The Great Grandson of the Tang Dynasty: The beginning of the slaughter of General Tiance's mans

Chapter 259 Are you teaching me to do things?

Regarding Gao Jianwu, Li Chengdao never thought about saving his life.

Gao Jianwu is different from Jieli and Tuli Khan. The latter two can at least be regarded as heroes of the generation and deserve his respect and life.

Gao Jianwu is not even qualified to survive.

However, after Li Chengdao gave the order, some extremely civil servants immediately stood up to dissuade him.

"Your Majesty, you can't do that! The King of Goguryeo is still the king of a country no matter what, so how can he be armed with a sword?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the King of Goguryeo has expressed his willingness to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. Killing him will not only violate the etiquette, but also undermine the power of the Tang Dynasty."

"If Your Majesty kills the King of Goguryeo, then if the Tang Dynasty goes to war with other countries in the future, will they surrender? You must not do that, Your Majesty!"

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Several ministers spoke out one after another, opposing Li Chengdao's decision to kill Gao Jianwu.

Hearing the words of these ministers, Gao Jianwu was like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw, and said quickly: "Yes, if you kill me, it will damage the reputation of your kingdom, and there will be no more in the future." Which country dares to surrender to you, the Tang Dynasty!"

"You can't kill me!"

He understood that this was his last hope. Only by clinging to this point and making Li Chengdao afraid could he save his life.

"Are you teaching me how to do things?"

The chill in Li Chengdao's eyes became even stronger, and he ordered without hesitation: "Drag him down and behead him in public!"

"No, Your Majesty, you can't kill me!"

The civil servants were shocked, knelt down and tried to dissuade him.

"Shut up for me!"

Li Chengdao's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and just one glance made the ministers stiffen and feel cold all over.

"The destruction of Goguryeo was fought with blood by my soldiers on the front line! Goguryeo massacred our border people, how could Gao Jianwu comfort their souls in heaven if Gao Jianwu did not die!"

"Don't tell me about the national prestige of the Tang Dynasty. The real national prestige is to rely on force and national strength to make the four parties fear and surrender, not on benevolence!"

"If one day I really go to war with other countries and they surrender, they will only be trampled under the iron hooves of my army of the Tang Dynasty!"

"You slanderous ministers and rotten scholars are just fine at ordinary times. I can tolerate you, but now you come out and bark in front of me! What qualifications do you have to use the achievements that were exchanged for the blood of the soldiers to gain fame for yourself!"

"Do you really think that I don't dare to kill you too?"

Li Chengdao's murderous words made everyone in the palace tremble with fear, and the few civil servants who spoke were so frightened that they trembled all over, sweated profusely, and collapsed on the ground.

The emperor was so angry that he overwhelmed everyone.

Li Chengdao usually behaves tolerantly and generously, simply because this is the side that an emperor must show to his ministers.

But this does not mean that he is a benevolent king. He ascended to the throne on Li Shimin's bones!A true iron-blooded emperor!

It's just that the silence since he ascended the throne has made many ministers forget this.

Xue Wanche and other military generals were so excited that their eyes filled with tears. Li Chengdao's words simply played into their wishes.

"Drag it!"

Li Chengdao waved his imperial crown and ordered coldly.

The guards on both sides immediately stepped forward and carried Gao Jianwu out of the Tai Chi Hall. "You can't kill me! You can't kill me! I am the King of Goguryeo, the king of Goguryeo..."

Gao Jianwu's fearful voice gradually faded away, and no one dared to dissuade him this time.

Queen Deshan raised her head and looked at Li Chengdao dreamingly, her heart trembling.

This was the first time she had seen Li Chengdao look so decisive and decisive, and she admired and was fascinated by this kind of Li Chengdao.

At this time, Li Chengdao spoke again: "Where is Queen Deshan!"

"The foreign minister is here."

Queen Deshan came to her senses and knew that it was Li Chengdao's turn to deal with Silla, so she walked to the palace and knelt down.

"Now Goguryeo has been destroyed, and Baekje is not far away. However, the Liaodong Peninsula is an overseas enclave, and it is very inconvenient for us in the Tang Dynasty to manage it."

"I am grateful for Queen Deshan's love for the people, and I am loyal to the Tang Dynasty. I have taken the initiative to become a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, I specially name you the King of Silla and manage the peninsula on my behalf. You must pay tribute every year without any loss."

Li Chengdao announced the long-prepared treatment of Silla.

Even though Queen Deshan already knew about it, she was extremely surprised when she heard it from Li Chengdao. She immediately bowed and said, "My lord, thank you for your grace."

After becoming a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty and being pardoned by Li Chengdao himself, he was no longer a foreign minister.

"Retreat!"

Li Chengdao nodded, then walked away.

All the civil and military officials knelt down and retreated, but the few civil servants who had been scolded by Li Chengdao fell limply to the ground and lost the strength to walk.

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After Gao Jianwu was beheaded, all the members of the Goguryeo royal family were also beheaded, and his head was passed down among the counties.

The death of Gao Jianwu and the destruction of the Goguryeo royal family meant that the country of Goguryeo had completely become history and ceased to exist.

Not long after, news came back that Baekje was destroyed by the Tang army. Only Silla survived, but it also became a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty and governed the Liaodong Peninsula for the Tang Dynasty.

This news swept through all the countries surrounding Datang like wind.

When the Turks were destroyed, the other countries did not feel much of it, but two of the three countries on the Gaoliaodong Peninsula were destroyed at once, and it only took more than a month. This is simply outrageous!
In the Sui Dynasty, Yang Guang raised hundreds of thousands of troops, and three expeditions to Goguryeo ended in failure. Now Li Chengdao destroyed Goguryeo in one fell swoop!
The military strength of the Tang Dynasty can be seen from this.

The Tang Dynasty is now the well-deserved and truly the most powerful country in the world!

All countries are glad that they did not quarrel with the Tang Dynasty and chose to obey, otherwise Goguryeo would be their fate.

Not long after the fall of Goguryeo, Han Xin and Yue Fei also returned to the court. Li Chengdao held a grand welcome ceremony outside Chang'an City and personally went out of the city to welcome the return of the two great heroes.

In terms of rewards, Li Chengdao generously awarded the two people the title of Duke of the Kingdom. Han Xin was named Duke of An, while Yue Fei was named Duke of Protector of the Country.

The setting of Han Xin in this era is that after a famous general who guarded the border for more than ten years, he worked hard and achieved great results. This time he also made contributions to destroying the country, and he was well-deserved for his position as the Duke of the country.

Yue Fei also followed Li Chengdao in raising troops very early, and participated in the destruction of the Eastern Turks. He had the merit of following the dragon and destroying Goguryeo, so he could also be awarded the title of Duke.

As for rewarding the three armies and giving generous rewards, these are all natural and needless to say.

This time they conquered Goguryeo and Baekje and plundered a large amount of wealth. They even loaded hundreds of ships before they were finished, and half of them were transported by the army. This shows how rich the harvest was.

Li Chengdao used part of this wealth to give back to the major families, part to reward the three armies, and the rest was collected into the national treasury.

(End of this chapter)