I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 286 How to deal with a country that does not conquer
As Li Shimin said, the territory of the Tang Dynasty was indeed very vast.

A mortal person would never be able to set foot on one-tenth of the vastness in his lifetime. It has reached the highest point in the world since the ancient Chinese dynasty. At such a level, Li Shimin has been satisfied, or in other words, the Tang Dynasty has been satisfied.

If it continues to expand, the territory will be vast. If the territory is too wide, it will be difficult to govern. If it is too large, it will even affect the foundation of the Tang Dynasty.

"It seems that Li Shimin is going to declare many of the small foreign countries in the meeting as unconquerable countries tomorrow."

After hearing Li Shimin's words, Li Zheng immediately understood.

in history.

Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty listed some of the surrounding small vassal states as countries that were not subject to conquest, and established these non-conquests in the laws of the Tang Dynasty for future generations to abide by.

Obviously.

The fundamental purpose of establishing this country without conquest was to maintain the rule of the Tang Dynasty.

Let these foreign countries love you with peace of mind, let them know that the Tang Dynasty has no ambition to annex them, and they can live in peace and contentment.

As for the country without levies determined by history, if you want to break this point, that is, if the country without levies rebels and rebels against the Tang Dynasty, then the Tang Dynasty can send troops to suppress it.

On the contrary, future generations of kings are not allowed to conquer a country that has not been conquered. This is a violation of the laws of the Tang Dynasty. This is very serious, and the courtiers will inevitably be impeached, which will damage the emperor's reputation.

"A country without conquests, alas, a ridiculous country without conquests. Although it can preserve the current prestige of the Tang Dynasty and consolidate the territory of the Tang Dynasty, the small foreign countries will not dare to invade in a short period of time, but it also gives them the opportunity to develop. In the long run, it will be inevitable A serious problem."

"Just like that Asian island country." Li Zheng thought secretly.

If it were him.

They will definitely not establish this so-called country without conquests, but will expand their territory.

but.

It seems that Li Shimin has made up his mind, and this seems to have nothing to do with him.

"Looking at your kid's appearance, are you thinking about how I will treat those small foreign countries?" Li Shimin suddenly looked at Li Zheng and asked: "Tell me how I am going to treat these foreign countries?"

"Your Majesty must have His Majesty's thoughts, I can't guess." Li Zheng replied immediately.

"Did you even install it for me?"

"Tell me."

"If you say so, I will give you a few days off after tomorrow." Li Shimin said with a smile.

"Really?" Li Zheng's face lit up with joy.

"I keep my word."

"Say." Li Shimin smiled.

"Well."

Li Zheng nodded, and then said: "From my perspective, the emperor has no intention of expansion, but those foreign tribes are very afraid of the Tang Dynasty. If their fear is not eliminated, they will definitely form troops on the border. If things go on for a long time, There will be war, and these small countries are not as powerful as our country, the Tang Dynasty."

"If we, the Tang Dynasty, really show our intention to deal with them, and if our master is Wu Ming, we will definitely let them unite to fight against the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the emperor must find a way to defeat their fear and desire to unite. "

"There is only one way to do this, and that is to declare them as a country without conquest in front of their foreign countries. This will definitely dispel them."

Hear this.

Li Shimin looked at Li Zheng with wide eyes, obviously shocked by Li Zheng's guess.

Because what Li Zheng said was really what he thought.

That's exactly what he plans to do tomorrow.

"Boy!"

"I really underestimated you."

"You actually understood my thoughts thoroughly." Li Shimin said with emotion. "Your Majesty, I need to take a good rest for a few days." Li Zheng said with a smile.

The reason why we can think of Li Shimin's purpose is that we are familiar with history.

"Okay, okay, I'll give you a rest." Li Shimin shook his head helplessly.

However, in the past month, with Li Zheng reviewing the memorial, Li Shimin was indeed relaxed. He took his grandson with him every day, which was particularly leisurely...

Moreover, Li Zheng was also very skillful in handling memorials, which was very good.

"Then you're welcome."

"When it's over tomorrow, I'll have a good rest for a few days. I won't come to the court meeting at that time. I'll be so tired with Kong Xian staring at him every day." Li Zheng said with a smile.

"You kid made that hole look so sinister."

"They actually sent people to spread the word about Shixiu's surrender. The reputation of the Kong family has been completely lost. If Kong Xian didn't still have some ability and sent people to suppress it, I'm afraid his mansion would have been destroyed by those angry Confucian students. It's overturned." Li Shimin said with a bit of teasing.

"Looking at the emperor's tone, he is also dissatisfied with this guy."

"I did this, but you didn't even scold me." Li Zheng said with a meaningful smile.

"I told you at the beginning."

"The Kong family is just a sign that I put up in the court to recruit Confucian students. Now that the world is settled, he is naturally of no use. Compared to you, he is even less worth mentioning." Li Shimin said with an undisguised smile. .

"Then thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty." Li Zheng replied immediately.

"You said that I was wrong in trying to classify many of those foreign countries as unconquerable countries?" Li Shimin said suddenly.

"Your Majesty, this can only depend on your wishes."

"I don't dare to talk nonsense." Li Zheng waved his hands repeatedly.

"explain."

"I'm not going to eat you. No matter whether it's right or wrong, you tell me. I also want to hear your opinion."

"Don't let me harm the next king after I decide that this country will not be conquered." Li Shimin smiled and looked at Li Zheng with deep meaning.

"If Li Shimin is not allowed to designate these foreign states as non-conquerable countries, at least they will not raise tigers and become a problem, which may also be of some benefit to me in establishing a country outside the country in the future." Li Zheng thought about it secretly, and then made a decision in his heart.

"According to your wishes."

"A country without conquests will be plagued by tigers." Li Zheng said.

Li Shimin frowned, and then said: "Continue to explain why raising tigers is a problem."

"Can the Emperor ensure that the Tang Dynasty can continue to be strong and prosperous?"

"Since ancient times, there has been no eternal dynasty."

"In the past, when Qin was strong and Han was strong, how prosperous it was?"

"The results of it?"

"Once the so-called country without conquests is established, these foreign countries will indeed be wary of the Tang Dynasty, and they will even have more exchanges with the Tang Dynasty, but the Tang Dynasty will also be absorbed by them. Over time, they will raise tigers and become troublesome."

"Since the so-called prosperous Tang Dynasty, we have opened up the so-called exchanges and given favors to foreign nations. The result is that the technology and weapons belonging to our Chinese Han family have been learned by them, which has become a big problem."

"The emperor's generation is prosperous, and perhaps the second and third generations can also maintain it."

"But what about the fourth and fifth generations?"

"Can the Emperor guarantee that the Tang Dynasty will never be weak? Will it last forever?"

"Although what I said is a bit unpleasant, I can clearly tell the emperor that there is no long-lasting dynasty in today's world." Li Zheng said directly.

(End of this chapter)