Xia Hongsheng was lying on the bed, and when he heard Li Shimin say that Baekje went to fight Silla, he suddenly sat up in shock. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info is not surprised, it is happy.

Seeing Xia Hongsheng get up, Li Shimin hurriedly asked Xia Hongsheng to lie down, but Xia Hongsheng shook his head, struggled to get up, and asked Li Shimin: "The son-in-law wants to ask your father-in-law about your plans first." Are you ready to take this opportunity to attack Goguryeo? ”

Li Shimin nodded and said, "I have this in mind. Now that Dongying Dao has Liu Hongji watching for me, I am very relieved of his methods. Linyi Road, although Qiu Hewei is insufficient, but Linyi Road is not a place that can set off big storms. They had already been frightened by Datang's artillery, and they didn't dare to have the slightest intention of disobeying. Moreover, in accordance with my will, Qiu He has already begun to plant Champa rice on a large scale in Linyi Road, and the grain is being transported to the granaries of various places by boat. Ironclad ships, after the virtuous son-in-law broke the Japanese naval division, I had already issued an order, ordering the military machine workshop to cooperate with Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Hongzhou, Raozhou, Jiangzhou and other places to build 400 ships, and now at least half of them have been built. I think the time has come. ”

Xia Hongsheng listened to Li Shimin's words, thought about it, and said: "So, this is a good time. If it is grasped, it may be possible to eliminate the Three Kingdoms of Goryeo in one fell swoop and return the first place of Liaodong to the Tang Dynasty. ”

Li Shimin's eyes narrowed and said, "Let's hear it." ”

Xia Hongsheng then continued: "Condemn Baekje without pain on the surface, and secretly support Silla's counterattack on Baekje. After Baekje was defeated and withdrew his troops, he still secretly supported Silla to continue his attack on Baekje. Baekje must bite back, and Datang Yiming reprimanded a few words without pain on his face. Baekje is invincible and will unite with Goguryeo. At this time, the Tang Dynasty gave up its support for Silla and allowed the combined forces of Goguryeo and Baekje to attack Silla. After the destruction of Silla, the Tang Dynasty, as the suzerain's country, was advised by all means, but Goguryeo and Baekje dared to destroy the Silla Sheji, this great disrespectful crime, the Tang Dynasty had every reason to crusade against these two countries. The son-in-law did not think that the combined forces of Goguryeo and Baekje would be the opponent of the Tang Dynasty. ”

"It's a ploy to capture all the three kingdoms of Goryeo." Li Shimin nodded, and said: "It's just Silla, but he has always been extremely deferential to Datang and has never disobeyed. I am afraid that this is not kind, and I am afraid that it will be criticized by the world. ”

"If your father-in-law wants to keep Silla, then you can directly take this opportunity to help Silla in the name of the suzerainty and send troops to Baekje. Baekje was defeated by the combined forces of the Tang Dynasty and Silla, so he naturally turned to Goguryeo for help. The Tang Dynasty could take advantage of the situation to cooperate with Silla and destroy Baekje and Goguryeo together. However, if Silla stays in this way, it will be a disaster in the future. Xia Hongsheng said to Li Shimin: "Baekje and Goguryeo have been destroyed, and only Silla is left in the three kingdoms of Goryeo. If there is a slight relaxation, Silla can take advantage of the opportunity to enter and control Liaodong. At that time, when the Tang Dynasty destroyed Goguryeo and Baekje, it was just 'making wedding clothes for others', allowing Silla to take advantage of it. ”

What Xia Hongsheng said is not without purpose.

In the original history, after the Tang Dynasty united with Silla to destroy Baekje and Goguryeo successively, due to the lack of effective control of the original Goguryeo and Baekje lands of the Tang Dynasty, and due to the rise of Tibet, the strategic focus returned to the Western Front, so after the subsequent Tang and Silla War, Silla invaded the south of the Taedong River, which originally belonged to China and was captured by Goguryeo, and the fruits of the Tang Dynasty's victory in destroying Goguryeo and Baekje fell into the mouth of Silla, making Silla unify the area south of the Taedong River on the Korean Peninsula.

Li Shimin frowned when he heard Xia Hongsheng say this, and said, "Why did the virtuous son-in-law say this? Let's talk about it carefully! ”

Xia Hongsheng then said: "Father-in-law, my son-in-law has already made a prediction. If there is no large-scale conflict between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo for the time being, if the Tang Dynasty sits idly by and ignores Tubo, Tubo will inevitably rise. Songtsen Gampo is a young and ambitious man. He intermarried with the Nibora kingdom to gain stability and support from the south, and then attacked the Dongnu and Yangtong kingdoms, two small states that could no longer be supported, and it was only a matter of time before they were wiped out by Tibet. Tuyuhun is also not Tubo's opponent. Once the Tibetan Plateau is unified, it will inevitably go down to the north, dump the valley and control the trade routes. At that time, it is very likely that the Tang Dynasty will need to shift its strategic focus to the west to deal with the Tibetans, as well as the Western Turks, who have now begun to sneak around and make some small moves. In this way, the east side will inevitably be relaxed. If Silla was to be retained, it would definitely take advantage of the Tang Dynasty's concentration on dealing with the west to expand the original territory of Goguryeo and Baekje. ”

Li Shimin frowned and thought about it, and said, "What the virtuous son-in-law said is not unreasonable. ”

Xia Hongsheng saw Li Shimin's hesitation, so he said: "Naturally, everything still needs to be decided by the father-in-law. If you are willing to wait a little longer and are willing to sacrifice Silla and destroy the Three Kingdoms of Goryeo in one fell swoop, then you will only reprimand Baekje for the time being, and secretly support Silla to fight back, so that Baekje has to pull Goguryeo into the game. At that time, they destroyed Silla with the help of Goguryeo and Baekje, and then turned around as the suzerain, and sent troops to destroy Goguryeo and Baekje in the name of revenge for Silla. If the father-in-law wanted to stay in Silla for a longer time, then he did not have to wait, but took advantage of the accusation of the Silla envoy this time, and no longer just sent an envoy to accuse and mediate, but directly sent troops to help Silla attack Baekje. Baekje was defeated by the Tang Dynasty, so he naturally pulled Goguryeo to attack, and the Tang Dynasty could take this opportunity to destroy Baekje and Goguryeo in one fell swoop. The son-in-law thinks so. ”

Li Shimin nodded, thought for a while, and said, "In this matter, I know the proposition of the virtuous son-in-law. I still need to think again. In addition, after the destruction of Goguryeo, I want to drive the imperial expedition in person, and I have not yet discussed with the ministers, what does the virtuous son-in-law think? ”

Li Shimin's royal expedition is like this in history, and Xia Hongsheng is not surprised to hear him say this.

So he smiled and said: "My father-in-law is healthy, and he has never fallen into martial arts. If the father-in-law really wants to drive the expedition in person, the son-in-law is willing to go out together to give advice for the father-in-law! ”

"Hahahaha...... Or a virtuous son-in-law knows me! Li Shimin laughed: "Virtuous son-in-law, rest here with peace of mind, and rest for a few days." I also took advantage of these few days to carefully read the first draft made by the virtuous son-in-law, and then carefully discussed the two manuscripts with the virtuous son-in-law. ”

After saying that, Li Shimin turned his head again and said to Li Chengqian: "Chengqian, you stay here and greet me." You have always been a brother to my good son-in-law, so take care of him here. ”

"Yes!" Li Chengqian saluted Li Shimin. (To be continued.) )