Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

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Fu Yuzhang said to His Majesty Li Er again: "Now it seems that God did not want to destroy Goguryeo, which made His Majesty suffer repeated setbacks under Liaodong City. If you are obsessed with your obsession, give up Liaodong City, and then attack other cities, I am afraid that God will be angry and regret it." It's too late!"

"Hmph, then do you think that I should retreat immediately?"

"In Xiao Wang's opinion, His Majesty has three strategies to deal with the current situation."

"Which three strategies?"

"The best strategy is to withdraw the troops now. Sun Daiyin will not dare to chase after him. Your Majesty can retreat completely. The middle strategy is to send troops to the city of Liaodong and attack the city by force to see if there is a chance to break the city."

"Then what's the next move?"

"The worst thing to do is to pray to the sky sincerely, to see if God can change his mind."

"I..." His Majesty Li Er hesitated to say the word "day". He suppressed his anger and said, "Duke Fangjun retreats first."

"Yes."

His Majesty Li Er said to the crowd again: "What do other lovers think?"

Mo Hui said: "I think what King Daifang said makes sense. I've never heard of building cars or gunpowder, let alone seeing them before. But these magical weapons are used in Liaodong City. It doesn't work at all. Tell me, is it really related to God?"

He paused, then continued: "I have heard that the ancestor of the Goguryeo people was Tangun, and Tangun was born of the god Xionghuan and Xiongnu. It is really true that Liaodong City can be blessed by God." uncertain."

Zhang Liang said: "According to what you say, our Tang emperor is still the son of the heaven. How can the heaven be more noble than a little god?"

"I think it's better for the county magistrate to be in charge now. Maybe Liaodong is Xiong Huan's sphere of influence."

His Majesty Li Er said: "Stop talking nonsense. Liaodong was originally the homeland of the Han people. It was invaded by Goguryeo for no reason. It has nothing to do with Xiong Huan."

"Oh, that's what I said, it's up to you whether you listen to it or not. But from my point of view, you want to take down Liaodong City, and I'm afraid it's a bit unclear."

"That's not necessarily true." His Majesty Li Er felt depressed, his eyes fell on Su Zhi's face again, and said: "Prince Su Zhi, do you think I can capture Liaodong City?"

"This..." Su Zhi rolled his eyes and said, "I'm still young, so I don't understand this very well."

His Majesty Li Er's intentions were so obvious, and Su Zhi still refused to know, and the implied meaning was obvious—he was not optimistic about Tang Jun either.

"Hmph, I don't believe it anymore. Liaodong City can stop Sui Yang Emperor, so can it stop me?"

His Majesty Li Er glanced around.Whoever swept his face, that person lowered his head, and finally, his eyes fell on Guo Ye's face.

"Qin Guogong, you have never disappointed me. Let me ask you, do you have a way to take this Liaodong City for me?"

Looking at His Majesty Li Er's earnest eyes, Guo Yeya gritted his heart and said, "This humble minister has a way!"

"any solution?"

"It turns out that I have already told you to send an eloquent man into Liaodong City to persuade a hundred thousand troops to surrender!"

Zhang Liang sneered and said, "Can you convince Goguryeo's [-] troops with just one word of mouth? I'm afraid Su Qin and Zhang Yi will come together. We don't have such talents in our army."

"Why not? I recommend someone who can take on this important task!"

"Who are you recommending?"

"No, it's a certain family!"

"Ah? Qin Guogong, you want to recommend yourself?"

"That's right." Guo Ye knelt down on the ground and said, "Your Majesty Qi Zuo, I am willing to send an envoy to Liaodong City to persuade the [-] troops to surrender for Your Majesty."

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His Majesty Li Er said without hesitation: "No."

"Why? Is Your Majesty still worried that the Goguryeo people will not keep their word?"

"That's not true. I think the Goguryeo people falsely surrendered to Emperor Sui Yang in order to gain time to recuperate. Now that we have no strength to conquer Liaodong City, they naturally don't need to use this trick."

"Then why don't you allow me to enter the city to persuade you to surrender?"

"Because you are the Duke of the Tang Dynasty, my servant. What if you make a mistake after entering the city?"

His Majesty Li Er paused and said: "I would rather not have Liaodong City than Guo Aiqing."

Guo Ye understood that His Majesty Li Er didn't say this to accept his own feelings.

He attacked Liaodong City twice, once defeated Guo Guogong Zhang Shigui, and once defeated Zuo Xiaowei General Pang Xiaotai.These two are dead, why can't I, the Duke of Qin, die?

Not to mention that the danger of siege is less than that of persuading surrender.In the two sieges, which one was not the destruction of the entire army?Doesn't that explain the problem?

Not to mention his own official position, Zhang Shigui is also a duke of the state. In addition to commanding the Xuanjiaqi, he also commands the Yulin Wanqi, which is not much smaller than his own official.

What's more, these two have just died for the country, their bones are not cold, but they are alive and kicking.

No matter from which point of view, even if His Majesty Li Er really thought so in his heart, he shouldn't tell the generals.

But even so, he still said it, and he said it so sincerely and without hesitation.That can only show that in His Majesty Li Er's mind, his status is really extremely important. Hearing that he is going to commit suicide by committing suicide, he is a little unscrupulous.

Guo Ye was deeply moved, lowered his head, and said slowly: "Thank you for your kindness. However, I think that going to Liaodong City may not be dangerous."

"Hmph, don't say that the two countries will not kill the envoy when they are fighting. If you don't behead the envoy, it is because beheading the envoy will not help the overall situation. If the envoy is really important, then beheading it will be beheaded."

His Majesty Li Er paused for a moment, then continued: "Hasn't Guo Aiqing heard of the allusion of 'the man who catches the sword'? With the mind of Emperor Wu of Wei, if he wanted to hunt down the envoys of the Huns, Sun Daiyin, the lord of Liaodong, would not be more tolerant than Cao Cao." ?”

Guo Ye said: "Your Majesty only knows one thing, but not the other. Although Sun Daiyin is not as broad-minded as Wei Wu, there is one thing that Emperor Wu of Wei can't compare with. It is precisely this thing that makes him dare not harm the humble minister."

"what?"

"Selfishness."

"selfish?"

Guo Yedao: "Exactly. I think that when I was sent to Goguryeo as an envoy, I dealt with Sun Daiyin in Liaodong City. Let me tell you two things, and you will understand how selfish he is."

"You said."

"At that time, Weichen joined hands with Gao Xinde, the city lord of Liaodong, and wanted to get rid of Yuan Haiziba, the deputy city lord. Sun Daiyin was Yuan Haiziba's confidant and favorite general. After Sun Daiyin accepted a huge bribe, he betrayed the old master, so that Weichen could win Get what you want."

His Majesty Li Er nodded, and said, "According to this, you still have a handle on Sun Daiyin."

Guo Ye said: "There is no real evidence, and this fact alone may not pose any threat to Sun Daiyin. I said this, just to tell your majesty that Sun Daiyin may not be loyal to Goguryeo, and the only one who is really loyal to him is himself."

"You just said that there are two things, what about the second thing?"

"The second thing is that after killing Yuanhai Ziba, Sun Daiyin and Yuangai Suwen secretly exchanged a song. In the end, he not only cleared himself of the suspicion, but also rose several levels and became the Lord of Liaodong City. .But Gao Xinde lost his position as city lord and was forced to return to Beijing."