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    Chapter 99 Trouble rises again

    When Changsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang and other civil servants heard what Li Shimin said, they had no choice but to retreat. Although they did not achieve the best results, they could finally accept it.

    At that moment, after Li Shimin finished awarding the reward, he asked people to bring Quan Gaisu Wen and Gao Zang. Li Shimin scolded the two of them, and then announced that they would be exempted from the death penalty, made them marquis, and brought them to Chang'an for resettlement.

    Gao Zang was a man who was greedy for life and afraid of death. He was overjoyed and kowtowed in gratitude, while Quan Gaisuwen had a look of indifference and unwillingness.

    Li Shimin ignored him and asked people to take the two of them out.

    The reason why he did not kill the two people but gave them preferential treatment was because Li Shimin knew that although Goguryeo was destroyed, there were still more than three million people. If their king and ministers were killed, these people would feel like a rabbit and a fox.  I'm afraid that trouble will happen again.

    But by giving preferential treatment to the two of them, the original people of Goguryeo could let go of their wariness towards the Tang Dynasty and sincerely integrate into the Tang Dynasty. It was only the foundation of Goguryeo for hundreds of years. It was not easy to integrate into the Tang Dynasty all of a sudden.

    Li Zhen left the mission and said: "Father, I have a plan to completely integrate the Goguryeo people into the Tang Dynasty and completely eliminate hidden dangers."

    Li Shimin hurriedly asked: "What's your clever plan?"

    Li Zhen said loudly: "Goguryeo has a large population and is alienated from our Tang Dynasty. If they are allowed to stay in their original residence, trouble will inevitably occur again. Therefore, we can only move them all into the hinterland of our Tang Dynasty. After decades,  We can definitely assimilate the Goguryeo people and become a member of our Tang Dynasty. In this way, Goguryeo will definitely become a part of our Datang Dynasty."

    "And our Tang Dynasty is suffering from a small population. If there are more people from Goguryeo, it will greatly expand the strength of our Tang Dynasty."

    After listening to Li Zhen¡¯s words, Li Shimin¡¯s eyes lit up. I have to say that Li Zhen¡¯s suggestion is really a good way to kill two birds with one stone.

    It can not only prevent the recurrence of the situation in Goguryeo, but also enhance the national power of the Tang Dynasty.

    However, Changsun Wuji, who was on the side, snorted coldly and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Yue puts it lightly, Goguryeo has a population of more than three million, and all of them have moved into the Tang Dynasty at once, so management must be a troublesome matter."

    ¡°And if we, the Tang Dynasty, want to resettle them, we must provide them with seeds, housing, farm tools, and food in advance. Where can we get such a lot of materials? These Goguryeo people will only become a burden to our Tang Dynasty.¡±

    Li Zhen retorted: "The joining of a large number of Goguryeo people will indeed affect the livelihood of our country in the short term, but in the long run, it will be a once and for all, or even a huge profit. As long as these Goguryeo people settle down in our country, in the future,  It will definitely greatly enhance the national power of the Tang Dynasty."

    Li Ji, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Zhang Liang, the Duke of Yun State, Chu Suiliang, the Minister of Huangmen, and Yang Renshi, the Minister of Zhongshu, all went out to express their support for Changsun Wuji's idea.

    However, some civil servants such as Yu Zhining, the Minister of Rites, supported Li Zhen. As for military generals such as Yuchi Jingde and Li Ji, they also expressed their support for Li Zhen's suggestion.

    After careful consideration, Li Shimin decided to adopt Li Zhen's advice and move all the hundreds of thousands of Goguryeo households and more than 3 million people in batches to Shandong, Hebei, Henan and other places in the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty. This would greatly  To enhance the strength of the Tang Dynasty, in a few decades, the more than three million descendants of the Goguryeo people will be completely assimilated into the Tang people and become part of the Chinese nation.

    However, as to how to deal with the old land of Goguryeo, the Manchu civil and military officials were divided into two factions. One group, headed by Changsun Wuji, believed that the old land of Goguryeo was currently a burden to the Tang Dynasty and should be abandoned.

    However, Li Zhen and some civil servants and generals believed that the old land of Goguryeo must be incorporated into the territory of the Tang Dynasty. In a short period of time, the old land of Goguryeo would become a burden to the Tang Dynasty. However, the old land of Goguryeo had a developed iron smelting industry and agriculture. As long as time passed, it would be  In a few years, the hometown of Goguryeo will surely become an important source of tax revenue for the Tang Dynasty.

    ¡°Besides, if we really abandon the hometown of Goguryeo, wouldn¡¯t the blood of the Tang soldiers be shed in vain?

    In addition, Silla and Baekje will also take advantage of the opportunity and occupy the homeland of Goguryeo. In this way, some people who are unwilling to leave the homeland of Goguryeo will become the subjects of Silla and Baekje. In this way, they will gain advantage in vain.  country.

    Li Shimin nodded repeatedly after listening to Li Zhen's words. Li Zhen's words were very pertinent and practical, and they also had a huge temptation for Li Shimin to expand his territory.

    Who doesn¡¯t want to make great achievements in martial arts during his time in power?

    After weighing the pros and cons, it was decided to adopt Li Zhen's suggestion to bring Goguryeo under the direct jurisdiction of the Tang Empire, and establish prefectures and counties in the hometown of Goguryeo to establish the rule of the Tang Dynasty in Goguryeo.

    When Li Shimin announced?When this decision was made, Li Zhen breathed a sigh of relief.

    In the original history, Goguryeo was not conquered by the Tang Dynasty until Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. Although some Goguryeo people were moved into the mainland of the Tang Dynasty, a large number of Goguryeo survivors who stayed in their hometown of Goguryeo were assimilated by Silla and Baekje.

    So that Silla later occupied most of the Korean Peninsula, which also gave China the best opportunity in thousands of years to incorporate the Korean Peninsula into its own territory.

    For more than a thousand years since then, although the Korean Peninsula has been a vassal state of China, it has also had conflicts with China from time to time. Now the Tang Dynasty has adopted the entire territory of Goguryeo as its own. As long as the policies are appropriate, this land will forever become a part of the Tang Dynasty.  It will be a once and for all matter and will have a significant impact on the future pattern of East Asia.

    At the moment, Li Shimin issued an order to annex Goguryeo's hometown to the Tang Dynasty, and then Li Shimin prepared to return to Chang'an.

    However, before Li Shimin could leave, the Silla envoys came to Ji County and cried and worshiped Li Shimin after seeing him.

    Li Shimin was shocked and asked the Silla envoy why?

    The Silla envoy said: "After Goguryeo was destroyed, Chung Gaechan and more than 10,000 Goguryeo soldiers fled to Baekje. They joined forces with King Buyeo Uiji of Baekje to attack Silla, preparing to occupy Silla and then take back the homeland of Goguryeo."

    Li Shimin was furious when he heard this!

    Silla is a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, and Quan Gaechan is a remnant of Goguryeo. They are not dead, and they even unite with Baekje to attack Silla. This is a provocation to the Tang Dynasty. If Quan Gaechan and Baekje are allowed to destroy Silla, then  The hometown of Goguryeo is likely to be lost again.

    Therefore, Li Shimin was preparing to send troops to attack Baekje. While preparing, he received two pieces of news.

    One news is that Tuyuhun in the northwest has raised an army of 200,000 to invade the border of the Tang Dynasty. The second news is that Baekje heard that the Tang Dynasty was going to raise a large army to conquer, and turned to the Japanese country in the northeast for help. The Japanese country dispatched more than a thousand warships and an army of 100,000 reinforcements.  Baekje is preparing for a decisive battle with Tang Dynasty.

    As a result, the Tang Dynasty faced attacks from both the west and the east. The situation was extremely severe, especially in Tuyuhun, because the area under its jurisdiction was not far from Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. If left alone, the Tang Dynasty was in the Kansai region.  The core area will be under huge threat (remember this website address: www.hlnovel.com
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