Chapter 3017 The king of Yinshang County, given the surname Li, belongs to Zongzheng Temple (3,400 characters)
He looked at the strange costumes of these Yin and Shang remnants and looked at their faces carved with a knife and axe.
Look at their yellow skin, black hair, and their dark eyes.
Li Shimin also took two steps forward slowly, and saw this group of Yin Shang survivors, all of whom fell to the ground uniformly.
"The survivors of the Yin Shang Dynasty have received the grace of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and finally have the honor to return to their homeland to see the beauty of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty..."
Li Shimin's expression couldn't help but change. He never thought of these survivors from the Yin and Shang Continent.
He speaks extremely standard Guanzhong Mandarin, which is even more standard than many officials of the Tang Dynasty.
After these Yin Shang survivors finished their presentations, it was naturally time for the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to perform. Li Shimin kindly helped these Yin Shang survivors up.
I asked them about their experiences cordially, and felt deeply saddened that they were members of the Chinese people who had traveled thousands of miles across the ocean more than a thousand years ago.
At the same time, I am also very pleased that these Yin Shang survivors survived in a foreign land with perseverance and hard work.
In addition, even though these Yin Shang remnants have been away from their hometown for more than a thousand years, they still do not forget their homeland.
The spirit of being willing to brave hardships and dangers and return from thousands of miles across the ocean is very worthy of commendation.
Especially when they returned, they also brought high-yielding and excellent crops to the Tang Dynasty, enriching the recipes of thousands of households in the Tang Dynasty.
As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin would naturally not be stingy in rewarding those vassals who were willing to express their surrender and obedience to the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, Li Shimin accepted the credential of the Yin and Shang Kingdom under the guidance of Cheng Sanlang.
Next, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty fell into a long examination, looking at the sincere letter of credence, as the king of the heaven.
Li Shimin knew very well that his decision would affect the Shang Kingdom, which was thousands of miles away.
When the high priest returned to Shang, he and Prince Ao Guanhai were both looking forward to it, but also a little uneasy.
I don’t know what kind of rewards this Lord of the Tang Dynasty can give to the Yin Zhaka tribe, uh... it should be the Yin Shang Kingdom.
And what kind of reward will be given to King Ao Sixiang? As for the reason why the king's name is Ao Sixiang, it was naturally the idea given by Cheng Sanlang.
Ao Guanhai, whose nickname is Seven Wolves, has already known about the surname system of the Tang Dynasty, so since he already has the surname Ao.
Naturally, my father could only take his own surname. This was also to avoid the headache of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty on such small details of his name.
Called Ao Sixiang, it is naturally like Suo Gui Shang, which means that the people of the Yin and Shang Kingdom are eager for their homeland, and it is easier to win the favor of the emperors and ministers of the Tang Dynasty.
I have to say that although Cheng Sanlang's move seems a bit shameless, it is definitely very useful.
At least Li Shimin felt in his heart that the Shang Kingdom, which was thousands of miles away, never forgot its homeland after thousands of years.
Moreover, he was so respectful to himself, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and he was not proud of having sent so many excellent crops. He was very well-educated.
In this case, His Majesty, the Emperor of the Heavenly Kingdom, naturally cannot be too stingy.
Not long after, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty stood up and began to announce the results of his long examination.
The lord of the Yin and Shang Kingdom was canonized as Ao Sixiang, General Zuo Xiaowei, and Prince of the Yin Shang County. He was given the surname Li and his native place was Zongzheng Temple.
In addition, the king of the Yin Shang Kingdom was given a pair of precious armor, ten precious swords, ten thousand pieces of silk and satin, one hundred good horses, and one hundred volumes of farming books.
The Yin Shang Kingdom was chartered to select ten talented students every five years to study in the Imperial Academy of the Tang Dynasty...
After listening to the various rewards announced by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Nasuo returned to Shang and Ao Guanhai, well, his name should be Li Guanhai now.
They, the remnants of the Yin Shang Dynasty, couldn't help but feel overjoyed and thanked them endlessly.
Being able to become a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, Yinzhaka has been upgraded from a tribe in the past to a kingdom.
And it has been registered and certified by the Tang Dynasty, the most powerful country in the world, and has such a super hard backing.
With the blessing of various technologies from the Tang Dynasty, the Yin Shang Kingdom will surely become the most powerful country in the Yin Shang Continent.
After the show ended, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty raised his hand and touched his belly, looking worried and walking quickly, so fast that Cheng Sanlang could hardly catch up with him.
And the expressions of the civil and military officials were not much better.
Li Shimin jumped onto the horse in a graceful manner, and as soon as his big buttocks reached the saddle, he made an unusual sound.
Zhao Kun on the side couldn't help but glanced doubtfully, as if he heard something, but also didn't seem to hear anything. He shook his head and rode off to follow the footsteps of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
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The biting cold wind blows the biting goose feather snow, gradually covering the entire Liaodong and the peninsula.
As the royal capital of the Kingdom of Goguryeo, in Pyongyang City, groups of Goguryeo soldiers walked on the deserted streets in the wind and snow.
At this moment, in the palace of Goguryeo, Yeon Gaesumun was sitting in the side hall. A group of civil and military officials sat on the left and right sides of the palace very obediently, with their heads lowered and saying nothing.
Yeon Gaesumun stroked his thick beard, looked at these docile and obedient Goguryeo ministers, and fell into deep thought.
Since the late king Gaozang was killed by the rebellious minister Naning Zangsa, almost all the male members of the royal family were killed as well.
And those officials in the original kingdom who were loyal to the royal family were all wiped out.
This also led to a problem. After Gaozang's fart, the throne of Goguryeo could only remain vacant.
Of course, these Goguryeo ministers and ministers, who had already surrendered to the despotic power of the Yuan family, all persuaded Yuan Gaisumun to replace the Gao family and become the lord of Goguryeo.
Yeon Gaesomun did not agree, but temporarily suppressed the matter of establishing a new king.
But today, intelligence from Liaodong was sent back to Goguryeo. The elites of the Tang Dynasty did not evacuate because of the severe cold.
Instead, they stationed their troops at Baipukou and drilled day and night, as if even the severe cold in the north could not stop their strong will to not destroy Goguryeo and not return to the enemy.
"...Da Molizhi, Baekje couldn't bear the harassment of the Tang navy, and its morale was low. King Buyeo of Baekje once again sent an envoy to ask for help from our country."
"Ask for help... let him hold on. The weather is getting colder and colder now. No matter how powerful the Tang navy is, when the severe cold comes, they will have some fighting strength."
Yeon Gaeso Wen replied without hesitation, thought for a while, looked at the ministers and ministers present, opened his mouth several times, and finally sighed slumped, waved his hand, and signaled all the civil and military officials to leave.
After the civil and military ministers left, Yuan Jingtu came to sit down next to Yuan Gaesuwen, and looked longingly at his brother, who was becoming more and more eye-catching with silver beard and hair.
"Brother, do we really have no chance?"
"What other chances are there?" Yeon Gaesumun smiled miserably and spread his hands on the eucalyptus table.
"Now, Datang has clearly made up its mind to manage the land of Liaodong for a long time, and I heard that Datang's newly obtained improved seeds have made Liaodong no longer have to worry about food shortages."
"And they also mined a large amount of coal in Liaodong for heating. Even the newly built common people's residences have a kind of fire kang specially used for heating..."
"In addition, the official roads built there by the Tang Dynasty are as bright as bluestone and are as strong as bluestone..."
"Although the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty claimed to temporarily withdraw his troops, in fact, Baekje in the south has been harassed by the Tang State until it can no longer support it."
"If winter turns to spring, if we don't surrender to the Tang Dynasty, do you think I, the Yuan clan, will still be able to survive?"
Yeon Gaesumun felt extremely disheartened when he thought of the miserable scenes of those cities and fortresses captured by Tang Dynasty's artillery.
Facing Wu Ben of the Tang Dynasty in the past, even if Goguryeo was defeated, it could still defend by danger.
But now, with the emergence of new weapons in the Tang Dynasty, the city passes that used to be natural barriers could not slow down the steps of Wu Ben's army in the Tang Dynasty.
The Goguryeo army had no fighting spirit and its morale was low. Yeon Gaesumun felt that if the Tang Dynasty was allowed to continue to advance southward.
Those Goguryeo civil and military officials who were suppressed by the power of the Yuan clan in the past are very likely to take some actions that endanger the entire Yuan clan for the sake of their own family.
"The only chance to keep the Yuan family is to let your son take his mother's surname and elect him to the throne as the new king of Goguryeo."
"Let him dedicate his country to the Tang Dynasty. Only in this way may the anger of the Emperor of the Tang Kingdom be eliminated."
"Can't we cede the land and beg for mercy?" Yuan Pure Land, who used to kill people without mercy at all, now seems to be in a state of confusion.
"It's impossible. Our country, Goguryeo, is different from other countries. In the past, the Northern Wei Dynasty and later the Sui Dynasty all conquered our country, Goguryeo."
"The Central Plains Empire was defeated at the hands of Goguryeo. It can be said that Goguryeo has become a proof used by the emperor of the Tang Dynasty to prove that the martial arts of the Tang Dynasty far surpassed that of the Sui Dynasty."
Yuan Jingtu listened silently to this resourceful brother's analysis, and had to admit that what he said was reasonable.
And now that the Tang Dynasty is vigorously developing Liaodong, how can it allow Goguryeo to take a breather? Maybe while vigorously developing Liaodong, the Tang Dynasty is also coveting the territories of Goguryeo and Baekje east of the Yalu River.
Although Baekje was not invaded by the Tang Dynasty's army, the attack of the Tang Dynasty navy had already driven Baekje to despair.
The navy of the Tang Dynasty would carry infantry up the river, and many cities along both sides of the river were attacked.
If a large army were sent for reinforcements, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who landed would calmly retreat to the ships under the cover of naval artillery.
If there is no large army to come to the rescue, once the city is broken, the soldiers guarding the city will be captured and put on warships by the Tang navy, and then sent to Liaodong.
As for the common people, the Tang Dynasty navy did not commit any crimes. As a result, the morale of Baekje's military has plummeted, and deserters often occur.
There was no way, who made Datang's operations so arrogant? After capturing the prisoners of war, they threw them to Liaodong. It is said that they were thrown there.
If you were bewitched by Cheng Sanlang's magic, within a few months, no matter whether you are a Khitan or a Mohe, or a Goguryeo or a Baekje, you will become a Liaodong developer and builder who cares about the Tang Dynasty.
[To be honest, I have been using Yeguo Reading recently to catch up on books, change sources, and read aloud with many sounds, and it can be used on both Android and Apple.]
In short, nearly 200,000 prisoners of war lack neither clothing nor food, and have not caused any trouble until now.
They have even started to get paid for working in the Tang Dynasty. How can Goguryeo and Baekje survive?
"Then big brother..."
"You don't need to worry about my brother. As for your nephews, I will keep their names anonymous. I just hope that your second uncle, for the sake of my brother, will take care of them secretly."
"Brother!..."
"If you recognize me as your elder brother, just listen to me and do what I say."
Yuan Jingtu had tears in his eyes. Finally, he bowed deeply to his brother and buried his head in response.
I feel very sad in my heart. I never thought that Goguryeo, which could compete with the Central Plains Empire in the past, would also come to the end of the road.
But the wise and decisive brother, who never stops killing, had no choice but to make sacrifices for the continuation of the Yuan family.
He knew very well that his brother, a powerful official who had the military and political power of Goguryeo, was a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh in the eyes of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, sacrificing one life, plus the dilapidated Goguryeo, in exchange for the peace of the remaining Yuan clan members, is considered the best option.
As for the destruction of Goguryeo, so what if it is destroyed? As long as the Yuan clan can survive.
After all, the Yuan family even killed two Goguryeo rulers, so how could they still regret that the country was disintegrating?