The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 859 Disappointed
In Daxing, Yang Tong methodically used the common sense of later generations to run publications, make flying artifacts, forge new knives, set sails, set up banks, and set up postal services... step by step to lay a solid foundation for the Sui Dynasty. There is a lot of stability if you don't move.

Although Chengdu used to be the center of Yizhou, it was only a county. The city was built according to the standards of the county. However, Li Yuan had the intention to move the capital here after the disastrous defeat of the Eastern Expedition. Although due to the nobles of Guanlong, he could not quickly Moved the capital, but he secretly asked Zhang Changxun to expand it on the scale of the accompanying capital in silence. After reaching an agreement with the Sui Dynasty to exchange the five counties of Jingbei in exchange for a truce, the expansion was also changed from secret to large-scale construction. After the start of construction in recent years, in The new Chengdu City expanded on the original site is very similar to Daxing City and Xiangyang City. It is arranged symmetrically on the central axis and is composed of Outer Guocheng, Palace City and Imperial City. The East Market, West Market, South Market and the Royal Garden Wuji Palace occupying two squares, the overall planning and layout of the city are neat and well-organized, and can accommodate millions of people.

The speed of construction is faster than that of Daxing City and Luoyang City. This is mainly due to the fact that most of the wood is made of local materials. He complained a lot, but he harvested the hearts of a large number of landless people and slaves, which also laid the foundation for the victory of the Li Tang Dynasty, which fled in a hurry. This situation was far better than the Li Tang Dynasty imagined.

The benefits brought by the equal distribution of the fields inspired the Li Tang court, and they simply launched a vigorous campaign against the local tyrants throughout the territory. army.It can be said that the ruling power of the Li and Tang Dynasties in Yizhou has reached an unprecedented height. If the Great Sui invaded at this time, the people of Yizhou would definitely be regarded as invaders, and the people who had just obtained the land from the court would definitely be regarded as invaders. boycott.

This is why Yang Tong took a step forward. For him, the people of Yizhou were the people of the Sui Dynasty after all.If you can fight small, try not to fight big, and if you can not fight, try not to fight. It is Chen Jun's border, using Li Yuan's mentality of crazy military expansion and resisting the army, to contain and consume Li Tang's national power, people's power, and people's support. In the end, Yizhou will still fall. In the hands of the Sui Dynasty, this strategy of attracting but not issuing was deeply recognized by the important officials of the Sui Dynasty.

In Yizhou alone, the Li and Tang Dynasty were far from able to support an army strong enough to fight against the Great Sui army. In order to defend the last place to survive, Li Yuan could only continue to expand his army, drawing blood from Yizhou's counties. Taxation will sooner or later destroy the hearts of the people of the Tang Dynasty in Yizhou. This is like treating a terminally ill patient in an ordinary family. Even if the family property is exhausted and the debt is heavy, the patient cannot be saved.

Now the Sui army only needs to form a pincer attack from the east, north and west in Qingjiang, Yiling, Fangling, Xicheng, Hanchuan, Hechi, Shunzheng, Hanyang, Lintao, Jiangyuan and other counties, even if Li Yuan knows Da Sui's strategic intention can only bite the bullet, expand the army by drinking poison to quench thirst, and continue to confront Da Sui, unless he wants to die.

In the final analysis, this is still a shameless conspiracy to bully others. People know that it is a trick, but they can only follow the opponent's rhythm.

Maybe it’s the coming of the new year, or maybe it’s because Yizhou people firmly believe that Yizhou is in the danger of four fortresses, and they feel that the Great Sui can’t get in. There are a lot of pedestrians on the streets of Chengdu these days, and many old customers come to various restaurants one after another. The reason is because Li Yuan saw that the cleansing of Guanlong's noble manors and local tyrants was completed, and the people's hearts were in his body, so he asked Wu Chuansi to relax the surveillance of the city, and transferred him to supervise the leading generals. There was no Wu Chuanwei to monitor in the city , the atmosphere became active.

However, the news that Dugu Wudu led his troops to Xuanwu County in Shu County caused an uproar in the city.However, not many people cared about whether they could reach Chengdu, because the emperor had asked Li Xiaogong to lead [-] soldiers to kill them, and the common people didn't think that Li Xiaogong could defeat the more than [-] "bandits" in Dugu Wudu.

In a restaurant in Dongshi, Chengdu, dozens of diners were drinking and talking about recent events.

"Do you know? Guo Xingfang's Guo family was also copied today." A diner shared a shocking news.

The Guo family is a well-known family in Shu County. It has been handed down for more than [-] generations. It has a great reputation in Yizhou. Its patriarch, Guo Xingfang, is very powerful. He used money to bribe Dugu Huai'en before he became the governor of Shu County. However, after the Dugu faction was bloodbathed by Li Yuan, they got in touch with Li Yuanji again, and according to Li Yuanji's arrangement, they handed over their slaves and most of their family property. When Li Yuan entered Shu, he went to Luchuan to greet him on his knees. He was praised by Li Yuan, whoever wanted to have his home ransacked in the blink of an eye.

The diners asked eagerly: "What's going on, tell me!"

"Early this morning, officials from Dali Temple brought hundreds of soldiers into Guo's mansion. I heard that Guo Xingfang was killed on the spot. Dali Temple shipped hundreds of boxes of gold, silver and jewelry from Guo's house. There were more than 6 horses. Guo Xingfang’s nephew wounded someone with a knife and was killed on the spot. The result was worse than that of Xie’s family. Anyway, Xie’s family still had a lot of things left. Guo’s family was not only evacuated, but also wiped out. .”

"Why is it so miserable? I heard that Guo Xingfang is the most honest man. He was appointed as the servant of the Ministry of Rites by the emperor. He turned his face so quickly and became ruthless. The emperor is too cruel!"

"I don't think the emperor can be blamed. After all, these aristocrats are different from us ordinary people. They don't care about the change of dynasties. If the situation is not good, they will bet on both sides. If the army of the Sui Dynasty comes, they will definitely be the first to surrender. It is better to distribute their wealth to our soldiers if it is cheaper than the Sui Dynasty, maybe there is still a chance to turn the tables.”

"Turning over? Turning over. The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty could only bully the bandits. When they met the Sui army, Bingzhou was completely lost in less than a month. The same was true for Yongzhou and Jingzhou. King Jin defeated 20 to [-] troops; It was even worse for the king, his entire army was wiped out twice, I think the Sui army will reach the city of Chengdu sooner or later."

"Don't talk nonsense, beware of misfortune coming out of your mouth."

"Yes, yes, these words cannot be said."

Everyone returned to their seats, not daring to talk nonsense about state affairs, but boasted about the maverick, clean-spirited Xiaoxiangguan beauties.

At this time, a man in his thirties who was drinking in the corner sighed, put the money for the drink on the table, got up and left.

A group of guards followed closely.

Only then did everyone realize that this person was extremely handsome and extraordinary, and they guessed in a low voice who this person was.

……

The man who stepped out of the restaurant was Li Jiancheng, Prince of Tang Dynasty. Li Jiancheng had been back for a while. Although he was not punished, the so-called "entry to Sichuan" seemed to be forgotten by everyone; of course, Li Jiancheng didn't care about this partiality. The position of emperor in Yiyu, because he knows that his father loves power, even if he becomes emperor, he is just a puppet. Instead of this, it is better to continue to be an idle prince.

To be honest, on the way to Shu, he thought about leaving quietly with his wife and children several times and lived a hermit life, but the filial piety of his son and the mission and responsibility of a courtier finally made him come to Chengdu.

When I first arrived, I was also happy about the situation in Yizhou, but after calming down for a few days, I found that the Tang Dynasty had fallen into a false prosperity. Sometimes, the army was too harsh, causing military attaches with combat experience to disappear completely.

Almost all the middle and high-level generals before the Tang army were from the nobles of Guanlong. Their own qualities enabled them to assume their positions, and their good military theory allowed them to join the army. From the moment they joined the army, they perfectly became the backbone of the Tang army.

But there are pros and cons.

The children of Guanlong nobles certainly mean good education, but it also makes them always put the family first.Once the interests of the country and the family conflict, they will choose the interests of the family without hesitation. As for whether the interests of the country are damaged, or even whether they are overthrown, they don't care at all.

Therefore, for the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Guanlong nobles were a double-edged sword.

While endangering the imperial power, it also shoulders the important task of stabilizing the society. Yang Jian found a balance between the two, thus creating the Kaihuang prosperity.Yang Guang only knew how to eradicate blindly, which finally led to the collapse of the stable social structure.

But their Li Tang really wiped out the Guanlong nobles. However, after cleaning up, the Tang army became snowflakes flying in the air and duckweed without roots in the water, falling into the dilemma of having no middle-level good generals.This is also the reason why Li Xiaogong can still lead troops.

Li Jiancheng believes that the most urgent task is to quickly select a group of soldiers with combat experience and ability from the army, and then follow the example of the Sui Dynasty's martial arts, select the best among them, and go to the former army to serve as military attaches.

But Li Jiancheng's opinion was useless. His father was already determined to strike while the iron was hot, first to improve the imperial examinations, and further disturb the hearts of Yizhou scholars. But if the Sui army came, and unscrupulous generals led troops to town, the flames of war would soon be over. They will be pushed to the city of Chengdu, so what is the use of the selected literati?His father's choice of disregarding priorities really made him sad.

The carriage drove slowly towards the palace. Li Jiancheng silently looked at the pedestrians on the street and the brand-new walls of the square, but he was not happy at all. His heart was heavy, and he was very depressed by the internal and external troubles of the Tang Dynasty.

The carriage drove into the Suzaku Gate and was about to turn to the East Palace when it stopped unexpectedly. Several guards stopped the carriage, and the head of the guards stepped forward and saluted: "His Royal Highness, there is something urgent to discuss with you. , please see me immediately."

"I'm going right now!"

Li Jiancheng didn't know what happened, but he really didn't have much interest in his father's summoning, but it was impossible not to go, so he had to follow the guards to Wude Hall.

As soon as Li Jiancheng arrived at the entrance of the imperial study, the eunuch who had been waiting in the snow for a long time came forward and saluted, "Your Highness, Your Majesty, you can go in directly."

"What happened?"

"I heard that it is related to King Jin and the Sui Dynasty, but I don't know the details."

"I see." Li Jiancheng's heart tightened, and he was very worried that the restless Li Shimin would poke something wrong again.

(End of this chapter)