Chapter 440: Anton Protector

After the surrender of Goryeo, when Li Shimin asked the ministers for their opinions on the disposition of this Goryeo homeland, Li Ji said: "The Goryeo royal family has become extinct, so it is better to follow the example of Gochang and set up prefectures in Goryeo, Liaodong, and set up the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate to oversee the affairs of Liaodong, Goryeo, Yeon, Silla, and Baekje." ”

Li Shimin listened to this suggestion and agreed with it in his heart, but he still asked the other ministers: "Do you have any other opinions?" ”

The ministers looked at each other and fell silent.

When Li Shimin saw this situation, he immediately made a decision and agreed with Li Ji's opinion.

On the eighth day of September in the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin issued a decree to set up Liaozhou and Buyeo Prefecture in Liaodong and Goryeo's hometown, and set up the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate in Pyongyang, and Zhang Yunwen temporarily took over the post of Andong Protector.

When Zhang Yunwen heard about this appointment, he was extremely reluctant. I thought that I had been away from my wife for more than half a year, and now that the war in Liaodong Goryeo was over, I was about to go home to accompany my wife and children, but I was appointed to this errand.

Therefore, after the appointment, Zhang Yunwen came to Li Shimin and asked Li Shimin not to take up the post of Anton Protector.

Li Shimin glanced at Zhang Yunwen twice and said with a smile: "Who should you be responsible for this position?" You first led the troops to attack Pyongyang, and then captured Yuan Gai Suwen alive, Goryeo was shocked, and the war achievements were impressive. ”

Hearing Li Shimin's reason, Zhang Yunwen immediately retorted: "Your Majesty, this person with great achievements in war is not only Weichen, why choose Weichen alone?" Besides, in addition to taking care of military affairs and training the army, Weichen can't handle the rest of the political and civil affairs well, so please ask Your Majesty to send another candidate! Speaking of this, Zhang Yunwen suddenly remembered Su Dingfang, his eldest brother had worked in the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, and he must have a lot of experience, if he was asked to be the Anton Metropolitan Protector, it would also be a good choice. Besides, isn't the so-called righteous brothers just having trouble together?

At the moment, he said: "Your Majesty, uh, I don't know how General Su Dingfang Su Lang led his troops to attack Xue Yantuo, how is it going?" ”

Li Shimin knew the meaning of the song when he heard the strings, and immediately understood the meaning of Zhang Yunwen's words, stretched out his hand, pointed at Zhang Yunwen and said with a smile: "You, you, do you want to put that Su Dingfang in the position of the protector of Anton, so that you can be free?" ”

Zhang Yunwen smiled embarrassedly: "Hehe, Your Majesty is really as wise as a torch, and the hole is like a candle, Weichen's little thoughts can't hide from Your Majesty!" Hmm, I wonder what Your Majesty wants? ”

Li Shimin pondered for a moment, bowed his head and said: "This Su Dingfang is a general, and he has served in the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate for several years, and when it comes to experience, he is indeed much better than you!" However, when it comes to prestige, this Su Dingfang is not as good as you! Besides, now he is just a fifth-grade general, and the position of the protector is a third-grade feudal official, and the official position is not enough! ”

Zhang Yunwen listened, but said with a smile: "What if Su Lang can make an amazing achievement this time?" ”

Li Shimin glanced at Zhang Yunwen in surprise: "What amazing feats, can he still destroy Xue Yantuo?" ”

Zhang Yunwen nodded: "When Brother Su was leaving, Weichen instructed him that if he had the opportunity, he would serve Xue Yantuo and move his herdsmen to Yingzhou. With Brother Su's ability, he will definitely succeed in one fell swoop! ”

When Li Shimin heard Zhang Yunwen's words, he couldn't help but be moved, and hurriedly asked Zhang Yunwen: "I said Yunwen, seeing that you are full of confidence, aren't you afraid of any accidents?" Do you have to know that Xue Yantuo's department has at least 40,000 available soldiers, and Su Dingfang leads 8,000 troops, even if it is a collection of soldiers and horses from Youzhou, it is only 15,000 people, and it is indisputable to defeat Xue Yantuo, but if Xue Yantuo is eliminated in one fell swoop, it will be a little difficult! ”

Zhang Yunwen listened to Li Shimin's analysis, and couldn't help but hesitate a little in his heart. Although he knew that Su Dingfang was a famous general, but with such a disadvantage in troops, could he complete the task of destroying Xue Yantuo?

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Yunwen suddenly smiled and said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, how about we make a bet?" ”

Li Shimin chuckled: "Oh, how does Yunwen want to bet?" ”

"If Su Lang will be able to destroy Xue Yantuo, then let him do the position of Anton's protector!"

"What if not?"

Zhang Yunwen immediately lowered his face: "Then Weichen will stay in Pyongyang for a few more months!" ”

When Li Shimin saw Zhang Yunwen's appearance, he couldn't help but let out a hearty laugh.

In the following days of waiting for news, Zhang Yunwen also had nothing to do, and spent his days in the artillery battalion, reconnaissance battalion, and gendarmerie battalion. Although it is a gangster, it is also urging the training of soldiers.

However, during the rest of the day, two scouts came with a man dressed as a Pyongyang citizen.

"What's going on?" Zhang Yunwen looked at the people of Pyongyang who had twinkling eyes and said.

A scout said: "Lord Hui, this person is looking outside the artillery barracks, and he has entered the warning area!" ”

"Oh?" Zhang Yunwen looked this person up and down, and suddenly became interested, this person should not be a spy sent by anyone! At that moment, he asked in Chinese, "Who are you?" People, why are you here? ”

The man immediately burst out with a large number of Goryeo words, speaking so quickly and so quickly that the crowd could barely hear what he was saying. Looking at his appearance, he doesn't seem to be able to speak Chinese.

Seeing this, Zhang Yunwen's brows furrowed slightly, but the next moment, he suddenly stretched out his foot and kicked on the man's lower abdomen. The kick was extremely powerful, kicking the man out of the distance. The two scouts standing to his right and left had no intention of reaching out to help him.

Suddenly received this kick, the man's lower abdomen was like being twisted by a knife, the pain was unbearable, and he unconsciously let out a "Ouch!" Then he put his hands on his stomach and knelt on the ground.

A playful smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Yunwen's mouth, and he slowly stepped forward: "Heh, isn't this 'ouch' very good!" Let me ask you, what did you do when you came to my artillery barracks? ”

The man looked up with a blank look on his face.

Seeing this, Zhang Yunwen shook his head: "Forget it, since you can't ask anything, then deal with it directly!" With that, he turned to the two scouts and said, "You two will deal with him!" Don't let anyone see it! Remember, in the future, anyone who dares to peep outside the artillery barracks will be dealt with according to this rule! ”

The two scouts saluted at the same time, "Wow! ”

After dealing with this matter, Zhang Yunwen's brows still did not loosen. Today, on the entire Korean Peninsula, only Baekje and Silla are left, and the Goryeo nobles have completely submitted to the means of Yi Semin. This spy must have been sent by one of the two nations. And Baekje is groveling to beg for mercy from Datang, asking Datang not to attack him, if he sends spies to spy and anger the Tang army, maybe Datang will go to attack Baekje. Then all that's left is Silla!

Hmph, just after the war, this Silla did this, which is really cold.

Although Zhang Yunwen is leisurely, he still has to attend the daily court meeting. Now that half of the Tang Dynasty's civil and military forces are in Pyongyang, the habit of holding court meetings continues.

On the second day after Jang Yoon-moon dealt with the spies, Jang Yoon-moon met with the Silla delegation when he attended the court meeting.

On the top of the main hall, although the Silla envoy was obedient, his request made Li Shimin very unhappy. First, Silla asked Yi Se-min to return the Silla state capital, which had been occupied by Goryeo, to Silla. Li Shimin still doesn't care about this requirement, after all, that land is indeed someone else's, and after the Tang Dynasty conquered Goryeo, this Silla also sent troops to capture those lands, and also occupied some state capitals that originally belonged to Goguryeo. As for these state capitals, Silla did not say a word.

Second, Silla asked the Tang Dynasty to send troops to punish Baekje. This request was rejected by Li Shimin on the spot. Li Shimin said: "Baekje has sincerely admitted his mistake, so I will not pursue it anymore!" If the lord of your family wants to take revenge, he can send troops, and I will not interfere! ”

When the Silla envoys heard this, they had no choice but to retreat and say no more. Silla's national strength is comparable to that of Baekje, and in the event of a war, I am afraid that both sides will lose.

In the end, the Silla envoy asked Lee Se-min to allow Silla to purchase several artillery pieces. As soon as this request was put forward, Zhang Yunwen came out and sneered: "This envoy, this artillery is a sharp weapon of my Tang Dynasty, how can it be easily sold to others?" Besides, the spies who don't know where they came from, snooping outside the artillery camp every day, have a bad heart! ”

The Silla envoy's face changed, and then he said calmly: "Those spies are too bold to dare to spy on the military strength of the Celestial Empire, they really damn it!" ”

Zhang Yunwen narrowed his eyes and smiled: "That's true!" This official also thinks like this, so he treats them without mercy, and when he sees one by one, he will also plan to smash five spy strongholds, killing a total of 213 spies, and the results are brilliant! ”

The face of the Silla envoy was immediately extremely ugly.

Li Shimin and the ministers had already received Zhang Yunwen's report, and now they couldn't help but laugh secretly when they saw that he actually said it in front of the Silla envoys.

After this verse, the Silla envoy did not ask for the purchase of artillery. And the spies who spied outside the artillery battalion were gone.

As the days passed, the ministers brought by Li Shimin were busy counting the population and land of Liaodong in Goryeo, dealing with the distribution of interests within Goryeo and reformulating the policy towards Silla and Baekje, and when these were over, Li Shimin and the ministers were about to lead the troops back to the Central Plains.

Zhang Yunwen saw that Li Shimin was about to leave Pyongyang, and he was also very anxious, thinking about what Su Dingfang was doing, why there was no news coming.