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Chapter 909 King Li Ke of Shu, King Yan and Lieri Khan

In Lingtian Pavilion, Li Shimin was thinking silently, and Luo Su was not in a hurry, waiting quietly. The green smoke curled up and the sandalwood scent filled the air, making his mind clearer.

After a long time, Li Shimin asked in a low voice: "Master, your wisdom is profound. Why did you make this suggestion? Please help me clear up my doubts."

Luo Su said lightly: "Because there is no other way, Mobei's loss of control is inevitable. You are the king of heaven and grace. You control this empire, so you can make him conquer the world, but I will never think that your descendants will You can do the same thing. I have seen all three of your sons, but none of them has this ability.

but. "

Luo Su leaned forward a little. He put away all the expressions on his face and stared straight at Li Shimin. A majestic momentum like the ocean suddenly appeared. His voice was very low but heavier than Mount Tai, " Emperor, if there is an opportunity to rule the grassland in front of us, but we let it slip away, then our life will be a failure. This is your failure and my failure, and this kind of failure should not happen. "

Li Shimin frowned deeply, "National Master, it's too difficult. Even when the Han Dynasty was at its peak, we could only use the Western Regions to contain Mobei.

It's six thousand miles from Chang'an to Haralin, and we have to go through grasslands, deserts, Gobis, and mountains along the way. It's simply uncontrollable.

If it weren't for such heavy logistical pressure, I wouldn't have deployed 3,000 men to garrison Haralin.

We have calculated before that the Anxi Protectorate can deploy 30,000 to 40,000 people, but Anbei will not exceed 6,000 at most. Even if the Mobei tribe is wiped out, they will not be able to provide more.

It was not until later that the Yan State moved its capital south to Jicheng in order to compete with the Southern Dynasty that it gave up its control over the grassland.

He is a person who values ​​the future more, and from the fact that he is unwilling to use imperial power to override the law, but uses the sanctity represented by King Su to punish himself, and is willing to let the prime ministers decentralize power, it can be seen that he does not have that kind of A perverted pursuit of supreme imperial power.

In fact, Li Shimin liked enfeoffment very much. In the past few years, he had been thinking about letting his heroes inherit the post of governor and then guard the local area for generations.

Luo Su continued: "After I came out of Winter City, I walked all the way east. At that time, I took a fancy to the grassland in Hulunbuir, which connects Monan and Mobei. It is the only way to avoid the vast desert. March on the Gobi Desert.

After what Luo Su said, Li Shimin felt that this was indeed the case.

He is willing to try decentralization as long as it can make the country stable for a long time.

What Li Shimin was talking about was reality. If the three-Khan system combined with economic control could not limit the development of the Mobei tribe, Li Shimin would have had to rely on pro-Tang tribes to control Mobei. By that time, the rise of a large tribe would have been doomed. , Datang will once again encounter a powerful Mobei tribe, such as Xue Yantuo, who is now becoming more powerful. Now it is just waiting for the two sides to break up.

Luo Su was talking about an idea that had never appeared before, which made Li Shimin a little confused, but then he thought about it, "National Master, just now we didn't say that we would set up a sect king in Hara and Lin, why now it has become Hulun Buir."

Speaking of this, Li Shimin suddenly thought of it and said with some excitement: "If the king stationed in Hara and Lin goes well, wouldn't it be possible to cut off the Liaodong Kingdom's retreat? When our army attacks the Liaodong Kingdom, they can attack from both front and rear. He can also incite rebellion against the barbarians in Liaodong."

When the Emperor of Yan State was at its peak, hundreds of tribes came to pay tribute. The Sui and Tang Dynasties, which were inherited from the same line, were less wary of the Hu people. This was also one of the reasons.

Who?
Li Shimin wanted to ask, but then he understood immediately. He didn't know anything else, how could he not even know Guan Long's origins?
"Northern Dynasty, Dayan?"

In comparison, the southern gentry had a greater misunderstanding of the Hu people because they did not understand them, and they, the Guanlong nobles, did not have this idea.

Luo Su was talking about the history of the Yan Kingdom when it was at its peak, which Li Shimin had heard since he was a child. The territory of the Yan Kingdom at that time was actually no smaller than that of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but the Yan Kingdom did not unify the vast lands of the Xia in the south.

There is no concept in his mind that he must centralize power.

The current rule of Mobei mainly relies on the Mobei allies and the three-khagan system proposed by you, which has saved Datang a lot of pressure. "

Of course Luo Su knew what Li Shimin was talking about. He did not respond to Li Shimin's question, but said lightly: "In the past dynasties, there was once a dynasty, or rather a country, that semi-controlled the grassland."

In fact, Li Shimin regretted it as soon as he asked the question. He was led into a ditch by Luo Su's story. He smiled a little and asked: "What the National Master means is to first set up a clan king in Hara and Lin, and then Let the Zongwang of Hala and Lin follow the same path as the Huns defeated Donghu and capture Hulunbuir? "

Luo Su looked at Li Shimin in disbelief, as if wondering how you, the dignified Li Shimin, could ask such a question, "The Yan State ruled Liaodong in name at least. Now Jicheng in the Tang Dynasty is the front line. Relying on Yan Yun Sixteen If the state comes to resist the Liaodong Kingdom, how can you control Hulunbuir? "

If Datang can control this place, then there is hope for controlling the grassland. "

Finally, on the basis of the Yan State, the predecessor of the current Liaodong State was split. The Turks and Rouran who trained cavalry for the Yan State became stronger, and the two subsequent dynasties of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. "

Li Shimin spoke word by word, Luo Su nodded and said solemnly: "At the beginning, the Yan Kingdom had its capital in Jicheng and controlled the Modong grassland of Liaodong and the Hulunbuir grassland. The Modong grassland connected the Mobei and Monan grasslands. Yan The emperor would visit Hulunbuir every year and invite tribes from the Mobei and Monan grasslands to pay their respects.

In other words, if the imperial power is restricted, the Tang Dynasty's Guo Zuo can last for five hundred years. In his opinion, it is far better than the imperial power that only lasts for two hundred years.

Seeing Luo Su nodding, Li Shimin couldn't help but twist Bai Zi's hand and start rubbing it. This was not a trivial matter for any emperor.

He tried several people to let the heroes and clan members be hereditary governors, but most of them expressed opposition and believed that this was the source of trouble. Even if he cited the example of the Jingnan princes, they said, "With a sharp knife in mind, a murderous intention arises. "Besides, the people's hearts are not ancient." Even hereditary governors are opposed to this. If you canonize a clan king in Hara and Lin, the opposition you will encounter is conceivable.

After all, if the sect king is incompetent, it will be impossible to suppress the group of wolves. If the sect king is strong, then if the grassland is unified, once he becomes rebellious, he will pose a threat to the emperor of the Central Plains.

This makes it difficult for Li Shimin, who has always been decisive, to make up his mind. This may be related to major events in the Tang Dynasty for countless years to come.

Moreover, Li Shimin frowned and said: "National Master, if we want to send a sect king, who should be sent? I don't have a suitable candidate in my mind."

There is no need to think about Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County. Letting him go to Anxi is already the biggest concession Li Shimin has made. The person who is suitable for this matter is actually Qi Wang Li Xuanba, but Li Xuanba is not capable enough to take on such an important task. Besides, let Li Xuan He couldn't bear to go to Mobei to eat sand.

He said he was going to be a king, but in Hara and Lin, the exiles despised the poor quality of exile. Li Xuanba would either stay in Qizhou or go to places like Yangzhou, Suzhou, and Jingzhou to enjoy the blessings. How could he not want to go? La and Lin.

Luo Su proposed a candidate, "What does the Emperor think of Li Ke, King of Shu?"

"Ke'er?"

Li Shimin repeated it, and then was silenced.

King Li Ke of Shu, his mother, Concubine Yang, was the daughter of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, and she had the royal bloodline of two dynasties. This Concubine Yang was not Li Yuanji's woman, that was just a rumor.

Li Ke, the king of Shu, was actually quite favored by Li Shimin. It can even be said that, except for the son of Queen Changsun, Li Ke was the most favored and valued, including during Li Yuan's Wude years.

In the third year of Wude, when Li Ke was only two years old, he was canonized as the Prince of Changsha, the same level as Li Chengqian.

In the eighth year of Wude, when he was only seven years old, he was awarded the title of governor of Liangzhou and changed to the title of Hanzhong County Prince. This was the original title of Liu Bang. Since the Han Dynasty, Han has been a noble title.

In the first year of Zhenguan, as a prince, he was promoted from the Hanzhong County Prince to the King of Han Dynasty.

In the second year of Zhenguan, when he was only eleven years old, he was granted the title of King of Shu and was granted the title of Governor of Yizhou. The Governor of Yi Mianjian, Jialing, Yamei, Meng, Qianqiong and other eight states was even more favored than King Li Tai of Wei, who had always been favored by Li Shimin. In the fifth year of Zhenguan, he worshiped Qin as the governor of the military affairs of the four states of Weiwu and the governor of Qinzhou, which were the states closest to Chang'an.

In the seventh year of Zhenguan, he was awarded the title of Commander-in-Chief Qi Ziqing Ju Laimi, the military commander of the seven states, and the governor of Qizhou. This became really powerful, because Li Shimin really asked him to take up the post. Li Xuanba was the title King of Qi, and Li Ke was the real King Qi!
He has the title of prince, the governor of Yizhou, and the governor of all the states in Qi. Although he is not the legitimate son, in fact, his treatment is no worse than that of the legitimate son.

And although he is not the legitimate son, in this era that pays attention to bloodline, he is not inferior to anyone else.

The most important thing, and what Li Shimin likes about him, is that Li Shimin can really see his original shadow in Li Ke, who is brave and brave, and good at riding and shooting.

It's exactly the same as when I was in Taiyuan.

If it weren't for the reason of birth, he would definitely make Li Ke the prince, but unfortunately he is the grandson of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, and his mother is Concubine Yang.

Li Shimin would not consider him as the prince now.

But it would be very appropriate to let Li Ke go to Mobei. First of all, he is his own son, so the level of trust is completely different.

Secondly, Li Ke is capable and is an eagle that can soar to the nine heavens. Among all his sons, only Li Ke can reassure him.

the most important is!

The Imperial Preceptor said this, which means that the Imperial Preceptor recognizes Li Ke's ability and believes that Li Ke can shoulder this important task. This is higher than any praise. In all these years, Li Shimin has never seen the Imperial Preceptor judge someone's performance. fault.

This is of course Luo Suwen's three-item 99, which is the ultimate in the world. If there is a force majeure accident, otherwise of course nothing will go wrong.

Li Ke is the best among all the sons of Luo Su and Li Shimin, so Luo Su nominated him.

The most important thing is that Li Ke's age is also right, just seventeen or eighteen years old, and he has enough time and energy to do many things.

Li Shimin suddenly thought of something and asked in a low voice: "National Master, since Ke'er is so outstanding, do you think Ke'er can do it?"

Luo Su immediately shook his head and said seriously: "Emperor, don't have such thoughts. The internal friction he brings is not as good as the benefits he brings."

When Li Shimin heard this, he immediately calmed down and said, "But will Ke'er be willing?

Will he think that I am exiling him?
After all, this is no small matter. If you go to a place like Hara and Lin, the time to see each other in the future will be too little. "

Luo Su said calmly: "In that case, let him come to Lingtian Pavilion. Emperor, you will get a satisfactory answer."

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King Shu Li Ke never thought that one day he would step into Lingtian Pavilion. He was quite surprised and uncertain. After walking into the magnificent Lingtian Pavilion step by step, he saw the sacred national preceptor and his father sitting there. At the top, they all looked at themselves.

"The son pays homage to his father and the imperial master."

He stood up from the ground and sat down in a dignified manner, not even daring to look around.

Luo Su said warmly: "King of Shu, the Emperor and I just discussed that the Mobei tribe has had some back-and-forth recently. The Emperor is worried that Mobei will become powerful again, so he wants to send a clan king to take charge. I recommended you to the Emperor. What do you think? ?”

Li Ke was dumbfounded. Going to Mobei to take charge?

Li Shimin also said warmly: "If you don't want to, Ke'er, you can tell me, and I can find someone else to go with."

Li Ke fell silent for a moment.

Growing up, the sentence he heard most often was——

Ke'er, don't argue.

Don't fight for anything.

Mom just wants to see you grow up in peace, get a wife and have children, and then live your life in peace.

Concubine Yang knew her identity best, so she didn't have any inappropriate thoughts, and she didn't let Li Ke have any inappropriate thoughts.

Li Ke has always known that his identity will not have any big development within Datang.

Even if he is reused again, he will be like the King of Qi Li Xuanba in the end.

Luo Su knows, Li Ke knows, and Li Shimin also knows.

But this is reality, a reality that is independent of human will.

But he is Li Ke, the prince who looks most like Li Shimin!
Here, Li Ke accidentally did not answer Li Shimin whether he wanted to go. Instead, he turned to ask Luo Su a question. He was very solemn, "Ke asked the Imperial Master. Ke and the Imperial Master never exchanged a word. Why would you recommend Ke to your father?"

This sentence is very clever. Luo Su also narrowed his eyes slightly when he asked, and then smiled and said: "You are supposed to be a Kunpeng flying in the nine heavens. I don't want you to be a sparrow perching on a branch, so I recommend you. Why don't you ask this question?" Isn’t that the best answer?”

Upon hearing this, Li Ke didn't hesitate at all. He knelt down in front of the two of them like pushing a mountain of gold over a jade pillar, and kowtowed three times.

There was blood directly on his brow, his eyes were bright and his voice was loud, "Father, my son is willing to go to Hara and Forest to guard the border for the father, the prince and brother, and the Tang Dynasty!"

His voice echoed in the hall, and he was full of heroic spirit. This heroic appearance stirred up Li Shimin's heart. He stretched out his hand to touch Li Ke and sighed: "My good son, I have suffered so much for you."

Luo Su nodded and looked at this scene with a smile.

Li Ke, you have to work hard. Whether my blueprint is right or wrong, you are the most critical step.

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In the first month of the tenth year of Zhenguan, King Ke of Shu was granted the title of King of Yan. He was granted the title of Protector-General of the Anbei Protectorate. He was also the Commander-in-Chief of the military affairs of the Anbei Protectorate. He also appointed the King of Yan as the First Khan of the Lie Sun and commanded the desert. The Khans of the north sent envoys to Chijie, as if the Khan of Heaven were here in person. ——"Book of Tang·The Chronicles of Taizong"

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