Datang: Rebirth of Li Chengqian, the beginning of the treason interrogation
Chapter 82 The clan's conspiracy
Chapter 82 The clan's conspiracy
"If there are those who disobey, you will deal with them according to military regulations."
Li Chengqian had long wanted to kill these powerful families. If he didn't kill them, it would be impossible to make them step down from their positions on their own initiative.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will live up to your expectations!"
Liu Rengui straightened his back.
"Captain Pei, you order the soldiers to pass on the message and have the warships in the two river basins coordinate. After they are all loaded with food and supplies, they will go to Laizhou one after another, unload the food and grass, and then return along the coast to transport the food and grass. Make sure to ensure the logistics of the army."
Liu Rengui issued his first order as acting commander-in-chief.
In Li Shimin's strategic intention, the navy was not the main force but a logistical force.
The Grand Canal runs through the north and south, allowing the country's grain and fodder to be transported by water, saving a lot of costs.
Otherwise, for an army of 100,000 people, the logistics support must be 500,000 people to carry out transportation, otherwise it would be difficult to provide supplies.
In ancient times, some battles would involve millions of troops, but the actual combat soldiers were only about 100,000 or 200,000, and the rest were all forced laborers.
Although Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin's strategy was good, it was a mistake to let Zhang Liang, a peasant, serve as the commander-in-chief of the navy.
The navy did not play its role at all, resulting in tens of thousands of Tang soldiers starving to death or freezing to death during the final withdrawal.
Zhang Liang was the culprit, but afterwards, Li Shimin was reluctant to hold Zhang Liang accountable for this because he was the one who promoted Zhang Liang and he was guilty of not being careful in employing people.
However, Li Shimin had already secretly taken note of Zhang Liang, which laid the groundwork for his subsequent rebellion.
He was decisively beheaded by Li Shimin in Xishi.
Liu Rengui looked at the overall situation and discovered that the role of the navy was not in combat, but focused on logistical support.
Upon seeing this, Li Chengqian nodded. The people whose names were recorded in the Records of the Grand Historian were indeed not ordinary people.
Li Chengqian withdrew. He did not understand these tactics, and he had no intention of becoming a king like Li Er, who could pacify the world when on horseback and rule the world when on foot.
He doesn't have any talent for it.
"Give these envelopes to Li Ji and Li Dao Zong respectively, and have them open them before taking action."
Li Chengqian took out several letters from the table and handed them to Li Dejian, asking him to deliver them to the soldiers.
"Your Highness, do you want to go out and relax?"
Cheng Chumo said on the side.
Li Chengqian also left the cabin, but what he saw was still the endless rolling river. After seeing it for a long time, he found it spectacular.
Looking around, you can't see the scenery on both sides of the river, it's too vast here.
"Your Highness, look there!"
Cheng Chumo smiled and looked in the direction Cheng Chumo pointed.
"Sun Ruoshi!"
At the bottom of the ship, there were several people dressed as imperial physicians, both men and women.
When the army goes out to war, there are always military doctors accompanying them.
"The Imperial Hospital also sent several imperial physicians with you for your sake."
Seeing that Li Chengqian looked unhappy, Cheng Chumo immediately started to explain.
"Is Sun Ruoshi the imperial physician?"
Li Chengqian said unhappily that they must have been secretly arranging this, otherwise Sun Ruoshi would not have been able to enter his personal warship as the prince.
"That's because you haven't paid enough attention, Your Highness. Divine Doctor Sun has long been the Imperial Physician of the Imperial Hospital."
Cheng Chumo chuckled. "And it was appointed by His Majesty."
Although doctors are equal in gender, there are distinctions between high and low status in the palace.
Even when Sun Simiao entered the palace to treat patients, he was not immune to the custom, and thus the story of "diagnosing the pulse by thread" came into being.
Now that there is a female doctor, it has greatly facilitated the diagnosis of women. Sun Ruoshi was introduced to the Imperial Medical Service by Zhen Liyan.
"Thank you for your trouble!"
Li Chengqian shook his head, but marching and fighting was too dangerous.
"We all know what your Highness is worried about, but we are in the rear area and there will be no danger."
"No more talking, Doctor Sun is coming!"
Cheng Chumo tactfully stepped back.
"I didn't realize you were a general!"
Sun Ruoshi approached with a wry smile on her face. She certainly knew that Li Chengqian's identity was extraordinary.
"Thank you for your protection. I don't know what those guys in the Imperial Hospital were thinking, but they let you go with the army."
Li Chengqian also smiled and felt much more relaxed immediately.
"This can't be blamed on the Imperial Hospital. It was the Prince's Mansion who specifically asked me to come here, and I also wanted to come out and take a look. Grandpa said that when studying medicine, one cannot study in isolation."
Sun Ruoshi didn't care at all, and she didn't know that the person standing in front of her was the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace.
"In that case, we have to blame the East Palace!"
Needless to say, it was the work of the captains under his command.
"Don't you want to live? This ship is the one the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace is on, and there are spies of the Eastern Palace everywhere."
Sun Ruoshi's face tightened and she spoke in a low voice.
East Quarter of Chang'an Kyoto.
In Cui Mansion.
Cui Yi sat on the main seat. Today, Cui Mansion welcomed several guests.
They were Du Congze and Du Jingtong from the Du family. Because of Du Chuke, they were both dismissed from their official positions, which allowed them to enter and leave Chang'an more freely.
Cui Yi stayed at home to observe mourning, while his father Cui Renshi was forced to death in the palace by Li Chengqian.
"Master Cui, it seems that His Majesty is planning to take action against our clan." Du Congze said in a cold voice, revealing a strong sense of dissatisfaction.
Cui Yi was from the Qinghe Cui clan, one of the Five Surnames and Seven Aristocrats.
Du Congze and Du Jing were both from the Jingzhao Du clan, which did not belong to the Five Surnames and Seven Aristocrats.
The five surnames and seven families are the Longxi Li family, the Zhaojun Li family, the Boling Cui family, the Qinghe Cui family, the Fanyang Lu family, the Xingyang Zheng family and the Taiyuan Wang family.
Because there are five surnames divided into seven families, they are called the Five Surnames and Seven Families.
During the Zhenguan period, among the seven families, only Li Shimin claimed to be from the Longxi Li family.
The most powerful one was the Qinghe Cui clan, because it was the clan that Li Shimin tried his best to suppress, but he was unable to stop its rise.
Cui Renshi served as prime minister during the Zhenguan period. If Li Chengqian had not appeared, he would certainly not have died like that. The reason why he dared to be so tough was because the entire Qinghe Cui family was standing behind him.
Cui Yi was also a remarkable person, holding a high position as a minister. Later, his sons Cui Shi and Cui Ye also served as ministers. There were three ministers from one family, which was the best in Chang'an and was passed down to later generations.
You know, this was the result of Cui family being oppressed by imperial power.
The Jingzhao Du family is also extremely perverted. It is one of the six clans in Guanxi.
The Wei and Du families of Jingzhao, the Pei, Liu, Xue families of Hedong and the Yang family of Hongnong.
Jingzhao Wei Du, five feet away from the sky, means that the status of the Wei family and the Du family is only lower than that of the Li family in the Li Tang dynasty. It also implies that if the Du family and the Wei family unite, they can compete with the Li family.
And now, the Du family wants to unite with the Cui family, and the impact it will cause will shake the entire court and the country.
The real situation in the Tang Dynasty was that the aristocratic families and the royal family ruled the world together.
Now that the Du family has been removed from the political margins and Cui Rengui, the representative of the Cui family, has been forced to death, isn't this going to break this balance? How could these clans and powerful families agree to this?
"Take action?" Cui Yi's words were also cold, with a hint of sarcasm on his face.
"Humph! Without the support of our clans, how could the Li family conquer the world? Can the Tang Dynasty really survive without our clans? Could it be that the Li royal family wants to repeat the mistakes of the Sui Dynasty and perish in the second generation?"
The Sui Dynasty fell and Emperor Yang of Sui was nailed to the pillar of shame in history. The most critical reason for this was that Emperor Yang of Sui, Yang Guang, touched the interests of the aristocratic families.
"Since the royal family has already taken action against us, if our clan does not take action, I am afraid that the royal family will only intensify its efforts."
Du Jingtong also spoke up and said that he and Du Congze were both sons of Du Yan, and belonged to the same clan as Du Ruhui and Du Chuke.
This time, the royal family has completely excluded the Du family, but it is only limited to the political situation. The Du family still firmly controls other resources.
“Isn’t the Sui Dynasty a ready-made example?”
Cui Yi laughed sinisterly.
"Master Cui, do you mean the war with Goguryeo?" Du Congze also smiled, his eyes extremely gloomy.
"Isn't that what you two meant?"
Everyone understands this tacitly, and now they are gathered together because of their common interests.
"My Du family and the Wei family have been relatives for generations, just like one family. They will also stand together with my Du family." Du Cong said.
The clans have been intermarrying for generations, and power has always been concentrated in a limited number of families, excluding many people from the core of power.
"Crown Prince Li Chengqian cannot be kept!"
Cui Yi's words were determined to shock the world. Even among such aristocratic families, the imperial power wanted to be overthrown, let alone a prince.
The Cui family of Qinghe was the driving force behind the Anshi Rebellion.
"Then it seems that we have to make some plans. It is also time to let His Majesty know that the consequences of trying to touch my noble family are unbearable for his royal family."
Du Congze also agreed.
Legalism inside and Confucianism outside.
Loyalty, filial piety and righteousness are not compulsory courses for the aristocratic families. They are the etiquette that the common people must learn so that they can be better controlled.
The aristocratic families learned the teachings of Legalism, how to set rules and how to control.
So don't expect the aristocratic families to be loyal to the imperial power. All they have is their own interests.
"This time, we must not only unite with the Wei family, but also with other noble families. The emergence of movable type printing and the Royal Newspaper has gradually made the imperial power popular among the people. This is a huge shake for our entire clan."
Among the clans, there is no shortage of smart people and conspirators. Li Chengqian's obscure arrangements have been discovered by the people of the clans.
"Our Majesty is truly a man of great talent and vision. He really dares to draw his sword against our powerful families," said Du Jingtong.
"You are a man of great talent and vision, but I think you are just trying to hit a rock with an egg. You have no memory at all. The Sui Dynasty was only a few decades ago."
Du Congze burst into laughter.
Li Chengqian, who was floating down the river, had no idea that the aristocratic families had already begun to target him.
"Your Majesty, Du Congze and Du Jing entered Cui's mansion together this morning and left in the evening."
Imperial Guard General Li Junxian walked into the palace in small steps and spoke to Li Shimin in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin's expression became extremely solemn.
How could he not have thought that these clans would fight back? He also wanted to see what these powerful clans could do.
"In addition, there is also the memorial from Duke Zhao!"
Then, Li Junxian took out another envelope.
Li Shimin was also surprised and confused. It had only been a short time since he left the capital when the memorial arrived.
Li Shimin's face was gloomy. He immediately tore open the envelope. Looking at the contents of the letter, his expression became increasingly ugly.
"Pa!" A crisp sound was heard, and the letter was slammed hard on the table by Li Shimin.
At this moment, he was filled with regret and self-blame. He realized that he had made a mistake. He should not have let Li Chengqian kill Cui Renshi, and he should not have let him lead the army to war.
Li Shimin was well aware of the harm of clans, but when Li Chengqian proposed a series of policies, he agreed to them all.
However, the reality dealt him a heavy blow; everything was not as good as he expected, and the clan rose up in resistance.
What worried him even more was that Changsun Wuji's words in the letter showed his extreme dissatisfaction with the prince. He had originally hoped that Changsun Wuji would assist the prince wholeheartedly, but now it seemed that this was also a failure.
Li Shimin did not blame Li Chengqian for his behavior, because this was a strategy to consolidate his position and concentrate military power in one person, which should have been a good move. But the problem was that he took too big a step.
If Liu Rengui could make great achievements after the war started, then all this would become a matter of course. But now, this approach is obviously too hasty, and people feel that they are acting arbitrarily.
"Your Majesty, what happened?"
Wu Meir asked softly, her voice was as sweet as the sound of nature, as if it could soothe the waves in Li Shimin's heart.
"You can leave now! Continue to monitor the actions of the gate."
Li Shimin waved his hand, signaling Li Junxian to retreat.
"Yes!" Li Junxian acted decisively and retreated quickly.
"See for yourself!"
Li Shimin let out a long breath. It is easy to dodge a spear, but hard to guard against an arrow from the dark.
The intrigues among the major clans are more dangerous than direct warfare.
"You read the letter, too. What do you think?"
Li Shimin's face relaxed a lot and he rubbed his swollen head hard.
Wu Meir gently folded the envelope again and said, "Perhaps this is the action of the aristocratic families. Regardless of whether His Royal Highness the Crown Prince makes the move or not, I'm afraid these aristocratic family members will secretly hinder it."
Wu Meir paused.
"This is what Changsun Pushe said in the letter. It is hard to understand. Could it be because of the Changsun family?"
Li Shimin's face turned extremely pale.
Yes, although the Changsun family is not one of those families, after several years of development, the foreign relatives have become a behemoth.
Moreover, the Changsun family was already a prominent family during the Sui Dynasty, and was even more of a representative of the Guanlong Group.
With Changsun Wuji's wisdom, it is impossible for him not to see that this is a clash between the royal family and the aristocratic families.
"Duke Xuanlu, Duke E, and Chu Suiliang entered the palace."
Li Shimin felt that something big was going to happen, so he wanted to make arrangements in advance.
"Your Majesty, has something happened?"
Wu Cairen was also extremely perceptive. During this period of time, she had been accompanying Li Shimin and had guessed a rough idea.
"These events are not something you can inquire about."
Li Shimin waved his sleeves. He was always wary of Wu Cairen.
This woman is too vicious and scheming.
"I know I was wrong. The harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
Wu Meier also knew when to advance and when to retreat. What she wanted was to please Emperor Taizong of Tang and she didn't want to be sent to the cold palace again.
"It's good to know!"
Li Shimin rushed out of the door. The emperor's mind was perfect. He might dote on you terribly in the last second, but might kill you with a sword or an axe in the next second. The emperor's family was the most ruthless.
The power of heaven is unpredictable, and the sacred heart is difficult to grasp.
(End of this chapter)
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