Of course, Xia Hongsheng's idea is much bigger than Li Shimin's.

For Li Shimin, the Wa State was only a small country, and its contacts with the Tang Dynasty were not close, and there was a sea in the middle, so even if he was dissatisfied with the title of the emperor who was the lord of the Wa State, he could only "burn his national letter, destroy his contributions, expel him from the country, and never enter". Because, as soon as you come, it is too worthless to fight a war for the sake of a title. Second, even if it was to fight, it would be difficult for the army to cross the sea on a large scale.

However, for Xia Hongsheng, what he thinks is very far.

Xia Hongsheng was committed to opening up the Age of Discovery during Li Shimin's reign. Because Li Shimin's decisiveness is incomparable to other emperors. In the face of the infinite unknown world, Xia Hongsheng believes that in the end of the Tang Dynasty, only Li Shimin has the courage and courage to embrace all the unknowns, and only he has the most confidence to conquer everything.

Guiding Li Shimin to discover Linyi and discover Nanyang was Xia Hongsheng's first step in opening the Age of Discovery. Take advantage of the climate of Southeast Asia and Champa rice to make it the granary of the Tang Dynasty and liberate more Datang people from the land. It also lets the Tang people know that there is such a big place outside, which opens the eyes of the Tang people. Use the timber resources there to build sea ships and lay the foundation for going to sea.

The second step is to use Yizhou as an outpost and gateway to explore the shipping routes to the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean.

The arrival of the Tang envoy this time made Xia Hongsheng start the idea of the Japanese state.

If Datang wants to go to the ocean, it needs an outpost on the ocean. The four islands of Japan, facing the Pacific Ocean, have many natural and excellent harbors, and are not too far from Datang, which is the most suitable springboard for Datang to jump into the ocean.

The Wa Kingdom and Yizhou are the two gateways that Xia Hongsheng prepared for the Tang Dynasty to face the sea.

"What the hell do you have in mind? Let's hear it. Li Shimin leaned back, found a comfortable position to lean, and asked with a smile.

"Hehe, Your Majesty, what is the purpose of the envoy sent by the Wa State to send an envoy to the Tang Dynasty? is backward in its country, and does not want to develop by itself, and wants to eat ready-made, so he comes to learn all aspects of our Datang advanced. Since he wants to learn, let's let him learn! Xia Hongsheng smiled and said, "However, what he learns is naturally not much different from what our own people in Datang have learned." ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he seemed to have guessed a trace of Xia Hongsheng's method, but it was not very clear, so he said: "You mean, teach them something fake?" ”

"It's pretty much the same." Xia Hongsheng said with a smile: "They sent Tang envoys to learn things, but as for what to let them learn and how to arrange for them to study, these are all what the imperial court says." Does Your Majesty remember what to do with the Turks, and what to do with the lands seized from the Turks? ”

Li Shimin sat forward: "You mean cultural occupation?" ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded: "Exactly!" Your Majesty, when we study, we pay attention to taking the essence and discarding the dross. Treat these rude Japanese people, we can turn it around and make those Japanese people take their dross and abandon their essence! ”

As soon as Li Shimin heard this, how could he not understand Xia Hongsheng's method. After staring at Xia Hongsheng for a while, Li Shimin suddenly asked: "If you do it according to this method, then the national fortune of the Japanese country will also come to an end." Xia Qing used such a shady method to treat the Japanese Kingdom, and the planners were afraid that it was not just to give me a breath of relief. ”

Xia Hongsheng smiled: "I can't hide anything from Your Majesty!" Of course, Weichen is not just to give His Majesty a breath of relief. Weichen's plan is to make the Dongying Kingdom become the Dongying Road of the Tang Dynasty. ”

Li Shimin disagreed: "It's not that I don't have no understanding of the Japanese country. Its country lives on mountain islands, and produces white beads and green jade. Its mountains have Dantu. The air is warm, and the lettuce is cooked in winter and summer. There are no cows, horses, tigers, leopards, sheep, or magpies. Its soldiers had spears, shields, wooden bows, bamboo arrows, or bones as arrowheads. Men are all tattooed, and the difference between dignity and inferiority is the size of the text. Its men's clothes are all banners, and the ends are connected. The woman is bent and clothed like a single quilt, and she wears it all over her head; And with Dan Zhu Kuo body, such as China's powder. There is a castle gate house. Parents and brothers are different, but they are the same as men and women. Eat and drink by hand, and with beans...... It is barbaric and untransformed, and it is almost a barren land, and it is far away from the Tang Dynasty by a heavy sea, I want it to do nothing! Xia Qing first persuaded me to plan Linyi, and then wanted to occupy the Wa Kingdom. Don't you hear: though the kingdom is great, the warlike will perish? Now that the Tang Dynasty has wiped out the Turks, Weijia is all over the world, looking around the countries, and there is no one who can shake my Tang Dynasty, at this time, it is time to educate his country and his people with the virtue of a saint, and he can't start a war in vain. ”

Xia Hongsheng pouted silently, and said in his heart, I don't know who in history was lonely, empty and cold after killing the Turks, the older he gets, the more arrogant he becomes, and he becomes arrogant and belligerent.

Hearing Li Shimin say this, Xia Hongsheng felt that it was time to sacrifice his big killing weapon.

So Xia Hongsheng didn't answer Li Shimin's words, but asked rhetorically: "Your Majesty, Weichen has the courage to ask, does Your Majesty know how big this world is?" ”

Li Shimin frowned: "What does Xia Qing mean by this?" ”

"Without him, Weichen wants to dedicate a treasure to His Majesty." Xia Hongsheng smiled, paused, and said softly: "It's the only thing in this world, and it can really be called a fairy baby." ”

"What?!" Li Shimin stood up with a snort, his eyes were as round as light bulbs, and even his breathing became heavy, staring at Xia Hongsheng deadly: "Where is it?!" ”

"In the study of Weichen's Chang'an mansion." Xia Hongsheng smiled and said, "If Your Majesty allows it, you can send someone to send Weichen back and bring it to Your Majesty." ”

"Li Hu!" Li Shimin gritted his teeth and called.

"Your Majesty." A voice suddenly appeared behind Xia Hongsheng, startling Xia Hongsheng, and quickly looked back, and saw that he didn't know when a person appeared behind him.

me, when did you show up?! When is there one more person here? Invisible? Psychic?

Xia Hongsheng hurriedly dodged a few steps away.

"Xia Qing, don't panic, this is my personal secret guard." Li Shimin said.

"Meet Xiahou." The man saluted Xia Hongsheng with a fist, and then asked, "I wonder if Senior Brother is okay at Xiahou's place?" ”

"Your senior brother?" Xia Hongsheng was confused: "Who is it?" ”

"Li Feng." The man laughed.

Ahh (To be continued.) )