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Chapter 861 Li is the king and Luo is the public servant!

At the military town of Longmen, Li Yuan felt extremely comfortable. Looking at the city and the surging Yellow River, he recalled that he had launched an army in Jinyang, and he felt as if he was leaping over the Dragon Gate.

Everyone under Li Yuan is looking at the endless flow of the Yellow River. The Dragon Gate is a relatively flat section of the Yellow River. At this moment, it looks like a flowing golden ribbon, extending to infinity.

When Li Yuan and others reached this point, east of the Yellow River and west of Taihang, only Hedong County was left that had not fallen into their hands. The man who guarded Hedong County was Sui Dynasty general Qu Tutong. He was always known for his bravery and loyalty, even after the Sui Dynasty fell. Even now, he is still loyal to the Sui Dynasty and is unwilling to take refuge in Li Yuan in order to gain wealth.

Now there are two roads before Li Yuan's forces. One is to cross the Yellow River directly through Longmen and enter Guanzhong. Li Yuan already knows that Li Xiuning has developed some forces in Guanzhong. As long as he can recruit other forces to surrender, entering Guanzhong will be a good move.

But with Hedong behind them, it always makes people feel uneasy. The logistics from Chang'an to Jinyang are likely to be cut off by Hedong. If the offensive in Guanzhong is not good, Hedong will cause great harm.

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"Clang clang clang!"

Ming Jin's voice sounded. Looking at the corpses lying in front of him, the red blood everywhere, and his face covered with sweat and dust, Luo Xuanye was quite unwilling. The Hedong City guarded by Qu Tutong was easy to defend and difficult to attack. He personally held it. They attacked the city, but to no avail.

He walked to Li Shimin and looked at the city where many bones were buried, and said angrily: "Erlang, we can't waste time here anymore. We must leave Hedong immediately and go to Guanzhong!"

Li Shimin also nodded solemnly.

Luo Xuanye, Li Shimin and others were all sitting on the left, with unsightly expressions on their faces. Just now they once again expressed their request to Li Yuan to enter Guanzhong directly.

They were not surprised that Luo Xuanye was a direct descendant of the Luo family. After all, the sacred mark on the eyebrows of his and Li Xiuning's daughter was not concealed.

Hearing this, Li Xiuning smiled and patted Luo Xuanye on the shoulder and said, "Okay, I will make my husband a mighty general and the Duke of the country!"

Don’t you understand this, Second Young Master?

Duke Tang, we must not attack Guanzhong so rashly. The military manual says that only when you are in an invincible position can you have a chance of victory! "

Luo Xuan crossed the Fengshui River at night and advanced towards Chang'an.

Both Li Shimin, Luo Xuanye and Li Jiancheng believed that they should march directly into Guanzhong now.

Neither Luo Xuanye nor Li Xiuning were the kind of gentle Jiangnan people. After the couple met, they just held hands tightly and smiled at each other. Luo Xuanye said warmly: "Madam, fortunately you have lived up to your fate!"

Luo Xuanye stood up, stared closely at Pei Jihan and said: "Pei Changshi, things in this world cannot escape the changing tide of time. If we can capture Hedong City, we must naturally remove this nail.

Luo Xuanye took advantage of his previous presence in Guanzhong and sent a letter to the rebel leaders in Guanzhong. He persuaded them to surrender with reason. Li Yuan's army started from Jinyang and had already reached the Yellow River in just a few months. Such troops made it difficult for Guanzhong to surrender. Many people were shocked.

I, along with Dalang, Erlang and Qingyang, entered Guanzhong, which is great. "

Li Shimin was about to speak, but was held down by Luo Xuanye. Luo Xuanye shook his head and signaled him not to conflict with Pei Ji.

After a few months.

The matter has come to this, as long as they can advance into Guanzhong, Luo Xuanye sat back at the table. Li Shimin squeezed his arm and showed a grateful expression. Luo Xuanye nodded imperceptibly, indicating that he didn't need to care.

After the joke was over, the two of them didn't waste any time. Fang Xuanling and others came to pay homage to Luo Xuanye.

Li Yuan gave Li Xiuning the power to open the Mansion, which meant he could have his own army. Under Li Yuan's command, only Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin had this power.

But Pei Ji, Li Yuan's most trusted veteran, always believed that keeping Hedong was a disaster, and still opposed directly entering Guanzhong.

Hedong City is a strong force. Our army has won consecutive battles since it started from Jinyang. It relies on the prestige of our father for generations and is the follower of all the great men in the world. What will happen if our army suffers too much setback under Hedong City? result?

And what about Guanzhong?

Before Luo Xuanye left Guanzhong, buds were growing in Guanzhong, but now that he has returned, it is already autumn, the green hills have turned gray, and fallen leaves are scattered everywhere.

As Luo Xuanye said, one plus one is greater than two. The cooperation between Li Xiuning and Li Yuan put a lot of pressure on the rebels in Guanzhong. No matter they faced Li Yuan or Li Xiuning, they would not be too afraid.

Luo Xuanye has now recovered the stigmata between his brows. When he appeared in Jinyang, he shocked all the officials. No one could have imagined that Duke Tang's son-in-law would be a direct descendant of the Luo family.

Since the army was launched in Jinyang, Luo Xuanye and Li Shimin were separated for the first time because Li Yuan asked him to go to meet Li Xiuning. This was very reasonable. After all, Li Xiuning could not charge into the battle.

Pei Ji's voice echoed in the military camp, and his words represented the opinions of most people.

What does Pei Changshi think? "

"Hedong is the gateway to Chang'an. There is no reason in this world to go directly into the house without opening the door!

In August, Li Shimin swept through Wannian, Gaoling and other counties north of the Wei River.

After Li Yuan entered Guanzhong, it was as if he had been destined by fate. He could not believe the success. The heroes of Guanzhong and the original officials of the Sui Dynasty could almost be described with the four words "worship as soon as they accept their heads".

But now Hedong City is difficult to capture. I, Luo Xuanye, am an enemy of ten thousand people. I believe everyone knows that, I can say now that without more than 30,000 casualties, it is impossible to capture Hedong City.

Li Yuan felt a headache when he saw it. Luo Xuanye was completely different from the legendary Luo family master who was as gentle as jade. He quickly smoothed things over and said: "What the wise son-in-law and the chief historian said are reasonable. In this case, it is better to work on both sides. All the generals Stay here to continue the siege of Hedong City, and a certain amount of food and grass will be supplied by Jinyang.

Luo Xuanye's words were so chilling that he almost said them through gritted teeth. He didn't have a weapon with him, but his hand was always on his waist, as if he was about to draw his sword at any time.

This kind of love between husband and wife is also rare, and the two of them laughed together. If Pei Ji and others saw this scene, they would definitely think, "So you can laugh too."

When he was in Taiyuan, even Li Yuanji was much quieter when he saw Luo Xuanye. Now he stared at Pei Ji so closely that Pei Ji felt a chill running down his spine and shuddered.

Chang'an is the imperial capital and the strongest city in the Sui Empire. It is extremely difficult to capture Chang'an. If our army is wasted in Chang'an and wants to withdraw to Jinyang, Qu Tutong, who is still standing in the east of the river, will be buried for us!

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But when faced with both at the same time, they just wanted to surrender, and that's how half of the 100,000 troops under Li Xiuning arrived.

I come from Guanzhong, where there is absolutely no strong force. My father is an old noble of Guanlong and has high prestige among the people. Our army has won consecutive battles, which shocked people's hearts. Then we cooperated with the people inside and outside, and Chang'an in Guanzhong suddenly opened up. !

After realizing this, Li Yuan immediately asked Li Jiancheng to garrison Tongguan to prevent Qu Tutong from entering Guanzhong, and then ordered Li Shimin to capture the counties north of Chang'an. As for the south of Chang'an, Li Xiuning was leading a hundred thousand troops gathered by the rebels to capture .

In the military camp, Li Yuan sat at the top, with a row of people sitting on the left and right, including civil officials and military generals.

He didn't look like a rebel who wanted to destroy the Sui Dynasty, but like an emperor inspecting his territory. This made Li Yuan deeply feel that the Sui Dynasty was really finished, and the nobles and powerful people had abandoned the Sui Dynasty. .

As soon as he crossed the Yellow River, a large granary north of Tongguan came to invest, and then he gained control of Tongguan without any effort. During the time he entered Guanzhong, there was no need for him to march at all, and his flag reached the place where , the powerful officials in the counties and counties there joined without hesitation.

In the past few months since the army started in Jinyang, Luo Xuanye, the direct son of the Luo family, has shocked everyone so much. Under the shining stigmata, few people dared to look directly at him. Just like a killing god.

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In September, Honghua, Beidi and other counties north of Guanzhong surrendered.

At the end of September, Li Shimin crossed the Weishui River south and stationed in Chang'an City of the Han Dynasty, while Luo Xuanye stationed in Acheng.

In October, Li Yuan led his troops to Chang'an and stationed outside the city gate of Chang'an.

At that time, the flags were in the air, and an army of 200,000 was besieging Chang'an. The defenders in the city had no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth.

There were no beacon fires on Lishan Mountain, only fallen leaves all over the mountain.

There are countless dark brown fallen leaves floating in the bleak Wei River. Under the gusts of autumn wind, the fallen leaves are scattered throughout Chang'an, and waves of dust are stirred up. Anyone can see that the sunset here is westward.

The Sui Dynasty royal family guarding Chang'an City could only look at the fallen leaves in despair, just like the paper money flying in the sky at a funeral, which sounded the death knell for the Sui Empire.

Everyone is looking at the center of the former empire with burning eyes. As long as they break here, they can occupy the vast Guanzhong Plain. At that time, they will truly have the ability to compete for the world eastwards.

If Guanzhong and Jinyang capture Shuzhong again, this will be a situation where Qin was invincible, but now the most critical step is now.

After looking passionately at Chang'an City, everyone turned their attention to Li Yuan.

There is only one meaning in his eyes, Duke Tang, give the order!

This is different from taking Hedong City. Under Chang'an City, no matter how difficult it is, no matter how heavy the casualties are, we will never retreat until the day Chang'an Cave is opened.

Li Yuan felt the will of everyone. On a sunny morning, he swore to everyone and then ordered the attack.

While Luo Xuanye, Li Shimin and others were waiting, the Tang army had made countless preparations, and countless siege equipment was piled under the city.

This was not a fair battle. The Tang army attacked almost day and night, and the city of Chang'an was crumbling.

After seven days of continuous attack, Luo Xuanye began to put on armor and led the three hundred most elite warriors to attack first under the cover of spiritual soldiers.

"mighty!"

"mighty!"

He held a weapon on the city wall and killed hundreds of people in a row. He was covered in blood and looked like a demon. Behind him, soldiers from the Tang Army continuously climbed onto the city wall. Chang'an was completely defeated.

As the city gate collapsed, the Tang army burst into cheers. After paying the price of blood, they finally ushered in the final victory, and the soldiers rushed in.

"Tang Gong has an order that no one is allowed to burn, kill, loot or loot. Anyone who violates this rule will be killed without mercy!"

Luo Xuanye rushed to the front and roared loudly, but after several months of continuous fighting, how could the soldiers be able to control them when they entered the Xuanhe city of Chang'an, especially since there were many rebels here.

Luo Xuanye showed no mercy, and the warriors who had just followed him up were riding on their horses, killing the soldiers who acted recklessly.

Luo Xuanye rode past and killed dozens of people with his own hands. Almost all the soldiers knelt on the ground in fear, lowering their heads and not daring to look at Luo Xuanye. It was not until they faced Luo Xuanye that they felt that Luo Xuanye The terror of the night.

Luo Xuanye's face was covered with blood, black and terrifying, like a ghost in hell. He shouted again: "Tang Gong has an order that will never allow burning, killing, looting, pick up your weapons, and kill anyone who dares to resist." !”

This was what Li Yuan and others saw when they entered the city. Luo Xuanye was riding on Li Shimin's favorite Sa Lu Zi, holding a horsetail in his hand that was still dripping with blood. He was surrounded by soldiers kneeling in front of him. He couldn't help but admired: "Brother-in-law is really the pillar of our army." Pei Ji and others who were following Li Yuan even shrank their necks. This Luo Xuanye was so fierce. The most evil thing was this murderous intention. , completely unlike the legendary Luo Shizi who was as gentle as jade. Those who didn’t know better thought he was the reincarnation of Bai Qi.

At this point, the nobles in Chang'an City and the Sui Dynasty royal family had no choice but to leave the palace and surrender. For the Sui Dynasty royal family, Li Yuan basically chose to pardon him. Even Yang Guang's grandson, a close relative of the Sui Dynasty royal family, he also chose Forgiveness, for not following the Yang family’s example and exterminating the previous royal family.

He still remembered the care Yang Jian and Dugu Jialu had taken for him. He was indeed a person who valued family affection.

But there are some people he will never let go, such as Yin Shishi, who actually dug up Li Yuan's ancestral graves and destroyed Li Yuan's ancestral temple. This is simply like lighting a lamp in the toilet and seeking death. Sometimes people really need to have some moral bottom lines and do things that are not ethical. Too much to leave no escape route for himself, and to do such an immoral thing, Luo Su couldn't say anything to spare their lives even when he came.

When facing Li Shimin, Luo Xuanye and other members of his family, Li Yuan told the truth, "Our Tang army paid such a high price for entering Chang'an and made so many sacrifices. The soldiers were holding back their breath and must kill them." Some people need to vent their anger.

It just so happens that I kill all these people I have hatred against, as a warning to others, and to let the world know that I, as a father, can also kill people. "

This is Li Yuan. People who offend Li Yuan are basically unable to do well. Forgiving their enemies basically does not exist for him.

It was impossible to offend Li Yuan. Soon the soldiers found a person who had a grudge against Li Yuan - Li Jing!

Li Yuan was about to kill Li Jing immediately. At this time, Li Jing already knew that Luo Xuanye was in Li Yuan's army. He said loudly: "Tang Gong, I once met Luo Gong, and Luo Gong also appreciated me as a strong man. Could it be that Tang Do you want to kill the strong man?"

His roar saved his life. When Luo Xuanye arrived, he recognized Li Jing and said to Li Yuan: "Father, this Li Jing is indeed talented and a strong man. It is better to keep his life and serve Li Yuan in the future." You drive."

Li Shimin naturally trusts Luo Xuanye, and he appreciates Li Jing's courage. Even if he has no talent, he is not an ordinary person just by virtue of his courage. Li Xiuning also tried to protect Li Jing after hearing this. With these three people as guarantees, Li Yuan was reluctant. Li Jing was released.

Li Yuan is too smart in this regard. He knows that Luo Su values ​​talents, but not particularly.

Luo Su may really appreciate Li Jing, but appreciation does not mean he values ​​him, nor does it mean he is willing to waste time and energy on Li Jing.

Li Yuan knew that even if he did kill Li Jing today, Luo Su would not care. But as a father, since his son and daughter both wanted to save Li Jing, it would not be a big deal to spare Li Jing's life.

But it is impossible for Li Jing to be reused here. He, Li Yuan, holds a grudge!

Li Jing was a man with excellent military ability, but his political ability was even worse than that of Luo Xuanye. After he survived, he was placed under Li Shimin's command, but he was not loyal to Li Shimin in his heart, or in other words, he did not have this awareness. .

Li Shimin didn't care. After all, he didn't know Li Jing's talents. In fact, even Luo Xuanye didn't know. His ability to recognize people was far inferior to Luo Su. Only Luo Su knew that Li Jing was the real commander.

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Li Yuan entered Chang'an for a month, but he didn't kill many people, only a dozen or twenty, especially since he only killed the culprits and basically didn't involve his family.

There is no depressing cloud hanging over Chang'an. Even though the autumn wind is still bleak, the change in the political atmosphere brings only relief and joy. Everyone feels that a new era has really arrived. .

For Li Yuan, a new controversy emerged.

That is whether to be king or emperor!

After occupying Chang'an, the title of Tang Guogong was naturally insufficient. Everyone and the heroes of the world needed a more appealing position.

For leaders, changes in status are not only to consolidate their status, but also to show their ambitions to the world. If a person does not even have the ambition to become an emperor, then many talented people will not be able to do so. Will surrender.

After a not very heated debate, the idea of ​​directly calling the emperor was eliminated. The reason was very simple, "Now our army has Xue Ju and other princes in the west, Bashu has never been occupied in the south, and Qu Tutong is in the east. Hedong.

It is still the place of the Four Wars. If he proclaims himself emperor now, he will definitely become the target of public criticism. None of the powerful figures such as Hebei Dou Jiande, Dongdu Wang Shichong, and Shandong Li Mi have ever proclaimed themselves emperor.

If Tang Gong directly proclaimed himself emperor, Li Mi and others who had previously been connected would be destroyed.

If we can pacify the princes of Guanxi and occupy Bashu, and achieve great success, it will not be too late to proclaim the emperor. "

These words reached Li Yuan's heart, and he was determined to be the king first. Luo Xuanye nodded secretly. Although his ancestors looked down on Li Yuan, Li Yuan was still very good in some aspects, at least wiser than most of the heroes today.

As far as Luo Xuanye knew, Liu Wuzhou, who only occupied Mayi, had proclaimed himself emperor, and Xue Ju, who occupied Liangzhou, had also proclaimed himself emperor. It can be said to be ridiculous. The title of emperor is really worthless.

Li Yuan became king, but he was not an ordinary prince, but a king of vassals. He set up his official office exactly according to the specifications of the imperial court, except that he added the Tang Palace in front.

What makes Li Yuan happiest when he becomes king is not himself, but the ministers under his command. The ministers sacrificed their lives, shed their blood, and risked their lives and deaths to follow Li Yuan. Isn't it just for today?

Li Yuan ascended to the throne of Tang Dynasty, established the Tang Kingdom, and made Chang'an Palace the Tang Palace. Except for the title of emperor, he was almost indistinguishable from the emperor.

In the next month, edicts continued to be issued from the palace.

Naturally, old ministers like Pei Ji and Liu Wenjing were immediately promoted to high positions and became the de facto prime ministers. All the former ministers of Li Yuan's late residence were transformed from a small Jinyang palace man to the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty.

Not only were there huge changes in official positions, but also in titles. Veteran ministers like Li Yuan and Pei Ji were given the title of Duke Duke one after another. Everyone was very satisfied and knew very well that the reason why they did not become Duke of Duke in one step was because Li Yuan still had the title of Duke. To become emperor, at that time, the title of the current Duke of the county will become that of the Duke of the country.

Of course, the most prominent ones are Li Yuan's sons.

The first edict was given to Li Jiancheng. He was named the Crown Prince of Tang Dynasty. This was normal and no one thought it was unreasonable. Except for Luo Xuanye, who had already been biased because of Luo Su's teachings, even Li Shimin sincerely congratulated Li Jiancheng.

Li Jiancheng was very outstanding. In the eyes of almost everyone, he was a very suitable prince. Especially compared to the sons of other princes, Li Jiancheng was simply too outstanding. It was foreseeable in the Tang Dynasty that even if something unexpected happened to Li Yuan, with Li Jiancheng around, There would be no accidents, which made the courtiers feel at ease.

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As the court angel left, Luo Xuanye and Li Xiuning stood up. Li Xiuning was a little confused, but Luo Xuanye said in a low voice with a little suddenness: "Madam, it should be something that our ancestors and father said."

Li Xiuning recalled what Luo Su had said to her, and suddenly realized that this was probably it.

The reason why the couple acted like this was because Li Yuan's edict was too unexpected.

Li Jiancheng was the crown prince, and he was in full compliance with the standards of a crown prince. Needless to say, he was the crown prince and could no longer be treated as a minister.

But Li Shimin and Li Xiuning are completely different. They are ministers, so they naturally have to follow the path of ministers.

After the changes from the late Han Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty, an official now carries four kinds of titles, not just official titles.

First, official positions are the source of power. These are official positions with real power and reflect the importance of power in the current situation, such as Shangshu Ling, Zhongshu Ling, etc.

Second, casual officials, which mainly show favor and nobility, can also be awarded to children of noble families who cannot be officials because of their young age. They are divided into literary casual officials and military casual officials.

The most famous "Kaifu Yitong Sansi" among the literary officials, and the most famous "Hussar General" among the military officials are both empty titles and have no power.

Third, the honorary title. What Li Yuan's grandfather called the "Shangzhu Kingdom" was the honorary title. It also had no power and represented a kind of nobility.

Fourth, title, needless to say, the title of Duke, Bozi Nan, is something passed down from the ancient Zhou Dynasty and is a symbol of nobility.

Li Yuan sent two messages, one for Li Xiuning and the other for Luo Xuanye.

The problem lies in the decree given to Li Xiuning. Li Yuan canonized Li Xiuning as the princess of Pingyang. The princess is the first rank. The princess is equivalent to the title of the first rank of the Duke.

Li Shimin was granted the title of Duke of Qin, Li Xuanba was granted the title of Duke of Qi, and Li Yuanji was granted the title of Duke of Chu. Of course, Jin could not be granted the title of Duke. Jin was Tang. In the Tang Dynasty, the title of Jin was equivalent to none. This is unnecessary. explain.

From this point of view, the reward is normal, but the abnormal thing is later. Li Yuan also granted Li Xiuning the title of Longzhou Governor and General Zuo Wuwei.

This is a real official!

Li Xiuning created a history. As a woman, she obtained the power of ministers other than the monarch. In the past, women either directly obtained the regency equivalent to the monarch, or simply obtained titles such as princess. No woman had ever obtained the title. I have been in the official position of a minister.

One can imagine how much shock this will bring to the world!

Apart from Luo Su, Luo Xuanye could not think of anyone else who could make Li Yuan do such a thing. Li Xiuning was still shocked and murmured: "My ancestors really do what they say."

Luo Xuanye nodded first and then said: "Madam, you are very good. You are good enough for our ancestors to split the chasm. It is also an extremely important factor. Our ancestors always follow the trend when doing things."

Li Xiuning finally came back to her senses. A flash of panic flashed in her eyes, and then it turned into determination. Then a little later, she was already full of excitement. She might really be able to be more than just a person hiding behind the scenes.

She will have a life completely different from all the women in the past.

[With the efforts of Luo Shi, a precedent has been set for women to participate in politics, and the world has made great strides towards a more enlightened level. The luck points have been increased by 20000, and the current luck points are 1476623.

Your family will receive a mysterious item, and the parameters of the world are being modified, so stay tuned. 】

Li Xiuning raised her head and looked at Luo Xuanye. She was already quite tall among women, but Luo Xuanye was a head taller than her. Her eyes were bright.

She asked with a smile: "Husband, how does it feel to get the title of Duke?"

Luo Xuanye looked up at the blue sky and said with emotion: "How many years has passed?

I don't care what title I can get. If one day, my father can become the emperor and confer a title for me, Luo family, then I will definitely cry with joy. "

[After hundreds of years, your family finally has a title again. Even though this title is only awarded by a king, move forward with determination. The emperor of the Xia will once again crown your family with the crown of nobility. 】

Li Xiuning said seriously: "There will be a day.

Li is the king and Luo is the Duke.

When your father becomes the emperor, my husband, you will become the Duke of the country.

When the Tang Dynasty dominates the world, maybe you, husband, will become the main branch of the Luo family? "

Luo Xuanye seemed to have thought of something when he heard this. He raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Qin Duke's Mansion.

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From Jinyang to Chang'an, in less than ten months, Li Yuan left one side of the old empire and became the king of Tang. He owned two thousand miles of land, like a dragon entering the sea, and the sun shone in all directions, a glorious empire in which Conceived and born! ——"The Rise and Fall of the Tang Empire"

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