Chapter 597: The person who least wants to be the emperor
"Of course."
Li Chengqian also looked up at the sky, his face full of gentleness.
"But, this is really not a good place..."
If you ask, among the fourteen Dao in the Tang Dynasty, which one is the poorest, it is undoubtedly the Longyou Dao.
If you ask, among the fourteen roads of the Tang Dynasty, which one is the least suitable for ordinary people to live in, it is naturally the Longyou Road.
If not for this, those people would not have been so happy when they heard that Li Chengqian was going to the fiefdom.
Su Qingling turned to look at Li Chengqian and said, "If it's not a good place, why do you come here?"
"What will happen if I don't come?"
"Are you asking your father to fight with Wei Zheng and the others?"
Li Chengqian shook his head and said: "This is not what a son or minister should do."
"But as a father, shouldn't you pay for your children?"
Su Qingling's face was full of confusion: "My father has planned this for you, but you have repeatedly disobeyed his good intentions. Is this what you should do as a son and a minister?"
"But don't forget."
"Father is not only our father, but also the emperor of this world."
"And I am not only my father's son, I am also the eldest prince in this world."
Li Chengqian met Su Qingling's gaze and said, "I am a silly girl, but you are sometimes smart, which makes me feel like you are like a little fox."
"But when you are stupid, it does make me feel that I don't know how to explain to you."
After hearing what Li Chengqian said, Su Qingling pursed her lips.
This girl is really smart.
However, this girl does take things for granted a lot of the time.
Li Chengqian is right.
Li Shimin was not only his father and her father-in-law, but also the emperor of the world.
Comparing the two, it is obvious that being the emperor of this world is more important.
And what about Li Chengqian?
It's true that he is Li Shimin's son.
But he is also the eldest prince of the royal family and the King of Qin in the world. No matter what he says, his first priority is the world.
Su Qingling took a deep breath and said: "Then what should we do next? Do you think you can manage this land well?"
"I don't know that."
Li Chengqian sighed softly: "Let's not talk about the poverty of this place, just talk about the tough and unyielding folk customs. Not everyone can control it."
Hearing this, Su Qingling was stunned for a moment and said, "This is not something you can say."
"ah?"
Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows and said, "Why can't I say such a thing?"
"Because in my impression, you have always been very confident, even to the point of being arrogant."
"Of course, I have to admit that you are right to be conceited, because you really have this talent."
"For example, Mobei Road is a barren land in everyone's eyes."
"But under your governance, this place has now become the place where people in the Tang Dynasty most want to go."
Su Qingling tilted her head and said, "What's wrong with Longyou Road now? Could it be worse than Mobei Road?"
"well……"
Li Chengqian sighed, raised his hand and touched Su Qingling's head and said: "I said you are a stupid girl, but you are really pretending to be stupid like me."
"Don't you know that the conditions on Longyou Road and Mobei Road are different?"
"What's different?"
Su Qingling blinked.
"Mobei Road is the New Road of the Tang Dynasty."
"The people living there are either the Han people who have left the Han Dynasty long ago, or the old Turkic people who joined in later."
"No matter what kind of policy I issue, it will be our Datang's policy."
"Their resistance will not be so severe, and after reaping the benefits, they will uphold my policies."
"This way, I can flex my muscles
, build Mobei Road according to my ideas."
Li Chengqian looked up at the sky and said, "But Longyou Road is different."
"This place has been our Han territory for a long time. The Han people's policies are deeply ingrained and difficult to change."
"Just like the previous aristocratic families' involvement in politics, everyone knew it was harmful to the country, but no one tried to change this situation."
Speaking of this, Su Qingling directly interjected: "But this was solved by you, wasn't it?"
Hearing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Silly girl, do you know how the aristocratic family was defeated?"
"First there was the former Emperor Yang, who managed to beat the northern family to its last breath."
"Later, in order to contain the southern families, my imperial grandfather used the opportunity of eradicating the remnants of the rebels to bring down many southern families."
"Finally, my father vigorously promoted the imperial examination system and allowed the royal family's children to take on important responsibilities in the court."
"Without their careful attention, do you think I could have brought down these aristocratic families so easily?"
After hearing these words, Su Qingling fell silent.
Indeed, what Li Chengqian said is right.
It took three dynasties for the aristocratic family to be destroyed.
But until now, there are still people dreaming of reviving the family and monopolizing the court.
Even her Su family is no exception.
"That……"
Su Qingling raised her head and looked at Li Chengqian: "Is there no other way?"
"Of course there are."
Li Chengqian chuckled and said: "Anyway, in my early years, I also led the Liangzhou Army to conquer the north and south, and accumulated a lot of prestige."
"And with my father's deliberate advocacy, I have a certain appeal among the people of Longyou Road and the Liangzhou army."
Speaking of this, Li Chengqian shook his head and smiled bitterly: "But to be honest, I do admire my father's foresight now."
"At the beginning, I thought my father asked me to lead the troops in the war. , you just want me to establish some meritorious deeds and force me to become the prince."
"But now I see that he has been leading the Liangzhou Army since he asked me to go out."
"Later, he made me the governor of Liangzhou and conferred the title of Qin, all planned by him."
"And with your intelligence, you should be able to figure it out."
"Those veterans in the birch forest were kicked out of the army intentionally by my father."
Li Chengqian couldn't help but shook his head and said: "Father still understands me..."
"certainly."
Su Qingling said: "As the saying goes, I am the one who knows my son best in this world."
Others say that you love your soldiers as much as your sons.
But this sentence is used to measure generals.
But throughout history, how many generals can truly eat, live, and train with their soldiers every day?
Therefore, in the army, it is often not the generals who are most loved by the soldiers, but the junior commanders and corps commanders with low status.
The reason why Li Shimin kicked these people out of the army was to let Li Chengqian conquer them one day.
As long as he can subdue these more than a hundred corps commanders and those young and strong captains.
Li Chengqian's prestige in the Liangzhou army will be raised to a higher level again.
The whole army, at least nearly half of them, will recognize him as the commander-in-chief.
A third of the people will follow his orders.
By that time, Li Chengqian really had great power, and he could summon at least 30,000 to 40,000 people with one order.
Coupled with the deterrent force of the Liangzhou Army, who else in the world dares to embarrass Li Chengqian?
Thinking of this, Li Chengqian lowered his head again and sighed: "I, the emperor, have plotted against my son."
"You said, if he has the mental strength, wouldn't it be better to train another prince to be the heir apparent?"
"Why did you choose me, the person who least wants to be the emperor..."