Xiangyang is the capital of Li Tang and the most prosperous city under Li Tang, but with the influx of business travelers from all over the world, Xiangyang is quite narrow, especially the palace is too small, it looks very shabby, which is completely inconsistent with the bearing of the imperial city, not to mention that the unbearable capital will be full of mud when it rains, and more importantly, the small Xiangyang can not give full play to the potential of commerce.

There are many Guanlong families, Kanto families, and southern families that have established themselves here, and the scarcity of shops and the demand in short supply have affected their incomes, so soon after Li Tang established himself here, the call for expanding the city to the outside world was constantly put forward in the government and the opposition.

The expansion and repair of the capital city is the trend of the times, Li Yuan finally approved the plan to expand the city and expand the palace, Xiangyang to the east and west to expand ten miles, the imperial palace also expanded to the north ten miles, of which the imperial city covers an area of ten miles, and the palace city occupies three miles.

After more than a year of emergency construction, the new Xiangyang city rose from the ground, the city is tall and wide, the population is large, it is a big city that can be comparable to Daxing, Luoyang, Yecheng, Taiyuan, Zhuojun and Jiangdu.

The imperial palace named Taiji Palace is large-scale, majestic and majestic, and it is not inferior to Daxing Palace, Ziwei Palace, and Shenwu Palace.

In the Wude Hall of Xiangyang Taiji Palace, an extremely important meeting has just ended, and Li Yuan officially made the decision to seize Luoyang at this meeting, which is the trend of the times.

If Li Tang wants to fight for the world, it is impossible to avoid the Central Plains, and if he wants to seize the Central Plains, he is not avoiding Luoyang. Yang Tong's next step must be to go south to the Central Plains, and instead of competing for the Central Plains with the powerful Great Sui Dynasty, it is better to take the initiative to send troops and take Luoyang before the Great Sui Dynasty sends troops.

Then the Yellow River was used to reject the Sui army in Hebei, the Hangu Pass and the Waiwu Pass (a pass built by Li Tang outside the Wuguan) to reject the Sui army in the Guanzhong, the Shiquan City and Ankang City in Xicheng County to resist the Sui army in Hanzhong, the Yongliang Sui army to the Bashu terrain, and then the Tiger Pass and the canal to reject Li Mi's army.

This is also the consensus reached by Li Tang Junchen at this military meeting, those who have won the Central Plains since ancient times will win the world, and Li Tang cannot passively wait for the Sui army to strike first.

The key is that Li Tang can't afford it.

Because the army of the Great Sui Dynasty is strong, the officials are honest, the living standards of the people are thriving, and there are commercial contacts with the Western Regions, the Eastern and Western Turks, and the Liaodong Three Kingdoms, which makes the entire Great Sui Dynasty full of vitality and infinite potential.

Li Yuan returned to the imperial study from the main hall, and he came back with the crown prince Li Jiancheng, as well as Feng Lun, who had just been promoted to the squire of the inner history.

Feng Lun word Deyi, intellectually extraordinary, at the beginning of Yang Su's staff, for him to give advice, Yang Su admired and trusted him very much, not only recommended him to enter the court as an official, but also married his cousin to Feng Deyi, married as an in-law, to the period of Emperor Wu, into the internal history of the Shilang Yu Shiji system, let him flatter the emperor, detain against the holy will of the chapter, inhibit the virtuous, and obscure all kinds of anti-king forces. From then on, Yu Shiji's favor deepened day by day, and the state politics of the Sui Dynasty became more and more corrupt, making the government more and more corrupt. After the change of Jiangdu, Feng Lun followed Yu Wenhua and served as Shi Ling. After Yu Wenhua and his defeat, he returned to his former friend Li Mi and gradually gained Li Mi's trust.

Half a year ago, he came from Pengcheng to join Li Yuan, in his own words, he did not want to humiliate himself as a thief, and he was willing to serve the orthodox dynasty.

Li Yuan's relationship with Feng Lun was also very good in the past, and Feng Lun had rich experience in writing holy decrees, so his arrival was deeply valued by Li Yuan, and he was named the inner history waiter, and he was in charge of the drafting of the holy decree together with several inner historians.

Li Yuan had something to ask him today, so he called Feng Lun to the imperial study.

Walking into the imperial study, Li Jiancheng bowed and said with a solemn expression: "Father, in this battle of attacking Luoyang, the Sui army is very likely to cross south at the request of Wang Shichong, or from Guanzhong, Yongliang and other places to besiege Wei and save Zhao, and it may even evolve into a war of annihilation between Sui and Tang. Erchen suggested that his father and emperor send capable generals to hold on to various dangerous fortresses, so as not to take the opportunity for the Sui army to invade Bashu from Yongliang. Therefore, this battle is not only to attack, but also to be fully prepared for a comprehensive battle with the Sui Dynasty and a long-term hold in logistics, since the decision to attack Luoyang has been made, Erchen suggested that his father make one or two strategic alliances, among them, Li Mi is the first choice. ”

Li Yuan nodded and agreed: "I also understand that in order to seize Luoyang, it is imperative to form an alliance with Li Mi, but I am worried that it is our wishful thinking, and Li Mi may not go according to our wishes. After all, we have fought with him for Jingzhou in the past two years. ”

Li Jiancheng smiled and said, "Father is too worried. It's not a question of whether Li Mi wants to form an alliance or not. It's that he has to make an alliance with us. ”

"Why?" After Li Yuan sat down, he motioned for Li Jiancheng and Feng Lun to take their seats.

Li Jiancheng thanked him and took his seat, and then said: "There are two reasons: first, Li Mi offended Yang Dong and suffered bloody revenge, Li Mi's grassroots officials were bloodily slaughtered, the entire grassroots official system was completely paralyzed, and the people under the rule were panicked, and no one dared to take office, which not only affected Li Mi's grain harvest for two years, but also made Li Mi unable to expand the war last year, resulting in my Tang Dynasty seizing the seven counties of Jingxiang without any worries. said that he didn't hate Yang Tong, and no one believed it. ”

"Go on." Li Yuan smiled, although there was no way to prove that the terrifying assassination was committed by Yang Tong, but at this point, there was no need for evidence to prove it, if the assassination caused Li Mi heavy losses, then Li Tang was the biggest profiteer.

"Whoa!" Li Jiancheng continued: "Second, if Yang Tong takes Luoyang, then Li Mi will be in the dilemma of the Sui army's northwest attack, and then he will be unlucky. ”

"Holy!" Feng Lun on the side did not hesitate to praise: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that Li Mi said more than once that Yang Tong was his number one enemy. The reason why he tolerated Dou Jiande's survival in Qingzhou was actually to let Dou Jiande become a buffer force between Sui and Wei, and defend the Sui army on his behalf, so as not to provoke Yang Tong if he did not march into Qingzhou. If I, Datang, took the initiative to form an alliance with him to deal with the Sui army, he would definitely not be able to ask for it. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's two reasons analyzed Li Mi's situation thoroughly. ”

Li Yuan brought Feng Lun here just to understand Li Mi through him. So how can he persuade Li Mi to form an alliance with the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan pondered for a while, and asked him again. "Feng Shilang, according to your understanding of Li Mi, what do you think Li Mi's attitude will be if my Tang Dynasty attacks Luoyang?"

Feng Lun thought about it carefully, and arched his hand: "Shengshang, this question is really not easy to answer, as far as the minister knows, Li Mi has always been worried about Wang Shichong's occupation of Luokou City, he has always wanted to annihilate Wang Shichong and recapture Luoyang as the capital of Wei, but for the sake of those generals and families of the whole army captured by Wang Shichong, he had to reach a reconciliation with Wang Shichong, so he gave up Xingyang, and he set the capital in Pengcheng, which means that he doesn't want to fight Luoyang anymore. But if there is a God-given opportunity to easily seize the Tiger Prison Pass, then he will definitely make a comeback. In fact, in terms of whether to seize Luoyang, Li Mi was mainly influenced by the three major factions, and he himself was quite conflicted. ”

Li Yuan asked with interest, "What are the three major factions of Li Mi?" ”

Feng Lun said with a smile: "Led by Shan Xiongxin, Xu Shiji and Fang Xuanzao, it is the Wagang Founding Fathers faction, this faction thinks that Luoyang has made them lose too much energy, soldiers, money, food, time and opportunities to unify the south, and unanimously advocates developing to the south. ”

"Haha!" Li Yuan laughed heartily and said: "When Yang Xuangan raised troops against the Sui back then, Li Mi, as a military advisor, offered three strategies. The best strategy is to send troops to Hebei, occupy Linyu Pass, and cut off the retreat of Emperor Wu of Sui; The middle strategy is to go west to Chang'an, occupy Guanzhong, and then end the risk of four stops, Xu Tu the world; The next strategy was to besiege the eastern capital of Luoyang. Yang Xuangan took Li Mi's next strategy, but failed in two months. However, during the time of the rapid rise of Wagang, Li Mi himself honestly implemented the next strategy, and the result was that Li Mi had hundreds of thousands of troops, but he repeatedly attacked Luoyang, suffered heavy losses, and missed great opportunities. ”

"Exactly!" Feng Lun smiled.

Li Yuan smiled and asked, "What about the second faction?" ”

Feng Lun said with a smile: "The second faction is led by Wang Bodang and Bing Yuanzhen, because Luokou City was lost by Wang Bodang, so he strongly advocates attacking Tiger Prison Pass and recapturing Luokou City, this faction opposes going south." ”

"It's not wise to do it when you know you can't do it." Li Yuan motioned for Feng Lun to continue.

Feng Lun said: "The third faction is the Kwantung clan, these people have multiple interests in Luoyang, so they support Wang Bodang's faction. ”

Feng Lun's flattery from the bones made Li Jiancheng have a very good impression of Feng Lun, and felt that the other party had the heart to make friends with him, and Feng Lun's Zhongshu Shilang was extremely important, and he was a close minister of the emperor, Li Jiancheng felt that he was very important to him, and he also had a good friend, and said with a smile on the side: "In this way, it should be the Yuanxun faction that has the upper hand." ”

Feng Lun said: "Indeed, after Zhai Rang died in battle, Li Mi Zhang Luo removed the reckless name of 'Wagang', which is a huge change, and this step is also extremely dangerous, and a little carelessness will cause civil strife and division." On this issue, with the full support of Shan Xiongxin and other Yuanxun factions, Li Mi successfully passed the difficulty of changing the name of the country, so on the issue of whether to continue to attack Luoyang, Li Mi accepted the suggestion of the Yuanxun faction, of course, perhaps he himself also realized that attacking Luoyang was indeed a good policy, so he gave up Xingyang and ransomed the families of the soldiers with a heavy sum, so that the whole army was grateful. In the end, not only did he change Wagang to Wei in victory, but also made Pengcheng the capital without turmoil. ”

Li Yuan understood Feng Lun's analysis, thought for a while, and asked: "After listening to Feng Aiqing's analysis, I have come to such a conclusion: If I want to form an alliance with Li Mi, I should first communicate with Shan Xiongxin and Fang Xuanzao, and then talk to Li Mi, so that nothing goes wrong." Isn't that so? ”

Feng Lun shook his head: "Saint, the Wei Fathers faction is quite resolute in opposing the attack on Luoyang, and it doesn't matter if you talk to them or not, the key is Bing Yuanzhen, he is the think tank of Wang Bodang's faction, and his status is quite high." As long as we convince him, then there is nothing to worry about counterattacking Luoyang. And this person is quite greedy, as long as he buys him, don't let Li Mi deal with Yang Tong, even if he wants to deal with Li Mi in the future, he can also become my Datang's internal response. ”

"I have to seal Aiqing, and Li Mi will have no more secrets." Li Yuan was overjoyed and praised. Then he instructed Li Jiancheng: "I will send an envoy to negotiate with Li Mi, the emperor can let people buy Bing Yuanzhen first, as long as he can buy this person, the capital is worth it, and the emperor must not be stingy." ”

"The retainers obey!" Li Jiancheng stood up and saluted,

"Saint, Weichen has an idea, and I don't know if it will work." Feng Lun said suddenly.

Li Yuan said happily: "Aiqing, please speak." ”

Feng Lun bowed and said, "Holy Lord! Our Tang Dynasty not only gathered troops in Xiyang County, but also transferred troops in the border counties bordering the Sui Dynasty, and the Sui Dynasty must have reacted on the border. ”

"So what?"

"This move can make everyone think that my Tang Dynasty is going to fight a decisive battle with the Sui Dynasty, and I'm afraid Wang Shichong also has such thoughts. Therefore, the minister suggested that the saint send someone to contact Wang Shichong and clearly tell him: Just say that my Tang Dynasty's gathering of troops is a counterattack, and it has nothing to do with him Wang Shichong. If Wang Shichong is paralyzed by this, our army may gain the effect of taking him by surprise and attacking him unprepared. Even if the lobbying fails, there is nothing to lose. ”

"Brilliant scheme, brilliant scheme. Feng Aiqing's plan is indeed worth a try. Li Yuan's eyes lit up, and he walked around the room a few times excitedly, and instructed Li Jiancheng: "This matter will be handed over to the emperor." ”

"The son-in-law obeys the order, but the son-in-law needs his father to give me a treasure."

"Say it."

"Erchen heard that Xiao Xiangguo treasured the original copy of Wang Youjun's "Le Yi Treatise", and Erchen hoped that his father would ask for it." Li Jiancheng said with a smile.

"You mean the vassal and elegant Wang Shiyun?" Li Yuan asked with a smile

"That's the man!" Li Jiancheng nodded affirmatively.

Li Yuan laughed: "Then I'll give it a try, I believe that Xiao Xianghui will take the overall situation into account." ”

"Erchen thinks so too."

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