Li Shimin was an enlightened monarch.
Similarly, he is also a wise and absolutely forward-looking monarch.
But sometimes, he does have his own problems.
For example, regarding the future of the Tang Dynasty, while he admired Li Chengqian's radical approach, he also followed the soft policies of conservative ministers.
And this is what makes Li Chengqian feel helpless and troubled the most.
In fact, if you think about it from his perspective, you can understand his difficulties.
It's like working in a listed company.
The boss of this listed company is your father, and you play the role of CEO.
And you, clearly know that investing in real estate will make a lot of money.
But I have to ask you to invest in those sunset-red industrial manufacturing industries.
There is no other reason than that although these industries make little money, they can always see benefits.
At this moment, after hearing Li Shimin's words, Li Chengqian couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.
He also knew that Li Shimin was really old now.
Now nearly forty years old, he has actually lost his original energy.
What he wants now is to leave a good impression on the people during his last period in politics.
This will reverse the extremely dark image he left among the people because of his previous Xuanwu Sect Revolution.
Of course, this cannot be said to be that Li Shimin was selfish.
In fact, he was also leaving a chance for Li Chengqian.
After all, most people will not remember what great things someone did on a certain day, month, and year.
They will only remember what someone did during a certain period of time.
And Li Chengqian, as the prince, is even more like this.
In the future, some people may know that he, Li Chengqian, made great contributions to the greatness of the Tang Dynasty.
But if we look closely at the inside story, many people will probably attribute this to Li Shimin's enlightenment.
After all, if it weren't for the monarch's open-mindedness, no matter how awesome his prince was, he would still be a prince and unable to dominate everything.
And Li Shimin has done a lot for the world in these years, whether relying on Li Chengqian or relying on himself.
During his reign, he not only more than doubled the territory of the Tang Dynasty, but also developed the technology, industry and agriculture during the Tang Dynasty to a level unprecedented in the ancients.
And he is destined to be remembered by history and will be worshiped in that supreme position.
But in other words.
The more aura he has, the less aura Li Chengqian has.
Just like the father and son Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi of the Ming Dynasty.
People in the world will only remember that it was Zhu Di who single-handedly resisted the Central Army in the Northern Expedition.
But people in the world will not remember that when the Northern Expedition came, it was Zhu Gaochi who risked his life and property to defend Peiping.
People in this world will only remember that it was Zhu Di who fought in the north and south to bring decades of peace to the Ming Dynasty.
But people in the world will not remember that when Zhu Di was fighting in the south and in the north, it was Zhu Gaochi who governed the world.
People in this world will only remember that it was Zhu Di who built the Yongle Grand Ceremony and provided materials for future generations of scholars to study history.
But people in the world will not remember that Zhu Gaochi saved every penny of the money to build the Yongle Grand Ceremony.
Although Li Shimin didn't know everything that happened in later generations.
But as a father, as an emperor, he really wants to make his son better.
So at the moment, even though he was very tempted by Li Chengqian's proposal, he still said that he wanted to consider it in the long term.
And Li Chengqian naturally knew this.
He shouldn't have said anything, after all, this was for his sake.
But this matter was of great importance, even related to the future of the Tang Dynasty. He did not dare and also did not want to remain silent.
At that moment, he looked straight at Li Shimin and said, "Father, this matter is absolutely extraordinary and cannot be discussed in the long term."
"After all, if our country stagnates in development, other countries will not."
"If you always think of yourself as a winner, sooner or later you will be surpassed by others and crushed by others with technology."
"You also saw the scene when Chongyi led my soldiers from the Tang Dynasty to attack Baekje."
Li Chengqian raised his hands towards Li Shimin and said, "I really don't hope that one day there will be enemies who will attack Datang with the same attitude."
"Your Highness, your words are a bit harsh, aren't they?"
At this time, Zhang Liang, Duke of Yun, the Minister of Punishment, suddenly stood up.
He said directly to Li Chengqian: "Not to mention, the Tang Dynasty has ended all wars."
"What if, as His Highness the Crown Prince said, war breaks out again?"
"When the Tang Dynasty revolted, I only had more than ten thousand soldiers, yet I dared to fight to the death with the tyrant."
"Now that the Tang Dynasty has more than a million soldiers, how can we be afraid of those so-called enemies?"
Zhang Liang, Duke of Yun State, also said directly to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, I think this matter can be discussed in the long run and taken slowly."
Zhang Liang can be considered a ruthless person.
He is not only one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion personally arranged by Li Shimin.
In the ninth year of Wude, the conflict between Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng intensified and became more and more intense.
Following Li Shimin's order, Zhang Liang went to Luoyang to secretly contact Shandong heroes to prepare for changes in the situation.
Such operations could not be hidden from the eyes of the Crown Prince and King Qi.
But on the same day, a memorial reporting Zhang Liang's evil intentions was handed to Li Yuan's desk.
And Li Yuan didn't tolerate the other party at all, so he immediately ordered someone to take him down.
However, Zhang Liang did not give up in the face of torture and was eventually released and sent back to Luoyang.
Soon, Li Shimin launched the Xuanwumen Incident, killed Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, and ascended to the throne.
No matter how you calculate it, Zhang Liang is an absolute hero, and he is also the key to the success of the Xuanwu Sect Change.
To a certain extent, because of his status in the court, he has absolute say.
After hearing what he said, Li Shimin immediately wanted to borrow Po Xia Donkey.
But before Li Shimin could speak, Li Chengqian said: "Mr. Yun, you have to understand that now is not the time when tens of thousands of people could dominate a mountain and become king, and they could go up and fight with steel swords. "
"Whether it's tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, in the current war, they are just like cannon fodder."
"If others don't talk about it, let's just say that this time I joined forces with the Western Turks to fight against Unsa."
"Do you know how many soldiers and horses the Western Turks lost in battle?"
Li Chengqian stretched out his hands, made a sign of fourteen, and said: "The total casualties are 140,000."
"You have to know that even if we add up all the previous wars between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks, they have never killed so many people."
"And with this number of casualties, doesn't it mean that times have changed?"
Li Chengqian looked straight at Zhang Liang and said, "Does it mean that we, the Tang Dynasty, need to sacrifice the lives of 140,000 men to wake you up and wake up the world?"
