Since I can't sit on the throne in the palace in the capital, I'll have fun sitting on the throne of the Emperor of Goguryeo.
Of course Di Xin would not have such boring thoughts.
If he really wants to sit on the throne and have fun, the gold content of his daughter Yin Tian's throne of the Empress of Shang in the ancient world is higher than any throne in the ancient moon world.
He competed for the throne of Dali just because the throne of Dali was a tool that could help him better seize the position of the Lord of the Ancient Moon Realm, not because he was really interested in that seat.
To be honest, this hard wooden chair is not as comfortable as the sofa he had at home in Blue Star before he became Di Xin!
Di Xin sat on the somewhat hard Goguryeo imperial chair, holding his chin with one hand and squinting at the empty hall.
The eunuchs and maids who previously belonged to the Goguryeo Palace had been dismissed or taken into custody. Now that Ouyang Xuan and others have withdrawn, there is no one in the hall except Di Xin.
"But...it's such a waste of time and money!"
Di Xin couldn't help but sigh.
Goguryeo is a small country, its territory is not as big as Dali Province, and the land is also very barren, which makes the people living here difficult. Otherwise, they would not invade the Dali border at every turn.
Except for a few individuals, most people do not like war, whether it is aggression or counter-invasion.
Goguryeo continued to invade the Dali border. In addition to the need for expansion, the demand for food, clothing and other supplies also accounted for a large proportion.
If the country could achieve self-sufficiency, Goguryeo's civil and military officials would be foolish to offend Dali, a neighbor whose size was several times larger than theirs in every aspect.
But even though the people in the country were living in poverty, the royal family of Goguryeo still carried out large-scale construction projects and lived an extremely luxurious life.
And the main hall where Di Xin is now is the evidence.
Although this hall is not as big as the Jinluan Hall in the Dali Palace, it is still quite large. The nine pillars supporting the beams are carved with various auspicious animals. Under the golden paint, there are fine sandalwood.
Wood.
There are also pearls inlaid on the beams, specially fired gold bricks on the ground, etc.
This palace shows everywhere the oppression of ordinary people by the Goguryeo royal family.
And this is just the main hall used for court meetings.
The royal palace of Goguryeo was modeled after the royal palace in Dali. In addition to the main hall similar to the "Jinluan Palace", there was also the "Royal Study Room" where the emperor handled government affairs, the harem where concubines at all levels lived, etc.
After Di Xin entered Khan City and saw the palace, he felt a little regret for agreeing to the surrender terms of the Goguryeo royal family.
As the leader of a country, he did not consider seeking the welfare of the people, but instead squeezed the people's hard-earned money for enjoyment. In Emperor Xin's view, his crime deserved death.
Although Di Xin is not the emperor of Goguryeo, as a human emperor who has attained humanity, all the human races in the Void Sea and the Heavens and Worlds are nominally his subjects, even those in the big worlds with realm lords.
Same.
In fact, even if he becomes a Realm Lord, if he still recognizes his identity as a human race, then in theory he should regard Emperor Xin as the emperor.
But this is just a theory. Di Xin would not be stupid enough to use this reason to blackmail other realm owners, or even mention it.
That is the way to death.
But as Emperor Xin is the human emperor and the owner of humanity, the rise and fall of the human race is all related to him.
This is the same even if it is just a small group of humans who are barbarians.
However, Di Xin had already agreed to the conditions of the Goguryeo royal family and could not kill him, so he could only think about it in his mind.
However, this matter has not completely ended with Di Xin.
Nowadays, if we do not deal with the members of the old royal family of Goguryeo who have become extravagant and oppressed the people, it is because of commitment and the overall situation. When he becomes the emperor of Dali and even the leader of the entire ancient moon world, then it will be time for liquidation.
Because of his promise, Di Xin would not kill them, but he had to repay the karma he had owed for so many years of squeezing the people for pleasure.
As for now...
Di Xin said softly: "Just think of it as your last mercy to them!"
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Three days later.
The first to complete the adaptation were the 20,000 soldiers who originally belonged to Goguryeo in Khan City.
In the main hall, Ouyang Xuan reported to Emperor Xin: "Your Highness, the 10,000 people who were forcibly conscripted by the Goguryeo royal family have been demobilized and sent back to various places."
Di Xin nodded and asked, "How is the situation?"
A smile appeared on Ouyang Xuan's face and he said excitedly: "As Mr. Liu expected, these people don't like to fight, but they had to wear military armor after being forcibly recruited."
"According to the investigation of the spies who followed these people all the way back, they discovered that His Highness not only failed to punish them, but instead dismissed them and allowed them to go home separately. Everyone was praising His Highness."
Everyone's praise should be a bit excessive.
Di Xin knew that this was probably Ouyang Xuan's exaggerated statement. After all, no matter what he said, he was the chief envoy of the country that had killed these people. It was not appropriate to want them to be grateful immediately.
However, these people's resistance to Dali's army should have been reduced a lot.
The fact that these ten thousand people can be forcibly recruited as soldiers means that they all belong to the ranks of young and strong men.
As we all know, in this era of low productivity, the strength of Qingzhuangli represents the productivity of an ordinary family.
And with productivity, you have the right to speak at home.
In summary, the change in the demobilized people's view of the Dali Army represents not only the 10,000 people, but almost all families including these 10,000 people will change their attitude towards the Dali Army.
Even a rough calculation shows that these 10,000 people plus their families are at least tens of thousands of people.
And these tens of thousands of people account for almost half of all the people in Khan City and the surrounding areas.
Public opinion is contagious, and the changes of these tens of thousands of people towards the Dali Army will affect the attitudes of other people as time goes by.
Subtly, it will undoubtedly be of great help to the Khan City that Emperor Xin brought this time with better civilian management.
With Khan City as the center, the management difficulty of other cities in Goguryeo will also be reduced to varying degrees.
This is an excellent virtuous cycle.
Not to mention, the civil servants and soldiers who stayed in Khan City would also use various gentle means to silently change the attitude of the people in and around the city.
With the combination of the two, there is no need to worry about any problems in the management of Goguryeo for the time being.
The corner of Di Xin's mouth curled up and he praised, "You did a good job in this matter."