Chapter 3039 the emperor of the Tang Dynasty who cannot afford to lose the fruits of consolidating the victory
Yes, just like what Cheng Sanlang and his group saw and heard when they wandered around Pyongyang City.
The upper-level officials of Goguryeo and the noble princes decided to surrender to the Tang Dynasty for the sake of their own wealth and lives.
But the problem is that it doesn't mean that the generals are happy, let alone the die-hards in Goguryeo.
It can be said that as the war continued, die-hards and diehards almost all concentrated in Pyongyang, the royal capital of Goguryeo.
Moreover, if these people just like to play with knives and fight to the death with the elites of the Tang Dynasty, then that would be easy to handle.
But the problem is, these people are hiding in the dark, quietly working together to instigate and instigate, making it seem like there is an undercurrent surging in the city of Pyongyang.
There have even been several attacks on Tang Dynasty officials and lone Tang people, although due to timely response, no major troubles occurred.
However, Ma Zhou, who has a very keen sense of smell, realized the seriousness of the problem.
Naturally, I came to see you immediately and explained the chaos happening inside and outside Pyongyang.
Li Shimin rubbed his dull face and his expression darkened.
"As for the current situation, I and you have already anticipated it."
"Yes, Your Majesty, what the Tang Dynasty needs is to take all of Goguryeo and rule it."
Ma Zhou nodded, also speaking somewhat seriously.
As early as when making decisions, the emperor and his ministers had already considered this issue. What the Tang Dynasty needed was a complete Goguryeo.
It is even more necessary for the people of Goguryeo to become the subjects of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the methods must be gentle. Naturally, cruel methods cannot be used, but gentle policies can only be adopted.
But I didn't expect that even after using many methods, problems would still arise.
Whether it was the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who did not commit any crimes against Pyongyang City, or they adopted a curfew system and used a large number of elite patrols.
Of course, there were means of calming and appeasing the people, such as posting posters and posting notices to calm the people, sending officials to distribute food, and having Goguryeo officials preach.
Everything I could think of was used, but even so, something unexpected happened in such a short period of time.
This made Ma Zhou feel pain in his balls. Fortunately, he made a decision immediately and came to see you.
After describing the current situation, seeing His Majesty's brows furrowed and deep in thought, Ma Zhou cleared his throat and continued speaking.
"...Therefore, I would like to ask your Majesty to call Governor Cheng to come and ask for advice."
Li Shimin looked up at Ma Zhou and nodded suddenly.
"It's true, that kid managed the entire Liaodong in an orderly manner. Even the 200,000 prisoners of war never experienced any turmoil. His methods..."
Before Li Shimin finished speaking, he heard a report coming from outside the tent.
"Your Majesty, Governor Cheng has something urgent to ask for."
"..."
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"My son-in-law has met his father-in-law and Ma Xiang. My son-in-law is here to tell me something."
"If you have anything to say, just say it, I'm listening." Li Shimin replied with a smile.
"My father-in-law, my son-in-law and a group of friends went to Pyongyang City for a stroll today.
Seeing the attitude of those Goguryeo people and officials towards me in the Tang Dynasty, my son-in-law felt that something was not appropriate, so he came here to report it."
After hearing this, Li Shimin and Ma Zhou both couldn't help but smile at each other, and looked at Cheng Sanlang in unison.
"It seems that I and Ma Qing haven't sent anyone to find you yet, but you have already come to me for this matter. It seems that you, my dear son-in-law, have already figured out how to deal with it?"
"I wonder what problems Governor Cheng has discovered?" Ma Zhou quickly interjected and asked.
Cheng Sanlang naturally described the reactions of the people in Pyongyang, as well as the Goguryeo princes and scholars after he entered the city.
Then he began to explain his thoughts, that is, there are many diehards in the royal capital of Pyongyang.
But now they are under pressure and can only reluctantly approach the rule of the Tang Dynasty. But the problem is that in their hearts they still regard themselves as high-ranking officials.
The subjects of Juli.
If we don't try to dispel their dangerous thoughts, I'm afraid problems will easily arise, and even a single spark can start a prairie fire.
Therefore, in order to prevent accidents, the best way is to apply all the various tricks I did in Liaodong to Pyongyang City.
Including but not limited to, transferring a group of prisoners of war from Liaodong City who are originally from Pyongyang City and its surrounding areas.
The return of these prisoners of war will inevitably resolve the grievances of many people in Pyongyang, plus these prisoners of war who have been assimilated.
For them to come and speak out from their own experience, and to point out the truth, can move people's hearts even more. At least, it can make the ordinary people in Pyongyang and surrounding areas have their hearts set on the Tang Dynasty.
Furthermore, from these Goguryeo people who had completely regarded themselves as members of the Tang Dynasty and had undergone consideration, the best ones were selected and entrusted with official positions to assist the Tang Dynasty in governing Pyongyang and surrounding areas.
Of course, there is another problem: Pyongyang City, which was named by the Goguryeo people, was originally the seat of Lelang County in the Tang Dynasty, so the old name should be restored as soon as possible.
And we have to tell good stories and good feelings so that the people of Goguryeo can understand.
They were originally the descendants of the people of my Central Plains Empire, but they were invaded by the Goguryeo people.
They were brainwashed and forgot their original bloodline and identity.
Cheng Sanlang's operations, even if they seem a bit outrageous, can be regarded as well-founded.
The important thing is that it is far more useful to use those Goguryeo people who have surrendered to the Tang Dynasty to speak out from their own experience than to use these newly surrendered Goguryeo officials.
Li Shimin and Ma Zhou looked at Cheng Sanlang and listened to his talk, describing his various operations.
"Okay, okay, good son-in-law, you are truly my lucky star, haha... Just now, I and the Ma Qing family were having a headache over this matter, and were about to call you over to discuss it."
"I didn't expect you to be aware of this problem and take the initiative to offer advice. Well... Ma Qing, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty, I also feel that Governor Cheng's measures have come at the right time and should be implemented as soon as possible to bring peace to the people."
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In just a few days, many work teams originally stationed east of the Yalu River received orders and all mobilized elite troops and generals to go south.
Liaodong City gathered almost five thousand prisoners of war whose hometowns were in Pyongyang City and surrounding areas.
Let them put down their work and start heading south collectively towards the city of Pyongyang.
Under the order of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Pyongyang City was changed back to the Joseon County named in the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Moreover, Lelang Province was established here, and the Lelang Governor's Office was established. Li Ji, the former general manager of Pyongyang Provincial University, was appointed as the governor of Lelang.
The governor-general reached the east bank of Yalu River in the north and the large land on the border of Baekje in the south.
Furthermore, Li Shimin also decided to disperse the former Goguryeo nobles who lived concentratedly in Pyongyang City and move them to Liaodong City.
And some Shandong salt households who went to Liaodong Province to seek life were moved here, allowing them to cultivate the land distributed to them, making this their new home.
Furthermore, the model developed by Cheng Sanlang to promote Chinese and Tang Mandarin was also fully implemented in Lelang Province.
The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty also decided to stay and take charge. After all, Li Shimin didn't want it, as he had just defeated Goguryeo.
As soon as they raised their butts and left, someone in Goguryeo raised a rebel flag. Wasn't that just a slap in the face?
Therefore, it is better to stay for a while to let those methods take effect and eliminate the die-hard Goguryeo elements who want to seek an opportunity to retaliate.