Chapter 391 Is it three times the size of Datang? What is the general afraid of most? fight.
When a general cannot reflect his own value, it also means that you are no longer that important to this country.
Now that the north of the Tang Dynasty has been peaceful, although there are Western Turks and Tuyuhun in the west, they can no longer pose any threat to the Tang Dynasty.
The Tang Dynasty is currently dealing with domestic affairs. When the country is completely integrated, Li Shimin will have to attack these places sooner or later with his war-mad personality.
But look at the rising stars of the Tang Dynasty who have grown up now. These veterans from the founding period often just sit in the rear!
Now there are voices in the court to reduce military expenditures and reduce the standing army, but they have been suppressed by the emperor.
But judging from the current situation, it is only a matter of time before military expenditures are reduced.
This made the generals panic. Think about how Liu Bang dealt with his brothers? Seeing the looks in their eyes, Ji Song knew that these people would not be willing to give up unless they showed something real.
He stood up and fiddled with the position on the bookshelf a few times until a hidden compartment appeared.
He took out a scroll and came to everyone to open it.
Li Gang was a little curious, what could Ji Song value so much? After unfolding it, Li Jing immediately knew what it was.
"map?"
Ji Song nodded, pointed to a place near the seaside and said, "The red area is where Datang is now."
"hiss"
Li Gang took a breath of air and said in disbelief: "This is impossible. How come I, the Central Plains, are so weak?"
Ji Song rolled his eyes, how big do you think Datang is? He knew very well the impact this map had on people at this time.
Since ancient times, China has believed that the Central Plains is the center of the world. However, after truly understanding the world, the impact and gap can be imagined.
"This is true!" Cheng Yaojin said firmly.
"What is true?"
Under everyone's surprised gaze, Li Shimin swaggered open the study door, and the housekeeper Zheng Li gave Ji Song a helpless smile.
The eldest grandson was talking to Ji's mother You Ning at this time. They were like children who had done something wrong, lowering their heads and saying nothing.
"I see you, Your Majesty!"
Ignoring everyone, he came to the map and looked at the detailed and neat map and the clear mountains and rivers on it.
He pointed at Ji Song and cursed: "His heart is to be killed!"
Ji Song's face was covered with black lines, but he could only lower his head and say nothing.
If you say too much at this time, it will be wrong. It is better not to say anything at all.
Tang Dynasty, Yellow River, Yangtze River, Qinling Mountains, this is Linyi?He started from the Tang Dynasty and then moved southward.
Take a breath when you see the west.
"Where are these two countries?"
Others also saw the two huge empires in the west, but because Ji Song wrote in simplified Chinese characters, they didn't recognize them.
Ji Songsheng said helplessly: "The one closest to the Western Regions is the Dashi Empire, also called the Arabian Empire. The region spans three continents. It was the time of the Tang Dynasty."
After a pause, he said slowly: "More than three times more!"
Li Shimin paused in his movements and stared at the area painted white.
After they had finished digesting it, they pointed further to the west and said, "This is the Byzantine Empire, which can also be called the Western Roman Empire. It was established in the pre-Qin period, and now it is just a part of the original Roman Empire." "Hiss." "
"It was established in the pre-Qin period? This is almost a thousand years ago! How is this possible? There are still countries in the world that are thousands of years old?"
Li Gang sat down blankly. Today's impact was too great for him, and it almost overturned his understanding of the country's five elements.
People say that they flourished but then declined, but in the west of the Tang Dynasty, someone now told him that there was a country there that had existed for thousands of years. How could this be possible?
Ji Song finally understood that he was definitely being plotted today, and the person who plotted against him was definitely the emperor Li Shimin.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to gather so many generals, and even the queen and the prince are here. If there is no plan, I won't believe him even if he is beaten to death.
"Talk about this Byzantine Empire!"
Li Shimin pointed to the position of Byzantium and said, the temptation of a thousand-year empire is too great. That emperor doesn't want his empire to be passed down for thousands of years? Ji Song secretly despised it and said, "Your Majesty, just imagine it as the Zhou Dynasty. There are countless lords there, big and small, and the emperor is just a symbol!"
"Secretary system?"
Seeing Ji Song nodding, Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief, now he understood.
No wonder it has existed for such a long time. It is not surprising that Zhou Dynasty also existed for 800 years!
In the end, if King Qin hadn't had the power to conquer Liuhe, maybe the Zhou Dynasty could have existed for many more years, even if we didn't want such an empire! "What about this great empire?" Now that he knew about Rome, he was not surprised by this great empire. He thought it was a feudal system! But what he said next almost made him collapse.
"Dashi, some also call him Dashi in White, because they are all famous for wearing white!"
"This country is different from other countries, and it is very different from the Tang Dynasty, because they are a country where politics and religion are integrated."
Li Gang opened his eyes wide, stared at Ji Song, and said, "Just like Zhang Jiao back then?"
At that time, Zhang Jiao's words "Heaven is dead, Huang Tian shall stand" caused turmoil in eight states of the Han Dynasty, and millions of Yellow Turbans revolted.
This made the scholars, who had always regarded scholars as orthodox, realize the dangers of religion.
Whether it was Nan Chen who worshiped Buddha or Emperor Wu of Zhou who destroyed Buddhism, the rulers were aware of the dangers of religion. When the Supreme Emperor was in power, he also imposed restrictions on Taoism and Buddhism.
Ji Song ignored everyone and continued: "Their religion was established by a man named Muhammad, eight years before the founding of the Tang Dynasty. What they believe in is 'Allah' who created the world."
"Believers call them Muslims, which means obedient, and they are extremely exclusive. The ruler is the caliphate, a centralized state."
He glanced at Li Shimin and said: "They have a tradition of preaching with a knife in one hand and a scripture in the other. They are extremely crazy when they fight and shout 'Allah'."
"Now they have penetrated into the Western Region!"
Li Shimin closed his eyes tightly, waited for a while, and then opened his eyes, but there was a strong murderous intention! "We must not let them infiltrate the Western Region."
Li Jing also said solemnly: "Your Majesty is right, such fanatic believers must not be allowed to come to the Tang Dynasty."
Think about how the big men dealt with these believers back then. Killing, there is no other way except killing, because they can never be allowed to spread.
If Dashi infiltrates into the Western Region, it will be difficult to regain the Western Region.
It was impossible for the Tang Dynasty to massacre in the Western Regions. How could it still rule in the future?
"Send the map to the palace. What do you, a little prince, want to do with this important weapon of the country?"
Ji Song's face turned dark, and it hurt him to say this.
Anyway, the map is in your head, you can have as many as you want.
"Don't draw anymore. If I find out, let's see how I deal with you!" Li Shimin said fiercely.
(End of this chapter)