"When I went to Yingzhou this time, I talked with the British Duke about Silla!" Wang Wenzuo waved his hand and signaled Cao Wenzong to ask the guards to go farther away to avoid hearing what he said next: "The British Duke rejected me this time. Solve Silla’s proposal!”
"Proposal to solve Silla?" Shen Faseng licked his lips. He felt that his throat was a little bitter. Although he had often complained about the unreliability of the Silla people as allies, he still regarded the Silla people anyway. Taking it as his own, and Saburo actually wants to attack the Silla people, this is too terrible!
"Why?"
"Why attack the Silla people? It's very simple. After Baekje and Goguryeo are finished, Silla will have no value in existence!" Wang Wenzuo spread his hands: "And the Silla people ate too much on the corpses of Baekje and Goguryeo. If a hunting dog is too meaty, it becomes too strong. If a hunting dog is so strong that its owner cannot hold it back, it is best to kill it and put it in the pot!”
Shen Faseng lowered his head. Wang Wenzuo's gaze made him feel uncomfortable all over. His ten fingers were entangled together, just like his heart. Wang Wenzuo looked at his friend and whispered: "What's wrong? Do you think this shouldn't be done?"
"No, no!" Master Shen shook his head hastily: "I didn't mean that, Sanlang. I'm not as smart as you, and I don't have your foresight. If it weren't for you, our group might all have died in Baekje." , there is not even a grave. But this time I am really confused, do I really want to fight this battle?"
"Even you think so! No wonder the British father doesn't agree!" Wang Wenzuo sighed: "Maybe I think too much!"
"No, no, it's just that we are stupid and can't see so far. Saburo, please explain it to me first!"
"Okay! I have often thought about how to ensure long-term peace and stability on the borders of Datang. It would be best if the neighboring countries around Datang are of similar strength, so that they can restrain each other. If there are disputes, Datang will come forward to rule and not let If any country becomes dominant, then any country will be obedient to the Tang Dynasty, otherwise it will be conquered by the allied forces of the Tang Dynasty and its neighboring countries. After the fall of Goguryeo, no neighboring country will come to contain Silla, although there is no The only way is to eliminate Silla!"
"Sanlang, are you right?" Shen Faseng said with a smile: "Obviously there is still someone to contain Silla! Isn't that the Japanese state? Isn't it just like you said that these two countries contain each other? If it is like you said, Xinluo will be restrained. Luo has been wiped out, but no one will be able to contain the Japanese!"
Master Shen's words were like a bolt of lightning piercing Wang Wenzuo's heart, illuminating his originally confused thoughts. The strange behavior of Li Ji when he was talking to him now has the answer. He praised him many times in front of his direct grandson, but refused to kill two birds with one stone. I have never understood how Li Ji could not see the feasibility of this strategy, and how could this aging old man refuse such an opportunity to make great achievements? Now Shen Feneng's unintentional words revealed the truth. It turned out that he was the real reason why Li Ji refused to offer advice!
"Sanlang, Sanlang?" Master Shen saw that Wang Wenzuo's face was changing from happy to angry, and his teeth were clenched and creaking. He seemed to be crazy, so he hurriedly asked: "Are you okay? Do you want to call the doctor? "
"No need!" Wang Wenzuo took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and smiled: "I'm fine, I just remembered an old thing. You are right, I did not include the Japanese country. !”
"Actually, the Japanese country should not be included. After all, it has been pacified by Sanlang, but the tribute has not been paid!" Seeing that Wang Wenzuo had returned to normal, Shen Faseng breathed a sigh of relief: "This time I sent people and horses. It can be regarded as a submissive vassal state!”
"Well!" Wang Wenzuo was in a state of confusion at this time: "I'm a little tired today, so I'll go back and rest first. I'll let you handle the things here!"
"Yes!" Shen Fanseng hurriedly stood up to see Wang Wenzuo off. Looking at Wang Wenzuo's leaving figure, he scratched the back of his head and said to himself: "It's strange, what did I say wrong just now? Why did Sanlang suddenly become a different person? ?”
On horseback, Wang Wenzuo's body rose and fell with the rhythm of his mount, but his mind was in chaos. He was an extremely smart man. It turned out that there were flaws in Li Ji's words, but he had never thought in that direction. , now through Shen Faseng's inadvertent reminder, he connected the dots of the several meetings in Yingzhou, and many things hidden behind were revealed. There was only one reason why Li Ji refused to destroy Silla, and that was because he was jealous of himself. So was he doing this his own idea, or did he represent the emperor's intention? The difference is huge.
The former doesn't matter. Anyway, at Li Ji's age, his death has only happened in the past few years. No matter how talented a person is, it will all be in vain after death. There is nothing to be afraid of; but if it is the emperor's intention, then it is something else. It's the same thing. Judging from past practice, after Goguryeo is eliminated, he will probably be transferred away. As for whether to go to the west or Chang'an, it is not certain. He is still young. As long as the prince is okay, there will definitely be a chance to make a comeback. But the problem is that historically this prince does not seem to live long. After the prince's death, his Eastern Palace forces will definitely face a cruel reshuffle, and I really don't want to go to Chang'an. The memories there are really too bad!
"Ming Gong, we're here!" Cao Wenzong's voice pulled Wang Wenzuo out of his thoughts. Wang Wenzuo got off his horse and suddenly asked: "Wenzong, if I want to return to Chang'an, what are your plans?"
"Back to Chang'an?" Cao Wenzong frowned: "Did Duke Ming get the news?"
"That's not true! I'm just asking you, if I go back to Chang'an, will you go back with me?"
"Cao's life has been promised to Duke Minggong for a long time. Naturally, wherever Duke Ming goes, Cao will go too!" Cao Wenzong paused for a moment: "But if Duke Ming returns to Chang'an, the horse will live in the stable all day long. What a pity it is to be full but unable to gallop!"
"Really?" Wang Wenzuo laughed: "But people all over the world think that the two cities are heavenly beings. Leaving Beijing is like being banished to the mortal world, and entering Beijing is like ascending to immortality. But you have done the opposite. What's the truth?"
"The people of the world are like the horses, and the two capitals are like the Royal Horse Prison. Every day, the manger is filled with beans and barley, and there are dedicated people to wait on it. They eat well and drink well. Every day, they can only carry a load of After running for half a mile with the nobles in the palace, the rest of the time is spent eating and drinking. As the saying goes, a horse is greedy for beans, so people naturally think that the two capitals are good. But Ming Gong is a horse, and what he thinks about every day is galloping and making achievements. If you stay in Chang'an all day long and pay high-ranking officials, bowing and bowing, I'm afraid you'll sigh!"
"Yes!" Wang Wenzuo knew that what Cao Wenzong said about "the flesh on the cheeks" was comparing himself to the late master Liu Bei, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "I really don't want to go back to Chang'an. Back then, Mr. Liu lamented, 'The sun and the moon are running fast, and the old man is coming. "Yes, but I have not accomplished anything!" Although I dare not compare with him, the ambition of a good man to make achievements is average. I hope that after the destruction of Goguryeo this time, the emperor will allow me to stay in Haidong for a few more years, and I will definitely conquer all the seas. Is all the land within my reach the territory of the Tang Dynasty?"
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Silla, Jincheng, Jin Yuxin Mansion.
"Brother is in the study above!" Jin Qinchun (Jin Yuxin's younger brother) pointed to the stairs: "He is waiting for you alone, please!"
Jin Renwen nodded to Jin Qinchun, feeling inexplicable anxiety in his heart. As he climbed the stairs, he told himself: Jin Yuxin was his uncle. If he wanted to see him, he might just talk about family matters, just like other relatives.
As soon as he entered the study, the old dog at Jin Yuxin's feet raised his upper body alertly and let out a low roar in his throat. Jin Renwen took half a step back and carefully stretched his right hand to his waist.
"Get down, get down! Have you forgotten? He is Xiao Renshou! You have played with him before!" Jin Yuxin muttered and patted the old dog's head. He was sitting at the desk beside the bed, reading a book Letter: "Give me a glass of wine and pour yourself a glass!"
The old dog looked at the uninvited guest in confusion, and finally lay down again. Jin Renwen walked to the cabinet against the wall, picked up two cups, poured one cup for Jin Yuxin, and poured another cup for himself, and replied Go to the desk and put down the wine glass.
"Sit down and drink!" Jin Yuxin said while continuing to read the letter: "Wait for me for a while, I will almost finish reading the letter!"
Jin Renwen sat down and took a sip of wine. The wine only wet his lips. Jin Yuxin glanced at him and said, "So careful? This is very similar to your father. When he was in the Hwarang Team, this kind of caution saved him twice." Life!"
"You mean someone put poison in his glass?"
"No, there was only one case of poisoning, and another time it was tampering with his saddle!" Jin Yuxin said with a smile, "You don't know any of this?"
"Well, my father never told me these things!" Jin Renwen answered honestly.
"That's true! Some things should rot in the stomachs of us old guys and die with us! Only in this way can young people have a bright future!" Jin Yuxin put down the letter and drank the glass of wine: "You can now not worried!"
Jin Renwen's face was slightly red. His civility, cultivation, and magnanimity all failed in front of this old man. He picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. He turned the empty glass over and showed it to Jin Yuxin: "Mr. Yu Xin, I've finished my drink!"
"Call me uncle!" Jin Yuxin scolded angrily: "Your mother is my biological sister!"
"Uncle!" Jin Renwen replied with some embarrassment. Since his father's death, he has almost forgotten this relationship. Not only him, but all Jin Renwen supporters in Silla have also forgotten. Everyone knows Jin Yuxin married his daughter to the King of Silla.
"Very good, I guess you have almost forgotten this relative!" Jin Yuxin snorted coldly: "Did you know? When Brother Chunqiu was choosing his heir, he once asked me and said that you and Fa Min are both me My nephew, I will definitely not be partial, in the end I chose your brother, do you know why?"
"My brother is kind, filial and bright, and he is the eldest brother, so naturally I should choose him!"
"No, it's not because of this!" Jin Yuxin shook his head: "If you are talking about talent and merit, you may be better than Fa Min. As for the elders and younger ones, it is not the elders who can succeed to the throne. If you don't have the ability to keep the throne, , what’s the use of being older? I actually chose him for one reason, Renshou, you have stayed in the Tang Dynasty for too long. I don’t know whether you are Jin Renwen of Silla or General Renshou of the Tang Dynasty! As for Famin, he has been staying in Silla, and both your father and I are sure that he is from Silla!"
Jin Renwen didn't speak. He couldn't be sure whether Jin Yuxin's words were true or a trap, or both. Most of the time, the truth is easier to deceive than lies. Jin Yuxin didn't seem to care about Jin Renwen's silence and continued:
"When your father decided to turn to the Tang Dynasty and imitate the Tang Dynasty's official system and rule of law, many people opposed it. Some of these people were for their own selfish interests, and some were political opponents of my father and me, but it is true that some people were out of control. For example, some people say that with the strength of the Tang State and the prosperity of its culture, if we imitate the Tang people in everything and surrender to the Tang State, our generation will be fine, but in the next generation, and the next generation after that, I am afraid that the Silla people will not Thinking that they are from Silla, they think that they are from the Tang Dynasty. By that time, the Tang people will not even need to send a single soldier to attack. Our descendants will ask for annexation, be proud to be officials of the Tang State, and bring Chang'an to It’s not that Jincheng is our hometown. Even if we can use the power of the Tang Dynasty to eliminate Baekje and Goguryeo, what difference will it make to them? It’s just a matter of fifty steps and a hundred steps! At that time, my father and I killed the people who said these words But we have never forgotten these words and keep them in our hearts!”
This time, Jin Renwen could no longer remain silent: "Did you choose your brother for this reason?"
"Yes, you and Famin are both my nephews. It doesn't matter who ascends the throne to me. If my father-in-law had chosen you, he would have let you marry my daughter!" Jin Yuxin smiled: "I am already over 10 years old. I'm seventy, and I'll have to go underground to see your father soon, so there's no need for me to lie about this matter!"
Jin Renwen nodded subconsciously. He had a feeling in his heart that Jin Yuxin did not lie about this matter, but why did he bring up the past again? All this has long since passed, and there is no point in talking about it anymore.
"Why did my uncle say this to me?" Jin Ren asked: "The late king died a long time ago, and my brother has been enthroned as king a long time ago. What's the point of saying all this except just adding to my troubles?"
"I ask you to speak these words today for two purposes!" Jin Yuxin held out two fingers: "First, this time the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty asked us Silla people to send troops to conquer Goguryeo. The general who leads the army is you. I hope you will Think about your home country, instead of just thinking from the perspective of a general of the Tang Dynasty; secondly, if one day in the future you really compete with Famin for the throne, and if you win and become the king, I hope you will regard yourself as the king of Silla, not the king of Tang Dynasty. A certain vassal king of the Tang Dynasty!"
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