Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it has gone through seventeen years of ups and downs.
During these seven years, we can clearly see that people's lives have improved significantly compared to before.
Similarly, the earlier decadent bureaucratic system and aristocratic family system have also been greatly changed.
His tough political style allowed all the princes and countries in the world to see the power of the Tang Dynasty, and made the people of the Tang Dynasty feel proud of themselves as Tang people.
But this is seventeen years of ups and downs after all.
All the veteran generals and ministers who fought with Li Shimin in his early years have grown old.
Du Ruhui, the number one counselor around Li Shimin, left with Hexian as early as five years ago.
Qin Qiong, Qin Shubao, who was once the most powerful general, was tortured by illness caused by his early battles and had been lying on his bed all year round.
Not to mention Yuchi Jingde, Cheng Yaojin and others...??.
These people have already entered the stage of half a hundred old people from the prime of life.
Li Shimin, the youngest among these people, is already thirty-seven years old this year and looks to be forty years old.
Although men are in their best years at this age, their social experience and mentality are at a very high stage.
But the mind cannot be used as physical strength, and wisdom alone can no longer open up territory for the Tang Dynasty and seek stability and peace for the people.
The younger generation of the Tang Dynasty, Li Chengqian, Li Chongyi, Changsun Chong, Du He, Cheng Huailiang and others, are the new hope of the Tang Dynasty today.
It can be said that all eyes are on them now.
Everyone wants to see what these young people of the Tang Dynasty are like.
Like their fathers, they will open up territory for the Tang Dynasty and work hard for the people. Just like the old proverb says, the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and a new generation replaces the old.
Or, as the outside world says, they will become some second-generation ancestors who are not useful but look good on.
The reason why the imperial court was so slow to respond to the rebellion this time was that it took Li Shimin another three days before he made up his mind to go on a personal expedition.
The reason is nothing more than to see the reaction of these young people and what their abilities are like .
Of course, the most important thing is to check whether the prince Li Chengqian is qualified.
In the same way, he also wants the world to see whether the heir chosen by him, Li Shimin, is qualified.
But the result is already obvious.
Li Chengqian's performance is perfect.
Especially after the news that he personally guarded the dangerous city of Runzhou spread to the outside world, how many people in the world are still dissatisfied?
Looking at ancient and modern times, how many princes have been able to achieve this?
Just as the military doctor was treating Li Chengqian's wounds.
Li Chengqian suddenly asked: "Uncle Yuchi, how is the situation in the north now?"
"Don't worry, Your Highness."
"His Majesty has led his troops to fight in person, and now the rebellions in Henan Road and Huainan Road have been put down by Your Majesty."
"When we were in Yangzhou, His Majesty and I divided our forces into two groups. Your Majesty led a large group of troops to quell the rebellion in Yangzhou, while we took advantage of this time to mobilize warships and cross the Yangtze River."
Looking at Li Chengqian, Yuchi Jingde smiled happily.
He said: "It is also thanks to His Highness that he eliminated the rebels at the southern foot of the Yangtze River for us in advance, otherwise we would not have been able to rush here so quickly."
It has to be said that Li Chengqian's original move was indeed very prescient.
If it hadn't been for him to cut off the Yangtze River and divide the rebel front and rear armies into two, the counter-rebellion would not have progressed so smoothly.
After all, if the rebels control the Yangtze River, they will retreat north if they cannot open up the situation in the south. If the north is faced with a counter-insurgency by the court, they will cross the river in large numbers, thus threatening Li Yuan's safety.
But Li Chengqian had a sudden idea and asked people to cut off the Yangtze River. This was equivalent to completely closing all the escape routes of the northern and southern rebels.
Some rebels were chased to the edge of the Yangtze River, looking helplessly to the south, unable to do anything.
And after hearing this, Li Chengqian felt relieved.
He said: "When I heard Uncle Yuchi say this, I finally felt relieved."
"but……"
Li Chengqian hesitated for a moment, and then asked: "Over there in Shu..."
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry about this matter."
"Although the rebellion in Shu is the largest, it is not a big deal."
"That kid Gao Zhixing does have some abilities. Now the rebels in Shu are all spinning in circles because of his strategy of drawing an area into a prison." ??
"Looking at that, I'm afraid those people won't be able to reach Fuzhou City in less than ten days and a half."
"Now that we are all here, there is nothing to worry about next."
"After we have cleared the five states east of the Yangtze River, the Bingzhou army will march west to meet the Shu rebels."
Speaking of this, Yuchi Jingde suddenly paused.
"I see that the Liangzhou Army has been assembled."
"Looking at that, it seems that he also wants to go south to put down the rebellion."
"But after waiting for so long, there is no action..."
He looked at Li Chengqian and said, "Isn't this also your plan?"
Who is Yuchi Jingde?
Although he is described as a representative of bravery and foolhardiness in history books, after following Li Shimin for so many years, he will still learn something even if he is foolhardy.
After he heard the information, he immediately guessed Li Chengqian's plan.
He said: "Is it possible, Your Highness, that you are planning to let the Liangzhou Army directly attack Shu?"
"Outsiders say that Uncle Yuchi is brave but has no plans."
"But in my nephew's opinion, Uncle Yuchi is as wise as he is foolish."
Li Chengqian raised his lips slightly and said, "At first they always advised me to directly dispatch the Liangzhou Army to quell the rebellion."
"But you also know that Liangzhou is thousands of miles away from the south of the Yangtze River. Even if you travel by water, It takes more than ten days to walk."
"And the situation at that time was that the entire radius of Henan Road was controlled by the rebels, and Huainan Road was almost the same."
"If the Liangzhou army comes by water, I'm afraid they will have to go through several large-scale battles first."
"So after much thought, I simply gave up the idea."
Li Chengqian cracked his mouth and said with a smile: "So I asked someone to inform the Liangzhou Army that as soon as the Shu Army's large forces are dispatched, they will immediately take the Shu Road and march towards Yizhou."
After hearing these words, Yuchi Jingde smiled clearly.
He said: "Your Highness is indeed a war genius, and I am convinced."
Li Chengqian also laughed.
But there was a bit of embarrassment hidden in this smile.
In fact, what he told Yuchi Jingde was not the truth.
He said this just to make something more reasonable.
And what he talked to Yuchi Jingde was not his initial deployment.
In fact, when Li Chengqian was dealing with the matter of Changsun Pingting in Chang'an City, Li Chengqian expected that Li Ke would rebel.
However, at that time, he did not know that there would be rebels responding together.
And combined with this point, his original purpose of deploying the Liangzhou Army to prepare for the battle is obvious.
He actually thought that after Li Ke's rebellion, he used the fastest time to gather the troops of Jiangnan Road and Shannan Road.
The other Liangzhou troops acted as sharp knives against Li Ke's back.
If Li Ke dared to go out, he would personally lead the soldiers and horses from Shannan Road and Jiangnan Road to meet Li Ke's rebels.
The Liangzhou Army will use the fastest time to give Li Ke a fatal blow.
The plan for him to rebel was stillborn before it could be formed.
Only in this way can people be protected from war.
Only in this way can the impact of this war be minimized, so that the royal family will not lose face because of this incident, and thus fall off the altar and lose influence...