Man Tanghong

Chapter 437 It's Not Time!
"Is it true that my father's knife is not good?"

When Li Yuanji spoke to the end, his voice rose a few degrees.

Hearing these words, Ling Jing smiled wryly and said, "So, Li Zhongwen is doomed this time."

Before Li Yuanji could speak, Ling Jing hesitated and said, "I always feel that the reason why Li Zhongwen acts so strangely is that there must be something inside, something unspeakable."

Li Yuanji thought about it, nodded his head in approval and said: "Li Zhongwen's actions are inconsistent, and he seems to have no clear purpose. If you have to find a reason to explain his behavior, your words should be right."

Ling Jing said: "Should I wait for Li Zhongwen to come back after being escorted, and I will ask him to see if he has any unspeakable secrets."

Li Yuanji was silent for a while, looked at Ling Jing and said quietly: "I'm afraid you won't have this chance."

Ling Jing was taken aback.

Li Yuanji said again: "After Li Zhongwen is escorted back to Beijing, no one will care whether he lives or dies."

Ling Jing stared in astonishment and said: "What does your Highness mean by this? Even if Li Zhongwen did something stupid, then he is also the Duke of my Tang Dynasty. Whether he is alive or dead, how can no one care?

That's the Duke of my Tang Dynasty. "

Li Yuanji stared at Ling Jing, calmly, and said meaningfully: "Because the rainstorm is coming, and it is the rainstorm that we have been preparing for and waiting for."

Now that the matter of Wei Zeguan has ended with Li Zhongwen's inexplicable confession.

Although both Jieli and Liang Shi were vomiting blood because of Li Zhongwen's old sixth behavior, they had to withdraw their soldiers and horses hiding outside Weize Pass.

After all, when Li Xiuning arrived, he once again set up Weize Pass, with Su Dingfang and Ma Sanbao beside him.

They could no longer find a chance to take advantage of it in a short time, so they had to withdraw their troops.

If they sent a large army to the south and stormed Weize Pass, they would be able to fight.

But if they sent a large army, Datang would undoubtedly send a large army to help Weize Pass.

When the two armies are at war, whether it is consumption or damage, it is huge.

This is acceptable to Datang, a totalitarian country.

But for Turkic countries where the Khan does not fully control the military power of the tribes, it is not easy to bear.

Some short-sighted small tribes, or some tribal leaders with short-sighted heads, they don't like to suffer losses, they just want to take advantage of it.

It is precisely because of this.

In the season of disaster in the Tang Dynasty, if they took advantage of the vacancy, they would fight more and more smoothly, and the more they fought, the more morale they would have.

Because Datang was busy solving difficulties, there was no way to mobilize enough troops to stop them, so they could take advantage of their strength and the mobility of their horses to have fun and take advantage of it.

When the Tang Dynasty was in peace, they invaded the Tang Dynasty, and the more they fought, the more difficult it would be, and the more they fought, the less morale they would have.

Because Datang didn't have any troubles to solve, he could mobilize enough troops to stop them anytime and anywhere, forcing them to give up the raids they were good at, forcing them to fight positional warfare and siege warfare.

They have always been at a disadvantage in this regard, so once the army suffers a heavy blow, some short-sighted small tribes and some short-sighted tribes with leaders will retreat or even flee.

In the end, there may even be an internal split.

That is to take the tribe away from the East Turks and run to seek refuge in the West Turks, or the Tuyuhun people, or simply migrate to the place where the Khitan people and Weishi people are.

Once there is one who takes the lead, other short-sighted ones will follow without hesitation.

This is like stocking, the one who takes the lead is the head sheep.

Under the leadership of the leader, the people who control the strings inside the East Turks will shrink rapidly, and the strength of the East Turks will also be mostly weakened.

This is what Xieli, who is a Turkic Khan, does not want to see.

So when he was dealing with Datang, he would rather support a Liang Shidu, a Liu Heita, and a Li Zhongwen who almost fell to him, and be his pawn than to lead the army to fight against Datang's soldiers. battles and siege warfare.

For this reason, he could tolerate Liang Shidu's obedience and disobedience to him, and he could also tolerate Liang Shidu's establishment of the country on the meat he already had in his mouth.

It is precisely because of this that Xieli, who is a Turkic Khan, will only lead the army when there is a problem within the Tang Dynasty, or when a certain Tang general who is guarding an important place falls to him. Started a war with Datang.

But it will never start a war with Datang when the world is peaceful inside Datang and there are no Confucius to drill in the borders of Datang.

It was precisely because of this that after discovering that Li Zhongwen, the guard of Weizeguan, had been captured and replaced by Li Xiuning, who he would never be able to rebel against, he decisively withdrew his troops.

It was precisely because he withdrew his troops that the crisis at Weizeguan was resolved.

The crisis at Weize Pass is resolved, and there will be no more wars in Datang in a short time.

Then it's time for Li Shimin to launch the final blow against Li Jiancheng's plan.

This blow would make Li Yuan almost destroy Li Jiancheng in his rage.

It will also completely force Li Jiancheng to take up the knife and fight Li Shimin to the death.

But Li Yuanji had planned so much and arranged so much, all he was waiting for was this moment.

When Ling Jing heard this, he almost subconsciously opened his eyes, and stammered, "You, you, you mean..."

Li Yuanji nodded and said, "Yes, it's the last moment, it's time for swordsmen to meet each other."

"Gudu!"

Ling Jing subconsciously swallowed his saliva. Although he had been prepared for a long time, when he heard Li Yuanji's words and realized that the last moment was finally coming, he realized that all the plans and arrangements between him and Li Yuanji were finally coming to an end. During the test, he was still nervous.

"Then, then we should..."

"Unfortunately, it's not the right time."

Li Yuanji frowned slightly, and spoke almost at the same time as Ling Jing.

Ling Jing wanted to ask 'what should we do'.

On the other hand, Li Yuanji felt that the matter at Weize Pass was handled a little too quickly, which was beyond his expectation, and he hadn't freed up all his hands yet, unable to deal with the coming storm with all his strength.

Ling Jing raised his head in a daze and said, "Isn't it time?"

Before Li Yuanji opened his mouth to explain Ling Jing's confusion, Ling Jing figured it out, "Your Highness means that the matter of the Li family in Zhaozhou has just begun, and the matter of dealing with the Dou family has not yet begun.

These two things need enough manpower to deal with them.

We have wasted all our manpower on these two things, so we can't fully cope with the ensuing rainstorm? "

Li Yuanji nodded solemnly.

Ling Jing thought for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "Then let's cut the mess quickly?"

Li Yuanji's brows became even tighter. Whether it was the Li family of Zhaozhou or the Dou family of Henan, they could all be regarded as aristocratic families and behemoths.

The resources and energy that the two clans can use openly and secretly are no less than two small states.

Even on the battlefield without weapons, it is far better than the two small states.

It might not be so easy to cut through the mess quickly.

And it is very likely to arouse the public indignation of all the aristocratic families.

And the current Tang Dynasty can be said to be composed of almost all aristocratic families.

Although the Li family is a royal family, they can also command the world, but almost all the people who take the Li family to convey orders and carry out orders are people from aristocratic families.

In addition, whether Li's orders are really effective, whether they can really command the world, also depends on whether the aristocratic family responds.

If the aristocratic family responds, then Li's orders will be communicated and implemented very smoothly.

If the aristocratic family does not respond, it will be very difficult to convey and implement Li's orders.

This is also one of the reasons why Li Yuan repeatedly released a tentative rumor when issuing some important decrees.

It is precisely because of this that it is very troublesome to arouse the public outrage of all the aristocratic families.

Even the emperor would choose to take a step back when faced with the public outrage of all the aristocratic families.

Not to mention the Prince.

This is also the reason why in history whether Li Shimin or Li Zhi looked at the five surnames Qiwang and the other six Wangs itching during their reign, they only suppressed them and did not kill them.

It's not that they don't want to kill, but that the other Liuwang tree in Wuxing Qiwang has deep roots, has many branches and leaves, and is deeply entangled with each other. Dealing with one is equivalent to dealing with six.

Pulled around and moved the whole body.

It is very likely to cause national turmoil, and it will last for a long time.

So for Jiangshan Sheji's comfort, they chose forbearance, chose to cut flesh with soft knives, suppressed step by step, and weakened step by step.

It wasn't until Wu Zetian succeeded Li Shimin and Li Zhi's behests and ascended the throne that the five surnames and seven Wangs and the other six Wangs were almost weakened, and they were completely cleaned up.

Many people in later generations said that it was Wu Zetian's major political achievement to get rid of such aristocratic families as Wuxing Qiwang.

actually not.

Because this is not the achievements of Wu Zetian alone, but the common achievements of husband and wife, father and son, and husband and wife.

Wu Zetian, as a father, wife, and son-in-law, inherited the foundation laid by her two husbands to achieve such an achievement and accomplish such a feat.

She simply could not have done this without the foundation of her two husbands.

This also proves from the side how much energy the five surnames and seven wangs have, how deep their influence and foundation are.

Stronger than Li Shimin, Li Zhi, and Wu Zetian, it will take decades of concerted efforts to clean up the five surnames and seven Wangs.

Li Yuanji didn't think that he could surpass Li Shimin, Li Zhi, and Wu Zetian by a hundred or a thousand times, and he could clean up one of the five surnames and seven hopefuls in just a few months with just a quick knife.

The method of cutting the mess with a sharp knife is obviously not applicable to the current five surnames and seven Wangs.

This was jointly certified by the three legendary emperors Li Shimin, Li Zhi, and Wu Zetian who experienced the peak period of political acumen and wisdom in history.

(End of this chapter)