Datang: Let you supervise the country and become an emperor through the ages

Chapter 443 Visit of Korean Envoys
"However, recently His Majesty seems to have other ideas and wants to take back what he said."

"I didn't know why this was at first, but recently I realized that it was probably because of Khitan's defeat, so His Majesty had a new idea."

Li Fu frowned, not knowing what he meant by that.

And Liu Jinzan saw that Li Fu was a little confused, so he said: "Li Shixian, don't get me wrong, I'm here this time to discuss these important national affairs with you."

Hearing this, Li Fu almost spit out a mouthful of tea: "Ask me to discuss important matters of family and country? Are you kidding me?"

"If you want to discuss these matters, you should turn to Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and other state scholars. What's the use of asking me to do business?"

"To tell you the truth, I'm usually lazy. I only know how to do business to make money, and I don't know anything about national affairs."

Liu Jinzan shook his head and said, "Hey, you shouldn't have said that. Only people like you who came from the common people can truly experience the suffering of the common people."

"I can see this from your poems, so I came here to talk to you about these things."

Seeing Liu Jinzan so groveling and keeping his posture very low, Li Fu was also quite surprised.

Looking at it now, he seems to be a student studying, who came to him to learn from his teacher.

Li Fu smacked his mouth and said to Liu Jinzan: "I really didn't lie to you. I really can't say anything about national affairs."

"However, if it comes to the topic of folk suffering, I have some ideas, and I can share them with you."

Upon hearing this, the expression on Liu Jinzan's face suddenly became serious.

He seemed a little nervous, looking at Li Fu nervously, ready to hear what he had to say next.

"Well, I have a few questions here. I want to ask Ambassador Liu for advice first. Please give me your advice." Li Fu said.

Liu Jinzan pondered for a moment, thinking that you haven't answered my question yet, so you asked me first.

"Okay, but it's okay for you to say." No matter what, Liu Jinzan said so.

Li Fu nodded and said, "I want to ask you, is it because the Khitans were defeated because of internal disturbances that they fell so quickly?"

After hearing this question, Liu Jinzan was a little surprised.

When Datang and Khitan fought, Datang defeated them with lightning speed.

The reason for this was not only because of the strong national power of the Tang Dynasty, but also because of its strong military power. The main reason was the riots in Khitan.

And the cause of this riot was caused by Princess Kaldan of Khitan.

Liu Jinzan nodded and said: "Yes, although this is not easy to admit, it is indeed a fact."

"It's true that the Tang Dynasty is powerful, but it's impossible to defeat the Khitan so quickly. If it wasn't for the internal riots in the Khitan, this war should not end."

Li Fu took a sip of tea and said, "That's right. There was a riot within the Khitan, and it seems that it was because of their princess Cardan."

"But if we look at the root cause, it is because they are not united at all. In other words, the Khitan royal family has never won the hearts of the Khitan people."

"How can an imperial power be unified without even stabilizing the hearts of the people? So, this country must be based on the people."

"Only by putting the people first, can the country be unified for a long time."

After listening to Li Fu's words, Liu Jinzan became much clearer in an instant like a bodhi empowerment.

That's right, only by stabilizing the hearts of the people can the country and society be stabilized!
Putting people first is definitely the foundation for a country's long-term stability and strength.

After pondering for a long time, Liu Jinzan came back to his senses and said to Li Fu: "Thank you Li Shixian for your enlightenment, your words have really benefited me a lot."

This sentence was said by Liu Jinzan from the bottom of his heart, without the slightest intention of flattery.

Li Fu put the tea cup in his hand on the table, and said to him: "Envoy Liu, since you have all come to our Tang Dynasty, what do you think of the national conditions of our Tang Dynasty?"

Liu Jinzan thought carefully for a long time, and then said cautiously: "On the surface, although Datang is very powerful."

"But if you look carefully, there are also many hidden dangers within the Tang Dynasty. These hidden dangers may bring a lot of trouble to the Tang Dynasty."

"Oh?" Li Fu suddenly became interested, took a sip of tea and asked, "Emissary Liu might as well talk more, say what you think."

Liu Jinzan paused for a moment, then continued: "That's right. Through my observation these days, besides the royal family, the Great Tang Dynasty also has many famous nobles."

"And these famous nobles have no blood relationship with the royal family. If they are too powerful, they will be a challenge to the Tang royal family."

"If they are allowed to continue to develop, it is very likely that they will cause the overthrow of the Tang Dynasty."

Although these words are a bit alarmist, Li Fu also understands that the possibility of this kind of thing happening is not zero.

"Emissary Liu's words are indeed from the heart. Thank you very much for telling me frankly." Li Fu cupped his hands and said to him.

Originally, Li Fu didn't like these Korean envoys very much, but this Liu Jinzan seemed to be a good person, at least he was very down-to-earth.

Afterwards, the two continued to drink and chat, and soon half a day passed.

In the afternoon, Liu Jinzan bid farewell to Li Fu and went back.

Before leaving, Liu Jinzan gave Li Fu a token as a gift.

This piece of token is useless in the territory of Tang Dynasty, but if it enters the territory of Koryo, it will be of great use.

Liu Jinzan was able to give this kind of thing to Li Fu, which shows that he treats Li Fu sincerely.

Li Fu didn't shirk, so he accepted the token.

Logically speaking, it is not easy to accept such an expensive gift when meeting for the first time.

However, Li Fu thought that he would not necessarily go to Korea in his life, and the gift was sincere, so it was not easy to shirk it.

He personally sent Liu Jinzan to the carriage, and Li Fu saw him leave.

"Master Liu, if this Li Fu stays in Datang, he will definitely be a threat to us in the future. Why didn't you kill him just now?"

In the carriage, there was a young man who didn't know when, he said to Liu Jinzan with a gloomy face.

Hearing this, Liu Jinzan frowned, looked up at the young man, and said to him: "How can we do such a despicable thing?"

(End of this chapter)