I have already established my power and prestige, so how did Li Shimin come back to life?

In the days since the emperor returned to the palace, Li Chengqian has picked up the things that he had neglected in the past because he was busy with state affairs, so he has devoted most of his time to accompanying Su Zhi and the children.

Before, he was worried about the country and immersed in the affairs of the court. The morning bells and evening drums were filled with busy figures, reviewing memorials, meeting with court officials, and planning state affairs...

All these things left him with no time to take care of his family, and he showed very little concern for Su Zhi and the children. So much so that many nights, when he dragged his heavy feet back to the harem and saw Su Zhi's hesitant look, a feeling of guilt surged in his heart like a tide.

Su Zhi treats him very well, even though she is the queen now, and many small details are done by Su Zhi herself.

She takes care of him in every aspect of his life. When he goes to bed at night, Su Zhi will always praise him, which relieves a lot of his stress.

But he couldn't focus all his energy on Su Zhi.

Fortunately, the Tang Dynasty is now developing rapidly and is prosperous thanks to the concerted efforts of the emperor and his ministers and the hard work of the people.

Looking back to when he first ascended the throne, the ambitious five-year plan goals he set have now been exceeded.

Everywhere you look, the people of the Tang Dynasty have no worries about food and clothing, the streets and alleys are filled with laughter, the markets are full of goods, and the people live and work in peace and contentment.

The hunger and cold of the past have become the dust of history.

Li Chengqian did not dare to slack off in the slightest regarding the newly opened Lingdong and Liaodong Roads. He immediately ordered the cabinet to work intensively to prepare for the establishment of prefectures and counties. He also carefully selected from among many talented people and sent honest and capable officials to govern the areas. He hoped that these newly annexed territories could quickly integrate into the embrace of the Tang Dynasty and share in its prosperity.

Li Chengqian's focus was not just on the superficial prosperity. If a country wanted to prosper for a long time, it must focus on the long term and focus on the fundamentals.

At present, the most urgent matter in the entire Tang Dynasty has quietly changed. The top priority is to fully enhance the cultural literacy of the people of the Tang Dynasty and improve their literacy and learning level.

This is closely linked to the country's imperial examination system for selecting talents.

He had already outlined a blueprint for the reform of the imperial examination system in his mind, which was to abandon the traditional content that placed too much emphasis on poetry, songs, classics, history, and collections, and replace it all with practical knowledge.

If an official cannot even distinguish between the five kinds of grains and knows nothing about farming, how can he understand the hardships of the people's work?

How can we talk about leading the people to cultivate the land intensively and become rich?

In addition to these, Li Chengqian was also planning a change with a more far-reaching impact - ideological change.

He thought about it every day, but it was never the right time. At least not now.

He wanted to spread his teacher's ideas in the Tang Dynasty.

Once this idea spread, the biggest victim would be the emperor himself.

So, it is not the time yet. There is still a lot to do with the power in our hands.

If a country does not have a solid ideological foundation to support it, even if the Tang Dynasty is now militarily powerful and economically prosperous, it is nothing but a castle in the air. It may look magnificent but its foundation is unstable and it will be difficult to withstand the test of time.

He was waiting for Li Shimin to return from the Western Regions. By then, once the territory had been determined, he could try to slowly promote this profound change in the ideological field and lay a solid foundation for the Tang Dynasty.

A few days ago, envoys from various countries came one after another, and expressed their sincere desire to offer him an honorific title to express their admiration.

Li Chengqian silently noticed that many of them came from countries in the Western Regions.

He also had some evil thoughts in his mind, so he did not tell them directly about the army going to the Western Regions.

After these envoys returned, it was unknown whether they could persuade their rulers to submit to the Tang Dynasty wholeheartedly in time.