Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen

With the help of Fuyu Wensi, Su Dingfang's subordinates have successfully climbed the city wall and erected countless banners of the Tang Dynasty. Fuyutai had no choice but to open the door and surrender.Soon after, King Fuyu Yici and Prince Fuyulong of Baekje also went out of the city and surrendered.Li Zhi got better from his headache and illness, but he was still a little dizzy. He personally received the captives while sick, and imitated his father, pardoning everyone's sins, leaving only Fuyu Yici in the court. Ninety-three Baekje ministers, generals, and 12,000 people were placed in the Tang Dynasty.The land of Baekje was divided into five governors' mansions: Woongjin, Mahan, Dongming, Jinlian, and De'an.The five capitals are divided into 37 counties, 200 cities, and 760,000 households. The original chiefs are the governors and governors.Like He Lu, Yici couldn't bear such a big blow for a while, and soon after being awarded Guangluqing by Li Zhi, just like He Lu, he died of depression.

The demise of Baekje had two more direct effects: first, the Tang Dynasty became more calm; second, Goryeo became more crazy. Goryeo collapsed because of Xue Rengui.This guy has been very busy recently, harassing Goryeo with a pitifully small number of soldiers and horses, but it is this small number of soldiers and horses that has also caused great trouble to Goryeo.Today, the imperial court adopted the strategy of attacking Baekje by sea first, and then using Baekje as a base to attack Goryeo from the south and north sides, the plan was half successful.In order not to leave any respite for Goryeo, Li Zhi (had a headache for a month, but now healed) asked Yousi to make a detailed deployment: Zuo Wuwei General Su Dingfang, Liaodong Road Chief Marching Chief; Zuo Xiaowei General Qi Qi Bi Heli, the general manager of the Weijiang Road march; Liu Boying, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, the general manager of the Pyongyang Road march; Cheng Mingzhen, the governor of Puzhou, the head of the Loufang Road.

Going to Korea is bound to succeed in one fell swoop, the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the food and grass go first! The officials in charge of supervising the transportation of grain needed to go to Baekje by sea from Qingzhou (Shandong Peninsula) in advance, waiting for the arrival of the army.Liu Rengui, governor of Qingzhou, was forced to take on such a humble task.If you analyze it, you will know that it is your duty to supervise the transportation of grain, and there will never be any rewards; if you fail to do it well, it is your dereliction of duty.Therefore, people would rather stay in the Qingshui yamen than supervise the transportation of grain and grass. This is really a thankless thing.

But Liu Rengui was willing to implement it earnestly. Liu Rengui, courtesy name Zhengze, was born in 601 in Weishi, Bianzhou (Weishi County, Henan Province). He comes from a humble background, but he is full of poetry and books. He was poor when he was young, and he was poor when he grew up.According to historical records, our classmate Liu Rengui loves learning very much, and whenever he knows it, he will happily forget his hunger (he is not qualified to forget food).Yes, he's not eligible because he can't eat most of the time.When Yang Guang built the canal, Liu Rengui was only a ten-year-old child. He hid at home to study, and because he had no paper or ink, he could only write on the ground.Going up the mountain to cut firewood, whenever he has time, he must hold a tree branch and smear life.

Because of studying hard and being extremely talented, in the first year of Wude, Li Yuan established the Tang Dynasty, and Liu Rengui's opportunity came.Li Yuan was willing to accept the remonstrance, and he asked the officials to write an article each.After Henan Dao Ambassador and Guan Guogong Ren Gui finished writing, he handed it over to Secretary Liu Rengui.After reading it, Liu Rengui picked up a pen and revised a few words.Ren Gui looked at it again and was amazed! Ren Gui immediately realized that this ordinary person named Liu Rengui could not only be a little secretary. Ren Gui was right, but he was still too conservative.On his recommendation, Liu Rengui joined the army as a subsidy state, and was successively transferred to Chencang county lieutenant.During his tenure, Liu Rengui brought the bully to justice and punished Lu Ning, the captain of Zhechong in the county, which caused a nationwide sensation.Lu Ning is a captain of the fourth rank, while Liu Rengui is just a county captain.It was unimaginable in the eyes of the people at that time that a county lieutenant could manage a captain.

The wealthy Lu Ning was thrown into prison by Liu Rengui for committing many crimes. In the prison, Lu Ning insulted Liu Rengui's family and was dragged out by Liu Rengui to serve him with sticks. Poor and hateful Lu Ning, who was an important official in the imperial court, was beaten to death by Liu Rengui. Officials in Qizhou knew that something was wrong, so they reported to the court, which aroused Li Shimin's wrath.Li Shimin asked back: "What county captain, Zhechong who dared to kill me (it was County captain He, who killed me Zhechong)!" Li Shimin called Liu Rengui to the court and questioned him sharply.But Liu Rengui didn't seem to be afraid of the emperor at all. After Li Shimin's anger was over, he said slowly, "I am really wrong. It is true that Lu Ning killed the people, but I did kill him out of a moment of anger." Li Shimin nodded, thinking that Liu Rengui dared to admit his mistakes, which is very good.But killing court officials without authorization must be a capital crime.

Wei Zheng saved Liu Rengui's life, "Those officials at the end of the Sui Dynasty were just like Lu Ning!" Li Shimin's tense face suddenly relaxed, and he looked at Wei Zheng in amazement. After a few seconds of silence, Li Shimin turned his anger into joy, and appointed Liu Rengui as the county magistrate of Liyang (now north of Lintong, Shaanxi).With his outstanding performance, Liu Rengui was promoted again and again, until finally, he became a high-ranking official under his sect—Give Shizhong.You should have an impression of Liu Rengui who was in the middle of the matter, he was the one who investigated Li Yifu.Therefore, the righteous Li Yifu hated the evil Liu Rengui deeply, and Li Yifu would never forget to let Liu Rengui handle any difficult things.

Liu Rengui was transferred from the central government to Qingzhou, and then from the governor of Qingzhou to the supervisor of shipping, all thanks to Comrade Li Yifu. Li Yifu is an unselfish person and attaches great importance to this military operation. On this day, Liu Rengui reported: "According to astronomical observations, it was sunny yesterday and sunny today. The weather will change suddenly tonight, and there will be strong winds tomorrow. The sea transportation is not far away. It is too early for the army to set off. Please start the day after tomorrow." Li Yifu replied: "Due to the urgent military situation, it is strictly ordered to go to sea today, otherwise it will delay the military aircraft!"

Liu Rengui went out to sea, and a strong wind blew up on the peninsula, capsizing the grain ship.When Li Yifu heard the news, his face changed, and he was furious, "Liu Rengui lost all the food, how do you let the soldiers in the front live?!" It must be dealt with strictly, it must be dealt with strictly, Li Yifu found Li Zhi seriously, and asked to send an envoy Ask Liu Rengui about his guilt.Li Zhi trusted Li Yifu very much and asked Li Yifu to recommend it. Li Yifu said: "The most suitable person must be Yushi Yuan Yishi." Yuan Yishi, male, the least courageous of the censors, had nothing to do with Li Yifu.But that day, Li Yifu found him and said to him: "Yuan Jun, if you can handle this matter well, you won't have to worry about not having an official to do it when you come back! (If you can do things, don't worry about having no official!)" Yuan Looking at Li Yifu excitedly, Yizhi resolutely embarked on the road to Qingzhou.When he came to Qingzhou, he saw Liu Rengui sitting there without saying a word, blaming himself, Yuan Yizhi didn't salute, but asked kindly: "Liu Jun, who are you making enemies with? You have to advance Make plans!"

He took a step forward, "You have a grudge against those in power, right? Why don't you die?" Liu Rengui did not show weakness, "Rengui commits crimes, he should abide by the laws of the country, Yuan Gong acts according to the law, and I will never run for my life! If I just kill myself like this, won't it make the villain happy? Please give me a chance!" With that said, he turned and walked towards the bedroom. After a while, Liu Rengui came out in a white clothed dress, leaving only the eyes, nose and mouth on his face.Yuan Yishi looked at him in surprise. "I can't just die because you let me die. I, Liu Rengui, are dead, but my body still has to fight for the country!" Liu Rengui's words were loud and powerful, making Yuan Yishi so angry that he couldn't laugh or cry.

Yuan Yishi left in embarrassment, returned to the court, and instead of returning to his order, went to discuss with Li Yifu. "Finished?" "He refuses to commit suicide!" "Tsk, what?" "He went to join the army in plain clothes!" "Yo ho, what a talent..." "What should I do? I tried my best." "You go first, I have my own measure." Li Zhi, Baiguan. How to punish Liu Rengui for subverting Qingzhou's seaborne grain? ... "Yifu, tell me." "The minister is guilty!" "What is your crime?" "As a recommender, I recommend such an irresponsible person, I am guilty!" "Stop talking, Aiqing." "I think that if you don't kill Liu Rengui, you can't thank the people of the world!" "The sea storm is beyond the reach of human beings, and the crime should not be pushed on the head of a benevolent person." (Zhongshusheren Yuanzhixin) "What Ai Qing said is very true." Li Zhi recognized Liu Rengui's approach, and only dismissed him from his post, and he served in the army in white clothes. Some people never understand that it is very easy to frame someone, but every time they frame someone, they are one step closer to tragic death. On the day when the army set out for the expedition, there was an extra ordinary soldier in the glorious formation. He was originally the governor of Qingzhou.He was framed by a villain, but he could bear all the insults and appeared at the forefront of the battle.People, you can't die uselessly, even if you die, you have to die on the way to charge! Liu Rengui, go, live out the dignity of life! On the 19th day of the first lunar month in the first year of Longshuo (AD 661), more than 44,000 soldiers from the treasury army of the sixty-seven states on the south and north banks of the Yellow River and the south bank of the Huaihe River participated in the conquest.On the 22nd day of the first lunar month, Xiao Siye, Qing of Honglu, served as the general manager of the Fuyu Road Army, and led the army to Pyongyang.Prior to this, the troops passing by sea had changed leaders.Because Su Dingfang returned to the court, only a small group of Liu Renyuan's troops were left to garrison. First of all, let me explain that Liu Rengui was originally a civil servant, Liu Renyuan was originally a general, and Liu Renyuan was the deputy general stationed in Baekje.The relationship between Liu Rengui and Liu Renyuan is like the relationship between Zhang Zizhong and Zhang Zhizhong. If they don't join the army, their biggest relationship is that they have nothing to do. Baekje has a more troublesome problem. As soon as Su Dingfang left, there was an immediate shortage of manpower. In order to add some vitality to the army, Li Zhi decided to arrange a deputy for Liu Renyuan.His name is Wang Wendu, and he is named the governor of Xiongjin, and he appeases the rest of Baekje.Some people are very puzzled, isn't Wang Wendu dead, why is he still alive?Our answer is that Li Zhi wanted to learn from his father's practice of forgiving ministers who had meritorious service, so he even forgave Wang Wendu's capital crime and made him a general of the left guard.From this point of view, Li Zhi mostly adopts a tolerant attitude towards generals, which is very commendable. Liu Renyuan, who was in the capital of Baekje, always hoped that the imperial court would send people to garrison Xiongjin as soon as possible. He was afraid that if there was a disturbance, he would not be able to deal with it alone.Liu Renyuan was overwhelmed. At this time, Wang Wendu was floating on the sea, and he would arrive at Jiangkou soon.The saddest thing in the world is that you are full of passion to wash away your shame, but die of illness halfway, and no one mourns you. However, more tragic things are yet to come.Seeing that the number of Tang soldiers stationed in the capital was pitifully small, the people of Baekje organized themselves in an attempt to recapture the capital and kill Liu Renyuan.The army began to bombard the capital violently, and Liu Renyuan was about to be unable to support it.Li Zhi was shocked when he heard the news (he should have expected this to happen earlier), this battle report was like a reminder, which made Li Zhi feel uncomfortable in an instant when he was full of soldiers and horses on other battlefields. Yes, all the high-ranking generals are elsewhere, and they want to go to Baekje immediately, unless they fly, but that is impossible.Someone suggested that it would be best to let someone from Baekje take over Wang Wendu's position, but there was really no other way. Li Zhi was stunned. On this day, Liu Rengui received an order. He changed from a grassroots man to the inspector and governor of Fangzhou, and from a small soldier on the battlefield of Goryeo to the commander of Baekje.What greeted him would be one of the most famous wars in Chinese history.Liu Rengui's name also shines brightly because of this.