Li Shimin rolled his eyes at him in his heart, the look on his face remained the same as before: "My dynasty has been exhausted, and I have lost my deer. The emperor is not a king, and treats common people like grass. I can take his place!"
Zheng Falan was impressed by this and praised: "My lord, leaping like a dragon and a tiger, swallowing up mountains and rivers with anger, is truly a hero of the world. Such an ambition is beyond our reach!"
He also took the initiative to suggest: "Why not simply proclaim yourself emperor to strengthen people's hearts?"
Li Shimin saw that he had immediately changed the direction of the wind, and gave him a white look in his heart, saying: "The world has never chosen seven or eight of them, and if you claim the title of emperor in vain, isn't it ridiculous? With my power and the ability of all the kings, Are you still afraid that this day will never happen?"
Zheng Falan continued as if no one else was watching: "Although I have tried my best to guess the Lord's ambition, I can't guess what the outcome will be. Today I finally know that being born a hero is indeed beyond the reach of ordinary people like us!"
Li Shimin: "..."
The big brothers in the space were all stunned.
Liu Che couldn't help but was speechless: "Don't say it, you really don't say it. With his ability to adapt to the changing circumstances, it's no wonder that people are prosperous wherever they go!"
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Regarding the title of Li Changsheng, the former governor of Dezhou and today's overlord, the staff have different opinions.
Some people advocate the king of Lu. After all, Dezhou is located in the land of Lu.
Those who advocate King Qi are in the land of Qi and Lu, and the name of King Qi is much louder than that of King Lu.
Some people advocate abandoning place names and replacing the names of kings with beautiful words, such as King Yong, King Jing, King Cheng...
After summarizing the opinions of all parties, there are still more people who support King Qi.
In the end, Li Shimin listened carefully to the opinions of most people and set his title as King of Qin.
Staff: "..."
Military generals: "..."
Ah this.
Our protagonist is a bit rebellious.
After this day, Li Changsheng, the governor of Dezhou, officially became a thing of the past, and was replaced by Li Changsheng, King of Qin. The impact of this seemingly simple change of name was undoubtedly earth-shattering.
In the past, King Wei had never given up his doubts about Li Changsheng and the Dezhou system's self-reliance in supporting troops. However, he felt that these people could not make any trouble and the matters over there with the capital were more important, so he put it aside for the time being.
But now, Li Shimin resolutely decided to abandon his previous official position and call himself the King of Qin instead——
When it fell into the ears of King Wei, Li Changsheng made a public speech:
Recently, there are always rumors saying that I am raising private soldiers and have evil intentions. Today I solemnly declare that this is not a rumor, it is true!
Chapter 142
Although Li Shimin has always strictly controlled the news and tried to hide his own developments for a longer period of time, but with a large family business, many things are out of control.
When his front foot had just taken Yizhou and tied it with Dezhou and Mizhou, the news flew to the ears of King Wei as if it had wings.
Could the King of Wei not know what Li Shimin was thinking about?
Unless he's a pig!
But what could King Wei do when faced with this situation?
Immediately abandon the Du Laijun who is almost losing his mind in front of him, give up Shunzhou, which has spent countless manpower and material resources to hold on, and turn the muzzle of the gun to fire at Li Changsheng?
Thinking about it with his buttocks, he knew that he would immediately take advantage of his illness to kill him, and take advantage of the fire in his backyard to tear off a piece of his flesh.
Even the rebels in the north who are eyeing him will take the opportunity to get a piece of the pie!
This can only be said to be a foreign trouble, but in addition to this, there are also internal worries - before Li Changsheng became big, several people successively admonished him for this matter.
The one further away is Wei Xuancheng, the one nearby is Zheng Falan, and the fresh and warm one is Wang Shangshu who came from the capital with his family to vote. However, these people, without exception, are all under the general plan of "King Wei's insistence on advancing westward". After being defeated at the front, Li Changsheng, who finally stepped on the horse, ran away. Where did he go?
Now, at this critical juncture, if we put aside the disagreements with the capital and the rebels for the time being, and instead deal with Li Changsheng, wouldn't this mean that he is blind and blind, and what those previous counselors said are all right? !
This kind of passive recognition can be said to be a devastating blow to the reputation of the lord Wei Wang in his own camp!
Internal and external troubles broke out at the same time. Even though the King of Wei was very angry at Li Changsheng's stab in the back, he wished he could eat his flesh and sleep on his skin, but he could not rush to withdraw his troops and fight back. He had no choice but to be too bound by the current war situation. died!
But now that Li Changsheng has torn off the mask of being a subordinate of King Wei and openly proclaimed the king, the nature of the matter has become different. The capital and King Wei instantly stood on a united front.
To the orthodox royal family like them, whether Li Changsheng or the rebels, they are all treasonous thieves!
For example, today the world is divided into four parts, with the rebels and the royal family each accounting for half. The original rebels in the north are sitting on the mountain watching the tigers fight, and the latecomers of the rebels in the east are frantically expanding their power. Only the royal family on both sides Is it ridiculous to beat you to death with bared teeth?
My head is so watty!
The battle between Peidu and Shunzhou was forced to come to an end, but they still had different opinions on what should be done in the future.
The people in the capital think that King Wei, you are a fool. You raised this cancer in Li Changsheng. Go and get rid of him quickly. Otherwise, if you die on horseback, how can you still have the face to see Li Changsheng? Ancestors? !
Take your people out of here quickly and go back to fight Li Changsheng!
King Wei felt that Li Changsheng, who was riding a horse, was now a rebel. I went to fight the rebels because I wanted to fight against the world. Why should I be the only one to contribute while you are here to watch the fun? !
No, you have to give me some blood to support me!
And Shunzhou, this is my territory. I withdrew my troops in front of you, and you took over this place with your back foot. What will happen to me?
A complete injustice!
Both parties have a willingness to cease the war, but they have completely different demands for future actions.
Li Shimin was in the east, and the capital was in the west. There was a King of Wei in the middle, so that the capital did not face the danger of Li Shimin at all. And it is difficult for people to raise their fighting spirit against enemies far away.
Similarly, although King Wei was stabbed in the back, Li Shimin always tried hard to restrain himself and not let the situation collapse too seriously.
He only gradually encroached on the wealthy prefectures and counties in the south, but did not move westward to touch King Wei's sphere of influence. Although there were frictions between the two sides, they were always within control.
On that day, the King of Wei had witnessed Li Changsheng beheading an admiral in the chaos of the army. He knew that this man was brave, not to mention that he also had Li Qiao under his command. How can there be a hypocrite under this?
Frankly speaking, King Wei didn't dare to take the initiative to confront these two people head-on.
In this case, the two sides were at a stalemate.
…
Li Shimin just listened to the battle in the west, sneered, and then turned around to do other things.
After agreeing on the royal title, he officially put his marriage to Xiao Mingze on the agenda.
Although it was a time of war and chaos, he still didn't want to wrong his wife. Although he couldn't spend a year and a half to perform the six rituals in detail like in the peaceful years, he still wanted to do it as grandly as possible. Some.
In addition, this is also a gentle political weather vane.
Previously, when Li Shimin and Xiao Mingze separated from Li Qiao, they had entrusted Li Qiao to find out information about Xiao Mingze's family. After the fall of the capital, Xiao Mingze and his family were separated in the chaos, even though there were others besides her. Others got lost, but most of them arrived safely and stayed with them.
Li Qiao kept this matter in mind, and after returning to the capital, he also asked someone to inquire secretly. Fortunately, Xiao Mingze's parents were both famous people, so it was not difficult to find out. However, after hearing the news, it was inevitable Sigh for it.
On that day, there was turmoil in the capital. Xiao Mingze's grandfather and grandmother were old and died. Several other children of the Xiao family were missing. Xiao Mingze's third uncle was killed during the retreat... Now the whole family is They all stay in the capital to observe filial piety for their elders.
Li Qiao knew that people have different hearts, so he did not dare to tell the Xiao family about Xiao Mingze's presence in Dezhou, nor did he dare to reveal it to Wu Cuicui. He found an opportunity to quietly meet Xiao's consort and tell him about his daughter. News about people who are still alive.
After hearing this, Prince Consort Xiao burst into tears: "It's good to be alive, it's good to be alive!"
Then he asked Li Qiao: "Who is Li Changshi?"
Li Qiao said without thinking: "Dragon and Phoenix among men!"
Xiao Prince Consort's somewhat sad expression showed a touch of relief: "That's good..."
He wiped his tears and choked up: "General Li doesn't have any children yet, so he probably doesn't understand what we think about being parents. He is really worried about us and makes it hard for him to sleep peacefully day and night!"
Li Qiao told him about King Wei's affairs again: "With the current situation, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for your wife to come here. Even this news, it's best not to spread it."
Xiao Prince Consort was born in a wealthy family and married a princess. Naturally, he understood the twists and turns. He nodded and said: "I understand..."
Thinking about the current state of affairs, my face turned grim again: "It's nice to be in Dezhou. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. Why bother to mix in this muddy water!"
Li Qiao was slightly surprised when he heard this.
Seeing this, Prince Consort Xiao also said a few words of admonishment because he was grateful for his kindness in sending news about his daughter: "Now we all seem to be at peace, but in fact, a storm is coming. Although I am still at home to keep my filial piety. , but I also occasionally heard about the chaos in the court. The general is surrounded by flowers at the moment, and it is true that he is illustrious, but it is precisely because of this that he must be more careful about hidden arrows from high places!"
Li Qiao nodded in agreement.
After that, the princess of Xinchang and his wife got in touch with Xiao Mingze through Li Qiao. During this period, they also sent several letters to each other, but it was difficult to meet in person.
After a chaotic night with everyone, Xiao Mingze was worried about his parents and wrote a special letter to him, hoping that his parents could take his younger siblings to Texas. If the emperor can do this kind of thing for the first time, why can't he do it for the second time? times?
The Xiao family has nothing to do with this matter this time, but they may not be so lucky next time.
Xiao Prince Consort was in the middle of filial piety and had no official position for the time being. Moreover, because he accompanied the capital at night, and the father and son of the Tian family only focused on fighting among themselves instead of caring for the common people in the world, he felt very cold and disappointed with him. After seeing the letter, he moved the whole family. Thoughts on moving to Texas.
Although the eldest princess of Xinchang was also sad that her brother and nephew no longer had the enterprising spirit of their ancestors, she could not abandon them after all: "I am the princess of this dynasty, and I have been favored by the country. How can I be in this country?" Are you leaving at this time to join someone else? You can take the children and leave me alone."
Xiao Prince Consort was very surprised and said with a smile: "That Li Changshi was right."
The prince of Xinchang looked puzzled.
Xiao Prince Consort handed another letter in his sleeve to his wife: "In addition to Mingze's letter, Li Changshi also sent a letter, saying that if the princess is unwilling to go with her, she can This letter is delivered to you."
After hearing this, Princess Xinchang became even more curious about Li Changsheng, who was far away in Dezhou. She opened the letter and read it, and her expression changed several times.
Li Shimin told her in the letter that he recalled that when Emperor Taizu of this dynasty founded the country, the sky was wise and the world bowed his head. He gave an order and everyone in the world followed it. However, today's power of the Tianjia is long-lasting. Doesn’t the princess still realize that my vitality has been exhausted?
The current disaster was caused by the Tian family themselves, and what does it have to do with others? Does the eldest princess only care about the lintel of her own family, but forget about the elders of the capital and the common people in the world?
The princess of Xinchang was awakened by this.
Identity is sometimes useless, but sometimes it is indispensable.
For example, King Wei - there are so many clans in the world who are interested in seeking the throne. Why can he alone be able to stand up and fight with the emperor with open swords and guns?
Because he is the brother of the Supreme Emperor's mother and the current uncle of the emperor!
And Princess Xinchang, she is also the daughter of the emperor.
Even if she is not a prince, as the eldest princess of the royal family, she can naturally represent the royal family - at least, she can represent part of it.
The daughter of the eldest princess of the royal family became Li Changsheng's wife. This was a great buffer for the clans and aristocratic families in the world. If the eldest princess of Xinchang arrived in Dezhou, it would mean that Li Changsheng and many capital officials In fact, the conflicts between high-ranking families are not irreconcilable.
What's even better is that Xiao Mingze is the daughter of the eldest princess, but not a daughter of a clan. She has the blood of the royal family from her mother, but she herself is not included in the royal family. .
This is a very clever angle.
She can use this status to appease the clan and recruit high-ranking people, but at the same time, she does not have to worry about her descendants having the bloodline of the previous dynasty, or even the clan of the previous dynasty influencing the new dynasty through her and her children.
