Shi Bufan told Li Jing about the inevitable rebellion of Li Yi, so that Li Jing also understood that this Turkic invasion was mostly related to Li Yi, at least he turned a blind eye. Because Li Shimin will definitely clean up this Li Yi in the future, Li Yi's strength in his hands is too great, although he surrenders to the Tang Dynasty, but he obviously has more than 100,000 Tianjie troops in his hands, this is a very dangerous situation. Li Yi was Luo Yi back then, one of the princes in the troubled times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and he was a strong party in the troubled times. Although he took refuge in the Tang Dynasty and obtained the title of king, this was not enough for him to be stable.

If you want to say that Li Shimin is most worried about Li Yi after he ascends the throne, he will inevitably find a way to find an opportunity to remove Li Yi's power, this kind of courtier who is born in troubled times will be feared by any emperor. Maybe Li Jiancheng and Li Yi are inside and outside each other and support each other, but even if Li Jiancheng becomes the emperor, the first one to clean up is this Li Yi. The same is true for Li Shimin, no emperor will let him go. It is impossible for Li Yi not to know this, plus he supported Li Jiancheng before, so Li Shimin will definitely count the new hatred and old hatred together, so Li Yi has no way to live if he does not rebel.

Li Shimin may just appease him at first, but maybe the butcher's knife will also be lowered next, so it is impossible for Li Yi, as an old oilman in troubled times, not to understand. So this invasion of the Turks is obviously problematic. The Turkic invasion is impossible without passing through the defense area of Li Yi's Tianjie Army, at least Li Yi can also encounter it. But the Turks actually passed through the defense area so smoothly, and Li Yi was so "unbeaten", so easy for the Turks to break through? Is this still Luo Yi who is the world's mighty? Obviously not normal, back then, Li Yuan asked Li Yi to guard Jingzhou, didn't he value his reputation when he mastered the Tianjie Army?

Even if it is really impossible to stop the Turks, the delay should be able to do it, enough to wait for the Tang capital to make defensive preparations, so this Li Yi is very deliberate.

"What? Li Yi is like this? Eldest Sun Wuji and they were suddenly shocked and said.

At this moment, Shi Bufan and the eldest grandson Wuji once again temporarily chose to cooperate, although they were from different classes, but politically. In the face of the same enemy, it is still possible to cooperate, especially in the face of foreign enemies, and all classes of society can also cooperate.

"Military is the continuation of politics, even if Li Yi did not collude directly with the Turks this time, he definitely has a tacit understanding. It is simply unreasonable for the Turks to go straight in so smoothly. Is Li Yitian a fool? There is only one possibility, that is, Li Yi definitely has a tacit understanding with the Turks behind him, and even collusion between them. Otherwise, it would not be possible for the Turks to drive straight into it so easily, which is not logical. So, there is definitely something wrong with this Li Yi. Shi Bufan said.

However, at this time, Du Ruhui was also the most decisive, and said: "Li Yi's matter will be talked about later, how can we solve this Turkic invasion now, hundreds of thousands of Turks, in a few days, will also arrive in Chang'an, what should we do?" ”

"What to do? Cold salad, can only be beaten, do we still have a way out? Shi Bufan asked rhetorically.

Everyone was silent, and then because they really had no way out. Shi Bufan, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, the eldest grandson Wuji, and even many people who launched the Xuanwumen coup with Li Shimin, they were all vested interests of those mutinies, and they could not retreat. Once they retreat, then they will lose everything today, and then they will definitely face more pressure next. Even if they secretly have some class contradictions, they have to cooperate at this moment, so they can only choose to fight against the Turks.

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

The bell rang again, and then everyone followed into the Taiji Palace. And Li Shimin also walked over in a hurry, without too much nonsense and those flashy etiquette, and started the meeting directly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Turks have invaded south, and they will have to reach Gaoling in a few days. But our Chang'an is only tens of thousands of troops at present, how can we deal with the enemy? Our army of the Sixteenth Guard is only tens of thousands, and in the face of the Turks' nearly 200,000 iron cavalry, how can we deal with it? What do you think? Li Shimin asked.

Soon, someone immediately proposed: "Your Majesty, since the Turkic army is in full swing, it is better to ask the emperor to go on a hunt in the east." ”

This so-called "East Hunting" actually means telling Li Shimin to leave here quickly and run away. The escape of many emperors cannot be called escape, it is called "hunting". In ancient times, "hunting" had two meanings: hunting and superior inspection, but this so-called emperor's "hunting" was actually used by many dynasties as a synonym for the emperor's escape, which is just a nice name. The two emperors of Huiqin in the Song Dynasty were taken captive, so they called it "Northern Hunting". In the Ming Dynasty, it was called "Southern Hunting", and in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of the Qing Dynasty, the "Eastern Hunting" Shengjing was discussed, and Cixi and Guangxu were "Western Hunting" when the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded.

Therefore, it is proved that this "hunting" has often become synonymous with the emperor's escape, but in the name of inspection. However, this is actually just covering your ears and stealing the bell, you don't go to "inspect" in peacetime, and you come to "inspect" when people hit the capital, this is absolutely covering your ears and stealing the bell.

However, when Li Shimin heard this, his face turned dark. Li Shimin has an advantage compared with other emperors, that is, he is a military general, as an emperor who has fought on the battlefield for many years, the blood and unyielding in his heart are absolutely strong, he is not those literati who tend to be weak, he is still very strong in his bones. So when he heard this advice, he "ran away", and his heart was very unhappy.

However, Li Shimin now knows that he is not the general of the past, and sometimes when he is a general, he can talk casually. But when he became an emperor, he was not suitable to say everything directly. At present, although Li Shimin is very angry about this "East Hunting" proposal, it is not appropriate to scold him directly. Different identities lead to different recommendations. As a military general, you can criticize this kind of escape, but as an emperor, you have transformed from a military general to a politician, and it is not suitable to express your opinions casually.

Li Shimin pretended to ask: "In addition to this opinion, who else has a different opinion?" ”

Li Shimin deliberately added an "accent" to the word "different", obviously telling everyone to put forward some "different" views, which obviously hinted at what everyone should say. As an emperor, what you have to do is not to take the initiative to propose a plan casually, even if a wise leader has already had an idea, but it is not suitable for him to say it directly, let the courtiers put forward their opinions, and then "agree" with him, so that he is a suitable leader. If everything is done by oneself, then the courtiers feel that they are not respected and that they are not valued by their superiors. Moreover, if a leader often takes the initiative to speak up his decision without asking his courtiers, it is not only easy to listen to them in the dark, but also makes the courtiers feel less "presence". If a courtier does not feel his "presence" here, then he is likely to "change jobs" or be passive and slack off.

Therefore, Li Shimin is still good in terms of employing people, although he has already made a decision in his heart, but he will not take the initiative to say it himself, but hint at the courtiers to give advice. This takes care of the faces of the courtiers, and also makes them feel their "sense of existence".

"Your Majesty, the minister has a suggestion!" Shi Bufan took advantage of this time and hurriedly came out and said, obviously he had been prepared, so he took the lead.

"Shi Xiaoshulang, say it! Today, everyone speaks freely, as long as they can get through it, then everything can be said. Li Shimin said.

Shi Bufan took the initiative to say: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is a big mistake to move the capital at this time. Moving the capital at this time, my Datang is in danger. My Datang has just settled the world, if we face the invasion of foreign enemies at this time, then we will choose to move the capital, how will the people of the world view us? Will all the people of the world be disappointed in us? The capital is a place where people's morale is united, if a dynasty can easily give up even the capital, then what can rule the world? If I, Datang, rashly carry out the so-called 'East Hunt', how will the world's heroes view us? ”

"If the emperor 'hunts in the east', the morale of the people in the world will be completely dispersed. My Datang has Chang'an as its capital, and it has been like this since the founding of the country. And Chang'an has been recognized by the people of the Tang Dynasty as the center of the hearts of the people of the world, Chang'an is the cohesion of the people of the world, and the core of the cohesion of the people of the world. Chang'an is not just a capital, not just a city, not a house, a building, a city wall. He is the cohesion of the hearts of all the people in the world and the spiritual pillar of the people in the world. ”

"It's like after the Yongjia Rebellion, did the Jin Dynasty just lose a city? No, they lost the cohesion of the world, but the hearts of the people of the world! The cohesion of people's hearts is lost, and the world is about to be in chaos. My Datang has just pacified the world, but Rong Chen said something unpleasant, how much does the people of the world still have a sense of belonging to my Datang? I don't think many people think of themselves as 'Tang people'. My Datang has not been ruled steadily for more than ten years, so how can I make the people truly 'return to their hearts'? But if you run away rashly at this time, what will the people think? At that time, our Tang Dynasty will become an exiled court, how much authority does the exiled court have? ”

"When the time comes, will the careerists of the world rise up again to make trouble? When the time comes, internal and external troubles, there will never be peace in the world! So we can't leave Chang'an, Chang'an is a place where the world unites people's hearts. Therefore, if people's hearts cannot be dispersed, then Chang'an cannot be lost. If Chang'an is lost, then I'm afraid my Datang will not be far from extinction! ”

Hearing Shi Bufan's unceremonious statement, Li Shimin was not angry, because this is what he wanted. Of course, Li Shimin knows this truth, Li Shimin is a monarch who is proficient in both military and political affairs, so he can naturally see the problem here. The capital of a country is a place of cohesion, and if the capital is lost, it is not only a city that is lost, but also the cohesion of a country. Once the capital is lost, the blow to a regime is incomparably great.

In any era, everyone from the officials to the common people always takes the capital as the common goal, and they all concentrate the cohesion of that heart there. The local government has the capital as the highest cohesion, while the people and officials have the central court as the cohesion. If the capital is lost, it is not just a city that is lost, but the hearts of all the people in the world.

If Li Shimin chooses to escape, even if he escapes with his courtiers, how much cohesion can there be in the "imperial court" that is moving at any time when he escapes? The human heart seems to be a rather vain thing, but it is very important. And the world is ultimately made up of people's hearts, and political power is also made up of people's cohesion. If a regime is not cohesive at all, then disintegration is inevitable.

The state apparatus, in the final analysis, is not really a "machine", there is no "physical" connection between them, but relies on the identity of everyone's heart to form this "machine". If people's hearts do not agree with this "machine", the disintegration of this machine will become inevitable.

Once Chang'an is lost, if Li Shimin runs away, it will be an irreparable blow to the national cohesion of the Tang Dynasty. Whether it is a war or a country, once there is no cohesion, it is bound to fail. Li Shimin is good at cavalry assault, and the core of cavalry assault is to eliminate the enemy's important nodes and important generals, so that the surrounding soldiers lose their "cohesion", and failure becomes inevitable. Li Shimin is very aware of the important role of cohesion, so naturally he will not do such a stupid thing of running away.

"Well said, if I escape, then my Datang will not perish, then it will be a strange thing! This world is mine. If all the masters of mine run away, then who else is willing to protect this country? So, who dares to say that it is an escape, just like this case! Li Shimin said angrily.

"Kala!" Li Shimin pulled out his saber and directly slashed it at a small table next to him that was used to put incense, and the table was immediately split in half.

"The rivers and mountains of the Tang Dynasty were all fought down inch by inch by me with my courtiers, and there were more dangerous times than this back then. Back then, I dared to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy in person, let alone today? So, if the Turks want to come, come, I wait! Li Shimin roared angrily.

Shi Bufan hurriedly shouted: "Long live the emperor!" ”

"Long live the emperor!" "Long live the emperor!" "Long live the emperor!" ……

The surroundings also chanted, obviously they knew that they had to defend Chang'an this time, and they must not run.