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Chapter 500
The three years of Wude, for Datang, is actually only the second year.

In August of the first year of Wude, Li Yuan ascended the base of the Taiji Hall, and until September of the third year of Wude, it was only exactly two years.

For Li Tang's new empire, two years is neither short nor long.

Li Tang first welcomed the challenge from Xue Ju in Longxi and Li Gui in Hexi.Guanzhong is located to the west of the Central Plains, Longxi is located to the west of Guanzhong, and Hexi is located to the west of Longxi. Compared with the Central Plains, Hexi and Longxi are the rear of Guanzhong.

Li Yuan first pacified Xueju in Longxi, and later joined forces with Tuyuhun to destroy Ligui in Hexi, and pacified Longhe and Longhe.Then Li Yuan sent his old friend, Yang Gongren, a famous minister of the former court, to be the appeasement ambassador of Hexi Road and the chief inspector of Liangzhou to appease Hexi.

Yang Gongren deserved to be an official. After the pacification of Li Gui, the Rong and Han people in the northwest got their own places. The countries in the Western Regions from Congling to the east all paid tribute to the Tang Dynasty.

As for Hedong, when Li Tang was weak at the beginning of the founding of the country, he also withstood the attack of Li Chong, the governor of Youzhou at that time, with an army of [-] elite soldiers.The Tang army was unfavorable in the first battle, and then Li Shimin sent troops to counterattack Hedong, which stopped Li Tang's defeat. The only shortcoming was that he lost Taiyuan, the land of Li Tang's long prosperity.

On the south side, Li Yuan worshiped Li Xiaogong as a general, and went south to take Sichuan and Shu, and Li Xiaogong took more than [-] states in Sichuan and Shu.

The governor of Liangzhou, the general of Zuo Wuhou, Pang Yu, broke the scorpion in Jizhou, and the later Tang army attacked Ran Zhaoze, the chieftain of Sichuan and Shu. The two armies fought in Xinzhou. Li Xiaogong's main force was defeated first. Turn defeat into victory.So far, Sichuan and Shu have been settled.Li Yuan took Li Shimin as the Minister of Yizhou Daoxingtai, under the jurisdiction of the six prefectures and the military affairs of Yizhou.

After receiving Hexi, Longxi, Sichuan and other places, Li Tang's national strength increased greatly.Li Yuan immediately ordered the establishment of the Twelfth Army, and each Zhechong mansion in the Guannei Road belonged to the Twelfth Army.

Take Wannian Road as the Banner Army, Chang'an Road as the Drum Banner Army, Fuping Road as the Xuange Army, Liquan Road as the Jingyue Army, Tongzhou Road as the Habayashi Army, Huazhou Road as the Cavalry Army, and Ningzhou Road as the Cavalry Army. Zhewei Army, Qizhou Road is Pingdao Army, Binzhou Road is Zhaoyao Army, Xilin Road is Yuanyou Army, Jingzhou Road is Tianji Army, Yizhou Road is Tianjie Army.Command the Twelfth Army with Cheqifu.

Each army has a general and a lieutenant, and they are appointed by well-known people. The soldiers of the twelve armies usually practice farming and fighting, and when they are ready to fight, they form an army to fight.

In August of the second year of Wude, Duan Decao, the general manager of Li Tang, smashed the capital of Liangshi. Duan Decao was the son of Duan Xiaoxian, the three generals of the Northern Qi Dynasty.Liang Shidu was defeated, and even the Eastern Turks were shocked.

The power of Li Tang has been startled by the princes. Li Yuan, supplemented by war and mainly by appeasement, sent Xia Houduan and Li Mi to Shandong to recruit old generals.In September of the second year of Wude, Du Fuwei, the last of the three anti-Sui rebels, surrendered to Tang in Huainan.

Li Tang worshiped Du Fuwei as the appeasement ambassador of Huainan, the governor of Yangzhou, and the secretary order of Dongnan Daoxingtai, and he was named the king of Chu.Du Fuwei held the festival and was in charge of all the military forces south of the Jiang and Huaihe Rivers. He was also awarded the title of Shu Guogong by the left servant of Xingtai when he cut his throat.

It's just that when Li Mi went to Henan Road, he heard Li Yuan's decree and refused to return. As a result, Li Yuan's general Sheng Yanshi ambushed him.Li Mi was killed, and Wang Bodang died together.

At the beginning, Dou Jiande, the leader of the three major rebel armies who took the lead in rebelling against the Sui Dynasty, was already a prisoner, Li Mi died, and Du Fuwei descended to Tang Dynasty.Now instead, it is Li Yuan who won Du Fuwei's submission, Li Chongjiu who imprisoned Dou Jiande, and Wang Shichong who broke Li Mi.

In October of the third year of Wude, in the second year of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the momentum of the Tang Dynasty was already in full swing, and internal worries were settled, so it was time to sweep the world.

In the deep palace of Chang'an, under the glazed tile roof, the rain rolled down like a curtain, and the golden soldiers stood guardedly in the Wuji Hall, and thunder exploded continuously in the sky above the hall. cardiopulmonary.

In the Wuji Hall, Li Yuan summoned his sons, clan and generals to discuss Zheng's matter.Li Yuan, dressed in military uniform, stood in front of the map with his sword pressed, and asked the ministers, "I have made a decision to leave Tongguan in the east and enter the Central Plains."

Although Li Yuan's voice was not high, but every word and every sentence was matched with the thunder, which made everyone's ears buzzing.Everyone lowered their heads together, showing respect and humility.

"Now in the world, there is Wang Shichong in Henan, Li Chongjiu in Hebei, and Xiao Xian in the south. These three princes are not weak."

Li Yuanji said in the foreword: "Father, but our Li Tang is stronger."

Li Yuan looked at Li Yuanji, smiled and asked, "Then Shiro, who should we hit first?"

"Of course it is Wang Shichong. Zheng first, then Zhao, Henan first, then Hebei."

Li Yuan chuckled and said, "Okay, I want to go with you, Pei Qing, how about this old friend Wang Shichong?"

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Shang Shu Zuo Pu shot Pei Ji got up from his seat and analyzed the situation in which Wang Shichong deposed himself as the emperor and established himself as the empress.

Since Liu Wenjing was involved in Li's conspiracy to rebel, the hero of the Taiyuan uprising and Yuanmou, Liu Wenjing, who could forgive the second death, could not escape the first death, and was directly ordered to be executed by Li Yuan.After the death of his old enemy, Pei Ji was very proud. Apart from the third son of Li Yuan, all the officials in the palace regarded him as the most respected.

Pei Jidang said in the hall: "Since Wang Shichong abolished the emperor, there have been many rebellions among the ministers of the previous dynasty, such as Pei Renji, Pei Xingyan, Shangshu Zuocheng Yuwen Rutong, etc., who proposed to kill Wang Shichong and restore the emperor. They were all killed by Wang Shichong. In order to avoid future troubles afterwards, Wang Shichong hanged and killed Huang Taizhu, and his posthumous title was Emperor Gong."

Speaking of this, there are more than a dozen former officials in the palace, all of whom have sentimental expressions. After the Emperor Taizhu was killed, the real clan left by the former emperor is only King Yang of Qi in Youjing and Princess Changle. One pulse.

Pei Ji didn't look sad at all, instead he said with a look of pleasure: "Wang Shichong killed the Emperor Taizhu, and then acted perversely in the Eastern Capital, which has already caused people to betray their relatives. Dou Luda, the supervisor in the palace, and his general Cheng Yao Jin, Li Junxian, Tian Liu'an, Niu Jinda, and Wu Heikai all surrendered to our Tang Dynasty. Not only Wang Shichong's generals, but even the people of all counties fled to our Tang Dynasty."

"After Wang Shichong heard about it, he was furious and decided to use the law of connecting seats. If one person escapes, the whole family will be implicated. He also circled the people and took five households as one protection. If any family escaped, all of them would be punished. But Wang Shichong was mad and killed. The more people you get, the more people you flee, and in the end, even the common people are limited to the number of firewood. Even when the army goes out, the family members of the soldiers must be taken as hostages."

Everyone shook their heads when they heard this, Wang Shichong was really heartbroken.

Prince Li Shimin made his first speech and said: "When Wang Shichong didn't kill the Emperor Taizhu, he used the name of the old Sui Dynasty to attract the princes of the world, but he still had some momentum. Now that he kills the Emperor Tailor, the big thing is gone."

The internal history made Xiao Yu disdainful and said: "Those who achieve great things should refrain from haste and use patience. Wang Shichong doesn't know how to be patient. He blackmailed the emperor to make the princes. This is not the same way. Cao Mengde can also be learned by everyone?"

Nayan Chen Shuda said: "However, I heard that last year Luo Khan from the East Turkic Region sent an envoy Ashina Gyatto to Luoyang, the eastern capital, to present a thousand good horses, and asked Wang Shichong for intermarriage. Wang Shichong agreed to the Turkic request and sent The ancestral daughter was betrothed to the Turks, and they also negotiated trade with the Turks to conduct mutual markets. I think if there are Turks who support Wang Shichong, if they want to use troops, do they ask Luo Khan for his intentions?"

Li Tang once attacked Li Gui, but the Turks refused, and finally ceded the land of the two counties, and gave them countless gold and silver.After feeding the Turks, Li Tang broke Li Gui.

"Chu Luo is an outsider, how can he manage the affairs of the Central Plains." A resounding voice resounded in the hall, and everyone saw that it was Qin Wang Li Shimin.

Chen Shuda said: "King Qin, the only important thing for the country is to sacrifice and protect the army. Thousands of troops should not be taken lightly. Besides, judging from my Tang's reserves, the time has not yet come."

Li Shimin said: "Your Majesty, Li Chongjiu has already defeated the six counties in Hebei. Now 10,000+ troops surround Liu Heita into Mingzhou, and there is no way to get through. Once Li Chongjiu defeats Liu Heita, he will definitely fight with me and Li Tang with all his strength. Although the current situation is right Our Tang Dynasty is advantageous, but the opportunity is fleeting, if we cannot defeat Wang Shichong first, then it is still unclear who will belong to the deer."

Li Yuan twirled his beard and muttered, while Chen Shuda retreated silently.

Seeing that Li Yuan was silent, Li Shimin knew that he had doubts about the Turks. He took a step forward and said impassionedly, "Your Majesty, people all over the world recognize my Tang Dynasty as Zhengshuo, and only Wang Shichong is obsessed with obsession. The people of the eastern capital fled to Chang'an. Invite the master to march eastward, this is an opportunity given by heaven, my son, please lead an army to capture Luoyang, capture Wang Shichong and present him under the gate."

Li Shimin said that Li Jiancheng did not object in court, and everything went very smoothly recently. Li Shimin's right-hand man Liu Wenjing was killed and lost a strong support in the court.Duan Decao, the general recommended by Li Jiancheng, broke Liang Shidu again, which made Li Yuan very happy.

As for Li Shimin's eagerness to send troops to Wang Shichong now, it is obvious that he wants to restore his current unfavorable situation by destroying Wang Shichong.

Among the sons of the Li family, Li Shimin is the most talented, and Li Jiancheng also knows it well, so he is at odds with Li Shimin. Removing Li Shimin as commander-in-chief is obviously not beneficial to the country.

But Li Jiancheng couldn't make Li Shimin too complacent.

At that moment, Li Jiancheng stepped forward and said: "My minister is also a seconder. I heard that my brother fought against my brother, and my father and son fought. The four of us, father and son of the Li family, have one heart, so we want to fight with the King of Qin and fight the enemy side by side."

Li Yuan said: "Hey, you are the prince, how can you leave Chang'an lightly, no, no."

Li Jiancheng said: "Father, if this is the case, then let King Qi and King Qin go together."

Li Yuan stood in front of the map with his sword in both hands, and asked Li Yuanji, "Silang, after the Taiyuan battle, I have kept you in Chang'an, but I refused to let you go to the army again. Now my eldest brother is in Chang'an and can't go. You May you be willing to carry this heavy burden for me, Li Tang, together with Erlang."
Li Yuanji was overjoyed from the bottom of his heart, and said loudly: "The horse leather shroud is the true nature of a man, and my ministers don't want to be in peace and contentment, so they only want to be a general."

Li Yuan raised his head and laughed when he heard this, the laughter shook the empty hall.

(End of this chapter)