Chapter 3055 The battle is delayed
His Majesty Li Er prides himself on being decisive in killing, but he never admits that he is a murderous person.
During the Xuanwu Gate Incident, brothers were killed, brothers were killed, and even members of the clan were killed. However, His Majesty Li Er always believed that it was just a way of self-preservation. The struggle for imperial power cannot tolerate tenderness. After all, the supreme power in the world is mixed with too many entanglements. Either you die or I die.
When you are in such a position and at such an opportunity, all you can do is move with the times.
It's just a king and a loser. How does it have anything to do with morality?
However, while the Xuanwu Sect incident gave him the supreme power in the world, it also naturally caused his reputation to fall to the bottom, and anyone could step on it.
After all, he committed the crime and took it in reverse, which was contrary to the mainstream values inherited by Zongzong for thousands of years. It made those who claimed to stand on the highest moral ground excited and ridiculed him, a brother-killer. The executioner came to show his purity and elegance.
Where is the benevolence and morality?
All the bustle in the world is for profit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit. Tai Shigong's words really reveal the world's situation and reveal the true meaning of the world in one sentence.
As long as Changsun Wuji knows how to give in and understands that imperial power cannot be touched or hijacked, why would he want to bear the reputation of a murderous hero, mean and ungrateful?
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Changsun Wuji burst into tears with gratitude on his face, and said with tears: "Your Majesty is magnanimous, how can I be so lucky to you? It's just that in the past, I couldn't help myself, so I had to worry about the entreaties of the people around me. After all, without their support in the beginning, how could I be where I am today? However, Now that the old ministers are getting old and their descendants are gradually declining, they are really powerless and will no longer care about their affairs. "
Not only am I today entirely dependent on the support of the Guanlong nobles, but the reason why your Majesty Li Er was able to seize and ascend the throne was due to the Guanlong nobles' unwavering support?
Now that you have secured the throne, you have begun to gather the imperial power and abandon the Guanlong nobles as if they were old shoes. What is the difference between this and killing the donkey?
Don't say it so nicely. In the end, everyone is just for profit. Although there is love, they are very fragile in the face of such interests.
If the abyss is deep, fish will live in it; if the mountain is deep, animals will flock to it; if people are rich, they will be benevolent and righteous.
You are now the Nine-Fifth Honorable One, holding the sun and moon in your hands. What you want is that while gathering the imperial power, you can adopt the most gentle method as possible, so as not to kill people and make rivers of blood flow.
But does this mean you are a kind person? Not necessarily, it's just that he has the supreme power in the world, and he only thinks about his life after death. Back then, you killed your brother and your brother to steal the family fortune, but now you don't want to bear the infamy of being the hero of the massacre, that's all.
Don't think of yourself so noble...
How could His Majesty Li Er not hear the unfinished meaning in his words? His face turned gloomy, but he was not angry, and he said slowly: "Back then, you, Ru Hui, and Xuan Ling were all my humerus. If Ru Hui didn't miss the holidays, you would be seriously ill and die early, so you would be a little less lucky, but other than that, I will use them all in high regard, and I will not live up to Ruhui's merits. Xuanling retreated bravely, and now travels in the mountains and forests, writing books and teasing his grandchildren, I will not treat him badly. His son. You are the only one who is at a loss. I am closer to you than Ru Hui and Xuan Ling. The princess who is married to your family is also my eldest daughter and my heart. What's the result? Alas! It’s fate that makes people care about the past. I am a nostalgic person. I will take care of my sons and live with my country forever.”
The meaning of knocking in the words is very obvious.
What else can you complain about? Indeed, you have made the greatest contribution to the civil and military affairs of the entire dynasty. I will enshrine portraits and commemorate your achievements in Lingyan Pavilion. You are ranked first among the civil and military ministers, and you have firmly established the title of "the first hero of Zhenguan". During the Tang Dynasty, As long as your family does not rebel, you will have the first-class honors, wealth and splendor, endlessly.
But am I treating you too little?
After I ascended the throne, I appointed you as Tai Tu. The Guanlong nobles behind you were awarded various rewards. It can be said that you have overwhelming power in the court. I even married my most beloved daughter into your family. What is the result?
You led that group of Guanlong nobles to form a clique and sell off officials and titles for private purposes, and even intervened in the dispute over the reserve position, which caused turmoil in the court and chaos in the world. In the end, even my daughter suffered humiliation in your family and had to bear the bad reputation of Heli. !
Have you ever put me, the emperor, in your eyes? !
I am not only your brother-in-law, but also the supreme emperor in the world!
Changsun Wuji felt sad after hearing His Majesty Li Er's words.
I think back then, the Guanlong nobles gave all their support to you, but how many Guanlong disciples went into battle and died on the way to charge? Blood and corpses have paved your way to the Ninth Five-Year Plan. Don't rewards based on merit be what the disciples of Guanlong deserve?
As a result, you now use Jiangnan nobles and Shandong aristocratic families to suppress Guanlong, intending to eliminate Guanlong's power from the court. Isn't this chilling?
However, he knew His Majesty Li Er's temperament. If he bowed his head and surrendered, he must be thinking about some old feelings, but if he just argued with reason, he would definitely not end well.
He wiped away his tears and said sadly: "After returning to Chang'an, I also followed the example of Liang Guogong and traveled in the woods to enjoy family happiness. As for those Guanlong children, I can't control them, and I don't want to. Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. The older generation has conquered the country, but they only know how to enjoy themselves and do not know how to make progress. In the end, they are dilapidated and declining. Who can blame them? ”
When His Majesty Li Er heard this, he was immediately relieved and said: "It is best if the auxiliary commander can think like this. Although I am not a merciful sage, I am definitely not a mean and ungrateful person. As long as the Guanlong disciples can serve the country honestly How can I treat him poorly? After all, I was once a member of Guan Long, so I am naturally much closer to my own children than others."
What he hopes most is that Changsun Wuji can give up his identity as "Guanlong leader", retreat bravely, and stop intervening. Like Fang Xuanling, who wrote a book and wrote a book, how happy is it to live a leisurely life and have a posthumous name? Why get involved in the court battles and go against him, the emperor?
Again, as a last resort, he didn't want to be cruel to the Guanlong nobles and ruin his reputation...
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Heavy rains for several days have caused the river to surge, and the river has overflowed its banks. Fortunately, the Yanshui River is low-lying, and the river banks on both sides are a little higher than the river embankment. Therefore, there is no danger of the Tang Army's camp being flooded by river water.
Once the camp is flooded, the entire camp will be soaked in the river water, which will not only make the soldiers susceptible to diseases, but more importantly, it will affect the morale of the soldiers.
Hundreds of thousands of troops came in an endless stream from the direction of Jian'an City. The camps became larger and larger, and they were densely packed all over the mountains and plains, showing the strength of the Tang army.
His Majesty Li Er called all the generals to the central military tent and said with a sad face: "It has been raining continuously for many days. What should we do?"
Goguryeo's "Liaodong Great Wall" was not in name only. These mountain cities were built on the mountains. They often had cheap terrain, strong walls, and were easy to defend but difficult to attack. Nowadays, the Tang army is attacking more cities. They use gunpowder to blow up the local city walls, and then rush in through the gaps, with no disadvantages.
However, heavy rain made gunpowder useless, so if you wanted to attack the city, you had to rely on soldiers to attack it.
The city of Anshi has thick walls and is backed by mountains. There are more than 200,000 defenders in the city. The defender is a famous general like Gao Huizhen. There are sufficient troops and convenient equipment. If you want to break it, you can only use human lives to fill it. .
How many people will die?
His Majesty Li Er couldn't bear to part with it. This was already expected to be the last war after the founding of the Tang Dynasty. After the war, most of the soldiers put their swords and guns in the treasury and released their horses to Nanshan. How could he bear to let these war-experienced sons of the Tang Dynasty The bones are buried in Liaodong, but the soul cannot return home?
But if it continues to be delayed, the heavy rain will stop for some time. The longer it is delayed, the more unfavorable the war will be to the Tang Dynasty. If Pingrang City cannot be captured before winter, won't it mean that the same mistakes made by Emperor Sui Yang will happen again?
This is absolutely not allowed!
All the generals are veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time and have extremely rich battle experience. They naturally understand the urgency of the current battle situation and understand why His Majesty Li Er is so worried.
Yuchi Gong said loudly: "Your Majesty, why do you need to do this? The worst is to attack in the rain! Gunpowder can indeed blow up the enemy's city wall, allowing the soldiers to easily break into the enemy's city and reducing casualties. However, the heavy rain has not stopped for many days, and the battle cannot be delayed. We serve the king, why should we fear death? Your Majesty, please order us to fight to the death! I am willing to lead my troops to attack Anshi City!"
He was angry and impassioned.
Cheng Yaojin, Xue Wanche and others served as the vanguard of the army, captured several cities and made great achievements. Zhang Jian, Cheng Wuting, Cheng Mingzhen, Qiu Xiaozhong and others have been organizing the army in Youying two states for two years, and their achievements are not small. Only he has not made any achievements since he went out with the army from Chang'an. How can we not be anxious in our hearts?
(End of chapter)