Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1023 Just for Containment
"You are from Tianyuan, but you persuaded me to become king. I'm afraid there are other ulterior motives in this?"

When Cui Jianshi asked, Lin Wuwei smiled, showing no intention of hiding anything.

"There is indeed a purpose, but it is not ulterior. The general must know that Tian Yuan is fighting against the Tang army now. He wants to resist the attack of the Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, if the Tang army captures Anshi City, our entire place will be destroyed." It has to be conquered by the Tang army, but now that Tian Yuan is enthroned, Cui Xianzhi will be furious when he hears about it, and will join forces with the Tang army to attack Anshi City from two directions. The Tang army is already very difficult to deal with. It is bound to be breached, and the city of Anshi will be broken, with Datang's wolf ambition, will he let you enjoy it safely in your own fief?"

"So what do you mean?"

"In Anshi City, as long as there is no troops from Cui Xianzhi, we have the confidence to stop Datang from passing. When winter comes, it will be extremely cold here. The Tang army can't get used to it, so we have to retreat, but before that, we're afraid I need you to attract Cui Xianzhi's attention. If Cui Xianzhi attacks, I also hope that the general can lead troops to intercept them. In this way, we can divide the world into three parts. After the Tang army retreats, what should we do? That is a matter of the future, how? "

Lin Wuwei told Cui Jianshi about their plan. To put it bluntly, he persuaded Cui Jianshi to become king just to use Cui Jianshi.

But he was not worried, because even if he used Cui Jianshi, he believed that Cui Jianshi would still agree to him.

Moreover, after Cui Jianshi becomes king, he will definitely do what he just said.

Otherwise, if Anshicheng falls, Tang Jun and Cui Xianzhi will probably be the one Tang Jun and Cui Xianzhi will deal with next, Cui Jianshi.

After Lin Wuwei finished speaking, he just looked at Cui Jianshi and let him think for himself.

Cui Jianshi's eyes were fixed. After thinking for a long time, he finally stood up and said, "Okay, I agree with what you said. Next, I will establish a country and become king on my own."

"So, then I, Lin Wuwei, will be here first to meet His Majesty the King."

When Cui Jianshi said the words "His Majesty the King", Cui Jianshi suddenly trembled with excitement.

He had been waiting for these four words for many years, but he did not expect that Tian Yigeng would be killed because of Datang's use of troops against Silla, and it would finally come true.

"Okay, okay, hahahaha..."

Cui Jianshi was really excited, but Lin Wuwei didn't stay here too long. After talking about these things with Cui Jianshi, he hurried back.

As soon as Lin Wuwei left, Cui Jianshi called his people over to start the establishment of the country and some enthronement matters.

The autumn wind became more and more bleak.

Silla Kingdom, inside Gyeongju City.

Cui Xianzhi, who is in charge of the power alone, is a little high-spirited, and now he can do whatever he says, and this feeling makes him very happy.

Just at this time, some news came over.

"Your Majesty, after Na Tianyuan learned that Tian Yigeng had been killed, not only did he not evacuate Anshicheng, but... he became king in Anshicheng and established the Goguryeo Kingdom."

After the spies brought the news, Cui Xianzhi immediately stood up.

"What, Tian Yuan actually established a country?"

Tian Yuan Jianguo was out of Cui Xianzhi's control. Now, Tian Yuan didn't even give him any face.

This situation made him very uncomfortable.

In the past, Tian Yigeng held the power alone, but he still recognized him as the king, but now Tian Yuan Jianguo, it is tantamount to slapping Cui Xianzhi in the face and challenging his authority.

In this situation, no matter what, he couldn't bear it.

And just when Cui Xianzhi was about to get angry, the spy said again: "Your Majesty, Cui Jianshi has turned against him. He established the Baekje Kingdom in his fief, so Cui Jianshi has become the king of Baekje himself."

"What?" Hearing that Cui Jianshi had also established a kingdom, Cui Xianzhi was about to explode in anger.

One Tian Yuan already made him feel a bit difficult to deal with, and now that another Cui Jianshi came, wouldn't he have less territory and power now?
Cui Xianzhi walked back and forth in the imperial study, his expression was very ugly.

"Call the ministers."

Soon, all the ministers arrived at the main hall of Silla Kingdom.

They had already heard about Goguryeo and the founding of Baekje, and when they saw Cui Xianzhi's bad face, they felt a little uneasy.

"My dear dears, Tian Yuan and Cui Jianshi rebelled against our Silla country, and they established Goguryeo and Baekje respectively. What do you dear dears have to say about this matter?"

Cui Xianzhi asked, and the court officials looked at each other, but many of them didn't know how to speak.

Now that they only have such a few soldiers and horses, who dare to fight with them?

If they do it, they may lose the kingdom of Silla.

"Your Majesty, Tian Yuan and Cui Jianshi dare to rebel. Our Majesty must get rid of them." Although many people didn't know what to say, some people felt that they should be sent out to destroy them.

And this is exactly what Cui Xianzhi thinks. Now that Goguryeo and Baekje have been established, if he does nothing, it is a bit unreasonable. He must maintain the unity of Silla.

There are many people who support the elimination of Tian Yuan and Cui Jianshi. Seeing this, Cui Xianzhi nodded his head: "Everyone is right, the behavior of Tian Yuan and Cui Jianshi is simply unbearable. If we do not suppress them in Silla, our place will be destroyed." It will become more and more chaotic, and the people will suffer because of it.”

The idea of ​​unity not only existed in the Tang Dynasty, but also in Silla. They accepted too much Han culture, so many of their ideas were influenced by Han culture.

And it was precisely because they had this unified idea that both Emperor Sui Yang and Li Shimin felt that they had to be exterminated.

If there is a unified idea in one place, then they will gradually merge and grow, and even have the ambition to unify other places. This is very dangerous, and they must be eliminated before they become strong.

Otherwise, with such a tiny place as Silla, why did Emperor Sui Yang send 30 troops to the east, and why did Li Shimin have to personally march?
Is it just to save face?

After Cui Xianzhi finished these words, all the officials in the court also agreed.

"Your Majesty, Tian Yuan and Cui Jianshi are two people. Cui Jianshi only has [-] soldiers and horses, which is relatively small. If we really want to destroy them, I think we can attack Cui Jianshi first."

With their current strength, they can only be sure to destroy Cui Jianshi.

However, after the official finished speaking, Cui Xianzhi shook his head: "No, Cui Jian is not enough. If we want to destroy it, we must first destroy Tian Yuan. Tian Yuan, on the contrary, is the easiest."

(End of this chapter)