I have already established my power and prestige, so how did Li Shimin come back to life?

Many corpses had been ruthlessly trampled by horses' hooves beyond recognition, with limbs broken and horrific to look at.

Li Chengqian frowned, but his steps did not show any hesitation.

As he moved forward, the sound became clearer and clearer.

Finally, he stopped and squatted down beside a pile of corpses.

The scene before him made his heart ache suddenly. He saw that under these corpses, there were not only Goguryeo soldiers, but also the bodies of ragged civilians.

They snuggled up to each other, some of them still holding simple weapons tightly in their hands, with a look of being ready to die on their faces.

Obviously, they were determined to die and used their weak bodies to delay the advance of the Tang army.

Li Chengqian listened carefully again, and this time, he finally heard it clearly.

It was the cry of a child, clear and loud. It seemed so out of place in this battlefield full of death, yet it was particularly purifying to the soul.

Li Chengqian's eyes revealed surprise, his hands trembling slightly as he carefully began to pull away the corpses covering it.

Seeing this, the generals behind him wanted to step forward to dissuade him.

"Your Majesty, this place is unlucky. Let me wait!"

A general shouted anxiously.

"Yes, Your Majesty! It's too bloody here! Your Majesty, please move away."

The other generals chimed in, their faces filled with worry, unwilling to let His Majesty personally touch these bloody corpses.

Li Chengqian ignored their dissuasion and continued with his actions with a focused look.

At this time, his hands were already covered in blood, but he was unaware of it.

As the last body was gently opened, the child's clear cry became louder and louder and reached everyone's ears.

Li Chengqian looked at the crying child in disbelief, his eyes full of surprise.

The child looked no more than one year old, with a dirty little face, revealing a tenacious vitality.

He was wearing a tattered swaddling cloth that was soaked in blood, but his loud crying did not stop at all.

Li Chengqian looked at the child in his arms and couldn't help but reveal a faint smile. There was a bit of relief and kindness in that smile. At this moment, all the killing and bloodshed had left him.

The generals behind him looked at each other in confusion. They really didn't understand what His Majesty meant.

According to His Majesty's usual cold and decisive character, it is absolutely impossible to leave alive the enemy children found on this battlefield.

But now His Majesty's behavior is so abnormal, which makes them full of confusion.

Li Chengqian handed the child to a general behind him, with a gentle look in his eyes: "Go wash it, it's a boy, see which family wants a boy, and give it to them."

"Remember, there's no need to tell me where the child came from. From now on, he belongs to the Tang Dynasty."

After hearing Li Chengqian's words, the general was confused, but as a subject, he chose to do it without hesitation.

He took the child carefully.

At this moment, the child's crying suddenly swept away the depression that had been weighing on Li Chengqian's heart for a long time.

He took a deep breath, raised his head and looked into the distance.

He never killed for the sake of killing. Everything he did was for the peace and prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

From now on, Goguryeo will be officially incorporated into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

And the Goguryeo people will become part of the Tang Dynasty in the future.

Li Chengqian's eyes revealed a firmness as he loudly ordered, "Pass on my decree. The Tang Dynasty will establish a new Liaodong Road."

"As for Goguryeo, let's change it to Lingdong Province."

Having said that, Li Chengqian paused slightly, his gaze once again fell on the direction where the general left, and the innocent face of the child appeared in his mind.

After a moment, he spoke again: "As for the people in Pyongyang..."

His voice was slightly deeper, with some complicated emotions.

"Men were slaves, and women were maids, for one generation. When their children were born, they were registered as Tang Dynasty residents."

"This is true throughout Liaodong Road and Lingdong Road."

"Also, disperse them to various parts of the Tang Dynasty, so that the people of the Tang Dynasty who come to Liaodong Road and Lingdong Road can enjoy court subsidies."

With the issuance of this decree, the war finally came to an end.

But for Li Chengqian, this was just a new starting point for his journey towards the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.