From the war in the late Sui Dynasty to the present, the Central Plains Empire has been at war. No place has been immune to the disaster. The scale of the war, the wide area affected, the large number of people displaced, and the intensity of internal and external troubles are all second to none in the history of cold weapon wars in the Central Plains.
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But in this year, the third year of Li Tang's Wude reign, the sphere of influence of the princes gradually became clearer, and the intensity of mutual attacks also decreased.
This is something that is almost independent of everyone's will. Starting from the Daye Year, more than ten years of turmoil has seriously damaged the vitality of the Central Plains.
Wang Shichong had already eaten up all the grain and rice in Luoyang, Hebei and Shandong where Dou Jiande lived was in a state of depression, the barbarians in central Sichuan were frequently revolted, and the various wars between Xiao Xian and Li Tang caused this land of abundance to quickly collapse in blood and fire.
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The situation in Lianghuai was slightly better, but the Jingxiang area occupied by Xiao Mian was also devastated after Zhu Can's ravages.
The aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River were severely damaged. They had almost no choice between Lin Shihong and Xiao Xian. They all took refuge with Xiao Xian. Lin Shihong, who started out as a peasant uprising, was already invincible. However, the war continued, and the wealthy counties in Jiangnan were now also
It’s already yesterday’s flower.
Li Gui in Liangzhou in the northwest did not move much. In fact, he was facing the attacks from the Tuyuhun tribes and the Dangxiang tribes that were constantly rebellious.
Li Gui has to mention that the Tuyuhun tribe, a highland ethnic group, reached its peak during the Western Wei Dynasty and repeatedly raided the northwest counties.
Therefore, during the Western Wei, Northern Zhou, and Sui dynasties, the Tuyuhun tribes were the most important enemies in the northwest of each dynasty.
When the Central Plains were unified, the Sui Dynasty finally freed up its hands and feet. While defending the Turks in the north, it dealt a few blows to Tuyuhun, seriously weakening the strength of Tuyuhun's tribes.
During the Daye period, Yang Guang was more interested in running the Western Regions, and Tuyuhun was a thorn in the side. Therefore, at the beginning of the Daye period, Yang Guang sent troops to completely drive the Tuyuhun tribes back to the highlands, and by the way, many party tribes became slaves of the Sui Dynasty.
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In the last years of Daye's reign, Bai Yusuo's rebel army turned the northwest upside down. When they first started to rebel, they were party slaves who rebelled. Later, many people called them slave thieves or Bai slaves.
At this time, the situation in the northwest was very complicated. Some of the Dangxiang tribes that broke away from the rule of the Sui Dynasty surrendered to Li Gui's command, and some began to make a living by looting, so Li Gui had to repeatedly send troops to quell the rebellion.
Tuyuhun from the highlands also came to join in the fun, completely stalling Li Gui's expansion, and was unable to take advantage of the defeat of Xue Ju and his son in time.
But now on the highlands, another powerful tribe finally appeared. They were the Tubo people in the southern part of the highlands. After a long tribal vendetta, the Tubo people were finally unified under one banner, and their power spread from the southern part of the highlands.
It expanded rapidly.
Originally, the Tuyuhun tribes were a powerful enemy that they could hardly defeat. But today, when the Tuyuhun tribes were already dying, the Tubo people happily rode on their highland ponies and dismembered the Tuyuhun tribes step by step.
As a result, some of the defeated Tuyuhun tribe became slaves of the Tubo people, and some were driven out of their homes where they had been grazing for generations. They returned to the northwest of the Central Plains Empire and became entangled with Li Gui.
The Tubo people seized the opportunity and became powerful. The only problem they faced seemed to be that they expanded too fast, which made them a little uncomfortable. Not only did they have to digest the results of their victory, they also had to guard against the backlash of the surrendered Tuyuhun tribe.
So they need more time before they can look to the distance again...
In other words, the most comfortable person living in the northwest today is probably Liang Shidu, because he still has the energy to attack Lingzhou.
It's just that in the vast and sparsely populated northwest, after Bai Yusuo rebelled and split, and then Xue Ju and his son were defeated, how much capital was left for people to squander?
In fact, in the third year of Li Tang's Wude, the only place where the vitality had not been damaged too much was the hinterland of Kansai, because Li Xiuning, Li Shentong and others quickly put out the war in the hinterland of Kansai and helped Li Yuan capture
to Chang'an City.
The counties in Jingzhao, which are under the emperor's feet, have been peaceful for nearly three years. But now, some people are opening warehouses to store grain and gathering people to start trouble.
Not only did Li Shimin know what this meant, his elder brother, Prince Li Jiancheng, also knew it clearly. When Li Shimin was still hesitant to advise his father at this time, Prince Li Jiancheng had already sent a letter to Chang'an.
At this time, Li Yuan was naturally not alarmed by the two small rebellions in Jingzhao. He was silently paying attention to the court situation and wondering which son should wipe his ass.
At this time, the battle report of King Qin Li Shimin was also placed on his desk.
Dugu Yanyun was defeated and lost, and Pu Ban was lost. I'm afraid it won't be that easy to cross the river again.
Of course, such a defeat was preceded by Li Shentong's death of more than 200,000 troops in one battle, so it is not so unacceptable.
The whole land of Jin was lost. This was something that made Li Yuan extremely sad. It was where he started, but now he fell into the hands of his enemies. He was emotionally bruised and his military strategy was a complete failure.
Once the land of Jin was captured by Li Po, the more than 100,000 soldiers and horses at Tongguan would become unnecessary. If Tang Jian and others had not sent documents detailing the whole story of the war, Li Yuan even wondered whether Li Shimin sent Pu Ban to Pu Ban on purpose.
Gave it to Li Po so that he could ask for troops and horses to divide the prince's military power?
His two sons fought so fiercely that they already made him feel troubled.
Li Shimin quietly killed Dugu Huaien, who was his cousin. He was getting more and more courageous. Will he be able to kill his brother one day?
Li Yuan's dissatisfaction with his second son has reached a new level.
This is also the reason why he acquiesced to the Dugu clan's criticism of the King of Qin. Dugu Huaien had evil intentions and deserved to die, but if you killed him directly, what would happen...
It doesn't matter that the second son doesn't make people worry, but the eldest son's behavior actually makes Li Yuan quite unhappy.
At such a time of year, it’s okay for you to stand still and not think about helping the King of Qin to regain the land of Jin, but you still have to gather people at this time to deprive your brother of his military power. It seems that you don’t care much about brotherhood. Then what will you do in the future?
Doesn’t it mean that you won’t think about the love between father and son?
Li Yuan himself came all the way from the reign of Emperor Wen. In the last years of Emperor Wen's reign, he witnessed the waves of fights that started between brothers Yang Yong and Yang Guang for the throne, and he also took warning from them.
But at this time, his mind was still shaken. The prince did not care about the overall situation, and was lacking in measure. In terms of martial arts, it was difficult to compare with the King of Qin, but his ability to form gangs was not small...
But his fourth son, Li Yuanji, is a typical negative example. He is too impatient in everything he does, is ruthless, and is jealous of others.
Thinking of this, Li Yuan also looked up to the sky and sighed. Everyone said at the beginning that the Li family's disciples were so powerful that they would never be the same in the future, but now it seems like a joke.
But looking back, Li Yuan still had to face reality and began to balance the dispute between his two sons. Li Shimin, who was obviously at a disadvantage, wanted to help him.
The prince's gang members are increasing in the court, and people everywhere are praising the prince's wisdom and need to be suppressed.
Besides, as Li Dingan's wings gradually matured, would he be able to rush across the Yellow River with a strong military force? Therefore, the Tongguan garrison must divide its troops to garrison along the Yellow River.
In fact, it is still the same old routine, with the two sons constraining each other. Whichever one is more powerful will make it difficult for Li Yuan to sleep and eat. The ruthlessness of the Tian family is very concretely displayed in Li Yuan and his son.
At this time, Li Yuan received a letter of advice from Prince Li Jiancheng.
This time Li Yuan was relatively satisfied. The prince's worries and anxieties were all vividly reflected on the paper. With such an overall view, Li Yuan was naturally very pleased.
But even if both Li Yuan and his son saw such a difficult problem, it would not help.
Li Tang now has three to four hundred thousand soldiers and horses, and there are enemies everywhere. No one can be ignored. Even so, the troops are still stretched thin. How can it be so easy to reduce the burden on the people?
Li Yuan is squeezing out the last bit of potential in Kansai to maintain the situation. His situation is more dangerous than when Yuwentai founded the Western Wei Dynasty, but he is still unable to unite everyone inside to fight against foreign enemies like Yuwentai.
Li Po hit the nail on the head. Chang'an, a city with many talented people, was able to pull off tricks that could not be matched by Jin. Life for Li Yuan and his son was also very difficult.
Just when Li Yuan and his son were worried, Jinyang thousands of miles away became lively, and Li Po was finally going to be king.
First, Chen Xiaoyi and others were summoned. At this time, Wen Yanbo finally returned to the general manager's office. Everyone must be dissatisfied with such a title as King of Han, but under the situation where Li Po had already made up his mind, he could only
I reluctantly accepted it.
The ceremony of proclaiming the king was very easy to handle. In the end, Li Po asked Wen Yanbo to take over. In fact, it was Li Po. Otherwise, it would be unlucky for you, a guy who had just finished a funeral, to take over this matter.
Wen Yanbo refused again and again, and Chen Xiaoyi and others also felt it was inappropriate and offered support, but Li Po still left the matter to Wen Yanbo.
For no reason, just because Wen Yanbo had worked in the palace of King Qin Yang Jun and was familiar with Wang Li, others, including Chen Xiaoyi, were a little confused.
And to avoid any omissions, Li Po also asked Wang Cong, the former head of the Wang family, and the old guy He Chou to help him. There was also an Empress Xiao living in the Jinyang Palace who could give some advice.
In this way, it's almost done.
Immediately, Li Po ordered people to pass the order to the prefects of all the counties under his jurisdiction. During the period of the king's ceremony, everyone is not allowed to leave their posts without authorization. In other words, do what you are supposed to do, and nothing will happen to you.
Li Po said he was trying to be simple and not be so extravagant, but when it came time to make preparations, everyone was not very obedient. They wanted something formal and must be solemn. Otherwise, how could they show that the throne was legitimate? How could they tell the people?
, the nobility of the King of Han?
Fortunately, no one dared to mess with Li Po, otherwise, Li Po would probably show everyone what "simple and hassle-free" means like he did when he married his wife.