"Long live the imperial edict, I have my own inklings!" Liu Shilong, the minister Youcheng who was standing next to him, felt a little guilty when he saw that everyone refused to pick up the emperor's blame.
Because he captured Goguryeo with good intentions and let the Goguryeo people feel the benevolent heart of the emperor, this was what he told Yang Guang first.
Originally, he just said this without saying anything substantive. Civil servants were used to playing this kind of word game in front of Yang Guang, but Yang Guang took it seriously and gave orders to the army, causing the commander of Goguryeo, Yeontae, to
Zuo repeatedly pretended to surrender to delay the fight.
He had heard the news that the twelve generals were very dissatisfied with him. He did not dare to leave Yang Guang's side these days, otherwise he would have no doubt that a certain angry general would send someone to kill him secretly.
, and then pushed it to the Goguryeo assassins.
Liu Shilong seized the opportunity of the twelve generals to launch an attack, and decided to take the initiative to speak for the twelve generals in order to find a chance of survival.
"Say what you have to say." Yang Guang glanced at Liu Shilong and said with a stern face. No more than the twelve generals, Yang Guang did not think that the two decrees he issued to release goodwill to the Goguryeo people seriously interfered with the army's attack on the city.
It weakened the morale of the army, so there was no intention to blame Liu Shilong.
"Your Majesty, I believe that the city of Liaodong is high and deep, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. It may not be a blessing for our army to be trapped in the fortified city for a long time!" Liu Shilong bowed, not daring to look at Yang Guang, and began to play in a low voice.
"Hahaha... The city wall is tall. Is it higher than the city wall of Luoyang City? Is the Daliang River deeper than the Yangtze River?" Yang Guangda shouted loudly: "Our army has been trapped under the fortified city for a long time. How come it is so trapped? Why is it so small?
I can’t take it down. Since I have never led an army, don’t I know how to attack a city?”
Liu Shilong was so stifled by Yang Guang's barrage of questions that he blushed and breathed for a long time before replying tremblingly: "I don't dare. I just feel that if I continue like this, it will be in vain!"
As soon as Yang Guang's question came out, the imperial tent became lively in an instant, and the twelve generals who had long wanted to cut Liu Shilong into pieces suddenly began to attack.
"Your Majesty, Sir Liu cannot shirk his responsibility for our failure to break through Liaodong City." Wang Rengong, the relatively young General Zuowuwei, was the first to be unable to bear it. He stepped forward and said loudly: "Your Majesty, every time we gain the upper hand,
, Goguryeo immediately asks to surrender. It is all in the name of Liu Shilong's so-called benevolence and righteousness that he prevents us from continuing to attack. The army has worked hard and failed, all because of this. I hope that your majesty will order Liu Shilong to behead and allow us to attack on our own. Goguryeo is already exhausted.
Liaodong is just around the corner!"
Liu Shilong suddenly turned pale with fright, and retorted in a hissing voice: "Your Majesty, I have been wronged. General Wang is slandering me. In the past month, your attack on Liaodong City has been ineffective. How dare you shirk the responsibility for the unfavorable attack on the city?"
Give me a civil servant."
"From March to May, the division's veterans were exhausted and their soldiers had no fighting spirit. Naturally, they were unable to attack a fortified city. If our army took advantage of the great victory in Liaohe River and risked their lives to attack, I am afraid that not only Liaodong City would have changed hands, but also Wu Gu, the domestic
Not to mention the Second City!" Wang Rengong shouted angrily.
He once suggested that His Majesty the Emperor should deploy troops quickly and strike with surprise troops. However, this suggestion was rejected by Yang Guang. Because of this, Liu Shilong proposed that this expedition to Liao was a benevolent and righteous army. He would either not send troops or attack in an upright manner. As a result, the Emperor
His Majesty happened to like the momentum of millions of soldiers marching together, so he was unwilling to win by trickery, so he listened to Liu Shilong's statement.
In Wang Rengong's view, war is not about traveling around the world, and it cannot be about pomp and circumstance. There is no morality at all on the battlefield, and any tactics that can defeat the enemy are good tactics.
When the generals saw Wang Rengong and Liu Shilong quarreling on the spot, they stepped forward to help. All the generals believed that the long-term attack on Liaodong was held back by a few pedantic civil servants headed by Liu Shilong. Although the civil servants were dissatisfied with Liu Shilong, they
Not being able to take the blame for others, they immediately gathered together to accuse the generals of their incompetence. For a while, the imperial tent became a mess. You ministers said your reasons, and I said my evidence. It was more lively than a country fair.
"That's enough!" The more Yang Guang listened, the more furious he became. He raised his foot and kicked the imperial case away. Memorials, documents, papers, pens and ink flew up and scattered everywhere.
When the noisy ministers saw the imperial court flying in the air, they already knew that Yang Guang was furious. They quickly stood up in line and bowed to apologize: "I was in a hurry and was discourteous in front of the emperor. Please punish me!"
"What's the punishment? You should tell me how the army can capture Liaodong City." Yang Guang rarely asked the ministers for advice.
"Your Majesty, I have a plan to quickly conquer the fortified city in front of you!" Yu Wenshu maintained his identity and had not participated in the dispute between the two sides. Now that everyone had calmed down, he finally found an opportunity and stepped forward to speak.
"Tell me, what can you do?" Yang Guang took a long breath, trusting Yu Wenshu.
"Your Majesty, Yuan Taizuo is a clown who has violated our Sui Tianwei. Your Majesty is tolerant and has repeatedly given him opportunities to reform. He refused to attack with all his strength. However, he deceived Your Majesty into having good intentions and repaying kindness with hatred!" Yu Wenshu said very well!
Beautiful, that is, directing the anger towards Yuan Taizuo of Goguryeo, and incidentally raising the responsibility for the unfavorable war in the previous period to the moral level of the heaven's tolerance and the barbarians' shamelessness.
Yu Wenshu may be the person who knows Yang Guang best in today's world. He knows that Yang Guang's love of face has reached the extreme. He must not get entangled with Liu Shilong at this time, because Yang Guang knows very well that he adopted Liu Shilong.
For my opinion, if you come out to impeach Liu Shilong, isn’t this a slap in my face?
Yu Wenshu knows Yang Guang's character very well, and knows that as long as he can win Yang Guang's favor and make some mistakes occasionally, he will not only not pursue it, but will also take the initiative to cover it up for you. In front of him is a man who pleases His Majesty the Emperor and does not offend the ministers.
This was a great opportunity and he couldn't let him miss it.
"Well, I was indeed too tolerant towards Goguryeo!" Yang Guang nodded, finally admitting his mistake from the side.
Yuwenshu was still able to speak. His Majesty the Emperor showed some approval in his eyes and listened patiently to Yuwenshu's suggestions for breaking the city.
"Your Majesty, since the clown Yuan Taizuo does not know what is good or bad, Your Majesty should let him see the power of God. I thought that it was raining heavily and the Daliang River was flowing rapidly, but it was God who wanted Your Majesty to dig the Daliang River and flood Liaodong City." Yuwen
He made a very beautiful statement and mentioned the sky, trying to persuade Yang Guang to adopt this strategy.
But Yu Wenshu didn't know that on the way here, Pei Shiju also suggested the same thing and was scolded by Yang Guang just now.
Yu Shiji was present at the time, so he knew that His Majesty the Emperor would not agree with this plan. He thought this was a great opportunity for him to perform, and immediately said loudly: "Your Majesty, this plan is very good, but it will kill too much, which may harm Tianhe!"