Seeing the situation in front of him, Jin Yuanzhi was also very clear. Although he had become the number one among the Koreans and had face in everything, today's incident had obviously touched Fang Yiai's bottom line. In this case, no matter what you had done for him in the past or what you said today, you have to get out to the northwest.
If you are not allowed to go, then how will you lead the others? You can't just be fooled away by making a mistake. There is no such thing in the world, especially in the newly occupied lands of the Tang Dynasty. Anyone who makes a mistake must pay the price, including the people of the Tang Dynasty, let alone you, a traitor.
Fang Yiai looked at this guy coldly. Jin Yuanzhi was absolutely unwilling to go, but at the moment he had no other choice. He could only raise his head honestly and admit the matter.
"Thank you for the promotion, sir."
Kim Won-sik no longer had the energy to speak. He was just being a spy here, second only to the emperor. Although the lives of the vast majority of Goguryeo people were not good, he had no problem living.
But because of this mistake, his entire family had to move to the northwest, including his father who was in his sixties. Everyone had to set off within half a month. As for these things at home, I'm afraid he wouldn't be allowed to take anything with him.
"That's right. Haven't you always wanted to serve His Highness? Now is a great opportunity. His Highness is fighting the Arabs in the northwest. You must perform well when you go there. As long as you can help these people gain a foothold in the northwest and assist the people of the Tang Dynasty in pioneering in the local area, then you will also be a meritorious official of the Tang Dynasty. I dare to guarantee that if you do this well, your sons and grandsons will be true Tang people."
Fang Yiai is quite good at making big promises, so I immediately stuffed a big piece of cake into his mouth. But what you said has been said many times before, but apart from talking about it, there is no other possibility.
"Thank you, sir."
Even if there is no other possibility, even if Fang Yiai is just making empty promises, Jin Yuanzhi has to kneel down and kowtow in gratitude. This is the life of the Goguryeo people. If a little etiquette is missing, I don’t know what this adult is thinking. A thought can decide the life and death of your entire family. Think about how terrible this is. But who blames us for being defeated in the first place?
Eunuch Xia watched all this coldly. No wonder Fang Yiai was able to govern Goguryeo in such an orderly manner. It turned out that this guy was cruel enough. Looking at his appearance before, he was worried that a scholar could not control these people. Now it seems that it was unnecessary to think about it. Think about who his father is. In the entire Tang Dynasty, there is probably no one with a stronger think tank than him.
Fang Xuanling was Li Shimin's counselor, but when Fang Xuanling gave Li Shimin advice, he might not have used his full strength. But when he gave advice to his son, he would definitely use his full strength. Fang Yiai, this guy, looked low-key, but in fact, his think tank was at the same level as the emperor's. In some respects, even Li Xiang could not compare to him.
The news that Jin Yuanzhi was exiled to the northwest soon spread, causing great turmoil among all the Goguryeo people. In their eyes, Jin Yuanzhi was a disgrace to the Goguryeo people, and this guy felt superior even though he was a dog for the Tang Dynasty.
When many people first heard the news, they simply couldn't believe it was true, because in their opinion, Jin Yuanzhi was simply the best lackey. If this guy was gone, Fang Yiai's rule over Goguryeo would probably be in trouble.
But even though he was such an important person, Fang Yiai sent him to the northwest with just one sentence. On the one hand, it was also to let all the Goguryeo people see clearly that as long as you make a mistake, no matter how great your previous contributions were, you must be punished. This is an unchangeable fact.
On the other hand, it also tells these people that anyone can be replaced. As long as you don't do your job well, someone will immediately replace you. After Jin Yuanzhi was exiled to the northwest, Zhang Qitu immediately stood up. This person was originally Jin Yuanzhi's deputy, and now he directly replaced Jin Yuanzhi.
No one expected that a eunuch coming from the northwest would cause such a huge change in the entire Goguryeo. No one had ever thought of such a thing, but it happened.
Li Xiang had not anticipated what would happen in Goguryeo, and was rather surprised. After all, Li Xiang was deceived by the memorials and really thought that Goguryeo had been governed perfectly. After this incident, it seemed to have served as a wake-up call for Fang Yiai: he didn't have to complain about being bored every day, and should just honestly do his job on his land.
"Your Highness, there's no need to worry about the Goguryeo situation. This is actually quite normal. We were simply deceived by this illusion. It's not too late to expose it now. Lord Fang is a very capable person. He was our military clerk in the early years, but we were negligent. Now, as long as Lord Fang is willing to work hard, the Goguryeo people are no match for him."
When Xiao Shougui saw Li Xiang frowning, he thought that Li Xiang was worried about the situation in Goguryeo. It had been several months since the withdrawal of troops from the south. In fact, Li Xiang was not worried about this, but about the two armies wandering in the south. The news they sent back was very general. They were basically looking for opportunities to annihilate the enemy, but they did not find the army of the Arab Empire.
It seems that the loss of 100,000 people has made the Arab Empire's army remember it. They no longer dare to be enemies with the Tang army, at least not for a while. Our army continues to wander around in front, and it is not easy to find them. However, Li Xiang did not think about withdrawing them. At this time, we have to maintain our presence and keep the entire Arab Empire in a national defense stage.
There is actually a big gap in the comprehensive national strength of the two empires, but it does not have much impact on the Tang Dynasty now. Even the Western Regions have not entered a state of war, but the Arab Empire has entered a state of war. The longer your state of war lasts, the greater the impact on the national economy will be.
"I'm not in the mood to worry about Goguryeo. Fang Yiai is a capable man, but he's been a little too lazy recently. When he comes to his senses, Goguryeo won't cause us any trouble. I'm still worried about these Arabs..."
