As Yuan Gaisu said, five days later, he came again with a few henchmen and the finance minister of Goguryeo, and made an alliance with the Tang Dynasty, and Goguryeo gave money and grain in exchange for 50,000 prisoners of war, and sent back the corpses of several Jingguan under the Little Great Wall.But I heard that it is Fuyu City, a five-point place at the border with the barbarians, and Liu Hongji, who knows about it, is gone, and there must be a sincerity in cutting the land, what is the use of the Datang when the birds don't in that place?
In the end, Du Shaoqing opened his mouth to persuade the members of Datang, the first time they cooperated, each gave up one step, Datang can't be so harsh, everyone is still waiting to go back to harvest food, and there is no time to waste here.Wei Zheng led the team to sign an alliance with Goguryeo, and the exchange ceremony was held, at which Yuan Gaisu mocked: "The Tang Dynasty has abandoned the reputation of the royal state and has become like a mercenary villain. ”Hearing this, Wei Zheng replied with a tooth for a tooth: "Don't worry about Lu, the old man hopes that Goguryeo will be able to keep his promise in the future, and come to the Tang Dynasty again, I'm afraid it won't be so cheap." ”Wei Chigong laughed and said: "Old Wei, you can't say that, if Goguryeo comes here a few times a year, it is estimated that their territory will be ceded to me in a few years, and this business will be done." ”Liu Hongji pushed Lao Hei and scolded with a smile: "Why do you want them to recover for three or five years to save money, otherwise it will not be enough to compensate for a war." ”The two sang and harmonized, and Yuan Gaisu was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but what could he do?
At this moment, a team of fast horses rushed to the scene, "Report to the general, the imperial envoy has rushed to our camp. ”Everyone was shocked, came so quickly?
Don't know who came?
Now that the matter is not finished, the remains of Jingguan have not been picked up, and the site has not been received, the key is that the other party's people are still here, so don't be suspicious.Fortunately, Du Shaoqing was anxious, and hurriedly said haha: "It must be that Your Majesty sent someone to supervise the war and urge, our Majesty just likes to expand the territory, and now the summer harvest can't take care of it, where can we fight every day?"
Wei Xiang, third brother, let's go and greet it, and several generals will accompany Da Zheng Lu to discuss how to take back the corpse of Jingguan. ”Although Yuan Gaisu had doubts in his heart, he didn't know much about the affairs of the high-level of Datang, and now that the covenant was decided, it could only be like this.Wei Zheng Wang Si sighed in his heart, this person has always been a faction of the old Qin Palace, and he knew that it would be good to bring Yu Chigong with him, Wang Si is not very good with himself, and since he is a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, he naturally likes to adhere to the royal way of governing the country.Several people welcomed Wang Si into the big tent, because Li Ke, the king of Wu, was also there, and Wei Zheng was the same as Zai, so Wang Si was very polite, and praised the victory on the front line with the emperor's holy decree.But when he heard that a few people had already decided the matter in private, and it was so ridiculous, and the merchants who used it as a faction, Wang Si was furious, and first said that he must report to the imperial court to punish the crime, and then he had to go to the scene to find someone from Goguryeo to explain the misunderstanding immediately, and he would break the contract.Li Ke was not angry, stood up and shouted sternly: "Wang Shangshu, the brother is on the wall, and he is humiliated outside!"
Now the people of Goguryeo are not far from outside, although you are the special envoy of the imperial court and the peace, if you are not of the same mind with us at this time, wouldn't it be a joke for outsiders, saying that I am not in harmony within the Tang Dynasty, and the order will be changed every day?
”"However, Your Majesty has issued an edict to ask for peace talks in the northeast to show the benevolence of my country.In doing so, you are ruining the reputation of the country and resisting Your Majesty's will. ”Wang Si is colorful.Wei Zheng also retorted: "When I reported to Your Majesty, the war in the Northeast was not over, I don't know if Your Majesty has other arrangements, and we can only make a decision in an emergency.This matter has already been resolved, even if there is any controversy, we will return to Your Majesty in the future, Wang Shangshu, please take into account the overall situation. ”"So, Wei Xiang insists on this, and one person is responsible?"
Wang Si asked.Our Li Ke and Du Shaoqing also wanted to stand up, but Wei Zheng blocked it, "Yes, whether it is merit or fault, I Wei Zheng will bear it alone."
Now on the border outside the tent, we are planning to demolish the Jingguan at the gate of Goguryeo today, and welcome back the corpses of my heroic souls in the Central Plains, those are all soldiers who sacrificed for the Central Plains expedition to Goguryeo, and they can't be so insulted by aliens at the door.The demolition of Jingguan is also one of our demands for this peace talks, and the other side has already agreed. ”Hearing this, Wang Si's face changed, no longer full of accusations and questions, and asked in surprise: "Are you going to demolish Jingguan?"
Goguryeo has already agreed?
”Seeing Wei Zheng nodding, Wang Si's attitude changed, he was in awe, and gave Wei Zheng a big salute, "Wang Si thanked these Great Sui soldiers on behalf of him."
For the time being, put aside your demerits and demerits this time, and go back to it.Since you have made an alliance with Goguryeo, it is made by the Tang Dynasty, and you can't change the order overnight, and the old man won't say more. ”Wei Zheng nodded and said in a deep voice: "I, Wei Zheng, also served as an official under Emperor Daye back then, and also served as a courtier of the Great Sui, this matter is an internal matter, there is no need to thank me, if you want to thank you, thank these two young people, the idea is theirs." ”Wang Si sighed: "Who is not?
I was less than twenty years old when I conquered Goguryeo during the Third Expedition, and I was just a small official at the gate of Chang'an Palace, but it was a pity that these expeditionary soldiers sacrificed!
”Saying that, he bowed his hands to Du Shaoqing and Li Ke respectively, and thanked him."
You and I, as the courtiers of the former Sui, should take the lead in presiding over this matter, and I am the secretary of the Tang Dynasty Rite Department, so it is even more incumbent on me, let's go, it seems that it is not useless for my envoy to come here."
Saying that, Wang Si and Wei Zheng walked to the front line hand in hand.It's been almost 30 years, and the corpses of the soldiers who died in Goguryeo during the Three Expeditions can't be identified at all, and basically no family members will come to claim the corpses.So in the end, it was Du Shaoqing's idea, just outside this Yingzhou, to build a huge cemetery, bury these corpses in the Tang Dynasty, carve a stone stele, and write on the expedition to Goguryeo The souls of the heroes who died in battle are immortal, and the family members will come to worship in the future, just this stone tablet, and write the story of the incident next to it, so that future generations can pay tribute to the heroic deeds.The Ministry of Rites Shangshu Wang Si personally led the battle, a quaint Chu Ci summoning the soul, the ceremony was very beautiful, 50,000 Tang Dynasty soldiers all participated in this incident, watching those corpses to return to the country, they were moved to tears, the life and death of the horse leather shroud on the battlefield is unpredictable, can die into the country, that is a consummation, no one wants to abandon the corpse wilderness, the soul is homeless.The matter of Jingguan was solved, but a piece of Goguryeo territory was confusingly faked, how can this be rectified?
I didn't prepare, I didn't expect to get such a large territory, anyway, let Du Shao liquidate and calculate that there will be a city, and if there is a city, officials will be sent to govern it, and troops and horses will be sent to garrison, and these things will probably have to be reported to the imperial court.