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Chapter 775: Feudal System (End)
"When these places are completely assimilated to Chinese culture, and my Central Plains has another wise ruler like my father, we can bring the entire Western Regions into the Central Plains with just a few wars."

Li Yan explained: "The northern grasslands are different. They have no fixed place to live and live along the water and grassland. They can temporarily not be divided into vassal states. If there is no such condition, we can discuss it again. Therefore, the main vassal states of the Tang Dynasty are in the western plateau and the Western Regions."

"But the Hexi Corridor is the Silk Road in the heart of the Central Plains, so it must be preserved. With so many vassal states, we have the possibility of managing this place. After all, there are no enemies for the time being. There are vassal states to the south and north of the Hexi Corridor."

"With this corridor to Central Asia, we can maintain external communication and trade routes. Secondly, it is also a lifeline for us to control the vassal states. Otherwise, we can't control some places that are farther away."

Li Shimin nodded solemnly: "The Hexi Corridor has been the inherent territory of our Central Plains since the Han Dynasty. I will not agree to give it away even if I agree. Even if I agree, the millions of people of the Tang Dynasty will not agree. You can rest assured about this."

Li Yan reminded: "Father, we can give away these remote places, but there must be a department under the direct jurisdiction of the court. This is a symbol of maintaining the sovereignty of the Tang Dynasty and can observe the local situation. We can stay out of the military, financial, human and administrative powers."

"But to maintain the influence of Han culture on these places, supervision is necessary at all times."

"Hahaha, you can rest assured. I know those people best. What they want is real power and status. They won't pay attention to empty things like this even if you give them."

Li Shimin seemed very happy. "Chengqian, to be honest, these aristocratic families in the court are a headache for both the emperor and me. I originally wanted to spend several generations to slowly weaken their influence."

"But I am worried that you, the monarchs who will succeed me in the future, were born in a comfortable environment and do not have the courage, wisdom, or ability to challenge them."

"Now it's good. I finally see hope that these problems can be solved in my time."

"It is better to ease than to block. With such a good method, I can start to deal with the noble families and meritorious officials in the court. By enfeoffing some of them, the remaining power will be greatly reduced, and I will not be afraid of them rebelling against the court."

"Originally, those noble families fought against the imperial court out of survival instinct, and there were not many ambitious people who really wanted to replace the imperial court. Now that they have the opportunity to leave the Tang Dynasty openly and establish a country, who would want to stay inside and fight a desperate battle with the imperial court?"

"Once most of the noble families are destroyed, those left behind will be like meat on the chopping block, and will not be able to fight against the court at all."

"In my opinion, as long as some people are interested, the rest of the people will weigh the pros and cons and maybe compete to come. This is an open conspiracy, no less than the Han Dynasty's Enfeoffment Order, because when all the good places are given away, it will be difficult for the remaining families to leave."

Upon hearing this, Li Yan nodded in agreement. This was indeed the case. Human nature was irresistible, and the court could not give such generous treatment to all the noble families. Establishing a kingdom as a kingdom was an unprecedented opportunity.

There is not much vacant land around the Tang Dynasty. There is sea to the east and south, and the vast grasslands to the north cannot be used to establish a country. The only part that can be given away is the northwest.

If you miss this opportunity, you will only be able to watch others compete for the world without even getting an entry ticket.

Of course, there will definitely be aristocratic families who are thinking about taking down the princes first, while the other part will continue to develop within the Tang Dynasty, straddling two boats.

But when it is actually implemented, it will be found that human energy and family resources are limited. With a retreat, it will be difficult for those who stay to fight the court to the end. When they encounter pressure, they will easily be exiled back to the vassal states by the court.

If you go back too late, you won’t be able to occupy a good position, and those aristocratic families will also be in a state of internal competition.

Just as Li Shimin said, this is the Tang Dynasty version of the Enfeoffment Order.

The aristocratic families in the Tang Dynasty were like the princes of the Han Dynasty, and the feudal system made these princes who were in reality but not in name visible.

Once kicked out, one can only rely on the court to survive.

Otherwise, why don't those small countries in the west invade the Central Plains? The harsh environment and scarce resources make it difficult for them to survive. Unless the Central Plains dynasty destroys the Great Wall and leaves it defenseless, even if they unite, they are no match for the Central Plains dynasty.

"Cheng Qian, I am very glad to have such a frank exchange with you tonight. Otherwise, we will miss a great opportunity to make adjustments after the war. With this idea in mind, I will discuss with Xuan Ling and take advantage of this war to finalize the first wave of titles and fiefs."

Li Shimin was greatly encouraged as he knew that a solution to his biggest worry had been found. He returned to the table and chatted with Li Yan while drinking.

Just as Li Shimin said this, a long-lost system prompt sound flashed through Li Yan's mind.

'Ding'

'Special mission is starting'

'The host's efforts have directly affected the future changes and direction of the Tang Dynasty world, and it is slowly deviating from its original track.'

'The time of the fall of the Tang Dynasty has been postponed for one year. The mission completion rate is 1%. Please continue to work hard.'

Li Yan was shocked and quickly called up the system panel. He saw four tasks in the taskbar, and the first three were to be completed.

For the last task, a blue progress bar appears below, indicating that the progress has reached 1%.

Seeing this, Li Yan was greatly encouraged and excited. Originally, these ideas were just a conception of his and he had no idea whether they could be used. But being recognized by an emperor like Li Shimin meant that his ideas were feasible.

Li Shimin has made up his mind to implement it, which means that his ideas have deeply influenced Li Shimin and have initially become national policies. And this change is recognized by the system and will directly affect the future of the Tang Dynasty. It may not have been entrusted to be implemented yet, so the progress is not great, only 1%.

But the launch and activation of this task means that your direction is correct. As long as you move in this direction little by little in the future, you can continue to advance the progress of the task.

The most important thing is that as long as it lasts for a hundred years, the task can be completed 100%. It doesn't have to be as long as several hundred years.

The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period was not like the Five Barbarians period, which lasted for hundreds of years. Even if the several puppet emperors at the end of the Tang Dynasty are included, it only lasted about a hundred years.

Moreover, with a progress bar, you can observe which behaviors will promote the continuation of the dynasty and which behaviors will lead to the early end of the dynasty. You can adjust at any time. It is not like what you thought at the beginning, doing a lot of things and then settling them in the end, when you can't change it.

Such real-time detection is beneficial to oneself
Li Yan smiled slightly. As expected, one cannot be restrained when doing things. One must be bold in trying.

Originally, I was thinking of waiting until I ascended the throne before starting this task, but now it seems that I can do it anytime?
As long as he could push Li Shimin to implement his suggestions and advice, it would be considered his own achievement.

After all, according to Liu Pizi, the founder of Han Gaozu, Li Shimin was a meritorious dog, while he was a meritorious man.
Nature deserves the greatest credit.

Perhaps by the time Li Shimin abdicated, the entire situation would have been settled and the task would have been completed ahead of schedule.

Seeing that there were no other prompts from the system, Li Yan retracted the panel and started drinking with Li Shimin, who was still excited.

Before long, the two were drunk. Before Li Shimin passed out, Li Yan fell down first.

Seeing Li Yanyi fall asleep, Li Shimin shook his head. He had indeed drunk a little too much today. Looking at his son who was sleeping soundly beside him, his heart softened and was filled with a deep love for his son.

He reached out and stroked his son's face, giving him a loving smile.

Since he started the rebellion, there has never been a moment that made him feel as at ease as he does today. It seemed that the future was full of infinite vitality and hope, and that no matter how many difficulties stood in his way, Li Shimin could crush them.

Li Shimin was already dizzy and dazed at this time, but as a father he did not forget his duties. He stepped forward, picked up Li Yan, who was drunk on the ground, staggered to his dragon bed, and put Li Yan on it.

This little movement almost exhausted all his strength, mainly because he was drunk. Since taking over the heavy responsibility of the world, Li Shimin has never really relaxed, and today he was so happy that he let himself go.

After doing all this, Li Shimin fell on the bed and fell asleep.

Not long after, a woman in luxurious palace clothes walked in. She looked at the mess of cups and plates in the hall, and then at the father and son sleeping soundly on the bed. The woman was surprised, and then showed an expression of infinite pity. She walked forward, pulled out the quilt, and covered the father and son who were lying upright.

It turned out that Li Shimin and Li Yan were so engrossed in their conversation that they didn't realize it was already late at night. In addition, they started drinking and chatting about all sorts of things.

Ma Xuanliang and Wang De, who had been sent a hundred steps away by Li Shimin, were anxious as they saw that it was already late at night and there was no emperor's decree yet. They had no idea what was going on in the palace, and they were running around in circles.

But the emperor had ordered that anyone who approached would be beheaded, so they did not dare to go forward to check.

What if Li Shimin was still talking about the key topic and suspected that I was eavesdropping, then my death would be in vain.

Finally, it was midnight and the tallow candles in the hall were extinguished one by one. There was still no decree, so the two men became anxious, worried that the two men had gotten drunk and fell asleep. The doors and windows were open, and if they slept on the ground like this all night, they would definitely catch a cold.

But they didn't dare to go forward without an imperial decree. After much deliberation, the two decided to go to Qiyun Palace and report the situation there to Empress Changsun.

Wang De, as the emperor's personal eunuch, asked to see Empress Changsun in the middle of the night. This was a big deal, and the maids did not dare to stop him and woke up Changsun Wugou who had already fallen asleep.

Zhangsun Wugou didn't know what was going on, so she called Wang De in to ask him. She learned that the prince had entered the palace to accompany the emperor for a drink, and they hadn't left yet?

Empress Changsun was shocked and quickly put on her clothes, then came to Chengqing Palace with her maids. She saw that even Ma Xuanliang was standing outside the palace, and there was an order to execute anyone who approached without permission. Empress Changsun Wuhou did not make things difficult for them.

He left the others outside and went into the hall alone.

Seeing the father and son drunk and sleeping soundly on a dragon couch was simply laughable.

Sleeping like this, he certainly wouldn't care about the imperial edict, and Empress Changsun couldn't interfere, otherwise when Li Shimin woke up the next day, the harem would interfere in politics. After careful consideration, he went out again to tell Ma Xuanliang and Wang De about the situation and asked them to stay outside to strengthen the defense.

He came to the bed alone, and did not sleep anymore. He sat in front of the stool and watched silently. Drunk people are prone to pass alcohol and dry mouth.

Empress Chang Sun was busy running around, pouring tea, covering them with a quilt, and personally serving the father and son until dawn the next day.

(End of this chapter)