The ace special forces of the Sui Dynasty

In terms of how to deal with the war between the Persian Sasanian Dynasty and Byzantium, after nearly a month of consultations, the cabinet formed two opinions.The two opinions couldn't be unified for a while, and finally reported to Liu Ziqiu, asking him to make a decision.

When the cabinet was first established, Liu Ziqiu considered that the emperor had too much power, and everything had to be decided by the emperor.But the wisdom and energy of the emperor alone are limited after all, and mistakes will inevitably occur.And once the emperor's decision is wrong, it will even drag the whole country into the abyss.After all, Liu Ziqiu came from a later generation, and he knew that many dynasties changed repeatedly in history, so he could restrain the temptation brought by that kind of absolute power, and wanted to distribute a large part of his power.He even wanted to learn from the early constitutional monarchy in the West, but these ideas of his were hard to be accepted by the officials for a while.

In fact, Liu Ziqiu has been working hard to transfer power to the cabinet.He also has an ulterior purpose in this, he has always wanted to be a hands-off shopkeeper.Although the emperor kept his promises, it was also very hard work, especially being a diligent emperor was even harder, and the memorials that needed to be reviewed every day were piled up like a mountain.Of course, as a special soldier, Liu Ziqiu never had the word "fear of suffering" in his dictionary. He just didn't want to be trapped in the small world of the palace for a long time.

Of course, although it is good to wish, there are many difficulties in realizing it. Liu Ziqiu must continue to face all kinds of memorials sent to his desk like snowflakes every day, and he must also deal with those matters that are difficult for the cabinet to make decisions.

Looking at the cabinet scholars sitting in front of him, Liu Ziqiu waved his hands and said: "Before listening to the opinions of the ministers, I just want to emphasize one point. No matter how to deal with this, the interests of the Han Dynasty must be the most important thing!"

Just now, Liu Ziqiu has explained the possible impact of the war between Persia and Byzantium on the great man, and now he wants to give the great scholars a chance to re-judge.The improvement of the cabinet's ability to handle affairs is crucial for him to realize his wishes.

Li Jing cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I think that the fight between the two tigers of Persia and Byzantium is a good opportunity for me. We can take advantage of the fact that both sides are hurting, and send heavy troops to take them down in one fell swoop!"

For military generals, it is an irresistible temptation to expand the territory and leave a name through the ages.

Yu Shinan shook his head and said: "General Li's words are wrong. We, a great man, have always established our country with benevolence and righteousness. How can we do such an unrighteous thing!"

Wei Zheng stroked his beard and said with a smile: "From what I see, General Li's words are very kind. However, Persia and Byzantium are too far away from the Central Plains. The so-called unreachable, even if they can seize their land, it will be difficult to rule for a long time. It is better to divide and dissolve Of!"

What Li Jing and Wei Zheng proposed were two different opinions.What Li Jing meant was to directly send troops to capture Byzantium in Persia and bring it into the territory of the Han Dynasty.And Wei Zheng also agreed to send troops, but after defeating the two armies, he did not occupy their land, but split the two formerly powerful empires into several small countries.After listening to the influence of Liu Ziqiu's explanation, the two still insisted on their opinions.Of course, he is the only one in the cabinet who insists on benevolence and righteousness like Yu Shinan, and he is not considered the mainstream.

Liu Ziqiu laughed, "Everything you say has its own reasons. However, I don't think it's a good policy to resort to military force. Although I've never relaxed my military preparedness, I don't want to use military force at will. Therefore, my elder brother's opinion, I do not agree. Mr. Wei's opinion is very kind, but he doesn't know that the long-term must be united, and the long-term must be divided? Although we can take the opportunity to divide them into several small countries, there will always be a country that will become stronger and annex other small countries. Over time , the frequent wars will eventually affect the business routes of my big man."

Yu Shinan couldn't help but feel complacent: "Your Majesty's words are very true, I think that we don't need to do anything, just wait and see what happens!"

Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said: "I don't want to send troops, I just don't want my good man's blood to splash on the battlefield, but that doesn't mean we can do nothing! I think that mediation should be the main thing for the war between the two countries. As long as the two countries cease fighting, the people will Life can gradually tend to be peaceful. The tranquility of the border is beneficial to my big man, and it will save me from laborious expeditions, so why not do it?"

In fact, there was another sentence that Liu Ziqiu didn't say.If this battle continues, the winner will soon be decided.The victorious side will often be in a state of extreme excitement, will be carried away, and will most likely move eastward.After all, people will inevitably have greed. If there is no greed, there will be no such war.Greed together, often loses reason.And the richness of the big man will naturally attract the jealousy of the victor.Although the Han army is powerful and is not afraid of the enemy's attack, it is not a good thing that the war is at the door of the house.Only by keeping the two countries strong enough and maintaining a delicate balance can Dahan be safer.

As for dividing these two countries into several small countries, it seems safer, but it is not.Because these countries are not the Western Regions, nor Mobei.There are not many contradictions within their nation, and after being forcibly divided by the big man, it is inevitable that they will feel resentment.Some narrow-minded nationalists may make some outrageous actions, such as attacking the caravan of a big man, such as assassinating important officials of the imperial court.These operations hiding in the dark are often hard to detect.Therefore, Liu Ziqiu didn't want to make too many enemies.Unless he can be ruthless, kill all these aliens, and then move the Han people there.

Li Jing frowned and said, "I'm afraid they're too jealous and won't listen to His Majesty's mediation."

Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said: "It's okay, if anyone refuses to obey the mediation, my big man will be famous. At that time, my big man will send an expeditionary army to help the other side completely wipe him out!"

A weak country has no diplomacy, and with the current national power of the big man, it is not difficult to annex these two countries in one fell swoop.It's just that it's a little difficult to maintain local rule after the annexation.I believe that neither Persia nor Byzantium are willing to face such a powerful enemy right now.

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This time, Liu Ziqiu's plan to let the cabinet solve a major problem went bankrupt, and he finally made the decision.It's not that Li Jing, Wei Zheng and others are not smart enough.In fact, when it comes to figuring out people's hearts and using tactics, any scholar in the cabinet is much better than Liu Ziqiu.It's just that Liu Ziqiu has thousands of years more insight than them, and sees problems more profoundly.

Of course, things turned out as Liu Ziqiu expected.Neither Persia nor Byzantium were willing to stop fighting easily at first. After all, the two sides have been fighting fiercely for many years, and the hatred has accumulated more and more.However, when the envoy of the Han Dynasty pretended to be about to intervene by force, both countries chose to be soft and agreed to accept the mediation of the Han Dynasty.

One month later, the envoys of the three countries held talks in Luoyang, the eastern capital of the Han Dynasty, and signed an armistice treaty, known as the Luoyang Treaty in history.According to the treaty, the border between the two countries was restored to the state at the beginning of the war, and both sides retreated hundreds of miles from the border, leaving a long strip of space.Of course, the Han envoys did not forget to fight for the interests of their own dynasty.Since then, the Han caravans have passed through the two countries, and the tariffs have been treated the same as those of the people of the two countries.This was an unequal treaty, until five years later, the caravans of the Han Dynasty almost controlled the entire Silk Road.Liu Ziqiu made a special decree to allow the caravans of the two countries to enjoy the same tariff treatment as the nationals of the Han Dynasty in the territory of the Han Dynasty.But by that time, the caravans of the Han Dynasty had already controlled the economic lifelines of the two countries, and even the coins were entrusted to the merchants of the Han Dynasty for casting.The implementation of this equal treatment has not made much sense.

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After this incident, Liu Ziqiu completely made up his mind to implement a constitutional monarchy, following the early systems of later Western countries.At this time, after more than ten years of development in Dahan, some of Liu Ziqiu's new ideas have been widely spread in the country.Some associations have emerged in some economically developed areas, and industry associations have also existed extensively.Moreover, with the development of county schools, fewer and fewer children from aristocratic families passed the examinations in the subsequent imperial examinations, and their power was further weakened. This created excellent conditions for Liu Ziqiu to implement the new system. .

In the 15th year of Daxing, two congresses were finally established.One is the aristocratic congress composed of the founding fathers and families, and the other is the common people's congress composed of representatives of ordinary people from all walks of life.The prime minister of the cabinet was elected by the two congresses among the cabinet scholars, and then directly appointed by Liu Ziqiu.

And this year, Liu Ziqiu also completely handed over power, announcing that he only has symbolic power, and all power belongs to the two congresses and the cabinet.

However, in this year's cabinet prime minister election, there was an accident. Li Shimin was the elected candidate. This was a result that no one expected.

After winning No.2 in the second imperial examination, Li Shimin entered the Imperial College to study.A few years later, he also entered the cabinet as he wished.Time can erase people's memory.In the past ten years, Li Shimin has been courteous and diligent, and has gradually won the approval of the ruling and opposition parties.During this time, he was also very respectful to Liu Ziqiu, as if he had really given up his ambition and was willing to be a courtier who followed the rules.It was also for this reason that he was gradually accepted by the representatives, stood out among the cabinet ministers, and was elected prime minister with a high number of votes, only waiting for Liu Ziqiu's appointment.

Although Liu Ziqiu's appointment is only symbolic, he is still the supreme king in the hearts of the Han Dynasty.Without his letter of appointment, any result cannot be accepted by the people of the world.

It's just that some old people who followed Liu Ziqiu to fight the world still remember some old things, and they went to the palace to meet Liu Ziqiu and persuaded: "Your Majesty, you know people, you know the face, but you don't know the heart. You must not appoint the political commissar to Li Shimin!"