Don't be a prince

After fully laughing at Dashi's stupidity, these countries sent envoys immediately, carrying the most expensive gifts, and returning to Datang with the Lingnan Fleet, hoping to express their gratitude to the Emperor of Tang Dynasty and offer "loyalty" .

"There are many vassals in the Tang Dynasty. How Xue Yantuo and Tuyuhun were vassals back then, you must have heard about it. I don't need to tell you how much their loyalty is. Fang Yanjun.

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Picking up the teacup, Li Chengqian said with a smile: "I will leave these envoys to you. To these people, Datang has only one attitude, arrogant. In Chang'an, the less we take them seriously, the more they will It’s about the strength of Datang. These people are all cheap.”

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Nodding his head, Li Chengqian looked at Dugu Bo again.

As the Minister of the Household Department, Dugu Bo's importance can be imagined, so his position is relatively high.

Seeing the emperor looking at him, without opening his mouth, Dugu Bo stood up and obeyed.

"Those families in Lingnan are still very good at handling things. After a while, a batch of spoils will be sent to Chang'an. Among them, the part that belongs to me will take half of it and give it to the research institute as research funds. In addition, in recent years, as much as possible Allocate resources to scientific research institutes."

The courtiers already knew what the king of Wei was researching, what would become of a machine that could fly freely, coupled with gunpowder weapons, they didn't need to introduce them.

Arching his hands, Dugu Bo firmly said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I understand!"

After looking at his notepad and finding that there was nothing to announce, Li Chengqian stood up and said, "If Zhuqing's family has no book to play, then let's disperse."

"Your Majesty, I have something to announce."

Li Chengqian looked at the source of the voice in surprise, it turned out to be Changsun Wuji.

"Mr. Zhao, what do you want to play?"

Changsun Wuji sighed, stood up and cupped his hands and said, "I report to Your Majesty, I request to sue my elders, I hope His Majesty will approve!"

old age?

Li Chengqian was taken aback. Changsun Chong was still a famous general of Qianniuwei, and he usually stayed at home to manage housework and raise children.He hasn't obtained a formal official position yet, so why is this old guy retiring?

Sitting back on the dragon chair again, Li Chengqian said, "Retreat! I have something to discuss with Mr. Zhao."

Knowing that the emperor wanted to whisper to Changsun Wuji, the ministers quickly withdrew.

After there was no one in the hall, Li Chengqian said, "Uncle, why did you choose to retire? Why didn't you tell me?"

Changsun Wuji smiled wryly and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, after His Majesty took the Zen position, I wanted to retire, but unfortunately, Changsun Chong has never entered the ranks before the fourth rank. The Changsun family still needs me as a support."

Li Chengqian suppressed a smile and said with a embarrassed expression: "It's my fault, but most of the military positions are empty now, and my cousin has always been in the military. You've been doing it for a while. Don't you make mistakes a lot too?"

Looking at the embarrassed emperor, Changsun Wuji was also helpless.At the beginning, he also made a wrong decision and sent Chang Sun Chong to the military.Originally, father and son were officials in the same dynasty, one civil and one military, but who would have thought that the Emperor Taishang began to reduce the power of the generals in the year of Zhenguan. In the new dynasty, the emperor simply took the military power into his own hands.Even the few who still have some military power are all of civilian origin and never contact other nobles.

Chang Sun Chong...maybe really dragged down by his own decision.As for the other children in the family, it is even more speechless.Changsun Huan is considered to be a relatively promising face, and now he is an official to Honglu Shaoqing, and he is named Shangdang County Duke.It's just that Honglu Temple is now under the Ministry of Rites, so its status is not so interesting.

Changsun Jun is now serving as the governor of Changzhou. Although he was awarded the title of Ankang county uncle, in fact this title was only given to him by the emperor and empress.It was even worse for Changsun Yan. He couldn't even be a county magistrate of Changshui. Before the Supreme Emperor took the throne, he was made the county magistrate of Ancheng.

Seeing the embarrassment in Changsun Wuji's eyes, Li Chengqian couldn't help asking: "What on earth are you thinking? Didn't you still do well last year? Why do you want to retire this year?"

Changsun Wuji sighed: "Your Majesty, do you still remember that during the heavy snowfall, my minister's leg fell? Although he didn't hurt his bones, he had to recuperate for more than a month before he recovered. But during this month, right Pu She controls Shang Shusheng and manages everything in an orderly manner.

When Wei Chen was in power, there were still mistakes, and Shang Shusheng was too busy.Now, with the absence of Weichen, Shang Shusheng has become even better, it can only show that Weichen is a vegetarian meal for a corpse...."

Li Chengqian didn't expect Zhao Yi to be so ruthless after he came to power.This is already a blow to Changsun Wuji psychologically.

"After your Majesty took the throne of Zen, he traveled around the Tang Dynasty. Both His Majesty and the Queen wrote letters to my ministers. The scenery in the letters is hard to describe in words. Once upon a time, traveling around the Tang Dynasty was also my minister's wish. Therefore, my minister I also feel that it is time for me to retire.”

After finishing speaking, Changsun Wuji left the table and knelt down on the ground.

Looking at Changsun Wuji's earnest eyes, Li Chengqian sighed, supported him personally and said, "Since my uncle is going to sue for old age, how can I not allow it. As for Changsun Chong, let him report to the Ministry of Officials tomorrow, and be a part of it." The servant of time, I will make him a regular soon."

The main responsibility of the Ministry of Officials is to select talents, review the achievements of officials, and make some small promotions and transfers.Although it is still very important, under the strict system, the Ministry of Officials is no longer the place where one can cover the sky with one hand.

With the decentralization of power, Datang did not have any worries about powerful officials.

In the original history, in the first few years of Tang Gaozong's reign, Changsun Wuji controlled the government and excluded Li Ji, and Chu Suiliang followed him.For a long time, the imperial court had no one who confronted him head-on.Not only that, he also killed Li Ke and Xue Wanche, and demoted Li Daozong.

To such an extent, no matter how you look at it, you are very close to Huo Guang, of course, except that you can't abolish the emperor.

The previous arrangement of Changsun Wuji was obviously to have one family and two ministers compete with the emperor for power.

It's just...how easy?

Li Chengqian deliberately left Changsun Chong alone, just waiting for Changsun Wuji to retire.

The old don't get out, and the young don't even think about entering the court.Perhaps because of relatives, they should be taken care of.However, this kind of care must be under the premise that the eldest grandson's family will not pose a threat to the imperial power.

The eldest grandson Wuji, who was approved to sue the old man, finally got the emperor's promise, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Some things don't need to be said.During the period of recuperation, he carefully thought about it.He knew very well that if he didn't retire, Chang Sun Chong would have no chance of entering the court.

This is the main reason for his old age, accounting for at least [-]%.

After personally sending Changsun Wuji out of the palace, Li Chengqian smiled and handed over the documents he had prepared a long time ago to Zhang Yun and asked him to send them to the Ministry of Officials.

Chapter 557 Firearms

After Changsun Wuji retired, Changsun Chong could be qualified to become an official.Li Chengqian had already settled on this point.

Now in the new government, all departments are barely able to operate independently. As the emperor, Li Chengqian only needs to control the general direction.If such an arrangement can ensure the normal operation of various departments of the imperial court, he will continue to delegate power to the lower levels.As the emperor, he only needs to firmly grasp the judicial power and military power.

In this way, even if there is any problem during the period, it can be recovered.As for the future...

When the government has stabilized and there are no major problems, we will talk about the partial decentralization of judicial power.As for military power, it is still in the hands of the emperor.

As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Chengqian really couldn't do something to make the royal family civilian. If he really did this, what he would get would not be praise, but scolding.After all, by doing so, he is tantamount to betraying his ancestors.

After the heavy snow melted, envoys from various countries were able to enter Chang'an.

The tragedy of the big cannibal made them realize the strength of this eastern country.In time, perhaps the burden of distance on this country will disappear.Rather than being settled by Qiuhou, it is better to show enough respect to Datang now.

And when the envoys from various countries gathered, Li Chengqian had no choice but to personally receive them. The method of reception was Spring Hunting.

The confrontation between man and nature must take a hundred years as the unit.Today's Datang is not yet qualified to challenge Qinling and other places.Therefore, the annual autumn hunting and winter hunting has become a tradition.

Autumn hunting is an activity of the entire court, while winter hunting has changed from appointing an army to recruiting.

Like Li Ke and others, there are many people who can't stay at home.Only with the permission of the imperial court can they dispatch a team of more than [-] people, which can not only help the people on the edge of the forest drive away wild animals, but also satisfy their desire for pleasure.Of course, there are also rewards from the court, although not many, not even enough for the cost of action, but it is better than nothing.

Especially for generals like Cheng Chusi who had nothing to do, the number of prey caught in winter hunting has become a way of competition in Taiping years.

But last year there was no winter hunting, because no one dared to go into the mountains because of the heavy snow, so winter hunting became spring hunting.

The negative impact of snow water has subsided, and the road has improved a lot.

Looking at the fields on both sides of the road, Qi Zong praised and wondered: "It's too late to plant the land now, and the harvest will definitely be short this year. Why do these people still want to farm?"

Immediately, Li Chengqian smiled wryly and said: "This is an old problem of us Central Plains people. If we have a piece of land, we have to plant something to be successful. And like the army conquering land, after laying down a piece of territory, the first thing to study and judge is that this piece of land is suitable for farming. It’s not suitable for farming. Do you think Datang really doesn’t have the ability to clean up Tubo? It’s just because your land is relatively useless to Datang.”

Seeing that Qi Zong was flattered by his compliments, Ashina Helu laughed loudly, raised his shoulders, gestured to the bow on his back and said: "You can rest assured, let us carry bows and arrows, and come close to your side? You Aren't you afraid that someone will assassinate you?"

Li Chengqian said contemptuously: "Although you are a Turk, you may not be able to beat me in terms of bow and arrow. Besides, what if something happens to me? There will still be no major problems in the Tang Dynasty, but it is a country that assassinates, no matter which one , can’t escape the fate of perishing. Look at the gazes gathered on me, I dare say, they are all worried that I will fall, and if someone dares to assassinate, I will be surprised.”

Hearing Li Chengqian's crazy statement, Ashina Helu couldn't say anything, because it was the truth.The fact that Dashi was dealt with so miserably proved that Datang did have the ability to attack other countries from far away.Expeditions of Laoshi are taboo for other countries, but for Datang, it is just a nuisance.

Soon, the team entered the range of Qinling Mountains.

I haven't been here for a long time, but the memory is still there.Li Chengqian was surprised to find that the original refugee villages had spread a lot toward the Qinling Mountains.

The land where human beings live erodes nature, which is the inevitable result of humanistic development.In particular, the faster the population explosion and economic development, the faster the erosion of nature will be.

Once upon a time, Li Chengqian felt that it was extremely disgusting for some foreign-funded factories to appear in China, but now he found that it seemed that the current Datang had to follow this path.If you want to cherish your own living environment and want to make money, you can only bring side effects to others.

Now that the Asian continent has basically been divided up, the Americas with vast land and few people, especially Lao Meizi's place, seem to be the best choice.In addition, the kangaroo continent in the south seems to be a good choice.

only....

It is easy to let people out, but it is a bit difficult to maintain the relationship.Just like the old United States and the old Britain in later generations, although they are one nation and two countries, when the old United States withdrew from the Iran nuclear agreement, the old Britain, the old Pharaoh, Germany and other countries have clearly expressed their opposition.However, Laos and the United States provoked a global trade war, and Lao Ying was not spared because of the "special relationship".

How to do it is still a big question.

While Li Chengqian was thinking about the problem, the vanguard had already penetrated into the Qinling Mountains.On both sides of the road, occasionally some pheasants and hares are frightened by people, or run or fly.

And these unlucky pheasants and hares often couldn't escape, and a feather arrow ended their lives.Arrow feathers are different in different countries. A spring hunt has become an exhibition match for envoys from various countries in front of the Tang emperor.Everyone is proud of their outstanding record.

Seeing this scene, Li Chengqian knew that his idea of ​​the Olympics would definitely be respected by everyone.

The deeper you go, the more and bigger prey you encounter.

The Qinling tiger has been extinct in later generations, but at this time, it is still a scourge.

The appearance of a tiger cheered up everyone's spirits, and this big, well-nourished guy strangely didn't choose to retreat when he saw the large army, but rushed towards him instead.

"My archery almost stopped me, I want this complete leather!"

After shouting this sentence, Li Chengqian took out his bow and arrow, and shot it seemingly casually.

After him, two feathered arrows shot out, one from Ashina Helu and Fang Shuo respectively.

All three arrows hit the tiger's eyes.In particular, the arrows of Li Chengqian and Fang Shuo hit one eye, which almost destroyed the integrity of the fur.

Glancing at the proud Fang Shuo, Li Chengqian was not angry, but gave a thumbs up.

This guy's archery is probably at its peak!From the looks of it, in the bow and arrow competition, Datang has secured the gold medal.

The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty spoke up, and naturally many people were willing to help.In the end, the envoys of the Afrig dynasty obtained the right to dispose of the tiger skins. According to Ashina Helu, there was a guy in the envoy team of the Afrig dynasty who was definitely a master in the production of animal skins.

Tigers, bears, leopards, these beasts pose the greatest threat to humans, so once encountered, they will not let them go.

As for the destruction of a herd of goats, it was simply because the army needed food.

In the late afternoon, Qianniuwei established a camp near a small stream.

Fire roasting is the most primitive way of eating. The biggest difference between barbecue and fire roasting is the controllable heat, and perhaps the difference in ritual.

Goat meat is very smelly. For Li Chengqian, without the suppression of spices, it is really inedible.But Ashina Helu and Qi Zong praised it, but thought that adding spices would destroy the original flavor of the ingredients, and the gain outweighed the loss.For some reason, Li Chengqian suddenly felt that he had completely failed in this regard.

The aroma of large-scale barbecue is not only satisfying, but also attracts unexpected guests.

The scout trotted all the way to the camp, knelt down and reported, "Your Majesty, there is a big bear running over the mountain pass. Judging by its size, it is the one that escaped from the trap."

Li Chengqian looked at Li Ke in confusion, but saw that Li Ke had broken all the bamboo sticks.

"Brother Huang, leave this guy to my younger brother to take care of. The year before last, we went hunting together in the mountains and hunted this big bear. In the end, it broke out from the encirclement. Three guards of the palace died and countless others were injured. Li You I hurt one of its eyes with all my might, if Li Zhi hadn't been quick to push him, I'm afraid my life would have been confessed."

Li Chengqian looked at Li Zhi and Li You in surprise, and saw that they were half angry and half afraid.

No wonder they didn't ask for credit after they finished hunting. It turned out that there was another reason for this.

Li Yin said helplessly: "It's a pity that we didn't bring the eight-ox crossbow. This ghost thing is hard to hurt with ordinary bows and arrows. I guess only the eight-ox crossbow can deal with it."

Seeing a few people say this, Ashina Helu said indifferently: "It's just a bear. If you feel sorry for the lives of the Tang soldiers, let me be a Turkic warrior."

Qi Zong Nongzan also laughed and said: "How can this matter be rare in Tubo? Our Tubo warriors are not afraid of this thing. He Lu, why don't you and I compete to see whose team completes the hunt first, how about it?"

Li Chengqian just wanted to say what's the matter with you, but was pulled by Li Ke.

Looking at Li Ke who was smiling sinisterly, Li Chengqian finally swallowed the words on his lips.

With the successive reports from the scouts, soon, the bear that caused Li Ke and others a lot of trouble appeared in front of the camp.Seeing this bear, Li Chengqian couldn't help but screamed.

Who said the Kodiak brown bear is the biggest breed of bear?The brown bear on Kodiak Island can grow to a maximum of more than one ton. This guy is probably not too far behind. It is estimated that it is close to four meters high with manpower.

Although the bear was terrifying, the Turkic and Tubo people outside the camp were not afraid at all. Seeing that they couldn't hurt it after some shooting, they drew out their scimitars and rushed forward.Seeing a group of people coming towards him, the bear also roared and greeted him.It stands to reason that this idiot has suffered a lot from human beings, so he should avoid it, but that round of painful arrow rain stimulated its ferocity.

What's the use of a Turkic scimitar with a thick skin that even a horizontal knife can't do anything about?

After waving the bear's paw a few times, he fell to the ground and counted people.

Qi Zong Nongzan and Ashina Helu also discovered the seriousness of the problem, but wouldn't it be more embarrassing to retreat at this time?

Just when the two were riding a tiger, a figure walked up to Li Chengqian and presented him with a long box.

It's Xu Zhangming.

After receiving the box from Xu Zhangming, Li Chengqian said to Ma Zhou and Dugu Bo beside him: "This is the research result of the Gunpowder Department in the past two years. Although their research expenditure is not as much as Li Tai's, it is still very important. Today, Let me show you their results."

After speaking, Li Chengqian opened the box and took out a long gun, a gunpowder gun!

Due to the problem of steel material, Li Chengqian did not want the Gunpowder Department to study this kind of flintlock.However, the appearance of the train from the scientific research institute stimulated Xu Zhangming, forcing him to make this thing.

However, because the research funds are relatively abundant, what they come up with is directly high-quality goods.

When he was in the palace, Li Chengqian tried it once. The effective shooting range was about 500 meters, and because they figured out the reason for the rifling, it was still no problem to accurately hit a person's vitals within a hundred paces.

Seeing that the Emperor Tang took out a strange weapon, envoys from various countries couldn't help coming over.

Although Datang's gunpowder weapons made them suffer, and they couldn't think of a way to crack them after hard thinking, they still longed for this kind of weapon.

As for this new weapon, I don't know if the emperor of Tang Dynasty was stupid, and he showed it here. Isn't this a leak of information?