Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Chapter 196: Surround the Tang Dynasty with fiefdoms!
After thinking for a while, Li Yuanji realized, why was he thinking about these things? This was something that Li Shimin should think about and solve. He was already the crown prince, and if nothing unexpected happened, he would be the emperor next year. Why was he worrying about these things?

The key point is that it is useless for him to think about it, as there is not enough time, and whether Li Shimin will listen or not is another matter. What he should think about now is what he should do if Li Shimin wants to take action against him.

He adjusted his thoughts, pondered for a while, and then looked at Cen Wenben.

"Jingren, what do you think Li Er will do to us?"

Cen Wenben looked at Li Yuanji with a fiery gaze. He still remembered that Li Yuanji had told him before that Li Shimin would definitely launch a mutiny. Now it seemed that Li Yuanji's words had come true.

It's not that he hadn't thought that Li Shimin would take action, but he didn't expect that Li Shimin would dare to launch a mutiny in Chang'an like this. It was completely beyond his expectations.

He could already understand why the Eastern Palace was not prepared. It was too fast and the location was too unbelievable. In Chang'an, the one who truly had the advantage was definitely Li Jiancheng.

After a while, Cen Wenben spoke slowly: "Your Majesty, according to the current situation, the King of Qin is in power, and the most important thing now is to stabilize the situation in Chang'an and deal with the power of Crown Prince Li Jiancheng.

Now that more than a month has passed, the situation in Chang'an must have stabilized, and Li Jiancheng's forces in the surrounding areas must have been eliminated. Taking advantage of this time, the generals of the Qin Palace must have controlled the military power in most areas.

Now that the crown prince is dead, there will certainly be many people who will directly side with the King of Qin, but there will also certainly be people who are afraid of the King of Qin's reckoning and are preparing to rebel.

The people the King of Qin needs to guard against are definitely these people. In addition, since we have just gained power, it is impossible for us to mobilize troops.

Once the King of Qin chooses to mobilize his army against you, you just have to wait and see. The whole world will immediately fall into chaos. The armies in various places, the prince's forces, and those who are hesitant will not hesitate and will directly rise up to support you.

Even those who wanted to side with the King of Qin would hesitate again. The King of Qin's mutiny this time, killing his brother and imprisoning his father will only make him despised by the people of the world. If he mobilizes troops against the king again, he does not have the magnanimity to tolerate others. People in the world will definitely not be willing to follow him.

Then there are only two things the King of Qin can do. Either he can be friendly with the King and give him some virtual power, or he can give him some gifts to show his magnanimity so that other people in the world can trust him.

Or they could issue an imperial edict and ask the king to return to Chang'an to test the king's thoughts. At the same time, the imperial edict represents the current saint, which means that if the king does not follow, it will go against the will of the saint. The king of Qin holds the righteous position in this matter. If the king agrees to go back, the danger will be resolved. "

Cen Wenben was not worried about this matter. In his eyes, as long as Li Shimin was not stupid, he would not do anything weird. Instead, he would appease Li Yuanji and deal with Li Jiancheng's forces outside. After that, he would deal with this problem. This would be the best way.

However, the only thing that worried Cen Wenben was that once Li Shimin dealt with these things, it would be difficult for them to do so next. Using Lingnan to fight against the Tang Dynasty would be too difficult.

Li Yuanji was also in deep thought. He could also understand what Cen Wenben said. He understood Li Jiancheng's power better than Cen Wenben. Even though Li Jiancheng had failed, his power was much greater than Li Shimin's.

Moreover, from this year to next year, there will be rebellions all over the country. It is the remnants of Li Jiancheng who are causing trouble. Not everyone will be moved by Li Er's appeasement and side with him.

During this time, if Li Shimin wanted to do some small tricks to deal with him, he would be really stupid. As long as he showed up, the world would be in chaos in an instant. The remaining forces of Li Jiancheng were waiting for him to show up.

"Li Er, Li Er, I just want to develop well, don't force me. If you force me, you won't be able to live in peace in that position!"

Li Yuanji was well aware that with his current strength, he did not have the capital to confront Li Er head-on, but if Li Er really wanted to be aggressive towards him, he, Li Yuanji, would not be easily provoked.

At this time, Cen Wenben's voice came again.

“Your Majesty, we don’t need to worry about anything in the next six months to a year. But when the King of Qin has pacified all the forces of the Crown Prince, he will definitely take action against us. Because of your status as the legitimate son, the King of Qin will definitely be uneasy if your Majesty is not dead.

That will be the real test for us, Your Majesty. I suggest that we must now expand our army on a larger scale. The development can be slightly delayed, but if the army is insufficient, we will not be able to resist attacks from all sides of the King of Qin in the future.

With only a powerful army in our hands, the King of Qin will not dare to act rashly, and we will be able to have more time.

Today, the king's fiefdom is not limited to Lingnan, but if we want to strengthen our strength through other places, it will take time, at least more than three years. As long as we get through this time, the places we have conquered will gradually be returned to us in the future.

By then, we will have sufficient manpower, money, food, and more advanced weapons, and we will be able to fight against the King of Qin."

After listening to what Cen Wenben said, Li Yuanji immediately laughed. Cen Wenben's vision was still good, and Li Yuanji agreed with this.

"Jingren, don't worry, as long as Li Er doesn't attack us now, he won't be able to attack us in the next two to three years.

In addition to the need to pacify his eldest brother's forces and stabilize the world, there are also constant natural disasters in the Tang Dynasty, including floods in the south, droughts in the north, and even greater natural disasters in the Guanlong area. How can Li Er send troops without dealing with these things?

There is another most important one, that is the Turks. Now the imperial court’s army is in Daizhou, Bingzhou, Luzhou, and Xiangzhou, but is Jie Li’s main force really there?

The Turks are mostly composed of cavalry and move very quickly. They have been invading the Tang Dynasty for many years. Now that there is such a big turmoil within the Tang Dynasty, the prince's army may not be willing to stop the Turkish army. If Jie Li leads the army and goes straight to Chang'an from another direction, Jingren, do you think Li Er can stop him?

By then, Li Er would be unable to stop it. All the troops he could mobilize were in the Daizhou area, and there were very few troops left. He could not even mobilize the prince's army. The Turkic invasion was inevitable, unless Li Er could find a loophole in another line of defense.

Although Li Yi has tens of thousands of troops in Jingzhou, Li Yi is the prince's man. Do you think Li Yi will fight the Turks for Li Er?"

Cen Wenben looked at Li Yuanji with wide eyes, and even had cold sweat on his forehead. After careful thinking, Cen Wenben suddenly realized that what Li Yuanji said was very likely to come true. As long as Jie Li could make up his mind and take advantage of this opportunity, he could really quickly attack Chang'an. By then, Chang'an would be exposed to the Turkic army. Even if the troops from all directions came back to support, as long as he was slow in one step, he would be slow in every step.

Cen Wenben swallowed his saliva and followed this line of thought. He found that the army coming to support would inevitably not be able to catch up with the speed of the Turks. After all, Jie Li could also deploy a part of the army to block the army coming to support. With the main force attacking Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty seemed to be in danger of being breached by the Turks?
Cen Wenben was filled with horror. It was not that they did not dare to think so, but everyone thought that the main force of the Turks was in Daizhou and Bingzhou. The imperial court was able to send troops and gather heavy troops there, which must have been done after investigation. But it seemed that everyone had overlooked the cavalry's movement speed and Jie Li's courage.

More importantly, no one expected that a mutiny would break out in Chang'an. The military forces in the city of Chang'an were depleted. Could the Qin Palace's army withstand the attack of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops?

If it was said by someone else, Cen Wenben might not necessarily believe it. At most, he would think it was possible. But when it came from Li Yuanji's mouth, it meant that the matter was basically a foregone conclusion. It was true that what Li Yuanji said came true time and time again, so it was hard for him not to believe it.

After a while, Cen Wenben suddenly looked at Li Yuanji.

“Your Majesty, if this is the case, you can gather an army and counterattack the Tang Dynasty. As long as you raise the banner, the remaining forces of the prince will definitely support you.

At that time, the King of Qin was attracted by the Turks and needed to focus all his efforts on dealing with them. This is our chance to attack them!"

Cen Wenben stared at Li Yuanji. He wanted to see what decision Li Yuanji would make. From a righteous point of view, he actually didn't want Li Yuanji to do this, because the Turkic invasion would be a national disaster and everyone should take it as their responsibility to resist foreign enemies.

But as a subject of Li Yuanji, he hoped that Li Yuanji would do so. Once the Turks really did so, it would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for them.

Li Yuanji listened to Cen Wenben's words for a long time, then shook his head solemnly.

“Jingren, I’m afraid I have to disappoint you. Although Li Er and I are enemies and cannot coexist with each other, if Jie Li really invades Chang’an, I will not send troops to counterattack the Tang Dynasty.

No matter how we fight among ourselves, that is our Great Tang’s internal affairs. But if other races dare to interfere, we must first pacify them. Throughout history, many examples have illustrated this issue.

And I also believe in Li Er. Although he wants to kill me, I have to admit that Li Er is a very capable person. As long as Li Er can stabilize Jie Li, the longer the time drags on, the more dangerous Jie Li will be. Once the various armies come to support, it will be difficult for Jie Li to return to the grassland.

What Li Er would definitely be able to do was just a matter of how much price he would pay, because Jie Li would not dare to stay under the city of Chang'an for long. As long as Jie Li was not sure of breaking through Chang'an within ten days or even shorter time, he would die.

Jie Li would not do this. What he wants is nothing more than profit. If he can make Li Shimin, the new ruler of the Tang Dynasty, bow his head, his reputation within the Turkic people will be unmatched. This is what Jie Li wants."

Li Yuanji was not overwhelmed by what Cen Wenbenchong said. On the contrary, he was very sober. In his eyes, he might not be defeated by Li Shimin, but he had to be given a few more years until he could invent firearms. Although his army had an advantage now, the advantage was limited. As long as he could invent firearms, Li Shimin would be afraid of him.

Today his fiefdom is not small. Although its war potential is not as good as that of the Tang Dynasty, it is not completely powerless. It just takes a few years for the benefits to pay back to him, just as Cen Wenben said.

What he needs most now is time. He has only been developing for more than two years. If he is given another two or three years, or even five years, he has the confidence that Li Er will not be his opponent by then, even if Li Er is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

After hearing this, Cen Wenben's eyes ignited with fire. He looked at Li Yuanji with a hot gaze and was even more excited in his heart.

In Cen Wenben's eyes, although he had missed the opportunity now, the righteousness and confidence, the broad mind, and the momentum just now made Cen Wenben feel that Li Yuanji was the most suitable leader in the world and the one worthy of his following.

At this time, Li Yuanji's voice came again.

"Jingren, don't think about those things. It's useless to think about them. Don't forget that our main force is in Xizhou, Luzhou, and Songzhou. It's too late for the army.

Although we think so, we must also be on guard against Li Er. We will immediately send a message to Xie Shufang, Su Dingfang, Xi Jun, Tan Dian, Liu Rengui and others, leaving part of the army to continue to clear out the remaining enemies, and lead the rest of the army back immediately!

Although we will not take this opportunity to attack Li Er, we must be on guard against Li Er. He can kill his brother and imprison his father. Who knows if he will take advantage of this opportunity to attack us directly?

Also send a message to Ning Changrong, Feng Ang, Ning Chun, and especially to Guangzhou Prefecture, telling them to be on high alert and be on guard at all times, and not to give Li Er any chance! "

Li Yuanji's eyes flashed with a gleam. He was not going to take advantage of this opportunity to send troops, but he also had to prepare for the next big move. Li Er had a lot of things to deal with, which required time and energy. He also needed time. Not to mention becoming more powerful than the Tang Dynasty, but at least he could not fall too far behind the Tang Dynasty.

Now that he has his current basic foundation, Li Yuanji looked at the countries surrounding the Tang Dynasty on the map, and the corners of his mouth gradually curled up.

"When I turn all the surrounding countries into my fiefdom, what will you use to fight me, Li Er? Without my permission, you can't even leave the country!

A Turkic tribe beat you like this, and you have Tuyuhun next to you, and Tubo is also gradually gaining power. You still want to deal with me? First deal with your neighbors, and then deal with me. "

Looking at the map, a very big idea arose in Li Yuanji's mind. As soon as this idea came into his mind, Li Yuanji was full of excitement, because he was thinking that after he conquered Japan, he would conquer Silla, Baekje, and Goguryeo in the northeast, and then take over the Turks as well.

Then on the other side, he would take over the entire India from the Pyu Kingdom and destroy the Harsha Dynasty directly. Then he would go to the Western Regions, including the Western Turks, and turn them all into his fiefdom. By then, the entire Tang Dynasty would be surrounded by his fiefdom. What could Li Er use to fight him?

Li Yuanji was excited just thinking about this idea. Although it would be extremely difficult to realize it, people always have to have ambitions, right?

What if it happens!

(End of this chapter)