In the palace in Chang'an City, Emperor Li Er has not slept for many days, since Wei Zheng sent an eight-hundred-mile expeditious, explaining that Goguryeo sent troops to attack, and intended to rob the grain of Hebei Province, if such a thing happened, where could the emperor still sit still?
Immediately convened the armed forces to discuss the emergency, but now that the plague in Hebei Province has not been cleared, they do not dare to enter the battle in large quantities, so they can only mobilize the garrisons of Hedong Province and Henan Province nearby to rescue.Combined with the troops of Hebei Province, Hedong Province, and Henan Province, plus the 5,000 people brought by Wei Chigong, there were a total of 50,000 troops to resist the enemy Goguryeo, so the Tang Dynasty did not have an advantage in the number of people in this war.Of course, the excellent armament and logistical supply are definitely superior to Goguryeo, so as long as the army arrives, there is no problem in driving Goguryeo out.But what Li Er is worried about is time, it will take more than ten days for the armies of the three places to gather, and this time Goguryeo will almost start harvesting summer grain, and when the food is in hand, even if the Tang Dynasty drives out their army, it will be useless."
Hebei victory, Hebei victory!"
A long horn came out of the palace gate, and at the same time, there was a burst of lively sound in Chang'an City, which Li Erdu in the Taiji Hall of the palace faintly heard it.Frowning and asking the attendant next to him, "What great victory did I vaguely hear?"
But auditory hallucinations?
”The inner servant Lao Gao's eyes lit up, and he said in surprise: "No, the slave also heard it, and thought it was an auditory hallucination and didn't dare to speak, but now it seems that it is not, it is indeed someone shouting for a great victory, Your Majesty, could it be that the war in Hebei is decided?"
”"Quick, go check it out."
Li Er hurriedly ordered, watching the inner servant rush out quickly, he himself looked outside the door and muttered: "It's only been a long time, I'm afraid that the 50,000 army has just gathered, is it possible that their soldiers are so fast that the victory in a battle is decided?"
”Soon the inner servant Lao Gao brought in a herald with a burden, and the man respectfully performed a military salute, untied the burden on his body and handed it to the inner servant Lao Gao: "Your Majesty, Hebei is a great victory, General Wei Chi and the Xuanjia Army have successfully attacked and captured the enemy's 50,000 soldiers and horses with more than 10,000 troops, and then pursued the enemy's sailors on the east side of the sea, forcing them away, and the danger of Hebei has been lifted."
When the last general set out to give the order, the armies of Hedong Province and Henan Province had also joined forces, and several generals were sending troops to the east to recover Yingzhou and Pass. ”Listening to the herald's description, Li Er was stunned and looked at the other party in disbelief, "How is this possible?"
More than 10,000?
Defeat 50,000 enemies?
Or are they all captured alive?
It's absolutely impossible. ”The herald looked solemn, knelt down on one knee and slammed his right fist on his chest, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, what the last general said is true, but if there is half a lie, he will die immediately." ”The chamberlain Lao Gao handed over the good news in the baggage, and reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, no one dares to lie about the military situation in the eight hundred miles of urgency." ”Li Er came back to his senses and hurriedly changed his words: "Don't get me wrong, I'm just a little surprised, it's not that I don't trust you, hurry up and tell me in detail how you fought such a beautiful battle?"
”With Wei Chigong's detailed report in the letter, coupled with the detailed description of the herald, Li Er was like listening to the story in person, applauding again and again, exuding a kind of pleasure all over his body."
Come on, reward!
The official is promoted to one level, the bounty is ten taels, and the silk is a car.In addition, the message must be tired, so let's lead it to eat, drink and rest first. ”The man went out with a thousand thanks, and Li Er's hearty laughter came out from afar in the Taiji Palace, "Someone, pass on the small court meeting of the Council Palace." ”Generally, the big court meeting in Chang'an has an official position, and the officials who have reached the rank have to participate, and it is a big court meeting every ten days, and the small court meeting of the council hall is the core of those big people who participate, and it is more frequent than the big court meeting."
Hehe, I didn't expect it, that Du Shaoqing not only has the talent to be able to relieve disasters and govern, but this time he came to the camp alone, and his courage is no less than that of Shubao, which really impresses me."
Li Er said to himself with a smile.Seeing that the emperor was in a good mood, Lao Gao, the chamberlain, echoed behind him: "Your Majesty, at the beginning, you proposed to Doctor Du that he could govern the country and be able to secure the country, but now it seems that our Datang may really have a great talent to stabilize the country and the country." ”Oh?
Li Er raised his eyebrows, mentioning the marriage between the kid and his daughter, Li Er was entangled for a while, and then coughed lightly: "It's too early, it's too early." ”In the council hall, after the ministers discussed, they sent the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Wang Si to Hebei Province immediately to deal with the diplomatic affairs of the captives, and ordered Goguryeo to apologize for the poisonous plan to invade the Tang Dynasty.As a superior state of the Celestial Empire, it should have the majesty and bearing of a great country, and the small state of Goguryeo must apologize for its unwarranted aggression, and its lord does not ask for peace or even ask for surrender and admit his mistakes, absolutely not, this is etiquette.But is that all there is to it?
That's right, this is the result of all the issues in the council hall, as a state of the Celestial Empire, it is natural to have a bearing, to govern the country with benevolence and righteousness and to rule the world, except for dealing with the sworn enemy of the Eastern Turks, it seems that they are tolerant of other neighboring countries.However, the emperor and the others didn't expect that they didn't have to wait until Wang Si passed, because Wei Chigong and Wei Zheng and others in front had already been fooled by Du Shaoqing.Wei Chigong said that he could directly kill the 50,000 executioners who grabbed grain, but Wei Zheng said that killing the prisoners was ominous and would ruin the reputation of the Tang Dynasty, and he had to negotiate with the other party, and the other party would hand over the land of aggression, and then bow his head in the book and admit his mistake, so we released the 50,000 people.When Du Shaoqing heard it, how could it be so cheap?
If they are not allowed to cede their land and pay compensation, they must not be spared.Indemnity for land cession?
This word sounded so fresh, Wei Zheng, Wei Chigong, Li Ke, Liu Hongji and others all looked at this miracle doctor."
The Goguryeo people came to our Tang Dynasty to burn and loot, is it just that the other party apologizes with a piece of paper?
We're going to send these murderers back?
”Du Shaoqing asked rhetorically.Wei Chigong also said indignantly: "The general can't wait to slaughter all these thieves, but you can't kill prisoners at will on the battlefield, you have to be responsible." ”Du Shaoqing waved his hand and said: "No, no, no, you can't kill it, it's too cheap for these murderers."
Detaining these 50,000 people, Guan Goguryeo demanded compensation, and the compensation for burning, killing and looting Hebei Province must be a huge amount.Destroying my fertile land and stealing life-saving food for my people to survive the winter, so in addition to compensation, they also want them to compensate the people of Hebei Province for the damaged grain, and this should be written more.In addition, the two sins of throwing the plague and taking the pass of our camp are not forgiven, so they will cede us a piece of land as compensation.That's all for the time being, this is the land reparation. ”Liu Hongji asked: "They won't give it, I know the Goguryeo people, they are all a bunch of scoundrels, when will they admit it?"
”"Don't give?
These 50,000 people are killed, and we have a reasonable basis. ”Du Shaoqing was full of murderous energy.Wei Zheng frowned and said: "Doing this is not in line with the etiquette and law, and it will damage the reputation of Datang, won't it make people say that our Datang bullies small countries and weak states?"
In the future, diplomatic relations will be unfavorable. ”Today's third chapter, thank you for your support.