Wentang

Chapter 712 Goguryeo Kingdom Extinction (5)

"What? The saint asked Yuan Gai Suwen to lead troops to attack Xue Yantuo?" Yue Shan, who was packing up his things and preparing to meet Li Shimin in Pyongyang, was stunned when he heard the news.

"Aren't you afraid that he will collude with Xue Yantuo to backstab the Duke of England?"

"Yue Hou is worrying too much. Since the saint is doing this, he is sure that he dare not do it." Ma Zhou said.

"Why not? That's Yuan Gai Suwen, the one who dares to kill the king." Yue Shan said.

"It also depends on who his ruler is. Gao Jianwu is cowardly and can't suppress him, so he attracts backlash. A saint is a hero, and it is easy to surrender Yuan Gai Suwen." Ma Zhou said.

"But he is a general of a foreign race after all, how could he be allowed to lead the army so easily." Yue Shan still did not dare to agree with this behavior.

Ma Zhou glanced at him unexpectedly, and hesitated for a long time before saying: "Gaoguryeo is also a branch of Chinese civilization... Your "Chinese Civilization" is regarded as the golden rule in Siyi. I respectfully call you the head of the world..."

"Shua." Yue Shan opened the folding fan to cover his face, and said in shame, "Don't talk about it, save me some face."

"Hehe..." Ma Zhou smiled and said, "It's not just once or twice that a sage puts his generals to good use. Wu Guogong is an example."

"Li Simo, King of Huaihua County, Qi Biheli, General of the Left Army Guard, Ashina Sheer, Captain-in-law, and Zhi Shisili, Prince-in-law, are all Turkic generals, and they are all good ministers and generals of the Tang Dynasty today."

"However, the sage's reuse of Yuangai Suwen this time is not all because of pity, but the real purpose is to reassure the hearts of Goguryeo. After all, Goguryeo has millions of people. If you want to govern here faster, you can't do without the help of the generals and ministers." .”

"Fortunately, King Lai Bin gave me some pointers, otherwise I would have been ignorant for a long time." Yue Shan said gratefully.

He did make a big mistake in this matter, and it was an old-fashioned problem. He thought that the ancients paid more attention to blood and blood. In fact, the prejudices in the hearts of modern people are not worse than that of ancient people.

Especially in terms of nationality, the prejudices in the minds of modern people far exceed those of the ancients.

It should be said that the ancients did not have the concept of nation. 'Nation' was invented by the Western invaders, with the purpose of splitting the relationship between the aborigines and allowing them to colonize.

In ancient China, the enemy and the enemy have always been distinguished by cultural identity. As long as you are willing to join the Chinese civilization, you are a part of us.

That's why we can complete the national integration again and again. No matter how big the crisis the Chinese civilization encounters, it can survive time and time again and create new glories.

Yue Shan thinks he is a time traveler, and when looking at issues from a historical perspective, he must have a broader mind and a broader vision than other people.

However, in fact, he was deeply influenced by the concept of "nation" in his previous life, and the prejudice in his heart was deeper than anyone else's. Even if he wrote "Chinese Civilization", he could not change this.

It's just that this kind of concept was hidden too deep before, and he didn't even realize it. Now it's exposed because of Yuan Gai Suwen's incident.

Fortunately, it was Ma Zhou. If it were someone else, he would probably be ridiculed.

But realizing it doesn't mean it can be resolved, and the prejudice in his heart still makes him worry about whether Yuan Gai Suwen will backstab.

Originally, he wanted to write a letter to Li Ji or Su Dingfang to remind him, but he immediately realized that he underestimated the wisdom of others.

Li Shimin does often reuse generals, but it's not the kind of mindless reuse. For example, Shan Xiongxin was killed by him without hesitation.

Some people also blackmailed Li Shimin because of this, saying that he is stingy and can't tolerate Shan Xiongxin and the like.

In fact, if you look at Shan Xiongxin's deeds, you can see that a large part of his loyalty was blown out by Yanyi.

At first, he was Zhai Rang's confidant, but he betrayed Zhai Rang and went to Li Mi. At that time, Li Mi's counselor Fang Yanzao thought that this person was too hypocritical and should be killed. Li Mi cherished his talents, so he escaped.

Later, when Li Mi was defeated, he really took the initiative to bring people to seek refuge with Wang Shichong, and married Wang Shichong's daughter.Qin Qiong Cheng Yaojin was Wang Shichong who was coerced by him to seek refuge. Later, the two escaped after finding a chance.

Wang Shichong was defeated, and Shan Xiongxin wanted to join Li Tang, but was killed by Li Shimin without hesitation.

Therefore, since Li Shimin dared to use Yuan Gai Suwen, he must have thought it through carefully, and he would not do it if he was not sure.

Let's talk about Li Ji, if an ordinary person has seven or eight minds, he has at least a hundred. Will this kind of person be wary of a subdued general like Yuan Gai Suwen?
Yuan Gai Suwen is honest and good at his duties. If he dares to have other thoughts, he will be killed by Li Ji in seconds.

Thinking of this, Yue Shan realized another problem, sending Yuan Gai Suwen to the expedition this time would most likely be a test.

It's best if he can pass, Datang has another talent.

If it can't pass, it is at best to take a little risk, and use this excuse to clean up Goguryeo's surrendered generals and ministers, no matter how you look at it, you are worthy.

Thinking about this, Yue Shan sighed again, they are all old foxes, a rookie like him can only hide in a corner and shiver.

At the same time, he was also fortunate that he knew Li Shimin and his eldest grandson Wugou early enough, and married Li Lizhi again, so he didn't have to worry about so much.

If you really rely on your own IQ to fight against the ancients, the bones are probably rotten by now.

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A few days later, Yue Shan and his party rushed to Pyongyang to meet Li Shimin.

Li Shimin did not go to Pyongyang City to accept the worship of the losers, but chose to live in the Chinese military camp outside the city, and Cheng Yaojin temporarily implemented military control in the city.

Seeing this, Yue Shan confirmed his guess even more. Li Shimin was not dazzled by the victory, and it was a deliberate decision to let Yuan Gai Suwen lead the troops instead of being dazed.

"Congratulations to the sage, who destroyed Goguryeo and completed the unfinished business of the predecessors." When they met, everyone flattered at first.

Li Shimin didn't hide his complacency, he laughed and said: "Haha...you can't do without the help of the Qing family, you all have made great contributions."

After the monarchs and ministers flattered each other, they sat down to discuss business matters.

"Since Goguryeo has come down, it is necessary to decide how to govern this place. Does the sage have a decree?" Changsun Wuji asked.

"I think the papers on the division of counties and counties to establish the administration of the Governor's Mansion are very good, but I have a new document here, you can take a look at it." share.

When Yue Shan picked up the memorial and saw the words on the cover, he was stunned for two reasons.

One is that the font is too familiar, it is the Yue style he created, and the person who wrote this material should have copied the calligraphy practiced by Yue style.The second is that the writer of this document was actually Yuan Gai Suwen.

It is said that he is his own fan. Judging from the handwriting, there should be some credibility. At the same time, he is also curious about what is written in this material.

This document has about [-] to [-] characters, Yue Shan quickly read it, and was very surprised and excited after reading it.

This is a piece of information about the entire north, including the situation of each tribe, who are the talents, which of these people are pro-Tang and which are anti-Tang.

There is also the relationship between the various tribes, who has a good relationship with whom, who has enmity with whom, etc. It can be said that the entire north has been completely dissected.

In particular, the internal situation of Goguryeo is introduced in more detail, which talents are available, the personalities and family conditions of these people, and so on.

With this information, Goguryeo and even the north will have no secrets about Datang, and it can help Datang formulate various policies more accurately.

If this information is true, Datang will be able to gain a firm foothold in Goguryeo directly and enter the governance process, saving at least three years of time.

This is no longer getting twice the result with half the effort, but fast forwarding directly to a few years later.

No wonder Li Shimin would risk giving Yuan Gai Suwen a chance. Compared with this information, this little danger is nothing.

Through this information, Yue Shan also had a more intuitive understanding of Yuan Gai Suwen's ability. No wonder he blatantly killed Gao Jianwu in his previous life, was able to rule Goguryeo smoothly, and later resisted Li Shimin's personal conquest.

This profile says it all.

And at the end of the material, Yuangai Suwen also put forward an incredible suggestion: let Yueshan give lectures to the family and scholars of Goguryeo, which will help to appease the family and academic circles of Goguryeo.

This...Yue Shan doesn't know what to say, regardless of whether it works or not, isn't this Yuan Gai Suwen really my fan?Are you flattering me so much?

He didn't know the reason until a long time later. Although Yuan Gai Suwen admired his knowledge very much and respected him as the head of the world, but that's all.

The real reason why he advocated Yueshan was because of the few comments quoted by Li Shimin.

Yungai Suwen is a proud person, killing the lord and surrendering is a great humiliation to him.When he was at the bottom of his life, he suddenly heard Yue Shan's evaluation of him, and it was still so high, it was like a person who was about to freeze to death seeing the flames.

He was grateful to Yue Shan from the bottom of his heart, that's why he specially praised Yue Shan in this document.

Of course, he is not bragging.Yue Shan has a very high status in the Goguryeo academic circle, especially after the Chinese civilization, he was hailed as the head of the world. His appearance can indeed stabilize the Goguryeo academic circle.

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With this information as a reference, Changsun Wuji led a group of civil servants to formulate a brand new plan overnight.

The framework is similar to the previous one. Counties and counties were established to establish the governor's office. The difference is that hundreds of surrenders were screened out and prepared to appoint them as officials to help the Tang Dynasty rule Goguryeo.

Don't underestimate the role of these more than a hundred surrenders. They are all the top figures in Goguryeo and can influence the thoughts of a large number of people.

With their assistance, Datang can stabilize the overall situation without disrupting the order of Goguryeo as much as possible, and then slowly carry out transformation.

However, the imperial court did not directly appoint these people as officials, but first asked Li Shimin to meet them frequently to comfort and comfort them, saying that they were talents and that the Tang Dynasty needed them.

Anyway, with a combination of punches, these surrendered ministers became loyal ministers and dutiful sons of Datang.

Then they were guided a little bit, and they offered to send their family members to Chang'an as hostages, and they stayed in Goguryeo to contribute to the Tang Dynasty.

These more than a hundred surrendered ministers led their confidants to quickly appease the people and stabilize the place. It didn't take long for them to provide food, grass and other military supplies, which relieved the Tang army's logistical pressure.

Then Li Shimin really accepted Yuangai Suwen's suggestion and asked Yueshan to invite famous Goguryeo scholars to discuss knowledge in Pyongyang City.

The reputation of Yueshan did play a big role, and many famous people in Goguryeo came here inexplicably.Of course, not many people came to participate in the beginning, and some famous Goguryeo figures still resisted Datang.

It's just that as more and more people participated, all kinds of wonderful remarks at the meeting were recorded and disseminated... more and more celebrities were moved.

It didn't take long, except for a few old and stubborn people, most people let go of their prejudices and joined in.

At this time, Yueshan changed the mode of the seminar again. Instead of staying in one place in Pyongyang, he went on a tour in Koguryo with celebrities who were willing to follow him.

But in any larger city, they will stay for a few days, and they will visit famous academics wherever they meet.

And this kind of behavior of the famous academics also directly affected the people of Goguryeo. It turned out that the so-called Tang invasion was just a change of king, and it would not do anything to them ordinary people.

Coupled with Li Shimin's strict orders not to bully or abuse the people, the panic-stricken people gradually settled down.

Of course, it was not all smooth sailing, and there were many assassinations in the process.

There is no shortage of loyalists in any country. Goguryeo has existed for hundreds of years, and there are still many loyal people.It's just that their strength is too weak to reverse the overall situation. They chose to assassinate the officials and generals of Datang to create chaos.

Yue Shan traveled around Goguryeo to give lectures, and with such a great influence, those people would naturally not let him go, and he would be assassinated almost every few days.

The most dangerous time was when the celebrity he was going to visit took out a dagger himself. If he hadn't insisted on practicing martial arts since time travel, or if the assassin hadn't been old and frail, he would have been seriously injured even if he didn't die.

However, he did not hold that celebrity accountable afterwards, and even praised him for his loyalty in public.

But at the same time, he also reprimanded him for being narrow-minded. Both Datang and Goguryeo are part of Chinese civilization.

The general trend of the world will be divided for a long time, and it will be divided for a long time. Goguryeo has been separated from the Central Plains Dynasty for hundreds of years. It is time to merge into one.This is the trend of the times. It is true that you are loyal, but you cannot go against the trend.

In fact, these words were intended to be heard by those famous people who surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, otherwise they would not be able to keep their faces.

But no matter what, he forgave the murderer when he was assassinated, and said such words in a righteous manner, which really convinced countless people.

Even the famous person who assassinated him worshiped in public, admitted that he was narrow-minded, and expressed that he would learn from Yue Shan.

Yue Shan readily agreed and invited him to teach at Weishui Academy.

As soon as this incident got out, the sensation caused was more effective than a hundred speeches. Yueshan's reputation climbed to a new high, and most of the hostility of the remaining loyalists in Goguryeo was also disintegrated.

Since then, Yue Shan has almost never been assassinated, and he will be welcomed by local scholars whenever he speaks in any place.

At the same time, Li Shimin was not idle, and while appointing surrenders, he transferred a large number of officials from the country.

At the same time, a large amount of food was mobilized from the country to help the people of Goguryeo... It can be said that the methods of buying people's hearts have been used all over the place.

The effect is also remarkable.

Three months later, when Yueshan returned to Pyongyang after his lecture tour, the entire Koguryo had returned to normal order.

Then a new problem came. Before winter, Li Shimin had to return to the imperial court, and who would guard Goguryeo.

(End of this chapter)