Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3429

The palace fell, Yuan Gai Suwen committed suicide, the imperial guards were defeated, and the city guards were disbanded.In one day, Ping Rang City, which was once under the siege of hundreds of thousands of Tang troops, finally fell into the hands of Tang troops.

Ordinary people and merchants have not yet understood how the current situation is going, but they are trembling and panicked under the artillery bombardment of the Tang army.When it was dark, the sound of the guns completely disappeared, and groups of Tang troops took to the streets to maintain order. First, they strictly ordered the common people and merchants not to harbor soldiers or go to the streets without authorization, and then they issued notices of safety for the people, which were posted all over the streets and alleys of Pingrang City.

Although the country fell, the merchants and common people in Goguryeo quickly calmed down. Looking at the Tang army with a neat lineup and murderous spirit going back and forth in the streets, they didn't have much hatred, let alone the sorrow of "subjugated slaves". Very happy.

Since Yuangai Suwen came to power, Goguryeo has been implementing a high-handed rule. The Damo Lizhi Mansion has issued a mountain of orders.The people are not getting better either. The "Liaodong Great Wall" in the north has been built for decades to prevent the Han people from going south. The mountain cities seem to be solid, but in fact they are all built with the blood and sweat of the Goguryeo people. There is almost no end to the increase in corvee every year...

As for Datang, Goguryeo people have the mentality of bowing their heads and worshiping.

From ancient times to the present, no matter how Goguryeo flaunts its own civilization and touts its own inheritance, there is no doubt that the center of world civilization has always been in China.Looking up at the brilliant civilization of the Han people, no matter whether the Goguryeo people or the Fuyu people, they can only pay homage to it.

As the ruler of Goguryeo, he naturally didn't want to be overthrown by the Han people and ruin his rule, and he could no longer lie on the common people to feed their extravagant lives.However, for the people of Goguryeo, it doesn't really matter who rules them.

Goguryeo was built by the Fuyu people who lived in the Far East since ancient times. They have been under the rule of the Han people for a long time and have a strong sense of identity with the Han people. Even the domestic nobles regard writing Chinese characters, speaking Chinese, and wearing Han clothes as their pride. Rong regards these as a manifestation of class differences, which shows that Goguryeo people strongly worship and identify with Han culture.

Now that the tyrant Yuan Gai Suwen is dead, and the incompetent Gao clan is completely annihilated, why not everyone submit to the rule of the Han people?

Anyway, no matter who is the king, I still have to farm and fish...

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Compared with the lives of ordinary people, the officials took the initiative too much.

Goguryeo fell, Yuangai Suwen died, and the entire Goguryeo regime collapsed.The people of Tang Dynasty had just arrived, and they didn’t understand the local customs at all. In order to appease the Goguryeo people, they had to support and reuse a group of Goguryeo officials to help them manage government affairs and rule the people, right?

The Gao clan ruled Goguryeo for hundreds of years, but they have not been able to make the people in the country have too much loyalty and support for them, let alone Yuan Gaisuwen, who ruled the country with tyranny and cruel methods?As soon as Yuan Gai Suwen died, countless officials flocked to the front of the Tang army camp, begging to see Su Dingfang, and trying their best to leave a good impression on the general of the Tang army. a seat.He even donated countless gold and silver treasures, hoping to bribe the chief general of the Tang army, so that he could become the spokesperson of the Tang people in Goguryeo, and his power, status, and official position would all be raised to a higher level...

In this regard, Su Dingfang naturally did not refuse anyone who came.

As many Goguryeo officials thought, it is easy to overthrow Goguryeo, but it is as difficult as climbing the sky to rule this land for a long time.

If there are too many Han officials, it will inevitably cause a sense of isolation in Goguryeo, which is not conducive to the long-term stability of Goguryeo's hometown.Only by appointing more Goguryeo officials to make a smooth transition of the regime, the situation will not be too tense and cause Goguryeo's confrontation.

However, how to choose Goguryeo people to serve as officials at all levels requires screening among the countless Goguryeo who voluntarily defected to them. Whoever has outstanding ability and who has a heart for the Tang Dynasty must make a choice.

And this kind of ability is something that Su Dingfang does not possess, and even if he can recognize people with eyesight, he will not do so.

He always remembers what Fang Jun said to him back then, "Soldiers should gallop on the battlefield, never regret a hundred battles, and stay away from politics." He was once dragged down by Li Jingzhi, and thus suffered years of oppression and experience. The cruelty of the power struggle made him well aware of the pros and cons.

Especially right now, he has violated Li Ji's military order, attacked Pingrang City brazenly and made such achievements in destroying the country. He has suffered so much envy.

A single charge of "exceeding the distance" is enough to make him burn out...

As for the self-recommendation letters handed over by Goguryeo officials, he collected them one by one, and the gold and silver treasures that were "dedicated" were also collected, but each one was recorded in detail, including the value, the list of the number, and the Whoever sent it was enthroned and recorded, and it was handed over to Sima in the army without any mistakes.In case something goes wrong in this matter in the future, it will naturally be well-documented, so that the dumb man will not be able to tell if he suffers from eating Coptis chinensis.

In the officialdom, it is natural to be cautious, and there is no need to be polite when changing to grab credit, but you must not leave too many clues when doing things.

If you are not careful, it may become an excuse for your political opponents to attack you...

At nightfall, Su Dingfang concluded the government affairs in his camp. Just as he was about to have dinner, scouts entered Tongbing, saying that the tens of thousands of Goguryeo cavalry who were chasing the Tang army northward had already returned, and they were about to arrive at Pingrang City at this moment. Two hundred miles away.

At this moment, the wind and snow are blowing, the night is dark and the road is slippery. Even if the enemy cavalry are all elite, it will take at least four or five hours to rush back to Ping Rang City, which means that there is no danger for the time being before tomorrow morning.

Su Dingfang had already planned for this matter. As long as the Goguryeo army in Pingrang City was completely wiped out, even if twice as many cavalry came to attack the city, he was confident that he would defend the city.Besides, I have already sent someone to deliver the letter to Li Ji. No matter how dissatisfied Li Ji is with him, it is absolutely impossible for him to let himself risk being attacked by the defenders in the city and the cavalry outside the city, so he will definitely send an army It was closely attached to the Goguryeo cavalry, so that it could not counterattack Pingrang City with all its strength.

If even this step is not counted, then Li Ji will pretend to be the No. 1 handsome man in the dynasty after Li Jing...

Su Dingfang wanted to order the task of defending the city, and Xi Junmai had already stepped in.It was snowing heavily, and the sky was freezing cold. It was night again, and the temperature was getting lower and lower. His armor was already covered with frost, and his beard stubble was full of frost.

He took two steps forward to salute, and was about to report, Su Dingfang had already waved his hand, poured a glass of wine with his own hands, and handed it to Xi Jun to buy.

Xi Jun took it with both hands: "Thank you, Dudu!"

He raised his head and drank it all, the spicy wine entered his throat, as if carrying a line of fire straight into his viscera, the coldness all over his body immediately dissipated a lot, he let out a long breath, and then said: "I report to the governor, the general is ordered to go After chasing Yuan Nanchan, his body was found in a mountain depression [-] miles south of the city. After searching the place, he did not find the Seal of the Kingdom that Yuan Boy said. There are many traces of people and horses, but they have obviously been away for a long time. The end will not happen If you dare to pursue, on the one hand, you are afraid of being caught in an ambush by mistake, and on the other hand, there will be chaos in the city, and the most important thing is to stabilize the defense and wait for the enemy cavalry to return to help."

Su Dingfang nodded and said: "It should be so. Since Yuan Nanchan is dead, presumably with the prestige of Jian Mou Cen and others, even with the seal of Chuanguo in hand, it is not enough to command the remaining forces in Goguryeo. As for the attempt to restore the country, Either it is the blood of the Gao family or the descendants of the Yuan family. Jian Mu Cen is just wishful thinking. Even if he holds the seal of the country, if he does not have the blood of the royal family to raise the flag, it will be a disease of ringworm and scabies. care."

He stretched out his hand to ask Mr. Xi to buy a seat, and asked the soldiers to bring the dinner, and invited him to eat with him.

Xi Jun was not polite about buying, and sat opposite Su Dingfang, discussing strategies to defend against the enemy while eating.

"The city gate is seriously damaged. Under the weather, it is impossible to repair it, and there is no time. But if it is left alone, it will become a breakthrough for the Goguryeo army. Once it breaks through and enters the city, it will be a big trouble. .”

Su Dingfang ate the food slowly, pointing out the most important part of defending the city.

At that time, the West City Gate was blown open, allowing the sailors to rush into the city, and sounded the death knell of Yuan Gai Su Wen's defeat; but now, this scene is likely to be repeated, but the position is reversed, and the sufferers become the sailors. .

It was freezing outside, and the damaged city gate could not be repaired at all, but if some bricks, tiles and stones were randomly piled up to block the gap, it would be difficult to resist the charge of the Goguryeo army.

(End of this chapter)