Chapter 1054: Preparing to conquer the Tang Dynasty, Leiyus family
The first year of Jianwu of the Han Dynasty.
End of March.
Su Mingzhe re-demarcated the boundaries of the state capitals of Qi State, and then arranged for officials at all levels, and then led the army to continue the expedition.
Mid April.
Su Mingzhe wiped out half of the distress army in one battle.
Early May.
The entire territory of the Dingnan Army was incorporated into the name of the Han Kingdom.
End of June.
In accordance with the old rules of Qi State, Su Mingzhe redefined the boundaries of the state capital throughout the Dingnan Army, arranged officials at all levels, and then led the army to continue the expedition.
Early July.
Su Mingzhe began to attack the Uighur tribe in Ganzhou.
The Uighur tribe in Ganzhou has a vast territory and is connected to the western region of the Tianshan Mountains.
Su Mingzhe led the army all the way west and spent three months wiping out all the Uighur tribes.
Countries in the Western Regions north and south of the Tianshan Mountains heard that the Han army was coming and asked for surrender.
Now, it's almost October.
At this time, heavy snow began to fall in the Western Regions, Tubo and other places.
Su Mingzhe was unable to expand the results of the war, so he could only randomly arrange some officials to conduct the roughest management of the Western Regions and other places, and then led the army back to Chang'an.
Early November.
Su Mingzhe returned to Chang'an City after ten months of war.
After paying homage to the sages in the Ancestral Temple, Su Mingzhe held his first imperial gathering after his return.
In the Taiji Palace, all the ministers met.
Hercules shouted:
"If there is something going on, go ahead, if there is nothing going on, leave the court!"
"I have a copy of the memorial!"
Prime Minister Wei Yi, who was standing at the head of the right side, quickly came out, held up the Chao Hut, and said:
"I am reporting to you, Your Majesty, that the saint's benevolence and martial arts are unparalleled. He destroyed the Qi Kingdom, Dingnan, and Uighur Kingdoms in one battle. He opened up thousands of territories and expanded our territory, and added tens of millions of people to our country..."
After all the rainbow farts, Wei Yi got down to business - the territory of the Han Dynasty was increasing too fast, there was a shortage of officials and young officials everywhere, and there was no one to send to the Ministry of Personnel, please ask the emperor to grant Enke again.
Su Mingzhe followed the good advice and agreed directly.
Later, other officials continued to play.
These officials knew the emperor's temperament, and most of them spoke concisely and did not dare to use flowery rhetoric.
Of course, if you should blow the rainbow fart, you should still blow it.
Other than that, it's basically business.
Su Mingzhe went on an expedition in October, and the Han Dynasty had accumulated a lot of things.
This great court meeting lasted for four full hours before it came to an end.
The meeting is over.
On the second day.
Su Mingzhe summoned the three ministers and nine ministers to the imperial study room to hold a high-level court meeting.
The small court meeting and the large court meeting are completely different.
When holding a court meeting, Su Mingzhe retained the custom of discussing matters in the military. Except for him, the emperor, everyone else stood.
The ministers had nothing to eat and nothing to drink.
If you want to go to the toilet, you must report it to the censor who supervises all officials.
When it came to the small court meeting, Su Mingzhe began to treat the three ministers and nine ministers with various courtesies. Not only did he give them seats, tea and snacks, but he also thoughtfully allowed them to go to the toilet and solve their physiological problems.
In addition to the issue of treatment, there is also the issue of the importance of the incident being discussed.
At the Great Court Meeting, we mainly talk about some "big and general" things, which basically require the collective efforts of everyone.
At the Umrah meeting, detailed national policies and specific events are mainly discussed.
Often the emperor, Su Mingzhe, would ask questions directly and then synthesize the opinions of the ministers.
It's noon in a blink of an eye.
When all the ministers saw that the major affairs of the court had been confirmed, they were ready to leave.
Su Mingzhe suddenly spoke, with a bit of unwillingness in his tone:
"Now, the three kingdoms of Liang, Shu, and Tang have formed an alliance and are strictly guarding the border. My dear friends, can you tell me which one we should fight next year?"
All the ministers looked at each other in shock after hearing this.
The big man has been fighting for a full year this year, and everyone thought he could take a year off next year.
Seeing that everyone seemed to be resisting, Su Mingzhe couldn't help but raise his voice:
"There are more than 300 states in the Tang Dynasty. We, the Han Dynasty, are rich in martial virtue, but we don't even have fifty states..."
Wei Yi saw that Su Mingzhe was going to attack the three "old-style empires" of Liang, Shu and Tang Dynasties as soon as he opened his mouth. He remembered that the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue came to him and cried to him, saying that the warehouse had no balance from the beginning to the end of the year, and he could not even get the big reward at the end of this year. , can only remind:
"Your Majesty, it has only been a year since the founding of the Han Dynasty. Although the Yinu army has been invincible, it is really not easy to fight again after a long battle and the soldiers are exhausted. How about resting for a year and waiting for sufficient food and grass to start another army?"
"No, since ancient times, opportunities must not be missed, and they will never come back! Now our Han army is at its peak. If we don't take advantage of this opportunity, if the three countries have accumulated their strength, I am afraid the casualties will be even heavier."
Su Mingzhe still remembers how he almost broke through Luoyang, the imperial capital of Liang Kingdom, last year.
If I had taken the opportunity to attack Luoyang last year, I might have captured the entire Liang Kingdom. Why should I worry about which country to attack now?
A middle-aged man with a short beard suddenly stood up, cupped his hands towards Su Mingzhe and said:
"Reporting to your Majesty, I think it is time to attack the Tang Dynasty!"
"Oh? Tell me the reason."
Su Mingzhe looked at the other party gently with a pair of deep eyes, as if encouraging the other party to speak out his reasons boldly.
"The false emperor Li Cunxu of the Tang Dynasty established a country for the foreign tribe of Shatuo..."
Just as the short-bearded minister was about to tell his reasons, he saw the smile on the emperor's face quickly fade away.
Although he didn't know what was wrong with what he said, the short-bearded minister had the wisdom and immediately said seriously:
"Although Li Cunxu claims to have inherited the Li family ancestral temple of the Tang Dynasty, he ignores benevolence, righteousness and morality, favors actors, and harms loyal ministers and good generals..."
As the short-bearded minister described Li Cunxu's sins, Su Mingzhe's face returned to a smile.
That's right.
Like the previous talk about "the establishment of a foreign nation in Shatuo", we should talk less about such eccentric words in the future.
After all, the Han Dynasty now has dozens of foreign tribes under his name.
Wait until the short-bearded minister talked about Li Cunxu's thirteen crimes in one breath.
Several other ministers also understood this, and they all shared the same hatred and criticized Tang Emperor Li Cunxu.
The Great Han Kingdom was different from the Liang, Shu and Tang Dynasties.
It can be said that today's Han Dynasty was built solely on the strength of Su Mingzhe.
In front of Su Mingzhe, everyone is called Sangong Jiuqing. In fact, they are just "part-time workers" and have no shares at all.
Therefore, when Su Mingzhe made it clear that he must go to war.
As a result, a group of migrant workers wanted to persuade Su Mingzhe, the sole proprietor, to change his mind. Isn't this just looking for trouble?
I have to say that the short-bearded minister still has a sharp eye.
Seeing that everyone was unanimous in their opinions, Su Mingzhe's smile couldn't help but grow thicker and thicker:
"One more thing, the old minister of the Tang Dynasty is my father-in-law. My father-in-law was diligent and loyal to the king, but he was forced to death by Li Cunxu in the end. As my son-in-law, I also have the responsibility to avenge him!"
Ministers: "..."
Umrah will end.
The campaign against Tang Emperor Li Cunxu was written by officials from the Ministry of Rites.
Su Mingzhe ordered people to bring information about the Tang Dynasty.
He needs to think about it and see how he should fight this battle next year to minimize casualties.
Last year, the Tang State had 300,000 soldiers, and the number of capable warriors reached 120,000 or 30,000.
Su Mingzhe currently controls only about 120,000 soldiers, and the remaining hundreds of thousands of soldiers are all reduced soldiers and cannot be used for much purpose.
When Su Mingzhe conquers the Tang Dynasty next year, he will send 80,000 soldiers to guard the border. As a result, he can only lead 40,000 Yinu troops and tens of thousands of surrendered soldiers to fight.
The comparison of military strength between the two sides is extremely disparate.
If Su Mingzhe didn't study the opponent's information carefully and use his power, he would really be afraid of capsizing.
"Li Cunxu, forty-three years old, was the son of King Li Keyong of Jin. After Li Keyong died of illness, his younger brother Li Kening took over the position of King of Jin. Li Cunxu could only inherit the title of captain. In order to regain his position as King of Jin, Li Cunxu married Liang Liang. Princess Zhenning, the daughter of Emperor Zhu Wen..."
"The eldest son Yuanxiang, born to Li Cunxu and his ex-wife, is twenty-four years old this year..."
"The second son Yuanjie, the eldest son of Li Cunxu and Princess Zhenning, is twenty years old this year..."
"The third son Yuancheng, the second son of Li Cunxu and Princess Zhenning, is twelve years old this year..."
