Wentang

Chapter 789 Goguryeo People
The weirder the situation, the more no one dared to express their opinion easily, and some people with deep backgrounds began to inquire about the situation.

For example, Yuchi Baolin found Yue Shan again: "Okay, Yue Cuilan, I accidentally got tricked by you again."

Yue Shan smiled and said, "How did I lie to you?"

Yuchi Baolin yelled: "You still don't admit it, why didn't you tell me about the salary increase for officials."

Yue Shan said: "Didn't I tell you last time, [-] gold coins will increase your salary. You only remembered [-] gold coins, so you can blame me."

Yuchi Baolin said angrily: "Don't quibble, if you just tell me how many times the price has increased, will I not remember it? You are deliberately vague and let me focus on the thousand gold coins."

Yue Shan poured him a cup of tea himself, and said, "Okay, okay, I was wrong, I apologize to you. Is there any difference?"

Yuchi Baolin took a sip of tea, wiped her mouth and said, "Why is there no difference? A thousand gold coins are only a few dollars, and the salary increased several times is tens of millions. Can it be the same?"

Yue Shan jokingly said: "Hey, you really deserve to be the son of Hu Guogong. A thousand gold coins have become 'a few small coins'. My brothers are short of money recently, can you lend me a few small coins to spend?"

Yuchi Baolin said angrily: "Go, who doesn't know that your Yuefu is as rich as a country. But to be honest, did the sage really agree to this matter?"

Yue Shan said seriously: "How dare I lie to you in the name of a sage, the sage nods in this matter, you and I are just doing things for the sage."

Yuchi Baolin was even more puzzled: "Why would a saint do such an uneconomical business? This is not his style."

Yue Shan said: "You want to know?"

Yuchi Baolin hurriedly said: "I definitely want to know, tell me quickly."

Yue Shan pointedly said: "You, really want to know?"

Yuchi Baolin shivered for no reason, jumped up from the chair and ran out, saying as she ran, "I don't want to know anything, and I haven't been here today."

After speaking, he ran away without a trace.

In fact, many people have already guessed that Yue Shan should have communicated with Li Shimin in advance about this method.It's just that for some reason, the emperor didn't dismiss it and even let him get it to the court for discussion.

No one dares to express their opinions easily before they can figure out the truth of the matter.

But this does not mean that everyone will do nothing in private. On the contrary, all parties are trying their best to lobby more people to join themselves.

Especially for wealthy families, it is a bit exaggerated to say that they have ten thousand hectares of land, but hundreds of hectares and thousands of hectares are really rare.

Their tax-free privilege is the real big benefit, and they don't pay attention to the little compensation from the court at all. Naturally, they firmly oppose Yue Shan's method.

Moreover, they have also learned to be a gangster, disguise themselves as the country for the people, and criticize Yue Shan for harming the country.

He also ridiculed him for so many years of reading books for nothing, and such a simple account is nothing, which really deceived many people who didn't know the truth.

And the new school, which has always followed Yueshan's leadership, also had huge differences. Many famous scholars publicly declared that Yueshan's virtues were not worthy of leading them, and they set up their own schools from then on.

All kinds of changes are so fast that people are dizzying, and they don't know which team to stand for for a while.

However, there is one point that everyone has no objection to, that is, Yue Shan has become the one who has lost the most, and it seems that all the troubles can be related to him.

This made many people who were hostile to him ecstatic, and began to secretly plan to give him a ruthless blow at a critical moment.

Many people who were on good terms with him also began to hesitate.

Bian Guogong is the title of Yuangai Suwen after he surrendered. Because of his special status, he still enjoys a high status among the surrendered generals of Goguryeo.

Today, many ministers and generals from Goguryeo visited, and they talked about Yueshan during the meeting.

Gao Yun asked: "Duke, what do you think about Duke Xia's proposal?"

Yuan Gai Su Wen said: "Duke Xia has been kind to me in Goguryeo, and he has taken care of us in recent years. Naturally, I support him."

Gao Yun was silent for a while before he said unwillingly: "It's just because of this matter that he has already aroused public outrage, and even the New School has begun to split... If we support him, I'm afraid it will cause trouble for us."

Yuan Gai Su Wen laughed, and said: "With Xia Guogong's current status, he won't fall so easily."

Gao Yundao: "Of course I also know that it won't cause much harm to Duke Xia at this time, but it's really wrong in terms of this matter, what do you think?"

Yuan Gai Suwen didn't answer him directly, but glanced around at the people sitting below, and asked, "Do you think the same as him?"

Everyone nodded.

Yuan Gai Su Wen suddenly laughed and said: "I am a general who has not asked about the government for a long time, you should not ask me about this matter. You are all talented people, just make up your own mind."

Gao Yun smiled awkwardly: "Hehe...We all know the fairness of the country, the fairness, the gentleness and the martial arts, and there are no outsiders here, so you don't have to be so careful."

Yuan Gai Su Wen said: "No, not lying is not because there are no outsiders, but because this is the rule, the rule of the imperial court."

"We are the surrender of the whole country, and we are the most powerful surrender group except the Turks. But we are more civilized and stronger than the barbaric Turks."

"So you have to obey the rules better than the Turkic people or even the Han people. Only in this way can you gain trust and reuse. Do you understand?"

Gao Yun and the others turned pale and frightened. These words are too sensitive, and if they are spread out, it may cause catastrophe.

Seeing their terrified expressions, Yuan Gai Suwen shook his head very disappointed.

These people don't know themselves clearly, they don't know the Tang Dynasty well, they don't know anything about the high-ranking saint, and they don't know much about the court situation.

Forget it, but you still want to participate in the court struggle, you are really ignorant.

Datang really has a heart for the world, as long as he sincerely surrenders, he can be reused, but you don't look at what these high-ranking surrendered generals and ministers do.

Do your job honestly, and never get involved in court disputes.The emperor did what he told him to do, and the emperor did nothing if he didn't ask.

This is a kind of tacit understanding. If you do things honestly, the court will give you dignity and honor your family.

They have surrendered for so many years and still don't understand this point. They are really stupid in reading and reading.

If you really want to be a Tang person and stir up troubles in the Tang Dynasty, then you have to wait until their group of people are almost dead, and their newly grown children are eligible for this.

What made him speechless the most was that these people actually wanted to stand on the opposite side of Xia Guogong Yueshan.

I don't know how much benefit the people who bewitched them have promised, so that they don't even need their brains to make such a stupid decision.

God knows how much effort he put in to establish a relationship with Yue Shan, how could he give up?
It seems that I need to distance myself from these idiots, so as not to implicate myself in their death in the future.

……

What these people didn't know was that the content of their conversation appeared on Li Shimin's desk case not long after.

After reading it, he wanted to be speechless, and then threw it to Li Chengqian who was correcting the memorial beside him: "Look at this secret report, and tell me what you think."

Li Chengqian put down his pen and took the secret letter and read it. The more he read it, the more angry he became, and finally he said angrily: "It's unreasonable. A group of surrenders are actually trying to stir up trouble in the Tang Dynasty. I'm really tired of work."

On the contrary, Li Shimin was not angry, and said with a smile: "Is it different from the time in Liaodong?"

Li Chengqian nodded and said: "There is indeed a big difference. In Liaodong, the Goguryeo people and the people who migrated from the Tang Dynasty got along very well."

"Officials who have surrendered are also willing to serve steadily. They don't have so many complicated thoughts. Why do these people have so many thoughts when they arrive at the court?"

Li Shimin said: "This is the difference between being in the local area and being in the court. The same people deal with the same thing, and the way they deal with it will be very different when they are in the local area and when they are in the court."

"So when you appoint officials in the future, don't be confused by his past actions. You must take a comprehensive consideration and be cautious."

"And deal with these surrendered ministers and generals. Don't bring your experience in Liaodong to the imperial court. It can be used for reference but must not be used as a basis, otherwise it will ruin major events, understand?"

Li Chengqian said: "Yes, I understand, thank you father for teaching."

Li Shimin nodded and said: "It's good to know, and the Goguryeo matter must not be rushed, they are different from any other forces that have surrendered."

"Although the Turks are powerful, they don't have their own language or culture. Kill their king and disperse their people to settle in various parts of the world."

"Let them learn the characters of Tang Dynasty, speak the language of Tang Dynasty and eat the food of Tang Dynasty, and they will forget their identities in a few years."

"Gaoguryeo is different. Although they use the Tang Dynasty's script and many customs are similar to the Tang Dynasty, they have formed their own way of life after thousands of years of development."

"We must be patient with this kind of person and let him integrate into us bit by bit. If we act too hastily, it will cause them to react strongly."

"But fortunately, the other party is Goguryeo, with the same origin as us. We and them are equivalent to brothers who separated and now reunited. There is no fundamental contradiction."

"If you switch to other civilizations, such as Tianzhu, the Sasanian Dynasty, the Arab Empire, and more distant countries such as Rome and the Frankish Principality, it will be very difficult to integrate them into the Tang Dynasty."

"Cultural conflicts are the most difficult to reconcile. If you are not careful, you will play with fire and burn yourself, so you must be careful in the future."

Li Chengqian said seriously, "Yes."

Li Shimin continued: "Let's talk about the Goguryeo matter. Yuan Gai Suwen is a smart person. Next, he should draw a clear line with Gao Yun and others."

Li Chengqian was puzzled and said: "Yuan Gai Su Wen has a special status, why not..." He stretched out his hand and gestured on his neck.

Li Shimin laughed loudly: "This is indeed the easiest way. If it was the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, I would definitely do it, but it is not necessary now."

"Besides, you have been fighting with Goguryeo people in Liaodong for so many years. You should know the attitude of most Goguryeo people towards Yuangai Suwen."

Li Chengqian said: "Most scholars despise him, but people of noble origin think highly of him."

Li Shimin asked, "Do you know why?"

Li Chengqian thought for a while and said: "Scholars talk about etiquette, Yuan Gai Suwen is a regicide after all, so he despises him a lot."

"The nobles put the interests of the family above the country, and they prefer Yuangai Suwen who can bring them benefits."

Li Shimin said: "That's right, that's the reason. From the moment Yuan Gai Suwen killed Gao Jianwu and surrendered, he has already lost the popular support of Goguryeo, and there is absolutely no possibility of rebellion."

"Even if these old Goguryeo nobles support him, it's useless. The scholars in the middle and the common people at the bottom will not follow him. With their remnants, nothing can be done."

"Killing Yuan Gai Suwen will cause uneasiness among the ministers and generals, so it's better to keep him."

"Even if he is willing to break with Gao Yun and others this time, I can't give him a chance to lead troops to fight."

Li Chengqian said: "Father thinks far and wide, and I can't think too much."

Li Shimin said with a smile: "You will gradually understand. There is one more thing you need to pay attention to. The Goguryeo people are brave and good at fighting, and they are not afraid of death. After surrendering, they quickly gained a firm foothold in the army of the Tang Dynasty."

"Now many soldiers from Goguryeo have become middle and low-level officers by virtue of their outstanding performance, and these people have gathered together as township parties to form a small group of generals."

"In the future, you should pay attention to this point when you deploy troops and appoint generals, and you can avoid a lot of trouble."

Li Chengqian said vigilantly: "After all, the Goguryeo people have surrendered, why didn't father stop this situation?"

Li Shimin asked back: "Why should we stop it? Over the years when the Tang Dynasty conquered the four barbarians, tens of millions of people returned, such as the Turks, Xue Yantuo, Huihe, Tuyuhun, Tubo, Liliao..."

"These people have been integrated with the Tang Dynasty, and there are people from them everywhere in the army, local yamen, and the center of the court."

"Before others express their disapproval, you are wary of any surrendering force, which will cause panic among others."

"The best way is to grasp their situation in detail and keep adding sand to it. Is it a small group of soldiers from Goguryeo?"

"Then I will find an opportunity to recruit a few Turkic, Xue Yantuo, and Han officers to join in. If people talk a lot, naturally, there is no need to be afraid that they have something they shouldn't have."

"In another 20 years, they will forget their homeland and regard themselves as a real citizen of the Tang Dynasty."

……

Li Shimin is educating his son, trying to pass on all the knowledge he has mastered to him in the shortest possible time.

And the outside world's debate on the abolition of bureaucratic tax-free privileges and Yueshan's high salary and cleanliness has become more and more fierce, and various forces have also stepped up to join forces and work hard to protect their own interests.

Finally, half a month later, on the eve of the announcement of the imperial examination list, the imperial court once again discussed this time at the court meeting.

Everyone knows that the moment to decide the outcome has arrived.

(End of this chapter)