Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 332 The Secret Meeting

When Li Shan asked this sentence, Li Shimin immediately felt relieved.

He once thought about what the other party would say during the first official meeting with this young man who had risen to fame in just two years... But he never expected that the other party would present him with such an important gift .

Although the military achievements are unrivaled, the prince has not lost his virtue. Although the second son wants to seize the East Palace, although it is a matter of the imperial power of the heavenly family, it is ultimately a "usurpation".

No matter what era you are in, integrity is always the most important thing, and this is what Li Shimin is looking forward to the most... Power in the court and the public, and great military achievements are not the reasons for him to seize the heir.

And Li Shan gave this reason and a name.

Li Shan's words took a different approach to push Li Shimin to a position that occupies the moral high ground, and even vaguely compared him with Han Gaozu.

The first emperor destroyed the six kingdoms and unified the world, but in the end, there was no righteous war in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty was not angry with the Qin Dynasty, and rose up by killing the white snake. He destroyed Qin in three years, Chu in five years, and created a great Han Dynasty for 400 years... This is justified.

After more than [-] years, the world was divided, and Sui II died. Li Shan pushed Li Shimin to this position... It is the King of Qin who dominates the world and controls the border with weapons.

This is justifiable, and this is the historical responsibility that Li Shimin must bear.

Li Shimin was a little excited. He conspired with Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui to seize the heir, and he also had the idea of ​​facing the Turkic threat, but he didn't think about it from such a big picture.

These words really showed his ambition, and gave Li Shimin enough confidence on the psychological level.

Glancing at Li Shimin's expression, Li Shan thought to himself...it seems that his trick seems to be working well.

After barely calming down for a while, Li Shimin sat on the table with his spine straight, and solemnly said: "In the year of the lonely general, he led the army and went to battle. The gift of benevolence."

Li Shan leaned forward slightly, "His Royal Highness is full of heroism, and he was born in response to the destiny. I only hope that His Royal Highness will follow the general trend and reorganize the world, so that the generals will be able to take care of the old, and the young will be educated, so that all people in the world can live and work in peace and contentment."

"As Huairen said, this is not something that one person can do alone. I want to ask for advice." Li Shimin said softly, "Although the Eastern Palace did not make any contribution to conquest of Hebei, the crown prince has not done anything wrong..."

In a sense, the reason why Li Shimin in history chose to mutiny to ascend to the throne was because of Li Yuan's partiality to the East Palace and his fear of the Tiance Mansion's lineage on the one hand, and because the prince Li Jiancheng was not morally wrong on the other hand.

In other words, in the eyes of many people, the Crown Prince is far inferior to the King of Qin, but the East Palace is a shrunken tortoise shell, making it difficult for people to get their hands on it.

"I'm about to release the county magistrate. Your Highness is surrounded by outstanding people like Fang Gong and Du Gong. Don't dare to talk about it." Li Shan said slowly, "I would like to discuss the general trend for Your Highness."

"Speak freely, but listen to me alone."

Li Shan took a deep breath, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness is still fighting bravely among thousands of armies, and will not retreat when encountering the enemy. Therefore, when the Turks invaded south, Your Highness should fight with words."

Li Shimin frowned slightly, this was almost nonsense, the Turkic invasion of the south, of course he could only argue and make peace... Even if it is peace, it must be fought first and then peace.

But Li Shan's next sentence made Li Shimin's heart tremble.

"I heard that the prince has a wish to move the capital."

This is an affirmative sentence... Li Shimin almost blurted out a retort. He knew that Donggong hadn't mentioned this suggestion now, but he immediately reacted.

As long as you find an opportunity to plant this hat on the crown prince's head... Anyway, the crown prince is quite afraid of the Turks, and once cut off the land for thousands of miles, this hat can't be taken off even if he wants to.

One side wants to move the capital to avoid the Turks, and the other side wants to fight to protect the country and the people. Is this the general trend?
But Li Shan didn't aim at this one. He explained in detail in a low voice, and Li Shimin listened attentively.

If you want to move the capital, it can only be Luoyang. Qin established Xianyang as its capital, Chang'an was established in the former Han Dynasty, and Luoyang was established as the capital in the later Han Dynasty.

Regardless of whether it is considered from a political perspective or a city scale perspective, once the capital is moved, there is no other possibility except Luoyang in a short period of time.

But in that case, the Daxingtai on Shandong Road will inevitably be cancelled, and it is impossible for Li Yuan to allow two sets of teams in Jingzhao. This will be a huge blow to Li Shimin and Tiance Mansion.

"Move the capital to Luoyang, and set it up along the Yellow River." Li Shan said indifferently, "Will there be heavy troops in Hebei, Guanzhong, and Hedong?"

"There is still the Longxi Road, which is thousands of miles away..."

Li Shimin's eyes sparkled brightly, he had already fully understood the intention of Li Shan's words.

One of the keys to Li and Tang's unification of the world lies in the government soldiers. The source of soldiers mainly comes from the two places of Hedong Road and Guannei Road. If the capital is moved to Luoyang, it means that the northern land is half abandoned...

"Losing the Northland and losing the hearts of the people, this is the general trend." Li Shan said affirmatively: "The general trend is in the hands of His Highness."

There was a smile on the corner of Li Shimin's mouth. He knew that Li Shan didn't explain it clearly, but only mentioned it vaguely.

The government soldiers are the key, but what is more important is the hearts of the people. Once the hearts of the people are lost, let alone Li Jiancheng, even his father Li Yuan can't hold on.

What is popular opinion?

Five surnames and seven families are the hearts of the people!
The three prominent families in Hedong are the hearts of the people!

Among the seven families with five surnames, six families belong to Hebei, Guanzhong and Longxi, and there are also three families of Pei, Liu and Xue in Hedong.

Moving the capital to Luoyang and abandoning Beidi means that Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng exposed those powerful families to the Turkic horseshoe scimitar.

Can those aristocratic families tolerate it?

Will Li Tang still be regarded as Zhengshuo?

The crown prince wants to move the capital, and the king of Qin wants to fight. This is the trend of the times, and this is the aspiration of the people.

Will those aristocratic families not make a choice?
Li Shimin thought about it carefully, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this strategy was excellent. The most wonderful thing was that once the rumors spread, the crown prince would not be able to wash them clean.

It is a fact that Li Jiancheng has ceded land for thousands of miles and feared the Turks, and this is also the root cause of his lack of prestige in the army.

Moving the capital to Luoyang will surely abolish the Daxingtai of Eastern Shaanxi Road, and maybe pull down the Tiance Mansion. For Donggong, this is something they look forward to day and night.

Among the seven families with five surnames, the Li family in Longxi is in Longxi Road, the Wang family in Taiyuan is in Hedong Road, the Li family in Zhaojun, the Cui family in Qinghe, the Lu family in Fanyang, and the Cui family in Boling are all in Hebei Road, all of them are in Beidi.

Only the prince's wife's family, the Zheng family of Xingyang, was located around Luoyang and survived.

And if the capital is moved, the prince will have countless benefits that can be seen, but Li Shimin will not have any benefits, and will even lose the qualification to seize the heir apparent... Who would doubt him?

Li Shimin even thought of more. If the prince wants to cleanse himself and the Turks attack in the future, the prince must lead the army... He himself is not sure. A thousand miles away.

As long as the rumor that the prince wants to move the capital is spread, as long as the trouble is big enough, no matter what... I will take advantage of it.

After thinking for a long time, Li Shimin refocused his attention on the gentle and elegant young man opposite him, talking about the general trend of the past and the present, and being able to come up with such a trick, he finally made up his mind.

"In the future, you can choose."

(End of this chapter)