Chapter 923: Seal the way back
Gao Zang's fate at the moment is very unpredictable, left or right, good or bad.
The neighboring countries around Datang all regard Datang as their suzerain, and this "suzerain" is not just a few words of "Tian Khan" to deal with it. Theoretically speaking, the holy decree of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has the legitimacy of the lord of the country, otherwise it is illegal, if the Tang Dynasty does not recognize it, the future road of this neighboring country will be very difficult, the economic blockade and military blockade are still light, if it is serious, the Tang Dynasty directly sent troops to say that the peace will be peaceful, and the new lord's throne ass will be replaced before it is hot.
That's right, this era is so domineering.
Although Goguryeo and the Han Dynasty of the Central Plains have always been at odds, most of the time it is hostile, but on the surface it is still the Tang Dynasty as the suzerain, Goguryeo has been enthroned by successive lords, and the emperors of the Central Plains Dynasty have been sealed by holy decrees, from the Sui Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, everyone maintains a harmonious atmosphere on the surface.
Although he knew that there was civil strife in the Goguryeo Kingdom, the powerful minister Quan Gai Suwen controlled the government and set up the lord, but when Quan Gai Suwen supported the puppet Gaozang to ascend the throne, he also asked Chang'an for a seal, and although Li Shimin had the heart of the Eastern Expedition for a long time, the national strength was insufficient at that time and he was in the stage of secret planning, so he had to turn a blind eye and endure disgust to canonize the Goguryeo lord who could be called an enemy.
Therefore, the identity of Gozang, the lord of Goguryeo, is indeed legitimate, and it can be regarded as Goguryeo's "orthodox unification", but unfortunately this lord is too nesty, and he was originally forcibly helped up as a puppet by the ministers, Li Shimin's conquest of Goguryeo in the text, scolded Gaozang and Quangai Suwen, although it was not explicitly stated, but the meaning is obvious, the Tang Dynasty has not recognized the identity of Gaozang and Quangai Suwen, and the puppets and ministers have been included in the scope of illegal theft by Li Shimin, so Li Ji and Li Su naturally do not need to be too polite to this Goguryeo lord.
Seeing Li Ji and Li Su's indifferent attitude, Gao Zang's expression became more and more frightened, he said that he was the lord of the country, but in fact he was just a prisoner of the Tang Army at the moment, he could have been treated like a guest by Li Ji, but after making an appointment to open the city gate as the Tang Army's internal response, Gao Zang hesitated.
There are many reasons for hesitation, standing in Gao Zang's position, of course, it can't be said that his decision is wrong, but for Li Ji and Li Su, Gao Zang is undoubtedly on the wrong team, since he is on the wrong team, he naturally has no good face.
There was no atmosphere of "guests and hosts" in the tent, and after Gao Zang entered the tent, he didn't even have a cup of hot water, and stood pitifully in the tent like a prisoner awaiting trial, his pleading eyes turned around Li Ji and Li Su from time to time, trying to see the clues of his future fate from the faces of the two.
Li Su is still kind after all, and after Li Ji sarcastically mocked Gao Zang a few words, Li Su spoke with a warm face.
"The lord of the country, please sit down, the march is hard, the handsome tent is shabby, but the lord of the country is slow to treat, please forgive the lord."
Gao Zang was like being amnestied, and he didn't dare to say anything, so he knelt down in front of the two of them, and looked at his nose and nose with his body very self-contained, and tried to pretend to be neither humble nor arrogant.
Li Su smiled at Gao Zang and said: "My Tang Dynasty royal division has fought thousands of miles and launched a surprise attack into the capital of Pyongyang, and it will be difficult for the subordinates to restrain after entering the city, and it will offend the people of your country, and I ask the lord of the country to forgive me." ”
Gao Zang smiled bitterly, forgive me, of course forgive, what if I don't forgive? At this moment, even whether he, the lord of the country, lives or dies, depends on the mood of the two in front of him, where can he still take care of the people in the city? Of course, you have a big fist.
Li Su glanced at him, and added by the way: "...... The royal palace of your country and the Quangai Suwen Mansion were also ransacked by the generals and robbed a lot of things, uh, you know, it's hard to restrain it, haha. ”
Gao Zang laughed dryly twice, but his cheeks twitched violently.
Well, in fact, it is a relationship between friend and foe, and the young county magistrate in front of him can still explain a few words to him, although the reason for the explanation is very insincere and purely perfunctory, but at least people are willing to explain, willing not to pierce this layer of hostile window paper, so it's good, Gao Zang only hopes that this layer of window paper will never be pierced, if he tears his face, the face of both sides is difficult to see I don't know, it is certain that he Gao Zang will die ugly.
The atmosphere was very embarrassing, but Li Ji didn't mind making the atmosphere even more embarrassing, for this Gao Zang, Li Ji was angry in his heart, and he took the initiative to send someone to contact him who was willing to respond to himself, but he was the one who temporarily regretted when the soldiers came to the city, if he hadn't listened to Li Su's suggestion, he had ordered Xue Rengui to mix into the city in advance, and the lives of the 20,000 soldiers under Li Ji's command were almost mistaken by Gao Zang alone.
"Lord Gaozang, before our army broke the city tonight, you made an appointment with the old man to open the city gate at midnight to welcome the king, why did you change your mind halfway and almost trap my Tang soldiers in the realm of ten thousand catastrophes?" Li Ji asked coldly.
Takazo's face turned pale and he involuntarily knelt down.
"The British public is forgiven, and Xiao Wang has a lot of affection."
Li Ji snorted coldly: "You say, old man, listen." ”
Gao Zang showed a sad look and sighed: "I think both of them know that Xiao Wang said that he is the lord of Goguryeo, but he does not have half of the power in his hands, and the military and political power of Goguryeo is in the hands of Quangai Suwen alone, and he is not afraid of the two jokes when he says it, Xiao Wang can't even call the palace maids in the palace, and the whole country, regardless of the government and the opposition, all look up to the snort of Quangai Suwen, and Xiao Wang, but he is a well-known puppet, trapped in the palace, and everything is decided by Quangai Suwen, Xiao Wang is actually very happy, but ...... Before your king's division broke the city, Xiao Wang also tried his best to buy the soldiers guarding the door, but no one was willing to listen to Xiao Wang's dispatch......"
Li Su frowned, interrupted Gao Zang, and his face was a little cold: "I'm afraid what the lord of the country said is not true, right?" I know that you are only submissive in front of Quangai Suwen on the surface, but in fact, you are secretly ambitious in your heart, and you have the ambition to replace it, and you have been secretly planning and preparing for many years, and now there should be people loyal to you in the Goguryeo court and the army, and I even know that you must have a perfect layout and specific plan, Quangai Suwen led an army of 150,000 troops in the area of Liaodong and Daxingcheng, and the capital Pyongyang was empty, and you were ready to start an incident in Pyongyang, but you didn't expect that our Datang would fight Pyongyang, and your plan ......"
Li Su stared at Gao Zang's panicked face, and sneered: "His Royal Highness the Lord of the Kingdom said that you have no real power, this is too insincere, not to mention anything else, it is still possible to find a few people to secretly open the city gate at night, right?" You refuse to open the door for us, because you are afraid that the front door will drive away the wolf, and the back door will welcome the tiger, and you are also afraid that after we leave, the rumor will reach the ears of Quangai Suwen, and he will not let you go, right? ”
Gao Zang heard it in a cold sweat, and his face gradually turned pale.
Li Su sighed: "Since the lord of the country has doubts, why should he recommend himself to us in advance? He wants to please us, but he is afraid of offending Quan Gai Suwen, he wants to get benefits from it, but he is unwilling to contribute to us, my lord, how can there be so many good things in the world? Even ordinary farmers know the truth that only when you work first can you reap the rewards, don't you know? In fact, as long as you send someone to tell us, honestly admit that you have been cowardly, or worry about attracting wolves into the house and being criticized, we will not blame you, and after the city is broken, we will still treat you like a guest, and entertain you with good food and drink. ”
Gao Zang trembled all over, and after a long time, he lowered his head and sighed: "Li Xiangong saw through Xiao Wang's mind at a glance, Xiao Wang was convinced, and his husband could not say anything." ”
Li Su looked at him, suddenly sneered, and said, "The current situation is actually the most in line with the wishes of the lord of the country, right?" You see, the city of Pyongyang was forcibly broken by our Tang Dynasty royal division, and the palace was also broken into by us, and you, the lord of Goguryeo, were escorted to the Shuai tent by our soldiers in full view of everyone, and everyone saw it, this matter has nothing to do with you, even if Quan Gai Suwen comes back in the future, he will not blame you, but will appease you, so until now you are still acting, not for me and the general, but for outsiders, so that everyone knows that you are actually a passive or even forced role, so, You will avoid standing under the dangerous wall, and after we leave, you will be able to calmly deal with Quangai Suwen, right? ”
Saying that, Li Su sighed softly: "Borrowing a knife to kill people, taking advantage of the chaos to make profits, the lord of the country is calculating, it is said that we also treat us as chess pieces in your hands, you must think that after we break the city, we will kill all the minions of Quangai Suwen, Quangai Suwen led an army of 150,000 people, but when he returned to the court, he found that the court had been killed by us, and you, who had buried the foreshadowing for many years, can show your grandeur, whether it is in the DPRK or in the army, your chess pieces will take advantage of the situation and launch a mutiny, right?" ”
"Lord of the country, in terms of playing with power and strategy, our Central Plains Dynasty was your ancestor more than a thousand years ago, and it is not ridiculous for the class to get an axe."
Gao Zang's eyes widened in fright, looking at Li Su in fear, and after a long time, he saw his expression slowly change, from panic to horror, and finally slowly regained his composure, and finally suddenly laughed.
Li Su watched Gao Zang's expression change with interest, and also laughed with him, Li Ji watched coldly, and a murderous aura suddenly burst out in his eyes.
The smile on Gao Zang's face became deeper and deeper, but his eyes became more and more gloomy, and his smiling face gradually became more and more hideous, like a beast that had been suddenly torn off its disguise, completely revealing its true face.
Strictly speaking, what Gaozang did was actually what Li Ji and Li Su originally wanted to do, Goguryeo's court was a mess, and Li Shimin didn't want to see a Goguryeo court with one heart, so the lord Gaozang played a little trickery and conspiracy to try to overthrow Quangai Suwen, which was naturally pleasing to the Tang Dynasty, anyway, it was best to mess up, the more chaotic the better, no matter who wins or loses in this life-and-death battle, what is weakened is the national capital of Goguryeo, which is beneficial and harmless to the Tang Dynasty.
Long before entering Pyongyang City, Li Su told Gao Lingzhen his intentions, and he also hoped that Gao Zang would succeed in the uprising and push the damn Quan Gai Suwen down, and even took the initiative to offer help to Gao Zang, help him kill Quan Gai Suwen's anti-party minions, and help him stabilize the situation in Pyongyang, and the reason why Gao Zang did not open the city gate to the Tang Army was also to successfully overthrow Quan Gai Suwen on the premise of ensuring his own life.
Speaking of which, both sides have different paths to the same end, but Li Ji's face in the handsome tent has changed.
Because in Li Ji's values, Gao Zang's move must not be classified into the category of "different paths to the same end", and it is more appropriate to summarize it with "hidden evil intentions", and what is hidden is evil intentions for Tang Jun.
Before the two sides met, Gao Zang regarded Tang Jun as a pawn in his hand, and made up his mind to use Tang Jun to clear the obstacles on the road for him, first deceived Tang Jun, saying that he was willing to gain the trust of Tang Jun for Tang Jun's internal response, but at the last moment he temporarily repented, Tang Jun worked hard and sacrificed to forcibly attack the city gate, Gao Zang pretended to be an innocent after being captured, so that all the people in the city who saw him believed that he was a passive victim, and even after being escorted into the handsome tent, he also tried to use his acting skills to deceive Li Ji and Li Su, Let them take the initiative to kill Quan Gai Suwen's rebels for him, these things were done, and he did not participate in them from beginning to end, but he became the biggest beneficiary.
The calculation is very shrewd, if it were someone else, Gao Zang cried in the handsome tent and complained about his weakness, maybe he would have believed it, but unfortunately he met Li Su, the demon, and ruthlessly tore off all his disguises and calculations.
Li Ji was furious, although Gao Zang's actions were not much different from Li Su's layout, but Gao Zang's intentions were too bad, Li Ji couldn't tolerate others to use him as a fool, especially the lord of a hostile country treated him as a fool, he was particularly angry when he thought about it, and a strong murderous intent surged in Li Ji's chest.
Li Ji suddenly raised his voice and shouted: "Someone! ”
Four guards entered the account.
Li Ji pointed at Gao Zang and shouted: "Push it out, cut it!" The head is suspended above the palace gate. ”
The four guards took the order and grabbed Takazo's collar.
"Uncle, wait." Li Su suddenly stopped Li Ji.
Li Ji looked at him dissatisfied, and said in a deep voice: "If you don't get rid of such people who have hidden evil intentions, will you keep him to continue to calculate us?" ”
Li Su smiled: "Before this moment, this lord of the country may have been killed, but since this layer of window paper has been pierced, the situation is different, the lord of the country is a smart person, he knows what to do next......"
Bending down slightly, Li Su looked at Gao Zang at eye level, and looked at him with a smile: "Your Royal Highness, are you a smart person?" ”
Gao Zang's expression was still calm, and it was strange that he could still laugh at this moment, not only laughing, but also laughing sincerely.
"Of course Xiao Wang is a smart person, and he is a smart person who knows the current affairs, this kind of person should not be too short-lived."
Li Su looked at him with more and more appreciation: "Then do you know what to do next?" ”
"I know, I will take you to the whole city and kill the rebels of Quangai Suwen." Takazo said happily.
Li Su showed a look of regret: "In this way, how can Quangai Suwen spare you after he comes back?" ”
Gao Zang said resolutely: "Start it in advance, if it doesn't work out, Xiao Wang will go far away from the Tang Dynasty, please ask His Majesty the Heavenly Khan to protect me." ”
Li Su nodded: "Very good, I will transfer a thousand soldiers and horses to you, Your Royal Highness, please start your performance." ”
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Gao Zang's performance began, of course, by the Tang Army.
Li Su's logic is very simple, since you want to borrow a knife to kill people, and you don't want to be discovered by Quangai Suwen, then force you to appear in the city of Pyongyang, let everyone see that you lead the way for the Tang army, kill the rebels in the city, and simply block all your retreats, from now on, Gaozang has only two ways to go, one is to successfully overthrow Quangai Suwen and replace him, and the other is to flee in defeat and flee back to the Tang Dynasty to ask for the protection of the Heavenly Khan, both want to steal things and don't want to be beaten, how can there be so many good things in the world?
With a steel knife and a neck, Gao Zang had to take the Tang army to the whole city, like a traitor translator who led the way to the countryside for the devil, leading the Tang army to break open the door of a courtier.
The day after the city of Pyongyang was breached by the Tang army, the city was still full of blood, compared with the indiscriminate massacre on the night of the city, the Tang army's massacre on the second day had a precise target, and the targets of the sword became the ministers of the Goguryeo court.
Quangai Suwen has been in charge of the government for many years, and the whole of the court and the central government are basically Quangai Suwen's henchmen, and Pyongyang is the capital, and the henchmen are naturally gathered in the capital, with Gaozang's guidance, the Tang army effortlessly wiped out the henchmen of Quangai Suwen, the crying in Pyongyang shook the sky, and the streets and alleys were filled with a strong smell of blood, which did not disperse for a long time, and the corpses were carried out from the mansions of various magnates, piled up on the plains outside the city, and finally almost piled up into a mountain of corpses that were flush with the city wall, which was shocking and terrifying.
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Li Su did not participate in the massacre, although he was a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, and it seemed natural to slaughter the subjects of the enemy country, but Li Su still couldn't bear to see it, although it was a little hypocritical, but Li Su had a bit of benevolence in his heart after all, and he couldn't see that bloody scene like a hellish Shura field, and he was afraid that it would become a nightmare for his life.
For a whole day, Li Su hid in his camp tent and did not take a step, even the food was brought in by Fang Lao Wu, when the Tang army slaughtered all sides in the city, Li Su slept in the camp tent in addition to eating, or sat on the soft couch in a daze.
It wasn't until the end that Gao Lingzhen broke into his handsome tent and summoned him back to God.
Gao Lingzhen really broke in, the guards at the door failed to stop her, not that they didn't dare to do anything to her, but they had scruples, after all, they were princesses of a country, and the most important thing was that this princess seemed to have something between her grandfather and her own father-in-law, and the tribes didn't know what Li Su thought, in case Grandpa Li also fell in love with this princess and took her in, wouldn't she be their housewife in the future...... One? With this concern, the subordinates hesitated for a long time, but they still didn't dare to stop her, and in the end, Fang Lao Wu was not at ease, afraid that Gao Lingzhen would be unfavorable to Li Su, so he followed her into the camp tent and stood behind her carefully.
Gao Lingzhen was very angry, and her lungs were about to explode, because the scumbag in front of her had deceived her.
"Li County's public hall bearded man, why did he deceive and coax me as a weak woman? If you don't enter the palace, your subordinates will attack the palace in a blink of an eye, slaughter the palace guards, and humiliate my father, is this your promise to me? ”
Li Su was stunned for a moment, and then turned his head a little weakly: "...... I did promise you, but the general was difficult to restrain me, so at first I only rubbed outside, but then I was impulsive and couldn't help but go in......"
Seeing that Gao Lingzhen was so angry that he immediately exploded on the spot, Li Su hurriedly comforted: "...... Don't worry, even if we go in, we are measured, and to be honest with you, in fact, we are only half inside, and half of us are still outside...... "nt."
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