Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 404 I want to laugh when I think about what I'm going to say next
"How does it feel to be crowned a king with a different surname?"

"This one……"

Su Chen rubbed his head and said, "I think the emperor should let me go and show off my power for a few days before I come to the palace to exchange ideas with you."

Li Shimin was immediately amused by Su Chen's answer.

Su Chen has been given the title of King of Side by Side with Him, but he hasn’t become powerful yet. How can he know if it feels good or not?

Only when you truly experience the wonders of being a prince can you have a concrete feeling.

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "You will like this feeling."

"Without trivial matters, just being a prince and enjoying the same treatment as a duke, I wonder how many people would break their heads to get this."

Su Chen nodded, "Then the question is, can I also open a government office here?"

"of course can."

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "But I haven't prepared any tenants for you. When the time comes, you can take a look at which place you like and I will arrange it for you."

The degree of freedom is very high.

Su Chen smiled, "That's not necessary. Even if I open a palace, how many people can my palace support?"

"How about you give me back Xue Li, Wang Xuan Ce and the others?"

"That won't work."

Li Chengqian shook his head repeatedly, "They are the people you carefully trained, and I used them all. How can I return them to you?"

Although Wang Xuance and his men are not numerous, they are capable of fighting ten enemies at once.

Especially when combined with weapons such as muskets and bombs, once they are organized into an army, their lethality is not just that of a thousand people.

"If you want, train another batch yourself."

Li Chengqian said with a smile, "I will give you a quota of one thousand, no, five thousand, and all the expenses will be borne by the court."

Li Shimin frowned, but Su Chen sneered, "Okay, we want to hurt each other and plot against each other, right?"

"You gave me money to train 5,000 elite soldiers, and then you smiled and swiped them from my hands. I worked so hard, and nothing was left?"

"Ha ha……"

Li Chengqian, whose thoughts were seen through, couldn't help but laugh, "Not really, not really, when the time comes, I'll leave you a few thousand, isn't that enough?"

"Besides, if you really have so many people in your house, aren't you afraid that the imperial censors will impeach you three times a day in the court?"

"It's because of fear that we don't want so many places."

Su Chen smiled and rubbed his head. "Three to five hundred places will be enough. As for the matter of training elite troops you mentioned, there are so many capable people in the court. Why should I bother with it?"

"As long as we equip them with new weapons and train them like Wang Xuance, we will soon be able to build a victorious army."

"By the way, Cen Wenzhao came to me a few days ago, hoping to let me release the manpower in Shannan Road."

Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows. "Isn't he doing well in Shannan Road? He wanted to come back to serve his mother a few days ago, and I agreed. Why does he want to resign now?"

“It’s easy to change a country but hard to change its nature.”

Su Chen shrugged, "He said the world is so big and he wanted to go out and take a look."

“I think that’s a good thing, too.”

"Oh?"

Li Chengqian looked puzzled, "What do you mean?"

Su Chen: "The Turks in the Western Regions have been pacified. If he wants to go out for a walk, then let him go. Take some people with him and go to the Western Regions, the grasslands, or even Persia."

"It's always about making the best use of things."

"You are too mean, aren't you?"

Li Chengqian burst out laughing.

Cen Wenzhao wanted to go out for a walk, so Su Chen let him go out for a walk, but at the same time, he also had to bring some people with him.

For example, the land rented in Persia!
We have to arrange for people to go there eventually. Since Cen Wenzhao wants to go out for a walk, why not take some people with him?

If Cen Wenzhao knew that he had been arranged, I wonder if he would cry?
"But since you've already made up your mind, then let's just leave it at that."

Li Chengqian naturally had no reason to refuse Su Chen's reasonable arrangement.

Moreover.

This is also a good thing for the Tang Dynasty.

"I heard that you have mobilized Su Dingfang, Liu Rengui and others to form a new navy, and arranged for people from the Ministry of Works to build new warships?"

In response to Su Chen's question, Li Chengqian smiled and said, "In fact, we just asked them to select some elite soldiers from each army."

"As for the new warship, it's just a rumor."

"The warship technology of our Tang Dynasty is far ahead of other countries. Even if we want to build new warships, it will take a lot of effort."

"So, I arranged for Duan Lun and his team to install weapons on the existing warships."

"It's the crossbow blueprint you gave to Feng Baojun earlier."

Su Chen suddenly nodded in understanding.

Li Chengqian's decision on this point was very accurate.

As far as the current Tang Dynasty's shipbuilding achievements are concerned, it is definitely ahead of many countries. There is no need to go to great lengths to design and build new ships because of island countries such as Japan.

On the basis of the original warships, by adding bomb launchers, repeating guns and benevolent guns, they became invincible.

"Are you going to take action against Gao Li?"

"Goryeo?"

After Su Chen and the other person looked at each other, they both looked at Li Shimin.

"Why did the Emperor say that?"

"Emperor Yang of Sui launched three expeditions to Korea but returned without success, which led to chaos in the country and the uprising of the princes."

Li Shimin said calmly, "You are now building a navy and constructing powerful weapons. Isn't it because you want to pacify Goryeo and use the failure of Emperor Yang of Sui to build your own reputation?"

"Is it necessary?" Su Chen looked surprised.

Li Chengqian said thoughtfully, "Has Father ever had such an idea?"

Su Chen glanced at Li Chengqian suddenly. It is said that no one knows a son better than his father, but how could Li Chengqian not understand Li Shimin's thoughts?
Li Shimin said calmly: "Korea is not one of the Western Regions. The reason you were able to successfully conquer the Western Regions this time is because they trusted you too much."

"The second reason is that Yu Gushe brought too much pressure to them, which led to the various countries submitting to the Tang Dynasty one after another and becoming under its rule."

"Goryeo is different."

"Goryeo often went to war with Baekje, Silla, Buyeo and other countries, and their navy was even more elite."

"I know Su Dingfang and Liu Rengui well. It would be difficult for them to defeat Goryeo with just the navy they have assembled."

Li Chengqian laughed dumbly, "Father, we never said that we would take action against Goryeo."

Li Shimin frowned, looked at Li Chengqian and Su Chen, they didn't look like they were lying, and asked, "If we don't attack Goryeo, why are you forming a navy?"

"Of course, we have to deal with Japan."

Su Chen smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't you think that the development speed of the Tang Dynasty is changing with each passing day?"

Li Shimin nodded slowly.

Although he was inside the imperial palace, he could see tall buildings rising from the ground, especially the monument, which made Li Shimin admire him several times.

"The Tang Dynasty is developing too fast. Taxation alone may not be enough to support it."

Su Chen continued, "As far as I know, there are silver mines everywhere in Japan, but Japan's mining of silver mines is not ideal."

"It can even be said that even if they knew about many silver mines, they would not be able to mine them."

"And what we have to do is to help the people of Japan to mine silver smoothly."

Li Shimin's mouth twitched. Why did he say this in such a righteous manner?

"Are you sure you are helping Japan to mine silver, not plundering it?"

"The emperor is wrong."

Su Chen said solemnly, "All land under heaven belongs to the king, and all people in the world are his subjects."

"Japan has a large number of silver mines, just like a three-year-old child carrying gold through a busy market. We in the Tang Dynasty have the responsibility and obligation to help them protect these silver mines."

"This is the only way to demonstrate the benevolence and righteousness of our Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin: "..."

quibble.

This is clearly an attempt to find a suitable excuse for them to send troops!

wrong.

Li Shimin shook his head. "How many people in the world do you think would believe such a statement?"

Su Chen spread his hands, "Why does the emperor insist on this?"

"Since the world does not believe in our sincerity, then they should at least believe in our envoys, right?"

"Envoy?"

Li Shimin looked puzzled.

Su Chen and Li Chengqian both laughed.

It was as if he had thought of what he was going to say next and couldn't help himself.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Father."

Li Chengqian coughed and explained with a smile: "Su Chen's idea is to arrange one or two envoys who are not afraid of death to go to Japan to show our Tang Dynasty's care for them."

Li Shimin was still puzzled, "And then?"

Su Chen: "Then these envoys can go find their queen and queen mother to have a good sleep."

Li Shimin's eyes widened instantly, looking at Su Chen in disbelief, and then looked at Li Chengqian who was smiling.

Two cubs!
What a dark heart!
"Obviously, Father understands what will happen next."

"You are going to replicate the suicidal behavior of the Han Dynasty envoys."

Li Shimin finally understood that this clearly meant to attack Japan.

Since there is no excuse, let's arrange an envoy who is not afraid of death to kill them and give them a reason!
No wonder they laughed so happily just now.

Su Chen: "Didn't Lord Wei say that we should learn from history?"

"There's another sentence!"

Li Shimin glared at him coldly.

Such a perfect sentence was disassembled and distorted by Su Chen.

"No wonder people say you're a butcher."

Li Shimin shook his head. "You are so vicious and cruel. They don't blame you for their defeat."

Su Chen: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."

Li Shimin: "..."

Su Chen said with a smile, "Is there anyone that the Emperor can't stand and is upset about? Can you recommend one?"

"Going to Japan?"

"of course."

"then you go."

"Hey hey..."

"Your Majesty, you can't do this. I have just become the King of the Nine Gifts and have not even enjoyed them yet. How can I commit suicide?"

Su Chen smiled and waved his hand, "The Emperor should choose someone else."

(End of this chapter)