Great Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 198

"My lord! Now is not the time to be in a daze. If you stay in the green hills, you won't have to worry about no firewood! I'll escort you away!"

Just when Cui Panshu was in a daze, a guard beside him whispered.

Hearing his reminder, Cui Juanshu suddenly came to his senses. Seeing that those people were still kneeling, he hurriedly and carefully backed away.

However, Kinderman had been paying attention to his movements all the time, so he was not willing to let him escape, and immediately shouted, "Cui Sanshu, where are you going? Don't you plan to give me an explanation?" ?”

After Kinderman yelled, everyone immediately found Cui Panshu who was sneaking and trying to escape.

"Come on! Catch this traitor!"

"That's right! How dare you insult Her Majesty the Queen is the worst evil! This person should be punished!"

The wall fell and everyone pushed, the tree fell and the monkeys scattered. Many ministers who had listened to Cui Sanshu's rhetoric and got involved in this matter hated Cui Sanshu very much, so naturally they shouted fiercely at this time.

Immediately, countless sergeants and guards surrounded Cui Panshu one after another.It's just that the five hundred guards under Cui Panshu's hands are all well-chosen in the army, and they are not afraid of enemies that are several times their own.Although nearly half of them were killed or injured in the end, they still escorted Cui Panshu to leave safely.

The incompetence of the guards directly made Kinderman's pretty face black to the extreme, "Catch me, no matter where he escapes, find him for me, dead or alive! In addition, the Cui family conspired to rebel, and the crime was heinous. According to the king's decree, the Cui family's property will be confiscated immediately, all the men of the Cui family will be slaves, and the women will be relegated to Silla servants, and everyone, etc., will be sent to the Tang Palace on Donghai Road!"

This can be regarded as Kinderman's flattery in disguise. She felt that Zuo Ming would be very happy to receive so many slaves, and once he was happy, their future life would not be so embarrassing and strange.Of course, it's not that she didn't mean to seek benefits from Zuo Ming.

Now her Xinluo has become a mess because of this matter, and she has shown her due attitude towards Datang, if Datang still turns a blind eye, it is too unreasonable.

Cui Juanshu dared to carry out this rebellious act, obviously relying on not only the five hundred guards, but Cui Juanshu also had some help in both the military and government in Silla.

After losing more than 400 masters and escaping from Kyoto, Cui Panshu gathered nearly [-] southern brigades and forces in the three counties to openly raise the banner of rebellion, claiming that Kinderman was traitorous to the country for glory, willing to degenerate, and unworthy Continue to rule Silla.At the same time, he also strongly condemned Datang for oppressing others and attempting to conspire against Silla Guozuo in the form of marriage.

Cui Juanshu, a self-proclaimed patriot, was immediately supported by many Silla people who didn't know why, which made Li Shimin quite annoyed when he received the news.

What made Li Shimin grit his teeth the most was that this guy actually colluded with Baekje afterwards and occupied a large area of ​​territory south of Silla!

In Li Shimin's eyes, Silla was already in his pocket, and Baekje's move undoubtedly angered him, so he immediately sent a decree to Donghai Road.

It took fifteen days for this decree to reach the Tang Palace, but when it arrived at the Tang Palace, Zuo Ming and Li Tai had already left with the army for many days.

Although this marriage is absurd and inexplicable, it is already an established fact for now, and Zuo Ming will naturally try his best to protect the interests of his future wife.After all, Silla will also be considered his private property in the future.

This time, Zuo Ming led not many people, only 2 people in total, but even so, the [-] troops were by no means something that Baekje could contend with.

After going ashore, Zuo Ming's army occupied Geoje, Jinhae, and Busan with invincible force without even saying hello, and established a coastal fortress with it, posing an immortal posture towards Baekje.

There is an entire Tokaido behind it as a supply support, so even if there are only 2 people, Zuo Ming is confident.

Datang destroyed Dongying only with 2 troops and [-] navy. It is not likely that the [-] troops of my own will not be able to destroy Baekje.He didn't even notify Silla to cooperate, so he directly fired [-] demonstration artillery shots at a town in the interior of Silla on the tenth day after landing in Baekje.

Originally, Li Tai advocated a direct attack, and then caught Baekje by surprise, but was rejected by Zuo Ming.Although he wanted to conquer Silla, he didn't want to kill him.Killing isn't the only way to be fearful, after all.

On the day when the sky-shaking bombardment resounded across the earth, many people in Baekje raised their heads with pale faces and looked towards the direction of the artillery.

On the second day, Zuo Ming even ordered a team of army soldiers to send out a large number of leaflets to the Silla faction in ten hot air balloons.

There are two meanings expressed in those leaflets.The first meaning is that Datang came here only to conquer, not to kill.And the second meaning is that anyone who is willing to surrender to Datang, as long as they are ready to surrender before the Tang army advances, the army of Datang will not move them at all.Of course, the rights of both the military and the government have to be handed over to these people, and even the armies of the states and counties have to be broken up to serve as the vanguard of the Tang army.

People's hearts are always the most difficult thing to control. The top leaders of Baekje may be united and ready to fight to the death, but the people below obviously don't want to die.So in the next few days after receiving the leaflets, many people in Baekje rebelled.The governor of Gimhae, the closest to Busan, killed his superior directly, and brought a thousand unarmed soldiers to Zuo Ming to beg for surrender.

The sheriff was actually a man. After he surrendered, he killed himself and died for the country.

Seeing such a scene, Li Tai's expression froze, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.And those sergeants who came together also had sad expressions on their faces.As for the people, they didn't seem to have much reaction.

After all, these sergeants and officials are all from Baekje, and Busan was originally the territory of Silla.Strictly speaking, they are actually aggressors.It's just that they were peacefully incorporated into the territory of Baekje through Cui Xiaoyuan's rebellion.

This is a good official. He betrayed his family and the motherland, but what he did was to save the lives of those foreign people and soldiers.

His values ​​are somewhat similar to Zuo Ming. He feels that the country may be important, but human life is even more priceless. A battle that must be lost, even if it can cause heavy losses to Datang, is meaningless, because in that way, anger The Great Tang will only bring about greater killings.

When the Lord of Baekje accepted Cui Xiaoyuan's allegiance, he knew that the end of Baekje had come.

The Lord of Baekje was so naive, he was bewitched by Cui Xiaoyuan's rhetoric, thinking that as long as he swallowed Silla and begged to surrender to Datang in the future, Datang would forgive him as before, grant him a throne and reward him with some treasures.

He is undoubtedly a faint king, even the demise of Japan did not wake him up.Until now, he only thought that the reason for the demise of Dongying was that Zuo Ming captured Xiaoyaozi, Emperor Shu Ming and Suga Eizo with the help of the traitor Sun Sihai.He felt that if Zuo Ming hadn't used the three of them as hostages to force most of Dongpu's loyal ministers to surrender, Dongpu would not have perished so easily.

Such a person is naturally responsible for the demise of Baekje, not those soldiers and civilians who don't know anything.

The county guard knew that the country was about to die, so he had no choice but to use this method to reduce Baekje's losses.After all, what is subjugation compared to genocide?
"Bury him well. You people also remembered his name well for me. Remember, he saved your life!"

After being silent for a while, Zuo Ming let out a long breath.

This man is a loyal minister, but he is a bit foolish and loyal, but this does not affect his admiration for him. After all, there is a great terror between life and death. Just a few.

After saying this, Zuo Ming ordered the entire army to move forward.Although Jinhai City is short and inferior to the palace city of Datang, it is better to have it than to have nothing.

And when Zuo Ming's army was advancing westward, Silla also received news.The courtiers of Silla all felt that this was an opportunity to annex Baekje completely.After all, Datang and Baekje are separated by the sea. Although the king of Tang is relatively close, if the queen marries the king of Tang in the future, then the king of Tang will also belong to the queen. into the territory of Silla.

Their hearts were moved, but Kinderman's heart was a little confused. If she could, she would naturally want to win Baekje, but before she got through the door, she competed with her future husband for the sake of her natal family. Is this really good?If he really did this, would he be cast aside and hostile by other concubines in the Tang Palace in the future?
She's a queen, but still a traditional woman after all.

It's just that she obviously didn't have many chances to choose. The ministers were too emotional and quickly reached a consensus, forcing him to make a decision that was uneasy.

In May of the second year of Yuanshi, Silla finally launched an attack on Baekje. Since then, Baekje has been caught in a double attack.

However, it was hard work, and in June of the same year, Goguryeo, who knew well that his lips were dying and his teeth were cold, brazenly launched an army towards Silla.

It's just that Li Shimin obviously expected Goguryeo's move a long time ago, so almost the next moment they started, countless artillery bombarded the Great Wall of the border they were proud of!
The city wall that blocked China for nearly a hundred years was instantly reduced to fly ash under the bombardment of countless artillery.Later, Li Shimin personally led 25 cavalry into the land of Goguryeo like a tide.

This is the first time Li Shimin has been on a war horse since he ascended the throne, and he also galloped on the battlefield in person, accompanied by Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Jingde and Li Jing, his long-lost blood seemed to boil again.

He likes this feeling very much!Only then did he feel that he was not too old.
(End of this chapter)