Chapter 173 Meeting at the City of Pyongyang

Pei Ju Mansion.

In the hall of the main hall, Pei Ju sat in the guest seat, muttering and complaining: "That was a sudden shock back then! In the capital, people were panicked, afraid that the Turks would rise up in anger and go south. Two or three hundred thousand iron cavalry, wouldn't Daxing City (because of Chang'an City) be like paper? If it weren't for the father, he would enter the Turks alone, provoke all the Turks' tribes, and alienate the Khan Court, I'm afraid that the world would be in chaos in the thirteenth year of Kaihuang..."

Pei Ju's son Pei Xuan was wearing a long gown and a hairpin was simply inserted on his head. He stood in front of Pei Ju with his hands in his arms, raised his head and looked at the handwritten letter of Emperor Wen of Sui hanging in the hall hanging on the wall.

When Pei Ju was old, he liked to tell his past achievements repeatedly, as if he was afraid that people would forget them. He often pacified Lingnan, conquered the Turks, conquered the Western Regions, and conquered Liaodong.

Every time I talk, I have to talk for two hours.

Pei Xuanji couldn't help but smile bitterly, "I said my father, you said something! You can fart what I said. Your Majesty asked, you must reply!"

Pei Ju slowly breathed in and said, "It's been seventeen years..."

Pei Xuanji looked at Pei Ju in surprise and asked in dismay: "Ah?"

Pei Ju turned around and said, "I mean, it has been seventeen years since the Western Regions were lost and regained."

Pei Xuanji stared at Pei Ju blankly, he couldn't keep up with Pei Ju's ideas.

What Li Jiancheng wanted to ask was that Chen Ying submitted a memorial to establish the new Four Sixteen Divisions, what does Pei Ju mean?

Pei Ju sighed and said, "In the past seventeen years, who can know how many messy things have gathered in the Western Regions and what kind of monsters have been born?"

Pei Xuanji looked at Pei Ju and said, "My father, what do you mean?"

Pei Ju said slowly: "I have been in the Western Regions for three thousand miles. It is a real place of kings and dominance. The court's hands cannot reach into Anxi..."

After a pause, Pei Ju smiled and said, "Anxi Chen Ying has been staying for too long, and he is going to be transferred to Chang'an. Some things may not be a bad thing if they plan ahead."

Pei Xuanji spread his hands and said, "But, dad..."

Pei Ju said lightly: "You have to distinguish clearly that Chen Ying's eldest son Li Siye will be your sister-in-law. You, the uncle, can't tell who is inferior to who is superior?"

Originally, Pei Xuanji didn't understand. Until now, he really understood.

The originally vague veins suddenly became clear.

Chen Ying returned to the court as the Anxi governor and pacification envoy, and in the future he would be at least one prime minister. Now the three provinces and six ministries have long been managed by Wang Gui, Wei Ting, Yang Gongren, Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling and others. In this case, even if Chen Ying returned to the court, he could only be an empty prime minister.

Now, Chen Ying separates the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Veterans and establishes the Ministry of Transport. He is in charge of the four departments of the Weiyi Department, the Post Office, the Stable and the Stable and the Horse Department, and the Tongyu Department. He is to arrange his own people.

In fact, Pei Xuanji was really wrong. The real reason why Chen Yingxin established the Four Divisions was to deal with the industrial revolution and to better adapt to the development of the industrial revolution in order to the court.

Pei Xuanji suddenly asked, "Dad, why did the imperial court not mention any words about the war in Goguryeo? Are you not optimistic about this Eastern Expedition?"

"Haha..." Pei Ju smiled cheerfully and said, "On the contrary, if you don't mention it, it's not that you don't like it, but because you are bound to win, and the court has great trust in General Chen. If it is not bad as expected, the court should receive good news at most three or five days!"

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Outside Pyongyang City, even if Yuan Taizuo sent his second son to rescue Yuan Gaisuwen, he still could not save the defeat of Goguryeo's army. Although Yuan Gaisuwen fled into Pyongyang City under the desperate escort of his personal soldiers.

However, more than 30,000 troops under Yuan Gai Suwen remained outside Pyongyang City.

After the battle, Chen Ying did not take advantage of the situation to attack, but ordered the cavalry to patrol the gates of Pyongyang City, while other soldiers were responsible for cleaning the battlefield.

In fact, the Anxi soldiers who participated in the cleaning of the battlefield were also paler, and even the officers were all angry, sweating all over their heads, and they couldn't breathe.

Even Su Dingfang, who has always been famous for his cold blood, did not relax his eyebrows. The Anxi army faced the Western Turks in Anxi, such as Kucha, Gaochang, and even Tubo and Tuyuhun. They were all nomadic peoples.

As long as it is a nomadic people, they have one characteristic: bravery will be brave, but lack the lasting and absolutely no tenacity of the farming people.

This is related to the living environment. Nomads have always had little awareness of territory, but the farming ethnic groups are different. For farming ethnic groups, territory is life.

In particular, all three thousand heavy swordsmen under Yuan Gai Suwen were killed in battle, and no one surrendered. As for more than 10,000 troops, except for some soldiers who were beaten out of their bodies and were scared, most of them were willing to die in battle and did not surrender easily.

Even Su Dingfang sighed: "The Goguryeo people are indeed well-known!"

The soldiers of the Anxi Army also paid a heavy price. More than 600 soldiers were killed, more than 1,000 injured, and more than 300 of them were disabled.

Looking at the corpses all over the ground, Chen Ying felt like a knife. Looking at the soldiers who died in battle, Chen Ying roared hysterically: "Can you idiots cherish your life?"

"Do you idiots, do you know that your lives are very expensive? Is it worth it to exchange your own lives for dogs?"

Chen Ying was very excited and pointed at a soldier sitting in the car with only one arm left. He didn't know if his head was broken, but he actually sat in the car and smiled foolishly.

"Idiot, idiot, laugh so hard!" Chen Ying roared: "I will give you a forty-six pension when you die. You can't live in a war. Are you trying to make me bankrupt..."

Chen Ying was roaring, angry, and his heart was like a knife.

Gao Jianwu, who was in Pyongyang City, was already in tears.

The battle was so tragic, especially the encounter outside Pyongyang, which became the most terrifying nightmare since Goguryeo fought with the Sui Dynasty in the 18th year of Kaihuang. Especially the soldiers of the Anxi Army, all rushed up one after another, completely putting life and death outside the country.

The small land turned into a flesh-and-blood Shura slaughterhouse. More than 30,000 Goguryeo soldiers who participated in this battle were killed one after another. They lost too badly. It can be concluded that if the Goguryeo people fight a few more battles, they should be extinct.

Gao Jianwu vented his anger and killed more than a dozen young eunuchs, even four Silla maids. His hatred was still hard to eliminate. Looking at the important civil officials in the court, Gao Jianwu suppressed and said angrily: "I know the situation today, and I don't say much. Now let's discuss what to do about this matter."

However, Gao Jianwu waited for a while, but no one spoke in the hall. Looking up, he either lowered his head, as if there was something fun on the ground in the hall. He just looked up at the ceiling, as if there was some beautiful scenery on it.

Gao Jianwu was furious and snorted coldly: "What? Everyone is very good at talking about, but now they can't say it?"

Originally, Yuan Taizuo lowered his head and looked at the ministers next to him without saying a word. He sneered in his heart and bowed and said, "Master, the old minister has something to say."

Gao Jianwu snorted coldly: "Tell me!"

Yuan Taizuo bowed his body before then lowering his head and said, "The old minister thought the Tang people were powerful and could not compete with each other. It would be better to negotiate peace first and then plan later."

Yi Zhiqiu snorted coldly and said, "According to your words, Emperor Li Tang is as easy to deceive as Yang Guang?"

Yi Zhiyan was the son of Yi Zhiwende, a famous general in Goguryeo. He inherited the position of Yi Zhiwende as a mattress, which was equivalent to the position of the chief general of the Tang Dynasty marching.

Gao Jianwu nodded and said, "What Yizhifu said is right. The most urgent task is to find a way to suffocate the Tang people's spirit, rather than thinking about peace talks."

Although Gao Jianwu said it beautifully, he had actually started to negotiate peace a long time ago.

However, the boy has never returned the attitude of the Tang court.

This made Gao Jianwu a little upset.

However, at this moment, cheers like mountain shouts came from outside the city.

Gao Jianwu's brows jumped, and a feeling of badness surged into his heart.

Gao Jianwu hurriedly sent people to reconnaissance.

Not long after, a young eunuch hurried back: "Report to the king, the reinforcements of the Tang people have arrived!"

In fact, this is not the arrival of the Tang army's reinforcements.

Instead, Li Shiji led tens of thousands of troops from Liaodong to capture the city and plunder the land, and fought under the city of Pyongyang.

Li Shiji's troops met with Chen Ying's troops outside Pyongyang City.
Chapter completed!