Li Shimin was very satisfied with the new Celestial Empire system that Li Chao had come up with.
Although Li Chao's in-law Wei Zheng resolutely opposed it, he believed that this practice was unjust.
But Li Shimin is not the kind of person who blindly has a good name, he wants face.
Wei Zheng and others also talked about etiquette and righteousness, but Li Shimin directly ignored him.
"Are you sure that you will send troops to Linyi?"
Li Shimin considered the actual situation, how to fight this Linyi, and how to fight.
After all, from the end of the Han Dynasty to the present, although Lin Yi has also changed from the district family to the Fan family, this is also the founding of the country for hundreds of years.
I don't know how many times I fought with the Central Plains, but I was not destroyed, and there is always something powerful about it.
"Your Majesty, Linyi is a coastal country, and my Datang has the most powerful sailor in the world, so it is not difficult for us to attack Linyi.
If we only attack by land, then we will inevitably have to face the key defensive checkpoint to the north, but we can advance by land and water, and send the fleet of sailors to land and attack from the sea to the rear. ” "I heard that the war elephants in Linyi are very powerful" Li Chao laughed, "The war elephant is indeed quite powerful, extremely tall, but although the elephant is big, it is extremely timid."
When the Sui army conquered Linyi, it used to dig pits to deal with war elephants.
But we don't need to be like this, my Datang has artillery and muskets, facing the array, just a burst of guns, can make the elephants turn around and run away in shock, and directly disperse their own battle formation. ” "Your Majesty, Linyi is just a small country in the south, three hundred miles from east to west, and no more than a thousand miles from north to south.
If I really want to conquer Datang, I will definitely succeed immediately. ” Li Shimin was considering who would lead the troops.
"Wen Yuan, who do you think is appropriate to lead the southern expedition?"
"The minister recommended the Vietnamese Hou Zhang Zhongjian as the commander, and the Annan capital protector Cui Yan as the vanguard."
"Well, that's good.
Then Zhang Zhongjian was the general manager of the march of Annan Province, Cui Yan was the general manager of the former army, and the water division coordinated the campaign, and the soldiers and horses of Sanguang in Lingnan were transferred to accompany the expedition.
Wenyuan, you Zhao Guoling has 5,000 elites, and this time you will also draw 3,000 southern expeditions. ” "Commandment."
Li Chao should go down.
The emperor only transferred 3,000 soldiers led by Zhao to join the campaign, but did not transfer Li Chao.
At the end of the discussion, Li Shimin asked Li Chao and the eldest grandson Wuji to stay.
"Today, the queen cooks and drinks two glasses together."
Li Shimin said with a smile, he held one in one hand, Li Chao in his left hand, and Sun Wuji in his right hand.
Being led by the emperor in the palace, Li Chao always felt so strange.
That's too pretentious.
When I arrived at the Lizheng Palace, I had already set up a table of good dishes.
"Wen Yuan, although you are not in the court this year, you have made countless meritorious contributions when you run around.
At the beginning of the year, he went out of Beijing and first broke through the heavy city of Beisha in southern Liaoning, which put great pressure on Goguryeo.
After Goguryeo lost Beisha this year, he counterattacked several times, but was repelled by your student Yu Chi Baolin. ” Speaking of this, Li Shimin was very proud.
Li Chao had previously offered advice, tired of Goguryeo's plan, and pretended to make a posture to destroy Goguryeo, but secretly provoked the Goguryeo court through the chess pieces Quan Gavin and his son, so that they gathered heavy troops in Liaodong, and also built the Great Wall of Goguryeo.
This year, Beisha was lost, and the Tang army garrisoned 5,000 troops to Beisha City, and the result was that the Goguryeo people were frightened and increased their troops to Liaodong again.
At the same time, the number of people who built the Great Wall increased by 200,000.
Now Goguryeo has transferred seventy percent of its troops to Liaodong, and the whole country is building the Great Wall.
"Goguryeo's agriculture and livestock this year have been greatly affected, and there is already a shortage of grain.
Next spring, there will inevitably be a famine. ” Li Chao was not surprised at all when he heard this, "It's only been a year now, as long as we continue to exert pressure, in five years, Goguryeo will definitely be self-defeating." ” Bringing so many young people to build the Great Wall and stationing a large army in Liaodong means that for a Goguryeo where all the people are soldiers, this means that a large number of young people cannot farm and graze at home, and there will definitely be a shortage of food.
One year there is only a shortage of food, two years there will be a famine, and three years, it will be a great famine.
Five years will inevitably lead to a complete collapse, after all, although Goguryeo is large, its population is only a few million people.
Sending hundreds of thousands of people to the Great Wall to defend the Great Wall and repair the Great Wall is a great deal for them.
"Five years" Li Shimin shook his head, five years is too long.
"There has been a lot of limelight in the imperial court recently, and they are all talking about sending troops to recruit Liao."
Eldest Sun Wuji and Li Chao couldn't help but shake their heads and laugh, how did this atmosphere come about, everyone understands.
Before, Li Shimin sold the land in Liaodong for money, and many people in the court spent a lot of money to buy the fiefdom of Liaodong.
Originally, the emperor said that after a few years, everyone could wait.
But the problem is that Li Chao's fiefdom in Liaodong has already been obtained.
As the saying goes, we don't suffer from few, but we suffer from unevenness.
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Watching the Li family take the fiefdom of southern Liaoning, and even in the past year, the construction in southern Liaoning has been in full swing, such as Lushun Port, Dalian Port, and even Jinshan City, etc., the Dengzhou Silla route continues to prosper, and the Li family occupies southern Liaoning and makes a lot of money.
Those who bought the Liaodong fiefdom couldn't sit still.
Don't say wait five years, they can't wait another three years.
They all wanted to get the Liaodong fief as soon as possible, and the people who bought the fief were high-ranking officials, and the court couldn't help but listen to their voices.
Li Chao looked at the emperor, and he felt that Li Shimin actually wanted to fight Goguryeo earlier.
"Your Majesty, it's too early to attack Goguryeo.
Goguryeo is now heavily concentrated in Liaodong, and we can only attack from the sea.
But the strength of the Goguryeo people is still there, and attacking now is half the effort, and the gains outweigh the losses.
In a few more years, Goguryeo will collapse, and then we can easily destroy Goguryeo. ” Li Chao earnestly persuaded Li Shimin, "What we have to do now is to continue to put pressure on the Goguryeo people, send some more soldiers and horses on the line of the Liaohe River, garrison more troops and horses in southern Liaoning, send sailors and privateers to continue to plunder the coastal areas of Goguryeo, and make it look like the Tang Dynasty will attack Goguryeo immediately, and give them continuous pressure, let them be trapped on the line of the Great Wall of Liaodong, and consume them to death."
The eldest grandson Wuji also agreed with Li Chao's strategy.
"Your Majesty, destroy Goguryeo, don't rush for a while.
It is the best policy to first consume its national strength, and then complete its work in one battle. ” Li Shimin nodded, "Well, then wait a little longer." ” "Wenyuan, I heard the prince say that the fief given to you by the imperial court is very remote and barren, and the fief for hundreds of miles has only a population of tens of thousands.
After hearing this, I feel that the court has treated you a little badly.
This year, you have made so many great achievements, winning Beisha and Pinglingnan, and I can't lose you as a hero. ” "The agreement you negotiated with Jinla last time, I agreed.
The land ceded by Zhenla was directly included in the fiefdom of Zhao State. ” Li Chao excused himself, and then accepted it with a smile.
The land ceded by Zhenla is 100 miles wide and 700 miles long, and it is indeed a rather barren mountainous area, but the place is huge.
In this way, Li Chao's Zhao Guoling is 300 miles from north to south, 700 miles from east to west, and such a large area is about to catch up with Linyi Kingdom.
Li Shimin didn't feel much distressed, he also knew a lot about that piece of land, and it was indeed poor.
This kind of land, how about giving Li Chao hundreds of miles, compared to Liuqiu, this land is far behind.
Li Shimin now regrets a little that he gave all the Liuqiu to Li Chao at once.
But looking back, Liuqiu can be regarded as Li Chao's own development, but that's it.
"When you eat, you can't help but talk about state affairs all the time."
The queen came out with a smile.
Cheng Qian, Li Tai, and Li Lizhi also followed.
Everyone sat down with a smile, and Cheng Qian came up to meet Li Chao and the eldest grandson Wuji.
Li Chao looked at Li Zhi, who was only a few months old, and was a little distracted.
Li Shimin said with a smile, "The pheasant slave has already taken the pox, and I am also a lot more relieved." ” "King Jin is very strong."
Li Shimin laughed, "You have a crush on King Jin and want to marry your daughter to King Jin."
"The courtier is still the princess, and the courtier's daughter is already extremely glorious, how dare you ask for it again."
Li Chao also replied with a smile.
Li Shimin is just joking, of course he can't let King Jin marry Li Chaonu again, this is not in accordance with the rules.
"I know that Ma Zhou has a new daughter this year, but she is a good match for King Jin.
Wen Yuan, what do you think of me asking for the daughter of Ma Zhou for the King of Jin?"
Li Chao didn't feel strange when he heard this, Li Shimin likes to marry the most, Ma Zhou is the prime minister, and it is normal for Li Shimin to want his son to marry Ma Zhou's daughter.
Anyway, Li Shimin has many children, and it seems that he is a Zaifu and will not let go, and they are all going to get married.
"Of course it's a good thing, does Your Majesty need a minister to be a matchmaker?"
"Of course, it would be great to have Wenyuan come forward to be a matchmaker."
Li Shimin said happily.
Li Zhi was still asleep in the queen's arms, not knowing that his life's events had been set.
"Father, the son wants to preside over the construction of the West Canal."
Cheng Qian suddenly spoke.
Li Shimin's brows furrowed.
"Didn't I already tell you that the canal was built by the imperial court?"
"Erchen knows, Erchen wants to preside."
Li Shimin glared at the prince, a little unhappy.
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Li Chao said on the side, "Your Majesty, the prince wants to exercise, so it's better to give the prince a chance."
Let the prince preside over the construction of the canal, with the assistance of officials from the Ministry of Works, the general and other ministries, and the minister believes that it will not have an impact.
Besides, it's a great opportunity to exercise. ” "The prince is too young."
Li Shimin shook his head.
"The crown prince will be crowned next year, and it can't be said that he is young, he has to add some burdens little by little, otherwise, how will he inherit the thousands of miles of the Tang Dynasty in the future" Li Chao continued to persuade.
Li Shimin thought about it, but still felt that there was some truth in this, and nodded immediately, this matter was passed.
After eating, Li Chao didn't stay long, and went out of the palace with the eldest grandson Wuji.
The queen sat and drank tea with Li Shimin.
The eldest grandson told the matter between the prince and Li Tai during the day, "After returning from Lingnan, the relationship between Cheng Qian and Qingque has become much more estranged. ” Li Shimin thought for a while, "No wonder Chengqian is bent on presiding over the canal, it seems that this kid has a lot of thoughts." ” The eleven-year-old prince already has a sense of crisis, and he knows how to guard against his brother, and Li Shimin doesn't know whether this is good or bad.
Maybe he's got off to a bad start, he sighed inwardly. t1706231537: