Tai Chi Palace West Hall Garden.

Luo Shixin came here once, that is, after Li Yuan fell ill due to Li Yuanji's disappearance, he and Pingyang came to visit Li Yuan, and Li Yuan received them in this garden.

Li Shimin called him here, but he didn't know what was important.

Luo Shi's confidence is doubtful, and the current shape is no better for Li Shimin. How else can he help?

Li Shimin came to the pavilion where Li Yuan rested last time, stood with his hands in his hands, looked at the rockery in the distance, and said, "What does the general think about the current situation in Datang?" ”

"Nope!" Luo Shixin shook his head bluntly and said: "Now the situation is very good, everything is towards my Datang, smooth sailing, no matter how good the shape is, what else can you think?" He was really curious, and now history had completely changed under his override. The famous Xuanwumen Rebellion did not happen, and Li Shimin became the prince of the Tang Dynasty two years ahead of schedule. Li Jiancheng also survived because of his relationship.

Of course, none of this is the most important thing.

The key is Turkic. Because of his existence, the Turkic Khan Jieli was repeatedly frustrated, and his prestige was much less than before. Not long ago, Li Shimin even instigated the internal struggle between Jieli and Turki, causing a split in the Turks.

The current situation is a hundred times better than the historical situation, and there is no need to worry about the internal strife between the Qin royal party and the princelings, and there is no need to worry about the Turkic army coming to Chang'an, writing a shame of Weishui.

For the current situation, Luo Shixin, as a descendant, is very satisfied, and Li Shimin, as a person of this era, is not satisfied?

"Not bad. The shape shì is really good. Li Shimin was unusually satisfied with Luo Shixin's answer, and nodded heavily: "The general is like my lucky star, and he has been served by the general. A qiē has become unusually logical. A lot of things happened naturally. It's too fast, too abrupt and too smooth, so that a lot of things are a little caught off guard. ”

Luo Shixin thought about it carefully, and it was really so.

Even the initiator of the whole thing did not expect this qiē, and Li Shimin was able to use everything he could in a short period of time, which is already very remarkable.

Li Shimin frowned and said: "I thought that I would have to recuperate in six or seven years, and my Tang side has enough strength to go deep into the grassland to fight the Turks." In the current situation, it will not be more than three or four years at the latest. I, Datang, will definitely compete with the Turks, and what worries me is here. ”

Three or four years!

Luo Shixin estimated it, and it was really about the same. In history, Li Shimin Wude launched the Xuanwumen Rebellion in the ninth year, and the Turkic Jieli took advantage of Li Jiancheng's execution and the turmoil in the northern defense line laid by Li Jiancheng, and tens of thousands of troops broke through the border defense line in one fell swoop. Soldiers are coming to Chang'an. Li Shimin had to make an alliance with the Turks. Ashamed, he finally divided the Turks and destroyed the Turks in one fell swoop in the fourth year of Zhenguan.

"That should be a good thing!" Luo Shixin failed to understand Li Shimin's thoughts for a while.

Li Shimin shook his head and said: "This is three or four years less development, three or four years in advance, not necessarily all good things." Can the general know why Qin was able to unify the six countries, and why was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty able to expel the Xiongnu and achieve great achievements? ”

"They are ambitious and ambitious." Luo Shixin replied without hesitation.

"This is one of them!" Li Shimin smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The real key lies in the economy...... The Qin State has changed the law since the Shang Dynasty. Qin Xiaogong, Qin Huiwen, Qin Wuwang, and Qin Zhaoxiang were all outstanding emperors for four consecutive generations, and then Qin Xiaowen and Qin Zhuang Xiang were of course mediocre generations. However, the rise of Lü Buwei made the Qin State stabilize its state of power. On the other hand, the six countries of the Central Plains are drunk, dreaming and dying, intriguing and deceiving each other. When Qin Shi Huang succeeded to the throne, the national strength of Qin was so strong that it could be used as six countries, except for Qin, which country could take out 600,000 troops at every turn? Attacking Zhao twice, Li Mu defeated the Qin soldiers twice and annihilated tens of thousands of Qin soldiers. The Qin State was strong at that time, which can be seen in general. ”

As for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty Tongguò Wenjing II Emperor 40 years of recuperation, the historical record is that "if it is not a disaster of flood and drought, the people will give their families enough, and the government treasury is full of surplus goods." The money of the Beijing division is huge, and it is decaying and cannot be studied; The millet of Taicang, Chen Chen Xiang, is full of dew and accumulates outside, until it is corrupt and inedible." When Li Shimin said this, he was full of envy, and even a little jealous: "Even though Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has the huge capital left by Wenjing, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has been fighting for many years, which has also made the sea wasted, the population has been halved, and fighting a war is the most costly national and financial resources." It was too smooth, a few years ahead of schedule, and it caught me off guard. This rut in the past, the lesson in the back. With the lessons of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, how can we re-embark on their path? The death of the previous dynasty was also mostly on the three expeditions to Goguryeo. In my opinion, the Turks either simply do not fight, and if they do, they will decide on a war, solve it directly, and repeat the requisitions again and again will only hurt the national strength in vain and sink the whole country down. ”

Luo Shixin suddenly realized when he heard this, and the Tang army believed in this way of warfare, destroying the Turks, breaking Tuguhun, Ping Gaochang, Dinghui, Yanqi, Qiuci and other countries were all decided by a war, without the slightest hesitation. The only one who did not succeed in the First World War was Goguryeo, and the Tang army first recovered Liaodong, and successively conquered Xuansu, Hengshan, Gaimu, Momi, Liaodong, Baiyan, Beisha, Maigu, Yinshan, and Houhuang Ten Cities, and migrated Liao, Gai, and Yan into China with 70,000 households. The three major battles of Xincheng, Jian'an, and garrison beheaded more than 40,000 people. As for the Tang Army, the soldiers died no more than 2,000, but due to the climate problem, the city of Anshi was blocked, and the war horses lost seventy or eighty percent, so they had to choose to withdraw.

According to reason, this battle cannot be regarded as defeated, and it is only the attacker who chose to withdraw his troops when he gained a certain advantage. However, Li Shimin regarded this battle as a major failure, apparently because he did not take Goguryeo in one fell swoop, which was inconsistent with his strategic goals, and regarded it as a failure.

Luo Shixin gradually understood what Li Shimin meant, and asked: "Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince worried that this situation is developing too rapidly, and my Tang economy has not yet recovered, and the Turks will not be able to support it in the first place?" ”

Li Shimin's eyes showed a look of approval, worthy of being the person he fancies, the gains and losses were discussed with Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Gao Shilian, Hou Junji, Yu Zhining, Su Shichang, Yao Silian, Xue Shui, Chu Liang, Luo Shixin can remind the first time to understand, it is indeed not simple, and it is really the most suitable candidate. He bowed his head and said, "Yes, now we are not worried that the Turks will not be able to make trouble, but that the Turks will decay too quickly. It can be seen from the news from the grassland that Jieli and Tuli are almost red-eyed, grabbing cattle and sheep, turf, water, and turf, as long as they can compete for it, they will compete for a victory. Because of their civil strife, more than a dozen tribes such as Xue Yantuo and Hui in Mobei have canceled their tribute to the Turks, and the Xia tribe even directly sent people to contact my Datang, intending to get the blessing of my Datang. On the grassland, the weak eat the strong, and the fittest survive. The defeat of the Turks was seen by everyone. There are by no means a few people who want to fish in troubled waters. The vitality of the Turks is greatly damaged, and if we do not take it, the Turks will have to be eaten by other tribes in the steppe. In this way, it is not easy for us to kill a tiger and feed a dozen wolves. In order to reduce the casualties of my Datang, I can allow the tribes of Xue Yantuo and Hui to take a piece of the pie, but the Turks must be destroyed by us, and the fat meat of the Turks must be eaten by our Datang. ”

Li Shimin said with firmness, domineering, and unquestionable in his last tone.

Luo Shixin's expression froze, which is also the reason why he chose Li Shimin instead of Li Jiancheng. Li Jiancheng's methods tend to be soft, if he is an emperor, he may become a Ming monarch such as Wenjing, but he will never be able to become an emperor of the ages who has made outstanding achievements such as Emperor Qin and Han Wu. He bowed his head and said in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right, our Tang Dynasty's calculations are open and secret, and it can be said that they are not bothering, just to eat this piece of meat." If you go to great lengths and let others take the meat, wouldn't that make the world laugh? ”

Li Shimin said: "But Yang Guang has no way, and the turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty has caused too much damage to the world. Do you know that some time ago, my Datang counted the world's household registration, how much is left in the whole world? According to historical records, in the five years of the Great Cause, there were 8.9 million households and more than 46 million people, but some time ago we counted only 2 million households, and the population of the world has dropped by almost 70 percent, a decrease of more than 40 million people. Population is priceless, manpower is priceless, if you want to develop, how easy is it? Just give me such a few people, in just a few years, how can it develop after hard work? Now it can be basically concluded that when the Turks were at their weakest, the economy of our Datang Dynasty was still a little worse, and rashly launching a large-scale foreign war would hurt the country's foundation. So, when I think about it in my free time, I really envy Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, their starting point is much, much better than mine. ”

Luo Shixin didn't have any idea for a while, hesitated for a while, and said, "Then you can't just watch the meat in your mouth fly like this, right?" ”

"Not really!" Li Shimin smiled mysteriously and said, "If there is no way, find a way to solve it!" People can't let the shape shì force them to death, can they? Therefore, I arranged for Li Jing to sit in Lingzhou and Li Shiji to sit in Daizhou, and from now on, I will monitor every move of the Turks here, and train troops locally, so as to be ready to attack the Turks anytime and anywhere. ”

Luo Shixin always thought that Li Shimin's recent military changes were to prevent Turkic invasions and ensure peace on the border, but he had already thought of attacking the Turks in the future.

"Now I'm missing someone......" Li Shimin looked at Luo Shixin with burning eyes, he strode to the stone table in the pavilion, the stone table was carved with a natural chessboard, and black and white chess pieces were placed around it. (To be continued......)

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