Both Han and Tang dynasties were very martial countries, and the Tang dynasty could be said to be the last martial country among the Han dynasties, so they were finally ruined by the military generals. The Song dynasty was overcorrected, resulting in the literary style of the Central Plains being relatively prosperous. After that, the martial style has been very sluggish. Now capitalism has risen again. The greed of capitalism plus the martial style, plus these upstarts are all a group of young aristocratic classes, all of which are full of blood. Moreover, the aristocratic class itself has a traditional idea of ​​becoming a general and a minister. How can they stand it?

The beast-like slaughter they showed actually made Han Yi feel more gratified. He needed this kind of slaughter. The reason is very simple. Not to mention capitalism, if this person is not greedy, he will be content with the status quo and it will be difficult to make progress. Especially the geographical location of the Central Plains may be a little worse than that of the Americas on the entire earth. It is vast and rich in resources, and good things are here. Therefore, people in the Central Plains often say that those islands, Jiaozhi, are all places outside the world, not places where people go. They need this kind of slaughter more, so that they will go out. If they don’t go, they will always play with themselves.

However, Japan is not in Han Yi's main plan, it is a kind of fight or not fight, because he knew that Japan had a little money besides volcanoes and earthquakes, but compared to the money in the Americas, it was impossible to even have a drop in the bucket. There was nothing to be made. If he had to build a port when he passed by that day, it would be okay to fight. There was no need to make a special plan. The entire Southeast Asia was his main route for overseas expansion.

For today's Tang Dynasty, it is necessary to cultivate internal skills. In fact, external skills have been practiced almost the same. Just wait for the weapon to be upgraded. As long as it is strong, many things will come naturally and there is no need to be afraid of anyone. If anyone tells them that in a thousand years, the Japanese will come to attack us. We must prepare for the future. Any people in the Tang Dynasty will think you are crazy. Those monkeys on the island can also attack us. How is this possible?

But Yuwen Xiumi and the others became more and more excited. They thought that Japan must have some large coal mines, large copper mines, and large iron mines. Because the Yuan family found a super open-pit coal mine in Lelangzhou, the coal quality was very good, much better than that in the Central Plains, and they had already made a lot of money. If they fought a small battle, they could provide them with productivity, raw materials, and markets, of course they had to fight!

Han Yi ignored them and kept emphasizing that this production technology was the king. After having dinner with Wu Kelie and the others, he threw Wu Kelie to Yuwen Xiumi and the others, giving them space to talk about Persian women. He himself ran to Chen Shuozhen.

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"You seem to be quite leisurely lately."

Chen Shuozhen handed a cup of hot tea to Han Yi and sat next to her.

Han Yi was a little excited and said, "Who said this? I've been very busy recently and can't sleep well every day. I'm so tired."

Chen Shuozhen said in surprise: "Then why do you come to me from time to time?"

Han Yi said: "Of course it's because of love!"

Chen Shuozhen was stunned for a moment, a hint of blush floated on his face, and gave him a blank look and said, "When are you going to let me go to Laizhou?"

Han Yi said: "Isn't it that there has not been any problem there? Once it is done, I will let you take over."

Chen Shuozhen snorted softly: "You are really lying without blinking!"

Han Yi blinked and said, "How do you say this?"

Chen Shuozhen just looked at him without saying a word.

After a while, Han Yi was defeated first, smiled embarrassedly, and said, "Although that plan is not a small plan, it is not an urgent matter. There is no need to rush for a moment."

Chen Shuozhen said directly: "But I don't want to stay here every day."

Seeing that her face was firm and knew her temperament, Han Yi sighed: "Okay, I'll let you go after the New Year."

Chen Shuozhen said: "Don't lie to me again."

"I will definitely not."

Han Yi stretched out his hand and gently put her in his arms, sighing: "I am really limited at present and can't let you see the light of day again, otherwise, you don't want me to let you go."

Chen Shuozhen smiled and said, "I think this is good. With your current status, there are many things that are not convenient for too many people to know, so you can only let the people around you do it."

Han Yi felt a little moved when he heard this, but felt even more guilty in his heart, and kissed her forehead.

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After staying with Chen Shuozhen for a whole day, Han Yi returned to the city. He was originally going to go to the Ministry of Revenue to take a look because he had to study the current productivity situation, but as soon as he arrived in the imperial city, he was summoned by Li Zhi to Liangyi Hall.

When he arrived at Liangyi Hall, there were two people sitting, one Li Zhi and the other Li Ji. As soon as he sat down, he heard very good news.

This news is that Lu Dongzan passed away not long ago, but he has never experienced this winter.

Now they suddenly realized why Tubo withdrew from Xiaobolu so easily and didn't even give up on Xiaobolu.

But this doesn't matter, what's important is that Lu Dongzan is dead.

It has to be admitted that the Tang Dynasty has always been very afraid of Lu Dongzan. Lu Dongzan is definitely a hero. The country that can survive in the prosperous Tang Dynasty and survive in the surrounding areas of the Tang Dynasty is actually Tubo, and its national strength is also on the same trend as the Tang Dynasty, which is very difficult. Of course, this is related to the geographical location of Tubo, but Lu Dongzan also played a very critical role.

Han Yi was the same, very happy, so he would not feel any regrets. Lu Dongzan did not die in his hands in the end, because in several confrontations, Han Yi did not take advantage of Lu Dongzan, but almost died in Lu Dongzan's hands. But Han Yi didn't care about this. He knew that there were more people smarter than him in this world. He believed that his advantage was youth. He was able to endure the opponent to death. This was also a kind of victory, and the body was the capital.

"Lu Dongzan died of illness, and there will definitely be problems within Tubo. The old minister believes that our Tang Dynasty should use his own way to cure him, take the opportunity to send troops to Bailan, and drive the Tubo forces out of Tuyuhun completely."

Li Ji spoke up and wanted to send troops because he knew his responsibilities, which was to lead troops to fight. He usually didn't ask about internal affairs. Since Li Zhi summoned him at this moment and asked about his suggestions, of course he had the idea of ​​fighting.

Li Zhi nodded slightly, and his willingness to send troops became stronger, because only Tubo was left in the surrounding area, so he looked at Han Yi and said, "What do Shangshu Ling think?"

Han Yi said: "I think it is better to fight than to fight if I don't fight."

Li Zhidao: "How do you say this?"

Han Yi said: "Lu Dongzan is the prime minister of Tubo. He is not the king. His death will definitely bring great turmoil in Tubo's internal affairs, because there will definitely be differences in the transfer of power. Should we return the power to their king or continue to be inherited by the Lu Dongzan family?"

Li Zhi said: "Since that's the case, this is an opportunity for my Tang Dynasty. Sikong was right just now. In the past few years, as long as there was a slight turmoil within the Tang Dynasty, Tubo would immediately make small moves. At this time, we should also teach them some lessons. Anyway, I don't hope to be able to cultivate a hundred years with Tubo."

Now the Tang Dynasty and Tubo are aware of their roots and bottom lines. They may not be able to escape this battle. In fact, they have been fighting, but neither side has the ability to swallow each other, so they will make peace after fighting.

Han Yi said: "This is because our national conditions are different from those of Tubo. The national conditions of Tubo can only continue to expand externally. Otherwise, there will be many conflicts within them. However, when it comes to the Tang Dynasty, we are mainly focusing on development. We are not treating others by their own way. We are giving up what we are good at and learning from the enemy. This is not a wise move!"

Li Ji said: "But when the internal situation in Tubo stabilizes and we don't fight them, they may come to fight us, and this battle will be even more difficult."

Han Yi said: "Sikong's words are wrong. After the internal stability of Tubo, they will indeed be stronger than this period. However, Sikong ignored the situation of our Tang Dynasty itself. Lu Dongzan's death indicates that Tubo will definitely not have the energy to harass the frontiers of our Tang Dynasty in the past two or three years, because they must first stabilize the internal situation, so they will definitely not dare to provoke the period. This will be the best period for our Tang Dynasty to develop, because we no longer have any worries and can develop with all our strength. After two or three years, they will be better than the present, but the gap between them and us is far greater than that of now.

Moreover, if we send troops to Bailan and expel all the Tubo forces from Tuyuhun, then Tuyuhun will inevitably become stronger. What reason do we have to garrison troops there? It is precisely because Tubo is eyeing him on the side that Tuyuhun needs the help of our Tang Dynasty very much. In addition, with economic assistance, they have become more dependent on us. There is also the Western Regions, and the Tubo is suppressing, and the vassal states must rely on our Tang Dynasty, which is of great help to our forces in the Western Regions.

In addition, if we start a war against Tubo at this time, the other party may use our troops to quickly stabilize internal affairs and then unanimously go outward. This will instead help Tubo avoid internal friction between the Lu Dongzan family and the royal family. Instead, we send people to express our friendship, so they can concentrate on internal friction. For these reasons, it is better to send troops than to send troops."

When Li Zhi heard this, he couldn't help frowning, and he seemed very hesitant.

Han Yi and Li Ji didn't say anything either. They had fulfilled their responsibilities in both literature and martial arts. The reasons for fighting or not fighting were almost the same. Next, the emperor weighed the pros and cons of it himself.

Although they are only two people, their suggestions have already represented the entire court. When the two sides are evenly matched, the emperor can do whatever he wants. This is why the emperor does not want the court to dominate, because if they all want to fight, then the emperor will have to fight even if he doesn't want to fight.

After a while, Li Zhi said to Li Ji: "Sikong, I think the words of Shangshu Ling are not without reason. We may not have completely eliminated the strength of Tubo and expelled Tubo from Tuyuhun. This may not be a good thing for our Tang Dynasty, just because we are afraid of making wedding dresses for others."

Although the Tang Dynasty was very friendly to Tuyuhun, it still had a sense of defense, because Tuyuhun was also very powerful back then. It shouldn't have been sandwiched between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, and was on the main road of trade and strategy. Moreover, both Tubo and Tang Dynasty were rising at that time, Tuyuhun could not withstand the continuous consumption of both sides, and it was reasonable to fall.

Li Ji said: "In the opinion of the old minister, it is a matter of time before and for a war with Tubo. This mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Although we do not have enough strength to eliminate Tubo at present, we cannot always avoid the war with Tubo on the grounds that we cannot eliminate Tubo. The old minister believes that we should step up the training of soldiers and build an elite army to prepare for the eradication of Tubo in the future. At least we must fight Tubo so that we cannot turn over again."

Li Zhidao: "I wonder what Sikong has any suggestions?"

Li Ji said: "The old minister believes that because the Guanzhong soldiers should be sent to Tuyuhun, Yutian, Paoling, Fengxiang, Nanzhao and other Tubo border training, they can adapt to the local climate, and small-scale wars often break out in those places, which can also improve the combat effectiveness of soldiers and strengthen the construction of military academy."

Li Zhi nodded and said, "Yes! Although the world is safe, if you forget to fight, you will be in danger. It is time to prepare for this."
Chapter completed!