I won’t say much about Huating County for the time being. After celebrating for three days, Pyongyang City received a message from Chang’an, ordering Hou Junji to be the commander-in-chief of the Liaodong Protectorate and command 50,000 troops to guard Liaodong. Wait for the teacher to return to the court.
This is just a simple edict, and subsequent edicts are also rushing to Liaodong non-stop. This is also in order not to waste time. After all, it will be very troublesome to return to Chang'an if the time is missed.
The maximum number of troops stationed in Liaodong can only be 50,000. If there are more, firstly, the burden on the court will be too heavy, and secondly, for fear of self-respect of the troops. If 50,000 is no more or less, this place can be self-sufficient without the burden of the court.
Luo Zhang had reservations about His Majesty's appointment of Marquis Junji as the Commander-in-Chief of the Liaodong Protectorate. This guy seemed harmless, but who would have thought that there was a different side beneath his harmless face? We can know that this guy was a member of the rebels in the history books of later generations, or someone who supported the prince in the rebellion and carried the flag.
However, now that the prince has more contact with Luo Zhang, he has been greatly influenced by Luo Zhang, and has lost the shortcomings written by later generations. This has deprived many people of the opportunity to instigate the prince, and also avoided the prince's motivation to rebel.
Therefore, it is a good choice for a person like Hou Junji to be placed in Liaodong. If he wants to rebel, then sorry, Royal Navy ships will transport a large number of soldiers to Liaodong as soon as possible and destroy Hou Junji. , instead of fighting you step by step.
If His Majesty hadn't wanted to balance the interests of all parties, I'm afraid he would have taken Luo Zhang's suggestion and landed directly on the island to launch an attack on Pyongyang City. This would have saved a lot of manpower, material resources and time.
Fortunately, Luo Zhang invented artillery, which enabled the army to easily defeat Goguryeo even if it attacked from the land, without causing too many casualties to the soldiers, and finally won the victory, annihilating Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje, Completely occupying Liaodong expanded the territory of the Tang Dynasty and accomplished what Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty failed to do.
Chang'an, the Imperial Palace, after receiving the news of the great victory in Liaodong, Li Shimin held a banquet for all the ministers that day to let everyone share his joy. This event was of great significance to him.
There is no such thing as an emperor through the ages. It must be that the civil and martial arts are much better than others. The first person Li Shimin chose to overcome was Emperor Sui Yang. If he wanted to do what Emperor Sui Yang couldn't do, attack Going down to Gaoguli, now that he has done it, his wish is fulfilled and happiness is essential.
Not only was Li Shimin happy, but the ministers were also happy. You must know that this expedition against Gaoguli was the same as the expedition against the Turks. It was a conflict of interests of all parties. In other words, they all contributed money and effort during the war. After the victory, Naturally, we have to taste the fruits of victory, otherwise how could those civil servants prepare so many supplies to support His Majesty's Northern Expedition?
There is something special about this, and Li Shimin is well aware of this. He wants fame, and these officials want profit, but of course he has the majority of the profit, otherwise how can he show his royal status.
But even those soups and squids are enough for everyone to share, and they are still full, otherwise these people will not try their best next time.
At the celebration banquet, the only person who was not very happy was Changsun Wuji. He had received a secret report and saw the appearance of Changsun Chong on the battlefield of Gaoguli. Although he only appeared once, he was noticed by Luo Zhang and others. Defeated, but if such a thing is reported back, one can imagine what will happen.
The Gaoguli generals who knew Changsun Chong's identity were escorting them back to Chang'an with Li Jing's army. Once these people were escorted back, his Changsun family would be destroyed.
This is a serious crime of treason, and it's not the first time. Changsun Wuji was already very worried when he tricked Luo Zhang and the others in Turks. Now he appears on the battlefield of Gogouli. Even if His Majesty gives him another chance, he won't be able to do it. And again, again and again, I gave a traitor's family a chance.
The clues can be seen from the seating arrangement of the celebration banquet. According to Changsun Wuji's status, it is obvious that he should be ranked second only to His Majesty. But now, he is arranged in a corner, seven or eight years away from the Lord. At his table, there were only a few followers sitting at the same table with him, and everyone else stayed away from him.
Everyone knows that Changsun Wuji is about to be in bad luck. If he is still close to him now, he is just looking for trouble.
