Li Chengqian is an extremely insecure person and extremely unconfident.
Although he is the eldest son of His Majesty Li Er, he has placed high hopes on him since he was a child. After the "Xuanwumen Incident", he was immediately canonized as the crown prince by Jin Dian. However, he was once praised by the government and the public for his "generous appearance, Qiyi", "benevolence, filial piety and deep kindness".
", but such good days actually do not last long.
As he grew older, his shortcomings of insufficient talent were revealed. He was often scolded by the emperor's teachers in the East Palace, thinking that he was not good at school. This made Li Chengqian feel inferior, impetuous, and rebellious. From time to time, there were rumors of disrespect for his teachers, which made His Majesty Li Er dissatisfied.
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Later, King Li Tai of Wei competed with him for the throne and repeatedly framed him, which made him even more passive and panicked, restrained everywhere, and often behaved inappropriately. His Majesty Li Er became even more disgusted.
Until he was framed by Changsun Chong and his legs were disabled, and almost all his holy relatives were lost. If not for Queen Wende's love for her eldest son, the crown prince would have been deposed long ago. Even so, when Queen Wende died, His Majesty Li Er was in trouble.
The heart has gradually become uncontrollable.
This kind of fear, and the fear of getting through the precarious days day by day, is almost torture every moment for Li Chengqian, who is average in talent and weak in character. He may have a complete mental breakdown at any time and do something unreasonable.
to vent their fears and anger.
Fortunately, during his most difficult time, he received Fang Jun's unwavering support, which made him not only grateful to Fang Jun, but also extremely dependent on him psychologically...
He cannot trust the loyalty of others, nor the abilities of others, so he always consults Fang Jun for his opinion on major matters, and almost obeys his advice without ever violating it. However, now this point has been set up by others, and Fang Jun has almost been criticized and reviled.
Fortunately, it was detected in time and no negative consequences occurred...
However, Li Chengqian looked at Fang Jun's words, hesitated a little, and then smiled bitterly and said: "But the current situation is turbulent and people are panicked. If I criticize Liu Shizhong harshly, I am afraid that it will make the whole court even more frightened, which is not appropriate."
Although Liu Ji had a bad idea and his thoughts were not right, it would be unconvincing to reprimand him based on such an advice that did not cause bad consequences. Moreover, Liu Ji had previously formed a faction with Jiangnan and Shandong clans, but now he has switched sides.
How can you criticize your own disciples harshly?
Even if it is just a show, it cannot make the civil servants and military generals who intend to join him feel conflicted.
It's worth buying horse bones with thousands of gold...
Fang Jun naturally had no objections: "Your Highness has a clear vision."
It's not that he has an intolerable temper. Moreover, Liu Jie and Cen Wenwen are currently advancing and retreating together. The two of them almost control the court's gossip officials. They are an extremely huge force. If there is a setback at this time, it will be of no benefit.
However, he would not let Liu Jie design it, and said with a smile: "In turn, the ministers will spread the matter and praise Liu Shizhong for his uprightness and hatred of evil, so that the world will know how disdainful this pillar of the country is.
Knead the sand.”
Aren't you admonishing the use of "Baiqisi" to build up the prison? Then as you wish, publicize this admonition widely. I believe that those who are secretly connected with the King of Jin will be shocked and restrained.
, there will certainly be endless scoldings for Liu Ji, a fair and selfless "virtuous minister".
Li Chengqian thought for a while, but did not refuse. He nodded and said: "It's good to teach him a lesson. Since the beginning of his father's Eastern Expedition, almost all the efforts of the country have been devoted. Now, although Goguryeo has been pacified, the losses are too great, and it is also related to Long and Jin kings."
The rebellion caused heavy losses in Guanzhong. In the next ten years at least, we must pay attention to internal affairs and recuperate. The whole court must work hard to govern. What we need are capable officials who are diligent and conscientious, not powerful ministers who are familiar with intrigues and intrigues."
During the Zhenguan Dynasty, almost all the wars that could be fought were fought. Goguryeo, an evil enemy on the northeastern border, was pacified, Xueyantuo to the north of the Hanhai was destroyed, and the Eastern and Western Turks were defeated and fled thousands of miles away. It is said that they had already fled to the West Sea to survive, such as Silla
, Baekje, Japanese and other surrounding barbarians were all eliminated, and the only strong enemy was the Tubo who was entrenched on the plateau.
Because Songtsen Gampo rejected Ludongtsen, Tibet caused a large number of domestic forces to fight, internal affairs were chaotic, and its strength was greatly reduced. It was impossible to threaten the Tang Dynasty for a while.
At this time, it is time for the whole country to work hard, recuperate and restore national strength.
He is not a high-spirited monarch, and does not have His Majesty Li Er's obsession with "one emperor for eternity". As long as he sits safely on the throne and governs the country smoothly, the country is peaceful and the people are peaceful, a hundred years from now there will be a "wise and caring person" in history.
"The evaluation is enough to satisfy my wishes.
Therefore, he is willing to let go of power. He knows his own shortcomings, but still clings to power and has to do everything personally. Isn't it stupid?
This country has been passed down to him. Even if the King of Jin is defeated in the future, there will still be countless people who secretly slander him and think that his virtue is not worthy of his place. Therefore, he can only be cautious and walk on thin ice to govern a glorious and prosperous era and prevent his father from being the only one to be beautiful.
Only in this way can we quell the criticism and gain the recognition of the people in the world.
The chamberlain came to announce that it was Duke Wei of the State who was in attendance. Li Chengqian hurriedly summoned him, and then ordered people to prepare tea and snacks. When Li Jing came to see the ceremony, they sat down separately and said straight to the point: "The six commanders of the East Palace have been appointed by Li Siwen and Cheng Chubi.
The two men each led 5,000 soldiers and marched toward Tongguan along the Guangtong Canal from the south to the north. In addition to exerting pressure, they also prevented the rebels from using boats to sail upstream and attack Chang'an."
The three monarchs and ministers immediately stood up and came to the map hanging on the wall to carefully inspect the terrain and troop deployment.
Nowadays, with the Ministry of War's map drawing system, the technology is becoming more and more perfect, and the error is extremely small. Not to mention that the Sanfu land in Gyeonggi is just around the corner, and every mountain road, every hill, and every well is marked in detail.
After all, looking at the map is like looking at the palm prints.
Guangtong Canal diverts the Wei River from the northwest of Chang'an City, roughly passes through the old Cao Canal of the Han Dynasty, and ends at Tongguan before entering the Yellow River. It is more than 300 miles long. Because it passes through cities, towns, counties and villages where the population is concentrated, transportation is convenient and goods and goods exchanges are frequent.
, so it is affectionately called "Fumin Canal" by the local people.
The Guangtong Canal is responsible for the important water transportation of Chang'an City. Therefore, the river is wide and the water flow is gentle. Compared with the turbulent Wei River, it is easier for boats to travel. Whether going down the river or upstream, it can transport the army to Tongguan in an instant.
Or Chang'an, the strategic significance is very important.
No matter how ignorant Li Chengqian was about military affairs, he not only sighed with emotion: "Fortunately, the navy was able to make a prompt decision and attack the private troops from the south of the Yangtze River when they were crossing the river, causing them to collapse. Otherwise, if they were allowed to go north to Tongguan, and with the help of boats from the south of the Yangtze River,
If we go upstream along the Guangtong Canal and approach Chang'an, the situation will be dangerous."
Guanzhong is surrounded by eight rivers, but there is no navy. Fang Jun originally built ships in Kunming Pool for college students to practice operation, but they were all destroyed during the Guanlong rebellion. After that, His Majesty Li Er returned to Beijing and died again.
Then the King of Jin rebelled and did not rebuild it for a while.
Therefore, once the soldiers of the King of Jin relied on the boats of the private army in the south of the Yangtze River to invade Chang'an along the Guangtong Canal, the East Palace could not stop them at all. They could only station a large number of troops on both sides of the river to harass them, but it was difficult to intercept them.
Li Jing said: "In the past dynasties, they only focused on the construction of cavalry troops. Even the infantry lacked equipment upgrades and tactical improvements, and they paid no attention to the navy. If Erlang hadn't realized with far-sightedness that the navy would
Why is the navy of the Tang Dynasty so important, and a huge amount of effort was expended to build it, that the Tang navy now spans the seven seas and colonizes the world with goods? Not to mention that it can quickly reach Gyeonggi and threaten Tongguan along the canal. Your Highness should realize the importance of the navy, and do not let all kinds of difficulties in the future
Then give up the navy, otherwise one day the ocean will be surrendered to the foreign countries, and then all the coasts of the empire will be within the attack range of the foreign countries, and it will become a serious problem."
Nowadays, the navy spans the seven seas and has already demonstrated unparalleled combat power. As the world's best military master, how could Li Jing not see the strategic significance contained in it?
A mere navy could radiate to countless countries around the ocean, allowing the Tang Dynasty's goods and colonization to spread all over the world, and obtain a steady stream of wealth and supplies. At the same time, it could also spread the majesty of the empire to the four seas, which shows the importance of the navy.
However, the construction of the navy is too expensive, and because it floats on the sea far away from the center, it is difficult for the center to personally feel the significance of its existence. When the national treasury is full, it is okay to say that once the national power weakens and the treasury is scarce, it will be difficult to continue to support the navy.
Huge expenses.
Don't talk about calculating the input and output of the navy. When the national power is weakened, the land of Gyeonggi will inevitably be unstable. The surrounding barbarians are sharpening their swords and riding horses on the Great Wall. How can they still have the energy to take care of the navy?
But once this navy is destroyed, it will be difficult to rebuild it.