Great Tang Southern Emperor

"What's so scary about me?" Li Zhen grabbed Aya's little hand, stroked it gently, and said lazily, "Whether it's the annihilation of the feudal states in the last years of the Zhou Dynasty, or the rebellion of the Seven Kings and the Eight Kings, the relationship between them The rebellion is not because the princes and kings have much military power, but because they are all in the same country. Although they are in the world, there is still a monarch suppressing them, and they must be controlled by the king after all.

But I’m different, I enfeoffed them in a barren land, where they can be kings and hegemons at will, as long as they don’t blatantly rebel, they can be their local emperors on their territory at will, the degree of freedom is not those who are clearly superior Power, but still be suspected by the monarch, the precarious princes are much better, you said that with these, why do they rebel against me?

What's more, even if they really rebelled, you don't think about how far their country is from Datang. Once you go to Guanshan thousands of miles, you will be exhausted before they reach Datang. "

This situation is not without precedent. How powerful was Alexander the Great in history?He was invincible all the way, even wanted to come to China, and put it into action, but unfortunately he thought too highly of himself, he did hit India, but the army under his command became a tired army. The wonderful Asan was easily defeated, and Alexander himself died of illness not long after returning, leaving no descendants. The huge Alexander empire fell apart in an instant, which is really sad.

Aya withdrew her jade hand and said worriedly: "But after a long time, if the descendants of the Tang Dynasty fail to live up to it, and they have a wise king from them - this country will be lost in the end."

"If that day really comes, I will admit it." Li Zhen shook her head and said: "If it is true that the children and grandchildren are not up to date, then even if they don't take action, the country that should be destroyed will also be destroyed. Instead of this, it is better They died in their hands, after all, they are also the descendants of the Li family, it is better to let the meat rot in the pot than to let outsiders eat it."

"Besides..." Li Zhen suddenly laughed: "Do you think it's so easy for them to become stronger?"

"Your Highness means..."

"It's not interesting." Li Zhen didn't answer Aya's question, but she was very satisfied with her arrangement - the territory she sealed off to them was indeed very good from the current point of view, even if they couldn't be rich and powerful, they still dominated one side Still no problem.but……

Looking at it from the present point of view, if anyone in the future sees Li Zhen's plan, they will all have to scold him: black, really black.

Because the place Li Zhen divided was either the most serious gathering point of ethnic conflicts in later generations, or it avoided the production areas of high-quality minerals, and at worst, it avoided important traffic routes.

Ethnic conflicts are serious, and people's livelihood is bound to be bad. If the king can't handle people's livelihood, how can he govern the country?For example, Li Yun's fiefdom is in West Asia, where religious and ethnic conflicts are serious, especially the conflict between Arabism and Christianity. The teachings of the two sides are completely opposite. Religious conflicts are enough for Li Yun to keep busy.

Without minerals, weapons and machines cannot be built, industries cannot be developed, and the country cannot be strong.An example of this is Li Chengqian's Central India. Although there are minerals in this place, more agriculture and animal husbandry are still the mainstay. Without industrial power, how can the country be strong?

Without excellent waterways, there will be no caravans going to your country to do business, and the economy will not develop. Without an economy, how can a country be strong?For example, Li You, his territory is the largest, but his territory is in northern Europe, where even ice-free ports are extremely rare, and the population is not large, so where would any caravan go to him?Without business, how to develop the economy?

As for the remaining brothers, Li Tai's conditions should be the best, all kinds of resources are not lacking, except for a port - Li Zhen dug up a lump of southern Africa from the middle and gave it to Li Tai. Without giving him a port, and surrounded by colonies or military bases occupied by the Tang Dynasty, it is impossible for Li Tai to rebel even if he wants to.

Li Ke's territory is in Eastern Siberia, and in terms of resources, it is no less than Li Tai. However, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and there is no one. What the hell are you developing?What's more, Eastern Siberia is not far from Datang, at least in one continent. Whenever Li Ke dares to make any changes, he will be greeted by the ruthless iron hooves of Datang cavalry.

There are also a few other people, such as Li Shen's Algeria region, Li Jian's Nigeria region, etc., and the others are in the same situation. In short, they all have various shortcomings that restrict them.

With these shortcomings, Li Zhen can guarantee that without the support of Datang, they will absolutely not be able to develop within 100 years. As for 100 years later-Datang has probably entered the initial stage of industrialization, will they still be afraid of them?

"Your Highness, as long as you are sure, that servant will leave." Aya was about to leave after saying that.

"Wait a moment."

A Ya's body trembled: "What orders does Your Highness have?"

"I..." Li Zhen wanted to say something, but she couldn't get it out of her mouth. She could only find an excuse: "When I inherit the throne, the first target is the West. When I hit Khwarazmo , I promise to help you slaughter the city to vent your anger."

Aya was even more moved, and wanted to throw herself into Li Zhen's arms desperately, but at the last moment, she forcibly held back: "Aya, thank you for your kindness, but your highness is not worth changing your strategy for Aya's affairs. not good."

"It's nothing, because this is a step in my strategy." Li Zhen smiled and said: "Besides, if I don't deliver the agreed benefits to them, how can they feel at ease? Anyway, it's just on the way, You don't have to mind."

"Then Aya would like to thank Your Highness."

Li Zhen grabbed Aya's hand and said softly, "Why do you say thank you to me?"

Aya suddenly panicked: "Your Highness, Aya still has something to do, so I will leave first..."

"..." Seeing Aya leaving in a panic and smelling the fragrance left in the air, Li Zhen felt a little lost.

After that night's conversation, Li Chengqian became a lot more honest. Although he would occasionally intervene in government and military affairs, he was no longer as arrogant as before.And after all, he had been the prince for more than ten years, so he still had some political ability. Although he had intervened in government affairs, sometimes his suggestions could indeed be right in one word, solved a lot of troubles, and helped Li Zhen a lot.

After another half a month, news came from the front that the last city of Chenla was captured by the army, and Chenla was completely destroyed.

It was almost September at this time, and some cold places in the north had already started to snow. Li Zhen had been out for several months, and it was time to go back...

Chapter 536 The Return

Chapter 1 Returns

The time has come to October. After several months of hard work in the construction of Yuezhou Port, the first phase of the project has been completely completed, and a considerable part of the wharf has already been put into use.

The scenery of the port is also very different from when Li Zhen just left. Not only has the scope expanded by more than ten times, but it is also more prosperous. Added a lot of fireworks to the sky.

On the shore, there are more traffickers, pawns, hard workers and warriors who keep coming and going, hawking, shouting, and bargaining, making it even more lively.

In this lively scene, a huge warship came through the waves. This huge ship was several feet wide and more than twenty feet long. It's like a giant wild beast rushing out of the sea, majestic, breathtaking, and shocking in all directions.

However, such a huge ship is no surprise to the people living on the pier. Facing this huge ship, instead of being afraid, they gathered together to discuss it endlessly.

"Although it is not the first time I see it, I feel very excited every time I see it."

"Hey, if I can serve on this giant ship, it will be so majestic, even if I die, it will be worth it."

"I want to go too, but they need to be able to read and write to recruit sailors, otherwise I would have applied for it long ago."

"However, why doesn't this battleship have an escort formation? Are you not afraid of problems?"

"It's a bit strange, but it's not a big deal. Maybe it's a special mission."

"..."

At this moment, a group of soldiers escorted a carriage and rushed out of the city. Looking at the signs and specifications on it, it was clearly the carriage of the Yue Palace.

After this team, there are other civil and military officials who follow closely either on horseback or on foot.This surprised the people even more, because these officials included almost all the people in charge in the city of Yuezhou, but almost all of them were of a certain level, except those who went out on business, and even the officials of the Yuewang Mansion were all there. All the members appeared, such a big battle, what happened?

Arriving at the largest pier, the place has been emptied by the soldiers, the carriage stopped smoothly, and a few women dressed as palace maids came down first, and then carefully helped out from the carriage a slightly raised beautiful woman in palace attire, this After the woman came out, she didn't pay attention to the salutes and greetings from the people around her, but looked anxiously at the approaching battleship.

Seeing this woman, all the onlookers couldn't help gasping, because this woman was Wu Meiniang, Princess of Yue.Today's Wu Meiniang is so famous that everyone in Yuezhou City knows everyone.

Because after King Li Zhen of Yue went to war, it was Wu Meiniang who presided over the affairs of King Yue's mansion, helped to stabilize the political situation in Yuezhou, and even extinguished a riot organized by failed officials. The princess in front of me is not a soft character, but she is also a ruthless character who kills people with a gun. After this battle, everyone in Yuezhou city remembered this princess and was deeply impressed.

And through the actions of Princess Yue and so many officials, everyone understood who was on the battleship—the princess and all the officials in the city could be dispatched to greet him, and there were only a few people in the entire Tang Dynasty who could Affordable, one of them is the current emperor Li Shimin, the other is the current King of Yue, Tiance General Li Zhen, and the last one is the current prince, but the prince was abolished and the position of prince is vacant. Enjoy the meeting of this specification.

The person on the battleship was indeed Li Zhen. After appeasing Li Chengqian, Li Zhen saw that the territory of Chenla had been pacified and everything was on the right track. The next thing to do was to pacify the Queen's Kingdom, and the Boys' Army also needed back to the teacher.There were Hou Junji and Xue Rengui in the army, so it didn't matter if he was there or not, so he led some bodyguards and hurried back to Linyi, it was Fuchun Port who rushed to Yuezhou on a warship.

After several days of drifting at sea and Li Zhen's hard waiting, today I finally saw the land.

The battleship landed quickly, and Li Zhen couldn't wait for the coolies to stabilize the pedals, so she jumped off the boat impatiently, and came to Wu Meiniang in three or two steps, took off her cloak and put it on Wu Meiniang, and blamed : "There is such a strong wind on the pier, how can you come out when you are pregnant? What if you catch the cold? Just wait for me at home."

Wu Meiniang felt a little embarrassed being hugged by Li Zhen like this, but she was very excited in her heart. She smiled lightly and said, "Your Highness hasn't returned home for a long time, so how can I wait as a concubine? Instead of sitting at home and waiting restlessly, it's better to come to the pier Waiting for Your Highness, at least with all the adults waiting at the same time, I will not be so impatient. Moreover, Divine Doctor Sun also said that it is also good for the fetus in the womb to let the concubine move around more on weekdays when she has nothing to do."

Speaking of the fetus, Wu Meiniang covered her stomach with a happy face, exuding the brilliance of motherhood all over her body.

Seeing the endless love between Li Zhen and Wu Meiniang, as Yue King Fu, Cen Wenwen frowned. These two people were too impolite, so he stood up and reminded: "Chen Cen Wenwen and the officials of Yuezhou welcome His Royal Highness Desheng!" After returning, Your Highness has worked hard all the way, the dust-cleaning banquet has been prepared, please move your Highness and the princess."

"Uh, thank you, sir." Li Zhen woke up with a start. She was in front of thousands of people. If this matter spread to Chang'an City, those censors would probably read another book.

Helping Wu Meiniang back to the carriage, Li Zhen and Cen Wenwen walked in the first place. Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Cen Wenwen said in a serious voice: "Your Highness, what you did is ridiculous. Hard work, you, as the commander-in-chief of the first army, even ran back to Yuezhou privately. If those rotten scholars know about it, it’s fine to read a copy of it, but I’m afraid they will write scribbles in the history books, saying that you are timid in front of the battle. Fleeing without fighting——Confucian pens can kill people. Your highness, your high reputation, may end up as King Zhou.

The minister has prepared everything. Your Highness will be able to return to Nanyang tomorrow. At that time, we will publicize here that it was an intelligence error that caused His Highness to think that the princess was seriously ill, so he hurried back from the front line. After the misunderstanding was cleared up, you returned. Nanyang. "

"Sir, aren't you cursing Mei Niang? Mei Niang is pregnant, so don't talk nonsense in the future." Facing Cen Wenwen's warning and solution, Li Zhen frowned: "Teacher, you worry too much. Now that I’m back, I naturally have a way to deal with public opinion.”