The First Happy King of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 400 A Map

Chang'an, Liangyi Hall.

Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Li Jing, Wei Zheng and others gathered together, and a picture was placed between them, with a few words written on the picture: Goguryeo Border Defense Map.

The top of the map clearly shows the number of troops owned by each city on the border, and the delivery of food and supplies. Of course, there are also geographical markings, where there are roads, how wide and how big a car can be, where There are rivers, where can be forced to cross, where bridges need to be built, and so on.

Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Wei Zheng were all civil servants, and they didn't show any abnormality when they saw the map. Only Li Jing's eyes lit up immediately after seeing the map. If it wasn't for Li Shimin who stood beside him, he probably would have immediately Will keep this picture as my own.

"How about it, did the Ai Qing see anything?" Li Shimin sat far away, watching a few people circling the map, picked up the cup in leisure time, took a sip of tea, and shook his head emotionally. asked in a diffuse voice.

At this time, the tea he drank was no longer the boiled tea soup that he used to drink, but a new tea that could be brewed with boiling water. The clear tea and the sweet taste made this king who had been the emperor for several years always tasted it. There is an urge to smack someone.

"Your Majesty, where did this map come from? Is it true?" Li Jing was completely focused on the map on the table, and was asked reflexively by the emperor.

This matter was placed on Li Shimin's body. If Yang Guang was around, Li Jing would probably have to be slapped.

Fortunately, Li Shimin is not the kind of small-bellied person, seeing him ask, he said casually: "This picture is presented by Xiaoyaohou!"

"Xiaoyaohou?" Li Jing was stunned for a moment: "Xiaoyaohou who went to Goguryeo to fetch the remains of former soldiers and returned to the country?"

"It's this person!" Li Shimin nodded.

Li Jing's complexion changed, and he bowed to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, if this is the person, you can quickly call him back to Beijing!"

"Oh? Why? It's hard to imagine that this picture is fake?" Li Shimin frowned slightly.

"Your Majesty, there is absolutely no possibility of this picture being faked." This time it was Fang Xuanling who spoke, and the old man glanced at Li Jing, then said with a faint smile, "As for the reason, Medicine Master, you can tell me."

Li Shimin looked at several important officials under his command who were eyeing each other, and couldn't help curling his lips, pretending to be angry and said: "You old fellows, you are still playing tricks here! Hurry up and say it!"

"Your Majesty, you have been leading troops for many years, so you should have figured out the way." Li Jing had recovered his energy from the map at this time, looked at Li Shimin with a wry smile and said, "This map doesn't say how the data on it was obtained, Its manufacturing method alone has far surpassed all the maps of my Tang Dynasty, so there is no need to say its importance!"

"Well, it seems that you have the same thoughts as me!" Li Shimin nodded, stood up from his seat, walked to the table where the map was placed, and tapped it with his finger: "Contours, scales, these are Something that has never appeared in my Tang Dynasty, I measured it according to the conversion method written above, and found that in fact, each route drawn is drawn according to a certain standard, and its length represents the distance."

"The same is true for this contour line. It took me a long time to understand the meaning of these three words, and it is precisely because of this that I discovered the mystery."

Li Jing sighed in agreement: "Your Majesty, it is precisely because of this that Xiaoyaohou has to return to Beijing quickly. If the Goguryeo people find out that Xiaoyaohou has brought such important things, they will definitely send people to assassinate him."

"No, some time ago someone impeached him for being afraid of difficulties in Goguryeo. I guess he was busy with this matter. Since nothing happened at that time, it means that Goguryeo didn't know what he did." Changsun Wuji stood aside He shook his head and said.

"It's better for Xiaoyaohou to come back. The bones of millions of soldiers are escorted by Zhining, and it's better for Xiaoyaohou to come back and explain the origin of this picture." Wei Zheng frowned and said thoughtfully: "If This method was created by Xiaoyaohou, calling him back can at least be a precaution."

Although Wei Zheng and Li Jing have different starting points when looking at problems, their ultimate goals are the same.

Only Fang Xuanling was watching with cold eyes. Li Shimin, who was a little excited, vaguely guessed something, but due to the current situation, he didn't say it directly, but just stood by and watched silently and stopped talking.

"Okay, then call that kid Li Muyun back, I happen to have something to ask him!" Finally, Li Shimin figured it out, turned around and returned to the table, and said in a deep voice: "But about this map, you guys It must be strictly kept secret and must not be leaked.”

"No, I will obey the order." Changsun Wuji and others bowed together.

None of these people were stupid. Li Shimin naturally had his own intentions in not letting the map be leaked, so they naturally wouldn't ask too much.

Besides, the impact of the map can be large or small. If you just take a look, this thing is actually not very useful.

But if there is a real war, it will be very useful, whether it is arranging troops or marching on the road, it can be used almost everywhere.

Now Li Muyun presented a map of Goguryeo's defenses to the Emperor of Tang Dynasty. It even detailed the location of each town and the population in the town.

Who can be in the court is not a human being, and it can be seen that Li Shimin's purpose is not limited to Fang Xuanling. Even without this map, Changsun Wuji can guess that Li Shimin has the heart to destroy Goguryeo, let alone the map. in front of you.

The same is true for Li Jing. As an old ghost who has fought wars all year round and pondered the art of war at home every day, if he didn't know that Tang Dynasty was preparing to use troops against Goguryeo after seeing the map, he would have eaten all his life in vain.

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However, Li Muyun, who was far away in Youzhou at this time, did not know what happened in Chang'an. Since Li Shimin wanted him to express his opinion, he would use practical actions to express his opinion. A map of Goguryeo is enough to prove his opinion on Goguryeo.

As for the remains of millions of soldiers... From Li Muyun's point of view, it doesn't make any difference whether the bones are not buried in Qingshan, whether they are left on the border or escorted back to Chang'an. As long as there are people in Tang Dynasty who remember them enough.

Right now, it was Quan Gai Suwen who really made him hesitate. To kill or not to kill became a big problem.

With Li Muyun's political talent, he couldn't tell whether this person would be better off dead or more useful alive.

(End of this chapter)