Wentang

Chapter 597
"Cheng Qian is half of your disciple, do you think he can't control Du He?" Li Shimin said with his lips curled up.

Li Chengqian's performance really satisfied him as a father, and even made him proud.

Modesty and etiquette, knowledgeable, well-organized, and understanding of the sufferings of the people... The prince was full of praise from all over the court.

"It's because he performed too perfectly that I'm more worried." Yue Shan said seriously.

"Isn't it perfect?" Li Shimin said dissatisfied.

"There is no perfect thing in this world, and there must be fatal flaws in all things that are considered perfect." Yue Shan said solemnly:

"The prince is well protected and has not really experienced setbacks and tribulations. All he hears and sees are praises. Although he is still courteous on the surface, he has gradually lost his vigilance in his heart."

"If things go on like this, people will become stubborn and can't listen to dissenting opinions. This is a big taboo for people, not to mention that he will be king in the future."

Li Shimin's face became darker and darker, and finally he couldn't help but interrupt him: "Don't be alarmist, Chengqian has not revealed the shortcomings you mentioned so far. And in order to prevent what you said, I and the gentlemen have been talking to him. To suppress, sometimes I worry whether the suppression will make him lose confidence too much."

"Hehe, even a three-year-old child can see what's going on with your so-called suppression. How can the prince not see it? He said that he didn't do well here, but he didn't do well there. Appreciation and satisfaction can be felt without eyes." Yue Shan retorted:
"And what the prince needs is not deliberate suppression, but real setbacks. You have come from troubled times, and you have experienced all kinds of turmoil. You should know that setbacks and scars are the signs of a man's maturity."

"Okay, okay, I understand. What you said makes sense, but I can't deliberately create setbacks and tribulations just to educate him, right? What's the difference between that and suppressing him?" Li Shimin said impatiently: "This Don't bring up the matter again, tell me what you came to see me for."

Yue Shan felt helpless, but he also knew that forcing it would only be counterproductive, so he temporarily put the topic aside and said, "About the six doors, I have some plans and I want to ask the sage for instructions."

He first handed over the account book and the paperwork for applying for money and food, and Li Shimin just went through it briefly and approved it directly.

On the contrary, it was the memorial application for opening an inn. After reading it several times in a row, he barely made up his mind and said:

"In principle, I agree to the plan of building an inn by Six Doors, but it must be supervised by the Ministry of Accounts. I will ask the Ministry of Accounts to randomly check your account books at any time."

"Thank you saint, I will let people calculate every account clearly, and I will never hide any secrets." Yue Shan replied solemnly.

In the past, Li Shimin often gave military and political power to the commander of the frontier army, and he never worried about who would rebel.Since the imperial court implemented the policy of separating the military from the government, he has become more and more sensitive to the boundary between the military and the government.

The army must never interfere with local government affairs. All money and food must be allocated by the Ministry of Households, and it is absolutely not allowed to raise money by itself.

Six Doors is a semi-military organization that holds the knife. It is a very sensitive matter for them to control the channels for raising money. It is normal for Li Shimin to hesitate.

But it is also because it is a semi-military organization that needs money in many places, and it is inconvenient to rely on the Ministry of Households to allocate money and food for many things, so they agreed to build an inn.

What's more, building an inn is really suitable for them to inquire about intelligence and the like.

However, Li Shimin still made restrictions, and the household department regularly checked the accounts.Although I didn't go into details, everyone understands that if you earn less money, it's fine, and if you earn more, it will definitely be returned to the national treasury.

After talking about this matter, Li Shimin took out another memorial and said: "Liu Rengui has entered the memorial, saying that he has successfully occupied Xinma Island and successfully discovered gold and silver mines on the island. The reserves are large. He has organized personnel to carry out emergency operations. Mining, the first batch of gold and silver will be escorted to Beijing during the Great Court Meeting."

"Really? That's really great." Yue Shan said happily.

"However, there is also bad news. The Japanese found out that our actions seem to have other ideas, and have been sending spies to inquire about the situation on the island." Li Shimin said again.

"The Wa people are too ambitious to be a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, so we have to guard against their aggressive actions. Let the Dizhou Navy step up the construction of fortifications, and it is best to send an army there." Yue Shan said worriedly.

"Hehe...Your disciple is exactly the opposite of your opinion." Li Shimin said with great interest: "He thinks that my Tang Dynasty will have a war with the Wa Kingdom if we want to bring Xinma Island under the rule, and there is no need to spend a lot of effort to build fortifications right now. We will start construction after defeating the Wa people."

Yue Shan frowned and fell into thinking, but he wasn't angry because Liu Rengui's opinion was different from his own.

He is very aware of his own strengths and weaknesses. In terms of judging the war situation, he is not even as good as an ordinary general, not to mention that the person who proposed this plan was Liu Rengui, a famous general in history.

What he was thinking about was why Liu Rengui made such a judgment.

Before he could figure out why, Li Shimin continued: "And Liu Rengui also concluded that the scale of this battle will not be too large, so there is no need to send too many people there to support, two Zhechong mansions are enough."

Hearing this, Yue Shan, who didn't have any clue at first, had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and immediately felt some ideas of Liu Rengui.

No matter how ambitious the Wa Kingdom is, it still has a sense of reverence for the Kingdom of Heaven.Datang would definitely be upset if he occupied Xinma Island at their doorstep, but their previous awe would make them shy away.

They must not dare to start a full-scale war. The best way is to try to send an army over to test it out.

The reason is very simple, Xinma Island is a desolate place in the eyes of the Japanese people, they have not even developed Honshu Island, so naturally they will not make enemies with the Tang Dynasty for this "barbarian land".

If Datang can win decisively and beat them to the pain, they will be able to win peace for several years.If you can't win or win miserably, then there is no need to talk about everything, just withdraw your troops.

After a few years, if the Tang Dynasty can really manage Xinma Island into a rich place, the Japanese people will definitely make a comeback.That stop is the real all-out war, which determines who is the overlord of this water area.

Having figured this out, Yue Shan deeply admired Liu Rengui's resourcefulness, he really deserves to be a commander in both civil and military skills, this strategic vision is indeed powerful.

But...is it too self-confident to resist the first wave of Japanese temptation with only two Zhechong mansion forces?
It's just that at this time, Yue Shan has no choice but to believe him.Xinma Island is far away from the mainland. Even if he ordered reinforcements at this time, it would probably be too late.

Besides, he was also willing to believe in Liu Rengui's judgment.

Thinking of this, he calmed down, and said to Li Shimin who was waiting to watch the play: "Zheng Ze's move was indeed beyond my expectation, but I believe he will not jump to conclusions, making this decision must be the result of careful consideration. I believe it will not work." How long will it take to hear good news from Malay Island.”

(End of this chapter)