Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

"Conspiracies and calculations are ultimately a side path. When one's strength is strong enough to crush everything, no matter how clever the conspiracy and calculations are, they are like a mantis trying to stop a chariot!"

"Conspiracies and calculations are ultimately a side path. When one's strength is strong enough to crush everything, even the cleverest conspiracies and calculations are like a mantis trying to stop a chariot!"

"The Tang Dynasty is no longer what it used to be. The Tang Dynasty is no longer the Tang Dynasty of the past."

"The Tang Dynasty in the past had no choice but to restore its strength little by little."

"But what about the Tang Dynasty now?"

"The heyday of the Tang Dynasty has begun, and the national strength and military power of the Tang Dynasty have recovered to an excellent level."

"Moreover, the Tang Dynasty is now the leader of the Ten Thousand Nations Alliance!"

"This status is enough to make the Tang Dynasty superior to any other great power!"

"so……"

Qin Wenyuan showed a confident smile, and said with great confidence: "We don't need to be afraid of an organization that can only hide in the dark!"

When Li Shimin heard Qin Wenyuan's words, he felt the confidence surging from him.

He took a deep breath, nodded, and said, "That's right, I thought my opponent was too powerful!"

"My Great Tang stands tall in the Central Plains, thriving and strong, and now we are the leader of the Ten Thousand Nations Alliance. What do we have to fear?"

Li Shimin was an emperor with great ambitions.

He is also an emperor who is not afraid of injury, killing, or bloodshed.

The Tang Dynasty was established through slaughter, and so was his throne.

So, he is really not afraid of any enemy!
But the last bit of hesitation in my heart was swept away.

He looked at Qin Wenyuan and said, "They already know so many secrets of the Beidou Society. Qin Wenyuan, how do you think we should treat them?"

Qin Wenyuan smiled gently and said, "This is also the reason why I came to see Your Majesty."

"Always, Bei was in the dark and we were in the light. Although I was the one who planned several plots in the dark, the secrecy of the Beidou Society meant that we could only passively withstand the attacks of the Beidou Society..."

"And to continue to passively endure is not a good thing for our Tang Dynasty."

"There's no reason to be on guard against thieves all day long."

“This will make us more and more exhausted mentally.”

"As for the Beidou Society, they don't even have to do anything. They just need to sneer at us secretly, and we will continue to waste away with worry."

"So, we must change this situation!"

“Otherwise, we will always be passive.”

When Li Shimin heard Qin Wenyuan's words, he raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "I agree with what you said."

"I am not a person who likes to passively endure!"

"It's just because I didn't have enough information about the Beidou Society before, I have no choice. Otherwise, I would have killed them all without leaving a single piece of armor."

Qin Wenyuan smiled and said, "So, now the opportunity has come, an opportunity for us to turn passivity into initiative!"

"We didn't know where Beidou would be before, so we had no idea where to start."

"But now, we know!"

"Although it may not be the headquarters of the Beidou Society, it is definitely an extremely important place for them."

"Conquer it and destroy it, it will definitely cause great damage to the Tiandi Pavilion!"

Li Shimin's eyes flashed, and he said, "What do you mean?"

Qin Wenyuan smiled lightly, his eyes flashing with a cold light, and said lightly: "Nanzhao!"

When Li Shimin heard Qin Wenyuan's words, his eyes suddenly opened.

There was a flash of light in his eyes.

"Nanzhao?"

He looked at Qin Wenyuan and said, "Are you going to attack Nanzhao?"

Qin Wenyuan nodded slightly and said, "So far, Nanzhao is the only empire we know of that is completely controlled by the Beidou Club!"

"Controlling an empire and pretending to be an emperor is definitely not an easy task even for the Beidou Society."

"So the Beidou Society sent two star powerhouses to deal with Nanzhao. Taking control of Nanzhao must be more than just a desire to control a country."

"This is completely different from the image and style that Beidouhui has always had."

"If the Beidou Society was acting normally, it should have been completely hidden in the dark, and it shouldn't have been so open and aboveboard as to directly change the emperor of a country."

"Therefore, I think Beidou will definitely want to build a very important base for Nanzhao."

"Now the existence of Beidou Society is no longer as mysterious as before."

"All countries know where the Beidou Society is, and they will certainly take precautions, so the Beidou Society's living space will certainly be drastically compressed in the future."

"Therefore, Beidou will have to find a place where they can be safe."

"So, I think Nanzhao is such a place!"

"Beidou will use it to avoid risks and develop slowly without worrying about unexpected situations!"

Qin Wenyuan looked at Li Shimin and said, "So, destroying Nanzhao will definitely shake the Beidou Society's plan."

"And when it is still unclear what Beidou will do next, destroying their foundation is definitely the best option!"

Li Shimin listened quietly to Qin Wenyuan's analysis.

After Qin Wenyuan finished speaking, he thought for a moment and then nodded slightly.

"You're right. This is indeed a good way to strike down the Beidou Society."

Li Shimin hated the Beidou Society very much. When he heard Qin Wenyuan pointed out the direction, he did not hesitate at all.

beat!
Hit him hard!

The Beidou Society almost caused the Tang Dynasty to fall apart and be invaded by other countries.

He must avenge this!

He looked at Qin Wenyuan and said, "Then tell me, how should we deal with Nanzhao?"

"A few months ago, I sent Li Jing to lead the army to fight against the locust plague in the country. They are currently attacking Tuyuhun. Although Tuyuhun's situation is extremely bad, it won't take long before they can defeat it."

"But even if there are no accidents, it will still take some time."

"So, Li Jing and his men cannot come back for the time being. Many of our Tang Dynasty's troops are deployed against Tuyuhun, and it is difficult to allocate too many troops to deal with Nanzhao."

"And Nanzhao is not a small country, and its own strength is not weak, so if we want to deal with Nanzhao, we must at least mobilize 300,000 or 400,000 elite soldiers."

"But now, it is really difficult for us to spare so many troops."

Li Shimin was a little worried.

He actually doesn't care about Nanzhao.

With the current national strength of the Tang Dynasty, it would not be too difficult to destroy it.

It was just because the Tang Dynasty was dealing with Tuyuhun and it was difficult to divert its attention, so it was difficult to allocate so many people at once.

When Qin Wenyuan heard what Li Shimin said, he laughed and said, "Your Majesty, you seem to have forgotten one thing."

"Forgot something? What?"

Li Shimin said doubtfully.

Qin Wenyuan smiled and said, "Your Majesty has forgotten... the Tang Dynasty is not just the Tang Dynasty now!"

"The Tang Dynasty is also the leader of the Ten Thousand Nations Alliance!"

"And now the members of the Ten Thousand Nations Alliance have just been framed by Nanzhao and other countries and almost died." "So..."

He looked at Li Shimin meaningfully and said, "As the leader of the Ten Thousand Nations Alliance, don't you want to help the members of the alliance to avenge themselves?"

"Don't you want to deal with Nanzhao, one of the culprits who almost caused an accident to the alliance members?"

When Li Shimin heard Qin Wenyuan's words, his eyes suddenly lit up.

He stared at Qin Wenyuan with wide eyes and said, "What do you mean?"

Qin Wenyuan smiled lightly and said, "It's not easy to become the leader of the Ten Thousand Nations Alliance."

"And the reason why we want to become the leader of the alliance is not just to benefit all the countries!"

"Your Majesty, you must make use of this identity!"

"Why would the Tang Dynasty need to personally take action to deal with Nanzhao?"

He said with a half-smile: "It's time for the member states of the Ten Thousand Nations Alliance to carry out their first alliance mission!"

When Li Shimin heard Qin Wenyuan's words, his eyes suddenly lit up.

He stared at Qin Wenyuan and said, "The Alliance of All Nations, yes! How could I forget about them!"

"They were all frightened at the post station before. Nanzhao's alliance with other countries gave them a big shock."

"And these shocks will definitely make them extremely embarrassed and angry."

"At this time, it will be no problem for us to deal with Nanzhao in the name of the alliance."

But after saying this, he hesitated again and said, "But this is asking all the countries to send troops together. Will they be willing to do so?"

"After all, they were not asked to pay anything before, so they were naturally willing to do so."

"But now, they are actually being asked to pay, and they may not be willing to do so."

As an emperor, Li Shimin understood the minds of those emperors best.

It has its advantages. I can run faster than anyone else.

But when it comes to working, I'm definitely slower than anyone else.

He was really worried that those places were not honest and would not work hard.

Qin Wenyuan heard this and said, "Your Majesty's current situation is different from the past."

"In the past, there was no Ten Thousand Nations Alliance, so naturally no one could control what they wanted to do."

"But it's different now."

"Why did I bother to promote the establishment of the Ten Thousand Nations Alliance? This is why!"

"What is an alliance? On the surface, it is a community of countries united for their own interests."

“But the real meaning is the general trend!”

"The general trend of the world!"

He looked at Li Shimin and said, "The Alliance of Ten Thousand Nations is like a general trend! As long as you are a member of the alliance, no one can escape it."

"This is no longer something they can decide or choose for themselves."

"The entire alliance, nearly a hundred countries, the will of these countries will form a mighty trend, a torrent that no one can resist."

“And in the flood, who can swim upstream?”

"So those empires, whether they are willing or not, have no choice."

"Once they choose to refuse, it will be a blatant defiance of the will of the alliance, and those who disobey will be regarded as traitors!"

"There are so many members in the alliance, there will always be people who covet them. Once they give other coveters an excuse, and then several countries launch an attack together, Your Majesty, what do you think will be the outcome for them?"

Li Shimin's expression became serious.

He thought for a while before saying, "He will definitely die!"

"Most of the members of the alliance are small and not very powerful countries, and the resistance of small countries is too weak. If there is only one opponent, it will be fine. But if four or five opponents attack together, it will be powerless to resist, and the result will inevitably be the destruction of the country!"

Qin Wenyuan nodded and said with a smile: "That's the fact!"

"So, Your Majesty, do you think those emperors would have any other choice when faced with such an outcome?"

Li Shimin shook his head.

"As long as they want to preserve their empire, they can only follow the trend."

Qin Wenyuan raised the corner of his mouth: "So, Your Majesty, what else do you have to worry about?"

"We are not as sincere as they are. Their sincerity is worthless."

"What we need is for them to be obedient. As long as they do it, that's fine!"

"And this is exactly why I took the trouble to promote the alliance among nations!"

"If the Tang Dynasty wants to become the hegemon of the world, it cannot do everything by itself. No matter how large the population of the Tang Dynasty is, it cannot withstand consumption in that way."

"But it's different with the alliance."

"As long as we bind them with interests, secretly control some small countries, and make them absolutely obey the orders of our Tang Dynasty when voting, then there will be no mistakes!"

"By then, the entire alliance will be the weapon of our Tang Dynasty. We can attack wherever we point our arrows. There will be absolutely no problem at all."

Li Shimin listened to Qin Wenyuan's words and looked at Qin Wenyuan's confident smile, and he was overjoyed.

His vision was a little narrow.

Also because the alliance had just been established, he did not have much time to think about alliance matters.

Only when he heard Qin Wenyuan's reminder did he understand.

It turns out that this is the real use of the alliance!
Doesn’t this mean that from now on, the Tang Dynasty has an extra powerful thug who doesn’t charge any fees?

The more Li Shimin thought about it, the happier he became.

The more I think about it, the more plausible this seems.

His eyes became brighter and brighter.

If he could just let other countries take action while he would reap the benefits, that would naturally make him happiest.

Nanzhao was not a weak country. If one wanted to destroy it, a lot of soldiers would definitely be sacrificed.

But now, with the alliance's help, we can share the risk and help us destroy Nanzhao. This is absolutely great!
He looked at Qin Wenyuan and said with a smile: "Qin Wenyuan, yes, this is a really good idea."

"With such a good alliance to take advantage of, there is really no reason not to take advantage of it."

"Otherwise, our initial investment will be wasted."

When Qin Wenyuan met Li Shimin, he finally understood the significance of the alliance and smiled.

He said: "That's it, so dealing with Nanzhao is what we must do!"

"Besides, the alliance has just been established. As the saying goes, a new official has to make some changes, let alone an alliance like this one."

"So the alliance also needs to establish its authority and let other countries know how powerful the alliance is!"

"So, at this time, aren't both parties hitting it off?"

"I think that as long as Your Majesty proposes to deal with Nanzhao, the envoys will definitely agree with it."

"Of course... Your Majesty cannot say that it is because the Tang Dynasty wants to deal with the Beidou Society that we are dealing with Nanzhao. Your Majesty only needs to say that the alliance is not so easy to be bullied."

"Now that they have bullied the Alliance, the Alliance will definitely fight back."

"As long as Your Majesty says so, I believe... the other envoys will have no reason to object."

(End of this chapter)