"Who wants you to go through fire and water? After helping me consolidate the Silk Road first, I will never break my promise. I will certainly let you go to the military headquarters." Linghu de did not give up.
Merton laughed and said, "Lord Linghu is very kind. Even in the army, the boy can help Lord Linghu."
"Oh!" hearing the speech, Linghu could not help but move in his heart.
"Boy, looking at the history books and the records of the contacts between envoys of various dynasties and foreign countries, I found a creepy law." Merton solemnly said.
Linghu Deyu said solemnly, "I''d like to hear it in detail."
At the moment, even Li Shimin couldn''t help listening.
"Weak countries have no diplomacy!" Merton said word by word.
"At the beginning, the reason why Su Qin and Zhang Yi were so powerful was that they relied on strong and powerful national power. The national strength in the early Western Han Dynasty was weak. At that time, the diplomacy of the Western Han Dynasty was extremely humiliating, risking to humiliate empress Lu and marrying the princess.
Then, after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty became strong and prosperous. Zhang Jian emptied the western regions, and ban Chao rode in an array to kill the Xiongnu and stabilize the countries in the western regions. Is it only these thirty-six people, but the powerful Han Dynasty behind ban Chao? "Merton said excitedly.
Many dignitaries also nodded one after another.
"The boy thinks that wars in troubled times and flourishing diplomacy are as powerful as those in the Han Wu period. Blindly waging war will only lead to the sharp decline of the Tang Dynasty as in the Han Wu period. At this moment, the diplomatic importance of the Ministry of rites will be far more important than that of the Ministry of war." Merton solemnly said.
Even Ling Hu de Chen couldn''t help but feel excited. The old fox, who was already in a high position, was said to be excited by the hairy boy of Merton. If the ritual department could make great contributions to calming the neutrality of the western regions like ban Chao, his power would certainly be doubled.
"War in troubled times, diplomacy in prosperous times!"
"One man is worth ten thousand troops!"
Li Shimin couldn''t help but be moved. If he could dispatch an envoy, he could achieve the effect of dispatching a large army. How could he not be moved? After all, Tuyuhun''s war has almost exhausted Datang''s national strength.
"Even if the Tang Dynasty sends a small official, it represents the whole Tang Dynasty. If the Tang Dynasty is strong, the envoys are strong. In order to stabilize the Silk Road, the top priority of the Tang Dynasty is not to send envoys to the western countries, but to show the powerful force of the Tang Dynasty to the western countries." Merton said excitedly.
"No, we have just had a big war in the Tang Dynasty. The Treasury is empty. How can we support another war?" Dai Zhou retorted quickly.
He was afraid that Li Shimin would be encouraged by Merton to conquer the western regions again. Other officials were not good at watching Merton. After the western expedition, the boy became unusually aggressive.
Merton waved his hand again and again and said, "the display of force is not only war, such as the great reading army!"
"The parade?"
All the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty looked at Merton puzzled. Even Li Shimin was confused.
Merton sighed with emotion on his face, as if he were trapped in a memory: "the inspiration of the grand parade is that the boy was inspired by the scene of his majesty reviewing the three armed forces before the expedition. His Majesty''s heroic posture of reviewing the three armed forces has shocked the boy so far. If his majesty didn''t need to sit in Chang''an City and drive out to Tuguhun, Fuyun would surely fall without war."
The ministers stared at Merton, who was flattered on his face, and couldn''t help showing contempt. Even many civil servants scolded secretly at the bottom of their hearts: "flatterer."
Even Li Shimin blushed, but his heart was very useful. He fought in the north and south, calmed the world, and his military talent is naturally recognized by the world. Even during the western expedition, even he is constantly rehearsing how he would arrange troops and array if he went on the expedition. Unfortunately, since he ascended the throne, I''m afraid there are few opportunities to lead the troops in person.
"At that time, the boy thought that if the world saw your Majesty''s wisdom and martial arts, they would surely worship at your Majesty''s feet and return to the world, so the boy had an idea. If your majesty held a huge military parade in Chang''an City, your majesty stood under the rosefinch gate to review the three armies, and the officers and men of the three armies swore to your majesty that tens of thousands of troops would cross Chang''an City and return to camp, he would invite people all over the world and foreign countries The envoys saw that the people must be proud when they saw the majesty of our army, and their hearts were filled with the desire to serve the country. When the envoys of other countries saw the great force of our Tang Dynasty, they were filled with fear and no longer rebellious. "Merton said excitedly.
"Review the three armies under the rosefinch gate!" Li Shimin''s eyes lit up immediately. He couldn''t help but be moved after he hadn''t fought for a long time.
"In this way, the people all over the world will return to their hearts and fear in foreign countries, and cooperate with the loyal and patriotic people trained by the ritual department to circulate among the countries. Our Tang Dynasty will be able to calm the world without a single soldier." Merton''s explanation made the courtiers understand the potential benefits of the military parade at that time.
"Show off your force!"
The ministers understood Merton''s meaning, especially Linghu Deyu''s eyes. Foreign envoys saw the force of Datang with their own eyes. After returning home, they orally said that Datang''s strength was more reliable than hearsay. Coupled with the means of Datang envoys, they would certainly be able to get the most.
With a flash in his eyes, Li Shimin couldn''t help but say: "Dear Aiqing, do you think this big parade is feasible?"
Hou Junji immediately lined up and agreed: "I''m seconded. In this way, our Tang Dynasty can not damage a soldier and a soldier, but also deter other countries. It''s a good policy."
The military parade is to show off the military''s force, which is most beneficial to the military. As the Minister of the Ministry of military, he naturally strongly supports it.
"Marquis Mo really has a heart of benevolence. In this way, one envoy can complete what could have been solved by war. It is indeed a blessing for people all over the world." Wei Zheng agreed.
"Foreign nations are not afraid of power and virtue. If I can see the great power of the Tang Dynasty, I will certainly be able to make a call in the northwest."
Linghu dehu, the minister in charge of the Ministry of rites, was even more excited. With the support of the Imperial Army, the envoys of the Ministry of rites must be unfavourable. This is the greatest opportunity for the rise of the Ministry of rites. At present, he spared no effort to support it.
Dai Zhou, the Minister of the Ministry of civil affairs, nodded repeatedly. Compared with a war, the money required for a military parade is only a drop in the bucket. Moreover, if this move can control the Silk Road in one fell swoop, the Ministry of civil affairs will certainly get greater benefits. In this way, the money consumed by the military parade is not worth mentioning.
Merton''s proposal for the military parade soon won the support of all the officials of the Manchu Dynasty. Even Quan Wanji had to admit with his nose that the military parade could make the Tang Dynasty subdue people without war, which was very in line with the benevolence of Confucianism. He always hated Merton, but had to admit that Merton was really capable.
"There is no such thing as a big military parade in all dynasties. This is the first one in the Tang Dynasty. It can certainly be recorded in history," Yan shigu said with emotion.
"The first of the Tang Dynasty!" Li Shimin''s heart pounded. Isn''t it that he wants to set an unprecedented precedent. This is an irresistible temptation for Li Shimin.
"Well, I''ll take the responsibility of the Tang Dynasty. How long will it take for the military department to prepare for the grand parade?" Li Shimin also said with pride.
Hou Junji suddenly turned his face and said, "the 16th guard army is on standby."
"Where''s the etiquette department?" Li Shimin turned and looked at Linghu Dehui.
Linghu de thought a little: "Your Majesty, many western countries are already in the Tang Dynasty, but there are still many envoys from western countries who have not arrived. If you want to inform me, I''m afraid it will take at least a month."
"It''s only one month. On the first day of October, under the Zhuque sect of the Tang Dynasty, I want to review the three armies publicly!" Li Shimin nodded.
"Yes!" Linghu Deyu and Hou Junji answered in unison.
Fang Xuanling suddenly looked and said, "Your Majesty, if you invite the leaders of the southwest and the leaders of the Qiang Nationality in the northwest to the military parade, you will certainly receive miraculous results."
Li Shimin''s eyes flashed. He only thought of using the military parade to frighten foreign countries, but ignored that there were many unstable factors within the Tang Dynasty, especially the continuous rebellion of bureaucrats in the southwest.
Even Merton had to sigh that Fang Xuanling''s political wisdom was acutely aware of the role of the military parade in the stability of the Tang Dynasty.
"Send orders to all the bureaucrats in the southwest and leaders in the northwest to attend the military parade in Chang''an city within one month." Li Shimin said strongly. Li Shimin can be said to be very annoyed with the southwest bureaucrats. If any tribal leader doesn''t come, he doesn''t know the phase. Don''t blame Li Shimin for being rude.
"Yes!" Linghu said solemnly.