The Great Tang Dynasty's Trans-Dimensional Conference: Little Rhinoceros Arrives

At that time, Li Shimin could not only arrange for military generals to rotate garrisons, in other words, he could manage the defense of the entire city of Chang'an.

Moreover, in the early Tang Dynasty, everyone had weapons under their command, and in a typical rebellion, the first place to attack would be the armory.

However, the Crown Prince and the Prince of Qi's men were fully equipped and could act on a single command.

Lin Fan then recalled the records in the Old Book of Tang.

At that time, Li Shimin accused the Crown Prince and the Prince of Qi of having illicit relations with the harem. Li Yuan summoned the Crown Prince and the Prince of Qi to the palace to refute the accusations, and also invited his trusted ministers to go with them.

As a result, this event was skipped in the book. The subsequent record states that Yuchi Gong took the head of the Prince of Qi to Li Yuan and informed him that the Crown Prince and the Prince of Qi had plotted a rebellion and had been executed.

Meanwhile, all those present were Li Yuan's trusted confidants, and everyone was in one place.

To put it another way, while Li Shimin was dealing with the Crown Prince and the Prince of Qi at Xuanwu Gate, his trusted confidants in the palace were also placing Li Yuan and his ministers under house arrest.

In Yuchi Gong's records, in order to show that they forced Li Shimin to rebel, it was mentioned that there were 500 elite soldiers in the palace who were ready to take action at any time.

But anyone with eyes to see knows that, besides Li Shimin himself, who else could arrange such a thing within the forbidden area of ​​the imperial palace?

Therefore, in Lin Fan's view, Li Shimin's success was like a peach that was ripe and just waiting for the right time to be picked.

Perhaps the biggest variable is that the people in the Crown Prince's residence, upon learning of the Crown Prince's fate, will continue to gather and attack the Prince of Qin's residence.

At that time, he controlled Chang'an. At other times, when his men had taken control of Li Yuan and a group of his confidants, he would have already successfully usurped the throne.

"Father, in this situation, I think even if the old master, the Crown Prince, and Prince Qi joined forces, they still wouldn't be a match for you, right?"

"Alright, you brat, shut up!"

That's why Lin Fan is so bold. If it were anyone else who dared to gossip like that in front of him, their head would probably have been chopped off long ago.

Seeing Li Shimin's reaction, Lin Fan knew that his guess was probably pretty accurate.

"Let's not talk about that now. You should think about what to do next for me. What I want is more than just Tibet." Li Shimin changed the subject directly.

"What's there to think about? Now that all the grain seeds have been distributed, the population of the Tang Dynasty will only continue to grow. Why don't you just send troops to bring the entire Western Regions into the Tang Dynasty's territory?"

Because population growth also means labor force growth.

Controlling the Western Regions now is tantamount to controlling the passage into Eurasia.

In the future, once the Tang Dynasty has satisfied the needs of its own people, it can sell all those cheap goods to Europe and then exchange them for real money to strengthen itself.

Lin Fan's idea was good, and Li Shimin agreed, but he still had some doubts.

"Taking over the Western Regions is not a problem, but their language, culture and other aspects are too different from those of the Tang Dynasty. It is definitely unrealistic to integrate them in a short period of time."

Lin Fan snapped his fingers. "Isn't that simple? There's plenty of experience from later generations. You can directly designate an autonomous region and give them some sovereignty. Of course, you'll have to manage the allocation of this licensing authority."

Li Shimin nodded slightly. The fact that there were so many ways to handle things in later generations would save him from taking many detours.

"Besides these, are there any other ways to manage this? Tell me more." He wished he could turn into a sponge and squeeze every last drop of knowledge out of Lin Fan's head.

"Yes, for example, 'one country, two systems,' but in that case, their power would be much greater, which might eventually affect the authority of the Tang Dynasty."

"Alright, when you go back later, please find some books on this topic for me in the future. I need to study how to solve this problem properly."

Seeing Li Shimin's eagerness, Lin Fan couldn't help but purse his lips. "Father, if you need my help with everything, don't you think it's beneath you as emperor?"

"Ha, face? What's face worth?" Li Shimin scoffed, shrugging. "If it can make the Tang Dynasty stronger and richer, what does it matter if I lose a little face?"

Well, Lin Fan now knows who the little princess inherited her thick-skinnedness from.