What can Li Aiqing do? Li Ye asked.

Li Zhen arched his hand, "It is indeed inappropriate to start a full-scale war with the Bohai State at this time, but the former place of the Andong Protectorate must be recovered."

His Majesty could send a powerful man to the Bohai Sea to negotiate the conflict between the two sides and the ownership of Liaodong.

Liaodong was originally the hometown of Goguryeo, and after Goguryeo was destroyed by our Tang Dynasty, this place became the territory of my Tang Dynasty.

After the Anshi Rebellion, the Khitan was strong, and my Tang Dynasty's control of Liaodong dropped a lot. Although the land of Liaodong is now the territory of the Bohai State, the Bohai State has not been effectively administered in Liaodong, and it is still dominated by the Hao clan forces of Goguryeo and my Tang people.

Since Liaodong was originally the land of the Tang Dynasty, and the Bohai State had not been effectively managed, it was natural to give up the land of Liaodong at this time. ”

"Scholar Li, is the Bohai Congress willing to give up such a large piece of land?" Wei Zhaodu was a little unconvinced.

The population of Liaodong accounts for about one-third of the entire population of the entire Bohai Sea, and if it is lost, the national strength of the Bohai State will definitely be weakened a lot.

So in Wei Zhaodu's view, Bohai State will not compromise so easily.

"Then fight!" Li Zhen said lightly, "Now the Bohai State is in internal and external troubles, and its national strength is declining.

We don't need to destroy the Bohai Kingdom at this time, we only need to hurt the Bohai State army a few times, if the other party doesn't want to face the risk of destroying the country, it will definitely obediently give up Liaodong. ”

Li Zhen said this, and these people present were also a little hesitant.

As for Li Zhen's plan, they understood it and promoted peace.

At present, there has been a conflict between the two sides, and the recovery of Liaodong will definitely be at odds with the Bohai State, since it cannot be avoided, then it can only be fought.

Li Ye thought for a while and nodded, "This is a good way to promote peace."

Yang Shihou captured several cities in the two states of Bohai and Nanhai Prefectures, and the Bohai Kingdom would definitely not sit idly by. The order was sent to the Pyongyang Governor's Office for another 3,000 soldiers and horses, 1,000 cavalry, and 2,000 infantry.

He was also allowed to recruit an additional 2,000 soldiers in the local area, so that the Pyongyang Governorate would maintain a standing army of 20,000.

20,000 soldiers and horses are enough for Yang Shihou to face the current predicament. You must know that when Xue Rengui was in charge of the Andong Protectorate, his soldiers and horses were 20,000.

Tell Yang Shihou that the imperial court will maintain the 20,000 soldiers and horses of the Pyongyang Governor's Office, and let him find a way to deal with the current predicament by himself.

In addition, Li Wenzhong was recalled. ”

Recall Li Wenzhong?

Why did the saint suddenly recall this killing god back to Luoyang?

Let him send an envoy to the Bohai Sea? It doesn't seem realistic!

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"Liu Kui, what do you think I asked Li Wenzhong to go to Liaodong?"

In a small lakeside pavilion in Ziwei Palace, Li Ye asked Liu Kui's opinion.

Although Liu Kui is at home now, no one dares to ignore his existence, but now he also needs to keep a low profile for a while, so as not to be labeled as a master with a certain amount of merit.

The reason why Liu Kui was asked was that the other party had rich battlefield experience; Second, Li Wenzhong used to be his subordinate and knew each other better.

"Your Majesty wants Li Wenzhong to go to Liaodong to fight a bloody way?" Liu Kui guessed.

Liu Kui has some understanding of Li Wenzhong, a general who has been his subordinate for many years. To be honest, military talent is not weak, but it is too brutal, of course, in an environment like Hexi, it is also a last resort.

Liu Kui didn't think that the saint didn't know about Li Wenzhong's shortcomings, but he still planned to send the other party, and the purpose was self-evident.

"The people there have forgotten that the Tang Dynasty was once powerful, especially the Goguryeo people. If you send someone with soft means, it is estimated that you will not be able to suppress those people. Li Ye explained.

"If that's the case, Li Wenzhong is indeed very suitable." Liu Kui nodded.

"Therefore, I plan to appoint Li Wenzhong as the governor of southern Liaoning, with Jili Prefecture as the base camp, and recover the entire territory of eastern Liaodong to the north.

Duli Town is already willing to belong to my Tang Dynasty, and my plan is to cross the sea from Dengzhou to Duli Town, and then conquer several nearby mountain cities and occupy Jili Prefecture.

With the Andong Governorate in the west, the Liaonan Governor's Mansion in the middle, and the Pyongyang Governor's Mansion on the right, the recovery of Liaodong is just around the corner. Li Ye said his plan.

"Your Majesty's ultimate goal is still for the Khitan?" Although he didn't have a map in hand, Liu Kui relied on his memory to see that the final gathering place of these points was in the Khitan, not the Bohai Kingdom.

"Naturally, it's the Khitan, this is a big tribe that can arm hundreds of thousands of cavalry, if you don't get rid of it, it will be a big disaster for the northeast border of my Tang Dynasty.

The Bohai Sea Country is already declining, so there is nothing to be afraid of. After defeating the Khitan, he will go to destroy the Bohai States. Li Ye said.

"Your Majesty's ambition is beyond the reach of your ministers." Liu Kui said respectfully.

"You have nothing to do, you can study how to Northern Expedition to Khitan, I have a feeling that the time of the Northern Expedition to Khitan may be only these two years.

When the time comes, you will not be able to continue to be idle at home, I need you generals to lead the army and calm the troubles on the northeast border. Li Ye said.

His words were not alarmist, because according to the news from Jinyiwei, this guy Yelu Abaoji also made a comeback.

Moreover, in the past two years, the Khitan has also been fighting in the east and west, and the Murowei, Bohai Kingdom, Wugu, Jurchen and other departments have been beaten by the Khitan, and the Khitan has also grown stronger in the east and west.

Today's Khitan has a comprehensive border with the Bohai State, and there is no doubt that the pressure on the Bohai State is also very great.

Therefore, at this time, the Bohai State did not dare to start a full-scale war in the Tang Dynasty, and it would not only face the Tang army, but also the Khitan cavalry.

Even if the Bohai State was in its heyday, it couldn't be beaten one-on-one, and now that its national strength is declining, it's still one-on-two, and the result can be imagined.

Within a few days, Li Wenzhong returned to Luoyang, and then the imperial court issued a document appointing Li Wenzhong as the governor of the Southern Liaoning Prefecture (Zhongdu Governor's Office), commanding 5,000 Youtiance troops and 8,000 state soldiers drawn from Hebei, Hedong and Qilu.

At the same time that Li Wenzhong led his army to Dengzhou and prepared to land in Duli Town, the imperial court also appointed an embassy to the Bohai Kingdom, headed by Zhong Chuan, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and the Mingzhou Naval Division sent people to escort them by sea to Longyuan Mansion, where Tokyo was located in the Bohai Kingdom, and then arrived by land to --- Shangjing, the current capital of the Bohai Kingdom.

For the appointment of the imperial court, when Yang Shihou learned about it, the three thousand soldiers and horses replenished by the imperial court had not arrived.

Don't look at the fact that there are only 3,000 people, but they need to be drawn from all over the country, and it will take time to assemble, and it will take at least a month or even longer to wait for the Pyongyang Governor's Office.

"Governor, the imperial court has now established the Governor of Southern Liaoning and sent troops to Liaodong, which is indeed a good thing for us." Cui Yuan said with a smile.

"If I have 20,000 soldiers and horses in the Pyongyang Governor's Office, even if I start a war with the Bohai State, I will not be afraid."

Yang Shihou didn't say much, after the Tang Dynasty destroyed Goguryeo, the Andong Protectorate was only 20,000 soldiers and horses, and the jurisdiction also included all of the Liaodong Peninsula, the northern part of present-day Silla, the Balhae Kingdom region and the former Baekje hometown in the southwest of Silla.

"Governor, what does the will of the court mean? To fight or not to fight? Du Jianhui wondered.

"Fighting, of course." Yang Shihou said without hesitation, "The imperial court wants to promote peace by fighting. Only when the Bohai people are hurt will they obediently negotiate peace and take the initiative to cede the eastern Liaodong region.

The Bohai people do not know the plans of the imperial court at present, and we have occupied Anzhou and Jiaozhou, and the Bohai people will definitely not give up.

We have to study it carefully to see if we can attack Nanjing in one fell swoop while counterattacking the Bohai army. ”

"Attack Nanjing, Bohai State?"

Hearing Yang Shihou's thoughts, Du Jianhui was taken aback, and the governor was too bold.