Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 437 Arrangements by all parties, negotiating matters to accompany the capital

Outside Zhongqing City, in Lumen Academy in Lumen Mountain.

Xu Su, the head of the Yin Yang family, Ge Shang, the head of the military family, Jin Shengyuan, the head of the miscellaneous family, and You Xingguang, the head of the novelist.These four people, who are among the top ten families, are very well-known figures, and they are actually gathered here at this time.

Sima Hui and Pang Degong, the dean of the academy, were also present, but after the tea was served, they didn't say anything more, got up and saluted slightly, and left straight away, leaving the four of them alone in the house.

Naturally, it wasn't that Sima Hui and his wife were ignorant of etiquette and hospitality, but that they only devoted themselves to teaching and educating people, and they really didn't want to participate too much in the next thing, so they got up and left.

The four got up to return the salute, watched Sima Hui and Duke Pang De leave, and then heard Ge Shang, the master of the military family, speak first:

"My military spies have found out that the Confucian teacher Mingzhe canceled a course in the Jixia Academy yesterday. He secretly met with the famous Gongsun Song and the Legalist Ji Fang. I don't know what they discussed. They separated after several hours. Disperse."

Jin Shengyuan from the Miscellaneous Family also nodded when he heard the words:

"I have also noticed in my family that although there is no movement in the properties on the surface of Confucianism, all the properties and shops that are privately purchased have begun to frequently withdraw funds this morning, and have gathered a lot of gold and silver assets..."

The Suzerain of the Yin Yang family, Xu Su, nodded slightly when he heard the words, and said:
"Before His Majesty's parade, he asked me to keep an eye on these three families. I thought that after so long, there should be no action. But I didn't expect that I was still caught by His Majesty's words!"

The three schools of Confucianism, Legalism, and Famous Schools are consciously hiding in secret calculations.But he never thought that Xiao Cheng had noticed it a long time ago, and arranged for people to keep an eye on it.At this time, I am afraid that the secret report from Dongchang and the Embroidery Envoy has already been sent to Jiangzhou City!

"It's better to secretly report to the old Taiwei of the court, or the commander of the Imperial Army and the general of the Central Guard, Nan Jiyun, and ask him to send troops." Because of his youngest age and seniority, the novelist Patriarch You Xingguang, who had never spoken before, suddenly spoke at this moment. .

When Xu Su heard the words, he shook his head again and again, saying:
"The three schools of Confucianism, Law, and Ming have a high reputation among scholars in the world, so they should not be taken lightly. You must get evidence of their evil intentions before you can send troops to arrest them!"

The prestige of hundreds of schools of thought, nine schools of thought and ten schools of thought, has been forged by talents and sages who have emerged in an endless stream for hundreds of years.In particular, Confucianism and Legalism have been vying for the top position of a hundred schools in the past hundred years. Their disciples are all over the world, and their power and reputation are extremely astonishing.

Even though it is certain that these people are plotting wrongdoing, but there is no conclusive evidence to act rashly, it will definitely alienate the scholars from these three families, or study the classics of the three families, towards Yunguo.

Ge Shang, the master of the military family, looked resolute and solemn, and nodded in agreement:
"There is a saying in the art of war, you should plan before you act. If you act rashly, you will only startle the snake. You should start a secret investigation... But Tao Lao Taiwei and General Nan should also send someone to inform them, so that they can be prepared! "

"There are also the Yiwei envoy Lu Binglu at the sticky pole, and Wang Zhiwang, the governor of the Dongchang Factory. They are all people who are trusted by His Majesty and stayed in the capital. They also sent people to inform them and ask them to dispatch Let's help each other!" Xusuke answered.

Jin Shengyuan nodded and said:
"What the two of you said is very appropriate! I will arrange it now, let people and my family keep an eye on the movement of Confucian funds. If there is any abnormal movement, immediately warn the police!"

"My novelist's eyes are all over the market, and I will fully mobilize."

Xu Su, the patriarch of the Yinyang family, nodded slightly at this time, and said:

"That's it, thank you for your hard work!"
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In Zhongqing City, in Taiwei's Mansion.

The old Taiwei Tao Ai looked at the three secret letters that were delivered almost at the same time, snorted coldly, and said:
"How dare you!"

While speaking, the old Taiwei had already crushed the three secret letters in his hand, and then shouted in a deep voice:
"Come on!"

As soon as the words fell, several elderly soldiers with white hair and disabled, but still full of murderous spirit, pushed the door in, cupped their hands and said:

"Captain!"

"Bring this Taiwei's seal letter, and quickly invite General Nan Jiyun of the Central Guard Army to discuss important matters!"

"Leader!"

Just as several old soldiers were about to turn around and leave, Tao Ai suddenly continued:
"Wait! Send someone to bring my letter to the Senglu Department of Shanshiyuan, and give it to Master Huiqi, and ask him to enter the palace secretly to pray for His Majesty!"

"Yes!"
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In Zhongqing City, in the East Police Force Factory.

Wang Zhi looked at the Dongchang master kneeling on the ground in the lobby, snorted coldly, and said:
"Our family is trusted by His Majesty, stay in the capital, and keep an eye on the capital for His Majesty. If these people are allowed to make any movement under our noses, how will His Majesty explain?"

"A word of warning to you all, do your job well and don't be careless. Otherwise, His Majesty will be unhappy, and our family will want your heads!"

The Dongchang fanzi, all with lower heads, shouted in unison:

"Please rest assured, the Governor, the subordinates will not disappoint Your Majesty and the Governor!"
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In the official office of the Shangyu Preparatory Office.

Lu Bing's eyes flickered, and his face showed a thoughtful expression.

The guard at the side of the stick, leaned forward at this moment, and said softly:

"My lord, what a great opportunity! Your Majesty has not set up an envoy of Duyi Wei, but let your lord take over the seal. If your lord makes meritorious service this time, then the position of envoy of Du Yiwei will surely fall into your lord's pocket!"

Hearing this, Lu Bing frowned, glared slightly at his subordinates, and reprimanded:
"Since you have entered the Shangyu Preparatory Office, you should set your mind to serve His Majesty to the death. But if you have an errand, you should do it with all your strength. All thinking about the selfishness of getting promoted and making a fortune, how can you be worthy of His Majesty's trust? identity?"

The subordinates didn't expect Lu Bing to react so strongly, they panicked immediately, bowed their heads and apologized, and said:

"Please forgive me, my lord, yes, it is a humble slip of the tongue."

Lu Bing continued with a cold face:
"If you have such thoughts again, I advise you to leave the Shangyu Preparatory Office as soon as possible."

"Thank you, Master Yiwei!"

Lu Bing looked solemn, turned to look at the people in the hall, and said loudly:
"Pass me an order, and all Shangyu's spare parts are on standby, and the weapons and blood drops will be issued immediately. All the eyeliners and spies in Beijing, give me all the power to search for clues, and don't let go of any clues!"

"Obey!" All the guards at the sticky pole shouted loudly and clapped their hands together in salute.
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Jiang Xiashan is walking, in the meeting hall, and all the ministers accompanying him are there.

"Establish an accompanying capital?"

Although it is only an accompanying capital, it still exists as the capital of the Yun Kingdom no matter what.The matter is of great importance, and this suddenly brought up, except for a few people who had expected it in their hearts, most of the other officials showed surprise.

On the dragon chair, Xiao Cheng said in a deep voice:

"Before, my Dayun lived in the southern part of the sky, and the capital was established in Zhongqing City, so there was no problem. But now, my Dayun territory has extended to the Central Plains, and if Zhongqing City is used as the capital, it will be beyond our reach. "

"However, I also thought about it. The establishment of a new capital is a matter of great importance, and I really shouldn't be in a hurry. But if I return to Beijing, it will be too difficult to transmit front-line war intelligence and government affairs to Zhongqing City, so I will choose first after thinking about it. Choose a place and set up an accompanying capital. Zhuqing, what do you think?"

All the ministers in the court know that His Majesty is ambitious and wants to occupy the Central Plains, unify the three kingdoms of Yun, Xia, and An, and achieve this unprecedented imperial career.

Now that the general trend of the world has developed to this point, no matter how prosperous and majestic Zhongqing City is now, and it is located in the south of the sky, it is doomed that it will not be able to act as the capital city and radiate the borders of the four directions.

And just as Xiao Cheng said, moving the capital has a lot to do with it, and it cannot be sloppy.Setting up an accompanying capital seems to be the most suitable!

When the ministers heard the words, they hurriedly said in unison:

"Your Majesty is wise, I have no objection!"

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Zhao, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, suddenly asked:
"Then I dare to ask Your Majesty, is there a suitable location for this capital?"

Xiao Cheng nodded and said:

"Jiangling Mansion!"

Most of the officials in the palace were in a daze, thinking about where the Jiangling Mansion was.But the generals, especially those who came all the way to fight, are quite familiar with Jiangling Mansion.

Di Qing, who personally led the troops to capture the Jiangling Mansion, couldn't bear it now, and said:

"Your Majesty, Jiangling Mansion is close to the Yangtze River in the south, Changhu Lake in the east, Baling Mountain and Ji Mountain in the east and west. It can be said that it is close to mountains and rivers, and they can all be used as barriers. As a strategic location, this place is more than sufficient. But if it is used as an accompanying capital , I'm afraid it's not suitable!"

Speaking of which, Jiangling Mansion has water veins and rivers connecting various places.Although it is not in the most central part of the current territory of the Yun Kingdom, considering that the Yun Army can still enter the territory of the Xia Kingdom, this place is very suitable.

But there is also a fatal shortcoming, that is, it is too close to the front line!
Cheng Bushi, the leader of the generals, also came out at this time, and said in a deep voice:

"My lord, please think again, Your Majesty!"

"This Jiangling Mansion is only [-] miles away from Xinye, Nanyang County, Xia Kingdom. There are only two cities in Xiangzhou and Jingmen that can be stationed for defense. Jiangling City is only [-] miles away from Xinyang Mansion of Xia Kingdom. In the middle, only Suizhou City and the Han River can be used as barriers."

This Jiangling City is too close to Nanyang County, Xia Kingdom Yudi. If the accompanying capital is set here, the Xia Army of Nanyang County can attack Xinyang and Xinye under its autonomy.

At that time, there will be only a few cities that can serve as important places for the capital's barrier.In addition, they can only rely on the broad Han River and stick to it along the river.

If there is a little carelessness, if any direction is lost, Xia Jun soldiers will come to the city and threaten the capital.

A group of civil servants, although none of them have a specific impression in their minds.But when he heard Cheng Bushi's words, he was startled and quickly dissuaded him:
"Jiangling Mansion is like this, I'm afraid it's hard to serve as a companion capital!"

"Your Majesty, please choose another place."

"Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

Hearing the objections from the courtiers, Xiao Cheng waved his hands and said with a smile:

"Cheng Qing is too cautious, don't scare my officials!"

"Suizhou is surrounded by mountains on three sides. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is a strategically important place that must be contested by military strategists. If Xia Jun's local defenses were not empty, Cheng Qing might not be able to take it so easily."

Cheng Buzhi heard Xiao Cheng's words, hesitated a little, nodded, and said:

"Exactly as His Majesty said!"

The reason why Yunguo's battle went so smoothly this time, and it was able to attack Jiangzhou County in one fell swoop, was because of the battle in Rongzhou City.At that time, the Xia army did not know what the vision of the army was. Seeing the vision of the cloud army gathered, it was like seeing ghosts and gods, morale collapsed, the 10,000+ army was defeated, and there were countless casualties.

Since then, the huge Xia Kingdom has been facing a shortage of elite soldiers and horses in the southwest.Many local cities that are easy to defend and difficult to attack are easily taken because there are no soldiers and horses to guard them.

Seeing that Cheng did not know how to admit it, Xiao Cheng continued to laugh and said:

"As for Xiangzhou, I dare say that Cheng Qing is afraid that he will attack all the way from Xiangzhou County, and it is rare to see such an easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack city! If you send capable generals to garrison with [-] troops, no matter how many troops the Xia army has If there is an attack, hold on for several months and wait for reinforcements to arrive, there will always be no problem!"

Cheng Buzhi heard the words and nodded again.

Speaking of which, when Cheng Bushi led the army to attack Xiangzhou, even though his army was elite, victorious and morale high, they still returned under Xiangcheng with heavy casualties.

In the end, after Cheng Bushi captured Fancheng, he sent nearly half of his troops to besiege Xiangzhou, making the Xia army in the city unable to threaten the rear of the army.In the end, Jiangzhou County was captured, and the defenders in Xiangzhou City were forced to surrender without reinforcements outside and food and grass inside.

Such a fortified city might not be so easily breached.

"Even the upper and lower reaches of the Han River are under the control of our army. The warships of our inland river division can come and go freely, and it is easy to block the river. How can the Xia army easily reach Jiangling City?"

At the beginning, Di Qing led the 10,000+ elite frontier army of the Yongzhou camp to attack Hechi prefectures and counties.It was because the Xia army dispatched naval forces to blockade the river that the war had made no progress for several months.

And this Hanjiang River is wider than the Yongjiang River.Under the naval blockade, the possibility of Xia Jun successfully crossing the river is extremely small!
It's just that even though Xiao Cheng said this, all the courtiers at this time still showed hesitation and hesitation.

"Your Majesty, since the city is chosen as the accompanying capital, it should be a little safer. After all, in the future, hundreds of court officials will need to enter the accompanying capital to handle errands. It is so close to the front line, and if there is a slight mistake, the court will be shaken!"

"Your Majesty, it doesn't matter whether the Xia army can capture Jiangling Mansion or not. But as the accompanying capital of Dayun, as long as the Xia army wants to attack, it has to mobilize a large army to garrison, which will definitely affect the frontline battle!"

This is very reasonable!
If Jiangling Mansion is chosen as the accompanying capital, even if there is no Xiao Cheng in the city, there will be no civil and military officials.However, as an accompanying capital, it is of great political significance, and it must not fall into the hands of the enemy.

As long as Xia Jun makes few moves, Yun Jun must respond and mobilize troops to defend.This is equivalent to being controlled by the enemy, which is of no benefit to the war.

But even so, Xiao Cheng still had no intention of changing his mind.Because this Jiangling Mansion, relatively speaking, is already the most suitable place.

Although there are disadvantages to being close to the front line, from another perspective, it is also beneficial for the court to receive the front line military situation and formulate adjustment strategies.Moreover, it can also let the soldiers and civilians in the country know what Xiao Cheng's ambition is, so that they can work together to enter the Central Plains.

At this time, facing the opposition from all the officials, Xiao Cheng looked calm and calm, and said loudly:
"Now Zhongqing City is very inconvenient. After the capital is completed, I plan to move to the capital. At that time, even if there are soldiers from the Xia army coming to the city, I will still be there!"

If Xia Jun could come to the city, it would make Xiao Cheng even more happy!In his hand, he still holds a golden card [Tianfa Murder]!

Xiao Cheng's tone at this time was light, appearing to be very casual and confident.

But just such a sentence made the courtiers who were still fiercely opposing just now quiet down.

Since Xiao Cheng came to power, the imperial cavalry has personally conquered and single-handedly defeated the army; personally entered the barracks and subdued the frontier army;

These many deeds made Xiao Cheng's prestige in the army and among the people extremely high.

Some time ago, the assassination incident on the Yuanjiang River completely engraved Xiao Cheng's invincible image in the hearts of all the officials in the court, the army and the people.

At this time, it was just such a light sentence "I am here", which made the officials in the court who were still worried about Xia Jun's attack just now feel at ease, and no longer have any objections.

Anyway, as long as His Majesty is around, why worry?

After a long silence, all the officials looked at each other, and immediately bowed their hands together to salute, and shouted:
"The ministers have no further objections, and it's all up to His Majesty to decide!"

(End of this chapter)