Datang Imperial Physician

Chapter 244 Soldiers, Bandits!

After saying this, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji couldn't help but smile, and they both shook their heads and sighed.His Majesty Li Er also remembered the embarrassment of someone after being beaten last time, and scolded: "Shame! Look at your current appearance, you don't look like a court minister, but a rascal!"

Wei Jia was not happy anymore, and said: "Your Majesty, have you ever seen such a neat and tidy rogue? This minister is sticking to the principle and should not compromise. It must not be compromised!"

"The slick boy has also learned to be tough?"

"Although there are tens of millions of people, I will go! When encountering a problem of principle, this is the only way!"

"It's not small!"

"Uh... just so-so."

Wei Jia waved his hand very inappropriately, His Majesty Li Er seemed to want to kick him again, Wei Jia quickly looked at His Majesty Li Er's dragon feet defensively, just in case.

His Majesty Li Er glared at Wei Jia's buttocks with resentful eyes, and said: "Last time you scolded him for being stupid in studying, but this time you asked him to take his daughter to marry him. What's the reason? It's a big deal for the country, how can it be trifling! Say no!" If you come up with five or three ways, I will really hit you today, um... today I will hit you forty big!"

Thinking of the pain of being spanked last time, Wei Zhi touched his butt subconsciously.Fang Xuanling also said: "Ziyue, look at the map. Goryeo has belonged to the four prefectures of Han since ancient times. It is a vassal state of China. It pays tribute every year. During the Kaihuang period of the previous dynasty, King Tang of Goryeo paid tribute to the Sui Dynasty. Gong, on the one hand, actively expanded the army and prepared for war. He acted double-faced and three-sworded, and he really had the heart of disobedience. During the Kaihuang period, he joined forces with Mohe and repeatedly violated Xinjiang, but was repelled. In the third year of Daye, Yang Guang visited the Turkic Khan. It happened that the secret envoy of Goryeo was there. Facts have proved that Goryeo had secretly colluded with Mohe and Turks, and its target was the former Sui Dynasty. During the reign of Daye, Yang Guang attacked Goryeo three times. When the Xiongnu was conquered, the Lord of the Sui Dynasty conquered Liaozuo three times, and the people were poor and the country was defeated. This is the reason.”

What exactly does Fang Xuanling mean?Oppose to beat Korea? !

Wei Chi was confused when he heard this, and turned to His Majesty Li Er. His Majesty Li Er said: "Soldiers use weapons as a last resort. Since ancient times, poor soldiers have been extremely powerful, and there has never been one who survived. The collapse of the former Sui Dynasty has a lot to do with this. contact."

Wei Jia finally understood what they meant, and asked, "Then His Majesty also agrees to get married, make friends with Tuyuhun and Tubo, and concentrate on dealing with Korea?"

His Majesty Li Er said: "The three failed expeditions to Goryeo in the former Sui Dynasty. The bones of the fallen soldiers were built into a palace by the Goryeo King Tang. Gaotang boy, it is so hateful that he treats China as nothing. In the fifth year of Zhenguan, I sent my eldest grandson into Goryeo. Destroy this Jingguan, collect the bones of the soldiers and bury them one by one. After the body is dead, it will be buried in Shanyang. The mountains are so majestic, and the sky is so blue. There are trees on the mountains and there are mourning on the country. The souls return to look at the rivers and mountains."

His Majesty Li Er's expression was sad, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji persuaded, "My condolences, Your Majesty."

His Majesty Li Er sighed, and said: "There are many ethnic minorities in Liaodong, and the Eastern Turks have been destroyed. Now, the generation of Liaodong, Goryeo, Silla, Baekje, Mohe, Waguo, etc., Goryeo's heart of disobedience is not dead, my Tang Dynasty The prestige that the soldiers have fought with their lives will be lost. Liaodong is the possession of China, and it has been ignored since Wei Shezhou. The Sui family left four teachers. They lost the law and returned, and they killed China's goodness. There are countless. I think about it for a long time and stop. Sleep, will surely avenge Huaxia's children!"

"Your Majesty, what is Jingguan?"

Wei Jia could feel the strong anger and hatred contained in His Majesty Li Er's words and expressions, but he really didn't understand some of the words that were too professional.His Majesty Li Er looked at Wei Jia with the expression of wanting to kick him, snorted angrily, and cursed: "I don't know how to learn!"

Wei Jia blushed for a while, and Changsun Wuji said: "Ziyue, the so-called Jingguan is the high mound that the victor collects the enemy's corpses and seals them up in order to show off his martial arts in the war. It is called Jingguan."

Wei Chi was stunned, and said angrily: "Then... that Gao Tang's Jingguan is... not just..."

Wei Chi couldn't say it, he felt anger, pain, humiliation, all kinds of feelings in his heart, his eyes were hot, his nose was sore, and he said angrily: "Boy Gaotang, it's really hateful! Your Majesty, I support the fight against Korea, let's rush to Korea , Dig out Gao Tang’s ancestral graves, grandma’s, tell his father not to teach his son well!”

"nonsense!"

His Majesty Li Er finally couldn't help kicking Wei Chi, Wei Chi grinned, but couldn't laugh.No wonder His Majesty Li Er was thinking of conquest of Goryeo. In addition to maintaining the authority of the Tang Dynasty and the right to speak in the Liaodong region, there were so many humiliations.

"Since ancient times, belligerents will die! Although the world has been settled now, the lives of the people in our Tang Dynasty still need to be improved. Even though our Tang Dynasty is a big country, it is very difficult and costly to fight against Tubo, Tuyuhun, and Goryeo at the same time. , It may hurt the fundamental matter. Make a marriage, why do I want to make a marriage again, but things have priorities, the Tubo country has just stabilized, and it is the time for development. An expedient policy, a temporary appeasement policy, is a last resort. As you said, relying on weak women to seek peace is humiliation, not glory! If it is not necessary, why should I discuss it at the court meeting! "

Wei Chi scratched his head embarrassingly, and said, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I misunderstood what you mean, so what, Your Majesty will hit the minister's board, this time, it will never be called pain!"

Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji couldn't help laughing, Li Er Majesty Bai Weijia glanced at him, he didn't bother to talk about him, but said: "Then do you still object to the marriage now?"

Wei Chi said seriously: "Your Majesty, I still oppose it! Resolutely oppose it!"

His Majesty Li Er was stunned, he didn't expect that Wei Chi would persist, remembering that his persistence last time was for Chengqian and Li Tai's two brothers, I don't know what it was for this time.His Majesty Li Er asked, "Why? What's the reason?"

Wei Chi said: "Your Majesty, what I just said is indeed the true thought of the minister. From a personal point of view, as an elder, it is our bounden duty to protect the old, the weak, women and children. Father, this is what we should do. From a public perspective, please look here, Your Majesty."

Wei Chi walked to the map, pointed to the location of Goryeo and said, "Your Majesty, please see the location of Goryeo! Goryeo is located in Liaodong, a place of bitter cold, with a cold climate and a long distance from the Tang Dynasty. How to resist harsh climate change? Our Tang Dynasty has many generals, and the soldiers are brave in battle. In terms of combat power, the world is so big, why should we be afraid! However, this weather is not something that human beings can resist. And the weather is the key to the victory of the war! If you can't take Koryo before the winter and prolong the war, I'm afraid it will still end in defeat!"

Wei Jia saw that His Majesty Li Er, Fang Xuanling, and Changsun Wuji all looked contemplative, paused, and continued: "When I was overseas, there was a saying in the overseas army that war is logistics. Under the severe weather conditions, how to guarantee the logistics of our Tang army is also a big problem! If these are not resolved, we will rashly send troops to Korea, and I will be pessimistic about the outcome of the war."

His Majesty Li Er paced back and forth in the Lizheng Hall, walked around twice, and ordered Little Huang Gonggong: "Go and send Li Jing, Li Ji, Hou Junji, Cheng Zhijie and other generals."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Little Eunuch Huang withdrew quickly.His Majesty Li Er glanced at Wei Chi and said, "Go ahead and finish your thoughts."

Wei Jia hurriedly continued: "Your Majesty, I don't understand politics and state affairs. Yes, part of the objection to marriage is due to personal reasons, and it is out of a man's self-esteem. But most of the reasons are because I think it is not right now. When fighting against Goryeo, our preparations were far from enough. To fight against Goryeo, it can be said that there is only failure and no possibility of victory!"

At Wei Chi's words, the three people in the Lizheng Hall gasped.Wei Chi secretly wiped a cold sweat in his heart, and muttered to himself that he was right. In history, Emperor Taizong's conquest of Goryeo was defeated in the severe cold climate!We are just stating the reason in advance.

"What does this have to do with your opposition to marriage?"

Wei Chi said: "Your Majesty, my lords, please look at the positions of Tubo and Tuyuhun! I said last time that the climate of Tubo and Tuyuhun is cold for most of the year. , Tuyuhun was just defeated by our army, Khan Nuohebo was young, and those who rebelled and were not friendly with our Tang Dynasty were gone. At this time, it was time to intervene in their state affairs. In the past, when they were overseas, they were called America They often use this method to build a military base in that country and send troops to station in that country. Let’s learn from the whole one and tell Tuyuhun Khan that my Tang Dynasty has a relationship with you. It’s good to garrison, while he is still weak, pinch him, we can also send a gentleman to train that King Nuohebo Khan into a new generation of goodwill ambassadors of Tuyuhun and Datang, and brainwash him, Tell him to obediently listen to what I say, Tang Dynasty, and won't we be in charge of the Tuyuhun regime indirectly?"

"What is brainwashing?"

Wei Jia quickly explained what brainwashing is, and then said: "Turn out Tuyuhun, hold it in your hand, how to apply it, I believe that your majesty and all the adults are better at it, so I won't just play tricks. Let's talk about Tubo next. The civil war in Tubo has just subsided, and the national power is still weak. At this time, he wants to get married with my Tang Dynasty, wants to make friends with my Tang Dynasty, and wants to marry a princess. He just wants to have a good relationship with my Tang Dynasty and gain time for development. The minister thinks that, taking advantage of this opportunity, we should beat him hard when he is weak, to frighten him, to make him fearful and not dare to have any wrong thoughts. It is estimated that within ten years or so he will Don’t dare to jump around! We don’t give him a princess, we don’t give him advanced farming technology, and with his backward production technology, it’s okay to let him develop for a few years, just take care of him slowly. So, this princess, You must never marry!"

"If we have good relations with these two countries, we can use an excuse to rotate the army and take the army to Tuyuhun for training. Anyway, King Tuyuhun Little Khan dare not object. Let the soldiers get used to the cold climate and train for the fight against Goryeo! First, you can prepare more for the attack on Goryeo; second, you can also guard against the possible disobedience of Tuyuhun and Tubo, deter them, and by the way, suppress the various ministries of Nanzhao. Tuyuhun is very close to Nanzhao. It’s a good thing that can be achieved in one fell swoop, much better than that kind of marriage, Your Majesty.”

Wei Jia's whimsical idea made His Majesty Li Er, Fang Xuanling, and Changsun Wuji all feel bright. His Majesty Li Er began to pace back and forth in thought again. The plan is very clever, but as Ziyue also said, the climate in Tuyuhun and Tubo is extremely cold. In the battle with Tuyuhun, many of our soldiers in the Tang Dynasty suffered from frostbite and died of frostbite, and suffered heavy losses. If we want to station troops in Tuyuhun, we must first solve The only problem is the problem of keeping out the cold. Only when this problem is solved, Ziyue's method can be regarded as the best strategy."

It is indeed a problem. Wei Jia, His Majesty Li Er, Fang Xuanling, and Changsun Wuji all frowned and began to think. Wei Jia thought with regret that there is cotton cloth, but it is a pity that there is no cotton-padded jacket, otherwise, he would be afraid of Goryeo!Cotton cloth... white folded cloth...

"Your Majesty! I have an idea! Maybe it can solve this problem!"

Wei Zhi said with bright eyes.His Majesty Li Er, Fang Xuanling, and Changsun Wuji looked at each other, and His Majesty Li Er smiled and said, "Tell me!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Wei Chi said: "Your Majesty, please look here!"

"Gaochang State?! What does the problem of keeping out the cold have to do with Gaochang State?"

Wei Chi still had bright eyes, and said: "Your Majesty, Gaochang Kingdom pays tribute to Datang every year, right?"

"There is a tribute. I have also seen their white folded cloth. It is wear-resistant and warm. It is indeed better than linen and silk, but it is scarce and cannot be equipped with the army of the Great Tang."

His Majesty Li Er shook his head and sighed.Wei Jiabiao whimpered: "Your Majesty, let's grab it if it's not enough! We must grab enough of him!"

"Nonsense!"

His Majesty Li Er reprimanded him, Wei Chi smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I am wrong. But please see, Your Majesty, Gaochang Kingdom is located between East Turkic, Western Turkic and my Tang Dynasty. When Eastern Turkic was still there, , he Gaochang King can still balance, no one will offend, and survive in the cracks. Now that the East Turks have been wiped out by us, can he continue to balance? He Gaochang King must choose between Datang and Western Turks. If he chooses Datang, well, let’s pay tribute, it’s the duty of being a vassal, right? If he chooses the Western Turks, it’s better, he’s called betrayal, how shameful betrayal is, and should be punished So, Your Majesty, sending troops to conquer Gaochang Kingdom is justified, and the teacher is famous!"

Wei Chi looked at His Majesty Li Er with bright eyes, with an encouraging look on his face.His Majesty Li Er laughed for a while, with deep meaning in his eyes, and said, "Wei Chi, are you really a doctor?"

Wei Chi was taken aback, and said: "The medical skills of the minister are not fake, it's just that, as a surgeon, I have contacted more soldiers, and I know a little bit by ear."

His Majesty Li Er asked suspiciously: "Are you really a soldier? Why do I sound more like a robber?"

Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji laughed for a while, Wei Chi was speechless for a while, saying that he said that for the benefit of Datang, he was sad to say that about him!
(End of this chapter)