Wentang

Chapter 713 Governor Candidates

"Cuilan, why are you so absorbed in your thoughts?" Li Shimin asked.

Yue Shan first stood up and saluted, then he sighed and said: "According to the days, it will be only a few days before the beauty is born."

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, he was busy with state affairs every day and he had forgotten about it. At this time, Jing Yueshan reminded him that a wave of worry also arose in his heart.

But at this time, Yue Shan was obviously the one who needed to be enlightened more, so he pretended to be relaxed and comforted him: "With the queen here, don't worry."

Yue Shan shook his head and said, "I just feel ashamed of her for not being by her side at such an important moment."

Li Shimin said: "You are also working hard for state affairs, she will understand."

"Yeah." Yue Shan didn't want to talk about this issue any more, so he changed the subject and said, "Did Yi Nan send someone over to ask for peace?"

"Maogong attacked more than ten Xue Yantuo's troops one after another, beheaded more than 17 people, captured [-] prisoners, and plundered hundreds of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses. The barbarian men who beat them fled hundreds of miles north."
"Huihe, Khitan and other ministries directly announced that they would separate from Xue Yantuo and attach themselves to the Tang Dynasty. Under such circumstances, would he dare not ask for peace?"

Yue Shan said: "I'm afraid it's more than that. The grassland is different from the Central Plains, and winter supplies must be prepared in advance. The supplies they stored in the first half of the year were burned and robbed by the British, and they have to be replenished."

"Now there are only more than two months left before winter, and he doesn't have much time left. If our army keeps attacking, he won't be able to collect supplies with all his strength, and his losses will be even greater this winter."

"So he has to ask for a peace. As long as the court agrees to this point, they can hit them hard."

Li Shimin smiled and said, "I thought you would let the attack continue to wipe out Xue Yantuo in one fell swoop."

Yue Shan also smiled and said, "I'm not stupid. The most important thing for us right now is to stabilize Goguryeo, and other things can be postponed."

Li Shimin said: "Heroes see the same thing, so I have sent Mao Yue to talk to them."

Maoyue is Tang Jian, who is equivalent to the foreign minister of Tang Dynasty and has rich experience in foreign negotiations. With him, Xue Yantuo would not want to leave without picking up a few layers of skin.

Yue Shan's heart moved, and he said: "By the way, I have a person who wants to be sent to the Duke of Ju to practice, and I ask the sage for permission."

Li Shimin said with great interest: "Oh, it must be someone with great talent who can make you so solemn, tell me who it is."

Yue Shan said: "A man named Wang Xuance is considered to be the heir of Duke Pei. He has been studying in the academy, and I brought him this time for the expedition. I plan to keep him here for a period of time."

"Pei Ju?" Li Shimin asked suspiciously.

Yue Shan knew what he wanted to say, and explained: "Pei Gong entrusted me with the books he had learned all his life. I think Wang Xuance is a good talent. If he can inherit Pei Gong's mantle, I will entrust the book to him."

"So that's the case, then let him go. I also want to see what's so good about the disciple you selected for Pei Gong." Li Shimin said.

……

In the past three months when Yueshan traveled around and gave lectures, Li Shimin and others were not idle. In addition to working hard to restore order in Goguryeo, they also beat the surrounding vassal forces.

For example, in Baekje, Liu Rengui personally led people to kill him, and the king of Baekje immediately disbanded the army and took the princes and nobles to Pyongyang to plead guilty.

The king of Silla was indeed not a peaceful master, so he took the opportunity to send troops to Baekje under the slogan of punishing the rebellion for Datang.

Liu Rengui, who hadn't left yet, was not used to him, and led the warships to plunder the port of Silla.Realizing that something was wrong, the King of Silla immediately followed suit and took his ministers to Pyongyang to plead guilty.

Li Shimin's big stick and red dates made the two of them completely calm down, and they didn't dare to have other thoughts.

It was a miserable situation for all the ministries of Mohe to be cleaned up. Who asked them to send troops directly to help the war.

Several leaders were abolished, and 10,000+ people from seven or eight tribes were relocated to the Tang Dynasty to settle down, and more people will be relocated in the future.In addition, a lot of money, food and materials should be compensated to Datang as military expenses.

It can be said that the Mohe tribes are equivalent to having a broken leg.

The Khitan tribe is bordered by Fuyu City in the north of Goguryeo, and their strength is also quite strong. In order to fight against the Eastern Turks, they took refuge in Xue Yantuo.

When the Eastern Turks were destroyed, the ambitions of the barbarian men became bigger and bigger day by day, and they already had a heart of independence.

This time I witnessed how Datang destroyed Goguryeo, so I chose to sever all ties with Xue Yantuo without saying a word, and directly attached to Datang.

The news from Huihe and other tribes still lagged behind, and it was not until Li Ji sent troops to attack Xue Yantuo that he knew what Yinan had done.They didn't dare to go against Datang, and declared their independence on the spot.

After successive blows, Xue Yantuo's power was directly reduced by one-third, and Yi Nan vomited blood. It can only be said that he has a good psychological quality.

It can be said that Li Shimin spent three months not only stabilizing the domestic situation in Koguryo, but also beating all the surrounding forces, so there is no need to worry about troubles here in a short period of time.

Only in this way can he leave with peace of mind.

But he certainly can't leave so easily, he has to make up his mind on many things, such as the candidate for the governor.

"The auxiliary machine recommended Cen Wenwen, Yu Wenjie and others to be the Governor of Liaodong. Do you have any suitable candidates?" Li Shimin said.

Hearing that these two candidates chose Yue Shan, he secretly shook his head, not because he thought the two were not talented, but because they were inappropriate.

The governor is in charge of civil and military power. These two people have outstanding abilities in internal affairs, not to mention military talents. Letting them take up this position will cause great trouble.

It is too conservative for Changsun Wuji and others to recommend the two of them.

Yueshan could also understand their concerns. Liaodong was too special, and Goguryeo was a newly occupied land.If you send a capable minister with both civil and military skills, what if he has a different mind?
It's better to choose a civil servant as the governor, and then match him with a general as his deputy, and the two will restrict each other.

However, what is needed in a place like Goguryeo is a governor who can speak his mind. Only in this way can the place be suppressed and the transformation work successfully completed.Once the separation of powers is restricted, only bad things will happen.

So it is really not a good choice for this candidate.

But Yueshan happened to have a suitable candidate.

"I think the prince is the most suitable candidate."

"Chengqian?" Li Shimin asked in surprise.

"The prince is getting older and has already tasted the taste of power. It is not a good thing to keep him in Beijing." Yue Shan said.

"You... Only you dare to say this now." Li Shimin smiled helplessly.

"That's because I know that the saint will not punish me." Yue Shan said gratefully.

"It's just that Chengqian is young after all, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to take on this important task." Li Shimin said.

"The sage led troops to fight for hegemony when he was a teenager. Dalang has been crowned and can no longer be said to be young. As for abilities, they are cultivated little by little. If he is not allowed to do things, he will never grow up." Yue Shan persuaded road:

"Furthermore, this group of arrogant warriors in Datang didn't have any outstanding achievements. How can Da Lang be able to defeat them in the future?"

Originally Li Shimin's attitude was relatively casual, but when he heard the second half of the sentence, his face gradually became serious.

Yue Shan continued: "For the sake of the future, the sage should give Da Lang a chance to exercise. There is also a saying that once the emperor has a courtier, Da Lang must have a group of capable ministers that he can use easily."

"There are many people around him now, such as Du He, the son-in-law of Duke Lai, who is the best choice for courage, ability and loyalty. If he stays in Beijing for less than ten years, he will definitely enter the center."

"Say a word of treason, what should the saint do, and how will Dalang deal with himself?"

"The best way is to release them as officials, neither to waste their talents, nor to worry about what they shouldn't have."

In the original history, Du He married the eldest grandson Wugou's daughter, Princess Chengyang, but in this life, because of Yueshan, Princess Chengyang, Princess Xincheng, and Princess Jinyang, including Gaozong Li Zhi, were all gone, so he naturally took her as his wife. No longer Taizong's first daughter.

But Li Shimin still betrothed the Xinxing princess to him, so his status as the captain-in-law has not changed, just changed to a princess.

Li Shimin's face became more serious, and said: "If Du He's talent is really as good as you said, even if he is released as an official, it may not be able to stop him from entering the center."

Yue Shan said: "Did the sage forget Xiniu Hezhou, Dongsheng Shenzhou, Nanzhan Buzhou, and Black Earth Continent? To conquer these lands requires a large number of outstanding talents. If they are put in these expeditionary forces, they will not be able to return in ten or twenty years." Beijing."

Li Shimin stared at Yue Shan dumbfounded, and said after a while: "You are really... If they find out, they will definitely scold you to death."

Originally, he was a little suspicious of Yue Shan's intentions, but now he has no doubts at all.Participating in an expeditionary force is more ruthless than a distribution.

But I have to say, this is really a good way.

Around Li Chengqian gathered a large group of powerful children who could not inherit the title of their father and ancestors. Well, this kind of people has another unified name, people who have no ambitions.

Everyone knew their purpose. It would be a lie to say that Li Shimin wasn't worried at all, but he couldn't do anything about it.

Don't let these people cling to the prince?It is estimated that the news that the prince will be deposed will spread the next day.Let them take over the party like this?just in case……

Released as an official?With the support of the family, these powerful children will be able to climb to high positions in a few years, and the momentum will only be greater if they help the prince.

This matter is very difficult, and Li Shimin often has a headache.

Yue Shan's proposal reminded him that these people can be sent to the border, or let them go to other continents for development.

Even if they are far away from the mainland of the Tang Dynasty, they will not be able to come back. They can also be allowed to work in the west for a few years and then get to the south. After going back and forth, decades will pass.

At that time, the prince will almost inherit the great treasure, and these people can be called back for reuse.

If the heart is more ruthless, even the prince can be sent out.Anyway, there are already emperors and grandchildren, so there is no need to be afraid of not having an heir.

Of course, Li Shimin was not crazy enough to let the prince leave the country, at least until now he was very satisfied with Li Chengqian.

So he thought about it and found that Li Chengqian was really the best candidate for Governor of Liaodong.

It is absolutely possible for Li Chengqian to bring his group of small followers over here, so as to accumulate experience and prevent them from doing anything they shouldn't have when they are idle in the capital.

As for whether Li Chengqian will make it big in Goguryeo and then raise troops to rebel against him, who is Lao Tzu, Li Shimin is not worried at all.

One is that he believes that Li Chengqian is not such a person, and the other is that he is not afraid of someone rebelling from the outside. He believes in his control over the world.

Unless... Li Shimin glanced at Yue Shan subconsciously.

No unless, as long as he doesn't die, Yue Shan doesn't want to leave the capital alone. When Li Lizhi's child is born, that child will also be raised in the palace.

Yue Shan didn't know yet, Li Shimin had already thought so much in his mind for a while, and even planned for the rest of his life.

But it doesn't matter even if he knows, he doesn't have a hobby of running around, so it doesn't matter if he stays in Chang'an for the rest of his life.

……

The next day Li Shimin announced that the Governor's Mansion would be located in the original Liaodong City, and ordered to renovate and expand Liaodong City.

Incidentally, the vast area north of Shanhaiguan is divided into four roads, namely Liaoning Road, Liaodong Road, Xuantu Road, and Lelang Road.

The original Liaodong City was the temporary capital of Liaodong Road. As for whether it will be moved to another place in the future, it will be seen later.Right now, Li Shimin's setting up the Governor's Mansion here is also out of safety considerations.

In terms of basic conditions, Pyongyang City in Le Lang Road is the most suitable, but it was the capital of Goguryeo before, and the remnants of forces are entrenched. It is too dangerous to set the Governor's Mansion here.

Li Shimin himself doesn't like living here very much. He moved in last month to appease the people, but he is very careful in every move, for fear of being assassinated.

But it's okay for him to live here temporarily. The governor has to live here all year round, so he can't be like guarding against thieves every day.

The best way is to put the Governor's Mansion in a safe place, and Liaodong City is one of the more suitable places.

A few days later, Li Shimin ordered again to transfer hundreds of officials from the country to serve as officials of the four provinces of Liaodong.

A few days later, a new decree was sent to Chang'an in an expedited way of [-] miles, ordering the prince Li Chengqian to be the governor of the four provinces of Liaodong, and he took office immediately.

As for the capital, for the time being, there is Li Xiang, the grandson of the emperor, who is in charge of the country. When he was young, he let the eldest grandson of the empress, Wugou, act as regent, with Gao Shilian as his assistant.

The emperor's grandson supervised the country like never before, but the emperor's will was made, and it was hard for others to say anything.

Besides, Li Xiang supervises the country, what can a child under one year old do, the eldest grandson Wugou is really in charge.

But everyone also knew that this order also meant that Li Shimin was about to return to court.

Liaodong Sidao began to prepare for the withdrawal of troops, and Chang'an began to prepare for Li Shimin's triumphant return.

Chang'an is easy to say, Liaodong is in trouble, and there are too many things to prepare.

For example, 80.00% of the original Goguryeo dignitaries have to move to Datang to settle down. These people have great careers, and it is a troublesome thing to pack their luggage and so on.

Moreover, when Li Shimin left, he couldn't take all the troops and civil servants away. He had to leave enough strength for Li Chengqian, and he had to carefully consider who would stay and who would go.

There are also various loot...

Everyone else was so busy, Yue Shan definitely couldn't be free, but he didn't worry about the return of the class teacher to the court, but went to the immigrant settlement that moved from the Central Plains.

(End of this chapter)