The father and son just looked at each other and neither said a word.
After a long time, Li Shimin finally spoke up.
I saw him looking up and smiling: "You kid, you have finally grown up and you have started to think about the future."
"but……"
Li Shimin slowly filled a glass of wine for himself with a wooden spoon and said, "But do you really think that I am a fool who can't even see such a simple problem?"
In fact, Datang had some problems.
No need for Li Chengqian to tell him, Li Shimin knew it himself.
In fact, when Du Ruhui passed away, Li Shimin had already realized this when he looked around and found that there were few people who could advise him.
However, he has never brought these issues to light.
"It is a good thing to be prepared for danger in times of peace."
"But boy, you have to remember."
"Not everyone in this world is Li Chengqian, and not everyone is Li Shimin."
"Not everyone can accept this strong sense of crisis."
Li Shimin slowly took a sip of wine and said, "If someone can't accept it, something unexpected will inevitably happen."
"Whether we are monarchs or emperors, the first thing we should do is to prevent anything bad from happening to the Tang Dynasty."
It was also because of these that Li Shimin had to suppress some things in his heart.
Of course, at this moment, Li Chengqian raised these issues again, which really made Li Shimin feel a little at ease.
It's a good thing that this guy can start planning for the future.
After all, the future world belongs to young people like them...
"I know what you said."
"But father, the process of growing up is bound to be accompanied by pain."
Li Chengqian said: " If you dare not grow or move forward because you are afraid of pain, you will inevitably be replaced by a more powerful force."
"That's right."
"But Qin's law was unparalleled in the world, and he was eventually replaced by the Han Dynasty, which was more kind and gentle in its governance."
Li Shimin shook his head and said: "The strong Han army was invincible, but it eventually fell apart due to civil strife."
Sometimes, growing up too fast is not a good thing.
After all, human thought conversion is a very slow process.
If you take too big a step, you may get caught in your balls, or you may fall down directly.
And there are quite a few people on the ship of Datang.
Li Shimin did not want to cause the ship to capsize due to some drastic operations, leaving everyone on the ship dead without a burial place.
"Since my father said that we should strengthen Qin and strengthen Han."
"Then I might as well talk about the former Sui Dynasty..."
Li Chengqian said: "If you ask whether Sui is strong or not, my father must have lost in his heart."
"My dear friend, I heard a saying among the people that during the reign of Emperor Kaihuang, the treasury's harvest in one year was almost as much as the income in the first ten years of the Tang Dynasty."
"At the beginning, I was not sure whether this statement was true or not."
"After all, our Tang Dynasty is already strong enough. If the former Sui Dynasty could really earn as much as the Tang Dynasty in one year, then why did he die?"
"Shouldn't everyone love the people? Even if civil war breaks out, there should be only a few people who respond, right?"
"How could such a large peasant uprising break out all of a sudden?"
Li Chengqian sighed and said: "Later, I realized that the wealth of a country does not mean the wealth of the people, and the poverty of the country does not mean the poverty of the people."
"Only when the people have enough to eat can the country be stable."
"As long as the people have enough to eat, they will not rebel."
Speaking of which, Li Chengqian
There was a pause.
Indeed, some people rebelled some time ago.
However, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the rebellion did not come from external pressure.
Nor are the riots occurring because the people don't have enough to eat, or because successive years of disasters have forced the people into desperation.
That was completely a conspiracy from some people.
Therefore, Li Chengqian simply said: "Even if some people rebel after eating too much, they are still a bunch of mobs." .??.
"It will never be like the late Sui Dynasty. As long as a rebel army rises, it will cause rebels from all over the country to respond together."
"It was also because the Tang court did a good job and the people had enough to eat, that we were able to suppress this rebellion in less than half a year."
"And my father has also seen that because we have done well, even if there is a riot or rebellion, the impact on the people will be minimal."
"Even some people don't know that there are rebel forces in the country."
Li Chengqian continued: "However, my father should also know that this is the real reason for the demise of the Sui Dynasty."
"The Tang Dynasty was able to get to where it is today because it learned from the failure experience of the Sui Dynasty."
"But what happened in the process, I don't need to tell you, my father also knows..."
After hearing this, Li Shimin also nodded and said: "Indeed, I know it, so I don't want to go too far."
"But if we don't want to go too far, the country will not be able to get stronger."
Li Chengqian said bluntly: "Is my father already satisfied with all this?"
"What's not satisfying?"
Li Shimin chuckled and said: "Now, the Tang Dynasty is settled all over the world, all barbarians are submissive, foreign enemies dare not invade, and we still have such a vast territory, can't I be satisfied?"
"cannot."
"As my father said, whether you are a monarch or an emperor, you must ultimately avoid things that are not good for the Tang Dynasty. .”
"But similarly, as an emperor and a monarch, you must always maintain a greedy heart."
"Only when my father is greedy enough, can the Tang Dynasty become a hungry wolf, constantly making progress, becoming stronger, and constantly trampling its enemies underfoot."
"What's more, what my father wants now is not to be guaranteed overnight, but to last for generations to come."
Li Chengqian also lowered his head and drank the wine in the cup in one gulp, saying: "My father's name must be spread by everything, but what about the Tang Dynasty?"
"Don't you want the Tang Dynasty to be passed on to generations to come?"
Hearing this, Li Shimin's eyes narrowed again.
After a long time, he slowly raised his head and said calmly: "No flower will bloom for a hundred days, and no one will be good for a thousand days. There are many people who want to live forever, but how many people have achieved it?"
"system!"
"As long as we build a good system and continue to evolve, it will be possible."
Li Chengqian said directly to Li Shimin: "If the father doesn't want to do it, then leave this matter to the sons. When the time comes, the father will bear the merits, and the sons will bear the infamy."
Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but laugh.
He said: "You have already suffered enough infamy, you don't need to bear it anymore."
"But I can consider what you said."
"I will raise this matter in court tomorrow."
"As for whether you can persuade those ministers to act according to your requirements, it all depends on your ability..."
Li Shimin stood up slowly and said, "It's getting late today. My father will leave first, so you can rest easy."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian also stood up slowly, cupped his hands towards Li Shimin and said, "My son, I would like to send you off to my father."
Li Shimin waved his hand, and then walked out of the study and the east palace.
Looking at Li Shimin's back as he left, Li Chengqian couldn't help biting his lip...