Reborn Tang Emperor Li Chengqian

Chapter 438
The news of the great victory in Liaodong soon spread to Chang'an, and the ruling and opposition parties cheered happily.

In December, Li Ji was about to return to Chang'an, and when he was only a few dozen miles away from Chang'an, the emperor's envoy arrived.

"Li Gong, you have worked hard all the way! Your Majesty specially ordered me to meet the heroes of the Tang Dynasty." Jia Yanzhong saluted.

"Hi Gong Gong, Mr. Lao Jia is here to greet you." Li Ji saluted.

"Your Majesty's orders!" Jia Yanzhong saluted north with his hands crossed.

Li Ji hurriedly knelt down on the ground, waiting for Jia Yanzhong to read the emperor's oral order.

"Your Majesty said: The destruction of Goguryeo was the late emperor's last wish. Today, the destruction of Goguryeo should go to Zhaoling to inform the late emperor, and order Li Ji to escort Gaozang and others to Zhaoling to offer prisoners."

"After the sacrifice of the prisoners is finished, arrange the military appearance, and then play Brother Kai, enter Chang'an City, and go to the Taimiao to sacrifice the prisoners." Jia Yanzhong read Li Chengqian's oral order.

"The old minister takes orders!" Li Ji saluted north with his hands crossed.

"Mr. Li, please get up quickly." Jia Yanzhong stepped forward to support Li Ji and said.

"It's not too late, I will escort Gao Zang and others to Zhaoling to pay homage to the late emperor." After Li Ji said, he took his soldiers and horses and escorted Gao Zang and others to Zhaoling.

Jia Yanzhong turned around and returned to the capital to report to Li Chengqian.

Li Ji first took Gao Zang and other captives to Zhaoling, greeted Li Er, and burned paper to tell him that Goguryeo was destroyed, and his old man could rest in peace under the nine springs.

Then, after rectifying the military appearance, they entered Chang'an City with drums and gongs, and took Gao Zang and other captives to the Taimiao Temple to offer incense and kowtow.

After such a toss, it was already dark, so I had to dedicate this batch of captives to the emperor tomorrow.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Chengqian accepted Li Ji's offer of prisoners in the Hanyuan Hall. Li Chengqian affirmed Li Ji and others' achievements in this crusade against Liaodong, and rewarded them.

"Your Majesty! Gao Zang, the king of Goguryeo, dared to resist our heavenly soldiers. His heart can be punished. Today, he is a prisoner. It is his own fault. Please kill him as an example." A minister stood up and said.

"Subject! Gao Zang is the king of Goguryeo, but he has repeatedly made an enemy of our Tang Dynasty. If he can't kill a hundred people, how can he deter Xiaoxiao? If other small countries follow suit, what should we do?" Another minister stood up and said.

They insist on the theory of killing one as an example to others, and there are not a few such people.

Goguryeo King Gaozang was trembling with fear. For so many years, since he became king, he lived in fear every day, for fear that one day Quan Gai Suwen would be unhappy and kill him.

Now that he is a prisoner, there is still no guarantee of personal safety, which makes him very frightened.

"Nonsense, I, the king of Goguryeo, have no intention of becoming an enemy of the Tang Dynasty. It is all behind the back of Goguryeo's Mo Lizhi Quan Nanjian. If you want to kill it, kill Quan Nanjian!" a The Goguryeo youth really couldn't stand it any longer, so they stood up and complained for Gao Zang.

Seeing that someone stood up to speak for Gao Zang, and it was a young prisoner, the ministers were immediately angry.

Feeling that his dignity was being trampled on by the ignorant captives in front of him, how could the minister allow the kid in front of him to act wild in front of them.

So, everyone took turns to fight, and we must let this ignorant brat know that there are people outside of people, and there is a truth beyond the sky.

Li Chengqian didn't say a word, quietly watching how they drowned the little prisoner in front of them with saliva.

pity!The young captives from Goguryeo blushed at the rebuttal, feeling that they were ashamed and thrown home.

Not reconciled, they decided to launch a second round of offensive. If they couldn't suppress even a brat, wouldn't they have read all their knowledge into the stomach of a dog?

"Enough! Don't you think it's not enough to be ashamed?" Li Chengqian reprimanded in time to prevent them from starting another war of words.

"Your Majesty!" the minister said sadly.

It's okay for them to be ashamed today, but it's embarrassing in front of the emperor in the Hanyuan Hall, which makes it difficult for them to accept.

"You have a sharp tongue, but you are so frightening for young people that you are so speechless! What's your name?" Li Chengqian asked.

"An Shun!" said the young prisoner.

After hearing this, Li Chengqian looked up and down the young man in front of him. He was one of the chief culprits of the Goguryeo rebellion in the future.

King Bodeok, the puppet king supported by King Kim Famin of Silla Civil and Military Affairs.

An Shun is about 1.6 meters tall, with an ordinary appearance and nothing unusual.

"Gao Zang, the king of Goguryeo, as a king, didn't want to develop Goguryeo, but let powerful ministers usurp power, so that people were killed. Shouldn't such a person be killed?" Li Chengqian said.

"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty! My maternal grandfather, Gao Zang, was supported by my late uncle Quangai Suwen. The power of Goguryeo has always been controlled by my uncle Da Molizhi of Goguryeo."

"And my grandfather is just a marionette in the hands of my uncle. He lives in fear every day and his heart is full of despair."

"But all of this is out of his control. I heard that Emperor Tang is a benevolent monarch. He gives preferential treatment to anyone who sincerely surrenders."

"Because he has a heart that can accommodate the whole world. With such a broad mind, why can't he accommodate a poor person who has left his hometown?" An Shun said.

Gao Zang at the side was moved to tears when he heard his grandson's words, thinking of his own situation, the tears couldn't stop flowing down.

"Since my broad mind can accommodate this world, it can naturally accommodate your grandfather Gao Zang. I will not kill him, but let him do something for him." Li Chengqian said.

Gao Zang is just an unlucky captive, there is no need to compete with him, the left and right are just poor people.

Killing Gao Zang is really not worth it, and there is no need to kill the poor guy Gao Zang.

"Although Gao Zang is the king of Goguryeo, he has never held the real power of Goguryeo since he became the king, and the government is not his own."

"I hereby declare that I am pardoning Gao Zang for all his crimes. Not only that, but I also named him Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and he is also a member of the Ministry of Industry."

"And all the ministers above the main hall, what's the problem with my handling of Gao Zang?" Li Chengqian said.

When everyone heard the words, they all lowered their heads. At this moment, silence speaks louder than words.

"Since you don't have any opinions, then I announce that besides Gao Zang, Feng Quan Nanchan is Guanglu Shaoqing, and Seng Xincheng is Yinqing Guanglu Doctor."

"The boy from Quanquan was granted the title of General of the Right Guard, he was given the title of Duke Bian, and the rest of them were given awards." Li Chengqian said.

"I would like to thank Your Majesty Long En!" Gao Zang took the lead in thanking him, and Izumi Nanchan and Seng Xincheng followed suit.

"You all live in peace! Not only will my Tang Dynasty not treat the prisoners badly, but I will also give them a better life." Li Chengqian said.

(End of this chapter)