The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

And did Li Fu call them to Ganlu Hall just to remind himself and others to be careful of Japan?

What can a barbarian country do even if they have any intentions towards the Tang Dynasty?

"Did Prince Shotoku send envoys to Chang'an City to exchange Buddhist culture? You will know it by looking through the history books at that time." Li Fu took out the book directly from his arms.

I stayed up late to read last night, and I remember everything. It's hard, but I just brought the book directly.

"Where is the map in Ganlu Hall?" Li Fu asked.

"It's in the cabinet." Li Shimin said, "Do you want someone to spread it out?"

"Prime Minister Fang, Minister Changsun, thank you." Li Fu bowed to the two people.

The two also nodded, and according to what Li Shimin said, they took out the map and spread it on the ground.

It is not only the territory map of the Tang Dynasty, but also depicts Japan in the east, Goguryeo in the northeast, Silla, and Baekje.

"After the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, Buddhism was revived. In the 13th year of Kaihuang, he sincerely confessed the crime of abolishing Buddhism in the Northern Zhou Dynasty among the Three Treasures. He also issued edicts many times to build temples and pagodas in various places, recruit and ordain monks, and organize the translation of Buddhist scriptures."

This is written in the book.

Li Fu brought more than one book this time.

At the beginning, all the books were moved from the palace to the Jingyang Palace. Just copying the books took the palace a lot of manpower and material resources and took more than half a year.

What books are there in the Jingyang Palace now?

After copying, they were put in different categories for easy reference.

In addition to the academy in Zhuangzi, there is also a small library in the Jingyang Palace in Chang'an City.

At the beginning, I thought that since I had copied it, I might as well copy more.

"We all know this." Li Shimin said.

Although I wanted to remind Li Fu to get to the point, seeing his appearance, I still let him talk slowly and not interrupt him, otherwise he would talk more fragmentedly.

This is no different from the discomfort of having your shit cut off halfway through.

"At that time, the Japanese girl Ono said that she heard that the Bodhisattva Emperor of Haixi had revived Buddhism. This shows that after the information transmitted by the Sui envoys, the Japanese rulers headed by Prince Shotoku had already understood the Central Plains very well. However, at that time, the contradictions between their upper-level officials were very intense. Under this situation, Prince Shotoku wanted to seek unification and revive the imperial power, so he tried his best to promote Buddhism."

Li Fu looked at the four people present.

Who believes in Buddhism?

Li Shimin?

The ancestor of the old Li family is Li Er, who is a Taoist.

As for being nice to the Buddhists, it is also out of consideration for interests.

Just for use.

Changsun Wuji? Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui? They don't believe it even more.

In the hands of people who play politics, Buddhism and the like, if you have value, you are a good thing, and if you have no value, what are you?

So what Li Fu said was much simpler and more direct.

"Drastic changes have taken place in Japan, so they are more anxious to learn from the Central Plains."

"In addition, it is not without interest to pay attention to the Central Plains' every move." Li Fu said: "These people are ambitious and will not get up early without profit."

"Look at the map and you will know that their country is an island surrounded by the sea, which is closed and lonely. In order to break this situation, they launched a war to fight for the peninsula."

"It happened that Emperor Wen of Sui conquered Goguryeo, so they attacked Silla and recovered Mimana. Is this a coincidence?" Li Fu asked back.

While talking, he flipped through the historical records.

What Li Fu said was all based on facts.

And the four monarchs and ministers looked down at the map under their feet and understood everything.

"Sending envoys to the Sui Dynasty and the war, these happened almost at the same time." Li Fu said: "Did they come for friendly exchanges? No, this is a despicable temptation. They are trying to compete with the Sui Dynasty for the peninsula, stabilize their base on the peninsula, and expand their power."

"On the one hand, they intervened by force, and on the other hand, they flattered the Sui Dynasty and strengthened their ties with it. As early as the third year after Silla annexed Imna, they began to send envoys to the Northern Qi Dynasty and were canonized by it. Then they sent envoys to the Chen Dynasty of the Southern Dynasty many times. After this news reached Japan, they began to look for opportunities to send envoys again.

After the Sui Dynasty unified the world, the opportunity came."

"The Japanese people have never stopped wanting to come to this land." Li Fu pointed to the land under his feet and said: "It's just that for thousands of years, although the dynasties in the Central Plains have changed, their strength is far beyond the reach of the Japanese islanders. After seeing the prosperity of the Central Plains, will they be afraid? No, they will only lie dormant again and wait for the right opportunity to imitateBuddha is like a cold and poisonous snake lurking in the bushes. Once there is a chance, it will bite you hard. "

"The peninsula where Silla, Baekje and Goguryeo are located in the north is the best springboard for them to spy on the Andong area."

"They stole the most advanced culture and technology in the Central Plains and restored and vigorously developed their own country. Once their strength increases greatly, they will definitely use troops in the peninsula area." Li Fu said.

The four kings and ministers were a little confused after listening to Li Fu's output.

No matter how they heard it, it seemed that Japan was about to send troops to fight with the Tang Dynasty.

Is it so serious?

"King Jingyang, are you worrying too much? Now they have only sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty. As for other movements, I haven't heard about it." Fang Xuanling said: "And what you said in the past are all things that happened in the former Sui Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty will not be like the former Sui Dynasty. "

Li Fu shook his head.

At present, there is no difference between the Tang Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty.

If you have to say, the Tang Dynasty at this moment is not as good as the former Sui Dynasty.

Not to mention the Sui Dynasty during the reign of the prodigal son, the Sui Dynasty during the Kaihuang years is not as good.

"The Tang Dynasty will definitely be like the former Sui Dynasty!" Li Fu looked at everyone with a firm gaze.

Li Shimin was a little confused.

He is not Emperor Yang of Sui, so how can he be so sure that the Tang Dynasty will follow the old path of the former Sui Dynasty?

"Are you saying that I will be like Emperor Yang of Sui?" Li Shimin asked, "I am always reminding myself not to be like Emperor Yang of Sui, you can rest assured about this."

Li Fu shook his head.

"It's not about the emperor." Li Fu sighed and walked to the location of Goguryeo on the map: "It's about that the Tang Dynasty will definitely be like the former Sui Dynasty, and there will be a war between Goguryeo and the Tang Dynasty. ”

“Is Emperor Wen of Sui not wise enough? Why did he fight Goguryeo? Why did Emperor Yang of Sui fight Goguryeo?” Li Fu asked, “What is the situation here? Once you figure it out, you will know why I said that the Tang Dynasty will also have a war with Goguryeo like the former Sui Dynasty.”

“In addition, once the Central Plains fights with Goguryeo, there will definitely be no peace between Silla, Baekje and Japan in the south. This is what I said, we will go down the old path, so before we go, we must be careful and vigilant!”

“This is all sea, and the Tang Dynasty’s power at sea is still very weak.” Li Fu said, “Shouldn’t we be prepared for danger in times of peace?”

Yang Jian unified the north by bullying the orphans and widows of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. But in addition to Yang Jian, Goguryeo also bullied the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

“My humble servant flipped through books all night yesterday. "

In Li Shimin's opinion, Li Fu's vigilance against Japan was really a bit too much.

Even if so much has happened in the past, what can it prove? What can it represent?

Japan is a small country with few people. Want to invade the Tang Dynasty? Even if he has ten times the courage, he dare not.

Everything is Li Fu's guess. You can't treat the envoys sent by Japan just because of his guess, right?

How can the Tang Dynasty not even have this little tolerance?

In Li Fu's opinion, there is no trouble in the west at the moment. Gaochang is there to support it. In addition, the Western Regions have expressed their submission to the Tang Dynasty. Whether it is infantry or cavalry, the Tang Dynasty swept across the interior and outside the pass, and it was a strong group.

The future worries of the Tang Dynasty are in the northeast.

"Left and right servants, Minister of Personnel, you are all educated and have personally experienced the former Sui Dynasty. Tell me, why did the former Sui Dynasty attack Goguryeo. "Li Fu looked at Changsun Wuji and the other three.

"After Zhou destroyed Qi, Gao Baoning, a member of the royal family of Qi, fled with his army and continued to fight against Zhou until Emperor Wen of Sui replaced Zhou and established the Sui Dynasty. They continued to fight against the Sui Dynasty. The remaining forces of Qi have always been a concern for the Sui Dynasty. Goguryeo has always supported Gao Baoning, and even their king personally led troops to unite with the Turks and Khitan to rescue Gao Baoning. In doing so, Goguryeo participated in the war between the Central Plains dynasties. "

"They interfered with the Central Plains dynasties."

"After the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, they confronted the Chen Dynasty. They continued to unite and attack the Sui Dynasty. Until the unification of the Sui Dynasty, Goguryeo still launched wars from time to time. Goguryeo has always controlled the Mohe and Khitan. In this area, it is a force that cannot be underestimated. "Changsun Wuji explained: "When the Sui Dynasty was strong, they dared to fight the Sui Dynasty. Now the Tang Dynasty is not as powerful as the Sui Dynasty. Will they be afraid of the Tang Dynasty? "

"Yes, Your Majesty, do you still remember the rescue at Yanmen Pass?" Du Ruhui also said: "When Emperor Yang of Sui was on a tour to the north, Goguryeo secretly conspired with the Turks. Pei Ju told Emperor Yang of Sui that Liaodong had been the territory of the Central Plains since the Zhou Dynasty, but now it has been occupied by Goguryeo."

"The Tang Dynasty has such a neighbor. It has to wear armor and hold weapons when sleeping., they are different from the nomadic peoples on the northern grasslands. Their court and structure are no different from those of the Central Plains, which is very dangerous for the Central Plains. "

"Human greed is insatiable, and the ambition of a monarch who leads a powerful dynasty is also insatiable. "Li Fu said.

Li Shimin looked at the map of Liaodong and his expression became serious.

Today, it was the first time that I felt the urgency before the Turks were pacified.

I thought the world was peaceful, but it turned out that I didn't pay much attention to this side.

Now take a closer look at the map.

Liaodong has indeed been the territory of the Central Plains Dynasty since ancient times, and it was occupied by Goguryeo.

In the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen of Sui and Emperor Yang of Sui conquered Goguryeo, but this land was still not recovered.

What a pity.

Originally, Emperor Yang of Sui had a chance.

However, the war he fought... Li Shimin closed his eyes and really didn't want to comment.

And Li Fu's eyes fell on the map of Goguryeo.

Among the reasons why Emperor Yang of Sui conquered Goguryeo, there was another very important point, which everyone tacitly did not mention.

After all, who is not a noble family present?

"This area needs to be watched and guarded, and it needs to be treated as a whole. "Li Fu stretched out his hand and marked out this area: "They can be dogs of the Tang Dynasty, but this dog cannot be too strong, so as not to bite the owner in the end."

"Neighbors, half-dead neighbors are good neighbors."

"Just like the Turks on the grassland, the nature is the same."

Li Shimin bent down to pick up the book on the ground.

Obviously, his mentality was a little different from before.

So, this is not a neighbor, it is a wolf.

"The foundation of the country, the people grow crops, have enough food, the craftsmen produce, have solid armor and sharp weapons, advance to expand the territory, and not advance to develop ourselves. We rely on more advanced culture and technology than the surrounding foreign countries to protect the land and the people, protect the Tang Dynasty, and prevent it from being invaded by outsiders.

But once the advanced technology of the Tang Dynasty is learned by the surrounding countries? They rely on the technology of the Tang Dynasty to develop themselves and have better weapons and armor. If they covet the wealth and land of the Tang Dynasty, will they start a war? Once the war comes, the Tang Dynasty will suffer even more heavy losses against an army with the same weapons and armor as its own. "

"I think that cultural exchanges are OK. The Tang Dynasty is broad-minded and tolerant. If they want to learn Buddhism, we can teach them Buddhism and let them copy the scriptures. If they want to learn Confucian culture, we can let the great Confucianists explain the classics, history, and collections to them. "

"However, some things can be touched, and some things cannot be touched! There is also a bottom line for teaching foreign students. You can't say that others say something nice and coax you into a flutter, and you take out all the good things at once. "

"There is an old saying among the people: teach the apprentice and starve the master to death. "Li Fu said: "Does the Tang Dynasty want to be this master? ”

“If selfishness and narrow-mindedness can protect the future of the Tang Dynasty and the future Central Plains, then I am willing to be a selfish and narrow-minded person.”

I will say it here today, and I will say it openly.

I will do it, but if you don’t let me do it, I will not do it openly.

However, I am afraid you can’t control how far it will go in secret.

“If there is anything inconvenient, just push it to me.” Li Fu smiled and said, “I will do the difficult things.”

“Even if it leaves a bad record in the history books, I will admit it.” Li Fu smiled and said, “From the moment I heard about the Tang envoys, I didn’t plan to let them live a good life.”

“Your Majesty, Minister Changsun, Prime Minister Fang, Prime Minister Du.” Li Fu bowed to the four people: “There are two important things on this Wakoku Island.”

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The four people looked at Li Fu in confusion.

“Mountains of gold and silver, can the Tang Dynasty get it? ”