Chapter 4227 Jealousy of talents
The night rain is gurgling and pattering.
Fang Jun listened to the sound of rain outside the window and sighed: "The rain has finally subsided. Now the rivers in Guanzhong have surged. Although the dams were repaired and the rivers were dredged last year, such a huge flood still threatens the entire Guanzhong." , I don’t know how much farmland will be flooded. There are also rebellions and military disasters caused by the king of Jin. This year, the people of Guanzhong will have a hard time.”
In fact, the people in Guanzhong began to have a hard time when His Majesty Li Er devoted all his efforts to conquer Goguryeo. Since Zhenguan, due to the clear administration and correct policies, the whole country has been radiating great productivity and its national strength has been increasing day by day.
But at the same time, the empire almost never stopped attacking. In the second year of Zhenguan, the capital of Liang was destroyed. In the third year of Zhenguan, the Eastern Turks were destroyed. In the seventh year of Zhenguan, the Liao people rebelled. In the ninth year of Zhenguan, the Liao people attacked Tuyuhun again. In the 12th year of Zhenguan, the Liao people rebelled again. Rebellion, the destruction of Gaochang, the destruction of Xue Yantuo, the defeat of Tuyuhun, and the invasion of the Western Regions...
Although the battles in successive years were successful and the losses were within a certain controllable range, the consumption of population, food, and ordnance was extremely serious.
The reason why His Majesty Li Er's expedition to Goguryeo was "developing the whole country's strength" meant that the entire Guanzhong was almost emptied, and the troops, food, and baggage... were almost exhausted, and there was no surplus.
The most direct impact of resource depletion is people's livelihood.
The people are prosperous and suffer.
Death, people suffer...
For the current plan, we can only quell the rebellion as soon as possible, open up the Tongguan and Yellow River lines, so that the navy can transport the grain purchased from the Southeast Asian countries to the audience, and then start trade with Eastern and Southern Southeast Asian countries to enrich the resources in Guanzhong.
Everything has advantages and disadvantages. Times of difficulty and crisis are also good times to neither break nor establish...
Queen Seondeok doesn't care about this. She can't even care about the life and death of the people of Silla. How can she care about the life and death of the people of Tang Dynasty?
As long as she ensures that Li Chengqian's throne is secure and that the man she is committed to is powerful and secure, and can protect her in this most prosperous super city in the world and spend the rest of her life peacefully, she doesn't care about the rest.
For this reason, she is even willing to reveal the last armed force of the Jin royal family and hand it over to Fang Jun to help him protect the new emperor and turn the tide that may arise...
Women are always emotional, even if they are the king of a country. When the country's demise is a foregone conclusion and cannot be changed, she can feel satisfied if she can fly side by side with a man who conquers her body and mind and work hand in hand for the rest of her life.
It was already late at night, and Fang Jun didn't want to leave in the rain, so he turned over, took the beautiful lady's soft waist into his arms, and said with a smile: "I haven't had sex with His Highness for a long time, so I might as well share the same bed tonight." Lie down and talk about lovesickness.”
"Ouch!"
The queen let out a sweet cry, and her body fell into the broad and warm embrace. She did not struggle, but curled up and was hugged by strong arms. Her phoenix eyes narrowed, and her delicate and tall nose let out a comfortable murmur.
For women, the powerful storm is important, but the gentleness after the storm is equally important...
"Your Majesty, the soldiers of the Duke of Yue are outside asking for a meeting. They say they have something urgent to report."
The maid's voice sounded outside the house, and the two people who were entangled on the bed immediately stopped and separated. Fang Jun stood up and walked out of the bed. Under the obsessed gaze of Queen Seondeok, he pulled up the clothes hanging on the side and draped them on his strong and slender figure. He took another belt and tied it around his body. He quickly walked to the door and opened it.
Wei Ying came up quickly from downstairs. When he saw Fang Jun at the door, he quickly knelt down on one knee and said urgently: "Qi Erlang, I just received the news that Yuchi Gong has launched a surprise attack at Tongguan. Li Siwen and Cheng Chu All of Bi's troops were defeated, and both of them were captured and suffered numerous casualties. Yuchi Gong has already led all his troops on the right to march straight to Chang'an, both by land and water. "
Fang Jun turned around and returned to the house without saying a word.
Queen Seondeok, who knew the importance, also got up from the bed, took a silk robe and put it on. She served Fang Jun, dressed neatly, and warned softly: "Be careful in everything."
"Don't worry, you clown, why should you be afraid?"
Fang Jun smiled slightly, turned around and went out and went downstairs. When he walked out of the door, some soldiers came forward to put on a raincoat and a bamboo hat for him. After Fang Jun got on the horse, they also jumped on the horse, cheering and supporting him. After leaving Furong Garden, we headed straight to Chengtianmen in the heavy rain.
Along the way, we encountered many patrols and street checkpoints, and saw a group of cavalry roaring on the long street in the rainy night. They all stepped forward to intercept them. However, after seeing the leading soldier showing his Yue Guo Gong badge, they quickly Stand back and clear the way.
He hurried all the way to the Zhuque Gate, called for the city gate to be opened, walked through the Imperial City, and arrived at the Chengtian Gate. He found that there were already many carriages waiting here. Fang Jun dismounted and walked to the gate. The guarding imperial guards quickly knelt down on one knee to salute. After getting up, He said: "Your Majesty has already given an oral message. Duke Yue has arrived. No need to report. Please go straight into the palace. Your Majesty will wait for you in the study room of Wude Hall."
Fang Jun nodded, and then led by two chamberlains, he entered the Chengtian Gate and went straight to the Wude Hall.
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At this moment, the rain has become lighter, and the rain is pouring. The entire palace has been washed away. Countless lanterns and candles are burning. In the darkness, every palace, every pillar, every wall, and even every brick is stained. The surface is as clear as water, reflecting the rays of fire, rendering this most noble palace in the world brightly lit.
Fang Jun was led by the chamberlain into the study on one side. He saw Li Ji, Li Jing, Li Xiaogong, Cen Wenwen, Li Daozong, Liu Jie, Ma Zhou and others all sitting there. He first stepped forward to greet Li Chengqian, and then saluted them one by one. Li Ji and Li Jing then took their seats, opposite Cen Wenwen, Liu Jie, Ma Zhou and others.
The chamberlain at the back handed a copied battle report to Fang Jun...
Fang Jun lowered his head and looked at the battle report. Li Chengqian looked around and asked in a deep voice: "Yu Chigong is approaching fiercely. The troops of Cheng Chubi and Li Siwen have been defeated. Their troops have reached Chang'an. Now they have arrived near Xinfeng, not far from Baqiao." Yuan...do you have any good ideas to break the ground?"
The crown prince is also a king. He is only one step away from the emperor, but in reality there is a world of difference. As the crown prince, Li Chengqian was very cautious and walked on thin ice. He was frightened all day long, fearing that he would make a mistake and be deposed by his father. He had no self-confidence and was timid.
Now that he has ascended the throne and is the emperor, he has the supreme authority and the imperial power, and his whole temperament is simply turned upside down.
Even though Yuchi Gong was commanding the army at this moment and was advancing in an aggressive manner, Li Chengqian could not see any trace of panic or urgency on his face, and his posture was calm and confident.
Everyone looked at Li Ji first. After all, until now, this emperor was still the "first person in the court" with unparalleled power and reputation. He had previously watched from afar and watched success or failure. Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, wouldn't it be a good opportunity to change his mind and swear allegiance?
However, Li Ji lowered his eyelids, picked up the tea cup in front of him, took a sip, and then remained silent...
Li Chengqian stared at Li Ji for a moment with intense eyes, and then looked at Li Jing beside him.
Li Jing stroked his beard with one hand, glanced at Li Ji, and met Li Chengqian's eyes and said: "The Shandong private army has just arrived at Tongguan. It may not be able to complete the reorganization so quickly, and its combat effectiveness is limited. But it suddenly launched a surprise attack. It was obviously a last resort. As for The reason must be related to the navy behind it... According to the latest battle report, Liu Rengui has led the army After the capture of Xingyang, Zheng Rentai led the entire Zheng clan in Xingyang to surrender. They united their forces and advanced on land and water to approach Luoyang. It can be seen that Tongguan had no confidence in holding Hangu Pass. Instead of waiting for the navy to completely defeat Hangu Pass. Cutting off the retreat will cause morale to plummet and the morale of the army to be shaken. It is better to fight to the death and survive. "
As the world's best military general, his analysis of the current situation naturally impressed everyone.
Cen Wenwen nodded and said: "That's right. It's just that Yuchi Gong is a veteran of hundreds of battles, brave and resourceful, and the Youhou Wei under his command is even more powerful. I wonder how Duke Wei plans to resist?"
Li Jing stood up, came to the map hanging on the wall, pointed to several places marked by black circles around Chang'an, and said: "At present, the six leaders of the East Palace are scattered everywhere to ensure that all roads to Chang'an are under control. If Yuchi Gong concentrated his troops and took Chang'an directly. Our troops everywhere are difficult to resist. "
After a pause, he looked around and said calmly: "So we need to determine the strategy now, whether to fight to the death with Yuchi Gong and the Tongguan troops, or to just stick to Chang'an, delaying time, and wait for the navy to capture Hangu Pass from its back, forming a The situation of a pincer attack between east and west? ”
Everyone was silent.
The situation in Tongguan is not complicated. Because the navy is making waves and advancing violently behind Tongguan, the back road may be cut off anytime and anywhere. Once the back road is cut off, it will not only mean that all support from Shandong, Hedong and other places will stop, but also seriously affect Military morale.
More than 100,000 troops arrayed in formation can fill the mountains and plains, but most of them are private troops recruited temporarily. It is no problem to fight with the wind, but once the army loses its morale and morale collapses, it will be defeated in an instant.
Therefore, Tongguan could not wait, nor did it dare to wait. It could only send troops brazenly before the army was reorganized, trying to rely on "the speed of soldiers" and "surprise" to quickly capture Chang'an and settle the overall situation.
Perhaps, there is no need to wait until Chang'an is captured. As long as the situation changes drastically and the attack is reversed, the troops stationed in Guanzhong will mutiny...
Fang Jun had already read the battle report at this time and had a clear understanding of the situation. While looking at the situation marked on the map, he asked: "The words of Duke Wei are as follows. In my opinion, we might as well shrink our troops and stick to Chang'an. As long as Chang'an is defended, the navy will capture Hangu Pass and cut off the rebels' retreat. When the time comes, they will be attacked from both sides and the rebels will be defeated."
Liu Jie enthusiastically praised: "Now the navy is strong and powerful. Before, without the prince's order, he sent troops to Yanziji to defeat the private army in the south of the Yangtze River. Then he went north to Banzhu to defeat Zheng Rentai. Now his troops are pointing directly at Luoyang... If we wait until Hangu Pass was also captured, as expected. It is known as the "most powerful army in the world", not only invincible in water battles, but also invincible on land. The Duke of Yue has single-handedly created such an army, which is enough to shine through history and be famous for future generations. I really admire it. ”
As soon as he said this, the atmosphere in the study suddenly solidified.
Fang Jun narrowed his eyes and looked at Liu Ji, who had an admiring look on his face...
"Ahem!"
Li Xiaogong coughed twice, breaking the serious silence, and interjected: "The battle strength of the navy is secondary. If the key is to confront the rebels head-on, heavy casualties will inevitably occur. It is better to retreat to Chang'an and wait for the navy to capture Hangu Pass. As for the merits of the navy... When the country is in danger and the country is in turmoil, it is time for capable men to work with all their might. How can we cut our own limbs out of envy and jealousy? "
The dispute between civil and military forces was fully revealed in the East Palace when His Majesty was still the crown prince. The civil servant group headed by Xiao Yu, Cen Wenwen and others were dissatisfied with the military's achievements and were wary of the military becoming too powerful and invading the interests of the civil servants. Now, Since His Majesty ascended the throne, the battle over the basic interests of both parties has naturally intensified.
However, Liu Ji's actions of disregarding the overall situation and excluding dissidents made him extremely dissatisfied.
Even if we want to fight, we have to wait until the rebels are wiped out and the world is at peace, right? Now that the enemy is facing us, we have no regard for the overall situation and are behaving badly. (End of chapter)