Li Yuanji took up his pen and wrote a big word "OK" on Li Xiaogong's secret letter.
Li Xiaogong felt that the Boling Cui family could be the next target to be eradicated, and Li Yuanji also felt the same way.
Compared with the explanation given by Li Xiaogong in the letter, he thought of more.
Thanks to the Zheng family's rich family wealth, Li Yuanji was also concerned about the Bolingcui family's family wealth.
The Bolingcui family is more than twice as big as the Zheng family, so their family wealth is probably more than double that of the Zheng family.
As long as the Bolingcui clan is copied, there is a high chance that Luoyang's granary will be filled, and there is a high chance that the treasury will be filled.
With so much money and food available, the Tang Dynasty could launch an early attack on the Turks without worrying about the problem of Dingkou. After conquering the Turks, they would then conquer Tuyuhun, Western Turks, Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla,
Linyi and other countries are not a problem either.
After all, when the Tang Dynasty had hundreds of thousands of money and grain, it could brazenly march hundreds of thousands of troops to confront the Turks. After having millions of money and grain, the war that the Tang Dynasty could launch would be larger in scale and sustainable.
It will also take longer.
With the current trend of the Turks splitting up, it is impossible to withstand the attack of the Tang Dynasty.
Tuyuhun, Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla, Linyi and other countries were far less powerful than the Turks and could not withstand the devastation of the Tang Dynasty.
The only one that is more troublesome is the Western Turks.
"Is Tang Jian back?"
Li Yuanji repackaged Li Xiaogong's secret letter and put it into the mailbox. After handing it to Liu Jun, he asked casually.
Liu Jun bowed and took the letterbox over, nodded and bowed and said: "Tang Shangshu has returned and has been staying at his residence in recent days."
Li Yuanji nodded and said: "Summon Tang Jian to meet him at Tai Chi Hall."
The "jianjia" mentioned here refers to the king's chariot, not the holy chariot.
Li Yuanji has not thought about usurping the throne and establishing himself on his own.
However, Li Yuan seems to be a little restless recently, and is planning something with Fu Yi, Pei Ji, and his two Yuanmou heroes who are no longer important.
This was the news that Liu Juntan heard, but Li Yuanji didn't pay attention.
It's impossible for Li Yuan to rebel on his own, or to release his two sons again and watch the three sons kill each other, right?
Li Yuanji guessed that Li Yuan was very likely planning to pass the position of patriarch to him legitimately.
When God sent down some strange words that day, it was probably the time when Li Yuan planned to launch.
It will be too late to stop it by then.
Anyway, if the cow doesn’t drink water, how can you forcefully press the cow’s head?
The reason why Liu Jun calls Tang Jian the Minister of the Tang Dynasty here is because after Tang Jian went on several missions and performed successful lobbying, he was promoted and now he is the Minister of the Ministry of Rites.
Although he was inferior to Chen Shuda, his status was almost equal to that of Wang Gui, and he had become an elder in the court.
Eunuchs like Liu Jun naturally had to be more respectful to others, otherwise Li Yuanji would not be able to explain things clearly to others if they lost their etiquette.
In the Tang Dynasty, the relationship between those in power and important ministers was actually more like a cooperative relationship.
Although those in power have absolute power of life and death, they still have to give important officials some face when they are not reduced to subordinates.
Insults in court, accusations in court, and even shouting and killing at every turn will never fall on important ministers.
On the contrary, if an important minister has a headache, the person in power must send someone to express condolences as soon as possible, and send an imperial physician to diagnose and treat the problem.
During the holidays, a number of generous rewards must be given.
If an important minister loses his temper or shows off his temper, if it is not a life-or-death matter that affects the affairs of the court, he must be given some mercy.
Therefore, in the Tang Dynasty, important ministers were more like partners and shareholders of those in power, rather than subordinates and slaves.
Of course, this is limited to Taketoku Chao.
Historically, during the Zhenguan Dynasty and Yonghui Dynasty, the Li family was completely secure. After the Li family's emperor completely grasped the power of the world, the relationship between the Li family's rulers and the important ministers immediately changed.
Important ministers have turned from partners and shareholders to subordinates, and some have even become slaves.
Therefore, the relationship between those in power and their ministers depends entirely on whether the country in their hands is stable and whether the power in their hands is concentrated.
When the country is not stable enough and the authority is not centralized enough, those in power have to lower their profile and get along with the important ministers. When the country becomes stable and the authority becomes centralized, the people in power can override the important ministers.
This has been the same in all dynasties.
Except for Ying Zheng, who relied on the blessings of his ancestors to conquer the country, the rest of the founding emperors, in the early days of the founding of the country, treated their ministers as brothers. Even if there was a relationship between superiors and subordinates, they would treat each other as brothers. Or get along as brothers.
On weekdays, when we have to do things, we discuss them with important ministers.
Only when the power under your butt is stabilized and the authority in your hands is concentrated, will you slowly differentiate yourself from the important ministers and become superior to them.
People like Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang all came here this way.
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Liu Bang got along with all the important ministers without any airs, drinking together, sleeping with beauties, bragging together, and fighting together.
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhu Yuanzhang was also polite to Xu Da and other important ministers.
It's just that Liu Bang and his wife began to fall out with their important ministers when the country was not yet stable and power was not concentrated. The final result was crazy internal fighting, which weakened the country's power, and finally the Huns took over. .
Lu Pheasant, who is as noble as the mother of a country, can only give in when faced with Modun Shanyu's teasing.
It was not until Liu Che came to the throne and the double wall of the empire was born that the empire turned around.
In comparison, Zhu Yuanzhang was much more powerful. When Zhu Yuanzhang was not yet stable and his power was not concentrated, he would only attack those whose status was not high enough and cut off the followers of many important ministers. He would also tolerate the offenses of important ministers many times. .
It wasn't until the country was stabilized and power was centralized that the butcher's knife was raised against important ministers.
However, in terms of cleverness, Li Tang's solution was the most brilliant. During his reign, Li Yuan frantically wooed important ministers, while Li Shimin kept cultivating new people.
During the transition of power, Li Shimin easily used the new people he trained to sweep the old man into the trash.
This did not cause too much disturbance, nor was there a mass killing of heroes.
Not only did he leave a good reputation, but he also solved the matter perfectly. More importantly, during the transition of power, there was no gap that no one could use.
For example, Liu Bang and his wife, Zhu Yuanzhang, were too ruthless, which caused their successors to fall into the dilemma of having no one available.
The Tang Dynasty was different. From Taizu to Gaozong, there were always a lot of manpower available.
Therefore, when facing important ministers, Datang's strategy was the best.
Back to business.
Summoned by the visitors sent by Liu Jun, Tang Jian quickly arrived at the Tai Chi Hall.
Although Tang Jian had the title of Minister of Rites, he had a hard-working life.
From the founding of the Tang Dynasty to the present, he has spent most of his time traveling and has almost never spent much time in Chang'an City.
Now that I have just finished dealing with the rebellion against Liang Shidu's men, I have just come back. I haven't rested for a few days when I was summoned to the palace again.
Looking at Tang Jian's graying temples, Li Yuanji was filled with emotion, but even so, he still had to use it.
Who told Tang Jian to be such a super capable diplomat in the Tang Dynasty?
The other diplomats were either not as capable as Tang Jian, or they had not yet matured, so Tang Jian could only suffer first.
"Your Majesty Tang Jian, please see Your Highness."
Tang Jian entered the Tai Chi Hall and bowed respectfully.
Li Yuanji nodded and signaled Tang Jian to find a place to sit. After Tang Jian sat down, he said with emotion: "I just discovered today that Tang Qing's temples are completely white..."
Tang Jian was stunned for a moment, and couldn't find a mirror to prove what Li Yuanji said. He couldn't help but pull off a strand of hair from his temples, took a brief look, and smiled: "Yes, I just discovered it..."
Li Yuanji sighed: "Tang Qing and I, Tang Dynasty, can be said to have worked hard and achieved great results."
As soon as these words came out, Tang Jian's face looked a little unnatural.
Generally, the superior person keeps expressing condolences to the inferior person, saying how hard the inferior person is and how great their achievements have been. There is a 99% chance that they want to hand over some important task to the inferior person.
Li Yuanji was obviously not a person suitable for small talk, so he suddenly started talking to Tang Jian, which made Tang Jian a little uncomfortable.
Seeing this, Li Yuanji also realized that he was not suitable for small talk, and immediately said straight to the point: "I called you here today because I want you to work with the minister of Honglu Temple to open the road to the Western Turks."
Tang Jian's expression calmed down after hearing this, and then he asked: "What do you mean, His Highness, sending someone as an envoy to the Western Turks?"
The official nature of the Tang Dynasty was to open a road to a certain place, that is, to send an envoy to a certain place and communicate with the other party.
As for the others, they are all unofficial.
Li Yuanji nodded.
Tang Jian asked: "Why would Your Highness want to send someone as an envoy to the Western Turks? The leader of the Western Turks, Yehu Khan, seems unwilling to associate with the Tang Dynasty."
Li Yuanji curled his lips and sighed: "If the mountains don't come, I'll be there. If I go, I'll have to go to the mountains."
Tang Jian nodded thoughtfully and continued to ask, "So why did His Highness want to go on a mission to the Western Turks?"
Li Yuanji did not hide it, and said frankly: "We, the Tang Dynasty, are destined to fight in all directions in the future, and among the four directions, the most threatening thing to the Tang Dynasty is the Eastern and Western Turks.
Now the Eastern Turks are in civil strife, and the end of the civil strife is still controlled by the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, after the defeat of Jieli and Suni within the Eastern Turks, both sides will suffer losses, and we, the Tang Dynasty, can easily pacify the Eastern Turks.
Therefore, the Eastern Turks are no longer a threat to the Tang Dynasty.
But the Western Turks are different. We know very little about the Western Turks and have no contact with them.
Once we conquer the Eastern Turks, we will inevitably have a conflict with the Western Turks.
By then if we don’t understand the Western Turks, it will be difficult to defeat them.
That’s why I want to communicate with the Western Turks, and I want to understand the Western Turks clearly."
If you know yourself and the enemy, you will be victorious in every battle.
Li Yuanji believed that Tang Jian also understood this truth without him having to say it explicitly.