Late Tang Dynasty: I

In October of the [-]th year of the Great Reign, it snowed heavily on the grasslands. At this time, His Majesty the Emperor had already entered the Great Wall. When they arrived at Youzhou, the army stopped moving forward.

Li Ye said to Jingxiang: "The Yongding River can be navigable, Jiyun River, Sanggan River, Chaohe River, and Baihe River must be dredged. You have done a good job!"

"Your Majesty, this is what I should do!"

Li Ye nodded and said: "One more thing. I see that the water volume of Yongding River, Sanggan River, and Baihe River in Youzhou is still quite large. I am afraid that a lot of paddy fields can be obtained by opening canals to divert water. If rice is promoted in Youzhou, the army's food or You can transport it less, you don’t even need to transport it from south to north!”

"Your Majesty, I have already done this. I have conquered a thousand acres of land in Zhuoxian County. I followed the method used by Your Majesty in Bianjing. From March to October, I sow seeds in turns. I have already figured out how to occupy the city rice. It can be grown in the north, and the yield is good, but Youzhou is bitterly cold and can only be planted one season a year!"

"One season is enough. How is the production?"

"The yield of rice is [-] to [-]% higher than that of wheat and millet! I have already drawn up a map of ditches and paddy fields and am about to report it to the court!"

Jingxiang has never let him down. Li Ye said, "I heard that you live in the government office every day and review documents until the third watch. Is this possible?"

"Your Majesty, I am stupid and can only make up for my weakness with hard work. Youzhou has not been back for a long time. Many ministers really don't dare to let go to the people below. They must keep an eye on it and make sure they don't make mistakes!"

Li Ye also lamented that historical records record that when Jingxiang was under Zhu Wen's tent, he ate and drank on his horse, and even slept on his horse while marching and fighting.

"You must not overwork your body. You are now serving as the observation envoy and administrative envoy to Hebei East Road. This is not a long-term solution. If you have talented people under your command, you can recommend them to me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, I dare to ask!"

Li Ye smiled and said: "Jinggong, ask questions directly. I know everything and tell you everything."

"How long will your Majesty stay in Youzhou?"

"You can see it!"

Jingxiang said: "I can only prepare early!"

Li Ye smiled and said: "I called all the tribes and countries to send troops to attack the Khitans and assassinate the rebels of all tribes. Bohai and Yaonan all sent troops. Only Silla did not send troops. I have already sent envoys to question them!"

"Does Your Majesty want to use troops against Silla?"

His Majesty the Emperor did not speak.

"Your Majesty, Silla occupies the homeland of Goguryeo, and the Tang Dynasty fought with it many times. However, Goguryeo is located in a bitter cold land with high mountains and dangerous roads, as well as dangerous passes. It takes a lot of effort but little success. These are all the reasons for the difficulty in conquering the fortress. Now it is difficult to conquer it. The Tang Dynasty had such a magical weapon as the Sky-shattering Thunder. There are some passes that cannot be conquered. I am not worried about military affairs, but I am worried about the small people of Silla. How should we govern them!"

Li Ye smiled and said: "Silla has a population of one million, with no less than 30 strong men..."

"..."

Roads, bridges, and mines are being built everywhere. There is a shortage of people. What needs to be managed? Just drag the population and immigrate to the peninsula from Hebei and Shandong.

Jingxiang said with concern: "Your Majesty, a hundred years from now, the people of the Han family will be grateful for your Majesty's heroic deeds. It's awesome, but the history books will definitely not agree with your Majesty!"

Li Ye said: "If there is any guilt, it will all be attributed to me!"

Li Yu, who was behind him, hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Father, I am willing to bear the infamy for my father!"

Li Ye helped Li Yu up. How could his small body bear such a reputation?

…………

In November of the [-]th year of the reign of Emperor Wuji, Silla sent an envoy to Youzhou to plead guilty to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. They brought thousands of taels of gold, ten thousand taels of silver, ginseng, pearls and other valuables.

Li Ye summoned the Silla envoys at the Governor's Mansion in Youzhou.

Silla Prime Minister Jin Can said: "Your Majesty, unless Silla is unwilling to obey the imperial edict, it is really because of the great disaster in the country last year that we cannot send troops!"

At this time, if Silla asks for forgiveness and the Emperor of Tang Dynasty forgives, the matter will be over.

But His Majesty the Emperor is going to cause trouble this time.

"Why don't I know about the great disaster in Silla? This is just an excuse. This is the first crime.

You are a small country, your king has ascended the throne, why don't you ask the Tang Dynasty for a canonization? This is the second crime.

The caravans of the Tang Dynasty were walking in your country, their goods were robbed, and their people were killed by you. This is also the attitude towards them. This is the third crime. "

"Did Silla commit these three crimes to humiliate me?" Jin Can turned pale and said, "Your Majesty, our Silla is loyal to the Tang Dynasty and has never had any arrogance. Silla serves the Tang Dynasty like its father. Don!”

Li Ye shook his head and said: "Go back and tell your king that I am waiting for him in Youzhou. If he doesn't come, the heavenly army will definitely come!"

"His Majesty!"

After sending the Silla envoy, Li Ye asked Liu Wei to draft an edict. If you want to do something, you must first make people who are against you miserable.

"From the Sui Dynasty to the present, let's list the deeds of Silla's bullying of the people of the Tang Dynasty. They built the heads of Central Plains soldiers into Jingguan. During the Anshi Rebellion, a considerable number of the rebels were Silla people, and now, They looted and killed the people of Tang Dynasty and robbed our caravan..."

"Your Majesty, I remember this is Goguryeo..."

"Goguryeo is Silla, and Silla is Goguryeo!"

1000 years later, Bangzi regarded Goguryeo as their ancestor and said that Northeast China belonged to Bangzi. Li Ye thought that they were right.

……

"Your Majesty, Yelu Abaoji fled to the Gargis tribe. Their tribe clashed with the Youjinwu Guards and dozens of people were shot dead!"

Li Ye said: "Send someone to negotiate with the Gargis tribe and ask them to hand over Yelu Abaoji!"

"promise!"

The Gargis tribe is far away in the bitter cold land of the north of the Great Wall. The current Lake Baikal area is not bordered by the Tang Dynasty. They have dozens of tribes and form a loose alliance. In fact, the Tang Dynasty does not even know who their leader is. .

Gargis had little communication with the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty had little interest in this bitter and cold land in the north of the Great Wall.

The imperial court was not interested in Lake Baikal, but the emperor was.

"and many more!"

"His Majesty!"

"Let's see if we can clear up the misunderstanding. Give them some cloth and tell them that the caravans of the Tang Dynasty are willing to bring them materials from the Tang Dynasty!"

"promise!"

His Majesty the Emperor needs a caravan to find out the geographical terrain and seasonal climate of this land.

……

And in Longquan Mansion, the capital of the Bohai Kingdom.

"The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is still in Youzhou?"

"The detective report is still there!"

"Report! Your Majesty, the credentials of the Tang Dynasty have arrived!"

"I said, don't call me your majesty in the future!"

"..."

Since the founding of the Bohai Kingdom, the king has always regarded himself as the emperor. By this time, King Dayaojin was also afraid.

How dare you call him an honorable title.

"Quickly, come with me to welcome the envoy from the Kingdom of Heaven!"

He said to the left and right: "Your Majesty, you must not call yourself me, you are overstepping your bounds!"

"what!"

"By the way, there are still those who are violating the rules, please remove them all for our country's lord!"

"promise!"

"Burn incense and set up a case, come here, the people in this country are mainly bathing and changing clothes!"

(End of this chapter)