louisehourcade Chapter 618
Chapter 618
Chapter 618
"Do you think this can really calm down the grassland?" Li Shimin seemed to be asking Lin Xuan, and also seemed to be talking to himself.
It's not that Li Shimin has no confidence, but that the war between the Central Plains dynasty and the nomads has been going on for 2000 years.
During the Warring States Period, in order to resist nomads, more than 20 princes built and reinforced the Great Wall.
After Qin Shihuang unified the world, he connected those Great Walls together, which is now the Great Wall.
The Great Wall was regarded as "one of the eight wonders" in the later generations, but in the Qin Dynasty, it was a complete disgrace, representing that nomads could only be taken on the defensive.
Liu Bang’s Baideng siege, Wei Qing’s seven expeditions to the Xiongnu during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and then to the Wuhu chaos in China, until now the Turks, the nomadic clans have changed batch after batch, but they have never fundamentally solved the problem of nomads .
Li Shimin thought that he would not lose to Qinhuang Hanwu, but what Qinhuang Hanwu failed to do, could he really do it?
This man, who led 800 people, resolutely launched the Xuanwu Gate Change, and succeeded in seizing power in one fell swoop, was a little unconfident at this moment.
"Your Majesty, if you follow what I said before, there will be no guarantee that there will be no new overlord on the grassland in the future." Lin Xuan said.
It is impossible for Datang to completely occupy the grassland. This is not to say that Datang does not have that ability, but because of the different living habits of the two ethnic groups.
The people of the Han family are used to farming, so it is not realistic to ask them to graze.
As for the Turkic people who surrendered, if they were allowed to live in the grasslands, they would still be out of the control of the Tang Dynasty after a long time.
What Lin Xuan said about building a city on the grassland was only to build a city near Datang, so that Datang would have a horse farm, and the extension of power to the grassland could well curb the development of nomads.
If the emperor has always been wise, he can naturally contain it all the time, so that the nomads will not pose any threat to the Central Plains Dynasty, but it is obviously impossible.
Therefore, it has become impossible to fundamentally solve the problem of nomads.
But Lin Xuan's method has many advantages.
One is that Datang extended its hand into the grassland, and not only had horse farms, but when the people who migrated got used to the life there, Datang also had people who, like the nomads, could serve as soldiers on horseback.
One advantage of the spirit is that it extends the depth. Even if there are a few stupid kings and the cities built are lost, there is still a place of secluded swallows to resist.
Why was the Song Dynasty always bullied by the Jin people?
Although there are many reasons for this, the fundamental reason is that the Yanyun Sixteen States are in the hands of foreign races, making it impossible to defend.
Coupled with the blockade by the Jin people, no horses were available, and fighting on the plains, how could it be possible to beat the nomads.
And even if the nomads can't break through some big cities, they can still plunder some small cities.
If the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun had not been lost, and the Jin people were still eating and sleeping in the grasslands, it would be hard to say whether Genghis Khan could dominate the grasslands.
Li Shimin naturally understood this, but the advantages of building a city on the grassland still outweigh the disadvantages, so he agreed to Lin Xuan's plan.
It's just that he still has a little luck in his heart. If he did what Qin Huang and Han Wu failed to do, then in the future, history books will record him killing his brother and imprisoning his father?
Throughout history, which emperor has no black spots?
How many people died when Qin Shihuang burned books, buried Confucianism, built the Great Wall, Terracotta Warriors and Horses, and Efang Palace?
But because he ruled the world, and the book and the car were on the same track, the world entered the era of great unification, and the evaluation of him by later generations is still very high.
The battle of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty against the Xiongnu had positive significance in the military field.It promoted the construction of cavalry, accumulated experience in large-scale cavalry operations, and promoted the innovation of tactics.It has a profound influence on the construction of ancient military theory and the development of war practice.Of course, the war also brought certain sequelae, such as the serious depletion of the strength of the army; heavy losses of financial and material resources: "wasted at home, and the household registration was halved" ("Hanshu·Zhaodi Ji"); sharp class conflicts, the so-called " Thieves arose" and so on.But all these are undoubtedly secondary issues compared with the positive significance of this war.
So it doesn't matter whether an emperor has shortcomings or black spots, what matters is whether his credit can cover up these stains.
As long as the light shines brightly, others will naturally not be able to see those stains.
The so-called flaws do not hide the advantages, that is the case.
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When Lin Xuan returned home, he was hesitant to tell Li Lizhi about his departure in ten days.
Although she will still know when the time comes, but if she knows later, she will be less worried for a few days.
However, Li Lizhi is very smart, Li Shimin summoned him suddenly, and Lin Xuan's expression was a little abnormal when he came back, she already guessed the general idea.
"Husband, I heard that there is a pair of iron-eating beasts in the garden, called Dabao and Xiaobao, can you take my concubine to see it?" Li Lizhi said.
"It just so happens that I haven't seen them for a few days. Since you want to go, let's go together." Lin Xuan said.
Although he has the skill of taming animals, it is impossible to train two pandas to be as smart as humans.
And most animals instinctively repel other species from approaching. Don't look at giant pandas as naive, but it is not uncommon for giant pandas in zoos to hurt people in later generations.
Those who have been domesticated for a long time will hurt people, let alone these two are still wild.
So Lin Xuan explained before that, except for the servants who are feeding, no one else can approach without him.
When I came to the back garden, looking at the garden with only a few trees, Li Lizhi said: "Earlier, my father ordered all the flowers and plants in the palace to be eradicated, and they were all moved to other courtyards. Do you want to ask me to come back? "
Lin Xuan was very satisfied with Li Lizhi's way of pulling things from his father to the house, but he didn't plant flowers and herbs just for Li Lizhi.
"No, don't you know why His Majesty ordered the eradication of those flowers and plants?" Lin Xuan asked.
"It was said that it was because of the queen mother's body, which caused many people's complaints at the beginning." Li Lizhi said.
Complaints are certain, the concubines in the palace are not allowed to leave the palace, and the emperor seldom goes there, most of the time he just enjoys flowers and keeps some small pets.
Now that the flowers and plants in the palace are gone, they have one less entertainment, can they have no complaints?
Coupled with the jealousy of Li Shimin's love for Empress Changsun, he would definitely gossip in private.
"Now that you know that you have to go to His Majesty for flowers and plants? Don't you know that you have the same illness as the empress?" Lin Xuan said angrily.
"Although my concubine has a gas disease, it is much lighter than my mother's. Usually, when the flowers bloom, it doesn't affect much." Li Lizhi said.
"It doesn't seem to be affected now, but it will definitely get worse after a long time, so it's better not to touch it or not to touch it."
"If someone invites you to enjoy flowers during this time, don't go, understand?" Lin Xuan explained worriedly.
Madam diplomacy has existed since ancient times.
Even in the Ming Dynasty, when the defense between men and women was very strict, the wives of the lords and ministers would still invite each other to watch plays and enjoy flowers, let alone in the Tang Dynasty.
Now it's just that they are newlyweds, others know what they are interested in, and they don't bother them.
It is foreseeable that after he goes out to fight, many people will definitely invite Li Lizhi.
Not only because of his relationship, the most important thing is Li Lizhi's princess status.
Many people dare not make friends with the prince, but the princess doesn't have so many worries.
"Oh." Li Lizhi knew that Lin Xuan was doing it for her own good, so she didn't refuse.
(End of this chapter)