bastard seizes tang

Chapter 682
Li Shimin's temperament seems to be gentle, he can often listen to the words of his subordinates, and is more tolerant, which is very rare among emperors, but in fact Li Shimin is also a stubborn person at heart, and it is rare for him to decide on something. Less will be easier.

Therefore, if Li Ke wants to persuade Li Shimin, he can't persuade Li Shimin from the matter itself. No matter how much he says, it will be useless. Li Ke wants to persuade Li Shimin to give up marrying Gao Yang to Fang Yiai. From the emperor's point of view, Li Ke has already thought about this matter.

Fang Xuanling was born in the Fang family of Qinghe, the Fang family of Qinghe was originally a famous family in Shandong, and Gao Yang is not an ordinary princess of the Tang Dynasty, but a descendant of the emperor, the only younger sister of the prince Li Ke, if Princess Gao Yang is married to the Fang family, The Fang family is very powerful, the royal relatives are very prosperous, and Fang Xuanling has been in charge for many years, the power of the Fang family is really intimidating.

In recent years, Changsun Wuji has gradually aged, and is no longer what he was like a few years ago, and he already has the intention of retreating, but Changsun Chong has just gained momentum, and it is still difficult to become a big position. It is the most powerful in the court. Although Fang Xuanling acts respectfully, never transgresses the rules, and is absolutely unambiguous, this is also an indisputable fact. From the perspective of the emperor, it shouldn't be like this.

When Li Shimin had the idea of ​​marrying Princess Gaoyang to Fang Yiai, Empress Yang was still a noble concubine and had not yet been crowned queen. At that time, marrying a princess seemed to be kind to Fang's family, and there was nothing wrong with it, but it is not appropriate under the current situation. up.

As long as there is someone to help, coupled with the power of the Fang family in the court, Li Ke is at least [-]% sure to persuade Li Shimin, but at this moment, an urgent report from Liaodong entered Chang'an, and the matter began to be discussed. shelved.

There are three kingdoms in Liaodong and the peninsula outside the Tang Dynasty. Goguryeo, Silla and Baekje are the three kingdoms. Goguryeo is in the north and has the most prosperous national power. It borders the Tang Dynasty. , comparable to Baekje.

In the first 20 years before the founding of the Tang Dynasty, these three countries were all obedient to the Tang Dynasty, but they were born in the 16th year of Zhenguan. There is trouble.

Just in the middle of last year, Yuan Gai Su Wen, a power minister of Goguryeo, launched a palace coup, killed King Rongliu of Goguryeo, and massacred hundreds of his confidantes, and made his nephew Gaozang king as a puppet, and called himself Damolizhi (similar to Tang Dynasty Shangshu Ling) began to be a regency, and the power was poured into the government and the opposition.

Goguryeo is a country under the Datang vassal. All Goguryeo kings were canonized by the Tang Dynasty imperial decree. Yuan Gai Suwen killed the Goguryeo king and established a new king without asking Datang. It is tantamount to provoking the authority of Datang.

As soon as this news came out last year, Zhang Jian, the governor of the Yingzhou of the Tang Dynasty, submitted a letter requesting the eastward conquest of Goguryeo, but Li Shimin, under the dissuasion of his courtiers, refused to do so on the grounds of "Shandong's decay" and instead decreed that Gaozang be conferred He was the king of Shangzhu Kingdom and Liaodong County, and succeeded the new King of Koryo.

Datang's treatment can be described as benevolent and generous, but Goguryeo or Yuangai Suwen failed the benevolence of Datang and Li Shimin. Silla once again openly challenged the authority of Datang and Tian Khan Li Shimin.

Yuan Gai Suwen is the son of Yuan Taizuo, the former Goguryeo powerful official. He has regarded himself very high since he was a child. He once watched his father's generation defeat the former Sui Dynasty three times. In his eyes, the Central Plains Dynasty was not sacred and inviolable, so he dared to be so presumptuous.

Silla is a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, with Tian Khan Li Shimin as the king, and being canonized by Li Shimin, he is also the most obedient to the Tang Dynasty among the three peninsular countries. , then Goguryeo and Baekje's crusade against Silla would directly shake Datang's rule over Liaodong and the peninsula. How could Li Shimin tolerate it.

Taiji Palace, Ganlu Palace.

"Report to Your Majesty, Gai Suwen of Goguryeo is good at using swords and weapons. He killed the king of Goguryeo first, and then attacked Silla. He ignored our Tang Tianwei, and he should attack according to reason. He is a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, and protects the vassals." The crowd in the hall was excited, Li Ji, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, came out first.

As soon as Li Jizhi's words came out, Xue Wanche, the general of Youwuwei, also came out and said: "The final general seconded what the British official said, Silla is my Tang vassal, and is the most respectful to my Tang Dynasty. Tang did not send troops to protect us and presided over the situation in Liaodong. Everyone thought that Tang could be bullied, so who would obey me in the future?"

Datang can have today's prestige and make the world surrender, not by the inheritance of poems, books and rituals, but by the sons of Datang who fought with knives and guns in the frontier. What Goguryeo has done this time has touched the bottom line of Datang , If you don't deal with it, everyone will follow suit in the future, so how can you pay it back.

Li Ji is the minister of the Ministry of War, and Xue Wanche is the general of the Forbidden Army. What they said almost represented the meaning of most of the military generals. If this matter was left in the past, it would undoubtedly be to send troops to conquer Goguryeo and even destroy the country. Zuo, but this matter is special in the country of Goguryeo, because the lessons learned from the fall of the Sui Dynasty are still vivid, and the officials of the Tang Dynasty had to be cautious.

Goguryeo's country, in terms of national power, is far inferior to the Turks of the past, and it is also under Xue Yantuo, and even has no advantages compared to Tuyuhun, but Goguryeo has a unique advantage, that is, Goguryeo's location and climate.

Unlike the plateau of Tubo, Koguryo is located in Liaodong, where the climate is extremely cold, and there are many screens and walls. There are many fortified cities. Even food and grass are hard to sustain.

The former Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was not completely ignorant of soldiers. On the contrary, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty also participated in the battle to destroy Chen, and he also had some knowledge of the army. But the halberd is still broken, except for the ability of the famous Goguryeo general Eulji Wende, the rest of the reasons are also mainly here.

But the words of Li Ji and Xue Wanche had just come to fruition, and Zhang Liang, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, hurriedly came out and said: "Your Majesty, Goguryeo is located in the northeast, thousands of miles away from Chang'an, and food supply is not easy, and Liaodong is a place of bitter cold. There is a strong city, it is not easy to attack, if you attack rashly, I am afraid it is not appropriate, I hope your Majesty will think twice."

The meaning of Zhang Liang is also the meaning of many civil officials and even the prime minister in the court. Zhang Liang is just the beginning. Goguryeo is located in the east of Liaodong, and it is not easy to conquer, and there is even more of the lessons learned from the fall of the Sui Dynasty, so it should not be conquered lightly."

Li Shimin had anticipated the matter of the Eastern Expedition long ago. Once this matter was brought up in the court, there would definitely be opposition. Li Shimin looked at many officials who had come forward to oppose the war, and asked Li Jing, "What does the pharmacist think?"

In the Tang military, apart from Li Shimin himself, Li Jing and Li Ke had the highest reputation. Li Shimin came to ask Li Jing at this time, and naturally hoped that Li Jing could speak for him.

Li Jing also knew what Li Shimin meant. In fact, in Li Jing's own opinion, although Goguryeo had a favorable location, it was by no means invincible.

Li Jing followed Li Shimin's wishes as well as his own, and replied: "Your Majesty, I believe that the defeat of the former Sui Emperor Yang's Eastern Expedition was not due to the army, the location, or the time, but only to Yangdi himself." Emperor Yangdi had only a half-knowledge of how to govern the army, and the Northern Expedition had a force of [-] troops, but he had to work with millions of troops, resulting in insufficient logistics.

Li Jing's words entered Li Shimin's heart, the battle of Emperor Sui Yang was not a fault of the war, it was only caused by Emperor Sui Yang, and Li Shimin is a famous commander in the world, he has gone through hundreds of battles, he is definitely not comparable to Emperor Sui Yang.

Hearing this, Li Shimin uttered something unexpected in front of all the court officials.

Li Shimin said: "The defeat of the former Sui Dynasty did not lie in the soldiers, but in the commander. Emperor Yang was not good at running the army, so how could he be the commander. Therefore, in order to ensure the safety of the Eastern Expedition, I decided to go to the army to conquer!"

(End of this chapter)