Except for wars against foreign enemies, any war of aggression is a war aimed at plundering wealth.
However, when it comes to the justice of the war, Yunchu doesn't take it seriously. Since he is from the Tang Dynasty, the aggressive war launched by the Tang Dynasty is just for him. As for the excuses for justice, he can find them no matter what.
For example, if my pig runs away from your house, you will not pay compensation.
If you still don’t understand, let’s narrow down the scope. If my wife wants to start a war with her neighbors over the right to build a backyard wall, I will definitely help her and spare no effort.
Great talents will stand on the sky and look at the true nature of human war with compassionate eyes, strip away the boring emotions of human beings, and then look directly at the war itself with a rational and straightforward gaze.
In Yunchu's philosophy, one's own wealth is more important than the wealth of neighbors, the wealth of one's own hometown, county, and province is more important, and the wealth of one's own country is more important than the wealth of everyone.
This is Yun Chu’s humanity.
In the cross talk story, Mr. Wang hates the poor and sends them forty miles away. This is not a joke at all, but human nature.
People like Li Ji, Su Dingfang, Gao Kan, Qi Mi and He Li only expressed this human nature a little more nakedly.
People like Yunchu Wenrou and others just put a fig leaf over this fucking human nature.
Therefore, as long as I don't let others see my evil deeds, it means that I don't have any evil deeds.
Feel free to join this group and everyone does this. This is the true universal value.
After Zhang Donghai followed Yun Chu, Wen Wen and carefully visited and measured this huge warehouse, he realized how much evil he had done by following these two people in Goguryeo.
He keenly noticed that many gold and silver jewelry were still stained with blood.
"There are almost 700,000 guan here. When you arrive in Chang'an, it is estimated that the money here will exceed 800,000 guan."
Wen Wen estimates that when spring comes in Liaodong and everything recovers, there should be more money here. You can explain this to His Majesty.
During this Eastern Expedition, the state treasury and even His Majesty's private treasury may be empty.
However, the imperial court consumed so much money and food, which in my opinion is a good thing. Money will never die. It will only be spent from one place and replenished from another place.
Therefore, I have made it very clear in my memorial. Please don’t worry about the protracted Eastern Expedition, or that the Eastern Expedition will cause the Tang Dynasty to become impoverished.
The money your Majesty spent was actually deposited in the hands of the people, and the consumption caused by this Eastern Expedition will be paid for by Goguryeo's seven hundred years of savings.
If Your Majesty calculates the financial gains and losses before launching a war in the future, then military tattoos may become a new way for the Tang Dynasty to develop financial resources.
The ancients said not to fight pointless wars. Yun Chu believed that Datang should avoid fighting unjust wars.
Yunchu took advantage of the fact that he was rich and the emperor was short of money, and tried to instill his unreasonable and humane thoughts into the emperor's heart.
Zhang Donghai was appointed as the special envoy by Yun Chu this time. He returned to Chang'an with Yun Chu's secret message and told the emperor that he still had a lot of money and was sleeping in a warehouse in Dahang City.
Zhang Donghai suspected that Yun Chu already knew that he was a spy, but since Yun Chu didn't say it clearly, he couldn't reveal his identity.
However, he knew very well the significance of Yunchu's sending him as a special envoy back to Chang'an this time, so he agreed to the matter without thinking.
It was only at this moment that Zhang Donghai understood why Yun Chu had worked so hard to classify himself into the civil service system.
Because this money cannot fall into Li Ji's hands.
Money is actually fertilizer that can make all crops grow taller. If the generals group gets this money, the generals' forest will grow into a thing that blocks out the sky and the sun.
The education Yun Chu received told him that generals are just swords, and only people can control the weapons, not the people who control the weapons.
Yunchu didn't want to see the Tang Dynasty being dismembered by the Jiedu Envoys, so he had to prepare before the Jiedu Envoys started to appear.
Zhang Donghai took twenty of his men and left by boat. As he was leaving, he saw more ships on the outer sea waiting to enter Dahang City.
These people are not necessarily all Goguryeo, but also Silla and Baekje.
Therefore, Zhang Donghai was inclined to believe Chang Shi Wenwen's words that Daxing City would definitely be able to get one million strings at the beginning of spring.
He decided to tell the emperor just that.
"What are Yun Chu doing?" Pei Xingjian took off his armor and sat tiredly on the ground covered with a thick wool blanket and asked his lieutenant Wang Fangyi.
From the beginning of the expedition against Baekje, Pei Xingjian felt that he seemed to be fighting every day against the Baekje army, against the rebellious people of Baekje, and later against the organized rebels. Now, he started fighting against the Goguryeo people again.
He is very tired now. ~~
Wang Fangyi poured a cup of the freshly brewed tea for Pei Xingjian and said, "I heard that he was appointed by the Ying Gong as the general manager of the Wuxing Road march. There is no Yalu water in Liaodong. It seems that he is in charge of the Ying Gong and their food roads."
Pei Xingjian took a sip of hot sweet tea and said with a smile: "If I were the heroic father-in-law, I would put this person in the back."
Wang Fangyi said puzzledly: "I heard that Yun Chu had the ability to bravely defeat the three armies. When he was in Liaodong, he conquered the famous city, passed the dangerous pass, and was invincible in the battle across the river. Placing such a fierce general in the rear, I thought it was a waste."
Pei Xingjian shook his head and said: "You don't understand Yun Chu. Although this guy is brave enough to win the three armies, he is not from the same group as us.
I don’t know why, but this guy has a deep prejudice against us warriors. Especially this time, I heard that he and Wen Wen even impeached us for what we did in Baekje. "
Wang Fangyi asked cautiously: "The army destroyed Baekje and then allowed its soldiers and horses to loot. This is what the Tang Dynasty has always done. If the soldiers are not allowed to loot, the morale of the army will be chaotic. Everyone will work hard to kill Baekje, isn't it? To make a fortune?"
Pei Xingjian laughed and said: "What people are impeaching is not that we committed plunder, but that the work we did was too rough to offset the cost of our expedition across the sea. This guy didn't dare to mention Su by name. The father-in-law put all the fault on my head, saying that I was just a common man with little resourcefulness and lack of wisdom."
Wang Fangyi said angrily: "If he has the ability, he will do it!"
Pei Xingjian looked at Wang Fangyi and sighed: "From now on, you can say this to anyone, but don't say it to Yun Chu.
After so many years, I finally got to know this guy. If he says he can do better than us, then he can really do better than us.
I don't admire his military strategy very much. However, this guy's ability to govern the local area is not comparable to that of ten Pei Xingjian.
With him guarding us on the way back, we don’t have to worry about the way back and can continue moving forward without any distractions.
I believe that Duke Ying also thinks so. "
Wang Fangyi shook his head and said: "The general still doesn't believe it.
Pei Xingjian sneered and said, "When our master returns to the court to discuss merit and reward, you will find that Yun Chu's ranking in this battle will be higher than ours."
Wang Fangyi said angrily: "It's true that those who have made military achievements are not as good as those who know how to do things."
Pei Xingjian laughed and said, "I thought so before, it doesn't matter that you will feel calm after being ravaged by Yun Chu a few times.
Leaving aside the bastard Yun Chu, let me ask you, are Hei Te Changzhi and Sha Zha Xiangru willing to surrender?
Wang Fangyi frowned and said, "This kind of person should be killed."
Pei Xingjian smiled and said: "People like Guishi Fuxin who easily abandon their companions should be killed. He has a black tooth. People like Sha Zha Xiangru are actually very useful. We have to persuade him to surrender and be used by me."
Wang Fangyi knew that this was Pei Xingjian's love for talents, but even Wang Fangyi admired Hei Te Changzhi.
However, when Hei Te Changzhi and Sha Zha Xiangru were holding each other's chairs in Huangshan Mountain, struggling to resist Pei Xingjian's fierce attack to cover Guimuro Fuxin's own army, Guimuro Fuxin ran away with his troops and gave up. The responsibility of covering the backs of these two people led to the two men being captured alive by Pei Xingjian after a fierce battle.
Now, he is in Pei Xingjian's army.
Pei Xingjian took cans of tea and some delicacies to the tent where Hei Te Changzhi and Sha Zha Xiangru were placed.
Facing the two big men lying on the bed in the military tent, he said: "Come and try this new thing. It was created by a very interesting person in our Tang Dynasty. It is now popular in Chang'an. I believe that soon, he will become a man of the Tang Dynasty." an indispensable part of our time.”
Hei Te Changzhi and Sha Zha Xiangru turned over and sat up, looking at Pei Xingjian coldly without saying anything.
Pei Xingjian divided the cup and poured tea and said to the two of them, "I'm a rough person and I don't know how to talk and do things in a roundabout way. As long as you become one of our own, the good days are still to come."
Hei Te Changzhi said angrily: "We have already surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. Can you give the people of Baekje a good life? Back then, if you could have been kind to the people of Baekje, our brothers would have died fighting for the Tang Dynasty. There is no complaint at all. Look at what you did in Baekje. You are more cruel than the Silla people who have a deep hatred against us, and you are more greedy than the Goguryeo people who have always exploited us. If this is the case, why should we surrender to you Tang?"
Pei Xingjian smiled and distributed the browned naan bread on his hand to the two of them: "It is our tradition in the Tang Dynasty to overthrow the country and kill the generals. From the time when Emperor Gaozu founded the country, when we faced the different forces that wanted to be destroyed, we also How can you, Baekje, be an exception to this? I will not hide it. The reason why the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty traveled thousands of miles to conquer Baekje was just to be able to burn, kill and loot. If there were no such benefits, who would be willing to fight with us? "
Hei Te Changzhi said painfully: "Tiger and wolf soldiers behave like beasts. Is this your practice in the Tang Dynasty?"
Pei Xingjian took a bite of the cake and said: "You think we have gone too far. Do you know that just like this, some people are impeaching me, saying that I am a useless warrior who is too kind to the Baekje people and doesn't understand." How to extract the bones and marrow from the people of Baekje to gain more benefits for the Tang Dynasty. Hei Te Chang said: "How can we go too far to slaughter the city, burn the city, and kill you?" "
Pei Xingjian sighed and said, "Have you heard of the legend of Dahang City?"
Hei Te Changzhi said: "As far as I know, the same Tang generals, Daxing City was also conquered by the Tang army. Why can the people there live and work in peace and contentment?"
Pei Xingjian looked at the black-toothed Changzhi and Sha Zha in front of him with resolute, sad and angry faces. He took a sip of sweet tea and said lightly: "At this time, I am a stupid official of the Tang Dynasty. I am the one you think is kind." The guard general of Daxing City and the general manager of Wuxingdao Army Yunchu!"
