First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 305 Three Strategies to Appease
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After analyzing Feng An in Lingnan, Gao Chong was lying on the couch, very relaxed. Feng An has no ambitions and is loyal. It has always been the tradition of the Feng family to attach to the Central Plains dynasty. I believe Lingnan should not break out of war .

Of course, if Feng Ang wholeheartedly joined Lin Shihong and was determined to resist the Tang army, it would really be a huge obstacle for Datang. The difficulty of pacifying Lingnan by force is no less than that of pacifying Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong.

Because the mountains in Lingnan are high, the roads are far away, and the terrain is complex, the most important thing is that Feng An is very popular in Lingnan. If Lingnan is united, Datang will have to use the power of the whole country to calm down Feng An, but this is only the worst. result.

Gao Chong believes that the general trend of history will not deviate from the normal track. If there are no special circumstances, Feng An has no reason to resist the Tang army.

Thinking of this, Gao Chong got up immediately and wrote a memorial. As the governor of Kuizhou and the commander of the marching army, Gao Chong naturally had the right to write a letter to Li Yuan alone. Going to Chang'an, but going straight to the Chinese army tent.

"What? You want to go to Lingnan?" Li Xiaogong was extremely surprised after hearing Gao Chong's thoughts.

Gao Chong didn't see anyone else, he just sat on the side pouring tea, and said with a smile: "The credit should not be missed, I also have to save some money for myself."

However, Li Xiaogong didn't joke with Gao Chong, but shook his head solemnly and said: "The forces in South of the Five Ridges are complicated, even though Jiaozhou Qiuhe is biased towards the Tang Dynasty, they have not yet submitted their allegiance to the Tang Dynasty.

In addition, Ning Changzhen of Qinzhou, Feng An of Guangzhou, Li Guangdu of Guizhou and others occupy one side, and the conflicts and disputes of the Liao people, the Yue people, the Li people and other ethnic groups are messy.

Seeing this, Gao Chong immediately took out the brochure from his pocket and handed it to Li Xiaogong, "I know that your majesty has good intentions, but I have carefully analyzed it. Although the situation in Lingnan is chaotic, as long as Feng An is persuaded, we can spread the message."

"Feng An? I've heard of this person's reputation, and he's quite prestigious, but how can I see that he will definitely surrender?" Li Xiaogong asked with a frown, and opened the memorandum while talking, his face gradually solemn, "The memorandum is all written, it seems You are determined to go."

"Your Majesty will know it at a glance", Gao Chong stepped forward to pour tea for Li Xiaogong and said with a smile.

Li Xiaogong became serious when he saw the memorabilia, and after reading it carefully, he closed his eyes and pondered for a long time, before he asked: "How sure are you?"

"At least [-]%", Gao Chong thought for a while and said firmly. On the original trajectory, Li and Tang would pacify Lingnan and Sichuan and Sichuan without bloodshed. Don't want to miss this great achievement.

"After the peace of Jingchu, the next step must be Lingnan. You have been thinking about it for a long time." Li Xiaogong weighed the memorial, then raised his head and said with a smile: "Since you came to tell me in advance, I can't stop you from making contributions. The following will be sealed and seconded, and it will be sent to Chang'an tonight."

Gao Chong was overjoyed, and hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you, Great King, for completeness." Although Gao Chong knew that this memorial would definitely be approved by Li Yuan, but now that he has persuaded his immediate superiors, and with Li Xiaogong's second opinion, the chance of success is even greater.

Li Xiaogong returned the memorial to Gao Chong, lay down on the couch in a comfortable position, and signaled Gao Chong to be casual, "Since you are here, let's talk about Xiao Liang's aftermath by the way."

Hearing this, Gao Chong smiled and said: "The aftermath is the king's strong point. The mess in Kuizhou is also managed by the king."

Everyone loves to hear good words, Li Xiaogong is no exception, he heard high praises, Li Xiaogong waved his hands and said with a smile: "Youzhi don't want to laugh at me, I just took advantage of your father, if he hadn't successfully appease Bashu, I would Kuizhou will not be better off either."

While talking, Li Xiaogong also returned to the topic, shaking his teacup, and said quietly: "Although Kuizhou was in chaos at that time, there were no organized rebels. Although Xiao Xian is desperate now, there are still scattered soldiers in Jianghan and Xiaoxiang. Horses continue to gather towards Jiangling, if not handled properly, World War II is very likely to break out."

Gao Chong agrees with this point very much. The reason why Xiao Mian was defeated so quickly was that he sent his soldiers and horses to various places to work in agriculture. However, as time dragged on, soldiers and horses from various states and counties gradually arrived. One mistake, a big war may break out .

"Then there is nothing but appeasement," Gao Chong said bluntly, "Be kind to Xiao Liang's clan, never offend the common people, treat the soldiers leniently, and pardon the generals if they can."

Li Xiaogong nodded in agreement when he heard the words, "I think so too, but in the evening, Wei Ling and Wan Xuan came to me and said that the soldiers were exhausted from the expedition, and it would be better if they didn't have some money to reward the soldiers, so as to calm the hearts of the soldiers. What do you think?"

Hearing these words, Gao Chong bowed his head, his eyes flashed, it turned out that Li Xiaogong was not a good person, he brought the topic here step by step, and finally revealed the key point.

Didn't Li Xiaogong know that dealing with Xiao Liang can only be appeasement, and must not be overly aggressive, but the generals requested to confiscate Xiao Liang's property in order to reward the soldiers.

Li Xiaogong has always been good at appeasing the local people and is famous for his benevolence, so he is unwilling to do this, but if he doesn't do this, he will have no way to obtain property to reward the soldiers, and he will offend the soldiers invisibly.

In short, Li Xiaogong didn't want to offend the soldiers, nor did he want to lose General Xiao Liang's family property, so he just took this opportunity to throw this hot potato to Gao Chong.

Seeing Gao Chong's silence, Li Xiaogong twirled his beard and said directly: "It's not that I deliberately made it difficult for you, but I am also embarrassed about this issue, so I want to ask you to discuss it together."

Gao Chong smiled and said: "Naturally, this problem is indeed difficult, let me think about it." Gao Chong knew that once he advocated treating Xiao Liang's surrendered generals kindly and canceling the rewards, then Gao Changshi might be in the army tomorrow. No matter how prestigious Gao Chong was in the past, once he prevented the soldiers from making a fortune, the simple soldiers would swear without any scruples.

After a long time, Gao Chong said slowly: "It is definitely not acceptable to reward soldiers without family property. Our army obeyed the destiny to fight against dissidents. Now that Xiao Liang has submitted a petition to surrender, it would not be justice for the surrendered Lord Xiao Liang to have no family property. Jingchu has not yet completely pacified Jingchu, so if it is because of some financial resources that arouse the rebellion of Xiaoliang's army in other places, it must not be worth the candle."

Li Xiaogong nodded, signaling Gao Chong to continue.

"But the soldiers have been on a long journey for many days, and now they are done. It is no problem to ask for rewards. I have three strategies, which can not only calm the hearts of the soldiers, but also calm the hearts of Xiao Liang," Gao Chong said with an unpredictable smile.

"Speak quickly", Li Xiaogong was surprised immediately, sat up straight and exclaimed: "I know you Gao You is resourceful and resourceful, I can't even think of one trick, you have three tricks in this cup of tea."

(End of this chapter)