Li Shimin went to Goguryeo, and the movement was not as big as Yang Guang's.

In addition, when the squad returned to the dynasty, half of the soldiers were transferred to the Liaodong Production and Construction Corps on the spot, and some of them had to stay in various key cities.

Therefore, Li Shimin only brought less than 20,000 troops back to Chang'an.

"Go out in the spring and return to the dynasty in the fall. In just half a year, the major hazard hanging in the northeast of the Tang Dynasty has been solved, and His Majesty's great military exploits are far better than those of the previous dynasty. ”

Seeing Liaodong City gradually disappear from view, Fang Xuanling was also quite emotional.

Although he was left in Chang'an City to assist Li Chengqian when he went on the expedition, he still rushed to Liaodong later to help arrange post-war affairs.

In this expedition, if the seized materials are counted, the household department actually did not pay for it.

No wonder Tang Jian has been smiling recently.

In particular, the rewards of the soldiers were much less than Tang Jian imagined.

Of course, it is not because Li Shimin is stingy, but because he has already completed the reward by other means.

"In the entire north, there is no one who can pose a threat to our Datang. But if you go to the Western Regions, I heard that the Silk Road is not very smooth; To the southwest, there are also Tubo and Six Edicts who disobey our Tang Dynasty. I still have a lot to do. ”

Although Li Shimin was very proud in his heart, his mouth was rarely modest.

"On the side of the six edicts, the edict of Mengxi, the edict of Yuexi, the edict of Langqiong, the edict of Lang, the edict of Shi Lang, is really not very obedient, but it is the edict of Mengshe, who sent someone to Chang'an this year to express his intention to surrender to the Tang Dynasty; If His Majesty wants to deal with the six edicts, Weichen feels that His Royal Highness the King of Chu's strategy of pulling a batch and fighting a batch can actually be used in the six edicts.

As for the Tubo State, that Songtsen Gampo has already converged a lot after suffering a big loss in Songzhou; However, it is said that they adjusted the direction of expansion, but annexed several small countries and tribes in the surrounding area, and the national power continued to increase. Moreover, in the past two years, the number of Tubo people in Chang'an City has also increased, and they have transported the goods of the Tang Dynasty back through various methods and brought back some new technologies. ”

Fang Xuanling's vision is still good.

As Shang Shu's left servant, he has received enough news to be able to have a relatively overall grasp of the overall situation.

"In the past few years, Liaodong has been developed first, and our Datang's national strength will definitely reach a higher level at that time. Whether it is the Tubo Kingdom or the Six Edicts, if you disobey my Tang Yang again? Then I will destroy them directly. ”

A big win this time? gave Li Shimin a new understanding of the military strength of the Tang Dynasty.

At the same time, after this war? Li Shimin's idea of supporting the development of the Tang Royal Military Academy has also become more firm.

"Against a country? It is a method to destroy it directly, but it is like the arrangement of His Royal Highness the King of Chu in the peninsula? Actually, it's not impossible. Get the highest benefits at the lowest cost, the layout of His Royal Highness the King of Chu in the city of Pyongyang? A perfect illustration of this. ”

Fang Xuanling had a good relationship with Li Kuan? In addition, Li Kuan is doing really well, and Fang Xuanling naturally wants to support Li Kuan at this time.

Of course, even if Fang Xuanling is good, it will not affect Li Kuan.

"Goguryeo, a big country in the world? Not to mention that all the land in the Liaodong region has been lost? It is also interesting to note that it was also divided into the three kingdoms of Southern Goguryeo under Gao Jianwu, Northern Goguryeo under King Gozang, and 'Goguryeo' insisted on by Yuangai Suwen. Kuan'er led the troops alone this time, and I was a little worried, but I didn't expect the result to be better than the best situation. ”

Although Li Shimin is very conceited, what about Li Kuan's manipulation on the peninsula? He still expressed his support and admiration.

If any general in the DPRK and China were to be the chief of the Pyongyang Provincial March, it would be impossible for him to do better than Li Kuan.

"yes? Not only did Goguryeo become three countries and enter a three-country melee; What's even more special is that His Royal Highness the King of Chu introduced the Wa Kingdom into the territory of Baekje? Now that the battle is in full swing, Baekje has no energy to deal with the attack of the Sillas. ”

Fang Xuanling found the whole peninsula? Now though there are six forces? But is it really not controlled by Datang? In fact, there are only Silla and Baekje.

Silla is now an ally of Datang, and nominally Datang is really not suitable for doing anything to hold him back.

As for Baekje, although it is not a large country, it has a large population and a large number of troops in the country.

Li Kuan didn't want the Tang army to make fearless sacrifices, so he brought in enthusiastic Wa people to fight Baekje in the ring.

Anyway, whatever the Japanese people, Southern Goguryeo, and Northern Goguryeo wanted, the East China Sea fishery sold anything, and the price was fair.

However, if Baekje wants to buy something from Daetang, it will be impossible.

As for Silla, the relationship with Datang was still good earlier, and almost any equipment could be purchased from the East China Sea Fishery.

Now, however, things are starting to change a bit.

"The Wa Kingdom is now like a vicious dog raised by Kuan'er, and it will bite whoever it asks it to bite. Now that they have finally gained a foothold in Baekje, they will definitely hold on desperately. In the short term, Baekje probably still doesn't have the energy to do anything else. ”

"However, the development momentum of the Silla people has been a bit fierce recently, and Wechen is actually very worried."

"Silla people?" Li Shimin immediately thought of the scene when the Silla Holy Bone Jin Shengman went to Chang'an.

Li Shimin, who is accustomed to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, suddenly saw a little freshness, and he really had a different feeling.

However, he was an envoy of Silla, and Li Shimin's careful thinking could not be realized, so Xu Cairen, who was very similar to Jin Shengman in the palace, was named Jieyu that year.

"That's right! Silla's strength was already second only to Goguryeo, and it was a few points stronger than Baekje. The attack on Silla by the combined forces of Goguryeo and Baekje was interrupted by His Majesty's personal expedition, and Silla did not suffer much loss. On the contrary, Goguryeo was greatly damaged and almost reached the realm of destroying the country; And Baekje also has Japanese people in checks and balances, and it can't develop. Therefore, on the peninsula right now, it is the Silla people who love you alone. ”

"Humph! The country I laid down was not for the Silla people to sit back and enjoy. Didn't Kuan'er want the peninsula to fall into a situation like the Warring States? Then I will completely put him in charge of the affairs of the peninsula. As long as it is related to these countries, he can call the shots. I would like to know what the situation on the peninsula will look like in the end, and how much benefit we Datang can get from it. ”

Li Shimin is now full of confidence in Li Kuan.

As long as the matter is arranged for Li Kuan, whether it is very simple or complicated, the result will be satisfactory.

This kind of courtier, no matter which emperor it is, is the favorite.

"Your Majesty! Leaving the affairs of the peninsula to His Royal Highness the King of Chu is a good move! ”

……

Wow! Wow!

A flock of crows hovered in the sky, intensifying the strong autumn mood.

In a mountain city, Yuangai Suwen was wearing a thin coat, standing on the city wall and looking into the distance.

"Ayer, are we really going to work with them? It was the Tang people who sent troops at the beginning, so we would have ended up in such a situation. ”

Yuan boy said a little worriedly.

"Those who know the times are Junjie! In the current situation, don't look at the territory we occupy is larger than that of Gao Huanquan and Gao Zangwang, but it is basically a barren mountainous land with no output. Whether it is swords, bows and crossbows, salt and spices, or cold supplies, they need to be purchased from other places. Now Datang has taken the initiative to say that it wants to do business with us, and we have no reason to refuse! ”

Yuangai Suwen experienced this defeat and was much more pragmatic.

As a typical descendant of Goguryeo, the first half of Yuangai Suwen's life was insincere.

After his father's death, Yuangae Suwen smoothly became the de facto ruler of Goguryeo's military power.

The most important thing is that compared with other noble children, he does have some talent, and his martial arts are even less rivals.

All along, he thought he was the best man in the world.

At the beginning, Yizhi Wende could lead a large army to resist the million-strong army of the Sui Dynasty, and he was afraid that tens of thousands of people in the Tang Dynasty would not succeed?

Unexpectedly, Datang drove himself out of Pyongyang City with only tens of thousands of people, and almost lost his life.

Goguryeo was even more torn apart, and it became inferior to Silla.

So after retreating to the north, he also began to reflect.

"Aya is right, now that the Tang Dynasty is sitting on the mountain watching the tiger fight, and the Silla army is aggressive, there is a momentum to unify the peninsula, I think the top priority is to resist the attack of the Silla people."

Yuan has always been more friendly to Datang, and feels that Goguryeo should not confront Datang, otherwise it will not end well.

Countless histories have proved that the border countries that confronted the Central Plains Dynasty did not end well in the end.

However, in Goguryeo, his voice was not very large.

"Aya, I can see that the East China Sea fishery is now willing to sell us high-quality steel knives, but in fact, it also has the intention of not letting the Silla people sit big. Datang's current strength is far stronger than we imagined, but they are very particular about the so-called morality, so Silla is their ally after all, and Datang is embarrassed to turn his face and deny people so quickly. So we took our hands and went against the Sillas. ”

After Yuan Nanjian fled back from Liaodong, he lost the courage to confront the Tang Dynasty.

More than 100,000 cavalry can't beat the tens of thousands of people in Datang.

And the strength of the Tang Dynasty is said to reach one million, how can Goguryeo resist?

"That's what I thought about too. However, Datang wants to stand aside and watch the excitement and take advantage, and we can't let them live so comfortably. Qin Shandao, the defender of the domestic city, is said to be very young, and now Datang intends to support us, so take this opportunity to get a batch of low-cost materials.

Needless to say, swords and the like, the key is that the salt and tea, the usual price is relatively high, we can ask for a large number of them back this time, from the hands of the people under the rule of more ginseng, mink and other materials, and then continue to exchange new materials with the East China Sea fishery, and so on, to achieve the purpose of improving our strength. ”

What is the idea of Datang, Yuan Gai Suwen is naturally clear.

However, this kind of thing is often a willingness to fight and a willingness to suffer.

Datang uses Yangmou, and he is not afraid of your refusal at all.

"Well, that's okay, but the East China Sea fishing industry is not stupid, I guess the battle with Silla will still have to be fought, and it would be best to even be able to capture a few of the cities occupied by the Silla people that originally belonged to our Goguryeo, and bring them back."

"It's still Aya who thinks about it thoroughly, and now on the peninsula, the Silla people are the most powerful, and the Baekje people are not bad. As for King Gao Zao and Gao Huanquan, they are low-key in digesting and absorbing the fruits in their own control area, and they must first completely control the situation under their rule before they can make new moves. ”

"Indeed, it is imperative that we resist the attack of Silla, otherwise there is no point in saying anything. Those Silla people are really incapable of attacking Goguryeo in the north and south controlled by King Gohwanquan and Gozang, but they come to harass us. Don't they just think that we don't have a Datang cover, so it's easy to bully? ”

After Yuangai Suwen's words were finished, several sons expressed their opinions one after another.

"My father has another idea, and this is what the liaison person for the East China Sea fishery suggested to me." Yuangai Suwen thought about it and felt that there was no need to be so merciful when dealing with the Silla people, "The Dengzhou Thorn Shi is called Chun Yu Nan, and he is a local wealthy family. It is said that it is a wealthy family, but in fact, their family's main business now is to sell slaves, and there are many slave hunting teams operating in the waters of the Wa Kingdom and the peninsula. We can work with them to capture young Silla women in Silla and give them to them. ”

"Aya is a good idea, I heard that in Chang'an City, the price of Silla maids is ridiculously high. By working with the Tang people, we can not only earn a lot of money, but also improve our relationship. I think it's clear that the Tang Dynasty doesn't actually want the power of Silla or Gao Huan Quan or King Gao Zao to expand too much, which is not good for them. In this case, our Yuan family simply established the country alone, and then declared himself a vassal to the Tang Dynasty, and let Li Shimin canonize Aya as the king. ”

Yuan felt that it should be impossible to restore the original situation of Goguryeo.

Rather than doing this, simply take this opportunity to make the Yuan family a new royal family.

Maybe it will be a blessing in disguise, but it will make the Yuan family go to the next level.

After all, no matter how powerful the Yuan family was in Goguryeo before, they were just a courtier.

"What the third brother said is right, I also support cooperating with that Chun Yu family. Anyway, there are people from the East China Sea fishing industry in the middle, so there shouldn't be much risk. Datang doesn't want to attack the Silla people directly, but we have nothing to worry about. ”

The relationship between Yuan Nanjian and Yuan Nan has never been said, and naturally he also supports Yuan Nan's proposal.

"Cooperation is possible, but it can't just be through this way, we should introduce some craftsmen from the Tang Dynasty as much as possible to see if we can secretly improve our own weapon production level. In this way, one day, even if Datang wants to deal with us, or if there is a civil strife in Datang and there is no time to pay attention to the peninsula, we can take the opportunity to unify the peninsula. ”

As the eldest son of Yuan Gai Suwen, Yuan boy has been cultivated as the heir of the Yuan family since he was a child, so his vision is okay.

However, the idea is good, whether it can be implemented is another matter.

"Yes, anything that is beneficial to us, whether it is cooperation with Datang or cooperation with Nabei Goguryeo, can be considered. If someone doesn't understand, replace it with someone who can. ”

In this family meeting of the Yuan family, Yuan Gai Suwen naturally has the right to make a final decision.

Soon, in the area controlled by the Yuan family, personnel from the East China Sea fishery appeared one after another.

As the closest Tang city to them, the domestic city has people going back and forth between the two countries every day.

Of course, it is not so easy to expect to directly reduce the strength of the Silla people through these means.

It is more through the way of eliminating the strengths of the other, so that the strength of the various countries on the peninsula is maintained in a relatively balanced situation, so that none of them can do without Datang, and no one dares to offend Datang.

This is the situation that Li Kuan wants to see the most.