Datang: Rebirth of Li Chengqian, the beginning of the treason interrogation

Chapter 60: Li Er's Tactical Deployment to Defeat Goguryeo

Outside the Daming Palace, teams of laborers were digging soil and transporting stones; the construction of the Martial Temple had already begun.

"Your Highness, the total number of corvées mobilized this time is more than 4,500. They are already digging the foundation according to your instructions."

On the city wall, Xu Jingzong said with a flattering look on his face.

"The cement has been produced. Send someone to communicate with the Royal Cement Department and build it according to my instructions. The Martial Temple will be completed in less than a month."

Li Chengqian also took a look and saw that the site of the Martial Temple was very large, but with more than 4,000 people doing corvée labor, it was more than enough to complete it within a month.

Not all of these corvée labors were imposed compulsorily.

During the Zhenguan period, the Tang Dynasty implemented the rent-and-labor system. Rent refers to the rent for land. With the implementation of the equal-field system, the state rented land from the people.

Yong means that common people had to hand over their cloth to the imperial court.

To mobilize means to conscript labor, which is what Li Chengqian sees now as people performing labor service.

Generally speaking, people living in the early Tang Dynasty faced very little exploitation from the imperial court, and their lives should have been very ideal.

One hundred acres of land, two stone of millet, two pieces of cloth, and one or two days of compulsory labor every month, which is just over twenty days a year. This is all he had to hand over.

However, the exploitation from the upper class is not limited to this. The powerful clans will also try every means to plunder.

So in fact, the lives of people at the bottom of society are not as rich as they imagine.

"Your Highness, please rest assured. I promise that it will be completed within a month." Xu Jingzong said.

"Don't oppress the people, otherwise you will lose more than you gain!"

Li Chengqian warned that people like Xu Jingzong would stop at nothing to achieve their goals.

"I understand!" Xu Jingzong lowered his head and whispered. Although he was the Zuo Pushe, he knew who gave him this title, so he would be very humble.

"Ms. Du, you handled it well!" Li Chengqian then praised again.

The Du family was not massacred in a bloody massacre, but most of them were dismissed from office, shaking their foundation in the court.

At the same time, it also shows the emperor's grace.

"This is my duty. I dare not take credit for it. It just gave the Du family an advantage." Xu Jingzong said quietly. He actually wanted to kill him once and for all.

"You have to know that the nobles are deeply rooted. You must not act too hastily, or you will suffer the consequences."

Li Chengqian shook his head. If Xu Jingzong stomped the knife too hard, it would break. The aristocratic family is a big tree with thick roots and big leaves.

Weidu in the south of the city, go to Tianchiwu.

The Du family would not be defeated so easily by Xu Jingzong. It was already good enough that their clan's official positions were demoted, otherwise it would cause a major earthquake.

The only thing we can do is to take it slowly.

"I will remember your highness's teachings!"

Xu Jingzong also knew that he had good self-awareness. With his power, he was not enough to resist such a big clan. What could Zuo Pushe do?
"Okay, now you can focus on supervising the construction of the Martial Temple." After Li Chengqian looked at the progress of the construction of the Martial Temple, he went somewhere else.

……

East Quarter.

Zhen Liyan ran into the clinic in a hurry with a smile on his face.

"Dr. Sun, this is great news. The Thousand Gold Prescriptions you are going to compile will be completed soon."

Sun Simiao also stopped writing. "Did the Imperial Hospital agree?"

"When Divine Doctor Sun wanted to investigate information, our Imperial Hospital must have agreed. Moreover, when His Majesty heard that Divine Doctor Sun wanted to write a medical book, he let you use the movable type printing mold that the court had just developed for the first time." Movable type printing mold?
Everyone just shook their heads.

"Excuse me, Doctor Zhen, what is this movable type printing mold?" Sun Simiao asked curiously.

"This is a reform in the history of literature and an advancement in the history of medicine. I can't explain it clearly. As long as Dr. Sun and I go to the palace, we will know what it is. Not only will the time for compiling prescriptions be greatly shortened, but the prescriptions can also be widely circulated."

Zhen Liyan immediately pulled up Sun Simiao's arm, wanting him to see a miracle as well.

……

A group of military leaders have now gathered in the Liangyi Palace.

Right in front of the map is General Tiance Li Shimin.

On the left are Li Chengqian, Li Ji and Cheng Zhijie.

On the right are Zhangsun Wuji, Yuchi Jingde and Minister of War Li Daozon.

By September, the strategy needs to be arranged in advance, and then food and troops can be transferred in sequence.

Although Li Shimin did not decide to lead the army in person after being persuaded by everyone, he still had to make the battle deployment for this campaign.

Li Shimin's finger was on the upper right corner of the map.

"Order Yingzhou Governor Zhang Jian to personally lead the troops of You and Ying Governor's Offices as well as the Khitan, Xi, and Mohe tribes to attack Goguryeo's Liaodong first, in order to attract its troops, explore its strength, and draw a map of Goguryeo's city defenses."

"Li Ji, I order you to be the commander-in-chief of the Liaodong Road, Li Daozong as the deputy commander-in-chief, and Zhang Shigui as the vanguard. Lead the infantry and cavalry as well as the Hu tribe troops from Lanzhou and Hezhou to attack Liaodong directly, and join forces with Zhang Jian to attack the main force of Goguryeo in Liaodong."

"Furthermore, order the Minister of Justice Zhang Liang to be the commander-in-chief of the Pyongyang Road, lead the navy, cross the sea from Laizhou and directly attack Pyongyang, attack both land and sea, and destroy Goguryeo."

"In addition, I will issue another order to all the armies and the countries of Silla, Xi, and Khitan to attack Goguryeo from the north and south and destroy it in one battle."

"Order Crown Prince Li Chengqian to lead the expedition to Goguryeo as the chief commander of the three armies, and Zhangsun Wuji as the deputy chief commander, to mobilize the troops and food in a timely manner."

Li Shimin invested almost all the forces he could mobilize into the battle against Goguryeo. Even when he was destroying the Eastern Turks, he had never mobilized such a large army.

The reason is simple: Goguryeo was really too powerful. Even a powerful country like the Tang Dynasty had to deal with it with all its strength.

Goguryeo was founded in the Han Dynasty and watched the Central Plains kingdoms change for 600 years, but it still stood firm. From the initial tiny place, it has developed to cross the Liaodong Plain and threaten the Central Plains regime.

During the Sui Dynasty, all the barbarians submitted, but Goguryeo was the only one that refused to submit. It fought the extremely powerful Sui Empire three times, but in the end, the Sui Empire was destroyed.

Today, all nations have come to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty, but only Goguryeo has refused to do so and even dared to provoke it.

All this comes from the fact that it is powerful enough.

When everyone heard Emperor Taizong Li Shimin's arrangements, their faces unconsciously frowned.

Let the prince be the commander-in-chief of the three armies, isn't this a joke? It would be better for you to lead the troops yourself.

One will be incompetent, exhausting the three armies.

"Your Majesty, is this inappropriate? The Crown Prince has never fought in a battlefield, and you want him to be the commander of the three armies. Is this okay?"

Changsun Wuji's face was full of worry.

"Yes! Your Majesty, although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is decisive, there are too many aspects involved in marching and fighting. I also think it is inappropriate!"

Li Ji also spoke up and said that he had nothing to say about Li Shimin's strategic deployment. Even if he were to arrange it, it would not be better than that of the General Tian Ce.

But there is a problem with this general's appointment.

Originally he thought that the position of commander-in-chief of the three armies would be his, but now Crown Prince Li Chengqian has appeared.

(End of this chapter)