At dawn on the second day, the Taiji Palace was brightly lit all night, and the military meeting in front of the Tang Dynasty was also held all night. Through the comparison of the number, combat power, and preparation of the Turkic army with the number, combat power, and preparation of the Tang army, everyone came to an unusually realistic and pessimistic conclusion: in the face of the Turkic army, Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, could not be held at all.

Everyone's brows furrowed, it was an unusually cruel but unusually realistic result.

After a long time, Cui Gan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, said to the Tang Emperor: "Your Majesty, look at the current situation, should we move the capital of the Tang Dynasty?" ”

Li Shimin was surprised: "Move the capital? ”

Cui Gan replied, "Yes, move the capital." The imperial capital of Chang'an must not be able to hold it. In that case, why didn't Your Majesty move the capital? At least moving the capital can also protect the integrity of my Tang court. As long as Your Majesty is here, my Tang Dynasty is here, and when I settle down in Xindu in the future, I will work hard to make the country prosperous, gather national strength, and as long as the time is ripe, I can return to Chang'an and expel the Turkic bandits. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji asked anxiously: "Cui Shangshu, move the capital?" Where to move? ”

As the new head of the Guanlong aristocracy, he is extremely reluctant to move the capital in his heart, once the capital is moved, it means that the land of Guanlong is completely abandoned, and the land of Guanlong is the foundation of the Guanlong aristocratic group. The Guanlong nobles are famous for their ability to fight well, and once there is no place for Guanlong, the Guanlong aristocratic group will completely lose the foundation for survival. Without land, there is no population; If there is no population, there are no soldiers; Without soldiers, the Guanlong nobles will inevitably lose their greatest advantage - they can fight well, and without a foundation, they can only become decorations. Moving the capital is something that the eldest grandson Wuji and the entire Guanlong Group absolutely do not want to see, and it is absolutely not allowed to happen.

Cui Gan replied slowly: "Luoyang, the eastern capital, is a place that Your Majesty has painstakingly managed, the terrain is dangerous, and the people's hearts are attached. Qu Tutong, who stayed in the eastern capital, is also His Majesty's confidant, loyal and reliable. If His Majesty takes Luoyang as the new capital, the edict orders all the Nine Guards army commanded by Li Jing to be stationed in Luoyang, from Youzhou to the imperial capital Chang'an, far water cannot quench the thirst of the near, and it is too late to come up in time; However, His Majesty and the Tang Dynasty court went to Luoyang, the eastern capital, and Li Jing commanded the army to Luoyang, the eastern capital, so as soon as His Majesty and the Tang Dynasty court arrived in Luoyang, Li Jing's army had already arrived. ”

Li Shimin's face was groaning. Cui Gan's proposal is indeed the most realistic and best proposal today, but the unwillingness to admit defeat in his bones made Li Shimin extremely reluctant to give up the land of Guanlong and unwilling to move the capital to Luoyang.

Cen Wenwen looked at the Tang Emperor Li Shimin, and then at the eldest grandson Wuji, Cui Gan, and Lu Chengqing, thinking in his heart. Moving the capital to Luoyang does not have any benefits to the southern clans, but it is of great benefit to the wealthy families in Shandong, after all, the eastern capital Luoyang is in the land of Henan, which is the place controlled by the wealthy families in Shandong. For the Longyou Li royal family and the Guanlong nobles, the loss was quite large. The land of Guanlong was abandoned, and the foundation for the survival of the Longyou Li clan and the Guanlong nobles was completely broken. The power of the Longyou Li clan and the Guanlong nobles is the largest, and their strength has been lost, so isn't it a good thing for their southern clan? It's just that this Shandong wealthy clan will inevitably become the largest political force in the world, and His Majesty the Tang Emperor and the Tang Dynasty will play with the Tang Dynasty in the palm of their hands, and the strength of the southern clan is too weak, which is a troublesome matter.

King Guande of the Tang Dynasty and Li Xiong of Zong Zhengqing are also transparent in their hearts, and he also understands that once the capital is moved to Luoyang, the land of Guanlong will be lost, there will be no land, no people, and no soldiers, which will be the biggest crisis faced by the Li royal family of Longyou and the nobles of Guanlong. So he slowly stood up.

At the same time, Li Xuan and the eldest grandson Wuji also stood up.

The three of them said in unison: "It is not feasible to move the capital. ”

Everyone in the Taiji Palace looked at the three people.

Tang Emperor Li Shimin asked, "Why can't it be done?" ”

Li Xiong and Eldest Sun Wuji took a step back, they knew that their considerations were from the interests of their respective ethnic groups, and at this time, they couldn't say it. If the capital is moved to Luoyang, His Majesty the Tang Emperor will even give up the Tang Emperor, and what about the Longyou Li clan and the Guanlong nobles who temporarily give up some land for the sake of the Tang Dynasty? After all, I'm going to take it back in the future.

Li Xuan stood alone in front of Li Shimin and said: "Chang'an, that is the imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty, is also the political, economic, and cultural center of the Tang Dynasty, and holds the expectations of all the people in the world. Once the imperial capital Chang'an is abandoned, the entire court of my Tang Dynasty, the families of the imperial court, and the people of Chang'an will be evacuated together, but the Turks are less than forty miles away from us, and they are cavalry, I can't help but ask everyone, such a large-scale evacuation, followed by the Turkic cavalry to chase and kill, how many of us can safely withdraw to the eastern capital Luoyang? And how many people, on the way to the evacuation, were beheaded by the Turkic cavalry? ”

After listening to Li Xuan's analysis, everyone was shocked. Who doesn't have parents, wives and children? With such a large-scale migration, and the Turkic cavalry eyeing behind them, who dares to guarantee that their families will not be killed?

Cui Gan knew Li Xuan's status in Li Shimin's heart and the weight of his words, and said very depressedly: "King Yong'an, Chang'an City can't be defended, and the capital can't be moved, what do you say we should do?" ”

After pondering for a moment, Li Xuan said: "Now the enemy is strong and I am weak, but my Datang is not without a chance of winning. Jieli Khan has always had the ambition of the four seas, and has the heart of vainly trying to control my Tang Dynasty, but his tyranny is unbearable, and he has just unified the Turkic tribes by force through wars again and again, and the Turkic tribes have a large number of people who are not satisfied with it, so he has lost people; Now that he has attacked our Datang from afar, the replenishment of grain, grass and equipment must be a big problem. And my Datang has been established for nine years, with the support of the people of Guanlong, and all the adults in the DPRK and China have no way to retreat, so they can only fight to the death with the Turks. ”

"Now, as King Yong'an said, we really have no way out, and we can only compete with him in Chang'an City." Li Xiong, eldest grandson Wuji, Cui Gan, Lu Chengqing, Cen Wenwen and other court ministers said after pondering.

The Tang Emperor Li Shimin asked Li Xuan with a worried face: "King Yong'an, do you have a good plan?" ”

Li Xuan replied loudly: "He attacked my city, and I attacked his heart; Divide and pull together, drag the enemy and wait for change. ”

After thinking about it repeatedly, Li Shimin nodded heavily.