Chapter 925 If you forget the battle, you will be in danger
Shen Qiu was scolded a lot, and left the palace in desperation, just as Jia Ping'an was waiting outside to enter the palace.
"Old Shen, you..." Jia Pingan said in surprise, "Why are you so disgraced?"
We don’t know either!
Shen Qiu is loyal, but he doesn't know much about politics and politics... If he knows more, there is a high probability that the emperor will change.
"Last night, Mingjing went to Jia's house. After some persuasion, I thought that Baiqi should not be ashamed, so I agreed to send the prisoner there. Will the confession come out?"
Shen Qiu nodded, "It's out, it really is a secret spy."
"Thanks for your hard work."
Jia Ping'an comforted him solemnly, but he almost broke his stomach with a smile.
Later, Jia Pingan followed the prime ministers into the palace.
Ren Yaxiang got a headache seeing him, "Xiao Jia, what are you..."
The big bosses from the two military departments entered the palace together, which was inconsistent no matter how they looked.
"I have something to report to Your Majesty."
Jia Ping'an was very tight-lipped.
Li Yifu sneered: "Is this trying to deal with someone?"
Someone beside him said maliciously: "I will deal with you."
Gannie Niang!
Li Yifu knew it was Xu Jingzong without looking back.
This treacherous minister Xu never builds up morals, and says whatever comes to his mind.
When he saw Jia Ping'an, Li Zhi was also a little bit guilty.
Could it be that he felt wronged and came to complain?
Before the discussion started, Jia Pingan stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, after the incident of slandering the minister happened, the minister kept a close eye on a caravan and sent people to investigate several times. Last night they hosted a banquet for the merchants of the Tang Dynasty, and the minister hid next door. Informed the Tibetan spy..."
"Hmm!" Li Zhi's eyes turned cold, "Who?"
Who doesn't matter!
Jia Pingan continued: "I immediately took down those secret spies and businessmen, and they are all in Baiqi now. Your Majesty, I just have a suggestion."
This courtier is not bad, at least he didn't complain.
Li Zhi felt relieved.
No wonder that shrew wants to protect him.
"Your Majesty, most of those businessmen are from the families of powerful military generals, but last night they casually talked about the secrets of the Tang Dynasty. The plan is clearly stated..."
Li Zhi's face was ashen, "The traitor! You should be killed!"
The prime ministers were filled with righteous indignation.
Ren Yaxiang said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, these people should be killed, and all family members should be exiled."
"Leaking secrets is an unforgivable crime!"
"What are you waiting for if you don't kill me?"
A group of bigwigs were drooling wildly.
Jia Pingan coughed dryly and continued to spray.
"That... I haven't finished yet."
After everyone quieted down, Jia Pingan said: "The secret spy last night was nothing more than flattery and a lot of persuasion, so that those businessmen rushed to reveal the secrets of the Tang Dynasty...I have a doubt."
Jia Pingan said solemnly: "Those dignitaries and military generals...what do they think are the secrets of the Tang Dynasty? Their parents are short-sighted? They even casually told their families these secrets... If there is a war, the Tubo knows the Tang Dynasty like the back of their hands, so how can we fight this battle?"
Boom!
The prime ministers seemed to hear the thunder roaring above the nine heavens, and their complexions changed.
Who doesn't like to pretend to be tough these days? Seeing friends, meeting so-and-so... casually speaking is a national event, how is this compared to pretending?
Awesome!
Looking at the admiration and admiration of those people, especially women, the man is instantly satisfied.
Jia Ping'an was furious, "That's a secret of the Tang Dynasty. It's not that you won the favor of any prostitute and it's worth showing off. Even the secret is casually revealed. Such a person...how did he climb to the top?"
These words are a bit of a map shot!
Li Yifu let out a dry cough.
But this was not the time for arguing, Jia Pingan glanced at him, his eyes were as sharp as a gang of knives.
"Li Xiang feels that this matter can still be discussed? Or is it not an example!" Jia Ping'an was really angry, "If such people are not severely punished, who will care about the secrets next time? The people next to the pillow can tell, the servants at home can tell, Even passers-by from Te Niang can say that the secrets of the Tang Dynasty have become a joke in the market, have they thought about the big picture? Never thought about it!"
Li Zhi's face was livid, "I know, I..."
The emperor became ruthless.
"Reward Jia Pingan with a horizontal knife and a Mingguang armor!"
what does this mean?
Murderous.
Horizontal knife kills, Mingguang armor protects people.
The emperor is satisfied with Master Jia and couldn't be more satisfied.
but!
"Who are those businessmen behind? Wang Zhongliang went to Baiqi to get the roster."
The emperor is about to make a move.
Congratulations!
But why are the prime ministers so sleepy?
Jia Ping'an asked curiously, "Why are you so upset?"
Master Xu Yu said with a dry smile: "This old man is in a heavy heart."
Even Li Ji nodded, "Yes!"
Li Yifu unexpectedly didn't effervesce, looking at... why his face was pale.
Li Zhi glanced at him, this dog likes to talk most, and a group of cruel officials under him treat state affairs as small talk.
Li Yifu's heart trembled, and he immediately said righteously: "Your Majesty, this kind of people should be severely punished, and they should be punished severely. I wish to accept this matter."
I took the blame, okay?
Li Zhi nodded, "That's fine."
Why does this seem like an example?
The prime ministers breathed a sigh of relief.
Jia Pingan said earnestly: "Why do great powers fight first? I think it is intelligence. The so-called knowing yourself and knowing the enemy is invincible in every battle. The Tang Dynasty has secret spies, and the enemy country also has secret spies. The so-called misfortune comes from the mouth...Be careful."
Jia Ping'an resigned, and Zhou Shanxiang was waiting outside.
"The queen summons."
Sister...I haven't committed any crime recently, have I?
Jia Ping'an thinks it's okay.
He even had the intention to tease Zhou Shanxiang.
"Will you follow the prince or the queen?"
"Queen."
"Why? Wouldn't it be better to follow the prince? The prince still has a female officer, and a loyal old man like you is needed."
"Queen."
Zhou Shanxiang was somewhat resentful.
There are more and more people on the queen's side, each with their own characteristics, some with great strength, some with ingenuity, some quick-witted, some simple and honest... She is gradually lost in the crowd.
"Faithfulness is enough."
Jia Ping'an mentioned something to her.
"Faithful?"
Jia Pingan said indifferently: "My sister is already capable, and in her eyes, no skill can match the word loyalty."
Zhou Shanxiang is still gloomy.
Arrived at the Queen later.
"This time you have considered the overall situation and know the general situation. I am very pleased."
Wu Mei smiled and said: "Yesterday Liu Lang said he wanted to study with you!"
Rokuro Li Xian?
Jia Pingan shivered, "Sister, you know a lot about me...don't delay his knowledge."
That person is a big deal, don't mess with him.
"You!"
Wu Mei smiled, "It's up to you. By the way, the prince has recently been in charge of the government. In the morning, he asked something about why the Tang Dynasty wanted to conquer everywhere... This topic is too big, and he couldn't understand what I said, so he yelled I said uncle must know."
Jia Ping'an's heart warmed slightly, "I'll talk to him later."
Wu Mei nodded, and then dealt with political affairs.
Jia Ping'an was bored sitting, so he got up and went out for a walk.
Zhou Shanxiang was a little distracted.
There are more and more people around the queen, what should I do?
The palace is ruthless, if I slip, who will care about me?
Today is beautiful, tomorrow will be dark, this is the normal state in the palace.
But how can a person who has had a good time endure downfall?
Zhou Shanxiang also couldn't bear it.
A gust of wind blew in.
Faithful!
She took two steps forward without hesitation, standing in front of the desk. Her clothes fluttered in the strong wind, her long hair fluttered, and she was very cold, but she remained motionless.
Wu Mei looked up at her, then lowered her head and continued to deal with political affairs.
After she finished dealing with it later, she asked, "Where is it safe?"
Zhou Shanxiang did not overtake the competitor this time, a female officer said: "Mr. Jia is taking a walk outside."
Wu Mei smiled and said: "It's just a temperament that can't sit still, just like a child."
Shao Peng came in and said with a smile: "Queen, the local government paid tribute to some fresh fruits. I don't know how they grow them. They look quite attractive. Come here, bring them in."
A waiter came in carrying a food box.
The food box was opened, and there were dozens of small fruits.
Wu Mei's taste has changed a lot since she was pregnant. Recently, she likes to eat fruit, but where did she get the fruit in early spring?
"Your Majesty didn't eat any of them, so I asked someone to bring them all over." Shao Peng smiled very comfortably.
Wu Mei ate one and found it to be sour and sweet.
Jia Ping'an came in just in time, and couldn't help his teeth turning sour when he saw it, "Sister, be careful if your teeth become sore, you won't even be able to bite the rice."
Wu Mei shook her head, "It's okay to eat more of this, do you want to eat it?"
Jia Pingan waved his hand, "Don't dare to eat this, it's so sour."
Wu Mei smiled, and then ate most of it, leaving a few.
Everyone is watching!
This is not leftovers, but grace!
Whoever gets the remaining fruit will be the queen's confidant.
Wu Mei glanced at everyone.
"Zhou Shanxiang ate it."
Zhou Shanxiang froze for a moment.
She glanced at Jia Pingan with mixed feelings in her heart.
Sure enough, loyalty is king!
Mr. Jia, thank you very much.
"His Royal Highness is here."
Li Hong entered the hall, saluted and asked, "How is A Niang today?"
Wu Mei smiled and said: "Okay."
He smiled and said: "Uncle hasn't come for a long time."
Why didn't you come?
Last time, he was hung on the bedroom door and beaten severely.
Jia Pingan sat down and said with a smile: "I heard that the prince is a little confused about the relationship between countries. I happen to have some superficial views."
Li Hong sat down, the people around became quiet, and they all looked at Jia Pingan.
How can there be some classroom atmosphere!
"What is a country? To put it simply, it is a group composed of countless people. This group is led by someone, protected by the army, and has various laws and regulations."
“If you want to know the relationship between countries, you must first know the needs of the country.”
This is a lesson on international relations strategy with far-reaching influence.
The expression of the prince's entourage changed slightly, and he listened carefully while making people report to the emperor.
If the point of view of this class is wrong, the impact on the prince is self-evident.
"The country's primary responsibility is to quell internal and external troubles. Where do internal worries come from? It is the ruler's responsibility to feed the people and make them feel better and better.
"Where does the foreign trouble come from?"
Now to get to the point, Li Hong sat up straight, and so did Jia Pingan.
Wu Mei watched this scene with a smile, but she was also listening.
"Prince, you need to know one knowledge point, what is the world?"
Li Hong thought for a while, "It's a big group composed of many groups."
"So what do you think the relationship between countries should be like?"
"I think..." Li Hong frowned, "Gentlemen say that countries should live in peace with each other, and it won't last long. You can't just conquer, but you have to have friendly exchanges..."
Pedantic!
Jia Ping'an's brows became more gloomy, "Only the Honglu Temple and the emperor can say such things, why? Because when they said such things, they didn't have such thoughts in their hearts at all."
The complexion of the prince's entourage changed.
Isn’t this slap too hard?
"Your Majesty, Duke Jia is telling the prince about the relationship between countries..."
Li Zhi got up, "Go and see."
When he arrived, it happened that Jia Pingan was spraying.
"What did you read in history?"
Li Hong said: "I read the rise and fall..."
"Can you find a pattern?"
"Flourishing and declining."
Yes, not only Jia Pingan nodded and smiled, but also the emperor outside and the queen inside.
"But you didn't see the deeper problems. Let's not talk about the problems in the country today, but talk about the problems between countries. Whenever the Central Plains dynasty first rose, it must be surrounded by powerful enemies. Dogs, Huns, Turks , Liaodong..."
"Immediately there was a battle. The first emperor ordered Meng Tian to lead an army out of the fortress, defeated the Xiongnu, and regained the land of Henan. The former Han Dynasty suffered a great deal of courage, and the Han Wu Dynasty took revenge, and the Xiongnu collapsed. In this dynasty... the first emperor was heroic, but there was also an alliance of Weishui. Bow your head...and take revenge..."
"But have you noticed? Whenever the enemy is defeated, there will be a trend in the Central Plains Dynasty. A group of courtiers and a group of Confucian scholars are shouting to recuperate, to store swords and guns, to release horses to Nanshan...to use virtue to influence foreigners , be kind..."
There are quite a few of these people. Since the former Qin Dynasty, their power has grown larger and larger, and eventually became the largest force in the ruling and opposition parties, influencing the policies of major powers.
"What did those so-called virtues come in exchange for?" Jia Pingan squinted and said, "Look at the performance of the Huns after the fall of the former Qin Dynasty. They felt that this was a good opportunity, so they kept attacking and harassing the big man. Look at the aliens after the fall of the former Han Dynasty The performance of those barbarians treats Han children as military rations, as two-legged sheep...the central plains are slaughtered, and there is no human habitation for thousands of miles...What is the virtue at this time?"
Li Hong was shocked.
"Virtue..."
Jia Pingan interrupted him, "The virtues are right in the middle school, the so-called inner saints and outer kings, the so-called Han family's own system... Where have these teachings been thrown away by those gentlemen? The so-called enlightenment is purely whimsical, purely Those stupid ideas of rotten scholars...who would use them? Can your Majesty know how to use them? Your Majesty denounced them as Confucianism, and just put those rotten scholars aside with one sentence."
Where did the Tang Dynasty come from?
The previous generations of emperors sneered at the so-called Confucianism, dominated by domineering, supplemented by kingly ways, and this created a glorious and prosperous age.
But the imperial examination gradually prospered, and then Confucian students took the upper hand in the court, the weak wind gradually flourished, and the domineering gradually took the turn of concubines, and finally dissipated.
Of course Jia Ping’an can’t just sit back and watch the prince be taught to be like that by those idiots, and the empress would not agree either.
"Virtue can only be used to cultivate the folk customs of the country, do you understand? Whoever puts virtue above the court, you just kill that kind of person... If you kill someone wrong, don't let them go!"
Li Hong blinked his eyes, Wang Zhongliang outside was a little frightened, wondering if the emperor would be annoyed?
But the corners of the emperor's mouth were slightly raised, and he was quite happy.
"Do you know the jungle?"
Li Hong nodded, "Aye said about the hunt, and said he would take me with him next time."
"This is a good thing." Jia Pingan said with a smile: "You will find many rules in the jungle. Big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat dried shrimps. Tigers and wolves eat cattle and sheep, but cattle and sheep eat grass...Prince, this world is a jungle , if you don't eat people, people will eat you..."
this…
Wu Mei's heart trembled, but she felt that this metaphor was quite subtle.
The emperor outside thought this remark was even more wonderful.
"Is that so?"
The prince was surprised.
"Think back on history. Once the Central Plains Dynasty slack off, those seemingly well-behaved and loyal alien races will immediately transform into tigers and wolves...Look at the former Han Dynasty. The Han people were almost wiped out. There are lessons to be learned. Suffering enough?"
The prince nodded.
He had seen related records in history books, but the text description still made him feel heartbroken.
"Look at today's submissive aliens, such as the Khitan, who have been beaten a few times and seem to be honest, but I dare say that the Khitan people are always thinking about rushing into the colorful world of the Central Plains...burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of crimes ..."
Li Hong looked up, "Then what should we do?"
“Always stay strong, always weaken our opponents.”
Li Hong pondered, and asked for a long time: "Uncle, how can we keep strong? Throughout the ages, dynasties have always flourished and declined. How to avoid this cycle of chaos?"
This question is somewhat generalized and difficult to answer.
Jia Pingan said slowly, "Now that Liaodong is back to normal, the enemies of the Tang Dynasty will be gone. Some people even say that Tubo will make plans when it comes, and leave it alone if it doesn't come... The voice of singing and dancing is very loud! How does the prince feel? "
Li Hong shook his head, "Be careful of Tubo."
"Be prepared for danger in times of peace." Wu Mei thought the prince was good.
"It's almost meaningless."
Before Jia Pingan finished speaking, the queen glanced at her.
"Then what do you say?"
Jia Ping’an thought of a lot, and couldn’t help but have mixed feelings, “Be prepared for danger in times of peace, but when the danger is no longer, no one will listen to you no matter how you yell. Sing as you sing, dance as you do. The only way is…”
He stared at the prince, and said seriously: "Even if there is no opponent, we must find an opponent for Datang. Even if this opponent is weak, we must take it seriously. The entire court, including civil and military officials, must form a joint force. Looking for an opponent for Datang...
Those who love war will die, and those who forget war will be in danger. Datang must maintain one or two opponents at all times, so that the government and the public can form a consensus... Datang without opponents is not far from being destroyed. "
Li Zhi pondered.
Wang Zhongliang was terrified.
Create opponents for yourself... Isn't this militaristic?
"Isn't this militaristic?"
The prince really raised this question.
Jia Pingan smiled and said: "You should ask the former Qin, the former Han, and the former Jin..."
Li Hong's mind suddenly seemed to be knocked by someone, and he woke up suddenly.
"If you forget the battle, you will be in danger! Datang without an opponent will surely perish."
(end of this chapter)