Chapter 0930 As a human being, you must not be short-sighted.
For example, the Jin people, the Mongols, and the Manchus.
When the Jin people marched south to the Central Plains, they not only treated human life as nothing but trivial matter, they also dug up graves and exposed corpses in the wild.
The ceremony of leading the sheep was invented by the Jin people.
When the Mongols marched south to the Central Plains, they invented wheel warfare, which was cited in many novels of later generations.
When the Manchus marched south to the Central Plains, they emptied one city after another. Even after occupying the Central Plains, the slaughter did not stop.
In history, after the Turks surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, they rebelled several times and did not stop until the ethnic group disappeared.
Therefore, it is not advisable to use barbarians to control barbarians.
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Li Shimin didn't know what Li Yuanji was thinking. After hearing Li Yuanji's question, he nodded without hesitation.
That's what he thought, and he hoped Li Yuanji would do it.
This would help the Tang Dynasty rule the Turks.
Li Yuanji smiled and said: "But if I support Ashina Sheer to rise to power, what will I give Qingque?"
Li Shimin stared blankly and blurted out: "You want to seal Qingque in the Turks?"
Li Yuanji smiled and asked, "Isn't it possible?"
Li Shimin opened his mouth, wanting to speak but then stopping. He stopped speaking but wanted to again.
Li Yuanji smiled and said: "Are you saying that as a Qingque, it should be sealed in the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty, rather than in the Turks?"
The princes of the Tang Dynasty's collateral line were all sealed in the Central Plains, let alone the princes of the direct line.
Confessing a direct lineage prince outside the Central Plains is no different from banishing him.
The reason why Li Shimin hesitated to speak was because with his current status, he was not qualified to make irresponsible remarks on this matter, nor could he decide the direction of this matter.
Therefore, although he was very unwilling and wanted to say something fair for his son, he still did not speak.
Li Yuanji continued: "Second brother, don't you think that a place as big as the Central Plains is not enough for my Li clan?"
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment. Although he didn't want to, he still nodded stiffly.
Because this is the truth.
The Li family is a wealthy family and a large family in Longxi. Not only does the family have a large number of people, but also the number of people who have branched off from it. If calculated carefully, there may be tens of thousands.
Therefore, after the Li family became the royal family, they did not include people from Wuyangfang, Danyangfang and other branches into the clan.
It's not that Mr. Li doesn't want to accept it, it's that he can't afford it.
If they were all included in the clan, there would be hundreds of people of Li Yuan's generation alone.
Li Yuan had to seal hundreds of county princes at one go.
The Tang Dynasty is such a big place, and it’s simply not enough space.
Even if the Li family now only accepts members of their own clan as the clan, two generations later, there will still not be enough land.
Therefore, it is obviously unrealistic to seal three or four generations of people in the hinterland of the Central Plains.
People of the third and fourth generations, especially the third and fourth generations who have lost power, are destined to be sealed outside the Central Plains in the future.
Unless there is a cleansing of the clans in the hinterland of the Central Plains to make room for them.
The problem is that even if the clans in the hinterland of the Central Plains are purged to make room for them, those who can occupy these positions will only be people of the same lineage as those in power, and others will not have this opportunity at all.
"Then why don't we set our sights outside the territory? There is a large territory outside the territory that we can occupy. One Turk can allow us to entrust dozens of kings.
Add the words of Western Turks, Tuyuhun, Tubo, Mengshezhao, Linyi, Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla.
Can we divide hundreds of kings among ourselves?"
Li Yuanji stared at Li Shimin and asked.
Li Shimin hesitated for a moment, and still nodded stiffly, but this time he did not remain silent, but slowly said: "But these places you mentioned are barren places, and people from the clan may not be willing to go there...
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Li Yuanji chuckled and said: "Is it barren? If it is barren, how do the Turks, Tuyuhun people, Tubo people, Mengshezhao people, Linyi people, etc., survive?
The Turks have countless cattle and sheep, and they can also herd countless cattle and sheep.
You say Turks are barren?
Although Tubo is located in a high and cold land, Tubo is rich in jade, various precious furs and medicinal materials.
You say Tubo is barren?
There is also Lin Yi, which has been confirmed by Ren Gui, Pei Ju, Ma Zhou and other important ministers that it is possible to grow rice three times a year. The local people only need to scatter a handful of rice seeds into the fields every time they farm.
At harvest time, you can harvest a lot of rice.
You say Linyi is barren?
I think it's not that these places are barren, but that the people in my clan are short-sighted.
He's very discerning and doesn't want to go outside the territory. I'm afraid he's thinking about the position under his father's butt."
Li Shimin opened his mouth slightly, but said nothing.
Because these are also true.
Those who are unwilling to go outside the region simply do not want to operate in the bitter cold places outside the region, and just want to enjoy the benefits in the hinterland of the Central Plains. They only see the good things in the hinterland of the Central Plains, but not the bad things in the hinterland of the Central Plains.
They can enjoy ready-made wealth without doing anything in the hinterland of the Central Plains.
But when those in power need them to vacate their positions, they don't even have a choice.
Things are different when they go outside the territory. Although it requires a huge amount of manpower and material resources to operate in the early stage, once the operation is started, while enjoying wealth and honor, their status is also very stable.
It is not easy for those in power to make room for them.
If they don't rebel, those in power won't be able to mobilize large forces to deal with them.
Therefore, those members of the clan who have no ambitions and are unwilling to go outside the territory are just short-sighted.
As for those who are narrow-minded and unwilling to go outside the region, there is no need to say much about their thoughts.
It was clear that he was concerned about the throne.
Perhaps they will never do anything in their lives. They will serve the people in power respectfully all their lives, without any disrespect or showing any ambition.
But this does not prevent them from thinking about that position deep in their hearts.
For others, the throne is out of reach.
But for them, the throne is enough.
If the direct line is extinct, do we have to adopt the common line?
If they work hard, will there be a chance to replace them in three or two generations?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Anyway, those who can't reach it are not very greedy for the throne, while those who can reach it are the most greedy for the throne.
Emperors of all dynasties guarded the clan, not without reason.
"So I'm going to seal all the clan members out of the territory!"
Li Yuanji said firmly.
Li Shimin stared in shock, "Can they agree to this?"
Li Yuanji hummed: "We can't help them!"
Li Shimin said anxiously: "Then you have to choose the first person well."
As long as the first candidate has enough weight to make everyone in the clan speechless, then this can be done.
If the first candidate is a person of insufficient importance, or does not have much weight at all, then the entire clan will definitely take the opportunity to unite and oppose this decree.
Li Shimin had a candidate in mind, so he became a little uneasy.
The candidate he thought of was his eldest son Li Chengqian.
In his opinion, there is no one more suitable than Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian is the eldest grandson, and his weight is just enough.
The eldest grandson of the direct line has been banned from the territory, so what else can the people of the common line have to criticize?!
He didn't want his son to suffer in a barren land, and he didn't want his son to be too far away from him, so he felt very uneasy.
"I already have someone in mind."
Li Yuanji stared at Li Shimin and said: "This person is you!"
Li Shimin was shocked and stared in disbelief: "You dare to let me out?"
Li Shimin said "dare" rather than "willing", which shows that he has a clear understanding of his own destructive power.
Li Yuanji said without hesitation: "What are you afraid of? Not only will I let you out, but I will also return Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others to you, and I will also allow you to expand."
Li Shimin's pupils shrank and he subconsciously said, "Aren't you afraid that I will come back after I grow up outside the territory?"
It's not that he doesn't want to hide these words, it's that he simply can't hide them.
He didn't think Li Yuanji had thought of this when he decided to let him out.
So what he was hiding behind made him look guilty.
Li Yuanji smiled sarcastically: "Second brother, is it not an exaggeration to say that you are a hero of the generation? How can you be so short-sighted? As early as the Han Dynasty, our predecessors had already helped us find the way forward. To the west of the Western Regions
There is a warm land in this land.
If you don't focus on that place, but instead focus on the Central Plains, what's your future?"
Li Shimin said disapprovingly: "But there is no place richer than the Central Plains in the world..."
Li Yuanji sarcastically said: "It's just a matter of sitting in a well and looking at the sky. The Central Plains has the wealth of the Central Plains, and other places also have the wealth of other places. Take Linyi, where poisonous insects and beasts are everywhere, for example. I didn't ask Ren Gui to send people to explore Linyi.
At this time, who knew that this poor and remote area, as people call it, could grow three crops of rice a year?
You have never been to the place west of the Western Regions. You only learned a few words from the Hu merchants who came from the Western Regions. Why do you think it is not as wealthy as the Central Plains?
Even if it is really not as rich as the Central Plains, if you have counselors such as Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and warriors such as Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong in your hands, you can still consider conquering it instead of turning around and arguing with me.
It's better for us to steal food from others than for our brothers to kill each other.
Even if the food in someone else's hands is not as delicious as the food in your brother's hand, killing someone else is more painful than killing your brother, right?"
Li Shimin was completely silent.
He had to admit that he was short-sighted.
He is a man with a strategy in mind, a man with great ambitions and ambitions, and a man with a long-term vision who likes to conquer.
When his eyes have been set on the Central Plains, everything he can think of will be limited to the Central Plains.
But when his eyes fell outside the Central Plains, he could naturally think of more than just the Central Plains.
Scenes of him fighting in the Western Regions and conquering places west of the Western Regions even appeared in his mind.
The idea of creating a new world for the Li family and for his children and grandchildren also came to his mind.
"We brothers each control a domain, and we are better than competing for food from the same pot. In the future, when future generations talk about us, they will say that our brothers are role models for all clan members in the world, instead of criticizing us.
Whoever kills the one in power."
Li Yuanji said with emotion.
However, Li Shimin was Li Shimin after all. Although he was encouraged by these words, he did not lose his mind. He said with deep eyes: "But the expedition is not a long-term plan, and it is difficult to persevere."
Li Yuanji smiled, looked at Li Shimin and said, "So after you were banned from the territory, you still want to come back?"
Li Shimin said nothing.
He couldn't deceive himself, nor could he deceive Li Yuanji.
So there is no need for him to tell lies.
Li Yuanji continued to smile and said: "Then what if I bring Li Jing, Li Shiji, Su Dingfang and others to stand next to you?"
Li Shimin suddenly stood up, his head resting on the frame of the car roof without even realizing it. His eyes were as wide as brass bells, as big and deadly as if he wanted to see through a person.