Chapter 114 Recommendation

"Good! Since none of you have any objection, the judgment on the Yanqi King's family is to forgive their crimes."

"Send them to Chang'an, choose a good mansion for them to live in, grant the Yanqi King an official position, and send his son to the East Palace as a reader." As soon as Li Er opened his mouth, the Yanqi King's matter was settled.

It sounds like the emperor's grace is great, but in fact it is just a way to control the Yanqi King. Sending the Yanqi King's son to the palace is actually to use him as a hostage, so that the other party will be afraid to act rashly.

"Your Majesty! What official position should be granted to the Yanqi King?" Chu Suiliang asked.

Li Er only said that the Yanqi King would be given an official position, and did not specify what official position he would be given or what rank it was? Li Er did not say a word about whether to make him an official or something else.

"As for what official position to grant him, this matter will be handed over to the prince. Now the prince is governing the country for me." Li Er said.

Li Chengqian just rolled his eyes. It is true that he is governing the country, but now it is you, the emperor of the empire, who is in charge of everything.

Since Li Er said to hand it over to the prince, Chu Suiliang did not say anything more.

"Let Guo Xiaoke temporarily hand over the King of Yanqi's family to the Luoyang Prefecture for custody. Guo Xiaoke has made a contribution this time, and I want to reward him." Li Er said.

"Yes!" The eunuch took the order and left.

The topic of the King of Yanqi's family was just a small episode. After talking about this small episode, everyone returned to the topic and continued to discuss the matter of conquering Goguryeo.

"Goguryeo must be conquered. There is no doubt about this. You have discussed for a long time, but there is no result. Could it be that a small Goguryeo scares you?" Li Er was very dissatisfied that he had discussed for a long time without any result. "

Your Majesty! We don't know much about the situation in Liaodong. Conquering Goguryeo is not like fighting in the Central Plains. We must be careful!"

"Think about Emperor Yang of Sui. It was because of his attack on Goguryeo that he ended up in failure. Your Majesty should know the final outcome better than anyone else." Changsun Wuji said.

It is precisely because of the experience of Emperor Yang of Sui that they will be careful, careful and careful.

The strength of the Sui Dynasty was not inferior to that of the current Tang Dynasty, but what was the result? It was still a failure.

If Yang Guang had not suffered heavy casualties in Goguryeo, which caused complaints from his soldiers and generals, how could he have been forced to death by Yu Wenzhi?

The Sui Dynasty would not have perished so easily.

"Emperor Yang of Sui, my cousin, was a man of foresight, but unfortunately he was ambitious and arrogant."

"He thought the common people were insignificant and posed no threat to his kingdom. Since ancient times, all those who conquered the world were from noble families." "

As long as he controlled the nobles, he could rest easy. Look at the people around him, especially Yu Wenzhi, who was born into an official family. Yang Guang was very kind to him."

"But what happened in the end? He still died at the hands of these favored officials. He imposed heavy taxes and levies, causing the people of the world to be resentful." "

Ultimately, the Sui Dynasty, which had just recovered, went to extinction. It's a pity that the splendid kingdom built by Emperor Wen of Sui was lost to Yang Guang."

"My Tang Dynasty has just replaced the Tang Dynasty. If Emperor Wen of Sui knew about this, I wonder what he would think. Now, I am attacking Goguryeo to fight disloyalty with justice. It is in accordance with the will of heaven and I will definitely win." Li Er said.

Li Er has said this, and it will be useless even if he objects. Agree! They have something else in mind.

Disagree! The emperor doesn't listen to them. They are in a dilemma and don't know what to say for a while.

Li Chengqian feels that he should do something at this time.

"Father, the former governor of Yizhou, Zheng Yuan, is now retired at home. I heard that he once followed Emperor Yang of Sui to attack Goguryeo." "

Zheng Yuan knows more about Goguryeo than we do. Father, why don't you summon him to Luoyang and ask him about the strategy of attacking Goguryeo." Li Chengqian said.

"Cheng Qian is right! With Zheng Yuan, an old minister who is familiar with the situation of Goguryeo, as an advisor, it will be easier to attack Goguryeo, and the chances of winning will increase." Li Er nodded, looked at Changsun Wuji and continued.

"Wuji, this matter is left to you. You must not lose your manners. You must invite Zheng Yuan to Luoyang for me." Li Er said.

Changsun Wuji disagreed. Although Zheng Yuan was an old minister, he did not need to condescend to invite him as the prime minister.

"Your Majesty! Why bother to send me to invite Zheng Yuan? You only need an imperial decree to summon Zheng Yuan to Luoyang." Changsun Wuji said.

"Okay!" Li Er said calmly. He had intended to use this opportunity to ease the relationship between Changsun Wuji and his gang and the old ministers of the previous dynasty, but Changsun Wuji didn't appreciate it.

Since he didn't appreciate it, Li Er couldn't say much.

"Father, I would like to recommend another person to you for the expedition against Goguryeo." Li Chengqian said.

"Who is the prince going to recommend? If he is not capable of great use, I think the prince should just forget about it!" Li Er said. He would not accept incompetent people under his command.

He couldn't accept the person just because he was recommended by the prince.

"Father, don't worry. This person will definitely be a great help to you in the expedition against Goguryeo." Li Chengqian smiled. He had confidence in Cheng Mingzhen.

"Oh! I want to know what kind of person can make the prince so confident that he can help me conquer Goguryeo." Li Er looked at the expression on Li Chengqian's face and said.

He rarely saw such a firm and confident expression on Li Chengqian's face, which aroused his interest in the person Li Chengqian was talking about.

"This person is the father of my Zuo Nei Shu Cheng Wuting, the governor Cheng Mingzhen. This person is good at using troops. If the emperor can use him as a general, the conquest of Goguryeo will increase the chances of victory." Li Chengqian said.

Li Chengqian recommended Cheng Mingzhen at this time, and he had his own considerations.

Anyway, he had already recommended Zheng Yuan, so it didn't matter if he recommended another Cheng Mingzhen.

As long as it was beneficial to the conquest of Goguryeo, Li Er would accept it without hesitation.

"I do know this Cheng Mingzhen. He used to be a subordinate of Dou Jiande, and later surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. He once followed me to attack Liu Heita, but Liu Heita fled to the Turks." "

Later, Liu Heita made a comeback with a great force. Many rebels responded to Liu Heita. The late emperor ordered Prince Chao Yuanji to lead troops to attack Liu Heita."

"Who knew that Yuanji was no match for him? Later, the late emperor ordered Prince Yin Jiancheng to attack Liu Heita, and only then defeated Liu Heita and captured him alive."

"I remember that Cheng Mingzhen was also among them that time!" Li Erdao.

"That's right! That happened in the fifth year of Wude! At that time, the hidden prince Jiancheng was planning to take the opportunity to recruit Cheng Mingzhen to serve him, but unfortunately! Cheng Mingzhen didn't appreciate Jiancheng's kindness and refused Jiancheng's invitation." Changsun Wuji said.

"Since the prince recommended Cheng Mingzhen, let's issue an edict together and let Cheng Mingzhen and Zheng Yuan come to Luoyang." Li Er said.

"Yes!" Wang Yuan accepted the order.