After as many as an hour of duels between monarchs and ministers, although the king of Goguryeo had not yet figured out the identity of this young military general of the Tang Dynasty, he had figured out another thing.

That is, it is not impossible to want Datang to send troops, but the silver spent on fighting for a single hour is not a turning eye, and these money can't let Datang come out, right?

And not only that, since you have a request from the Tang Dynasty, naturally you can't completely let the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty resist foreign enemies for Goguryeo, right? There are so many people in your barracks, can't you just watch our Datang soldiers be born and die for you, and you can sit in the barracks and enjoy happiness, right?

In short, with the meaning of this young Tang general, it is not impossible for Datang to send troops immediately, the money is in place, the people are in place, and everything else is easy to say.

And in this way, he was completely desperate to leave an army to defend the royal city, which was equivalent to giving the Tang Dynasty silver, and then the Tang generals took some Tang soldiers, and then brought the soldiers who were mainly Goguryeo to defend themselves against Silla and Baekje.

If that's all there is to it, you can do it yourself, so why do you need them to help you?

But no matter what he said, the Tang Emperor had already begun to close his eyes and recuperate, and it seemed that he had completely handed over this matter to this young general to deal with.

After pondering for a long time, even Li Zhi couldn't help but quietly open his eyes because he couldn't hear the sound of the court's bargaining, only to hear Gozang gritting his teeth and saying: "Okay, I agree to the request of the Shangguo, and I am willing to send my Goguryeo soldiers to connect with the Shangguo soldiers to help me Goguryeo defend against foreign enemies." ”

"Well, that's right, don't forget, if it weren't for us, you would be the king of your Goguryeo kingdom, so no matter what, this account is worth it for you." Li Hong was wearing a helmet, and no matter how he smiled, he gave people a hideous face.

"But I don't know how much silver does this general want me to catch so that Shangguo can help me defend Goguryeo against foreign enemies?" Gao Zang nodded with difficulty, and when he said the silver, he was still a little embarrassed and aggrieved, so he had no choice but to deceive himself and change it to a fee.

He also wondered, why didn't Datang directly capture him, but still continued to maintain his identity as the king of Goryeo? Although I had doubts in my heart, I didn't have time to think about it. What's more, since it is not a big deal to be able not to destroy the country, but only to submit to the Tang Dynasty, it is not a big deal, but not Silla and Baekje, who enter the Tang Dynasty every year and pay tribute every year.

"Well, just let them talk about this matter for a while, do you think that such a small matter still needs to bother my Majesty of the Tang Dynasty?" Li Hong smiled very naturally, but people still looked very hideous.

After negotiating the right matter, the next thing is naturally the banquet of the Goguryeo royal family for the Tang Emperor, and the visit of the Tang Emperor to the Goguryeo royal family now.

Accompanied by Hua Meng and them, Bao Liwuwei's elite soldiers and strong generals, plus the entire royal city has been controlled by the Tang Dynasty, so Li Hong is relieved not to follow.

Ge Xiyuan wanted to continue to follow His Majesty, but was stopped by Li Hong. But Li Hong didn't know that it was because he didn't watch it that his dragon father actually had a second spring here and had a transnational relationship.

Ge Xiyuan is still a little scared of Li Hong now, especially when he was under the city of Anshi that day, when the sharp horizontal knife rested on his neck, he was already weak in his legs, otherwise it would be impossible for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to take the back of the knife and kneel on the ground.

At this time, when he heard His Royal Highness the Crown Prince call him, his heart rolled in an instant, and the whole person looked calm on the surface, but his heart was already tumbling with fear, and he didn't know where he had offended His Royal Highness the Prince.

At this time, Li Hong, who had only slowly taken off his helmet, smiled a lot softer, and Ge Xiyuan's somewhat sluggish expression instantly eased a little, and he walked quickly to Li Hong and asked, "Your Highness, I don't know what is wrong with you?" ”

"It's not a big deal, they're going to go over there, let's go around here." Li Hong threw his helmet and horizontal knife to Hua Meng behind him, and pointed to the corridor pavilion in the wedge garden and said.

The two walked to the garden gallery pavilion and sat down, Li Hong stretched out without hurry, and muttered: "Among the people who followed His Majesty's imperial expedition, I seem to see that only you and Shi Zangjie are more suitable for this matter, but Shi Zangjie is much worse than you, so after thinking about it, I still think it's up to you to do it." ”

"Your Highness, please command, the minister will not fail in his mission." Ge Xiyuan's ass had just hit the stone bench, and he quickly stood up again and said.

"Sit down, don't be surprised. You have heard what you said in that palace just now, and perhaps you disagree with my proposal, thinking that I bargained with the king of Goguryeo and blackmailed them for their silver, which is a bit too much of a philistine. ”

"I don't dare."

"You can't sit down, can you talk well?" Li Hong's eyes glared like copper bells, and he said impatiently.

Ge Xiyuan had no choice but to sit down again, and said solemnly: "Your Highness, the minister has no such intention. ”

Li Hong sighed, his fingers knocked around on the stone table rhythmically, his eyes looked into the distance, and said in a deep voice: "My Tang Dynasty Labor Division expedition and send troops to contribute, is it too much to ask them for some money?" This is not a philistine, let alone an insult to the prestige of the country, and besides, you think I asked for the royal family for this money? The soldiers of Datang are also people, they are all born and raised by their parents, and they are all treasures in the eyes of each other's parents, right? But war has always been ruthless, and there will be death when there is war, but they can't be allowed to fight thousands of miles for the Tang Dynasty, and when they finally die in a foreign land, they can't even get the least comfort. We don't have the ability to bring back all the living Tang soldiers safe and sound, but we also need to give their parents some alimony when we bring their corpses back. Otherwise, who will work hard for me Datang in the future? Don't say anything about the whole world, it is not the truth of the king's ministers, these people of the Tang Dynasty don't understand, they only know that they go into battle to kill the enemy because they are powerful to my Datang, so they will sell their lives. If we can't make some compensation within our power after their deaths, I'm afraid no one will be willing to go to Liaodong in the future to fight for my Datang. ”

Nearly 200,000 soldiers, no matter who is dead or alive, when they return to the Tang Dynasty, there are always people who want to leave sad tears, but no matter what era, people cannot be resurrected after death, and using money to compensate for the sadness of others is not the best way, but it is the most practical way.

Ge Xiyuan was stunned, although His Royal Highness the Prince's statement was biased, it was indeed a good way for the court to win people's hearts and unite the centripetal force of the people.

What's more, this money is not from the Tang Dynasty, but from the King of Goguryeo, so it is indeed more justifiable, and naturally, it can also make more Tang soldiers in the future have no hesitation when they go on the expedition.

"Your Royal Highness, the ministers are ignorant, listening to His Royal Highness's words, it really makes the ministers suddenly open, like an empowerment⊥ as you said in the court, the government military system is now too serious to distinguish between the old and the weak, can support my Tang Dynasty to fight on the battlefield, the invincible backbone of the army is weakening, the derivation of the recruitment system, it is necessary to let the people experience the Tang Dynasty's love for the people who serve in the army, so that more Tang children can join the army and serve the country." Ge Xiyuan got up again and saluted Li Hong and said.

Li Hong ignored his salute this time, and muttered: "I heard the poetry of a scholar before, obviously because he was tired of war, so from now on, although everything on the battlefield is important, but the source of troops in the rear is a more important part. If you don't appease the source well, it will naturally eventually lead to the depletion of the source, right? ”

"Yes, what His Highness said is very true, and the minister knows what to do." Ge Xiyuan said clearly.

"It's good to understand, but you can't be too ruthless, you have to leave room for everything, as for the negotiation of the territory, it will be bounded by the Datong River, the reason is naturally to facilitate Datang to mediate the contradictions between them, so for the time being, Datong River is already north, Datang cannot be returned." Li Hong made a general argument for the negotiation that Ge Xiyuan would face this time.

"Yes, Your Highness. Then when do you think it is best for us to agree to him to send troops, as you just said in the palace, my Tang Dynasty soldiers and laborers are on an expedition, but now they are sleepy and tired, and it is not appropriate to go on the expedition immediately, is it not to delay for a while before agreeing? ”

"That is naturally the best, this is naturally a means for you to negotiate for the benefits of the Tang Dynasty soldiers, as for sending troops, anyway, they are now fighting on the border, let them consume a few more days, in this way, my Tang soldiers can also have a less casualty rate, right? Even if it is for the stability of my Datang in the future, it is also a matter of good and harm, it is completely up to you, it must be reasonable and reasonable, and you can't lose the identity of the kingdom. Li Hong said lightly, the palace maid of the Goguryeo royal family actually brought tea and snacks for them.

Ge Xiyuan was not polite, after pouring tea for Li Hong personally, he was even more determined in his heart, and now he can be favored by His Royal Highness the Prince, which is naturally his own blessing, in this case, it is natural to handle the things explained by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince beautifully and properly.

So in the following casual conversation, Ge Xiyuan became a little absent-minded because he had to think about negotiations, so when he talked to His Royal Highness the Prince, he was reprimanded by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince after talking about him left and right.

Leaving His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to sit in the pavilion, watching the graceful palace maid shuttling through the garden.

"Your Highness, Lin Shiling, Zong Chuke, Zhang Khan Zhi, Lu Zhaolin, Wang Mingyuan and others jointly gave you a concerto." The cheetah had disappeared for a while just now, and then suddenly ran over and said.

The above-mentioned people jointly gave a recital to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, coupled with the cheetah's cautious and solemn look, it is obvious that the importance of this recital is self-evident.

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