According to ancient traditions, those who are knighted are only heroes for themselves. Of course, there is another one, that is, to knight the enemy who was defeated by himself and surrendered on his own initiative. For example, some opponents who fought in the world back then, if they are defeated, they can continue to enjoy glory and wealth, which can be regarded as respecting them. In addition, when the territory was expanded, those foreign kings were also canonized with some titles, and then came to Chang'an to retire, so these were all rewards for the enemy. But these are for the living, and I have never heard of them for the dead. They are not relatives or relatives, so how can they posthumously seal the dead?

"Your Majesty, although this Yizhi Wende is the enemy of the Tang Dynasty, we should also respect him. And posthumously sealing him is also a sign of respect for him. It can also let all the people in the world see the benevolence of our Datang, and my Datang respects every opponent. In this way, it seems that we are a country of etiquette, so that the people of Goguryeo can know that our Tang Dynasty is a real civilization, not a barbaric beast like Goguryeo! Jingwen said.

Li Shimin nodded, obviously very satisfied. And of course, these were all negotiated in advance, and even the "lines" that Jingwen said were all said in advance. However, this was also Li Shimin's idea, and he wanted to posthumously seal this Eulji Wende, and then use it to break the morale of the Goguryeo people. After all, in order to curry favor with the Tang Dynasty, the Goguryeo side was able to kill the entire family of their heroes, and also dug up the bones of the dead heroes. But Datang respected them very much and chased them, which can be regarded as very benevolent. It can also be seen from this that the Central Plains Dynasty was actually very benevolent and righteous to Goguryeo, rather than trying to exterminate everything. In this way, the people of Goguryeo would resist less, and it would be much easier for the subsequent conquest and exploitation.

"I decree that the Goguryeo general Eulzhi Wende be canonized as the king of Shangzhu State and Liaodong County, and the bones of Eulzhi Wende will be buried again as the king of the county." Li Shimin said.

"The king of the county? Crowned king? Everyone was also puzzled.

And Jingwen immediately heard that Li Shimin's house was definitely full of bad water. Because Li Shimin canonized the Shangzhu State to Ezhi Wende, and the king of Liaodong County, it was actually the title given by the emperor Li Yuan to the king of Goguryeo, Gao Jianwu. Generally speaking, the Central Plains Dynasty also gave some rewards to the kings of those subject countries. It is also generally the title of the king of the county. Of course, this does not mean that the Central Plains Dynasty can directly interfere in their affairs, this is also an attitude, which is a gift from the Central Plains Dynasty.

But now Li Shimin actually gave Gao Jianwu's title to Yizhi Wende, which means that Gao Jianwu is belittled. Originally, Gao Jianwu was also a county king, but now Datang gave his title to Yizhi Wende, which means that in the eyes of Datang, Yizhi Wende is much more important than Gao Jianwu. And this is the canonization of the county king, and he was already a very popular minister in ancient times. In ancient times, ordinary foreign surnames were the highest, that is, they were canonized as princes, and there were absolutely few kings. Once crowned king, it means that he is definitely a powerful minister. And he is about to usurp the throne. And many of the kings of the opposite sex can't die well, either they usurp the throne or they are killed. Of course, there is another kind, that is, the title of king to a foreign king, which cannot be counted separately.

And now Li Shimin has given this Yizhi Wende the king, that is, he wants to disgust Gao Jianwu. And Li Shimin is not worried that Ezhi Wende can "live" and rebel. Plus the whole family of Echiwende. The entire immediate family was also killed by Gao Jianwu, which means that Li Shimin's reward for the title of the king of Liaodong County is just an honorary title, not something of practical significance. Because Echiwende has no descendants to inherit this title, there is actually no one to inherit this title. Then there is no fear that someone can be crowned king of the opposite sex. So who cares? Anyway, this is just an honorary title, which has no meaning, but it can be used to hit the hearts of the people of Goguryeo, so who doesn't use it!

"The emperor is wise!" Jingwen said immediately.

"The emperor is wise! The minister thought that if Yizhi Wende had a spirit in the sky. I will definitely regret what I did back then, and I will definitely take refuge in my Datang and be a loyal minister of my Datang. "yes. He made countless contributions to Goguryeo, but in the end, he ended up killing his whole family and was dug out of the grave, which is really embarrassing! "A monarch who treats his heroes like this has the face to continue to stay in the king's position. And I, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, can attach so much importance to the enemy, that is the real Ming Jun. ”……

A lot of sycophants came out again, obviously trying to pat the sycophants. However, Li Shimin also accepted it calmly, anyway, this reward for Eulji Wende was just to reflect Li Shimin's benevolence, and then let those Goguryeo people be disappointed in the Goguryeo king, and then they would be willing to accept the rule of the Tang Dynasty. If those who are die-hard loyal to the king of Goguryeo, it is to be reduced to slavery, and then let them fight each other. And Datang must maintain the balance between the two sides, so as to facilitate Datang to rule this land.

And if nothing else, the capital of Goguryeo, Pyongyang, will probably cause a panic. Because the king of Goguryeo, Gao Jianwu, not only killed his own meritorious family, but the enemy gave them posthumous titles, and he was also a knighthood at the level of a county king. Although no one can inherit this title, it is still a title. At that time, the people in Pyongyang will also lose their hearts, and maybe it will cause a rebellion of some ministers, which is the most wonderful. Therefore, Gao Jianwu is really going to be unlucky, so this is also a conspiracy of Jingwen, a conspiracy to attack the heart.

"Send the leaflet of my canonization to Guò Yu Arrow into Pyongyang City, let the people of Goguryeo see how their Goguryeo Xiang Gao Jianwu treats the heroes, and let them turn their hearts to our Tang Dynasty, this is the fundamental. If anyone wants to do things for that faint king, then don't blame me for being ruthless and reducing them to slaves. Li Shimin said.

"The emperor is sage, and the minister thinks that after the people of Goguryeo know this, they will definitely give up Gao Jianwu and be loyal to the emperor." "Yes! Your Majesty, Gao Jianwu is so mediocre, the people of Goguryeo will definitely be loyal to the emperor and will not have two hearts. When the time comes, the emperor can take over the territory of Goguryeo! ”

Li Shimin smiled knowingly, obviously very satisfied with the situation. (To be continued......)