Gao Jianwu.

King Yeongliu of Goguryeo.

When he learned that his great rival Lu Yuan and Gaisu Wen were being led back to China by a man from the Tang Dynasty.

But my heart was filled with joy.

actually.

A few days ago.

When the mission from Goguryeo returned, Gao Jianwu had already learned about Yeon Gaesumun's situation in Tang.

In these few days.

Gao Jianwu has been working hard to eliminate the remaining party members belonging to Yeon Gaesumun.

In a few days, Gao Jianwu had almost eliminated all the party remnants of Yeon Gaesumun in the government.

Even the army, Gao Jianwu already controlled one-third.

Only the troops gathered on the border of Tang State and the troops on the border of Baekje and Silla, Gao Jianwu has not been able to control them until now.

these armies.

It can be said that he, the leader of the Goguryeo Kingdom, was die-hardly loyal to Lu Yuan Gaesumun, or to the Yuan family.

and.

The number of these troops is nearly 400,000.

Come on.

The number of troops in Goguryeo.

There are almost 600,000 horses and horses.

With such a large number of soldiers and horses, it can be said that most of them are controlled by the Yuan family.

This also made Gao Jianwu, the king of Goguryeo, very scared every time he thought about this.

now.

Since this period of time.

Gao Jianwu was very happy, and he was always thinking of ways to control all the troops in Goguryeo, and even eliminated most of the Yuan family in the court.

Just when Gao Jianwu heard about Yeon Gaesumun, the ministers suddenly rushed to the palace.

"Your Majesty, I just saw Mo Lizhi being led by a Taoist from the Tang Dynasty walking on the street. It looked like Mo Lizhi was being detained by the Tang Dynasty man. Your Majesty, this is our opportunity.

"A senior official of the Goguryeo Kingdom reported to Gao Jianwu.

Don't leave your branches.

This is an official position unique to Goguryeo.

It can be said that Mo Lizhi's official position is equivalent to that of prime minister, but its powers far exceed that of prime minister.

It's almost the same as describing the regent.

However, the official Mo Li of Goguryeo was never recognized by the previous Sui State, not even by the current Tang State.

All the time.

Be it Sui or Tang.

They all ignored this official position of Mo Lizhi.

Just like Yeon Gaesumun, in Goguryeo, he always appeared as Moliji.

But in the Tang Dynasty, he could only appear as Da Dui Lu.

After all, the Tang State has never recognized Mo Lizhi's identity.

And the eldest brother.

In the court of Goguryeo, his position was not low.

Many official positions in Goguryeo basically originated from China.

certainly.

It also increased slightly.

Just like official titles such as big brother, big brother, little brother, Wu Zhuo, Immortal, etc.

Although there are some additions or modifications to these official positions in Goguryeo.

But every time it was revised or added, the Tang State, which belonged to the suzerain state, did not recognize it, but only recognized the original official position.

The current national strength of Goguryeo is indeed not weak. For this reason, many official positions have been added and the names of many official positions have been modified.

But no matter how the king of Goguryeo behaved, Gao Jianwu did not dare to proclaim himself emperor.

Why?

Because Goguryeo has been ennobled by China since its founding.

From the beginning, it was just a pastoral title.

Later, he was granted the title of Marquis, Duke of the County, etc.

It was not until the later period that a king began to be granted.

to this end.

No one in Goguryeo dared to proclaim himself emperor.

Because they know.

As long as the King of Goguryeo proclaims himself emperor, he will inevitably be attacked by the suzerain country.

Who is the biggest in the world?

Of course, the sovereign state is the largest.

At this time.

Not to mention a Tibetan vassal state like Goguryeo, even during the civil strife in China, the kings did not dare to proclaim themselves emperor at will.

After all, this is not something you dare to say casually.

First of all, you are unorthodox.

Secondly, it is in name only.

Thirdly, whoever dares to claim to be emperor will be beaten.

Wait, wait, etc., there are many reasons that limit the factors that limit the ability to become emperor.

Why did the previous dynasty conquer Goguryeo three times?

To put it bluntly, Goguryeo was a country harboring evil intentions.

During the Cao Wei period, due to civil strife in the Central Plains, Goguryeo took the opportunity to develop.

At that time, he joined forces with Wei to attack Liaodong.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Central Plains was once again divided among itself. The Goguryeo Kingdom at that time, under the control of King Haotai, could be said to have reached its peak.

When the Sui Dynasty came together, Yang Guang came to power.

Naturally, it is impossible to let such an ambitious country sit aside.

This is one of the reasons why Yang Guang wanted to conquer Goguryeo three times again.

As for the other reasons.

It seems that it was also because of Goguryeo's obedience to the suzerain country.

This also prompted Yang Guang to destroy Goguryeo.

What a pity.

Yang Guang made three expeditions to Goguryeo, but failed to achieve success.

In the end, Yang Guang lost his life and his country.

now.

"Your Majesty, we have arrested many members of the Yuan family, but not one of the heirs of the Yuan family has been found so far. Could it be that the Yuan family had already guessed the situation today and put all the heirs of the Yuan family under arrest?

Are we in the army? If that's the case, what should we do?" Another Goguryeo official expressed his concerns to Gao Jianwu with doubts.

Really.

None of the heirs of the Yuan family were seen, only the adult men were left in the capital.

Some time ago.

When the situation of Yuan Gaisuwen in the Tang Dynasty was reported back by people in the mission, Gao Jianwu took drastic measures and directly sent people to guide most of the Yuan family members to be arrested.

Even his younger brother Yeon Joongdo, who took power in place of Yeon Gaesumun, was arrested.
To be continued...