Chapter 355: Xuanfu Northern Capital (1)
Li Yuan looked at Li Jiancheng:
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"Yes! Father! There are several reasons why the sons want to go to Xuanfu Beidu: first, you also said that the situation in the northern capital is now dangerous, and it is urgent for important ministers to suppress it, but the prestige and prestige of the fourth brother are slightly insufficient, so ......" Li Jiancheng said this, and his eyes suddenly saw a trace of dissatisfaction in Li Yuanji's eyes, and Li Shimin also looked at Li Yuanji as if gloating, as if to say again-what, you defeated Taiyuan last time, although the prince Li Jiancheng let you temporarily regain face, but you still can't get on the wall after all, Dog meat can't be served at the main table, and now I still want to be scolded. Li Shimin saw that Li Jiancheng paused slightly, and immediately took over the conversation:
"Brother Prince, you are too worried! Isn't there still me? I will support the fourth brother in the Hedong area, and I will not let the fourth brother have any trouble. In fact, what Li Shimin said in his heart was - hum! When the time comes, you Li Yuanji will be exhausted in Mayi, and I will recover Mayi again, and there will be no Li Yuanji's status in the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China. When the time comes, he will be fighting against Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanba will not be worried about being in the area of Longxi Lanzhou, first control the northern capital, and seize a part of the legal system, and then he will be trying to find a way to seize Guanzhong. When Li Shimin was making wishful thinking, Li Jiancheng also interrupted Li Shimin's train of thought:
"Second brother! Nowadays, there are legends in the entire Hedong Mayi area that Liu Wuzhou knows how to demons, which makes people panic. Can you find a way to calm the public opinion? Li Yuanji seems to have found a place where he could interject:
"Hey! The second brother's method is not easy, whoever dares to talk nonsense will be killed! Wasn't that the case when I was in Xia County? Of course, Li Shimin's thoughts are like this, if anyone dares to talk nonsense, he will be killed, Li Shimin believes that there is no one in this world who is not afraid of steel knives. Li Jiancheng asked Li Shimin and Li Yuanji rhetorically:
"Shimin, Motoyoshi. If you kill all the people. Who provides us with soldiers, who pays taxes for us, who plows the land for us, reaps grain and livestock for us. Li Jiancheng's words not only made Li Shimin and Li Yuanji shut their mouths, but even Li Yuan bowed his head and remained silent.
"This is the second reason that Erchen wants to say, because the original brown sugar turned into snow sugar, green salt turned into snow salt, and the snow sugar workshop in Shiyan, now the whole Guanzhong is rumored that Erchen has obtained the true inheritance of Taishang Laojun, if Erchen goes, then come to a Taishang Laojun vs. Liu Wuzhou behind the gods, see who is powerful." Li Yuan, who said what Li Jiancheng said, nodded. Li Jiancheng continued to take the hot iron and said:
"Father, there is a third reason for the son."
"Oh! Then why don't you hurry up and talk about it! ”
"Enlighten my father, my son's minister, please ask the second brother to take command and go to Luoyang Wang Shichong." As soon as he heard that Li Jiancheng recommended Li Shimin to go to Luoyang, not only Li Yuan, but also Li Shimin's face showed a look of surprise.
"Father, the art of war is cloudy, blind defense will only make people gain an inch, and sometimes you must take the initiative to attack in order to be invincible, and the son of the king has the following reasons." Li Jiancheng paused, signaling that Li Yuan was a little thirsty.
"Oh! Wanyue, quickly serve tea to His Royal Highness the Prince. ”
"Yes!" Li Jiancheng took a sip of tea and continued:
"Father, when the Qin State ruled the world, the first thing was to attack the weak first, and then the strong, Wang Shichong experienced many defeats and mutinies, and wanted to expand outward but repeatedly hit a wall, and his strength in the current separatist forces is the smallest; Second, Wang Shichong occupies Luoyang, as far as the territory is concerned, its north is the land east of the Mayi River, and the south is the land of my Chaojingchu, which sounds better, as if being surrounded by my arms, but on the disadvantage, Luoyang is located in the place where I am facing the gateway, less than a hundred miles away from Tongguan, as if I insert a thorn in my abdomen, if it is not removed in time, I am afraid that it will be a big trouble in the future; Third, although Luoyang is the place of four wars, it is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, is the capital of several dynasties, is recognized as the land of the emperor's dragon vein, and has been occupied by Wang Shichong for a long time. Originally, Li Jiancheng wanted to say that after getting Luoyang, he could set up a companion capital for my Tang Dynasty, but suddenly changed the tone of his words, because the establishment of the head and the accompanying capital is the right of the emperor, and it is extremely sacred, if Li Jiancheng says it, I am afraid it will cause Li Yuan to be disgusted.
"Fourth, the Jianghuai trade route, grain road, and all the materials in my customs passed through Luoyang in the former Sui Dynasty, and now Luoyang is not in the hands of our dynasty, and the grain, as well as all kinds of tax materials are transferred through Bashu, which costs a lot, so it is the best policy to take measures against Luoyang immediately. The above four points are the son's simple opinion, please refer to the father and the second brother and the fourth brother. Li Yuan nodded, Li Shimin naturally had no opinion, Li Shimin thought in his heart - if Luoyang is captured, it will be used as a base to fight against Li Jiancheng, since the Eastern Han Dynasty, the imperial capital was set in Luoyang, plus Cao Wei, the Western Jin Dynasty and even Yang Guang later, for Luoyang's large-scale expansion, making Luoyang's prosperity far greater than that of Chang'an, compared to Chang'an, Luoyang is more prosperous, and Yang Guang gathered the world's wealth in Luoyang, Li Shimin believed, Yang Guang must have the same treasure inventory as Liu Wuzhou in Luoyang. Thinking of this, Li Shimin immediately got up and asked Li Yuan:
"Father, the sons agree with the opinion of the eldest brother of the prince, and ask for orders to go to Luoyang to conquer the king thief." Li Jiancheng interrupted Li Shimin's words and said:
"Second brother is slow, it is indeed important to attack Luoyang now, but what is more important is to appease the morale of the army in the east of the Mayi River, in addition, military food and ordnance must also be raised, you must not be in a hurry, and second, your troops have experienced many battles and are very tired. According to my brother, it is better to rest in Hedong now, and after ten days, it is not too late to do the dispatch. During this period of time, the people of Hedong and the soldiers under Liu Wuzhou were pacified first. After Li Shimin heard this, he nodded in agreement. Li Yuan was overjoyed, and immediately issued two holy decrees - Fengtian carrier, the emperor edict said, Liu's Wuzhou rebel and Song's traitor King Kong did not repent, in the name of witchcraft, in a vain attempt to poison the people of my Mayi Hedong, and now ordered the prince Li Jiancheng to be the Xuanfu envoy of the northern capital, go to the northern capital Taiyuan Xuanfu, patrol the northern capital on behalf of the sky, and supervise the military and civil affairs in the east of the Mayi River, all officials and people, including the two princes of the Qin Dynasty and the King of Qi, also have to obey the prince's orders. There is also a holy decree - Fengtian carrier, the emperor edict said, the world will be divided for a long time, and the long time will be divided, Luoyang Wang's rebel thief Shichong, poison the people, I think of Luoyang, I can't bear the suffering of the people, specially appointed Li Shimin, the king of Qin, as the governor of Luozhou, the east of Shaanxi, the general manager of the Kwantung marching road, and send troops to Luoyang on an auspicious day. Chin this. After exiting the place where he was discussing with Li Yuan, Li Yuanji walked in front angrily, and Li Jiancheng stopped him in the back:
"Fourth brother, fourth brother, you go slowly, wait for the eldest brother!" Li Yuanji slowed down. Li Jiancheng walked quickly to Li Yuanji's side, patted Li Yuanji on the shoulder and said:
"What's the matter, fourth brother, are you angry with your eldest brother?"
"Big brother! Little brother, thank you for taking care of your little brother that day, so that the little brother can be ashamed, but, big brother, what you said is too straightforward. Moreover, Luoyang is rich in the world, in the former Sui Dynasty, four or five out of ten taxes in the world will go to Luoyang, three points will go to Chang'an, and the rest will be distributed to the Quartet, you give such a large piece of fat to the people, you will not be afraid ......" Li Jiancheng knew that Li Yuanji wanted to say that Li Shimin would build Luoyang into an independent base against Li Jiancheng at that time, and once he was full-fledged in the future, he was likely to rebel, and after calming Li Yuanji's emotions, Li Jiancheng said to Li Yuanji:
"You are all my younger brothers, once the elder brother helps you stabilize the situation in the east of the Mayi River, then the northern capital will be your decision first, but the people of the world cannot stay in the east of the river, if they can be placed in Luoyang, my father will be very happy." Although Li Yuanji didn't say anything, there was a sentence in his eyes - it's strange to believe you. However, Li Jiancheng didn't care, since he felt that Li Yuanji was also thinking about the throne, Li Jiancheng also began to guard against Li Yuanji. Li Jiancheng diverted the topic and said:
"Yuanji, what are you going to do after returning to Mayi this time?"
"What else can be done? Of course, first of all, those Liu Wuzhou's generals and soldiers were rewarded with some gold and silver, and then they were slowly removed from their posts and transferred out of Mayi! Li Jiancheng said with a smile:
"Second brother, now that you are the commander of one party, how do you do things are still so reckless? Don't you have a Huang Laixing under you? Wasn't he the one who introduced Xie Shufang into Mayi City that day, so that you could get Mayi City without blood? ”
"What do you mean, big brother?"
"What does big brother mean?"
"This person just used it as a signboard, rewarded him heavily, and told the original gang of Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang's people that those who followed us would be prosperous and rich, plus the prestige of the eldest brother and I in Taishang Laojun, I am afraid that I will not be able to fight that Liu Wuzhou." Li Yuanji complimented Li Jiancheng:
"Brother Prince, Takami!" After Li Shimin returned to the palace, he immediately found the eldest grandson Wuji:
"Auxiliary! Good news! Good news! ”
"Your Highness, what good news!"
"My father has decreed that I will be appointed as the governor of Luozhou, the governor of Shaanxi Dongdao, and the governor of the Kanto Military Road, and I will send troops to Luoyang when the auspicious day is auspicious. We will first meet in the Hedong area, rest for a few days, and when everything is ready, we will officially march to Luoyang. ”
"Congratulations, Your Highness! Luoyang is located in the world, and it is the ancient capital of several dynasties, and in the future, it will occupy the land of Luoyang's dragon vein, and there will be this capital to compete in the world. Congratulations to Your Highness! ”
"Humph! Li Jiancheng is really pedantic, in order to sell well in front of his father, he even recommended this king as the commander of the army in Luoyang, hum! When the time comes, this king will see how my eldest brother will shoot himself on the foot in the middle of the day. When the eldest grandson Wuji heard that Li Shimin was recommended by Li Jiancheng, he suddenly felt in his heart that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had some conspiracy.