Xiao Yu fainted on the spot after writing this 4,000-word article. It can be said that this article consumed a huge amount of his energy, his hard work, and the suppressed emotions of many people.
The editor-in-chief of Chang'an News was really scared to death after reading the article.
Do you really dare to publish this word for word? If this is published, will the newspaper be closed down?
"Fat! We dare to use the pen as a sword, and we are proud of ourselves!" Before Li Yuanxing could express himself again, the famous pens who had been qualified to read the article for decades shouted in unison.
Li Yuanxing said at this time: "You care about the newspaper, and you are not wrong. The pen that the pen writer cares about is the pen in the hand of the pen writer, and the sword in the hand of the warrior. There will be some grievances in this matter, and no matter what happens, it will pass."
Li Yuanxing said these words not only to the editor-in-chief of Chang'an Newspaper, but also to other pen writers.
A storm has formed within the Chang'an News newspaper office.
At this time, the Yingbin Garden had just experienced a big dispute, and the content of the dispute was between the Goguryeo envoy and Yeon Gaesumun. The Goguryeo envoy had read the newspaper and thought that the Tang Dynasty did not even mention that the Baekje envoy knew his mistake.
To talk about the virtues that can be changed and only talk about the majesty of the Tang Dynasty is to look down upon all states.
However, Yeon Gaesumun had a keen eye and saw the key words in that immature article.
Goguryeo's victory was shameless and continued to seek peace.
"You go to Hongwenkan and read more books and newspapers!" The Goguryeo envoy no longer wanted to talk to Yeon Gaesumun.
The city of Chang'an was still calm, even before the storm exerted its power.
But this storm is destined not to make Chang'an City calm anymore. In the printing factory, Chang'an News printed an additional 200,000 copies on the basis of the original circulation, bringing the total to 300,000 copies. That's it.
The editor-in-chief still thinks that this quantity may not be enough, because Chang'an Newspaper is not only sold in Chang'an City, but also in the surrounding 500 miles.
Since the emergence of newspapers, the thickest newspaper has appeared.
A Chang'an Newspaper with a total of 6,000 words and 80 sheets of paper appeared at the distribution point of Chang'an News in Chang'an City in the early morning of the next day. The thickness alone surprised the newspaper readers.
How many copies can this person carry based on his physical strength?
When the first Chang'an newspaper was placed on the table of the guests in a teahouse, the guests having morning tea were shocked.
And Emperor Li Er of the Tang Dynasty just saw this thickness and began to tell himself to calm down.
Yes, you have to calm down after all.
This was the first time that the influence of newspapers was truly demonstrated.
Xiao Yu’s first comment: The war with Goguryeo had to be fought. Goguryeo was full of ambition and had been expanding continuously since the Northern Zhou Dynasty. After the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, the United Turks were expanding northward and westward, so Goguryeo was an enemy.
Xiao Yu's second opinion: Goguryeo is feeding an unfamiliar wolf. Although it is a vassal, it is a wolf's ambition.
Whether they were professing tribulation to the Sui Dynasty or were now preparing to profess tribulation to the Tang Dynasty, they had always harbored hostility in their hearts.
Xiao Yu’s third argument: Goguryeo is not a small country.
In fact, Xiao Yu's theory has been verified in later generations. From the sixth to seventh centuries Gongyuan, Goguryeo was no longer a small country. It was a country with centralized power and a high degree of political and military integration. It already had the same power as the Sui Dynasty.
, or a country competing for dominance in East Asia.
Especially in the early Sui Dynasty, when the Sui Dynasty was still weak. In the middle Sui Dynasty, when Yang Guangguang built the canal, which cost the people and money, and in the late Sui Dynasty, the world was in chaos. In the early Tang Dynasty, when the Turks were the great enemy, the Tang Dynasty was internally unstable and the country was still weak. Goguryeo can definitely be called
It is a formidable enemy.
What's more, Goguryeo had 176 cities with a population of about 700,000 households, or at least 3.5 million people.
Xiao Yu's Fourth Comment: The Sui Dynasty's war with Goguryeo, regardless of victory or defeat, was a determination and a weakening of Goguryeo. It laid a good foundation for the Tang Dynasty to destroy Goguryeo, and the Tang Dynasty would definitely destroy Goguryeo.
This is the really scary thing, and it’s also the reason why Chang’an News didn’t dare to publish it.
Xiao Yu's fifth theory: The first battle of the Sui Dynasty against Goguryeo was a battle to suppress Goguryeo's expansion ambitions. It was defeated by a storm on the sea route. In the second battle, the battle line was too long, the battlefield was not suitable, and the command was insufficient. Goguryeo had many cities to seek peace.
Delaying the opportunity to fight was the main reason for failure. In the third battle, domestic chaos forced us to retreat.
In the fourth battle, without a fool like Yang Guang, Goguryeo would have been destroyed.
There are three reasons. First, they are so happy about great achievements that they only want a gorgeous army layout, but they don’t know how to coordinate the arms and ensure supply lines. Second, the generals have no real power, and all decisions must be reported before they can be implemented. Third, Goguryeo replaced him with a small-time rebel.
It's time to sue for peace. Don't fools like Yang Guang know that the army went on an expedition and returned in vain? How many civilians died on the road transporting food, and how much wasted by the army going back and forth.
After seeing this fifth argument, both Li Er and Li Yuanxing believed that Xiao Yu was a bit idealistic.
At that time, it was impossible for Yang Guang to destroy Goguryeo.
However, Xiao Yu's analysis of Yang Guang's failure is still acceptable.
Xiao Yu's Sixth Thesis: Yang Guang was immoral and wasted the people and money. When the army went to war, it returned with no success or even did more harm than failure. Yang Guang lost the support of the people and the army by conquering Goguryeo several times. Otherwise, he would not have been able to deal with the late Sui Dynasty.
The various factions rebelled against the king, and the Sui Dynasty was destroyed not by the war against Goguryeo, but by the foolish king!
This article is more heart-wrenching than the fourth article. When the whip is directed at the literary prison, it can definitely be said that as long as the Sui Dynasty works harder, nothing will happen to the Tang Dynasty.
Fortunately, Li Er was a wise king, and he actually praised Xiao Yu's sixth theory.
Xiao Yu's Seventh Thesis: Four major points in conquering Goguryeo. First, consider various types of arms due to different terrains. Please ask the Ministry of War to trial-produce ordnance for use in different terrains, rather than just looking for gorgeousness.
Second, logistics is the key. Liaocheng and Jian'an have been captured and must not be returned to Goguryeo. A large amount of grain is stored to prepare for war at any time.
Third, give sufficient rights to the vanguard generals. Only when the generals have the power to make emergency decisions can the war be fought successfully.
Fourth, there is only one way to deal with Goguryeo's request for peace, which is to surrender in Kaesong, otherwise there will be no ceasefire.
Xiao Yu's seven essays.
Chang'an News was sold out, and even many people who didn't know how to read wanted to buy one and keep it at home. Such amazing articles are hard to find in the world, not to mention that it was the first time in ancient times that someone dared to write it without any hesitation.
Political events are not only those of the previous dynasty, but also those of the current dynasty.
The Goguryeo envoy almost went crazy. Is this a signal that Tang Dynasty will fight to the death against Goguryeo?
At that moment, the Goguryeo envoy prepared a heavy gift and went to the Baekje envoy's courtyard. He needed Baekje. He had never needed such a useless ally like he does now.
Is this the end?
This is just the beginning. In the next two days, Chang'an City only focused on the topic of the war between the Sui Dynasty and Goguryeo, and then why the Tang Dynasty wanted to fight Goguryeo. Then the need for the Tang Dynasty to eliminate Goguryeo, and how the Tang Dynasty
Destroy Goguryeo.
First he was a pen guest, and then he became a real celebrity in Chang'an City.
Later, even some old ministers and old generals who went home to retire also wrote articles.
Chang'an City's newspaper sales have created a miracle.
Now, it was not just the Goguryeo envoys. Except for a few envoys who were very close to the Tang Dynasty, envoys from various countries were also afraid.
However, Yeon Gae Suwen looked confident and returned to Yingbin Garden with several texts he copied from Hongwen Hall. He wanted to declare war on King Qin of the Tang Dynasty, and he wanted to use his own method to destroy them.
The majesty of King Qin of the Tang Dynasty strives for the majesty of the Great Goguryeo. I, the Great Goguryeo, compete with you, the Tang Dynasty, for the position of overlord, so what.
For the sake of supremacy, I, the Goguryeo people, will not let you Han people care about face like that.
This time, let you Han people taste the pain of caring too much about face!
At this time, Li Yuanxing was sitting in Li Er's study.
"Wulang, as my brother, I should call Xiao Yu my uncle. In terms of relatives, he is one of my own. In terms of ministers, when my father and my brother raised armies, he made great contributions." Li Er said to Li Yuanxing earnestly.
(Xiao Yu’s wife is Empress Dugu’s niece. Li Yuan is Empress Dugu’s nephew. Li Yuan and Xiao Yu’s wife are uncles and cousins.)
"Your uncle said that he hopes to go sightseeing for a year or two!" Li Yuanxing said nonchalantly.
Li Er smiled and scolded: "Damn Wu Lang. This can't be a trick you used behind your back!"
"No, but it was expected. When Congchendi asked for political commentaries on the reasons for the defeat of the Sui Dynasty and Goguryeo, such a shocking article might appear, but this time what Xiao Yu wrote was too explicit, and some
Things can be done, but not said. For example, the emperor wants to destroy Goguryeo, and the younger brother also wants to do it, but he will never say it out loud."
Li Eryi slapped the table: "Who says it can't be said? If this article was published another year later, I would dare to directly order the troops to send troops to Liaodong!"
"Okay, what to do now?" Li Yuanxing asked.
"Dismiss the prime minister and demote the official!" Li Er's tone was extremely firm. When sacrifices were needed, Li Er would never be soft-hearted.
Li Yuanxing really wanted to tell Li Er that this kind of sacrifice was actually an honor. At least smart ministers would understand this. But there was really no need to say this explicitly, so Li Yuanxing said: "My brother, we need a ninth-grade man in the Qinling workshop."
The inspector and deacon, Mr. Xiao, will be fine."
"That's fine!" Li Erxin said that since Li Yuanxing wanted to take him in, it was a good thing.
The next morning, it happened to be the day when all the states presented gifts. Under Li Yuanxing's hint, the order of the gifts was slightly adjusted.
Hundreds of officials went to the palace, and envoys from hundreds of kingdoms were already waiting outside the palace.
"According to the imperial decree, Xiao Yu, the right servant of the province, spoke arrogantly and undermined diplomatic relations... He was deprived of his position as the right servant and demoted to Qinling Workshop Inspector and Deacon."
All the ministers were listening, and this result was not surprising at all.
There are four levels of meaning in this imperial edict. The first one does not mention a single word about Xiao Yu’s comments on the previous emperor. The second one does not mention a single sentence about Goguryeo. The third one just says that the arrogance is exaggerated. The fourth one is interesting.
The Qinling Mountains are the territory of the King of Qin. Going there will only bring good things but not bad things.
But the envoys outside the palace heard it differently.
The envoys of Goguryeo were even ecstatic, thinking that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, like the former Sui Dynasty, was a man who wanted to save face and suffered. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is
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