The dissipation of the four Andong counties established by the Han Dynasty meant that this land was once again owned by the barbarians.
In Li Xingchen's opinion, there are many reasons for this.
The rough road is one thing, but another very important point is that naturally this land is the border and the end in every sense. The Central Plains Dynasty cannot profit from this, so why should it insist on maintaining its face?
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When it comes to Pingfan, Sanhan is just the Pingfan in Liaodong, and Liaodong is the Pingfan in Youzhou and Qingzhou. Therefore, if you want to ensure the stability of the Central Plains, you can at most ensure the stability of Liaodong. Sanhan is too far away.
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But Li Xingchen didn't feel far away.
This will be the best springboard to help the Han Dynasty conquer Japan.
This will be the Pingfan of Liaodong in the Han Dynasty, and it is also the most important link in the trade network in the eastern part of the Han Dynasty. The goods from Liaodong can also go south to the sea through Sanhan, go to Qingzhou, go to Japan, or even go directly to Jiangnan.
If necessary, I need to go to Youzhou for a walk.
In this way, Sanhan is naturally no longer an end, but an important road and an irreplaceable transit point in the Han trade network.
As for what Silla wants to do then, that doesn’t matter.
If Silla had any brains, it would cling tightly to the thighs of the Han Dynasty. As the culture of the Han Dynasty and economic and trade gradually penetrated into the hinterland of Silla, it would naturally assimilate Silla. No matter how loud the rulers of Silla were,
For independence, the people below will not agree.
And if Silla had no brains, the big man would just kill him together.
Once and for all.
Li Xingchen was confident enough to capture Goguryeo and the three Koreas.
It's just that now the Han still needs to mobilize troops, horses, ships, and make more preparations.
Therefore, Li Xingchen did not feel that it was necessary to lead a personal expedition. The main reason was that as an emperor, he had been running around all these years. Li Xingchen was also worried that it would cause some problems in the long run. For example, it might lead to some important local issues being ignored, which would lead to
There is a huge hidden danger.
A thousand-mile embankment collapsed in an ant nest.
The current Han Dynasty looks very powerful on the surface, but in fact there are many problems that have been temporarily put aside due to external pressure. When external pressure weakens, these problems will naturally be exposed.
For example, some officials' corruption and bending of the law are not very serious, so in order to ensure the stable operation of domestic local and state governments, they can only be suppressed first.
For example, the tax system in some places is unreasonable, but officials are lazy and unwilling to promote the new tax system. They can even complete their own tax evasion in the process. These Ministry of Household Affairs have also investigated it, but the amount is not high.
If it is too big, it can only be put away first.
There are only so many manpower in total. Everyone is busy working on the front line every day. Who can control the air traffic?
The war on the front line is tense, and society's focus is on it, so these problems do not need to be solved immediately. Now that the war is not tense, if it is not resolved, it will naturally evolve into conflicts between social classes, which will directly detonate society.
contradiction.
After all, the gap between the rich and the poor in society still exists, there are still privileged classes, the people at the bottom always need a point to vent their dissatisfaction, and the court always needs some chickens to pull out and kill for those monkeys.
Therefore, taking advantage of this period of time, Li Xingchen also planned to further rectify the administration of officials and assess all officials. Those who failed to pass the examination would be replaced or even sentenced according to the crime, thus freeing up enough positions to accommodate the talents selected from the imperial examination in another year.
So this time I am in charge of the Central Plains, and the most I can do is go to Yecheng and other places closer to the battlefield to supervise.
Liaodong is really too far away, and the main force of Li Xinchen's planned attack is the navy. Once he goes to Liaodong, the exchange of information with the navy will be more inconvenient, so the gain outweighs the loss.
Since Li Xingchen made it clear that he would not go to the front line, he naturally needed a general to take command, and Xiao Shilian could not escape.
Xiao Shilian immediately smiled and said solemnly: "Please take command and share your Majesty's worries."
"That's right." Li Xingchen nodded.
This time, not only Xiao Shilian personally took command, but Li Xingchen also mobilized Chen Zhishen, Wu Huijue and other generals who can also be called famous generals under the Han Dynasty. It is not advisable for Emperor Sui Yang to kill people one by one. He should be like Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.
All of a sudden, the country's famous generals and elite soldiers are summoned, hoping to win in one battle!
Even Li Xingchen didn't mind asking Wei Xiaokuan and others to come out and serve as Xiao Shilian's senior staff to make up for Xiao Shilian's shortcomings of being too courageous, so that this guy would not be able to stop him when he was motivated to kill, and would fall into a trap again.
In addition, Baipao should also move as much as possible. The development of Baipao overseas in recent years has been quite smooth. Although the branch in Sanhan is not as prosperous as the branch in Linyi, in the final analysis, the cultural contact between Sanhan and the Central Plains is
More and more, the national system has become more complete, and the mentality of guarding against outsiders has become stronger. It is not so easy for Baipao to gradually gain a foothold and recruit people through merchant trade and the like.
Therefore, Li Xingchen did not expect the white robe to play a big role, but at least the white robe was capable of surveying the terrain and determining the enemy's strength.
that's enough.
Today's big men can still defeat their enemies as long as they understand the enemy's specific situation and do not need to use tricks.
Li Xingchen gave Yang Su a few words, probably to ask the Taiwei Mansion to contact Baipao in time to check the intelligence of both parties.
Xiao Shilian was obviously very high-spirited and wanted to say something, but he also knew that he could not interrupt His Majesty at this time, so he felt a little uncomfortable.
Li Xingchen naturally saw his expression and couldn't help but smile: "Bo Qingming will hand over the work the day after tomorrow, and then we can leave for Liaodong."
Xiao Shilian hurriedly agreed, and then asked a little strangely: "Your Majesty, the war in Liaodong will start next year, maybe so early?"
"After all, I want to tell the Goguryeo people and the Khitan people that I am still a big man in this three-thirds of an acre in Liaodong." Li Xingchen smiled.
The hussar general of the Han Dynasty came to the front line in person, and the meaning of war was no longer too obvious.
Xiao Shilian nodded, he knew this task was not easy.
His appearance must not only threaten Goguryeo and prevent Goguryeo from easily entering the army, but also provide support to the Khitans so that the Khitans are willing to mediate with Goguryeo. However, in this process, he cannot use too many soldiers and horses, or even just pretend.
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It is true and false, to make everyone realize that the Han Dynasty is coveting Liaodong, but they don't know when the Han Dynasty will launch troops.
It’s difficult!
Is it okay to ignore this worry?
After suppressing the smile on his face, Xiao Shilian solemnly handed over his hand again, finally understanding what his first mission was.
How is this sharing worries? This is clearly causing trouble for oneself.