Chapter 93: Foreign barbarians fear power but not virtue

Chapter 93: Foreign barbarians fear power but not virtue

Chapter 93: Foreign barbarians fear power but not virtue
Following Pei Xingjian's roar, the other scholars also spoke out.

Li Chengqian got the answer he wanted, and he personally put the scholar badge on them and gave each of them a few words of encouragement.

When the scholar badge was worn on their chests, everyone's face seemed to be shining, and there was a sense of mission.

soon.

The audience with the scholars is over.

They held their heads high and chests puffed out, highlighting the scholar badge on their chests.

It is conceivable that when the scholars in Chang'an saw the origin and reason of the badges on their chests, many people would be envious and crazy.

"Your Highness!"

Chang Sun Chong was a little hesitant and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Li Chengqian didn't even look at him, "I'm in a good mood right now, if you have to fart, just do it now."

"Well, I am actually an outstanding scholar..."

"what?"

"Ha ha!"

Li Chengqian was stunned for a moment, then he burst into laughter.

After all this time, you are jealous of this scholar badge.

"Your Highness!"

Chang Sun Chong's face turned red with embarrassment.

"Chong brother."

Li Chengqian patted him on the shoulder and said, "Now that you have entered the government, you cannot be considered a scholar, you can only be considered a scholar."

"But they are also officials, so Your Highness still gave it to them, right?"

"What kind of officials are they now?"

"Forehead……!"

That's right too.

Although Pei Xingjian and others passed the selection, they had not yet officially become officials.

He couldn't help feeling a little depressed. After all, he was only twenty years old this year. He had fine clothes and delicious food, and he had everything he needed. The only thing he lacked was honor and reputation, and recognition from others.

Chang Sun Chong also has the same idea as young people who love to show off, love to be in the limelight, and want to be powerful.

He could imagine how proud he would be standing in front of his father, wearing the scholar badge hand-worn by the prince himself, and how proud he would be among his comrades and friends, and how much admiration and respect he would receive.

"Work hard and make progress in the future."

"I will consider making a scholar's badge."

Li Chengqian was certainly aware of how destructive this halo was to scholars.

If an ordinary person said what he said, even if it made sense, they would probably just laugh it off and not take it to heart.

The scholar's badge will not be noticed or expected by others.

But who is he?

He is the crown prince of the Tang Empire.

With this identity, even if you fart, people will think it smells good, and what you say will be regarded as golden rules and wise sayings.

The scholar badge invisibly gives a sense of honor and mission.

Wearing it means you should set an example as an outstanding scholar.

If I don't set an example, how can I wear the scholar badge?

Wouldn't that be a disgrace to oneself? Would it be a disgrace to the honor and mission that the scholar's badge brought?

The thoughts of young scholars are still very simple. They are young, full of vigor, full of blood, confident and arrogant.

Li Chengqian only needed to guide them and use the scholar badge to connect them with the honorary mission.

Now there are only twenty scholars with the badge, but once the scholar badge becomes a synonym for outstanding and distinguished scholars, it will surely become the goal pursued by young scholars all over the world, and they will aspire to become one of them.

Then the meaning of the badge itself will gradually evolve into a code of conduct.

Scholar standards.

This is exactly what Li Chengqian wanted.

He was preparing to form a completely new system of standards for scholars.

The term "scholars" originally referred to the children of wealthy and aristocratic families, the children of bureaucrats, and so on.

However, Li Chengqian planned to gradually transform the original meaning of the word "scholar" into a synonym for outstanding young people all over the world.

Many words and names were later misinterpreted or even stigmatized.

It is not impossible for Li Chengqian to change the original meaning of "scholar" as long as he is willing to do so.

Once the system of scholar standards is formed, it will gradually spread to more young people. It will no longer refer specifically to the children of wealthy and aristocratic families, but to the millions of young people in the world.

At that time, "scholars" will become an extremely large young group.

This young group went a step further and became the scholars.

The name of 'scholar'.

Li Chengqian also had some thoughts on this.

However, it will only be carried out after the word "scholar" is gradually accepted by people.

“There’s still a long way to go.”

Li Chengqian sat in the empty hall, looking outside with a distracted look.

A eunuch was getting closer.

"Your Highness."

"Your Majesty has ordered that Your Highness enter the palace."

Li Chengqian came back to his senses and asked, "What's the matter?"

"The messenger who greeted Princess Honghua has returned..."

"go!"

Chang Sun Chong immediately gave orders to the sedan chair, and Li Chengqian got on it and headed towards Taiji Palace.

The messenger returns.

Li Er summoned him.

Princess Honghua suffered injustice in Tuyuhun.

Liangyi Palace.

Li Er was listening to the messenger's report with a cold face and sharp eyes.

"I arrived at the Tuyuhun royal city and read out the decree of your majesty and the instructions of the crown prince. The Tuyuhun monarch and his subjects were very respectful, but I learned from Her Royal Highness the Princess that...

"Some of the rulers and ministers within Tuyuhun were very disrespectful to the princess's arrival..."

The envoy recounted in detail what he had seen and heard in Tuyuhun.

Most of them were learned from Princess Honghua.

"So, Tuyuhun has wronged Princess Honghua?"

Li Er asked in a cold voice.

"Is such that!"

"Be bold!"

"presumptuous!"

"How dare Tuyuhun look down on the Tang Dynasty!" Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others were furious.

"Your Majesty, Princess Honghua shouldered the mission of our Great Tang and condescended to marry Tuyuhun."

Wei Zheng said angrily: "How dare Tuyuhun be so ungrateful and disrespectful to the princess? They must be punished, otherwise where will the prestige of the Tang Dynasty be?"

Zhang Sun Wuji said coldly: "How dare a mere Tuyuhun look down on my Tang princess like this? Who gave them the courage?"

"Your Majesty, demand an explanation from Tuyuhun."

"Otherwise, let them have a taste of the power of the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals of the Tang Dynasty."

Everyone in the hall agreed.

Before the military officer arrived, the civil officials were already clamoring for drastic measures.

"I think that even though Gaochang has just been destroyed, the Western Regions still don't know how to be respectful. They won't cry until they see the coffin."

Fang Xuanling said: "Your Majesty, I ask that you attack them and let the countries in the Western Regions know that if you offend the majesty of the Great Tang, you will be destroyed."

"If you disrespect my Tang princess, my country will be destroyed!"

Li Er hasn't spoken yet.

He is waiting.

Waiting for the military officer, waiting for the prince.

"Your Majesty."

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, the Prince of Hejian, the Duke of Wei, the Duke of Lu, the Duke of Ying and others request to see you!"

"pass!"

"Yes!"

Immediately.

Li Chengqian, Li Xiaogong, Li Jing, Li Ji, Cheng Zhijie and others entered the Liangyi Hall.

Li Chengqian was in the lead and he met the others on the way.

When he saw them, he knew about Tuyuhun, which made Li Er a little annoyed.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you and wish you the best of health."

"I am safe!"

"Your Highness, I respectfully ask you..."

"Guan!"

After the greetings, everyone took their seats.

Li Chengqian sat under Li Er's left hand, facing the ministers.

"Prince, you should all listen to what the messenger who greeted Princess Honghua said."

The messenger immediately repeated it.

After hearing this, Cheng Zhijie yelled, "Your Majesty, beat him up."

"How dare she be so rude to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"What kind of king is he, Anabal, to let the Princess of the Tang Dynasty suffer such an injustice?"

"He wants to die, doesn't he?"

Yuchi Jingde also shouted: "Your Majesty, please issue an order."

"We just destroyed Gaochang last year, but we still haven't deterred these scoundrels. Let's destroy another one this year."

"If you continue to be disloyal, disrespectful, and disrespectful to our Tang Dynasty."

"We'll kill a pair this year."

Li Chengqian did not say anything, but just sighed that the Tang Dynasty, with its abundant martial virtues and prevailing spirit of advocating martial arts, was truly powerful.

They want to destroy a country at any time, and even destroy a pair of people.

You think the small country is a big girl.

However, to the Tang Dynasty today, the countries in the Western Regions are just little girls.

If they don’t listen, beat them. If they listen, touch them and give them some sweet treats.

To his surprise, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others were also making a lot of noise.

have to.

All the important civil and military officials were united in opposing external forces and inclined to resort to force.

Li Er did not respond to them. He called the prince not to watch a show.

"Prince, what do you think?"

Li Chengqian leaned against a stool, his posture relaxed, "Gentlemen, a small Tuyuhun is not enough to make our civil and military officials so angry."

"He, Tuyuhun, is not qualified to mobilize a large army."

"I believe that the court should issue an edict to reprimand Murong Nuohebo and order him to personally accompany Princess Honghua back to Tang and kneel before Your Majesty to apologize."

Li Er twisted his beard and nodded, "You must kneel before me and apologize."

"But Tuyuhun is not peaceful."

"Princess Honghua said that Tuyuhun's Prime Minister Xuan Wang holds power in the court and has frequent exchanges with Tubo."

"If Murong Nuohebo is allowed to leave Tuyuhun, I'm afraid things will become serious."

Li Chengqian said: "Your Majesty, we need a large army to announce the decree."

"The barbarians of foreign lands fear power and do not cherish virtue."

"The army will accompany you. Anyone who disrespects or disrespects the princess will be killed and their entire family exterminated. We will eradicate the treacherous Tuyuhun and return power to the princess."

What he meant here was not returning the power to Tuyuhun King Murong Nuohebo, but giving it to Princess Honghua.

The purpose is very straightforward.

Princess Honghua is one of us.

"Will this make the Tuyuhun people dissatisfied?"

Fang Xuanling asked.

"After the army has killed the rebels, they will be stationed in the Tuyuhun royal city. All expenses will be borne by Tuyuhun."

Li Chengqian said: "First, the court does not have to spend a penny to maintain the army."

"Second, help the princess stabilize the situation in Tuyuhun. Anyone who dares to have evil intentions will be killed."

"Third, the imperial court should send an official to Tuyuhun to serve as prime minister to prevent this incident from happening again."

"Fourth, eliminate the pro-Tibetan forces in Tuyuhun."

"Fifth, Tubo is ready to make a move. Spring and summer are coming, and they are likely to attack. The army stationed in Tuyuhun will recruit the young and strong Tuyuhun and strengthen their training. It is also a force that cannot be ignored."

Seeing that everyone was somewhat surprised, he said calmly: "The Gaochang Kingdom has been destroyed, so we don't care about having one more Tuyuhun."

Who are the good men and women present?
A ruthless person who wants to destroy a country at any time.

They don't show much mercy to others.

Not to mention that this time you have a legitimate reason. You have let the Princess of the Tang Dynasty suffer injustice, which is an insult to the majesty of the Tang Dynasty.

If the Tang Dynasty didn't react.

Li Er's title of Heavenly Khan was only in name only.

What value is there in it?

(End of this chapter)