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"The frost-free period in the Northeast is short. Around October, the vegetation has turned yellow and the rivers have frozen. In addition, the food and grass have been exhausted, making it difficult for the army to stay for a long time."

"In desperation, Li Shimin had no choice but to order the abandonment of Anshi City on September 9 and return to China."

"In this way, the Liaodong campaign that Li Shimin personally fought ended hastily."

"After returning to China, Li Shimin once said to Li Jing with shame: "With all the people in the world, I am trapped in the small barbarians, and there is nothing I can do. "

"After Li Daozong heard about it, he frankly told Li Shimin that if he and Gao Yanshou had adopted the "strategy of attacking Pyongyang from afar" at that time, this result would definitely not have happened."

"Li Shimin was very sad and regretful after hearing this."

Liu Che: The most unavoidable mistake on the battlefield is to be too self-righteous, rely on your own strength, and commit the taboo of "arrogant soldiers".

Xu Da: Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty did not know the situation of the Liaodong battlefield at all. He did not conduct a comprehensive and in-depth understanding and research at all. He ignored Zheng Yuanchi's experience and underestimated the military power of Goryeo. He failed to know himself and the enemy.

Qin Shihuang: You govern the country by the people one by one, besiege Anshi City, and use head-to-head confrontation without considering the consequences at all. You lack flexibility and flexibility.

"Taizong did think too much in his later period. Although the military strategies drawn up before the battle played a military guiding role in the partial victory of the Liaodong Campaign, he was hesitant in major decisions and lacked the courage to "die or die" before. , so that the fighter opportunity is wasted and the victory cannot be achieved by surprise."

"At that time, many people opposed Li Shimin's conquest of Liaodong, believing that the conquest of Liaodong was a waste of people and money."

"Some courtiers believed that Li Shimin's move was "relying on his great achievements, abandoning virtue and neglecting the country, pursuing profit and neglecting danger, and indulging in lust."

"Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and other famous officials also think it shouldn't be done, but they can't hold back the emperor!"

"During the Battle of Liaodong, the Tang army suffered many casualties and the country suffered a huge loss of financial resources."

"This not only brought a heavy burden of corvee work to the people and affected the stability of the domestic political situation, but also triggered another betrayal by individual ethnic minorities in the northwest."

Li Shimin: It’s my fault that I didn’t think about the strategy well, but how can an emperor not conquer the territory? What emperor doesn’t want to unify the world!

"Under the political situation at the time, capturing Liaodong should be said to be a correct decision."

"As Taizong said, this is because it is unobjectionable for any feudal ruler to seize territory that has belonged to his country since ancient times."

"Therefore, the war to conquer the East was a just war launched to regain the sovereignty of the country's inherent territory."

"The people in the country also expressed their unique tolerance and understanding for the loss of people, money, and military casualties caused by the War to the East."

"After returning home, you announced: "I ordered the bones of the soldiers who died in the Liaodong War to be collected in the southeast of Liucheng. I ordered the commander to set up a prison and write a memorial to them."

"During the ceremony, you expressed your condolences for the dead soldiers and your regret for the defeat in the war."

"The parents of the fallen soldiers also gave you an answer: "My son died and the emperor cried over him, why should I hate his death? ""

"They forgive you. The "three expeditions to Liaodong" are also a fact, and the increase in corvee is also a fact."

Meng Yi: It is indeed not a wise move, it is quite militaristic!
  Changsun Wuji: Your Majesty changed after the Queen passed away. At that time, Wei Zheng still dared to remonstrate. After Wei Zheng passed away, the Tang Dynasty could not go back.

"The reason why Li Shimin listened to Queen Changsun and Wei Zheng was because they were both selfless and reasonable. More importantly, Li Shimin's life goal at that time was to create a prosperous age and become a wise king, so he was willing to accept advice." "For this reason, Li Shimin could maintain the greatest restraint. For example, when he succeeded to the throne, he brought his brother Li Yuanji's wife Yang into the palace. Later, Yang was deeply favored by Li Shimin and still had his son Li Ming, but because of Yang Because of his special status, he was not canonized."

"About a few years after the death of Empress Changsun, Li Shimin once planned to canonize the Yang family as queen. Wei Zheng was very unhappy when he learned about this. He ran to persuade Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty cannot win a victory and be tired of it." He compared the Yang family to The princess of Qin, Chen Ying, wants Li Shimin not to imitate the uncles and nephews of Jin Wen Gong and Jin Huai Gong, but to marry Chen Ying together."

"After listening to Wei Zheng's words, Li Shimin felt that it made sense, so he suppressed his inner impulse and gave up the idea of ​​making Yang the queen."

"However, since the death of Wei Zheng, there has been no one in the court who is good at giving advice. In addition, Li Shimin had basically created a prosperous age at that time. Therefore, he felt self-satisfied and felt that he was great, so he was not willing to hear anything about it. I have given you advice that is inconsistent with my own opinions.”

"We even ordered Wei Zheng's tombstone to be pulled down because he suspected that Wei Zheng's admonishment was to gain fame."

"For example, when Li Shimin decided to personally conquer Goguryeo, he did not listen to the advice of the ministers. When the troops returned to the court after the first phase of the campaign, he often regretted the unsatisfactory results. He also said: "Wei Zhengruo Now, it’s okay not to let me have it. ""

"So he ordered a generous reward to Wei Zheng's family and re-erected the tombstone."

"Despite this, Li Shimin still personally conquered Goguryeo again. Although it was eventually destroyed, the losses to the Tang Dynasty were also great. It can be said that the gains outweighed the losses."

"Moreover, Li Shimin went his own way, so much so that the ministers who were originally willing to give advice later stopped speaking in order to protect themselves."

"Li Shimin also reflected on himself in his later years. He once said to Changsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang and others, please tell me if I have made any mistakes recently."

"Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang originally wanted to say that Li Shimin's continuous campaigns and massive construction had led to the decline of people's livelihood and the emptiness of the national treasury, but they were afraid of offending Li Shimin and being punished. In the end, they both said that Li Shimin was not at fault."

"On the contrary, Li Shimin's concubine Xu Hui was outspoken and outspoken, "Hui Shang Shuji gave him an admonishment and said: 'Guard the Liaohai in the east, attack Kunqiu in the west, the soldiers and horses will be exhausted, and the pay will disappear. Farms that have been donated will lead to endless misery; those who have not yet been captured will lose their already established army. A vast territory is a sign of great peace; a laborious man is a sign of trouble. "

"The letter pointed out Li Shimin's fault. Li Shimin could not refute it, so he rewarded Xu Hui generously."

"However, before Li Shimin could correct his mistakes, he died of illness."

"It can be found that Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang are Li Shimin's Yuan Cong heroes and important officials in the court. Even they dare not give advice, let alone other officials?"

"Because Li Shimin was no longer so active in accepting advice in his later years, the whole court was filled with people who praised his virtues. In order to obey Li Shimin's wishes, these people often did things without leaving the line. This also set the stage for a series of political events that occurred after Li Shimin's death. The seeds were laid.”

Yongzheng: Why did Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty want to kill the heroes because the Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty who was about to ascend the throne was cowardly in nature and did not have the domineering spirit. He was afraid that after his death, this group of arrogant and powerful generals would not obey the control. Once they had different intentions, the consequences would be disastrous. Therefore, it was necessary to clear the obstacles for Emperor Hui of Han before he died.

The same was true for Taizu of the Ming Dynasty. The first successor of Taizu was Zhu Biao, who was also a gentle and tolerant man. He didn't understand Zhu Yuanzhang's execution of ministers, and he protested to Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang threw him a stick with thorns and asked him to pick it up, saying , I will just remove these thorns for you, and you will be much safer in the future.

But Zhu Biao didn't appreciate it. As a result, Zhu Biao died, Zhu Yunwen came to the throne, and King Yan rebelled. There was no veteran in the court who could fight, and they were all a bunch of scholars. In the end, the throne changed hands.

The reason why Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty did this was actually the same as the two majesties.

Li Shimin's successor Li Zhi is also a coward and incompetent, at least in Li Shimin's eyes, unlike him.

Li Shimin's other sons, Li Chengqian, Li Tai, and Li Ke, were all like him, brave and bold, but these could not inherit the throne due to various reasons, so Taizong had to make plans for Li Zhi.

General Yuchi must have military power issues. Although Li Jing and Li Ji are not in a party, they are very capable and must be on guard.

(End of this chapter)