The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 620 The Four Blocks Are Unsteady, Father and Son Conspire

Dugu was dead, and was shot to death by three poisonous arrows hundreds of feet away from Dugu Mansion. When the news came out, it caused an uproar in Li Tang's court.Li Yuan decreed to dismiss Fang Yuyun, the family of Jing Zhaoyin Yu's family, and was replaced by Zhao Xiaoci, Minister of the Ministry of War. He also ordered the Ministry of Punishment, Yushitai and Dali Temple to jointly examine the reasons for Duguzhen's assassination. The experts jointly investigated and set a limit of ten days to find out the murderer.

Li Yuan also ordered Prince Li Jiancheng to visit Dugu to show his sincere condolences to his uncle, posthumously posthumously posthumously posthumously title him Duke of Zheng, and granted him the title of Shangzhu State, and allowed Dugu to bury Duguzheng with the honor of a duke.On the day of coffin collection and burial, Li Yuan took off his dragon robe and knelt down to pay respects to his nephew as a private person. It can be said that he was considerate and caring. He won praise from Li Tang's court and his family, who praised Li Yuan for his great kindness, benevolence, righteousness and filial piety.

Five days later, the Ministry of Criminal Justice came up with a more detailed investigation plan, and pointed out that Duguzheng was most likely murdered by Li Mi for three reasons: First, the cold arrow that shot Duguzheng was made of elm, which was a special arrow for Li Mi's internal army The second reason is that the day before the incident, three men with a southern accent asked for a room at Lingyun Winery and asked where the Dugu Mansion was, and then they were seen wandering around the Dugu Mansion for a long time. Afterwards, they never returned to Lingyun Winery. They left in a hurry and didn't even come back to pick up their luggage. The materials for their clothes were made in the south of the Yangtze River.

The third reason is more reasonable. It is said that Fang Xuanling's visit made Li Mi worry that the Sui and Tang truces would cause the Sui army to attack Wei with all its strength. Therefore, in order to destroy the contract signed by the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Li Mi tried to blame the Sui Dynasty.

Of course, these three reasons are relatively far-fetched, and there is no direct and strong evidence to prove them, so no official proof can be issued, but in any case, the investigation pointed the finger at Li Mi.As a result, various theories have been spread in Xiangyang, but there has never been a formal official statement, and under the guidance of interested people, various rumors have become more and more absurd.

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Although there were different opinions in Xiangyang City, for Li Yuan, he could no longer take into account the chaos in the city, because the surrounding Sui army pressed on the Tang territory not long after Fang Xuanling left.This time, except for the direction of Nanyang and Xiyang, Sui troops from Hanchuan, Shunzheng, Hanyang, Lintao and other places showed off their power in the border towns of Tang Dynasty from time to time. The provocation was full of meaning, and the letter asking for help was sent to Xiangyang like snowflakes.

This is actually a strategic deception carried out by Yang Tong. The purpose is to make Li Mi think that the Sui Dynasty adhered to the tactics of first Tang and then Wei. At that time, the Guanlong nobles adopted the gentle method of boiling frogs in warm water.

Li Yuan's main force is all stationed in the Jingxiang area. Although Bashu is not empty of troops, apart from the soldiers of the border counties, there are only county soldiers in the interior. If the Sui army, which has gone through hundreds of battles, loses Bashu, Li Yuan will only be left with the five counties of Jingxiang.This was something Li Yuan could never tolerate, so when Li Yuan was surrounded by enemies, where would he send troops to defend Bashu?The stretched Jingxiang army is obviously impossible, one is that there is too little time, and the other is that Xiangyang, as the imperial capital, is equally important and cannot be lost.If he transfers the Jingxiang army into Shu, there will be a fatal loophole in the defense line of the Han River. The Sui army only needs to break the levee of the Han River to flood the West City. The Seventh Army will go down the river and occupy Xicheng County and Fangling , And then occupied Badong, cut off the connection between Bashu and Jingxiang, so that Jingxiang could not get a grain of food and a reinforcement from Bashu.At the same time, the troops in the direction of Xiyang and Nanyang can also point directly at Xiangyang.Therefore, Li Yuan could only continue to forcefully recruit soldiers in Bashu, which would inevitably lead to further deterioration of the situation in Li and Tang, and Yang Tong wanted Li Yuan to get out of this bad game, creating a militaristic situation.

Faced with the letter of request for help from Bashu, Li Yuan had to overthrow Liu Wenjing's previous inference, thinking that the Sui army had really attacked him. There is no army to send.

A large wooden frame was erected in the imperial study room, and a map of the territory of Li and Tang was nailed on a wooden board. The white flag represented the deployment of Tang troops, while the red flag represented the military strength of the Sui Dynasty. Chen Shuda and Liu Wenjing were analyzing the situation in various places for Li Yuan. Li Yuanji, who reported to the palace, stood aside, as if he wanted to say something, but because he was concerned about the presence of outsiders, it was difficult to say it, so he could only wait patiently.

"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry too much. We are already in danger. Now it's just that the crisis has really come. In fact, the real situation is not much different from before. As long as we take advantage of the mountains and rivers and deal with it properly, we can still persevere."

While comforting Li Yuan, Chen Shuda pointed to the map on the wooden frame with a wooden pole, and explained in a deep voice: "At present, we have invested 12 troops in the Hanshui defense line, including recruits from Xiangyang and Yiling. There are as many as ten thousand; there are 22 each in Qinghua, Yicheng, Wudu, Dangchang, and Tongchang; 2 recruits in Shu County and 38 in Tongchuan, Brazil, Pu'an, Pingwu, and Wenshan counties Soldiers are the second line of defense and backup for Bashu. Including [-] yuan from Xiangyang Congjun Army, [-] new troops, and [-] Wuchuan soldiers, there are a total of about [-] troops, which is the entire strength of our Tang Dynasty.”

"Although the Sui army is attacking aggressively now, although it was a bit unexpected for a while, it is also within our expectations. It's just that it came too suddenly, which made us panic. But the mountains and rivers in Bashu are so steep that the Sui army can't take it down for a while. We can move the county soldiers from Tongchuan and Brazil to support Tsinghwa, Pu'an to support Yicheng, Pu'an and Ping'an to support Wudu, Wenshan to support Dangchang, and the [-] recruits from Shu County to be moved to Brazil County, ready to support any loopholes Even though there are no garrisons in these six counties, as long as the outer defense lines are in hand, the Sui army will not be able to fly over."

"Actually, if our army defends well, not only can we stabilize the situation and train our troops in battle, but we can even take advantage of the advantages of mountains and rivers to wipe out part of the main Sui army. The longer the war drags on, the more the Sui army's strength, morale, and fighting will will be consumed. On the other hand, the higher the morale of our army, the higher the morale and slowly transform into an elite army. My Tang Dynasty only had one enemy, the Sui Dynasty, and Yang Tong also had Li Mi, Lin Shihong and other enemies. If the Sui army made a major mistake in a certain battlefield, The princes from all walks of life do not need to be contacted by me in the Tang Dynasty, and they will counterattack in unison. Although the Sui army will not be defeated across the board, but for us, at least we have gained precious breathing time, and the army has also grown in the battle. The next fight It’s tenacity and national strength.”

"Today's Yang Tong is like Cao Cao, who is as imposing as a tiger and looks down on the world, but he was repeatedly attacked by Soochow and Shu Han. One reason is the heavy losses in the Battle of Chibi, and the other reason is that Cao Wei killed half of his life, and this momentum was lost. , they were immersed in peace and happiness, and lost their previous ambition to forge ahead. On the other hand, Shu Han and Dong Wu, who lived under the coercion of Cao Wei, always had a sense of anxiety, and they always desperately drove themselves to become strong, imposing and striving for victory. As the mind ebbs and flows, there will naturally be more and more counterattacks." Seeing Li Yuan's pale face and extreme fear, Chen Shuda came to comfort him with the incident of the Three Kingdoms.

Liu Wenjing also said: "Bashu is easy to defend and difficult to attack. You just need to dispatch a good general to dispatch it. Jingxiang, the core of the Tang Dynasty, is the most important thing. I think they want to take the Bashu. The army is dragged in Bashu and cannot support Jingxiang. However, although we cannot transfer the Bashu army, at least 5 of the [-] troops of the King of Jin in Yiling can be mobilized at any time. Well, we can even counterattack Nanjun with the strategy of besieging Wei and saving Zhao. Under the cover of Chongling Army, we can occupy Mianyang, Jiangxia, Yong'an, Anlu, Yiyang and Handong counties. Therefore, I have repeatedly persuaded the Holy One to form an army in Yiling. The second line of defense, and that's why."

If Chen Shuda's words gave Li Yuan some comfort, then Liu Wenjing's idea of ​​counterattack disgusted Li Yuan. He stood up suddenly and said angrily: "If the territory is lost, at least there is an army. If the army is lost, it will be a hundred. Fifty thousand recruits can Occupying Nanjun, Mianyang, Jiangxia, Yongan, Anlu, Yiyang, and Handong? This is simply a big joke, I have also fought in wars, and I am not an idiot who does not know military affairs."

Liu Wenjing was so frightened that she dared not speak again. In the final analysis, it was the emperor who made Yang Tong afraid of beating him, and he had lost his aggressiveness. Now not only did he not dare to fight, he even dared not challenge Yang Tong's bottom line.

Li Yuan seemed to realize that his tone was not good, sighed, and said slowly: "I also want to expand the army by one million, and I also want to counterattack. I wish I could recover Guanzhong, Bingzhou, and Luoyang tomorrow...but we have no money, no Population... what can I do? Now we can only stabilize for a while, and we can talk about the counterattack after training the army to be strong."

Seeing Li Yuanji winking at him constantly, he suddenly darkened his face and said, "Say it straight, whether it's reasonable or not, I'll make the decision!"

Li Yuanji took a step forward and said: "Father, Jingxiang and Bashu are not without population, nor are they without sources of troops. The key is to see if Father can make up his mind."

Li Yuan frowned and said, "Where do you get the source of soldiers and population?"

Li Yuanji said respectfully: "Father, in the great turmoil, the northern land was greatly damaged, and a large number of people fled from the war-torn land. When the population of Nanyang Plain was the largest, there were more than 400 million people. This is the man-eating demon king." The scope of Zhu Can's main activities was under his destruction, and the people fled in all directions. At that time, Li Mi and Wang Shichong were fighting again, but Jingzhou governed by Xiao Mian was relatively quiet, so the people mainly fled to Xiangyang, Chongling, Fangling and other counties. And Bashu also accepted many Guanzhong refugees, but as far as I know, these people have never been registered in the official registration. If we follow the example of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty and strictly implement the "Registration Law" in Jingxiang and Bashu ’, how can we get 300 million people, right? Once we have people, we don’t have to worry about taxes and soldiers.”

What he said made Li Yuan's heart skip a beat.

This "Registration Transfer Law" was the method used by Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty to formulate household grades and taxation standards. He used this method to search for hidden household registrations to prevent common people from tax evasion, suppress gentry families, and tyrants to occupy the population, thereby ensuring the income of the court and strengthening the centralization of power.
After hundreds of years of turmoil in the world at that time, the concealment of household registration became more and more serious. Aristocratic families, wealthy gentry and wealthy households shaded a large number of people who had no land or little land, and the imperial court directly controlled very little labor.Especially in the north where there are calls, due to the regulation that unmarried people only pay half of the tax, the local household registration has only one person in the registration situation.Some aristocratic families hid hundreds of families in one household, with more than [-] people, and the tax revenue of the imperial court dropped sharply as a result.In addition, in order to avoid heavy taxes and corvee labor, many people falsified their legal service age or concealed their household registration.These phenomena seriously affected the taxation and corvee of the court, weakened the power of the court, and also made it difficult for the land equalization system to be put into practice.

Emperor Wen first checked the household registration in the north, rectified the household registration, compiled the "fixed book", and collected taxes based on this.In the third year of Kaihuang alone, more than 50 million people including 160 men were cleared out.

In the fifth year of Emperor Kaihuang, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, who had tasted the sweetness, went all over the country to check and check his household registration.The so-called "Da Suo" is to check the household registration, and record the names, dates of birth, appearance and physical characteristics of the registered household members in detail; Verify that you are upright.It is stipulated that in case of false household registration, local officials Lizheng, Baochang, and party chiefs will be exiled, and the punishment is quite severe.At the same time, it was stipulated that all relatives below cousins ​​must be divided into households, which greatly increased the fiscal revenue of the court and strengthened the national power of the Sui Dynasty.

However, Da Suo Maangyue did not fundamentally change the reality of the family and the court competing for population. As long as the court has taxes and corvees, it is impossible to fundamentally improve.In this case, Emperor Wen adopted Gao Jiong's suggestion and implemented the "law of losing nationality".That is to say, the imperial court formulates the "registration transfer standard" (standards for dividing households, etc.), and the county magistrate sends people to investigate on the fifth day of the first lunar month every year, so that the five parties (five hundred families) or three parties (three hundred families) of the people will form a group, with The standard of “Registration of Nationality” was used to reclassify households, etc., as the basis for tax collection and forced labor.Since the taxation and forced labor stipulated by the imperial court are far lower than the amount of exploitation of the tenants by the aristocratic families, many tenant farmers attached to the aristocratic families have left one after another, voluntarily declared their household registrations to the government, took away the land issued by the state, paid taxes and served according to regulations, and became court officials. official account.

When the Sui Dynasty was founded, the national population was less than 400 million households. By the fourth year of Renshou, the number of registered households had reached 890 million, with a population of more than 5500 million. Through these huge population bases, more than 2000 million hectares of land were reclaimed in the ninth year of Kaihuang, a great cause. In the mid-term, 5585 million hectares of land had been reclaimed, and this was only the population obtained by tenant farmers and official land. The land of aristocratic families and the hidden population were not counted.

The success of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty was one of the reasons Li Yuan proposed to Li Yuanji. More importantly, his urgent execution of the extermination of Buddhism in Jingxiang and Bashu was very effective. The government added more than 30 hectares of cultivated land, and the registered population increased by 10,000+ household.

Most of these household registrations are composed of refugees who fled refugees and temple monks and nuns who were forced to return to secular life to form a family. Serfs under the name of Taoist temples, and this is just the beginning. If the "law of transferring nationality" is implemented among the aristocratic families according to Li Yuanji's suggestion, at least one million households and 500 million people will be added, which means The trend of declining tax revenue will be fundamentally reversed, so that there will be no need to look at the faces of the Guanlong nobles to govern.

But Liu Wenjing and Chen Shuda looked at each other in amazement, they knew that Li Yuanji's strategy was to attack Jingxiang and Bashu's aristocratic families, this time it was not only money and food, but also population and land.

But now the two of them dare not persuade any more. Li Yuanji dared to say this in front of them when the emperor had something to say just now. The old Chen Shuda didn't dare to say anything more. The emperor even killed his own uncle who supported him to establish the country. What kind of thing is he, Chen Shuda?So although the two of them were anxious, they didn't know what to do.

At this time, Li Yuan glanced at them, and said lightly: "You guys step back first!"

"Resignation!" Liu Wenjing and Chen Shuda knew that the emperor had something important to discuss with the king of Qi, and they bowed and withdrew.

When he arrived outside the palace, Chen Shuda said worriedly: "Liu Xiang, what should I do? If the Holy Majesty touches the lifeblood of the Guanlong nobles, civil strife will definitely break out in the Tang Dynasty. If the Sui army invades from all sides, the Tang Dynasty will die It's dangerous."

Liu Wenjing sighed, and said sadly: "My Tang Dynasty really cannot bear the price of civil strife, but unfortunately, the Holy Majesty no longer listens to our good advice, and we have nothing to do."

The two had nothing to do, they could only hope that the Holy Majesty would not be impulsive and take advantage of the procrastinated Yang Tong.

In the imperial study room, Li Yuan praised Li Yuanji without hesitation: "The emperor knows how to use public opinion to share the pressure of the court, and uses the public opinion to point the finger at Li Mi. This is a very beautiful move."

"This is the good teaching of the father." Li Yuanji cupped his hands and said respectfully: "I have lived under the wings of my father and brother since I was a child. I am extremely ashamed, and from now on, my sons and ministers should correct their past mistakes, do everything in their power to relieve father and emperor's worries."

"The emperor has made great progress in the past two years, and I am very pleased." Li Yuan was very satisfied with his son's attitude.

Li Yuanji was very proud of himself. "A filial son who obeys his father's orders" was the image Han Zhi planned for him. Putting his previous mischievous image behind him, this made him trust Han Zhi even more in his heart.

"By the way, how are the streets and lanes in Xiangyang now?"

"My father, my son asked Wu Chuansi to investigate the rumormongers. After several days of hard work, the chaos in Xiangyang has been stopped. Now the public opinion is pointing at Li Mi, and there is no voice against the court. My son arrested Judging from their confessions, the hundreds of rumor spreaders should have been instigated by people with ulterior motives, the same group as the arsonists, and I suspect that it was the Dugu family."

"Have you caught any conclusive evidence?" Li Yuan asked.

Li Yuanji hesitated and said: "My son is investigating, maybe because the news is tight, the real culprit has been hidden."

"It's really useless!" Li Yuan's face changed as soon as he said it, and he snorted in extreme annoyance, and scolded: "How many times do you want them to stir up trouble before you can give me a satisfactory answer?"

Li Yuanji said in a low voice: "My son will intensify his efforts and will definitely give my father a satisfactory explanation."

"Okay! I'll wait a few more days, and you must wring out this group of people." Li Yuan has a lot of evidence of Dugu's collusion with the enemy in his hands, and he also believes that the real culprit of the arson is from the Dugu Mansion, and he is more capable of killing the Dugu family, but Like Yang Tong back then, he was afraid that the powerful dark forces of the Dugu Clan would assassinate him endlessly. He hoped that Li Yuanji would uproot this force before attacking the light forces of the Dugu Clan.

Li Yuanji said solemnly: "I understand!"

Li Yuan nodded and changed the subject: "What do you think of the 'Law of Losing Citizenship'? If I want to implement it throughout the entire territory, how do you think I should do it?"

Li Yuanji cheered up, and quickly said: "I feel that the key lies in the private army of the Guanlong nobles. These people are well-trained and well-equipped, and they are no less than the most capable troops in the Tang Dynasty. If they are assembled, there are at least tens of thousands of soldiers." Man, the situation in Tang Dynasty is uneasy now, these people are already ready to move, if the Sui army invades, the Guanlong nobles will raise troops from Bashu to respond, and the trouble will be serious."

"You speak well!" Li Yuan was very satisfied with his son's performance, and wanted to hear what good strategies he had, so he encouraged him, "Keep talking."

"Here!" Li Yuanji became more respectful, and said in a low voice: "If the father is the first to attack and deprive the private army of the Guanlong nobles, they will be a bunch of lambs waiting to be slaughtered. At that time, they can use their farms to reward meritorious soldiers and motivate soldiers to fight bravely." , can also place tenant farmers and servants, and unload the sharp weapons of the Guanlong nobles, so that various government orders can be unimpeded, all internal worries can be eliminated, and finally the court can go all out to the outside world; This will enhance the combat effectiveness of our army."

Li Yuan groaned, this is indeed a good prescription, it coincides with his idea, it is not wrong in the general direction, but many details need to be perfected one by one, this is also the fundamental reason why he can't break out while holding the evidence of Dugu's crime .

In fact, Li Jiancheng advocated emulating the Sui Dynasty, implementing the land equalization system, and rewarding meritorious soldiers. However, the court did not have much land at the time, so it was impossible to implement it. If this time the Guanlong nobles’ farms in Bashu and Jingxiang could be confiscated , the imperial court had a large amount of land, and the plan of equalizing land and rewarding military merits could be implemented smoothly.

A few years ago, when Li Yuan's reputation was at its peak, Li Jiancheng said that short-term pain is worse than long-term pain, and that the nobles of Guanlong should not be indulged, and they should not be allowed to penetrate too deeply, so as not to become a trend that cannot be lost, and eventually lead to the repeat of the Sui Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty , but Li Yuan did not agree, because the Guanlong nobles are the most important foundation, and they must not do anything that damages their foundation before the world is unified, but since the Guanlong nobles kidnapped public opinion and did not allow the court to move the capital happened.Li Yuan's trust in the Guanlong nobles gradually faded. The evidence of Duguzheng's crime appeared a few days ago, and the fact that many patriarchs visited Fang Xuanling collectively, made Li Yuan regard the Guanlong nobles as his confidant.

For this reason, Li Yuan is not at all disgusted with Li Yuanji's proposal to rectify the private army and confiscate the land and population, which is deeply in my heart. Of course, the premise of all this is to take away their army.

Li Yuan pondered for a long time, and said to Li Yuanji: "The emperor's suggestion is very good, but the matter is of great importance. If you are not careful, Bashu will fall into a protracted war, and in the end it will only benefit Yang Tong. As a father, you need to live a better life." Make a plan!"

"Father, Bashu is not only the rear area of ​​our Tang Dynasty and a major food producing area, but also the world of the Guanlong nobles. If there is no one trustworthy to plan in advance, I am worried that they will use the power in the army to let the Sui army enter Shu. .”

"boom"

Li Yuan intuitively felt as if his head had been hit hard by a hammer, his brain exploded, the gold stars danced in front of his eyes, and he was dizzy for a while.

At the beginning, the Guanlong nobles used their children, protégés, and former officials in the army to open various doors and let the Tang army go south, so Li Yuan quickly captured Bingzhou and Guanzhong.

Will the Guanlong nobles let the Sui army enter Shu?

Li Yuan's answer is yes!
He has calculated thousands of times, but he has neglected this point.

If it wasn't for Li Yuanji's reminder, Bashu might have been lost, and he didn't know it yet, so he asked in cold sweat, "Who does the emperor think you can trust?"

"Originally the eldest brother is the most suitable candidate, but the father needs the elder brother to assist him, and the eldest brother will definitely not be able to leave; the second brother is a rare general in my Tang Dynasty, and only he sits in Yiling, so my Tang Dynasty will not be taken over by the Sui army. The waist was cut off, so the second brother couldn't leave."

"Not bad!" Li Yuan nodded in agreement.

Li Yuanji felt his father's trust in him, and knew that the opportunity had come, so he summoned up his courage and said: "Father, my son is not as good as my elder brother in governing politics, and my second brother is not as good at running the army, but the ability to cut off evildoers for my father is even better." There is more than enough. Therefore, my son followed the example of the sages and recommended himself to the father."

Li Yuan was slightly taken aback, but thought that Bashu was an internal problem, and he didn't need to fight against the Sui army, and Li Yuanji's performance since taking over the Wuchuan Division was in line with his own wishes. After thinking about it, he found that Li Yuanji was more suitable than Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin .

After thinking up to this point, he asked again: "What should Wu Chuan do?"

Li Yuanji understood that his father had agreed, and his heart beat wildly. He tried his best to calm down the excitement in his heart, and said in a calm tone: "Wu Chuansi has been controlled by Han Zhi for a while, and he has done a good job. I think he can The real replacement for the son."

Li Yuan pondered for a while, and then asked: "Does the emperor think this Han Zhi is reliable?"

"My son thinks that he is very reliable, because he was born as a lowly businessman, and there is no support from any force behind him. He has offended many aristocratic families these days. If he loses the protection of the court, he will never know how he will die. Therefore, he If he wants to survive, he can only be loyal to the Tang royal family, and to put it bluntly, he has no other choice but to be a loyal dog of the royal family."

"Haha! The emperor's words are good..." Li Yuan suddenly became enlightened, and said with a smile: "The emperor is thoughtful and thoughtful, so I can rest assured for my father. How about this, I will appoint you as the Minister of Yizhou Daoxingtai. But you must not Like back then in Taiyuan, you behaved recklessly. Otherwise, even my father would not be able to spare you."

Li Yuanji's heart was chilled, and he quickly promised: "Father, don't worry, my son knows that my Tang Dynasty has reached the critical point of life and death, how dare I waste my good time and live up to my father's trust?"

"Well! The emperor can think so, and my father is completely at ease." Li Yuan smiled with satisfaction, and solemnly confessed: "My father has a way to deal with the nobles of Guanlong. After you arrive in Chengdu, first cultivate forces loyal to the Tang Dynasty." First, cut off the native Bashu tyrants first, and don’t rush to deal with the Guanlong nobles, as rash actions will only miss my important affairs.”

"My son will wait for the emperor's order in Chengdu."

Li Yuan was very satisfied with his son's attitude, "There is another important thing for you to do!"

"Father please order!"

Li Yuan sighed and said: "I don't know if Jingxiang can hold it. If we lose it, we can only retreat to Bashu. At that time, Chengdu will be the capital of my Tang Dynasty. When you set off, bring some craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry Enter Shu, expand the capital and build a palace in the name of accompanying capital."

The dangerous situation made Li Yuan think of Li Jiancheng's strategy of "retreat to Bashu, close the four fortresses, and develop from west to southwest" as Li Jiancheng said at the beginning.
"Your servant obeys." Li Yuanji understood, the so-called accompanying capital and palace must not be smaller than Xiangyang.

(End of this chapter)