The hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Pyongyang City saw no hope of defeating the Sui Dynasty, and they were soaked in water for more than ten days. They complained even more about the main battle group; when the news came that the entire naval force had been wiped out, even more There was no fighting spirit or fighting spirit at all. When Tan Yun and other surrendering faction massacred the Yuan clan and announced the surrender of the entire city to the Sui Dynasty, the entire city's soldiers and civilians cheered and spoke out in support.
The garrison soldiers broke the city gates and suspension bridges that could not be opened due to stagnant water from the inside, and Tan Yun and others took a raft out of the city to beg for surrender. Then, the Sui army pulled up a section of the dam as agreed, allowing the water from the Pongyang River to flow into the Zhu River.
As soon as the water inside and outside the city receded, all the Goguryeo defenders, led by Gao Yue, surrendered out of the city, handed over their weapons and armor, and were taken to prisoner-of-war camps by the Sui army. During their detention, the soldiers who surrendered to Liaodong Bing was responsible for comforting and brainwashing, instilling in them the Sui Dynasty's policy of reassuring the people and equalizing land distribution in the Fuyu language.
While Tan Yun and others left the city to surrender, Yang Yichen, the chief protector of the Andong Protectorate, took office. He, Yang Lun, and Li Zixiong led the army to take over the defense of Pyongyang City, taking control of the palace and all warehouses in the city, and then ordered groups of Liaodong troops to surrender. Promote the policies of the Sui Dynasty.
When the Sui army completely took over the city of Pyongyang and allowed the surrendered soldiers to enter the city, they carried out the orders of generals at all levels meticulously. They followed the orders to repair damaged walls and collapsed houses, dredge drainage channels, clean the streets, rescue orphans and widows, and maintain public order. ...Assist Sui soldiers to pacify and stabilize the people.
The army and the people and the two armies worked together for three days, which not only allowed Goguryeo to have a complete understanding of the Sui Army and the Sui Dynasty, and settled the anxious hearts of the army and the people, but also restored the stinking city of Pyongyang to normal.
On the morning of the fifth day, the sun, which had not appeared for a long time, finally broke through the clouds, revealing its red face. The gorgeous rays of rays fell on Pyongyang, dispersing some of the humidity in the city.
In a lobby of the "Imperial City", Yang Ji, Yang Lun, Yang Jing, Pei Ju, Yang Yichen, Yu Zhongwen, Li Zixiong, Li Jing, Cui Hongsheng and others sat on the main seat as the masters.
Soon, King Gao Jianwu of Goryeo, Tan Yun, Gao Tiancheng, Gao Yue, Quan Ming and others entered the room and saluted Yang Ji together: "See you, your Majesty!"
Yang Ji gestured: "Everyone, please take a seat!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Gao Jianwu and others expressed their thanks and took their seats.
They would leave Pyongyang later and go to Seoul to prepare for the founding of the country, so they came specially to say goodbye to Yang Ji and others. However, what is more tragic is that although Pyongyang has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians, ordinary people and ordinary soldiers are very pessimistic about the new Goryeo Kingdom, and they generally have a hometown plot. In addition, they have been getting along with the Sui army in the past few days and have surrendered their troops. After vigorous publicity, there were only more than 10,000 households and more than 60,000 people who volunteered to go to Koryo with Gao Jianwu.
The group who are willing to go south with Gao Jianwu are mainly the Goguryeo nobles who have been deprived of all their fields and houses. However, they can leave, but they can only take away 10% of their money, and their slaves can also choose independently.
If the slaves of various nobles wanted to leave, the Sui Dynasty would not stop them; if they stayed, they would become common people of the Sui Dynasty, and the government would then allocate land to them.
According to final statistics, the number of people willing to leave was only about 150,000.
The reason why Gao Jianwu and others were in such a hurry to leave was to seize the time to prepare for the founding of the country. There were two real reasons: First, they were afraid that the people and slaves would repent. Second, the warehouses in the city contained more than 1.2 million stones of grain, more than 200,000 sets of weapons and equipment, and countless gold, silver, copper, and iron jewelry. However, Yang Ji only allowed them to take away 100,000 stones of millet with shells, and 30,000 pieces of grain. The remaining weapons and equipment that were used belong to Sui Dynasty, and looking at him like this, there are signs of regret.
Therefore, after everyone discussed it, it was best to go ahead and avoid losing everything.
Gao Jianwu's haggard face showed a hint of complexity. He glanced at Yang Ji and asked respectfully: "Your Majesty, I and others are ready and will return home soon, but I wonder if your Majesty has any instructions?"
Yang Ji smiled and said: "You assessed the situation at the critical moment, worked hard to save yourself, and worked hard to contribute to the Sui Dynasty. You are far smarter than the ambitious, ambitious and talented Gao Yuan. This is also the fundamental reason why you can become the King of Korea! I hope you can continue to be smart. Don’t imitate Gao Yuan!”
Gao Jianwu's heart trembled. Yang Ji's words seemed calm and friendly, but they were full of murderous intent. If he tried to imitate Gao Yuan, Gao Li would surely perish. While thinking about it, he bowed and saluted and said: "I am humble enough to be the King of Korea today. It is all thanks to the sage and the king. I will always keep my humble duty in mind because of the king's teachings!"
"It's great that you understand this!" Yang Ji glanced at Gao Yue and others, and then said meaningfully to Gao Jianwu: "The four countries have reached an alliance, and there are not many disputes over the land. As long as you fulfill your obligations as a vassal country , pay the full annual salary every year, and the Sui Dynasty, as the suzerain state, will resolutely defend the power of the King of Koryo and the sovereignty of the Koryo Kingdom."
Gao Jianwu is Gao Yuan's half-brother, but after Gao Yuan's sudden death in history, the throne was inherited by Gao Jianwu, not Gao Yuan's son. The reason is that Gao Jianwu himself was not powerful; otherwise, the five major tribes of Goguryeo Who would support him as the King of Goguryeo? How could Yeon Gaesumun kill him so easily?
At this time, Gao Jianwu was also worried that he would not be able to secure his position as King of Goryeo. When he heard Yang Ji say this in front of the important ministers of Goryeo, he knew that he was stable. He immediately stood up very excitedly, bowed deeply and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty." .”
"You are about to travel far, and I won't waste your precious time!" Yang Ji said to Yang Jing and Yang Yichen: "King Dao, Duhu Yang, you two will escort the King of Korea out of the city for me."
Although Gao Jianwu was the King of Goryeo, in the Sui Dynasty, he was only at the level of a county king, and he was not qualified to send him off with Yang Lun and Pei Ju. Ling Dao Wang Yang Jing to see off his guests was enough to give him enough face.
"Here!" Yang Jing and Yang Yichen stood up to answer the order.
Gao Jianwu and others stood up one after another, saluted together and said, "I say goodbye to my humble post!"
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The retreat of the old Goguryeo and New Goryeo forces is of great historical significance. It not only means that the hostile forces have officially withdrawn from the homeland of the Central Plains Dynasty, but also allows this homeland that has been lost for nearly a thousand years to return to the embrace of the Central Plains Dynasty.
As participants and victors in major historical events, the officers and soldiers of the Sui Army had an inexplicable and indescribable emotion these days; even they themselves did not know what this emotion was and how to vent it!
More than an hour later, until the last person from Goryeo stepped across the Xishui Floating Bridge and disappeared from the sight of the soldiers, this inexplicable emotion reached an unprecedented peak.
Suddenly, Yang Yichen, who was known for his maturity, suddenly became excited. He couldn't help but raise his arms to the river and shouted: "Long live the Great Sui Dynasty, long live the saint, long live King Wei!"
"Long live the saint, long live the Sui Dynasty, long live the King of Wei!"
"Long live the saint, long live the Sui Dynasty, long live the King of Wei!"
"Long live the saint, long live the Sui Dynasty, long live the King of Wei!"
"Long live……"
In an instant, the steel forest composed of tens of thousands of soldiers on the shore let out a roar like a landslide and tsunami.
The huge roar of filial piety shook both sides of the river, and the mountains and rivers changed color.
Every soldier involuntarily straightened his back, his body as straight as a spear or halberd, and towering like an indestructible but all-conquering Great Steel Wall.
This is the true face of the Iron-blooded Army of the Sui Dynasty, an army that is invincible in the world. As long as the king and the coach give the order, no matter what fierce obstacles are ahead, they will collapse and turn into powder in front of them!
After a while, the Sui troops in Pyongyang City also responded.
"Long live the saint, long live the Sui Dynasty, long live the King of Wei!"
"Long live……"
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The voices of everyone in the city's meeting hall had long been drowned out by the sudden roar of mountains and tsunamis, as well as the passionate and passionate sounds. Everyone simply stopped talking and went out to watch happily.
As a soldier and a coach, Yang Ji could naturally feel the joy of the soldiers and understand why they were so excited. However, he himself had "foresight" and the joy in his heart was slightly higher than that of others.
Since today, the Sui Dynasty's carriage driving at high speed on the cliffs has undergone earth-shaking changes. Now that Goguryeo is dead, there will naturally be no "Three Conquests of Goguryeo" in the future. But at the same time, he was also happy——
Fortunately, he was born and grew up in the very enlightened Sui Dynasty. Otherwise, just the words "Long live King Wei" would make him walk around without finishing his food.
After the soldiers finished cheering, the group returned to their seats to discuss matters.
Yang Ji took a sip of water and asked Wei Jin, who was still serving as the marching commander of Liaodong Road: "Wei Changshi, how many did we seize in the city? Have we counted them all?"
In the past few days, Wei Jin and the civilian officials accompanying the army had been counting the spoils day and night, which had made his cheeks sunken and his eyes bloodshot. He seemed to have aged more than ten years. Fang Yanzao and Fang Xuanling, who were caught as young men, were not much better, but the eyes of the uncle and nephew were a little firmer.
"Your Majesty! There are too many supplies, and the humble ministers and others can't handle them." Wei Jin stood up and saluted, and said with a bit of happy annoyance: "But now we have roughly estimated the official warehouse, the incoming and outgoing of food and armed equipment. It shouldn't be big, but the materials from various nobles are too scattered, and there is no precise number yet."
Yang Ji also visited and found that there were indeed a lot of supplies in each Cangcheng, either mountains of food, or bundles of armor, tents, saddles, war drums, etc. There were also many supplies from various nobles. .
Wei Jin then said with some humor: "Beizhi used to be the chief manager of the Wei family, and he can be considered a person who has seen the world, but the treasures of the palace and Cangcheng are still eye-opening to Beizhi."
"Although the number of items in the palace and warehouse is not as large as that in the official warehouse, the collection is full of rare treasures. The boxes of pearls, agates, gems, white jade, jade, coral, emerald, cat's eyes, bronzes, and gold. The boxes of gold and silver bricks and the piles of copper and iron ingots really dazzled the eyes of humble officials."
Speaking of this, Wei Jin's face suddenly became extremely serious: "But compared with these materials, what are more precious are ancient books, calligraphy and paintings. There is a warehouse in the palace specially used to store calligraphy and painting, and unique copies of names of famous people from all dynasties. , there are even Shang and Zhou tripods, and Spring and Autumn and Warring States bamboo scrolls, but it is difficult for me to see them during the Sui Dynasty."
Yang Ji pondered for a while and then said: "The Haidong Peninsula is backed by mountains and sea. It is rich in mineral deposits and is rich in pearls. However, Goguryeo has been plundering the wealth of the Central Plains, Silla, Baekje, and Khitan for so long. It has also continued to defraud the rewards of various political powers in the Central Plains. , and they have not experienced major turmoil, so it is not surprising that they have this family background. From the end of the Han Dynasty to the early days of the Sui Dynasty, the Central Plains was almost always in war, which resulted in many precious Antiquities and original copies of famous figures were destroyed in the flames of war. From this perspective, Goguryeo has indeed made outstanding contributions in preserving antiquities, original copies, and cultural inheritance."
"What the king said is absolutely true!" Pei Ju is also a book lover and highly agrees with Yang Ji's comments. He twirled his beard and said with a smile: "Fortunately, the war ended in this way. If there was a flood, most of these rare treasures would be lost." It was soaked in sewage and probably washed away. Your Majesty, you must protect it; otherwise, we will be worse than the Goguryeo people and even become sinners."
"Of course!" Pei Ju's words touched Yang Ji's heart, and he told Wei Jin: "Wei Changshi, all supplies are registered one by one, and these ancient books are unique treasures. They must be packed carefully and packed carefully. Transport them back to Luoyang intact. After the Secretariat has finished sorting them, they can then rub and print them as appropriate. Only by printing in large quantities and distributing them throughout the world can these cultural treasures be passed down."
"I obey your orders!" Wei Jin clasped his fists in response, and then asked for instructions: "Your Majesty, there are too many supplies. Just relying on Beizhong and others can't handle them. Now the war is over, the whole city is stable, and it's not easy. On a sunny day, I hope your Majesty will send more troops with clean hands and feet, who are loyal and reliable to assist in sorting and transporting them. Only in this way can the lowly officials and others be able to count and pack them in the shortest possible time."
"Okay!" The most loyal and reliable troops around Yang Ji are the soldiers and the Liangzhou Army. But if he lets all his people do this kind of thing, even if he doesn't get a penny in the end, it will lead to rumors and talk. ; He thought about it for a while, and then ordered to Yin Shishi and Yang Shanhui: "General Yin, Yang Sima, you two immediately mobilize three thousand Xiaoguo Army and three thousand Liangzhou Army to assist Wei Changshi. Anyone who dares to be greedy and lawless will be killed." !”
"I will obey the order!" Yin Shishi and Yang Shanhui stood up and obeyed the order, and left in a hurry with Wei Jin and others.
At this time, Yang Lun said to Yang Ji: "It is said that there are 600,000 to 700,000 people in Daifang County, and they are Goguryeo people who have lived in the 'Xushui-Pyongyang' area for generations. The main reason why they voluntarily stay now is because They were very war-weary and war-fearing. They saw that Silla and Baekje continued to attack, and they did not have much confidence in Gao Jianwu, so they stayed. Once Gao Jianwu established the country in Seoul and Silla and Baekje withdrew their troops, it would be extremely difficult for them to do so. There is a possibility of large-scale southward migration. In my opinion, it is best to move more than half of the population to Xiangping County and Xuantu County with fertile land, so as not to benefit Goryeo."
"Now is not the time!" Yang Ji shook his head and said: "The Eastern Expedition has just ended. The people in the counties of the Andong Protectorate are still undecided. The people have a wait-and-see attitude towards me, the Sui Dynasty. If we force the people now Moving north is fearful of twists and turns. Wait until the situation is completely settled, and then use slogans such as 'fertile land', 'plenty of fields', and 'no war in the north' to induce the people to voluntarily move north. What's more important is that the north and the south have been at odds for a long time, and they arbitrarily move the southerners to the north. Moving north is very likely to cause chaos in the Liaodong Plain. Have you forgotten the consequences of the population of the six towns entering the Central Plains?"
"You are still thoughtful, but I am eager for quick success!" When Yang Lun heard this last question, he felt secretly ashamed: after the uprising in the six towns was suppressed, the Northern Wei Dynasty forcibly took hundreds of thousands of people from the six towns to the Central Plains for resettlement. , and the large-scale march of these rebellious Hu people southward not only caused great disputes between Han and Hu, but also eventually formed two regimes, Northern Zhou and Northern Qi.
Even now, Youzhou and Jizhou, where the gentry are concentrated, still exclude the descendants of the Six Towns, and conflicts between the two sides continue to occur, so it is not a good thing to rashly relocate the population of Daifang County.
Pei Ju next to him thought for a while and asked, "Everything has been arranged, and the garrison arranged by the court is on its way. When does the king plan to return to the court?"
"I plan to divide the troops into two groups. The Xiaoguo Army who cannot take the boat, the Liangzhou, Xi tribe, and Su Mo Army will go north by land, and the rest will cross Wuhai Lake." After explaining his plan, Yang Ji added: "The land route is long. , it takes a lot of time, and you can go north in three days. The water route only takes one day at most, and it will not be too late to leave when the garrison arrives. What does Prime Minister Pei think?"
Pei Ju nodded silently: "Your Majesty, this method will not delay the trip and will not affect the public order here. I think it is feasible."
"Then it's settled!" Yang Ji said to Zhou Fashang: "Mr. Zhou, the weather has been fine these days, and the water level of the Zhushui River has dropped at a speed visible to the naked eye. If it continues like this, I'm worried that the big ship won't be able to sail. Please let Pei first. The general will sail the Wuya battleship to Niushan Port to stand by."
"Here!" Zhou Fashang answered with his fists clasped.
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