Wentang

Chapter 710 Goguryeo Kingdom Extinction (3)

After Anshicheng was breached, Li Shimin led his army into Pyongyang, but Yueshan did not go together.Not only him, but almost all civil officials including Changsun Wuji and Ma Zhou did not go.

Li Shimin brought a group of civil servants here to help him with his official duties.

Li Chengqian is only a state supervisor, and he can handle general matters by himself. Extraordinary matters must be sent to Li Shimin for instructions, and even a summary of what happens in the court every day must be sent to the front for him to review.

It is impossible for Li Shimin to handle so many things by himself. Generally, Changsun Wuji and others sort them into categories first, and then report them to him one by one.

But this was their original job, and now the situation has changed... No one expected that this battle would be so smooth, and Goguryeo would soon be destroyed.

Military generals are responsible for fighting, and civil servants are needed for subsequent management and governance.

How to deal with Goguryeo after the war has become their top priority.

"About 60 people from these fifteen tribes have agreed to move to the interior, and the place they gave up is just right for the people of Tang Dynasty." Changsun Wuji said.

"His Royal Highness's implementation of large mixed settlements and small settlements in Lianghu Road is a good strategy. This method can greatly speed up the integration of various ethnic groups into our Tang Dynasty. At most two or three generations, these small tribes will become Tang people." Ma Zhou praised.

Yue Shan just nodded with a smile and didn't speak. He didn't say that he told Li Chengqian about the big mixed living and small living together, and there was no need for that.He does not lack this merit, nor does he lack this honor.

On the contrary, Li Chengqian needs it more, so it doesn't matter if it is given to him.

The first step of Datang's rule over Goguryeo was immigration. While moving the Goguryeo people to the inland, they moved as many people from the Tang Dynasty to Goguryeo as possible.

Let the people of the two countries be completely fused together, and finally become compatriots and Tang people.

"Confiscate all the books written by the Goguryeo people, promote the Central Plains books, and list "Huaxia Civilization" and the history of the Central Plains dynasty as must-read books."

Hearing this proposal, Changsun Wuji, Ma Zhou and the others stopped their work and looked at him in surprise.

Ma Zhou said hesitantly: "This...I'm afraid it's not good, it will be scolded by future generations."

Others also advised him to think twice.

Forbid the history of another country... Even Qin Shihuang has never done this, which is the first time in the history of Chinese civilization.No matter who it is, they will definitely be scolded for doing such a thing.

Yue Shan had already expected that others would disagree, so he said: "It's okay, you don't have to worry about this matter, I will handle it myself, and then you can ask the people below to cooperate with me."

Hearing that he was responsible for it himself, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and said nothing more, anyway, as long as they are not allowed to do this thing.

Changsun Wuji never spoke, he kept thinking about why Yue Shan did this.But after thinking about it, I can't figure out what the mystery is, and in the end it can only be attributed to Yue Shanpiao.

Deep in his heart he was very happy with Yue Shan's behavior of jumping into the pit.

The longer they worked together, the greater their differences in political views, which also involved power struggles.

In terms of political views, Changsun Wuji is a standard old-fashioned aristocratic thinking, and everything he does is for the sake of his posthumous name and the interests of his family.

As for Yue Shan, to put it bluntly, his purpose is to make the Chinese civilization more prosperous and to make the people live a better life.

This difference in thinking is reflected in the great differences in governing the country.

For example, in this conquest of Goguryeo, Changsun Wuji has been demanding that hundreds of thousands of civilians be conscripted to deliver supplies to ensure that the war will not fail due to logistical problems.

But he never considered how much disaster this would bring to the people.In his opinion, when there are many people, death is death.

However, Yue Shan insisted on opposing the arbitrary expropriation of labor, even if it was expropriated, it should be used with caution, and try to ensure the personal safety of the civilian husbands and so on.

Therefore, the two had a lot of disputes. Later, Yue Shan came up with the idea of ​​using immigrants as civilian husbands, and the matter was resolved.

The two also struggled in terms of power, mainly because Changsun Wuji mixed sand into Yueshan's sphere of influence.

For example, in Dizhou, many officials were placed by him.For example, in the judicial system headed by Dali Temple, he has also recruited and trained many people who understand the law to join the Judiciary.

The most intense competition between the two sides is the imperial examination system.

The education and government system and the imperial examination system are both ways to become an official, but they are all in the hands of Yue Shan. He, the prime minister and minister of the Ministry of officials, is naturally very unhappy.

Fortunately for the academic and political system, they are on the same front in promoting new learning to combat Shandong cultural gentry, and there is no need to compete.

The key is the imperial examination system, which must be in the hands of the Zhengshitang and the Ministry of Rites, and Yue Shan, an outsider, cannot be allowed to interfere.

So in the past few years, he has been using his status as Minister of the Ministry of Officials to install people in the imperial examination system.

His actions naturally met Kong Yingda's resistance, so you put in people, right?Okay, let them do all the dirty work and the scapegoat.quit?Then kick you out openly.

Changsun Wuji wanted to kick Kong Yingda away several times, but he himself knew that this was impossible.

Li Shimin will not allow him to do this. It should be said that the emperor is the person who is best at mixing sand... He is most happy to see you core officials of the court fighting for power and profit.

But Changsun Wuji is not stupid, he is very clear that he and Yue Shan have differences, but they have more common interests.

Therefore, the intensity of the competition between the two sides has always been kept within the range acceptable to everyone, and there will be no real feud.In layman's terms, it is called fighting but not fighting.

It can even be said that if the other party encounters a fatal crisis, they will definitely be the first to rescue them.

This is one of the greatest benefits brought by Yue Shan's marriage to Li Lizhi. Without this marriage, Changsun Wuji's methods would be ten times and a hundred times worse than now, and it would not be impossible to kill him directly.

Think about Liu Ji in history, because he disagreed with Changsun Wuji's political views and didn't know how to compromise, he was punished to death by Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang.

Yue Shan's political wisdom is far inferior to Liu Ji's. If there is no such relationship and common interests, Changsun Wuji would have already started planning to deal with him.

But no matter what, Changsun Wuji still liked Yue Shan's behavior of jumping into the pit, so naturally he would not make a sound to remind him.

Doesn't Yue Shan himself understand that this is a trap?Doesn't he know that doing so will lower his historical evaluation?

Naturally knows.

So he also prepared a backhand. Those Goguryeo books that were confiscated will not be destroyed. On the contrary, he will organize people to compile the history of Goguryeo and record this civilization in detail.

It's just that the history of Goguryeo at that time would not become an obstacle to national integration, but existed as a branch of Chinese civilization, making Chinese civilization more profound and prosperous.

With this incident, the evaluation of him by the world can be reversed.

After all, national integration is the general trend of history, and he just conforms to history.

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"The regulations for immigration are set here, and it's fine to leave it to the people below to implement. Now it's time to discuss how to manage this land." Changsun Wuji changed the subject.

"What does a saint mean?" Cen Wenwen asked.

"The sage probably hasn't made up his mind yet, so let's discuss it first." Changsun Wuji said.

Everyone understood what Li Shimin meant.

The so-called courtiers discuss first, to put it bluntly, it means to ask everyone to write out the advantages and disadvantages of various plans first, and then for his reference, which also means that everyone can speak freely.

"I thought we could first set up the Protectorate's Mansion to rule over the land of Liaodong..."

"First divide the counties and counties, and then manage them with the Protectorate..."

Yue Shan listened for a while, the establishment of the Protectorate was almost everyone's consensus, the reason was very simple.Goguryeo is too far away from the Tang Dynasty, the conditions are also difficult, the land is sparsely populated, and the personnel composition is complicated...

It is simply impossible to manage the officials appointed by the imperial court.Moreover, coming here to be an official is almost like a distribution, so no one is likely to be willing to come here.

Of course, counties and counties still have to be divided, after all, they are already the territory of Datang in name.In case officials who make mistakes again can be dispatched, that would be great.

After all, Lingnan has become a granary now, and being an official there is no longer called a distribution, but a fat job.The officialdom also needs a place to distribute prisoners.

Therefore, it is most appropriate for each tribe to manage its own tribesmen under the administration of the Protectorate.

Seeing that everyone was about to reach a consensus, Yue Shan hurriedly said: "Everyone, whether it is directly managed or set up as a Jimi Prefecture, we must first understand the situation in Goguryeo and its surrounding areas."

"In the south of Goguryeo, there are Silla and Baekje, in the north there are the tribes of Mohe, in the west there are Khitan, Xueyantuo, etc. Don't you think that they have no ambitions?"

"Silla and Baekje, looking through the history books, we know that they also showed their fangs, but they had to choose to go dormant because they were always suppressed by Goguryeo."

"Now that Goguryeo is gone, there will be no swords hanging over their heads, and their ambitions will inevitably expand accordingly. Do you think they can be restrained by a Protectorate?"

"Does Yue Hou mean that Silla Baekje dares to be an enemy of our Tang Dynasty?" Someone asked disdainfully.

Yue Shan said: "There is no need to be an enemy of the Tang Dynasty. There are conflicts among the various tribes. It is normal for them to conquer and annex each other. The Tang Dynasty can't control it at all. If things go on like this, a powerful force will inevitably be born again."

"As long as this new force doesn't openly stand up against Datang, we have nothing to do with them."

"The real thing to worry about is Xue Yantuo. After the demise of the Eastern Turks, Xue Yantuo became the largest force in the grassland, absorbing Huihe, Bayegu, Adi, Tongluo, Pugu and other tribes. Heart."

"This time they knew that my Tang Dynasty was going to conquer Goguryeo, but they still sold a lot of supplies to Goguryeo privately. There were more than [-] war horses alone. It's hard to guarantee that he won't find an excuse to extend his tentacles here."

"As the decision makers of the Great Tang, you must take these things into consideration, otherwise my Great Tang's demise of Goguryeo is nothing more than making wedding dresses for others."

Everyone suddenly realized, and many people even broke out in a cold sweat from the fright.

There are no fools present here, and most of them have even experienced the change of dynasty 20 years ago. It is more pragmatic, and it is easy to understand what Yue Shan said.

Indeed, if Datang left, it would be equivalent to giving this piece of land to others for nothing.

The tribes of Mohe, Khitan, Silla, and Baekje will not be polite, and it will be even more dangerous if they fall into the hands of Xue Yantuo.

"We are all fascinated by the victory in front of us. Fortunately, Yue Hou reminded us, otherwise it would almost lead to a catastrophe." Everyone stood up and bowed to him to express their gratitude.

"Everyone, you are welcome. The sage asked us to discuss this matter, pooling the wisdom of all people to find the best solution. It is the right thing to check and fill in the gaps." Yue Shan also replied.

With Yue Shan's reminder, everyone looked at the overall situation again, and finally came up with a method that everyone recognized.

The division of prefectures and counties sent officials to determine Datang's ownership of this place, and people from all tribes in the territory entered the place of origin of the Tang Dynasty to accept the management of officials ordered by the court.

In this way, the imperial court can use the laws of the Tang Dynasty to restrain the various tribes and prevent them from merging with each other.

But after all, this is a newly occupied land, and it is inconvenient to directly divide the counties and counties for management. It is better to have a department for overall management.

The Governor's Mansion was no longer suitable, and after everyone discussed it, it was changed to the Governor's Mansion, which was in charge of Koguryo's military and political affairs.

Although the governor seems to have unlimited power in managing the military and government, he is a low-ranking official after all, and he can ensure that no one will take power through frequent replacements.

Besides, now that the national power of the Tang Dynasty is increasing day by day, there is no fear that the central government will not be able to suppress a mere governor.Moreover, the Governor's Mansion is also a temporary transitional institution, which can be canceled when the imperial court stabilizes the land of Liaodong.

After the discussion, Changsun Wuji personally wrote a booklet, and everyone signed it and sent it to Li Shimin at the front.

Not long after the messenger left, a shocking news came from the front line.

Goguryeo launched a coup against Lu Yuangai Suwen, killed Gao Jianwu, and then surrendered.

(End of this chapter)