Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

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Zhang Liang straightened his neck, and said: "Your Majesty always speaks widely and accepts advice with empty words. Can't I allow my minister to finish his speech?"

"You... good! Tell me!" His Majesty Li Er smiled sullenly, and said, "But if I finish speaking, I won't discover your so-called public heart. You can decide for yourself what the consequences will be."

"This humble minister will definitely not disappoint His Majesty!"

Zhang Liang cleared his throat, and continued: "Xue Yantuo can command about 20 soldiers all over the country, and they are all cavalry. When His Majesty goes out, if they are lucky, they may even capture Chang'an City. This His Majesty admits that admit?"

"Huh, riding a horse is cavalry? Most of them are herdsmen with no training. The real elite of Xue Yantuo is less than [-] in total. But... If you say that they have the ability to threaten Chang'an, I also admit it. You go on Go on."

"Your Majesty's expedition to Korea, if the backyard is on fire, it is inevitable that the army's morale will be slackened, and the success will fail. In a sense, whether Xue Yantuo can be appeased is related to the success or failure of the Eastern Expedition, and even the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers. Your Majesty admits this or not. ?”

"Uh...you can say the same."

"The soldiers are fierce and dangerous. Even if there are heavy protections, once the battle is defeated, His Majesty's own safety may not be guaranteed. Is it alarmist to say that?"

"Not really."

"Then may I ask your Majesty, how important is the life of Duke Qin compared with the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers, and even the safety of His Majesty?"

"This..." Zhang Liang's words made sense, leaving His Majesty Li Er speechless.

Although it is easy to get a thousand troops, it is hard to find a general.But what about the host?One hundred thousand troops...or even one million troops?What's more, no matter how important Guo Ye is, how important is his own safety?

In the end, he had no choice but to say: "What you said is only the worst case, and the possibility of it happening is very small. With this as a reason, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the world!"

"The Son of Heaven must nip all risks in the bud."

Fang Xuanling shook his head, and said: "Although the Son of Heaven must be cautious when going to war, he must not be overly cautious. Otherwise, the best plan is to cancel the imperial conquest. Duke Xun's words are a bit too much."

Wei Zhengdao: "Mr. Fang's words are very true. May I ask Duke Xun, if Duke Qin dies, should we cancel the conquest of Goguryeo and deal exclusively with Xue Yantuo? If they insist on avoiding the war, I am afraid that your Majesty will not be able to destroy Xue Yantuo in his lifetime. "

Zhang Liang said: "Of course I didn't mean that. In fact, I think that Duke Qin's mission to Xue Yantuo may not encounter any danger. On the contrary, it is very likely that the mission will be successfully completed."

Then, he chuckled, and said, "Mr. Qin can make a great contribution to our Great Tang by taking a small risk, so why not do it?"

"How could it be a small risk? You must know that Qin Guogong killed Bazhuo Khan!"

"It is of course a huge risk to put this matter on others. But it is not true to put it on Qin Guogong."

"Why did Duke Xun make such a statement?"

"Don't forget, the experience of Qin Guogong's mission to Korea, Goguryeo was torn apart, and Baekje was lingering. Even Yuan Nanjian, the current Goguryeo leader, was incapable of personnel, thanks to him. Is this kind of national hatred and family hatred better than Khan being killed? A small kill? What is the result?"

He paused for a moment, then continued: "Three Kingdoms are tied, Qin Guogong is safe and sound. With such a record, how can you say that Qin Guogong will encounter great dangers during this trip? I think that Qin Guogong will be as if he is walking on the ground when he enters Xue Yantuo. I am Tang Guowei."

When Zhang Liang said this, His Majesty Li Er was really tempted, and said, "Duke Qin, what do you think?"

Chapter 1829

Contrary to everyone's expectations, Guo Ye said decisively: "My minister is willing to go!"

"What? Say it again!"

"I am willing to go to Xue Yantuo as an envoy, to relieve His Majesty's worries and difficulties, and to make new contributions to the Great Tang! However, before going on an envoy, I have a few requests, Your Majesty please agree!"

"Qin Guogong, please speak!"

"First, with a solid tongue, I will win the hearts of the barbarians. Of course, I want to do it, and I will do my best to complete it. However, Xue Yantuo has always been afraid of authority and not virtuous. Whether he can persuade them, I don't know." I'm not sure. Once things go wrong, please don't punish the humble minister for the crime of incompetence."

His Majesty Li Er nodded, and said: "Mr. Xun's plan is not very reliable. If not for Mr. Qin, I don't think there is a possibility of it happening. To put it bluntly, this is a dead horse. Live horse doctor. This one, I promise you!"

"Secondly, Xue Yantuo is an envoy, and the relationship is very important. I can't do it alone. I also want His Majesty to give me a deputy."

"Deputy? Who do you want to find? You can choose the officials of the DPRK and China, and I will agree to them all."

"Of course it's Duke Xun Zhang Liang!"

"Your Majesty, you can't... Qin Guogong is avenging his personal revenge. You must not agree to it." Hearing this, Zhang Liang was so scared that he pulled down his pants.

Needless to say, if he goes on an envoy with Guo Ye, he will definitely die and live.

In the vast prairie, bandits are infested, Guo Ye is the leader, and Zhang Liang is the deputy. Even if you think with your heels, you can think of a hundred ways to kill him.

Besides, even if Guo Ye is really magnanimous and not as knowledgeable as him, is it safe?

How can it be? !

Not to mention that Xue Yantuo wiped out all the missions in a fit of anger.Even if people are afraid of the power of Tang Dynasty and dare not kill Guo Ye, so what?Can people swallow this breath?

"When the two countries are fighting, don't behead the envoy, but behead the deputy envoy to establish prestige!" Isn't this a common saying?How can there be any reason to be so implicated by Guo Ye?

His Majesty Li Er also frowned, and said: "It is indeed selfish for Duke Xun to recommend you, but when you think about it, only you can do this. But what do you mean by recommending Duke Xun as deputy? Is it too obvious?"

"Same as Duke Xun, although this minister's words are somewhat selfish, a large part of them are also out of public interest."

"Then talk about it carefully."

"Duke Xun is in charge of bad people, and all the secret spies in the army belong to him. Xue Yantuo has many secret spies of bad people. If he can go out with the humble ministers and use these secret spies with ease, wouldn't it greatly increase the number of secret spies in the army?" probability of success?"

"Just pull it down. It's not like you haven't done it before as the leader of the bad people's congress. I don't believe that someone dares to disobey your order? This reason is too ridiculous!" Zhang Liang said angrily.

"It's better for the county magistrate to take care of it now! Who knows what they think when people leave the tea? Otherwise, you will give me back the position of the leader of the bad people's congress?"

"How is that possible? How can national famous artifacts be handed over privately?"

"If you don't return your official post, accompany me on a mission!"

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The two quarreled, until His Majesty Li Er made one head and two big, and said: "What do other lovers think?"

Who wants to get involved in such crap as the two of them?It is obvious that these two are avenging their personal revenge, and they are not good birds.

All the ministers kept silent.

In the end, it was Wei Ting who helped Zhang Liang because of his previous affection, saying: "Little Xue Yantuo sent two state officials as envoys, but it is not in accordance with the etiquette! Please think twice, Your Majesty."

"Well, it makes sense... Qin Guogong, look..."

"Your Majesty, at this point, let's open the skylight and speak clearly. It is well known that Duke Xun and I have a disagreement. This mission to Xue Yantuo is very risky. If he secretly trips me up, I will bear it." No, you have to keep him under your nose."

When Guo Ye said this, His Majesty Li Er had to think carefully, and said: "Duke Xun, Duke Qin's worries are not unreasonable, why don't you go?"

Zhang Liang knelt down on the ground, banging his head, and said: "Duke Qin is not asking me to go on an envoy, he is asking for my life... I have worked for you for so many years. , can you please be merciful..."

Guo Ye sneered and said: "A loyal minister is not afraid of death, but a disloyal minister who is afraid of death! If you, Zhang Liang, want to be truly loyal to His Majesty, you should put life and death aside!"

"Loyal minister? Whether I, Zhang Liang, is a loyal minister or not, it doesn't matter what you say, but what your majesty says."