Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4184 Self-knowledge
Li Chengqian is an extremely insecure person and extremely unconfident.

Although he is the eldest son of His Majesty Li Er, he has been placed high hopes by His Majesty Li Er since he was a child. After the "Xuanwu Gate Change", he was immediately canonized as the Crown Prince by the Golden Code. "But such a good day is not long.

As the years get older, the shortcomings of insufficient talent are revealed, and he is often reprimanded by the emperors and teachers of the East Palace, thinking that he is not good at school, which makes Li Chengqian feel inferior and impetuous, and has a rebellious personality. .

Later, King Li Tai of Wei competed with him for storage, and he repeatedly designed and framed him, which made him more passive, restrained everywhere, and misbehaved at every turn. His Majesty Li Er became more and more disgusted.

Until he was framed by Changsun Chong and fell off his horse, causing his legs to be disabled, almost all his saints were lost.Even so, by the time of Queen Wende's funeral, His Majesty Li Er's heart of Yi Chu has gradually become unstoppable.

This kind of fear, fear, and precariousness has survived day by day. For Li Chengqian, who is generally gifted and weak in character, it is a torment all the time, and he may have a complete mental breakdown at any time and do some unreasonable things. to express their fears and anger.

Fortunately, when he was in the most difficult time, he received Fang Jun's unremitting support, which made him not only grateful to Fang Jun, but also relied on him psychologically...

He can't trust the loyalty of others, nor the ability of others, so whenever there is a major event, he must consult Fang Jun's opinion, and he almost obeys every word and never violates it.

Fortunately, it was able to detect it in time and did not cause bad consequences...

However, Li Chengqian looked at Fang Jun's words, hesitated a little, and then smiled bitterly: "But the current situation is turbulent and people are frightened. If you scold Liu Shizhong harshly, I am afraid that it will make the court more and more sincere and fearful, which is not appropriate."

Although Liu Wei came up with a bad idea and his mind was not right, it would not be convincing enough to apply for such a suggestion that did not cause bad consequences.Moreover, Liu Wei had formed a faction with Jiangnan and Shandong clansmen before, and now he has switched to his own clan, how can he be blamed?
Even if it's just a show, it can't make those civil servants and military generals who want to come over to resist.

Right should be a thousand pieces of gold to buy horse bones...

Fang Jun naturally had no objection: "His Royal Highness Mingjian."

It's not that he can't tolerate people's temperament, and Liu Wei and Cen Wenwen are advancing and retreating together. The two almost control the court's clear rumors. They are an extremely large force. If there are twists and turns at this time, it will be useless.

However, he would not let Liu Xun's design work, and said with a smile: "When I go back, the minister will spread the matter, and praise Liu Shizhong for his uprightness and disdain for hatred, and let the world know how the pillar of the country is not in his eyes. Knead the sand."

Didn't you advise to reuse the "Hundred Knights" Daxing Prison?Then, as you wish, spread this remark widely, presumably those who have privately colluded with the King of Jin will be shocked and restrained, and Liu Xi, the impartial and selfless "virtuous minister", will definitely be restrained. Cursing endlessly.

Li Chengqian thought about it for a while, but without rejecting it, he nodded and said, "It's better to teach him a lesson. Since the beginning of the imperial expedition of the father, he has almost devoted all the power of the whole country. Although Goguryeo has been pacified, the loss is too great. The chaos caused heavy losses in Guanzhong, and for at least ten years to come, we must pay attention to internal affairs and recuperate.

In the Zhenguan Dynasty, almost all the battles that could be fought were fought. Goguryeo, a confidant in the northeast border, was pacified, Xue Yantuo, north of the Hanhai, was destroyed. The East and West Turks were defeated and lost thousands of miles. , Baekje, Japanese and other surrounding barbarians have all been eliminated, and the only strong enemy is the Tubo, which is entrenched on the plateau.

Because of Songtsen Gampo's rejection of Ludongzan, Tubo caused a large number of domestic forces to fight, internal affairs disorder, and great loss of strength. It was impossible to threaten the Tang Dynasty for a moment.

At this time, it is time for the whole country to work hard, recuperate, and restore national strength.

He is not a high-spirited monarch, without His Majesty Li Er's obsession as "one emperor through the ages", as long as he sits safely on the throne and manages the country smoothly, the country is prosperous and the people are safe, there will be a "virtuous person who loves the people" above the history of a hundred years. "The evaluation is enough.

Therefore, he is willing to let go of power, and he is willing to let it go. He knows his own shortcomings, but he still insists on holding on to the power and does everything by himself. Isn't it stupid?
This country has been passed down to him, and even if the King of Jin is defeated in the future, there will still be countless people secretly slandering him, thinking that his virtue is not suitable.Therefore, he can only tremble and walk on thin ice, govern a glorious and prosperous world, and prevent his father and emperor from focusing on beauty, in order to quell the criticism and gain the recognition of the world.

The maid came to report that it was Duke Wei of the State, Li Chengqian hurriedly summoned him, and then ordered people to prepare tea and snacks. After Li Jing came to see the ceremony, they took their seats and said straight to the point: "Li Siwen and Cheng Chubi have already been led by the six leaders of the East Palace. The two of them led [-] soldiers each to approach Tongguan along the Guangtong Canal from the south to the north, not only to put pressure on them, but also to prevent the rebels from taking advantage of the boat to go upstream and attack Chang'an."

The three rulers and ministers immediately got up and came to the map hanging on the wall to carefully examine the terrain and the deployment of troops.

Nowadays, as the system and technology of the Ministry of War for map drawing become more and more perfect, the error is very small, not to mention the fact that the three places of Gyeonggi are within easy reach, and even every mountain road, every mountain package, and every well are marked in detail. Completed now, looking at the map is like a palm print.

The Guangtong Canal leads the Wei River from the northwest of Chang'an City, roughly through the old Cao Canal route of the Han Dynasty, and reaches the Tongguan Pass into the Yellow River, which is more than [-] li long.Because of the convenient transportation and frequent exchanges of goods and goods, it is affectionately called "Fumin Canal" by the local people.

The Guangtong Canal is responsible for the transportation of water in Chang'an City. Therefore, the river is open and the water flow is gentle. Compared with the turbulent Wei River, it is easier to travel by boat. Whether it is downstream or upstream, it can instantly transport the army to Tongguan. Or Changan, the strategic significance is very important.

Li Chengqian is not skilled in the military, but he not only sighed with emotion: "Fortunately, the navy was able to make a decisive decision and attack the private army in the south of the Yangtze River when it crossed the river to disperse it. If you go against the water along the Guangtong Canal and approach Chang'an, the situation will be in danger."

Guanzhong is surrounded by eight waters, but there is no navy. Fang Jun built a ship in Kunming Pond for the students of the academy to practice, but it was all destroyed during the Guanlong mutiny. After that, His Majesty Li Er returned to Beijing and died again. Then King Jin rebelled and did not rebuild it for a while.

Therefore, once the soldiers of King Jin's army relied on the boats of the Jiangnan private army to advance to Chang'an along the Guangtong Canal, there was no way to stop the East Palace. They could only harass them by stationing a large number of troops on both sides of the river, but it was difficult to block them.

Li Jingdao: "All dynasties and dynasties have only focused on the construction of cavalry units, and even infantry lacked improvements in equipment and tactics, and they didn't care about naval divisions. The importance of the division, and the great effort to build it, how come the Tang navy is now traversing the seven seas and conquering the world? Not to mention that it can quickly reach Gyeonggi and threaten Tongguan along the canal. Your Highness should realize the importance of the navy, and don’t make it because of various difficulties in the future. Then give up the navy, or one day the ocean will be handed over to Fanbang, and the entire coast of the empire will be within the attack range of Fanbang, and it will be a serious problem for the confidants."

Now that the navy is traversing the seven seas, it has already shown its unparalleled combat power. As the world's first master of the art of war, how can Li Jing not see the strategic significance contained in it?
A mere navy can radiate countless countries around the ocean, making the Tang Dynasty's goods and colonies popular all over the world, and at the same time obtaining a steady stream of wealth and materials, it can also make the imperial majesty cover the four seas, which shows the importance of navy.

However, the construction of the navy is too expensive, and because it floats on the sea and is far away from the center, it is difficult for the center to feel the meaning of its existence. When the treasury is full, it is good to say that once the national strength is weakened and the treasury is scarce, it is difficult to continue to support the navy. Huge overhead.

Don't say anything about calculating the input and output of the navy. When the national strength is weakened, the land of Gyeonggi will inevitably be unstable. The surrounding barbarians sharpen their knives and horses step on the Great Wall. Where can there be energy to take care of the navy?
And now, once this navy is annihilated, it will be difficult to rebuild it again.

(End of this chapter)