Chapter 213 [Old Fox]
In fact, this is nothing, the main thing is that as long as Li Shimin takes people to sightseeing in the land of Guanzhong, let the people know that Tang Gong is really here, and let the people see Tang Gong's army, they will not rob the people, and if the people don't eat, Tang Gong's troops will give you food.
So the common people unanimously believed that Tang Gong's army was very high, and the cultural level was high (mainly because it did not oppress the people, and it did not necessarily have a high level of culture), never robbed us, and was much stronger than those government troops and underworld organizations, and it was a real army that could be relied on.
Thus, in this way, Li Yuan's troops and Li Yuan himself established a glorious and great image in the minds of the common people. In fact, in that era of warlord separation, the warlords who could live in harmony with the common people were indeed wrong.
Yang Guang's government army is definitely not, Zhu Wei is not (this buddy eats people, calling him a buddy is a clerical error), Li Mi's Wagang army is not, Wang Shichong's Zheng army is even more not, and Xiao Miao's Liang army can only be regarded as it! Not! Wrong! (Although Xiao Mo himself loves the people, his generals don't care so much about the people), only Li Yuan's Tang Army did it, if you find an army similar to the Tang Army in this regard. Yes, not nothing. It is Dou Jiande's Xia Jun.
Although Li Shimin is sightseeing, he is not like some of the current leaders, who eat and drink at public expense, but is strict with himself, lenient with others, and wins the hearts of the people. There is no sense of privilege and privileged behavior, which is a very difficult thing for a person who can use privilege at will.
Li Shimin shared weal and woe with the soldiers, and he ate whatever the soldiers ate; Where the soldiers lived. where he lives; Treat yourself as if you were an ordinary warrior, a tradition that has been maintained for many years. Until he became emperor (in fact, I think he has not given up on this tradition, but has been sticking to it. It's just that after becoming emperor, he insisted on it in another way).
I think this is a good commander, and only such a commander will follow him with all their hearts. To put it this way, even if such a commander moves forward knowing that he is defeating the battle, the soldiers will move forward and will win the war that is already doomed.
In fact, the soldier's request is very simple, it is not difficult to do at all, there are only two words - fairness. After all, the commander-in-chief and the emperor are not the same profession, although the two professions of commander and emperor can often be converted into each other. But if an emperor thinks that being an emperor is the same as being a commander, he is very wrong. His emperor will not last long.
Houtang Zhuangzong Li Cunqiao is an excellent example. Li Shimin led people outside Daxing City, the capital of the Sui Dynasty, for a while, and fought those who were not satisfied, and those who surrendered were accepted, and the other group of men and horses advanced westward under the leadership of Liu Hongji and Yin Kaishan, adopting the same strategy as Li Shimin. The most important thing is to give the people a very good impression, and basically stabilize the situation in Guanzhong.
Every day, Sui government officials surrendered to Li Yuan. To know who is the emperor is not important to the common people, the key is to allow them to have their wives and children hot kang on the basis of a full meal, and most people will be content. Only a handful of rebels will have nothing to do. Here, a person came to defect, and Li Shimin was very happy and immediately entrusted him with an important task.
This person - Fang Xuanling. Li Shimin alone could not create the rule of Zhenguan. He has a team, and it is this team that works with him and struggles together. Let's call it the Zhenguan team. Fang Xuanling is the representative of the Zhenguan team.
There is also a person named Du Ruhui, and you may have heard the term "Fang Mou Du Xuan". It doesn't matter if you haven't heard of it, it's Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui. Fang Xuanling is strategic. Du Ruhui is good at decisiveness, and the popular point is that Fang Xuanling has a lot of ideas, and Du Ruhui is a person who is quick and can make the right decision in a very short time. …
Li Shimin's team building is worth learning from every future generation of rulers, and it is worth learning the path of chasing dreams from everyone who wants to figure out how to do things with a team
When Yang Guang attacked Goguryeo, he ordered the general Wei Xuan to assist Yang Yu, the acting king, to stay in Beijing. Wei Xuan, the word Wensheng. This buddy still has a certain strength, when Yang Xuangan rebelled, he participated in the counterinsurgency and established great achievements, and was praised by Yang Guang as "the minister of the society." ”
Facts have proved that Yang Guang's vision is not very good, if you want to say "the minister of Sheji", you don't need to have the ability to help Sheji, after all, the Sui Dynasty has accumulated a lot of difficulties under the leadership of Yang Guang Yingming, and it is not something that can be changed by one person.
But when the country is in danger, you have to dare to stand up and contribute to the country, the result is not necessarily good, but you have to work hard, which is what the so-called "ministers of society" should do. If you can't save the country, you should be martyred! This is not a hard and fast rule for a certain person, but only if he does so can he be qualified to be called a "minister of society".
So let's take a look at the actions of this benevolent brother who was praised by Yang Guang as the "minister of the society", and we know that Yang Guang not only likes to toss, but also has a very problematic vision of people. The people were overwhelmed by the oppression, and they raised troops one after another, and there were more and more underworld organizations, the small ones gathered to rob, and the big ones attacked the city and plundered the land.
In the face of such a reality, the measures taken by Wei Wensheng are four words - helpless. Li Yuan raised troops in Taiyuan, and the soldiers went to Chang'an, threatening to go straight to Guanzhong, Wei Wensheng heard the news, and took measures for fear of being implicated. I like to find whoever I want, anyway, I don't do it, so I claim that I am sick and recuperate at home, and I am not even an official.
When Li Yuan's army entered Chang'an, Wei Wensheng should have been scared to death because he was scared to death. is such a person, Yang Guang entrusted the capital to him, and it is difficult to keep the capital. Wei Wensheng is in such a state, Yang Yu must not be able to count on him, fortunately, there are two more people, sue Yang Yun: "Don't be afraid, we will help you." ”
These two people - General Zuo Lingwei, Yin Shishi and Jingzhao County Cheng Guyi. The hearts of these two people are kind-hearted, they are loyal to the country, and they also want to save the building from collapse and establish an immortal deed, but they don't know that people must have self-knowledge.
It's clear they're not that material. The reason why they are so confident is because they think they still have a leverage. Qu Tutong of Hedong can come to save them.
Yes. When he heard the news that Chang'an was besieged, Qu Tutong quickly led the army to the rescue. Then the matter was said before, Qu Tutong was blocked by Liu Wenjing outside the Yongfeng warehouse. In the end, Qu Tutong surrendered helplessly. Yang Yu is still a child, Wei Wensheng doesn't care about anything, he is obviously an old slippery head, although the Yin World Master and Gu Yi want to help, but they don't have that ability, the only Qu Tutong who can be counted on is that they are still stopped by others.
In such an environment, Li Yuan ordered an attack on Chang'an. Li Yuan left Liu Wenjing to defend Qu Tutong, and ordered Li Jiancheng and himself to lead the army to Chang'an. Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng joined forces under Chang'an City, and Li Yuan's troops from all walks of life were all gathered, with a total of more than 200,000. On 14 October, the encirclement of Chang'an was completed, with Li Jiancheng's troops encircling the east and south, and Li Shimin's troops encircling the east and north.
On October 17, Li Yuan entered Anxingfang, which was in Chang'an City. According to the determination of archaeologists, Sui Chang'an City (then called Daxing City) is 9,721 meters long from east to west. It is 8651.7 meters wide from north to south and has a circumference of 36.7 kilometers.
Such an area required a considerable number of troops to be able to defend, and the Sui army in Chang'an at that time had limited troops. There was no way to defend at all, so Li Yuan attacked Chang'an, mainly attacking the imperial city and the palace city. The siege began on October 14. It was not until October 27 that Li Yuan gave the order to attack the city. Why is this so? …
This is an extremely strict political question, and we will first answer a question that seems to have nothing to do with the topic. Actually, there is a lot to do with it. What banner did Li Yuan raise his troops? This question has been answered before. Congratulations. That's right, that's the answer - Zun Sui. Since he wants to respect Sui, he is admitting that he is still a courtier of the Sui Dynasty, although everyone knows what he wants to do.
But politics is like this, even if it has become an open secret, as long as it has not turned its face, it cannot be broken. Li Yuan only besieged Chang'an, but did not attack it, because he wanted Yang Yu to obediently hand over the city.
After all, it is not good for courtiers and masters to use swords and guns, and they will never use force unless they have to, Li Yuan thinks so. If you can solve it without violence, try not to use violence, because reputation is important. Li Yuan hoped to use political means to solve the problem, so that he could enter Chang'an easily and justifiably.
It was clear that his wishful thinking had been wrong. There is nothing wrong with Yang Yu being a child (13 years old), but he is not stupid, he knows that Li Yuan is not as good as he himself said, why let me be the emperor, it is obvious that he wants to use my banner to go out and fool people, and then kick me down again, and he still wants me to go out and pick you in, sue you that it is impossible.
After waiting for more than ten days, there was no movement, Li Yuan couldn't wait, what kind of reputation, don't worry about it for now, I have troops in my hands, I am the boss, Yang Yu is a little kid who still wants to fight with me, so Li Yuan ordered the siege of the city. When Li Yuan attacked Chang'an, only Yin Shishi and Gu Yi were defending the city, and the two of them were still very tenacious, fighting on the front line, motivating the soldiers and commanding the battle. No matter what, the one they did couldn't change the ending, at most they could prolong the time when Chang'an was captured and prepare for Yang Yoo's escape.
Although this prince is young, he has experienced ups and downs, and his will is firm (his grandfather handed him a mess, and it is difficult to be firm in his will), and he has no intention of running away, but waits quietly, waiting for the political liar who is full of lies, standing in front of him and saying to him: "Your Majesty, I'm late." Play a good play in front of yourself, the protagonists of the play are yourself and the liar, and the audience is the people of the whole world.
When the play is finished, I can also leave, Yang Yu thought silently, he knew that it would not be long before the scene would start. The arduous efforts of the Yin Shishi and Guyi Tong Guò did extend the time, and it was not until November 9 that the siege began on October 27, when a military leader first boarded from near Jingfeng Gate and rushed into the city, and the city was broken.
By the way, this military leader is called Lei Yongji, and the Jingfeng Gate where he ascended to the city is the east gate of the imperial city, which belongs to Li Jiancheng's battle line. Therefore, some people say based on this point that Li Jiancheng established the first merit to enter Chang'an, and his ability is of the same grade as Li Shimin, because it was not Li Shimin's subordinates who first entered the imperial city.
I think this is incorrect, it was not Li Jiancheng but Lei Yongji who first established the first contribution to Chang'an; Second, Li Jiancheng's subordinates took the lead in attacking Chang'an, and Li Jiancheng had a certain amount of credit, but this credit was not large. Nor should it be exaggerated; Third, it is determined that Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin's abilities are at the same level. It's just too rash.
For Li Shimin, throughout the history of China. Few people can compare with him (no more than ten), we have to look at history dialectically, we admit that Li Jiancheng is not as bad as written in the history books (excessive drinking, absurdity and shamelessness), we should not walk into another misunderstanding while getting out of this misunderstanding, do not think that Li Jiancheng is as good as Li Shimin, and is as capable as possible.
Lei Yongji rushed into the city first, followed by the Tang army, and the Sui army soon collapsed. Li Yuan entered the imperial city of Chang'an and the palace city, according to Liu Bang's practice of entering Xianyang (just like the story of entering the customs in the early Han Dynasty). Here's how. The government warehouses were closed, gold and silver treasures were not taken, military discipline was strictly enforced, and soldiers were not allowed to harass the people. …
The purpose is to tell those simple and lovely people that I, Li Yuan, am not here for material gains, I am here to save you, of course, while saving you, I also want to get what I want, that is, spiritual benefits. As long as you praise my virtues when you are all right, I will be content. Smart people often see the essence of things rather than just the surface of things, and Li Yuan is such a smart person.
As a matter of fact. What Li Yuan wants is neither spiritual nor material benefits, but the throne, which is a very affordable position. As long as you have it, you can get both spiritual and material benefits without effort.
You can't buy and sell at a loss. If you want to do it, you can do the most lucrative business. When the Tang army invaded the imperial city, Yang Yu was helpless. Also helpless. Helplessly, as a child, he has no way to change the reality and can only bear it silently.
Helplessly, the eunuchs and palace maids who usually accompany him are gone, and those who always like to chirp crookedly when they are fine, full of poetry and books, and the pretentious ministers don't know where to go, he experienced for the first time what is called the hot and cold state of affairs, as a child, this qiē can't help but leave a deep impression on him. Fortunately, there is another person who accompanies him, his teacher Yao Silian.
At this special moment, Yang Yu learned that this teaching gentleman, who he usually didn't look down on, was the most reliable person. Soon, the soldiers of the Tang army entered the East Palace where Yang Yu was, they probably didn't know that this kid was a big man, and his attitude was very arrogant, at this time Yao Silian couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted: "Isn't Tang Gong going to support the acting king?" The Acting King is here. ”
Hearing this, the Tang soldiers stopped, after all, they were princes, and Tang Gong also emphasized that they were not allowed to hurt this child. When Li Yuan saw Yang Yu, the situation in Chang'an City had basically stabilized, and Li Yuan's first reaction when he saw Yang Yu was to cry, first by himself, and then by hugging Yang Yu and crying, crying was heartbroken, more sad than the death of his father. has to admire Li Yuan's acting skills, Yang Yu has some confidence that this elder of his is here to help him.
But he didn't believe it for long, he knew that he was wrong, and realized more clearly that Li Yuan was acting, he was just a supporting role, and the audience was the people of the whole world. Li Yuan is very neat, he can do things one day earlier, he never delays to the next day, on November 9 Li Yuan entered Chang'an, and on the 11th he killed the Yin Shishi and Gu Yi, and it was also on the 15th of this month, Li Yuan supported Yang Yu as the emperor, changed the Yuan Yining, and respected Yang Guang thousands of miles away, and Yang Guang, who was far away in Jiangdu, was the emperor.
In this way, the thirteen-year-old boy Son of Heaven ascended to the throne, he was destined to be a puppet emperor, and his throne was not destined to last long, because the living dramas in history were placed there. Yang Yu seemed to have expected that an emperor like him would not end well.
Of course, as Li Yuan, who supported himself as the emperor, Yang Yu would not be treated badly, even if he wanted to be treated badly, Li Yuan would not agree. So in Yang Yu's heart was very reluctant, and his face was full of smiles, Li Yuan was appointed as Shang Shuling (Premier of the State Council), Prime Minister (honorary title), Metropolitan Governor of the Military Department (Chairman of the Military Commission), Jin Feng was named King of Tang, and worked in Wude Hall (for the Prime Minister's Mansion).
It was only six days before and after, and Li Yuan's speed was still quite fast. Later, Li Yuan had to inch in, bullying the emperor at a young age, taking all the power in his own hands, and only leaving Yang Yu the right to a ritual - sacrificing heaven and earth and sacrificing ancestors.
Li Yuan took out all the things in the warehouse of the Sui Dynasty and rewarded his subordinates (note that there is all, there is nothing left, if you can make an IOU, it is estimated that you will have to owe a lot), this is not because of how generous Li Yuan is, but because everyone is more realistic, from Liu Wenjing and Pei Lin to ordinary soldiers, everyone pin their heads to their belts and follow you, eat a lot of crying, suffer a lot of sins, and now they have achieved a phased victory, you don't mean it anymore, it's really a bit too much.
Now, Li Yuan finally used his actual actions to explain the reason why he closed the government warehouse, these things will be mine sooner or later, I won't let them rob, and no one will rob them.
One of the differences between Li Yuan and other princes is that the other princes all regard themselves as guests, and they go to other people's houses to grab things if they have nothing to do, anyway, they don't have to worry about robbing them; Li Yuan did not regard himself as a guest, but went one step further and directly regarded himself as the host, not for me to grab things, but for me to take back what belonged to me. If a face falls on the ground, do you think Li Yuan will pick it up?
I guess it will be picked up. Li Yuan will never think that his face is big, he will only think that his face is small. It's okay if you say he doesn't pick it up. At that time, because he was shameless. (To be continued......)
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