Tang Dynasty, I can lead troops through ancient and modern times

Chapter 228 National Destiny

Li Chengqian smoked a cigarette and began to slowly explain the humiliating history.

Li Shimin, Li Jing and others also lit up a cigarette and accompanied them.

Liu Rengui was the only one who had never smoked. Looking at everyone puffing away, he felt itchy and a little at a loss.

At this time, Pei Xingjian handed him a cigarette: "Master Liu, try it!"

Just give it a try!

Then Liu Rengui also smoked...

In the Qing-Japanese conflicts in the 19s and s, the Qing side had always had the advantage in hard power.

But the situation changed in the ten years after the Gapsin Coup in Joseon.

During this period, Japan had been keeping an eye on the Qing Dynasty. Aritomo Yamagata, an important Japanese military figure, pointed out that "the stronger the military preparations of our neighboring countries are, the more we must not slack off in our own military preparations."

Therefore, since 1890, Japan has used 60% of its national fiscal revenue to develop its navy and army.

Starting from 1893, Emperor Meiji decided to allocate yuan from his own palace funds every year, and then take one-tenth of the salaries of civil and military officials to supplement shipbuilding costs.

The whole country is in high spirits, striving to catch up with China and preparing for a war in which the "national destiny is at stake."

At this point, Li Shimin interrupted and said, "What a warmongering nation, gambling with the fate of the country. What a nation that is good at gambling with the fate of the country. Very good, very good..."

As Li Shimin gritted his teeth, everyone was secretly mad at him.

There was no way that Japan could survive during the Tang Dynasty.

What they said was useless even if Xu Fu came.

Li Chengqian said: "National destiny is a very mysterious thing. When national destiny is good, nothing can stop it. But when national destiny is bad, everything goes wrong."

"The end of the Qing Dynasty was a time of national decline. The Westernization Movement, the Reform Movement, the Xinhai Revolution, etc., the progressive people of that era tried every possible way, but they were unable to lead the empire to rise again!"

"It was not until the appearance of that brilliant red that our national destiny gradually turned around, but this process was accompanied by war and sacrifice. It was the result of the joint efforts of several generations. It was too tragic and too tragic."

Pei Xingjian asked in doubt: "The red color that Your Highness is talking about, is it Mr. Ziren?"

Li Chengqian nodded firmly: "Yes."

"So can we see him in that era?"

Li Chengqian smiled bitterly and said, "Unfortunately, Mr. Ziren was not born at that time..."

Li Shimin was filled with emotion: "I really want to meet this gentleman who changed the destiny of China, although I have only read some of his books before, and some of the views in his books may even shake the rule of the Tang Dynasty.

But he truly worked for the people and truly dedicated his life to this country.

I, Li Shimin, do not submit to anyone. I could face the First Emperor and Emperor Wu of Han with a smile, but in front of this gentleman, I feel like a clown, a wicked man who sucks blood from the people. I am ashamed of myself!!”

Li Chengqian patted his shoulder and consoled him: "This is not your fault. Every era has its limitations. You, Li Er, have done well and are worthy of your yellow skin. Don't be discouraged. Keep working hard. I believe you can reach Mr. Ziren's back..."

Is this comfort?

Li Shimin's originally tragic mood disappeared in an instant, and he turned his head away from looking at his eldest son.

Everyone wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, and felt uncomfortable holding it back.

This wonderful father and son pair is really speechless...

Li Chengqian continued, "It sounds mysterious to talk about national destiny, but it really exists. For example, our General Tiance experienced many mysterious things during the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty. I think this is the national destiny he carries."

Everyone agreed deeply, because there were indeed some inexplicable things happening to Li Shimin.

This may be the destiny of the Tang Dynasty!

Seeing his eldest son praising him again, Li Shimin turned around and asked, "What about the fate of the country in the future? Tell us about it too."

Li Chengqian nodded: "When we met Mr. Jiang and Mr. Zhu before, that was in 2001, everyone still remembers it!"

Everyone nodded.

“The end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century are the best reflection of our national destiny.”

"During the most intense period of the US-Soviet rivalry, America was at a disadvantage, and before that, we had fallen out with the Soviet Union because of our independent policy.

In the end, we chose to cooperate with the West, open our doors to do business, and integrate into the world system. This is a transformation of our country’s destiny!”

“After the collapse of the Soviet Union, America became invincible and began to become complacent, dominating the garrisons everywhere like pepper.

At that time, we were still very weak and could only choose to keep a low profile. This was to preserve our hard-earned economic achievements, which was also to preserve our national destiny. "

"In the first Gulf War, America's military strength woke up the world, and also woke us up. This was an adjustment of the country's destiny."

"Afterwards, with the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the rapid development of our economy, America no longer had the Soviet Union as its great enemy, and finally set its sights on us..."

"The Galaxy incident, the 96 Frog Sea crisis, the embassy bombing, the Nanyang collision incident..."

“There were too many humiliations, but we endured them all in order to preserve the country’s destiny and wait for the day of rapid development.

But America doesn't want to let us go and is about to formulate a blockade policy.

At this time, a miraculous national destiny came, and the 911 incident that we experienced personally occurred. "

Everyone was listening attentively, but they were stunned when they heard about the 911 incident!

It turns out that the 911 incident is also China’s national destiny!

Li Chengqian continued: "The 911/ incident diverted America's attention. At that time, they were the absolute world hegemon. Being attacked on their homeland was definitely a great humiliation, so they had to retaliate.

Then they temporarily put us aside and focused on attacking the desert area. In order to get us to cooperate in anti-terrorism, they even agreed to let us join the WTO and the world trade system. From then on, our economy began to take off. "

"When America finishes cleaning up the desert and looks back, she will find that we have grown into a behemoth. It will not be so easy for them to clean up now.

But they still started to target us in various ways. In those years, our prices soared and our exports plummeted. To be honest, if there hadn’t been subsequent black swan events, we might not have been able to hold on! ”

Li Shimin asked: "Did something happen again?"

Li Chengqian nodded: "Yes, at the critical moment when America was targeting us, the subprime mortgage crisis occurred in their own country, and it became them who needed us.

In order to get through this stage smoothly, we had no choice but to agree to save each other's economy, and we got through this wave smoothly."