Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 409

Changsun Wuji and the others guessed right, Gao Ming was indeed using money to gag the ministers.

The last time Li Shimin sent troops to seek peace with Luzon Island, the reason why he did not encounter any obstacles was because in the eyes of these officials, these two places were not even counted as countries, and if they were taken, they would be taken.

And Yu Chigong's expedition to South Vietnam could be under the banner of "putting down the chaos", so everyone has nothing to say.

But Goguryeo was different.

First of all, Goguryeo is a country, and it is also a nominal vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. It is not a matter of saying a word to send troops to attack.

Secondly, Emperor Sui Yang died in three conquests of Goguryeo. Although the biggest reason was himself, this also left many ministers with the impression that "Goguryeo is difficult for each other".

It is precisely because of these two reasons that even if Datang's finances and military have met the requirements, if they want to fight Goguryeo, they will still encounter considerable obstacles.

And what Gao Ming is doing now is to smooth out these obstacles.

He bombarded the gate of Chang'an before, not just to fight against Li Shimin, he mainly wanted to use this to let the officials of Datang know that Datang has the confidence to start a war!
But the result was unsatisfactory. Except for a few farsighted ministers who understood this, most of them only remembered Gao Ming's phrase "fire the cannon and hit his mother".

In desperation, Gao Ming had no choice but to think of another way, and playing games at the Mid-Autumn Festival this time was another "crooked trick" of Gao Ming.

Many ministers didn't realize that Gao Ming planned to attack Goguryeo, thinking that they could get a reward just by saying two bad things about Goguryeo. Of course they would not refuse such a good deed.

Some people also realize that Gao Ming may have other plans, but most people have said it. If they don't say it, wouldn't they be out of the group?
It's not okay for officials to not fit in, so they can only follow the crowd.

Under such circumstances, it didn't take long for most of the people present to get the money. In this way, it became more obvious for the few people who remained silent.

Gao Ming first cast his eyes on Changsun Wuji, and then smiled slightly at him.

"How does Duke Zhao think Goguryeo should be dealt with?"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Changsun Wuji suddenly showed a wry smile.

"His Royal Highness, can I not play this game?"

As the "first brother" of the court, for the sake of his political career, Changsun Wuji is very careful in speaking, otherwise he will give his political opponents a handle if he is not careful.

As soon as Changsun Wuji finished speaking, Gao Ming shrugged his shoulders.

"I don't care. Playing games is what you want. Since you don't want to play, I can't force you, can I? At worst, I won't play with you in the future."

"..."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Changsun Wuji knew that he could not stay out of the matter, and the expression on his face suddenly became more bitter.

"In that case, let me tell you my opinion on Goguryeo. I think Goguryeo should be attacked!"

Changsun Wuji did not mention Goguryeo's guilt, but directly expressed his attitude, because he knew what Gao Ming wanted.

In fact, Gao Ming was waiting for his words. As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Ming burst out laughing.

"Hahahaha, Uncle is really insightful, he is worthy of being the minister of the humerus of my Tang Dynasty, he deserves a reward!"

After finishing speaking, Gao Ming immediately took out two gold ingots from the box and handed them to him, then raised his eyebrows at him.

Seeing this scene, Changsun Wuji was a little dumbfounded.

It is too realistic to be called "Zhao Guogong" if the goal is not achieved, and "uncle" if the goal is achieved.

However, even Gao Ming's realistic attitude made the remaining few ministers see the momentum clearly. Before Gao Ming could speak again, they all stood up to express their positions.

"The old minister thinks that Goguryeo will be punished!"

"Wei Chen agrees!"

"Wei Chen agrees!"

Gao Ming didn't treat them differently because they came out late, but rewarded those who spoke up.

Therefore, when the banquet was over, there was still more than half of the chest containing silver, but not much left in the chest containing gold.

After the banquet, the officials left Guanglu Temple one after another, Li Shimin also left, and asked Gao Ming with great interest when he left.

"The 1000 taels of gold are scattered like this, don't you feel distressed?"

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Gao Ming grinned again.

"Hey, what's so distressing, as long as the problem can be solved with money, it doesn't matter if you spend some money!"

"I see!"

Li Shimin nodded, stepped into the carriage, and left under the escort of Qian Niuwei.

After Li Shimin left, Gao Ming's face immediately collapsed.

"Damn it, my money, my 1000 taels of gold, oh my god, I love you so much..."

Gao Ming felt that he wanted to save face and suffer, but the money had already been distributed, and it was impossible to get it back, so he could only try to comfort himself.

"Anyway, the money came for nothing. Let it go if it's gone. There will be more opportunities to make money in the future. As the saying goes, once the cannon is fired, the money will come when you defeat Goguryeo."

After thinking about it like this, Gao Ming immediately felt much better, so he got into the sedan chair and told the bearers to return to the Furong Garden.

On the way back, Gao Ming opened the car curtain and looked at the bright moon in the sky, but Huzi's simple and honest smile appeared in his mind.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Gao Ming's face.

"For Huzi, a foodie, today should be his happiest day, right?"

Thinking of this, Gao Ming sighed again.

"Hey... I don't know how the war in South Vietnam is going? It should be over soon, right?"

Gao Ming guessed right, the war in South Vietnam was indeed coming to an end at this time.

Now Yu Chigong has forced thousands of remnants of South Vietnam to the southernmost tip of South Vietnam - Luofu Prefecture.

The desperate counterattack of the South Vietnamese rebels did not stop the Tang army's footsteps. The vanguard headed by Hu Zi, like a sharp sword, severely cut off the last hope of the South Vietnamese rebels.

"For His Royal Highness, kill!"

Shouting loudly, Huzi swung the big hammer in his hand, and with one blow, he opened a dark-skinned Nanyue man.

At this moment, Hu Zi was covered in blood, holding two sledgehammers and charged into the enemy's formation, killing him so much that blood flowed into a river. The South Vietnamese rebels looked at him with fear in their eyes, as if seeing a ghost, seeing him rushing towards him Many people even turned around and ran away.

In the war of cold weapons, the role of the general is very important. As the saying goes, "the general is the courage of the soldier". A fierce general who is not afraid of death can greatly boost morale, and even when the situation deteriorates, he still remains lead the army to victory.

And Hu Zi is such a person.

The tiger was covered in blood, and the soldiers who followed him also became "blood men" one by one. Although some people fell down continuously, more soldiers came in, killing the South Vietnamese people day by day. After being defeated, many South Vietnamese even knelt down and begged for mercy.

But unfortunately, these South Vietnamese rebels who surrendered did not have a chance to survive. The moment they knelt down, they were chopped to the ground by the Tang Jun who rushed up, and then their left ears were cut off.

These Tang Jun's techniques are so proficient, from cutting down the South Vietnamese people to cutting off their ears and throwing them into their collars, it only took a few breaths of time.

Fighting and fighting, surrendering and not being able to surrender, the South Vietnamese rebels suddenly ran faster, and it didn't take long for the retreat, which had some resistance, to turn into an unorganized rout.

Seeing this scene, a bright smile appeared on Yu Chigong's face.

"It seems that the class teacher will return to court soon!"

(End of this chapter)