As Yuan Gaisuwen said, five days later, he brought a few confidant ministers and Goguryeo's finance ministers again and signed a covenant with the Tang Dynasty. Goguryeo paid for food and land to exchange for 50,000 prisoners of war, and sent back the corpses of Jingguan under the Great Wall.

But I heard that it is a five-in-one place in Fuyu City, a five-in-one place that is bound by barbarians. Liu Hongji, who is familiar with it, will have the sincerity to cede land. What is the use of the Tang Dynasty when it doesn’t shit?

In the end, Du Shaoqing persuaded all the officials of the Tang Dynasty to cooperate for the first time, and each made a move. The Tang Dynasty could not be so harsh. Everyone was still waiting to go back and grab the food and had no time to waste it here.

Wei Zheng led a team to sign a covenant with Goguryeo and held an exchange ceremony. At the ceremony, Yoon Gaisuwen mocked: "The Tang Dynasty abandoned the reputation of the kingly country and became like a profit-oriented villain. If this style is spread, it may make us look down on it."

Hearing this, Wei Zheng said with a tooth: "It's not a big deal to deal with Lu. I hope that Goguryeo can conquer himself and keep his promise in the future and invade the Tang Dynasty again, I'm afraid it won't be so cheap."

Yuchi Gong laughed and said, "Old Wei, you can't say that. If Goguryeo came here a few times more than a year, it would probably be a few years before their territory would be ceded to me, the Tang Dynasty, and this business would be done."

Liu Hongji pushed Lao Hei and scolded, "Why do you want them to recover for three to five years to save money, otherwise it would not be enough to compensate once in a war."

The two sang and reconciled, which made Yoon Gaisuwen gritted her teeth in anger. But what could it do?

At this moment, a team of fast horses arrived at the scene, "Report to the General that the imperial envoy had arrived in front of our camp."

Everyone was shocked. It was coming so quickly? I don’t know who came. Now that the matter has not been completed, the corpse of Jingguan has not been brought back, and the territory has not been accepted. The key is that the other party’s people are still here, so don’t be suspicious again.

Fortunately, Du Shaoqing was anxious and hurriedly said, "It must be His Majesty who sent someone to supervise the war and urged us. Our Majesty just likes to expand territory. Now we can't take care of the summer harvest. How can we fight every day?

Wei Xiang, Third Brother, let’s go and greet them. Several generals accompanied Dalu to discuss the issue of how to take back the corpse of Jingguan.”

Although Yuan Gaisuwen had questions in his heart, he didn't know much about the affairs of the top leaders of the Tang Dynasty. Now that the alliance has been settled, it's all that can be done.

Wei Zheng saw that the person was Wang Si, the Minister of Rites, and his heart was shocked. This person has always been from the Old Qin Palace. If he had known that he would have brought Yuchi Gong with him, Wang Si would not deal with him very much. Moreover, since he was the Minister of Rites, he naturally liked to adhere to the kingly rule of the country.

Several people welcomed Wang Si into the tent. Since King Li Ke of Wu was also there and Wei Zheng was a fellow priest, Wang Si was very polite and praised the great victory on the front line with the emperor's imperial edict.

But when he heard that several people had already decided on the matter privately, and it was still so ridiculous and used the style of merchants, Wang Si was furious and said that he must report to the court for punishment. He then went to find Goguryeo people on the spot to explain the misunderstanding immediately and broke the contract.

Li Ke was angry and stood up and shouted sternly: "Shangshu Wang, brothers are fighting against the wall, and they are humiliated outside! Now the people from Goguryeo are not far away. Although you are the special envoy of the court's peace talks, if you are not in the same mind as us at this time, wouldn't it be a joke for outsiders to say that I am in a disagreement within the Tang Dynasty and change the orders every day?"

"But Your Majesty has issued an edict to war and peace talks in the Northeast to be tolerant, and to show our kindness in the country. You are destroying the reputation of the country and resisting Your Majesty's will." Wang Si said seriously.

Wei Zheng also retorted: "When I was reporting your victory to Your Majesty, the war in the Northeast was not over. I don't know that Your Majesty has other arrangements. We can only make decisions when the situation is urgent. I am the General Logistics of the Hebei Plague and the Secretary of the Tang Dynasty. I have the right to deal with urgent diplomatic relations on behalf of the Tang Dynasty.

This matter has already achieved results. Even if there is any dispute, we will return to Your Majesty in the future and discuss it. Shangshu Wang, please take into account the overall situation."

"So, Wei Xiang insists on this and he will be responsible for it alone?" Wang Si asked.

We...Li Ke and Du Shaoqing also have to stand up, but Wei Zheng blocked it, "No, it's a merit or a demerit, I, Wei Zheng, will bear it alone.

Now, on the border outside the tent, we are planning to demolish the Jingguan at the gate of Goguryeo today, and welcome back the corpses of the heroic soul of the Central Plains. Those soldiers who died for the Central Plains expedition to Goguryeo. They should not be placed at the door by foreigners insulting the corpses.

Demolition of Jingguan is also one of our requests for this peace talks, and the other party has agreed."

Hearing this, Wang Si's face changed, no longer full of accusations and questions, and asked in surprise: "You are going to tear down Jingguan? Goguryeo has agreed?"

Seeing Wei Zheng nodding, Wang Si's attitude changed, and he was solemn and gave Wei Zheng a great gift, "Wang Si thanked these Great Sui soldiers on behalf of them.

Let’s put your merits and demerits aside for the time being, and then go back and discuss them again.

Since you have signed a covenant with Goguryeo, it is signed by the Tang Dynasty and cannot be changed every day, so I will not say more.”

Wei Zheng nodded and said in a deep voice: "I, Wei Zheng, had been an official under Emperor Daye and also a court official in the Sui Dynasty. This matter is a matter of internal affairs. There is no need to thank me. If you want to thank you, thank these two young people. Theirs are theirs."

Wang Si sighed, "Who isn't it? I was less than twenty years old when I was expeditioning Goguryeo. I was just a minor official in the Chang'an Palace Gate. But these soldiers from the expedition died a pity!"

As he said that, he bowed to Du Shaoqing and Li Ke respectively, and said he had thanked him.

"As a former Sui minister, you and I should take the lead in presiding over this matter. I am the Minister of Rites of the Tang Dynasty, and I have no choice but to leave. Let's go. It seems that it is useless for me as a special envoy to come." As he said that, Wang Si and Wei Zheng walked hand in hand to the front line.

It has been almost thirty years since the corpses of soldiers who died in Goguryeo in Sanxing are not recognized at all, and basically no family members will come to claim the corpses. Even if they want to claim it, they cannot find where it is, because the corpses of these Jingguan have basically rotted together. If they are separated, they will be a bunch of bones and cannot be spelled out in their personal form.

So in the end, Du Shaoqing came up with the idea. He built a huge cemetery outside this Yingzhou, buried the corpses collectively in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, carved a stone tablet, and wrote a letter to the heroic souls that died in the expedition to Goguryeo to immortalize. If the family members come to worship in the future, just this stone tablet would be enough. The story of the matter was written next to it, so that future generations could pay homage to the deeds of heroes.

Wang Si, the Minister of Rites, personally led the battle. The ancient song "Chu Ci·Soul Conjuring" made the ceremony very glorious. All 50,000 Tang soldiers participated in this incident. Seeing the corpses returning to their country, they were moved to tears. On the battlefield, they were unpredictable to live and die. If they could die, they would be buried in their own country, which would be a perfection. No one wanted to abandon the corpse in the wilderness and their souls were homeless.
Chapter completed!