The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

If Li Jiancheng were to be a king who would maintain the status quo, he would undoubtedly be very qualified. However, the Turkic tribe in the northern grasslands is eyeing the Tang Dynasty covetously, and from time to time they lead troops to invade the Tang Dynasty. In fact, the Tang Dynasty is not stable. As an emperor, he must understand military affairs.

Li Fu watched Li Yuan's face change, and then looked at the King of Qin with a firm face.

The Turks have always been a concern for the Tang Dynasty. When the Sui Dynasty lost its power and the world was chasing it, Li Yuan raised his army in Jinyang and was always facing the threat of the Turks behind him. It can be said that he was attacked from all sides.

At that time, Liu Wuzhou surrendered to the Turks and was named "Emperor Dingyang" by the Turkic Khan.

At that time, the Turkic Khan had a million soldiers and horses, and was strong and powerful, and had the support of Liu Wuzhou and others. If Li Yuan did not find a way to stabilize the Turks, the other party would definitely unite with Liu Wuzhou, and the consequences would be disastrous under the attack from the north and the south.

Therefore, Li Yuan also thought of a way. He also followed Liu Wuzhou's example and temporarily became a vassal of the Turks. As a stopgap measure, he also sent a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry to show his sincerity.

Although it was a stopgap measure, it was a shame for Li Yuan, whether he was the Sui minister Li Yuan at that time or the current Tang Emperor Li Yuan.

Now that the Turks have come again, Li Yuan will definitely not be weak again.

Therefore, Li Jiancheng's conservatism made him very dissatisfied.

Li Yuan looked at the King of Qin.

"Appoint the King of Qin as the general manager of the expedition."

"Yes!" Li Shimin responded.

"The King of Huai'an is the general manager of the march, and the governor of Lingzhou Li Daozon is the deputy general manager."

When he said this, Li Yuan looked at Li Fu who was sitting below.

"The King of Jingyang is the marching commander-in-chief. He orders you to lead all the troops of Chang'an and set out in three days to stop the Eighteen Tribes."

"Yes! I will prepare it now."

Li Shimin stood up and responded.

Li Fu also imitated Li Shimin, stood up and bowed in response, but he was left in the palace by Li Yuan to continue listening.

The marching commander-in-chief did not have much power in his hands. He just followed Li Shimin and handled some miscellaneous matters. Li Yuan wanted to make himself a credit.

There were the general manager and the general manager, and the deputy general manager in front, so a marching commander-in-chief was insignificant.

Li Fu did not want to disappoint Li Yuan's kindness.

In addition, Jingyang County was the first to bear the brunt. Since he was the marching commander-in-chief, he could always think of a way to try his best to preserve Jingyang County.

Thinking of the farmers on the farm, they were all simple people who had followed him for a long time. Li Fu did not want them to suffer or even die under the iron hoof of the Turks.

At today's banquet, with such an incident, it was a coincidence that Li Fu was present.

Li Fu thought to himself that perhaps Li Yuan had a deeper meaning in arranging him this way.

After all, he was now a member of the royal family.

"Pei Ji, how many militiamen can be assembled in Chang'an City with 300,000 people?" Li Yuan asked.

"Your Majesty, if a family of five can send one person, 60,000 people can be assembled." Pei Ji responded with a bow.

"Okay, declare martial law in Chang'an, send one soldier from each household, gather according to the neighborhood, distribute weapons, and take turns to defend the city walls." Li Yuan said.

Then, Li Yuan sighed.

When he thought of the 18 tribes in the northern grasslands, he couldn't sleep or eat.

From the Daye period to the current Wude period, he went south many times, but there were many cavalry on the grasslands, and everyone was good at riding and shooting, so he couldn't do anything about them.

"Although the population of the grassland is not as large as that of Guanzhong, their cavalry is very powerful, with a total of 200,000 people. Although our Tang Dynasty has a large population, it lacks war horses. If we only rely on infantry to fight, we can't do anything to them." Li Jiancheng said.

"The advantage of our Tang Dynasty is that it is large in area. Chang'an City is close to the Turks. If they go south to attack the Tang Dynasty, they can reach Chang'an in a few days. Then, the strengths of the Tang Dynasty will have no room to play." Pei Ji said: "During the Sixteen Kingdoms, the Hu cavalry ravaged the Central Plains, but they were only north of the Yellow River and could not go south. Therefore, when Fu Jian of the Former Qin went south and was defeated at Feishui, although he had cavalry, it was useless."

"But now is different from the past." Li Jiancheng said.

Everyone present heard the meaning of Pei Ji's words.

That is, Chang'an City is not suitable to be the capital of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Fu frowned and listened to Pei Ji's words.

If he really did what Pei Ji said, that is, he would retreat without fighting, then Li Yuan would never be able to wash away the humiliation he carried.

But the current situation was urgent, and Pei Ji's words did make sense, so Li Yuan was inevitably wavering.

"This is not a bad idea." Li Yuan said, "After the chaos in the Central Plains, the national strength has not recovered. It is not a bad idea to retreat first and temporarily avoid the sharp edge of the eighteen tribes on the grassland. When the national strength is restored in the future, we can fight back."

This was very impressive.Li Fu felt even worse.

"This matter is of great importance and should be carefully considered." Li Jiancheng said.

Li Fu looked at Li Jiancheng. Judging from his expression, he should not agree with Pei Ji's words and did not want to retreat.

However, since Li Yuan said so, he could not directly stand up and refute.

It must be said that Li Jiancheng is knowledgeable, but he is too stable. If he seeks stability in everything, he will lose his edge. Without his edge, people will think he is too soft-hearted.

Li Fu shook his head secretly.

In the face of the war, if the court runs away, how can the military and the people be at peace?

At that time, will this war still be fought?

Just now, Li Yuan said that there are 300,000 people in Chang'an City, and one person from a family of five people will defend Chang'an City.

Now the royal family is running away with the court officials?

Pei Ji, the old thief, his heart is worthy of death! !

The Tang Dynasty moved its capital, withdrew from Chang'an, and moved to the south of the Yellow River. It preserved the aristocratic families and was in line with the interests of the aristocratic families, but it damaged the dignity of the Li Tang royal family.

It is easy to withdraw, just pack up and run away, but it is not easy to take back this land.

If Li Jiancheng could stand up and resolutely oppose, perhaps Li Yuan could still consider it, but he was so ambiguous, and Li Yuan's idea could only be on this.

After all, now that the Tang Dynasty is facing the Turks, it seems that there is no chance of winning.

"There is no time for us to carefully consider the emergency measures. Let's discuss it. If it is feasible, we will act immediately." Li Yuan said: "I just don't know where it is suitable."

"Your Majesty, I think the south of the mountain is fine. The eighteen cavalry cannot cross it, and there is a big river in the south, which is convenient for transportation to the south, and the food from the south can be transported there continuously."

Li Yuan nodded and looked at Li Jiancheng.

"Prince, what do you think?"

"I think... it's feasible." After listening to Pei Ji's analysis, Li Jiancheng agreed with the idea of ​​moving the capital.

Yeah, I overestimated him.

Li Fu was secretly dissatisfied.

After everyone in the hall left, Li Yuan kept Li Fu.