Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 529

In the past, Gou Jian tried his best to conquer the state of Wu.

Chang'an is in critical condition today, if you can retreat the enemy's soldiers without fighting, you will only suffer some humiliation, why can't you bear it?

The Tang Dynasty at this time could not stand a big battle, especially near Chang'an City.

A big war will ruin the efforts of the past ten years.

And humiliation makes people forge ahead.

Everyone looked at Li Shimin, and Li Shimin frowned. He personally didn't like to be humiliated, and even because he won the wrong throne, he didn't like it even more, or he was a little worried.

Worried that some remarks that are not good for him will directly affect his throne.

But if there is a war and the common people suffer, it will be even more detrimental to his reputation.

So, after thinking about it for a while, Li Shimin nodded: "Qin Aiqing is right."

After speaking, Li Shimin ordered: "Mr. Yi obeys the order."

Qin Shubao said: "The end is here."

"I order you to immediately mobilize the troops inside and outside Chang'an City, and gather on the banks of the Weishui River."

"Here!"

"Li Ji obeys orders."

"The minister is here."

"I order you to immediately gather courageous people near Chang'an City, pretend to be soldiers, and then rush to the banks of the Weishui River to serve as my Tang reinforcements."

"Here!"

"Cheng Yaojin obeys!"

"The end is here!"

"I ordered you to lead two thousand soldiers and horses to Jingzhou to join Yuchi Gong, and hundreds of soldiers and horses left by Jieli Khan outside Jingzhou city."

"Here!"

Li Shimin ordered one by one that when Qin Shubao had almost assembled these soldiers and horses, he would take the soldiers and horses to the Weishui River in person to confront the Turks and force them to retreat.

The officials left and were busy with their own affairs, but Changsun Wuji stayed behind.

"Auxiliary machine, although Qin Tian's plan is good, I am also a little worried."

Changsun Wuji knew Li Shimin best, and after hearing this, he said, "Your Majesty is worried about all the feudal lords?"

Li Shimin nodded: "I will lead the troops to the Weishui River, and the crown prince Li Chengqian is too young. What if the troops of various vassal princes overwhelm Chang'an?"

If soldiers and horses go to the Weishui River, Chang'an City will be empty of guards, and there are only a few thousand soldiers and horses. How can thousands of soldiers and horses resist the vassal kings from all walks of life?
Seeing this, Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry. Now I have been to various vassals to ask the envoys of King Qin for a long time, but I haven't received any reply. If these vassals want to come, they will either not come to King Qin, or even if they come, they must be there." There are too many delays on the way, as long as the Turkic soldiers and horses can be driven back as soon as possible, there is no need to worry too much in Chang'an."

Hearing this, Li Shimin nodded his head, but then his expression became frozen. If the vassal kings don't come to serve the king, what's the use of keeping them?

For the first time, Li Shimin had the idea of ​​weakening these vassals.

The existence of vassal kings is naturally very helpful to Datang. For example, when the capital is in danger, they come, and when there are rebellions in various places, they help put down the rebellion.

But now these vassal kings have not done their jobs well. Not only that, when there was a rebellion in Luoyang, Li Luo not only did not help, but even colluded with the rebels.

Now that the capital is in trouble, the feudal lords of all walks of life even sit idly by.

Keeping them would only make his Chang'an City a disaster.

The vassal king can't stay, even if he wants to stay, he should change it, keep his cronies in the past, and keep those who are willing to serve the king.

Li Shimin was thinking in his heart, but he didn't express it in the slightest.

Cutting the feudal clan is not an easy task.
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Huaizhou.

Chang'an City is very close to Huaizhou, so King Yi Li Luo received a letter from King Qin early on.

However, after he received the letter, he didn't mean to be too anxious.

Today's Chang'an City is indeed in crisis, but for a feudal lord like him, isn't it a good opportunity?

If Li Shimin was weakened because of such a big war, wouldn't he be able to take the opportunity to seek the throne?

The more chaotic Chang'an is, the more chances there are for these vassals.

However, although Li Luo has not left for a long time, it does not mean that he will not leave.

He will wait.

For one thing, the situation in Chang'an was unclear at this time. If the Turks retreated, they would have gone, but they would have gone in vain. They might also expose their ambitions and be targeted by Li Shimin.

What's more, there are many vassal kings who have different intentions, and it is not a good thing to go too early.

It's better to let these vassal kings continue to explore the way, no matter good or bad, those who go later will not suffer too much in the end.

If the vassal king really fights with Li Shimin, then he will reap the benefits of the fisherman.

If not, the vassal king helped Li Shimin fight the Turks, then he will go there later, and he can also get a share of the pie.

We will have to wait for the specific situation.

Anyway, his Huaizhou is not dangerous now, he has plenty of time to wait.

There are many vassals who have the same idea as Li Luo, so when the Turks approached Chang'an City, many vassals hadn't left yet.

At the same time, in the city of Chang'an, Prince Zhao's Mansion.

Zhao Wang Li Yuanjing also has his own plans at this time.

Li Yuanjing has a fief, but there are no soldiers and horses on his fief, he is not considered a feudal lord, he can only be regarded as a prince of Chang'an, so he doesn't have many soldiers and horses available.

It is impossible for him to approach Chang'an with soldiers and horses like other vassal kings to obtain the throne.

His only bargaining chip is the rescued son of Li Yuanji. Of course, he has been raised as Li Jiancheng's son now.

This bargaining chip is Li Yuanjing's ultimate bargaining chip, but although this bargaining chip is powerful, it is not easy to use now, even if Li Shimin is really defeated and killed by other feudal lords, it is not easy to use.

Because his father is still there, if Li Shimin dies, his father will be restored, and it is hard to say who will be the prince at that time.

Li Yuanjing was very contradictory. He wanted Li Shimin to die, but he didn't want Li Shimin to die.

With the current situation in Chang'an, he can only wait and see.

People in Chang'an City were panicked, and groups of soldiers and horses were walking back and forth on the streets of Chang'an City. Although the Turkic soldiers and horses were still a little away from Chang'an City, few people in Chang'an were really at ease.

People's hearts are disturbed, but at the same time, there are some ordinary people who desperately want to sign up to join the army.

For the men of the Tang Dynasty, they should aim in all directions, fight the enemy bravely, and defend the country, not only because they want to win the chance to be a prince and minister through military exploits, but also because they know that if the enemy attacks, Their families may not be safe.

Therefore, they are also serving the country and protecting the family.

Things suddenly became much easier for Li Ji.

It seems that the Chinese people have such a temperament. When several vassal kings are fighting, they don't care, and they don't want to care about it. But if there is an invasion from other places, they will risk their lives to defend their homeland and drive these foreign places out.

Chang'an Chang'an, in the midst of uneasiness, is somewhat moved.

Just as Qin Tian walked out of the palace and was about to return home, Cheng Yaojin suddenly pulled him back.

(End of this chapter)