Chapter 994: The Opportunity I've Been Waiting For
As Chen Fei expected, Li Ke wanted to rebel, but definitely not now. As early as a few years ago, he learned from Leng Yueqing that Li Ke was rebelling again, and after many years, he didn't make any moves, and it could be seen that he was a very patient person. After enduring so many years, it is not bad for the price of food for a while.
In the past ten days and half a month, under Chen Fei's control, the grain business has either run out of stock or increased the price, but Li Ke seems to treat it as if none of this has happened, on the surface, it is as if nothing has happened, calm and don't want it, eat what should be eaten, and drink what should be drunk.
Chen Fei saw Li Ke's calm appearance when he went to court every day, and guessed that he was gritting his teeth with hatred secretly and didn't know who was making trouble, so he couldn't help but want to laugh.
Of course, Li Ke had a headache about food every day when he went back, and he didn't have the heart to deal with Chen Fei. After all, now is not the time to rebel, and Chen Fei is far less important than food in his heart.
The seventeenth year of Zhenguan has passed so plainly, if you have to talk about some big events, it seems that Li Zhi was made the crown prince and can talk about it.
In addition, Chen Fei's Chen Ji firm is getting bigger and bigger, and the industry is also involved more and more, and there is gradually a trend across Asia and Europe. They're going to play big!
At the beginning of the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, Chen Ji's first large caravan set out from Chang'an City to the west, planning to cross the Silk Road and reach the westernmost part of the European continent. The purpose is not only to sell goods, but also to spread the culture and bring back the local culture of Europe. Paving the way for convincing His Majesty to open the Maritime Silk Road in the future.
Li Shimin was indeed a very enlightened emperor, but the Maritime Silk Road was by no means a trivial matter, especially in this era of underdeveloped navigation, to cross the sea to such a distant country, it sounds almost like a fantasy.
Let alone...... The devil knows whether those countries exist or not, and if you go out to sea and find that there are no exotic countries at all, wouldn't it be a bamboo basket for nothing? Labor and money are not pleasing on both sides? I can't say that his political stance was very dangerous at that time, and there were people in the court who wanted to take the opportunity to step on him.
Therefore, Chen Fei had to form a caravan by himself and set off to Europe, and only after bringing back the exotic customs there could he have a chance to convince those pedantic ministers in the court.
Pay for your dreams! He's rich anyway!
Chen Fei is working hard to realize his dream, but the Korean Peninsula to the east is fighting hard for his own turf.
In the late spring and early summer of this year, Goguryeo colluded with Baekje and launched a cold attack on Silla. Silla was unprepared and suffered a big loss, losing five cities in a row.
However, Silla is not a good stubble, while secretly filming envoys asking for help from the Tang Dynasty, while organizing troops to launch a counterattack.
However, in general, Silla's military strength was not as strong as that of Goguryeo and Baekje, and they were defeated and retreated until near the royal capital to block the attack. The war was deadlocked.
The guards of the royal capital resisted desperately, and the alliance between Goguryeo and Baekje could not be attacked for a while.
Moreover, the cities captured later were not yet stable, so the coalition forces also temporarily slowed down the pace of their offensive and surrounded the royal capital of Silla, intending to consume Silla. Once the king of Silla is defeated, then the complete destruction of Silla is not far away. Goguryeo's long-cherished wish for many years can finally come true!
The only thing worrying now is the attitude of their powerful neighbor, Datang.
Once the Tang Dynasty sent troops to rescue Silla, then Goguryeo and Baekje would definitely be unable to stop it, and might even put themselves in a dangerous predicament.
After learning that Silla had sent reinforcements to the Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo and Baekje were immediately anxious. Originally, the two countries wanted to surround the king of Silla and slowly consume him, so that they could minimize their losses, but who knew that Silla was so shameless, and from the beginning of the war, they went to call for foreign aid, counting the days, and the envoys of Silla were estimated to be about to arrive in Chang'an, which made them have to be anxious.
The Silla soldiers also resisted to the death, and with the determination of the country to be there, they fought fiercely with the two countries for a month, but they did not let the other side take it.
The queen of Silla requisitioned 50,000 troops from elsewhere, and managed to make the army make a gap to bring in grain and grass, making it clear that she would defend the royal capital.
Goguryeo and Baekje could only jump on their feet when they saw Silla like this, and they couldn't attack for a long time, they were also very anxious, but they were helpless. The three countries are at an impasse.
When the Korean Peninsula was in a stalemate, Li Shimin was already preparing grain and grass, mobilizing troops, and wanted to conquer Goguryeo and Baekje.
In the words of Cheng Biting Jin, this is called "free territory, if you don't fight for nothing, you won't fight!" ”
However, this is indeed a free place for Li Shimin, Goguryeo, Baekje is such a small projectile land, the total area is not as big as a Daozhou in the Tang Dynasty, and the pestle is making trouble under the nose of the Tang Dynasty every day, which makes Li Shimin very disturbed, and he wants to include them in the territory countless times.
It's a pity that the last time Silla came to ask for troops to attack, Datang was encountering several major battles, plus natural and man-made disasters, and the national strength was beyond its means, so it wasted such a good opportunity. Over the years, the national strength has been cultivated, enough to squander a few large-scale battles, but unfortunately there is no good excuse to send troops, so I have to endure this breath.
After all, it is a big country, and it pays attention to face, and it is necessary to occupy a "reason" for foreign soldiers, otherwise if you don't wait for the external vassal states to say anything, the ministers in your court may be the first to disagree.
Now that Goguryeo is fighting with Baekje and Silla, Lee Se-min is really happy and shouts: "Well fought!" Even if the Silla envoys did not come to ask for help, he would inevitably send troops, and he famously said, "Help your friends." ”
Silla is a friend of the Tang Dynasty. Once there is such a reason, who can say more? With the current military strength of the Tang Dynasty, isn't it like playing Goguryeo and Baekje?
So Li Shimin collected 50,000 soldiers and 30,000 people from Hebei Province, Henan Province, and Jiangnan Province, and went to the border to assemble. He also ordered Yi Tao to be the chief of the march, and Wei Chi Gong (finally his turn) to be the vanguard of the three armies, and led 10,000 soldiers from Chang'an City to escort thunderbolts, artillery, mines and other weapons to join the army, reinforce Silla, and be sure to capture Goguryeo and Baekje in one fell swoop.
The day after the order was issued, Li Tao and other generals rushed to the barracks to recruit soldiers and horses, and Chen Fei was also among the officers, but he did not go to the barracks that day, but entered the palace alone to face the saint, and what he said to Li Shimin will completely rewrite the history of the Korean Peninsula! ()
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