Chapter 33 Burn another Goguryeo to the late emperor
Chang'an.
Gulu gulu.
The sound of the carriage escorting the Goguryeo prisoners made a sound, attracting people on the roadside to watch. Most of these people were carrying hoes, sickles and other farm tools, preparing to go to the fields to harvest rice and wheat. Some merchants in gorgeous clothes also stopped their horses and looked over.
"I heard that that is the King of Goguryeo."
"What is the King of Goguryeo? In our Tang Dynasty, there is no such thing as a King of Goguryeo. If he dares to betray the saints and rebel, he is a traitor." Some people said angrily.
"Yes, this man is really evil. The saint is so benevolent and charitable, but he actually rebelled. He is simply not worthy of being the son of man."
"Damn it!"
The people were talking a lot, and most of the comments were contempt and hatred for Gao Jianwu. In the hearts of the people of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor was a living saint, not a saint he talked about. Since the saint wanted to send troops to destroy Goguryeo, it must be Goguryeo.
It's not done right.
Even the merchants despised him.
"How kind-hearted I am as a pilgrim, but these Goguryeo barbarians are so ignorant that they dare to rebel."
"That's right, you deserve to be destroyed."
For ordinary people, the sage reduced their taxes, gave them better farm tools, even exempted them from a lot of labor, borrowed oxen, and taught them how to fertilize their fields, accumulate soil and fertilizer, and increase food production. No matter what the sage did,
, that is, correct, just, and sacred.
It is natural for the saint to destroy Goguryeo.
For merchants, the cement road has become their "treasure road", which greatly improves the speed of their business and gives them better conditions to make money. Naturally, they also have infinite respect for the saint.
Since Goguryeo was destroyed by the sage's words, it must have deserved it and deserved to die.
It has to be said that Li Zhiyun's reputation has now extended from the Guanzhong area to most of the Central Plains, and even the south. The reason is simple, it is just that he is better to the people. Whoever treats the people well, the people will naturally be willing to worship him.
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As the Tang Dynasty went on foreign expeditions, acquired resources and slaves, and fed the people, the lives of the people of the Tang Dynasty were rising sharply. In addition to the repeated reductions in taxes, the repeated reductions in labor, population, food, etc. were all rising sharply.
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As the court's promotion of good governance spread further and further, Li Zhiyun's reputation grew higher and higher. People in Guanzhong, Hedong, Central Plains, Hebei, Bashu and other regions regarded the emperor as a true saint.
Unlike the saints in the late emperor's time who were just given a simple title, Li Zhiyun's saint name was really called out by the people from the bottom of their hearts.
It is no exaggeration to say that anyone who dares to speak ill of a saint in front of the people of the Tang Dynasty will definitely be beaten. Even if Li Zhiyun did something wrong, the people would not think it was the saint who was wrong, but someone in the court.
Female officials.
Gao Jianwu was in the prison car with his head lowered, his hair disheveled, his face gray, and his whole body dejected. Xie Shufang was leading the team in the front, and his mood became more and more cheerful.
As the team entered Chang'an City, Gao Jianwu was also captured at the Ancestral Temple.
"The guilty minister, Gao Jianwu, pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor and asks His Majesty the Emperor to forgive the guilty minister for his crime of disrespecting the country." Gao Jianwu knelt outside the Imperial Ancestral Temple, kowtowed to the Imperial Ancestral Temple and shouted.
To be honest, Gao Jianwu really didn't know what mistake he had made, but he had to find a reason for himself to make a mistake when he had not made any mistake at all. Everything was just to survive.
In the Ancestral Temple, Li Zhiyun offered incense sticks to the late emperor.
"Father, if you have a soul in heaven, you must have seen it. My son has burned another Goguryeo for you. If you see Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, you might as well tell him that Goguryeo has been destroyed and let him go in peace.
.As well as Baekje and Silla, they are also close."
He said this when the Turks died, he said this when Xue Yantuo died, Li Zhiyun said this when the Uighurs died, when Tuyuhun died, and even when he conquered tribes and states of all sizes.
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To be honest, Li Zhiyun himself doesn't even remember how many countries he burned for Lao Li. Turks, Khitans, Xi tribe, Xi tribe, Xue Yantuo, Uighurs, Sijie, Tuyuhun...
There must be more than a dozen of them in the grassland alone.
"Father, don't be anxious. Just wait a few years and I will burn a Western Turk and a Tubo to show you." Li Zhiyun said.
After staying for a while, he turned around and walked out.
The light fell on his black and gold-patterned Dragon Emperor uniform, making him look particularly majestic and domineering.
Li Zhiyun walked up to Gao Jianwu and looked at the kneeling King of Goguryeo. Li Zhiyun gently rubbed the hilt of the emperor's sword.
"Do you know your guilt?" Li Zhiyun's tone was not that of asking him, but that of stating established facts.
"I know, I know, please forgive me, Your Majesty." Gao Jianwu knocked his head on the ground and begged for mercy.
He didn't even dare to look at the emperor from beginning to end.
Wrong, he really knew it was wrong. From the moment Tang Jun took out the divine thunder to bomb, he knew it was wrong.
Unfortunately, it's too late.
Li Zhiyun sighed: "You guys, you never shed tears until you see the coffin. I sent people to talk to you properly, but you all refused to listen and didn't take it seriously. Now you know you were wrong. It's too late."
Hearing this, Gao Jianwu turned pale.
"Your Majesty, spare your life, spare your life, Your Majesty, spare your life!" Gao Jianwu kept kowtowing and admitting his mistake.
"Don't be like this." Li Zhiyun said, "Be more decent. You were also a decent person when you were alive, so it's better to be more respectable."
After saying that, Li Zhiyun left.
Nothing else, the result is to kill.
Don't say that he is bloodthirsty, but Gao Jianwu must die. The people of Goguryeo will definitely not be able to win over him for a while, not to mention that he has never thought about accepting it. In this case, Gao Jianwu does not need to stay and waste food.
Furthermore, to destroy the country, it is natural to completely exterminate the royal family of Goguryeo in order to be considered as destroying the country.
This is called destroying the country and killing the heart.
The next day, the Goguryeo royal family, as well as those die-hard Goguryeo aristocratic ministers, were all executed, and all their family members disappeared.
The people of Chang'an were already accustomed to the Tang Dynasty destroying the country and killing its king, so it was nothing surprising. At most, it was an extra topic to talk about.
Political Hall.
Li Zhiyun tapped the memorial gently, and the ministers below also looked solemn.
After a while, Wen Yanbo said: "There is indeed a revival in the land of Goguryeo."
Well, news came from Goguryeo that several cities were dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty for taking away their wives and children, so they rebelled and hid in the mountains.
"Should I keep Gao Jianwu?" Li Zhiyun asked.
Du Ruhui shook his head and said: "It's useless for your Majesty to keep Gao Jianwu. Goguryeo is different from other places. After all, it was a country, not a tribe like the Turks. The situations of the two sides cannot be compared."
"What did Tuyuhun say?" Dai Zhou asked.
Du Ruhui explained: "Tuyuhun was destroyed once. What's more, our government established the governor's palace there and retained the Tuyuhun nobles to assist in governance. Although there was a resurgence, it was not a big problem. However, Goguryeo was in some trouble."
Li Zhiyun put down the memorial, closed his eyes and said: "That's it, let's stop for now, so as to appease people, and then deal with it slowly after Silla and Baekje are destroyed. I want the land of Goguryeo to be included in the empire's territory, and its people
If you want to return to your heart, maybe you can give them a chance."
Fanbang's situation was different, and he had to adjust his strategy appropriately to avoid causing trouble in that place every day.
Of course, you still have to do whatever you want, but the method is slightly milder.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty," Xue Hua said, "As our government continues to expand its territory, we need to put it in order now."
Several prime ministers nodded, feeling that what they said made sense. This chapter has been completed!