Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty wanted to form a fleet to go to sea, and no one in the Ganlu Palace objected to this. ◆𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 Search for 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝟓𝟐𝟎𝐜𝐨𝐦Read◆

Even if future generations have breeding and selection methods, scientific fertilizers, and new farming techniques...

Du Ruhui paused to organize his words and said:

“But even if all these are lost, the corn yield per acre is more than double that of rice and wheat.”

For an agrarian empire, this temptation alone was extraordinary.

And if you really think about it, now that there are cans and maps, the Wuyalou ship has been highly praised even by later generations. It can ensure the safety of the battle. In addition, with careful navigation along the coast, the risk should not be great. The only problem is that it may take a long time to go back and forth. The unit is year.

But...it’s about recruiting brave men!

Li Shimin no longer hesitated and decided on the spot:

After finishing everything today, I asked Liu Rengui to have a heart-to-heart talk, and then sent him to the naval division to evaluate whether he could go to sea.

If possible, they can form a long-distance fleet to explore the West, search for Elements of Geometry, recruit foreign talents, promote the reputation of the Tang Dynasty, and find out news about the Americas.

If we return quickly, we might even be able to pick up Master Xuanzang and his entourage when passing through India.

After making up his mind, Li Shimin looked back at the term Malthusian trap, and he also had his own opinions on it.

As an emperor, governance and annexation will affect the vital interests of the royal family, so Li Shimin can empathize with this trap narrative and become more and more aware of it.

The longer the peaceful world lasts, the more serious mergers will become.

The younger generation had previously said that feudal society was a cannibalistic society, and Li Shimin took it seriously.

The Wang family, the Xie family, and the Sima family in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties are all examples that are still before our eyes.

To harm the world and enrich one's own family is the most appropriate description of these surnames.

They were like a group of fat pigs who only knew how to eat. They first ate the villages, and then the states and counties. They weakened the country and ultimately could not protect themselves.

But Li Shimin also knew that no matter how prosperous scholarship was, it would not be possible for everyone to be a saint, and what later generations would call cannibalism was still unavoidable.

In this case, it is better to let them go out to eat outsiders than to eat the people of Tang Dynasty, right?

However, the premise of these still depends on the results of opening the sea.

[In addition to the few records of the Battle of Baijiangkou in the history books, another thing related to it is the Monument of Liu Renyuan of the Tang Dynasty.

Speaking of this monument is also quite bumpy, because Liu Renyuan himself ended up in exile in Yunnan, and his name has never appeared in the annals of history since then.

However, following the praise text of this monument, we can make another guess:

Tang's loss of the Korean Peninsula was probably related to Liu Renyuan's exile.

After the Battle of Baijiangkou, on the one hand, the Tang Dynasty itself was stretched thin, and on the other hand, it was to appease Baekje to show sincerity.

Therefore, the officials of the Ungjin Governor's Office are basically Baekje people, and there are already some signs of deregulation at this time.

As for the selection of the top official of the Ungjin Governor's Mansion, things are quite delicate.

Liu Rengui had outstanding achievements, so after Baekje was destroyed for the second time, Liu Rengui was stationed there, and Liu Renyuan returned to the court with his troops.

In 664, Liu Renyuan accepted Gaozong's order and returned to Xiongjin to replace Liu Rengui as the governor of Xiongjin. This was originally a normal rotation, but the two old comrades finally got into trouble in front of Gaozong.

Because Liu Renyuan insisted on changing based on Emperor Gaozong's order, Liu Rengui believed that there were still many problems on the Korean Peninsula, such as Baekje, which had not yet been fully appeased, and Silla, which was ambitious, so changing defenses was not a good choice.

Both of their opinions were correct, so they brought it to the attention of Emperor Gaozong. Logically speaking, it was just a matter of choosing one and making up his mind. However, Emperor Gaozong showed off a high-end operation:

Liu Renyuan was recalled.

Liu Rengui continued to garrison, but his position as governor of Xiongjin was deprived of his position.

Then Gaozong issued an edict, and Fu Yulong, who was enjoying himself in Chang'an, became the governor of Xiongjin with a look of confusion on his face.

Buyeo Yong refuses to obey, Chang'an has food, drink and fun, Baekje is a shabby place with nothing and it's freezing cold, even dogs won't go!

Although everyone was happy, Emperor Gaozong insisted on making things difficult for everyone.

After this incident, Liu Rengui was unhappy no matter what he did in Xiongjin without the title of governor, and he took the initiative to apply to return to China within a year.

Fuyu Long still refused to obey, so Liu Renyuan set off again to replace Liu Rengui and garrison Baekje.

Liu Renyuan worked conscientiously without saying anything. He worked in Baekje for three years and achieved remarkable results. The local Baekje people also spontaneously built a monument for Liu Renyuan to express his merits, which is the Monument of Liu Renyuan in the Tang Dynasty that has been passed down to this day.

What happened next was very simple. In 667, the Tang Dynasty launched a plan to destroy Goguryeo. Liu Renyuan, who was stationed in Xiongjin, naturally had to cooperate with the troops.

However, there was a delay in sending troops. Although the fighter plane was not delayed, the incident was eventually reported.

At this time, Li Zhi's health was getting worse and worse, and his increasingly weak body made Gaozong's temper gradually become more and more irritable. When he saw this report, he remembered that there had been rumors that Liu Renyuan was plotting to separate Haidong.

Under the emperor's suspicion, Liu Renyuan was soon escorted back to Chang'an on the charge of staying without going.

Liu Renyuan, who felt aggrieved, defended himself to Gaozong face to face. This move made Gaozong even more furious and ordered Liu Renyuan to be executed.

However, he soon realized that Liu Renyuan had contributed to the destruction of Baekje, the suppression of Xiongjin, and the conquest of Goguryeo no matter how much he said. It was not appropriate to execute him like this, so he was exiled to Yao'an in present-day Yunnan instead. This place was really remote, and Liu Renyuan was nowhere to be found later. .

In this case, Buyeo Yong, a idiot who had held the position of governor of Ungjin for four years, was forced by Gojong to return to Ungjin to inherit the family property. So far, all officials in Ungjin from top to bottom were Baekje people, and they had completely changed from direct subordinates to supervisory officials. .

Therefore, Silla could not wait to take action soon. After all, if Liu Rengui or Liu Renyuan attacked Xiongjin when he was there, it would be equivalent to taking the initiative to attack Datang.

But now there is no Tang Dynasty person in Xiongjin. Silla's attack is just a dispute between vassals. What are you afraid of?

The result was just as Silla thought. It took four years. In the end, although it was slapped by the Tang Dynasty, Silla actually took Baekje into its mouth and was willing to receive this slap. 】

What the light curtain slowly narrated this time was quite simple, without any great technology, but it aroused Li Shimin's sigh:

Child slave...

Seeing people through events, Li Shimin seemed to see an emperor who was gradually becoming a stranger.

Although no one dares to say it openly, I am afraid that throughout his life, some people will privately compare this emperor with his father.

If Li Shimin had to say it, Zhinu didn't do well in his position as emperor, but thinking about Guangshen, well... it wasn't that bad.

And think about it again, the young slave was not trained as a prince in the first place.

The crazy Chengqian who was oppressed by him was deposed and exiled in the 18th year of Zhenguan.

But in the end, it was not Qingque, the second son of Guanyin, who became the crown prince, but Zhinu, the third son.

It can be seen that there is a lot of trouble in choosing the prince. How old was the young servant at that time, sixteen?

It had only been five years since the prince was deposed and the second son of the Li family was killed.

Li Shimin sighed deeply:

Time is too short.