In fact, Shen Luoyan's arrangement was to prevent Zhao Mingyuan from being suspicious of her.

The mistakes made under Li Mi at the beginning, Shen Luoyan naturally will not make them again.

After all, now that the people only know the cabinet and don't know the emperor, how can she despise it.

The carriage followed the Heavenly Street all the way north, towards the Imperial Palace.

Lifting the curtain and looking at the soldiers guarding on both sides with neat and tidy appearances, tall postures, and military appearances, Zhao Mingyuan couldn't help but nod secretly.

Well, it seems that the soldiers are not badly trained.

Of course, there are also a lot of people gathered in the farther places.

Zhao Mingyuan couldn't help but feel a little relieved to see that most of them were neat and clean.

Although I know that Luoyang is the imperial capital, the people have always been rich, and it is not comparable to other places.

But at least the people are not yellow-skinned, thin-skinned, and ragged, and there is no hatred for him in their eyes, which proves that he is not too bad.

Of course, Zhao Mingyuan understands that this is not enough, far from enough!

However, if you want to meet the standard in his heart, you must first unify the world.

Therefore, after entering the palace, Zhao Mingyuan did not rest for a moment, and immediately held a grand court meeting to convene hundreds of civil and military officials to discuss politics.

Hundreds of officials have reported the work achievements during this period of time, and Zhao Mingyuan found that the current situation of Daming is very good.

Not long ago, several counties in the south surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and now they have been taken over by the Ming Dynasty, and they are no longer just a name like before.

And Shen Faxing, the "King of Liang" who had hesitated and had not surrendered before, and Li Zitong, who called himself the "King of Chu", the two anti-kings could not hold on under the heavy pressure of Song Que's heavy troops.

Buddhism switched to the Ming Dynasty, and the Bashu soldiers changed their banners without blood, which was the last straw that crushed them.

After learning the news, the two sides also sent letters to Daming, just waiting for Zhao Mingyuan to arrange someone to take over.

Therefore, except for the Iron Cavalry Club Ren Shaoming, the land south of the Yangtze River has been connected and belongs to the Ming Dynasty.

As for the Iron Cavalry Club, it is not that they are hard-hearted, but because Ren Shaoming and Zhao Mingyuan have a grudge against their father, so they have no intention of surrendering.

Moreover, even if he surrenders, with the influence of the dual identities of killing his father and Hu Ren, Ren Shaoming will not end well.

Therefore, even if he knew that he was at a disadvantage, Ren Shaoming was ready to fight.

Just because he understood that Zhao Mingyuan's great enemy was in the north, he would never use all his strength to deal with him, at most he would only send a partial division to deal with him.

In this case, he is not without a hard work.

However, Zhao Mingyuan did not take such trivial matters to heart, and dealing with the Hu people was naturally handled by Song Que, a Han unification ist.

Since Ren Shaoming is famous for escaping under Song Que's knife, then he finally died under Song Que's knife, and he can be regarded as a well-deserved death.

Now, the forces that can pose a threat to the Ming Dynasty are only Li Tang in the middle and Dou Jiande in the north of Daxia.

After being familiar with the situation of the Ming Dynasty and understanding the family background, Zhao Mingyuan decided to send troops to destroy the Tang Dynasty.

Hearing Zhao Mingyuan say this decision, all the generals said that they had been prepared for a long time, and they were waiting for Zhao Mingyuan to speak.

As for Wenchen, there are different opinions.

Their opinion was naturally not to prevent Zhao Mingyuan from going out to conquer.

After all, if Zhao Mingyuan rules the world, then they will be the founding fathers. It may be an exaggeration to say that the prince Wandai is a prince, but it is not difficult to be rich for a hundred years.

So, when they saw that the harvest season was approaching, how could they stop it?

It's just that their disagreement is that some people think that instead of destroying the Tang Dynasty, it is better to go north to attack Dou Jiande's Great Xia first.

Li Tang and Dou Jiande seem to have little difference in strength, and even in terms of strength, Dou Jiande may be superior.

However, Li Tang occupies the land of Guanzhong, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and has the support of the gate valve in Guanzhong, but the difficulty of attacking is not comparable to Dou Jiande's Great Xia.

Therefore, many people advocate that it is better to first make it easy and then difficult, first attack Dou Jiande in the north, and then conquer Li Tang in the west.

As soon as this statement came out, even many people agreed.

After all, there is something feasible about this strategy.

If Da Ming really defeated Dou Jiande, then there would only be a corner of Guanzhong left in the world, and why did Li Tang resist Da Ming, who occupied most of the world's territory and was crushed by manpower and material resources?

Since some people agree, it is inevitable that some people will speak out against it.

"If Li Tang took advantage of my Ming Dynasty's expedition to Dou Jiande to send a letter to Guguan in the east to attack Luoyang, how should he deal with it?

At that time, I will be attacked by the enemy in the abdomen, won't it be dangerous? ”

Someone immediately retorted, saying, "Then if you attack Li Tang, won't Dou Jiande also take the opportunity to go south?" ”

The two sides insisted on their own words and argued endlessly.

Listening to everyone's discussions, Zhao Mingyuan couldn't help but think deeply.

In fact, as the Ming Dynasty unified the south and further strengthened its strength, the only forces that could pose a threat to him were Li Tang and Dou Jiande's Great Xia.

Even if the relationship between Li Tang and Dou Jiande is not good, but now that the situation is pressing, the two sides will naturally reach a tacit understanding and form an alliance to resist the strong enemy.

Therefore, no matter which side the Ming attacked, they would never let the Ming eliminate them one by one.

It's just that it's inevitable that things will drag you back, but it will be a lethal force for your allies, but it may not be.

Now the situation is a three-legged situation, and it is inevitable that the two sides will join forces to resist the Ming Dynasty. But the two of them are naturally not monolithic, and they must have their own ghosts, wanting to make each other lose and lose both of the Ming Dynasty, so that they can benefit from the fisherman.

For third parties, the longer the two sides are at war, the better. It is only when both sides are exhausted, or when it is clear that victory is evident, that the third party will actually intervene.

For Zhao Mingyuan, it is just the opposite, the faster this battle is fought, the better.

First of all, it is taboo to go to war on both sides.

It is impossible for the two sides to fight together, only the main attacking side, and the other side can send troops to garrison and defend it.

As for which side to attack?

Although everyone's analysis was also very reasonable, and the pros and cons gradually became clear under the controversy, Zhao Mingyuan still decided to hit Li Tang first.

Although it is also a way to play after the easy and then the difficult, in Zhao Mingyuan's eyes, Li Tang's threat to him is far from being comparable to Dou Jiande.

Not to mention that Li Shimin has the mandate of heaven, and the famous generals of the Tiance Mansion are gathered, just the geographical advantage of the Qin State sweeping the six countries with the land of Guanzhong makes Zhao Mingyuan unable to watch Li Tang continue to develop.

Therefore, Zhao Mingyuan made the final decision and decided to attack Li Tang first, and then destroy Dou Jiande.

Seeing that Zhao Mingyuan had made up his mind, everyone finally stopped arguing.

Since Zhao Mingyuan insisted on beating Li Tang first, let's fight!

After all, in the eyes of most people, although Li Tang has won the support of the Guanzhong Gate Valve and does have a favorable location, Dou Jiande is not weak.

There is not much difference between the two, no matter which one is fought first, it is a tough battle.

It's just that these people who hit Dou Jiande first are really thinking about Da Ming, or they are opening their eyes for Li Tang, then it is unknown.

Now that the mind has been decided, hit Li Tang first, then there will be busyness next.

It's not easy to want to fight a battle, but it's not that Zhao Mingyuan put his mouth together and ordered a war, it's as simple as that.

There are countless details, and all aspects need to be considered in detail, which is also the so-called temple calculation.

As the saying goes, if the three armies are not moved, the grain and grass go first.

If you want to destroy the Tang Dynasty, it is initially estimated that the Ming Dynasty needs to send 100,000 elite soldiers.

However, in order to ensure the logistics of these 100,000 elite soldiers, more than 200,000 people are needed to transport them.

This alone needs to be carefully considered.

Fortunately, Zhao Mingyuan occupies the heart of the Central Plains, has a solid household registration, and there is no shortage of grain and grass, so it is not difficult.

However, it is also necessary to consider the impact of the internal emptiness caused by the transfer of a large number of troops in a short period of time.

Will Dou Jiande in the north take advantage of this to go south?

This is naturally something to consider.

Therefore, the important town in the north needs a general to be stationed to guard against Dou Jiande.

It is even necessary to ensure that if Dou Jiande really leads troops to attack, he can delay for a period of time and prevent him from going south.

Regarding this point, Zhao Mingyuan directly appointed Li Jing, and he led his troops to garrison the north.

Of course, the southern counties have just surrendered, so naturally they can't relax their vigilance, and Zhao Mingyuan is ready to let Song Que take charge.

As for the attack on Li Tang, this is the battle that determines the ownership of the world, and it is naturally up to him to conquer it himself.

At the sound of the order, all departments immediately took action in full swing.

Although Zhao Mingyuan did not announce the situation of this court meeting, such a big move naturally could not be concealed from those who had a heart.

Even the people of Luoyang City sensed that the situation suddenly became tense and realized that a big war might be coming.

As the only remaining two big forces of Li Tang and Dou Jiande, they naturally pay attention to the movements of Daming at all times.

Therefore, the news was soon learned by both sides.

When he heard that Daming was preparing to go west to Li Tang, Dou Jiande couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

For him, this could not be better news.

Although he is now a three-legged leader, Dou Jiande understands that among the three, he is facing the worst situation.

There is the Ming Dynasty in the south, the Turks in the north, and even the border with Li Tang in the west, which can be said to be in the land of four wars, and the enemy is on the back of the enemy, and it does not dare to go all out to conquer and expand.

Now, since the Ming and Tang dynasties are about to go to war, it is time to take this opportunity to develop themselves vigorously.

I have long seen that Gao Kaidao in the north is not pleasing to the eye, so let's hit him!

It's also good that Ming Tang doesn't have to be afraid of himself, fights with confidence, and waits for the opportunity when both of them are tired.

As for Li Tang, when he got the news, his face was a little ugly.

However, fortunately, they had already been mentally prepared for this, not to mention that there was Hangu Guan Tian who thought it was dangerous, so they didn't panic.

When he heard the news, he sent messengers to ask for help from all directions, recruited soldiers, and repaired the city walls.

Li Tang's soldiers were always ready to deal with the invasion of the Ming Dynasty.

After this court meeting, although the Ming Dynasty did not send a single soldier, the atmosphere of the whole world changed suddenly.

Although the people did not know the details, they also knew that a great war was coming.

Whether the Ming Dynasty attacks Tang or Xia, it will be a battle that will affect the entire pattern of the world.

(End of chapter)