Great Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 237 249 Finalizing the Candidates

"How? Which one do you think is suitable?"

After entering the cabinet, Li Chengqian couldn't wait to ask.

"Li Xiang is more than defensive, but not offensive. Li Xian is more pragmatic, while Li Jun is more intelligent. These three children are very good."

After being silent for a while, Zuo Ming said slowly.

"What about Rong'er!"

Seeing that Zuo Ming didn't mention Li Rong, Li Chengqian asked curiously.

"Li Rong? He is like a knife, very reckless and strong, which is exactly what I want. I can't help him much in America, so what I need is someone who can rely on his own strength in that cruel environment. Survivors."

With a slight smile, Zuo Ming said.

Unexpectedly, Zuo Ming would actually choose the worst one among the four, Li Chengqian couldn't help being slightly taken aback.

"From what you mean, it doesn't seem like you want to take him directly to the Kingdom of God?"

"Of course! The Kingdom of God respects the strong. The reason why I was able to lead the Kingdom of God at the beginning was because the people of the Kingdom of God were afraid of me. If he wants to gain a foothold in the Kingdom of God, he must at least fight for a thousand miles, otherwise , it is difficult to convince the public."

Smiling again, Zuo Ming took it for granted.

"That's true!"

Seeing that what Zuo Ming said made sense, Li Chengqian nodded slightly.

"By the way! I actually have another thing to tell you here. Songtsan Gampo is very quiet and wants to go to South America for development. I have already agreed to this."

After talking about this matter, Zuo Ming changed the subject.

"This way it won't be a big deal..."

Regarding this matter, Li Chengqian frowned, seeming a little worried.

"That's why I want Li Jun to go to America together. At that time, he will be the leader and Songtsen Gampo will be the assistant. While gaining a foothold in South America, Li Jun's authority can also be confirmed!"

Smiling again, Zuo Ming said.

"I see, but I'm still a little worried, Rong'er may not be able to suppress Songtsan Gampo."

Nodding suddenly, Li Chengqian said with some worry.

"Isn't there still me here? Songtsan Gampo is working hard overseas, and no matter manpower or material resources, he can't do without me. With me in control, he can still turn the world upside down?"

"Alright! I'll leave it to you over there."

After hearing this, Li Chengqian finally let out a long breath and smiled.

"Looking at you like this, you seem to be more dedicated than your father. Listen to my advice, life is too short, don't do it yourself if you can entrust others to do it."

Seeing Li Chengqian's cautious and thoughtful tired look, Zuo Ming said.

"But haven't you always emphasized centralization?"

Li Chengqian said in surprise when he heard Zuo Ming obliquely persuaded him to decentralize power.

"That was the need in the past. The current Tang Dynasty is no longer the previous Tang Dynasty. The territory stretches for tens of thousands of miles. The north-south border alone is an astronomical figure. Such a big country, do you want one person to settle it? With all due respect, It's really naive."

With a helpless smile, Zuo Ming explained.

"It's true to hear what you said. It was actually fine some time ago. Since Lu Zhenla surrendered, the Ashina Empire perished, and Persia and Dashi withdrew to the Mediterranean, I felt more and more strenuous. To tell you the truth, I recently It takes a long time just to read the reports sent back from various places, and I can’t even sleep for a few hours every day... If the Kingdom of God and the Southern Tang Dynasty and China and Earth merge into one, I really dare not Imagine how tired I will be at that time! In fact, my mother also persuaded me to let go of power, but if I really do that, even if the power is handed over to the royal children, our Tang Dynasty will not be able to form a unique whole. Then lay down such a big Territory, what's the point?"

After saying such words, Li Chengqian's face was full of bitterness, "Since you mentioned it, you might as well give me an idea."

"Didn't you read the post-modern political system I gave you? Why are you still asking me?"

Zuo Ming definitely didn't want to get involved in such a matter, so he said directly.

"You mean me to copy the constitutional monarchy?"

Hearing this, Li Chengqian was taken aback for a moment, then frowned and said.

"That thing won't work, it weakens the imperial power too much. We need to make a change. Doesn't Datang have more states and counties now? Just follow the practice of Tokaido, set up a province on top of the state, and then change the state to a city! Senior officials They only have administrative power, not the right to command the army, and they have to be elected by popular vote, but in addition to being responsible to the people, they also need to be responsible to the emperor, and the emperor has the right to remove them. All high-ranking officials can only hold office for a maximum of four years, and after four years You have to choose someone else, but if the situation requires it, you can stay in office, but it can't exceed eight years at most..."

Zuo Ming didn't like constitutional monarchy very much, so he came up with such a nonsense method.

"Isn't this a four-faced one?"

Regarding Zuo Ming's description, Li Chengqian said with some disapproval.

"I'm just saying it casually, and it's naturally not a system, but there are so many experts in internal affairs in the small cabinet, just leave it to them to figure out a way. If you want me to say, you can just turn the small cabinet into a parliament, as long as you keep one If you don’t have the veto right, the entire parliament is still in your hands.”

Zuo Ming said very irresponsibly.

"It's easy for you to say! It's back to the parliament! There are so many people in the small cabinet, I'm afraid it will take a long time to choose proposals..."

Although a little moved, Li Chengqian still brought up the busy point in Zuo Ming's thinking.

The small cabinet is indeed a good decision-making team, but because of the large number of people, Li Chengqian will not rush to convene a parliament unless there are some major issues. After all, in that case, it will take several days to start arguing.

"Then I can't help it. The power of group planning is like this. If there are more people, there will be more opinions. Naturally, some quarrels and rivalries are inevitable." Shrugging, Zuo Ming said helplessly.

"Let's talk about this later... I plan to observe for a while and establish a crown prince. Do you have a good candidate?"

Speaking depressed, Li Chengqian asked again.

"Don't ask me about this, just choose whoever you think is suitable. The current Datang, as long as it is not stupid and cannot be saved, it should not be defeated."

He gave Li Chengqian an angry look, and Zuo Ming said lazily.

"The Great Tang is not as stable as you said... But with you here, even if there is a little trouble, it shouldn't hurt the root... Speaking of which, you are really a patron saint of my Great Tang."

Li Chengqian smiled wryly, and said in a grumpy manner, but then he spoke enviously.

"Don't make me so great. Keeping Datang is just to make my own life more comfortable."

Smiling softly, Zuo Ming said, "Okay! It's getting late, I should go back, let Li Rong come to my house to report tomorrow, and we will go to Yangzhou together."

"Going in such a hurry? Don't you want to stay a few more days?"

Hearing that Zuo Ming said that he was leaving tomorrow, Li Chengqian was slightly taken aback.

"I can't stay here any longer. There are still a lot of things to deal with in the Kingdom of God. And if I hand it over to Li Rong as soon as possible, I can enjoy the blessings easily."

Shaking his head, Zuo Ming stretched his waist and said.

"I've never seen such a lazy person like you. It's annoying to be the lord of a country."

Li Chengqian said in a strange tone.

"It's not annoying, it's tiring. My ultimate ideal is to eat, drink and have fun. Now that I'm rich, I can eat and drink whatever I want. The only thing I lack is world peace and a free and open atmosphere for playing. In order to achieve this goal, I can expend energy to complete the unification of the entire world, but this time must not be too long, otherwise, I will feel that the gain is not worth the loss.”

With that said, Zuo Ming walked out of the cabinet, and then led by Zhao Si all the way to the palace.

"It's true that time makes people grow old. The former little father-in-law now has gray hair. Alas! Zhao Si, I don't know if you will still be there when I come back next time."

Looking at Zhao Si's gray hair, Zuo Ming sighed strangely.

"Bah, bah, bah! My lord! Did you say that? Don't worry, Zhao Si's body is strong, and he can live at least half of his life. Come back, Zhao Si must still be there!"

Knowing that Zuo Ming was joking with him, Zhao Silian pouted a few times.

"Don't talk too much, Yuan Tiangang told me swearingly before that he still has a life to live, but now! Things are impermanent! I don't have many friends in Zuo Ming, you are more or less one, thousands Wan Zhenzhong."

The first half of Zuo Ming's tone was still joking, but after that, Zuo Ming's expression suddenly became righteous.

"It's Zhao Si's honor that Hou Ye can treat Zhao Si as a friend. Don't worry, Zhao Si is afraid of death. Recently, he hired a private doctor. He said, as long as you pay attention to diet and maintenance, you can live longer. There's nothing wrong with being ten years old."

Smiling lightly, Zhao Si patted his thin chest and said.

He was really touched, he was a humble eunuch, powerless and indifferent to the world, but Zuo Ming didn't look down on him just because he was a eunuch, and even claimed that they were friends, which made him How can I not be moved?

Looking deeply at this familiar face, Zuo Ming nodded, then took a deep breath and walked towards the distance.

In fact, what he said just now was not all a joke. This time he went to the Kingdom of God, he wanted the whole family to take him there, and he might stay there for many years. He really didn't know that next time he came back, there would still be a a few familiar faces,

Originally, he thought that the so-called eternal loneliness was a very unrealistic thing. After all, he was a cheerful person, and he would play, eat and drink, so he would not feel lonely at all.But after going through so many things, he gradually felt how real that loneliness was.

No matter how positive you are, that wave of emotion will rush to your face and overwhelm you.

No matter how selfish and ruthless you are, when you watch the people around you grow old or even die one by one, you will feel infinite frustration and pain.

(End of this chapter)