"Your Majesty, why did you lead an army to attack? Although the Tang Dynasty is powerful, the army will travel a long distance and the food and supplies required will be enormous."
Even if Songtsen Gampo died, he had to die with dignity.
"My actions are not without cause. Tibet and the Tang Dynasty share a common territory and should coexist harmoniously like brothers. As the saying goes, 'I share my clothes with you.' However, border disturbances, though seemingly minor, have persisted for years. The constant fighting on the border has brought untold suffering to the people and has also led to the constant threat of war."
"I have considered this deeply. Rather than allowing the war to continue unchecked, it is better to devise a plan to end it once and for all."
"Now that I have conquered Tibet, I have absolutely no intention of enslaving its people. Rather, I wish to spread the culture, skills, and institutions of the Tang Dynasty to Tibet."
"I hope that in the future, the people of both regions will be blessed with divine grace and enlightenment, like rivers merging into the sea, becoming one. From now on, the land of China will no longer be divided between Tubo and Tang. Instead, we will be united as one family, sharing the same culture and traditions. Our ethnic groups will love each other, abandoning all wars and marching hand in hand towards the glory of a peaceful and prosperous age. This is my aspiration to bring peace to all generations."
Xiao Ran, who was standing next to him, was also stunned.
People who are emperors are different. This statement sounds open and honest no matter how you listen to it.
It's for the sake of national justice, to prevent the people from suffering from war, and for the sake of world peace...
Songtsen Gampo and Jie Li found themselves speechless.
Before, Li Shimin adopted a more controllable policy towards Tubo and Turks, but it is different now.
With telegraphs, high-yield grain, and many other things that were not available in this era, the national strength of the Tang Dynasty would be stronger than before, and these areas could be actually controlled.
"Xiao Ran, although Jie Li is old, he is in good health and looks energetic! He doesn't look like a dying man at all!"
"Uncle, what you said is true. Getting older is actually just a matter of illness. The normal development before was in the eighth year of Zhenguan, but now it is not normal. Songtsen Gampo is here. With Songtsen Gampo, things should be different."
"That's true!" Li Shimin nodded.
"Uncle, this Songtsen Gampo is a talent, so he should be right. Wouldn't you consider using him?"
"You kid, I naturally have some ideas, but I can't do it now. He is young and must be resentful of the Tang Dynasty and me."
"You killed someone, but you don't hold a grudge."
"In the future, I'll see how he performs and whether he's smart. If he knows how to handle the times, I won't mind using him. I can even let him return to Tubo."
"Are they really unlucky to have met my uncle?"
"Who's unlucky?"
"Songtsen Gampo, Jie Li Khan, Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande, and Prince Yin..."
"If you can't speak, let's not talk." Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were a little upset in advance.
"Uncle, why are you so anxious?"
"I don't want to talk about these old things." Li Shimin and Xiao Ran got in the car, and they were definitely going back to see Empress Changsun and Doudou.
"My dear uncle, later generations have always criticized you for changing the history books. I thought you made minor changes before, but later I realized that there was something wrong with this."
Xiao Ran is becoming more and more interested in this issue.
"What do you want to say, kid?"
There were no outsiders in the car except Xiao Ran, Li Shimin, and Zhang Ananda, so it didn't matter what they chatted about.
"Historical records state that you were forced to launch the Xuanwu Gate Incident in order to protect yourself."
Li Shimin said nothing.
"But I briefly flipped through the books before and found that the logic doesn't make sense. With your power in the late stage of Wude, who can force you?"
"Eighty percent of the generals are your men, holding a large number of powerful positions. Even the old man, Crown Prince Yin, and the King of Qi are no match for you."
"Alright, stop talking, you little bastard."
Seeing Li Shimin like this, Xiao Ran knew that his guess was almost right.
Sima Guang, who wrote Zizhi Tongjian, was a fan of Li Shimin, so it is normal that there are big discrepancies in the history books.
Spring and Autumn style of writing!
"What I want is not just Tubo." Li Shimin changed the subject.
"Without Tubo, the small countries in the Western Regions will no longer have any reason to exist. The Tang Dynasty's current influence is enough to bring the entire Western Regions under its jurisdiction."
Xiao Ran also thought of this problem.
"It's just that it may not be smooth in the beginning. You won't have a sense of identity, and the language and culture are all different." Li Shimin looked at Xiao Ran.
"In later times, areas with a large number of ethnic minorities generally establish autonomous prefectures or something like that, which grant them a certain degree of autonomy, but this autonomy is not very great..."
Li Shimin nodded. This was what Li Shimin wanted to hear.
There are methods that can be used as reference for future generations, which reduces a lot of trial and error costs.
"Also, there are things like 'One Country, Two Systems'. These policies grant some power, but this power cannot undermine the central government's authority..."
"Go back later and find me some books on this subject. I need to study it carefully and help Dalang solve these problems."
"Uncle, have you forgotten that you are the emperor and the prince is working for you now?"
"You will also be his from now on. Get familiar with it in advance and learn what it means to work for me..."
The two people got out of the car and were cursing.
The people in the manor are used to seeing it.
"Little Bag~"
"Grandpa~"
"Well, Queen, let me hug Doudou." Li Shimin took Doudou.
The little princess grabbed Li Shimin's uncle and said, "Sit down, my dear!"
Li Shimin couldn't see the little princess because he was standing.
“Okay, okay…”
Now the little princess also follows Doudou.
Xiao Ran also realized that although Li Shimin seemed to be idle, he had actually been coordinating and taking into account all the important matters. The major strategic deployments and policies had always been led by Li Shimin.
So when Li Shimin left, Li Chengqian would feel like he had lost his backbone.
He didn't take charge of things, but the soul figure and backbone of the Zhenguan Dynasty could only be Li Shimin.
As for Li Chengqian, he is just a worker, at least for now he looks a bit like a worker.
Still the price of a slave without wages.
Doudou was awake, and the sounds of rattles, whistles and bells continued in the villa.
Doudou seems to like these.
"Oh, you guys, I think we should stop calling you Doudou and call you Lingling!" Li Shimin rubbed his ears and could not hear clearly what he was saying to Empress Changsun.
"Doudou porridge duck~"
Doudou was really happy when the little princess took out these things.
Now the little princess can also coax her younger sister.
"Okay, okay, keep playing, keep playing."
Li Shimin couldn't afford to offend him.
Xiao Ran was on the other side holding his phone, and it was actually okay.
It didn't affect Xiao Ran much.
In the afternoon, the others also came back one after another.
"Brother, we haven't had barbecue for a long time!" Princess Gaoyang pulled Xiao Ran's arm, "I asked my elder sister and sixth sister if they are free tomorrow."
"Seven and Duck~" The little princess also looked at Xiao Ran.
"The weather is nice too." Li Lizhi also said.
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