To put it simply, you have fallen into the emperor’s eyes!
"Is Your Majesty so short of money?" Yang Fan didn't quite understand, and was even a little confused.
Isn't this the prosperous age of Zhenguan? The profit from offering Liuli is simply in the emperor's heart.
Although His Majesty Li Er is domineering, he is still a famous king of his generation and does not seem to be the kind of person who is blind to money.
Li Ji stroked his beard and smiled, as if he had something to say: "Your Majesty is not Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, but in his heart he always wants to do something big that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty never accomplished. This big thing requires a lot of money!"
As soon as his mind turned around, Yang Fan understood instantly.
"Eastern Conquest of Goguryeo!"
Li Ji took the lead slightly: "You can teach me!"
Yang Fan frowned and couldn't understand why Li Ji was talking about national affairs at this time, and he even didn't hesitate to mention it directly.
A major event like the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo should be classified as a secret of the imperial court, and Li Ji would not have made such a low-level mistake with his caution.
Because Li Ji rarely interfered with the issue of the prince's side in the court, and he always knew how to protect himself wisely.
It is very difficult for ordinary people to get his guidance.
Of course Yang Fan didn't believe that he came to pay New Year's greetings, so Li Ji regarded him as a confidant who confided his thoughts.
Of course, Yang Fan knew that His Majesty Li Er wanted to conquer Goguryeo.
It actually happened in history, but the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo would not be carried out until many years later.
Now His Majesty Li Er is so anxious. Could it be that something has changed because of his arrival?
But now Datang's border is not stable.
Tubo, Gaochang and other countries are ready to take action. If they send troops rashly, these countries may take advantage of the situation and plunder the country.
With Li Shimin's ability, it is impossible for him not to see these problems.
Yang Fan subconsciously tapped the table with his fingers, narrowed his eyes slightly, and unconsciously fell into his thoughts.
The Sui Dynasty flourished for a while under the rule of Yang Jian, but it collapsed and disappeared in just a dozen years after Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty became emperor. It is really difficult to understand.
The fall of the Sui Dynasty was not unrelated to Yang Guang's efforts to open canals, build palaces, and intensify corvee labor.
These measures destroyed the Sui Dynasty's family fortune, but these were not the most direct reasons.
Because the main reason was the failure of Yang Guang's three expeditions to Goguryeo, which directly ruined the Sui Dynasty.
The three expeditions to Goguryeo not only mobilized the entire country to prepare materials, but also mobilized nearly 3 million people each time to provide logistics support for the Eastern Expedition.
In ancient times when the total population was only tens of millions, recruiting millions of people to fight a war at a time would cost a lot of money.
The most ridiculous thing is that in the end we couldn't win, and millions of people died on the battlefield.
Even the bones of soldiers who died in battle were built into a temple in Goguryeo.
Millions of Han men fell in the ice and snow of Liaodong. Even if the dynasty changes, the concern and shame cannot be erased.
No one in the Central Plains, regardless of age or sex, wants to get this debt back!
Millions of heroic souls in Jingguan kept roaring and calling in the far northeast.
Now that he is dead, he will be buried in Shanyang.
The mountains are so majestic and the sky is so blue.
There are trees in the mountains and the country is in mourning.
The soul comes back to look at the rivers and mountains.
After his death, he was buried in Dachuan.
Life is vague, and death is also vague.
What's the joy and what's the hurt.
The soul has returned, but no longer loves its foreign land.
Now that his body is gone, he will be buried looking south.
The wind is so solemn and the water is so turbulent.
The sky is a house and the earth is a bed.
The soul comes back to see the family and the country.
The body is dead and buried in all directions.
Spring is also green, autumn is also yellow.
The fighting is over and the swords are hidden,
The soul comes back and stays with its relatives forever.
The return of the soul in "The News of Feng Changqing's Death" expresses the wishes of the men of the Han family very well.
Of course, the sons of the Han family did not keep these heroic souls waiting.
Not long after His Majesty Li Er proclaimed himself emperor, he sent officers and soldiers to Goguryeo to destroy this capital.
This action is an obvious signal that the Han people have not forgotten Goguryeo, a remote territory.
Of course, Goguryeo also received this signal, actively prepared for war, and even began to build a thousand-mile-long city wall as a barrier.
Wanting to use this as capital to fight against the Tang army, the smell of gunpowder between the two countries became stronger again.
Goguryeo is a barrier erected in the hearts of the Han people.
As the emperor of the Han Dynasty, His Majesty Li Er thought about Goguryeo very much, and Goguryeo became a thorn in his heart.
If the thorn of Goguryeo cannot be removed, His Majesty Li Er will be nothing more than an emperor.
Even if Tian Khan is just a title that has been lost in the torrent of history.
But if you can conquer Goguryeo, you can do something that no emperor has ever done.
Then His Majesty Li Er is an emperor who has made great achievements and left a name in history.
This is an unprecedented and unparalleled achievement.
But you can easily injure yourself if you're not careful.
Once Goguryeo fails to be conquered, His Majesty Li Er will have to face not only the resurgence of the remaining resistance forces.
It is more likely that he will bear the same reputation as Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, and may even cause domestic turmoil.
What should I do if I have reached that point?
His Majesty Li Er is worthy of being a rare king throughout the ages. Even though he knew that the consequences would be disastrous, he still reminded himself to move forward.
At this time, the territory is divided into Goryeo, Silla, and Baekje. Among them, Goryeo is the most powerful, and Goryeo is expanding all the time.
Therefore, His Majesty Li Er will certainly not sit idly by and ignore it, so he must fight.
Even if we don't pay attention to those false names, a unified peninsula is absolutely not allowed to exist.
As the saying goes, don't let others snore on the side of the bed! This is the obsession in His Majesty Li Er's heart and cannot be shaken.
Of course, His Majesty Li Er is also quite wise.
Having learned from the mistakes of Emperor Sui Yang, Li Shimin would certainly not start a war rashly.
In order to be absolutely sure, His Majesty Li Er had already made preparations for the Eastern Expedition to Goryeo, and was desperate to raise military supplies.
That's why Yang Fan was praised by Li Ji for being willing to give away 90% of Liuli's shares to Li Shimin.
However, now that His Majesty Li Er is hastily preparing to go to war with Goguryeo, isn't he afraid of attacks from other countries around the Tang Dynasty?
This is something Yang Fan cannot understand!
Now Datang has its own policies and plans. As long as it takes good care of oneself and rests well, it can develop step by step.
In just a few years, this isolated territory can be wiped out easily.
Why would Li Shimin make hasty preparations and rashly want to start a war now?
Yang Fan didn't believe that Li Ji's words were just talking nonsense.
Because according to the original history, Li Ji was the second-in-command in the battle against Goguryeo.
Thinking of this, Yang Fan knew that something must have happened in the court in the past two days that he didn't know about.
So he asked for advice: "Uncle, has your Majesty made any changes or decisions?"
Li Ji couldn't help but be secretly surprised when he saw that Yang Fan could guess something from just a few words he said.
Although he originally wanted to mention Yang Fan, this guy was so unbelievable that he could guess what His Majesty Li Er was doing.
Li Ji's eyes drifted toward the imperial city and murmured to himself: "Your Majesty plans to agree to Tubo's marriage request..."
"What?" Yang Fan was so surprised that he shouted directly.
I never expected that Li Shimin would do something to benefit the enemy in order to conquer Goguryeo.