Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

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"It's the Duke of Qin, Guo Ye, Guo Ziyi."

Hearing this, Jin Yuxin's eyes glowed brightly, and he said, "That's great! Duke Qin alone can be a hundred thousand elite soldiers. When he arrives, we in Silla can rest easy!"

His Majesty Li Er's face was a bit ugly, and he thought to himself, I have thought of three tricks for you, and you are still picky about your nose and eyes, and you hate it.Why are you so happy when Guo Ye is mentioned?Could it be that I am no match for Guo Ye?

He said: "Could it be that Jin Aiqing is very familiar with Qin Guogong of our Tang Dynasty?"

"That's natural. Thinking back to when Qin Guogong broke 20 to [-] in Pyongyang, and [-] to [-] in Seoul, all foreign ministers saw it with their own eyes! Qin Guogong's soldiers are like gods. I'm afraid that Sun Wu will be resurrected, and Wu Qi will be reborn. Not enough! Your Majesty is willing to lend Qin Guogong to Silla, but it has helped us a lot! The ministers are so grateful!"

It was not a good thing for Jin Yuxin to praise Guo Ye so highly. Guo Ye's face turned blue and white, and said, "I'm overwhelmed, I'm overwhelmed! It's just a coincidence, I dare not covet the sky!"

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After saying a few more words, Jin Yuxin took his leave and left.As soon as he left, Guo Ye said: "Your Majesty, don't listen to Jin Yuxin's nonsense, this kid really has no good intentions in praising his humble minister!"

"I know." His Majesty Li Er nodded, and said: "I have understood a long time ago, he is Xiang Zhuang's sword dance with the intention of Peigong. He is flattering you, but he is belittling me secretly! My second strategy , Made this Silla envoy angry! He obviously dared not refute me, so he could only resort to such small tricks."

Guo Ye said: "Your Majesty, do you really have some ideas about Silla?"

His Majesty Li Er's face was full of shame, and he said: "That's natural. Is it the king's land in the whole world, and the king's minister on the shore of the land. After the destruction of Goguryeo and Baekje, it will be Silla's turn. These vassal states No one is a fuel-efficient lamp. Now that our Tang Dynasty is powerful, they have to surrender. When our strength declines and we have an opportunity to take advantage of it, they will become hungry wolves. Tear off a piece of meat. For the sake of future generations, I don't want to keep any of them!"

"But..." Guo Ye said: "Your Majesty, there is a saying in the country that a dog that bites does not bark. Although this is not pleasant to hear, it is not crude. Even if you really want to incorporate Silla into the Tang Dynasty, now It shouldn't be revealed, it made them feel guarded for nothing!"

His Majesty Li Er waved his hand and said, "No problem! I just want to see the strength of character of the envoys of Silla. Seeing a leaf fall, you can know the autumn of the world. From the envoys of Silla, you can see the morale of the people of Silla. This Jin Yuxin Not only did he not be obedient to me, but he also counterattacked me. From this point of view, the Silla Kingdom cannot be humiliated! To deal with Silla, you have to plan slowly."

"Having said that, aren't you afraid of breaking our covenant with Silla?"

"What are you afraid of? Don't you have Guo Aiqing? It depends on whether you can use a little trick to abduct Kinderman back to me! I keep my word, as long as you can marry Kinderman, I will give you a surname Li, change the title of Qin King, and hereditary will not replace you!"

Guo Ye thought to himself, this reward is too heavy. It can be said that there is no higher reward than this except for His Majesty Li Er taking off his dragon robe and giving way. Is it worth it for a small Silla?

He said: "Your Majesty, are you fooling me? A small Silla is worth such a high reward? When I captured Jieli Khan, you didn't care about it? Why did you come to Silla? different?"

His Majesty Li Er said: "You are not joking, I did not promise casually. The Turks have hundreds of thousands of armors, which is indeed a serious problem for my Tang Dynasty. But so what? They are only powerful in military strength, and they are lackluster in other aspects. As long as our Tang Dynasty can defeat the Turks militarily, we can turn all the Turks into citizens of the Tang Dynasty. But Silla is different..."

"Could it be that Xinluo is more powerful than Turkic Feng?"

His Majesty Li Er sighed, and said: "Silla's customs and grammar are self-contained. From high-ranking officials to ordinary people, they are unwilling to integrate with us. It is not difficult to defeat Silla militarily, but it is difficult." How to win the hearts of the people of Silla. If you can really subdue Kinderman and let your son inherit the throne of Silla...then it is possible to gradually integrate Silla into the Tang Dynasty! For the long-term stability of the Tang Dynasty, Guo Aiqing, you must Go all out!"

Guo Yexin said, how could it be so easy?Until more than 1000 years later, Silla not only became a whole by itself, but also became the legendary "cosmic power".Expecting to fuse them is simply an impossible task!

He smiled wryly and said: "You think highly of me too! Jin Deman won't be a good lord of a country, but come to us to be a princess in Tang Dynasty? I'm afraid that the humble minister is as good-looking as Panan, even Bi Zijian can't do it!"

His Majesty Li Er joked: "Even Pan An and Cao Zijian can't break five thousand with two hundred, and break two hundred thousand with fifty thousand! I have confidence in you!"

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In the days that followed, His Majesty Li Er acted resolutely and repeatedly issued edicts.

Zhang Jian, the governor of Yingzhou, was ordered to lead the troops of Youzhou and Yingzhou to unite the Khitan, Xi and Mohe tribes to hold a meeting on the border of Eastern Liaodong to deter Goguryeo.

He ordered Liu Rengui, the governor of Qingzhou, to lead an army of [-] sailors and [-] warships out of the Yellow Sea to suppress Baekje.

He ordered Guoye, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, to go to Silla as an envoy, conferred Kinderman as King of Lelang County, and once again mediated the disputes between the Three Kingdoms.

For this mission, His Majesty Li Er placed high hopes and announced that the imperial court would provide unconditional support to Guo Ye, asking for people to give, and asking for money to give money.

And Guo Ye was worried about who to take this mission, without him, there would be too many people going.

Although the proportion of casualties was a bit high last time when Guo Ye was sent as an envoy, the benefits were also great!Not only did everyone get a few hundred taels of gold, but they also got a beautiful woman.What's more, looking at this posture, His Majesty the Emperor attaches so much importance to this mission, there are many opportunities to make meritorious deeds!After making meritorious service, you can naturally be promoted!

Get promoted and get rich, beautiful wife and beautiful concubine, all can be done in one mission!Where can such a good opportunity be found?

Chapter 1556 The royal family of Silla has a bit heavy taste

As soon as the news of Guo Ye's selection of his entourage spread, Duke Qin's mansion was full of people, and Sun Zishan returned to the days when he received red envelopes and received soft hands.

Guo Ye didn't want to repeat the tragedy of the last time, and directly announced that the accompanying guards must sign a contract of life and death with no regrets, and must have the countersignature of his parents Gao Tang!

How does this sound, scarier than fighting?Many people who were planning to hitch a ride really retreated when they saw the news.

In the end, the two hundred bodyguards that Guo Ye carefully selected this time were not only good in skill, but also depressed in the army, eager to make contributions, and their family backgrounds were much smaller than last time.

After selecting the guards, it is time to select the accompanying officials.The last time I went on a mission, I brought Master Changsun, Sun Tzushan and Turtle Dove.

Master Changsun will definitely not be able to go on this mission, and he still needs to preside over the work of Lijingmen.Sun Zishan was timid and didn't want to go, but in order to restrain the rebooting monk, Guo Ye really had to bring him along.

As for the turtledove, since the last time he fell ill, his health has not been very good. Although he strongly requested to go with him, Guo Ye still left him.

Rongliu Dharma King Gao Jianwu was eager to try when he heard the news.However, Gao Jianwu was His Majesty Li Er's weapon against Yuan Gai Suwen, Guo Ye didn't dare to take him away, so he persuaded him by talking hard.

Of course, the four masters around Guo Ye had to be brought along. Even though Fa Lin was crippled by Monk Tianfu last time, for the future of Buddhism, he had to try his best to support it.Fortunately, Falin's martial arts is very strong, even if one arm is not very good, he can still be regarded as a superb master.

Finally, Guo Ye also brought Ulzhi Huahua.When Ulji Huahua arrived in Chang'an City, she hadn't done anything yet, and she was disheartened, so she planned to go back to Seoul to have a look.

The 11th year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, the sixth day of March.

Guo Ye bid farewell to his beautiful wife and concubine, and with the four personal masters, Sun Zishan, Eulzhi Huahua, and two hundred guards, he joined Jin Yuxin's envoys, left Chang'an City, and went straight to Silla. also.

This trip was much better than last time.After the last exercise, Sun Zishan can already ride a horse and can keep up with the large troops.Although Ulji Huahua is a girl, but apart from her poor appearance and a little fatter body, she has no shortcomings.When it comes to equestrian skills, it's no worse than those guards.

A group of people hungry for food and drink, Xiaoxing stayed overnight, and in less than a month, they came to Banqiao Town, Mizhou again.Arriving here is half the journey.Hire a few sea boats in Banqiao Town, and you can cross the Yellow Sea and go directly to Silla.

After a hard journey, Guo Ye took the opportunity to announce a three-day holiday, and after three days, he set off by boat again.

Jin Yuxin has nothing to do with this, anyway, His Majesty Li Er's edict has been issued, and Goguryeo and Baekje are bound to be devastated at this time.They arrived in Silla a few days earlier and later, it didn't matter the overall situation.

Even deep down in his heart, Jin Yuxin hoped that Guo Ye would delay his arrival in Silla for a few more days.If after Guo Ye's mediation, the two countries withdraw their troops, Silla will only avoid the danger of subjugation.But if, before Guo Ye arrives, Goguryeo and Baekje can't stand the pressure of Datang and withdraw their troops, then Silla can chase after them.

It is too easy to win the battle by chasing and retreating troops.With the prestige of this great victory, Kinderman can completely suppress the nose, sit firmly on the throne of Silla, and relieve both internal and external troubles!

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The inn that Guo Ye invested in this time is naturally the Xinxin Inn of Sanniangzi, an old acquaintance.After everyone settled down, San Niangzi set up a banquet to entertain Guo Ye and Jin Yuxin.

Three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

Guo Ye said: "Brother Jin, there is something that my younger brother has been unable to understand, and I hope that my elder brother will not hesitate to enlighten me!"

"Qin Guogong has something to say, please speak!"

"It's still about your Silla matter. Although Bijing is the illegitimate son of King Zhenping, he is still his son anyway. A man is king, so it is better than a woman being king, right? Why doesn't King Zhenping let Bijing Recognize the ancestors and return to the clan, and directly inherit the throne. Instead, pass the throne to Princess Deman!"

Jin Yu said: "To be honest, even if Bijing really recognizes his ancestors and returns to his clan, it will not help."