Li You's Tang Dynasty

Chapter 795 Destruction of Baekje

Wu Zetian was imprisoned, but Wu Zetian did not lose his composure, because Wu Zetian knew that she still had a chance. After all, her son was still the prince. If the emperor died one day, then her son would ascend the throne, as long as her son ascended the throne , Then do you think her son will not marry himself as a stepmother?

So Wu Zetian has not given up yet, she is still working hard for her future, even in the cold palace, she still dresses up every day in order to have such a chance to meet Li Zhi, as long as she can see Li Zhi Then she still has a chance.

In the fourth year of Xianqing, the entire Tang Dynasty was no longer constrained, and Li Zhi gradually took control of the power. He was no longer restricted by others politically, and he made his own decisions in everything.

And in this year, Li Zhi relied on his own ability to complete a military feat that surpassed Li Shimin.

Everyone knows that the three kingdoms of Korea, Baekje, Silla, and Goguryeo, have always been fighting. This did not start from the time of Gaozong, but from the first year of Zhenguan. Taizong took the opportunity of the three kingdoms to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty, and divided Present the kings of the three countries on the Korean peninsula with seal books.

In the seal book to the King of Baekje, it is said: "I have notified the king's nephew, Goguryeo, and the people who ridiculed me, and I promise to be harmonious. The king must complain to him, know my true feelings, and be sympathetic to neighbors. Immediately stop the military revolution."

Baekje and Goguryeo pretended to be obedient, but they did not stop using troops against Silla.

In the 16th year of Zhenguan, Fuyu Yici, the king of Baekje known as the "Zengzi of Haidong", joined forces with Goguryeo to attack Silla again and seized more than [-] of its cities.Later, it captured Tangxiang City, a strategically important site in Silla, and blocked the land passage for Silla to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty.

Silla made an emergency to the Tang court.

But at this time, Tang Taizong was engaged in the Northwest War. Facing Silla's call for help, Tang Taizong only sent ministers to Baekje with a persuasion edict to give a verbal warning.Baekje still went its own way, took the opportunity to capture more than a dozen cities in Silla, and stopped paying tribute to Datang.

There was no way this could be done. At that time, Datang could only give up Silla and suffer the dumb loss of Baekje. Later, Li Shimin died. The envoys met and expressed their submission again.

But at this time, Li You no longer trusted Baekje's erratic foreign policy, so he had already written to remind Li Zhi in Dengzhou not to trust Baekje as a country.

With Li You's reminder, Li Zhi, a seemingly frail emperor, unreservedly expressed his political stance in the edict issued to the King of Baekje. He asked the King of Baekje to immediately stop military operations against Silla. , and immediately returned the original land of Silla to the country: "If the king of Baekje decides to continue to take a military offensive against Silla, we will send a joint force, including Khitan soldiers, to go deep into Baekje via Liao. King Ji can make his own decisions first, so as not to regret it!" ("When the king is in a decisive battle, I will send the Khitan countries and go deep into the Liao Dynasty. Wang Kesizhi, no regrets!")
It's just that after Li Zhi's order was issued, Baekje completely ignored Li Zhi's warning.

The Baekje royal court seriously underestimated the national strength and will to fight against Datang.They believe that although the Tang Dynasty in Gaozong's era has basically completed the initial stage of dynasty construction and is in the stage of rising national power, it still has not escaped the passive situation. They believe that this huge empire will continue to hide its strength and bide its time in the foreseeable future.

Moreover, from a geographical point of view, Baekje and the Tang Dynasty were not connected by land. For human beings, it is a natural military barrier that is difficult to overcome.The Baekje royal court did not take Tang Dynasty's warning seriously, and remained the same.

In the sixth year of Yonghui, after Li You returned to the center of the Tang Dynasty, Baekje and Goguryeo once again reached a tacit understanding of war, attacking Silla from the west and north.

The situation in Silla became tense again, and the central government of the Tang Dynasty immediately called for emergency.

Li You still remembered that when he received Silla's distress letter that day, Li Zhi summoned him immediately. Li You could see that under his own influence, Li Zhi already had the heart to eradicate Baekje.

So Li You supported Li Zhi to send troops. With the acquiescence of his fifth brother, Li Zhi was very happy. He immediately decreed "Cheng Mingzhen, the governor of Yingzhou, and Su Dingfang, the left guard Zhonglang, sent troops to attack Goguryeo" in an attempt to relieve Silla from land. military pressure.

But this time Li Zhi was a little conservative, and the Tang army was not strong enough, so that Goguryeo underestimated the Tang Dynasty's determination to fight.In this battle, the Goguryeo army, which was proud and underestimated the enemy, was "destroyed by the Tang army and killed more than a thousand people."

However, although they won, the Silla crisis has not been fundamentally resolved due to insufficient troops and failed to achieve the expected strategic intentions.The Goguryeo army's contempt for the Tang army was based on its realization that the strategic focus of the Tang Dynasty was still in the northwest.

Just after Wu Meiniang was abolished this time, Li Zhi felt unprecedentedly relaxed. Changsun Wuji left, and Chu Suiliang also left. The whole Tang Dynasty seemed to be held in Li Zhi's hands, so Li Zhi was going to do something Big event, this big event is that my father has not completed it.

After thinking about this, Li Zhi regained his energy. That night, Li Zhi summoned Su Dingfang, Xue Rengui, and Li You in Qianyang Palace.

In Qianyang Hall, Li Zhi and Li You were sitting side by side, and Li Mingda was writing something beside him. Now Li Mingda took over Wu Meiniang's job and handled some things for Li Zhi. To be honest, Li Mingda is a hundred I don't want to, but she and Li Zhi are the best, and I can't bear to watch Li Zhi suffer when he is sick.

So Li Mingda had no choice but to come over and become Li Zhi's secretary. With Li Mingda's company, Li Zhi is much happier now.

In front of Li Zhi and Li You sat Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui.

At this time, I heard Li Zhidao: "Fifth brother. Baekje continued to use Goguryeo as a barrier and launched overwhelming wars against Silla many times. King Jin Chunqiu of Silla had no choice but to send to the central government of the Tang Dynasty again through various channels. SOS messenger.

I want to ask Fifth Brother, if I can give it a go this time. "

"Oh!" Li You looked at Li Zhi and laughed: "Why, what do you think?"

"General Su quelled the Western Turkic Duman rebellion and returned triumphantly. Our Northwest military pressure in the Tang Dynasty has eased. I feel that we can take Baekje and Goguryeo in one fell swoop.

Especially Goguryeo, he is still very deterrent to our Tang Dynasty. It was the biggest regret of the father that he did not win Goguryeo back then! "

"So you want to fulfill this wish for the emperor?" Li You smiled and looked at Li Zhi who was on the side.

(End of this chapter)