Emperor Sui Yang

How to build a twenty-foot high platform?It can't be built, don't look at it as a landing platform, but your requirement is too high, 60 feet, more than [-] meters, and it's all made of wood. I'm sorry, I'm afraid you will fall.

It is even more impossible to build with stones, and the project will be even bigger.

How to do it?He Chou found a small hill with relatively soft soil, just twenty feet high, near Liaodong City. First, he set fire to it, and burned all the trees on the mountain, and then 2000 people began to cut down the charred trees. Clean, and then cover the scorched earth with new soil transported from elsewhere.

The stone slabs dismantled from the surrounding mountain cities were paved into steps up the mountain, and a platform was laid on the top, where the emperor stood.

The mountains are full of flags, which look majestic from a distance, but they are very rough when viewed up close.

He Chou is in trouble, so he can't hand in the work, what should he do?
It is made of soil and stone, and it looks really unattractive. With the aesthetics of today's emperors, I am afraid it is not good enough.

"Time is too tight, we can't do anything about it," Li Chunzuo said, "Your Majesty is in Liaodong City, the city walls here cannot be demolished, but the demolition of the surrounding mountain cities is too big a project, and there is no way to do it within the time limit required by His Majesty." Finished, right now we can only cover the black soil with gravel, to cover up the ugliness a bit.”

He Chou nodded helplessly.

The normal surrender platform is actually only five or six feet high, and the twenty-foot-high surrender platform has never been seen in history books.

He Chou did not have the ability to build such a high platform in such a short period of time. Even if Yu Wenkai came back from the dead, he would not be able to build it.

If you want to be beautiful, it must be the same color, and it must be stone, because stone shows solemnity.

So He Chou hurriedly greeted the Ministry of War, and asked them to dispatch manpower to collect gravel, covering the entire mountain, anyway, no black soil could be seen.

The Ministry of War is also in a difficult situation. The soldiers returned home with their achievements, and they were all very arrogant. It is inappropriate for you to ask them to work hard.

So the Ministry of War went to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to discuss borrowing some civilian husbands. The Ministry of Civil Affairs said, sorry, I really don't have any extra manpower here.

In the end, there was no other way, but to force the Goguryeo people in Liaodong City and nearby mountain cities to act as coolies.

Under normal circumstances, people who have just occupied the territory will not be violent, because they are afraid that you will cause trouble, and they don't want to increase hostility, otherwise there is no way to control them in the future.

It's harmless to kill some thorns, but it's not suitable for you to recruit all over the place.

Sure enough, the local people of Goguryeo were very resistant, but the whip in the hands of the Sui army would not be soft, so nearly [-] civilians were recruited to build a surrender platform.

The entire high platform is divided into nine steps with distinct levels, implying that those who are surrendered are the ninety-five respects.

On each high platform, there are heavy soldiers lined up, densely packed, in fact, it is also to hide the ugliness.

The Ministry of Rites waited until the high platform was completed, rehearsed a few times according to the etiquette, and then reported it to the emperor.

Taichang Temple chose a good day and auspicious day, and Yang Guang took his left and right auspicious houses and left the city in a mighty way.

There are many troops around the high platform, and the ministers line up on both sides to get out of the way.

Yang Guang took Su Wei, Pei Ju, Yu Wenshu, Lai Hu'er, Yang Xuangan, Niu Hong and other officials, and climbed up to the high platform step by step amidst the sound of music.

After reaching the summit, Yang Guang was surrounded by only his twelve thousand bulls, Yang Xuangan, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Niu Hong, Minister of the Ministry of Officials and Qing of Taichang Temple.

Not far below, the officials of the Ministry of Rites recited the edict of accepting surrender loudly, and it took half an hour to recite it.

But this official's voice is really awesome, high-pitched, clear and solemn.

Gao Yuan's disheveled hands were holding a tray covered with a piece of yellow silk and a national seal on it.

In fact, he has rehearsed many times under the guidance of the Ministry of Rites. The first few times he staggered and burst into tears, but today, he couldn't cry.

Of course, you can't laugh, the heroic spirits of your ancestors are watching him in the sky. As the king of subjugation, he can no longer enter the ancestral grave.

Gao Yuan was alone, dressed in a shameful uniform, and walked up to the high platform step by step.

In the middle, there is a small square platform. Gao Yuan needs to stop here, and then read the letter of surrender. It probably means that I am ashamed of my ancestors and the people. My king, who is a hundred times stronger, will continue to manage this place, and we will be Sui people in the future.

When reading this passage, Gao Yuan couldn't help but almost cried several times, but he couldn't cry, otherwise his life would be difficult in the future.

To put it bluntly, he is a soft bone and a cheap bone.

Yang Jian warned Goguryeo many times, but if you didn't listen, Yang Guang also warned you. If you had honestly gone to Luoyang to meet Yang Guang, you wouldn't be here today.

Do you think you are cheap?Of course, the king of a country considers his own interests first and foremost. Gao Yuan believes that Sui will deal with him sooner or later, so he prepares in advance. Since you choose to be tough, then you have a bit of backbone. Could it be that Pyongyang City can’t find a crooked neck? tree?

After reading the letter of surrender, Gao Yuan continued to walk to the high place until he came to Yang Guang.

And Yang Guang was naturally condescending, staring at Gao Yuan coldly:

"Although the land on the other side is narrow and there are few people, all the people in the world are my ministers. I have advised you several times that if you are free-spirited and follow the charter, you will be my good ministers. If you are arrogant, if you don't follow my words, you will be where you are today."

Gao Yuan's face was ashen: "Liaodong dung, minister Yuan, please accept the surrender of the Emperor of Sui."

The corner of Yang Guang's mouth twitched, and Niu Hong stepped forward to take the imperial seal, then took a few steps forward, and shouted towards the high platform:
"Goguryeo, perish! Today it will be merged into the territory of the Sui Dynasty, with seven counties, Fuyu County, Xincheng County, Liaodong County, Domestic County, Beishe County, Wugu County, Pyongyang County, and 54 counties under it."

"Canonize Gao Yuan as Liaodong County King, Loyal General."

Then, Yang Xuangan stood up again, holding a volume of manuscripts in his hand and read out, to the effect that the local people would be exempted from taxes for three years, allowed to do business in the Central Plains, set up Liaodong consolation envoys, educated the local people, and re-granted land to the people according to the Great Sui system.

As for those native clans, they all moved to the inland for resettlement, and Gao Xianzhi's ancestors should be among them.

But they migrated in batches, and they couldn't move all at once. In history, Gao Xianzhi followed his father Gao Sheji to Anxi, which is also in Xinjiang.

The aristocrats were moved away because they were afraid that they would rebel, and the common people would be fooled when they rebelled. If the fools were removed, it would be much more stable.

On the third day after the surrender ceremony, the East Route Army received good news.

The domestic city was conquered by Wei Xuan, Yuan Taizuo was captured, and Gao Jianwu committed suicide.

At this point, the entire territory of Goguryeo fell into the hands of the Sui Dynasty, and Yang Guang conquered Goguryeo himself, and he got all the achievements.

Then next, Yang Guang is leaving, and he can't wait to go back and pretend to be aggressive. At the beginning, I wanted to personally conscript, but you disagreed, now you see it?It has to be me.

Goguryeo's mess still needs someone to clean up.

There was originally Liaodong County in the Sui Dynasty, but there was only one Tongding Town as its seat of government. The new Liaodong County now includes Liaodong City and more than ten surrounding mountain cities. , Sealed Zhu Guo.

The remaining six counties also appointed prefects. Zhou Fashang was unlucky and became the prefect of Pyongyang, and the [-] troops who followed him to attack Koryo could not leave now, and some small-scale rebellions needed to be eliminated.

He himself certainly didn't want to stay in this place, but the emperor's order must not be violated, and the one who recommended him to be the governor of Pyongyang was You Yuan, the consolation envoy who came to protect his son.

So, ah, the minds of scholars are very small.

The prefect of Xincheng County is Xue Zuo, who has made great achievements in crossing the river. A small hussar general, he suddenly became a prefect. It sounds awesome, but it is actually a hard job. He will have to worry about being assassinated by the locals almost every day from now on. In his opinion, such a prefect, it doesn't matter if he doesn't do it.

The prefect of Beishe City is Gao Yixian, but he can still accept it, because this is Dalian, and across the sea is his hometown Bohai County. Looking over the sea, it is his hometown, which is actually okay.

The Wugu prefect is Duan Wenzhen's eldest son Duan Ji, the domestic prefect is Huang Junhan, and the Fuyu prefect is Yang Wanshi.

Yang Wanshi is about to vomit blood. I'm the leader of the East Palace Zuo Yuhou. The crown prince needs me, so why put me in such a place?I don't agree.

So he went directly to his elder brother Yang Xuangan and uncle Yang Yue to intercede for him, but this time, they ignored him.

You idiot, the more chaotic the place is, the more troubled the water can be, the prefect of the Central Plains, how dare you mess around?But here, no one cares about you. If you work for a few years and make more money, you will be transferred back.

Where is Fuyu City, Kaiyuan City, Liaoning Province?

There are only a few plains in our big China, all of which are large grain-producing areas. It is difficult for you to be a magistrate on the black soil of the Northeast Plain, and the benefits will definitely not be less. It depends on whether you can do it.

The prefects of the seven counties, except for Zhou Fashang, are all of the younger generation. Because of the seniority, Yang Guang is embarrassed to arrange them here, so he can only let young people do it, but you have to keep an old and prudent one, so Zhou Fashang fell ill and was left behind by Yang Guang.

I'm already old, staying here far away from my homeland, Zhou Fa still wants to cry but has no tears.

So he wrote a letter early and sent someone to the capital to present it to the prince, you must get me as soon as possible, I don't want to die in other villages.

In the seventh year of Daye, on October [-], Yang Guang returned to the Central Plains on Lulong Road.

Originally, he entered Shanxi from Hebei, but the rebellion in Hebei was not over yet, and the ministers advised him not to do so.

So Yang Guang had no choice but to take the fast road, and then went south from Yanmen Pass to Jinyang County, Taiyuan County, to inspect and accept Jinyang Palace.

After Li Yuan received the news, he spent a lot of money to lay roads and clean up the county.

The Jinyang Palace he supervised was extremely grand, with extravagant materials used inside to show the dignity of the emperor. The little money he raised had been spent long ago, and there was no money left, and he still owed a whole lot of debt to the Wu family.

But this debt, he does not plan to pay it back, it has already been reported to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, I am repairing the palace for His Majesty, this shortfall should be settled by your Ministry of Civil Affairs.

The Ministry of Civil Affairs is also very angry here, the old debt has not been paid, and the new debt has been reborn, right, this grandma. (end of this chapter)