Chapter 865: Emperor Taizong sets out to conquer the King of Jin and crown him Taiwei!
Lijiazhuang!
Li Shimin sat in front of Li Xuan and said with a solemn invitation.
"Xuanba, I want to conquer Dashi personally, and I also want to see Australia, my treasure island in the Tang Dynasty. Are you willing to go with me?"
"No, no, no..."
Li Xuan shook his head like a rattle and refused outright.
Seeing this, Li Shimin frowned slightly, and Li Xuan's reaction was completely unexpected.
"Xuanba, that's Dashi and Australia. You've never been there, don't you want to see it with your own eyes?"
"I don't want to!" Li Xuandao.
"Why is this?"
Li Shimin is still a little unwilling to give up!
"There is nothing delicious on those islands, why should I go?"
Li Xuan still looked lazy, lying on the sofa without any image.
"Xuan Ba is also trying to persuade me not to go on an expedition?"
However, in the past few days, thousands of four-wheeled carriages of grain and grass have been transported from Chang'an to Haizhou.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, some aristocratic families just won't change their ways, and I'm worried that I won't be able to find a chance!"
Chang'an City, East Palace.
"Xuanba, you stay in this courtyard all day, and you may not be able to leave Zhuangzi once a year. How is this kind of life different from that on the steel ship?"
Later, Li Shimin once again summoned Sun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Cheng Zhijie, Hou Junji, Xue Rengui, Zhang Liang and other generals into the Liangyi Palace. After making arrangements, he took Li Xiaogong, Duan Zhixuan, Xue Wanche and other generals to Haizhou.
go.
"So good!"
However, no official in the Tang Dynasty would believe that that boy Li Chenglu had never seen the world.
From the beginning of the Tang Dynasty until now, only Li Shimin has served as a Taiwei in the Tang Dynasty.
"However, in the face of the Great Eclipse, Your Majesty, please be restrained. You must know that there is only one big country left in the world that can pose a threat to our country, the Tang Dynasty.
Born in sorrow and died in happiness!
If I have no opponent in the Tang Dynasty, I am really afraid that the descendants of the Li family will be as greedy for pleasure and unwilling to make progress as I am. They will appear as foolish kings and ruin the country of the Tang Dynasty!"
"Moreover, Your Majesty is not only going to conquer the Great Food, but also going to Australia. The journey is tens of thousands of miles. Your Majesty doesn't have a few years to come back to the Tang Dynasty!
Before, I had seen the vastness and majesty of the sea for delicacies such as chili peppers and sweet potatoes.
Li Xuan estimated that these 200 steel giant ships this time had at least 200,000 bombs.
Now, our Tang Dynasty has a large population and sufficient food, and we no longer need those aristocratic families. Just in time, you can also take this opportunity to take back all those rebellious cities in one fell swoop!"
Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji walked into the Xiande Hall with solemn expressions.
"Now that the Tang Dynasty is so powerful and has no internal or external troubles, and His Majesty is already nearly fifty years old, why do you have to go to Australia and go to Australia to go to Australia?"
"Old minister, see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
I will leave Wuji, Xuanling, and Keming to assist Gao Ming. However, Keming's health has been getting worse in the past few years. I am worried that Wuji and Xuanling will not be able to guard those aristocratic families. I invite you, the King of Jin, to join us.
I will serve as the Grand Lieutenant of the Tang Dynasty!"
Just through their observation, there were at least hundreds of thousands of soldiers and generals on that huge fleet. And their countries only had hundreds of thousands of citizens and tens of thousands of soldiers and generals in the country. If they annoyed the powerful Tang State in the east, they only needed to send
If such a navy comes over, they can slaughter their whole country in two days!
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Along the way, I saw the huge navy of the Tang Dynasty passing by, and all the small barbarian countries along the coast were trembling with fear.
He has always treated these veterans with great respect, so that his father's confidants and veterans can respect him, the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, on top of these important matters.
Bringing the grain transport ships with them, the entire Tang Dynasty navy set out with all their strength and headed west along the coastline.
As he spoke, Li Shimin's murderous expression gradually appeared.
Li Shimin's edict was issued directly.
"Xuanba, don't underestimate those aristocratic families. Although in the past ten years, those aristocratic families have stopped because of your bravery. However, you still don't know how much power those thousand-year-old aristocratic families have in the Tang Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, as the King of Jin of the Tang Dynasty, I will suppress all rebellions for the Tang Dynasty. Why does your Majesty give me the position of Taiwei?"
As long as he dares to resist, thousands of smoking bombs will hit him. Even if he has millions of elite troops, they will all be wiped out by the bombs!
Li Xuan smiled faintly and said, "Your Majesty, at sea, all you can see is the vast sea all day long. Moreover, it is often exposed to wind and rain, and life is very difficult. Not to mention the lack of fresh water, there is not even the vegetables and meat that we usually eat.
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Neither of them took the big food country seriously.
In Haizhou, there is already a fleet of one hundred steel ships waiting.
Li Shimin glanced at Li Xuan strangely, then turned to look at the cement house.
Taiwei is the head of the three princes, the first rank, the head of hundreds of officials, and is nominally in charge of the military and administration of the country.
"Please rest assured, Your Highness, without His Highness's order, the two of us will definitely not disturb those evildoers!"
Li Xuan continued: "Your Majesty will lead a hundred thousand naval troops to conquer Dashi this time, and it will definitely be smooth sailing. Please also ask your Majesty to bring these three boys, Li Chenglu, Di Renjie, and Wang Xuance with you.
With such a luxurious life, why should I get on that steel giant ship and suffer the consequences for several years?"
How can this kind of life be compared with what I lived in Lijiazhuang?
"Don't worry Xuanba, I will definitely protect this boy Chenglu!"
In particular, in order to govern the Tang Dynasty, I sold the cities of barbarian countries such as Goguryeo, Tubo, Tuyuhun, and Baekje to those aristocratic families, and allowed them to govern them.
Li Xuan continued: "Your Majesty, there is only one big food country left in the world now that is more powerful. As for Australia, it is just a dry continent with an area as large as the Tang Dynasty. Why should your Majesty be so concerned about it?"
Li Xuan suddenly trembled and looked at Li Shimin with a surprised look on his face.
As long as I am in Lijiazhuang, I will be taken care of by my wives, concubines, and maids all day long, and there will be a few kids to relieve my boredom. In addition, I can eat whatever delicacies I want.
As for Changsun Wuji, he was Li Chengqian's uncle and Sikong, minister of the auxiliary state.
But I never want to experience that kind of loneliness in the sea again..."
Each artillery piece is usually equipped with five bombs, so the total number of artillery pieces on the 200 steel giant ships is at least 100,000.
Before, they had only heard how powerful the Tang Dynasty was, but this time, they finally saw how powerful the Tang Dynasty was.
Then, he nodded slowly.
"Why don't Your Majesty take advantage of these golden years to enjoy the prosperous Tang Dynasty that he has managed? You must know that even a giant steel ship may not be safe in the sea..."
"As for the dangers of the fleet in the sea, I have also understood clearly in the past few years. This time, my fleet will definitely stick to the coastline and will never go deep into the sea.
"Loneliness?"
Seeing these two people coming in, Li Chengqian quickly stood up to greet them.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. Now Gao Ming, Xuance, and Yi Zhi are all grown up. In addition, half of the officials in the court are from poor families. Those aristocratic families cannot afford to make any trouble!"
Fang Xuanling is not only Shangshu Zuopushe, but also a sixty-six-year-old veteran. A veteran of this age is already regarded as a person who cannot be messed with in the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Xuan nodded slightly, with a hint of evil in his eyes. Although those aristocratic families did not dare to provoke him in the past few years, the evil deeds done by those aristocratic families in various feudal countries also made Li Xuan angrily want to lead his troops to kill them.
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Although these two boys, Chenglu and Di Renjie, are smart, they have never seen much of the world since they were young. It just so happens that this opportunity will allow these two boys to see the vastness of the world outside!"
I am going to lead the expedition in person, and will leave behind generals such as Cheng Zhijie, Yuchi Jingde, Zhang Liang, Hou Junji, Xue Rengui, and Li Chongyi. Now that you have the position of Taiwei, if those noble families dare to rebel, you can justifiably lead the troops to suppress them.
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As soon as Li Shimin and others boarded the ship, the entire fleet headed southwest along the coastline of the Tang Dynasty.
When he was in the East Palace before, he was tortured by those teachers!
Now, he just wants to wait for Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji, the old ministers of his father's emperor, to slowly grow old, just like the old ministers like Du Ruhui and Wei Zheng, who lost the energy to go to court and then worked at home.
Just enjoy your old age!
"Old minister, see the crown prince!"
Although the position of Taiwei has become a fictitious one by now, the fact that he is in charge of the military affairs of the country is still scary. Especially for a Jin king like Li Xuan who has a respected status and is very prestigious in the army. If Li Xuan wants to
The rebellion was bound to succeed during the two years that Li Shimin personally campaigned.
After going back and forth and a lot of etiquette, the three of them sat on the sofa nearby.
Hearing this, a smile finally appeared on Li Shimin's face.
Moreover, it is easy to encounter storms and big waves in the sea. If you are not careful, the boat will capsize and people will die, which is extremely dangerous.
Li Chengqian's expression was also cold, "These evil obstacles are so impatient. My father has just gone to sea, and they are already trying to jump out!"
Li Shimin opened his mouth, feeling helpless.
However, when I faced the Tang people in their country again, my attitude couldn't help but become a little more respectful.
None of them could be provoked by Li Chengqian, the prince of the country.
A navy of one hundred thousand requires at least two hundred giant steel ships. Each giant steel ship is equipped with one hundred artillery pieces.
Li Shimin's expression moved slightly. That kid Di Renjie had never seen the world, so he knew it.
The number of muskets, arrow bombs, and hand-thrown bombs definitely exceeds the number of bombs.
However, it can be seen from the artillery and bombs Li Shimin carried in his conquest of Dashi.
"The Crown Prince is the king, and we are ministers. There is no way we can deserve such courtesy from His Highness the Crown Prince!"
Since Xuan Ba doesn't want to go with me, I won't force him.
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Li Shimin smiled lightly, shook his head slowly and said: "Xuan Ba, there is no need to say more, the edict has been issued, and now more than 100,000 men in the Tang Dynasty have begun to gather, how can I take back the edict!
In the Tang Dynasty, King Li Xuangong of the Jin Dynasty was granted the title of Taiwei, while the eldest son Wuji was appointed as the Sikong. During the period when the prince Li Chengqian was supervising the country, the two of them had to fully assist the prince. However, since the King of Jin did not want to bother too much with the affairs of the state, he was exempted from going to court.
With that said, Li Chengqian looked at Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling, "Please, the prime minister and uncle, don't take action for the time being. I want to see how many evil obstacles are trying to escape?"
It just so happens that my expedition to the Great Food this time will take several years. With Xuanba guarding the Tang Dynasty, I feel more at ease!"
Just when Li Xuan started to be distracted again, Li Shimin suddenly said: "Xuanba, I will be away for at least two years for this expedition. Those aristocratic families who have been hiding for these years will definitely jump out when they finally get this opportunity.
In the past ten years or so, the power of these aristocratic families will inevitably expand several times.
All the giant iron and steel ships of the Tang Dynasty have been destroyed.
Every time you pass through a state, there will be several giant steel ships joining the fleet.
Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji nodded quickly in response.
By the time they arrived between Liuqiu Island and Leizhou, the naval fleet had reached two hundred ships.
Moreover, I vow to lay the foundation for the Tang Dynasty for all eternity!"
"Prime minister and uncle, please take a seat quickly!"
After the Tang Dynasty's full development in the past ten years, Li Xuan could no longer guess how many artillery and bombs the Tang Dynasty had accumulated in these ten years.
As for whether Datang's artillery and muskets had been successfully upgraded, Li Xuan didn't know.
at the same time.
On the side, Changsun Wuji's face turned cold again, but he did not speak. Obviously, he already knew the news!
Not to mention that the Great Food Kingdom had just destroyed Persia and had not yet recovered. Even if the Great Food Country doubled its military strength and population at this moment, it would only be beaten obediently in front of the Tang Dynasty who had firearms.
Regarding Li Chengqian's reaction, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji expressed their humility.
Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but be slightly startled.
Li Chengqian nodded with satisfaction.
"What a difference!"
Later, when the fleet passed Linyi, there were already dozens of ships filled with food waiting on the beach of Linyi.
It’s time to take this opportunity to wipe out all these evil obstacles!”
After taking a sip of warm tea, Fang Xuanling hurriedly reported to Li Chengqian: "Your Highness, I heard from my subordinates that the evildoers in Goguryeo have been secretly colluding with each other half a month after your Majesty's personal expedition!"
"Your Majesty can handle it yourself!" Li Xuan said lightly.
However, he could also understand what Li Xuan meant. He smiled lightly and did not refuse. This was to give Li Xuan peace of mind and to him.
It was not until the Tang Dynasty fleet had completely passed by that the trembling hearts of these small countries calmed down.
"Um?"
Li Xuan nodded slightly, then remembered something and continued.
the next day.
"Don't worry, Xuanba, as long as the barbarian eats it wisely, I will naturally preserve his vitality!"
In fact, it was not just the nobles of Goguryeo who had rebellious intentions, but also some people in Tuyuhun and Tubo began to become restless.
Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji should not have detected these.
However, Li Chengqian was not worried at all.
Can these aristocratic families who have been living in the barbarian land all year round really not imagine how powerful the Tang Dynasty is now?
He also suddenly understood why his uncle, the King of Jin, who was in Lijiazhuang outside Chang'an City, would rather guard the small village of Lijiazhuang than go to Bingzhou to fiefdom, or go to Goguryeo to establish a fiefdom!