Chapter 372 New Ceremony
"The situation on the peninsula is favorable to us now. It is a great opportunity to destroy them. I have decided to send Xue Qing to lead troops to aid Silla." Li Chengqian said to Xue Rengui.
He had just received another request from the Silla envoy to rescue Silla. Li Chengqian agreed without hesitation, so he called Xue Rengui and planned to send him.
"Your Majesty, don't worry! As long as I am here, I will definitely protect Silla from losing an inch of land." Xue Rengui said.
"No! I don't want you to stop Silla from defending its territory. I want you to kill the enemy, destroy Baekje, and then take Goguryeo."
"You lead the troops first, and I will send someone else to lead the troops soon. This time I will definitely solve the peninsula problem completely to fulfill the long-cherished wish of the late emperor." Li Chengqian said.
This time Li Chengqian called Xue Rengui here, not to ask him to help Silla repel the enemy. Even if you repel the enemy once, as long as the enemy is not dead, it will definitely come back again.
It is also a trouble to keep doing this. When the Tang army withdraws from Silla, Goguryeo will launch an attack on Silla again, and Silla will ask Tang for help again. This cycle will never end. After
a long time, Tang can no longer withstand such consumption and torment. If you want to solve this problem once and for all, the best way is to completely eliminate it and prevent future troubles.
"Your Majesty's intention is that I should disregard everything and destroy Baekje and cut off Goguryeo's arm. In this way, Silla will not only be able to resolve the crisis, but also join forces with Generals Cheng Mingzhen and Su Dingfang to counterattack Goguryeo."
"And lead the army to form a two-sided attack with them and destroy Goguryeo in one fell swoop." Xue Rengui said.
"That's right! I have the same intention! You just lead the troops this time, and later I will let Liu Rengui, Liu Renyuan and others send troops to assist you." Li Chengqian said.
"Your humble servant obeys your order!" Xue Rengui said.
"Okay! You go back and prepare first, and then the imperial edict and the fish token will be delivered to your house." Li Chengqian said.
"Yes! I will take my leave!" Xue Rengui bowed and left.
Whether Goguryeo can be destroyed depends on what results can be achieved in this war against Baekje. No matter what, Goguryeo must be destroyed in order to eliminate the hidden dangers in Liaodong.
Li Chengqian had already ordered craftsmen from coastal areas to build new warships, and now there should be a large number of warships available.
"What is the current situation of warship construction in various places?" Li Chengqian asked Wang Quan after Xue Rengui left.
If you want to destroy Goguryeo, you must rely on both land and sea. Even if the land army is blocked, you can reach the peninsula from the sea through warships and strike Goguryeo.
If you want to attack from the sea, this warship is an indispensable means of transportation. At the same time, sea transportation is more convenient and saves consumption than land transportation.
"According to reports from various places, including the warships that are about to be completed, the Tang Dynasty now has more than 200 warships." Wang Quan replied.
"When will they be completely completed?" Li Chengqian said.
All these warships must be put into the battlefield. In addition to transporting soldiers, they will also serve as transport ships to transport food and grass.
"It will take about half a month to complete." Wang Quan said.
"This won't work. Send a pigeon to tell them to speed up the progress. The shorter the time, the better." Li Chengqian said.
"Yes!" Wang Quan took the order and summoned a eunuch to take care of this matter.
A eunuch hurried over from a distance, saluted to Li Chengqian and said: "Report to everyone! Taiwei Changsun Wuji wants to see you!"
"Let him go to the Liangyi Hall and wait. No matter what, let him wait first." Li Chengqian said.
"Yes!" The eunuch took the order and left.
Li Chengqian told Wang Quan some more things to do, and after calling Liu Rengui, Liu Renyuan and others to make some arrangements, he got up and returned to Liangyi Hall to see Changsun Wuji.
This time, to deal with the Goguryeo coalition, Liu Renyuan led the land army, and Liu Rengui led the famous generals to set out by land and water on warships, cooperating with Xue Rengui and others to eliminate the Baekje coalition.
"Your Majesty, I am here to see you!" Seeing Li Chengqian coming back from outside, Changsun Wuji hurriedly stood up and saluted.
"Uncle, there is no need to be polite! Give me a seat!" Li Chengqian said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Changsun Wuji thanked.
"Uncle is so anxious to find me, but what big thing happened?" Li Chengqian asked.
Li Chengqian highly recognized Changsun Wuji's ability. Apart from other things, Changsun Wuji was indeed a rare loyal minister.
"Some time ago, your majesty issued an edict ordering me and others to revise the new rituals. Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission and have completed it! Please review it, Your Majesty." Changsun Wuji said, and then handed the revised new rituals to Li Chengqian for review. "
Uncle, if you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten that there is such a thing. I remember that some time ago, the ritual officials submitted a document on the rituals of Zhenguan, but it was not filed, and there were many inappropriate places."
"Taichang Doctor Xiao Chucai and others believed that the ministers had no right to discuss the funeral rituals. Xu Jingzong and others agreed very much, so they burned the "National Compassion". I then ordered my uncle and others to revise the new rituals." Li Chengqian said.
Some time ago, the etiquette official came to tell him a lot about various etiquettes. As a country of etiquette, the Tang Dynasty naturally attaches great importance to etiquette.
Not long after the etiquette official finished his statement, Xiao Chucai, a doctor of Taichang, came to tell him a lot.
Li Chengqian decided to revise and improve the etiquette of the Zhenguan period. This important task naturally fell into the hands of Zhangsun Wuji.
As a veteran of three dynasties, he has participated in the revision of laws and etiquette many times. He is the most suitable candidate, no one else.
"That's right! It's because the "National Misfortune" was burned, so the murderous ceremony is missing. The six rituals are missing the murderous ceremony, so they become five rituals."
"According to: Since ancient times, the six rituals of coming of age, marriage, mourning, sacrifice, drinking in the village, and meeting are the "six rituals", and the auspicious, auspicious, guest, military, and murderous are the "five rituals."
"The "National Misfortune" actually refers specifically to the funeral ceremony of the emperor and empress, and cannot include all the murderous ceremonies." Changsun Wuji said.
"It is precisely because of this that I ordered my uncle and others to revise the new rituals. I hope that after this revision, it can be continued without further revision." Li Chengqian said.
After Li Chengqian finished speaking, he carefully read the new rituals submitted by Changsun Wuji.
"Not bad! The new rituals revised by my uncle are detailed and clear. I think it's okay!" Li Chengqian said.
"Since Your Majesty has no objection! Then please issue an edict to promulgate this new ritual throughout the country. From now on, all rituals will be conducted according to the new ritual!" Changsun Wuji said.
"I will issue an edict now!" Li Chengqian said.
Wang Quan hurriedly stepped forward to grind ink and spread out the imperial edict. Li Chengqian picked up the pen, dipped it in ink, and wrote quickly on the imperial edict.
After writing it, he handed it to Wang Quan and said, "Send it to the Secretariat."
"Yes!" Wang Quan took the imperial edict and turned around to tell the eunuch to send it.
The emperor's edict must be signed by officials from the three ministries. After the Ministry of Personnel has reviewed it and found no problems, it can be issued by the Ministry of Shangshu.
As long as one of the three ministries fails to pass it, the edict will be invalid. Even if it is issued, it will be useless and will have no effect at all.
In order to better issue orders and execute them, the emperor usually places his confidants in the three ministries, so that he does not have to worry about anyone refuting his will.