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Chapter 1119: Different Thoughts (Part )
At this time, in the study of Chengqing Palace, several important officials of the central government were all present.

Li Yan sat behind the imperial desk, on which was placed a copper letter tube used to convey important military information. The seal on it had been opened, and a piece of white silk cloth covered with writing was placed on the desk. Everyone came here without being announced, just for this thing.

"All the nobles are here. Wang De, please pass on the military information to the nobles."

Li Yan stood straight with a serious expression, but he couldn't help but pretend to be calm. Looking closely, there was a trace of panic in his eyes, and even his voice was a little stiff.

Li Yan has lived through three lifetimes, and the amount of time he has spent in his life is no less than that of others, except Xiao Yu. Although he cannot fully adapt to such a high-end chess game in the field of power, his acting skills are not lacking.

The war has begun and all the necessary chess pieces have been deployed.

In order to further paralyze the court officials and the aristocratic nobles, he showed his brilliance when he first ascended the throne, and then slowly returned to the state of a young man. Now he is even more vividly showing the young emperor who is inexperienced, at a loss when encountering major events for the first time, but trying to hold on to the situation.

The situation will further deteriorate in the future. He must try to narrow his target as much as possible and let this group of ministers and aristocrats take the stage to fight against the powerful enemies in the north.

The emperor was the ultimate chess player in the entire Tang Dynasty, and he had to reshuffle the old power structure inherited from the Wei and Jin Dynasties. On the one hand, he had to rely on the northern forces to move south, causing a huge impact on the rock-solid aristocratic family politics and breaking the old order from the outside.

On the other hand, we must also minimize the extent of turmoil, strengthen our own internal strength, and rebuild a new system.

One outside and one inside, one soft and one hard, only in this way can we rebuild the Tang Dynasty and continue the fate of the dynasty without changing the productivity and production relations of the entire feudal society.

However, reform is no less difficult than rebuilding the country, and even more difficult than rebuilding the country. The real opponents it faces are not the ordinary people living at the bottom of society, but the middle-class interest groups on which the rulers rely to control the world's power.

In fact, any king who attempts to reform must understand that reform is to make enemies with the whole world. Many middle-level managers will kill you, and those people at the bottom may not understand your painstaking efforts.

The whole world is our enemy, just to ensure the long-term inheritance of our country.

In such a difficult chess game, the most important thing to consider is the safety of the chess player. Just like a commander leading a large army in battle, how can he easily take risks?
Killing the commander and attacking the center directly is also a shortcut for the resistance forces to end the game at the lowest cost.

In history, Yang Guang used the prophecy of peaches and plums to kill Li Hun and Li Min, two core members of the Li family. It cannot be said that he killed them wrongly. If these two people had not been in trouble, it would probably not have been Li Yuan's turn to take the throne. For a collective force, killing one or two leaders is meaningless.

They will quickly bring out another group of leaders. Yang Guang can kill the first group, but he will not have the chance to kill the second group.

Just imagine, if nothing had happened to Yang Guang, and he had eliminated Li Yuan and even Li Yuan's entire family in time before going south, could this have changed the intention of the Guanlong nobles to replace him?
Everyone knows it's impossible. Without Li Yuan, there will be others. As long as the Guanlong Group exists, they can launch countless Li Yuans. And they are hiding deepest under the water, and we can't even see them. How can we solve it?

Therefore, in this extremely complex and difficult war, Li Yan had to prepare countless chess pieces that could be sacrificed at any time to deal with the opponent's trump cards. At the same time, he had to protect his own safety and maintain continuous command from beginning to end.

In this situation, the deeper you hide, the safer you will be. You have to hide deeper than the Guanlong nobles and always have one more trump card than them to win the final victory.

It can almost be said that the chess player's protection of his own identity is the key factor in winning the game.

Of course, Li Yan felt that even he himself understood this truth. How could Li Shimin, the heroic ruler who emerged from the chaotic world, not understand this truth?
But he had no choice, no one else was available, so he had to do it himself.

The key point is that the model of the main force of reform has always been composed of two parts, one part supporting from behind and the other part charging into battle in the front, just like Shang Yang's Reforms during the reign of Duke Xiao of Qin. Only with a clear division of labor can success be possible.

In this battle, Li Shimin had been fighting alone. If he had been serving as a backer, there would have been no main force of reformists charging in front of him; and if he had been serving as a vanguard, there would have been no strong force behind him to support and protect him, making it difficult for him to carry on alone.

Similarly, this is the situation I am about to face.

When Li Yan thought of this, a hint of determination flashed through his mind. If he could use the powerful grassland cavalry corps, the most powerful violent machine in the world, as a chess piece, he could let go and have much more room for maneuver.

In the final analysis, the core of the many powers held by the aristocratic families is still military power, and political power comes from the barrel of a gun!

Li Yan had a vague feeling that those noble families who had survived the turbulent times and endured the changes of dynasties relied not only on their complicated relationships, financial resources comparable to those of kings and princes, but also on the talents that emerged from generation to generation.

These are certainly important, but in troubled times, the most direct violence machine is what you can rely on. Anyway, if Li Yan were a member of a certain family, he would definitely have to raise a strong army that could turn the tide in a short period of time. Only in this way can they remain calm when facing the imperial power.

What Li Yan had to do was to show weakness as much as possible, so that the aristocratic families would shift their attention from the imperial power to the outside. Using the Turkic army, he could force this force out and then destroy it, so that he could fundamentally get rid of the aristocratic families' bondage to the imperial power.

None of the ministers thought there was anything wrong with the emperor's subtle misconduct.

The emperor was young, not even thirty years old, and it was normal for him to be a little flustered when faced with a major event. The emperor was also in the stage of learning how to govern, and the overall situation in the court actually depended on them.

Naturally, they have to deal with such a big matter, and the emperor just needs to not cause more trouble.

Fortunately, the Tang Dynasty is still in its rising period. When Li Shimin was in power, he expanded externally and carried out internal reforms. The people he left behind were all wise officials who jointly created the prosperous Zhenguan era and had extremely rich experience in governance.

There is no shortage of capable and battle-hardened generals in the court. In addition to the existence of Mo Nan and the trade with the Turks in recent years, there are also many cavalry.

If a war really breaks out, their only concern will be money and food.

The emperor had the ingenuity to create the Finance Temple so that they don't have to worry about logistics. With rich experience, generals who can lead troops to war, and an endless supply of money and food, what else is there to worry about?

They were used to big scenes and were not too nervous. Their attention was focused on the military newspaper, wondering what on earth was happening.
As soon as Wang De took the silk cloth, Changsun Wuji could not wait to step forward, took it from him, quickly unfolded it, and read it at a glance. He was the prime minister, the one who really carried the responsibility, so at this time he stood up without hesitation.

After reading it, Changsun Wuji became worried and quickly passed the military report to Xiao Yu, Cen Wenben, Ma Zhou, Liu Bo and Chu Suiliang.

After everyone had seen the military intelligence, everyone's expressions became solemn.

The military report was written by Changsun Shunde, the chief of Liaozhou Grand Military Governor's Office, who was also the highest military officer in Liaozhou. In the original drama, the Changsun family had always been a staunch supporter of Li Shimin, and Changsun Wuji withdrew from the court.

As a military general, Changsun Shunde had been stationed in Luoyang, leading a large army to help Li Shimin stabilize the situation in Shandong.

Later, after Liaozhou was recovered, this place became an even more important place in the northeastern frontier.

When the peninsula was recaptured, Changsun Wuji and Hou Junji led the army together. Later, Hou Junji let the Right Wise King's troops escape, and Changsun Wuji made great contributions. As the commander-in-chief, Changsun Wuji placed many trusted old troops in this area.

It was difficult for outsiders to intervene, so Li Shimin transferred Changsun Shunde to Liaozhou to garrison, in order to appease Changsun Wuji and to further weaken the influence of the Changsun family in the court to avoid cultivating another aristocratic family.

Thirdly, he also took this opportunity to take back power in Luoyang and further strengthen the imperial power.

Li Yan was also very familiar with this. The core power of the Central Plains Dynasty was too complicated and treacherous. Many forces had to unite and fight. If you were not careful, you might become your opponent the moment you were with them.

The enemies in the center may become our own people when they are placed in the local areas, which is far less clear-cut and straightforward than the forces in the grasslands.

The military report wrote that half a month ago, the Great Khan of the Turkic Khan Shiluodie suddenly led 200,000 cavalrymen from the three major tribes of Tiele, Mohe and Shiwei to the south, stayed in the Sumo tribe in the northeast of Liaodong for three days, and concentrated 100,000 troops from the Khitan and Jurchen.

A total of 300,000 cavalrymen quickly crossed the Liao River and headed south, conquering Buyeo, Nansu, Jinping and other places, and headed towards Xincheng.

The Liaozhou Grand Commandery was located in Liaozhou City, a former important town in the north of Goguryeo, about 200 miles south of Xincheng. A series of cities, including Baiya City, Ci'an City, and Wugut City, with Xincheng and Guonei City as the core, formed an important line of defense in the northern part of the peninsula.

If Xincheng is destroyed, Liaozhou City will be in danger. Under Liaozhou City, the Tang Dynasty will lose the peninsula again.

After reading the military report, everyone looked at Zhangsun Wuji. He was the Prime Minister and an eyewitness to the command and recovery of the Three Kingdoms in Liaodong. He had fought here for several months. Among these people, no one knew the inside story better than him.

In addition, the chief officer of Liaozhou Grand Military Governor's Office is Changsun Wuji's uncle, who has been operating here for nearly ten years. It can be said that the peninsula is the territory of the Changsun family, and Changsun Wuji has the most say in both public and private matters.

(End of this chapter)