Li Yuan was a little hesitant to make Chen Shuda's claim that the trivial matter was turned into a big one, and he tried to make the profits of the Guanlong nobles for the state, although this was a God-given opportunity to obtain a lot of benefits, but he was worried that after the situation expanded, it would be out of control, and when the Sui army came to the city, Li Tang was in civil strife, what was the chance of victory?

The two people present understood Li Yuan's concerns, and Li Jiancheng said to Li Yuan: "Father, please forgive your son's outspokenness. ”

"Speak." Li Yuan glanced at Li Jiancheng and nodded.

"The crime of rebellion has been the crime of punishing the nine clans since ancient times, and how the father and the emperor deal with these thieves is reasonable, and it will not be wrong, and no one will say that the father and the emperor will kill the heroes. If you only punish the evil heads, and collect the land, money, and grain for the state, it is already a great favor. At present, most of the Guanlong nobles are involved in the rebellion case, as long as we deal with these people, it is difficult for the Guanlong nobles to pose a threat to the imperial court. ”

"That's right." Li Yuan's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "After dealing with these rebels, there are not many remaining families of the Guanlong nobles, and these families who did not participate in the rebellion, after the persuasion of Dou Xiang and Dou Lu Xiang, have long agreed to hand over the private army, Jiucheng Tian's property, Jiucheng family slaves and half of the wealth, so the Guanlong nobles who can threaten the imperial power are actually dead in name." What else do I have to worry about? ”

"That's just one of them; Second, it is an unchangeable fact that all civil and military officials have agreed to hand over the private army, whether voluntarily or forcedly to go with the flow. And the civil and military officials include almost all the family gate valves. Although my father didn't want to make a big move, he had already done it. Li Jiancheng said with a smile.

Li Yuan was stunned when he heard this, and then immediately understood what Li Jiancheng really meant, and couldn't help laughing: "The emperor's words are reasonable, but I am too worried." That being the case, then let's do it once and for all. ”

"Father is wise."

"Holy Wisdom."

Li Jiancheng and Chen Shuda were really afraid that Li Yuan would be indecisive in this matter, but now when they heard that he had a firm position, their hanging hearts suddenly fell back to reality.

"The top priority is to resist the rebels, and when the rebels are destroyed, they will settle accounts with these Guanlong nobles one by one." Li Yuan felt that he was a little too worried, but he wanted to take over the control of a large number of fields from the Guanlong nobles, and then divide the fields equally, reward the meritorious generals, and appoint a wrong step, which may lead to rebellion against the clansmen under his rule, and there is no room for carelessness.

"Father!" Li Jiancheng arched his hand and said: "Erchen suggested that the second brother should lead the army to quell the rebellion. ”

Li Yuan glanced at Li Jiancheng, but he didn't say anything, he was unwilling to let Li Shimin be in charge of counterinsurgency.

On the one hand, Yiling is inseparable from Li Shimin, if the Sui army takes advantage of Li Shimin's absence to send troops from Nanjun, what should it do?

On the other hand, Li Yuan is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and the most important thing for the emperor is to consolidate his throne, generally speaking, his son will be the biggest threat to him, the emperor, and there is no father-son affection at all. That's why he did everything possible and racked his brains to try to separate the relationship between his three sons. Li Shimin had hundreds of thousands of troops before, which was extremely strong, and the army controlled by him and Li Jiancheng together was far inferior to Li Shimin, which made Li Yuan very jealous. Li Shimin is finally weakened now, how can Li Yuan let Li Shimin, the first person in the army, fight this kind of battle that must be won? Isn't that another big problem for yourself?

After pondering for a long time, Li Yuan slowly shook his head and said: "Xue Wanjun is dispatching troops in Xiyang, I feel that this is a precursor to the Sui army's attack, Yang Dong has many generals, and he will definitely not limit the war to Xiyang; And Yiling is the gateway of my Tang Dynasty into Shu, once lost, our road to Shu is completely interrupted, and the materials of Yizhou can not be allocated, the importance of its strategic position is self-evident, this kind of throat is important, and only the people of the world are in charge, I can sleep with peace of mind. By the way, what do you think of supernatural powers? ”

Chen Shuda shook his head and sighed: "If the Holy Lord appoints the King of Huai'an, please allow Weichen to return to his hometown, because Weichen really doesn't want to see the collapse of the Tang Dynasty." ”

Li Yuan was shocked: "Why did Chen Xiangguo make such appalling words? ”

"Most of the personal troops of the Guanlong nobles are the depressed elite soldiers selected from the army by the generals who take advantage of their powers, and the equipment is comparable to the Xiaoguo Army, and the training is also compared to the Xiaoguo Army, and the combat effectiveness is also comparable. The Xiaoguo army, who was in Jiangdu at the beginning, was homesick and launched the Jiangdu Rebellion, and then returned to Guanzhong. They encountered the Wagang army on the way, and the Xiaoguo army was demoralized and still had an empty stomach, and the time, place, people, and numbers did not occupy it. However, in the case of incompetent generals, internal strife and division, low morale, and no food in their stomachs, they still showed amazing combat power in the face of many generals, experienced in a hundred battles, outstanding people, ambush soldiers everywhere, and had repaired the fortifications Wagang Army, and still showed amazing combat power. I really didn't have the strength to chase after it, and the Wagang army escaped by luck. ”

Speaking of this, Chen Shuda took a deep breath and continued: "The 30,000 troops of the Guanlong nobles have no worries about food, and they are also eager to savior, and there are many generals under their command, and their combat power is far beyond the reach of Yu Wenhua and that Xiaoguo army. King Huai'an is a person who is extremely life-saving, and it is okay to fight a good battle, but it is not his forte to attack tough battles and respond to emergencies. If he led his troops to the battle, it would definitely be like the battle of Hedong City, and he would end up with the destruction of the whole army. When it came to that field, how could there be an elite army in Xiangyang to resist the rebels? Even if the King of Jin and the King of Zhao Jun were transferred back, not only would it be too late in time, but it would also give the Sui army a chance to break through the defense line. Because of this, Weichen has the idea of returning to his hometown. ”

"Father, the son thinks Chen Xiangguo is reasonable." Li Jiancheng said: "The king of Huai'an loves money like his life, and what precious things must be placed around him to rest assured, once out of sight, he is not at ease, always afraid of being taken away, snatched, stolen, his problem is directly reflected in his use of troops, he was unwilling to concentrate the army on the deployment of Hedong City, which led to the reinforcements being intercepted by Yang Dong outside Hedong City, the strength of the army is like people, the combat power is weaker than the other party, and the command and adaptability is not as good as Yang Tong, he does not fail who fails? If he doesn't fail, it's called unreasonable. ”

"King Huai'an has a fatal flaw, King Yong'an and King Xinxing are also like this, it is a matter of life and death in the Tang Dynasty, and the son suggested that his father should transfer these three uncles to the rich county of Yizhou as county guards, wear Shu brocade, eat food, drink spirits, count money, dominate the fields, and leisurely corruption and bribery, that is the life that the three of them should live...... The battlefield is too dangerous for them. Li Jiancheng said solemnly.

"Poof!"

"Poof!"

Li Yuan and Chen Shuda laughed.

Li Yuan glared at Li Jiancheng fiercely, tried his best to hold back a smile, his old face turned red for a while, and he nodded solemnly.

The prince and Xiangguo are right, Li Shentong, Li Xiaoji, and Li Deliang are indeed very unreliable in leading troops to fight, and the three of them are good at eating and waiting for death, embezzlement and bribery.

Thinking about Li Jiancheng's words carefully, Li Yuan suddenly found that there was a position that was quite suitable for his three clan brothers, so he said with a smile: "Okay, let them abandon martial arts and follow the literature, and enter Shu to confiscate the family property of the Guanlong nobles." ”

"Wonderful, the saint is really a person who makes the best use of his talents, and Weichen admires it."

Chen Shuda was full of praise, "The position of 'raiding the family' is quite suitable for these three county kings, if they are responsible for raiding the other houses and manors of the Guanlong nobles in Yizhou, even if it is a stone, it can be blown up three taels of oil, isn't it what is it to make the best use of people's talents?" ”

"Erchen reconsiders." Li Jiancheng nodded, and emphasized very uneasily: "But you must make it clear to them in advance that these fields and property are related to the Tang Dynasty, and everyone can only embezzle three percent at most." ”

Li Yuan's face turned dark, and he glanced at Li Jiancheng angrily: "Are your three uncles so unbearable?" ”

"Hehe......" Li Jiancheng laughed dryly, "If my father doesn't declare it in advance, they will dare to embezzle more than half of their property." ”

"Not bad." Chen Shuda nodded approvingly.

Li Yuanhu said suspiciously: "Do they really dare? ”

Li Jiancheng nodded very firmly and said: "If my father doesn't believe it, you don't need to declare it in advance, just wait and see." If it is not found out afterwards that they are each greedy for half of their money, the sons are willing to abstain from alcohol, sex, and meat for ten years. ”

"......" Li Yuan was stunned.

Li Jiancheng actually bet on quitting alcohol, sex, and meat for ten years, how confident he must be, and his self-confidence also indirectly shows that the number of three kings who dare to be greedy must be at least seventy percent, or even more. That is to say, the Sui army's meticulous work last year advocated that Li Shentong used a wooden knife for the soldiers to use, may not be groundless. If this kind of corrupt person continues to be placed in the army as a general, he will definitely deduct military salaries like crazy, if he messes up the army, the Tang Dynasty will be finished, thinking about it, Li Yuan's idea of transferring the three kings is even more firm.

After a long while, Li Yuan, who was frightened by the bold Three Kings, came back to his senses, coughed dryly, and said very happily: "In order to avoid trouble, I better warn them in advance." ”

Li Yuan frowned again and said, "Since the three of them can't do it, can they really only let the people of the world come to quell the rebellion?" ”

"Holy." Chen Shuda arched his hand and said: "

Weichen does not understand the military, but he also knows that there are two points that are particularly important in fighting: one is that the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first, and this rebel army is a lone army that goes deep into Xiangyang, as long as they all go to the city, they can let the army outside the city cut off their food routes. Our strengths and advantages are the tall and sturdy city walls of Xiangyang, and we can completely use this advantage to wear down the rebels' spirit. This rebel army, which is similar to the Xiaoguo army, is too capable to fight, and it is not suitable to confront them head-to-head when they are in the prime of their momentum, otherwise they will become the original Wagang army, and once the army is lost, it will not only be dangerous in Xiangyang, but also shake the morale of the armies everywhere. After all, the defenders of Xiangyang are the Gyeonggi Guards, giving people the feeling that they are the most capable elite division in the Tang Dynasty, if the Gyeonggi Guards can't even defeat a single rebel army, what will the soldiers think? How can the people have confidence in my Datang? Which is more important, please consider it. ”

Li Yuan was convinced, he nodded and said: "According to Xiangguo's words, I asked the people of the world to return to Yiling immediately, lead the army to roam outside, and choose the opportunity to attack. But who should be the main defense commander of Xiangyang City? ”

Chen Shuda thought for a while and said: "Weichen recommended General Qu Tugai as the main general, he is strong in martial arts, familiar with the art of war, and especially good at defensive warfare. His military ability and previous combat achievements are not weaker than his brother Qu Tutong, but General Qu Tutong is too famous, so General Qu Tugai has never been able to become famous in the world. ”

As a contemporary, Li Yuan naturally knew Qu Tugai's ability, and decisively ordered: "Spread my will, appoint Qu Tugai as the general of the left guard, and order him to lead the army to guard Xiangyang." The eldest grandson Shunde and Murong Luohu were deputy generals. The emperor commands hundreds of officials and is responsible for the security of the people. ”

Li Jiancheng hurriedly said: "Erchen obeys." ”

Li Yuan reminded: "Beware of assassins. ”

"Thank you for your concern." Li Jiancheng hurriedly thanked him.

Li Yuan's eyes flashed, and he said in a calm tone: "Order Wu Chuan Division to control speech, and anyone who spreads rumors will be arrested, and if anyone dares to resist, they will be killed on the spot." Other than that...... Arrest all the collateral disciples and protégés who plotted against the Guanlong nobles, and if anyone dares to resist, they will be killed on the spot. ”

Li Jiancheng was shocked, and hurriedly responded: "Erchen will explain it clearly to Han Zhi." ”