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Chapter 250
At dusk, the Hu people cut down trees from the forest beside the great lake and transported them to build the city.Looking at the Huaihuang Town rising on the vast grassland, Li Chongjiu couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The current world is the same as the principle of doing business in his previous life, such as the operation of business capital and running a business.Capital operation is profiteering, but doing business is the real business.

For example, those prairie barbarians who kill and kill all day long, so what if they are proud for a while, once the power is gone, the empire is like quicksand in the wind. The Rouran Khanate is the best example. , is the real merit in the present and the benefit in the future.

To serve as an official, one must benefit one party. I have been in Huaihuang Town for two years and built a Huaihuang Town so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment. This is what should be done. 20 years later, those who fought and killed will not remember, but Qin Huang and Yang Guang who built the Great Wall and opened up the Grand Canal...

Thinking of this, Li Chongjiu snorted secretly, these two people are also notorious in later generations.But in any case, people of later generations will remember that there is a Huaihuang Town on the grassland, a real city.Looking back from a distance, Li Chongjiu thought about his current situation, and what he could do was limited. For Sifang, his current achievements could be easily destroyed by a war.

Turks, Li Tang, Dou Jiande, Goguryeo's most powerful neighbors right now.The new Turkic Khan came to the throne, and Li Tang immediately raised troops from Jinyang. Yang Guang, who was in Jiangdu, ordered the Sui army to put out the fire on all sides.

And Li Chongjiu must rise rapidly among them.If we want to divide long-term and short-term goals, Li Chongjiu's long-term goal is of course to wipe out the heroes internally as Wen Yanbo hoped, to subdue the barbarians externally, to inherit the orthodoxy of the Han family, and rule the world.The medium-term goal is to seize Hebei within four to five years, and fight against the heroes with the momentum of the world.The short-term plan is to capture Zhuo County within one to two years and establish a foothold in Liaodong.

Li Chongjiu thought that everything was going well, so it should be good, but when he thought of the speed of Li Yuan's rise, he couldn't help but feel urgent.In history, Li Yuan raised troops in Jinyang and captured Chang'an within half a year to complete the first phase of the plan.In the next three years, Xue Ju, Xue Rengao and his sons, Li Gui, and Liu Wuzhou completed the second stage of stability in the rear of Guanzhong and Shanxi, and finally went out to defeat Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, and the world was basically settled.

Time waits for no one. Among these four, the Turkic threat to me is imminent, so I need to focus on dealing with it first. As for Li Tang and Dou Jiande, they will not threaten me now, but there will be a battle in the future, so I can delay it.And Goguryeo once again.

In order to fight against the Turks, his current strength is definitely not enough, so he can only strengthen his power first, and the next goal is Zhuojun.After Li Chongjiu thought about these things, he immediately called Lin Dangfeng, Wen Yanbo, Ji Chuan, Liu Yi, Wang Mahan, and Tanzong to discuss the next step of attacking Zhuojun.

Wen Yanbo and Li Chongjiu said: "Among Zhuo County, Xue Shixiong is a famous general of the Sui Dynasty, not inferior to Zhang Xutuo. In the battle of Sashui, all twelve Sui armies were defeated, but Xue Shixiong was the only one who defeated him. Goguryeo returned, and now the [-] elite troops in Zhuojun are all elite, if these [-] elite do not move, with the strength of our army, we cannot easily attack Zhuojun."

Wang Mahan said: "But Zhuojun, we have to take it. Most of the troops who conquered Liaodong were in Zhuojun. As long as Zhuojun is here, our army can pull up an army of [-] armored troops relying on soldiers, food and supplies. , and the food stockpiles are enough for us to raise another [-] troops for a year."

Lin Dangfeng waved his hands and said: "It's true that there are so many soldiers, but not necessarily food and grass. In addition to Xue Shixiong's 3 horses, Zhuo County also has [-] soldiers. This year, Zhuo County has suffered a poor harvest, and the wealthy gentry control the granaries again." , hiding the population, and refusing to pay taxes, so the [-] army ate their horses every day, relying only on the accumulated grain of the year, and no matter how much grain and grass were stored in the past, it would not be enough for them to eat."

Wen Yanbo said: "Now we are fighting against Dou Jiande in Duanda, Hebei Province, and we have lost consecutive battles. In Xingyang County, Li Mi led 20 Wagang troops to storm the Eastern Capital. Both places are tight. In addition to the current Luo Yi rebellion, the Liaodong Road has been cut off. , and it is impossible to attack Goguryeo again. Now Xue Shixiong, the [-] elite troops stationed in Zhuojun County, is just a display. All."

Ji Chuan nodded and said: "That's right, Pu Shangong Li Mi was born in a noble family, so it's nothing more than an inexhaustible hero. I didn't expect the humble Dou Jiande to rise in Hebei, conquer Wang Xuba, Gao Shida, and Zhang Jincheng." The three volumes are truly the heroes of today."

Ji Chuan has always looked down on people from humble backgrounds other than the gentry, and sometimes even Li Chongjiu was choked up by him, but now he can say this about Dou Jiande here, which shows his influence in Hebei.

Wen Yanbo immediately said: "Brother Ji, why should you be mean? Dou Jiande is nothing more than the yellow scarf and red eyebrows of the past. He is not as good as the lord. He has the ambition of Han Gaozu."

As soon as Wen Yanbo said this, Liu Yi and Lin Dangfeng agreed.Ji Chuan immediately said: "Come back to business, so according to Wen Sima's opinion, when will Xue Shixiong's army go south?"

Wen Yanbo pinched his beard for a while and said, "As far as the present is concerned, there are no variables. The shortest is one year, and the fastest is two or three years."

Ji Chuan was startled and said, "It will take so long?"

Lin Dangfeng asked carefully: "Dare to ask Wen Sima, what are the variables? Whether Li Fazhu, Dou Jiande, and Du Fuwei, the three anti-kings, are effective?"
Wen Yanbo flicked his sleeves and said, "No, of course the variable is that Jinyang stays behind Li Yuan."

Everyone nodded, Li Yuan's rebellion was no longer a secret, the news came that Li Yuan's sons Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji, and Li Sanniang, who were in Xijing as hostages, were missing.Wang Wei and Gao Junya, the Deputy of Jinyang who stayed behind, were also placed under house arrest.Now Li Yuan has quietly taken out the knife in his arms, revealing its edge.

It's just that whether Li Yuan wants to separate himself and stand on his own, and wait and see what happens, or whether he wants to go directly to Xijing is still unknown.

"If Li Yuan rebelled, there is no need to doubt the target. It must be Xijing. Li Yuan inherited the Li family in Longxi, and among the noble families in Guanzhong, he has more friends than him. Therefore, Guanzhong is where his hegemony lies. As the saying goes, being rich and not returning home is like walking in brocade clothes at night. , so Li Yuan has 1 reasons, not to sit in Taiyuan, or go east to Hebei, but to attack Xijing. And if Li Yuan goes to Kansai, unless the emperor personally returns to the eastern capital, he will have to transfer Xue Shixiong's elite soldiers. "

Hearing Wen Yanbo's words, everyone nodded their heads. The Li family is a powerful family, and his actions must be based on his best interests.In the same position, if Li Chongjiu stayed behind in Taiyuan, he would be dead if he entered Guanzhong now, otherwise Xue Ju and his son, Li Gui, etc. would all want to get involved in Guanzhong, and it would not be Li Yuan's turn in the end.

Li Chongjiu smiled when he heard the words, he had been trying his best to delay the time for Li Yuan to raise troops, and in the end, it was better to see Li Yuan can be faster.However, the longer it took for Li Yuan to raise an army, the stronger the forces opposing Li Yuan like Li Mi, Dou Jiande, and even Xue Ju and Li Gui would be. In the future, these will be Li Tang's obstacles.

Wen Yanbo looked at the faces of everyone, and suddenly said seriously: "If everyone thinks that once Li Yuan raises troops and Xue Shixiong goes south, we can take advantage of the situation to seize Zhuojun, then it is a big mistake. Although Xue Shixiong has left, Zhuojun is still there. [-] county soldiers, and as far as I know, most of these [-] county soldiers are currently under the orders of the Lu family."

"Fan Yang's Lu family?" Ji Chuan's expression changed.

Li Chongjiu is also Su Rong. During the Western Jin Dynasty, he was a romantic figure. The top-ranking families were undoubtedly the Hongnong Yang family, Langya Wang family, Chen Liuxie family and Qiaojun Huan family.Later, during the Sinicization of the Northern Dynasties, it was believed that the Cui family of Qinghe, the Lu family of Fanyang, the Wang family of Taiyuan, and the Zheng family of Xingyang were deduced from the clothes and crowns, and the first-class surnames of the Han people were the highest gentry families in the world, and they were collectively called the four major families.

At that time, although the Li family in Longxi was respected, it was still not as good as the eyes of the four major clans. After Li Tang won the world, he forced the five surnames and seven surnames, seven surnames and ten families. But they didn't admit it, and they still intermarried internally. Later, among the four major clans, they would rather marry their daughters to ninth-rank officials than marry the crown prince.

Wen Yanbo said: "The Lu family in Zhuojun is the only clan in Shandong that has the surname Cui. Since the Northern Dynasty, the power of the Cui surname has been in Qingqi, while the Lu family has been in Youzhou. At that time, the Northern Dynasty was strong. For a time, the entire northern desert was conquered in the north, and the great river was crushed in the south, but for localities, the four major clans still had to be entrusted with governance."

Li Chongjiu stopped his hand and said: "I understand, what Wen Sima meant, even if I seized Zhuojun, without the support of Fan Yang Lu, I would not be able to secure Zhuojun, right?"

Wen Yanbo nodded solemnly, and said: "That's right. Zhuo County is different. After the war, Shanggu has been dilapidated. Most of the local gentry also migrated or were burned in the flames of war. As for Liaoxi and Liaodong counties, the land is vast and sparsely populated. In the two towns of Yuyi and Yi, most of them are in the company of Fan people. The eunuch does not need to consider the local power, but the population of Zhuojun is [-] households, and the local officials, common people, and county soldiers are all close to the Fanyang Lu family. The eunuch wants to seize Zhuojun is not difficult, but if you really want to occupy Zhuojun, you must have Fanyang Lu's support, or..."

Having said this, Wen Yanbo stopped talking.Tan Zong was a fool, so he immediately asked: "Or what? Don't say anything."

"Or just uproot Lu Shi and leave no one behind!" Ji Chuan said flatly.

Wen Yanbo cupped his hands to Li Chongjiu and said, "No, if you have the world in your heart, you must put benevolence and righteousness first!"

Wang Mahan said angrily: "Mother, mother, what, I have long seen those powerful families, but have you ever heard of princes and generals Xiangning? No matter who comes from a powerful family, you can treat other people as ants. I am a phoenix. I am a phoenix. I can't get used to this kind of thing, if Zhuo County is destroyed, I will kill all these people with eyes on the top of their heads."

"Great rebellion, this is an act of violence, the cruelty of Shang Zhou! It's not what the benevolent emperor said." Wen Yanbo said sharply.

(End of this chapter)