Chapter 400 Jin Famin
In order to better fight the Baekje rebels and appease the Baekje survivors, Li Chengqian not only let Liu Rengui lead the troops, but also let Buyeo Long accompany him to Baekje.
At the same time, he also issued an edict to Silla King Jin Chunchu, asking him to cooperate with Liu Rengui and others to fight together and solve the problem of Baekje as soon as possible.
"Recently, the internal politics of my Tang Dynasty is clear, the people live and work in peace, and there are no natural disasters. The world is full of prosperity."
"With you wise ministers assisting me in the court, I have nothing to worry about in the Tang Dynasty. The only thing that worries me is the external problems of Goguryeo and Baekje rebellion." Li Chengqian said.
"Now the Tang Dynasty is prosperous, all thanks to your Majesty's meritorious governance of the world. Only a wise ruler like your Majesty can create such a prosperous era." Xu Jingzong took the opportunity to flatter him.
"Ha! Ha!" Li Chengqian laughed and said, "Xu Qing, you are the only one who knows how to talk. The world today is not a prosperous era, at most it is a well-governed era. If you want to achieve a prosperous era, there is still a long way to go."
Li Chengqian also hoped that the world he ruled could enter a prosperous era, which would mean that the Tang Dynasty has become the pinnacle of the world and no one can surpass it.
Whether it is military, economic, cultural and other aspects, it has reached the pinnacle, that is a prosperous era.
"I don't know how Liu Rengui is doing in Baekje now? Has he solved the problem of Baekje? You are all prime ministers, have you received any reports from Baekje?" Li Chengqian asked.
Since we are talking about the problem of Baekje, we naturally have to talk about the current situation of Baekje.
Recently, Li Chengqian was not in Chang'an, but went to play somewhere else, leaving the affairs of the court to the prime ministers.
If there is any military report from Baekje, it will be put in the prime ministers' office as soon as possible, and they will handle it at their discretion and decide whether to report it to the emperor.
"Your Majesty! We have just received the military report from Baekje and are about to report it to Your Majesty!" Li Ke stepped out and said.
"What does the military report say? Tell me carefully." Li Chengqian said.
"When Liu Rengui arrived in Baekje, he joined forces with Liu Renyuan and fought off the rebels of Buyeo Bok-sin and Do-sin many times, and recovered most of the land occupied by the rebels."
"Buyeo Bok-sin called himself General Shuangcen and Do-sin called himself General Leading the Army. They recruited followers and were very powerful."
"The rebels led by Buyeo Bok-sin and others defeated Kim Geum, the general of the King of Silla, in Gusa. The Silla army was defeated, and Kim Geum led the remnants to retreat from Geulnyeong-do to Silla, and never dared to appear on the land of Baekje again." Li Ke said.
"These Silla people are really useless. They were actually defeated by a group of chaotic people."
"That's right. It seems that the matter of Baekje has to be solved by the Tang Dynasty itself. It seems that Silla can't be relied on." The ministers discussed it and looked down on the cowardly Silla people.
Li Chengqian frowned. Was Silla afraid of the Baekje rebels and dared not come out? Or was it pretending to be afraid and conserving its strength in order to let the Tang army and the Baekje rebels fight and consume the manpower of both sides?
Li Chengqian was more inclined to the latter. Later historical books recorded that Silla dared to compete with the Tang army and eventually seized Baekje and all areas south of the Taedong River in Goguryeo.
The Tang Dynasty and Silla used the Taedong River as the boundary and governed by the river.
How could Silla be afraid of the Baekje rebels when it dared to confront the Tang army that destroyed Baekje and Goguryeo? Silla was really ambitious.
"How dare you, as ministers, talk nonsense in front of His Majesty! How disgraceful!" Seeing that Li Chengqian hadn't spoken for a long time, Li Ke turned around and scolded those ministers who were gossiping. Following
Li Ke's scolding, the hall suddenly became quiet, and no one dared to whisper.
"No matter what the reason is, it is wrong for Silla to be afraid of fighting. Issue another imperial edict to order Silla King Kim Chunchu to send troops to Baekje again to assist Liu Rengui and others in quelling the rebellion." Li Chengqian said.
"Your Majesty! King Kim Chunchu of Silla has passed away. I'm afraid it is impossible to dispatch troops. Please issue an edict to let the current king of Silla dispatch troops." A minister stood up and said.
King Kim Chunchu of Silla had just passed away not long ago. His body might not have decayed yet. The one who is in charge of Silla now is Kim Chunchu's son Kim Beommin.
"When did Kim Chunchu pass away? Why don't I remember it?" Li Chengqian asked.
Since ancient times, when the king of a vassal state passed away, he would send an envoy to the imperial capital to report the death to the emperor and ask the emperor to appoint a new king, that is, the successor designated by the previous king.
All these procedures must be approved by Li Chengqian, which means that if Kim Chunchu really passed away, he, Li Chengqian, would not be unaware of it.
"In September this year, Silla reported that King Kim Chunchu of Silla had passed away, and that Crown Prince Kim Beommin of Silla had succeeded to the throne, and begged Your Majesty to issue an edict to confer the title." Li Ke said.
"Since Kim Chunchu has passed away, let Kim Beommin lead the troops."
"Some time ago, I appointed Ren Yaxiang as the military commander of the Paegang Road, Qibi Heli as the military commander of the Liaodong Road, and Su Dingfang as the military commander of the Pyongyang Road, together with Xiao Siye and the various Hu soldiers, a total of 350,000 troops, advancing by land and sea."
"Now, how is the war going?" Li Chengqian said.
"Your Majesty! Our army met the Goguryeo army that came to the Paegang River. Su Dingfang, Duke of Xing, defeated the Goguryeo army and won many battles. There were continuous reports of victory within a day." Li Ke said.
"This is good news. It means that the destruction of Goguryeo is not far away! Goguryeo is now like a grasshopper in autumn, and it can't jump for a few days!"
"Where are Su Dingfang and his men now? Have they already forced their way to Pyongyang?" Li
Chengqian said. "Yes, Duke Xing has led a large army to besiege Pyongyang. I believe they will soon be able to break through Pyongyang and capture King Gao Zang alive to present to Your Majesty." Li Ke said. "Pyongyang
is the capital of Goguryeo. How can it be so easy to attack? I'm afraid this siege will be in vain." Li Chengqian shook his head and said, he did not agree with Li Ke's statement.
Even if Su Dingfang was a great man who destroyed three kingdoms and captured their leaders alive, he might not be able to break through Goguryeo's Pyongyang.
No one said much on this topic. The war ahead was not something that those of them in the court could criticize at will.
"Okay! Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about other things! Has anything interesting happened in the capital recently?" Li Chengqian said.
"Nothing special has happened in the capital recently. Everything is normal." Li Xiang said.
"I heard that Tocharistan, Hellas, Kapisa, Persia and other sixteen countries have submitted letters to thank the emperor for his grace." Li Jue said.
"It's not a festival, why are Tocharistan, Persia and other sixteen countries submitting letters to thank the emperor for his grace? Have I given them any favors?" Li Chengqian asked in confusion.
"Your Majesty! Do you still remember that we once issued an edict to Tocharistan, Persia and other sixteen countries, setting up eight military governorships, seventy-six states, one hundred and ten counties and one hundred and twenty-six military offices in those places?" Li Ke said.