Accompany Madam, Your Days Will Be Very Comfortable
The more Li Shi Min thought about it, the more shocked he became.
Originally, his external methods were mainly to use vertical and horizontal alliances.
And to unite vertically and horizontally was also the way of emperors since ancient times. No one had ever doubted it.
However, Chu Wen's words today had overturned his understanding.
It opened up a new world.
Then, he remembered.
Two years ago, when the Turks invaded the northern borders, the policy of appeasement had no effect at all. It had only made the Turks worse.
In fact, the invasion became more and more frequent.
In the end, he couldn't take it anymore and decided to defeat the Turks.
The result was not bad. The Turks were greatly weakened, and some surrendered, while others died.
In the end, he still wanted to make the other party suffer.
That was what Chu Wen meant.
It seemed that he had to change his strategy for the Tibetans.
From a certain point of view, the proposal to marry the princess might be a test.
If the Great Tang truly agreed, what awaited them might not be peace, but incessant harassment, extortion, and even reparations.
Li Shi Min pondered.
His expression kept changing, but he couldn't make up his mind.
After all, in his position, every decision he made would affect the whole situation.
Perhaps the Tibetans really wanted to marry?
Seeing this, Chu Jie continued to quote a famous quote that he was familiar with.
"Between countries, there are no eternal friends, nor are there eternal enemies. There are only eternal interests.”
"All the exorbitant prices are ultimately for the sake of profit. Therefore, the best policy is to move them to benefit the local government. However, the wool could not come from the people of the Great Tang. It had to come from other countries, or even the people of Tubo.”
"If the Tibetans don't accept it, then we'll use our fists to make them accept it.”
"At the end of the day, the relationship between countries is about whose fist is bigger.”
After his speech.
Li Shi Min was shocked again.
There were no eternal friends, only eternal interests. This was too subtle.
It also reached the essence!
She couldn't tell that the youth in front of her had such deep thoughts.
Most importantly, he could explain the profound in simple terms.
Comparing the strength of a country to the size of a fist was a fresh and crude comparison.
Looking at Chu Wen, Li Shi Min's face was filled with admiration.
This young man could definitely be of great use in terms of speech.
However, he did not know if he had any practical talent.
If he was truly capable, he could be used to serve the Great Tang.
To be honest, Li Shimin had experienced many storms and had seen countless heroes.
However, at such a young age, he had such profound knowledge.
It had never been seen before.
Even Crown Prince Li Chengqian, although he was young and intelligent, he was lacking compared to Chu Wen. When one looked at things, one would often look at the surface.
It was also because of this that he let Li Chengqian participate in government affairs to train his insight.
Thinking of this, Li Shi Min couldn't help but have the heart to recruit him.
With a thought, he decided to continue listening to Chu Wen's theory.
"But I wonder, how can we make the Great Tang's fist bigger?" he asked.”
Chu Wen was amused when he heard that.
Heh, you're actually testing me.
Do you think I've read history for nothing?
Therefore, he got into a stance and spoke frankly.
"Four words: That's fine."
Li Shi Min was stunned.
Was it that simple?
Seeing this, Chu Wen explained,
"The so-called political harmony is to strengthen internal strength and thus have enough external strength. At the same time, it could also form a suction force. Since ancient times, the sages had emphasized the importance of peaceful politics and harmony, but which dynasty could truly achieve this? If the Great Tang could do this, it would make all nations bow their heads.”
Li Shi Min nodded.
He looked at Chu Wen in a new light.
In reality, he intended to accept the Tibetan request for a marriage alliance so that he could have enough buffer time to develop his internal affairs.
When the country was strong, they would attack.
Therefore, he agreed with Chu Jie's words.
Hence, the desire to recruit him grew even stronger.
A warm smile appeared on his face.
He couldn't help but ask," That makes sense. But how do we balance the need to develop internal strength and maintain a strong external force?"”
Chu Jie smiled.
"Very simple. The ancients said: attack the city is the worst, attack the heart is the best. They didn't need to fight with weapons, but mainly used pressure to form a psychological deterrent, so that the enemy would retreat.”
Li Shi Min praised him even more.
However, this speech was already very outstanding.
Moreover, there were many views that he had never thought of.
He laughed and clapped his hands." You're really smart and far-sighted. You can even justify yourself. Not bad, not bad."”
Chu Wen smiled humbly.
Only then did he reveal his proper posture and respectfully say,"Your Majesty, you flatter me. I was just spouting nonsense.”
He deliberately adopted a respectful attitude.
Naturally, he didn't want to flatter Li Shiming.
Because, once he flattered her for the first time, it would be difficult to be tough in the future.
On the other hand, he was neither servile nor overbearing the first time, and instead took the initiative.
And this time, he made the right bet.
Li Shi Min really praised him.
However, in the next moment, Chu Wen was stunned.
Because Li Shi Min had directly invited him to be an official.
Li Shimin said," I see that you have extraordinary knowledge. Now that you are considered a member of the Li Clan, you might as well become an official. You can also contribute to the court."”
Li Shi Min looked at Chu Wen eagerly.
To be able to make the Emperor personally extend an invitation, this face could be said to be quite big.
Therefore, Li Shi Min was prepared.
He waited for Chu Wen to nod.
He also believed that Chu Wen would make the right choice.
However, Chu Wen shook his head firmly.
"Your Majesty, can I refuse?"
Li Shi Min's face froze.
His face was filled with confusion.
What was that?
His kind invitation was actually rejected?
This was truly unprecedented.
He was very puzzled, and his head did not even turn for a moment.
The next moment, he recovered from his dazed state.
Then, he asked in confusion,"Of course you can refuse." However, why?"
Nowadays, anyone who had the ability hoped to be an official and display their talents.
Therefore, it was difficult for him to understand Chu Wen.
This time, it was Chu Wen's turn to feel embarrassed.
It was really embarrassing to tell the truth.
However, he hesitated for a moment.
He still told the truth.
"This official feels that being a Junma Godfather is enough. Staying at home to accompany Furen makes life very comfortable.”
His only wish now was to coax his wife and win her admiration.
This caused his Prosperous Husband Value to rise.
As for state affairs, let it be.
It had nothing to do with him.
Li Shi Min was shocked by Chu Wen's answer.
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