The thirteenth year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty.

Chang'an City, Imperial Palace.

Layers of Qin bricks and Han tiles, purple pillars and golden beams, magnificent and extremely luxurious, this is the economic, cultural and political center of the Tang Empire, the main palace of the Great Dynasty - Daming Palace.

In the main hall of the Daming Palace, Wei Shuyu and more than thirty students were accepting the imperial examination advice from Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin wore a large fur hat and a Yishan crown and sat high on the dragon chair. There were four or five people sitting quietly underneath, including Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Cheng Yaojin and other humerus ministers.

"Strategy to create a new empire." Li Shimin looked at the thirty or so students below and said four words slowly.

The Tang Dynasty was founded in the early days of the Tang Dynasty. Now the country seems to be politically clear and the social order is stable, but in fact there are many foreign troubles.

There were Tubo in the southwest, Uighurs in the north, and Western Turks in the northwest. These barbarians rebelled repeatedly and always threatened the stability of the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, during the palace examination, Li Shimin's policy question was how to make a ban.

There were more than thirty students under the main hall of the Daming Palace. After thinking for a moment, one person stepped forward, his eyes showing strong fighting intent and resentment, "Your Majesty, our Tang Dynasty is a kingdom of heaven. In recent years, we have abundant military and armaments.

If the aliens have different intentions, just send out a large army to suppress them!"

Cheng Yaojin actually became interested when he heard the force of suppression, and his eyes shone, "Yes, yes, this student is not bad, just as I thought."

"Huh?" Li Shimin then glared at Cheng Yaojin, a tough guy.

Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but shrink his neck, "Your Majesty, you say it, you say it."

Li Shimin couldn't help but show disappointment in his eyes when he heard the first student's suggestion of using force to suppress the situation.

Beside them, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji shook their heads slightly.

When the Tang Dynasty was first established, His Majesty was wise and created a prosperous age, but how could it withstand the war?

The war is about money, food, and people's strength, and it consumes a lot of money. If you win, it will be easy to say, but if you lose, it will shake the country's foundation!

War is the last resort!

Li Shimin slowly closed his eyes and said nothing.

After the students who were quarreling below finished explaining their strategies, they retreated.

After a while, another student stepped forward and bowed respectfully, "Your Majesty, I believe that the policy of peace and marriage is a national policy to stabilize the Tang Dynasty!"

"Oh?" Li Shimin originally closed his eyes and meditated, but now he became interested in the marriage plan and made a voice to signal him to continue.

When Wei Shuyu saw this classmate who came forward, he had a vague impression that his surname was Chen. He only had an impression and no interaction with him.

Then Wei Shuyu couldn't help but shook his head, "After all, it is the limitations of history. If you want stability, you must get married..."

The student surnamed Chen received Li Shimin's approval, his face became serious, he paused, and continued: "The marriage strategy can stabilize the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and Tibet, promote exchanges between the two countries, and avoid war..."

"Take Zhaojun's departure from the fortress as an example. Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty betrothed Zhaojun to Huhanxie Chanyu, which brought peace, tranquility, prosperity and stability to the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu!"

"How similar is the founding of the Tang Dynasty to the founding of the Han Dynasty? The strategy of making peace can avoid war, and can also bring peace, tranquility and prosperity to the Tang Dynasty. It can promote the development of agriculture, population, and economy in our country. It is indeed a strategy that benefits the country!"

The student surnamed Chen kept talking, eloquent, quoted scriptures, and analyzed the marriage strategy. In terms of stabilizing the interests of the Tang Dynasty, his level was much higher than that of the student who took the lead just now.

On the dragon chair, Li Shimin listened to the student surnamed Chen's marriage plan, and couldn't help but nodded slightly, "Not bad!"

As a model of a man who killed his brother and imprisoned his father, Li Shimin's greatest hope was to make the Tang Dynasty prosperous and to clear himself of this crime. A stable marriage would suit Li Shimin's thoughts.

On the side, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji also showed slight smiles on their faces, "Yes, in the early days of the Tang Dynasty, what was needed was stability and long-term peace and order..."

The students below may have grasped Li Shimin's thoughts at this moment, and they all started to make comments.

"Your Majesty, the marriage policy can alleviate conflicts in border areas!"

"Your Majesty, the marriage policy can reflect the favor of our country, the Tang Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty, marriage can stabilize the Tang Dynasty and realize the prosperous Zhenguan era!"

"This is actually a policy that benefits the country!"

All the students competed with each other to show off their talents in front of Li Shimin.

Li Shimin was very satisfied and stood up slowly, intending to ask the name of the first student to stand up and hand-pick the number one scholar.

At this time, Wei Shuyu slowly took a step forward, placed his hands in front of him, bowed upward, and asked in a calm tone: "Is the marriage plan really that good?"

"In the eyes of students, its disadvantages far outweigh its advantages!"

Although Wei Shuyu's voice was plain, it was like a bell blasting through the Daming Palace, leaving lingering reverberations that lingered for a long time.

The thirty or so students were all stunned.

As the saying goes, if you don't say anything shocking, you will never stop. Wei Shuyu's words are groundbreaking.

The smiles on the faces of Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, and Changsun Wuji also stopped abruptly, and they stared at Wei Shuyu.

"This kid... seems to be from Wei Zheng's family, right?"

"All the students, including myself, believe that the policy of peace and marriage is a policy that benefits the country and the people. This guy says that the disadvantages are far greater than the advantages?"

"You are a stubborn donkey like me. Do you have to go against me?"

"How can the disadvantages outweigh the advantages?" Li Shimin's face became dull, and he did not know whether he was happy or angry.

Wei Shuyu took another half step forward, with a calm face, and said seriously: "The marriage strategy has two aspects. You have only seen the positive side, but not the negative side."

"Marriage can indeed stabilize relations with border barbarians and avoid war, but this is only temporary. The next war that breaks out will be more violent than before!"

"Zhaojun's departure did indeed contribute to the stability and prosperity of the Han Dynasty, but has the problem of the Huns been solved?"

"No!"

"The Huns have always been a threat to the Han Dynasty, and their counterattack against me in the Central Plains has become more fierce! Why?"

"Also, they are no longer called Xiongnu, but Uighurs, Turks, and Tubos!"

Wei Shuyu's face was very plain, his articulation was very clear, and his voice reached Li Shimin's ears clearly.

Li Shimin couldn't help but ask himself, "Yes, why?"

The whole place was silent, all the students were thinking, and Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Cheng Yaojin and others who were sitting were also thinking.

For half an hour, for a quarter of an hour, there was silence in the main hall of the Daming Palace.

Seeing that no one could answer, Wei Shuyu breathed a sigh of relief and continued:

"Every time we get married, our Central Plains dynasty will come with a series of dowries, including seeds, farm tools, Han culture, political systems, and most importantly, farming technology and smelting technology!"

"You know, the technology of our Central Plains dynasty is completely ahead of the surrounding barbarians, but we have actively spread the advanced technology!"

"The seeds were harvested abundantly, and the food they grew was enough for them to attack me, the Tang Dynasty. They smelted their technology and forged sharp swords to kill me, the sons of the Tang Dynasty!"

"The culture and political system of the Han people allowed them to establish dynasties instead of just tribes living in groups... let them unite and form a sharp arrow, hanging on the neck of the Central Plains!"

"Throughout history, in which frontier barbarians did not develop under our Central Plains dynasty and pro-capitalist enemies?"

Wei Shuyu took a deep breath and said solemnly: "If you don't plan for the world, you can't plan for a moment; if you don't plan for the overall situation, you can't plan for a region!"

Wei Shuyu's voice was deafening and resounded in every corner of the Daming Palace.

After Wei Shuyu finished speaking, he took two steps back and remained silent.

Above the main hall.

Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, and Changsun Wuji couldn't help but widen their eyes when they heard Wei Shuyu's words.

"This kid... is as stubborn as his father Wei Zheng!"

"But... I'm just more reasonable... than him."

Li Shimin sat back on the dragon chair again, slowly closing his eyes and meditating.

If all the students are standing at the current stage of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, then Wei Shuyu is undoubtedly infinitely higher. He is standing on the long river of history and the overall situation!

A marriage can indeed win temporary peace, but it cannot win forever!

Li Shimin's crime of killing his brother and imprisoning his father was heinous. If he could win eternal peace, clear his name, and become an emperor throughout the ages, just thinking about it... my heart would be filled with excitement!

Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji also looked calm and thought carefully.

Above the main hall, it was very quiet again.

About another quarter of an hour passed.

Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji met Li Shimin's eyes at the same time and nodded slightly.

Li Shimin stood up slowly, stared at Wei Shuyu, and asked seriously: "Shuyu, you only said that the disadvantages of the marriage strategy far outweigh the advantages, but you did not explain an effective strategy to control the feud!"

"I do!" Wei Shuyu looked into Li Shimin's eyes.

Li Shimin's eyes shone brightly, "Okay, prepare some paper, and all students, write down a clear strategy for making articles based on what you just said!"

"Students, please obey the order!" All the students responded in unison.

The paper was spread out, and Wei Shuyu held the brush and wrote a pair of neat regular scripts. The pen was written in a smooth and smooth manner, and he wrote ten thousand words in one go.

About an hour later.

All the students' answer sheets were handed in, and the one at the top of the list was Wei Shuyu's policy statement, with neat and elegant handwriting, which caught Li Shimin's eyes.

Li Shimin couldn't help but secretly nodded, "It's a good calligraphy!"

"Retreat!"


Chapter completed!