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

Chapter 160: Goguryeo Restoration

June is a rainy month, and a heavy rain poured down, as if to wash away all the ugliness in the world. However, this rain failed to wash away the bloodstains left on the earth, nor could it quell the impact of the coup.

The struggle for power is like an endless war, and even after the coup is over, its impact continues.

The figures of bad people began to surface, like hunters hiding in the dark, quietly watching every prey. Many soldiers and officials who had committed bad deeds were accused and became victims of this political storm.

Xue Rengui also showed his iron-blooded hand in this storm. He ruthlessly punished the rebels severely and reshaped the power structure of the Right Army at the fastest speed.

"Your Highness, Gao Yanshou's troops rebelled, and I have an unshirkable responsibility. Please allow me to lead the army to fight against them." Xue Rengui respectfully asked Li Chengqian for help in the hall.

After a period of reorganization, the Right Army has undergone tremendous changes.

Li Chengqian was silent for a moment, then said, "In a war of high war, we will attack your strategy; in a war of low war, we will attack your soldiers. Gao Yanshou will not be able to make much of a difference. The time is not yet ripe. When the time is ripe, he will fall without a fight."

The forces of the restored Goguryeo spread like wildfire. In just a few days, they had recaptured Xuantu City and Xincheng, and built a solid line of defense, forming an impenetrable defensive triangle.

The more than 40,000 soldiers originally gathered under Gao Yanshou's command, now with the addition of other rebel forces, the military strength has quickly exceeded 100,000.

This made the situation increasingly tense and made many generals of the Tang army feel difficult.

Moreover, as time went on, more rebels responded, and the situation became bigger and bigger like a snowball.

"General Xue, you only need to guard the city strictly now, and you are not allowed to go out to fight."

Li Chengqian said again.

He had already thought of a way to deal with Gao Yanshou.

"Respect the prince's order!" Xue Rengui stepped aside.

"General Gao Kan, have all the people involved in the mutiny been cleared out from the Zuo Ling army?"

The army ushered in a great change. Not only Xue Rengui's right general, but also Gao Kan's left general and other aristocratic generals were purged.

"Almost all the people on the personnel list have been dealt with, but the General Pei Yan in the army said that he was one of ours. I wonder if there was a misunderstanding."

Gao Kan reported that after receiving benefits from Li Chengqian, he naturally became a knife in Li Chengqian's hand.

Gao Kan and Xue Rengui now have their hands stained with the blood of the children of the aristocratic clans. They have no way out and can only follow Li Chengqian to the end.

"Pei Yan?" Li Chengqian knocked on the table and his eyes fell on Lin Zhi and Wu Xing.

"Pei Yan was not found to be involved in the mutiny by Wei Xuanzhen and Feng Li."

Wu Xing said.

"If you're not participating, then stay for now!"

If Pei Yan knew the general situation and could use him to his advantage, Li Chengqian would not be without tolerance.

After all, Pei Yan has the talent to assist the king.

With this change, the military and political power of Liaodong fell completely into the hands of Li Chengqian, and from then on, it would no longer be checked.

"In addition, Wei Xuanzhen and other direct descendants of the aristocratic families are still in custody. The evidence is conclusive. Should they be executed?"

Now that the dust has settled, all the aftermath needs to be dealt with.

"No, they are still very useful, so take good care of them."

These direct descendants are still the backbone of the aristocratic families.

This is a good card and cannot be easily abolished.

"Your Highness, Gao Yanshou has now gathered a crowd of people and their momentum is huge. We cannot ignore it. If our army defends the city and does not go out, it may become a serious threat."

After a while, Gao Kan spoke up.

It would be a very bad thing to allow the Goguryeo Kingdom to be restored.

Gao Kan even deliberately reminded Li Chengqian not to take it lightly.

After all, the Tang army's organization has changed too much.

"Generals, rest assured. I have already implemented the plan. In a few days, Gao Yanshou will be defeated without a fight."

Li Chengqian could not say it clearly, Gao Yanshou's rebellion also happened to verify the implementation of the policy. The bad guys had already started their actions before.

Gaimu City.

"Wei Xuanzhen's rebellion failed and he was captured."

Gao Huizhen said softly.

Wei Xuanzhen and Gao Yanshou planned to launch a mutiny together.

Gao Yanshou was successful. He broke away from the control of the Tang army and proclaimed himself king.

But Wei Xuanzhen, his ally, lost his life.

"He is still too young. In my opinion, Wei Xuanzhen is just a boaster. Nowadays, there are only a few young men in the Tang army who are in charge of politics. They can't accomplish anything. They are useless."

After regaining power, Gao Yanshou changed from his previous decadence and became extremely high-spirited.

The hope of national restoration is right before our eyes.

"My Lord, Crown Prince Li Chengqian is in charge of Liaodong and should not be underestimated."

Gao Yanshou proclaimed himself king and raised the banner of national restoration.

"Hui Zhen, you are too cautious. Now that Li Ji, Li Dao Zong and others are under house arrest by Crown Prince Li Chengqian, and the Tang army has destroyed the city itself, this is a great opportunity for us to make persistent efforts and capture Liaocheng."

Gao Yanshou is full of confidence and seems to have no rivals.

Since Li Daozon and Li Ji, who had previously dominated him, were no longer around, Gao Yanshou no longer had any concerns.

That was why he dared to rebel.

"Lord, this is not possible. There are many people who have fled from the three cities, and the army's morale is unstable. It is not appropriate to fight again."

Indeed, most of those who wanted to restore the monarchy were nobles like them.

However, for the lower classes, Li Chengqian's land-based tax and contract system were based on their interests.

Therefore, many people fled to the city areas controlled by the Tang army.

"what happened?"

Gao Yanshou was puzzled. He was fighting for his country, shouldn't he be supported by all the people?

"Someone spread rumors in the city, shaking people's hearts."

Gao Huizhen was not quite sure about it. The progress was good before, but as time went on, more and more people crawled out of the city in the middle of the night and fled.

What's worse, even the soldiers on duty wanted to escape.

"Catch them! They must be spies from the Tang army. Arrest all of them."

Gao Yanshou said viciously, he did not realize the seriousness of the matter.

From the very beginning, his opponent was no longer the Tang army.

But the lower class people.

This is the contradiction between the proletariat and their aristocratic families being aroused.

Li Chengqian distributed land to everyone and reduced taxes.

Now Gao Yanshou wants to re-establish the old system of Goguryeo and enslave the working people.

This is a big contradiction.

Even if they dare not resist, they will not be exploited willingly.

Since they still have a choice, they will of course choose to join the Tang army.

The country has no binding force on a person who cannot even have three meals a day.