Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 720 Anatomy

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The importance of the Turks to the Qin Palace and to Li Shimin is beyond the imagination of many people in later generations.

It can be said that if there is no Turkic threat, it is difficult to say what Li Yuan will do to this son who makes him proud, but also annoys him, and finally makes him feel the invisible threat.

As the founding emperor, indecisiveness and soft temperament are by no means the true portrayal of Li Yuan.

But this can be said to be created by Li Yuan himself, or in other words, imposed by this era.

Since the Mutiny of the Six Towns in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the northern land has been on a horse and the flowers, first the Erzhu clan took advantage of the momentum, then the Northern Wei Dynasty split, and then Yuwen, the Gao family, and the Yang family stepped onto the stage of history one after another... and Er Zhurong, Yuwentai, Yang Jian and others The reason why outstanding people can succeed is that the relatives around them have made great contributions.

The most typical one is Yu Wentai, how could he imagine that after his death, Yu Wenhu, his nephew who entrusted him, abolished and killed the three emperors one after another.

Therefore, at the beginning of Jinyang's rise of troops, Li Yuan deliberately chose his eldest son Li Jiancheng and his second son Li Shimin as his generals, and his daughter Princess Pingyang was even more unexpected.

In all fairness, in all the battles to capture Guanzhong, the king of Qin, Li Shimin, was the first to make contributions, but Li Jiancheng did not fail to make contributions, at least the gap between the two was not far at that time.

But after the founding of the Western Qin Dynasty, Li Yuan successively used Dou Gui, Liu Wenjing, and Yin Kaishan generals, all of whom were defeated. In the end, the recovered Li Shimin went into battle, and Qianshuiyuan defeated the Western Qin Dynasty in the first battle.

Since then, Li Shimin has become Li Yuan's trump card.

Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang swept across Hedong, the Tang army failed to attack Luoyang for a long time, and Liu Heitai, the former subordinate of Dou Jiande, attacked Shandong... As long as Li Yuan releases Li Shimin, he will surely win.

So, how could Li Yuan attack Li Shimin rashly when the Turks were watching him?

Could it be that at that time, Prince Li Jiancheng and Qi Wang Li Yuanji were expected to go into battle to deal with the overwhelming Turkic cavalry?

In the original time and space, according to historical records, once Li Yuan reprimanded Li Shimin, the latter took off his crown and jade belt... It happened that the Turks came to invade, and Li Yuan immediately helped his son put on the crown and jade belt.

Such a trump card, before the Turks were destroyed, Li Yuan would not abandon it at will... From a certain point of view, Li Shimin can be regarded as supporting himself.

But this year's victory in Yanmen, the battle of Guji Town, and the victory in Cangtouhe... in the eyes of Li Yuan, Donggong, and the courtiers, the threat of the Turks has been greatly reduced. fundamental.

In the eyes of many people, now that the Turks have suffered major defeats and internal turmoil, the threat to Datang is no longer great... This is a completely wrong point of view.

Therefore, facing Changsun Wuji's suggestion, Li Shimin remained silent, Fang Xuanling and Ling Jing shook their heads slightly, but Du Ruhui, who had a strong and straightforward personality, shook his head directly, "It's not right."

Li Shimin looked at Li Shan with a smile, "What does Huairen think?"

"It's up to Your Highness to choose." Li Shan said with a smile: "If His Highness wants it, I'm willing to take it on. If His Highness doesn't allow it, even if His Majesty wants it, I can shirk it."

"Huairen, Huairen!" Li Shimin said with a long smile, "Turk is a new loser, I'm afraid my father won't assign him at will...or Donggong intends to take credit."

Zhangsun Wuji suddenly realized, and the other four people all agreed... This is the reason why they can't say it.

Li Shan, a young man who has not yet been crowned, can defeat the Turks. Could it be that those generals who fought in the South and the North could not do it?
It is not that there are no generals under Donggong's command who can serve as the marching commander. If they can lead the army to defeat the Turks in Guanneidao...then the position of Donggong will naturally be as stable as Mount Tai.

But whether it is Li Shimin or Li Shan, they can be sure that it is almost impossible to easily defeat the Turks.

There are many coincidence factors in the defeat of the Turks this time. If it wasn't for the coincidence that Ashina Sheer was defeated in Nao County, if it wasn't for the Turks' internal discord, food and grass were not enough, if it wasn't for Xieli Khan's ruthlessness, he must attack Gu Jizhen, even if it wasn't for Li Shan's magical arrow...

It is conceivable that if the generals of the Eastern Palace faced the Turks with such a mentality, a big defeat would be inevitable... Only then will the importance of the King of Qin be highlighted.

Even if the East Palace wants to use Li Shan to stand up... But after the big defeat, is the saint Li Yuan willing to take the risk and use Li Shan, or is he willing to use the ever-victorious Qin King Li Shimin?

Let's push the boat with the current... Li Shan muttered in his heart, although it is a smooth boat, but everyone is the same, the heart.

Li Shan is not a holy mother, he is dirty from the beginning, and his methods are even more unclean, so he doesn't care about it... Anyway, in the current situation, if he really prepares troops in the pass, neither Li Yuan nor Li Jiancheng will let him go. King Qin is in control.

Ling Jing suddenly said: "Duke Su Dingfang Jinjun, could it be..."

"It's possible!" Du Ruhui said in a deep voice, "Maybe he can be the deputy commander of the march."

Fang Xuanling shook his head and said, "It's hard to say...Su Dingfang has always been by Huairen's side except for the westward expedition to Tuyuhun."

"No." Li Shimin said with a smile: "I heard that Donggong's manpower in the Shaofu... sent a thousand crossbows to Lingzhou."

Before the others could react, Li Shan clicked his tongue and said, "The governor of Lingzhou, King Xiangyi."

"That's right!" Du Ruhui said, "If you prepare troops in the Guannei Road, the first choice should be the marching chief of Lingzhou Road, and now that King Xiangyi is serving as the chief of Lingzhou, it is very likely that he will be the deputy chief of the marching road."

Li Shenfu, the king of Xiangyi, once served as the general manager of Bingzhou and the general manager of the Hedong Road, but he had no military achievements and was thrown to Lingzhou because he falsely accused Liu Shirang. will give up.

"What Duke Ke Ming said is true." Li Shan chuckled, and turned his gaze to Li Shimin, "As for why Brother Ding Fang was promoted to the rank?"

This question has been haunting my heart for the past few days... Unfortunately, Li Shimin also frowned and shook his head slightly.

After talking for more than an hour, Li Shan analyzed the current Turkic situation, and took stock of the fact that Datang is still at a disadvantage against the Turkic. Li Shimin also decided to stand on the sidelines, and it is better to stay still... Changsun Wuji is looking forward to the Turkic It's best to attack Guannei Dao next year, and the East Palace will suffer a crushing defeat, which is embarrassing.

In the following time, the topic still revolved around seizing the heir, but the atmosphere finally relaxed.

"No, never." Li Shan said with certainty: "The external forces that the East Palace can rely on are the King of Xiangyi and the King of Yan...Of course, there may have been King Zhao before, but now Zhao The county king has returned to the court to serve as Zong Zhengqing."

"Li Yaoshi, Duke of Dai, and Li Daozong, King of Rencheng, these two will not be attached to the East Palace, nor will they listen to the orders of the East Palace."

Li Shimin said with a smile: "Huairen's words are not bad, Li Yaoshi and Daozong are both cautious and disciplined, they will not be arbitrary."

Indeed, Li Daozong and Li Jing, two famous generals in the early Tang Dynasty, were both famous for their caution.

Changsun Wuji suddenly asked: "If you don't cooperate, maybe you can go out?"

"Going out of Luoyang?" Fang Xuanling looked at Li Shimin hesitantly. This choice has actually been proposed for a long time.

Li Shan looked at the silent Li Shimin curiously, recalling the history books, it seemed that there was such a thing.

But Li Shan thought, if one day, Li Yuan really allows Li Shimin to go out of Luoyang... No matter what the crown prince and King Qi think, at least Li Shimin is extremely disappointed.

Leaving the town of Luoyang means that it is impossible for Li Shimin to enter the East Palace through normal means... Perhaps in the original time and space, it was because of this incident that Li Shimin finally made up his mind.

(End of this chapter)