Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 380 Preparations for Goguryeo
"Of course, as long as your father is happy!" Li Shimin nodded quickly in agreement, as long as Li Yuan didn't think about playing the amusement facilities, everything else would be easy.

Early the next morning, Li Yuan ordered the guards in the palace to send all the animals that were donated and kept in the palace to the zoo for visitors to watch.

Although the new urban area has not yet been built, and no people have moved in, the playground and the zoo have been opened in a planned manner. Every day, many nobles and ordinary people come to watch, and some even bring their children to play.

Every morning and evening when it was cool, Li Yuan would go out in casual clothes, mix with the crowd and have fun together, having a great time.

"Father, my son wants to go to the Western Regions with my third brother to pacify the Western Regions for you." Li Tai held Li Ke, lowered his head, peeked at Li Shimin, and said cautiously.

"Hey! Shuzi! You alone can pacify the Western Regions! Or is it that our people are useless?" Li Shimin was almost annoyed, hey, squinting his eyes and said disdainfully.

"Hey! My son is thinking of sharing his father's worries!" Li Tai was thick-skinned, turned a deaf ear to Li Shimin's sarcasm, and said with a smirk.

"You want to go too? Does your concubine agree?" Li Shimin ignored Li Tai and asked Li Ke with a pleasant face.

"Going back to my father, I didn't tell my mother and concubine that I didn't want her to worry. This is because I want to share my father's worries." Li Ke said with a serious expression.

Li Shimin looked at his son who looked the most like him in the eyebrows, who was also as heroic as he was when he was young, and said with satisfaction: "I'm sure about this, you two brothers will bring 5000 people there, bring more supplies, and bring more of the canned food." Some, I will keep this matter from your mother and concubine, so as not to worry them.

But the two of you can only act as deputy, everything is under Cheng Mingzhen's command. "

"Good boy, you are indeed the seed of our old Li family." Li Yuan, who had just returned from a tour, said happily after hearing the conversation between the father and son.

"I've seen my father (grandfather!)" Li Shimin, his father and his son hurriedly turned around and saluted.

"They are all from my own family, so you don't need to be too polite. I don't go out in Chang'an, two good children. You can take the five hundred personal guards trained by Feng Weiguo with you. Li Junxian is also a rare talent, so I just happen to help." Li Yuan Looking at the two brothers Li Ke and Li Tai happily, they said.

"Thank you, Grandpa Huang!" The two brothers Li Ke and Li Tai saluted excitedly.

Seeing Li Yuan doting on the two of them, Li Shimin shook his head speechlessly, stopped talking, got up and went back to the harem.

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Liaodong, Pingxiang City!

"I can't do it anymore. As for defending the Great Tang, I recommend Yang Wanchun." Ulji Wende said out of breath.

"Old general, please take care of your health, Goguryeo cannot do without you!" Gao Jianwu looked at the aging Ulji Moondeok worriedly, and said with concern.

"Yes, old general, don't worry, Yang Wanchun, I will transfer him to the front line to deploy defense." Yuan Tae-jo took two steps forward, supported Ulji Moon-deok's arm, and agreed to his recommendation.

"Ah! Today is different from the past, and Li Tang cannot be compared with the former Sui Dynasty. Even when I was young, I was not sure that I could defend myself." Ulji Wende said with his brows furrowed.

"What should I do?" Gao Jianwu asked with a pale face.

"I want to strengthen the front defense, and I will plead guilty to Datang again, and give gifts to forgive Li Shimin." Yuan Taizuo looked at Gao Jianwu who couldn't calm down, sighed secretly, disappointed, but still spoke out.

"What you said to Lu is right, I will do what you want." Gao Jianwu nodded like a man who fell into the water, grasping the straw to save his life.

"Your Majesty, don't place all your hopes on Li Tang, you have to make more preparations." Ulji Wende said, stroking his chest with his hand, without letting go of his forehead that could kill mosquitoes.

"Is the old general still able to do something?" Gao Jianwu asked in surprise.

"The old way is to use space to stretch Datang's supplies, drag it until the rainy season, and look for opportunities to defeat them in winter, and set up a few more lines of defense to slowly consume their troops. When they feel that the gain is not worth the loss, they will naturally retreat." Ulchi. Wende is also not optimistic about Gao Jianwu, but he doesn't want the country he desperately protected to perish, so he tries his best to find a way.

"Now Datang has a powerful navy, and the previous attacks on Baekje, Silla, and even Jincheng have been breached and looted." Yuan Tae-joo introduced.

"That's right, the big opponent Lu has ordered the river to be blocked. There is no problem with Pingxiang, but the coastal cities may be difficult to defend, and if they board the road from the sea and attack from both sides, how should they defend?" Gao Jianwu was dejected. Introduced.

"Hey! We can only take one step, count it as one step, let's strengthen the defense of the coastal cities, and set up more watchtowers, so that we can detect the enemy's situation in advance and take precautions in time." Ulji Wende said with a sigh, his face became even more ugly, and he still appeared. A dead gray.

"May I contact Baekje and Silla for joint defense?" Gao Jianwu said as he thought of a solution.

"Your Majesty, don't have too much hope. It's good if the two countries don't fall into trouble. I'm afraid they still want to use us to curry favor with Datang." Yuan Taizuo said with a wry smile.

"What Da Tang said to Lu is right, but you can ask their opinions, it's best to win them over, and they don't want to feel better if we are finished, will Datang let them go.

Persuade them well, at least they have to stand by and watch, even if they don't send troops, it is best to support some food and weapons. Ulchi Boondeok nodded, took two deep breaths and said.

"The old general is worthy of being our Goguryeo's white jade pillar. This is really a good idea. We will arrange personnel to go on a mission tomorrow." Gao Jianwu's eyes lit up and he said in admiration.

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Silla, the new capital Beiyuancheng,
The capital was moved to Beiyuan City, and the prosperity of Jincheng was no longer there. No matter the size of the city or the population, everything lost its glory in the past.

In the six months since Jin Shengman ascended the throne, although the people's hearts have been stable, there is nothing he can do about the current depression. Zhang Liang looted Jincheng, not only the treasury, but also the royal family's hundreds of years of savings.

Now even if the imperial court has ideas, it can only be put on hold for the time being. You must know that the maintenance of the imperial court and the salaries of the ministers are all money and food donated by the aristocratic families from all over the world. The imperial court will only have taxes after the autumn harvest.

"See Your Majesty the Queen!" Silla General Kim Yu-shin walked into the dilapidated palace, the simple hall, and saluted respectfully.

"The general is waived, but there is good news!" Jin Shengman rubbed his cheeks lightly, forced himself to ask in a slightly hoarse and magnetic voice.

"The princess messenger came back just now, and should bring good news. Your Majesty, please take care of the dragon's body." Jin Yuxin looked at the graceful Jin Shengman with burning eyes, and said with concern.

(End of this chapter)