Chapter 323 No Such Person Liu Renyuan

The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty wanted to form a fleet to go to sea, and no one in Ganlu Palace objected to this.

"Even if there are breeding and selection methods in the future, scientific fertilizers, and new farming techniques..."

Du Ruhui paused to organize his words and said:

"But even if none of these exist, the yield of corn per mu is more than double that of rice and wheat."

For an empire that values ​​agriculture, this temptation alone is extraordinary.

And seriously, now there are canned food and maps, and the Wuyalou ship is praised by many in the future, which can ensure the combat effectiveness. In addition, if you sail carefully along the coast, the risk should not be great. The only problem is that it may take years to go back and forth.

But... recruit brave men!

Li Shimin no longer hesitated and decided on the spot:

After all the things are done today, pull Liu Rengui to talk to him, and then send him to the sea division, and evaluate whether he can go to sea.

If it is feasible, form a long-distance fleet to explore the West, find "Elements of Geometry", gather talents from other races, publicize the reputation of the Tang Dynasty, and inquire about the news of America.

If he returns quickly, he might be able to take Master Xuanzang and his party with him when he passes through India.

After making up his mind, Li Shimin looked back at the term Malthusian trap, and he also had his own opinion on it.

As an emperor, governing annexation affects the vital interests of the royal family, so Li Shimin can be said to empathize with the description of this trap, and he also understands it more and more.

The longer the world is peaceful, the more serious the annexation will be.

The younger generation said before that feudal society is a cannibalistic society, and Li Shimin deeply agrees with it.

The Wang family, Xie family, and Sima family during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties are all examples that are still before our eyes.

Damaging the world and enriching one's own family is the most appropriate description of these big surnames.

They are like a group of fat pigs who only know how to eat. First, they eat up the villages, then eat up the prefectures and counties, and eat up the country to weaken, and finally they can't protect themselves.

But Li Shimin also knows that no matter how prosperous the study is, it is impossible for everyone to be a saint, and the cannibalism mentioned by later generations is still unavoidable.

In this case, it is better to let them go and eat outsiders than to eat the people of the Tang Dynasty, right?

However, the premise of all this still depends on the results of opening the sea.

[In addition to the few twenty words in the history of the Battle of Baekgang, another thing related to this is the "Tang Liu Renyuan Memorial Monument".

And this monument is also quite ups and downs, because Liu Renyuan's final outcome was exile to Yunnan, and his name has never appeared in the history books since then.

However, following the praise of this monument, another guess can be made:

Tang's loss of the Korean Peninsula is likely to be related to Liu Renyuan's exile.

After the Battle of Baekgang, on the one hand, the Tang Dynasty itself was stretched to its limits, and on the other hand, it was also to appease Baekje to show sincerity.

Therefore, the officials of the Xiongjin Military Governor's Office were basically Baekje people, and there was already a little sign of control at this time.

As for the selection of the highest official of the Xiongjin Military Governor's Office, things are quite delicate.

Liu Rengui had made outstanding contributions, so after Baekje was destroyed for the second time, Liu Rengui stayed in the area and Liu Renyuan returned to the court.

In 664, Liu Renyuan was ordered by Emperor Gaozong to return to Xiongjin to replace Liu Rengui as the governor of Xiongjin. This was originally a normal rotation, but the two old comrades finally made a scene in front of Emperor Gaozong.

Because Liu Renyuan insisted on changing with Emperor Gaozong's order, Liu Rengui believed that there were still many problems on the Korean Peninsula, such as Baekje, which had not been completely appeased, and Silla, which was ambitious, and changing defense was not a good choice.

Both of them were right, so they made a scene in front of Emperor Gaozong. It stands to reason that such a thing is to choose one and make up your mind, but Emperor Gaozong showed a high-end operation:

Liu Renyuan was recalled.

Liu Rengui continued to stay, but the position of governor of Xiongjin was revoked.

Then Emperor Gaozong issued an edict, and Buyeo Long, who was enjoying himself in Chang'an, became the governor of Xiongjin with a confused look on his face.

Fuyu Long refused to obey. Chang'an had food, drinks and fun, but Baekje was a shabby place with nothing and it was so cold that even dogs wouldn't go there!

It was originally a happy thing, but Emperor Gaozong made everyone upset.

After this incident, Liu Rengui was not happy in Xiongjin without the title of governor, and he took the initiative to apply to return to China in less than a year.

Fuyu Long still refused to obey, so Liu Renyuan set off again and replaced Liu Rengui to garrison Baekje.

Liu Renyuan worked diligently and said nothing. He worked in Baekje for three years and achieved remarkable results. The local Baekje people also spontaneously built a stele to commend Liu Renyuan, which is the "Tang Liu Renyuan Memorial Stele" that has been passed down to this day.

What happened next was very simple. In 667, the Tang Dynasty launched a plan to destroy Goguryeo, and Liu Renyuan, who was stationed in Xiongjin, naturally had to cooperate with the troops.

However, the troops were delayed. Although the opportunity to fight was not missed, the matter was eventually reported.

At this time, Li Zhi's health was getting worse and worse, and Gaozong's increasingly weak body also made him more irritable. When he saw this report, he remembered that there was a rumor that Liu Renyuan "plotted to split Haidong".

Under the emperor's suspicion, Liu Renyuan was soon taken back to Chang'an on the charge of "staying and not going".

Feeling wronged, Liu Renyuan defended Gaozong in person, which made Gaozong even more furious, and ordered Liu Renyuan to be executed.

However, he soon realized that Liu Renyuan had the merit of destroying Baekje, suppressing Xiongjin, and conquering Goguryeo, so it was inappropriate to execute him like this, so he was exiled to Yao'an, Yunnan today. This place is really remote, and Liu Renyuan later disappeared.

Under such circumstances, Buyeo Long, a idiot who had held the post of governor of Xiongjin for four years, was forced by Emperor Gaozong to return to Xiongjin to inherit the family property. From then on, all officials in Xiongjin from top to bottom were Baekje people, and it completely changed from a direct subordinate to a vassal.

Therefore, Silla quickly became impatient to take action. After all, if Liu Rengui or Liu Renyuan attacked Xiongjin when they were there, it would be equivalent to actively attacking the Tang Dynasty.

But now there is no Tang person in Xiongjin, and Silla's attack is just a dispute between vassals. What is there to be afraid of?

The result was just as Silla thought. It took four years before and after. Although it was slapped by the Tang Dynasty in the end, Silla really ate Baekje in its mouth, and this slap was taken willingly. 】

This time, the light curtain slowly narrated a very simple thing, without any great technology, but it caused Li Shimin to sigh:

"Child slave..."

Judging from the incident, Li Shimin seemed to see an emperor who was gradually going astray.

Although no one dared to say it openly, I am afraid that someone would privately compare this emperor with his father throughout his life.

If Li Shimin were to say, Zhinu did not do well in the position of emperor, but thinking about Guangshen, well... it was not bad.

And think about it again, Zhinu was not trained as a prince from the beginning.

The crazy Chenggan who was oppressed by him was deposed and exiled in the 18th year of Zhenguan.

But it was not the second son of Guanyinbi, Qingque, who became the prince in the end, but the third son Zhinu.

It can be seen that there are many things to choose the prince. How old was Zhinu at that time, 16 years old?

From the time the prince was deposed to the time he, the second son of the Li family, died, it was only five years.

Li Shimin sighed:

The time is too short.