Late Tang

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Chang'an, Hanliang Palace.

After seeing the map of mountains and rivers presented by Li Jing, Li Xuan's mood began to become excited.

He thought in his heart that Li Jing was only ** years older than him, and before the age of 20, he was just a scholar who was farming and studying in the countryside.But now, not only has he mastered an army that looks extremely capable of fighting, but he has also made many meritorious deeds.Anding Zi Qingya soldiers, deterring the army leaders of Youzhou, crusading Daibei Shatuo, and pacifying the grass bandits in the Central Plains.Now, he has defeated Bohai, broken Khitan, surrendered Tatar and Xi, recovered a large area of ​​land in Liaodong outside the pass, and is about to launch a war against Goguryeo to completely recover the Liaohe River Basin.

Originally, the land of Liaodong was just a place of bitter cold in the eyes of Tang officials and common people.When Emperor Taizong personally conquered Goguryeo, it was just to avenge the children of the Chinese people and teach the Liaodong barbarians who refused to be included in the tribute system of the Celestial Dynasty.Later, although Emperor Gaozong spent countless efforts, he united Silla to destroy Baekje and Goguryeo.But after Tiele rebelled against the Tang Dynasty and Tubo invaded the frontiers, the imperial court was unable to fight on the east and west fronts. In addition, Silla rebelled again. In the end, the imperial court finally abandoned the tasteless Liaodong.

Yesterday he specially summoned Zhang Hong from Chang'an Dengzhou into the palace, and carefully asked some things about Liaodong.

After talking with this subordinate of Li Jing who was in awe of him for a long time, Li Xuan already had a new view on Liaodong.

As introduced by Zhang Hong, when the Tang Dynasty captured Liaodong and then withdrew from Liaodong to Guanzhong, the main reason was Tubo, and then Nanzhao.The imperial court can't fight on both sides for a long time, but the situation is different now. Tubo is no longer as strong as it was back then.The chief dragon of Nanzhao also died, and the newly succeeded Shilong also realized that Nanzhao couldn't afford to eat, so he sought peace negotiations with the Tang Dynasty as soon as he took office, and also asked for a marriage.

After the threat of the two powerful enemies of Tubo and Nanzhao in the southwest was removed, Datang breathed a sigh of relief.Apart from these two opponents, the native barbarians in the southwest are simply suffering from ringworm, not worth mentioning.

Although the west of the Tang Dynasty lost the Western Regions, the grasslands in the northwest grassland have not been a threat to the Tang Dynasty since the Uighurs destroyed the country.

The south, west and northwest are already peaceful and there is no threat.The Western Regions and the northern grasslands are also calm.

It can be said that apart from the group of private salt dealers and grass thieves who are still in the southeast, the situation outside Datang is very good.

Originally, the Northeast has always been a serious threat to the Tang Dynasty. Khitan, Xi, Tatar, Goguryeo, Bohai, and Silla are still threatening.Due to the separatism of the three towns in Hebei, the imperial court lost the access to Yanshan and the control of these tribes.

But Li Jing attacked Liaodong from the sea, and has gained such an advantage in a few years, the situation in the northeast of the entire Tang Dynasty has completely changed.Bohai was terrified, Silla was even more frightened and dared not intervene, Tatars and Xiju clan asked to join, although Khitan was unruly, but now there is civil strife and being beaten by Li Jing on the other hand, there is nothing to fear at all.

Seeing Datang's complete victory in the Northeast, Li Xuan, the young emperor, was moved.

Although Taizong personally conquered Liaodong and laid down many cities and territories, few of them could be truly controlled in the end.Although Gaozong destroyed Goguryeo and Baekje, in the end it was nothing more than using Hu to control Hu, and what he implemented was the policy of restraining Mi.It is precisely because of this that Datang will occupy first and then lose.

But according to Li Jing's excerpts and Zhang Hong's explanation, Li Jing's current situation in Liaodong is completely better.Every piece of land is a real occupation. People move and emigrate, divide land to build cities, build roads and garrison troops, and truly occupy this piece of fertile black land as described by Li Jing.

In Zhang Hong's words, the black soil in the Liaohe River Basin is extremely fertile, and chopsticks can germinate, and there are rich mountain and forest specialties, such as roe deer and fish scooped with sticks, ginseng, antler and mink fur are rich in minerals.This is a piece of land that is richer than the entire Hebei River combined. As long as it takes some time, it will forever lay down a large territory for future generations.

The merit of opening up the frontier and expanding the territory!

Li Xuan couldn't help but feel his blood boil when he thought that if he could really participate in it, instead of just sitting in Chang'an and waiting for the good news.If he can personally conquer this piece of black land, then in the future history books, he must be able to be compared with Taizong Gaozong.

Although he was only 17 years old, the young emperor had always been extremely good at horseback riding and archery, as well as batting and playing chess, and he even practiced good swordsmanship.With such ability, he naturally wanted to try his hand on the battlefield.

However, when he told his favorite actor Shi Yezhu about his personal conquest plan with great interest, Shi Yezhu, who always made him happy, turned pale with fright, and knelt on the ground repeatedly begging him to dispel this idea.

In fact, the emperors of the Tang Dynasty were all good at martial arts, which has a long-standing tradition.

The Li family was originally an eight-pillar country, after the military nobles.

Li Hu was from Shangzhu State in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and Li Yuan was also a general in Sui Dynasty, with excellent riding and shooting skills.

Not to mention Taizong, the only Tiance Admiral in Datang who was a first-rank official and who had served as a real official minister. Half of the world in Datang was brought down by him.After becoming emperor, he also personally conquered Liaodong.

Subsequent emperors, such as Xuanzong, were also very powerful when they were young, and even planned two mutinies.

In the subsequent Su and Dai, the three emperors of Dezong were the princes who had led the generals of the world, and the next few emperors, such as Emperor Xianzong, Emperor Xuanzong, Emperor Wuzong, etc., also maintained excellent riding skills. marksmanship.

The Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty was attacked by soldiers several times, and even fell several times, but in the end the Tang Dynasty survived, relying on the bravery of Li Tangjun and his ministers.

When Taizu raised his troops, the Turks had been to Jinyang, Taiyuan, the foundation of the Li family.After Taizong came to the throne, the Turks directly killed Chang'an City and formed the White Horse Alliance.

Later, Xuanzong was attacked by Anlu Mountain, and Chang'an was attacked by Tubo during Daizong's reign. Not long after, during the reign of Emperor Dezong, the imperial court crusaded against the rebellion of the four towns.

Although the capital Chang'an was lost three times, none of Xuanzong, Daizong, and Dezong fell into the hands of thieves, and all of them succeeded in counterattacking later.

Li Xuan devoted himself to the conquest, but even his most trusted actors objected, which made him feel very bad.

Just after the emperor's Yingtian Festival, a decree came out from the palace, and the emperor summoned the main ministers of the Nanya and Beisi to discuss the matter.

When the Prime Minister of the Political Affairs Hall, the North and South Privy Councils, the two lieutenants of the Shence Army, and the eunuchs of the Xuanhui North and South Courts entered the hall, they felt that the atmosphere in the hall was not right.Han Quanhai, who served as the general of the Zuo Shence Army, was the adopted son of Han Wenyue, one of the two lieutenants of the Shence Army who killed Yizong's eldest son and helped Li Xuan ascend the throne.He was on duty today. Although Han Wenyue and Liu Xingshen supported Li Xuan to ascend the throne, Tian Lingzi joined forces with Ximen Sigong and Yang Fugong to fight them off.

Han Wenyue and Liu Xingshen, two ex-lieutenants, have long since lost their real power after they became the dukes of the state. Now Han Quanhai and Liu Xingshen's adopted son Liu Jishu has already joined Ximen Sigong's sect.Finding an opportunity, he secretly told Simon Sigong that yesterday the emperor said on the court that he intended to conquer Liaodong himself.

"What? Which bold servant proposed this, and immediately entrusted him to go out and kill him with a rod!" After Zheng Tian was dismissed, Ximen Sigong's status in the palace also dropped a lot, especially as he got older and became more and more serious. Some people don't pay attention to him.But after all, he is still serving as the lieutenant of the Shence Right Army, and he is not confused.The eunuchs of the Beisi are so powerful, controlling the government, and even overwhelming the Zhengshitang. To put it bluntly, it is not because they control the Shence Army, but more importantly, it is entirely because the emperor is in their hands.

If the emperor really went to Liaodong all of a sudden, then with Li Jing's current prestige and military strength, bad things would happen if he didn't manage well.The feudal vassals and towns all over the world were originally against the imperial court, and they supported their own self-respect. If the world was in Li Jing's hands, wouldn't Li Jing immediately become Cao Cao, coercing the emperor to order the princes?

In that case, what is going on with the Tang court and eunuchs like them?

"This matter was not instigated by someone else, it was entirely the emperor's own idea. He only talked to Shi Yezhu, and Shi Yezhu knelt down to persuade him."

"Even if he is reasonable, otherwise he will never see the sun tomorrow." Ximen Sigong cursed again in a low voice, walked two steps quickly, and walked into the hall together with several other eunuchs.He checked his face and watched, and found that Tian Lingzi, Zhang Tai, Yang Fugong, several eunuchs, and Lu Xie, Dou Luxuan, Cui Hang, Yu Cong, and Li Wei, several prime ministers, all had serious expressions on their faces, and they did not dare to reveal their atmosphere. a mouthful.Obviously, although the emperor wanted to conquer Liaodong himself, the emperor only talked to Shi Yezhu, but all the ministers obviously had their own eyeliners in the palace, and everyone already knew about that.

The Hall of Yanying is not an outer court, and there is no supervisor of ceremonies here, so everyone did not salute, but after a simple salute, they were given a seat by Li Xuan.

After Li Xuan gave the ministers a seat, he went to the head and sat on his throne.The emperor's posture didn't look much different from before, he was still just a young emperor crowned in advance.But the careful ministers also discovered that the emperor is indeed a little different today.At least, in the past, the emperor would never take the initiative to convene the ministers of the Nanya and Beisi to discuss matters.

"Goguryeo rehabilitated the country in vain, and the Khitan invaded our Tang territory. The king of Andong County led his soldiers to fight for the country, and they worked very hard. The situation in Liaodong is very good now." After sitting down, Li Xuan said loudly: "Li Taiwei Shangzuo, leading the army this time, will surely destroy Goguryeo and Xiaoman for the country. However, I think that destroying Goguryeo is not enough, and the Tang Dynasty will also destroy the Khitan who dare to challenge the majesty of our dynasty. I have made up my mind to conquer Liaodong !” (To be continued.)