Today, the territory is vast and the harvest is abundant. It is an indisputable fact. No matter how many shadows of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty are there, in the final analysis, they all belong to the Tang Dynasty.
Tubo, located on the edge of the Western Region, has not been at peace recently.
Although Tubo appeared to surrender, in fact it had always been eyeing the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
Especially for the Western Region, because Li Yunxiao's Silk Road spread all over the world, and the Western Region was the first place to be opened, so the accumulation of wealth there can be said to be jealous of everyone who sees it.
A few months later, someone in the court announced good news.
That is, Tubo once sent people to intervene and get involved in the Western Regions, but just when they were preparing to rush in, it was reported that the leader of Tubo fell ill and died in the palace.
The war was put on hold for the time being.
When a leader dies, someone will naturally take over, but the leader of Tubo died of illness again within seven days, which made everyone realize the seriousness of the matter.
Now they have started civil strife and divided into two forces. One force thinks that it doesn't matter how many people die, and directly devours the Western Region and coexists with the Tang Dynasty.
Another force felt that it wanted to rely on the Tang Dynasty, pay tribute, and proceed step by step.
In the end, the forces that relied on the Tang Dynasty won and paid tribute to the Tang Dynasty one after another.
Linde three years.
All nations came to the dynasty, and the territory of the current prosperous era was no longer enough to be summed up in terms of staggering.
Li Zhi decided to take advantage of the moment to worship his ancestors.
Tell the ancestors of their unfulfilled long-cherished wish that he, Li Zhi, has accomplished it, and let the civil servants record it all, leaving a strong mark in history!
Because it was the beginning of the year and the snow on the ground had not yet melted, tens of thousands of troops and civil and military officials followed on the snow and headed for the sacrificial altar.
There are three tablets placed side by side on the sacrificial altar.
In the center is God Haotian, with the great ancestor Li Yuan and Taizong Li Shimin on the left and right.
The high-ranking master of ceremonies read the text from the book loudly. Under the attention of all civil and military officials, Li Zhi offered sacrifices to the tablet and sprinkled the sacrificial wine.
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion among the crowd.
Because there was a figure in the distance, walking slowly towards the memorial tablet.
"Li...Li Li...!" The guard chief responsible for protecting Li Zhi raised his finger and pointed at this person, about to step forward.
An adjutant beside him pulled him: "Chief Guard, what do you want to do?"
"He went privately..."
"That's a family matter and has nothing to do with us. Please keep your voice down so he doesn't hear it. Remember us..."
During the memorial ceremony, no one except the emperor dared to go with him.
Now, Li Yunxiao stood beside Li Zhi with a calm expression and bowed deeply to the tablet.
Faced with such an approach, everyone except Leng Tou Qing, who had never seen Li Yunxiao's true face, unanimously pretended not to have seen him.
Li Zhi took a deep breath and turned his head to look at Li Yunxiao.
"Master Imperial, are you willing to come back?"
"What? Do you miss me, or do you want me to work for you?"
As he spoke, Li Yunxiao put his hand on Li Zhi, and an inner force slowly penetrated him.
Feeling that Li Zhi's health was in such bad shape, Li Yunxiao couldn't help but frown slightly: "You kid is really..."
"Master, don't reprimand me anymore. My father and the Supreme Emperor are watching. How about you give me some face today?"
Li Yunxiao slowly took away his hand, then turned his head and stared at the tablet.
"How are my eldest brother and sister doing?"
"Fortunately, now I'm looking for someone in Raojiang for me."
Li Zhi nodded and said with some melancholy: "It's good to live a good life. If my eldest brother hadn't committed such a thing, I would really want to see him."
"You can meet now if you want. I can contact them both."
Li Zhi shook his head: "Forget it, I don't want to interfere with their lives."
Li Yunxiao turned his head and looked at Li Zhi: "I have collected a lot of herbal medicine in the past two years. I will give you some pills in a few days."
Seeing Li Yunxiao's worried tone, Li Zhi smiled lightly and said, "No need to worry about it, Imperial Master. I have completed my great mission. It doesn't matter how I feel about my health."
"By the way, if I'm not wrong, the method advocated by Li Yifu to increase the price of food for the common people was taught by you, right?"
"why do you say so?"
Li Zhi said with a smile: "He, Li Yifu, is talented, but opportunistically, his ability to climb up the dragon and follow the phoenix is stronger than his own ability. This method is definitely not what he can come up with."
Li Yunxiao nodded: "I taught him. He is pretty good and should be promoted."
Li Zhi also nodded: "Yes, that boy is cunning, but he is talented and capable after all, and he still listens to me."
Speaking of this, Li Zhi glanced at the tablet and murmured: "I didn't have the chance to ask my father before, but now I want to ask the emperor."
"Do you think it is easier to conquer the world or to rule the world?"
Li Yunxiao heard the meaning of these words, it was simply that Li Zhi wanted to compete with Li Shimin.
In governing the country, Li Zhi was inferior to Li Shimin, but in conquering the world, he won.
He doesn't care about the so-called stepping on Li Shimin's remaining shadow, etc., he only cares about the results!
Li Yunxiao looked up at Li Yuan's tablet.
"It is difficult to conquer the world. The difficulty lies in the fact that when the world was first conquered, all the heroes were competing for the throne. At that time, everyone had ambitions and no one was willing to surrender."
"Every place must be conquered and killed before they are willing to surrender. Victory will not be considered until it is finally completely conquered."
"None of these battles are easy, and all of them are hard and bloody battles."
Li Yunxiao looked at Li Shimin's tablet again.
"The difficulty of governing the world lies in the hearts of the people. Both officials and common people have ambitions, but their ambitions have different goals."
"In fact, the change of dynasties is a historical inevitability. Who wins the world and how you view the world are not important."
"The important thing is to get the king of this world. Many people don't understand that the people are the root of the dynasty, and they don't understand what the people really need."
"If you only think about yourself and exploit the people at every turn, the country's strength will inevitably be weak, and it will be impossible to hold on to the world."
"You just need to understand that wealth leads to arrogance, arrogance leads to laziness, and laziness leads to death."
Li Zhi smiled bitterly: "Is the Emperor saying that I can't govern this world well?"
Li Yunxiao shook his head: "No one can make mistakes without being a sage. Your father made many wrong judgments at the beginning, so he instituted the law of reciting."
"I heard about Shangguan Yi. Actually, you don't need to care about me. After all, you are the emperor of the generation."
"Master Imperial Master, Shangguan Yi...is dead."
Li Yunxiao tilted his head slightly: "When did you die?"
"Six days ago, he died in prison without any warning."
"Then do you have any decision now?"
"His home has been confiscated and Shangguan Zhilan is missing. I just want to ask you, you and Shangguan Zhilan..."
"She did help me destroy the Wushan Xuantian Sect's rebel party. She went there to save people."
Li Zhi nodded: "Okay, in that case, let them go."
Li Yunxiao asked again at this time: "Is there anyone in their family named Shangguan Wan'er?"
"She is the daughter of Shangguan Tingzhi. How old is she now? Why does the emperor talk about her?"
A flash of thought flashed in Li Yunxiao's eyes.
"Nothing, I just heard people say she is smart."
After saying that, Li Yunxiao saluted the tablet again, turned around and left.
