The war at the end of the Sui Dynasty reached this year and entered an inflection point again.

Just last year, Wang Shichong was defeated and Li Liang died of illness, which completely broke the delicate balance that the princes had just established.

In fact, this balance will not last long.

The reasons for this are very complex, but to put it simply, the Dacang system established by Emperor Wen was the basis for the division of the heroes at the end of the Sui Dynasty.

In addition, since the end of the Jin Dynasty, Hu Feng has become more and more prosperous, and most of the nobles have a strong temperament and brutal methods, and the atmosphere has been very different from that of the late Han Dynasty.

Therefore, the process of the war is ferocious, a state of pouring thousands of miles, a stable state of separation is no longer possible, and the so-called rigid can not last, everyone spent more than ten years, and finally made a fuss, and then the follow-up is weak, so there is a feeling of powerlessness.

At the beginning of this year, one war after another followed, the difference is that the sense of urgency is stronger, and perhaps a local war can decide the life and death of the princes.

As the war progressed, both the population and the grain production came to a new bottom.

As a result, every battle that took place after this year seemed to have become crucial, but in fact, compared with those of previous years, it was no longer comparable in scale, in the complexity of the process, or in the casualties captured after the war.

At this time, if you count it again, the situation will be clearer.

When spring came, the Liang division in the northwest wanted to take advantage of the civil strife and the emptiness of Xiliang to wave their troops to attack it, but behind him there were Li Daozong, Duan Decao and others according to Lingzhou, and there was Qu Tutong's army Chen Bing on the side, and they were ready to move, and finally they didn't dare to move, but they just sent people to the Turks and tried to lead the Turks southward again.

Well, according to later opinions, this person is a hardcore traitor, and no one in the late Sui Dynasty can compare to him except Liu Wuzhou, who was killed by Li Po.

But this time it was indeed a little different, the henchmen sent by Liang Shidu went to the Turks, causing a lot of movement, but it took a lot of time to go back and forth, and now I can't see it.

As a neighbor of Liang Shidu, after a civil strife in Xiliang, the people who were temporarily victorious had to face a more chaotic situation, and the influence gradually spread, and in winter, they were already anxious.

The Turkic tribes had no leader, and they suddenly pinched up, and the tribal leaders joined forces to fight for the leader first, and the Qiang tribes were also frightened enough, and they moved westward one after another, wanting to leave Liangzhou, a place of right and wrong.

Among them, there are also some Xiliang generals, and the Tuyuhun tribe is mixed in them, and they are not only frightened, but also have strange thoughts, and they are patrolling around.

Where all the races are mixed, people's hearts are already uneven, and now it is even more difficult to gather......

In the hinterland of the Central Plains, Wang Shichong has been planted on the ground, leaving a big mess, which makes it difficult for people to swallow, which shows how bad his rule has been over the years.

Xiao Mo has been gentle in the interior over the years, connecting with local wealthy clans, subduing the rebels from all walks of life, resting with the people, and attacking Shuzhong outside, defeating Lin Shihong in a row, and expanding his power very rapidly.

In the middle of last year, a force with hundreds of thousands of troops and a large part of the southern part of the Yangtze River had gradually taken shape.

Unfortunately, at the critical moment, the hero's arrogance, the king's suspicion, and all kinds of internal struggles brought this good momentum to an abrupt end, and the situation took a sharp turn for the worse.

Zhang Xiu died, Dong Jingzhen voted for the Tang Dynasty, and Yang Daosheng, the king of the Song Dynasty, did not hesitate to change the court, almost touching the whole body, Liang Wang Xiao Milling is another lesson for everyone, and it is a very clear interpretation of the typical image of kings and nobles since the end of the Jin Dynasty.

And Dou Jiande's life this year is finally better, there is no need to worry about the grass kings in Henan, the external environment is greatly optimized, Wang Shichong is dead, Shandong, and Henan's guards, generals have returned to obedience, and the territory has expanded and become more and more stable.

In addition, last year's expedition to Youzhou finally roughly swept away the separatist forces in the north, so Dou Jiande has no worries about strategy.

At this time, Dou Jiande was not as complacent as Xiao Miao, he was still very sober, while garrisoning Wei County and watching Henan, he sent people to the north to the Turks, and then negotiated to be a minister, in order to gain the support of the Turks.

Of course, the most important point is that last autumn had a very fruitful harvest, and the military and civilian tuntian had achieved certain results, so everyone did not have to go hungry.

But if you want to be full, you are delusional...... Hebei, under the rule of Dou Jiande in Shandong, it seems that the military government is still implemented, plus the system of three provinces and six ministries, but as long as you walk around here, you can understand that this is a complete military control, and the military and the people are integrated.

The benefits of this are obvious, just like what Li Po did in Yunnei back then, it is obviously the most effective way to deal with food shortages, and the military mobilization capacity is also very good.

After Li Po went south to Mayi, he abandoned this model, because it did not rely on anything else, but a large number of honest officials.

Facts have also proved that it is difficult for such officials to produce in batches, and when Li Po was in Yunnei, there were already signs of corruption, and it was even more difficult to eradicate it when he had a large territory.

If you want people who have power to work for the welfare of others wholeheartedly, but they themselves are frugal and live frugal lives, they are saints, and such things cannot be achieved by later generations, and now it is even more difficult to ascend to the sky.

Dou Jiande has gone much farther than Li Po, not because Dou Jiande's subordinates are more loyal and ethical, but because of the general environment in Hebei and Shandong.

The brutal war experienced by the people here has made most people want to settle down, so they have more patience and a strong desire to eat well.

Even so, in the past two years, because of the opposition to Dou Jiande's governance, there have been endless people, so those who want to eat a lot of meat and drink a lot of wine have killed batch after batch, and finally let everyone barely live a "good life".

Later, people gave Dou Jiande a lot of positive comments, saying how he was under his rule, and how if he became the emperor, in fact, as long as you think about it, since the sixth year of the Great Cause, for more than ten years, Hebei and Shandong have been in a state of turbulence, and there is no day or rest, then you can understand.

What kind of situation is the so-called Hebei Renzheng, of course, having said that, take a look at the current Henan, and then compare with Li Mi, Wang Shichong, Yu Wenhua and the like, Dou Jiande, who has tasted the taste of two-legged sheep, is enough to say that there is no doubt about benevolence and righteousness.

And in the spring of this year, Dou Jiande Chen Bing was on the shore, looking at Henan from afar, and finally fell into a tangle.

Duan Da fell, crossing the river has become a smooth road, the Tiger Prison Xiongguan is also like a fictitious, for many years, the unreachable Eastern Capital is so suddenly naked (anti-harmony) naked (anti-harmony) naked in front of him, at first glance surprised and happy, not only Dou Jiande, but also the civil and military under his command have hesitated.

What is left of Henan now? This has become the focus of everyone's discussion, there is no grain and rice in Luoyang Dacang, there is not much population, and there is no surname Yang staying there, let people come to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, as if there is only a lonely male city scratching its head......

At this time, even some generals in the army who did not have much knowledge felt bored, thinking that it was worth the loss to take the grain that was not easy to praise and help the people of Henan.

So when spring came, a ridiculous scene appeared.

Dou Jiande was reluctant to move forward, and felt that the spring plowing season was coming, so he simply asked all the departments of the army to start planting on the spot, anyway, there was a lot of wasteland, and he didn't have to worry about planting land.

As a result, Duan Da, who was frightened on the other side, immediately crossed the river with Jing and implored Dou Jiande to cross the river in order to win the hearts of the people of Henan.

Dou Jiande saw that it was just right, since he came, he didn't have to leave, and rewarded him generously, and then ordered Cao Dan to lead Wang Cong, Pei Xingyan and others to cross the river into the army of Duan Dasuo with grain and grass, soothe the hearts of the troops, and take over the military power.

But the problem was not solved, it was difficult to choose between advance and retreat, and then I happened to receive the rumors, and Jindi had some intentions, Dou Jiande ordered Cao Dan and others to guard the tiger prison and sit and watch the movement.

Speaking of which, Dou Jiande is also very sad, when he stood out in Shandong, he took over a lot of messes, and when Hebei was almost done, he entered Hebei again and picked up a lot of territory.

Youzhou in the north was robbed by Li Po and his troops, and his vitality was greatly injured, and it fell into the hands of Dou Jiande, and now Henan seems to have signs of starting.

If it really happens, Dou Jiande, the biggest rag king in the late Sui Dynasty, deserves his name......

Of course, this is all a joke, Dou Jiande has been fighting hard battles since then, Zhang Xutuo, Yang Yichen, Guo Xuan, Xue Shixiong, none of them are easy to mess with, and finally dominate Hebei, but Dou Jiande in Shandong, which cannot be simply attributed to luck.

It's just that it can be seen from the trajectory of Dou Jiande's beginnings that avoiding reality and fiction is one of the magic weapons that Dou Jiande can succeed, for example, now, he is extremely reluctant to collide with Li Po, King of Han, Li Yuan, King of Tang, and Xiao Milling, King of Liang, which is also one of the important reasons why he hesitates to cross the river.

In other words, he is testing step by step, and psychologically it is actually the same as when he shrank in Gao Jibo and probed his brain.

Sit and watch others scramble for it, and maybe you can pick up a big bargain again.

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Xijing Chang'an.

As soon as the dynasty passed, a group of people surrounded the emperor Li Yuan and walked to the West Hall, where Li Yuan wanted to summon the courtiers and deal with government affairs.

is different from Li Po, Li Yuan's family is very knowledgeable, and he regards this kind of life as normal, in this regard, Li Yuan is indeed more like a diligent king than Li Po.

Well, at least he won't run around so that people can't find him, the emperor is in the palace, everyone knows this, whether you can see the emperor or not depends on qualifications, not luck.

Of course, no one can think of it in these years, Li Yuan's brows are also furrowed, and his heart is heavy, and he is becoming more and more old.