Chapter 1656: The Might of the Son of Heaven
Han Yi was also dumbfounded, he had calculated the beginning, but he didn't count the end, he never thought that Li Zhi would want to drive the expedition in person.
And Li Ji already has a psychological shadow on these four words.
A large part of the reason why the first attack on Goguryeo did not accomplish the strategic goal was that Li Shimin personally drove the expedition. At that time, Li Ji and Li Daozong all suggested bypassing the cities and directly attacking the core area of Goguryeo, in fact, this was the consistent tactic of the Tang Dynasty.
At that time, in order to take care of Li Shimin's safety, Changsun Wuji and others chose to seek stability and adopt a city-by-city strategy, although the raid may not be successful, but the strategy chosen by Changsun Wuji is the key reason for failure, because if you attack the city in this way, you will definitely have to fight until winter, and when winter comes, you will not be able to fight.
But the eldest grandson Wuji and they are concerned about Li Shimin's safety, this emperor is here, how can you take risks, of course, it is steady and steady.
At the end of the day, if Li Shimin had not been personally defeated, he would probably have been defeated, and he would not have dragged it out until now.
Now Li Zhi is going to drive the expedition again, this Li Zhi is not as good as Li Shimin in the war, and Li Zhi will definitely bring those civil officials by his side, once the civil officials participate in the war, it will be very terrifying, Li Ji can he not be afraid, this is really his own life.
"Your Majesty--- Your Majesty, you are a body of ten thousand gold, just Goguryeo, how can Your Majesty drive the expedition in person." Li Jidu is about to cry, don't make a mess, I was 100% sure, and you will at least reduce 50% when you come.
Li Zhi smiled and said: "Sikong, didn't you just say it, it is my father's will to destroy Goguryeo, and as a son of man, I will fulfill his unfulfilled wish for my father, why not." β
In fact, the reason why Li Zhi wants to drive the personal expedition is surprisingly consistent with Li Shimin, that is, he is greedy for this credit, Emperor Yang of Sui and Li Shimin are driving the personal expedition, but they have failed to complete this ultimate goal, if Li Zhi is driving the personal expedition at this time, he eliminated Goguryeo in one fell swoop, and this gap is reflected at once, and now Goguryeo is like a rickety broken house, which can no longer withstand the wind and rain, as long as he kicks him hard, it may fall, if he doesn't go, then it will become a pig.
Moreover, the Ming monarch in history, that is all civil and martial arts, and now Li Zhi in the governance of the country, has made quite a lot of achievements, since he took over the power, the national strength has been thriving, coupled with the arrival of Han Yi, the people are also rich in food and clothing, life is getting better day by day, only there is no military merit, this Gaozu, Taizong are heroes on horseback, as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, that must be both civil and military, the Tang Dynasty is also pursuing the general into the phase, Li Zhi of course also wants to show his eloquence.
He said it lightly, but Li Ji was anxious, and he was embarrassed to say that the failure last time was because your father did not listen to persuasion and wanted to drive the expedition in person.
Han Yi has already figured out why Li Zhi is in a hurry to drive the expedition in person, the more you persuade him, he will think that they look down on him, and he will definitely have to gamble on this breath and make trouble in the back, but he is afraid that there is no room for maneuver, so he said: "Your Majesty, it is too early to talk about this, and the minister thinks that the imperial court still has to focus on preparations, and the war is a logistical battle." β
Li Zhi made up his mind anyway, and he didn't plan to discuss it with them, I just wanted to drive the expedition in person, and said: "This preparation will be handed over to the two Aiqing to do, and I am completely relieved." β
Han Yi said: "Your Majesty, the matter of preparation is not so simple. β
Li Zhi sighed and said, "Tell me about it." β
Han Yi said: "Just Lu Shangshu They are really reasonable, now that the country is developing so well, it is indeed a bit inappropriate to suddenly make a big move, but fortunately, there is still some time for us to prepare, and the minister thinks that he can blow the wind among the people and arouse everyone's hatred for Goguryeo, only with one heart, then we will be invincible." β
Li Zhi nodded and said, "Qing is reasonable, this matter will be done by Qing." β
Engage in publicity, who can win Han Yi!
"Wechen obeys!" Han Yi saluted, and said: "There is also the matter of preparing to attack Goguryeo, which has to be concealed for the time being, oh, Your Majesty is announcing the restriction of slaves and maids, but don't mention Weichen!" β
Li Zhi suddenly became cautious and said, "Why is this? "If you don't mention this, I'm not alone.
Han Yi said: "If everyone knows that this is what the minister suggested to Your Majesty, then they will soon react, we are raising the value of foreign slaves and maids, they may choose to be angry because they hate the minister, and they are unwilling to take out the food, Your Majesty has to cooperate with the minister secretly." β
Li Zhi didn't sound like it, after all, this was something that offended people, and it wasn't what he wanted, it was planned by Han Yi, and I had to carry the pot. His style is to stay out of the matter as much as possible and use the battle of the courtiers to achieve his own goals, and this time Han Yi plans to stay out of the matter and let him be in front.
Han Yi secretly thought, I didn't help you carry the pot before, why should I carry it again and again. He added: "And this matter should be based on His Majesty's benevolence and righteousness, and it cannot be said that the court will sell it at a price." β
Li Zhi also heard some truth, he had decided this pot, but as long as he could destroy Goguryeo, he could actually say anything, nodded and said, "Okay, I promise you." β
After the discussion, out of the main hall, Li Ji grabbed Han Yi again, and said excitedly: "Why don't you object to Your Majesty's personal expedition, do you know that the last attack on Goguryeo was because of ......!" β
The old fox stopped talking halfway, but the meaning was already obvious.
Han Yi sighed: "Sikong, you can't persuade you, how can I persuade me, in my opinion, there is only one person who can stop Your Majesty in this matter." β
Li Ji hurriedly asked, "Who?" β
"Queen." Han Yi said: "When I have the opportunity to see the queen, I will inform the queen of this matter and let the queen persuade her, so let's not worry about it." β
Li Ji nodded slightly, it's really hard to persuade a courtier in this matter, you can't say, if you don't go to this battle, we can win, if you go, we may not win, isn't this a slap in the face of the Son of Heaven. And the queen and the emperor are husband and wife, and there are some things that courtiers can't say, but the queen can say that if the eldest grandson empress was still alive, Li Shimin would not necessarily be in charge. He also said: "Why didn't you discuss the matter of restricting slaves and maids with the old man in advance, even if the old man agrees to this matter, the rest of the generals may not agree, don't you want to make the old man embarrassed." β
This general is also a big slave and maidservant, and restricting slaves and maids will definitely hurt the interests of the military.
Han Yi smiled and said: "Sikong can rest assured, those generals will definitely support them with all their might, and they don't need to rely on His Majesty's face." β
Li Ji was surprised: "Why are you so sure? β
Han Yi said with a smile: "Sikong, you might as well think about it, restricting domestic slaves and maids, but not restricting foreign slaves and maids, who is most beneficial to this?" Of course, it's the general, but the first people to handle this captive are all generals, will they be short of slaves and maids? And the price of the captives is high, who is the most profitable, isn't it also a general, as long as Sikong analyzes this truth with them, I dare to guarantee that they will follow Sikong's example and pardon the slaves and maids in the family, today's pardon, in exchange for a huge amount of wealth, but also can stimulate morale. β
Li Ji was stunned for a while, for Han Yi's really admirable five-suit throwing, you are a little more sophisticated.
This insight into people's hearts, that is Han Yi's strength, and Han Yi's consistent policy is not to offend the military, at most it is their son, because the military of the Tang Dynasty is very powerful, and often does it in the main hall, Han Yi is most afraid of doing it, so under normal circumstances, he never provokes the military.
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This time is too late, coupled with the support of Han Yi and Li Ji, Li Zhi thinks that the time is ripe, and he will wait for a while if he doesn't fight at this time. According to Han Yi's planning, this matter has to be the fuse, and the slaves and maids should be restricted.
Therefore, Li Zhi directly announced this matter at the court meeting two days later, and set an example by restricting officials and maids, intending to return a group of officials and maids to goodness, and stipulating that all rewards related to slaves and maids should be abolished. In the past, why did the imperial court need slaves and maids, mainly because of exploitation, and another reason was that commerce was underdeveloped, the people did not have any goods, and the imperial court could only do it by itself.
Again, you want slaves and maids for exploitation, but also for them to produce for the imperial court, and the things they produce are used to fight wars, and they can be produced for several years before they can fight once, and the reduction of slaves and maids can be exchanged for the support of merchants for the war, reduce the treasury's expenditure on war, and once successful, they can do it again in the future, this account is very easy to calculate.
This also shows Li Zhi's resolute side, he is not indecisive in everything, in terms of military affairs, he is still very decisive, in history, during Li Zhi's reign, every time he sends troops, he is very firm, and he is more ruthless, he must defeat the other party, which is in the same vein as Li Shimin.
However, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were all shocked when they heard this, but there was no wind at all in advance, without warning, what is the situation?
Xu Jingzong immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, this matter must not be allowed!" β
He's gotten a lot of slaves back lately!
"Why not!"
Li Zhi slapped the table, Long Yan was furious, and pointed at Xu Jingzong.
Xu Jingzong was so frightened that he almost didn't lie down, this emperor ate gunpowder today. Li Zhi has never been so brave.
And the rest of the ministers were even more silent, trembling, they were already in the cup, the emperor suddenly became angry again, can he not be afraid.
Li Zhi walked to the table, swept his eyes, and said loudly: "Under this whole world, it is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister." Every baby born in this land should be my people, and it makes no sense why you should be a slave or maid. During the Zhenguan period, those ministers rebelled, and they relied on anything, aren't they the hundreds of slaves and maids in the family. These slaves and maids have no Son of Heaven in their hearts, no country, only their masters, I have long been dissatisfied with this, this is all the dross left over from the previous dynasty, and it should have been removed a long time ago. β
Li Ji immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty Shengming." β
Lu Chengqing, Xu Yushi and others also hurriedly stood up and expressed their support for the emperor's resolution. When the rest of the ministers heard the word "rebellion", they were so frightened that they sweated profusely, and hurriedly came out and shouted Your Majesty Shengming, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live, this Li Zhi combined the slave and maid with the rebellion, who would dare to oppose this.
Li Zhi looked at Xu Jingzong again and said, "Xu Shizhong, do you have any objections?" β
Xu Jingzong was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "The minister has no objection, Your Majesty is Shengming, Your Majesty is Shengming." β
He was scared stupid, not trying to die.
Li Zhi said again: "Where is the chief superintendent?" β
Cheng Chuliang was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly stood up and said, "The minister is here." β
Li Zhi said: "Regarding my Tang Dynasty's slave and maid law, I am very dissatisfied with many of its regulations, and this matter concerns the people of the world, I now order your civil security bureau to amend the slave and maid law." β
"Obey orders!"
But as soon as the words came out, he was stupid, the eldest grandson Yan was not here, how could this be corrected!
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