Datang: Rebirth of Li Chengqian, the beginning of the treason interrogation

Chapter 62: Launching an Attack to Dig Out the Roots of the Noble Family
"This is a matter of military importance. I cannot take the risk!" Li Shimin said seriously.

This concerns the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers, and the success or failure of the entire battle.

"Since there is no definite candidate for the commander of the navy, why not let your son and uncle Changsun go together. Anyway, there are Duke Yingguo Li Ji and King Jiangxia Li Daozon in Liaodong, so there won't be any big problems." Li Chengqian volunteered.

"Even if you, Father, don't believe in my judgment, you should at least believe in my and my eldest grandson's abilities, right? The two of us won't bring down the navy, will we?"

After all, the army was infallible with those big men in charge. On the contrary, Li Chengqian was most worried about the navy if there were no capable generals.

If we let that traitor Zhang Liang be the commander of the navy, it would be a thankless task.

"This is the only way!" Li Shimin finally nodded.

Li Shimin had a deep understanding of Li Chengqian's strategic vision.

Changsun Wuji had always fought beside Li Shimin, and had also led troops to fight alone, and was even named the mighty general. His title of Right Prime Minister was not just a false title, but a well-deserved one. Therefore, Changsun Wuji was also very knowledgeable in military affairs.

Li Shimin naturally felt relieved to hand over the navy to Li Chengqian and Zhangsun Wuji, as if there was no more suitable candidate than this.

"In addition, movable type printing has been applied. I think that all decrees printed in the future should be divided into multiple copies and reported to each county, so that everyone in the country can know every decree of the court. This will make it easier for the decrees to be delivered and prevent someone from obstructing them." Li Chengqian said.

"Good!" Li Shimin nodded deeply. In this way, the layers of restrictions among officials could be avoided. The imperial order going down to the countryside would, to a great extent, strengthen the consolidation of imperial power and weaken the ruling power of the gentry.

"The first thing is to print and distribute the news of the construction of the martial temple and the opening of the school so that the army and all the people will know about it."

Li Chengqian had to win the support of the soldiers in the army because these two things were closely related to them, especially the soldiers at the bottom.

In this way, there will be no more obstacles when opening a school.

"I think it's best to let Kong Yingda handle this matter. His Kong family has always taken it as their mission to educate the world. At the same time, they are a thousand-year-old family. As a saint among the literary world, they must be able to handle it faster."

Li Shimin said.

Although Kong Yingda was pedantic, he also had his family's sense of mission, which was to develop their academic disciplines.

Li Chengqian had no objection to this. Kong Yingda was not actually that bad. It was just due to his literary accomplishment and moral character that he was usually critical of the matter rather than the person. No matter who did something that did not meet his standards, he would confront them head on.

The Kong family's students are spread all over the world. If one wants to open schools across the country, the Kong family will definitely be a great help. Otherwise, even if the schools are established, they will just be empty shells without teachers.

Looking at the Tang Dynasty at that time from the perspective of later generations, Li Chengqian indeed found that there was a lot that needed to be improved.

However, improvements must be accelerated because there is not much time left. The equal-field system of the Tang Dynasty has affected the interests of many people.

By the time Wu Zetian came to power, the country had basically collapsed completely, so the military system was destroyed, the Tang Dynasty's fighting power was gone, and rebellions continued in various places.

As a result, during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, the territory of the Tang Dynasty reached its maximum, but then gradually decreased, and in the end the Li Tang group completely collapsed.

As any later generation, no one wants the prosperous Tang Dynasty to collapse, so Li Chengqian wants to continue it all.

In fact, after the death of Li Shimin, the power of the Tang Dynasty was seized by the gentry, and Changsun Wuji was just a typical representative.

All of Li Zhi's subsequent measures were aimed at consolidating imperial power and seizing power from the clan.

However, it was inevitably weakened in the end. The king was deposed and Wu was enthroned, and power was divided among Empress Wu in order to restrict the clans.

However, no matter how hard they tried, the foundation of the Tang Dynasty - the equal-field system - had been destroyed. The Tang Dynasty's strength came from the equal-field system and the fubing system.

These two systems were based on the equal-field system. Once the equal-field system was destroyed, the fubing system would also disappear.

Li Tang nationalized all the land and distributed it to people all over the world.

What about the clans? They just wanted to repossess the land. In ancient times, the most valuable thing was land, and in the past, these lands belonged to them.

This is the most fundamental contradiction between the Li Tang Dynasty and the big surnames and clans. Some of the big surnames and clans were loyal to the Li Tang Dynasty, but in fact, some of their actions had already dug a grave for the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, the enemies of Li Chengqian, the heir to the Tang Dynasty, are all the powerful people who have arbitrarily moved the land.

Facts have proved that the equal-field system is the most in line with the characteristics of the times, and contracting output to households is also a manifestation of the equal-field system. This can greatly mobilize the enthusiasm of the people, stimulate agricultural production, and enhance national strength.

In order to protect this family fortune, Li Chengqian has enemies all over the world.

To challenge all clans, he needs to start from all aspects.

It was not until evening that Li Chengqian returned to the East Palace.

The East Palace is still as noisy as before.

As soon as we entered the North Garden, we could faintly hear a rumbling sound.

There are dozens of guards outside Yichun Garden, all of them wearing black armor.

When Li Chengqian approached, they all said in unison: "Greetings, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

They are the most elite soldiers in the Tang Empire at present - the Black Armor Army.

The defense capabilities of the Eastern Palace at this time were comparable to those of the Imperial Palace where Li Shimin lived.

"Your Highness, come here!"

After passing through Yichun Palace, we arrived at the experimental site for homemade explosives.

When Wang Xun saw it, he ran over immediately.

He is now Li Chengqian's absolute confidant and the deputy commander of the Bad Guys - Tianyong Star Wang Xun.

"How many kilograms of Thunderbolt Fire are there now?" Li Chengqian asked.

The research and production of earth explosives is of utmost priority, and the entire country provides support.

"There are 10,000 kilograms that can be used!" said Wang Xun.

This is not industrial production, and the preparation process of homemade explosives is extremely prone to explosion, so the production process is extremely slow.

"All moisture-proof measures must be taken. They will be fully utilized in the battle against Goguryeo."

This homemade explosive is only effective against a turtle shell like Goguryeo. If used to deal with nomadic peoples, I'm afraid it won't be of much use.

During the conquests of Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Er, they encountered several fortified cities that they were unable to capture. When winter came, they had no choice but to retreat.

"Okay, I'll arrange it immediately." Wang Xun nodded.

"Order the bad guys to enter Goguryeo now and wait for orders to act."

There were also Han people in Goguryeo, and it had trade relations with the Tang Dynasty, so it was not difficult to infiltrate them.

This is also the first battle of the Bad Guys.

According to Li Chengqian's idea, the Bad People should be developed into an organization that focuses on protection, assassination, information gathering, and legal arrests.

It is both dark and light, with one foot in each of the two paths.

(End of this chapter)