Chapter 1009 Layout Prediction
"Your Majesty! Please think twice and withdraw your order to personally attack India!"

Master Xuanzang, who always kneeled only to gods and Buddhas, now knelt in front of the temple and begged Wang Ming to withdraw his order.

Xuanzang did not have an easy time during this period.

The previous moment he was a holy monk admired and respected by everyone, and the next moment he became a demon monk despised and morally corrupt by everyone.

Everyone was angrily accusing him of being a demon who seduced the emperor.

He had been chanting sutras and worshiping Buddha all his life and had never experienced such a scene before. He almost had a mental breakdown.

He felt very wronged!

Xuanzang recalled the number of times he had met the emperor and what he had said.

Apart from meeting once in Huasheng Temple, they never met again, and he had never met the emperor alone. How could this be considered bewitching?
but,

After hearing that the emperor wanted to send troops, India, the hometown of Buddhism, immediately became anxious and hurried to the palace to ask for a meeting.

unfortunately,

Wang Ming had no idea of ​​seeing him at all.

Wang Ming was very busy at this time.

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There were more than a dozen princes standing in front of Wang Ming, all of them were Li Shimin's sons.

"Father, please withdraw your decision to attack India!

Tianzhu is too far away from the Tang Dynasty. We have no way of governing it. Even if we conquer it, it will only waste our national strength." said Crown Prince Li Chengqian.

"Yes! Father, India is too far away. What are we going to do in such a barbaric place?" King Wei Li Tai echoed.

Prince of Wei Li Tai was Li Shimin's most beloved son.

Because of this favor, he has always wanted to become the crown prince.

Therefore, he had always gone against the Crown Prince Li Chengqian, but this time they were surprisingly unanimous.

It was because he, Li Tai, was not yet the crown prince, not the heir to the throne. Once the emperor died outside on a military expedition, the only one who would ascend the throne would be Li Chengqian, and this was something he could not tolerate.

Wang Ming was also overwhelmed as he looked at his adopted son below.

Among the time travelers, Wang Ming is considered to be honest and basically will not harm the family and friends of the host he replaced.

but,

Not hurting does not mean that Wang Ming can, like many other time travelers, casually accept relatives who appear out of nowhere and show deep affection for them.

He had no feelings for these princes.

If it weren't for Li Shimin, Wang Ming would have just let them bask in the sun outside with Xuanzang.

"You are still too superficial and cannot see the essence of things at all. You disappoint me so much." Wang Ming, who was sitting in front of the table, said with a look of disappointment in his eyes.

"Please forgive my stupidity. I don't understand what your Majesty means," Li Zhi asked respectfully.

Wang Ming glanced at Li Zhi.

The emperor who succeeded Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, was Li Zhi.

At this time, Crown Prince Li Chengqian and Prince of Wei Li Tai, who were fighting the most happily, would end up with Li Zhi benefiting from the conflict between the two.

Li Zhi gave people the impression of being mediocre in history, but in fact Li Zhi was extremely capable.

It's just that he was unlucky. With a powerful father above him and the only empress in history as his wife below him, his brilliance was overshadowed.

The truth is that the territory of the Tang Dynasty reached its largest size during Li Zhi's reign.

Wu Zetian was very famous, but that was really just her fame.

She was just a chess piece supported by Li Zhi to contain the world's powerful families. When Li Zhi was alive, Wu Zetian never had the chance to act like a demon.

Wu Zetian is only worthy of praise for her status as an empress. She is considered to be incompetent among emperors, even worse than the so-called useless Adou. Politically, the court was full of treacherous ministers and factions. This laid the seeds of disaster for the Tang Dynasty. Many famous ministers were killed, the correct policies were different, and there were many wrong ones.

In terms of military and diplomacy, the territory of the Tang Dynasty was reduced under her rule.

It can be said that her main focus was on dealing with internal issues and those who opposed her ascension to the throne!

As a result, she had the time and energy to bully very obedient countries such as the Turks, Khitans, etc.

Those countries found that the Tang army sent by Wu Zetian was vulnerable, so their fear of the Tang Dynasty disappeared.

The military system of the early Tang Dynasty collapsed because Wu Zetian allowed her subordinates to annex land.

The collapse of the military system meant that Li Longji could only appoint military governors to govern the vassal states.

It can be said that without Li Zhi behind her, Wu Zetian was not a so-called wise ruler at all.

Wang Ming looked at Li Zhi meaningfully again, thinking to himself, "It seems that Wu Zetian is Li Shimin's concubine, right? This girl is a bit..."

Then Wang Ming shook his head again and said, "I went to India not for the so-called scriptures, but for you!"

For a moment, all the princes looked at each other in confusion, somewhat unsure of what was going on.

Wang Mingdao said: "There are eleven princes, but there is only one position under me!" (Li Shimin had fourteen sons, and here we assume that the three are dead.)
As soon as these words were spoken, all the princes looked stern.

"follow me!"

Wang Ming led them to a hanging map.

Then he said, "Look, from Chang'an to Tianzhu."

The princes' eyes moved across the map. They first saw the word Chang'an, then the entire territory of the Tang Dynasty, and finally the territories of other countries. When they compared the sizes of the two territories, they instantly felt a sense of pride in their hearts, because the territory of the Tang Dynasty was really large.

However, after feeling proud, they couldn't help but be surprised when they looked at the territories of those countries. Although not as large as that of the Tang Dynasty, the areas were really not small.

"The Kingdom of Precious Elephants, the Kingdom of Black Chickens, the Kingdom of Bhikkhus, the Kingdom of Red Purple, the Kingdom of Mie Fa, the Kingdom of Che Chi, the Kingdom of Women, the Kingdom of Jisai, the Kingdom of Tianzhu, and the Kingdom of Lion Camel."

As the names were read out one by one, many princes were confused. However, a hidden color flashed in Li Zhi's eyes.

"I will definitely conquer these ten countries and give them to you."

"What?" Everyone was shocked at once.

Then some are happy and some are sad.

Those who had no hope of becoming emperor were happy, while those who were worried were Li Chengqian and Li Tai.

Li Tai suddenly stood up and said, "Father, I think this is inappropriate. If this continues, won't we end up like the Zhou Dynasty and the early Han Dynasty? The best thing for the world is to be unified."

Wang Ming shook his head and said, "You are still too superficial. Why did Liu Bang enfeoff the kings with the surname Liu?"

Li Tai immediately said: "Because Liu Bang is ignorant and has no idea of ​​the disadvantages of feudal fiefdoms."

Wang Ming shook his head again and said, “Judging from the rebellion of those Wangs with the surname Liu, there is indeed a problem.

But for the Han Dynasty, which had just established its rule, the feudal system had its significance.”

Li Zhi was shocked when he heard this and said, "Father, do you want us to suppress those forces that want to restore the country?"

Wang Ming nodded and said, "That's right!"

Li Tai immediately said, "I'm afraid that in the end, we might end up fighting among our own people."

Wang Ming glanced at Li Tai, Li Shimin's most beloved son. This guy did have some problems with his IQ, but Wang Ming didn't care. After all, he was not his own son. What he said was just to trick them into contributing.

"Go ahead and fight! Isn't it good to let the meat rot in the pot?" Wang Ming said, and then he didn't want to waste time with them anymore, so he waved his hand and sent them away.

The princes do have a noble status, but they are also a pitiful group.

What is the biggest purpose of an emperor having a son?
It's used to kill!
(End of this chapter)