Yanjing in October is always colorful.

In the late Tang Dynasty, Yanjing did not have such a harsh climate as in later generations, there was no gray sky, no dust blowing directly into the mouth, and there was no haze and sandstorms. Especially in autumn, it is full of beauty.

The autumn wind in Yanjing is also full of warm tones, which brings together the yellowish yellowish of birch leaves, the deep red of maple leaves, and the golden yellow of poplar leaves, forming brilliant colors. When the autumn breeze blows, it makes people feel like they are wandering on a huge colorful scroll.

The autumn wind, full of warm colors, shook the leaves and shook off countless small pieces of sunlight that were still warm colors.

The whole autumn of Yanjing is like a poem and a painting.

In particular, wandering at the foot of Xiangshan Mountain and looking at the red leaves, strolling under the Forbidden City and caressing the red wall, the background is the unique red of Yanjing, the clear sunlight in front of you, and then breathing the air full of warm taste, so that the whole person feels comfortable.

In such a clear sunshine and a warm autumn breeze, Li Jing stood on a high place, standing on the top of the coal mountain behind the Forbidden Palace, looking around, and suddenly felt an indescribable sense of comfort. Coal Mountain was not originally called this name, it was called Qingshan at first, and then Jingshan. The Qin army stationed in Youzhou and built the Forbidden City here, where a large amount of coal was piled up, and there were a large number of coal processing plants. Later, everyone simply called this place Coal Mountain, firstly, for the Venerable One, Jing Jing homonym, ordinary people spontaneously avoided it, and secondly, everyone was also used to the coal here, therefore. Coal Hill replaced the original Qingshan and Jingshan.

However, when the moat was built in the Forbidden City. A large amount of excavated soil was piled up here. The original hill was piled up into a large dirt mountain. After the construction of the Forbidden City, flowers and trees were planted all over this earthen mountain, and a lot of attic pavilions were built, which also changed from a black coal mountain to the consequence garden of the royal palace, and became the royal garden where Li Jing often climbed high with his family and subordinates to enjoy the flowers, look at the distant scenery, and practice arrows and drink banquets.

At this time, Li Jing was standing in the three-story pavilion on the top of the mountain of this town palace. The Yanshan Mountains in the distance can be clearly seen without borrowing a clairvoyant mirror, and the low income is right in front of you, ready to come out, and you can climb it within reach. The vast North China Plain can be seen all the way to the sky, the wind blows the trees, and the cattle and horses walk in the fields, all of which can be clearly seen.

Look at this tranquil and peaceful picture. Li Jing couldn't help but give birth to an infinite sense of heroism and pride.

This is his base camp, this is the center of the Celestial Empire that he has planned to establish.

Stand here. It was as if he had all at once the kingdom he was going to establish.

Looking back at the rising brand new capital, overlooking Yanjing City, the red walls of the Forbidden Palace, the golden glazed tiles, the crimson columns, the dark green cypress, and the carved railings of white marble, they are distinctly colored and beautiful.

This Forbidden City, which is decorated and outlined in large colors, is full of domineering, just like the millions of tigers and wolves of the Qin army that swallow thousands of miles like tigers and are the best in the world, showing the mighty and majestic majesty of the Qin army.

Standing at such a height and looking at such a landscape, I feel both majestic and unconsciously small.

Despite this, Li Jing still likes to look at Yanjing City from this angle, looking at the capital city that he has built single-handedly.

"The officers and men of the Qin army take it as their duty to defend their homes and defend the country, and the places on the border that have been affected by the military must immediately make every effort to help the people." Li Jing said calmly, "Winter is coming soon, and the local government must ensure that all the people have a house to live in, enough food and clothing, and the injured people must be treated in time." Moreover, from now on, I will not allow a single soldier of the enemy army to set foot on the land of our Qin domain. No matter who dares to cross the line, the garrisons everywhere must fight back without hesitation, without hesitation! ”

"Your Highness, please rest assured. The right route army of the coalition army in the Bohai Sea has completely collapsed, and with the surrender of Heishui, the Murwei people have also been forced to surrender, and the Khitans of the small number of Khitans have tried to resist stubbornly and have been annihilated. Now on the Bohai battlefield, only the enemy army on the western front, mainly Khitan, remains. At present, the second group of 100,000 soldiers who triumphantly marched from the Bohai Sea has reached Dalian and will soon be able to reach Tianjin. In addition, this time, there were 100,000 newly formed Bohai Navy and 100,000 Murowei and other tribes surrendered, and the four newly formed regiments formed together returned together. It is expected that they will all be able to reach Tianjin before the Liaohai Sea freezes. Since the time His Royal Highness returned to Yanjing, the first batch of 100,000 soldiers who returned to Beijing in triumph had been deployed and stationed on the border line of Shanxi, Beiping, Hebei, and Shandong provinces for thousands of miles. Jing Xiang, the left envoy of the General Staff Yuan, replied, "Actually, according to the subordinates, it is now the time when the autumn is high and the horses are fat, just with the 100,000 soldiers who have returned from Bohai in our hands, and the second batch of 100,000 soldiers who have already arrived in Dalian, there is no need to use the army of the Yan Ya and the Murowei tribe to surrender the army, and we have sufficient superior forces to launch a strong retaliatory battle against Li Keyong and others." ”

Li Jing didn't answer Jing Xiang's words, he overlooked the Forbidden Palace City for a while, and then took a cup of tea from the hand of a squire guard, the faint fragrance of tea was refreshing, and he took a sip lightly with his lips. Thoughtfully looking at this azure official kiln teacup, it seems to be admiring this exquisite precious porcelain.

Jing Xiang was a little unsure of Li Jing's thoughts, and he couldn't help but feel a little panicked in his heart. Li Jing's power is getting stronger and stronger now, and sometimes he doesn't need to open his mouth at all, just by raising his hand and throwing his foot, he will feel a lot of pressure. This is the coercion of a king, although this is a man who is much younger than him, just past the age of his establishment, but he has a million male soldiers, leading tens of millions of people, and his words can sometimes directly feel the life and death of hundreds of thousands, or even millions. This is the coercion of the king, invisible but always there.

It's been a while since Li Jing returned to Yanjing. What everyone expected was that Li Jing, who had returned to Beijing after nearly two years, did not pursue responsibility for the conservative strategy of staying behind the meeting, which led to the attack on the border areas and the great losses, nor did he immediately send troops to retaliate against Li Keyong and other towns.

Li Jing didn't do anything, just summoned one or two important ministers every day to listen to the report. Even comments on current events. and his plans and everything, all of which were not revealed. The only clear order Li Jing ever given. It is to take over the defense of Yanjing, Tianjin, Daliao, Dengzhou, Qingdao, Hejian and other important places after the just triumphant 100,000 soldiers and horses, and then let the soldiers and horses in these places change their defenses, and then drive to the long border line in the north of the Qin Domain, and stand by.

No one knows what King Qin is thinking?

If it was the previous King of Qin, he would definitely take revenge on the feudal towns after coming back this time.

But King Qin didn't, he didn't say anything.

Jing Xiang thought that Li Jing was thinking about a very important matter, therefore. Until this decision is made, he will not make much of a move for the time being. And the matter he is considering, he thinks, is very likely to decide whether to stand on behalf of Tang or not. Jing Xiang felt that only such an important thing could make it possible for King Qin to maintain his current state. Because this matter is too important, if once it is decided to officially oppose the Tang Dynasty, then there are too many things for the Qin Domain to do.

Jing Xiang was also thinking about this problem, after the return of King Qin to Beijing this time, the war in the Bohai Sea was almost a foregone conclusion. The victory is decided. The three most powerful forces in the Tribal Alliance, the Blackwater Alliance has completely surrendered. Controlled by the Qin army. And the Murowei Alliance, now half of them have surrendered to the Qin army, and the Bohai Kingdom is now completely controlled by the Qin army, and it barely maintains the name of the Fan State, but the King of Qin still feels that the name of the Bohai court and the royal family still has some effect.

There was only one Khitan and half of the Murwei alliance left, and they were completely unable to prevent the victory of the Qin army.

A steady stream of elite Qin troops is triumphing from the pass, and a large number of tribal troops have also been brought into the pass. It is enough to maintain a small number of combat troops outside the pass, and to send some auxiliary reserves to maintain the situation.

Now, Qin Fan really has no worries. At this time, the prestige of the King of Qin reached its peak, and his soldiers and horses were also elite and strong, and the number was huge. At this time, the Li Tang court was divided into two, one in Chengdu and one in Chang'an, which was a time when people's hearts were uncertain. If Li Jing is anti-Tang at this time, the time is completely sufficient. Although there will definitely be some obstacles and some drawbacks, Jing Xiang believes that the time is ripe to oppose the Tang Dynasty at the moment. But after thinking about it for a long time, should I immediately express my stance and persuade it?

Persuasion is also a matter that requires a lot of eyesight, and if it is persuaded too early, it will not only disrupt the current unity and stability within the Qin Domain, but may even be looked down upon by the King of Qin. But if the timing of persuasion is right, and it is the first person to propose persuasion, this credit is also great.

He felt that the time was ripe, the time was ripe for King Qin to take Tang to stand on his own, and the time was ripe for him to persuade him.

The attendants standing next to him are not ordinary palace maids and eunuchs, although there are also eunuchs in the Forbidden City, like Zhang Chengye, who is extremely trusted by Li Jing, not only now serving as the chief attendant of the Forbidden Palace's chamberlain, but also Li Jing's palace chief, and even participating in secrets. However, Li Jing's precautions against eunuchs were also very strict, not only was the number of eunuchs in the palace greatly reduced compared to the Tang Dynasty, but also the eunuchs could neither be in charge of the army nor interfere with secrets, and there were strict restrictions. When Li Jing was generally deliberating, he didn't even use palace maids and eunuchs to wait on one side, but selected personnel from the Internal Security Bureau, the Secret Service and the Attendant Division.

These people are very clever and intelligent, they keep an eye on Li Jing at all times, and as long as there are any instructions, they will carry them out immediately. At this time, they knew that Li Jing and Jing Xiang wanted to talk about confidential matters, but when they saw that Li Jing did not have any instructions, they did not automatically avoid it. As soon as Li Jing's eyes left the teacup, an attendant immediately stepped forward, took the teacup with a lacquered gold plate, and then carefully stepped back and left, and the rest of the attendants also followed, and they all tiptoed out of the coffin within five seconds.

At this time, only Li Jing and Jing Xiang were left in the pavilion.

Jing Xiang stood up and said to Li Jing in a solemn tone: "Your Highness, the situation in the Northeast has been decided, and the minister thinks that this is the time to oppose the Tang Dynasty and stand on his own, and the minister asks His Highness to build the throne and become the emperor and establish a new dynasty!" ”

Li Jing glanced at Jing Xiang, he knew that Jing Xiang was not the only one who had this kind of thought. In fact, even Li Jing himself has been thinking about this issue recently. Especially when the Li Tang court was split into two, and the Chang'an court suddenly sent troops to eighteen towns.

It is inevitable to be called emperor, and sooner or later Li Jing will be called emperor.

Now the only question in front of Li Jing is whether to be the emperor now or to postpone the emperor.

Calling the emperor now has the advantage of being the emperor now, at least, showing the banner, can boost morale even more, and will no longer be bound and fettered by Li Tang. But now there are some drawbacks to being called emperor, although Li Tang is still breathing, but after all, a hundred-legged insect will die for a while and not be stiff. Although Li Tang's prestige is gone, all feudal towns still hold this banner and fight against differences with the party. The people of the world also have feelings for Li Tang for a while, especially those scholars and lords, for them, the new court also means that their power in the old court may be lost.

It means that the old order is broken.

At the turn of the old and new dynasties, the current class of scholars and landlords is the most worried group, and they would rather maintain it like this than change suddenly, because change means the unknown.

The Qin Domain has expanded rapidly over the years, and this power is no longer a simple force, but an alliance of interests. At present, everyone has the same interests and goals, and it is natural that they can be linked. But if Li Jing wants to establish himself as emperor, such a big change, other forces, those allies, are they still willing to work with Li Jing in the same boat?

And there is another point, if he becomes emperor, it will also mean a complete break with Li Tang, which may even make the originally divided Chengdu court and Chang'an court, and even some other feudal towns unite and regard him as the primary target.

Is it worth taking this risk, or is it to continue to wear Li Tang's coat and wait for a while, and wait until Li Tang's mansion finally collapses, and wait until the fruit is naturally ripe and the melon is ripe, and then pick it easily?

No matter which decision it is, it is extremely important and has a bearing on the strategic direction of the Qin Domain for a long time to come.

"Build a high wall, accumulate grain, and slowly become king!"

Li Jing recited these nine words softly, and his excitement gradually calmed down.

The fruit is right in front of you, within reach. But this fruit is not really ripe yet, and picking it too early will only give you unsweet fruits, even sour and astringent fruits. Do you need to rush this time?

I should wait a little longer, Li Jing finally made a decision in his heart.

What if you become emperor later, you can't run away from the throne. Think about Cao Cao, who never became the emperor in his life, but this cannot change the reality that he was the most powerful force in the late Han Dynasty. For example, Yuan Shu was eager to become the emperor, but let his brother and Sun Ce, who had a very good relationship with him, turn against him. At this time, there is no hurry, and the interior of the Qin Domain can be more stable.

Moreover, although the battle in Bohai was victorious, it was not completely over, and the army that had just returned from Bohai had not yet recuperated.

Compared with the rush to become emperor, how to completely win the victory in the Northeast and digest the fruits of the victory of Bohai and other tribes in the Northeast is the most important.

There are several fruits, but don't be in a hurry to pick them all at once, pick one at a time, only choose the most ripe pick, and then pick one after eating, it is the best.

"Although we have the strength to be proud of the crowd now." Li Jing suddenly turned around and said, "But we are not in a hurry to fight for this superficial name. This fruit in the Northeast, after several years of watering, has finally matured, and what we need most now is to digest the victory fruit of the Northeast, as for Li Tang, let him continue to survive for the time being. There is no need for us to become the target of everyone in the world for the sake of a false name. ”

"However, His Highness's establishment of a new dynasty as soon as possible is also to unite and unite the morale of the soldiers and people in the domain. Besides, the Chang'an Imperial Court is dealing with us like this, how can we not fight back? ”

"Of course, we have to fight back against their provocations, but we only need to deal with those feudal towns that provoke us, to retaliate against Li Keyong and others, as for the feudal towns of Shannan, Jingnan, Sanchuan, Guanlong, etc., if they don't take the initiative to provoke us, we don't need to be anxious to become enemies with them. One goal at a time, one step at a time, this is our strategy all along. Li Jing smiled at Jing Xiang, "Senate, good food is never afraid of being late, don't worry, wait, the meal will be more delicious!" ”

Looking at Li Jing's confident expression, Jing Xiang bowed and retreated, he knew that Li Jing's words were true, not a false reason for concessions. He sighed in his heart, knowing that this time he had looked away again. King Qin is not the kind of person who is anxious to become emperor. (To be continued......)