Chapter 10: Turks are like tea in a cup
"Daojun, there seems to be someone outside, look outside the window..."
"Someone?"
Li Yuan rubbed his eyes, his head slightly tilted to the right, and his elbow pressed on a strand of black hair on the screen, which made her scream in pain and she could see clearly outside.
The paper-paste windows are hazy and there are three or two torches.
He frowned slightly. With his honor as the Supreme Emperor, there were 500 imperial guards around Nongzhu Pavilion, and there were eunuchs and palace maids guarding the gatehouse.
Although Nongzhu Pavilion is simple, it is also relatively common. For Li Yuan, it is undoubtedly more warm than the empty and cold Da'an Palace.
But this does not mean that the bamboo pavilion is like a countryside hut, anyone who wants to enter it can enter it.
"There are indeed people outside the door, and there are not ordinary people coming. The eunuch and palace maid who were watching the night are not making any sound. If this is a Guanzhong giant who is like a bearded guest, he will definitely not make any sound. It is impossible for us to hear it..."
"Assassin?" Hua Ping's flushed face returned to a little colder, and her mind became much clearer. She bit her red lips and shook her head and said, "The assassin will not be able to hit a bright torch, but... that person is obviously impossible..."
Li Yuan lit the gilded lampstand in front of the bed, tied his belt tightly, leaned over his waist and put his feet on his feet, and said half-smile: "The five hundred imperial guards didn't even breathe. Who else could there be?"
Although the possibility of the person who stayed outside was him was very small, it was easier for him to explain it compared to the assassin. The Supreme Emperor had thought about anything else, but in the fourth year of Zhenguan, there seemed to be no coup...
In the Tang Dynasty, except for Li Shimin, the Supreme Emperor really couldn't think of anyone else who could stop silently and three feet in front of the Supreme Emperor's Sect?
The door of the Nongzhu Pavilion creaked, revealing the night outside.
"My son is paying homage to my father." When Li Shimin, who was staying outside the door, saw the Supreme Emperor coming out, he looked a little joyful on his eyebrows and saluted him respectfully.
Then he spoke: "It's already the third hour of Xu, and everything is resting. My son is really uneasy when he takes the liberty to disturb his father's sage. However, the stone in his heart never falls to the ground for a moment, my son's heart..."
He pointed to the stars in the sky and smiled slightly, "Just like this star, it's light and dark."
After saying that, he took out the envelope that had torn the seal and said in a deep voice: "What does Father mean? The old bastard Wei Zheng humiliated the foreign race because the barbarians were not my race, and his sons could also be clear. Since Jin lost his deer, the world has chased him. Emperor Jin fled to Jiankang, and the north was harmed by the Hu people. The people were filled with blood and angry, and the soldiers were attacked!
In the ninth year of Wude, Jie Li Khan plundered northern Guanzhong, and the people were displaced... Last October, the army was sent, so he was happy to hear the war.
However, although the Hu people had been the enemy of ours, the Medicine Shi chased and killed the north and destroyed the Turks in one fell swoop. The former Jie Li tribes were all people of our Tang Dynasty. Although they were the emperor of the Central Plains, they were also the emperor of China from all directions!
What is the difference between the Turkic households that are now extinct and the Tang Dynasty?”
Hearing this remark, the Supreme Emperor frowned tightly. The Tian Khan in history was still Tian Khan after all. It was too difficult for his three vicious schemes to change his mind.
If he was a Turkic person, he would probably immediately swear allegiance to his death when he heard these heartfelt words. His personal charm was really amazing.
In Li Shimin's view, since he destroyed the Eastern Turks, the land, wealth and people of the Turks belonged to the Tang Dynasty. The once stupid Jie Li Khan could make the Turks loyal, and he, the emperor, could definitely do it.
Whether it is the Han people in the Central Plains or the Turks in the grassland, they are all Tang people!
Yes, Tang people!
Although there was a certain national concept after experiencing the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it was still very weak and did not look like the clear distinction of later generations.
One of the old Three Principles of the People, Mr. Sun Wen, the father of the Republic of China, was to expel the Tartars and restore China.
That Tartar was obviously Mongolian Manchu. But when the New Three Principles of the People were established, this article was deleted. Why?
That was the Chinese nation, a country that replaced the narrow Han nationality thought, thus realizing the five-nation republic.
The Tang Dynasty now has no national concept, but the national consciousness of the Tang people. In their minds, the Turks were indeed alien races, because they did not return to rule. At this moment, His Majesty the Emperor destroyed the Eastern Turks, and the people under his rule also changed from Turks to Tang people.
However, the Supreme Emperor was disdainful of these simple "national" concepts of the Tang Dynasty. The Republic of China was able to implement a five-match republic and put forward the concept of the Chinese nation, which was based on the premise that the Manchus had almost been assimilated by the Han people.
And what about the Turks?
Their language, culture, etc. are different from the Central Plains. The only thing in common is that they surrender to the power of the Giant Tang Dynasty. Once the national strength of the Tang Dynasty weakens, the scenes of history will be repeated again and the invasion of foreign races.
To sum it up, that is what the old trolls in Wei Zheng said: The barbarians are not of our race, and their hearts must be different. The strong will be enemies and thieves. If they are humble and obey, they will ignore kindness and righteousness, their nature is!
"Shimin, please accompany me and sit in that small pavilion before talking." Li Yuan said softly.
The Supreme Emperor knew that if he wanted to change Li Shimin's current thoughts, it was not a simple saying that the Turks would definitely harm them in the future. Wei Zheng said this sentence.
Li Shimin was a little surprised. He said such a long sentence with such enthusiasm, and then the Supreme Emperor did not express any of it. Instead, he still had the leisure and elegance to sit in the small pavilion?
From the time he saw the three poisonous schemes written by the Supreme Emperor, he has been holding countless words in his chest and abdomen.
Just...so light and fluttering?
But as his son, he could not resist me in such a trivial matter. He obediently followed the Supreme Emperor to sit down in the small pavilion next to the Nongzhu Pavilion.
The pavilion is small and exquisite, with a foundation higher than the corridor. From here you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the royal garden.
"What is this? It looks like... tea soup?" As soon as Li Shimin sat on the stone bench, Mingyan poured a cup of tea with the teapot.
The light brown tea water is clear and transparent, and the fine tea foam under the white glaze tea cup gradually reaches the bottom with the water. The silky white steam like fog has a tea-like fragrance...
"Not bad." Li Yuan nodded, picked up the tea cup and drank some sweet rain, and said slowly: "This is fried tea. It is different from the original tea soup made from tea cakes, and it pays attention to the original taste."
Hearing the Supreme Emperor praised this, Li Shimin's mood suddenly calmed down with the cup of tea. He pecked lightly, slightly bitter, but the aftertaste was endless.
Logically speaking, if he had such a wonderful discovery on weekdays, he would have been happy. But now he has tasted something. Since he came to power, he has been diligent in handling the government affairs day and night. Liangyi Hall has simply changed it to Qinzheng Hall.
But what about the Supreme Emperor?
He was inevitably a little depressed when he could even do so many things in his spare time.
"If Shimin, I will send someone to give you some tomorrow." Li Yuan said.
Just as Li Shimin nodded, Li Yuan's topic changed again: "Is this tea soup transparent? But if you stir it with bamboo chopsticks, the tea foam sinking at the bottom of the cup will surge up, and it will suddenly become turbid like sewage.
Now that Li Yaoshi destroyed the Turks, the world is quiet. My Tang Dynasty looked down on the Turks, just like looking at the tea soup in a cup, which was extremely clear, but if there was this "bamboo chopstick" stirring, how would the Turks look like?"
After saying that, he pinched a bamboo chopstick from the chopsticks on the stone table and stirred the tea soup in front of him, and it became dim and unclear in an instant, not as clear as before.
Li Shimin's face changed.
Chapter completed!