The rise of the prince

Chapter 879
Li Xingzhou would not sit back and watch Temujin succeed, and Temujin was also worried, leaving Jebe to lead an army of [-] to guard against Jingguo Yang Wenguang's army in the north of Yinshan Mountain.

Jebe didn't go to the west, and Li Xingzhou didn't know what Temujin's west expedition would be like, but the joys and sorrows of human beings are not connected, and Li Xingzhou couldn't care less about the suffering of the people of Central Asia.

Unless Mongolia really threatens Jingguo one day, at least Mongolia is far from being able to do it today.

In the second year of Zhaode, Jiaozhi was defeated by Jingguo's land and water armies.

One after another, the good news spread to the court, and the ministers congratulated, the world was excited, and the morale was high.

For a while, the folks also had many names such as protecting the country, serving the country, protecting the country, and opening up borders.

Just like after the defeat of the Xiongnu in the Han Dynasty, all kinds of names such as protecting the country and breaking the slaves appeared all over the country in an instant, which also reflected the people's support for the country and their sincere desire to expand the territory.

In June of the second year of Zhaode, Di Zhi's army returned triumphantly, and Li Xingzhou led the ministers of civil and military affairs out of the city to greet him in person. Di Zhi personally sent the bound King Jiaozhi to Li Xingzhou. The people all came to watch, wanting to see what the legendary King Jiaozhi was. look.

Li Xingzhou didn't say much, the chicken had to be killed, and if the chicken was killed to show the monkeys, all the monkeys in the world were watching the fate of King Jiaozhi.

Therefore, after the ministers' court discussion and the three divisions' joint trial, the three clans of the Jiaozhi King were annihilated on the grounds of disobedience to the king, disrespect for the suzerain's order, and rejection of Chinese characters and words!
Compared with the previous emperors of the Liao Kingdom, the Xia royal family, and the Jin royal family, Jiaozhi ended badly.

Afterwards, Li Xingzhou issued an edict to the world, notifying many subordinate countries, and also conveyed a message to the people of the world. The reason why the Jiaozhi royal family was so miserable was because they refused to accept the king's transformation and refused to use Chinese characters and languages.

Immediately, everyone understood that there is still a way out for armed resistance, but if they resist Chinese indoctrination, the end will be miserable.

As a result, all the dependent countries sent their own royal nobles to Kaiyuan, and Li Xingzhou arranged to study in the Imperial Academy.

From a long-term perspective, part of the reason why the dependent countries are like this is that the legacy of the previous dynasty is still there.

For example, in the troubled times of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, even though the Central Plains was weak, wars continued, and the land was small, but looking through the historical records, it was found that even so, Goryeo in the east, Nvzhi (Zhen), Uighur in the west, Tubo, and other small countries from time to time. The Central Plains Dynasty paid tribute and sent tribute.

Why is this so?Because the prestige of the Han and Tang Dynasties is still there, and there are two powerful empires in the Han and Tang Dynasties for hundreds of years, the surrounding countries' understanding of the country of Guanzhong and the Central Plains is that no matter how it changes, it will always become stronger.

There will be no such treatment in the future.

And Li Xingzhou also enjoyed the prestige of the previous dynasty, and now that Jingguo is rising, it seems to have returned to the China their ancestors said, so the various parties continued to come to court.

In the east of the second year of Zhaode, the ruler of the Kingdom of Jin came to the table, intending to lead the land to belong to the Kingdom of Jing.

After discussing with the ministers, they agreed to take over the land of the Kingdom of Jin and let the last descendants of the Wanyan family move into Kaiyuan for resettlement.

In fact, the Kingdom of Jin was basically beaten by the Mongols to only Shangjing and the surrounding areas of Liaohe.

Li Xingzhou only wanted the graphite mine in Shangjing, and further north was the Gobi Grassland, an area that was difficult to control.

At this time, Temujin's army marched westward, and Mu Huali who was left behind did not dare to confront Jing Guo. Yang Hongzhao soon took charge of Shangjing and a large area of ​​land in the Liaohe area to the south.

So far, Jingguo and Mongolia have completely bordered on a large area.

The territory of Jingguo extends from Shangjing in the north (near Bahrain Left Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region), to the Great Wall of Yinshan Mountain, to the Yalu River in the east, to the Western Regions in the west, to the west of Congling Mountain, and to the central part of Vietnam in the south. .

And the control of the Quartet territory is more stable.

Both the common people and the ministers all understand that they are living in a prosperous age, and the current emperor has spent more than ten years creating this prosperous age.

With the popularity of champagne rice, the population of Jingguo also skyrocketed.

The Southern Song Dynasty had only half of the country, but its population was close to [-] million, thanks to the popularity of Champa rice.

Jingguo is different from the Southern Song Dynasty. Jingguo is similar to the Han Dynasty and the mid-Tang Dynasty. There is no single enemy in the surrounding area. The national strength and population are expanding. The whole country pursues greater interests and can only continue to expand outward.

In particular, Liu Ji's army on the west route had advanced soldiers crossing Congling and continued westward to invade the border of Central Asia. At the same time, not only Temujin was marching westward, but both the north and the south were marching westward.

On New Year's Eve, Li Xingzhou took the harem concubines headed by Shiyu, and a bunch of children, to the north of the Zhuque Tower, accompanied by ministers of the court and China, as well as envoys from various countries, royal children and princesses.

Thousands of houses ahead were brightly lit, colorful and lively. Envoys from all over the world praised and expressed deep emotion for such a prosperous scene. Ministers sang praises and showed off their literary talent.

Li Xingzhou held Shiyu's hand and asked everyone to compose poems impromptu.

Everyone wanted to compete for a chance to show their faces, and most of the poems were eulogizing and chanting the words of the prosperous age.

Li Xingzhou nodded frequently, but did not make too many comments.

Shiyu whispered: "You are not happy."

Li Xingzhou whispered in her ear: "What kind of person do you think I am, and how does it compare to Qin Huang Han Wu?"

Shiyu thought for a while, feeling ashamed to be so intimate in front of everyone, so she slightly pulled him back, "Your Majesty spent more than ten years doing what Emperor Wu of Han did, and his accomplishments even surpassed theirs."

Li Xingzhou hugged her tightly: "Actually, I have already expected the result. It is nothing more than prosperity, expansion, expansion, and then prosperity and decline. History always repeats itself, but for the people, they may have a stable environment for hundreds of years. Most of the generations can live and work in peace, maybe this is my credit."

The poetic language is puzzled: "How can you say that, your achievements will last forever. Now Jingguo is strong, and the world is convinced, all nations come to court, Wenzhiwugong, who is the enemy in the world, dare to fight." She said it confidently. , very queen style.

Li Xingzhou smiled and didn't argue with her. Anyone who reads history cannot escape the limitations of the times. People in different times view history differently.

The famous Qinhuang Hanwu was scolded miserably in ancient times. It was not until modern and modern times that many people understood the significance of Qinhuang Hanwu to a civilization.

Another example is that before the Southern Song Dynasty, many dynasties and countries regarded Cao Wei as the orthodox, but in the Southern Song Dynasty, the trend suddenly changed, and they all began to criticize Cao Wei vigorously, thinking that the Shu Han was the orthodox.The reason is also very simple, because the situation of the Southern Song Dynasty is similar to that of the Shu Han. The north is completely lost, and only half of the country is left. A powerful and unchallengeable opponent occupies the north, and it is overwhelming. If Cao Wei is orthodox, it seems to mean the current state of Jin It's orthodoxy, so people's views on history have changed again.

This kind of limitation is naturally also in Li Xingzhou. He can see farther, but he can't guarantee how future generations will look at him. He can only do his best.

So the view of history he admired most was that of Han Fei and the teacher.

In the Warring States Period, the world was in chaos, a hundred schools of thought contended, and Confucianism, Taoism, and Mohism had a great influence, but their theories of ending the war were all about going back to the past in terms of practical operation.

Confucianism advocates returning to the Zhou Dynasty with the system of rites and music, Mohism advocates restoring the state form of the Yao and Shun periods, and Taoism simply advocates returning to the distant ancient tribal era, where a small country with few people can live and work in peace and contentment.

This is a big problem for the Chinese, or all nations that respect their ancestors, when they treat history. They respect and worship their ancestors, and they also like to blame everything on their ancestors.

If there is a problem at the moment, blame it on past history where it was not right here and there was not right there;
Or which ancestors misunderstood me, which ancestors harmed the nation, or if you think about the past, if you look at history, what happened in the past.

As early as the Warring States period, Han Fei criticized this kind of thinking. The ancients have passed away, and it is useless to blindly think about the past. Things must look at the present and the future ahead.

Therefore, it was not Confucianism, Taoism, or Mohism that finally ended the chaotic times of the Warring States Period, but the Legalists, represented by Han Fei, who always advocated looking at the present and looking at the future.

So Li Xingzhou likes a poem the most:

The scenery of the Northland, thousands of miles of ice, thousands of miles of snow drifting.

Looking at the inside and outside of the Great Wall, there is nothing but mangmang;

The mountain dance silver snake, the original Chi wax figure, wants to compare with Tiangong test.

On sunny days, look at the red dress, which is extremely enchanting.

There are so many splendid rivers and mountains, which has attracted countless heroes.

Pity Qin Huang Han Wu, slightly lost literary talent; Tang Zong Song Zu, slightly less coquettish.

Genghis Khan, a generation of Tianjiao, only knew how to bow and shoot big eagles.

All going forward, count the romantic figures, but also look at the present.

Counting all the characters, seeing all the changes in the country, but the last sentence is what he likes to admire the most, it is the past, counting the romantic figures, and looking at the present.

Yes, history has passed away, and the memory of emotions is the best memory, and whether it is a person, a country, or a nation, it always depends on the future to find a way out.

History has passed, and future generations should look at the present.

In the third year of Zhaode, Li Xingzhou ordered that the Jingguo South Sea Fleet, with Murong Yan as the commander, and Feng as the guide and deputy commander, march towards the Arabian Sea. Judgment decision.

Temujin is already on his way, and Li Xingzhou is also planning to take the opportunity to calm down the autumn wind. The most important thing is to broaden the country's horizons and let the people and courtiers know how big the world is.

In the fourth year of Zhaode, soldiers who set off from the Mongolian grasslands returned from Congling in the Western Regions, bringing news of the former Central Asia.

Temujin did not have Jebe, and it was indeed much more difficult to fight, but he still quickly defeated Khwarazmo.

When the courtiers heard the messenger's description and understood that Khwarazm was a big country with a population of over ten million, they also paid more attention to the northern Mongolian country, and some even asked for orders to go north to attack Mongolia.

In the fifth year of Zhaode, Jingguo completely controlled the land transferred by Jiaozhi and Jinguo. Then Li Xingzhou ordered to expand the scale of the imperial examination, select more talents, and at the same time accept the theory of "Xunzi" as the orthodox theory.

Afterwards, Yuan was changed to Longxing, except for the expeditionary force, there were no more major wars, and many dependent countries were relieved.

At this point, a huge and powerful empire once again stands in the east of the world, just like the story of Han and Tang Dynasties.

Li Xingzhou doesn't know how much inheritance he will leave for future generations, nor does he know how it is recorded in history books, and how future generations will evaluate it. He only wants to maintain the huge foundation he has developed as long as he lives. As for future generations, it depends on their abilities up.

After all, counting romantic figures depends on the present.

(Finish)

(End of this chapter)