"Silla, do you have any regulations?" After the prime ministers arrived, Shao Shude asked directly without any nonsense.
"Your Majesty, the garrison is nothing." Zhao Guangfeng said: "Although Silla is small, if it only has a few thousand people stationed, it is expected to be able to support it. However, once the army is stationed, it will not be that easy to get out."
"Why, Zhao Qing thinks that even if the king's army is stationed in Silla, Baekje, and Taifeng will still come over?" Shao Shude asked.
"I think it's possible," Zhao Guangfeng said.
"Xiao Qing, what about you? What do you think?" Shao Shude looked at Xiao Zang and asked.
"Your Majesty, during the former Tang Dynasty, there were many vassal states, but the real garrison -" Xiao Qu began to sing.
Shao Shude interrupted and asked, "I remember garrisoning troops in Baekje."
"Yes." Xiao Qu quickly changed the topic and said: "During the Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo and Baekje jointly attacked Silla and attacked more than thirty cities. Silla asked for help, and the Tang army attacked Goguryeo and Baekje, and established a governor's palace.
After choosing a place to garrison troops, the survivors of Goguryeo rebelled, and the people of Silla repaid kindness with hatred and secretly supported..."
"Stop." Shao Shude waved his hand and said, "How long will the Tang army be stationed in Baekje?"
He didn't want to hear about those old sesame seeds and rotten millet things.
Silla was jointly invaded by Goguryeo and Baekje. The Tang army came to help and destroyed Goguryeo and Baekje. However, Silla wanted to annex the two territories, so it secretly supported the remnants of the subjugated country to carry out sabotage and attacked the Tang garrison.
The people of Silla have no faith, that's for sure.
They are like green tea, they cry when they are pitiful, but once they gain power, they will definitely kick you away.
Shao Shude had no good impression of them, and he was not a good person who chanted sutras into his head. On the contrary, he had a kind face and a dark heart, and was a pure evil person.
The current Xinluo Pianan regime is scared to death, because it is the weakest among the three kingdoms, and it is still the original orthodox peninsula. The other two countries all started by opposing it. Once there is a chaotic war, there will definitely be no good fruits. No matter Taifeng or Baek.
Whichever one of them gains power, the lives of the old and young of Silla will most likely not be easy, and they may even face catastrophe.
Therefore, they asked Daxia to garrison to help them scare away potential enemies.
But Shao Shude can fully predict that this group of people will definitely be like their ancestors more than 200 years ago. When the time comes, they will betray the enemy, take the advantage first, and then ask the Central Plains court to forgive them.
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At other times, you may be able to play this way, and the effect may be pretty good. But people like Shao Thief have no bottom line. Once you invite him over, things will not be that simple. As the saying goes, it is easier to invite a god than to send him away.
The only obstacle now is whether you can make up your mind.
"Your Majesty, the Tang army has been stationed in Baekje for a total of sixteen years." Xiao Zang said: "It started in the fifth year of Xianqing (660) and ended in the first year of Yifeng (676)."
"Why withdraw?" Shao Shude asked.
"There are many troubles in the Western Region, and Tubo has risen again, so we withdrew our troops."
"Is there any other reason?"
"Your Majesty is aware that the army stationed in Baekje by Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty was mainly composed of government soldiers and there were few Long March athletes. Silla was still evil-minded and Baekje was still in turmoil, so it had to retreat."
To put it bluntly, government soldiers can go out to fight and be stationed abroad for a short period of time, but if they are to be stationed in a certain place for a long time, it will be difficult for them to do so.
Most of the imperial troops in the Tang Dynasty were located in Guanzhong. How far are these places from the Korean Peninsula? Is it realistic to station them for a long time? The imperial troops did not receive military pay. To a certain extent, they had to provide their own equipment and horses to fight for the imperial court. Long-term
Stationing abroad was a huge financial expense, not to mention that during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, the soldiers in the Guanzhong Prefecture did not have much land, and their lives were not very prosperous.
Compared with government soldiers, recruited soldiers are paid. They are professional soldiers, and their only job is to fight. They can fight and be stationed abroad for a long time, and they can be rotated regularly.
In addition, the military pressure in the west during the Tang Dynasty was indeed great. There were repeated fierce battles in the Helong area, and the war was not very smooth. The Long March athletes recruited were mainly distributed in Khotan, Qiuci, Shule and other places to work in the fields.
As for why Long March athletes were not recruited to farm in Baekje, besides the fact that the west was more important, it was also related to the poverty of Baekje.
The farmland in the Western Oasis is of good quality, the yield is quite high, and it has the advantage of trade routes. Compared with these, Baekje pales in comparison.
"Tang Gaozong persisted for sixteen years, and finally had to give up Baekje and shrink his territory." Shao Shude said: "How many years do you think I can persist?"
Everyone was silent for a moment.
Your Majesty, how many years can you live? The more important thing to ask is this, right?
"Your Majesty, the former Tang Dynasty had to withdraw its troops from Baekje..." Zhao Guangfeng, as the prime minister with the highest honorary title, had to respond directly.
"In the Tang Dynasty, there were Tubo and Turk threats in the west, and the Khitans in the northeast were increasingly disobedient. I have already planned to negotiate peace with Persia." Shao Shude reminded: "From now on, there will be peace and peace in Anxi Road."
Of course things are not that simple, but Shao Shude said so, at least on the surface, there is no problem.
"Your Majesty, the new Russell has no faith and may have repeated mistakes." Zhao Guangfeng said.
"You don't want me to use troops outside so much?" Shao Shude said helplessly.
What he said actually got to the point.
We have conquered such a large territory and it is too late to manage it well. Why squander the money abroad?
"I don't want to destroy Silla, Baekje, and Taifeng." Shao Shude said: "What the former Tang Dynasty did in the countries in the Western Regions, the country can just follow suit. Some things should be done slowly and not in a hurry."
Zhao Guangfeng and Xiao Qu looked at each other and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
If it is just a simple garrison, it is acceptable. But if it is caught in a war, a few thousand people will definitely not be enough. In the end, troops will have to be mobilized from home, and the cost will increase sharply, which will cause a lot of turmoil.
They already knew that it was impossible to completely convince the saint. The matter of dispatching troops seemed to be a certainty, so as long as they were not too ambitious and did not think about forcing the three countries to rebel together, there would be room for maneuver.
As prime ministers, they certainly have many means to influence Taifeng, Baekje, and Silla. They can at least stabilize them a little and prevent the situation from developing in the worst direction.
The former Tang Dynasty stationed troops in the Western Regions, which is actually a very positive example.
Taking Khotan as an example, the Tang court did not intend to destroy the country. The garrison returned to the garrison, and the king of Khotan could still govern the country. He just had to use part of the money and food to support the Tang army. In addition, he had to accept a group of soldiers sent by the Tang state.
Assist officials and help them improve their ability to govern the country.
To be precise, the Tang Dynasty garrison and officials worked together with the King of Khotan to govern the country, and the overall cooperation was quite pleasant.
Even if the Anshi Rebellion broke out and the Tang Dynasty's rule in the Western Regions was slowly disintegrated, the Long family in Kucha would rather move east to Hexi than seek refuge with Tubo. Although Khotan became a vassal of Tubo, when Zampu was assassinated, the domestic situation
After the chaos, he was the first to rebel and sent an envoy to Chang'an to pay an audience to express his respect.
In fact, Tubo did not squeeze Khotan very much, and may even have allowed Khotan to reap some benefits and expand its territory. However, this combination of hypocrisy and falsehood quickly fell apart when the disaster came. Khotan was kicked.
Tubo went back to find the "true love" of the Tang Dynasty, leaving the Tubo people speechless.
If the saints planned to use this kind of trickery method to slowly infiltrate the state affairs of Silla through the garrison, then they could still reluctantly accept it, and try every means to win over Silla officials, generals, and wealthy families, and gradually occupy, such as Khotan,
Kucha story.
"Have you got nothing to say?" Shao Shude asked, looking at a few people with some humor.
"Your Majesty has made a plan, and I agree with it," Zhao Guangfeng said.
"For decades, your Majesty has traveled all over the world without making any mistakes. I second my opinion." Xiao Zang said.
"I second the proposal." Wang Yong also said.
Shao Shude glanced at the prime ministers one by one. Not surprisingly, everyone had no objections.
He was very satisfied, but also a little empty. He even thought of Song Le, the gentleman who could remonstrate directly with his face. He also thought of Chen Cheng, the old fox who could beat around the bush, use various metaphors or small means to remonstrate with him.
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Why is the entire court so obedient? He secretly sighed. This is not the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The emperor cannot directly control the six departments and nine temples. Those officials are responsible to the prime minister, not to the emperor. The emperor wants to intervene in the affairs of the government and divide the political affairs hall.
Some sycophants come in.
Of course, if the prime ministers contradicted him and had a heated argument, Shao Shude would be angry again, and would even wonder if they had any connection with the prince, because the prince could not interfere in the government affairs. This was an absolute taboo, unless he got the permission of the emperor.
A king of this age is such a bullshit.
"Since there is no objection, let's settle it like this." Shao Shude said: "How many garrison do the people of Silla want?"
"They want three thousand cavalry troops." Zhao Guangfeng replied.
"It's a beautiful idea." Shao Shude sneered and said, "Three thousand cavalry are fine, plus six thousand infantry."
The more troops there are, the greater the influence they can exert. This is an obvious thing. The Silla people just want Daxia to send the relatively scarce cavalry on the Korean Peninsula to help them. How is this possible? That is not just to be cannon fodder for you.
Is that so? After all, the cavalry could not occupy the prefectures and counties and was destined to become the thugs of the Silla people.
"You guys will handle this matter." Shao Shude said again: "I will summon the people from the Nanya Privy Council soon to determine which troops will go over. Ping Haijun should also prepare ships."
"I obey the decree." Everyone responded one after another.
Shao Shude subconsciously looked up at the map.
The Korean Peninsula, judging from historical results, is extremely slippery and has never allowed the Central Plains Dynasty to succeed.
All the countries in the Western Regions were gradually encroached and controlled by the Tang Dynasty. If there was no Anshi Rebellion, they might eventually become the same as Zhengzhou, but before the Tang Dynasty had time to take this last step, it collapsed.
However, Silla directly forced away the Tang garrison in Baekje by constantly provoking troubles, and at the same time caused the Andong Protectorate to shrink. To be honest, if the Balhae Kingdom had not risen in the northeast and defeated Silla, the land north of the Daedong River would have been
Maybe not. After all, Taifeng's Gongyi is eyeing Pyongyang and thinks it is a good place to make his capital.
After the Bohai Kingdom was destroyed, the Khitan and Goryeo fought several battles, with each winning and losing, but a large part of the land north of the Datong River was lost.
By the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Koreans even wanted to make the Northern Expedition. In the end, although the expedition failed because of the mutiny, they received the "love" of Zhu Yuanzhang. The last land north of the Datong River and south of the Yalu River also belonged to them, and it became "unconquered land".
"Country" can be digested with confidence and boldness.
From the perspective of the entire thousand years, the Koreans' operation was really successful. The territory was doubled, and it was confirmed by the Central Plains Dynasty. It was legal and legal, and they could continue to occupy it with peace of mind.
Shao Shude wanted to see what kind of waves Daxia would cause if he stationed troops in Silla.
"You should also be prepared for the eastward tour next March." Shao Shude finally said.