Li Shimin looked stern.
"read!"
His breathing was involuntarily rapid.
Although he was in Luoyang, his mind still remained on the battlefield of Goguryeo and he never turned back.
This battle has reached this point, and it is impossible to win without losing! Otherwise, it will become an embarrassing stain on his glorious career!
"According to the order!"
The flag officer opened the battle report and said respectfully,
"Xu Fenglei, the commander-in-chief of Pyongyang's march, landed at 'Nemihu' on the coast of Goguryeo, launched a surprise attack on Pyongyang, captured the Goguryeo regent Quan Gaesumun, and controlled Pyongyang's powerful officials with 30,000 naval troops!"
"Then we divided 20,000 troops and went north to attack Anshi City. They set a fire in Anshi City. Together with our land army, they attacked Anshi City from both front and rear. They destroyed Anshi City! The city leader Liang Wanchun was captured! Tens of thousands of people were captured, and the baggage was countless!"
"The General Manager integrated the three armies and divided them into three groups the next day. Within three days, they captured more than a dozen cities including Snake Shenggu City, Inner City, Wandu City, and Wugu City!"
"Wherever the army passed, it did nothing to harm the people, so as to gather the people's hearts and win their popularity. From then on, wherever the army went, the people of Goguryeo were all eating pots of pulp to welcome the king's army!"
"In less than seven days, the Tang army has taken over 90% of Goguryeo's territory. Many small towns even only need to send an envoy to surrender, without spending a single soldier!"
Li Shimin: "!!!"
Listening to this battle report, the blood in his body surged!
"Okay, okay! Okay!!"
Li Er said excitedly,
"The fight is beautiful, the fight is smooth, this is what I want, this is the result I want!"
"Listen clearly, he is indeed a famous commander. He knows my heart very well. He knows my heart very well!"
Listening to this battle report, he was so beautiful that he almost burst into tears!
At this moment, even the fatigue on my body has dissipated a lot, and the joy is all over my body!
"Ting Ming does have his own tricks when it comes to fighting."
Changsun Wujia also sincerely praised him,
"Whether he is fighting the Turks or Goguryeo, he fights smart battles and never fights stupidly. This is extremely rare and requires a strong ability to predict."
"With this ability, even Li Jing in the imperial court may be able to match him."
Li Shimin waved his hand.
"Li Jing is even worse than him! This kid specializes in fighting gods! Think about it, 30,000 navy soldiers sneaked into Goguryeo's lair and captured Quan Gai Su Wen! Can Li Jing do this? ?cannot!"
He said firmly,
"Only Ting Ming can fight this kind of battle!"
"Tsk tsk... It's really troublesome. I don't even know how to reward him."
"How about giving him the title of Taibao? Over the years, he has protected me and the country many times. This time, he took charge of the overall situation when I was in a coma and fought such a beautiful battle! This is completely worthy of being a Taibao. The title!"
The eldest grandson Wugou nodded slightly.
"It's good, I think it will work."
"With his achievements, he is indeed worthy of this honor."
Li Shimin grinned and waved towards the outside of the hall, indicating for him to continue.
The flag officer outside the palace continued to report:
"After the army entered Pyongyang City, Goguryeo had only one border garrison to resist stubbornly. The general manager joined forces with the Silla army to defeat it in each company city, beheading 5,000 people and capturing more than 10,000 prisoners."
"At this point, our army has occupied the entire territory of Goguryeo, and Silla has also recovered its lost territory."
"To express his gratitude, the King of Silla has sent his prince to Luoyang to express his gratitude to His Majesty the Tang Emperor for his grace!"
Li Shimin smiled from ear to ear.
"Okay, okay, this King of Silla is quite sensible."
He responded,
"When the time comes, I will have a good talk with his son. After all, we will all be neighbors from now on."
Changsun Wugou pursed his lips and smiled.
"The King of Silla may not want such powerful neighbors. He can crush them to death with just one finger. They are much more terrifying than Goguryeo."
she quipped.
Li Shimin shrugged.
"There's nothing you can do about it. It's useless if he doesn't want to. I'm already his neighbor anyway!"
"Actually, he doesn't need to panic. I will never attack those small and respectful countries that keep their own laws and regulations at will. I am not an unprincipled king."
Wow.
The flag officer took out another memorial from his arms and reported:
"Your Majesty, this is the list of meritorious officials drawn up by the Grand Manager. Please take a look."
"The General Manager also reminded me that there is an organization called Darknet, which played a huge role in the surprise attack on Pyongyang. Of course, I beg your Majesty to reward them together."
The eldest grandson Wugu was startled.
"Darknet? What is that?"
Li Shimin curled his lips and said:
"An intelligence organization run by Xu Fenglei's daughter is doing quite well."
"Their intelligence capabilities abroad are more powerful than my eyes and ears. They played a great role this time and should indeed be commended."
Changsun Wugou's eyes widened.
"ah???"
She said in astonishment,
"I heard that Ming Ming already has a daughter? What is this...?"
"Tell me quickly! Whose child is it with? Who is his wife?"
A heart of gossip is burning!
Li Shimin: "..."
"It's not what you think. That girl is your goddaughter, but she is actually the daughter of the warrior Tong."
Li Er explained,
"I will tell you about this slowly when the time comes. You have been sleeping for nine years, but too many things have happened. One by one... we have a long time to come."
The eldest grandson Wugao suddenly understood.
She wasn't in a hurry.
Talking slowly like this, the couple would have endless things to talk about.
"Send it over."
Li Shimin ordered.
The flag officer handed the memorial to the attendant, who forwarded it to Li Ershu.
He opened it gently and looked at each page carefully.
One must be cautious about military merit.
The military achievements of the Tang Dynasty were of high value.
Nodding, countless sergeants jumped across the ranks and jumped over the dragon's gate!
"Um……"
It took Li Shimin a while to finish reading it, then he nodded and said,
"It's quite fair, even a little conservative."
"I agreed. However, the name of this organization that has made great achievements on the battlefield behind enemy lines is too ugly. What is it called Darknet? It is not fair at all."
"It was fine if I didn't show it openly before. Now that I want to be rewarded, I have to have a good name."
"Let them change their name to a better one!"
"Draft another decree to confer Xu Fenglei the title of Taibao and add 500 households in the city to honor his contribution to the Liao Dynasty."
At this point, Xu Fenglei is indeed somewhat unstoppable.
Give him a respected title, and give him some food and fortune.
"Also, I want to send a message to the prince. I won't be going back to Chang'an for a while. I tell him not to think about coming to see me. What he has to do is to supervise the country and govern on my behalf."
The flag officer responded respectfully, saluted and left.
The attendant also bowed his head and retired to arrange the emperor's orders.
In the house, only Li Shimin and Changsun Wugou were left.
The two looked at each other and cuddled together again.
"God wants me to rest..."
Li Shimin sighed,
"This matter of worry has been successfully resolved, so why should I not rest?"
"Mr. Guanyin, let's stay and fly together in Luoyang city. Regardless of everything else, we will fly for three to five years first! How about that?"
Changsun Wugou smiled slightly.
"It's all up to you."
Her body leaned into Li Shimin's arms.
The sun was setting in the west, and the remaining light shone on their faces.
This moment is worth cherishing.
…
A few months later.
The various armies returned to their positions. After the fall of Goguryeo, it was set up as four counties and completely included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
The rapid destruction of Goguryeo in this battle made the surrounding Khitan, Xueyantuo and other countries tremble in shock. Xueyantuo Yinan Khan even took the initiative to spit out several pieces of fertile grassland that he had secretly embezzled.
Li Chengqian naturally accepted this and happily ran his feudal kingdom.
The Tang Dynasty became larger and more prosperous.
But just when things were booming, a strange thing happened——
Emperor, quit!
Stay in Luoyang and won’t leave! The prince and the princes and ministers took turns admonishing each other, and the letters of plea almost turned into flakes, but the emperor remained indifferent.
It's ruined! Think about it! Lie flat!
What can you do to me?
Faced with such an act of not being afraid of being scalded by boiling water, Prince Li Zhi had no choice but to personally lead all the civil and military officials outside the palace in Luoyang and beg his father to return to Chang'an!
At this moment, the scorching sun is high.
Outside the palace, countless people were kneeling on their knees.
The leader is Prince Li Zhi wearing a python robe! He directly put his head on the ground to show his sincerity!
Only one person in the audience was eating watermelon and hiding in the shade of a tree to enjoy the coolness.
"Tsk tsk..."
Xu Fenglei shook his head and sighed,
"I really want to retire too..."
"This Li Er, must be living a comfortable life now, right? It's enviable..."
After the victory in the Battle of Goguryeo, he went to court and asked to resign and go into seclusion, but Li Shimin refused and had to continue working.
He had no choice but to continue working.
Unexpectedly, in this blink of an eye... Hey!
Your emperor took the lead and lay flat!
OK? Is the Queen's gentle land really so fragrant?
While he was thinking wildly, a chamberlain appeared in front of him.
I saw him walking quickly to Li Zhi and begging:
"Your Highness, please get up quickly! It's too hot here. What if you get burned out?"
"His Majesty said that you should go back and take all the officials with you... The country needs to be controlled by you to operate normally..."
When Li Zhi heard this, he said extremely firmly:
"No, I won't get up!"
"If my father doesn't return to Chang'an, my son must have done something bad and made my father angry!"
"Therefore, I must kneel here to apologize!"
"When will my father forgive me and be willing to return to Chang'an, then I will get up!"
Waiter: "..."
He didn't know how to answer this, and looked extremely embarrassed.
At this moment, Li Zhi suddenly shouted excitedly:
"Father! Please return to Chang'an!"
'The country cannot live without a king for a day, and the Tang Dynasty cannot live without you, the emperor! '
"No matter what the reason is, all the mistakes are my fault. I am willing to bear all the responsibilities! I sincerely ask you to return to Chang'an for the sake of the country and the people of Li!"
"Please!"
boom!
Another head hit the hot floor tiles.
As soon as he kowtowed, all the civil and military officials knelt down and begged:
"Your Majesty, please return to Chang'an!"
"Your Majesty, a country cannot live without a king for a day!"
"His Majesty……"
There were many supplicants, and some were even beating their chests and crying. The scene looked extremely lively, which was a great pleasure to Xu Fenglei, a melon-eater.
"Hmph, it's not that easy to retire..."
He chuckled and said,
"Let's see how you respond."
Xu Fenglei was watching the show when he saw another slave walking out of the palace quickly and whispering to the chamberlain in front of Li Zhi.
When the waiter heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and began to search for something in the crowd.
He looked around and finally fixed his gaze on Xu Fenglei under the shade of the tree.
"Xu Gong!"
"Taobao!"
He suddenly shouted,
"Your Majesty, please conduct a palace speech!"
Swish, swish, swish!
Countless eyes turned to Xu Fenglei!
Everyone was kneeling and he was the only one standing, but no one thought it was strange. Instead, they thought it was normal.
The only living genuine first-class eunuch in the Tang Dynasty would probably be forgiven by the emperor even if he defecated in public in the palace... His status was too transcendent!
"I?"
Xu Fenglei was a little surprised.
When he was a teacher, he originally wanted to transfer to Luoyang to meet Li Shimin, but he was ruthlessly rejected.
As a result, now, he was summoned by name.
"yes."
The chamberlain said respectfully,
"Please invite the Taibao into the palace."
Xu Fenglei nodded slightly, threw the melon in his hand to the young official beside him, and walked forward.
As soon as he left, all the ministers turned around and begged:
"Xu Gong! Please! We must let Your Majesty change his mind and return to Chang'an!"
"Yes! Mr. Xu, it all depends on you! You are the hope of all of us!"
"You can definitely do it! We believe in you! You can always create miracles!"
Li Zhi also raised his head, with red eyes, and said with great sincerity:
"Master, please!"
"We must let my father return to Chang'an!"
Xu Fenglei scratched his head.
"I'll try my best, I'll try my best."
He also has a big head.
When a person no longer cares about the emperor's power, it is difficult for you to persuade him to go back with any words!
We can only have a chat first to see if Li Shimin really wants to retire completely, or if he is just playing in Luoyang for two years to recuperate.
He felt that it was most likely the former.
"Lead the way."
Xu Fenglei raised his hand and said.
"Yes, Taibao, please come with me."
The chamberlain knew the weight of the middle-aged man in front of him. He bowed his waist, only half a step ahead of Xu Fenglei, and led the way.
Da da da.
The footsteps are getting farther and farther.
All the ministers looked at Xu Fenglei with hope in their eyes.
Xu Gong is the hope of the whole village, oh no, the whole Tang Dynasty!
Li Zhi also looked at Xu Fenglei's back. His eyes flickered for a few times before finally returning to depth.
"Your Highness, please take a rest. The sun here is too hot."
"The Taibao have gone in to talk. I believe there will be a good result. You don't have to worry about yourself anymore. Come on, let's go to the shade of the trees for a while."
The minister beside him couldn't help but expressed concern.
When Li Zhi heard this, he didn't say a word, but knelt down on the ground again, still respectfully knocking his head on the floor tiles.
With this gesture, needless to say, who wouldn't say "filial piety" when seeing it?
(End of chapter)
