The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 860 Li Jiancheng's Anger (seeking tickets)

Li Yuan had already shunned eunuchs and guards.Leaning on a chair alone, in the silence.

The empty imperial study room was completely silent, so quiet that even the "cracking" sound of the charcoal fire was surprisingly clear.

His current state seems to be a bit poor. Since he entered Chengdu, the anger in his heart has dissipated. As soon as he relaxes, his spirit is getting worse and worse. But the more so, the more difficult it is to sleep every day.

He felt that his body was getting old day by day.

Speaking of which, Li Yuan is very envious of that old man Pei Ju now. Since that old man arrived in Chengdu, he didn't stay for a few days. He just traveled around the mountains and rivers under the guards of a few entourages. He either went to Mount Qingcheng to visit Taoism, or went to Mount Emei to watch the sunrise , or go to Dujiangyan to watch the historical traces, the life is quite moist.

Suddenly, Li Yuan began to miss the scenery of Taiyuan, but he knew that he could never go back. He stared at Liangding and muttered to himself, "Taiyuan...Taiyuan..."

When he was thinking about Daxing, he suddenly rubbed his wrinkled cheeks again, forcing these places out of his mind.

Li Yuan knew that when a person misses old things and old things, it means that his heart is old, but the sluggish national power of the Tang Dynasty made it impossible for him to grow old, let alone enjoy the comfortable life of the elderly.

Try to settle your mind and focus on the current situation.Silently thinking about the strength comparison between the Sui and Tang dynasties.

Although the army of the Sui Dynasty did not take advantage of the victory to pursue Jingzhou as he feared, but the two prefectures of Xicheng and Fangling in Yizhou had already been occupied by the Sui army. The army in his hands is not as good as the Sui army in terms of weapons and equipment, or the elite level of the soldiers, and even the strength of the frontier troops. How can he compete with the Sui Dynasty's hundred-fighting army?

resignedly.

He could only watch helplessly as the Sui army deployed heavy troops around Yizhou calmly and calmly, forcing him to deploy troops to deal with it.

Li Yuan gritted his teeth with hatred when he thought of Yang Tong's unscrupulous and leisurely entertaining the kings and envoys from all over the world.
The Sui and Tang Dynasties are now like two gamblers. After the game was set up, neither side has revealed the answer. They just kept throwing their family property into the game. With the current family property of Datang, how can they win the fight? The Sui Dynasty in Jiangshan?
Yang Tong, this is forcing himself to devote the entire national power to the army, and then impose violent taxes on the people in the territory, step by step on the road of no return to lose the hearts of the people.

But the general trend is in the hands of Yang Tong, what can I do?
If he is given another two or three years to recuperate, relying on Yizhou's stable family for hundreds of years, he can train 20 elite soldiers.

But Yang Tong obviously wouldn't give him so much time. After the beginning of spring, he would definitely attack Yizhou. After losing the constraints of Li Mi, Lin Shihong, and Meng Haigong, who were against the king, in the ensuing battle of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Sui Dynasty would not be defeated at all. Attack the Tang Dynasty without burden.

"I will see my father." At this time, Li Jiancheng stepped into the imperial study and bowed respectfully.

"The emperor came just in time, please sit down." Li Yuan sat upright, looked at the gentle and elegant eldest son, showing satisfaction.Ever since he served in the Sui Dynasty, this son has silently contributed to himself and the Li family at a young age, and has never caused himself trouble; I thought he would not be able to withstand the temptation of the throne, and he mentioned "Zen" explicitly or implicitly. Who knows that after he entered Shu, not only did he not say anything about it, but he also lived in seclusion, and even seldom interfered in government affairs, trying to reduce his own existence.This self-consciousness and self-discipline made Li Yuan very relieved.

"Thank you, father." Li Jiancheng sat down and asked, "I don't know why my father summoned my son urgently, why?"

"Our detailed work sent accurate information from Daxing, saying that Yang Tong not only carried out large-scale dismantling of the Sui army, but also carried out large-scale reorganization. Qin Qiong drew 4 people from the original three and five armies to go north to Monan, and established a new Sui Dynasty. The third army, the remaining troops of the original three armies were divided into the fourth army and the tenth army in Liaodong. After that, Xue Wanche's tenth army and Wang Fubao's ninth army were combined into the ninth army. The Sui army in the direction of Jingzhou passed through Wucun Jing, became the new Tenth Army, with a number of [-]. The chief general is Li Jing, and the deputy generals are Du Fuwei and Duan Decao. Now the Second Army is in Jiaozhou, the Third Army is in Monan, the Fourth Army is in Liaodong, and the Fifth Army is in Daxing and the Eighth Army are in the Western Regions, and the Ninth and Tenth Armies are mobilizing to repair. That is to say, on the border of our Tang Dynasty, only the First Army with [-] troops in Jiangyuan, the Sixth Army in Xicheng with [-] troops, The Hanchuan Seventh Army with a strength of [-] troops, as for Yao Junsu in the direction of Hanyang, is a miscellaneous army."

Li Yuan glanced at Li Jiancheng and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I and all the important ministers think this is an opportunity. Now that we have obtained a lot of money, food and troops from the Yizhou nobles, we can completely regain our strength. The only thing we lack is time. But when the world was still uncertain, Yang Tong took the Wei as the establishment and carried out drastic improvements to the Sui army. Emperor, do you think it is God's will?"

Li Jiancheng pondered for a moment and said, "Father, but my son and minister have different opinions."

"Tell me."

"Father, the road to Shu in Yizhou is as difficult as climbing to the sky. The only place where tens of thousands of troops can form a battle is the Chengdu Plain. Other than that, the number of soldiers is the same in other places. My son suspects Yang Tong This is a deliberate attempt to paralyze us by rectifying the army on a large scale." Li Jiancheng cupped his hands and said, "Although I can't guess what Yang Tong's purpose is, it will definitely be bad for my Tang Dynasty."

Li Jiancheng's words were like a newly ignited fire being poured under cold water. Li Yuan Li Yuan's face sank slightly, and he sighed: "The emperor can see clearly."

"Father, although Yang Tong must have a conspiracy, as long as we do two things well, we can still buy enough time."

"What's the matter?"

"As early as the Cao Wei period, Liu Ye emphasized to Cao Cao that Liu Bei, who ruled Yizhou, seemed weak, but had unlimited potential. Once he relaxed, Liu Bei would surely gain a firm foothold in Yizhou. After that, there would be good generals and ministers inside, and four fortresses outside. It is very difficult to overcome the natural danger, but Cao Cao did not obey. As Liu Ye expected, the Shu Han, as Liu Ye expected, consumed the three generations of Cao Cao, Cao Pi, and Cao Rui who owned most of the world in one state." Li Jiancheng read the words and listened carefully. Li Yuan glanced at him and continued: "We in the Tang Dynasty are of one heart and one mind. We only need to send our confidantes to defend the dangerous fortress. Even if the Sui Dynasty has a million strong soldiers, it will not be able to break in. Isn't the time for recovery just won? So, the key We still have to look at ourselves, and we can’t place our hopes on the reform of the Sui Dynasty.”

Li Yuan's eyes lit up, and he became radiant: "What about the second thing?"

"In today's Tang Dynasty, the only internal worries are the Taihe Army and Dugu Wudu. We only need to annihilate them, and our Tang Dynasty can develop with peace of mind, and then direct our troops to Nanzhao, which is internally discordant. Realize the goal of training elite soldiers and strong generals through actual combat. , At the same time, it can also supplement Datang with several counties in Nanzhao and a population of one million, and increase tax revenue." Li Jiancheng said: "As far as I know, the climate in southern Nanzhao is mild, and three crops a year are not a problem. "

Li Yuan excitedly said: "Nanzhao can really be cooked three times a year?"

"Exactly." Li Jiancheng nodded.

Li Yuan nodded, thinking carefully about Li Jiancheng's words, the Taihe Army and Duguwu will be destroyed, and Nanzhao will be attacked, but the top priority is to prevent the Sui army from invading, and send confidantes to guard the dangerous fortresses in Guanshan to prevent anyone from entering Collaborate with the enemy.

After thinking for a while, he asked again: "What about Liaoren, the emperor seems to have missed this enemy."

Speaking of this, Li Yuan was extremely angry.

It was the Liao people who hijacked him halfway and caused him heavy losses. Not only did the money, grain and wealth from Jingzhou sink into the Yangtze River, but he also lost tens of thousands of troops.

Li Jiancheng said: "Although the Liao people do petty theft from time to time, most of the time they keep their own place. The attack on the father is also for a reason, and it is not intentional. If the court treats everyone equally, treats them fairly, and comforts them with kindness, they will naturally obey."

Li Yuan remained silent. Originally, he planned to use force to deal with this Liaoren who injured him both inside and outside. It was only after he arrived in Chengdu and chatted with some local elders that he realized that this Liaoren was not like Hu Hu in the north. People are easy to solve.

The Hu people in the north plundered the Han people in order to survive, which put the two sides in an absolute confrontation. Although the Hu people in the north were more powerful than the Liao people, if the national power was at its peak, it would not be difficult to kill the grasslands.

But Yizhou is completely different from the north.

The Liao people are not like the plunderers of the Hu people. They are basically in a semi-closed state and can be self-sufficient. They occasionally go out of the mountains and forests to trade with the Han people. In order to obtain financial assistance from the Han Chinese.And their enemies are mostly wolves, tigers and leopards in the mountains. This is also the reason why the Liao King is the majority of the Liao people, but the population is not large.

The cruel jungle life, the ruthless elimination of tribesmen who cannot adapt to the environment, and the resources in this vast mountain barely allow these people to have enough food and clothing. Their crisis mainly comes from poisonous insects and beasts, and the lack of food comes second.

Most of the Liao people live in this way. Among them, big tribes like the Liao King even opened up their own farmland, which is very close to the living habits of the Han people. During hundreds of years of contact, many Liao people took the initiative to ask the Han people Closer, there are not a few Liao people who have been Sinicized or semi-Sinicized.

However, this Liaoren, who was supposed to be a friend, was forced by Li Yuanji to become an enemy, instead of becoming Meng Huo of Li Tangzhi.Facing the Liao people who were walking like flying in the mountains, Li Yuan hated and felt helpless, and he dared not fight with the Liao people with limited strength. If he made up his mind and drove the army into the mountains to destroy them, the unlucky one would definitely be the Li Tang Dynasty army.

Li Yuan waved his hand, "I have decreed that the governor of Luchuan County should stop blocking the Liaoren. The question is, who can negotiate with the Liaoren?"

Li Jiancheng suddenly realized that his father had already had a heart to reconcile with the Liao people. After saying so much, he actually asked himself to negotiate with the Liao people. Although he no longer had any real power, the title of prince still had some effect.

At this time, Li Yuan's stern gaze made Li Jiancheng think wildly at ease, and sighed silently: "If the father and emperor can't find a candidate, my son is willing to go to Luchuan and talk to King Liao."

What Li Yuan wanted was this sentence. It was Pei Ji's suggestion to ask the prince to negotiate with King Liao, which showed that he had enough respect for King Liao. Although he felt wronged by the eldest son, Li Yuan, who was eager to stabilize the rear, could not take care of it.

Seeing that Li Jiancheng had made his statement, he nodded and said, "The emperor's son will be the main envoy, and Prime Minister Pei will be the deputy envoy."

"Your servant obeys." Li Jiancheng felt a tinge of sadness in his heart. In fact, the emperor only needs to give an order, and he will go, so why bother to play tricks?

The title of "Prince" is useless, it is better not to have it.

He felt unspeakably exhausted. The Tang Dynasty was so dilapidated that his father was still playing tricks on the inside, and he wanted to continue fighting for power and mutual strife. It's true that God can't live without evil, but people can't live with evil!
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"Another thing is that the people of the world hope that the imperial court will support him with weapons and equipment, so that he can raise his troops to the north and break through the current danger. I am hesitant for a while; Huanger, what do you think?" Although Li Yuan hated Li Shimin for going to Dangchang without authorization Control the army, but Li Shimin's garrison in Dangchang County, retaining [-] elite soldiers from Tubo, also effectively guaranteed the safety of the Northwest of the Tang Dynasty.

In addition, Li Shimin pointed out many times before that the strategy of the Sui Dynasty was to put Wei first and then Tang. Facts have proved that what Li Shimin said is completely correct. After losing the two natural allies of Li Mi and Lin Shihong, the Sui Dynasty acted even more recklessly.

More importantly, Li Shimin is his direct son brought up by himself, and the relationship between father and son is very deep. After the case of the Guanlong nobleman's mutiny, Li Yuan felt the reliability of his relatives and the value of family affection.

The combination of various factors turned Li Yuan's hatred and killing intent towards Li Shimin into a father's anger towards his rebellious and disobedient son.

Although he was full of displeasure, Li Jiancheng asked, "Would the people of the world want to fight Lintao, Hanyang, or Jiangyuan?"

Li Yuan shook his head and said: "The Tubo people are not good at fighting in the mountains. If they attack Lintao and Hanyang, they will not be able to exert their due combat power. The people of the world plan that they will attack Jiangyuan County where Pei Xingyan is in charge."

He looked at his father's expression of emotion.

Li Jiancheng felt a strong sense of powerlessness in his heart. The Tang Dynasty has been defeated like this, and he still doesn't give up. Does he have to lose Yizhou to be reconciled?
He knew it shouldn't be, but for some reason at this moment, he really wanted to slap him.

Woke up his father and emperor, and recognized the fact that there was a huge gap in strength.

But since his father asked him, he was not easy to express his position, let alone wake up his father. Li Jiancheng could only say: "Yang Tong led the first army and the ninth army of the Sui Dynasty, and killed more than 20 elite soldiers in Tubo. They have been completely wiped out, and if they go head-on to fight the First Army headed by Pei Xingyan, I don’t know how much chance these [-] Tibetans will have. It’s better to ask the Prime Ministers to discuss this matter.”

"The emperor's words are very true." One sentence reminded Li Yuan, he nodded, and ordered the eunuch who was waiting outside, "Let all the ministers come to discuss the matter."

"Here."

(End of this chapter)