Chapter 27: The Turks Are Coming (Part I)
Li Junxian dragged Li Shimin to Taiji Palace and held the so-called enthronement ceremony. Although this enthronement ceremony was very simple, the various honor guards were not able to show it. Even, only some people from Li Shimin's shogunate participated in the enthronement ceremony, and there were some witnesses from other factions. Even, even Li Yuanxun's edict to the crown prince Li Shimin was reissued later, but this did not affect the fact that Li Shimin became the emperor. Although the ritual is simpler, some rituals can be made up in the future, and the key is that everyone has knocked down the substance. The vassals of the great vassals, everyone also got a lot of results after that.
As a historical record of this incident, it only records that a large group of unscrupulous ministers led by Li Junxian actually kidnapped the crown prince Li Shimin and tied him to the throne. And Li Shimin refused a thousand times, and in the end he was "helplessly" pushed to the throne. And Li Shimin did not have the slightest idea of forcing his father to abdicate, which was forced by those unscrupulous ministers led by Li Junxian. As for the black cauldron of this matter, it was carried by Li Junxian, a group of people who wanted to be from the dragon. However, as a courtier, isn't it necessary to carry the black pot for the emperor at a critical moment? What's more, this black cauldron is not carried by Li Junxian alone, but by all the ministers together, so Li Junxian can still afford it.
After that, Li Shimin just pretended to say that he would not take an example, and did not say anything else. As for this sentence "don't take an example", it's complete nonsense. Does Li Shimin have a second chance to become emperor? Generally speaking, if you have the second chance to become an emperor again, once you abdicate, the end will not be very good! Li Shimin's sentence is not an example, it is obviously rubbish, and it is a complete manifestation of hypocrisy.
A few days after ascending the throne, Li Shimin and Li Junxian played chess.
"Jun Xian, you said that I have ascended the throne, what should I do?" Li Shimin asked very sincerely.
Li Shimin now regards Li Junxian as a confidant, and he can counsel the confidant of the military aircraft together. Li Junxian's behavior several times made Li Shimin very satisfied with Li Junxian. From the change of Xuanwumen to the later forcible pulling of Li Shimin to the throne, Li Shimin has all this in mind. This kind of talent who can send charcoal in the snow and can carry the black pot for the lord is a talent that any lord likes very much! What's more, Li Junxian also showed good military talent, I didn't see anything else, but he was very good at military training! To sum up, in Li Shimin's eyes, Li Junxian is no less than those old subordinates.
Li Junxian said casually: "Your Majesty, it's time for you to prepare for battle?" ”
"Smack!" The chess pieces in Li Shimin's hand fell.
"What do you say? Want to fight? Hit whom? Li Shimin asked in surprise.
Li Junxian said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, this time we have to find a way to meet the battle, otherwise our Datang is in danger of collapsing." If we can't survive this calamity, I'm afraid that our people in the Central Plains will fall into chaos again. ”
"What did you say?" Li Shimin stood up in surprise and said.
Li Junxian is not surprised by Li Shimin's surprise, because now that the world has been calmed, who else can overturn the Tang Dynasty? The only Liang Shi was obviously not good, so Li Shimin was shocked when he suddenly heard the news. If what Li Junxian said is true, doesn't it wipe out Li Shimin's many years of martial arts?
"Who can destroy my Datang?"
"Your Majesty, the north wind has been strong recently, you have to be careful."
"You mean, Turks?"
"Your Majesty has already made a decision, hasn't you?"
Li Shimin secretly thought about the Turks, because the Turks were nomads, and the struggle between the nomads and the farming people had been going on for many years, and it was not even a matter of two dynasties. Even, the struggle between the farming people and the nomads can be traced back to the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, which is an ancient and irreconcilable contradiction. In the competition between the two, the farming nation has always been in a slightly weaker state. Although they have invaded the grassland several times, they have not been able to completely solve this trouble! Now that I heard Li Junxian say that the Turks were coming, the news shocked Li Shimin too much.
"What do the Turks want?" Li Shimin asked heavily.
"What else can I do, I just want to take advantage of the opportunity. If possible, they will clean us up. Even, if the timing is good, then I am afraid that it will destroy our country in Datang and make my Huaxia re-enter a state of fragmentation. Li Junxian said lightly.
"Unlikely! How could the Turks take advantage of this opportunity to attack? At most, it is just sending people to take advantage of the border. Li Shimin said with some disbelief.
Li Junxian saw that Li Shimin didn't believe his words, and of course he knew the reason why Li Shimin didn't believe it. In fact, the Tang Dynasty was a vassal to the Turks at the beginning of the struggle for hegemony, this is a relatively hidden history, and later generations have been able to hide it, and only those who really often study history books and novels will see the black history of the Tang Dynasty. The relationship between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks was good, so there was no need for a large-scale invasion by the Turks, which was contrary to the previous covenant.
"Since Your Majesty doesn't believe it, the minister will give you an analysis! First, it was already July, and the autumn harvest was about to come, and the Turks had not come to loot, and the ministers felt that there were ghosts. ”
"But this can only show that the Turks will loot, not necessarily large-scale invasion! What's more, I'm not a vegetarian either. Li Shimin still didn't believe it.
Li Shimin actually didn't believe that the Turks would invade on a large scale, because the mobilization of a large army was not an easy thing and consumed a lot. Even the Turks, such nomads were in great difficulty. If it is according to what Li Junxian said, if you want to be able to destroy the Tang Dynasty, you must have at least 100,000 high-quality cavalry, and you may not even have it. And it is not so easy for the Turks to mobilize such a large number of troops, not to mention that the system of the Turks is a tribal system. The Tang Dynasty now has a lot of force, and if the Turks invade easily, I'm afraid they will also suffer a big loss!
Therefore, Li Shimin did not believe that the Turks would invade the Tang Dynasty so easily. If the Turks invaded easily, then Li Shimin could guarantee that the Turks would have a painful memory. However, Li Junxian shook his head in his heart, Li Shimin was still a little simple. Sometimes, it is not so easy to mobilize a huge amount of power. Li Junxian has a deep understanding of the degree of pit in the organizational ability of ancient wars. Li Junxian did not think that the Tang Dynasty would be able to easily escape this catastrophe and teach the Turks a lesson. If this can be done, Li Shimin will not suffer a big loss in history, and he will be given a Weishui Alliance (shame) by the Turks.
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