In the official building of the guest house, Li Xuan was sitting behind the low table in the middle, looking calmly at Qin Qianqian, who was sitting behind the low table on the left side.
The faint gaze made Qin Yujiao feel a burst of pressure.
The King of East China Sea may still be alive, but his power is definitely far from what it used to be.
Without their restraint, a large number of manpower and material resources in the Tang Dynasty will be liberated immediately, such as the King of Nanchang.
By then, if Silla makes trouble with Datang again, Datang will definitely deal with Silla severely.
Seeing the ugly look on Qin Yujiaogan's face, Li Xuan shook his head slightly and said: "Envoy, you guessed wrong. According to my opinion, Your Majesty should put this part of his power into Tubo. After all, Tubo is the I am a strong enemy of the Tang Dynasty. If I add more strength, I will naturally have a better chance of winning on the battlefield. I defeated Tubo and Silla..."
Li Xuan didn't finish her words, but Qin Yujiaogan's face almost froze.
In today's war, Silla is just a leftover. It is the best they can do to pull the Tang Dynasty and disgust the Tang Dynasty.
I'm afraid they themselves have never thought that they can reach Chang'an, and they may not even be able to capture Liaodong.
But if they really do this, they will greatly anger Datang.
Now, the King of East China Sea is dead.
Once the Tang Dynasty completely defeated Tubo on the Western Front and had its hands free, it would definitely punish Silla severely.
Compared with Tang and Tubo, Silla is not worth mentioning at all.
Even the initial falling out between Silla and the Tang Dynasty was only after the dispute between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo.
Now that the decisive battle between the two countries is imminent, will Silla really choose to side with Tibet?
He raised his head and glanced at Li Xuan, who seemed to have a calm face but cold eyes, and recalled all the things he had come into contact with during this period. He immediately understood that Li Xuan had been calculating the new plan a long time ago. Luo.
Now that the Tang Dynasty has released its national power, the situation has become worse and worse for Silla. Is it really necessary to wait until the final point of no return?
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"Envoy." Li Xuan looked at Qin Yuganqian calmly and said calmly: "The Tang Dynasty and Silla were originally brotherly states, but some bad things happened later, but I really hope that in the future, we can One day, I saw Datang and Silla becoming friendly again, but..."
Li Xuan said "but" and her tone suddenly turned cold. She raised her head and stared at Li Xuan.
"Envoy, I will not hide it from you. Compared with Silla, the agreements and covenants reached between the Tang Dynasty and the Japanese Kingdom are almost the same except for the Jeju Island incident." Li Xuan paused for a moment, with a look of surprise on his face. He said: "By the way, just now, the Japanese envoy was willing to send the king's daughter to the Tang Dynasty to serve the prince."
"Serving the prince shouldn't be..." Qin Dujiao almost blurted out one sentence, but he quickly reacted.
Serving the prince is, of course, serving the prince.
In today's Tang Dynasty, who doesn't know that marrying one's own children to the palace is tantamount to death.
Empress Wu has not had a concubine for the emperor for many years.
"I will try my best to persuade the Crown Prince and His Majesty to agree to this matter. Once the matter is completed, Ambassador, you should understand what the result will be?" Li Xuan's body leaned forward slightly, and the strong pressure once again pressed the obtuse angle of her body. Do it on your body.
The Tang Dynasty is in the north, and the Japanese country is in the south. If the north and the south are flanked, Silla will immediately fall into the dilemma of being flanked by the east and west.
When the Tang Dynasty destroyed Goguryeo, its relationship with Silla was extremely friendly.
It was one south and one north, attacking from both ends, and finally Goguryeo was completely wiped out.
If the war situation repeats itself, Silla will immediately fall into an extremely dangerous situation.
Raising his head and looking at Li Xuan, Qin Yujiaoqian finally said in a hoarse voice: "A ceasefire is fine with Silla, but not with Jeju Island. Besides, foreign ministers don't have this power."
"Let's get married." Li Xuan looked at Qin Yugan and said calmly: "I believe that even as the leader of your country, I will happily accept this. No one has to worry about the Tang Dynasty and Tubo regaining their alliance. The other party bullied him.
As for Jeju Island, it is regarded as the fiefdom of your princess. The Tang Dynasty leased the fiefdom of your prince and daughter. Once your prince and daughter die, Silla has the right to take back Jeju Island; and as long as your prince and daughter are still alive, you and me The two countries will never meet each other at war, how about that? "
"Are you also marrying His Highness the Crown Prince?" Qin Dujiaoqian raised his head and stared at Li Xuan.
Li Xuan smiled, shook his head, and said: "My king's decision doesn't count. Your Majesty and the Queen of Heaven have to talk to each other before the final decision can be made. As for the final outcome, it depends on the weight of Silla and Japan in your Majesty's heart. Or the Crown Prince, Or the King of England or the Prime Minister?"
Qin Dujiaogan remained silent.
Li Xuan stood up, walked to Qin Yujiaoqian, lowered his eyes, looked at him and said: "Envoy, the relationship between Tang Dynasty and Silla cannot only exist for one generation, two generations, or even three generations, five generations, ten generations." It is possible in every generation. If the bloodline of the Silla royal family can be integrated into the bloodline of the Tang royal family, it will be beneficial to both of you and me."
Qin Yujiaoqian raised his head and looked at Li Xuan in surprise.
Li Xuan smiled softly, his words were not just nonsense.
You must know that the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and Silla is very close. Even in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in later generations, there were marriages with each other, and it was always the country of the East Island that married its daughters into the Tang Dynasty.
Seeing that Qin Yujiao was still hesitant, Li Xuan shook his head slightly and said: "Envoy, I only want to say something to you, so there is no need for you to go back and tell your king... Between the Tang Dynasty and the Silla royal family, there is no It's just a matter of the royal family, but the family of the envoy is not the royal family. If in the Tang Dynasty, there can be such a concubine to help, your family, as well as many other aristocratic families in Silla, can benefit from it, so , why not?"
Qin Yujiaoqian sat down slowly. He raised his head and looked at Li Xuan, and said in a dry voice: "For this matter, the foreign minister needs to report back to the king."
"First draft a vassal covenant. This autumn, it is best for the king's daughter and the Japanese king's daughter to arrive in Chang'an together." After a slight pause, Li Xuan looked at Qin Yugan and said: "If it can be done earlier, Silla may still be able to Send troops to participate in the war between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo. In this battle, the balance of war has tilted towards the Tang Dynasty."
Although Qin Yujiaogan's face looked ugly, he nodded slowly.
Li Xuan had mentioned to him before that the war between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo was about winning or losing, but now that the King of East China Sea is dead, the Tang Dynasty can regulate more power in all aspects. If you invest in the Western Front, you have a chance of winning.
If Silla also supported Datang, then Datang would have a greater chance of winning.
Qin Yujiaoqian knew that if his reply was written like this, King Wenwu would definitely agree to it given his character of being very happy about success.
It is almost impossible for Silla to defeat the Tang Dynasty without paying a heavy price. However, if it can take a ride on the Tang Dynasty and defeat Tibet, which is now the second largest country in the world, with Silla's style, it will be written in the history books. , it was they who defeated Tubo.
Li Xuan can see this kind of thing clearly, and so can Qin Obtuse Angle Gan.
But now, he doesn't have much choice.
Half a month has passed since the head of the King of East China Sea was delivered to him, but the Tang Dynasty still has not let go of the details. All aspects are continuing to investigate and hunt, and now the King of Nanchang will talk about it again. Qin Dujiagang no longer has much confidence.
They even had a serious lack of confidence in Tibet.
Especially what the King of Nanchang once said at the Yuanxi Banquet: Tubo people cannot tolerate the heat.
This means that even if the Tubo people invade the Tang Dynasty, it will be difficult for them to defeat Chang'an.
"In this case, the foreign minister would like to congratulate the Tang Dynasty and His Majesty the Tiansheng Emperor for a great victory in the western expedition against Tibet." Qin Yujiaoqian stood up and bowed deeply to Li Xuan.
Li Xuan nodded and said: "Then please ask the envoy to go back and rest first. After the draft of the covenant is drafted, it will be sent over to the envoy for review."
"Foreign minister, please retire." Qin Dujiaoqian cupped his hands at Li Xuan, and then slowly retreated to the door.
At this moment, Li Xuan's voice sounded again: "Envoy, if things have reached this point, if things happen again, Datang's patience with Silla will have reached its limit. By then, I'm afraid no one will be able to Stop His Majesty, stop the Tang Dynasty, and even stop this king from taking full revenge on Silla."
Qin Dujiaogan stopped, turned around and bowed deeply to Li Xuan.
Then turned and left.
Walking in the long corridor, countless thoughts flashed through Qin's mind, trying to obtain more favorable conditions for Silla, but the last words of the King of Nanchang had already said it all. If Silla didn't agree to this, If the conditions are met, then there will be only war between Tang Dynasty and Silla.
The Tang Dynasty had a vast territory, and even though there was Tubo in the west, it still had a crushing advantage over the East Island.
Even if Silla is lucky enough to win the war with the Tang Dynasty, or even let the Tang Dynasty be destroyed like Goguryeo, there will still be new powerful countries rising after the Tang Dynasty. By then, they will inevitably be like the Tang Dynasty. The same goes for the eastward expedition to Silla.
Silla, like Goguryeo, suffered a serious loss of power in the war with the Tang Dynasty. In the future, it may even be destroyed like Goguryeo.
It is more likely that Silla was wiped out by the Tang Dynasty during its war with the Tang Dynasty.
Not to mention others, just the arrival of the King of Nanchang to the East Island would definitely make Silla miserable.
Let’s not talk about his ability in commanding troops, but his style of seizing on people’s weaknesses and stabbing them to death will definitely be used on the battlefield.
At that time, everyone will feel a huge headache.
What worried Qin Yujiagan the most was that King Nanchang seemed to have a certain understanding of King Wenwu. The naval expedition to the east and collusion with the Japanese were all proposed by King Nanchang.
He is also familiar with the terrain of Silla.
Qin Dujiaogan shook his head. Instead of continuing the war with the Tang Dynasty, it would be better to join the Tang Dynasty.
In this way, the royal family may still have doubts, but the major families will definitely follow suit.
There is no choice anymore.
Footsteps sounded in front of him. Qin Yujiaogan raised his head and saw the Tubo envoy dressed in a unique Tubo costume.
Before Qin Dujiao could use his tactics repeatedly, Li Xuan's voice came from behind, inside the official residence: "The order is sent, starting from today, the travel restrictions on the envoys of Silla will be lifted. He can You can continue to choose to stay in the guest house, or you can choose to leave the imperial city and reunite with the Silla envoys."
Qin Yujiaogan's face darkened before Li Xuan could finish speaking. .
But in front of him, the face of the Tubo envoy Zabala was even more gloomy and terrifying.
(End of chapter)
