When people are treated well, they never know how to appreciate it.

When everything is lost, there is no point in regretting.

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No nation in the world lacks intelligent people. Even if these intelligent people live at the bottom of society, they can deduce certain general trends from clues.

There were also such people in Goguryeo.

The wiser you are, the more you will panic, because wise people have a clear understanding and understand what the irreversible trend is.

Therefore, a wise man will live a very miserable life.

It's not suffering in life, but suffering in psychology.

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An Yanbing was once a singer, and her reputation was well-known in Goguryeo. Even when she came in and out of the Goguryeo palace, she was one of the guests.

But An Yanbing is very miserable now.

She is no longer a singer who keeps her fingers crossed.

But she is a Korean girl who worries about food every day.

Half a year ago, the Han people in the Central Plains conquered Liaodong. In an unprecedented battle involving millions of people, the Han people finally avenged the humiliation they suffered twenty years ago.

For the people of the Central Plains, this was a great achievement of opening up new territories, but for the people of Goguryeo, it was the desolation of the country and their family.

So on the day when the imperial city of Goguryeo was destroyed, An Yanbing hid in her home and cried silently for a whole day.

She is mourning for her homeland.

But she was not like other Goguryeo people who fantasized about restoring the country.

The reason is very simple, she is a wise person, she knows very well what the great trend is, and she also knows that Goguryeo cannot compete with this great trend.

Even as early as three years ago, An Yanbing had anticipated this trend...

At that time, she was a famous singer in Goguryeo. She accidentally attended a banquet of a wealthy family and heard the name of a Han young man.

That was a Han Chinese who rose like a legend.

His name is Gu Tianya.

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An Yanbing can still clearly remember that the big shots at the banquet that day were chatting and laughing, and when they talked about the Han Gu Tianya, they always had a slightly disdainful tone.

In the eyes of those Goguryeo big shots, Gu Tianya was a man who relied on his wife to succeed. To put it bluntly, this was called eating soft rice.

However, An Yanbing was a little worried. She didn't know why but there was a sense of panic in her heart.

It has been said since ancient times: How can one allow others to snore on the side of the bed?

There is also a saying among Goguryeo folk that when a tiger grows up, it will dominate the mountains and forests.

It will kill other beasts and turn the entire mountain forest into its own territory... For tigers, this is to have an exclusive hunting ground. If you compare this behavior to humans, it is what the superiors call control.

resource.

What are resources?

Land, population, property, wealth.

The Central Plains and Liaodong border, and there has been hatred for generations. Since ancient times, there has been no friendship between countries and their neighbors. Therefore, whenever the Central Plains people are weak, Goguryeo will invade the land of the Han people, not only robbing wealth, but also plundering civilians.

Almost all of the civilians who were plundered were beaten into slaves and died of exhaustion in the mines and fields. Their bones became the wealth of the Goguryeo people.

In the same way, the Han people will also retaliate. Whenever the Han family rises in the Central Plains, they will take back the lost territory, capture countless Goguryeo people, and transport them back to the Central Plains to create all kinds of wealth.

The fate of those captured Goguryeo people must have been extremely miserable.

Although An Yanbing is a woman, she has read Han history books since she was a child, so she has a clear understanding of the situation between countries.

As long as there is benefit, there is no pity.

Twenty years ago, the Central Plains fell during the Sui Dynasty, so Goguryeo expanded its hands and took advantage of it for twenty years.

But now, it's the other way around.

The Han people in the Central Plains once again established a dynasty and took over almost everything from the previous Sui dynasty. While the country named Tang inherited its territory and wealth, it was bound to inherit the humiliation suffered by the Han people in the previous generation.

The most alarming thing is that this generation of Han people has produced several great national heroes.

What is a national hero?

Only those who can lead the tribe to live a good life are called heroes.

This kind of great hero is not the kind of sword-wielding knight-errant that the people understand. Rangers kill the rich and give to the poor, which can only be regarded as a minor thing. Maybe they will be called heroes by the people, but they are not qualified to be called national heroes.

A true national hero is the kind of person who makes the entire nation feel proud and proud.

And once a great hero appears in a certain nation, it will inevitably make the entire ethnic group become stronger. However, there have been several great heroes in this generation of the Central Plains...

Li Shimin, the new generation of Han emperor.

Li Xiuning, a handsome woman who is not inferior to men.

Li Jiancheng, the logistics manager who makes strategic plans.

Just these three Li brothers and sisters were enough to make the Central Plains dynasty rise and take off. Countless Goguryeo knowledgeable people have asserted that the Han people are likely to achieve greater glory within a dozen years.

At that time, Goguryeo would have to be careful of Han people's revenge...

This assertion was originally very reasonable.

It's a pity that no one expected that another Han Chinese would rise in the Central Plains.

Gu Tianya!

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That day, An Yanbing heard this name at the banquet. The big shots were chatting and laughing, and there was a lot of ridicule in their words. However, when An Yanbing heard it, she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

She heard those big shots saying that Gu Tianya defeated the Turks.

She heard those big shots saying that Gu Tianya moved his family to Youzhou.

She also heard from those big shots that Youzhou was preparing to open a trade market.

She also heard those big shots saying that countless poor Han people had become the people of Youzhou...

An Yanbing fell into fear, and she vaguely realized that something was wrong with Goguryeo. However, unfortunately, the big shots at the banquet did not seem to think so.

They even enthusiastically imagined that the Goguryeo people could make a fortune in Youzhou's mutual market.

how could it be possible?

An Yanbing could hardly help but want to stand up and scream loudly.

How can you allow others to snore and sleep on the side of the bed? Do you understand this truth? Do you understand this truth?

It's a pity that she is just a singer and is not qualified to speak on state affairs. Although she has the talent that is famous throughout Goguryeo, she is only a singer who makes people laugh with her talent.

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Sure enough, everything was as An Yanbing expected.

In less than three years, the fierce tiger Gu Tianya stretched out his claws. As the ruler of the Han family in the entire Central Plains, the Li family actually gave extremely firm support to this relative.

It seems that there is no worry that he will not lose his tail.

The kind of unreserved support is scary.

Exhausting the power of the whole country, the whole family conquered Liaodong...

Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty issued a conscription order to the entire Central Plains, with a total of 300,000 government soldiers, plus 300,000 civilians. Countless Han people packed their bags without hesitation and gathered towards Youzhou like a tide.

It is said that Li Xiuning, a woman who never outdid her men, never led a soldier after getting married. However, when her husband pointed his sword at Liaodong, this legendary handsome lady once again put on armor.

The 150,000 Youyun iron-blooded army gathered again under the tent of the legendary female commander.

The most terrifying thing is that Gu Tianya actually created an unprecedented precedent. He took advantage of the war to promote a new currency...

Made of solid copper coins and heavy hand pressing.

Unheard of silver coins made all countries in the world greedy.

There is even a kind of gold coin that is directly cast from gold. It is said that only one coin can be exchanged for 10,000 yuan.

The Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions were excited. The two great Turks in the grasslands rushed to send troops. The Tuyuhun Kingdom, which claimed to rather die than make money, directly sold all its troops to Gu Tianya.

In the alien army alone, Gu Tianya employed 550,000 people.

How could Goguryeo fight against others in this battle?

This battle has already been lost before it even started...

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Memories are painful, especially those of wise men.

However, An Yanbing could only suppress the pain.
To be continued...