Chapter 405 (2/2)
Li Hong knows more clearly than anyone here what kind of people the Korean Peninsula is. It has a strong nationalism, but it does not have the intelligence and mind to go out of the line of great power. Therefore, he relies on the strong to be a dog and help others from generation to generation.
Moreover, throughout the history of China, there has never been a regime willing to waste too much thought on this land and bring them into the territory, not only because of the greater resistance, but also because of the fact that they are like raising a dog that is not well-known, and they may bite you at any time.Li zhiting frowned. He wanted to make a name for himself in history, and whether he could achieve the same prestige as the former Emperor. He hoped that he could achieve what the former Emperor could not do, so as to reach the height of the former Emperor.
For a moment, I couldn't think of any reason. So I waved my hand impatiently, indicating that we should all leave first. We will discuss after inspecting the city defense of Anshi city tomorrow.
After Li Zhi sat down, Li Hong sat down next to him.
”How is your mother
”Everything is good for the mother, but after receiving your will, she appears very anxious and urges her son's ministers to come as soon as possible. Some of them are worried about whether you are in a disadvantageous war in Liaodong.”
”The war is not good. I think the queen is worried about my accident. Every time I write this letter, I am tired of it.”
”That's the mother's postscript. You should know how to cherish...”
”I don't need you to teach me a lesson. I ask you, can I go home empty handed in this expedition?” How easy to give up the cultural and military strategy you have? He is not reconciled.
”How can you say that, father and emperor, I'd like to say frankly that the Korean Peninsula is of no benefit to our Tang Dynasty. Even if we take all of them, we still have to provide them with food in the famine period. Look at the governor's office in Yunzhong, which one is not waiting for the imperial court to cook the food? Even if you want to build the eastern capital of Jian'an to include songmo, Juyan and Dingxiang, you can set up the capital guard in the small town in front of you along the river after you capture the city of An'an, so as to block the main road of Gaogouli, Xinluo and Baiji into our Tang Dynasty by land. ”
What should Liu Jing do Li Zhi is just chatting with his prince at will, so he doesn't think too much. He just wants to know what Li Hong thinks.
”Liujing is also known as Pyongyang, because after crossing the Datong River, where the terrain is flat and suitable for living, so it is more often called Pyongyang, which is also the royal city of Koguryo. As long as we have a firm foothold in the Datong River, facing Koguryo across the river, and then make friends with them, we can even immediately provide them with food, grass and weapons, so that they have enough ability to fight against Baiji and Silla. If it is not good, you can also order the Japanese to feign attack and control Silla and Baiji. In this way, you can stand by the Datong River at any time to catch fish and watch Silla They fight with Baiji and Koguryo. If they don't like it, they will beat them. If they do, they will reward some overstocked grain and forage in exchange for some fine jade from Pyongyang Li Hong said that finally, cynicism began to appear on his face.
”Let their internal strife continue, so that it is in the best interests of Datang in your heart?” Li Zhi laughed, and Li Hong stepped back. However, the proposal after the retrogression became more feasible and even more satisfactory to him.
”In fact, if you really want to expand the territory, you can move your eyes further. Now the weather is still warm, and there are more than two months and three months to go before the cold weather. You can completely focus on Shi Wei and Pei, and conquer them to expand the territory for the Tang Dynasty. It is much wiser to look here.”
”Forget it. I'm afraid you have already made up your mind? It seems that I have thought a lot of words along the way, that is to say, I hope that my attention will be focused on Shi Wei and he, so that is why I have been hindering my military use of Koguryo? ”
Li Hong didn't hide his ideas. Hehe said: ”this is one of them. The main thing is that the demise of Koguryo is not good for our Tang Dynasty. In the end, the cheaper ones are Xinluo and Baiji.”
What Li Hong didn't say was that at that time, the Tang Dynasty's national strength was weak and he couldn't help himself. He didn't want the Korean Peninsula to be unified, which gave rise to Koryo. In the end, he helped Shi Wei and Pei to invade the Central Plains.
Li Zhi rubbed some dizzy temples and closed his eyes for a while. He opened his mouth and said, ”he lanminyue and Li Zhong are dead. It is said that you sent someone to kill them secretly after I left for the war?”
A trace of loneliness emerges from Li Zhi's face. He is more nostalgic about Helan Minyue, just like his reminiscence of the queen in those years and his nostalgia for Xiao Shufei. In addition, in history, Wu Mei knew that Wu Mei wanted to abolish Wu Mei. From the point of view of Fei Hou, Li Zhi showed his concern for he lanminyue Attitude, more or a sentiment in the heart.