Chapter 326: Bloodless Blades
A generation of Saint Emperor Mingjun died so suddenly? Impossible, there is no such thing in history, right?
Although Li Shan knew that he had inevitably changed history, he never imagined that it would change to such a point.
Li Shan pointed to the guard who reported the news and said, "Tell me in detail, how did Tang Xuanzong die?" ”
The guard took out a letter from his bosom and presented it, saying, "This is an urgent letter from Chang'an's secret talks. ”
Li Shan opened it and took a look, and it was written: On the third day of October in the 14th year of Kaiyuan, there was a violent explosion in the Zichen Hall of Daming Palace and caused a fire. At present, the people in Chang'an City are unstable, the prince summoned hundreds of civil and military officials to preside over the overall situation, Li Fangzheng rushed out of Chang'an overnight to Luoyang, according to his subordinates, it should be the prince who went to contact Luoyang to train soldiers, in addition, Pei Min has been taken to the prison, Lijingmen is now dormant, and there is no change.
Li Shan's face was dark, he was thinking, was Tang Xuanzong's death caused by the thunder he asked Pei Min to bring? Being able to cause a big explosion in the Zichen Palace, Li Shan couldn't think of any other way. That is, the thunder made by his explosives has such an effect.
Li Shan couldn't help but smile bitterly, he thought that he could calm things down, but he didn't expect to kill Tang Xuanzong by mistake, this is really a joke by God, but from the side, it can be regarded as a solution to the problem.
Since Pei Min is the master of Lijingmen, there are only a handful of people who know about this matter. And those who really know that Tang Xuanzong died at the hands of Li Shan, I'm afraid there is basically nothing except Pei Min.
Qing'er said with a happy face: "Xianggong, this is a godsend!" As soon as Tang Xuanzong died, the Tang Dynasty was leaderless, and the crown prince and the eldest prince would inevitably be inseparable because of the struggle for the throne, which was a good opportunity for us to move north. Even if we can't take Chang'an, at least we can control the area south of the Yangtze River. Including Guangzhou and Quanzhou, which are important cities for maritime trade. ”
Li Shan shook his head and said, "Qing'er, you have no intention of touching the land of the Tang Dynasty. Although Tang Xuanzong died, the Tang Dynasty still existed, and both the scholars and the common people were devoted to the Li Tang Dynasty. We use our sword in vain only to increase our sins. Now Dali is prosperous, we still have a lot of things to do, there is no need to affect our development for those territories. ”
Liu Ruyan said: "Yes, the spinning, printing and dyeing, and rubber product research and development projects I supervised have just begun to look good, and there are still many places that need money in the future." ”
Yang Miaoling also said: "Yes, my port has just been built, and the building ship has not yet been built, and these require manpower and material resources." Besides, didn't Xianggong also plan projects for coal mining, oil production, and power machinery production, which are still in the early stage of construction. It will take at least a few years to put into production and produce benefits, and the money and food needed during this time are all our savings in the past few years. If there is a war, the treasury will be empty, and these projects will have to come to a standstill. ”
Qing'er thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's right, if we move troops, we will inevitably consume most of the money and grain in the treasury, and then our construction will seriously lag behind." ”
Qing'er has seen Li Shan's plan for the country, in fact, the reason why Dali can develop so quickly is also related to the vast and sparsely populated environment. Dali is about twice the size of Yunnan, but the total population is more than one million. However, if you invade and occupy the Tang Dynasty, not only will you need a lot of manpower and material resources, but also occupy only backward places, which will not help the development of Dali.
Qing'er just said it casually, more because she was educated by her elders when she was a child, and she always had the idea of recovering the rule of the martial arts family. But in fact, the current Wu family lives very well, they are all important ministers of the humerus in Dali, Wu Tianzong is the general, Qing'er is the national teacher, and everyone else has also been reused, which is enough.
"Does Xianggong mean that we just sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight?" Qing'er asked.
Li Shandao: "No, I still can't sit idly by, after all, this mess is also caused by me." Moreover, neither the crown prince nor the eldest prince are suitable candidates for the emperor, no matter who wins these two people, it is not a good thing for the people. The Li Tang Dynasty couldn't be finished so quickly. ”
Qing'er asked, "Something to do with Xianggong?" Could it be that the prime minister sent someone to assassinate Tang Xuanzong? How did I not know? Several other people also looked at Li Shan with a confused expression.
Li Shan said his guess, and all the women couldn't help laughing, but they didn't expect Tang Xuanzong to be assassinated unintentionally, it was really a trick.
"So what are you going to do? Presumably, Xianggong already has a supporter in his heart. ”
Li Shandao: "The third prince Li Heng, I was his teacher in my early years, this person has excellent character and intelligence, much better than the crown prince and the eldest prince." If Datang falls into his hands, it can continue for more than a hundred years. I plan to leave for Chang'an today to help the third prince seize the throne. ”
When the women heard that Li Shan was going to danger again, they said: "That's not good, if they know that it was Xianggong who killed Tang Xuanzong, how can they be willing to rest?" Maybe we will be angry with Xianggong, not to mention that Chang'an is thousands of miles away, and our armor can't get anywhere. The eldest prince and the crown prince have tens of thousands of elite soldiers in their hands, and even if the prince goes, it will not help. ”
Li Shan said: "That's not the case, I'll go directly by airship, even if things don't work out, I can get out of the way." Moreover, there are not many soldiers, but fine, I only need a few hundred elite soldiers as a surprise soldier to win. There is no need to cause unnecessary bloodshed and sacrifice for the sake of a throne, it is best to fight without blood. ”
Qing'er said: "Then I will go with my father-in-law, so I can take care of it." ”
Li Shan nodded and said, "The three chapters of the law, this time I must take Qing'er." Confessing that Zhuo Cheng brought people and equipment and set off quickly. It's been five days now, and we have to get to Chang'an as soon as possible, and if they decide the winner, it's not good to meddle again. ”
Li Yunshu said: "Brother, how can this kind of thing be without me, I will also go." ”
Li Yunshu's current kung fu is very high, Li Jingmen's training is not blown, although Li Shan doesn't know how much Li Yunshu has suffered, and Li Yunshu never says it, but Yunfei told Li Shan that Li Yunshu's kung fu is comparable to chasing souls, which really surprised Li Shan.
Li Shandao: "Okay, having you help my brother is naturally like a tiger with wings, and it just happens to let my brother see Yun Shu's skills." ”
After two days of rectification, Zhuo Cheng immediately summoned a group of elite soldiers, more than 300 people divided into more than a dozen groups, and used various ways to pass through the border defense of the Tang Dynasty. In recent years, because of the rapid development of Dali, border trade with the Tang Dynasty has also been frequent. The surrounding states and counties are mostly taken care of by Dali, so it is natural that there are convenient things to do.
And Li Shan took an airship and entered the Tang Dynasty unconsciously.
The airship is a flying tool invented in the 18th century, and Li Shan has restored it and made it, and it has been successfully test-flowned. This time it came in handy. (To be continued.) )