Everyone has their own thoughts, and they are all for the betterment of the Tang Dynasty, and for their descendants to avoid accidents and lose their current identity.
But just when everyone was looking at Li Shimin, thinking that since Li Shimin was safe and sound, there wouldn't be many problems in the world, Li Shimin sent the secret message in his hand to several people.
"Um?"
"this?"
"ah?"
"..." The four people had different expressions, and finally Changsun Wuji concluded.
"Doesn't this mean that our Tang Dynasty will be completely plunged into turmoil? Why is the Supreme Emperor so stupid? There are powerful enemies in the north. If the internal chaos of our Datang Dynasty becomes more chaotic, will the scenery of the Sui Dynasty reappear? How can this be so?" Fengguang said If it sounds good, it's called scenery, if it doesn't sound good, it's called disaster.
Just when everyone looked at Li Shimin and expressed shock, Li Jingteng suddenly took a step forward.
"Your Majesty! The Supreme Emperor must have passed away!" Li Jing's words were quite bold. If other emperors heard that their not-yet-dead father was said to have passed away, they might not be very angry.
Now Li Jing said that Li Yuan should pass away, which shocked Li Shimin, but he nodded instantly.
"For me, the Tang Dynasty can only do this. Only if it is fake can it be justified." As soon as Citizen Li finished speaking, Fang Xuanling seemed to have thought of something.
"No, this must be a lie. The Supreme Emperor has been in Chang'an, how could he go to Jinling?" Regardless of whether Fang Xuanling meant it or not, after he said this, Du Ruhui and Changsun Wuji nodded hurriedly.
"That's right! How could the Emperor's residence in Chang'an City be in Jinling?" When Li Shimin saw his confidant in front of him, he seemed to understand that he was pretending to be confused, and his heart trembled.
It's not that he's afraid of his confidants, but he's afraid of his father.
"Father! It's not that I, my son, did this to you, but that you should really pay attention, father. You did something wrong. For the sake of the son of the Tang Dynasty, I can only feel sorry for you." Li Shimin thought in his heart Speak directly after making a decision.
"Then what do you think?" Li Jing said directly after Li Shimin confirmed that Jinling's Li Yuan was a fake regardless of whether it was true or false.
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask you to conquer Jinling again and capture all the shackles along the way." Li Jing had the merit of destroying the Southern Dynasty, and Jinling was well known to him.
Li Shimin touched his chin and thought for a moment.
"Okay, then let General Li go into battle again to lead the troops. However, I can't give you these troops from Chang'an City. You can contact Li Daozong, Sun Shunde, Zhang Gongjin and other generals, and if necessary, Cheng Yaojin can . Do you believe that these more than 100,000 soldiers will definitely not have any problems when they go to the south of the Yangtze River, right?" After Li Shimin said this, Li Jing nodded.
"Your Majesty is wise, the general will go and prepare now."
"General, please excuse me." After sending Li Jing away, Li Shimin looked at the other people, not knowing how to make an arrangement.
Changsun Wuji came out
"Your Majesty, shall we prepare the funeral for the Supreme Emperor first?" Li Shimin nodded.
"That's all I can do. I just don't know how I, a black-haired person, will feel about sending a white-haired person to someone who has not left yet." But as soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Fang Xuanling said something.
"Since your Majesty has nothing to do, he should step forward to take charge of the overall situation and mobilize the troops of the country. His Royal Highness the Prince of the North also needs support." Li Shimin nodded.
"Yes! Let's arrange this matter together. I will go to the main hall immediately to hold a court meeting and notify all officials in Beijing to attend."
"Your Majesty is wise." After several people complimented him again, Changsun Wuji said to Li Shimin when he was about to leave the hall to gather the ministers.
"Then wait until I am waiting for the court meeting to report the news of the death of the Supreme Emperor."
"Great kindness!" Li Yuan was forced to ascend the throne as emperor in Jinling, and there were people from the Xie family beside him who changed their official positions at will.
For example, the general marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, the prime minister, the Taiwei, the Grand Master, the Prime Minister, etc. all became members of the Xie family.
As soon as Li Yuan ascended the throne, all the counties and counties near Jinling turned their backs on Li Yuan's banner and no longer obeyed the long-pressed orders.
This is no wonder for them. The news about Li Shimin's accident has been spread all over the world by the aristocratic family. Now there is someone who can take charge of the overall situation. It is still Li Tang Zhengtong. They are eager to gain power and wealth. They hope that their positions will be mentioned again and they will have more power. a little.
Li Yuan was escorted to the hall for a court meeting like a puppet. Listening to the news reported by officials from various places that everyone near Jinling had joined, there was no joy on Li Yuan's face, and the Grand Marshal of the World's Soldiers and Horses standing next to Li Yuan was originally from Jinling. The assassin kept nodding.
As for their prime minister of the country established by the new emperor Li Tang. The head of the Xie family was also listening to their report proudly.
After everyone had finished reporting, the prime minister came out and handed Li Yuan his hand.
"Your Majesty, since things have already happened, we should immediately summon the Jinling soldiers and horses to go up the river, heading towards all the important military towns along the way, and let them all obey your Majesty's orders to first occupy the land south of the Yangtze River and then proceed to the Northern Expedition. Recovering the Central Plains confirms His Majesty's legitimacy." After the head of the Xie family finished speaking, the former Jinling governor and now the Tang marshal came out.
"Your Majesty, we should establish a new national title. Although they are both Tang Dynasties, your Majesty is the orthodox one and should be called Bo Tang, while Li Shimin's Tang Dynasty is called Rebel Tang. Although he can win the hearts of the people, he can be named Zhong Tang and let them obey my uncle. Tang. I wonder what your majesty thinks of this suggestion?" Now that Li Shimin was subordinate to him for the sake of justice, Li Yuan looked at him expressionlessly.
"What if I don't agree?" Li Yuan just said this, and the courtiers couldn't help but be stunned. If Li Yuan doesn't agree, then it seems that Li Shimin will be completely annihilated, right?
Then the Marshal of the Army said
"Then I'll gather our troops and fight him hard so that he can't fight against us anymore." Li Yuan originally wanted to scold everyone, but there was another person hidden in the hidden corner of the throne behind him. The man held a dagger against his back. As long as he said a word "no", the Supreme Emperor would be assassinated immediately, and the entire Botang would fall into the hands of the Xie family. Li Yuan had no choice but to say.
"No matter how you say it, Li Shimin is my imperial son. He has also been the emperor of the Tang Dynasty for several years. I just hope that he can understand the current affairs. Whatever is inappropriate about Botang and Zhongtang is all a matter for my country, the Tang Dynasty. How can it be divided into two countries? Say?" Although Li Yuan vetoed Bo Tang and Zhong Tang, and did not recognize Li Shimin, the Xie family could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
However, the names Bo Tang and Zhong Tang still spread from Zhongjinling. Li Yuan's place is Bo Tang, and Li Shimin's place is Zhong Tang. As for whether there will be a new Tang, it is difficult to say.
In Luoyang, after Zhang Liang buried bamboo pipes beside the city wall as Wang Huan said, anyone who dared to dig a machine from the city wall to enter Luoyang was interrupted by Zhang Liang.
Either they dug a hole above the hole they dug and filled it with water, or they put some firewood to light a fire. Anyway, it was impossible to dig a tunnel into Luoyang.
It makes people from these aristocratic families get together and hate it with itch.
"Hateful! How could it be like this? There is no treasure in Luoyang. It can actually detect where we are digging tunnels. How is this possible?" Most of the families outside Luoyang don't know what is going on in Luoyang, but there is so much going on in Luoyang. Liang watched as the aristocratic families were training their troops and trying to find ways to enter Luoyang City. In the end, they all swaggered and directly stationed themselves in the city, just like the way Li Shimin attacked Wang Shichong when he was stationed in Luoyang.
This made Zhang Liang feel a sense of crisis.
"It seems that we have to find ways to attack them. Otherwise, if they continue to stay outside Luoyang City, sooner or later they will be like Li Shimin who attacked Luoyang. Then the trouble will be big." Although Zhang Liang was worried, But he is worthy of being Li Tang's general, and he still has the courage he deserves.
Soon, a plan was made on how to defeat the enemy. After resting in Manila in the north for a few days, he finally waited until his men drove many captives of the Tang Dynasty and the Tang army to the county where they were located.
Although a large Tang army was already stationed dozens of miles away from the county seat, a hint of ferocity flashed across Manila's face.
"Don't think that you can defeat us just because you win one game. Now I'm going to let you feel what you will do if your people attack you." However, when Manila was thinking about this, he still asked questions to the left and right.
"What's the news from the left and right?" his confidant hurriedly asked after the Manila question.
"The left wing and the right wing have begun to defend the city. At the same time, we have also told them that we have captured some Han people as a shield to attack the Tang army. It must have a miraculous effect." Manila looked very ugly at this moment.
"We lost a battle. We didn't expect the cavalry to harass the Tang army. The Tang army was also defeated by two Tang armies, and had to defend the city." Manila couldn't help but sigh.
"If we didn't have these prisoners and these cities to defend the city, wouldn't we Turks really have no way to compete with the Tang army head-on? We can't defeat the Tang army when there are few people, and we still can't defeat when there are many people. What kind of trouble is this?" Although Manila was complaining here, but Chai Shao and Li Shentong really felt that this Turk was too inexperienced, so they kept laughing.
"I didn't expect that these Turks would dare to send a team to harass us. Now that they are hurt by our beatings, they have to retreat and defend in the city. Should I surround them and lead other troops to support the prince? Your Highness?" Chai Shao and Li Shentong both had the same idea, and they both knew that Li Chengqian defeated the enemy in the first battle, which shocked their morale.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has really grown up. Although General Hou Junji is helping him, Hou Junji is the father-in-law of His Highness the Crown Prince. All the credit belongs to His Highness the Crown Prince." Chai Shao is quite proud of being Li Chengqian's uncle.
"I am his elder. I am so happy!" Li Shentong was also very proud of being Li Chengqian's uncle.
"This is a descendant of my Li clan, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is about to ascend the throne as emperor. I should firmly contain the enemy forces on one side for him. This is what an uncle should do. I still have to let me control the main battlefield. This eldest nephew is going to work, but there are still 5,000 Turkic remnants in the city. Should we leave 10,000 people to besiege the city and then lead the remaining nearly 20,000 men to help my eldest nephew?" Li Shentong and Chai Shao both made the decision to besiege the city. Then he led the remaining troops to help Li Chengqian's plan.
The Turkic generals in this city looked sad.
"What's the matter? They were maimed as soon as they met. The loss of troops was serious, so we had to enter the city. If this couldn't hold them back, it would be too small for them to conquer the city. Let them support Li Chengqian in defeating Manila. This would be a big deal. Big." But just when the general was upset here, some Turkic eagles who conveyed news brought them unexpected solutions.
