With the lessons learned from Ashina Sheer, Yi Nan had to doubt Goguryeo's intention of sending troops.
You must know that Yeon Gaesumun brought 200,000 soldiers and horses. If they fought against the Tang Dynasty, and Yeon Gaesumun counterattacked, it would be a disaster for them.
If the Tang army had not retreated to the Mukun tribe, thousands of miles away, he would not have let the Goguryeo army approach the royal court.
"My king was also assassinated and died. The current king is no longer the king before. The Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo three times and mobilized millions of troops, but they could not do anything to me Goguryeo. The former king was so timid that he professed vassalage to the Tang Dynasty. To me Goguryeo, it is simply
It’s such a shame that when the new king succeeds to the throne, he will naturally not be vassal to the Tang Dynasty again.” Yuengai Suwen said.
Yi Nan felt that something was wrong. Even if Molizhi of Goguryeo was assassinated, even the king was assassinated. No matter how you look at it, this thing is weird.
But it's not easy for him to ask too many questions about other people's internal affairs.
However, he is not worried about Yeon Gaesumun lying to him. Such a big thing as the assassination of the King of Goguryeo and Moli Zhi can be found out quickly as long as he sends someone to investigate.
"Before, I was still wondering why the Tang Dynasty suddenly withdrew its troops. Now it seems that the Tang Dynasty must have received the news of Mo Li's troops." Yi Nan said.
"Haha, so Mo Lizhi has helped us a lot. I'd like to propose a toast to you." Yuan Qi said with a smile.
Yuan Gaisuwen smiled and drank a drink with Yuan Qi, and said: "As far as I know, although the Tang Dynasty retreated, it still stayed in the grassland. It can be seen that the Tang army did not really want to retreat, but was waiting for reinforcements. In my opinion, the Tang army did not really want to retreat, but was waiting for reinforcements.
, we might as well mobilize all our troops and leave the 200,000 soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty in the grassland. In this case, the Tang Dynasty will be severely weakened and there will be no possibility of raising troops again in a short time. We can even send troops to capture the Central Plains."
Yuan Qi and Yi Nan were hesitant when they heard this. They had just suffered a big loss at the hands of Datang and were a little afraid of Datang.
But Yeon Gaesumun's words made them a little moved.
The grassland conditions are difficult. In winter, the weather is cold and there is a shortage of food.
The Tang Dynasty not only had cities to shelter from the wind, but also houses to keep warm. More importantly, the Tang Dynasty had no shortage of food.
It can be said that the nomads are very eager to take over the Central Plains.
"This matter still needs to be considered in the long term." Yi Nan said.
Yeon Gaesumun encouraged them to fight against the Tang Dynasty, which made him a little suspicious, and he planned to investigate whether what Yeon Gaesumon said before was true.
Yuan Qi originally wanted to agree, but when he saw what Yi Nan said, he didn't rush to express his position.
Yuan Gaisu smiled faintly. He could see that Yi Nan and Yuan Qi were already interested and were not in a hurry.
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"General Manager, Goguryeo's 200,000-strong army is indeed here to support the Western Turks. It is a small country, so it seems that even the Tang Dynasty cannot destroy it." Cheng Yaojin cursed.
"It doesn't matter." Li Daozong smiled and said: "The Western Turks and Xue Yantuo have always been in trouble, and now Goguryeo is added to the mix. Do you think the three parties can really put aside their grudges and unite with a tacit understanding?"
Needless to say, the relationship between the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo goes without saying. When the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo were short of food, even the Tang Dynasty dared to rob them, let alone Goguryeo.
Compared with the Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo, Goguryeo was naturally easier to plunder. Generally, unless the food shortage was too serious, the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo would not come to the Tang Dynasty to plunder. On the contrary, Goguryeo would visit every year.
Now that there is a foreign enemy, it will naturally allow the three of them to put aside their grudges. But once the foreign enemy is gone, the three parties will inevitably plot against each other, and then fighters will naturally appear.
After sending away the generals, Li Daozong came to the camp where Li Chengqian lived.
"I see you, Your Highness." Li Daozong bowed and saluted.
"Uncle Wang, excuse me." After Li Chengqian greeted Li Daozong to sit down, he asked, "Uncle Wang came to see the orphan, but he doesn't know why?"
"Your Highness, there will be no war for a short period of time, and it's time for Your Highness to be in peace." Li Daozong said.
"What Uncle Wang said is that I will set off back tomorrow." Li Chengqian said.
For him, staying in the army for so long is enough, and there is no point in staying here anymore.
Early the next morning, Li Chengqian set off back to Chang'an. Compared with when he came this time, there was one more Tong'eshe.
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Chang'an
When Li Lizhi came out of the palace, there were more than a dozen loaded carriages following behind her.
These are tributes from the palace. Even if she is a princess, her annual share will not be much.
The price for having so much this time is ten million dollars.
Of course, in addition to these tributes, there is also a marquis.
However, this requires the Ministry of Rites to declare the decree.
Although the title of nobility is rare, to be honest, let alone a marquis, even a duke, even if it is hereditary and irreplaceable, it will not cost ten million yuan to live up to the demise of the dynasty.
Taking Cheng Yaojin as an example, the annual income from the food and land rewards was only two to three thousand guan.
It may seem like ten million dollars to get a marquess title is not a good deal, but sometimes having too much money is not a good thing.
The reason why Li Lizhi agreed was because Lin Xuan had told her before that he would also donate the money to the court if necessary.
Not long after Li Lizhi left, Li Shimin came to the Li Zheng Hall.
"How is it? Has Lizhi agreed?" Li Shimin asked.
He knew that what he was doing was a bit unethical. It was tantamount to using Li Lizhi to take out the Lin family's money while Lin Xuan was away.
But there is no way, he is short of money.
"Li Zhi agreed without even thinking about it and would have it delivered early tomorrow morning. She also said that Zichu had told him before that the Lin family had a small population and it would be useless to ask for so much money. If the court needed it, it would be
Donate it to the imperial court." Queen Changsun said.
Li Shimin felt a little ashamed when he heard this. Lin Xuan was so selfless, but he was doubting Lin Xuan.
However, after all, Li Shimin was the only emperor through the ages, so this shame quickly disappeared.
To him, just because Lin Xuan is selfless does not mean that he will not doubt Lin Xuan.
"Your Majesty, there is an urgent message from the Prince of Jiangxia County." Li Mu hurriedly came in and said.
"Mr. Guanyin, I have something to take care of, so I won't come over for lunch at noon." After Li Shimin finished speaking, he hurriedly left the Li Zheng Hall.
When he returned to Ganlu Hall and read Li Daozong's urgent report, Li Shimin's face was as gloomy as water.
Although he has always had the idea of sending troops to Goguryeo, but now he has not caused trouble with Goguryeo, but Goguryeo sent troops first. How can he not be angry?
This also strengthened Li Shimin's determination to destroy Goguryeo.
After Li Shimin calmed down, he summoned his confidants to discuss the matter.
"Gentlemen, how do you think we should respond now?" Li Shimin and others asked after reading the battle report.
"Your Majesty, I feel that the top priority is to find out what happened in Goguryeo. According to my understanding of the King of Goguryeo, this man is as timid as a mouse and would not dare to send troops to the Tang Dynasty." Fang Xuanling said.
"What the Prime Minister said is right. I feel that the Northern Expedition is meaningless and we should retreat first." Changsun Wuji said.