The first snow of the first year of Guardian was a little earlier than in previous years......

The army that was preparing to attack Geumseong tomorrow and capture the royal capital of Silla before the snow fell, the army was already making preparations, and the heavy snow fell.

There are unpredictable circumstances in the sky, and this is also a helpless thing. Although he established himself as the Son of Heaven, it seems that the heavens did not favor him very much.

When the snow fell, it became more difficult for the cavalry to run, the mud after the snow melted would slow down the march, and the wet and cold weather would affect the morale of the soldiers.

Without enough speed, the cavalry's blitzkrieg could not be done, and when they reached Jincheng, they would face a fortified city with a large army.

The cavalry under his command is powerful, but as long as the Silla people do not go out of the city to fight a decisive battle, but only defend the city, then the army will not be able to capture the city in a short time. And the longer it drags on, the worse it will be for you.

In that case, the fate of these 50,000 undefeated divisions will be unpredictable.

The clouds were dense, the snowflakes were falling, and Li Jing stood in the snow, his body was already covered with snowflakes, but he didn't move.

Several ministers stood beside him, and they didn't dare to persuade him, and their bodies were also covered with snowflakes. The Son of Heaven was angry, and they could only accompany them, several of them were literati, and their bodies and bones could not be compared with Li Jing, they were all shivering with cold and snot, looking extremely embarrassed.

A group of scouts rushed from afar, their swords and guns covered with snowflakes, but the knights were in good spirits, and rushed straight into the barracks, and only stopped when they reached the tent.

Li Jing shook the thick snowflakes on his body, frowned and shouted, "Why are you so impatient? ”

"Your Majesty! The messenger of the King of Silla has arrived! A young general rolled off his horse and knelt on the ground.

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The situation developed beyond everyone's expectations.

Since the army crossed the Datong River and moved south, it has only advanced 100 miles on the 20th, although it has been steady and steady. However, the battle record cannot be said to be brilliant after all, but the news of the Tang army's large-scale southward march has already spread in Silla, and it has also reached the royal capital of King Silla, Jinseong.

A sudden heavy snowfall made Li Jing sigh that the sky was not blessed, but what he didn't expect was that the king of Silla actually took the initiative to admit it!

It turned out that Li Jing destroyed the Bohai Sea. It has already made the Silla monarchs and ministers frightened, and the Silla people think that their national strength is not as good as that of Bohae, and since Bohai has been destroyed, the Silla nobles are extremely afraid of Li Jing's army, and they can't afford to resist at all. The current resistance was not under the command of the king of Silla, but as soon as the news of the large army crossing the Taedong River and heading south reached Geumseong, the Silla monarchs and ministers made a decision after deliberation and sent envoys to meet them.

The messenger brought a petition from King Kim Phomin of Silla. In the document, the king of Silla recognized the legitimacy of the Gyadek Emperor, Yi Jing, begged the Gyadek Emperor for forgiveness, and expressed his willingness to withdraw all the lands of the former Goguryeo homeland, and to keep only the territory of Baekje and Silla, and to remain a vassal of the Guardian Emperor forever and never betray.

The envoy who brought the Silla king's handwritten documents was named Zhen Huairang, a minister who was highly valued by the king of Silla, and was also a great nobleman in Goguryeo's homeland. Please sin the message outside of the instrument. Zhen Huairang told Li Jing in detail, and after he sent the documents here, he talked about the situation in Jincheng in detail. said everything in detail, and in the end, he directly expressed his willingness to serve the Son of Guardian.

Zhen Huairang had most of the family's real estate in Goguryeo's hometown, that is, the territory that the King of Silla voluntarily gave up this time, and he chose to serve Li Jing this time, obviously wanting to keep his family property, and the King of Silla sent him. I'm afraid it's expected that he won't go back, which is actually a tacit understanding.

The nobles of Silla were powerful and fiercely fought with each other, and they were able to unite in the face of external enemies, but once they were gone, they would fall into internal strife. This is also one of the reasons why Silla's national strength is not comparable to that of Balhae. Zhen Huairang brought the accusation of the king of Silla, which was considered to be the way of the monarch and the minister, and he immediately expressed his willingness to serve the Son of Gyadow, in fact, there was also resentment against the king of Silla for giving up the hometown of Goguryeo, after all, most of his family wealth was here.

According to Zhen Huairang, at the same time as he went north, he had spread the edict of the king of Silla all over the old Goguryeo, and now a large number of cities in the south have been controlled by his family, and he and his family are sincerely to serve the Son of Guardian, hoping that the Son of Guardian will give him a chance to serve.

For Li Jing, this was a great surprise. The troubles caused by a heavy snowfall were swept away in an instant. Zhen Huairang also brought detailed atlases and household registration books as evidence, Li Jing looked at the map, and now half of Silla was easily obtained, and he was naturally extremely happy in his heart.

There were three original kingdoms on the peninsula, among which Goguryeo was the strongest and had the widest jurisdiction, after the destruction of Goguryeo, Silla first destroyed Baekje, and then began to encroach on Goguryeo's territory, but even when Silla was at its peak, the Tang Dynasty still controlled a large area between the Yalu River and the Datong River, and later the Bohai Sea arose, occupying a large area of land south of the Yalu River and north of the Datong River, and established the Nanhai Prefecture of the Bohai State here, and the Tang Dynasty still retained a corridor from Liaodong to the Datong River.

Whether it is Silla or Bohai, they dare not really anger the behemoth of Datang. It's not that they can't take these lands, but they don't dare to take them. When Goguryeo was strong, there were more than 2 million Dingkou, and it was still destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, which is the lesson. In the face of the behemoth of Datang, no matter who wants to expand the territory, they have to weigh it.

The land south of the Taedong River, the king of Silla only dared to really take over the land after Li Longji issued an edict in the 23rd year of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, and now as soon as Li Jing's army arrived, the king of Silla was busy spitting out this land, and even spit out the area he originally occupied, just praying to keep the hometown of Baekje and the original land of Silla.

"Why was the king of Silla so cowardly that he wrote a letter to ask for guilt without a fight?" Inside the handsome tent, Li Jing looked at Zhen Huairang and asked.

Zhen Huairang said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the king of Silla is old and frail, there are constant disputes in the royal capital, and the nobles in various parts of Silla are too powerful, although they are nominally a country, they actually don't listen to the orders of the king of Silla. The nobles of each family had ministers in the court, and they were inclined to each other, and this time they gave up a large area of territory, and they also forced the king of Silla, and the king of Silla was also forced to do so. In fact, with the meaning of Weichen, he originally wanted to fight. ”

"Oh?" Li Jing frowned.

"Your Majesty, the land of the Wechen family is in the area that has been abandoned this time, and those who forced the king of Silla to write this document have their property in the former Baekje and Silla hometowns, and they persecuted the king of Silla in this way in order to keep their own property. Weichen wants to fight, but also wants to keep his ancestral property. In fact, Weichen and those people are the same. Silla is now a strong minister and a weak lord, and it is a good time to attack. Zhen Huairang said in a deep voice.

This Silla nobleman is extremely fluent in Chang'an official dialect, looks like he is forty or fifty years old, has a calm temperament, and speaks very directly. Li Jing nodded, if the situation in Silla is like this, it will be easy to solve. Looking at the meaning of this Zhen Huairang, he was extremely resentful of the other nobles abandoning the land in the north, and also wanted the army to capture Silla, which was to be the leading party.

Having such a person to vote is a big help.

Zhen Huairang observed Li Jing's expression, coughed lightly, and said: "In the past, when Wang Shi came to Silla, no matter how much everyone had to fight, no matter how many battles they won or lost, they had to negotiate peace, but they never chose to give up so directly. This time, the nobles in the royal capital did not want to fight, because they heard that this time was very different from the past. ”

Li Jing raised his eyebrows and said, "What's the difference?" Let's talk about it. ”

Zhen Huairang said in a low voice: "Since the beginning of the former Sui Dynasty, the Central Plains has used troops in Liaodong, all of them regard themselves as benevolent and righteous teachers, and there has never been any killing, but since His Majesty was the chief general of Liaodong a few years ago, his style of acting was unexpected, Khitan and Baitou Xi almost killed His Majesty, and I heard that the same is true of the Murwei people, Your Majesty did not kill too many people in the Bohai Kingdom, but killed the royal family of the Bohai Kingdom. ”

"And since Your Majesty's army entered Silla this time, he slaughtered one city after another, and there was no one in the place where the army passed, and this behavior was completely different from the previous generals who conquered Silla. When the news reached Jincheng, everyone in the royal capital was terrified. ”

"Are you scared?" Li Jing said with a smile.

Zhen Huairang nodded vigorously: "I'm afraid!" How can you not be afraid! The people in the royal capital all said that if the Tang army was like this in the past, where would there be Silla! Weichen was especially afraid, so he fought with all his might, and those people were even more afraid, so they forced the king to give up a large piece of land. ”

Li Jing smiled: "You came to surrender to me, you are also afraid that I will continue to kill, right?" ”

Zhen Huairang nodded vigorously: "The people of Silla are also people who have been educated by the saints, not comparable to barbarians, Your Majesty herdsmen, the people of Silla will contribute taxes like the people of the Central Plains, and I hope that Your Majesty will pity the people and stop killing, and the ministers and the people will be grateful for Your Majesty's kindness!" ”

Li Jing looked at this Silla man with a serious face and said with a smile: "If I hadn't killed like this, would those nobles have relented?" ”

Zhen Huairang shook his head and said, "No, it must be a battle before making a plan." ”

Li Jing laughed and said: "Ma Renjie's words are really reasonable, foreign races are cheap bones, as long as you are ruthless enough, they will be afraid!" Ha ha! ”

"Your Majesty is mighty!" Several ministers cheered loudly, and their voices were extremely neat. Zhen Huairang turned his head to look at a few people, frowned slightly, and lowered his head again.

"Zhen Qing, can you guarantee that the people in these places will no longer resist the army?" Li Jing looked at the map and smiled.

"Your Majesty, Weichen can guarantee it, I just ask Your Majesty to take care of the people and stop killing." Zhen Huairang said in a low voice.

"Yes, I can promise you." Li Jing smiled and said, "Zhen Qing, I take you as the ambassador of Silla, you will take me to accept these places, those who do not resist the mandate of heaven, naturally do not use swords, if there are resistors, hehe, it will naturally be jade and stone, at that time, don't blame me for being ruthless!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhen Huairang breathed a sigh of relief and knelt down to thank him. In any case, the most important thing is to keep your family and your own property. (To be continued......)