Chapter 280: Prayer for Rain

"Not bad!"

Pei Lin nodded, "Now it is indeed unavoidable, there is no way back, Li Gong can only move forward!" Moreover, Emperor Yang Guang of Sui has already gone to Jiangnan, and it is estimated that it will be difficult for him to return to Luoyang City in his life, and now is a good time for Li Gong to rise up. ”

Li Yuan was silent, a little hesitant, the reason why he wanted to rebel was entirely because the situation was precarious, and his life and safety were threatened by Yang Guang all the time.

Now Yang Guang can no longer threaten him, he has power in his hands again, and after enjoying a period of time, he is a little afraid of rebellion.

He was worried that if the rebellion failed, he would lose his power and lose his life, so he was no longer enthusiastic about the rebellion, and only wanted to keep the power in his hands.

"Father, this matter can't be delayed any longer, and we won't have a chance if it drags on any longer." Li Shimin was a little anxious, he understood his father's thoughts very well, but now it is difficult to point it out directly.

Li Shimin thought for a while, and then said slowly: "Father, since Yang Guang went down to the south of the Yangtze River, the heroes everywhere have moved again and again, expanding their own territory, Donglai Sushang, Wagang Zhai Rang, Hebei Dou Jiande, etc., they are already too far ahead of us, if we don't act again, we will completely lose the opportunity to compete for the world, and we can only take refuge in others in the future, and we will always be slaughtered by others, and we will not be able to live and die independently!"

Li Yuan's face changed suddenly, and the words of the second son hit his inner worry, and he muttered for a long time, and finally made up his mind, "Then let's start the incident as soon as possible!" However, what can you do about the secret purpose? ”

"Now that you're ready to do it, where else do you need a good way, just kill it directly, cleanly!" Li Yuanba said angrily.

Everyone also nodded in agreement, Li Yuan pondered for a long time, but still shook his head and said: "This method is too rough, Wang Wei is still quite prestigious among the people of Taiyuan County, that will make the people of Taiyuan dissatisfied, and Gao Junya also has some loyal elements in the army, if they are not handled well, it may also leave hidden dangers in the army."

"Father doesn't need to worry, the child has already thought of a countermeasure!" Li Shimin said with a smile, and then explained his strategy roughly.

Li Yuan was overjoyed, "Since this plan was thought of by you, then this matter will be handed over to you to be responsible." ”

"The child must live up to his father's expectations!"

Li Yuan nodded, now that he had made up his mind, the mood in his heart that had always been suffering from gains and losses was long gone, and the topic changed, and he discussed with everyone what happened after the army uprising.

"Father, we are now far behind the forces of Wagang Zhai Rang, Donglai Sushang, etc., the child thinks that if we want to catch up with them and surpass them, the only way to quickly expand our influence in a short period of time is to attract the people of the world and the family to take refuge, therefore, we need to lay down at least one of the two major capitals of the Great Sui!"

Everyone nodded in agreement when they heard this, Li Yuan lowered his head and pondered for a while, and then asked, "Then it's better for us to fight which capital?"

"It must be that Luoyang, the eastern capital, is better, Luoyang is closer to us, and over the years, Luoyang City's influence is greater than that of Daxing City!" Li Yuanji didn't think much about it, and suggested directly.

"I don't approve of the third brother's suggestion!"

Li Shimin shook his head and said, "It is undeniable that over the years, Luoyang City's influence has been greater than that of Daxing City, and it is also closer to our Taiyuan City, but Luoyang City is located in the center of the Great Sui, and whether it is by water or land, it is extended in all directions, this is completely a place of four wars, and to occupy Luoyang City, you need to guard against enemies in all directions, if you don't have absolute superior strength, sooner or later it will be swallowed by other forces!" ”

Li Shimin paused, looked at everyone's reactions, and continued: "There are many forces peeping at Luoyang City, not to mention the defense ability of Luoyang City itself, just saying that among these forces peeping at Luoyang City, there are Wagang Zhai Rang near and Donglai Sushang in the distance, these two forces are not easy for us to provoke at present, and on the other hand, Daxing City, in addition to the power of the court, the surrounding rebel organizations are not strong, we can completely strengthen ourselves by conquering them after occupying Daxing City." We will first include the counties and counties in the west of Daxing City into our hands to solve our worries, and then turn around to chase the Central Plains. At that time, we can let go of our hands and feet to fight to our heart's content, advance, sweep the world, retreat, or dominate one side. ”

Li Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he agreed with the second son's analysis very much, and asked with a smile, "What do you think?"

Everyone nodded in agreement, and so did Li Yuanji.

"Okay, since everyone agrees, then our first short-term goal after the incident is Daxing City." Li Yuan said with a smile.

Looking up at the night outside the tent, he said, "Now that the night is dark, let's go back and rest first, and by the way, think about the detailed marching plan, and we will discuss it tomorrow."

……

Today is the day of the rain prayer meeting, early in the morning, the people of Taiyuan City and the surrounding areas, rushed to the rain prayer meeting venue in the eastern suburbs.

The venue of the rain prayer meeting is in a field about five miles away in the eastern suburbs, which was originally a fertile farmland, but due to the drought in the past few months, all the crops on this farmland have dried up and died, and it has become a bare dry land, which is a good place to hold the rain prayer meeting.

In the middle of the venue, there is a temporary prayer tower like a watchtower, as high as several zhang, and the master who presided over the rain prayer meeting was born in Taoism, and on the top floor of the rain prayer building, two worldly masters wearing Taoist robes are making final preparations.

At this time, the surrounding of the prayer for rain building was crowded with people who came to participate in the prayer for rain, and within a radius of 500 steps were crowded, rubbing shoulders and shoulders, and there should be no less than 50,000 people throughout the conference site.

There is an awning built in front of the rain prayer building, and there are rows of tables in the awning, and the back of the table is already full of officials of Taiyuan City, who are chatting and laughing with each other, waiting for the start of the rain prayer meeting.

Wang Wei, who was sitting on the main seat, was a little silent at this time, with a faint trace of anxiety on his face, Gao Junya, who was sitting on his right, was the same, the rain prayer meeting was about to start, but Li Yuan had not yet arrived, and they were a little worried that Li Yuan would not come to the conference site.

"The town guard general has arrived!"

With a shout, Li Yuan appeared on the periphery of the venue with dozens of personal soldiers, Wang Wei suddenly let go of the worry in his heart, and a smile appeared on his face.

However, Li Yuan's attire at this time made him a little puzzled, to participate in such a thing, it should be in regular clothes, but at this time, Li Yuan was the same as his own soldiers, he was also full of armor, and even held a long knife in his hand.