Zhao Zhong sneered and said nothing.

"Then it's true?" Shangshu Ling, Dachangqiu Caojie suddenly answered at this time, as if he had just confirmed the authenticity of the document.

"Of course it's true." Cui Lie, the Minister of Guest Cao, also affirmed. "Actually, if you think about it carefully, the key point of this matter is the battle of Zuoyuan. The Goguryeo people suddenly lost Zuoyuan, and the whole country came to attack but they couldn't.

It lasted so long that Gongsun Xun saw the enemy's opportunity and took advantage of the opponent's retreat to cover him up with his troops, only to lay his body hundreds of miles away. This kind of persistent counterattack, in which a small number wins a large number, is actually seen frequently in the annals of history."

"Strong on the inside and sharp on the outside, the sharpest in the world." Yang Ci smiled faintly at Liu Kuan beside him. "The evaluation Mr. Qiao gave to Mr. Liu that day was really on point. Regardless of other things, although he is young, he can

When fighting, he still has the style of a famous ancient general."

"That's right." Cao Jie also said with a smile. "No matter what, when the time comes for the sword to fight, Liu Gong and Lu Gong are students who can be relied on."

Liu Kuan lowered his head and rubbed his black hands, smiled slightly, but did not reply directly to the two of them: "No matter what happens, since this matter has become a foregone conclusion, as the people in charge of the central government, we should come up with measures to deal with the aftermath as soon as possible.

The policy is, firstly, to report to the emperor, and secondly, to appease the meritorious soldiers."

"That's right," Cui Lie also nodded immediately. "After all, Goguryeo is just a small country. Forty to fifty thousand young people were wiped out in the first battle. It is natural for the country to be destroyed. Besides, the other country has been destroyed now. It is useless to talk about this. The Shangshutai should

Focus on discussing the aftermath of this battle!"

At this point, Cui Lie paused for a moment before continuing: "For our guest Cao, this matter is a great good thing after all. Goguryeo was a great enemy of Liao, and now that country suddenly died, just like a human body suddenly died.

A heavy burden. From now on, if we can continue to maintain peace with Fuyu, and then use kindness and power to Sanhan, Woju, and Haoqian, the situation outside the Great Wall of Youzhou will be completely opened up, especially for the three counties of Liaodong, Xuantu, and Lelang.

You can rest and recuperate.”

"That's right." Liu Tao, the official of Zhongdu, Cao Shangshu, who had always been frowning, couldn't help but feel a little happy. "Nowadays, the country is very difficult everywhere, and Goguryeo has been with us for hundreds of years. We are enemies, not friends. So no matter what,

It’s a good thing that the five counties outside the Great Wall are finally freed from one of their most trusted enemies. It’s just..."

"Just how?" Shangshu asked Cao Jie seriously.

"It's just that this memorial says that Goguryeo's population of 400,000 people has lost all its youth and strength. The nobles are in civil strife. Even their king and palace were burned down. How many counties outside the wall are already preparing to move their people in?"

"good."

"In this case, what should be done with the hometown of Goguryeo?" Liu Tao frowned and asked seriously. "If the other country still has a way to survive, directly transfer Heshenggu City and the capital of Goguryeo to Xuantu County, and then allocate another city to Goguryeo.

People continue to rise and fall, thinking that they belong to the country, and then let Xuantu County still be in charge of the affairs of the Buyeo, Woju, and Haogu tribes. But according to what is said in the report now, they have begun to disperse the children of the remaining people of Goguryeo.

...If nothing else, wouldn’t the cultivated land on both sides of the lower reaches of Mazi River be abandoned?”

"What do you think Wen Raogong said?" Cao Jiefu looked at Liu Kuan again. "You are the prince of the dynasty, and this matter is related to border defense. I always want to hear what you want here at the Chancellery."

"I mean..." Liu Kuan clasped his hands and said with a smile. "The matter is now at this point. There is no need to be demanding anymore. You might as well just let things go."

"Please also ask Mr. Liu to explain it in detail."

"At that time, the imperial court divided Xuantu County specifically to connect Fuyu against Goguryeo. Now that Goguryeo is gone, it can still connect Fuyu against Xianbei. I would like to connect the western side of Liaodong County to Xianbei's Wuli and level the two cities.

If Xuantu is allocated to Xuantu, the land in the upper reaches of the Liao River can also be returned to Xuantu, and then Xuantu will still be used as a border county to carry out military operations; as for the land in the lower reaches of the Mazi River, the land on the west bank below Heshenggu City can be allocated to Liaodong, so that Liaodong can be exempted

The worries about military affairs are gone and we can rest in peace; while the land on the east bank of Mazi River can be allocated to Lelang, and Lelang County will be responsible for the management of the Sanhan, Woju, Haoqi and other small tribes..."

"good!"

"Great idea!"

"Mr. Liu, this is what a mature man would do to seek a country!"

Everyone nodded in approval... Although the city and the people were gone, the land could be split up for the three counties to digest, and such a split plan would allow each of the three counties to have dedicated responsibilities. It should be the best temporary solution at present.

.

So, a group of central leaders talked to each other, added some details, and finally came up with a rough plan for the aftermath of the Goguryeo territory, which could be reported to the emperor.

However, this is not over yet.

"Since the division of the homeland of Goguryeo after the war has been agreed upon." Sikong Yuan Wei, who had been silent until everyone had finished talking, suddenly said, "Then it's time to discuss the matter of rewards, right? Xuan Tu was so dramatic,

Can Gao Yan of Liaodong...and the war leader Gongsun Xun be granted the title of marquis?"

Sikong Ben was one of the three men who had been reformed by the imperial censor. In theory, he had overall responsibility for the inspection of the world. It was reasonable for Yuan Wei to ask this question.

"Isn't it too much to be granted the title of Marquis?" Zhao Zhong, who had doubted the authenticity before, suddenly responded sternly. "It's just a small vassal state."

"Goguryeo is an enemy, not a friend." Liu Tao still faced the difficulties. "It's a public opinion that it has been harassing the border for more than a hundred years. If you destroy the enemy country in one battle and wipe out 40,000 to 50,000 people, how can you not make a marquis?!"

"Mr. Liu is Cao Shangshu, the official of the Central Capital. This matter is not yours to discuss." Zhao Zhong glared at him coldly, then turned to look at Lu Zhi. "Mr. Lu, you are Cao Shangshu of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. You can tell me!"

Lu Zhi, who had been sitting in the public room like a wood carving, finally spoke up when he heard the words: "Gao Yan, Ju Teng, is an important official with two thousand stones, and he has contributed to the destruction of the country. Naturally, he will be rewarded with a title, but Gongsun Xun

Can be discussed again!”

"I knew that Mr. Lu would promote talents and avoid relatives!" Zhao Zhong was slightly startled when he heard this, but couldn't help but laugh. "Much better than some people."

"How can we discuss Wen Qi's contribution?" Liu Tao, who had disheveled hair and beard, immediately frowned and turned to face Lu Zhi. "Is Ziqian really trying to avoid taboos? With all due respect, if the general cannot give him a fair reward for his contribution to the destruction of the country,

, I’m afraid some of the tens of thousands of soldiers below will also complain.”

All the gentlemen in the room were silent, just looking at Lu Zhi, waiting for his explanation.

"I won't talk about how he, a Xiangping order, became the commander-in-chief of the two counties' coalition forces, and how he went to sit in the original position." Lu Zhi's face remained as usual, and he spoke slowly. "After all, both Gao Taishou and Ju Taishou have recognized him.

He only said that as the commander-in-chief of the army, he actually sat back and watched the civil strife in Goguryeo, and the royal family suffered all casualties. It must be known that the king of Goguryeo was pardoned by the ancestor Guangwu..."

"Mr. Lu is a bit unreasonable." Cui Lie frowned and retorted after hearing half of it. "So what about the canonization of the ancestors? It was reversed a hundred years ago! Wasn't it the two thousand Shibian County of our dynasty who attacked Liyuan twice in the past ten years?

Governor? In the past twenty years, the one who annexed hundreds of miles of land in the upper reaches of the Liao River and forced our Han Dynasty to abandon several cities was not the Ming Lin Dafu who was in power in Goguryeo as mentioned in this memorial? Even fifty years ago, the King of Goguryeo united with the three

When Han Haoqian besieged Xuanci City, wasn't it our Han army who asked for help from the Fuyu people in embarrassment? Hundreds of years of grievances, we are enemies rather than friends. Isn't it deceiving ourselves and others to say whether to confer or not? I don't know what Mr. Lu thinks,

Anyway, our guest here treated Goguryeo as an enemy country fifty years ago!"

"That's right." Liu Tao also retorted. "And what the memorial said is very clear. It's not that we were rude to the Goguryeo royal family, but that there had been civil strife in the other country's capital for several days before the army entered the city. The six tribes of Goguryeo

The grudges are clearly written. The royal palace and the King of Goguryeo were kidnapped and burned by rebels before entering the city... The most important thing is that only one member of the Goguryeo royal family was killed by powerful officials decades ago. Now the Goguryeo royal family is extinct.

, should Wen Qi also be blamed?"

"Is it okay to do whatever he said in the memorial?" Lu Zhi also rarely had a dark face. "God knows what the situation is?!"

"It's not what he said," Yang Ci suddenly said. "It's because the governors of the two counties and everyone in the army said so, but the Goguryeo side has been completely wiped out. Could it be because of the unfounded speculations in our hearts?

And ignore the merits of everyone in Liaodi?!"

"Okay." Cao Jie stopped the argument at the right time. "Let's discuss the matter without getting angry. Lu Gong, everyone's intention is very clear. Goguryeo is an enemy, not a friend. This battle is a merit rather than a fault. What else do you have to say?

?”

"Then I'll just say one more thing." Lu Zhi said expressionlessly. "What is it that 'Koguryo lost all its youth and strength, and worried that they would have nothing to support, so they moved the remaining Goguryeo people to various counties in the Liao region, and each household had one person to support'...

Is this being offered as a slave or as a citizen? The memorial is so secretive, do you really think we are all fools? Are there really Han people willing to accept barbarians as their family members?! Let alone hundreds of thousands of households in the five counties of Liao!

What does it mean when all the people of a country are slaves? A country with a population of 400,000 cannot survive without 40,000 to 50,000 young people?! How can the word domineering be used to describe Liang Ji?!"

Everyone was speechless for a moment.

"What Mr. Lu said is good!" In the silence, Zhao Zhong suddenly said. "In this case, we should drive this domineering general into Luo to show that the central government cannot be bullied!"

Everyone was speechless, and although Lu Zhi stared at Zhao Zhong, he was helpless in the end.

"Ziqian," Yang Ci looked around and spoke at the right time. "It's not that we don't understand your expectations for your students as a teacher, but selfishness belongs to selfishness, and national affairs belong to national affairs. Isn't it the time for you to teach students? Wen Qi, although

It was a bit risky to act, but under such circumstances, it is impossible to punish him alone... To punish him, should we punish Ju Teng who is also on the front line? Should we punish his direct subordinate Gao Yan? All the soldiers and horses of the two counties will be punished by him.

Commander, do you want to be punished as well? The five counties outside the Great Wall were all subjected to Goguryeo barbarian slaves, should they also be punished? The imperial court had given the two Gao Operas a title, so how could they bring down the military commander?

"Hou', who fought the battle?"

Lu Zhi felt sad... In fact, this was what he found difficult to accept!

As a person who was born in Youzhou and personally suppressed bandits, how could he, Lu Zigan, care whether the barbarians were made slaves or not? There was no book in the Confucian classics that taught him to enshrine prisoners of war as ancestors.

What he cares about is that Gongsun Xun, as a county magistrate, can easily dispatch troops from two counties to attack Goguryeo, and he can also win the battle. He can also use the spoils after the war to win over the entire five counties outside the Great Wall.

People's hearts.

Perhaps all the imperial elites in front of them could understand what was wrong with these actions, but they didn't think they cared much... After all, who could know as well as himself that this student of his was a man without a king or a father?

Where is the person?!

The Gongsun family was already spread around the Bohai Sea, especially the Anli family. However, Gongsun Xun, a man without a king or a father, found himself like a fish in water after arriving in Liaodong... There were five counties in Liaodong, and his father-in-law was in charge of two counties. Since he was able to mobilize

When the men from Xuantu County in Liaodong went to attack Goguryeo, they were afraid that these two counties could be easily manipulated by him, but he was a very capable person. If he attacked a country with ten thousand people, he would be able to destroy his country and his species.

!

If the world changes and this guy becomes ambitious, it will be easy to sweep the whole country beyond the Great Wall in one fell swoop, right? By then, who will he be, Lu Zigan?!

One day in the future, the history of the future will be clear. What does Lu Ziqian deliberately do that day?

Even if heaven and earth know that you know and I know, can you still have a clear conscience?!

As soon as he thought of this, Lu Zhi suddenly stood up in Shangshu Ling's public room. His height was simply outstanding among such a group of people... Of course, if Ji Kang knew about this, he would be willing to give up this analogy.

"You can be granted the title of Marquis!" Lu Zhi responded sternly after glancing around at everyone in the room. "But one code is another code. As Cao Shangshu, the official department of the Shangshutai, I will never let this kid do whatever he wants!"

"What Mr. Lu means...are you going to transfer Wenqi to Luo?" Liu Tao was immediately startled. "Discipline her nearby?"

"No!"

"no!"

Cao Jie and Zhao Zhong refuted almost in unison.

"Don't you think you didn't make enough trouble last time?!" Zhao Zhong glared at Yang Ci unceremoniously. "Does Mr. Yang also mean this?"

Yang Ci looked at the other party coldly, but said nothing... He was the emperor's master, and given his age, if Cao Jie asked him, he would reply. Zhao Zhong, who had not officially taken over the power of the inner court, was not enough to scare him.
To be continued...