Chapter 299: Peninsula Raiders
Gao Ming is not only good at pulling calves, but also good at forcibly selling cuteness, and the effect is not generally good, looking at the strange expressions on the faces of Li Shimin and the others, Gao Ming immediately knew that he had succeeded.
"Ahem...... That one...... I'm just going to liven up the atmosphere, hehe! ”
“……”
Li Shimin had long known that Gao Ming was a little out of tune in private, so he didn't feel strange about his behavior, but just shook his head helplessly.
"Gao Ming, I asked you to come today because I have something to ask you, you can sit down first!"
"Yes!"
Gao Ming was not polite, and after hearing Li Shimin's words, he sat down.
When Gao Ming sat down, Li Ji and Cheng Yanjin also sat down, and then Li Shimin opened his mouth again.
"Last month, Goguryeo and Baekje attacked Silla and had captured more than 40 cities, Silla is a subject country of our Tang Dynasty, so I sent an envoy to let Goguryeo retreat, but it was rejected by Yuangai Suwen."
Speaking of this, Li Shimin glanced at Gao Ming, but found that Gao Ming's face had not changed at all, and he immediately frowned.
"Gao Ming, are you listening to what I said?"
"Listening!"
As soon as Li Shimin's voice fell, Gao Ming nodded.
"I listened very carefully, but I didn't figure out what you were trying to say."
Hearing Gao Ming's answer, Li Shimin's brows suddenly furrowed even deeper.
"Yuangai Suwen is so rampant, he really doesn't take me in his eyes, and he doesn't take Datang in his eyes, I plan to recruit him!"
"Uh......"
Hearing Li Shimin say that he was going to conquer Goguryeo, Gao Ming was stunned for a moment.
"Are you serious?"
"Hmm!"
Seeing Li Shimin's serious nod, Gao Ming immediately scratched his head, and his face showed a trace of distress.
"Is this a historical necessity?"
In fact, according to historical records, Li Shimin did conquer Goguryeo in the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, but there are actually many objective reasons for this, because there are too many facts that happened in the seventeenth year of Zhenguan.
First of all, the death of Wei Zheng, then the rebellion of Li You, the king of Qi, and the crown prince Li Chengqian, and then the princess of Changle, Li Lizhi, also died of illness.
Since Gao Ming came to the Tang Dynasty, although Wei Zheng still died of illness, he stopped Li You's rebellion in time, and also eliminated the disaster of Jindan and saved the lives of Li Mingda and Li Lizhen.
From this point of view, Gao Ming also protected Li Shimin and did not let his heart be traumatized again.
In other words, Li Shimin did not need to rely on the conquest of Goguryeo to anesthetize himself, but why did he make the same choice as in history?
Thinking of this, Gao Ming's brows suddenly furrowed.
"Old man, to be honest, I don't have a good impression of Goguryeo, but I also don't have a good impression of Silla, in my eyes, they are all sticks, so I don't think they should be levied."
Hearing Gao Ming's explanation, before Gao Ming could speak, Li Ji suddenly stood up, and then hugged his fist towards Gao Ming.
"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Silla is a subject country of my Tang Dynasty, if we sit idly by, then who will really belong to us in the future? Therefore, Wechen felt that he should send troops to conquer Goguryeo! ”
As soon as Li Ji's voice fell, Cheng Yanjin also stood up.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, I Lao Cheng also thinks that what Mao Gong said is right, now my Tang Dynasty soldiers are strong and strong, and the treasury is also very full, enough to defeat Goguryeo."
Seeing the serious looks of the two, Gao Ming immediately laughed.
"Haha, don't get excited, two uncles, I didn't say no, I mean I can't fight now!"
Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin also became interested.
"Then tell me when you can fight!"
"When Goguryeo and Baekje annex Silla!"
Speaking of this, Gao Ming immediately grinned, revealing two rows of Bai Sensen's teeth.
"As the so-called praying mantis catches cicadas and yellow finches behind, after Goguryeo and Baekje annex Silla, while they have not recovered, we will annex them in one sentence and turn the peninsula into the land of our Tang Dynasty, once and for all!"
Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin's eyes suddenly showed a look of interest, but Li Ji frowned again.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, my Tang Dynasty is a benevolent and righteous state, and such an annexation of a subject country is really detrimental to the prestige of my Tang Dynasty, which is inappropriate!"
Li Shimin is also a person who cares about his reputation, so after hearing Li Ji's words, he immediately nodded.
"Mao Gong's words are indeed reasonable, and besides, this incident is all the fault of Yuan Gai Suwen, if it is annexed, I am afraid it will attract criticism."
Seeing that Li Shimin was shaken, Gao Ming immediately sighed.
"Alas...... Old man, you still claim to be the true dragon emperor, do you know what a dragon is? ”
"Huh?"
Hearing Gao Ming's sudden question, Li Shimin immediately frowned.
"Gao Ming, what do you mean by that?"
Seeing that Li Shimin seemed to be a little unhappy, Gao Ming immediately shook his head, and then stood up.
"The dragon has been the totem of my China since ancient times, so every generation of emperors claims to be the true dragon son of heaven, but since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed Confucianism, many people have ignored the nature of the dragon."
Speaking of this, Gao Ming slowly walked in front of Li Shimin, and then looked at him.
"The nature of a dragon is evil!"
As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, although Li Shimin's face did not change, his pupils instantly shrank, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Looking at Li Shimin's eyes, the corners of Gao Ming's mouth suddenly hooked up a smile, and then turned to look at Li Ji and Cheng Yanjin.
"The dragon is an ancient divine beast, it has great power, it can turn over rivers and seas, let floods flood the earth, and slaughter the common people at every turn, so the dragon is an evil god!"
Speaking of this, Gao Ming turned around again, and then looked at Li Shimin with a smile on his face.
"However, no matter how vicious the dragon is, it will not destroy its lair, and Datang is your lair, but Goguryeo and Silla are not, they can only be regarded as food for dragons at most."
Hearing Gao Ming compare himself to a dragon, a hint of joy suddenly flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, in order to make up his mind, Gao Ming was determined to add another fire.
"The reserves of gold and iron ore on the peninsula are very high, as long as I can swallow it, I Datang will not have to worry about the emptiness of the treasury for at least a hundred years, besides, old man, didn't you want to renovate the dormitory for a long time?"
As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, Li Shimin's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Are Goguryeo and Silla really that rich?"
"Hmm!"
Seeing that Li Shimin was tempted, Gao Ming immediately nodded.
"Very rich, not only their treasury, but mainly those gold and iron mines that have not yet been mined, those are the big ones, so as long as you can take the peninsula, let alone renovate your dormitory, even if you rebuild it a few times, it will be no problem!"
"Good!"
After listening to Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin immediately slapped his face.
"Then according to what Gao Ming said, after Goguryeo annexes Silla, we will intervene in the name of helping Silla restore the country, and when Silla and Baekje are defeated, we will raise a puppet to be the king of Silla, and the peninsula will be rightfully incorporated into the Tang Dynasty in the second year."
Li Shimin is worthy of being a veteran in the political arena, and he quickly came up with a proper solution, which not only benefited but also did not make his reputation too bad.
To put it bluntly, it is to finish the framing, and by the way, the archway is also covered.
But these Gao Ming didn't care, in his opinion, as long as he could swallow the peninsula, he would save himself from being disgusted by those sticks later.
In order to solve the problem thoroughly, Gao Ming also proposed a feasible solution.
"Hmm...... I think that after we annex the peninsula, we will encourage the people of our Datang Dynasty to move over, and then assimilate them, and we can promise that as long as we are willing to go, we can get 200 acres of land! ”
Hearing Gao Ming's words, not only Li Shimin, but even Li Ji and Cheng Yanjin also showed shocked looks.
"Two hundred acres?"
There is a reason why they are so shocked, because in Datang, only at the beginning, farmers can get 100 mu of land, and with the increase in population, the per capita cultivated land in Datang today is less than 100 mu.
Especially in places like Chang'an, many people only have three or four acres of arable land, and this is the result of the land reform carried out by Gao Ming, otherwise this land would not have fallen into the hands of the peasants.
Now Gao Ming said that whoever goes to the peninsula will be given 200 acres of land, which made Li Shimin immediately frown.
"Is there so much land on the peninsula?"
"Yes!"
As soon as Li Shimin's words fell, Gao Ming nodded.
"The land of the peninsula is more than 200,000 square kilometers, that is, 300 million acres of land!"
"300 million acres!"
Hearing Gao Ming's words, not only Li Shimin, but even Li Ji and Cheng Yanjin were wide-eyed.
"There are so many!"
Obviously, they didn't expect that there was so much land on the small peninsula, especially Cheng Yanjin, and he began to gear up.
"Your Majesty, when are we going to send troops to Yuangai Suwen?"
Cheng Yanjin is a military general, and the merit of a military general is to expand the territory, and now Gao Ming said that there are 300 million acres of land on the peninsula, which makes him a little unable to sit still.
And Li Ji's eyes were also beating with excitement, but he was calmer than Cheng Yanjin, and after hearing Gao Ming's words, he immediately asked.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that there are 300 million acres of land on the peninsula, is this true?"
"Of course!"
After receiving Gao Ming's affirmative reply, Li Ji immediately nodded, and then bowed to Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty, if you attack Goguryeo, please be sure to let Weichen lead the troops to the battle!"
If Gao Ming used gold and iron ore to impress Li Shimin before, then this time Li Ji was moved by the land of the peninsula, because no matter what, his essence is still a military general, and the essence of a military general is to protect the family and defend the country and expand the territory!
Seeing that Li Jidu had asked for battle, Li Shimin immediately burst out laughing.
"Hahahaha, okay, since even Mao Gong thinks this battle is feasible, then it is decided, Mao Gong, send scouts, and once you find out that Goguryeo has annexed Silla, you will report back immediately."
"Yes!"
After giving Li Ji's instructions, Li Shimin turned his head to look at Gao Ming again.
"Gao Ming, I have appointed you as the general of Tiance, once Goguryeo and Baekje annex Silla, you will lead the army to break through the peninsula in one fell swoop, so that the world will know that my Li family's tiger son, hahahahaha!"
"Uh......"
Looking at Li Shimin, who was laughing, Gao Ming was dumbfounded.
Admiral Tiance? What the heck?