The Lone Star of the Tang Dynasty

At this moment, Li Changge returned to the dining table in the front hall, raised his glass and took a sip of cold drink, and said with blazing eyes: "In fact, to tell the truth, although Confucianism sometimes seems to have a limited pattern, the old saying 'governing a big country is like cooking small fresh' does contain truth. "

His words ......

loudly

"As an emperor, the core affairs can actually be summarized into three aspects: reducing the feudal domain to stabilize the centralized power, paying attention to the people's livelihood to consolidate the foundation and cultivating the yuan, and defending the country by defending the family and the country by defending against foreign enemies. There are many complexities and complexities in the court, but in the final analysis, as long as you do these three basic points well, no matter how many other aspects are renovated ......."

Li Er was still secretly thinking that Ge'er might indeed have extraordinary governing talents.

When Li Changge's words were like a sharp sword coming out of its sheath and going straight to the core of the problem, Li Er could hardly believe his ears.

How could this child, who seemed to be just a country boy, have such profound and unique political opinions? It would be ridiculous to say that he was born as an ordinary hunter!

Wei Zheng also smiled and narrowed his eyes, with his always critical character, now his evaluation of this highness is getting higher and higher.

The ministers were full of spring breeze, and their joy was overflowing.

Recently, they have been sneered at in the court because of the disputes between the family lords, and they have to face Li Er's criticism after retiring from the court, and the performance appraisal indicators above their heads are like a mountain that overwhelms them. I thought that my life would be spent in such a painful way, but I didn't know that this time I got together with His Royal Highness, and I found a solution in an instant. Li Changge is not only intellectually superior, but what is even more rare is that he shows a kind of demeanor of a master, as if he was specially sent by God to help Datang Zhongxing.

Fang Xuanling drank another half glass of wine, his white bearded face flushed, and he echoed excitedly: "The strategy proposed by the prince, we will carefully report it to Your Majesty, if you are fortunate enough to be adopted by Your Majesty, then the two major problems of cutting the feudal domain and people's livelihood that have plagued the imperial court for a long time will be solved." This kind of strategy is unmatched in the world!".

Du Ruhui nodded vigorously and drank it all heartily.

Li Er also laughed heartily when he heard this, and raised his glass to drink.

But in the midst of laughter, Li Er suddenly remembered a major event related to the safety of the country, so he asked casually with the strength of wine: "Oh, by the way, the Turks have repeatedly violated the border in recent years, I don't know what Gongzi thinks about this?"

Although Li Er's question was only unintentional, Du Ruhui and the others, as well as Li Jing, who had been drinking silently and not saying much, all pricked up their ears. You must know that when Li Jing arrested Cui Zhengde, he had a relationship with Li Changge, although he deliberately covered his body and face at that time and tried to avoid direct contact, but he still couldn't help but have a strong interest in this mysterious highness.

Li Jing secretly thought in his heart, since the ministers held this highness so high, maybe he also had outstanding talents in military affairs.

After thinking for a while, the battle-hardened general decided to test it himself, so he slowly asked: "In this case, how does Gongzi think that these foreign threats facing Datang should be pacified?"

Although Li Jing had never seen Li Changge's specific military deeds, he saw that he talked extraordinarily and read poetry and books, so he thought that he should also be involved in the art of war strategy. However, this is the gap between paper talk and actual combat experience, so Li Jing deliberately threw out an extremely grand and complex strategic problem - how to calm the threat of foreign enemies faced by Datang.

As soon as this question came up, the banquet suddenly fell silent.

Although the sixteen-year-old Li Changge's identity is only a rural hunter, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, and other important ministers of the imperial court, as well as Du Ruhui, who has been in battle for a long time, and Li Er, who is the emperor, have also been confused by this thorny question. After all, if you want to give a perfect solution to the country's border troubles, how can it be explained in a few words?

However, in the face of such a problem, Li Changge was calm, he took a sip of wine lightly, and smiled slightly: "This problem is actually not complicated. "

He continued with a slight teasingness, "If you ask me how the Xuanjia army of the Tang Dynasty will govern after occupying a city in the northern part of the Western Regions one day, I may not be able to answer. That kind of specific details are indeed difficult to make a decision without on-site investigation and analysis of specific situations. If I had to deal with it, I might choose to build an industrial zone to strengthen the local economy, but that's just my personal vision. "

As soon as the conversation changed, Li Changge smiled again, directing everyone's attention to the fundamental way to solve the problem of foreign enemies: "But if you ask me how to fundamentally solve the problem of foreign enemy incursion, then the answer is much simpler. First of all......

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"Disarmament!" Li Changge gave the first suggestion in a loud voice, which stunned everyone present.

When the monarchs and ministers present heard the word "disarmament" put forward by Li Changge, they exclaimed in surprise almost at the same time, and their eyes were full of shock and confusion.

They had thought that this young highness would come up with a detailed strategic layout, or a specific tactical plan for the Turks, but who would have thought that he would make surprising remarks, pointing directly to the core of the Tang army-disarmament.

Li Er was even more stunned, looking at Li Changge with wide eyes, the surprise in his heart was indescribable. You must know that under the grim situation surrounded by foreign enemies, the Tang Dynasty really needs strong troops and horses to keep the enemy out of the country, how can it still be disarmed? If it weren't for Li Changge's previous wisdom and conviction, Li Er would have been furious.

Seeing everyone's puzzled faces, Li Changge couldn't help laughing, and waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet: "Lao Li, Lao Du, Lao Fang, Lao Jin...... Listen to what I have to say, this disarmament is not simply a reduction in troops, but one of the key steps in reforming the military structure and enhancing the combat effectiveness of the armed forces. At present, the financial situation of the Tang Dynasty is worrisome, the treasury is empty, coupled with the influx of displaced people into the surrounding areas of Chang'an, the cost of the imperial examination, and a series of social problems to be solved, all require a large amount of capital investment. "

When mentioning the problem of the tight treasury, although Li Er was slightly dissatisfied with being called a "poor ghost", when Li Changge listed a series of details of treasury expenditures like a few treasures, Li Er, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling and other important officials of the imperial court were dumbfounded. They never imagined that a prince from a rural hunter far away from the capital would know so thoroughly about the country's finances, even better than them, ministers who are in charge of everything!

Although Li Er was slightly embarrassed, in the face of reality, he could only admit that he really needed sufficient funds to support a strong army and the operation of the country.

Historically, wise monarchs knew how to cut feudals to raise money, while mediocre people often exploited the people, eventually leading to the overthrow of the dynasty.

Therefore, although Li Changge's words were direct, they also hit the nail on the head.