Li Hao's face turned pale when he heard this, and he put down his chopsticks and asked, "Does Your Majesty want to ask Wenzhi or the military?" ”

Li Shimin said: "You are all-round in civil and military affairs, so I naturally ask both." ”

Li Hao nodded, and said slowly: "Then Weichen will answer them one by one, and talk about military affairs first." ”

Li Zhi and Li Mingda on the side also put down their chopsticks when they heard this, and they both stared at Li Hao, Li Hao is the idol of the two of them, Li Hao is going to discuss the strategy, they naturally have to listen carefully.

Li Hao symbolically tidied up his clothes, and then said solemnly: "Your Majesty, Tubo invaded my Tang territory so much this time and killed my Tang people, and the minister thought that those who offended my Tang Dynasty would be punished even if they were far away!" ”

"Admittedly." Li Shimin nodded with a tiger face, "I also have this intention, this revenge must be avenged!" ”

Li Hao said again: "However, Your Majesty, now is not the time to attack Tubo. ”

"Oh? Is it because of this catastrophe that my Datang national strength has declined? Li Shimin frowned and asked.

"That's just one of the reasons." Li Hao said leisurely, "The most important thing is that Tubo is located on the plateau, Your Majesty has never been to the plateau, so I don't know that the plateau is terrible, the plateau area, the air is thin, and ordinary people go there, there will be plateau symptoms, the so-called plateau symptoms are because they can't breathe enough air, resulting in weakness, and the most serious thing is that they can't even walk, and the chopsticks can't be lifted steadily, let alone fighting." ”

"So powerful?" Li Shimin was taken aback when he heard this.

Li Hao nodded and said: "That's true, Your Majesty, the minister doesn't dare to lie, so the minister suggests that Tuyuhun be captured first, and a training ground will be established in Tuyuhun, Tuyuhun is in the semi-plateau area, and the highest place is not much lower than Tubo. ”

"Hmm...... This method is not bad......" Li Shimin nodded and groaned when he heard this, and then frowned, "It's just that Tuyuhun didn't invade us this time, we suddenly sent troops to destroy Tuyuhun, and the division was nameless." ”

Li Hao raised his eyebrows and said, "Your Majesty, when the army of the Seven Kingdoms invaded Anxi and Beiting, Chen and General Su and General Xue almost couldn't come back, and that time, Tuyuhun also participated. ”

Li Hao's meaning is obvious, turning over old accounts.

Li Shimin said thoughtfully: "This is a good reason, then Nuo Gebo married Princess Honghua, if she is captured in Chang'an, Princess Honghua will also come over, and my own daughter should stay by my side to feel at ease." ”

"That's what the emperor said." Li Hao nodded, but he was secretly thinking in his heart, your daughter is now living a shameless life with Feiying, and Nuo Gebo will not come to Chang'an alive.

At this time, Li Shimin asked again: "Poetry madness, who do you think is the most appropriate to send to attack Tuyuhun?" ”

Li Shimin knew that a small country like Tuyuhun would definitely not need to send Li Hao to it. Li Hao said without hesitation: "The minister thinks that it is most appropriate to send Xue Rengui there." ”

"Hmm." Li Shimin said happily, "I also see that Xue Rengui is a general, and he needs to be reused and promoted, and in the younger generation, it will depend on you." ”

Li Hao actually thinks the same way, no matter how powerful he is, after all, he is only one person, and he must also cultivate allies who are also very powerful, so that he can gain a firm foothold in the court and do things smoothly, in terms of Wenchen, he has Ma Zhou, military generals, Li Ji, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yanjin, the three of them are all old, they must cultivate a newcomer, and they must be absolutely reliable, Xue Rengui is the best choice, it is precisely because he wants to cultivate Xue Rengui, so Li Hao tried his best to push the credit of King Qin to Xue Rengui, At the same time, it also gave Xue Rengui the opportunity to destroy Tuguhun, Xue Rengui debuted not long ago, his prestige in the army was still low, although the credit was not small, but he did not have a good record, he had to personally take command of the expedition once, and he had to win a big victory in order to gain a firm foothold in the court.

After talking about military affairs, Li Shimin took a sip of wine to moisten his throat, then put down his wine glass, spread his hands and said: "Poetry madness is really insightful, now that the military affairs are over, poetry madness, you can talk about cultural governance, but what is a good national policy?" ”

"Yes." Li Hao smiled confidently and said, "Your Majesty, this national policy has been considered by Qiongnan for many years. ”

"Oh?" Li Shimin raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and asked expectantly, "What is the national policy?" ”

Li Hao said: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister's national policy is to reduce agricultural taxes and increase commercial taxes. ”

"Huh?" Li Shimin exclaimed when he heard this, and Li Zhi was also dumbfounded.

Li Hao smiled, and their surprised reactions had long been expected by him.

After Li Shimin was surprised, he slowly frowned and said, "Poetry madness, my Tang Dynasty is agriculture-oriented......

Li Hao directly interrupted Li Shimin's words and said: "Your Majesty, it is precisely because the Tang Dynasty is agriculture-oriented that agriculture should be vigorously encouraged. ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he felt that it was very reasonable, but he felt that something was wrong, he frowned and thought for a moment, and asked: "With the reduction of agricultural taxes, how can the treasury be filled?" ”

Li Hao said: "Your Majesty, the loss of agricultural taxes can be obtained from commercial taxes, and even more. ”

Li Zhi, who had been silent, suddenly asked, "Sir, is there really so many businessmen in Datang?" ”

"Yes." Li Hao said, "Datang's money, most of it is in the hands of businessmen, as for the commercial tax collection system, the minister thinks, must be divided into three stages, small merchants, one of the ten taxes, medium merchants, two of the ten taxes, large merchants, ten taxes and three, commercial tax and agricultural tax combined, unified by the local officials to collect, if the businessman does not pay, the extension of one month will seal their shop, the specific tax details, if the emperor wants to know, the minister can go back and write a detailed note to submit to the emperor. ”

"Dare to love you, you've been thinking about this during this time in Qiongnan." Li Shimin laughed, and then said, "Poetry madness, I think this proposal of yours is good, but it may be difficult to implement, after all, your proposal can touch the interests of many ministers in the DPRK and China, and they will definitely oppose it." ”

Li Hao said calmly: "Your Majesty, the biggest loss in the collection of commercial taxes is the minister, Your Majesty should know that the minister's business is the biggest in the Tang Dynasty." ”

Li Shimin was stunned when he heard this, then laughed, clapped his hands and said: "Okay, okay, after you go back, prepare a good plan, show me a look, and wait for the next court meeting, you will have a good debate with the ministers, as long as you pass this pass, I will promote this policy as a national policy." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Li Shimin smiled and asked: "Poetry madman, you can say amazing words every time, and this time I have not disappointed, I don't know what other wonderful ideas you have, it is better to say it together." ”

Li Hao shook his head and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the minister hasn't thought of anything else for the time being." ”

In fact, Li Hao has countless reform systems to say in his heart, such as the most important field system, as well as maritime trade, but he knows that the time has not yet come, and he can't eat a fat man in one bite.

"Well, I believe you." Li Shimin nodded and said, "You have never been untargeted, since you are willing to sacrifice your own interests and propose to levy commercial taxes, it must be in the interests of the state." ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

After asking the strategy, Li Shimin thought of the recent encounter, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, and said slowly: "Poetry madness, this time King Qin, there are many soldiers wrapped in horse leather, right?" ”

Li Hao nodded heavily: "Yes, Your Majesty, war...... It's always been like this, in war, how can there be immortals. ”

Li Shimin sighed: "In order to save the Tang Dynasty, they died well, and I will definitely give generous compensation to comfort the souls of the soldiers in the sky." ”

Li Hao suddenly showed sadness on his face, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, there is a soldier, Your Majesty can't compensate for it, and Your Majesty needs to personally erect a monument for him and personally mourn." ”

Li Shimin's face was shocked when he heard this, and he asked, "Oh? What kind of soldier is it? ”

Li Hao said with a solemn face: "It is the five thousand Qiongnan soldiers and horses led by General Xue. "He wants to ask Li Shimin to blame, although it is very risky, but he does not vomit or be unhappy, he must say it.

Li Shimin frowned and asked, "Why?" ”

Li Hao asked, "Your Majesty, after General Xue led the five thousand Qiongnan soldiers into the Taiji Palace, why did Your Majesty order the Xuanwu Gate to be closed and no one should be allowed to enter?" ”

Li Shimin was embarrassed for a while when he heard this, he naturally wanted to prevent Li Hao, but how could he say it, he could only lie: "At that time, the situation was critical, and I was afraid that the Tubo army would come in from Xuanwu Gate. He didn't believe this lie.

Li Hao didn't delve into it, after all, he wanted to leave a fig leaf for Li Shimin, if he pulled Li Shimin's fig leaf, he was afraid that Li Shimin would be annoyed and angry, so he said: "Your Majesty, the minister originally planned to let Xue Rengui lead 10,000 Qiongnan soldiers and horses out of Chengtianmen, go straight to Zhuque Gate, and capture Zhuque Gate in one fell swoop, and then join forces inside and outside to annihilate the Tubo army, but there are 5,000 men and horses blocked outside the Xuanwu Gate, Xue Rengui only led 5,000 men and horses, and fought bloodily all the way, when he arrived in front of the Suzaku Gate, there were only 900 people left, Lu Dongzan was cunning, The city gate hole of the Vermilion Bird Gate was filled with fire oil, at that time the Chengtian Gate had been breached, in order to enlarge the army into the city as soon as possible to rescue the driver, Xue Rengui led people to forcibly open the Vermilion Bird Gate, and the Tubo army ignited the fire oil in the city gate hole. The fire ignited, in order to delay Xue Rengui and let him open the city gate, the group of Qiongnan soldiers lined up as a wall in the fire, and blocked the spread of the fire with their bodies and iron shields, and nearly 300 people stood in the fire and were burned alive until the last moment of their lives. ”

After Li Shimin, Li Zhi, and Li Mingda listened to Li Hao's story, they were all shocked and discolored, especially Li Mingda, who covered his mouth and exclaimed, a little face was so frightened that there was no blood, like a blank piece of paper, such a scene, just thinking about it made her heart tremble.

Li Shimin's eyebrows were tightly locked, and after bowing his head and being silent for a moment, he suddenly asked: "If you let another 5,000 people in, will it not be like this?" ”

Li Hao nodded: "Those Qiongnan soldiers are the elite of the elite, it is extremely difficult to train, they were first burned by the fire to only two thousand, and then braved the fire to repel nearly 10,000 strong enemies, so frightened that the Tubo army was broken, if another five thousand were added, the Tubo army would not be able to fight with it at all." ”

"I see." Li Hao sighed loudly, "I did something wrong, I will erect a monument for them and go to mourn in person......"

He paused, suddenly with a solemn face, and said: "I will also issue an edict of guilt and read it in front of their monument, this time...... I was wrong. ”