Why is Li Chengqian so nervous? What exactly happens in the palace?

Su Mei and the four daughters were puzzled, and then they simply didn't want to do it, just do what he asked.

And Li Chengqian returned to his previous busy state again after explaining that the four girls should be careful, running in and out of the palace every day, and on the surface it seemed to be no different from before.

But the Liaodong Legion and the Western Regions Legion, which were thousands of miles away, each had different moves.

The marching speed of the Liaodong Army accelerated sharply from the previous 30 li per day to 60 li per day, and the Goguryeo and Baekje captives trekked between the white mountains and black waters with great difficulty, even though there were countless war horses.

Hunger, cold, and exhaustion threatened the lives of the captives all the time, and every day the captives died tragically, but no matter how much they protested, the pace of the march continued to increase.

The hatred between the Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo has been carved into the bones, and no one cares whether these captives live or die, if it were not for the need for them to build a railway, these people would most likely be slaughtered halfway through.

Therefore, when the Liaodong Army entered the territory of Youzhou, the survivors of these captives were less than three-quarters of what they set out for. That is to say, on the road from the former Goguryeo puppet Chang'an to Youzhou, nearly 50,000 to 60,000 prisoners did not survive and fell in the continuous high-intensity march.

"Daozong, why are there so few prisoners? Isn't that nearly 300,000 people? Outside Youzhou City, Li Ji led the team to meet with Li Daozong and them, and asked suspiciously.

"I'm tired!" Li Daozong said angrily: "The broken place in Liaodong is simply not human, the land is not three feet flat, the sky is sunny for three days, and now is the time to thaw, if it is not for the complete extermination of Goguryeo, Lao Tzu will not withdraw his troops at this time."

Li Daozong's words may be exaggerated, but the last paragraph does not lie.

Friends who live in the north know that because of the climate in the Northeast, the snow will not melt all winter. In the spring season, a large amount of snow begins to melt at the same time.

In ancient times, there were no modern drainage facilities, and there was nowhere to discharge the snow after it melted a lot, and more than a foot of land below the surface was still frozen, and water could not penetrate through the surface into the ground.

So the whole of Liaodong is basically like a natural swimming pool, the snow all winter is the water in the pool, and then mixed with the thick soil on the surface, that kind of swampy terrain is simply a nightmare for marching.

A large part of the reason why the Former Sui failed several eastward expeditions to Goguryeo was also because of the geographical situation of Liaodong.

Li Ji didn't have been to Liaodong, and when he heard this, he chatted a few words with Li Daozong, and then asked: "Daozong, why are you in such a hurry?" These captives are all money, and it is a trouble to die too much. ”

"It's not the request of the young master in the East Palace, otherwise you would like this for me." Li Daozong complained: "That young master is now the God of Wealth, who provokes others." ”

Li Ji rubbed his chin with one hand, leaned over and asked, "Brother Daozong, what new news does he have?" ”

"New news of, Lao Tzu is not doing this to create opportunities for you." Li Daozong glared at Li Ji viciously, and said angrily,

"Create a chance for me?" Li Ji paused, looked at Li Daozong suspiciously, and didn't appreciate it: "I said Daozong, don't bluff me, we were supposed to hand over in Da'an City, but now we met in Youzhou, this matter is your responsibility, right?" ”

Military law is ruthless, and military orders are like mountains!

This is true not only in modern times, but also in ancient times.

Since it was decided to meet in Da'an City at the beginning, then it must be in Da'an City, and now the Liaodong Army led by Li Daozong has appeared in Youzhou, which seems to be unreasonable, and Li Ji's words of criticism are not out of nowhere.

As a result, Li Daozong just pouted disdainfully: "Lao Tzu has just said that all this is to create opportunities for you, and Lao Tzu doesn't believe that you haven't received the news of handing over defense in Youzhou, so don't lie to Lao Tzu, otherwise don't blame Lao Tzu for turning his face." ”

Li Ji's temptation was not embarrassed to be seen through by Li Daozong, and he waved his hand nonchalantly and said with a smile: "Brother Daozong, don't be angry, it's just a little joke." But what exactly do you mean by the opportunity you just said, can you explain a thing or two for the younger brother? ”

Li Daozong smiled, not pretentious, and pouted towards the east: "Do you think those Goguryeo people will use their brains after the Liaodong Army leaves?" Will it take advantage of the emptiness of Liaodong's defense to organize a few rebellions? ”

This question does not need to be answered by Li Ji, as long as it is a person, he knows that those Goguryeo people who have died in the country will definitely not be reconciled, and they will inevitably cause trouble when the defense of Liaodong is empty.

The smile on Li Ji's face gradually retracted, staring at Li Daozong silently, and only after a while did he ask, "Whose idea was this?" Who is the author of such a poisonous plan to kill everything? ”

Li Daozong squeezed his eyes like an old naughty boy: "You Xu Maogong prides himself on being smart, why don't you guess." ”

Li Ji's real name is Xu Shiji, the word Mao Gong (later abbreviated as Mao Gong), Wu De was given the surname Li by Li Yuan in the second year, and later Li Er succeeded to the throne to avoid the word "Shi" in the name, and it became Li Ji, so there was nothing wrong with Li Daozong calling him Xu Mao Gong.

"It can't be that master, right?" Li Ji's eyes narrowed slightly, pointing in the direction of Chang'an, and made a self-confessed bold speculation.

And in the end, what he got was a mysterious smile from Li Daozong.

"Hiss......" Looking at the smile on Li Daozong's face, Li Ji gasped and stared at his squinted eyes in surprise: "Is it really?" ”

Li Daozong didn't pretend to be mysterious this time, sighed and said, "Who else is there besides that little master?" When it comes to calculations, there are very few people who can come up with it, and even fewer people can come up with such poisonous schemes, so there is no one else except him. ”

"But I can't figure out how that kid's brain grows. Such a simple thing, why didn't we old guys think of it, but he was a hairy boy ......" Li Daozong stopped halfway through his words, smacked his lips and shook his head and sighed again.

In the eyes of ordinary people, Goguryeo and Baekje have been destroyed, and the rest of the matter only needs to send people to govern the place, but it is said that those who want to resist can only be left for later and deal with it slowly.

However, Li Chengqian did the opposite, directly creating an opportunity for those who wanted to restore the country, so that all the dangerous elements lurking in the shadows were exposed at one time.

In this way, Li Ji and the others may encounter some troubles when they enter Liaodong, but as long as these troubles are dealt with, then the resistance forces on the entire peninsula will be weakened to an extremely weak level.

Simple, direct, and rude, this is exactly Li Chengqian's usual way of doing things, Li Ji quietly listened to Li Daozong's words, fell into a long silence, and did not slowly say until it was getting dark outside: "This time I am afraid that there will be another bloody storm, and there will be another batch of unjust souls underground." ”

Li Daozong was a little ashamed of Li Ji's behavior of being cheap and behaved, so he glanced at him and said: "Don't come to this set, when did your British Duke start to be compassionate and compassionate?" If you don't want this credit for quelling the rebellion, it's a big deal that the old man will go to the court, turn around and kill him, and clear the way for you. ”

Li Ji shook his head, not caring about Li Daozong's threat: "I'm not compassionate, it's just that the current Liaodong army is empty, if someone rebels, it will inevitably coerce many good people, can we kill all of them regardless of it?" ”

"Whether to kill or not to kill is your business, the kid in the East Palace just put forward a plan, and how to implement it lies with you, the Grand Governor, and it has nothing to do with so." Li Daozong also knew that what he said about killing a horse gun was just a joke, and when he saw that Li Ji was not fooled, he simply stopped mentioning it.

It's just that Li Ji also has his own considerations, and before he set off, he discussed the situation in Liaodong with Liu Hongji, and also discussed the countermeasures.

But now Li Chengqian has made a move, which obviously disrupts his plan and makes him feel like he is punching in the air, so although the plan is very good, he, a veteran of the killing field, is not willing to carry it out.

And Li Daozong heard the truth from his words, and began to clear himself in his words, in case Li Ji did not implement Li Chengqian's plan, he, the general manager of Liaodong Province, would not be responsible.

(End of chapter)