Li Po said something that Li Bi didn't understand, and he used tree branches to hit the Western Region area heavily.
Li Po turned his head to look at his impatient wife and said with a smile: "These are the territories that previous dynasties could influence."
As he spoke, the branch in his hand returned to the south, and he pointed: "Below Linyi is the Funan Kingdom, to the west is Zhenla, and to the west is the Funan Kingdom. Several other small countries are not worth mentioning.
These places are covered with jungles. The smog-filled places we call them are much better than places like Funan and Chenla. They are hot, humid and rainy places, but there is no problem of winter.
In terms of governance, it should be similar to that of the Turks, which are still dominated by tribes. Their court meetings are where the tribal leaders sit together and discuss important matters with the king, which is incomparable with ours.
Therefore, when they come to the Central Plains for an audience, we only need to wear some exquisite clothes to send them off in return, which is much inferior to the Southern Barbarians.
Going further west from here, there are endless mountains and jungles. Beyond here, there is a large plain. The land is said to be very fertile, and food can grow if you drop seeds.
The Tianzhu we talk about is here, but there are also tribes there now, and it is not just Tianzhu. The people who grew up here cannot say that there are some smart and many stupid, but there are still some good things worthy of us.
Go take a look.
During the Han Dynasty, monks from Tianzhu came to Luoyang to teach Buddhism. That was also the beginning of Buddhism in the Central Plains. If you believe in Buddhism, you should know it. I asked about it. Since the end of the Han Dynasty, monks from Tianzhu have repeatedly appeared in the south of the Yangtze River. The prosperity of Buddhism in the Southern Dynasties is not unrelated to this.
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These monks climbed over the mountains and jungles, passing by Zhenla, Funan, Linyi and other countries, from Jiaozhou north to Jiangnan. They spread the Dharma in various countries, so whether Linyi, Funan, Zhenla and other countries were the places where Buddhism flourished.
country.
As for Tianzhu, it is located close to the Western Regions and is separated from Tubo by mountains. These places may seem vast, but in fact, they are only a small area in a circle and can accommodate several countries..."
"So, Jiuzhen, Rinan, and Linyi are the gateways to the Tang Dynasty?"
No matter how ambitious people are today, they still lack a global vision. Even if the map is there, they don't have the concept of a continent.
They only recognize definitions such as mountains, jungles, grasslands, plains, and national boundaries, and lack the interest and motivation to explore unknown places.
Continental countries tend to fall into this kind of cognition and are unable to extricate themselves. Therefore, with the advancement of technology and the rise of maritime countries, this situation has changed.
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Li Po shook his head, took a tree branch and tapped it randomly on the map a few times, and said, "Why don't you see that these places have one thing in common?"
Li Bi began to study the map anxiously, and after a while he hesitated and said, "They all seem to be near the sea?"
Li Po then nodded his head in approval, looking like a teachable boy, which made Li Bi wish he could lift a branch and give him a hit.
"Not bad..." he said, while holding the branch and gesturing in a circle, "If you still turn a blind eye to such a long coastline, what is the difference between you and a blind man?"
Li Bi was short-sighted and glared, her big eyes widened, indicating that she was definitely not blind.
This little anger couldn't scare Li Po, and he continued: "It's difficult to travel on land, so we have to take the waterway. Over the past dynasties, the territory has expanded to this place and has been unable to advance. This is just because the jungle is dense and there is no feasible road.
Otherwise, how could these small countries survive safely to this day?
Now that we have just established our country, our national strength is far inferior to that of the Qin and Han Dynasties. In the former Sui Dynasty, Li Daozong attacked Linyi and conquered it. It should not be a problem, but it is absolutely impossible to achieve long-term peace and stability.
It is probably no different from the previous one. If there is a slight relaxation every few years, there will be a rebellion there. Places with a precedent of founding a country are the most difficult to pacify. Everyone knows the truth behind this.
Moreover, the people there are of a different species than us. If you treat them better, they won’t appreciate it. They may even think you are weak and can be bullied. If you treat them more harshly, they will start to resist. In short, it is just a word that is beyond the reach of a whip."
Li Bi knew all this and nodded repeatedly.
At this time, the scene in the Taiji Hall was quite strange. The emperor and the empress squatted there without any image, pointing at the map of the former Sui Dynasty and talking "whispering".
The ministers' eyes were blank, feeling that they were too rude, but they did not dare to step forward to interrupt. They could only empty their heads and silently thought in their hearts that I saw nothing, heard nothing, and thought about nothing.
The eunuchs have already retreated to the corner, and there is no room for them to speak here. Hiding is the best way.
Li Bi had gradually grasped her husband's ideas at this time, because she had heard about Du Fuwei's going to sea more than once, and now he was planning to build the Chang'an Maritime Academy.
As long as you think about it for a moment, it is not difficult for the queen of a country to connect these things in one place.
"If you want to sail across it, it is much farther than the flat land. Moreover, the shipbuilding skills of the past generations are not bad, but no one has thought about it. Why?"
Li Po couldn't help laughing, "I heard that there are three sacred mountains in the East China Sea, and there is the elixir of life on them. The first emperor sent Xu Fu to go to sea to find them but failed, and Xu Fu was so frightened that he did not dare to come back.
There were so many emperors in the Shang and Zhou dynasties in the front, and in the Han and Jin dynasties in the back. They had great power in the world, and their majesty was spread everywhere. Overseas affairs...perhaps only immortality can make them tempted, right?
Speaking of this, Emperor Wen sent troops to sea to attack Ryukyu, which was much better than others. Yang Guang was not bad at this. He also knew that Ling Laihuer and others took a boat to sea to attack Goguryeo. Look, they are not
Did he invade the capital of Goguryeo and almost destroy Goguryeo?
This is the beauty of sailing on the sea. You can choose a place to go up and produce unexpected effects. Even if it fails, you can retreat to the sea and leave people helpless."
Li Bi looked at her rather proud husband and thought to herself, are you letting Du Fuwei fool you? Or do you want to use this to find the elixir of immortality?
Then doubts arose in my mind, "My husband has been living in the grasslands since he was a child, and later returned to Mayi. He has never even seen the sea. Why are you so passionate about maritime affairs?"
Li Po glanced at her and said to himself, "If you don't come to praise my foresight or my whimsical ideas, why are you here to examine my background?"
Woman, it’s so baffling...
So he started to make up lies again without taking it seriously, "Your husband was born with a supernatural power. He was just a man who returned to the south back then, but now he has become a great man. Don't you think about why I can be like this?"
At this point, he nodded his eyes and said: "Vision, vision, or vision. If we can't find another way, the wind and waves have long been blown away by so many years. How can I be here to guide the country with you?"
Li Bi looked sideways, knowing that her husband was telling lies again, but she was too lazy to tell him the truth.
"How can I dare to tell my husband about the country if I don't have a good vision? Huh, Du Fuwei once went to sea on a boat, and it is said that he made great achievements. My husband knows people well and is good at handling them."
Hearing this, Li Po glared at her angrily, thinking to himself, are you suspecting that what your husband said was what Du Fuwei said? How can that guy have the knowledge I have? Damn it, write it down to that guy first.
A sum...
The topic was suddenly taken away by Li Bi, and Li Po had to work hard to bring it back.
"Du Fuwei led his people out to sea. According to him, he has gone as far as the southeast of Funan and as far as Ryukyu in the east. With the manpower and material resources of Jiangzuo, he was able to travel this far even in times of war, and now there is no need to worry about other places.
When we join our big ship and travel by sea to Tianzhu, we may soon be able to connect to the Western Regions. By then, these atlases may be worthy of their name, right?”
The emperor's ambition was revealed inadvertently. It was not so shocking, but it also made Li Bi silent. After a long time, she muttered, "It's too far."
Li Po said in his heart that it was far away, but he spread knowledge to his wife with his mouth, "The sea is different from the land. Although it is difficult, there are not as many obstacles as on the land. Jungles and mountains cannot be crossed by large groups of people. The sea is different.
But there is none of these.
From the plains, even if you travel through mountains and rivers like those monks, it will take several years to reach it. If you travel on the sea and along the coast, it will take several months. Du Fuwei only used stupid methods to survive.
Multiple people.
Look at Linyi. If we can conquer it and choose a good harbor, we can make it a place to stay. Once ships come and go and it becomes prosperous, the products in the southeast can be used by me.
As more people came, the local people lost their desire to restore their country as soon as they became enlightened. This was a century-old plan and its undoubted contribution was unparalleled.
Don’t you believe in Buddhism? Then I will send a few monks to take a boat to Tianzhu and transport all their Buddha statues to Chang’an. I will also bring a few local eminent monks and ask them to give lectures specifically to you.
But you have to remember that there are not many good people with bald heads. What we pay attention to is the body, hair and skin. It is influenced by our parents. They shaved all their hair. Apparently they don’t even recognize their ancestors. How can such people be so good?
Can you trust it?"
At this time, Li Bi was impressed by her husband's ambition, but also didn't want to hear him say bad things about the Buddha, so she rolled her eyes and complained: "Husband, you should keep your mouth shut. What will happen if this word spreads out?"
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Li Po snorted, and then thought of the Yuanrun monk who served porridge in Mayi. He wondered if that monk went to the city with everyone to fight to the death when the Turks began to conquer the south.
It must be quite annoying, these bald people are not doing anything to give birth, and they are being fed all day long by rice bugs. Everyone is so hungry that their eyes turn blue, but they eat in vain and get fat. It’s really damned.
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In general, Li Daozong raised his troops to go south, which triggered some associations in Li Po.
The naval forces in the south of the Yangtze River are almost integrated. Xiao Mian was defeated and Du Fuwei entered the court. There is no need for any naval forces in the south. Some of them are left for water transport. The remaining naval officers and soldiers must be dispatched to the east coast to prepare for the attack on Goguryeo.