What about the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty?
Although the Tang Dynasty had recognized Jin Famin as the king of Silla, the emperor often showed his love for Jin Renwen. Needless to say, he often gave him rewards. The residence where Jin Renwen lived was only one step away from the palace. The emperor's waistband was forbidden to enter and exit, and he was surrounded by guards when he traveled. Once during the banquet, the emperor even said, "If Renshou is not here, wine tastes like water!" and refused to raise his glass until Jin Ren asked about it. All this is spreading the news to the outside world that this Silla hostage occupies an extremely important position in the emperor's heart. Will the emperor one day let him return to Silla and replace his brother as king?
Regarding this question, Jin Ren asked himself not knowing the answer. Being born in an imperial family, he certainly knew that a qualified king would be an excellent actor in his own right. When he was a child, he would often watch his father showing kindness to others and then ordering his execution, especially the emperor. Leader, sometimes Jin Ren even couldn't tell whether what Li Zhi said or did was sincere and what was a pretense. But one thing is certain. The elimination of Goguryeo has the highest priority in the emperor's heart. Anything that conflicts with this matter must be put aside. Therefore, even if the emperor is willing to make himself the king of Silla, it will be after this. matter.
So if the emperor supports it, can he defeat his brother and ascend the throne as king? Not long ago, I was quite pessimistic about this issue. Although there are still some people in Silla who support him, as Kim Fa-min has been on the throne for longer and longer, his supporters are also decreasing. More importantly, with the Tang Dynasty's management of the Korean Peninsula, Baekje was destroyed, Goguryeo was half-broken, and the Japanese's attempt to invade the Korean Peninsula was destroyed. The biggest beneficiary of all this was actually not the Tang Dynasty, but Silla.
Jin Bomin not only recovered all the land occupied by Goguryeo and Baekje, but also did not need to expend national power to resist the invasion of the Japanese and Baekje. In the subsequent process of annihilating Goguryeo, Silla will undoubtedly get a big piece of the cake. At that time, even with the support of the Tang Dynasty, can he still defeat his brother and return to his country to become king?
The shocking news Cui Hongdu brought back made Jin Renwen suddenly excited. Although since he met Wang Wenzuo, Jin Renwen thought that the other person was a genius of the world, and made friends with him regardless of the huge difference in their identities. But later facts proved that Jin Renwen still underestimated Wang Wenzuo. He originally thought that Wang Wenzuo could grow up enough to help him return to his country and become king within five years. However, Wang Wenzuo took less than a year to completely defeat the Japanese state. Trouble.
Not only that, he also established a very close relationship with the Japanese queen, turning the Japanese from potential enemies into actual allies. In this way, even if Silla can become stronger in the process of annihilating Goguryeo, his hope of ascending to the throne will also greatly increase - he can attack Silla from the north and south. In this unfavorable situation, Silla Kingdom's The neutral faction will have many people betting on themselves.
The goal that was originally thought to be out of reach was suddenly within reach. Jin Renwen suddenly felt a little dizzy. He swayed, stretched out his hand to hold the beam next to him, and regained his balance. At this time, he could not fall down. !
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In the afternoon of the third day, East Palace.
"You are Wang Jiaoyu's subordinate!" Prince Li Hong looked at Cui Hongdu who was kneeling down with interest. Perhaps because he had just had measles, the color of his originally fair and smooth cheeks had darkened a lot. She has also lost weight, and her cheekbones are taller and more supportive.
"His Royal Highness, the last name of the general is Cui Hongdu, and he served under the Royal Governor when he was in Baekje!" Cui Hongdu did not dare to raise his head and replied loudly.
"So that's it, come closer and talk!" Li Hong waved. Cui Hongdu apologized, stood up, bowed his waist, walked quickly for four or five steps, and then knelt down again. When the prince saw this, he smiled and said, "If I ask you to come closer, come closer. Are you afraid of the rubella I have?"
Cui Hongdu was startled when he heard this, and hurriedly responded: "I don't dare!" He stood up and walked another seven or eight steps. He was already only two or three meters away from the prince, and then he knelt down again.
"You look up!"
"I obey the order!" Cui Hongdu raised his head. Only then did he notice that there were many small dark red herpes on the edge of the prince's neck, which were connected with his cheeks. Apparently, they should have been like that a few days ago. The prince is ill this time, and his condition is really serious.
"Well!" Li Hong observed carefully for a long time, and then nodded with satisfaction: "With such a good appearance, he is indeed worthy of being Wang Jiaoyu's subordinate. By the way, Wang Jiaoyu's letter to me said that he has been calmed down. The chaos in Japan was not detailed in the letter. How many troops did you bring to Japan this time?"
"The first time we went, there were four hundred soldiers, and the second time there were more than a thousand reinforcements!"
"That's it?" The prince was surprised: "I heard that the Japanese country is also a big country in the east of the sea. In the last battle of Baijiangkou, nearly 20,000 people were captured alive. Wang Jiaoyu took more than 1,000 people alive. How did people defeat the Japanese?"
"That's what happened. When Governor Wang arrived in Japan, it was at the critical moment when the old Japanese king had died and the new king had not yet succeeded to the throne. At that time, there were three people in Japan competing for the throne. Wang Jiaoyu united with one of them, and then raised his troops to attack the remaining ones. Only then did they defeat them! Nine out of ten of the soldiers under Governor Wang at that time were Japanese!"
"So that's the case, but even so, Wang Jiaoyu is amazing!" The prince nodded happily, turned to Jin Ren and asked: "Renshou, do you think what I said is right?"
"Of course what His Highness the Crown Prince said is correct!" Jin Renwen said with a smile: "To be honest, if it hadn't been for the gifts Cui Yuhou sent, I wouldn't have believed that everything written in the letter was true!"
"Really?" Prince Li Hong said with a smile: "It seems that Wang Jiaoyu gave you a generous gift. Come on, take the gift list and let me see what Wang Jiaoyu gave me!" He asked the chamberlain on the side. He took the gift list in his hand, unfolded it, and his face changed slightly: "Cui Yuhou, is the gift list correct?"
"Absolutely correct?" Cui Hongdu responded quickly: "These are all the ministers who have counted them one by one. Your Highness can have people compare them one by one. If there are any discrepancies, it will be the fault of the ministers!"
The prince looked at the gift list again, and instead of asking anyone to count the gifts, he put the gift list aside: "I won't accept this gift. You take it back and return it to Wang Jiaoyu!"
"This -" Cui Hongdu was startled. Just as he was about to speak, the prince raised his right hand: "If Wang Jiaoyu just sent a few furs and some medicinal materials, it would be fine for me to accept them. But there is gold dust in the gift list. One hundred catties and two hundred catties of silver ingots. These are different. Don’t I know the difficulties of the border soldiers? You take these gold and silver back and tell Wang Jiaoyu. I will naturally find an opportunity to tell the emperor and the empress what is said in the letter. I will speak for him in front of him and ask him to take good care of himself in Japan and come back to Chang'an as soon as possible!"
"Wei Chen understands!" Cui Hongdu was deeply moved when he heard this: "I will definitely bring your words to the Governor!"
"That's good!" Prince Li Hong showed a satisfied smile: "Actually, I think it's a bit too much about Liu Renyuan, but as a son of a man, some things are hard to say. Now that everyone is gone, my family and It is only right for the bones to return to their hometown! I will tell you in front of my father in a few days!" At this point, he suddenly coughed, and the chamberlain on the side quickly called the medical officer on duty, taking medicine and Acupuncture is very busy. Cui Hongdu and Jin Renwen hurriedly retreated and waited outside for a long time. A chamberlain came out and bowed to Jin Renwen: "General, His Royal Highness is a little tired today. Please go back first!"
"Okay, I have a great companion!" Jin Renwen said hello to the chamberlain, secretly stuffed a small piece of gold into the chamberlain's hand, and then exited the palace.
"His Royal Highness the Prince is so kind that if he ascends the throne, he will be the ruler of Yao and Shun!" Cui Hongdu sighed.
"Your Highness is very kind, but he doesn't treat everyone like this!" Jin Renwen said with a smile.
"That's right, thanks to the general today!" Cui Hongdu said.
"I am just a passerby today! His Royal Highness the Prince values Sanlang very much. As long as he knows that you are Sanlang's man, he will naturally treat you differently!"
"Oh? There is such a thing?" Cui Hongdu was surprised: "Then the prince just asked me to tell the governor that he should take care of himself and come back to Chang'an as soon as possible. Are you telling the truth?"
"Of course you are telling the truth?" Jin Renwen asked with a smile: "You think His Highness the Crown Prince says this to everyone? Let's put it this way, if Sanlang had nodded, he would have become the military instructor of the East Palace and become the side of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. When His Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne, he will be the perfect candidate to lead the Beiya Imperial Army!"
"Sanlang is in charge of the Beiya Imperial Guards?" Cui Hongdu was surprised. At that time, the Beiya Imperial Guards were the emperor's personal soldiers in the true sense. The people who led them were the most trusted people of the emperor. Most of them were noble children. Wang Wenzuo was only a few years old. Cui Hongdu couldn't help but feel that it was a bit unreal that Paoze, who was ladling porridge in the same big pot with himself in Baekje, was suddenly able to command the Beiya Imperial Army.
"What's wrong? You don't believe it?"
"I don't dare!" Cui Hongdu quickly confessed: "I just think it's a bit incredible!"
"You didn't go back to Chang'an with Sanlang. You didn't know many things at that time. Of course you find it incredible!" Cui Hongdu said with a smile: "The prince is only twelve years old now. Assuming that he ascends the throne ten years later, if Sanlang stays in the East Palace during these ten years, Who do you think the prince will choose to guard Xuanwu Gate?"
"Then, why doesn't Saburo stay in Chang'an? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" Cui Hongdu asked.
"I don't know about that!" Jin Renwen showed a funny smile: "Maybe he can't let you go, maybe it's because his ambition is too lofty?"
"The ambition is too lofty, higher than that of the guard in the East Palace?" Cui Hongdu became increasingly confused, but it seemed that he could not fully understand what Wang Wenzuo did from the beginning.
"Perhaps there really is. After all, the gifts he sent out, even the prince thought they were a bit heavy!" Jin Ren asked with a smile: "I am also a little curious, where did Saburo find so much gold and silver? To be honest, he gave I have so much gold and silver that I dare not accept it!”
"If I said that the governor discovered an unprecedented silver mountain in Japan, would you believe it?"
After hearing this, Jin Renwen burst out laughing: "Forget it, since you don't want to tell me, I won't ask further. Anyway, I just need to know that Sanlang made a fortune in Japan!"
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Japanese country, Nambajin.
Although it is already autumn, the heat has not diminished at all. The cicadas outside the courtyard are squeaking, making the noisy people upset. Wang Wenzuo sat behind the desk, while two maids shook the cattail leaf fans vigorously, bringing bursts of hot air, which made him miss the air conditioning before time travel even more.
"Hey, I wish I could still remember how to build an earth air conditioner!" Wang Wenzuo sighed: "Forget it, it's more realistic to get ice cubes from the top of the mountain and store them in the cellar first, and then take them out in the summer!"
"Ming Gong!" Cao Sengnu said: "The ship carrying sugar cane seedlings has arrived!"
"Very good, split it into two ships and transport it to Ryukyu one after another. Let the Baekje people be careful. This is related to their own future!"
"Yes!" Cao Sengnu responded. He knew that Wang Wenzuo had high expectations for these sugar canes, so he asked cautiously: "Ming Gong, in fact, there are already many places in the south of the Tang Dynasty where sugar cane is grown. If you are interested, please tell me." Why do we have to farm in Ryukyu when we can buy land and labor there?”
"That's different!" Wang Wenzuo was about to explain to the other party the difference between commercial plantations and small farmer economy, but the maid came in from the outside, looking a little flustered: "Zuo, Zuofu Palace, Dan, Tanba Guoshi is outside asking for an audience!"
"Tanba Guoshi? Lord Shoujun Oishi, right?" Wang Wenzuo glanced at the maid: "What's wrong with you? Why are you shaking? Are you sick?"
"No!" the maid said with a bitter smile: "I just stood in front of Tanba Kunsi, and I felt a little scared!"
"Are you a little scared when standing in front of Shoujun Dashi?" Wang Wenzuo laughed: "Forget it, just bring him in! Then you can go out! Is that okay?"
"Yes!" The maid responded and went out. Wang Wenzuo smiled and said: "This woman is usually good, but why she is like this today is really strange!"
"Ming Gong, I have also heard some rumors recently!" Cao Sennu hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to speak out: "Shou Jun Dashi did a little too much in Danbo Kingdom!"
"A bit too much? How to go too far?"
"Killed many people, many people!" Cao Sengnu lowered his voice: "And the methods were very cruel!"
"The methods are very cruel!" Wang Wenzuo looked up from the document. Cao Sengnu has been following him for some time. He is no longer the young boy he was back then. He should also know some of the inside story of Shoujun Dashi's trip to Danbo Kingdom, but he still Putting it this way, it seems that what Shoujun Oishi did in Tamba Country was really not an ordinary "cool" one.
"What has he done?"
"My subordinates just heard a little bit about it!"
"Then tell me what you heard!" Wang Wenzuo smiled: "If you don't say it anymore, then you will have to say it in front of him!"
Cao Sengnu showed a wry smile: "I heard that Shoujun Dashi put the children of those who refused to confess in raincoats soaked in fish oil, and then——"
(End of chapter)
