A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

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Li Xiang also nodded, "Teacher, is military strength important?"

"Important." Gu Qing nodded earnestly, "At the beginning, General Su Dingfang led his army to conquer half of the world and made a great name for the Tang Dynasty. Tang's life also began to ease up."

"Wouldn't it be better to be more comfortable?" Li Xiang obediently moved a small bench and sat beside Gu Qing.

"Easyness is naturally good, but it can also be a hidden danger." Gu Qing said to Li Xiang: "This kind of ease will make the tiger lose its fighting power, and it will make an adult put down the weapon in his hand. It's the end."

"Why?" Li Xiang chased after the starter again.

Gu Qing handed Li Xiang a bowl of beer and said, "Teacher will tell you after drinking it."

"Okay." Li Xiang took the bowl of wine and drank it in one gulp, "Teacher, I'm done."

Gu Qing said again, "When a person lies on a comfortable bed all day long and does not exercise, his physical strength will decline. When a tiger is kept by someone, he will lose his bestiality. Let's talk about a person. A person loses his humanity. It's not scary, but the most terrifying thing is that a person loses his bestiality, just like a wild animal in captivity, if he loses his bestiality, he will become someone else's meal. Now Datang seems to be at ease, Goguryeo, Tubo, Turks and others They all surrender to Datang, but this surrender is not permanent."

Li Xiang poured wine for Gu Qing and listened attentively.

"The Tang Dynasty is too rich, and this kind of wealth will also make the surrounding countries jealous. If the Tang Dynasty does not want to be strong, then it will give the countries a chance to recover. Gou Jian, the king of Yue, tried his best, and Xiang Yu broke his boat. All these deeds are true. It is rumored that we cannot enjoy comfort, we cannot underestimate the small neighboring countries, even if they are weak now, they may not know that they will become the second King Goujian in ten or decades later."

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Li Xiang nodded, "Then what should we do?"

Gu Qing smiled and said, "Be prepared for danger in times of peace. Even though Datang is now invincible, we still need to have an imaginary enemy in our eyes. Let us not stop the pace of development and continue to grow stronger. Use today's richer national power to increase our strength even more. .”

"Then why did the father do this? Just like what the teacher said, you can hold the monarchy in your hands by killing the military. If you want to rule better in the future, you need to kill the wisdom of the people to rule the world."

It is a good thing to be able to ask questions, which shows that Li Xiang is thinking. If Li Xiang did not ask questions and just accepted himself, he would not teach him anything, and then said to Li Xiang, "Your father wants to hold the military power in his own hands. In fact, it is a kind of lack of self-confidence, doubts about his own ability, can he make General Su Dingfang obey him? Your father is afraid, afraid that Su Dingfang will not listen to him, and there is another level, that is, General Su Dingfang and I are good brothers , your father is not used to seeing me, and will implicate General Su Dingfang."

"Father, is this self-willed?" Li Xiang was puzzled.

"There is such a meaning. It is more because your father is afraid to face it. He is afraid to face it. It is a kind of evasion." Gu Qing said to Li Xiang, "Of course there is a saying in the court called meritorious deeds. Lord Gai, your father is the emperor, but your father is afraid that the people under him are more capable than him, so your father would rather not have this capable person and have a few idiots to listen to you. This is an evasive attitude. As a result, there will be a vicious circle of ups and downs, and it will only get worse."

Li Xiang nodded vigorously as if he understood, "Then how can we avoid this situation?"

"Actually, the way to avoid this situation is right in front of you, but your father can't see it." Gu Qing patiently said to Li Xiang, "The current imperial examination system is actually a very good employment system, and there is also a trial and elimination system. Those who are incompetent can only sit in the lower row, instead of being arranged by your father. The power of the emperor is not private, and it needs to be fed back to the world, and to the courtiers. Your father did not do a good job in this regard. , it will lead to mishaps in the army.”

Li Xiang nodded, "So the employment of personnel in the military also needs to follow this method."

"Actually, it's a pity. Just like what Chu Suiliang said, the emperor also has selfish intentions." Gu Qing said to Li Xiang, "The emperor hopes that the military power will be in his own hands, so that he can control the military power. Only in this way can your father An Xin, maybe your royal father had to do this, especially since Changan's guards are people he doesn't trust, he will be even more restless, your royal father doesn't have a knife in his hand."

Li Xiang became even more puzzled after hearing this, "Isn't this a contradiction?"

"Military power is the most sensitive place. It is necessary to divide and control military power. But your father made a mistake. You shouldn't do this. It may be better to select layers, or promote from the bottom, instead of Choose a few people who are loyal to you to command the army without thinking about whether such people will march and fight. Leaving empty-handed, this will make many generals in the army absolutely distrust them, and this distrust is also mutual, and it will also make the generals distrust the king."

"Oh." Li Xiang nodded seriously, "Thank you teacher, the students have learned again."

Seeing that Li Xiang's face was slightly flushed, as if he was a little drunk, he took the beer aside, "Don't drink it, you'll get drunk if you drink it."

"Hey hey." Li Xiang smiled idiotically and fainted on the spot.

Gu Qing looked at the wine in his hand, it wasn't that strong, and this kid's capacity for alcohol was too bad, so he wanted to smell the wine carefully, and after taking a sip, he didn't feel that there was anything wrong with the taste.

A few days later in the Palace of Manna, Wang Jin was anxious, the situation was still the same as before, Li Chengqian seemed to be fighting with Gu Qing, but Wang Jin knew that the things sent recently were getting less and less, and some eunuchs in the palace were already hungry .

A young eunuch came to Li Chengqian and reported, "Your Majesty, the Minister ordered Pei Xingjian to ask for an audience."

"Let him in." Li Chengqian said while looking at the memorial.

Pei Xingjian wore the official uniform of Shang Shuling, walked into the Ganlu Palace and said to Li Chengqian, "Your Majesty, many soldiers in the army are resigning recently, and there are many rumors in the army."

"I know this matter, and it has been handed over to the Ministry of War." Li Chengqian looked up at Pei Xingjian.

"Your Majesty!" Pei Xingjian said again, "In fact, the source of this incident is General Su Dingfang. There will be rumors in the army if you don't receive a reward, please think twice about the title of General Su Dingfang."

"I know, I know everything." Li Chengqian nodded.

Feeling the vigilance in Li Chengqian's eyes, Pei Xingjian didn't really care about it, and he didn't need to care about it a long time ago. He bowed and said, "Since your majesty already understands, I don't need to say much, and I will leave."

Li Chengqian nodded and told Pei Xingjian to leave.

After half an hour, another young eunuch came to report, "Your Majesty, Doctor Yushi Shangguanyi is asking to see you."

Li Chengqian also asked Shangguanyi to come in and said, "How about the arrangement of Jin Wang's marriage by the Ministry of Rites?"

"Everything is being arranged." Shangguanyi replied with a salute, "Your Majesty, there have been rumors in the army recently, and we must investigate. General Su Dingfang resigned and left. Why does Your Majesty ignore it?"

"Shangguanyi, I'm asking you, if Su Dingfang joins Gu Qing someday, what will you teach me?" Li Chengqian asked back.

Shangguanyi also said to Li Chengqian, "Gu Qing is under house arrest in the village, and now he is about to leave the position of prime minister. The Gu family even swore that the descendants of the Gu family will not be allowed to serve as officials in the court. I think Gu Qing is nothing to be afraid of. Besides, Su Dingfang has already resigned. There is nothing to be afraid of."

Hearing this, Li Chengqian thought back to the time when he and Gu Qing were in the peach blossom forest.

Another young eunuch came to report and said, "Your Majesty, Zhongshu ordered Chu Suiliang to ask for an audience."

"Let him in." Li Chengqian nodded.

Chu Suiliang walked into the Ganlu Palace step by step and took out a memorial and said, "Your Majesty, General Su Dingfang fought for the country and made countless contributions. This time, he resigned from office because of his long-standing troubles. Three hundred pours, hereditary will not replace."

Chu Suiliang took another step forward, "Your Majesty, please affix the seal!"

"Chu Suiliang, what do you mean!" Li Chengqian scolded, "Do you still see me in your eyes? Have you all thought about my difficulties? Do you know what kind of person Gu Qing is?"

"Your Majesty, Su Dingfang has surrendered his military power."

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"Giving Su Dingfang a title is not too much." Chu Suiliang continued, "I know what your majesty is thinking. There are too many dignitaries in the Tang Dynasty. It is only natural that your majesty wants to control the number of dignitaries. Su Dingfang has served in two dynasties. Hehe, His Majesty giving Su Dingfang a title can silence the public and stabilize the morale of the army, it's just a word from His Majesty."

"Back down, I know what to do." Li Chengqian said in a low voice.

"Minister, leave."

Chu Suiliang and Shangguanyi walked out of the Ganlu Palace together, thinking about the ins and outs of the matter, it was indeed as Chu Suiliang said that giving Su Dingfang a title is not difficult, it is just a title, and it can stabilize the morale of the army.

"Don't you think it's strange?" Shangguanyi asked Chu Suiliang, "We are all in a hurry. He, Li Chengqian, clearly knows the consequences, but it's just a decree that hasn't been released yet."

"Li Chengqian is not an idiot." Chu Suiliang nodded and said.

"Then you mean he is not embarrassing Gu Qing?" Shangguanyi asked.

Looking back at Ganlu Palace, Chu Suiliang said to Shangguanyi in a low voice, "Li Chengqian knew in his heart that he couldn't deal with Gu Qing. Although Gu Qing didn't have any obvious influence in Chang'an, you and I both know that the closest thing to the emperor in Chang'an is the Gu family. Li Chengqian would not think of using this to deal with Gu Qing, and he would not be able to deal with Gu Qing, if he were to deal with Gu Qing for this matter, Li Chengqian would be too stupid."