Following.

Tai Chi Palace, in the courtyard of the queen's dormitory.

Li Shimin held a Buddhist scripture in his hand and looked at it very attentively, sometimes frowning and thinking, sometimes stretching his face.

Beside him, there was a monk with a round face and big ears, who explained to him from time to time.

"Your Majesty, the Taishi has arrived."

The attendant stepped forward to report.

"Oh."

Li Shimin glanced at the Buddhist scriptures again, then closed them and handed them to the monk beside him, and then folded his hands together.

"Thank you, Master Yizhi, for explaining the Dharma to me."

The monk named Yizhi also folded his hands and bowed down:

"Being able to explain the scriptures for His Majesty is a blessing for poor monks."

"Your Majesty's wisdom is very high, and the speed of learning Buddhism is very fast, and after a while, the poor monk is afraid that he will not be able to keep up with His Majesty's train of thought."

When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

"Really? Hahaha...... That's not a panic, Xuanzang, who went to Tianzhu to learn scriptures, is about to go to Chang'an, even if you can't solve my doubts, presumably he can. ”

He laughed,

"Yizhi, how do you compare with Xuanzang?"

Yizhi's expression was awe-inspiring, and he shook his head decisively.

"How can a poor monk be able to compare with Master Xuanzang? Master Xuanzang is a holy monk and a Buddha! ”

He said solemnly,

"If you really want to compare, the poor monk is just the rotten grass fluorescent, and Master Xuanzang is the bright moon in the sky!"

Li Shimin was stunned.

"That's the big gap?" He couldn't help but ask.

This fat monk, is he modest or exaggerated?

"Monks don't speak, the gap is so big, Master Xuanzang is a figure who can become a Buddha."

A wise little raised his head, and the color said,

"It is a blessing for Datang to produce such a holy monk, and it also shows that Datang is a real prosperous dynasty! Only in the prosperous era can such a character be produced......"

His eyes were full of reverence.

Although he is much older than Xuanzang, there is no doubt that if Xuanzang appears in front of him now, he will definitely kneel down without hesitation and bow down.

“…… I'm looking forward to meeting him more and more. ”

Li Shimin touched his beard.

"The poor monk retired."

Yizhi saluted again and turned away.

And Xu Fenglei just walked in and walked in front of Li Shimin.

"When did Your Majesty become interested in monks?"

He sat down with a smile and said,

"I also read the Buddhist scriptures - I'll take a look, well, the Diamond Sutra, it's not bad."

Li Shimin waved his hand.

"Isn't it that Xuanzang is coming back soon, everyone in the Tang Dynasty is discussing him, and the palace is also there, so I naturally have some interest in him."

"By the way, also read the Buddhist scriptures, and when the time comes to communicate with him, you won't understand nothing."

Xu Fenglei bowed slightly.

"That's it."

Li Shimin reacted suddenly.

"Wait a minute...... I haven't given you a seat yet? Why did you just sit down? Not a spark of decency! ”

He chirped.

"Oh, then please give me a seat."

Xu Fenglei put his hand on the rattan chair, sat lazier, and said,

"I know Your Majesty will definitely give you a seat, so let's sit down first and then give it!"

Li Shimin:"¥%......&*#@"

"Scoundrel."

Li Er rolled his eyes and said,

"What is the matter with coming to me today?"

"First of all, I'm not in a very good mood these days, so I don't have to do it for you...... I dream of Guanyin every day, and I am very depressed! ”

This kid will never take the initiative to look for him on weekdays, and he will only ask to see him if he has something.

Normally, that's going to be a tough thing to do!

"What does Your Majesty think of me?"

Xu Fenglei glared and said,

"You don't know how to have a good heart! I'm here to bring you a baby! ”

"If you don't, then I'll leave now! No ambiguity at all! ”

"I'm leaving!"

Then he got up.

This got up and directly aroused Li Er's curiosity.

"Eh, what baby?"

He got up hurriedly and said,

"Don't go, don't go, show me first...... What you can call a treasure, I must see! ”

This kid has long been rich and has regarded money as dung.

can get into his eyes, and he also runs a special trip, which is absolutely extraordinary!

Li Er has always been unscrupulous in front of Xu Fenglei, so he naturally kept him cheekily.

"Hmph."

Xu Fenglei clasped his hands to his chest and beckoned behind him,

"Lift it up!"

Pedal Pedal Ped

Several attendants carried a wooden box and walked to Li Shimin and stopped.

Click!

The box opened, and inside were scrolls.

"What is this?"

Li Shimin leaned down and fiddled with it casually,

"Antique calligraphy and painting? Whose? ”

Crash.

He untied the ribbon from one of the sashes and opened it.

But I saw that the scroll was not any flowers, birds, landscapes, but some strange graphics and strange words.

"I'll hold you out."

Xu Fenglei took a corner from his hand and slowly spread it out.

Li Shimin's gaze shifted, and then, his breath stagnated.

"It's ......"

"Maps?"

"Map of the Western Regions?!"

His tone was slightly excited!

It's a joy of discovering a new continent!

"That's right."

Xu Fenglei said with a smile,

"Not only the Western Regions, but also Tianzhu."

"This map covers all the countries of the Western Regions, especially those major countries, and it is extremely detailed! In addition, there are also the topography, mountains, population distribution and so on of the Western Regions and Tianzhu, all of which are counted! ”

"Your Majesty wants to conquer the Western Regions in the future, and even beyond, this map can be used as a guiding light!"

Li Shimin's breathing became a little short.

If there's one thing that can be more exciting than discovering a New World, it's the conquest of the New World!

"Good, good! It's definitely a good thing, a treasure indeed! Where did you get this picture? ”

Li Shimin looked at Xu Fenglei sharply and said,

"Tell me quickly, where did you get it!"

Xu Fenglei smiled.

"Your Majesty thinks the eggs are delicious, and there is no need to get to know the hens."

He said,

"It doesn't matter where the picture came from, now it's in your hands, that's the most important thing."

"You said yes?"

"If you really want an answer, then I can tell you that I have worked so hard and paid a great deal of money to get it! So satisfied, right? ”

gave Xuanzang all kinds of convenience, and waited for him for thirteen years!

It's not too much to say that it's hard work, right?

"Satisfied, satisfied! Good, good, hahaha......"

Li Shimin didn't delve into it, and laughed,

"Your kid has great powers, it's not strange that you can get anything!"

"This map has swept away the fog in front of me and given me a broader vision!"

"How big is this Western Regions plus Tianzhu? How is it better than Datang? ”

Xu Fenglei thought for a moment and responded:

"It's bigger than Datang, and the Western Regions and Tianzhu combined, definitely surpass the territory of Datang! If you go further west and north, there is a bigger land! ”

"Your Majesty can imagine that the land where we are located is a world island, and Datang only occupies a large piece of land in the east, although it is already very large, but compared with the entire island, it can't be said to be small, probably medium."

"I remember what I told you."

Li Shimin's eyes widened.

He did have an impression, but the same words, listening to it again, are still shocking!

Especially when you look at it together with this map of Tianzhu in the Western Regions, there is a feeling that the world is not over yet, and the emperor still needs to work hard......

"It's fascinating...... It's too big, this world is really too big, it's already so vast after the Tang Dynasty annexed the Turks, but it's still a real corner. ”

Li Shimin couldn't help but say,

"In my lifetime, I'm afraid I won't be able to see the Tang Dynasty occupy the entire world island, let alone a place beyond the ocean."

Xu Fenglei nodded.

"It's really too big, with Datang's current transportation capacity, it will take more than ten or twenty years to go back and forth, let alone send troops to occupy and rule."

He said,

"However, as long as Your Majesty follows the strategy I gave and implements the policy of inner counties and outer feudalism, it will inevitably make the expansion of Datang to the limit!"

"Fight down a place and directly appoint a duke and marquis to establish a country in the past, this is definitely the simplest and most effective way to rule, although the shortcomings are also obvious, but after all, you can't have both."

"No dynasty can be inherited for thousands of years, and it can release the most dazzling light at the peak and shine for eternity, which is enough."

"That's what I think, I don't know what Your Majesty thinks?"

Li Shimin stroked his beard.

"Of course, I want my Tang Dynasty to be able to last forever, but the history books tell me that this is impossible."

He sighed softly,

"The Zhou Dynasty can be able to live for 800 years because of feudalism and does not actually control the world, and the one that can really control the world and the national fortune for a long time is the Han Dynasty, and the inheritance of the Han Dynasty is also so thrilling."

"I don't dare to ask for too much, I just hope that the Tang Dynasty will be more glorious than the Han Dynasty, the country will be more prosperous, and I will be content if I can have four hundred years."

Xu Fenglei: "......"

Boy!

Didn't you say that it would last for a hundred years? That's not even 400 years!

As soon as you keep talking about it, my special task indicators have increased again!

"Four hundred years, as much as you can."

Xu Fenglei said helplessly,

"Anyway, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and even if a huge country is going downhill, it will take a few years longer than a small country."

Actually, this is not necessarily true.

A superpower in later generations fell apart overnight.

It can only be said that the feudal dynasty will not be so exaggerated, and if there are a few long-lived masters in the middle, it should be able to continue.

"That's it, haha......"

Li Shimin was in a good mood at this time, and said with a smile,

"What about the other scrolls in this box? I see all kinds of materials...... Are they all maps? ”

Curious, he opened it again and read it.

It is indeed a map, but it is not as large as the Tianzhu map of the Western Regions, and it looks like it is just a map of a country and its surrounding territories.

"That's right, these are all maps of the Western Regions, more subdivided, and some notes or something."

Xu Fenglei responded,

"There are detailed maps of the main countries in the Western Regions, as well as their customs, eating habits, landforms, etc., all of them are messy, as long as they can help understand the knowledge of the Western Regions, they are all recorded TD."

"This copy in Your Majesty's hand is the city-state map of the Great Moon Clan, and the Great Moon Clan is also called the Kushan Empire, which is considered a hegemon-level existence in the Western Regions."

"There's a notebook about the Otsuki clan below, I'll find it for you."

The reason why this big box is packed is that the notes account for a large part!

These are all precious travelogue information!

"Nice, nice......"

Li Shimin looked at it, and his fighting spirit was a little high.

"This kind of country is the opponent of Datang. I am too lazy to conquer those small and messy countries, and directly like fighting the Turks, I will directly eat such a large territory as soon as I destroy it, then it is called Shuangli! ”

Xu Fenglei's face turned dark.

Lao Li, are you floating? Do you think it's easy to fight this kind of big country?

It must be easy to harvest a small country!

"Okay, okay, no more guessing."

Li Shimin saw that Xu Fenglei's face was a little wrong, and it was also in moderation, put down the map in his hand, and said with emotion,

"If I can live for another thirty years, I must see with my own eyes that the Western Regions and even Tianzhu will be included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty!"

"But I don't feel like I've had that many years...... Now that the prince is weak, I still have to clear some obstacles for him. ”

"Let's take care of it first, there are still a few Gentiles right now, I want to clean it up, you give me a staff officer."

Smack.

The Tianzhu map of the Western Regions was put back into the wooden box, and Li Shimin personally closed the box.

This baby, although it is useless for the time being, will definitely be used in the future!

"Do you have thoughts about Xue Yantuo and Goguryeo?"

Xu Fenglei said bluntly.

Li Shimin nodded.

"That's right, Xue Yantuo and Goguryeo are both objects I want to clean up, as well as Qiuzi and Tubo."

He answered,

"If you could, kill them all!"

"But it's not realistic, although the Tang Dynasty is currently strong, it can't withstand years of war, Xue Yantuo and Goguryeo are both difficult bones to gnaw, and the threat is also very great."

"Xue Yantuo, in particular, has repeatedly invaded the northern frontier land that I arranged for the Turks to live in before."

"This is a serious provocation!"

"When I was here, that Yinan Khan dared to be so arrogant, if I was gone, he wouldn't have to bully the young slave even more unscrupulously? This is a big problem that must be swept away! Otherwise, I won't be able to do it even if I die! ”

Xu Fenglei was startled.

Good guy, since the end of the five-year truce, Li Er has been fighting year after year, this is not going to stop Datang's war machine!

"It's easy to destroy a small country like Qiuzi, and you can destroy it by sending a general and sending some soldiers and horses."

Xu Fenglei analyzed,

"As for Tibet, this country is very powerful, but because of our strategy, it has interrupted its rise process, and it is still in a state of division and strife, and it will not be unified for a while, let alone rise."

"When it eases up, I estimate that Li Ke has already completely controlled Tuyuhun, and then let Li Ke deal with Tubo! If you can win, it is naturally the best, and it is also good to be able to hold the pass and prevent Tubo from advancing eastward. ”

"As for Xue Yantuo and Goguryeo, I personally think that Goguryeo is more difficult to gnaw, and if you want to destroy Goguryeo, you have to work hard to destroy Goguryeo, and you have to prepare several years in advance! As for Xue Yantuo...... In fact, it is fat, because it has a fatal flaw. ”