Even Chu Qing himself didn't notice that he went to court more and more often. It seemed that whenever something happened or there was any disturbance, he would involuntarily go to bed early and get up early to go to court the next day.
Even though he only needed one sentence to know what happened in the court, he still wanted to go to court without saying a word, not even listening to what everyone was discussing, and just leaned against the pillars and fell asleep.
Today, the Goguryeo envoy is sending Liang Canlong and three deputy envoys to the palace to attend the court.
Chu Qing stood behind the palace pillars, looking coldly at the Goguryeo envoys who endured their mistakes in tears and pretended to be pitiful.
They are all clichés and have no meaning. Chu Qing looked at the civil servants and the civil servants who nodded involuntarily.
After the civil servants noticed Chu Qing's gaze, they quickly pretended to look away and remained motionless, not daring to show any signs of recognition.
Everyone knows that Chu Qing is a hard-liner. As long as it is a neighboring country, a foreign country, or a foreign race, except for Hu Nu and the people from Ryukyu Island, he is extremely tough, to the point of being unreasonable.
The Goguryeo envoy was still talking, emphasizing that they knew they were wrong, and did not make excuses or reasons. They openly admitted that they wanted to pick peaches to take advantage, but they won the favor of many courtiers.
Once you gain favor, admit your mistake.
He said with tears in his eyes, kneeling on the ground, pitiful.
The sobbing Goguryeo envoy did not test him because Chu Qing was there and directly threw out all his trump cards.
"Goguryeo is willing to respect Dachang Dynasty as its superior state and be its tributary. The queen...the queen is willing to marry the emperor of the superior state and hopes that the superior state will withdraw its troops."
When Liang Canlong said these words in extreme humiliation, the whole court was shocked.
The prince was in Bengbu, and all the ministers looked ecstatic.
Regarding this matter, Liang Canlong told Chu Qing at Honglu Temple yesterday.
However, Zhao Daya sealed this matter extremely tightly and did not allow anyone to tell the outside world. No matter how the outside world asked, he kept silent and did not mention a word. The main reason was that he was afraid of offending Chu Qing and did not know what Chu Qing meant.
If it is extremely embarrassing for the other party's queen to marry the emperor, then it is extremely embarrassing for the other party to be willing to become a vassal state.
The prince was very excited, and so were the courtiers. No one expected that Goguryeo's bones were so soft.
Huang Laosi and the Supreme Emperor were very fierce and advancing rapidly, but they definitely had not yet reached the point where they could completely shake the foundation of Goguryeo.
Seeing everyone's excitement, Chu Qing pouted.
When my father took care of the grassland and I took care of Yingdao and Ryukyu Island, why didn't I see you so happy?
In fact, the nature is completely different. The grassland is vast and sparsely populated, and the Liangrong are real aliens. Even if they join many tribes, they are still aliens.
As for Ryukyu Island, the ministers don't have an accurate idea, and besides, the people living on it are all Ban people.
Not to mention Yingdao, Chu Qing caused trouble and truly became a thousand miles away. Wherever he was unhappy, he was angry. After all, Chu Qing was unhappy with the entire Yingdao, and it was all punished. Even if the army withdrew, it would still be a "waste" Island", and no Chang residents are allowed to live there.
The situation in Goguryeo is completely different. Goguryeo itself admires Han culture. After fighting for so long, only 23/10 of the land was affected, and no more than 34/10 at most. Most of the cities were in remote areas.
In addition, Laochang Dahuang and Chu Qing had different tactics. Chu Qing attacked Yingdao without even leaving a single dog alive. Lao Chang Dahuang only wanted to attack the city and seize territory. He captured all the prisoners of war when they needed to be captured. Only those who resisted fiercely were captured. die.
If Goguryeo becomes a vassal state, then Baekje and Silla will have to hold their noses and admit it. If done properly, these two countries will also have to regard Dachang as their suzerain state.
This is equivalent to buying one and getting two free. The Dachang Dynasty passed the strategy of Goguryeo, and then gradually influenced Silla and Baekje. It was so flattering that the history books must be written down in a big book. What is this? This is a merit.
Not talking about achievements, from a practical point of view, because of Chu Qing, everyone sees a farther future, a broader future, from the East China Sea, Ryukyu Island, and the peninsula, from the geographical point of view, it can be used as the Dachang Dynasty voyage fleet supply place.
Everyone looked at the prince, waiting for him to nod.
In fact, logically speaking, this kind of thing should be asked to the emperor, who is over there in Goguryeo.
Now that the matter is clear, Huang Laosi has met the envoy, which means that you can discuss it with the Dachang court. I am only responsible for fighting and playing hooligans.
After Chu Qing left yesterday, the prince had a discussion with many ministers. Qiu Wanshan woke up the dreamer with a word about why Huang Laosi, who was in Goguryeo, did not make up his mind and instead asked the envoy to come to the capital.
There are two reasons. The first reason is that the fourth child is not happy, but he does not want to destroy the country. If he wants to, he will not let the envoy come.
The second reason is that the fourth child is playing harp.
When the emperor went out of the capital, he said he was going to pursue the emperor, but in fact he was lying to a fool. Everyone knew it tacitly, and they must have felt that the fourth child had not escaped.
But if the emperor went out to Beijing to conquer one of the vassal states, or even three vassal states, it would not mean that the fourth child had slipped away. Judging from the results, it can be said that he was a great talent and a great strategy, and his achievements were second only to Dachang. The founding emperor of the dynasty.
The imperial court will think that the fourth vassal is so awesome that he can create three vassal states, so he will sing the praises of his majesty. In order to make these three vassal states still act like "countries", the courtiers will "invite" the fourth vassal to come back. , please come back and ask me to stop fighting.
So the fourth child changed from being passive when being scolded to being active when being praised.
Everyone thought that Qiu Wanshan's speculation was very reasonable and in line with Lao Si's consistent style.
Then the next thing to do is to admit it, ask the fourth child to come back, and allow Goguryeo to become a vassal state.
Prince Changyu smiled and said: "Dachang Dynasty is a country of etiquette. Goguryeo knows its mistakes and can improve them. But I don't know... Did the high envoy bring a surrender?"
The main hall was as quiet as a ghost.
Liang Canlong, who was humiliated yet relieved, was stunned.
The prince smiled and said: "I'm asking you a question, why don't you answer it? I'm going to lower my form. Have you brought it with you?"
Lower your watch!
As the name suggests, it is a form of request for surrender, admit defeat!
Looking at the prince next to the dragon chair, looking at the slightly immature and graceful face, Liang Canlong's chest felt hot and his teeth clenched.
Chu Qing, who was behind the palace master, smiled happily.
This is the prince he wants to see, the future emperor he wants to see.
Chu Qing had always felt that Chang Yu was a little too kind and too tolerant.
Facts have proved that he was wrong, and he didn't even know that he had deeply influenced the prince unknowingly, especially on his attitude towards foreign envoys.
To negotiate peace is to say that we don’t want to fight and we should continue to be friends.
To lower my status means to say that I can't beat you anymore, surrender, admit defeat.
The difference between the two can be described as the difference between clouds and mud.
Now Dachang Dynasty has actually taken advantage of it. It has taken a huge advantage. You can tell it by looking at Liang Canlong's humiliated look.
But this is far inferior to the word "lowering the table" in the prince's mouth.
You want to negotiate peace because you know you can't fight, so you surrender. The emperor becomes the king, the king marries our emperor, and your country becomes our vassal state.
But if there is a surrender, it is a "defeated country". You can do whatever you want. It's not that I bully you, it's not that I insist on your queen, but that you lost and surrendered. We can do whatever we want. Sample.
Then making you a vassal state and marrying your queen are all things that should be done.
The word "lowering the table" is equivalent to completely tearing off the fig leaf of Goguryeo, and it is also equivalent to covering up the biggest fig leaf for Huang Laosi's hooligan behavior.
This is tantamount to bullying, a strong man of 1.8 meters asking for money from a skinny man of 1.6 meters.
The little thin man knew he couldn't beat him, so he had no choice but to hand over the money aggrievedly.
But the 1.8 meter strong man gave the little skinny guy a good beating, so the little skinny guy took the initiative to hand over the money in order not to be beaten again.
It seems that the results are similar, but in fact they are two different concepts.
I became a vassal country not because I didn’t want to fight, but because I lost the fight!
One is to surrender first and then negotiate peace.
One is to negotiate peace first and then stop fighting.
This was what the prince meant, which made Nangong Xi and Qiu Wanshan a little surprised, but they couldn't help but nod.
Liang Canlong is the envoy, representing the face of Goguryeo and the face of a country.
After being silent for a long time, Liang Canlong lowered his head and seemed to straighten his waist a little.
"Goguryeo is not surrendering, it is just negotiating for peace!"
Every word, every word was sonorous and powerful, which inspired great courage.
"oh."
With a soft "Oh", the young prince waved his hand slightly: "Then let's dismiss the court."
His voice was very soft, but he already had the magnanimity and arrogance that a future emperor should have as a prince of Dachang.
If you don't surrender and there's nothing to talk about, then let's not talk about it.
