Prince Li Heng's behavior today is really surprising!

Although there has been an undercurrent in Chang'an City these days, anyone can see that something big will happen, but the officials never imagined that Li Heng, who has always been honest, would be so bold this time!

And those who were aware of it in advance, such as Xu Fan, would never have imagined that Li Heng would do this!

What is the internal guard? It is the sword of the Son of Heaven that can only be held in the hands of the emperor, how can outsiders get their hands on it? If the emperor gives it to you, you can accept it with sincerity and fear, if the emperor is unwilling to give it, who will dare to rob it? If it is robbed, what is the difference between it and usurpation?

Xu Fan only thought that Li Heng would do something today to enhance his sense of existence. For these, Xu Fan actually didn't mind very much. Xu Fan's age is not young, and he also knows that his position as prime minister depends on Li Longji's attention to sit firmly. Xu Fan only served the imperial history in Chang'an, and with this foundation, if he was without the support of Li Longji, he would not be able to sit firmly in the position of prime minister.

Xu Fan also thought very clearly, he could only sit in this phase in this dynasty, once the mountain collapsed, he would have to return to the mountains and forests sooner or later. Because of this, he has never been Li Longji's person, and he has never had any dealings with the crown prince Li Heng.

Xu Fan has no opinion on Li Heng's position as the crown prince, Li Heng has been the prince for more than ten years, and changing one may not be better than him, not to mention that the deposition of the prince is a major event that shakes the country.

It can be said that there is no contradiction between Xu Fan and Li Heng. The emperor is not too young, and he will always have to leave for another ten years, and Li Heng was in the prime of life at that time, and it is natural for him to succeed to the throne, so there will be no accidents.

Therefore, in Xu Fan's mind, Li Heng has no need to take risks at all, just wait like this, the throne will be his!

But Xu Pan never expected that Li Heng would be in such a hurry!

Thinking about it carefully, although Li Heng's approach was a bit hasty, the timing of the choice was still very good!

The south is in rebellion, and Wang Zhonghe, who holds a large army, is Li Heng's hair from childhood to adulthood. No matter what Wang Zhongsi himself thinks, in the eyes of people all over the world, Wang Zhongsi can't get rid of the brand of princeling. For the hundred officials and emperors in the capital, Wang Zhonghe, who has a heavy army, is the best deterrent.

Secondly, although Li Heng said that this time it was like forcing the palace, but after all, he did not say these two words, and his goal this time was only to get the command of some internal guards for Wang Zhonghe. The symbolism of such a thing is much greater than its practical meaning. With this success, Li Heng will greatly enhance the confidence of hundreds of officials, and it can be expected that more and more people will join him in the future, and Li Heng's strength will undoubtedly be greatly enhanced.

As long as it is not a blatant forced palace, it will be difficult for the officials to oppose it with all their hearts. Changing an emperor is not just as simple as changing a person on the throne, but will also be followed by a large-scale purge and changes in the pattern of interests. As long as there is no imminent threat to existing interests, the officials will not make a premature decision.

Of course, the most important point is that the crown prince Li Heng, who has been silent for more than ten years, has quietly gathered such a powerful force!

Looking at the people who were kneeling on the ground now, all the officials were concerned.

Xu Fan's appearance can be regarded as relieving Li Longji. Li Heng didn't make it clear, but who one of the people present would not understand?

Since Li Longji robbed his daughter-in-law, from the officials to the people, I don't know how many times he has discussed it in private. Although the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty is not as prevalent as that of later generations, after all, Confucian culture has been inherited for thousands of years, and Li Longji's behavior still makes many families with strict family style despise.

What's more, since Yang Yuhuan was named a noble concubine, Li Longji's thoughts on court politics have become less and less, and in the palace, singing songs every night, in order to maintain a luxurious life, Li Longji's daily expenses have become more and more large.

Not long ago, when the grain shortage in Chang'an and the war in the south came, Li Longji did not forget to enjoy the song and dance with Yang Yuhuan.

Although the officials don't say anything, they have a scale in their hearts.

Li Heng insinuated that Li Longji had abandoned the government, and Xu Fan immediately stood up and handed over the fold, and at the same time did not forget to deduct the credit to Li Longji's head.

Li Longji, who was squeezed by his own son, was speechless for a while, and after listening to Xu Fan's words, although he didn't know the content of the excerpt, he still took it very naturally.

"Qi Qi Sheng, Wang Shuai predicted that after the rebels occupied Jianzhou, they might stick to Sanzhou as a foundation. At the same time, they sent sailors to attack and harass the coastal areas of the eastern province of the south of the Yangtze River, and marched west along the great rivers and rivers to plunder the inland ......"

Wang Zhongsi did predict the movements of the rebels, but Xu Fan heard from Wang Ce that part of the flexible use of the sailors. In these years, except for Xu Chen, a descendant, no one can accurately predict the specific consequences of the sailor's march like this. Even if Li Yi, who came up with this plan, could not have a clear understanding before seeing the results with his own eyes.

As for Xu Chen, in the history books, the Western powers used this method to easily fall into the land of China with strong ships and cannons.

At this moment, in order to protect his students, and at the same time to enhance his persuasiveness, Xu Fan naturally put these views on Wang Zhonghe's head.

"If the rebels succeed, the world of our Datang Dynasty will fall into a crisis from which there will be no return, and the huge rivers and mountains will be in no danger in front of the rebels, and the rebels will plunder the hinterland, as if they are in a ......no-man's land."

"Shengshang, colleagues, don't forget! Chang'an is on the edge of Weishui, and the city is even more densely covered with water networks, Taizong was able to let Jieli Khan sign the Weishui Alliance, if the rebel sailors entered Chang'an, who will be the master of the world of the Tang Dynasty?"

"Therefore, the minister thinks that the only way to do this is to quickly form a powerful sailor to keep the enemy out of the woods, and be prepared and safe!"

Xu Fan's heavy words pulled the hundred officials on the Golden Palace back from the agitation in the great change just now, but once again fell into a stronger shock, compared to just now, the shock brought by Xu Fan at this moment actually made the hundred officials feel a strong fear.

"This ......"

"This ...... It can't be, right?"

Xu ...... Xu Xiang, are you joking?"

Among the Wenchen, there are many people who don't understand military affairs, and they have a good relationship with Xu Fan, and when they hear this, they will save some face, and if they have a high spirit, they will directly refute it.

"That's it! The rebels are now only a few tens of thousands, and they can't occupy the land of the three states, and our dynasty has ten provinces, a million soldiers, and a few thieves in the south.

"Xu Xiang, you are also a well-known figure, and you don't know that after three generations, the southern court can have the Northern Expedition to unify the Central Plains? Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, the sailor was obviously stronger than Wei, but after the Battle of Chibi, it was only a three-legged situation. Besides, during the Southern Dynasty, the military strength of Nanchen was once the best in the world, and the sailor was the only one in the world, but in the end, it was not a corner of peace, and finally broke the ...... for Yang Guang."

Compared with Wenchen's rash talk, the generals fell into deep thought.

There was not a single military general of the Manchu Dynasty who really knew how to fight in the navy! Over the past few years, the strategic focus of the Tang Dynasty has always been only on the north. Even the generals who once commanded the sailors only regarded the sailors as a convoy, and the so-called sailors who really drove the boats only stayed at the level of being able to swim and drive the boats.

That said, it is clear that the generals who have gone through the war are much more cautious than the civilian officials.

"This ......"

Li Longji on the throne also had no intention of teaching his son a lesson at the moment, and Xu Fan's words just now really scared Li Longji a lot! Compared with the "palace change" played by the crown prince Li Heng, the rebels are obviously much more important to the threat to the country. To put it mildly, the throne was taken away by his son, and he ended up like a high ancestor Li Yuan at most, but if Chang'an was captured by the rebels, his fate can be imagined.

Li Longji, who was frightened and was about to ask a plan, listened to the opinions of other civil officials, but his mind calmed down a lot.

Indeed, historically, the southern regime has never succeeded in the Northern Expedition and dominated the world.

Thinking of this, Li Longji regained his composure.

Feeling the change in Li Longji's mind, Xu Fan's heart was faintly anxious.

"Holy Lord, if there was no one, it doesn't mean that it won't work now! Since we are talking about all dynasties, I would like to ask you! The dog Rong in the Spring and Autumn Period, the Xiongnu in the Qin and Han dynasties, and the Turks in this dynasty, when the cavalry of the Central Plains Dynasty was in decline, when was it not allowed to be wantonly bullied by the steppe barbarians?

"Now that the rebel navy is strong, and the imperial court has almost no sailor division, what is the difference between this situation and when the Central Plains Dynasty faced the grassland barbarians?"

"Don't you think that only cavalry can kill people, and the sailors are just decorations? If that's the case, I would like to ask, did the hundreds of thousands of troops under Cao Mengde's red cliff be collected by the heavens?"

In the face of Xu Fan's questioning, the civil officials were speechless. However, in their hearts, most of the officials above the Golden Palace really think so. The court officials' understanding of the role of the sailor was nothing more than ferrying people and transporting goods.

Seeing that Xu Fan had temporarily suppressed the criticism of the civil officials, the purple-robed official who had asked Xu Fan outside the palace gate just now hurriedly glanced at the rest of the people.

Several people understood, so they stood up one after another and fully supported Xu Fan's opinion.

"Shengshang, Wei Chen thinks that Xu Xiang's worries are not unreasonable, after all, the imperial court does not have a water division, and now facing the threat of the rebel water division, it is inevitable to deal with it passively. Wang Shuai is also a veteran on the battlefield, didn't he also suffer a big loss at the hands of the rebel sailors?"

"Yes, the saint, the art of war has a cloud, 'knowing oneself and knowing that the other side can win a hundred battles', now we already know our own shortcomings, if we still turn a blind eye, this battle, only afraid of Sun Wu's resurrection, we can't win it, right?"

"Please also ask the Holy Lord to consider Xu Xiang's opinion more!"

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As soon as you said a word, the discussion began on the top of the Golden Palace around the matter of the water master, and intentionally or unintentionally, this discussion became more and more enthusiastic, and almost every official participated.

Only those who fell to their knees, as well as the crown prince Li Heng, who stood tall, seemed to have become forgotten stones at this moment......