It all started twenty days before Lu Xuan's death.

Just after Zheng Menglong landed on the south bank of the Taedong River, the Goryeo people on the south bank fled to Pyongyang City in order to take refuge. However, what they did not expect was that the gates of Pyongyang City were closed, and these people were denied entry. So a tragicomedy was staged up and down the city walls, and the cries of the people under the city shook the earth, and the soldiers in the city were forced to open the city gates because they were forced to do so. Eventually, these people had to flee to the south, and a large number of the elderly, women, and children fell on the long road.

The reason why it turned into such a tragedy is, in the final analysis, just because of one person's selfish desires. That is the Prime Minister of Goryeo, Ah Ulji. In order to establish his authority, Ah Ulji controlled the top and bottom of Pyongyang City, and no news against him could reach the ears of King Choi Wendeok. On this point alone, Ah Yi Chi is definitely a success—for the past few years, Choi Wende has been completely cut off from the outside world, and he knows nothing about the predicament of the Goryeo Kingdom, and he indulges in wine every day. Cui Wende was not such a king originally, but he got the news that after Chang Miao's death, the Tuchi army started a war with the Silk Country, and the Silk Army was no longer able to launch a large-scale military operation against Goryeo, but he was unwilling to admit defeat, so the border areas between the two countries often broke out in skirmishes, during which although the old general Li Chenghui unfortunately died on the battlefield, the overall situation is gradually improving, the people are gradually recovering agricultural production, and the country is slowly moving on the right track. As long as this situation continues, the Silk Country will eventually be forced to accept a peace agreement, and Goryeo will return to the Silk Country as a tribute, and then the page will be turned completely.

If this is not a lie made up by Ah Yizhi, then Cui Wende can certainly hide in the harem with peace of mind. However, although Cui Wende has many faults, he is not a completely useless king, so why can't he see that there are many unreasonable parts in Ah Yizhi's lie? Historians who tend to favor Choe Moon-deok at this point believe that it was because Ayiji had complete control of Pyongyang. Even if Cui Wende was interested in getting the truth from the other ministers, the rhetoric he obtained was exactly the same as that of Ah Yizhi, and all those who might have a different voice were squeezed out of the capital by Ah Yizhi. Therefore, in the case of multiple parties jointly confirming the same thing, Cui Wende can only believe that this is indeed the truth; Other historians believe that this is only one reason, and the other main reason is that Cui Wende himself is willing to believe that these lies are true. Throughout Cui Wende's life, going to war with the Silk Country was the most daring and stupid decision he ever made. The experience of successfully defeating the Wa Kingdom stimulated excessive self-aggrandizement, which, combined with the facilitation of Ayiji, contributed to this mistake. Choi's doubts about this mistake, or whether the decision was wrong, reached its peak at the moment when Chang Miao nearly captured Pyongyang. Although the catastrophe was miraculously contained by Lee's personal actions, it had a huge impact on Choi's self-confidence. The idea that Goryeo could not win the war was established in his heart. Faced with such a terrible mistake he had made, and even a mistake that might have ruined all the hard work of the first half of his life, Cui Wende flinched. He instinctively did not want to meet the ministers who had opposed the war against the Silk Country, fearing that he would be reprimanded by them. Self-condemnation makes it very difficult to deal with them. On the contrary, Ah Yizhi, who supported him, won his trust because of this, and Ah Yizhi invisibly became Cui Wende's shield, using him to block those ministers who did not want to see, so the ministers resented Ah Yizhi instead of himself.

Regardless of which of the two inferences is closer to the truth, this is how the situation in Pyongyang City was established. The spiritual siege of Pyongyang had begun years before the Silk Army, and now he would certainly not allow the people who might break his lies to enter the city, as if they had come to relieve the reinforcements besieged by Pyongyang. Of course, you have to block it out.

But even Ah Yizhi himself understands that his lies are on the verge of collapse. The earth-shattering cries of the people could be heard even by the deaf. Even the king, who was in the inner courtyard of the palace, could not have heard it completely. Then he will have to face His Majesty's questioning.

A Yizhi, who was born as a military general, was not a fool, and he clearly analyzed Lu Xuan's tactics and the goal of the Silk Country from the report on the situation of the enemy and the enemy. In his opinion, in the face of the current situation, Lu Hyun should retreat to Pyongyang City and hold on, and then he can logically accuse Lu Hyun of being unfavorable to the war, and then regain the military power of Goryeo. With the walls of Pyongyang City. As well as Lu Xuan's previous attrition of the army of the country of silk, the army of the country of silk should not be able to stay under the city of Pyongyang for a long time. The Turks would not ignore the tempting situation caused by the long expedition, and the food shortage caused by the expedition would save the city of Pyongyang at the last moment. Once the operation is successful. Then he will be the hero who saved Goryeo, and at the same time become the only minister in Goryeo to hold military power and power.

But things always turned out as if he couldn't get along with Ah Yizhi, and what he was expecting never happened. Lu Xuan turned a blind eye to Zheng Menglong's troops who landed on the south bank of the Datong River, and fought desperately on the north bank of the Datong River and the country of silk. Ah Yizhi's wishful thinking fell through again, and at this time, King Cui Wende's summons had also arrived.

In the face of Cui Wende's inquiry about the battle situation, Ah Yizhi told a bigger lie, a lie that he didn't even believe in himself - Lu Xuan defected to the enemy!

This may be a helpless move on the part of Ah Ulji, under the lie he fabricated about a peaceful and prosperous world, why did the army of the country of silk reach the foot of Pyongyang overnight? It's a lie that can't be rounded no matter how it is. But if it was because of the rebellion of Goryeo Marshal Lu Xuan to join the enemy, then it seems to have some reasonableness. First, he explained very well why the Goryeo army would be crushed, and secondly, it was a good excuse for Ah Yizhi to be caught off guard by this. The only question is the possibility of Lu Xuan's defection.

At the moment when Cui Wende was shocked by this fact, Ah Yizhi also turned his brain quickly, and before Cui Wende questioned it, a follow-up idea had been formed.

Due to the death of Li Chenghui, Lu Xuan lost the confidence to defeat the Silk Country, and he has been passively avoiding the war these days, trying not to confront the Silk Country army as much as possible (in fact, Gao Dingbian avoided head-on attrition with the Goryeo army, so this point is somewhat close to the truth). Since the beginning of autumn, the Silk Country has suddenly launched a large-scale invasion, which has exceeded everyone's expectations. But what is even more unexpected is that Lu Xuan was surrounded by the army of the Silk Country when he rescued Anzhou, and as a result, he lost confidence and surrendered to the Silk Country!

The Goryeo army, which had lost its commander, was thrown into disarray, so that the all-out defensive battle turned into sporadic resistance. The army of the country of silk drove straight in, and the news of the Goryeo front became a mess, so much so that on the eve of the people pouring into Pyongyang City, Aulji learned the truth. However, at this time, Ah Ulji could not confirm how many spies of the Silk Country were mixed in, so he ordered that they should not be allowed to enter the city of Pyongyang, and actively prepared to defend it.

Although Ah Yizhi's lies are outrageous, except for whether Lu Xuan himself will defect to the enemy, the others are still clear-cut, so Cui Wende also accepted this reality with suspicion. However, Choi Wende still questioned the possibility of holding Pyongyang City, to which Ah Eulji simply replied: "Wechen will do his best to live up to his mission, and if there is a need for His Majesty's divine power or holy judgment at that time, please ask Your Majesty to decide." ”

After walking out of the palace, Ah Yizhi let out a sigh of relief. The current crisis has been fooled for the time being, but what should be done in the future? Lu Xuan may fight to the death with the army of the Kingdom of Silk, but Ah Yizhi understands that this kind of battle is simply self-defeating, and his greatest achievement is only to consume more of the army of the Kingdom of Silk. Once the north bank of the Taedong River is lost, it is indeed unknown whether Pyongyang City will be able to hold on.

Ah Uiji glanced back at the Goryeo royal palace, and secretly made up his mind in his heart: no matter what, the owner of this palace must stay in the palace safely, even if he can't boost his morale as a king, at least it can be a good audience gift. (To be continued......)