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Text 967. Chasing the Enemy (Part 2)

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    According to ancient tradition, those who are knighted are only given to their meritorious officials.  Of course, there is another way, which is to knight the enemy who was defeated by you and surrendered.  For example, if some opponents who fought in the world were defeated, they could continue to enjoy glory and wealth, which was considered as respecting them.  Also, when the territories were opened up, those foreign kings were also conferred some titles, and then came to Chang'an to retire, so these were all rewards for the enemies.  But these are all for the living, and I have never heard of them being for the dead.  They are neither relatives nor friends, so how can they posthumously grant titles to the dead?  "Your Majesty, although this Eulji Wende is an enemy of the Tang Dynasty, we should also respect him. And posthumously granting him a posthumous title is also a sign of respect for him. It will also allow all people in the world to see the kindness of the Tang Dynasty and return it to the Tang Dynasty.  We, the Tang Dynasty, respect every opponent. Only in this way can we show that we are a country of etiquette, so that the people of Goguryeo can know that our Datang Dynasty is a real civilization, not a barbaric beast like Goguryeo!" Jing Wen said.  Li Shimin nodded, obviously very satisfied.  Of course, these were all discussed in advance, and even the "lines" spoken by Jing Wen were also agreed upon in advance.  But this was also Li Shimin's idea. He wanted to use the posthumous title of Ulji Wende to undermine the morale of the Goguryeo people.  After all, in order to please the Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo was able to kill the whole family of its hero and dig up the bones of the dead hero.  However, the Tang Dynasty respected them very much and granted them posthumous titles, which was considered very merciful.  From this, it can be seen that the Central Plains Dynasty was actually very benevolent and righteous towards Goguryeo, rather than trying to kill them all.  This will make the people of Goguryeo less resistant, which will make the subsequent conquest and exploitation much easier.  "I decree that Goguryeo general Eulji Mundeok canonized as the king of Sangju Kingdom and Liaodong. The bones of Ulji Mundeok will be reburied with the rites of a county king." Li Shimin said.  "Prince? Has he been crowned king?" Everyone was puzzled.  And Jing Wen immediately realized that Li Shimin was definitely full of evil.  Because Li Shimin conferred the titles of Sangju Kingdom and Liaodong County to Eulji Mundeok, which were actually titles conferred by the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan to Goguryeo King Gao Jianwu.  Generally speaking, the Central Plains dynasties also gave some rewards to the kings of their tributary countries.  Generally, it is the title of the county king.  Of course, this does not mean that the Central Plains Dynasty can directly interfere with their affairs. This is to express an attitude and is a gift from the Central Plains Dynasty.  But now Li Shimin actually gave Gao Jianwu's title to Eulji Mundeok, which means he belittled Gao Jianwu.  Originally Gao Jianwu was also a county king, but now the Tang Dynasty gave his title to Ulji Wende, which means that in the eyes of the Tang Dynasty, Ulji Wende was much more important than Gao Jianwu.  Moreover, this is the canonization of the county king, who was already a very popular minister in ancient times.  In ancient times, the highest honor for ordinary heroes with foreign surnames was to be crowned as Duke of the country, and it was absolutely rare for them to be crowned as kings.  Once you are crowned king, it means you will definitely be a powerful minister.  And he is someone who is about to usurp the throne.  Moreover, many of the kings of the opposite sex did not end well, either usurping the throne or being killed.  Of course, there is another kind, which is to confer kingship on foreign kings. This is another matter and cannot be counted.  And now that Li Shimin has given this Eulji Mundeok the title of king, he just wants to make Gao Jianwu disgusted.  Moreover, Li Shimin was not worried that Eulji Mundeok would "come back to life" and rebel.  Plus Eulji Munduk¡¯s whole family.  The entire immediate family was also killed by Gao Jianwu, which meant that the title awarded by Li Shimin to the Liaodong County King was just an honorary title and not something of practical significance.  Because Eulji Mundeok has no descendants who can inherit this title, there is actually no one who can inherit this title.  Then there is no fear that someone of the opposite sex can be crowned king.  Who is worried about this?  Anyway, this is just an honorary title, meaningless, but it can be used to break the hearts of the people of Goguryeo, so who wouldn¡¯t use it!  "Your Majesty is wise!" Jing Wen said immediately.  "Your Majesty is wise! I thought that if Eulji Munde is alive in heaven, he will definitely regret what he did back then, and will definitely seek refuge in the Tang Dynasty and become a loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty." "Yes. He has made countless contributions to Goguryeo.  But in the end, the whole family was killed, and he was dug out of the grave. This is really embarrassing! ""A monarch who treats his heroes like this, how can he continue to stay in the position of king?  And I, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, can pay so much attention to his enemies, that is the real wise king." A lot of flattery was spoken again, obviously to flatter him.  However, Li Shimin also accepted it calmly. Anyway, this reward for Ulji Munde was just to show Li Shimin's benevolence, and then make the Goguryeo people disappointed with the King of Goguryeo, and then make them willing to accept the rule of the Tang Dynasty.  Those who were loyal to the King of Goguryeo were demoted to slaves and then allowed to fight with each other.  Datang must maintain the balance between the two parties.?This will make it easier for Datang to rule this land.  And if nothing else happens, there may be a panic in Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo.  Because King Gao Jianwu of Goguryeo not only killed his heroes and their families, but the enemy gave them posthumous titles, and they were also given titles at the level of county kings.  Although no one can inherit this title, it is still a title after all.  At that time, the people in Pyongyang City will also lose their popular support, and it may even cause rebellion by some ministers. This is the most wonderful thing.  So Gao Jianwu is really in trouble, so this is also a conspiracy of Jing Wen, a heart-breaking conspiracy.  "Send my canonization leaflet into Pyongyang City through Yujian's flyer, let the people of Goguryeo see how their Goguryeo emperor Gao Jianwu treated the heroes, and let them love our Tang Dynasty. This is the foundation. If anyone wants to do it for  That stupid king did something wrong, so don¡¯t blame me for being ruthless and reducing them to slaves," Li Shimin said.  "Your Majesty, I think that after the people of Goguryeo know this, they will definitely give up Gao Jianwu and be loyal to the emperor." "Yes! Your Majesty, if Gao Jianwu is so stupid, the people of Goguryeo will definitely be loyal to the emperor and will not have any second thoughts. When the time comes,  , the emperor can take over all the territory of Goguryeo!" Li Shimin smiled knowingly, obviously very satisfied with this situation.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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