Bazhuo was dead, Xue Yantuo's kingdom was destroyed, but the army of the Tang Dynasty did not immediately withdraw. Although the Kingdom of Xue Yantuo was destroyed, its territory was included in the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the army must continue to sit in the palace of Yanran Mountain to ensure that other enemy countries will not take advantage of it.
At the same time, the Taiji Hall of the Imperial Palace in Beijing, thousands of miles away, was discussing other major issues. Suddenly, a hurried and excited voice came: "Your Majesty, there is a report from the Northern Army!"
"Quickly!" Li Shimin's gloomy eyes showed a trace of tension, and his low expression showed excitement.
It has been seven months since the Great Army of the North Army went on the expedition. Every time the battle report came, Li Shimin's heart was delighted. Even if he encountered annoying things, he could forget about it. The matter that the court discussed just now was a long expedition. The monthly military needs are very expensive, and the Hubu Shangshu has already stated that grain and grass support have been transferred from all over the country, and even planned to enlist in the army to the point of Xue Yantuo.
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"The generals of the Marshal of the Northern Commander Zhengzheng to pay homage to my emperor!" The generals bowed and saluted, Li Shimin didn't have the mood to take these red tapes into consideration, and said straightforwardly: "How is the battle ahead?"
"Return to your Majesty, fortunately not insulting your life!" The general smiled respectfully.
Li Shimin abruptly stood up from the dragon couch and exclaimed, "What?"
The civil and military officials and the others were shocked. They were talking about this just now, and suddenly there was a great victory in an instant, and seeing the elated appearance of the generals, everyone was in a mixed mood, but Li Ji, Cheng Yaojin and others were smiling.
"Your Majesty, the General of Zhen Guo and the Deputy Commander of Zheng Bei recently captured Xue Yantuo's Domichal Khan, Jie Lichao and others. Now Xue Yantuo no longer exists." The general mentioned Li Kuan's name. There was pride on his face, "This is the battle report of the great commander, please have a look at your majesty!"
"Quick... Present it!" Li Shimin's voice was trembling, and there was unstoppable ecstasy and pride in his eyes. The picture of Li Kuan single-handedly caught and pierced alive appeared in his mind. It was exciting to think about it, and his heart was equally proud. His five senses were crowded with smiles. Together, laugh happily.
Gonggong Wu hurriedly took the battle report and handed it to Li Shimin to read. Li Shimin stood there without sitting, looking at everything written on the battle report. Two months have passed since the last battle report, which recorded Jiluoshan. The Battle of the Dragon City, the Battle of the Dragon City and other matters, except that the details of the battle of the Xiongnu River were not mentioned, not because Li Daozong didn't want to write it, but at Li Kuan's request.
Li Shimin smiled as he watched Li Kuan's military appellation on the battle report; he smiled again when he saw him single-handedly enter the enemy camp, which made the enemy fearful. Li Shimin himself didn't know how many times he laughed. In short, he was in a better mood than ever before; when he saw the soldiers who died above, Li Shimin's smile disappeared with sadness on his face, mourning for the soldiers who died.
"Baozhuo, Jie Lifu and others were all captured alive, Xue Yantuo has been destroyed!" Li Shimin read the content of the battle report loudly and loudly, and then laughed to the sky. At this time, the civil and military officials believed that it was a real success. As for the things discussed before No need, "Marshal Zheng Bei asked the court to take over the territory and people of Xue Yantuo's kingdom. As for how to deal with the prisoners of war and other matters, what do you think of Aiqing?"
With the destruction of Xue Yantuo, matters such as receiving all his domestic resources, as well as dealing with prisoners of war, Jie Liju, and others have also become topics of court discussion. The North Korean meeting was held three times for the first time. The morning meeting and the ministers discussed and did not have a unified opinion, and then the discussion continued in the afternoon and evening.
Everyone expressed their opinions, and after two days, they still haven't unified. Until the third day, Li Daozong sent another general to convey that the battle report had arrived in the capital, and he also went straight to the imperial palace. Moreover, the battle report he brought stunned Li Shimin and others.
Because Bazhuo was executed on the spot by Li Kuan, and the words he had said, everyone's eyes were widened, and they really couldn't believe what they heard. Even though the Kingdom of Xue Yantuo was destroyed, Bazho was once a khan, and the court directly killed the enemy monarch without making a decision. I really don't know if Li Kuan was bold enough or did it deliberately.
"The action of the General Zhenguo is a serious crime. Without imperial edict to kill the enemy monarch without authorization, this is against the laws of our court."
"Master Yang said that he thought that General Zhen Guo ignored the law and discipline, ignored the emperor's order, and severely punished him in accordance with the law!"
Li Kuan's behavior caused those ministers who kept to the old system to speak out about his crimes, believing that Li Kuan was bold enough to vain the imperial edict. Now that Xue Yantuo has disappeared, and when Bazho was once a khan and a prisoner, only the imperial edict to execute private execution is a crime.
"His Royal Highness is loyal to the country, what happened to Bazhuo? Shouldn't Bazhuo be killed? Your Highness is right, Bazhuo repeatedly invades the border of my Datang, causing many people to be displaced. According to my old Cheng, even those who are stigmatizing tigers It's good to kill everyone at once."
Naturally, Li Ji, Cheng Yaojin and others would not sit idly by, and then the topic got farther and farther. From the original discussion about accepting Xue Yantuo’s land affairs, it became the condemnation of Li Kuan. This made the ministers of the DPRK and China divided into three factions, neutral and supportive. , Against.
"Shut up!" Li Shimin saw that the crowd was arguing, staring at the ministers admonishing Li Kuan's guilt, and angrily said: "What about killing Bajoo? I will not be affected by the foreign monarch's fate, and this time When Xue Yantuo was destroyed, his merit should be the first. Not to mention killing Bazhuo, even if Jie Lifu and others were killed? Isn't he wrong?"
The disagreement among the people died down when Li Shimin strongly supported Li Kuan, and no one dared to continue discussing the crime of punishing Li Kuan. In addition, those ministers who supported the conviction suddenly remembered Li Kuan’s outstanding military service now and thoroughly based in the army, and thought of his previous style of working in various ministries. They were a little bit afraid, for fear that Li Kuan would settle accounts after returning to Beijing and fall, and then he shut up. Words.
"According to my edict, Xue Yantuo prisoners of war and other matters have been decided by the General of Zhen Guo, Li Yun, deputy commander of the North!" Li Shimin gave an amazing edict, and then appointed Li Ji, the minister of the Ministry of War, to go to Mobei to convey the imperial edict. Order, and arrange to receive Xue Yantuo.
With the destruction of Xue Yantuo, the northern part of Monan Desert was controlled by Datang, and the territory of Datang became larger. How was Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Datang Dynasty, upset. In addition, when Li Ji communicated the edict, it explained in detail the arrangements for Xue Yantuo to handle the reception.
The original State of Xue Yantuo disappeared, and the Yanran Duhu Mansion was established to govern the entire Mongolian Plateau including the Great Khingan Mountains in the east, the Altai Mountains in the west, the Gobi in the south, and Lake Baikal in the north; Tiele such as Huihe and Tongluo The tribal leaders were meritorious, and they were also appointed as governors and provincial governors to manage the six prefectures and seven prefectures of Yanran. If the officials of the Central Plains were allowed to govern, it would be impossible to convince the public. Therefore, Li Shimin's law can also be recognized by all tribes, and even the leaders of the tribes will not object. (End of this chapter)