Li Hong looked at the fishing boats that were running in from the Seto Inland Sea like bereaved dogs. He sorted out his thoughts and said with a heavy face: "There is no real justice in this world. Justice only exists in the strength of military strength. You are stronger than others." It’s the axiom. If you are weak, you can only succumb to the axioms set by them! Therefore, the first lesson I teach you is to let you understand that strength is the foundation of your foundation!”
"Do you think I really haven't thought about whether the master is famous or unknown? But for the Japanese country, does the Tang Dynasty need to be famous? If you just pull one out, it will be enough for the Japanese country to pay us all the money they have earned in the past ten years! This little devil back then... is wrong, the Japanese country sent many envoys to the Tang Dynasty, but it was like a wolf with white eyes. Regardless of the dissuasion of the Tang Dynasty, it attacked Baekje and did not hesitate to become the enemy of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty trained them I have acquired talents, and then they used the talents I cultivated to become my enemies. Because of this, how many people have I offended in the court? But who has seen my hard work? Conquer people with your virtue, bah! Conquer your sister! Why don’t you use your family’s wealth to convince people? Why don’t you use your salary to pay for food and accommodation for the Japanese envoys? What about asking the court to provide this money? Yes, because in this way, you have gained merit and pleased the Japanese envoys. The Japanese envoys will be grateful to you, but they will not be grateful to the Tang Dynasty. In the end, they will not become the enemy of the Tang Dynasty? At that time, where was justice? Was it eaten by a dog? Was it eaten by a wolf? When the Japanese were enemies of the Tang Dynasty, why didn’t they stand up and speak out? Me and your sister! I am your brother-in-law!”
His Royal Highness the One-Eyed Dragon, with his arms akimbo, sighed, looked at Li Chunfeng who was bowing his head to listen, and continued: "Our Tang Dynasty does not need benevolence, virtue, and etiquette spread everywhere. If possible, I would rather do it for the people of my Tang Dynasty. , I choose to be evil, strong, and domineering to protect the interests of the Tang Dynasty! My policy of gentleness in the Tang Dynasty is not suitable for us today. Even in history, no era of gentleness can last long. It is a strategy, not a policy! The strategy of protecting and defending the country is just a bridge between conspiracy and conspiracy!"
Looking at Li Chunfeng who was hanging his head in silence, Li Hong said again with a lonely expression: "Perhaps you don't agree with my statement or my ideals, or you may think that after I ascend the throne, my strategies for governing the country will not be the same. It will destroy our Tang Dynasty and the Li family."
"I don't dare, I just can't fully understand it for the moment, but I guarantee it with my life. Every word you just said, I will remember it firmly in my heart! Please give me a warning, Your Highness!" Li Chunfeng ignored the surprised looks of the soldiers around him. , suddenly knelt in front of Li Hong and said hurriedly.
"Are these important? Not important! I just want to tell you Li Chunfeng, fists are always more convincing than justice! The success of my old Li family, my domineering grandfather, and Gao Zu, all depend on benevolence and wisdom. , etiquette, righteousness, and trust in the world, right? If you don’t have soldiers, who will respect you? If you don’t have anyone, who will support you? Let me tell you a story from Baidu Qishu. "Okay." Li Hong shook his body and suddenly sat down on the deck.
Li Chunfeng was so frightened that he hurriedly stepped forward. Looking at Li Hong's flushed face, he thought he was filled with indignation, so he hurriedly admitted his mistake.
Li Hong waved his hands feebly, sat on the deck, and said as the ship shook as a whole: "I have read Baidu Qishu, which said that there was once a world in which several ships appeared in a certain period. This powerful country is a power that specializes in plundering resources and wealth. They plunder all the wealth from all over the world in a bandit way, and then impose their culture on others. But in the end, people only remember its power and only respect them. Even after the new regime emerged, they still missed their power. They used the warships under your buttocks to conquer the world and plunder the wealth of the entire world, accumulating money for their future strength and wealth. Wealth beyond human imagination. So, if you want to make a big voyage, today’s lesson is to teach you that plunder is only for the strong, not for the weak! The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. History is always about victory. Written by the author!”
Li Hong looked at Li Chunfeng's frightened look and told Li Chunfeng some of the history of Spain, Portugal, and England, the empire where the sun never sets, in the previous life.
While Li Chunfeng looked at Li Hong suspiciously, he was filled with deep shock deep in his heart. If it was true as His Highness the Prince said, then based on his current consciousness, if he embarked on a big voyage, it would be a waste of manpower and powerlessness. , financial resources, but in the end, nothing could be obtained for Datang.
While Li Chunfeng was digesting the shock that Li Hong's words had brought to him, he looked at the Haidongqing that had not appeared for a long time and suddenly landed on the side of the ship, and then looked at the flushed face of His Highness the Crown Prince. , secretly came forward to take a sniff, and then asked: "Your Highness, are you... um... drunk?"
"Uh... how do you know? But let me tell you, Li Chunfeng, what I just told you is true. Let's do this. When I wake up, I will teach you another lesson! Let you know that power is What is the same as the axiom?" Li Hong patted Li Chunfeng's shoulder, sat on his shoulder, and said with his eyes wandering.
Li Chunfeng finally discovered that... His Highness drank too much, but wasn't he talking nonsense
He was a little confused about the situation, so he looked at Li Hong's shoulder and said coldly: "This is a compulsory lesson in Confucianism. Only when you pass the test in your own heart can you truly To become a Taoist, to govern by doing nothing... It's very simple, give up the secular world, forget justice and evil, and based on who you serve, always keep your mission in mind, always keep in mind the mission of the Tang Dynasty, whether you are a monk, a Taoist, or a Taoist priest. Nuns, monks and Confucians, if you eat the corn of the Tang Dynasty, you must serve the Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, get out of the Tang Dynasty, how about it? "
Li Chunfeng looked at Li Hong, who looked drunk at this moment, with a solemn expression. He treated Li Hong with a Taoist gift and said firmly: "Your Highness, Li Chunfeng listening to your words today is really better than the wasted time of these years. I understand, the common people in the world, the common people in the world, the poor people of the Tang Dynasty cannot guarantee stability and prosperity, how can they talk about the world, and how can they have the face to talk to the world!"
"That's right, culture is inheritance, inheritance is the country, and the foundation is in the place where you were born and raised. If you don't understand inheritance, don't understand culture, don't know the world, your ears are pure and inactive, you are a god, but what is a god? I ? Right...?"
"Bang" Li Hong's head suddenly hit the deck, and then he lost his identity.
Li Chunfeng and Lawless next to him immediately looked shocked. The three of them hugged Li Hong, who fell asleep after being drunk, and hurriedly ran to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's cabin at the stern of the ship. They settled Li Hong before they came out sweating profusely.
When someone woke up sleepily, he could only hear Li Chunfeng's voice calling faintly in his ears. He rubbed his painful head, and then started to work under the help of Lawless. He asked with a painful look: "What is it now?" At that time? Who was Li Chunfeng quarreling with? Why did he get scolded?"
"Back to Your Highness, you... yesterday."
"Yesterday?" Li Hong put himself in the ice bucket and immediately became nervous. Everything he talked to Li Chunfeng yesterday appeared intermittently in his mind as if it had just happened.
But as for how Li Chunfeng came to Fu Zhuhao, and how he fell asleep, Li Hong couldn't remember it at all. He only remembered that he seemed to have scolded Li Chunfeng for his brother-in-law, your sister, and other... It seems. He talked about a lot of truth.
"Uh... I can't drink alcohol in the future. It gives me a headache! By the way, what did I say to Li Chunfeng yesterday?" Li Hong sat in the ice bucket. After adapting to the temperature, he began to enjoy the temperature in the ice bucket and what it brought to him. Sober asked.
Lawless was stunned for a moment, and then recounted the conversation between Li Hong and Li Chunfeng yesterday from beginning to end.
After listening, Li Hong closed his eyes and thought for a while, and then said: "Don't let him make noise, it's useless. Block the coastline of the Japanese country and no one can go to sea. Anyway, we have the dragon boat supply behind us. Let's see what they can do to me." !”
"Your Highness..." Wutian hesitated to speak, glanced at Noble, and then looked at Li Hong lowering his head, not knowing whether he should say anything.
"What's going on, just tell me." Li Hong leaned on the edge of the ice bucket, his body still reacting to drunkenness, and his whole body had no strength.
"Japan...Japan has sent an envoy to the Tang Dynasty."
"Pfft..." A mouthful of hot soup spurted out, and Li Hong's powerlessness seemed to disappear. He almost stood up naked from the ice bucket, looked at the two lawless people and asked: "Did that idiot Li Chunfeng agree? "
"agreed."
"Your sister! Isn't this looking for death! If my father and mother find out that I secretly ran to the coast of Japan, I won't be stripped of my skin when I go back! Someone is coming... I can't help it, intercept the Japanese envoy immediately, even if you give me Drown him in the sea, I don't care what method you use, you can't let them go to Chang'an and report to my father and mother that I am on the coast of Japan!" Li Hong was so angry that he asked Wu Tian to find some clothes and wipe them off casually! To wipe yourself, you have to put on your clothes and rush out.
"Your Highness, please calm down. You just left. It's too late anyway. But your health is important, so don't..."
"What can I do? Let Li Chunfeng come over. Also, where are Suzaku and Xuanwu? Are they scattered?"
"Going back to Your Highness, according to your previous plan, the Suzaku has now gone north under the command of Cui Zhibian, and the Xuanwu has also gone south under the command of Zhang Yi. Now, your husband's ships are under the command of Li Chunfeng. On the sea of Hakata Castle." Wu Tian just ran out for two steps, and after hearing Li Hong's question, he stopped and replied.
(End of chapter)