Great Tang Southern Emperor

The first is the number of people. The Dashi army has 8000 people, and the Tang Dynasty expeditionary army has only [-] people, which is only a quarter of the former. The data gap between the two sides is too big, not to mention the Dashi Empire. It wasn't long before Dashi replaced Baiyi Dashi, and it was the time when morale was at its peak, and the fighting power would definitely not be inferior to Datang.With a force of less than [-], it is amazing enough to fight inextricably against an enemy four times its size.

Second, lies in the betrayal of friendly forces.According to historical records, at the beginning, Gao Xianzhi fought against the big cannibal. The battle lasted for five days. On the evening of the fifth day, the Ge Luolu mercenaries he hired suddenly rebelled, surrounded the Tang infantry from behind, and cut off the army. Their connection with the cavalry.Taking advantage of the chaos in the Tang army, the Abbasid coalition forces dispatched the main force of heavy cavalry to attack the Tang infantry.Gao Xianzhi was attacked by Arabia and Ge Luolu from both sides, and was unable to support him, so he was defeated in the end.

In such a situation, it would be good to keep the Western Regions (the Western Regions were lost after 790, and had nothing to do with the Battle of Talas), the outcome of the war is no longer important.

And after this battle, the Dashi Empire was also frightened by Datang's powerful combat power, so although they won the Battle of Talas, they never sent troops eastward again.

Of course, no matter how you explain it, it is an indisputable fact that Datang was defeated by the Dashi Empire, no matter how many reasons you find, it is useless.

What's more, this is just the result of wars in history, and now it is an alternate time and space. In this world, there is such a variable as Li Zhen. Naturally, it is impossible for him to watch Datang being defeated by the same enemy again.

He has already decided that once he takes power, he will immediately march westward and have a good arm wrestle with the Dashi Empire to see whether it is the believers who have been brainwashed by religion, or the well-fed and clothed Datang Empire. powerful.

And this day is not too far away, because Datang only needs to conquer Tianzhu, and Tianzhu is already on the border with the Great Food Empire, that is to say, if Datang wants to continue to expand, it will be a matter of time before they start a war with the Great Food Empire.

But this is all for the future, and the most urgent thing now is the ceremony of presenting prisoners.

Chapter 737 Before the Grand Ceremony Begins

Before Chapter 100 Ceremony

"Hiss, it seems that I really can't drink too much of this wine. I was really ashamed last night. My head is still hurting." When it comes to who is stronger, in the Taimiao, Li Shimin finally got rid of the influence of hangover completely.

"Hehehe...Your Majesty, too, can't you hold back if you are happy? You have to celebrate that day, and now it's all right. Not only was it recorded in the account book by Wei Zheng, but he almost missed a big event. At that time, the ancestors will have to blame." Concubine Yan covered her mouth and smiled lightly, when Li Shimin was taken to the Taimiao last night, she was really shocked, I was afraid that Li Shimin's alcoholism would not be sober when the time came, At that time, not only will he be disrespectful in front of his ancestors, but also the emperor's majesty will be greatly reduced in front of his officials, and he will also lose face in front of foreign envoys, which will damage the prestige of the country.

Fortunately, Li Zhen's scare with Wei Zheng still had some effect. After Wei Zheng's stimulation, Li Shimin's alcohol gas had already gone half by then, so he had enough time to consume the remaining half, otherwise Today he will be ashamed, and he will be ashamed in the Taimiao. This is a big unfilial, it is a huge stain.

"Hey, if I could hold back, I wouldn't have poured myself two jars of wine first." Li Shimin sighed: "I was so happy yesterday, I didn't even think that there is such a way to promote national prestige , dear concubine, you should have noticed that those foreign envoys were severely intimidated by the majesty of our Tang Dynasty, and even the most troublesome people have restrained a lot - I have decided, from now on this The grand military parade must form a fixed form, and whenever there is a major event in the country, it must be celebrated with a grand military parade..."

Concubine Yan said: "I'm afraid that if you use this thing too many times, others will get used to it, and the deterrent effect will be greatly reduced."

"My concubine is too worried. There are too many military parades. Of course, it will make people get used to it and cause... um, what... yes, aesthetic fatigue... By the way, there are so many new words like Zhen'er." By the way After making complaints about Li Zhen, Li Shimin continued: "But my concubine, don't forget, the foreign envoys who participated in our military parade in the Tang Dynasty are different every time."

"That's right, it's my concubine's bad intentions." Concubine Yan smiled embarrassedly. Anyway, the envoys who come to Tang Dynasty are different almost every time. Even if there is the same one, they only come once or twice, so I say In their eyes, the military parade is always a novelty and will always bring them a deep shock.

It’s just that the people of Datang watched it too many times, and they might get bored. They need to find a way to do this, at least every time they have to be a little innovative.

Li Zhen didn't know that Li Shimin used the military parade as an ordinary event at this time. You must know that this is a big taboo, and Concubine Yan's worry is not unreasonable.

It's not that this is not possible, of course it is possible to do so, the problem is that if you watch too much, you will feel bored. You must know that even in the Great China, the military parade only comes once every four years. It is to ensure the novelty of the people, and the opposite of Dahuaxia's approach is Ah San.

Ah San is notoriously fond of military parades. There is a military parade on National Day, a military parade on Independence Day, a military parade on the anniversary of Gandhi’s death, and a military parade on Christmas Day... There are always several military parades in a year Yes, the consequence of this is that the entire military parade has become a joke, and slowly evolved into an acrobatic performance. How can there be any seriousness of the military parade?

People watch the military parade mainly to see their acrobatics, not out of any patriotic feelings.

After the military parade loses its shock, it is nothing. Even if the emissaries who watch the military parade are different every time, they can present everything they see to their king. When their king discovers the Great Tang If the military parades were similar a few times, would he laugh at Datang?Will there be a mentality of belittling Datang?Will there be any bad thoughts?

"Your Majesty, the auspicious time has come." Just as Li Shimin and Concubine Yan were talking, Wang Tingchu reminded: "His Royal Highness and all the ministers are waiting outside, and it is time for His Majesty to move."

"Well, let's go too." Li Shimin nodded, took Concubine Yan's hand, and walked out of the Taimiao.

"Your Majesty and the Empress." The ministers were already waiting at the door, and when they saw the two coming out, they immediately bowed and bowed - this was in the Tang Dynasty, if it was in the Qing Dynasty, they would have to bow down Great gift.

"Excuse me, everyone." Li Shimin waved his hands, and said vigorously: "My dear friends, come with me to witness, this is destined to be recorded in the annals of history one day."

Yesterday's military parade was just an appetizer, and its main function was to show the power of the Tang Dynasty and deter all powerful enemies. Today is the main meal. Today, a total of nearly sixty kings were escorted to the Taimiao, and Li Shimin personally presented them to the emperor. Ancestors (of course, not killing Jingxian, but using these people as evidence to announce the good news to the ancestors) - it is no exaggeration to say that no matter which emperor is in power, no matter how stupid he is, as long as he can For today's incident, the reputation in history will not be too bad. Even if he really goes to hell after death, he will have the face to meet his ancestors.

What's more, Li Shimin's reputation is not bad. Except for killing his brother and forcing his father in the early days, there is not much stain in his life. On the contrary, he is a very wise emperor. Even in history, he can be ranked among the top three Existence—Tian Khan's name was not given to him by himself, but a name he punched out with his fists.

Such an emperor, and now he has encountered such a good thing, is completely considered as the icing on the cake. With his own achievements and this time the imperial temple offering captives, Li Shimin can jump up, surpass Qin Shihuang and Han Wudi, and successfully climb to the top of China No. [-] on the Emperor Ranking List—although this No. [-] position will not last long, it is destined to be replaced by Li Zhen.

Dozens of kings are dedicated to their ancestors at the same time. This number is really amazing. It is estimated that apart from the United Nations General Assembly, there has never been so many heads of state gathered together since ancient times.

"The minister waits to obey the decree." Everyone was also happy, but Li Shimin didn't say this. This day is destined to be recorded in the annals of history. Didn't you see that the hands of the historian next to him were trembling?It can be seen how excited his heart is at this moment.

"Masters, come with me."

"Your Majesty, please."

"Hahaha……"

Chapter 738 What is Fame?

Chapter 1 What is Fame?

"Oh~"

"Your Majesty~"

"Long live Your Majesty~"

"Your Majesty, look here~"

"..."

The moment Li Shimin appeared, there was a burst of crazy cheers in the open space in front of the Taimiao. It is said that this is the forbidden area of ​​the Taimiao (the Taimiao is in the imperial city), ordinary people cannot enter, even if they can, In order not to disturb the ancestors, loud noises are absolutely not allowed.

But today is obviously an exception, because what happened today is doomed, even if it really disturbed the ancestors, the ancestors would not blame them, and might be even happier on the contrary.

"Where is the team going?" Li Shimin raised his hand to greet the people with a smile on his face, and asked calmly at the same time.

Li Zhen silently calculated in her heart, and replied: "According to the time, you should be entering the city soon."

The most important thing today is to worship the ancestors. Li Daozong presides over the ceremony, and the assistants are all Li Shimin's brothers. With the seniority of Li Zhen and the others, it is impossible for him to take the lead in this kind of thing. Yes, so today he can take a rest and stand behind Li Shimin to feel the power of Tang Dynasty.

"Let them slow down a bit, and let the people of my Tang Dynasty feel the great power of my Tang Dynasty."

"My son understands, but since this is the case, you will have to wait a little longer, father."

"It's okay, what's the point of waiting?" Li Shimin had a sense of pride in his chest: "So many monarchs have dedicated the Taimiao at the same time, Zhen'er, you have really done a great event that is unprecedented, and there will be no one in the future. , among other things, just relying on this matter, your evaluation in the history books of later generations will not be too low."

Li Shimin's evaluation is not high, but Li Zhen shook his head lightly and said: "I don't care about my reputation, even if later historians write me as a fatuous and violent tyrant, I don't care, because From the beginning to the end, Erchen didn't take such illusory things to heart.

What I should have said, the reason why I did this was just to gain a chance for my Huaxia clan, and to avoid the reoccurrence of the Wuhuohuahua, or the turbulent times like 30 years ago. Reputation is not in my consideration. middle.

If what the minister really wanted was the so-called fame, how could the minister degrade millions of aborigines in Southeast Asia into slaves in one fell swoop?Such an act, in the eyes of those Taoist priests, is much more violent than Qin Shihuang. With this incident, the reputation of the son-in-law is destined to not be very good in later generations.

But for the benefit of Datang, what is the mere infamy? "

"..." Li Shimin blushed a little. Although Li Zhen was talking about himself, it seemed to Li Shimin that he was talking about himself—because Li Shimin is the kind who can do anything for the sake of a good reputation. The kind that comes out.

For the sake of Tian Khan's reputation, Li Shimin can slap his face swollen and pretend to be a fat man, and easily give the Chinese national treasure to a foreign race.

For a little compliment from others, Li Shimin can let the enemy go and give them a chance to breathe when he has an overwhelming advantage.

For the sake of the reputation of a good emperor, Li Shimin can revise the "Notes on Daily Life" and falsify the history of the Tang Dynasty.

For the sake of fame, Li Shimin can do some naive things in the eyes of others, but he himself never tires of it...