Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 319 The Great Sui Dragon
"Ugh……"

A lament sounded in the court hall of Goguryeo. There were many fewer people standing in the empty hall than usual, not even half of them.

Lamentations echoed in the empty lobby.

King Pingyuan sat on the throne and looked at the sparse ministers. Today, the ministers who were attending the court meeting were actually not coming to the court due to illness or other reasons.

The reason is actually very simple. The Sui army attacked the domestic city.

Early this morning, the Sui army crossed the front line of defense and arrived at the foot of the domestic city. Although the main force of the Sui Dynasty was still fighting the Goguryeo army, the team that crossed over had already explained that it was only a matter of time before the main force rushed over.

Everyone in the inner city was in danger for a moment, fearing that the Sui army would invade in the next second.

The people are always ignorant and panicked. When they heard that their army was retreating steadily in the face of the Sui army, they were naturally very frightened. Many people wanted to escape, but now that there were Sui armies in front and behind Goguryeo, they didn't even know how to escape. Where to escape.

And I don’t know when the rumors started spreading.

In front of the Changbai Mountain, a turbid dragon grows, bringing chaos to the world without righteousness. The blue sky and red sun shine on the black earth, and the holy dragon crosses the sea to kill the evil dragon.

When people are in panic, this kind of rumor is the most deceptive. Because it is deliberately compiled to be easy to understand, there is no need to pay too much attention to literary talent and it is widely circulated.

As a result, many people in Goguryeo began to believe that this sentence was true.

The people are always ignorant and ill-informed. Not to mention these poor people with low average educational level, even contemporary elites who have received nine years of compulsory education are often incited to do stupid things.

For example, on QQ back then, Teacher He almost cried when he made a bet with the Korean next door. He forwarded three QQ groups to Huateng to recharge your money.

For another example, I, Qin Shihuang, pay for this stupid scam like KFC’s Crazy Thursday.

Of course, the luo chat scam that often hangs banners in the community is not a simple scam. It is too sophisticated, and it is not a stupid thing to be deceived.

All in all, when rumors spread, most people will enter the cycle of false rumors and always get stuck in them.

Naturally, the ordinary people of Goguryeo didn't know that when the Goguryeo army was retreating steadily and they were in panic, they were subconsciously injected with the consciousness that their enemies were actually the right ones now. King Pingyuan couldn't fight such a high-end offensive strategy.

Allowing this situation to develop has led to the fact that half of the ministers who came to court today are missing. Whether they are afraid or panic, this scene is despairing no matter where it is placed.

Despair spread, and King Pingyuan was furious at first, and then lamented: "I, Goguryeo, don't have a brave man?"

It is in times of crisis that people are most exposed. At this time, only Yuan Taizuo came out and said: "King, the domestic city is our largest city and the city with the highest walls. I will lead the troops to fight on the city wall to resist foreign enemies. The enemy It seems dangerous to cross our main force and approach the inner city, but as long as our main force has a chance to win, their frontline troops will be the turtle in the urn."

Of all the civil and military forces in the dynasty, why are you the only one taking charge of the battle? Do you want me and other ministers to die in the country?That's not possible. I have a wife above me and a little wife below me. How can I die?
This is the real thinking of the powerful class now. Once they encounter a war, the group of people who say they are the most loyal and patriotic are the ones who run the fastest and surrender the most neatly.

With only Yuan Taizuo leading the battle, the morale of the entire court was extremely low. King Pingyuan looked at the lifeless court and knew that Goguryeo now had no chance of winning a battle.

If the fight continues, the country may really be destroyed. It is better to negotiate peace first while the main force is still there, so that at least some things can be preserved.

"Yuan Taizuo, today you go to the front line to seek peace for me and the Sui Dynasty."

King Pingyuan said this with difficulty. Yuan Taizuo looked shocked and immediately persuaded: "King, we still have a chance to really surrender to the Sui Dynasty. According to the current situation, we may only be left with Pingyuan. It is a piece of land within the city limits and is surrounded by the Sui Dynasty. It is still unknown when they will attack again."

Yuan Taizuo was heartbroken, but other ministers stood up and said: "King, you are a sage for the people, and you live in peace with the Sui Dynasty. You should be a sage king through the ages."

"The Eternal Saint King."

The ministers began to flatter them, and Yuan Taizuo directly drew out his long sword and pointed it at the ministers.

He has the right to wear a sword in court, but this is the first time he has drawn his sword in court.

Seeing this situation, everyone backed down one after another.

Yuan Taizuo cursed loudly: "You incompetent rats have never dared to fight for Goguryeo from the beginning. When you see the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty, you are afraid of them and want to surrender. Have any of you accepted money from the Sui Dynasty?" , is there anyone who is a traitor to Goguryeo? Come on, stand up, and I will behead you one by one and hang them on the city wall."

For a moment, no one dared to come forward. Those round and red eyes made people feel ashamed just by looking at him.

Who still doesn't understand that he is the only one fighting for Goguryeo now.

King Pingyuan said in shame and anger: "Yuan Taizuo, I have made up my mind. You go to negotiate peace with the Sui Dynasty on my behalf."

"King!" Yuan Taizuo shouted feebly.

"The others will leave first, Yuan Taizuo will stay."

King Pingyuan directly asked the others to retreat first, and then said to Yuan Taizuo with serious words: "The situation is stronger than the people. Although the Sui Dynasty wanted to capture the domestic city in one day, but if it dragged on for a long time, these people You have also seen the attitude of our soldiers, and you have also seen the fighting morale of our soldiers on the front line. Can we really win the battle?"

"king……"

King Pingyuan stretched out his hand to interrupt what he was about to say, and continued: "This letter was sent to me by someone named Li Jing in the Sui Dynasty. Please read it."

When Yuan Taizuo heard Li Jing's name, he asked, "Is he Li Jing, the instigator of the cross-sea battle?"

King Pingyuan nodded.

Yuan Taizuo opened the letter and read it from beginning to end. Then, his eyes widened in disbelief and said: "King...King, this is the next tactical arrangement of the Sui army, and it even includes the subsequent transportation of grain and grass. Regarding supply arrangements, is this Li Jing trying to get through to our court?"

King Pingyuan's face was unusually solemn: "The letter contains the Sui army's arrangements for fighting with us in the next year. All aspects are stated in as concise sentences as possible, but this Li Jing is not here to surrender. He comes with this letter. There is also a sentence brought to me by Li Jing’s order.”

"What?"

"Using the book as a chess piece, I ask the King of Pingyuan to explain my art of war."

Li Jing's purpose is naturally not treason, but just like two people playing chess. Li Jing directly tells you the number and moves of his next chess game, leaving you to figure it out yourself. This is tantamount to the highest level of showing off. I It's clear, but you still can't do anything to me.If you don't have absolute confidence in your own strength, you won't dare to do this.

Yuan Taizuo shouted angrily: "How arrogant!"

But with rage, he read Li Jing's letter again. After reading it carefully from beginning to end, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

King Pingyuan knew that Yuan Taizuo finally understood the weight of this letter.

Yuan Taizuo frowned in surprise and thought deeply, obviously thinking about how to decipher all the tactical arrangements for their next attack on Goguryeo mentioned in Li Jing's letter.

The entire hall fell silent. King Pingyuan stood next to him, watching his most trusted minister studying the opponent's tactics.

After a long time, Yuan Taizuo lamented and announced his final result.

He read it word for word. What made him most desperate was that he really couldn't think of any way to fight the next war with the Sui Dynasty. Even if there was any way, it was an unrealistic idea.

For example, like the Sui Dynasty, they suddenly crossed the sea to attack the Sui Dynasty's mainland, or cut off the Sui Dynasty's maritime supply lines. However, these arrangements are obviously impractical for the current Goguryeo.

Li Jing informed them in the letter of the grain and grass supply transportation that the Sui Dynasty had taken over, and even wrote down the route. However, Goguryeo's current army knew the opponent's route but was unable to intercept it. Once they intercepted it, the Sui army might annihilate it. , now the gap in strength and morale between the enemy and ourselves is too great.

Yuan Taizuo sighed: "This son, all the tactics are step-by-step, and there is nothing to criticize. Only those who are familiar with the art of war can have such abilities, and all logistics supplies are even more meticulous. What is even more frightening is that he is not On paper, judging from his commanding ability in the sea-crossing battle, he is really capable of such command. If he goes by what is written in the letter, Goguryeo will be destroyed by this time next year."

King Pingyuan himself has fought in the war and knows how powerful it is.

"War on paper, people say it's easy to talk on paper. Yuan Taizuo, I am here to watch. If you can break Li Jing's war on paper, I will resist to the death. If you can't even break the war on paper, let's... let's talk peace. .”

The letter slipped from Yuan Taizuo's hand and slowly fell to the ground. Yuan Taizuo said in a daze: "How can we stop the Great Sui Evil Dragon with such wings?"

His attitude was already expressed in his sighs.

King Pingyuan suddenly said: "No, Yuan Taizuo, please remember that we are only seeking peace temporarily. When the Central Plains people were strong, we always avoided their sharp edges. This has been our principle for so many years, but this time we It seems that I am proud. I dared to start a war rashly when the Central Plains was so powerful. It was my fault. I forgot the instructions from my ancestors and had to give up so much land and cities and wipe out all the inheritance of my ancestors, but don’t forget..."

"The dynasties of the Central Plains appear alternately. Some are strong and others are weak. Whenever they are weak, it is the time for us to expand. I will write this ancestral oral instruction on the family tree so that future generations will remember it well. Today's experience of failure should become We will learn from the lessons of diligence in the future. When the Central Plains is in turmoil again, we will advance steadily without seeking quick success and quick gain, and one day we will regain Goguryeo!"

Yuan Taizuo immediately knelt down and said: "Your Majesty has such ambitions, Yuan Taizuo will definitely take the lead."

The two made some grand speeches in the empty court, but after their speeches, they were faced with how to negotiate peace with the Sui Dynasty.

"King, the Sui Dynasty people will definitely press harder during the peace talks. What we can save may be very limited. We still have to pay the Sui Dynasty coins, and maybe a marriage."

These are all normal peace negotiation procedures. However, King Pingyuan hesitated when it came to the marriage. It wasn’t that he refused, but he didn’t have a daughter that he could get. He had few daughters, and they were all married. He couldn’t get a wife. Go ahead.

"King, let's forget about the marriage for now. When the other party brings it up, we can make up for it with other things."

……

Youzhou City received Goguryeo's request for peace talks. Yang Guang smiled with satisfaction: "Li Jing is younger but more stable than everyone else. He has done things properly. This battle of Yin Shishi should be considered as the first achievement. After the peace talks are completed, Let’s award them together, brother Yuwen, it’s your turn to appear next.”

Yu Wenhuaji clasped his fists: "Your Highness, the general is ready and ready to go at any time."

"Okay, now you go to gather the frontline troops of the Yinshi Master, and then we can discuss everything as agreed."

"I will understand at the end."

As soon as Yu Wenhuaji left, Yang Guang sent news to Daxing City that Goguryeo was suing for peace.

Emperor Yang Jian, who was in Daxing City, looked at the newspaper sent back from his residence, and summoned Gao Jiong and other ministers to discuss the matter with the King of Shu.

Yang Jian was particularly happy and said: "Everyone, news has come back from the battlefield of Goguryeo. Now Goguryeo has officially sued for peace. The King of Jin has started peace talks with Goguryeo. After this battle, Goguryeo has also surrendered at the feet of the Sui Dynasty."

"Hail my emperor."

After everyone praised him, Yuan Yan stood up, because the King of Shu had been reused, and Yuan Yan, as the first adviser under the King of Shu, was also reused.

"Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, the current situation is good, why not let His Highness the King of Jin directly take the capital of Goguryeo and incorporate it into the territory."

Sure enough, some people still raised questions. Yang Guang's policy on the governance of Goguryeo was only sent to the emperor. Yang Jian didn't even show it to Gao Jiong, but he himself was very satisfied with the matter.

The emperor did not announce it because the fewer people knew about this kind of thing, the better. He also wanted to see if this very good policy on paper could be implemented. If it was really effective, it would bring long-term peace and stability to the surrounding small countries in the future. Method.

"Yuan Changshi, the King of Jin and Goguryeo fought for so long and used so many troops. If they continue to fight, they will probably consume too much."

"Your Majesty, a humble minister is incompetent. After calculations, our army is operating well now. It will be more than enough to fight Goguryeo for another year."

Yuan Yan belongs to Yang Xiu. It is difficult for Yang Xiu to speak, so he can only do it. No matter what, he has to find some faults for Yang Guang.

But Yang Jian said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, this is fine."

Yang Xiu fought well against Tuyuhun, but now there is a problem in governance. There is a small uprising in three days and a big uprising in five days. There is no lull. Those soldiers who were scattered formed gangs and now many of them have turned into bandits. It was so noisy.

The emperor had already spoken and Yuan Yan could not speak anymore.

Moreover, the emperor called them here today because there was another more important matter.

"Gao Jun, the East Palace is the foundation of the country. Now the prince has lost his virtue. I intend to appoint a virtuous son or grandson as the prince. Who do you think is more suitable?"

(End of this chapter)