The third year of Wude was actually only the second year for the Tang Dynasty.

In August of the first year of Wude, Li Yuan entered the Tai Chi Hall, and by September of the third year of Wude, it was only two years.

Two years are not short, but not long.

Li Tang first met with the challenge of Xue Ju, Hexi Li Gui. Guanzhong is located west of the Central Plains, Longxi is located west of Guanzhong, Hexi and west of Longxi. Compared with the Central Plains, Longxi is located behind Guanzhong.

Li Yuan first pacified Xueju in Longxi, and then joined forces with Tuyuhun to destroy Ligui in Hexi, and pacified the two places of Longxi. Li Yuan then sent his old friend, Yang Gongren, a famous minister of the previous dynasty, as the ambassador of Hexi Road, to prosecutor the general manager of Liangzhou, and to appease Hexi.

Yang Gongren was worthy of his official position. After pacifying Li Gui, the border people of the northwest, each of the Han and Han people got their place. All the countries in the Western Regions east of the Pamir Mountains paid tribute to the Tang Dynasty. Even the Western Turkic commander Ye Hu Khan also sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty to be harmonious.

In Hedong, when Li Tang was weak at the beginning of the founding of the country, he also withstood the attack of the 960,000 elite troops of the governor of Youzhou, Li Chong. The Tang army was unfavorable at the beginning of the battle, and then Li Shimin sent troops to counterattack Hedong, stopping Li Tang's defeat. The only shortcoming was that he lost Taiyuan, the land of Li Tang's long-lasting development.

In the south, Li Yuan appointed Li Xiaogong as a general and went south to take Sichuan and Shu. Li Xiaogong captured more than 20 states in Sichuan and Shu in a row.

The general manager of Liangzhou, Pang Yu, the general of the Left Wuhou, defeated the Liao in Jizhou, and the Later Tang army attacked Ran Zhaoze, the chief of Sichuan and Shu barbarians. The two armies fought in Xinzhou. Li Xiaogong's main force was defeated first. Fortunately, the general Li Jing attacked Ran Zhaoze, and then turned the defeat into victory. At this point, Sichuan and Shu were determined. Li Yuan appointed Li Shimin as the Minister of the Daxingtai of Yizhou, and was under the command of the six prefectures, and was in charge of Yizhou's military affairs.

After conquering Hexi, Longxi, Sichuan, and Shu, Li Tang's national strength increased greatly. Li Yuan immediately ordered the establishment of the twelve armies and divided the inner roads of the pass and Zhechong Prefectures to be affiliated with the twelve armies.

The Wannian Road is the shangqin army, the Chang'an Road is the Guqin army, the Fuping Road is the Xuange army. The Liquan Road is the Jingyue army, the Tongzhou Road is the Yulin army, the Huazhou Road is the cavalry army, the Ningzhou Road is the Zhewei army, the Qizhou Road is the Pingdao army, and the Binzhou Road is the Zhaoyao army. Xilin Road is the Yuanyou army, Jingzhou Road is the Tianji army, and Yizhou Road is the Tianjie army. The twelve armies were led by the Cheqi Palace.

Each army had a general, with one deputy general, and was appointed as a well-known person. The soldiers of the twelve armies were used to farming and fighting during the war. The soldiers of the Tang army inherited the elites of the old Sui army, so they were very brave and good at fighting.

In August of the second year of Wude, Duan Decao, the general manager of Li Tang, defeated the Liang Shidu. Duan Decao was the son of Duan Xiaoxian, the three generals of the Northern Qi Dynasty. He was awarded the title of Duke of Pingyuan County for his merits. After the Liang Shidu was defeated, even the Eastern Turks were shocked.

The power of Li Tang was already shocked by the princes. Li Yuan supplemented the war and focused on the comforting, and sent Xiahou Duan and Li Mi to Shandong to recruit old generals. In September of the second year of Wude, Du Fuwei, the last of the three major anti-Sui rebels, surrendered to the Tang Dynasty in Huainan.

Li Tang appointed Du Fuwei as the ambassador of Huainan, the governor of Yangzhou, and the secretary of Xingtai in the southeast, and was named King of Chu. Du Fuwei was in charge of the military affairs of Jiang and south of Huainan. His friend Fugong was also awarded the title of Duke Shuguo.

However, Li Mi went to Henan Road. He heard that Li Yuan issued an order to return and refused to return, but the result was that Li Yuan's general Sheng Yanshi ambushed him. Li Mi was killed and Wang Bodang died.

When Dou Jiande was the leader of the three major rebels in Sui Dynasty, Dou Jiande was already imprisoned, and Li Mi died. Du Fuwei surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. Now, Li Yuan, who was surrendered by Du Fuwei, Li Chongjiu, who imprisoned Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong, who defeated Li Mi, and three-legged tripods in the Central Plains.

In October of the third year of Wude, the Tang Dynasty was in its prime for the second year of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and its internal worries were settled, so it was time to look down on one's own and sweep the world.

In the deep palace of Chang'an, under the glazed tiled house, rain rolled down like a curtain. Jinge soldiers in Wuji Hall stood tightly, and thunder kept ringing in the sky above the hall. The rumbling sound was like the sound of war drums before going out, shocking the hearts and lungs.

In Wuji Hall, Li Yuan summoned all the sects, royal families, and generals to discuss the matter of Zheng. Li Yuan stood in front of the map with his sword and asked the ministers: "I have decided to go east to Tongguan and advance to the Central Plains."

Although Li Yuan's voice was not high, he was thundering in his word and thunder, which made everyone's ears buzz. Everyone lowered their heads and showed a respectful look.

"Now in the world, there is Wang Shichong in Henan, Li Chongjiu in Hebei, and Xiao Xian in the south. These three princes are all not weak."

Li Yuanji went up to the foreword and said, "Father, but we, Li Tang, are stronger."

Li Yuan looked at Li Yuanji, smiled and asked, "Shilang, who should we hit first?"

"Of course it was Wang Shichong. First Zheng and then Zhao, first Henan and then Hebei."

Li Yuan smiled and said, "Okay, I've thought of going with me. Pei Qing, how is the current situation of this old friend Wang Shichong?"

"promise."

The Left Pushe Pei Ji stood up from the throne and analyzed the situation where Wang Shichong deposed Emperor Taizhu and proclaimed himself emperor and empress.

Since Liu Wenjing was involved in Li's plot to rebel, this Taiyuan official who started a military campaign to seek rebellion, but Liu Wenjing, who was in trouble for the death of the two, was unable to escape the death of the two, and was directly ordered to be executed by Li Yuan. After his old rival, Pei Ji was very proud. In addition to Li Yuan's third son, the ministers in the palace were the most respected.

Pei Ji said in the palace: "Since Wang Shichong abolished Huang Taizhu, many ministers of the previous dynasty rebelled, such as the generals Pei Renji, Pei Xingyan, Shangshu Left Chief Yuwen Rutong, etc., who discussed killing Wang Shichong and re-establishing Huang Taizhu. All the matters were killed by Wang Shichong. In order to avoid future troubles, Wang Shichong hanged Huang Taizhu and posthumously named Emperor Gong."

Speaking of this, there were more than a dozen former ministers in the hall, all of whom looked sad. After the Emperor Tai was killed, the former emperor left behind the real royal family, including Yang Hung, the King of Qi in Youjing and Princess Changle.

Pei Ji did not look sad at all, but instead said with a cheerful expression: "Wang Shichong killed Emperor Taizhu and acted against the East Capital, which had already caused the rebellion of his relatives and relatives. The palace supervisor Dou Luda, his generals Cheng Yaojin, Li Junxian, Tian Liu'an, Niu Jinda, and Wu Heita all surrendered to our Tang Dynasty. Not only Wang Shichong's generals, but also the people of various counties fled to our Tang Dynasty."

"When Wang Shichong heard about it, he was very angry and decided to use the method of connecting seats to escape, and one person fled and implicated the entire clan. And he also encircled the people, and five households were used as one guarantee. If one household fled, all of them should be punished. However, Wang Shichong was crazy and killed more people, the more people fled. In the end, even the people were limited to the number of people. Even if the army went to war, they would have to capture the family members of the army as the qualifiers."

Everyone shook their heads when they heard this. Wang Shichong was so heartbroken.

Crown Prince Li Shimin said, "When Wang Shichong had not killed Huang Taizhu, he recruited all the princes in the world in the name of the old Sui Dynasty. However, he still had some atmosphere. Now that he killed Huang Taizhu, the big thing is gone."

The inner historian Xiao Yu said disdainfully: "Those who accomplish great things should be wary of being patient and urgently use tolerance. Wang Shichong does not know how to endure and threaten the emperor to command the princes. This is not the case. Can everyone learn Cao Mengde?"

Chen Shuda said, "But I heard that the Eastern Turkic Khan sent an envoy Ashina Jieduo to the eastern capital Luoyang to offer a thousand good horses and requested intermarriage from Wang Shichong. Wang Shichong agreed to the Turkic request, betrothed the clan daughter to the Turkic, and agreed to trade with the Turkic to conduct trade with each other. I think if the Turkic support Wang Shichong, if he wanted to use troops, would he ask the Xia Chuluo Khan what he meant?"

Li Tang attacked Li Gui for a time, but the Turks refused. In the end, they ceded the two counties and gave countless gold and silver to Chu Luo. After feeding the Turks, Li Tang broke Li Gui.

"Chuluo is an extra person, how can he manage the affairs of the Central Plains?" A sound of a loud voice sounded in the hall, and everyone saw that it was Qin King Li Shimin.

Chen Shuda said, "King of Qin, the country's major affairs are only sacrifices and military affairs. Thousands of troops and horses should not be easily sent. Moreover, based on the reserves of our Tang Dynasty, the time has not come."

Li Shimin said, "Your Majesty, Li Chongjiu has broken into six counties in Hebei in a row. There are more than 100,000 troops surrounding Liu Heita to Mingzhou. The water is out of reach. Once Li Chongjiu defeats Liu Heita, he will definitely fight for the world with me, Li Tang. Although the current situation is beneficial to our Tang Dynasty, the opportunity is fleeting. If we cannot defeat Wang Shichong first, then it is still unknown who belongs to the deer."

Li Yuan slid his beard and pondered, but Chen Shuda retreated to the side without saying a word.

Seeing that Li Yuan was silent, Li Shimin knew that he was suspicious of the Turks, so he stepped forward and said passionately: "Your Majesty, everyone in the world now accepts the Tang Dynasty as the truth, but Wang Shichong is obsessed with it and does not understand it. The scholars and people of the Eastern Capital came to flee to Chang'an and asked to go east to march. This was an opportunity given by heaven. My son asked to lead a large army to capture Luoyang and present Wang Shichong to the palace."

Li Shimin said that Li Jiancheng did not object in court. Things have been going well recently. Li Shimin's right-hand man Liu Wenjing was killed and lost a strong support in the court. Duan Decao, the general recommended by Li Jiancheng, defeated Liang Shidu, and made Li Yuan very happy.

As for Li Shimin's eagerness to send troops to Wang Shichong, he obviously wanted to use the merits of destroying Wang Shichong to restore his current unfavorable situation.

Among the Li family, Li Shimin is the most talented, and Li Jiancheng knows it well, so he is not in harmony with Li Shimin, but he also knows that Li Tang and Wang Shichong are the decisive battle that determines the belonging of the world. If Li Shimin is withdrawn as the commander for his own selfishness, it will obviously be of no use to the country.

However, Li Jiancheng could not make Li Shimin too proud.

At that moment, Li Jiancheng stepped forward and said, "Wei Chen is also a controversy. We heard that we fought with our brothers and went to battle, and the father and son were in battle. The four of us, the father and son of the Li family, were in one mind, so we wanted to go into battle with the King of Qin and kill the enemy side by side."

Li Yuanyan said, "Hey, you are the prince, how can you leave Chang'an easily? No, no."

Li Jiancheng said, "Father, since that's the case, let King Qi and King Qin go together."

Li Yuan stood in front of the map with his hands on his sword and asked Li Yuanji: "Silang, after the Taiyuan Battle, I have kept you in Chang'an, and I refused to let you go to the military again. Now my elder brother is in charge of Chang'an and cannot go. Are you willing to take this burden with Erlang to carry the burden for me, Li Tang."

Li Yuanji was overjoyed and said loudly: "It is the true nature of a man who is wrapped in a horse and a minister does not want to be a Marquis of Anle, so he is only a general."
Chapter completed!