Cultivation of chastity

Chapter 538 Anton Protectorate

After Goguryeo was successfully taken down, especially after Li Shimin led a group of troops to Pyongyang, Li Tai and Du Ruhui immediately started to get busy. It can only be said that the logistics are really hard!
Fortunately, because this time the preparations were for the encroachment of the entire Goguryeo, the upper class moved to Chang'an, the middle class moved to Hexi, and the people at the bottom encouraged them to gather villages and camps and stationed along the coast of Bohai Bay.

Because Yuangai Suwen's first soldier policy confiscated the grain and grass in the hands of the people of Goguryeo, this allowed Li Tai to use the grain and grass as bait to drive the people of Goguryeo to the place Li Tai expected.

And this step is not only consciously done by Datang, even the upper and middle layers of Goguryeo hope to give Datang a good impression through this method, so compared with Datang's lure, they take the initiative to act as villains to drive away common people.

In other words, if they can implement the policy of first soldier, and forcibly snatch the rations of the people into their own rice bowls, they can see that the bureaucrats in the world are actually similar.

At least let these guys continue to be dogs, even if they face the people who once supported them, they don't care.

After all, for these people, preserving their wealth and power is the most important thing.

And he was very satisfied with their cooperation with Li Tai, after all, there are others in this world who take the initiative to be evil, so it is better to be a good person by yourself.

And more importantly, the more they do this, the more they will lose the popular support of Goguryeo, and it will be easier for them to deal with them in the future!
Li Tai concentrated on dealing with these people who were forcibly relocated in the winter, especially when he saw that many of them were frozen to death in the wind and snow, his brows twitched uncontrollably.

"Sure enough, it makes sense for a gentleman to stay away from the kitchen. If you only look at the data that was brought up at the end, instead of watching the people of Goguryeo freeze to death in the wind and snow due to forced eviction, your heart will not feel so uncomfortable!"

Standing on the city of Pyongyang, Li Tai looked down at the forced relocation of Goguryeo people, but he couldn't help but feel sad.

To be honest, this kind of action is really cruel, but only after conquering other countries and making them completely subjugated, can such a scene happen!
If you do this in your own country, I am afraid that it will immediately cause national riots, but for the subjugated people who have lost their country and sovereignty, then Datang can squeeze them as much as they want. No country is rich and strong. Bring the dignity of the common people.

And my own efforts just don't want this scene to happen in Datang in the future.

After all, it is better to spread disaster and sacrifice to others than to suffer disaster yourself and need a hero to be born to save your country!
"Wei Wang, so you are here!" Du Ruhui said slowly after appearing behind Li Tai.

"Meet Du Xiang!" Li Tai saluted Du Ruhui when he saw Du Ruhui.

For these veterans who are older than him, Li Tai has never lacked half a point of etiquette at least.

After all, I have learned etiquette from Confucianism for so long, isn't it just to prevent these old ministers from criticizing me in this regard!
"What is Du Xiang looking for from me?" Li Tai looked at Du Ruhui and couldn't help asking.

Du Ruhui nodded and said, "The king of Wei plans to move all the high-level officials of Goguryeo to Chang'an?"

"Yeah!" Li Tai couldn't help hesitating when he heard Du Ruhui's words, "Does Du Xiang have other teachings?"

"It's too late." Du Ruhui said slowly to Li Tai.

"Please teach Du Xiang!" Li Tai replied with a little hesitation when he heard Du Ruhui's words.

"Do you know that when Xiang Yu defeated the main force of the Qin army in the Battle of Julu, and even made Zhang Han surrender, how did Xiang Yu arrange Zhang Han next!" Du Ruhui said slowly to Li Tai.

"After he entered the Qin Dynasty, he entrusted Zhang Han to be the King of Qin!" Li Tai said, "Then Han Xin secretly plotted against Chen Cang to destroy him!"

"Zhang Han was also the pillar of the Qin State, but unfortunately he met Xiang Yu first and then Han Xin, and his defeat was unjust.

But it is undeniable that Xiang Yu made Zhang Han the king of Qin and shared the hatred of the Qin people, which was indeed a good move. "Du Ruhui said.

Listening to Du Ruhui's words, Li Tai couldn't help but think a little bit. To be honest, there is nothing wrong with Xiang Yu's distribution of feudal lords after breaking Qin.

Because at that time, the Qin State implemented the system of prefectures and counties, and as a result, the second emperor died. The next person who aspires to the world must have some doubts about the prefecture and county system, so he chose to entrust the princes.

And secondly, Xiang Yu's own identity, to be honest, before the entrustment, he was only a major general at most, and there was really no possibility of directly ascending to the sky in one step.

But after he became the overlord of Western Chu, he really had the basics to unify the world, but his hand was not as good as Liu Bang's.

However, Li Tai understood that the purpose of Du Ruhui telling him these things was definitely not to let him review the struggle for hegemony between Chu and Han, the key lies in Zhang Han.

Li Tai said, "Du Xiang meant to let Gao Yanshou go, or Gao Huizhen?!"

"That depends on what King Wei wants!" Du Ruhui replied calmly when he heard Li Tai's words.

"Me?" Li Tai couldn't help being a little silent when he heard Du Ruhui's words, but said, "Du Xiang, please explain in detail!"

Du Ruhui took a deep breath, his deep eyes seemed to penetrate the wind and snow and fell on these Goguryeo people who were migrating, and he said slowly, "Goguryeo is different from the countries defeated by the Tang Dynasty in the past!"

"I know that they imitated the culture of the Central Plains and established their own country, which is why they are more easily absorbed by our Tang Dynasty. At least compared with other foreign races, the Goguryeo people are more similar to our Han people!" Li Ty replied.

"This is just the lowest level of people in Goguryeo, what they need is to live, not why they want to live.

But for the elites of Goguryeo, although we have defeated them, the glory in their hearts is not so easily wiped out.

It takes at least one generation, or even two generations, to completely digest them! "Du Ruhui said.

"So, you are going to set a target for them and choose Gao Yanshou or Gao Huizhen as representatives to govern Goguryeo.

Let the Goguryeo people pour all the resentment of Goguryeo's destruction on him! "Li Tai said,

"Could it be that you're not afraid of playing it off? Gao Huizhen is fine. Gao Yanshou is really the commander of the army!"

"If we hadn't destroyed the country, then I would naturally not suggest that the sage reuse Gao Yanshou.

Because he is also considered a pillar of Goguryeo, if there are orders from Yuan Gai Suwen and Gao Zang, he might really rebel.

But just because Goguryeo was destroyed, a relatively upright person like him could use it instead.

Because he will become a bridge between Goguryeo and Datang! "Du Ruhui calmly said to Li Tai,
"The other Goguryeo nobles suffered disasters, but he, the defeated general of Goguryeo, was given preferential treatment by the Tang Dynasty. What would the powerful gentry inside Goguryeo think? The cracks in their interior would be further enlarged."

Hearing Du Ruhui's words, Li Tai said slowly, "Goguryeo is a small country after all, and it's not easy to command such a large army. Isolating him from the Goguryeo people will further reduce the possibility of Goguryeo people rebelling."

"It seems that King Wei agrees with the old minister's opinion!" Du Ruhui said slowly when he heard Li Tai's words.

"But Qingque has a problem. Aren't you afraid that his tail will not fall off?" Li Tai looked at Du Ruhui and said, "After all, he is the commander of a large army of Goguryeo people!"

"It depends on you, King Wei!" Du Ruhui looked at Li Tai and said, "You need to build the Liaonan Canal to communicate the Liaoshui and Nanshui, so naturally you need a relatively stable environment. The edge is not safe!"

"You mean Silla and Baekje..." Li Tai couldn't help but lower his voice when he heard Du Ruhui's words, "Goguryeo is gone, so they might not dare to do much!"

"Because they are a small country, they don't know the gap between them and Datang!" Du Ruhui said slowly,
"As for the Liaonan Canal, if you want to complete the excavation, say at least five years, and at least ten years, and it may even be delayed to more than ten years.

After all, the weather here is too cold, even if you want to work faster, the work efficiency will not go anywhere!

For such a long time, and in the border area, as long as there is trouble in these small countries, it will easily affect the project of this canal.

After all, time is such a thing that it is too easy for people to forget the pain. "

"The presence of Gao Yanshou is enough to deter Baekje and Silla!" Du Ruhui said slowly, "Of course, the most important thing is to see what you mean, King Wei, because this is likely to be the trouble you will face in the future !"

Hearing Du Ruhui's words, Li Tai immediately understood what Du Ruhui meant. Obviously Du Ruhui wanted to see if Li Tai dared to use Gao Yanshou.

In fact, this is not just Gao Yanshou, because of Li Shimin, it is not common for Datang to appoint generals from other races, but at least it has become a tacit understanding.

In the future, if Li Tai wants to inherit Li Shimin's position, he must show Li Tai's attitude towards these foreign generals.

Li Zhi didn't need to worry about this kind of thing, that's because he was not really in power with Changsun Wuji in his power, until the downfall of Changsun Wuji, Li Zhi was considered to be in real power.

But Li Tai is different. Li Tai has his own complete team. If Li Shimin dies, Li Tai can succeed to the throne smoothly. Basically, there are no powerful officials who can compete with Li Tai.

Because there is a very simple reason, that is, Li Tai is the one who can directly pay the court, and all political issues will eventually be attributed to economic issues.

At that time, Li Tai himself was inclined to Sinicize the foreign race, so how would he treat the generals of the foreign race in the future, whether to suppress them, win them over, or ignore them.

So this aspect requires the attitude of King Wei, even if the current aliens can't see it, as long as King Wei succeeds in succeeding in the future, the attitude of letting Gao Yanshou take charge of the Goguryeo area today will naturally be displayed.

Of course, if the king of Wei did not get to that position smoothly, then there is no need to say anything, it will be regarded as burying a hole for the future Tang Dynasty.

But no matter how it is designed, normal people will never think that the saint suddenly suffered a disaster, and then Li Tai, as the successor, suddenly fell ill and died of such a very small probability to plan.

Therefore, in order to pave the way for King Wei, since there is an opportunity in this regard, it is better to help King Wei pave the way in advance.

Li Tai had a short communication with Du Ruhui, but they didn't say anything more. To Li Tai, Li Tai really didn't care about Gao Yanshou's rebellion.

Because no matter how developed Gao Yanshou is, he will only be a general in the end.

Generals actually need a platform very much. For example, Han Xin, who was alone in the rivers and lakes, could only accept the humiliation of his crotch, but if he accepted Liu Bang's appointment as a general, he would be able to achieve the deified legend of the country's unparalleled warriors.

The same is true for Gao Yanshou. He mobilized the people of Goguryeo to gather villages and villages, changed their life style, allowed them to survive in Bohai Bay, and made their economic relationship with Datang closer, thus washing away the imprint of Goguryeo.

As long as they are stable for five years, I believe they will never miss Goguryeo any more. After ten years of hard work, I am afraid that they will take the initiative to report to those who want to restore Goguryeo.

And without the support of the people, to be honest, even if Gao Yanshou really wants to restore the country in the future, he will lose the foundation of restoring the country. He said that he raised his arms and called out the crowd to respond. I am afraid that in the end, he will be completely unacceptable to the world.

Therefore, since Du Ruhui thinks that Gao Yanshou is more suitable to assist Datang in ruling the current Goguryeo, then trust Du Ruhui.

After all, he might be more discerning in strategy, but Li Tai believed in Du Ruhui's judgment as to who he should use to implement the strategy.

Li Tai never felt that he was smarter than Du Ruhui, but his thinking was slightly different from the other's.

But when it comes to plotting or executing a certain thing, I know what to do is right, but Du Ruhui and others know how to do it properly. This is the essential difference between me and him, and it is also what I need to sharpen.

And what this kind of sharpening needs most is time. It needs to sit in the central government, and under the leadership of these old politicians, it needs to hone its own level little by little.

After getting the answer from Li Tai, on the second day, Du Ruhui took the initiative to suggest to Li Shimin that Gao Yanshou or Gao Huizhen and other surrendered generals should be left here to appease the local people in Goguryeo.

Li Shimin asked who should be the better choice, and Li Tai answered Gao Yanshou. The reason he gave was that Gao Yanshou was the commander of the large army and was stronger than the others. Baekje and Silla are in trouble.

Li Shimin didn't object to Li Tai's reason, and soon Datang established the Andong Protectorate in Dahang City, and the first Anton Captain of the Andong Protectorate was handed over to Gao Yanshou. .

To be honest, Gao Yanshou felt a little stupid that this pie fell on his head.

He didn't understand at all how he became Captain Andong of the Andong Protectorate Mansion with such a surrendered general, but to be able to continue to guard Goguryeo, Gao Yanshou was quite satisfied to be honest.

(End of this chapter)