows how much Guo Ying's "Summer Quatrain" had a great impact on his psychology, and it is no exaggeration to say that if this poem is circulated, he Li Shi will definitely not have a good name.

If Guo Ying knew what Li Shi was thinking at the moment, he would definitely be shocked.

When he wrote this poem, he just had a feeling, but he didn't know that Li Shi would have another interpretation, but Li Shi's interpretation can't be said to be completely unreasonable.

After all, the background of Yi'an Jushi Li Qingzhao wrote this poem was during the Jianyan period of the Southern Song Dynasty, when the Jin army went south, and the lord of the Song State of the Great Jin Dynasty fled with a group of ministers, and Li Qingzhao's husband Zhao Mingcheng also escaped because of a rebellion, which made her a weak woman deeply ashamed.

Soon, Zhao Mingcheng was ordered to go to Huzhou to take office, traveled to Wujiang, and stood at the place where Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, was defeated and killed.

Facing the mighty river, he casually recited the "Summer Quatrain".

praised Xiang Yu's tragic deeds, and satirized the shameless behavior of Zhao Jiu and others who did not want to make progress and lived secretly......

It is no wonder that Li Yi's first reaction when he first saw this poem was anger.

Of course, Guo Ying didn't know this, seeing that the emperor accused him of "inciting rumors about the country" and "reprimanding public opinion", he thought that he had passed the key politics to the palace on the Fengyue Field, so he hurriedly bowed down and kowtowed: "The grass people are guilty." ”

Li Shi chuckled, his face was undeniable, and he didn't say how to deal with it, but asked a question that was unrelated: "How old is Guo Qing?" ”

Inadvertently, the title has also changed.

Guo Ying was confused by his sudden homely words, but he still replied honestly: "The grass people were born in the first year of Baoying, and they didn't realize that they had spent eighteen years in vain. ”

"Really? My eldest son, King Xuan, was also born in the first year of Baoying, but he became a father last year.

You are now at the age of marriage, why are you not getting married for a long time, haven't you found the right woman of the right age?

If this is the case, I will tell the concubine to summon the women into the palace and ask for a good family affair for you. ”

Li Shi looked at Guo Ying seriously, as if he was very concerned about his life's affairs.

Guo Ying still didn't understand what it meant, and was stunned for a long time before he replied sneeringly: "The grass people have been reading "Historical Records" and "Hanshu" since childhood, and every time they read Huo Hussar saying the sentence 'The Huns have not been destroyed, why is it home?' At that time, they couldn't help but be broad-minded and proud.

Now although the Xiongnu are extinguished, but Tubo still exists, the grass people often think of the remnants of the broken intestines in Liangzhou, they can't even eat, where do they still have the heart to talk about marriage. ”

When Li Shi heard this, the corners of his mouth outlined a faint smile, which seemed to be approving and mocking: "How did I hear that you often go in and out of Fireworks Willow Lane on weekdays, and you don't leave your mouth and meat when you drink alcohol?" ”

At this time, Guo Ying's lowered face showed a trace of sadness, but he saw him say in a heavy tone: "That's true, but the grass people also saw that 'the remnants of the intestines were broken in Liangzhou, and the generals had no intention of receiving it', and they were indignant but powerless in their hearts, so they could only numb themselves with wine and let themselves forget the pain." ”

Li Shizi didn't believe his statement that he would infinitely elevate his image, but he didn't rush to refute anything, but instead took the opportunity to ask: "Then if I let you lead the seven towns in the northwest of Beijing, can you break through Tubo?" ”

"Uh-"

Guo Ying was dumbfounded, his original intention was just to add some drama to himself, but the emperor seemed to have a serious intention, which made it difficult for him to ride the tiger in an instant.

"Why are you dumb?" Seeing that Guo Ying didn't answer for a long time, Li Shi frowned and urged.

"I can't."

Guo Ying hesitated and replied.

He didn't want to follow Yuan Dudu and boast about Haikou.

Just kidding, before the crossing, he was an ordinary grassroots civil servant, that is, he was more knowledgeable than the ancients, and he might not be as good as Zhao Kuo, Ma Tan, and Li Jinglong when it comes to marching and fighting.

If he is allowed to be a striker or something, maybe there is still a way to say, after all, the original owner has excellent martial arts, bows, horses, weapons, and is skilled in everything.

"Then I asked you to control a town, can you recover a state?" Li Shi continued to follow the good path.

"It's easy to recover a state, but I'm afraid of gaining and losing."

At this point, Guo Ying didn't know that Li Shi was digging a hole for him, and he naturally wouldn't confidently guarantee anything.

Of course, this is not his humble words, but he really has concerns.

You must know that the seven towns in the northwest of Beijing are not one, and fighting Tubo with the strength of one town is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, even if you can preemptively regain the lost territory, if the other towns do not send people and soldiers to help build and defend the city, most of them will be gained and lost.

"Then I let you defend a fort, can you defeat the invading enemy and protect the territory?" Li Shifu asked again.

Facing Li Shi's aggressive gaze, Guo Ying pondered for a moment and slowly bowed his head: "Yes." ”

He estimated that if he said that he couldn't say it, he would be treated as an embroidered pillow that would only talk about rhetoric, and he would not be worried about his life, and the glorious image he had established in front of him would also be ruined, so he had to take it head-on.

"Okay, that's your own thing."

Seeing this, Li Shi smiled with satisfaction: "Aren't you shouting all day long to ask for the invasion of Tibet and the recovery of lost territory, and later on, I will find you a military fort bordering Tibet for you to take up your post." ”

"I will give three days to pack up, prepare bows and horses, and recruit guards, and after three days, the holy decree will arrive at the Guo Mansion, and you will have to set off."

So fast?

Guo Ying was stunned, but he didn't dare to say anything, so he could only kowtow and thank him and leave Daming Palace in despair.

After all, listening to the emperor's words, he was determined to demote him to the frontier to defend the border, which was much more dangerous than exile in Lingnan.

……

"Father, do you really want to send Guo Lang to the frontier?"

When Guo Ying came out of the Hanliang Palace, the princess Li Hui, who was standing aside, spoke timidly.

Li Shi shook his head, and nodded again: "I didn't send him to the frontier, but I think he is ambitious, and he has the same blood as when I was a teenager who wanted to slash the two thieves of Anshi, and it is a pity to send him to such a deserted place as Lingnan."

It's good to go to the frontier to experience and experience, so as to save wasting his blood, I just hope that he will not become the second Di Shan and the second Ma Tan. ”

Di Shan and Ma Tan......

Li Hui is no stranger to herself, one is a rotten Confucian who can only talk rhetorically, and the other is a model of talking on paper.

"Guo Lang is very talented, he is not a character like Di Shan and Ma Yan, I expect that he will surprise his father in the future."

reacted, Li Hui hurriedly retorted.

Listening to his daughter's confident words, Li Shi's smile deepened, his eyes fell to the sky in the distance, and he sighed faintly: "I hope so." If he really has a mistake, I will have no shame to face Lao Linggong! ”