Chapter 953 How Big is the World
Qin Huaidao put the official seals on the coffee table, which shocked Li Shimin. This was something Li Shimin had never expected before. Moreover, when Qin Huaidao suddenly came out, Li Shimin didn't know what Qin Huaidao's intention was, nor did he know whether Qin Huaidao really wanted to resign or was angry?
"Boping, this is not good. You know your father. But the father hopes to retain these positions. Whether it is these military positions or civilian positions, the father knows that you can do a good job!" Li Shimin stood there and said to Qin Huaidao.
"Father, that's it, but it can be said that it is dangerous for me to go there. I can't say that my ministers will take over these positions until they die. What if the affairs of the court are delayed by the time they are delayed? Besides, my ministers also know that if the epidemic is successful, they will be even more unable to hold these positions.
Of course, the son ministers are not talking about the father, but other ministers. They will definitely take eye drops in front of the father, and they will definitely say that the son ministers are very meritorious and have too much reputation, which is not a good thing for the court!
When Erchen was a little man before, some people said that Erchen might rebel, let alone, now Erchen has made military achievements in Goguryeo. If smallpox can be cured, then they will have more articles to do. Therefore, Erchen is better not to be a good person!" Qin Huaidao smiled and looked at Li Shimin and started talking.
"What are you talking about? Hum? Who dares to say bad things about you? My father is the first to deal with him!" Li Shimin looked at Qin Huaidao unhappily and said.
"Father, you can deal with one, but can you deal with the civil and military ministers in the court? Father, this matter must be done by the sons, especially now that so many officials from aristocratic families have come up, the sons need to consider it even more clearly. If you are not careful, you may be robbed!" Qin Huaidao still looked at Li Shimin with a smile and said,
When Li Shimin heard this, he stared at Qin Huaidao.
"Father, you'd better agree!" Qin Huaidao said as he looked at Li Shimin with a smile.
"You know, those officials have other reasons for getting up, and they have nothing to do with you!" Li Shimin stared at Qin Huaidao and said in a low voice. He wanted to tell Qin Huaidao that this was to guard against the prince, but he could not say that.
"My son knows, but I want to say something sincere. If the court continues to use internal friction like this, it will drag down the Tang Dynasty and will have a very bad impact on the people. No matter what the purpose of their coming, they cannot break the law. If it violates the law, it will require punishment!" Qin Huaidao nodded and looked at Li Shimin firmly.
Li Shimin also stared at Qin Huaidao, and then said, "As the Minister of Dali Temple, whoever breaks the law, you can report it, and of course your father will deal with it!"
"The Chang'an Prefecture Priest still has 200,000 guan of money and is missing. How to deal with it? In addition, the father doesn't know if you have considered it. Whether the 200,000 guan is used as tax or as arbitrary collection, why don't you explain it to the merchants clearly? Now, those merchants are speculating that the father may have condoned those officials, bullied the merchants at will, and harmed the interests of the merchants, and those officials have not been punished so far.
In addition, Father, I know that you have other intentions for promoting those officials to come up, but you can't say that you will continue to let the court continue to be fucked up. Just say Changsun Wuji, it's not good for me to come up.
On the contrary, there are so many disadvantages. With him, I don’t want to do things. If I knew when I came back, I knew that he had already started to become an official in the court, then the minister would never ask for orders to go to Yangzhou. I even said that the minister would never lead troops to fight. All the civil and military officials in the court knew that when he came up, he would definitely deal with the minister. No matter what, he would attack the minister.
Especially in this way, it would be better to do nothing and be an honest and honest prince. In this way, he will have no excuse to deal with me. It is not that you promoted him by your father. In other words, you promoted officials from those aristocratic families and helped you with them. I don’t know what agreement you reached with them. I just know that the things you did before were in vain.
On the contrary, Erchen has offended so many people. Now that these people are coming, will they still give Erchen a way out?
Also, what do those people outside now think of the ministers? They will think that the ministers have broken their trust and the father does not believe in the ministers, so they may have to attack the ministers. Therefore, the fathers, the ministers do not need them to clean up, the ministers themselves will clean up first!" Qin Huaidao sat there and said, originally a great opportunity could allow the Tang Dynasty to do some things quickly.
Unexpectedly, Li Shimin is now beginning to guard against Li Chengqian again. Preventing against Li Chengqian requires the energy of a large number of officials. Moreover, in the future, those officials will not actively want to develop, but seek to gain greater power in their hands and how to defeat the other party,
Qin Huaidao was very dissatisfied with this. He knew that it was inevitable in the court, but if it could be avoided, wouldn’t it be more beneficial to the Tang Dynasty?
When Li Shimin heard what Qin Huaidao said, he sat down and continued to make tea. Qin Huaidao also sat there without saying anything. After a while, Li Shimin sighed and said, "Father knows that you are optimistic about Gao Ming, and Father is optimistic, but Father needs to take some precautions. As an emperor, it is impossible to have no precautions!"
"My son knows, and I understand, I can be careful, but why should I promote those officials of aristocratic families and establish a strong opponent for Your Highness? There was no opponent, so I had to make one. Wouldn't this allow Your Highness to devote his energy to governing the country to deal with his opponents? Is this really appropriate?
Of course, my father and I know that my son said these words, but these words are like a thorn in my throat. If you don’t vomit, you will be happy. I would also like to forgive me!" Qin Huaidao bowed to Li Shimin and said. When Li Shimin heard it, he nodded, sat there and continued to think about it.
"Those aristocratic families have finally been suppressed, and you lifted them up again. Father, have you considered it? If the crown prince fails and you can't control the overall situation at that time, what should you do? Where should the Tang Dynasty develop? This is a big thing, a big thing that can affect the subsequent inheritance of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, I firmly oppose you to promote those officials of aristocratic families. If you promote officials of poor families, I have nothing to say, but if an official of aristocratic families is promoted, it is equivalent to promoting a large wave. Moreover, if they collude with each other, it can affect the interests of many people. Father, please think twice!" Qin Huaidao said as he bowed to Li Shimin. Li Shimin heard it, nodded, and was still thinking.
"You have a big opinion on your father's failure to punish the Chang'an prefect and others?" Li Shimin turned his head and looked at Qin Huaidao and asked.
"Father, as an emperor, you cannot break your trust in the people. Doing so now is to break your trust in the merchants in Chang'an and Luoyang. My son also knows that if it is not stopped, I may break your trust in more people later. My son does not think that he is a straightforward minister who speaks out for advice.
However, it is related to the world and the Tang Dynasty. The sons and ministers must not be ignored. The sons and ministers do not rely on the father’s trust in the sons and ministers, but on the father’s behalf, he dares to speak!” Qin Huaidao bowed to Li Shimin and said.
"You boy can speak, but the father knows that you are telling the truth. In fact, when the sons are planning these things, they have hesitated for a long time. The father has the worries of the father. These cannot be told to outsiders, but what you say makes sense!" Li Shimin pointed at Qin Huai with a smile, then touched his beard and said.
"Father, Your Highness the Crown Prince is really very suitable. At present, I have not found anyone more suitable than him. Whether it is the previous King of Wei, King of Jin, or the current King of Wu and King of Ji, the sons did not find out. They are going to fight for it. The first goal is to kill the other party, and there is no people in their hearts.
But there is His Highness, from the beginning, an emperor has the people in his heart. Even if he makes mistakes, he will make some small mistakes instead of big mistakes. Please ask the father to tell him clearly! It is not because the son-in-law is closer to His Highness, he just helps His Highness speak for him like this, but because when he sees His Highness doing things like this, he also thinks that His Highness is worthy of his father's trust!" Qin Huaidao bowed to Li Shimin and said, Li Shimin heard it and nodded. Li Shimin admitted that Li Chengqian had the people in his heart. This is indeed the case that the other people did not have.
"Father, I will resign from all my posts here. When I come back successfully, I will not hold any posts. I just want to live a good life and hope that the Tang Dynasty will continue to be peaceful!" Qin Huaidao continued to say to Li Shimin. "That's not possible. You can take back these seals first. My father doesn't want to take your position, and my father also wants you to serve as the archer of the Anton Protectorate!" Li Shimin said to Qin Huaidao.
"Anton Protectorate? Where?" Qin Huaidao was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Li Shimin and asked. He hadn't heard of the Anton Protectorate.
"Goguryeo and Baekje, my father wants to establish the Anton Protectorate, and you can serve as the Protectorate. Good, I just happened to train the navy troops in Qingzhou. Goguryeo took a boat to Qingzhou, and it was close. You can go back and forth in one day without delaying your affairs!" Li Shimin said to Qin Huaidao with a smile.
"Ah? Let's talk about this later. If you follow my original intention, my son doesn't want to take charge!" Qin Huaidao said to Li Shimin.
"Let's talk about it later, let's not talk about this for now, you can take back these!" Li Shimin pointed to the seals and said to Qin Huaidao, who looked at Li Shimin in embarrassment.
"Father knows that you want to be upset for Gao Ming!"
"No, my father, I am not upholding justice for him, but I am upholding justice for the people of the world. Why do you have to be good? I have to flee internally. Now outside the Tang Dynasty, the territory is extremely large. If my Tang Dynasty can control more land, are you still afraid that those princes will not be able to arrange it? And the area controlled by my Tang Dynasty now accounts for less than one-tenth of the territory in the whole world. If we can conquer more land and reward those princes, father, are you still worried that who will stare at your position?" Qin Huaidao sat there and spoke to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin looked at Qin Huaidao foolishly. This was the first time he heard this. It turned out that there was so much land outside the Tang Dynasty.
"How much did you just say, how much land did the Tang Dynasty occupy in the entire world?" Li Shimin stared at Qin Huaidao and asked.
"It's definitely less than one tenth!" Qin Huaidao said affirmatively to Li Shimin.
"You must be lying to your father, right? How can there be so much land in the world?" Li Shimin said to Qin Huaidao in disbelief.
"Father, I'm not cheating. I'll find you a piece of white paper and show you the painting!" Qin Huaidao said and stood up.
Li Shimin stood up first and went to find white paper for Qin Huaidao. He spread it on the table. Qin Huaidao pulled the brush and started drawing it. He didn't need to draw it very accurately. As long as it was almost done, Qin Huaidao first drew a map of the whole world, and then roughly marked the location of the Tang Dynasty.
After the painting, Qin Huaidao stood there and said to Li Shimin who was staring at the map. "Father, look, how much land can our Tang Dynasty occupy here? So much land is ownerless. As long as the population is moved, those lands belong to my Tang Dynasty. The reason why my son hopes that the population of the Tang Dynasty will increase rapidly is because there is still a large amount of land waiting for our Tang Dynasty to occupy. In addition, these places are all seas, and we have warships, and these warships can reach these areas. At that time, are you still worried about not having land?"
"Is this Japan? It's so small?" Li Shimin pointed to the small figure on the east side and asked Qin Huaidao.
"Yes, this is Japan, it's very small!" Qin Huaidao nodded affirmatively.
"Come on, go find Gao Ming!" Li Shimin thought for a moment, shouted to the outside, a eunuch outside came in, said yes, and left. Li Shimin took the map painted by Qin Huaidao, went to the tea table, and looked carefully. Now, he asked Qin Huaidao to make tea.
"Father, if you don't believe it, just give the navy orders to follow the coastline, to go south and then west, and let them tell His Majesty how much unowned land there is outside, and of course, there are also many local people! But they have not established a dynasty, so we can conquer these areas after we go!" Qin Huaidao said to Li Shimin.
"Didn't you deceive your father?" Li Shimin looked up at Li Shimin and asked.
"When did you deceive me?" Qin Huaidao said helplessly to Li Shimin.
"Well, that's right, if it's true, my father will also make you a king!" Li Shimin said to Qin Huaidao with a smile, feeling very happy.
···Today, it’s still the first update. Lao Niu has finished the update and has to go to the hospital to take care of my wife!········
Chapter completed!