Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

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Da Lao Hei waved his hands repeatedly, and said: "Your Majesty, don't get me wrong. Don't you know what I have done these two times? Killing generals and capturing the flag is nothing to worry about. But if you want to talk about making suggestions, don't count on me. I have no opinion on whether to fight Goguryeo or not, but His Majesty will follow."

It's the same as if he didn't say it. His Majesty Li Er's nose was almost crooked. With the last glimmer of hope, he looked at Qin Guogong Guo Ye.

This person never disappoints himself, is this still the case this time?

"Qin Guogong, what's your opinion!"

"My minister thinks that His Majesty's decision is very correct. Goguryeo must be fought!"

Chapter 1827

"Guo Ye, I misunderstood you! You are a lucky villain!"

"Qin Guogong, do you know how many soldiers will die on the battlefield and how many orphans and widows will be left after you say this? Are you not afraid of going to the eighteenth floor of hell after death?"

"The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the loyal minister is seen in the tough. Guo Ye, your fox tail loyalty is exposed! The number one treacherous minister in the Tang Dynasty is none other than you"

"Whoever messes with me in the Tang Dynasty must be Guo Ye! I swear against you!"

"Your Majesty, please behead Guo Ye to thank the world"

……

As soon as Guo Ye's voice fell, Wangbei Pavilion suddenly seemed to be boiling.The voices of insulting him are endless.

Only His Majesty Li Er smiled and looked at him with admiration.

When people's emotions were almost vented, Li Ermai lowered his hands, coughed, and said, "Stop making noise! ​​I came up with the idea of ​​conquering Goguryeo, and Qin Guogong just agreed with it. You are so rude, what is it?" Are you scolding Duke Qin or me?"

"I dare not wait!" The ministers knelt down on the ground.

"Hmph, don't you dare? I can do things better than Emperor Sui Yang, why don't you dare? I think I treated you too gracefully in the past, making all of you forget about your superiority and inferiority! I will pass on my order later, and those who spoke rudely just now will be fined twenty catties of copper!"

Then, he smiled and said to Guo Ye: "Mr. Qin, just now everyone opposed my plan, and you are the only one who agrees. Tell me your reasons."

Guo Ye said: "The reason for the humble minister is that there is no two suns in the sky, and there are no two monarchs in the country!"

"It's nonsense!" Wei Zheng said, "Yuan Nanjian didn't proclaim himself emperor, why are there no two days in the sky, and no two monarchs in the country?"

"Master Wei, please be calm and don't be impatient. Listen to me and finish. My so-called heaven and earth do not refer to the matter of Yuan Nanjian proclaiming emperor."

"what is that?"

Guo Ye did not answer his topic, but asked: "Master Wei, you are very knowledgeable, can you tell me why your Majesty is called the Son of Heaven?"

"Of course, His Majesty is obedient to the heaven and responds to people, and his virtue matches the heaven and the earth, so he should be called the Son of Heaven."

"Not necessarily, Confucius is a man of high morality and he is also compliant with nature, so why is no one calling him the Son of Heaven?"

"Uh...Your Majesty is ordered by the heavens to rule the world according to the will of heaven, so he is called the Son of Heaven."

Guo Ye frowned, and said: "We are discussing important military and national affairs, don't be so stupid. You said that His Majesty was ordered by heaven, what evidence do you have? Is there a document of appointment, or a seal from heaven?"

"Uh...of course not." Wei Zheng said angrily, "Duke Qin, why is Your Majesty called the Son of Heaven?"

"It's simple. The "Shangshu" says that the sky listens to the people, and the sky sees the people. The reason why your majesty is called the Son of Heaven is not from the illusory will of heaven, but from the will of the people!"

After a slight pause, Guo Ye continued: "Our Tang Dynasty has the most people and the strongest national power. Whoever does not admit that His Majesty is the Son of Heaven, we will lead our troops to beat him up to see if he dares to admit it? This is what His Majesty does The real reason for the Son of Heaven."

Can you explain that?

Wei Zheng instinctively felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't think of any rebuttal for a while, so he said, "Even if what you said is right, what does it have to do with Goguryeo?"

"Of course it has something to do with it. Does Wei Zhongshu know how strong Goguryeo is?"

"I'd like to ask Qin Guogong for advice."

"Goguryeo is two thousand miles from east to west, one thousand miles from north to south, with a household registration of more than one million, and armored armor of 50. In terms of national strength, although it is far inferior to our Tang Dynasty, it is not without strength."

"so what?"

"How about it? Goguryeo is the only country that can compete with our Tang Dynasty. Flowers can't be good for a hundred days, and people can't be successful for a thousand days. One day, our Tang Dynasty will be defeated. If it belongs to the Son of Heaven, I’m afraid it’s not the king of the Tang Dynasty, but the king of Goguryeo.”

Seeing the blank look in everyone's eyes, Guo Ye could only continue to explain.

He said: "Other vassal states do not practice grammar, are sparsely populated, and live in barren land. In the long run, they will eventually fail. Only Goguryeo needs people and land. It is not eliminated at this time. In later generations, it must It will be a great disaster for China. Your Majesty's move will benefit the present and benefit the future."

Fang Xuanling nodded, and said: "I understand the meaning of Qin Guogong. If we compare Tang Dynasty to the emperor, then Goguryeo is the minister of power. The old emperor was fine when he was here. If the old emperor dies, the new emperor will ascend the throne." , Whose world might belong to that day.”

Li Daozong said: "Isn't it enough to say that earlier? Talking about the emperor or something has made people dizzy. In a word, Goguryeo has the ability to pose a threat to our Tang Dynasty, so we have to destroy him! Can't give it to future generations Your descendants will leave behind a great calamity."

His Majesty Li Er said: "That's exactly the case. Most of the good ministers and generals who founded the country are still there, and it is no problem to destroy Goguryeo. When the talents wither, it is still uncertain who will bully whom? So, no matter how big the flowers are now The price is to destroy Goguryeo."

Everyone present has titles.

If there is no accident, all future generations will rest with the country.

Now that Guo Ye links the existence of Goguryeo with whether the descendants can enjoy wealth and honor in peace, their attitudes have suddenly taken a 180-degree turn.

Duan Zhixuan said: "In this way, although the risk of conquest of Goguryeo is high, the profit is also huge. I think this business can be done!"

Wei Ting said: "For the sake of future generations, please also ask Your Majesty to mention the tiger and wolf teacher, so as to get rid of this confidant trouble for my Tang Dynasty."

Li Jing said: "I am a humble minister, but I am willing to be a vanguard!"

Even Wei Zheng, who was the most vehemently opposed just now, now agrees.

Only Kong Yingda, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, shook his head and said, "Even so, I still don't agree with sending troops. Goguryeo was punished for innocence, which is inconsistent with reason."

Guo Ye smiled wryly and said, "Why is the old man so pedantic? You must know that there is no eternal friendship between countries, only eternal interests."

"Only eternal friendship, only eternal interests?"

Although Kong Yingda is a sage and a master of Confucianism, he is not a person who does not understand the past.

Unlike the rotten Confucians of the later Ming and Qing Dynasties, he has long known that the Confucian so-called "if people from afar are not convinced, cultivate literature and virtue to come from here", it is very outdated now.But how to improve, but still no idea.

Hearing this, it was like enlightenment, as if seeing a bright light in the dark night.

He bowed and said: "This statement sounds vulgar at first glance, but when you think about it, it really makes sense. Yingda has been taught. However, what you said seems to be in conflict with the words of the sage. I don’t know why Qin Guogong taught me?”

"This..." Guo Ye said with a wry smile: "Kong Shangshu, you are making it difficult for me. Someone Guo is ignorant, how dare he make irresponsible remarks on the words of a sage."

"Where, where. Lord Qin is too modest. It's true that you don't learn, but it's too much to say that you have no skills. In the world, Kong has never seen someone who is more skilled than you! I hope you don't hesitate. Teach me!"

It's not over yet!

Guo Ye didn't expect that Kong Yingda's reaction would be provoked by a casual remark about the rotten street of later generations. If he really talked about theory, how could he speak more than Shengshi Hongru!