Chapter 214 Guanlong Nobles

Taking Jiangdu can only be said to be the beginning.

To use an analogy, Chu Tianxiu was like making a life-and-death gamble. As a result, in the first game of the gamble, he got a wild start, and he had the potential to take the lead.

But in the casino, the one who wins first does not necessarily count as the winner. The one who wins last is the final winner. Not to mention, Chu Tianxiu did get a huge first move. For the time being, in this competition among the princes,

Inside, it ranks first.

But in fact, if we do not consider the blessing effect of the Sui Dynasty orthodoxy, then in fact, whether it is Li Mi of Wagang, Li Clan of Guanlong, or Dou Jiande of Hebei, they are not fuel-efficient lamps. They are all clinging to Chu Tianxiu's back, ready to take action at any time.

Maybe he will be overtaken.

Today, Chu Tianxiu has finally conquered Jiangdu, one of the three largest cities in the world, the most core, richest and most elite city in Jiangdong, giving him a natural advantage.

According to the military geographical advantages, the golden horn, the silver border and the grass belly, Guanzhong, Hebei, Jianghuai and Minshu are its four corners, Shanxi, Shandong, Jingxiang and Hanzhong are the four sides, and the Central Plains is the central hinterland. Chu Tianxiu has now

Having won a corner of the land, we have a very solid foundation.

However, Chu Tianxiu did have a Dihu start here and had the first mover advantage, but Dou Jiande, who won Hebei, also started with a Dihu start, and Li Clan of Guanlong could even be considered a Tianhu start!

The land in Guanzhong is fertile, rich in grain, and its geographical location is superior. There is only Hangu Pass in the east, and Tongguan is connected to it. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. To put it bluntly, since ancient times, as long as the strategy is right, the one who wins Guanzhong will win the world.

Today's Li clan first captured Taiyuan, Shanxi, occupying one side, and then captured Guanzhong, and then gained a corner of the territory, making it directly stand on the invincible ground.

Not to mention, at this time, although the Li clan has achieved great success, it has not yet formed the momentum to overwhelm Mount Tai.

Fortunately, Chu Tianxiu now has more than just a weight like Jiang Du in his hands.

This can also be regarded as an involution among the princes.

"However, although these methods can cause some trouble for the Li clan, at least the Li clan can still gain the support of the Guanlong nobles. Then even if we issue ten thousand imperial edicts, we will not be able to shake the foundation of the Li clan.

The seventh edict conferred Xiao Mian of the Baling Gang as the prefect of Jingling County and took office immediately.

Chu Tianxiu spent a lot of time thinking about the first ten imperial edicts, but as he wrote more and more imperial edicts, he became a little lazy, so he handed the matter over to Xu Xingzhi and Yu Shinan.

Two people, let them discuss and make a decision on their own.

He holds the emperor hostage to order the princes, and heaps up soldiers and horses to attack the court.

However, although gunpowder is good, if there is not ten years to cultivate talents, improve and establish the most rudimentary industrial system, realize industrialization, and forge large quantities of muskets and artillery,

The sixth edict consecrated Li Shimin as King of Qin and Prefect of Chang'an.

"My lord, after discussing with Duke Shinan, I plan to write an imperial decree to promote the aristocratic families, wealthy families, rebels, and bandits in the Guanlong area to the positions of generals, county guards, county magistrates, etc., and then some of the people under Li Clan will be promoted.

Promoting frustrated officials to high positions will surely cause more trouble for the Li clan."

In comparison, the most precious thing in his hand is not the territory, but the Sui royal family that is temporarily in his hands, and the great righteousness of the world that the Sui royal family represents.

Otherwise, if you only rely on gunpowder as a trump card, it will only be regarded as a siege weapon, not a decisive weapon that can defeat the enemy with one move.

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But Chu Tianxiu didn't care so much. A series of imperial edicts that suited his wishes were quickly delivered in all directions and delivered to the hands of careerists in all directions.

It is precisely because of Li Clan's pressure that Chu Tianxiu did not dare to neglect even though he had gained the upper hand. He had to go faster than Li Clan to gain the strategic depth he needed and gain more information and knowledge.

Accumulation can prevent you from falling behind in this competition among princes.

Li Clan's speed in conquering the world was so fast. In just three years, he had secured victory in the world. Throughout all dynasties, there had never been anyone like Li Clan who conquered the world as quickly as Li Clan.

"Okay, Lord Shinan, come here! Please help me think carefully about the next imperial edict. You can help me write any edict that is beneficial to the court or can cause trouble for the Li clan."

Yes, in Chu Tianxiu's hands, there is indeed such a powerful weapon as gunpowder.

After canonizing himself and Du Fuwei, and ordering Lai Huer to go to Wagang Village, the next edict issued by Chu Tianxiu became a bit nonsense.

The fourth edict consecrated Li Gui of Liangzhou as King of Taiyuan and led troops to conquer the puppet emperor established by the Li clan in Chang'an.

Xu Xingzhi teamed up with Yu Shinan and wrote nearly twenty or thirty imperial edicts eloquently. After submitting them to Chu Tianxiu for review, he said in a deep voice.

The eighth edict was to promote the governor of Wu County to Prince Shaobao, and then he could take office.

The tenth edict appointed Yue Wang Yang Tong to stay in Luoyang, allowed him to establish a government, and then ordered him to open the Liyang warehouse to help the victims, and then attacked Li Mi with the army coming north to protect his children.

After all, these methods are side methods and not the right path. If the Lord wants to achieve a great cause, he should also put the people of the world first, recruit talented people, diligently cultivate government affairs, and rectify the army as the top priority, but he should not put the cart before the horse and indulge in conspiracy.

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In the past, Yang Guang was unwilling to damage the court's prestige and credibility due to his reputation as the emperor, so he was unable to fully utilize this greatest advantage.

Since the Han Dynasty only respected Confucianism, the idea of ​​great unification has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the supremacy of imperial power has been magnified to the extreme. Therefore, even if the fortunes of the Sui Dynasty were exhausted and everyone knew that the Sui Dynasty was about to fall, as long as the princes of all parties could follow

With a formal appointment in the hands of the imperial court, no matter what they do, they will be justified and the resistance they will receive will be much less.

If Chu Tianxiu is complacent and stops making progress, then wait another three years until Li Clan defeats Dou Jiande and captures the land of Hebei, and then waits for him to defeat Wang Shichong and capture the hinterland of the Central Plains, then even if Chu Tianxiu has the memory of future generations

bonus, but you have to consider retreating to the Central Plains and wandering overseas.

The fifth edict conferred the title of Luo Yi as the general manager of Youzhou, leading troops to annihilate the Dou Jiande banditry in Hejian.

After Chu Tianxiu read those imperial edicts with various strange contents, but most of them concealed scheming, sinister and vicious, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth and was secretly happy in his heart. After Yu Shinan hesitated for a moment, he couldn't help but admonish.

After Chu Tianxiu heard this, he quickly straightened up and said seriously:

"What Mr. Shi Nan said is absolutely true! How could I not understand this truth? It's just that the Li clan has great advantages. It has Hedong and Guanlong, and the Long nobility is its foundation, and the grassland Turks are its foreign aid. How could it not be possible?

Does it make me worried? If we cannot weaken this great enemy and dig out its foundation, I will not be able to sleep at night."

If in the past, Chu Tianxiu was extremely afraid of the existence of the Li clan and regarded him as his family's number one enemy only because of the memory of his previous life, how could it be that now that Chu Tianxiu has mastered the Sui royal family, he has mastered

After taking advantage of all the resources of the Sui Dynasty and understanding Li Tang's true background, his fear of Li Tang only increased instead of decreasing, to the point where he had to get rid of it first and then hurry up.

No, to be precise, what Chu Tianxiu feared the most was no longer Li Clan and Li Shimin, but the network hidden behind Li Clan. In that chapter, Li Clan, Guanlong nobles, Buddhists, and Turks joined forces.

A large alliance of northern barbarians formed.
Chapter completed!