First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 73
71. Consolidate Guanzhong and manage Bashu
That night, Li Yuan welcomed the acting king Yang You to live in the East Palace, and temporarily set up the General's Mansion in the Changle Palace in the southeast corner of the Taiji Hall.

In the main hall of Changle Palace, Li Yuangao sits in the main seat. The hall is brightly lit, and the left and right sides are juxtaposed with civil and martial arts.

"My lords, now that Chang'an has been settled, Guanzhong is all in my hands, and the foundation has been completed, and your contributions are indispensable." Li Yuan only felt that he was ambitious, and he did not pretend to be in front of his confidants who raised his troops at the scene. The old man looks majestic and majestic. "In the past, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty ruled the world according to Guanzhong, and so did I."

After Li Yuan's words fell, Liu Wenjing came out and shouted loudly: "My minister Liu Wenjing respectfully invites Tang Gong to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor."

Liu Wenjing's words were like a single stone stirring up thousands of waves, and the rest of the eldest grandson Shunde and other generals also bowed down one after another, respectfully asking Li Yuan to be called emperor.

With a smile on his face, Li Yuan quickly waved his hands and refused: "It's not right, we just raised our troops to help the country, not to covet the throne of the emperor, the Sui Dynasty still exists, how can we do rebellious things."

The implication is that it's still early, and it won't be too late when the world becomes more chaotic and Da Sui is wiped out.

Pei Ji, Gao Junya and the others also felt that it was inappropriate to proclaim themselves emperor at this time, but smart people would not spoil the atmosphere at this time.

Gao Chong has seen it all. Seeing Liu Wenjing's expression, he can also guess what Liu Wenjing is thinking. He just wants to take the credit for being the first to support him, but it seems that he has tried too hard.

Li Yuan raised troops in the name of "abolishing the faint and establishing the Ming, and helping the Sui Dynasty". If he hurriedly ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor as soon as he entered Chang'an, wouldn't he be slapping himself in the face? You can be called a king, it just so happens that Li Yuan's current title is the Duke of the State.

As soon as he thought of this, Gao Chong saw Gao Junya striding forward, Gao Chong's eyes widened immediately, as if his father had already prepared for it.

"Duke Tang's purpose is to help the country, and he has now stationed in Chang'an. If he is still in the position of a general and a duke of the country, it is inevitable that his position will not be equal, and he may not be able to convince the public." The Duke of Tang ascended the throne of the Tang Dynasty, took the position of prime minister, and supervised the internal and external military affairs, in order to stabilize the world as soon as possible, so that the people of the Li people would not be displaced."

"Minister seconded the proposal", Pei Ji stood up first to agree, and then Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Wen Daya and others all joined in the proposal.

Gao Chong hastily followed, feeling admiration in his heart, and looking at Liu Wenjing's livid face, he couldn't help being amused, he thought Liu Wenjing was difficult to deal with, but now it seems that his father is even more difficult to mess with.

Li Yuan was very happy when he heard the words, "The prime minister, the king of Tang... is very good, so I will follow what Gao Biejia said, after the acting king ascends the throne, I will be in..." Li Yuan hesitated for a while, Pei Ji immediately understood when he saw this , whispered: "The Wude Hall is adjacent to the Liangyi Hall to the west, and the East Palace to the east, so you can open the mansion."

"It is convenient to set up the prime minister's mansion in the Wude Hall, and regard things outside the Qianhua Gate. At that time, you will reward for your merits."

Everyone shouted in unison when they heard the words, their hearts were agitated, Li Yuan was promoted to the throne, and the corresponding subordinates must be promoted to rank, how could they not be excited.

After all the officials dispersed, Li Yuan left behind his two sons, Pei Ji, Gao Junya and others, while Gao Chong was also left behind by Li Yuan. Gao Chong looked at it, and found that all the people in the hall were confidant scholars, not a single general.

Li Yuan restrained his smile, and his face gradually became gloomy.

"Erlang, old man Yin Bing is still alive?" Li Yuan said through gritted teeth.

Li Shimin nodded, "I wanted to kill him, but Youzhi said let him live first and wait for disposal."

High red head full of black lines.

Li Yuan gritted his teeth when he heard the words: "Well done, don't let him die yet. When I become the Queen of Tang, I will use his head to comfort the spirit of my ancestors in heaven."

Liu Wenjing snorted coldly when she heard the words: "Let him live longer, it will be cheaper for him."

Li Yuan looked at Liu Wenjing, his eyes flickered, and he didn't say anything. He returned to his seat and opened the map, "Everyone, now that the Guanzhong has been settled, I intend to stabilize the Guanzhong first, and then plan other plans. What do you guys think?" ?”

Gao Chong's heart moved, Li Yuan seemed to be a little different today from the past.

Hearing Li Yuan's words, several people had different ideas. Li Shimin said straightly: "Aye, Liu Wuzhou is entrenched in Mayi, Loufan and other counties, like a sharp sword hanging over Taiyuan's head. Now that Guanzhong has been settled, why not send troops to destroy Liu Wuzhou?" , so as to eliminate this hidden danger.”

After Li Shimin's voice fell, Liu Wenjing shook his head and said, "No, Liu Wuzhou is nothing to worry about, but the Turks behind him will not allow Liu Wuzhou to be defeated. Attacking Liu Wuzhou is a break with the Turks."

Li Yuan raised his eyebrows when he heard this, nodded and said: "The Turks are powerful, so we can't be enemies with them for the time being." Go to Turkic, as a congratulatory gift from me to settle Guanzhong."

Liu Wenjing nodded in agreement.

Li Shimin clenched his fists tightly, a little annoyed, Li Yuan also knew what Li Shimin was thinking when he saw this, "The momentary forbearance is for the sake of a strong rise in the future."

For the matter of forbearance, Li Yuan felt that there was nothing wrong with it. He had forbeared for many years, and only then did he feel elated today.

Pei Ji also said at this time: "Yang Guang is still in Jiangdu, the Sui Dynasty is still there, and the people's hearts are still there. It is not appropriate to use troops at this time. We will consolidate Guanzhong and sit and watch the struggle of the Guandong princes, and we can also reap the benefits of the fisherman."

Li Jiancheng also echoed, "As long as we manage Guanzhong as solid as gold, we will be invincible."

Li Yuan deeply agrees with this, he is not an adventurous temperament.

Li Shimin's face turned anxious, "Today, the princes of the world are standing side by side, and it is a world of great contention. If you don't advance, you will retreat. Our intention is in the world. How can we stand still and be self-proclaimed? Wouldn't it also become the princes and kings of separate territories?"

After listening to Li Shimin's words, Li Yuan rubbed his brows to express that there was nothing to refute.

At this time, Li Yuan saw Gao Junya staring at the map closely, thoughtfully, and couldn't help asking, "What does Junya think?"

Gao Junya came back to her senses, and after a little deliberation, she pointed to the map and said: "Since Tang Gong has obtained the land in Guanzhong, he can be like Qin and Han. He can attack the Central Plains when he advances, and defend the three passes when he retreats.

It's just that the Central Plains is fighting now, and the Sui Dynasty still exists, so it's inconvenient to intervene. In the north, Liang Shidu, Liu Wuzhou, etc. are attached to the Turks, and they can't start a war. Only the lands of Longxi and Bashu are left.Longxi has Xue Ju entrenched, with more than [-] soldiers, including Chu Liang and Hao Yuan under his command, and Xue Rengao, Zong Luohou and others in Wu.

However, the land of Bashu still belonged to the Sui Dynasty, and no one was able to occupy it, so it may be possible to consolidate Guanzhong and manage Bashu at the same time.”

Hearing Gao Junya's words, everyone's eyes lit up.

Li Yuan hurriedly looked at Bashu, nodded and praised: "The land of Bashu is rich in products. If Bashu is captured, our army will not have to worry about food shortages."

"How does Xuan Zhen feel?" Li Yuan looked at Pei Ji.

Pei Ji also nodded in agreement, "It's possible, but the severe winter is approaching, and the roads in Bashu are difficult, so I'm afraid it's not suitable to march."

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