Outside the Zichen Palace, countless people speculated about what Li Zhi, the Son of Heaven, and Wu Meiniang, the Empress Wu Meiniang, were talking to Su Dawei.Zichen Hall is an inner hall, and idlers are generally not qualified to enter.Unless it is a close confidant of Li Zhi, or an important relative on Wu Meiniang's side.What's more, tonight, Su Dawei was summoned alone.The significance is extraordinary.Unlike the countless people outside the hall who speculated about the interior scene, the hall was very quiet.The smoke of the incense burner in the corner of the hall curls, a kind of aroma that can calm the mind and soothe fatigue, wafting in the Zichen Palace.The faint white smoke is like a crane, like a strange beast, and like the legendary Xianjia Cave, quiet and profound.Li Zhi didn't speak, and Su Dawei also stood respectfully at the bottom of the steps, waiting quietly.There will never be anything inconsiderate in the number of etiquette.Even if it is a real relative, the opposite is the Son of Heaven, and there can be no rudeness as a courtier.What's more, he is only the "younger brother" recognized by Wu Meiniang, and he is not related by blood.Li Zhi squinted his eyes and looked at Su Dawei through the aroma, as if he had finally adjusted his breathing and was not panting like Fang Cai.As if he thought of something interesting, the corners of his mouth curled slightly: "Ami, how do you smell this incense?"
It was Tuyuhun who paid tribute to me, and it was said that it came from the great food, which was the most calming for the nerves, and I felt that my headache was much better when I used it. ”Wu Mei was on the side, stretched out her hand to hold Li Zhi's hand, and looked at him with concern: "Your Majesty has worked too much for state affairs. ”Su Dawei didn't know why Li Zhi specifically mentioned the spices coming in from Hexi, but he guessed that Li Zhi must have his deep meaning when he mentioned this.Sure enough, Li's next sentence was: "When I was last year, there was a rebellion in the southern part of the Tianshan Mountains, but fortunately, Xue Rengui put it down in time......
Thanks to the bloody battles of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, I can continue to expand my territory. ”As he spoke, he glanced at Su Dawei deeply: "Stabilize the situation in Baekje for me, Ami, you have merit." ”"As a citizen of the Tang Dynasty and a courtier of His Majesty, these are all things within my responsibility, and it all depends on the unity of the generals, and Ami does not dare to take credit."
Su Dawei was busy hugging his fists.What are you kidding, the leader said that you have merit, you can't be really complacent.Let's be humble and see which way the wind is blowing.Whether it is a sincere compliment, or a desire to suppress the first promotion, you have to see it clearly.Li Zhi looked at him and continued, "You have been in Baekje for almost three years and are familiar with the situation over there, so I just want to ask you today what you think of Baekje. ”Su Dawei didn't answer immediately, his eyes first glanced at Wu Meiniang, and then fell back to Li Zhi's body.This son of the Tang Dynasty, although he is fat, sometimes he can't even breathe.But Su Dawei will never have a trace of contempt for him.Li Zhi's eyes were still bright and sharp.It means that even if the Tang Emperor is plagued by a family disease, his mind is still clear.Su Dawei knew that he couldn't hesitate for too long, he thought for a while, and arched his hand: "Since Your Majesty asked, the minister will be bold, but the minister is often young, and his vision and insight are definitely not as good as the British Duke and Xing Guogong. ”I'm sorry, Old Fox Li Tao, and Master Su Dingfang, I can only bring out your two great gods and share them for me.Su Dawei thought to himself.His words are still foreshadowing, even if his words are not in line with Li Zhi's holy intentions for a while, it is because he is "young", and his vision and insight are not as good as Li Tao and Su Dingfang.Li Zhi could not use this to punish him.When he said this, a trace of imperceptible astonishment flashed on Li Zhi's face, and then he shook his head, pointed at Su Dawei and gasped: "You......
You cunning, let go and say, no matter what, no matter what you say, I don't care. ”"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Only then did Su Dawei put his mind at ease, and after a little consideration, he said: "Your Majesty asks about Baekje, then you have to talk about it with Goguryeo and Silla." ”Li Zhi didn't speak, the index finger on the armrest moved slightly, and motioned for Su Dawei to continue.Although it took less than a month to capture Baekje, capture the Buyeo royal family back to the Tang Dynasty, and sacrifice prisoners at the Zetianmen Gate in Luoyang, the rebel forces in Baekje were not completely eliminated, and only a few months later, Baekje Fuyufeng sneaked back to Baekje with the support of the Wa Kingdom, and played the banner of the king of Buyeo.At that time, the weather was very cold, our army only had 10,000 men in Baekje, and the food routes were not smooth, so the city lords who had originally surrendered to us were all opposed, and the situation was critical.Later, the minister and Liu Renyuan agreed to shrink their forces and hold the old capital of Baekje.During this period, there were dozens of battles, but fortunately, thanks to His Majesty's divine might, we held the city of Sixuan.In the coming year, the minister was promoted by His Majesty as the acting governor, and ordered Liu Ren to be willing to hold Sixian, and the minister led his troops to raid Goguryeo to buy and summon the city of Hucheng according to the intelligence, and captured a batch of grain and grass, which solved the urgent need of our army for lack of food.When he returned to Si Xian City, he heard that the rebels of Fuyu Feng were attacking Si Xuan.The minister then joined forces with Silla Kim In-tae, General Yoo Bo-young's naval reinforcements, and Yoo In-rail, and broke the army.Later, he counterattacked the rebel Zhou Liucheng and captured Fuyufeng and others in one fell swoop.However, the Japanese state had a bad intention, and had already led tens of thousands of sailors across the sea to land along the mouth of the Baijiang River and attack our army.In the end, Chen and Liu Renliang broke the Japanese army in Baijiang. ”After roughly explaining the entire process of using troops in Baekje in one breath, Su Dawei took a breath and said: "Looking at it from the perspective of a minister, guarding Baekje, not only Baekje, Goguryeo and Silla, the three places of the three Koreas, all need to be taken care of up and down, and if Goguryeo and Silla are stabilized, then the affairs of Baekje are not to be worried." ”Li Zhi listened attentively.The index finger followed Su Dawei's words, and the implied rhythm was gently tapped on the armrest.After Su Dawei finished speaking, after pausing for a moment, Li Zhi suddenly asked: "I heard that you attach great importance to people's livelihood in Baekje?"
”Su Dawei hugged his fists and said: "Back to Your Majesty, after several rounds of purges, the leaders of the rebel army in Baekje have basically been eliminated, even if there are fish that slip through the net, there is no need to worry, the only thing the minister is worried about is that he has experienced the continuous use of troops, and it is difficult for the local people of Baekje to survive."
Once food and clothing are gone, if they are instigated by those who have a heart, they are afraid that a rebellion will be rekindled.For this reason, during his tenure as governor of Kumatsu, in addition to pacifying the rebels, he also attached great importance to the restoration of agriculture and farming. ”Li Zhi listened and was noncommittal.He groaned, tapping his index finger lightly and heavily as he lifted it, paused for a moment and asked, "What do you think of Goguryeo?"
”Su Dawei wanted to say it, but when the words came to his lips, he stopped again.glanced at Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang, took a breath, and arched his hand to Li Zhi: "I don't know what Your Majesty is asking?"
”What do you think of Goguryeo?
It depends on His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, which part of the content you want to know.Li Zhi raised his eyebrows slightly: "You can tell me how to reduce the Goguryeo rebellion." ”It seems that Li Zhi is still sober.Even a small country like Baekje, which died within a month, continued to rebel, and a hegemon like Goguryeo, who had dominated East Asia for a hundred years, could not succumb so easily.Even the Goguryeo royal family and important ministers, including the son of Quangai Suwen, have been captured.But the people of Goguryeo are still there, and those nobles and local forces are still there.It is conceivable that at the first opportunity, the Goguryeo rebellion would grow like a weed.And the Tang Dynasty, as the suzerain, and the emperor as the Heavenly Khan, will never be able to kill all the millions of people in Goguryeo.That is never possible.And it is impossible to discern from the Goguryeo people who will be loyal to the Tang Dynasty and who will betray the Tang.So expanding territory sounds imposing, but conquering land is only the beginning.How to maintain the existence of Datang for a long time, maintain governance, and completely digest the new land to become a Datang whole.is a more serious and long-term issue.So far, the conversation between Su Dawei and Li Zhi has actually made it clear to both parties that this is not a casual conversation that belongs to the "family".Rather, it belongs to "the monarch and the minister ask the right".As the governor of Baekje Xiongjin Prefecture, Su Dawei has been guarding Baekje for the past two years and has made great contributions.In some ways, he will know more about the land of Samhan than Su Jeongbang who conquered Baekje and Yi Chang who conquered Goguryeo.After all, the first two are only fighting on the peninsula, and Su Dawei has two years of governance experience.Li Zhi also urgently needed to hear something useful from Su Dawei that could help him firmly grasp this semi-enclave that flew to the sea.Reduce the rebellion on the peninsula and reduce the energy involvement of the Tang army, so as to use more places where the Tang Dynasty needs to invest its energy.The dialogue between these two people, the monarch and the minister, is by no means as calm as it seems.Under the seemingly peaceful, there are also undercurrents lurking.First of all, Su Dawei's words, on the surface, are just talking about what happened to him in Baekje, but in fact, he has already put forward many opinions.For example, the Tang army had only 10,000 men in Baekje.It's a joke for people to want to live in Baekje, which has a population of one million.For another example, with just 10,000 soldiers and horses, there is no food and grass.Whose face is this?
In the end, he forced the governor of Xiongjin in the Tang Dynasty to risk the arrows and stones, rushed to the front line, and personally led the army to attack the grain and grass town of Goguryeo to buy Zhaohu.Another example is that the people of Baekje do not have enough food and clothing.Why not?
Looting is too heavy.Why is the raid too heavy?
This again involves the treatment of the Tang army's government soldiers.The court's rewards for the soldiers were too thin......
It can be said that although Su Dawei did not take the initiative to mention the court's no.But he has something to say, and if you take a closer look, there are problems everywhere.And these questions are not only directed at the imperial court, but also at Li Zhi.These words were obviously not Su Dawei's temporary intentions.But it has always been in his abdomen, not vomiting or unhappy.It's just that I took this opportunity to say it in a cryptic way.He is no longer twenty years old, and he is much calmer.Before saying this, he also laid the groundwork for himself, even if Li Zhi was dissatisfied, it was difficult to be angry with him.Now that Su Dawei has conveyed his meaning tactfully, it depends on Li Zhi's reaction.What would Li Zhi say?
How will it react?
Su Dawei can't guess it yet.He didn't believe that Li Zhi didn't know what he was talking about.I don't even believe that Li Zhi is the master of the deaf.So he couldn't understand what Li Zhi did in some things.He hopes that Datang will be able to forge ahead and continue to open up in the hands of Li Zhi.I hope that Datang's martial arts are still shining.The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty can continue to win.But what are you thinking, my majesty?
Su Dawei looked at Li Zhi.The face of this heavenly khan of the Tang Dynasty is hidden in the smoke screen of aroma, looming, obscure.()