Chapter 415: The Empire is Preparing

"Have you heard? Recently, a family in Chang'an County gave birth to three children. It's really amazing." Hundreds of officials gathered at Longwei Road, and an official from the Ministry of Industry said with a smile to his colleagues around him.

"I heard it, I heard it. It was published in the newspaper yesterday. I heard that the Chang'an County Magistrate issued an order that the three children of that family will be raised by the county." The colleagues around him also nodded repeatedly and said: "

It’s really awesome.”

"Well, I heard that there was a war in Silla. You said that the princess of Silla married our Tang Dynasty. With the support of the Tang Dynasty, can Silla be able to unify the three kingdoms of Silla?" Another Ministry of Industry next to him

The colleague said softly.

"That's not possible. I heard that Goguryeo and Baekje have already formed an alliance. The alliance between these two countries is not simple." A previous official shook his head and said: "Especially Goguryeo, which once resisted Yang Guangbai.

The attack of tens of thousands of troops is an army of millions of warriors. Its combat effectiveness is not at all inferior to that of the regular army of the Tang Dynasty. Even Yang Guang cannot defeat Goguryeo, how can Silla resist it? Humph, I thought that by merging with the Tang Dynasty, I

His strength can be increased by more than half, and Goguryeo and Baekje are not considered at all. How can it be so simple to unify the three kingdoms? Unless His Majesty takes action, only a figure like Your Majesty can be the true emperor and unify the world.

.The Queen of Silla, hey, she is still a woman, how can she be so capable?"

"Everyone, you said that His Majesty has married a Silla princess. Will the Tang Dynasty send troops to Silla to defeat Goguryeo because of this?" As soon as the official finished speaking, the surroundings suddenly fell silent. Goguryeo has always been a Han people in the Central Plains.

A taboo in Liaodong, the land of Liaodong has become a place of death. Anyone who sets foot in Liaodong, probably except for those merchants, no one goes to that place anymore. More than ten years have passed, and now from Zhuojun to Liaohe

On that stretch of road, there were still bones exposed, and there was no time to bury them, and no one went to bury them. The Han family in the Central Plains did not know how many families had lost their husbands and fathers. Among the officials present, many relatives and friends also died in Liaodong.

On the way, Wang Bo's "Wandering Death Song in Liaodong" is still sung in the counties of Shandong. If troops were sent to Liaodong at this time, I am afraid many people would be worried not to mention the army, but the court.

There are also people who are unstable.

"It's time to go to court, Xiu's nonsense." The speaker was Cui Haoran. He is the newly appointed right minister of the Ministry of Rites. He is in charge of the newspaper. He is also a popular figure in the court. Some people even say that he will be promoted to the left minister in the near future.

He was promoted to minister, and then he was promoted to minister. It can be said that his future is bright. So when he spoke, everyone stopped talking.

Although Cui Haoran stopped others, a huge wave of desire surged in his heart. No one knew what was going on between the Three Kingdoms of Silla better than him. This information did not come to the country, but came from Qin Jiu, the commander of the Jinyi Guards.

The information sent by Dao himself. Why was this information published in Tang Feng? Cui Haoran didn’t understand this at first, because this was a matter of Silla, which was thousands of miles away from the Tang Dynasty. The people of the Tang Dynasty needed to know.

Is this all? But after listening to the speeches of several officials just now, some thoughts in my mind suddenly disappeared without a trace. Perhaps it is really as these people imagined, and the expedition to Silla may be an established national policy. Even the newspapers

The appearance may also have a lot to do with this matter. Thinking of this, Cui Haoran became even more silent. He decided that he would remain silent until he went to court. He was just a small servant, and he had to take care of his own acre.

Three-thirds of the land is enough, and the rest should be taken care of.

"Your Majesty has arrived, all the ministers will come to court early." As the Qianniu Guards soldiers shouted, the entire Longwei Road was silent. All the officials stood according to their respective ranks. The princes in front, and then the Xuande Palace

The bachelors, then the officials from the three provinces, then the ministers of various ministries, ministers, etc., hundreds of people lined up in a long queue, walking slowly and silently. At this time, a red sun jumped out of the sky and shone brightly.

On the square, the early dynasty of the Tang Empire began.

"Your Majesty, the two lakes are ripe this year. The grain has been piled up in the granaries, and part of it is about to be shipped to Chang'an. I have requested that ten large granaries be built near Taicang to accommodate these grains." Cen Wenwen came out and said.

"Don't arrange the food to Chang'an, just arrange it in Luoyang." Lu Zhaoci thought for a while and said: "It is imperative to move the capital. At this time, the food will be transported to Chang'an and then to Luoyang soon. It will be a waste of human and financial resources." Lu Zhaoci said.

Zhao Ci frowned, thought for a moment and said, "I know that the food in Taicang can still last for half a year. In half a year, it will be enough for the imperial court to move the capital."

"I obey your order," Cen Wenwen said quickly.

"I summoned all my ministers to come here today because there are important things to deal with." Lu Zhaoci waited for Cen Wenwen to return to his original position, then waved his hand to stop Changsun Wuji and others from continuing to discuss the matter, and said: "Second

One thing is that due to the long-term wars in the late Sui Dynasty, Chidao was abandoned and many places went south. This would have a negative impact on the development of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Industry discussed it and stepped up the construction of Chidao. Taking Hebei as the example.

First of all, manpower can be selected from grassland captives or captives from the Western Regions. If the people of the Central Plains participate in the renovation of the Chidao, they can be given money and food every day. Do not disturb the people to avoid the incident like Yang Guang's construction of the Grand Canal in the late Sui Dynasty. Only by caring for the people can the country be long-lasting.

."

"I obey the order." Cen Wenwen and Du Ruhui stood up, raised their hands and said. However, Cen Wenwen's face trembled, but he didn't know what he was thinking.

"The second thing is that I am going to hold a review of our army under the Suzaku Gate three months later. The General Staff and the Ministry of War must make proper arrangements. There is also the Ministry of Rites, which can invite neighboring countries to come and watch." Lu Zhaoci scanned the bottom.

The ministers glanced at each other and said: "There are fifty thousand soldiers, all of whom are the elite of our court."

"I obey the order." Fang Xuanling and Wang Gui said quickly. Cen Wenwen's face became even worse after hearing this.

"At this time, there are still three months before the troops are reviewed at Zhuque Gate. Ke Ming." Lu Zhaoci's eyes finally fell on Du Ruhui, with a trace of pity flashing in his eyes.

"Ahem, I'm here." Du Ruhui coughed once or twice.

"Within three months, let Yu Wenhui, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, build a temple called the Martyrs' Shrine to worship the generals and soldiers who have died on the battlefield for the Central Plains." Lu Zhaoci waved his hand.

He said: "On the 15th of three months, that is, on October 3rd, I will lead the clan, civil and military officials to personally pay homage to these heroic spirits. Then I will tell the world that future generations of our dynasty will pay homage to these heroes every year on October 3rd."

These heroic spirits must not disobey."

"I obey the decree." Du Ruhui responded quickly.

"To pay homage to the heroic spirit, what does Your Majesty want to do? Do you really want to interfere in the affairs of the Three Kingdoms of Silla?" Cen Wenwen raised his head and looked at Lu Zhaoci lightly, with a hint of confusion and a hint of worry in his eyes.

Color. Goguryeo will always be a nightmare for the Han people in the Central Plains, because too many people died on both sides of the Liao River. Although the national power of the Tang Dynasty has recovered somewhat after half a year of hard work, it has not yet reached the previous level, which made him very sad.

I am worried that it is too early to intervene in the Three Kingdoms of Silla at this time.

"Cui Haoran." Lu Zhaoci searched the crowd again and finally landed on Cui Haoran.

"I'm here." Cui Haoran looked stunned and hurried out of the queue.

"You have to publish the matter about the Temple of Heroes in Tang Feng, and then use the inn to spread it all over the world. I want this news to spread all over the country within ten days." Lu Zhaoci gritted his teeth and said. Datang

The territory is so vast that it can be reached within ten days. It is probably the fastest post station in the empire to use. That is eight hundred miles. It cannot be used unless there is a major emergency or the emperor's decree. This shows that Lu Zhao

Ci paid great attention to this matter. When Cen Wenwen heard this, he sighed softly. He finally concluded that Lu Zhaoci was planning to do something at this time. However, if this was the case, he would be able to hide the hidden problems over the heads of the people of Tang Dynasty.

Isn't it too simple to eliminate fear? But Cen Wenwen didn't say it because Lu Zhaoci didn't explain what his combination of boxing was going to do. As a minister, he could guess the emperor's thoughts and make corresponding actions.

Countermeasures are used to cater to the emperor's thoughts, or to avoid risks. However, if the emperor discovers that his ministers are guessing his own thoughts, he may not say anything on the surface, but he is also quite fearful in his heart. As a minister, I am afraid that in the future,

It was so sad. Who was Cen Wenwen? How could he make such a mistake? So he could only sit there and stop talking.

"Is the general here?" Lu Zhaoci glanced at the crowd, finally frowned, and said: "Qin Jiudao, take my car and go to the general to pick him up and take him to the imperial garden. I want to invite you to the general."

General, ask Su Dingfang to come too."

"My slave obeys the order." Qin Jiudao said quickly with a look on his face.

"Okay, that's it for today. You all have to leave Cui Haoran and Cui Qing, and you can stay." Lu Zhaoci stood up and waved his hand.

"I obey the order." Cui Haoran's expression changed, and he couldn't help but a trace of cold sweat appeared on his face. Being called over by Emperor Zhenguan at this time was not necessarily a good thing, but since it was Emperor Zhenguan who called him, he had to go and quickly responded.

Got the decree...

"Your Majesty, please retire." Upon seeing this, Cen Wenwen and others quickly bowed down. During the morning court, it was either for a ceremony, or something big happened, or Lu Zhaoci had an imperial edict to promulgate, because some small things were caused by

Several bachelors and assistant officials in Xuande Hall were handling it, but Lu Zhaoci didn't have many things to deal with.

"Hey" Cen Wenwen sighed deeply as he looked at Lu Zhaoci disappearing from the apse. Inviting the general here was not to talk about the purpose of sending troops to conquer Goguryeo. I thought Xu Shiji, Xue Rengui, Qin Yong and others were here.

The fighting on the grassland lasted for nearly a year. Rivers of blood flowed on the grassland every day. I don't know how many people died at the hands of the Tang army. I heard that Jieli Khan was also besieged and could be killed at any time.

This tiger and wolf army was very active in killing on the grassland. They took advantage of this opportunity to sweep across Goguryeo to avenge the Central Plains soldiers who died on both sides of the Liao River. They also followed the trend.

"Master Chief Assistant, it is understandable that Your Majesty summoned the general, but when he summoned the general, he also summoned Cui Haoran. Does the summoning of the general also require the companionship of a small minister?" Changsun Wuji said calmly beside him.

.He is extremely dissatisfied with this matter. If he wants to accompany the general, he should go by himself, or a few bachelors from Xuande Hall can do it. When will it be the turn of a little person like Cui Haoran? I can see that he has to show a trace of his face.

A look of dissatisfaction comes.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty's plans are not for us to discuss." Cen Wenwen was worried about Lu Zhaoci's plan to conquer Goguryeo. How could he get entangled with Changsun Wuji? He couldn't help but snorted coldly.

"You, Mr. Cen, Brother Cen, wait." Changsun Wuji's eyes moved, and the trace of anger on his face suddenly disappeared without a trace. He couldn't help but walked forward a few steps, walking side by side with Cen Wenwen, with a look on his face.

He even showed a smile and said: "Brother Cen is smart, have you noticed something?" Changsun Wuji is indeed smart. Cen Wenwen is originally a modest person and does not pay much attention to fame and fortune, especially

It is even more so after he has been the chief assistant for many years. If this is the case, then it is something else, so what is it? Changsun Wuji suddenly felt a burst of curiosity in his heart.

"Didn't the auxiliary machine really guess it?" Du Ruhui on the side suddenly interjected, sighed deeply, and said: "Your Majesty repaired Chidao for the purpose of transporting troops, and the concentration of grain and grass in Luoyang was also for convenience.

Used for transshipment of grain and grass. Haven’t you, sir, reacted yet? Hey.”

"Your Majesty's military exercises are to show off your power and power, so that the officials and people of the Tang Dynasty who came to watch will have faith in the victory of the Tang army, and to eliminate the negative consequences of the former Sui Dynasty Yang Guang's conquest of Liaodong. The establishment of the Martyrs' Temple and royal sacrifices are

In order to improve the status of the soldiers, we are preparing to conquer Goguryeo in the future." Du Ruhui also said: "If I am not wrong, your Majesty still has backup, and the conquering of Goguryeo is inevitable."

Changsun Wuji was silent when he heard the words. At first, when he was awakened by Cen Wenwen, he was a little suspicious. At this moment, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui spoke so clearly, how could he not understand? He turned pale with fright.

, couldn't help but said: "Well, Cui Haoran, I'm afraid that His Majesty had already made this plan to conquer Liaodong half a year ago. The Tang Feng newspaper was founded just for this matter. With Tang Feng as the eyes and ears, I'm afraid that the whole country will soon

There will be slogans of revenge. You know, many people were killed and injured beside the Liaohe River back then. Every family lost their husbands and every family lost their fathers. This is a bundle of dry firewood. As long as there is a strong fire, it is enough to ignite a raging fire.

Turn the fear in the confidence of the Tang Dynasty into hatred to exert huge power. This power can drown all opposition forces. The only thing needed to conquer Liaodong is this fire."

"The fire is coming soon." Cen Wenwen shook his head and pointed to the palace behind him. The Imperial Garden was also in that direction. Obviously, Cen Wenwen was talking about Cui Haoran going to the Imperial Garden.

"To stop or not to stop?" Changsun Wuji looked deeply at Cen Wenwen and said. Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui also looked at Cen Wenwen, waiting for each other's reaction.

"The general trend is inevitable. Even if we want to stop it, we can't stop it." Cen Wenwen looked up to the sky and sighed: "Your Majesty has been planning for half a year. Everything has been thought of. There is no place for us to talk. The only thing we can do now is to dispatch quickly.

Food and grass, the Ministry of Industry has stepped up the repair of Chi Road. In this way, our army's chance of winning is still very good. I believe that Your Majesty will not fight an uncertain battle. Haven't you heard that His Majesty ordered us to speed up the repair of Chi Road, stock up on food and grass and Luoyang

Is that so? Your Majesty is still prepared. This battle cannot be fought in less than half a year. You should rest assured. After Chi Dao is completed, the situation will be the same again. Presumably by that time, the troops who set out to conquer Goguryeo will

The time is enough."

"Yes, yes, what the Chief Minister said is absolutely true." Everyone nodded after hearing this. The Chief Minister in front of them was indeed extraordinary, and he quickly solved the dilemma.

"However, I keep talking, my lords, although it is half a year later, the situation in Silla cannot be ignored. The reason why Your Majesty is like this is also because of the situation in Silla. If Silla is conquered by Goguryeo and Baekje
To be continued...