Chapter 18 There is no unbreakable Xiongguan

"But Han Taizu entered the customs from Wuguan. At first, Chen She's army was broken by Zhang Han under the Hangu Pass. ”

I don't know who whispered in the hall, this is the tip of the horns. Han Taizu is Liu Bang, it is customary to call Han Gaozu, and the actual temple number is Taizu.

Du Huangshang said with a smile:

The minister thought that Wu Shilang was reasonable. What is Hangu Pass used for? It is used to defend Guanzhong, Guanzhong is not guaranteed, what is the significance of Hangu Pass's sole existence? Jiang Wei guarded the Sword Gate Pass, isn't Han Zuo still unable to continue? The minister thinks that the keeper of the pass is not to defend a single pass, but to look at the whole, the Xiongguan is just a tight point on the front, if the hope of sticking to the Xiongguan is completely pinned on the Xiongguan, then the Xiongguan must not be defended. Liu Yu's Northern Expedition was blocked in Tongguan, and Shen Tianzi entered from Wuguan, as soon as Wuguan was broken, Tongguan was undefendable, so the minister thought that the guard of Xiongguan could not guard Xiongguan alone. ”

This is a combination of points, lines and surfaces in defense, as soon as Du Huangsheng said this, everyone agreed, but Lu Zhen never spoke, and Li Yu asked:

"What does Lu Xianggong think?"

Lu Zhen got up and said:

"I wonder if Your Majesty is asking about military affairs or political affairs?"

"How's the military doing, how is the political affairs?"

Lu Zhen said:

"If it is a matter of military affairs, then it is a matter of facts, and the success or failure of Xiongguan's attack and defense is different in the situation and the causes are different. The quality of the soldiers, who the commanders are, whether the food, grass and weapons are sufficient, whether the internal unity is one, whether the friendly forces are credible, whether the precautions are strict, whether the tactics are appropriate, and what the morale is, can all determine the success or failure of the war. For example, Geshuhan defends Tong Pass, his own soldiers are weak and weak, and if he can't hold out, he will have no way to break through the pass, and once he goes to war, the 300,000 army will be destroyed. Even if everything is in place, the strength of the two sides is equal, it is difficult to predict success or failure, for example, this time, the sword gate is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if Liu Pi sends elite soldiers and Lao Cheng is stationed, even if Yan Qin can break through, he will definitely pay a certain price for casualties. ”

"If it is a political matter, then as Wu Shilang said, there is no unbreakable Xiongguan in the world. Whether Xiongguan can play a role depends on the people. Meng Ke said that the time is not as good as the location, and the location is not as good as the people. Jia Yiyun's "benevolence and righteousness are not applied, and the offensive and defensive forces are different", if benevolence is widely applied, the people's will is desired, and the flat land can also rise Xiongguan, if it is perverse, tyrannical and cruel to the people, Xiongguan is just flat land. In the past, Qin took Hangu Pass as a natural danger, strangled Xiongguan and controlled the six countries, and finally swept the world, as a result, Chen Shiyi raised the banner and the world responded. Hangu Pass also failed to protect Qiang Qin. ”

In addition, the former Taizong had repeatedly discussed with his subordinates the difficulty of fighting the world and governing the world, and they all thought that it was difficult to rule the world than to fight the world. If the world is peaceful for a long time, the soldiers and the people will inevitably be arrogant and lazy, and if the strong enemy arrives suddenly, the Xiongguan can not be defended. ”

In the end, it is a generation of famous faces! Li Yu tried to restrain the urge to stand up, and his face tried to remain calm, but his expression betrayed him, and the other ministers also deeply admired Lu Zhen's performance, but no one saw a trace of unhappiness on Du Huangsheng's face, but heard Du Huangshang say:

"Lu Xiang is really high! Du Huangshang admires and admires! ”

However, although the other ministers didn't see it, Li Yu sat opposite the ministers, and immediately discovered Du Huangshang's vinegar strength, thinking about it, it is understandable, Du Huangshang has stayed up for so many years to sit on the ruling pen, and Lu Zhen was like this more than ten years ago, and Lu Zhen's reputation is far more than Du Huangshang, at this time, seeing Lu Zhen showing such a vision, it is strange that he is not worried and not jealous. However, although Du Huangshang is unhappy, Li Yu doesn't want his important ministers to spend their energy on intrigues, these people are too capable, and they are not fuel-efficient lamps when they fight, Lu Zhen once played another prime minister Dou Shen to death back then, thinking of this, Li Yu smiled:

"Lu Xianggong's words are really reasonable, there is indeed no unbreakable Xiongguan in the world, and Du Xianggong is only afraid that there are millions of male soldiers in his chest! Du Xianggong and Lu Xianggong and all of you are the pillars of the imperial court, and they have great economic plans in their chests, and they are really blessed by me. There are troubles inside and outside the Tang Dynasty, and with all of you working together, why worry that Datang can't reproduce the grand occasion of the opening of the sky! ”

Generally speaking, under the premise that the goal is clear and consistent, the internal friction within the team will not be too strong until the goal is achieved. What Li Yu said here is to tell everyone that he is not a king of success, and he has high requirements for ministers, so please pay attention to your work. As long as there is ambition or ambition in human nature, internal friction will not disappear, and Li Yu does not expect internal friction to disappear, on the contrary, he also believes that appropriate internal friction can promote competition between courtiers, so here is only a special emphasis on the four words "work together", I believe that with the wisdom of this group of people, they will not fail to understand their own meaning.

Sure enough, as soon as Li Yu said this, Du Huangshang and Lu Zhen both came back to their senses, and the two of them took the lead in standing up, and the other ministers reacted and those who didn't, and they all followed the two of them to stand up and say in unison:

"Ministers dare not do their best!"

Then Li Yu praised everyone, and at the same time issued an edict to follow Taizong's example, and let the ministers above the fifth grade in Chang'an write a book on the disadvantages of the times, at least ten articles per person. Officials below the fifth grade can also overstep their duties.

"There is no unbreakable Xiongguan in the world!"

After the discussion ended, Li Yu was obviously in a good mood, and his mood was slightly excited, and he muttered this sentence in his mouth. The emperor's happiness made Li Zhongyan's face also full of smiles, and after he was busy, his movements were much bigger. Seeing that he had nothing to do, Li Yu exclaimed:

"Tell me that the Hanlin scholar who is on duty today is here to see you."

"Yes."

After a short time, the Hanlin Master arrived, and Li Yu commanded:

"Send this battle example to the martial arts, and order the martial arts to discuss this matter, the students express their opinions, and the articles are collected into a book, and I want to read them myself."

"Yes."

The Hanlin scholar on duty today is Li Jiang, who himself works part-time in martial arts, and immediately after receiving the order, he was about to draft the holy decree, but he was stopped by Li Yu and asked:

"Master Li, how is the matter I gave you?"

Li Yu asked about propaganda matters, after leaving the palace that day, Li Yu handed over the matter to Li Jiang for planning, Li Jiang once drafted a Chen Shanglu, after Li Yu was approved, he arranged a real official for Li Jiang in the Ministry of Rites, so he was not often on duty although Li Jiang was still in the Hanlin Academy, and Li Jiang hurriedly replied:

"Wechen has devoted himself to this matter in the past two months, and organized the collection of some scholars to write some books of words that His Majesty said, the content of which is the heroic deeds of the martyrs who have served the country loyally in the past dynasties, and handed them over to storytellers or troupes, and now it is popular in Chang'an City."