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Volume Three, Taihang Mountain, Chapter 821, Discussion of Conquering the Tang Dynasty

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    September of the fourth year of innovation.

    The wars in all aspects of the Zhao Kingdom have ended, and the world is basically peaceful now, with only Li Tang by his side.

    In this month, some officials came to Li Yuan and said: Although the emperor has great achievements in China, the people are afraid of his power and do not cherish his virtue.  When he was in power, there was a heavy police force, and he was driving east and west, and there was no peace.  Now that the prince is a wise man, he has inherited the throne and handled the government affairs. He is praised by hundreds of officials and respected by the people. I would like to ask your majesty to hand over the throne to the prince so that he can inherit the throne as soon as possible.

    As soon as the memorial came out, the prince Li Shimin reprimanded the minister and dismissed him from office.

    But three days later, Li Yuan suddenly issued an edict and decided to abdicate.

    In September, Li Yuan ceded the throne to his son Li Shimin in the Taiji Palace and abdicated as the Supreme Emperor.  The Tang Dynasty completed the replacement of imperial power.

    Li Shimin did not change the Yuan Dynasty, but still took Wude as his reign title, and made Li Chengqian, the prince of Zhongshan County, the crown prince.

    After Li Shimin became emperor, he appointed Gao Shilian as his minister, Fang Xuanling as his minister, Yu Wenshiji as his Zuopushe, Feng Deyi as his Youpushe, Changsun Wuji as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Du Ruhui as the Minister of the Ministry of War.  Zhining was the imperial censor, and Yan Shigu and Liu Linfu, both members of the Zhongshu family, were the assistant ministers of the Zhongshu family.

    Hou Junji is the general of the left guard, Duan Zhixuan is the general of the Xiaowei, Cheng Zhijie is the leading general on the right, Zhang Gongjin, the deputy leader on the right, is the general Wuhou on the right, Li Junxian, the leader of the right prison gate, is the general of the right prison gate, and Li Ke, the deputy leader of the right interior  The division is the general who leads the left and right armies.

    Li Keshi is the younger brother of Li Jing.

    Soon after Li Shimin proclaimed himself emperor, Li Yuanji wrote to Yizhou Xingtai servant She Dougui, and contacted Xingtai Shangshu Wei Yunqi and Guo Xingfang to rebel.  Dou Gui's actions are not secretive, and things are leaked, which results in Dou Gui.  Wei Yunqi and his younger brother Wei Qingjian were all ordered to be killed by Li Shimin.

    Li Shimin came to power amidst the turmoil and bloodshed.  He was ruthless towards the rebels, but towards the common people Li Shimin was a gentle and lenient king.  Li Shimin issued an edict as soon as he ascended the throne.  More than 3,000 palace maids were released in Yeting, saying that the palace maids were secluded and could be lamented, so they should be kept simple. This not only reduced the pressure on the inner court, but also allowed these women to marry among the people and gained popularity.

    Li Shimin also banned garden eagles and dogs to support the people, and also required all officials to be simple and solemn in their government orders, both inside and outside the officials.  The people are all very happy.

    In addition, Li Shimin also invited the generals of the guards to practice shooting in the court of Xiande Palace, and practiced it in person every day.

    Li Shimin said to the soldiers: "The strength of the Zhao State today has rarely been seen since ancient times, and it may not be as strong as the Han Dynasty in its heyday. As generals, you must not wander around and forget the battle. Today I specialize in bows and arrows, and one day the Zhao State will be invaded."  As your general, I will protect the Tang Dynasty and expel foreign lands!"

    So Li Shimin taught the soldiers every day and practiced archery in the palace.  After personal testing, Li Shimin will reward those who are brave enough with bows, knives, and silk.  General Li Tang also assessed him.

    News that Li Shimin refreshed his politics and prepared for war.  Immediately report it to Youjing from the Rumor Department.  Cao Wen said in the memorial that Li Shimin took the throne less than half a year ago.  Li Tang was reorganized and the court was renovated.  At present, as long as Li Shimin is in power, Li Tang will become stronger and stronger. It is really difficult to predict if things continue like this.

    Therefore, Cao Wen established in the memorial that Li Chongjiu was considering attacking the Tang Dynasty and should not indulge the enemy.

    In Youjing, in the newly built Linshuo Palace, hundreds of officials from the Zhao Kingdom gathered on this day.  Everyone knew that this court meeting was unusual. Not only Youjing officials, but also Zhou Zhou, Zhao Xin, general Xu Shiji, Shan Xiongxin and others who were out of town were transferred back to Youjing to attend the court meeting.

    The generals, generals and officials of Zhao have never gathered together like this. What they want to discuss is a major event related to Zhao State and the world.

    At the beginning of the court meeting, Li Chongjiu took Cao Wen's memorial and ordered people to recite it in the hall.

    Afterwards, Li Chongjiu proposed the idea of ??conquering the Tang Dynasty in the main hall and asked all officials to discuss it.  Li Chongjiu did not listen, but let the officials discuss it themselves. After half an hour, Wen Yanbo would summarize it and announce it in front of the palace.

    Half an hour later, the atmosphere in the hall was unexpectedly solemn.

    Wen Yanbo said to Li Chongjiu: "Your Majesty, after the Zhongshu Province has discussed it, there are three proposals for attacking the Tang Dynasty. The first is to speed up. After half a year of preparing food, fodder and baggage, training soldiers and horses, and then fully mobilizing them, with the strength of Zhao's troops today, we can  Sent out 500,000 troops to attack Li Tang. The second was to slow down, and first sent generals to attack Li Tang's three strongholds in Jiangzhou, Hexi, and Xiangfan to weaken the Tang army. Then when the time was right, they would attack Tang in a big way.  This will take about two years. The third reason is that I oppose the attack on Tang Dynasty and believe that the time is not ripe now."

    After Wen Yanbo finished speaking, there was a slight commotion in the main hall, and then it calmed down again, as if a breeze was blowing across the water, and after a ripple, it returned to calm.

    The ministers lowered their heads and waited for Li Chongjiu's instructions.  After being silent for a while, Li Chongjiu said: "I want to hear your objections first! Which of your beloved ministers is opposed to conquering the Tang Dynasty? Feel free to speak out."

    After all the ministers waited for a while, Lu Chengqing, the imperial censor, came out first and said: "Your Majesty, pleaseHe believed that the time to attack the Tang Dynasty was not yet ripe.  "

    Li Chongjiu said: "Tell me your reasons."

    Lu Chengqing said: "Your Majesty, it has been four years since the founding of our country Zhao. The country is getting stronger day by day. Your Majesty's power has shocked the remote places in all directions. He first eliminated powerful enemies such as Luo Yi, Song Jingang, Liu Wuzhou, Wang Shichong, etc., and then pacified the north and settled the south of the Yangtze River.  It's like picking up grass and mustard, but the humble minister thinks that a good author may not necessarily succeed well, and a good beginning may not necessarily end well. In ancient times, the wise kings and saints knew that it is not easy to start a business and maintain success, and they always trembled and feared, as if they were facing an abyss."

    "Although Li Tang now dominates the world, the Li family's father and son have extended their kindness and kindness, the country is stable, and the people are respectful. Neither father nor son are unruly kings. If they want to attack suddenly, they may be raising unknown troops and resorting to force.  . If a minister wants to attack other countries, he must have eight words to prepare for the violent lord. The Turks may not have been weaker than Zhao at the beginning, but His Majesty Tieshan destroyed them in one battle. Why is this? It is a defeat of Jieli.  It is because of his rebellion that he brought about his own destruction, and it is not due to the strength of your Majesty's armored soldiers. Now that the country of Li Tang is at peace, we cannot attack easily. It is better to wait for the opportunity, and wait for the time when the people of Li Tang are worried about the country.

    "It's ridiculous. Li Shimin usurped power, killed his brother, and forced his father to abdicate. Shouldn't such a violent and ruthless king be the one to launch a crusade? How could he come from nowhere!"

    As soon as Lu Chengqing finished speaking, Minister Ji Chuan retorted impatiently.

    Li Yuanji, who was beside Jichuan, knelt down and cried bitterly: "Your Majesty, the blood and tears have not yet dried after the Xuanwu Gate incident. The man who killed his brother and usurped the throne is now high in the temple, worshiped by hundreds of officials. The hatred of killing his brother is not shared.  Dai Tian, ??I beg your Majesty to grant me a brigade, so that I can attack Guanzhong without taking the head of the thief, and I will never retreat."

    ??????????????????????????????????????Everyone looked at Li Yuanji crying and said in their hearts, if you go like this, what other consequences will it have besides self-destruction? Even if you have other plans, it is too disgusting to behave like this.

    Li Chongjiu, who was sitting on the dragon chair, responded to Li Yuanji's crying with gentle words and comforted him: "I know Aiqing's distress, and I'm not saying that I won't conquer the Tang Dynasty. At present, hundreds of officials in the main hall are discussing matters, and their plans are in the temple.  . My dear friends also know that having more temples will lead to victory, so you can speak frankly, but I would also like to hear your opinions against attacking the Tang Dynasty."

    Li Yuanji gave up after hearing this.

    Lu Chengqing said: "Your Majesty is a wise king who always follows the good deeds. Now that I have finished speaking, I sincerely ask your Majesty to think about it with all the ministers."

    Li Chongjiu nodded and said: "Lu Aiqing, thank you for your hard work. Is there any other Aiqing who is willing to go out and speak out against the evils of the Tang Dynasty?"

    After Lu Chengqing retired, Xue Wanshu, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, came out and said: "I have something to say, Your Majesty Li Tang, there is the danger of Tongguan in the north, the hero of Jiange in the south, the Yellow River is blocked by stones, and the Qutang is difficult to cross on the Yangtze River. If Lu  What the censor just said was that the weather was unprepared, so what a humble official said, the geographical advantage is also on Li Tang's side."

    After Xue Wanshu finished speaking, Xu Shiji said lightly: "Wei Chen had read Wu Qi's Military Book. There was a sentence in it: In the past, the three Miao clans had Dongting on the left and Pengli on the right, but Yu destroyed them; Xia Jie's residence was Heji on the left and Tai on the right.  Hua, Yique is in the south, sheep intestines are in the north, but the Tang Dynasty releases them; the country of Yin and Zhou has Longmen on the left, Taihang on the right, Changshan Mountain in the north, and the river flows to the south, but King Wu kills them. The strength of mountains and rivers lies in  Virtue does not lie in danger. If you do not cultivate virtue, your right and left confidants will become enemies of the country."

    "So I think that although Tongguan and Jiange are dangerous, they are not worth worrying about. It is precisely because the danger can be relied on but not relied on."

    When Xu Shiji spoke, all the ministers nodded, and even Li Chongjiu couldn't help but praise: "Xu Aiqing, these words are truly golden."

    After Xu Shiji finished speaking, Gao Xudao, the Minister of Rites, also came out to object: "When Fu Jian conquered Jin, he had millions of soldiers, and he threw whips to cut off the flow of troops. However, the Jin Dynasty was only in a remote place in the south of the Yangtze River. The people were trapped and the soldiers were exhausted, but Fu Jian finally  But what's the point of Feishui's defeat?"

    "First, because the Jin Dynasty was in harmony, but the Hu people in Fu Jian's country were not convinced. After his army was defeated, various tribes rebelled against Qin repeatedly. Looking back from the past to the present, we can see how similar it is!"

    Although Gao Xudao's voice was not loud, it shocked all the ministers.  Some of the ministers looked uneasy, while others peeked at the expressions of Ying Hefu, Ao Tuo and other generals.

    At that time, Fu Jian implemented the policy of spreading chaos across the world, and was extremely lenient to the defeated people. Every time a country was destroyed, he awarded its monarchs and ministers official titles, and made them lead the old tribes to implement kingly governance. This made Fu Jian's Qin State snowball.  When he was at his strongest, he combined troops from the Han, Di, Qiang, Xianbei, and Jie tribes, with a force of millions.

    Finally, Fu Jian ordered an attack on the Jin Dynasty and marched south with a million troops. There were so many people and horses at that time that he claimed that he could cut off the current with a whip.

    But in the end, Fu Jian fought with the Jin State and was defeated on the front line, which eventually led to the collapse of the entire army and final defeat. All the Qiang and Xianbei people under his command rebelled, and even Fu Jian himself died in the end at the hands of his subordinate Qiang Yao Chang.  On hand.

    If the Battle of Fujian and Feishui had been successful, there would have been nothing in history.After the Northern Dynasties, the Sui and Tang Dynasties will no longer exist.

    Gao Xudao used the failure of such an unprecedentedly powerful Qin Empire to remind Zhao ministers how similar the current Zhao State was to the Qin State back then.

    In addition to the Han troops and horses, Li Chongjiu also gathered people from Shi Dexi, Khitan, Turks, Shiwei, Mohe, Goguryeo and other ethnic groups under his command. If the attack on the Tang Dynasty was not successful, would Li Chongjiu make the same mistake as Fu Jian?  ?  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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