freenovelworld Chapter 806
Chapter 806
Chapter 806
"Your Highness, don't worry, as long as the Tang Dynasty uses troops against Goguryeo, most of the troops around Chang'an will be transferred away. There will be no reinforcements at that time, and it will be a matter of time before they break through the palace gate." Han Wen laughed.
"All you said is that when the Tang Dynasty will attack Goguryeo, what if the father doesn't move? Are we going to wait forever?" Li Tai said angrily.
"What if Goguryeo sends troops to Tang Dynasty?" Han Wen laughed.
"How could Goguryeo send troops to Datang?" Li Tai said in disbelief.
Although Emperor Sui Yang's three expeditions to Goguryeo were unsuccessful, it also hurt Goguryeo's vitality, and he has been very honest these years.
The king of Goguryeo even wanted to send his daughter to Li Shimin as a concubine.
But it was rejected by Li Shimin.
"The current king of Goguryeo is naturally afraid, but what if Goguryeo changes its king?" Han Wen said.
Li Tai looked at Han Wen with some doubts. The King of Goguryeo seems to be in his 40s now, and he heard that he is in good health, so he shouldn't die in a short time, right?
"The Cui family's business in Goguryeo is a partnership with Yuan Gai Suwen, the son of Goguryeo Moli Zhiyuan Taizuo. Yuan Gai Suwen is full of ambitions and has always wanted to invade the Central Plains. It's just that he is not in power now, but his father He is not in good health, so he probably won’t live long, once Yuan Taizuo dies, Yuan Gai Suwen will be able to control the soldiers of the Yuan family, what does the Yuan family represent in Goguryeo, Your Highness should know clearly, right?” Han Wen said with a smile.
Li Tai naturally knew what the Yuan family represented in Goguryeo.
The Yuan family controls half of Goguryeo's soldiers and horses, and it can be said that it is stronger than the Goguryeo king.
Although the King of Goguryeo also controlled half of the soldiers and horses, although those generals supported him, it did not mean that they were all loyal to the King of Goguryeo.
In fact, this point is easy to understand. Those generals who don't want to join the Yuan family can only support the King of Goguryeo, so as to maintain a balance.
"Even if Yuan Gai Suwen rebels after taking power, who knows when he will be able to stabilize the situation." Li Tai said.
"Your Highness should know that Goguryeo is not far from the grassland, and Yuan Gaisuwen felt threatened by the Tang Dynasty's attack on the grassland. He wanted to send troops to help the Western Turks, but was rejected by King Goguryeo and Yuan Taizuo. But he did not I am willing to contact the Cui family to find out if Datang has any plans to attack Goguryeo. If the Cui family reveals that Datang is ready to attack Goguryeo after the grasslands, does His Highness think that the King of Goguryeo will send troops to assist the Western Turks?"
"Your Majesty's temperament, Goguryeo intervened in the grassland war, how can you let Goguryeo go when Your Majesty frees up?" Han Wen laughed.
Li Tai's eyes lit up. If it was true as the Korean said, Goguryeo suddenly sent troops when the Tang Dynasty was at war with the Western Turks, and the Tang army might be caught off guard.
When Li Shimin frees his hands, he will inevitably send troops to Goguryeo.
Li Tai said bitterly: "You tell the aristocratic family, the sooner this matter is done, the better. If you can tell Goguryeo to kill the crown prince, I promise Goguryeo that when I succeed to the throne, I will allocate the land of three states to Goguryeo." .”
The prefectures of the Tang Dynasty were different from the prefectures of the Han Dynasty. Seriously, they were similar to the prefectures of the Han Dynasty, and those upper prefectures were even larger than the prefectures of the Han Dynasty.
"Yes! However, His Royal Highness has [-] soldiers and horses to guard him, and there are hundreds of thousands of troops in front of him. I'm afraid it will be difficult to go around Goguryeo. Your Highness should not hold too much hope." Han Wen said.
Even though he said this, Han Wen knew that it was impossible for the Cui family to let Goguryeo intercept and kill Li Chengqian.
For the Cui family, they did not want Li Tai to inherit the throne through normal means.
Only when he sat on the throne through a mutiny, Li Tai would wantonly cleanse the civil servants and generals in the court, and the Cui family could take the opportunity to place the Cui family members in power.
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"Please pay respects to the queen!" Li Chengqian bowed and saluted.
Although Li Chengqian had some resentment towards Li Shimin, he respected Empress Changsun very much. He would come to say hello every morning and evening, and he was never absent.
"Gao Ming is here, sit down quickly." Empress Changsun laughed.
She knew that Li Shimin sent Li Chengqian to reward the army, and she knew what it meant, so she was in a very good mood.
"Thank you, Queen Mother." Li Chengqian sat down under Empress Changsun.
"Empress Mother, the Emperor Father sent his sons and officials to reward the army, and they will leave tomorrow. I can't pay my respects to Empress Mother, and ask Mother to forgive me." Li Chengqian said.
"Naturally, state affairs should be the most important thing. The queen mother is well, so she doesn't need to greet her every day." Empress Changsun paused and said, "Gao Ming, you don't know anything about military affairs. Remember to read more and talk less after you go."
"My son, please remember!" Li Chengqian replied.
"You're not too young. When the war on the grassland is over, you'll probably be getting married late." Empress Changsun laughed.
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In the early morning of the second day, Li Chengqian did not go to attend the early court, but left Chang'an City wearing armor and under the protection of guards.
Outside Chang'an City, Zhang Liang led [-] cavalrymen waiting for Li Chengqian's arrival.
Upon receiving the news of Li Chengqian's upcoming arrival, he hurriedly got off his horse, and when Li Chengqian approached, he bowed and saluted, "Minister Zhang Liang, welcome Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Li Chengqian dismounted to help Zhang Liang up, and said with a smile, "You don't need to be too polite, you have to rely on the Duke of Yun for this journey."
"Don't dare, protecting His Royal Highness is the duty of ministers." Zhang Liang said.
"It's getting late, let's go first." Li Chengqian said.
"Yes!"
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Two hours later, the army had traveled dozens of miles, and it was already noon.
Zhang Liang came to Li Chengqian on horseback and said, "Your Highness, it's already noon, and there is a county town not far ahead. Please come to the city to have a meal and rest."
It's summer, and it's very hot, let alone wearing armor.
What Zhang Liang admired very much was that although Li Chengqian was sweating profusely, he didn't complain along the way, nor did he ask for a rest.
He was worried that Li Chengqian would not be able to bear the hardships and delayed his trip.
But Li Chengqian didn't mention rest, and he couldn't let Li Chengqian keep on driving like this, otherwise Li Chengqian would suffer, and the soldiers would not be able to bear it either.
Li Chengqian saw a mountain forest not far away, and said: "It's too disturbing for the army to enter the city, why don't you just rest there and use some dry food."
"His Royal Highness loves the people like a son, which is really a blessing of the Tang Dynasty." Zhang Liang said in admiration.
Zhang Liang said this from the bottom of his heart, not flattery.
Before Zhang Liang was transferred back to Chang'an to serve as Guanglu Qing, he served as a governor in many places.
During his tenure, he often secretly dispatched his subordinates to detect the good and evil under the rule, restrain the powerful, and care for the poor and weak, so he was praised.
Zhang Liang was born in poverty, so Li Chengqian's actions naturally made him feel good.
"Duke Yun is over-reputed, Gu is the prince, and caring for the common people is what Gu should do." Li Chengqian said.
After using the dry rations and resting for an hour, the army continued to set off.
Zhang Liang thought that Li Chengqian would not last long, but he did not expect that Li Chengqian did not complain for a few days, which made him even more admired.
(End of this chapter)