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Chapter 649: My Will Has Been Decided

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Chang'an, Hanliang Hall.

Since seeing the mountain map presented by Li Jing, Li Yan's mood has become excited.

He thought to himself that Li Jing was only a year older than him, and before he was twenty years old, he was just a scholar who was farming and studying in the countryside. But now, he not only mastered a large army that seemed extremely combat-effective, but also made many achievements. He calmed down the Qingya army in Zibo, shocked the head of Youzhou army, attacked Daibeishatu, and pacified the grass bandits in the Central Plains. Now, he defeated the Bohai Sea, defeated the Khitan, subdued the Tatars and Xi, and recovered a large area of ​​land in Liaodong outside the pass. He was about to launch a battle to destroy the country against the Goguryeo General and completely recover the Liaohe River Basin.

Originally, the land of Liaodong was just a bitter and cold place in the eyes of the Tang Dynasty officials and people. When Emperor Taizong personally fought against Goguryeo, he was just avenging the Chinese children and teaching the Liaodong barbarians who refused to be included in the tribute system of the Celestial Dynasty. Later, although Emperor Gaozong spent countless efforts to unite Silla to destroy Baekje and Goguryeo. Later, Tielle rebelled against the Tang Dynasty and Tubo invaded the border, making it impossible for the court to fight on both sides of the east and west. In addition, Silla rebelled again. In the end, the court finally gave up the piece of Liaodong.

Yesterday, he specially summoned Zhang Hong from Jinzouyuan, Dengzhou, Chang'an into the palace and asked carefully about some things about Liaodong.

After talking to this subordinate Li Jing who was full of awe at him for most of the day, Li Yan had a new view on Liaodong.

As Zhang Hong introduced, when the Tang Dynasty conquered Liaodong and withdrew from Liaodong to Guanzhong, the main reason was Tubo, and then Nanzhao. The court could not fight on both sides for a long time, but the situation is different now. Tubo is no longer as strong as before. It is extremely weak, in severe civil strife, and is unable to go to the plateau at all. Nanzhao's chief Long also died, and Shilong, who had succeeded the throne, realized that he could not afford to eat Nanzhao's food, so he had already sought peace with the Tang Dynasty as soon as he took office and requested marriage.

After removing the threats from the two strong enemies, Tubo and Nanzhao in the southwest, the Tang Dynasty was relieved. Apart from these two opponents, the Tuman in the southwest was just a disease of ringworm and was not worth mentioning.

Although the west of the Tang Dynasty was lost to the Western Regions, the northwest grasslands have long been no longer a threat to the Tang Dynasty since the Uighurs destroyed the country.

The southwest and northwest are already peaceful. There is no threat. The Western Regions and the northern grasslands are also calm.

It can be said that in addition to the group of private salt dealers and thieves who are still in the southeast, the situation outside the Tang Dynasty was very good.

Originally, the Northeast was always a place of great trouble for the Tang Dynasty. Khitan, Xi, Tatar, Goguryeo, Bohai, and Silla were all threatening. Due to the separatist rule of the three towns in Hebei, the court lost the access to the Yanshan line and also lost control of these foreign tribes.

However, Li Jing had already gained such an advantage in a few years since the attack on Liaodong from sea. The situation in the northeast of the Tang Dynasty completely changed. The Bohai Sea was frightened, and Silla was even more frightened and did not dare to interfere. The Tatars and the Xi tribe asked for their support. Although the Khitan was rebellious, they were now in civil strife and were beaten by Li Jing, which was not afraid at all.

Seeing that the Tang Dynasty was about to win a complete victory in the entire Northeast, Li Yan, the young emperor, was moved.

Although Emperor Taizong personally conquered Liaodong and captured many cities and territories, few could actually control them in the end. Although Emperor Gaozong destroyed Goguryeo and Baekje, he ended up using Hu to control Hu, and implemented a strategy of restraining misfortune. It was precisely because of this that the Tang Dynasty occupied first and then lost.

But according to Li Jing's memorial and Zhang Hong's explanation, Li Jing's situation in Liaodong is completely better now. Every land occupied is truly occupied, migrants, migrants, divide land and build cities, and build roads and garrisons, and truly occupy this piece of fertile black soil described by Li Jing.

In Zhang Hong's words, the black soil in the Liaohe River Basin is extremely fertile, and even chopsticks can sprout. Moreover, the specialty of mountains and forests is rich, with sticks and roe deer and scoop fish, and ginseng, deer and marten skins rich in minerals. This is completely a piece of land that is richer than the entire Hebei and Hedong. Just take some time to build a large area of ​​territory for the descendants forever.

The achievements of expanding territory and expanding territory!

When Li Yan thought of actually participating in it, instead of just sitting in Chang'an waiting for the good news, he couldn't help but feel excited. If he could personally conquer this black soil, then in history books, he would definitely be able to compete with Emperor Taizong Gaozong in the future.

Although he was just seventeen years old, the young emperor had always been extremely outstanding in both riding horses, shooting archery, playing ball and playing chess, and he even practiced good swordsmanship. With such skills, he naturally wanted to try his skills on the battlefield.

However, when he talked about his personal plan with his beloved actor Shi Yezhu with great interest, Shi Yezhu, who always made him happy, was frightened and looked deserted. He knelt on the ground and asked him to give up this idea.

The martial arts of the Emperors of the Tang Dynasty were actually quite good, and this has a tradition of history.

The Li family was originally a country with the eight pillars and the descendants of military aristocrats.

Li Hu was the Shangzhu Kingdom of Northern Zhou, and Li Yuan was also a general in the Sui Dynasty, and had excellent cavalry and shooting skills.

Not to mention Taizong, the only first-rank general of the Tang Dynasty, and he served as the actual position of Shangshu Ling, he conquered half of the world of the Tang Dynasty. After becoming the emperor, he personally conquered Liaodong.

The emperors afterwards, such as Xuanzong, were also very powerful when they were young, and even made two mutinies.

Later, the three emperors Su, Dai, and Dezong were all crown princes who led the great marshals of the world, and then several emperors, such as Emperor Xianzong, Emperor Xuanzong, Emperor Wuzong, etc., also maintained excellent cavalry and shooting skills.

The Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty was several times and even fell several times, but in the end the Tang Dynasty survived, relying on the courage of the monarch and ministers of Li Tang.

When Taizu raised his army, the Turks went to Jinyang, Taiyuan, the foundation of the Li family. After Taizong ascended the throne, the Turks even directly killed the city of Chang'an, and the White Horse Alliance came into being.

Later, Xuanzong was captured by An Lushan, and during the reign of Daizong, he was captured by Tubo. Not long after, during the reign of Dezong, the court attacked the rebellion of the four towns. As a result, the Jingyuan Town troops passing by Chang'an were dispatched to mutiny and attacked Chang'an again.

Although the capital Chang'an lost three times, none of Xuanzong, Daizong, and Dezong were involved in the fight, and they all succeeded in counterattacking.

Li Yan was determined to fight in person, but even his closest actor opposed it, which made him feel very bad.

As soon as the Emperor's Yingtian Festival passed, an order was heard from the palace, and the emperor summoned Yanying Hall, the main minister of the Southern Yabei and Northern Office, to discuss matters.

When the Prime Minister of the Political Affairs Hall, the North and South Privy Council, the two lieutenants of the Shence Army, and the eunuchs of the Xuanhui North and South Courts entered the hall, they felt that the atmosphere in the hall was not right. Han Quanhai, who served as the general of the Zuo Shence Army, was the adopted son of Han Wenyou, one of the two lieutenants of the Shence Army who killed Emperor Yizong's eldest son Fuli Li Yan ascended the throne. He was on duty today. Although Han Wenyou and Liu Xingshen supported Li Yan and ascended the throne, they were finally joined by Tian Lingzi to join Ximen Sigong, and Yang Fugong fought them.

Han Wen had already lost his real power after making two former lieutenants named Liu Xingshen. Now Han Quanhai and Liu Xingshen's adopted son Liu Jishu had already joined Ximen Sigong's disciple. When he found an opportunity, he secretly told Ximen Sigong that the emperor had said on the court yesterday that he was interested in the Liaodong.

"What? Which bold slave proposed this, and immediately put it out and killed it!" After Zheng Qi was dismissed from the prefecture, Ximen Sigong's status in the palace also declined a lot, especially as he grew older, and more and more people didn't take him seriously. But after all, he is still the lieutenant of the Shence Right Army, and others are not confused. Several eunuchs in the Beisi are so majestic, they are in charge of the government affairs, and even overwhelmed the Political Affairs Hall. To put it bluntly, it is not because they control the Shence Army. To put it further, it is entirely because the emperor is controlled by them.

If the emperor really ran to Liaodong all at once, with Li Jing's current reputation and military power, something bad would happen. The vassal states in all parts of the world were to disobey the imperial court and respect the troops themselves. If the world was in the hands of Li Jing, then Li Jing would not have become Cao Cao immediately and use the emperor to command the princes?

In that case, what's the matter with the Tang Dynasty court and the eunuchs?

"This matter was not instigated by the servants, it was entirely the emperor's own thoughts. He only told Shi Yezhu, who knelt down and persuaded him."

"He still knows some truth, otherwise he won't expect to see the sun tomorrow." As he said that, Ximen Sigong cursed again, took two steps, and walked into the hall with several other eunuchs. He observed Yan and found that Tian Lingzi, Zhang Tai, Yang Fugong, several eunuchs, Lu Xie, Dou Lu Zheng, Cui Han, Yu Cong, and Li Wei, all had serious expressions on their faces, and they didn't dare to exhale them. It was obvious that although the emperor wanted to conquer Liaodong in person, the emperor only said to Shi Yezhu, but the ministers obviously had their own spies in the palace. Everyone already knew about that.

Yanying Hall is not an outside court, and there is no ritual supervisor here, so everyone did not give a big gift. After just giving a simple bow, they were given a seat by Li Yan.

After Li Yan gave the ministers a seat, he walked to the top and sat on his throne. The emperor's posture did not look much different from before, and he was still just a young emperor who had been crowned in advance. But the careful ministers also discovered that the emperor was indeed a little different today. At least, if it were in the past, the emperor would never take the initiative to summon the ministers from the Southern Yabei District to discuss matters.
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