Li You's Tang Dynasty

Chapter 181 The Reason Why Goguryeo Must Fight

"In the 17th year of Zhenguan, when Li Shimin was about to attack Goryeo, horses were what Li Shimin needed most. If I offered a horseshoe at this time, I would be favored by Li Shimin, and I would fly like a horse week."

Zhu Xufan smiled triumphantly.

Soon Xu Yi's grandfather nodded slightly and extended a thumbs up to Zhu Xufan, saying, "As expected of Old Zhu, amazing!"

"Haha.!" After being praised, Zhu Xufan smiled.

But at this time Xu Yi asked: "Grandpa Zhu, I have always had a question, why did the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty both attack Goguryeo? It is obviously a small place, and it doesn't make much sense to defeat it. Why bother to attack it?" Goryeo, and the Sui Dynasty also perished because of this.”

"This is a good question!" Zhu Xudan gave Xu Yi a fond look and said, "First of all, you need to know that Goguryeo is not a small place.

Goguryeo’s largest sphere of influence during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, compared with the present, is probably Liaoning Province plus half of Jilin Province plus North Korea and half of South Korea.Assuming this is an independent country, what kind of country is this size, it should be counted.

Moreover, this country still has the same farming system, ideology and culture as the Central Plains Dynasty.

In addition to the hills in northern North Korea, the Northeast Plain and the central and southern parts of the Korean Peninsula are suitable for farming. The Northeast Plain is close to Inner Mongolia and is also suitable for horses.

This is a place to dominate.Yan State can be one of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period only by Youyun and Liaoxi.During this period, Qi State was also destroyed once. Later, Tian Dan returned to the state, and Qi State survived until it was unified by Qin State.

Goguryeo is one of the seven heroes of the Warring States Period, and he still has the Liaoxi Corridor in his hand.China's life and death are at stake in one of the two major corridors, the other being the Hexi Corridor.It is impossible for the Sui and Tang Dynasties to beat up Goguryeo without risking their lives. Can it be done without beating?

At that time, the Northeast was the second largest plain in East Asia, second only to the North China Plain, and it was also blocked by mountains. It can be said that it was the foundation of the emperor.

It is the same as the Guanzhong Plain, it can be defended by itself, and it can be fought out.Unlike the drought and lack of water in the Mongolian plateau, the Northeast has plenty of water conservancy to develop agriculture, and agriculture can develop handicrafts. Moreover, the temperature was high in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and the Northeast could accommodate more people than in the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, the regime that can take root in the Northeast is one of the biggest hidden dangers of the Central Plains Dynasty.

During the period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the Bohai State was able to attack the Shandong Peninsula across the sea and even burn down the city of Dengzhou. This is a manifestation of the great potential of the Northeast.The later Khitan, Jurchen, and Manchu Qing were no exception, all based in the Northeast.

Say more.If you leave Goguryeo alone, what will Goguryeo be like:
What if Goguryeo is one size bigger?This country is called Khitan.The Liao Dynasty, one of the three dynasties in northern Serbia.Press it on the head of the big boy.Later, the wild wolf of the Liao Dynasty left, and another Siberian tiger came. This Siberian tiger was called Jin Chao.

How about a bigger size?The power is enough to unify China, and this country is called the Qing Dynasty.The heyday territory of the Qing Dynasty was almost the scope of the "Tianxia" in ancient China.

What is the trick for the little devils to invade China?North Korea plus Northeast China plus full-scale invasion of China.Devils have definitely studied Chinese geography and history, and they have wanted to do this since Toyotomi Hideyoshi.The bureau seat appointed the source of evil.

How does our party really have the strength to unify China?General Forever Health led 10 people out of customs, beat Wei Lihuang to the ground three years later, and dragged more than 100 million people across to Hainan Island.

In ancient times, Liaodong was the same as Guanzhong, Hebei, Central Plains, Sichuan Basin, Jiangdong and other places, and it could compete for supremacy in the world.Not to mention integrating the entire Northeast vassal of Korea's large ancient empire.

Therefore, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was right to attack Goguryeo. If he did not destroy Goguryeo, when Goguryeo gradually developed, especially when it went west to Daxing’an Mountains, a generation of contact with nomads obtained horses and became a dual farming-nomadic empire. We fought for supremacy.

Although Emperor Sui Yang failed, what he did was very correct. Li Shimin, who is known as the first emperor through the ages, basically continued his policy.Emperor Yangdi of the Sui Dynasty fought Goguryeo, and Emperor Taizong of Tang also fought Goguryeo.

Emperor Yang of Sui opened the Grand Canal, and Emperor Taizong of Tang also opened the Grand Canal.It's just that Tang Taizong had a good grasp of the rhythm, and these things were done, so he was a holy king.However, does this also prove that Emperor Sui Yang's grasp of the direction was correct?

Do you understand? "

Seriously. Not only did Xu Yi understand, but Li You also understood that Goguryeo is not a small country, but a confidant of the Central Plains. We have never understood why the Sui and Tang Dynasties tried their best to attack Goguryeo because of our small structure up.

But the two emperors of the Sui and Tang Dynasties saw clearly the essence of Goguryeo early on.

Later, Li You learned that Goguryeo was not a small country. Goguryeo had been established for hundreds of years, with a population of about 700 million, hundreds of large and small stone fortresses and loose nomads.

Goguryeo is also farming, with a strict social organization structure, and Goguryeo's own cultural system is independent. It is a farming centralized country with more than 10 standing troops. After the war is mobilized, the military strength can reach 60. The ideology and culture of the Central Plains and the Central Plains are self-contained systems. Anyone who changes this kind of country will do their best to kill it.

"So that's the case!" Li You and Xu Yi nodded together.

At this time, Zhu Xufan sighed and said, "It's a pity, I can't travel through. If I can really travel through, I must contribute to the attack on Goguryeo!"

Hearing this, Li You also sighed slightly.

"By the way. I said so many irrelevant things, and I almost forgot the reason for calling Xiaoyou over." Zhu Xufan looked at Li You and asked, "Xiaoyou, do you still have jade pendants from the Tang Dynasty court? Buy yours for the price!"

"Hehe...!" Li You touched from his bosom, and then took out two pieces of jade pendants and handed them over: "I wish Grandpa a price, I won't counter the price!"

Zhu Xufan took the two jade pendants excitedly, and immediately showed a joyful expression: "Okay, it's really great, the door is completely opened, and they are all high-quality goods.

One for 500 million, two for 1000 million. Is that okay? "

"Hey, wait a minute. I'll come out!" Seeing Li You's two jade pendants, Xu Yi's grandfather felt his heart itch again, but as soon as the words came out, Zhu Xufan on the side said speechlessly: "Old Xu, you have How many pieces of good jade are there, and you want to grab it from me?"

"Haha. Don't grab it, don't grab it, but you have already said what you said, why don't you add more?"

"That's right. That's 1200 million!" Zhu Xufan said nothing, as if money was just a number to him.

Li You also quickly bowed and said, "Given this by the elder, I dare not say goodbye. Grandpas, apart from the jade pendant, do you want calligraphy and painting?"

Suddenly Li You thought that he couldn’t always sell jade pendants, if he sold too much, some people would doubt him, so Li You thought of calligraphy and painting, especially Li Mingda who could copy Li Shimin’s Feibai style by his side. , how much should I sell it for?
(End of this chapter)