Chapter 1297 Civil and Military Differences
Chang'an City also quickly received a report from the south. After all, the King of Piao Kingdom was on his way and would arrive in Chang'an City in two months. Li Shimin was also sighing. The speed of the war is now much faster than before. Is it really me? A symbol of the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.
In the past, the southern expedition to such a complicated place would have taken at least two or three years, and it might even be longer. After all, we don’t know much about the local area. Now it only takes more than two months, and it is still done by land and water. Such a country was defeated by us. You must know that Piao State is not big compared to the Tang Dynasty, but it still has a population of nearly two million households.
When Li Shimin was happy, he naturally held a banquet for the ministers in Chang'an City.
When the common people heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had achieved another victory, they naturally took to the streets to celebrate happily. This is no longer the case. In the past, if you dared to come out at night, you would be immediately arrested for various crimes. , that is quite serious.
Now, as long as you don't cause trouble outside, you can play whatever you want at night. Although the number of patrolling soldiers has increased, they will never come to find trouble with you unless you commit trouble.
"My dear friends, to celebrate the victory of the imperial court, let's drink together."
Li Shimin was very happy to drink today. In the main square of the palace, it happened that the weather had already reached the beginning of spring, and it was not that cold.
"Long live your majesty."
The courtiers also picked up the wine glasses in their hands, and with the sound of "Long Live the Mountain", everyone drank the glass of victory wine together.
When Datang Tiannong first came out, the price of each kilogram of wine was sky-high. Even dignitaries like them couldn't drink it hard. But that time is no longer the case. The price of a kilogram of wine has reached Five dollars.
This cannot be said to have become popular for all ordinary people, but at least for the dignitaries, they can drink it if they want. Of course, Li Xiang will never give up this business opportunity. The top harvest has always been now There are various grades of wine. If ordinary people drink the most common one, the people above it must be high-starred.
Anyway, with the victory of the war, these dignitaries also have income that they are not harvesting. Who will they harvest? If they have too much money, these people will definitely think of doing other things, which is absolutely undesirable for the court, especially those powerful landowners.
"I said, auxiliary machine, you should be the happiest. Your two sons have made great contributions on the battlefield. It's time to seal them this time. I said before that these two children should be sealed, but you have to say this. If it doesn't work, it won't work there. Now that I have achieved military success, I can finally seal the world's mouth."
Li Shimin brought the cup to Changsun Wuji. Changsun Wuji still had the same expression here, as if everyone owed him eight ounces of money.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I really didn't expect them. According to the way I do things, these two boys should be allowed to take the civilian route. But I didn't expect that these two boys wouldn't listen to me. Maybe the army will It’s their final place.”
Changsun Wuji sighed and said that he had become a very famous minister in his life. He originally wanted to leave everything to his two sons so that they could inherit his career, but he didn't expect them to leave. It's a different path, and it's the path of his old rival. He can't help even if he wants to.
"I'm telling you, you old fool, what's wrong with the army? If you had let go, the two brothers might be even more talented than they are now, especially your younger son, who dares to fight and charge. It’s very much in line with my mature wishes.”
Cheng Yaojin has always been like this. Although all the civil and military officials from the court are here now, this is not a serious occasion. Everyone's hands are drunk, just like fighting outside in the early years, everyone is also holding His own wine glass came over. At this time, there was no so-called monarch or minister. It was just like a tent in the army. Everyone just opened it and chatted outside. Li Shimin seemed to feel that time had gone back at this moment.
After becoming the emperor, these people must have become farther and farther away from him countless times. He hopes that such a scene can come back, but unfortunately everyone is still pretending to be careful. Now he sees several brothers coming over. , Li Shimin felt extremely happy. He sat silently next to them, listening to these people bickering, as if he himself had become younger.
Faced with Cheng Yaojin's accusation, Changsun Wuji would definitely have fought him for three hundred rounds if it had been in the past. Others were afraid of this reckless man, but Changsun Wuji would never be afraid.
But now Changsun Wuji can't do this. The army is Cheng Yaojin's one-third of an acre. Since becoming Li Xiang's father-in-law, this guy's reputation in the army is getting higher and higher, so he can't do too much. It's too much. If you really offend this guy, then your two sons may not be able to survive in the army.
"Cheers and drinks..."
Similar sounds can be heard endlessly. The drunken eunuchs and maids in the palace are very busy. These people are all the elders of the Tang Dynasty. If something happens because of being drunk tonight, then these people I'm afraid they will all be beheaded in public.
People were not idle outside the palace, and the common people found another opportunity to drink and celebrate. Since Li Xiang won the victory, the lives of the common people have gradually improved. Take the ordinary common people now, they have already gone from two meals to The meal has become three meals, and there is still a slight surplus every month. During holidays, everyone can even cut a pound of meat to eat.
This is much better than before. You must know that when we were poor in the past, many people were already thirty years old. They wished they didn’t even know the taste of meat. They drank porridge every day, not even a full meal. None of them have been eaten.
Now with the gradual increase in food, many people no longer pursue a full stomach. Some people have begun to pursue eating well. Of course, this requires a certain ability. If you don’t have that ability, you still eat Let’s talk with a full stomach.
Just when the entire Tang Dynasty was immersed in a sea of joy, something happened in the far west that targeted Datang, and this incident also changed Li Xiang's future direction.
This incident caused Li Xiang to temporarily suspend all military operations against Zhenla and Tianzhu, and instead start from the Western Regions... (End of this chapter)
