892, Goguryeo (I)
"Lin'er, why did you stand up with a big belly, don't you know that the due date is only a few days?" Jingwen hurriedly said to Cheng Lin.
Jingwen saw Cheng Lin standing up, which immediately made him very anxious. Because Cheng Lin's due date of pregnancy is these days, and she will give birth at any time in these days, Jingwen is also very nervous. After all, this child has a lot of expectations, because this is hoping to get a son, or the eldest son, so there must be no problems. If something goes wrong, I'm afraid it's going to be a big deal. And if something goes wrong at this time, it's not only children but also adults who are in great danger.
"Husband, I can't sit still, so I want to move!" Cheng Lin said.
It has now been a month since the last time the expedition to Goguryeo was discussed, and now the whole country is mobilizing, especially the recruitment of civilian husbands and the transfer of military officers. And Jingwen, the Minister of Military Affairs, has already booked it in advance, and the officers and soldiers below are also very enthusiastic about this expedition. Because this expedition is actually a national robbery, as long as those who go to participate in the battle can get the so-called war shares, and then they can also pay dividends. And fools know that the wealth gained by attacking a country can be said to be very enormous. Of course, this kind of accumulation in one country cannot be missing. Therefore, everyone is very excited about this robbery.
Of course, of course, it cannot be said that it is to rob, but to say what to take revenge and avenge the Chinese people. So this time, everyone's slogan of revenge was shouted loudly, obviously to erase Goguryeo from the map at any time. But what you think in your heart, this is a little unspeakable. After all, the whole country sent troops out to rob in the name of revenge, which is obviously not easy to say and does not conform to the traditional thinking of Confucianism.
And what Li Shimin wants is to create a great cause that surpasses the previous dynasty, and those who have a certain culture, they all have nationalism in their hearts, so they want revenge. And those officers want to be promoted. As for the ordinary soldiers, they also want to get war dividends, and the same is true for those people. Therefore, when everyone has different interests, they all point to the same goal, that is, to crush Goguryeo to death.
Now it is almost ready, because the army is drawn from the central army, and the people are all in charge of the magistrates. And thanks to Jingwen, almost every county now has people who specialize in serving in place of others, so it is okay to directly transfer this group of people, and there is no need for the local government to recruit people everywhere. And because of Jingwen's military reform, there is also the reform of the local tax system. So it has improved Datang's war mobilization ability a lot. In the past, it was impossible to complete these actions without more than half a year. But now it has been completed in about a month, which has to be said to have improved the country's war potential, and the butterfly effect brought by Jingwen has finally been reflected.
"Lord Jingwen, the emperor asked everyone to hurry up to Taiji Palace." A eunuch came over and said.
And Jingwen was a little anxious, after all, he still wanted to accompany his wife who was preparing to give birth here.
"Husband, it's better to focus on military affairs! Anyway, you're still in Chang'an, and you're not afraid of anything happening. Cheng Lin said.
"Alright then!" Jingwen said.
As Jing Wen walked, he asked the eunuch, "May I ask what happened this time." What did the emperor summon everyone for? ”
"What else can you do? Our Datang is preparing to go to Goguryeo, and Goguryeo has already received the news, so they hurriedly sent people to intercede. They are afraid of our Datang, so they want to ask our Datang for forgiveness! The eunuch said.
The Goguryeo people heard the news. It's not a strange thing. So Jingwen doesn't think it's strange, after all, the mobilization and secrecy effect in this era is still very poor. In this era, although the communication ability is not strong, it seems that it is easier to keep secrets. On the contrary, the various mobilization mechanisms in ancient times were completely open. As long as you are interested, you can hear the relevant news. This kind of nationwide mobilization army is fundamentally a matter of hiding from the gentleman and the villain. As long as someone is willing to inquire. This kind of mobilization of a national character cannot be concealed from others at all. Goguryeo's spies inside the Tang Dynasty only knew how many, so it was not surprising that they received the news. So they immediately sent messengers to come quickly, if only a small number of people came, so a month would be enough.
"Isn't Goguryeo doing useless work? Don't they know that we Datang have 'carved up' their things? Jingwen asked.
Now the Tang Dynasty has actually "divided" the spoils of Goguryeo in advance, and those who have obtained war shares are naturally not willing to spit out the benefits they have received. Therefore, this expedition against Goguryeo is no longer said to stop and stop, after all, the court from the top to the civil and military officials, down to the ordinary and wealthy people, all of them have bought war stocks. If this crusade fails, isn't that just to make everyone have no gain? Moreover, the money spent on the purchase of war stocks has been converted into all kinds of grain, grass and ordnance, and has become all kinds of things for production and life. These war military expenditures have already been used to promote economic development, how can they be spit out again? Therefore, this war is imperative, and I am afraid that even Emperor Li Shimin will not be able to stop the car.
"Hehe, the Goguryeo people have worked in vain this time. They don't know that our whole country hates them. They actually dared to use the bones of our Chinese children to make Jingguan, and they were the bones of millions of people, even those corrupt Confucians of Confucianism did not dare to stop the imperial court from crusading against Goguryeo. The eunuch said.
The bones of the millions of soldiers who conquered Goguryeo were indeed an indelible pain for the people of the Central Plains. China has a lot of respect for the corpses of its enemies, and it will not abuse corpses at all without earth-shattering hatred. And this kind of fighting on the battlefield actually doesn't matter about personal enmity, but Goguryeo actually did things like this, which has already engraved this shame in the bones of the Han people. When did the Han people encounter this kind of humiliation, even the Huns, Wuhuan, Xianbei and Turkic did not dare to treat the corpses of the Han people like this. And Goguryeo is simply dying by doing this. Goguryeo will not die if he doesn't die, and they chose this, which is tantamount to adding hatred to the hearts of every Han people. (To be continued......)