Han You, who was cupped, was not angry either.
He really wants to destroy Yingdao, and only sincerity can be exchanged for sincerity, not that he wants to exchange fake money for chastity.
Putting yourself in their shoes, Goguryeo must have concerns.
We are a country, and a powerful one at that, not those alien tribes outside the customs who just roll up their sleeves and scream to do it when they are given three melons and two dates.
It is not easy to persuade such a coalition of powerful countries to go to war with other countries that are not weak. At this level, just looking at the rewards does not make you decide to take risks, but more depends on the risks and odds.
Gao Mingli has a special status. He is the brother of the Queen of Goguryeo. He can completely represent Goguryeo. Only by convincing him can the matter proceed.
There are gains and losses. Although Goguryeo had so many envoys, at least Gao Minglin was not dead. Coincidentally, this guy was the brother of the Queen of Goguryeo, and his status was sufficient.
But now the situation is deadlocked again. Goguryeo can help Dazhou, but there is a prerequisite. The premise is that once the Ying people are destroyed in the future, Yingdao will return to Goguryeo.
A gang can be a gang. If all the warships are dispatched, it is a gang. If a small fishing boat is sent as a cheerleader, it is a gang.
How to help specifically, big or small, sincere or just trying to help, it all depends on whether Da Zhou has the chance to destroy Yingdao. The higher the chance of winning, the more Goguryeo will help.
Gao Minglin didn't speak when he saw the monarchs and ministers, and said tentatively: "How about I go back first and you can discuss it slowly?"
It can be seen that Gao Minglin is not in a hurry. Not only is he not in a hurry, he also doesn't really want to wade into the muddy water. He is greedy for Yingdao and only counts if he can eat it. If he can't eat it, what's the use of saying so much.
"Your Majesty, wait a moment."
This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, how could Artest let it go? He knew that the longer it dragged on, the more things would go wrong.
Zhao Tai glanced at the emperor, and then said: "How about the conditions proposed by the high envoy? What kind of commitment does the high envoy think we need to make to form an alliance and alliance?"
Or Zhao Tai is also a silver coin. He did not say "what price I paid," but "what kind of promise did I make?" The meaning is different and the concept is completely different. The price may be given first. , promise, the dog lifts the door curtain all with one mouth.
Gao Minglin: "Fire..."
Han You: "You dare to talk about gunpowder and I will beat you right now."
Gao Minglin cleared his throat: "The fire is shining in the Pazhou wilderness, the tigers are roaring and the cranes are singing in mourning, the sky is rolling, and the rain is falling. The most miserable things in the world can't be better."
Han You was confused: "What do you mean?"
"The little messenger was afraid that you would hit me, so I wrote a poem."
Han You: "..."
The king and his ministers were completely convinced. This guy was so afraid of Han You that he was afraid of being beaten and could not help but choke up a poem.
Gao Minglin was quite proud: "There is also Pazhou City in Baekje. The autumn fire was so fierce that it burned all over the mountains and fields in an instant, and all the animals in the mountains..."
"You should take a break." Han You rolled his eyes fiercely: "Let's get down to business."
"How do you say it?" Gao Minglin curled his lips: "What do you have in the Zhou Dynasty? Apart from your skilful infantry, your abundant treasury, your mighty generals like a cloud and your advisors like a rain, besides your gunpowder, your weapons, and your large population, what else do you have?" , the envoy just wanted to ask, what else is there!"
Han You was so angry: "What else do you want?"
"Do you have warships and sailors?"
Han You was dumbfounded: "This really doesn't exist."
"That's incredible."
Daying Island needs a naval battle. A naval battle requires sailors and warships. The Great Zhou lacks nothing but these two.
If you want to form an alliance with Goguryeo, Goguryeo doesn't need anything else. It also needs these two things, but Dazhou doesn't have them.
Zhao Tai rubbed his neck and shouted: "I have gunpowder in Dazhou."
Gao Minglin's eyes lit up: "Your gunpowder can swim!"
Zhao Tai looked confused.
"Is it more than just being able to swim?" Gao Minglin's eyes were shining: "Is it possible that your gunpowder can fly and fly to the enemy's heads without having to put it on the warship?"
Zhao Tai: "..."
Han You didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You are quite yin and yang."
Gao Minglin looked a little shy: "The commander-in-chief is just laughing."
"Am I really complimenting you?"
Gao Minglin laughed dryly and was too lazy to complain. How can there be yin and yang in your servants? There is gunpowder when you open and close your mouth. Gunpowder has no use. Can this thing fly or swim? What, after it is built, it will fly directly on Ying people's heads. Up?
Zhao Tai was also unsure and looked at Han You: "Can gunpowder be used in naval battles?"
Han You nodded: "Of course, but it needs to be shot out with a bow and arrow."
Gao Minglin looked like his eyes were shining again: "Your bows and arrows must shoot farther than the crossbows on the warships..."
Han You interrupted: "If you dare to yin and yang with me, I will tear your mouth apart."
Gao Minglin was honest: "The range of a bow and arrow is only so far. Not to mention the Yingdao warship, let's talk about the crossbow on my Goguryeo sea boat. It can shoot farther than the bow and arrow, at least twice as far. Gunpowder is indeed powerful, but it has to be shot." We have to wait until we get out. By the time we reach the range of your gunpowder, the enemy warships have already fired their crossbows twice."
Qian Ji was obviously an amateur, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Then we should throw the crossbow at the enemy and rush over to reach the range of the gunpowder."
"The boss is really smart."
Gao Minglin said with admiration on his face: "There is only one small difficulty, a small difficulty."
Qian Ji: "What's the problem?"
"My lord, if you don't know something, the ship will understand. You have to convince the enemy to stay still in the sea and wait for your Zhou warship to approach."
Qian Ji blew his beard and glared angrily. If this guy wasn't an envoy from Goguryeo, he would have wanted to take action.
The monarchs and ministers of Zhou Dynasty were silent again, which made Gao Minglin feel a little ashamed and panicked.
Gao Minglin is not a talker. This guy was a general in Goguryeo before, and he was also good at naval warfare. When he was a general, he was in the naval army. The naval army has the same meaning as the naval commander in Dazhou. Gao Minglin also has many He led the fleet against Yingdao warships for the first time, winning and losing, and he was regarded as a famous general there.
"Why don't the little envoy go back first?"
The more they talked, the more Gao Minglin felt that Da Zhou did not have the strength to destroy Yingdao, and his attitude showed that he wanted to give up. The main reason was that the group of people were all laymen, and he was too lazy to continue chatting.
In fact, this is indeed the case. Gao Minglin didn't bother to send people back to inform the country. He wanted to reject it directly to Zhou. It was unnecessary. For a person of his status, he could tell at a glance whether the cake was painted.
This time Zhao Tai couldn't stop him.
No matter how I tried to stop him, I was yelled at no matter what I said, and even silenced.
It wasn't just Gao Minglin who was impatient, there was also an eldest brother, Ba Ge.
Lao Ba, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke and said calmly: "Yes, gunpowder is now used in warships and naval battles, but gunpowder can be used in land battles."
"Your Majesty, you don't know something."
Gao Minglin did not dare to antagonize the emperor, and said respectfully: "Yingdao is on the other side of the sea. How can our warships, as well as the warships that your country has not yet built, cross the blockade of their warships? If they can't get through, they can't land. , gunpowder is useless.”
Lao Ba smiled slightly: "Yingdao is on the other side of the sea. Is Baekje also on the other side of the sea?"
Gao Minglin was stunned when he heard this, his eyes inexplicable.
Lao Ba said to himself: "Silla is on good terms with you, Goguryeo, and Baekje is on good terms with Yingdao. Goguryeo wants to swallow up Baekje's territory. No, in your terms, it is called regaining its homeland. If you have gunpowder, , this matter is a piece of cake.”
Gao Minglin's eyes did not light up this time, but he frowned fiercely: "What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
"If you attack Baekje, Yingdao, which has good relations with Baekje, will definitely intervene. The high envoy can consider it on his own. If you attack Baekje, I, Dazhou, will definitely provide gunpowder."
"But once Baekje is attacked, Yingdao will send warships to attack me, Goguryeo."
"If the Ying people want to invade Goguryeo, they must land and fight with troops from ships. Gunpowder can be shot with long bows and large crossbows from coastal defense towers. Isn't this big crossbow not as far as the ship's crossbow? Or, you Goguryeo wanted to conquer its homeland, but it couldn't even afford to build a coastal defense tower on the coast. It relied on gunpowder to work instead of sitting around, so why should the Yingdao warships be afraid? They defended instead of attacking."
At this point, Lao Ba's voice was full of deception: "After destroying Baekje, Goguryeo will no longer have any rivals on land. Given time, your country and I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, will slay Yingdao together. After slaying the Japanese thieves, Yingdao can also be defeated." To become the territory of Goguryeo, to expand the territory, and to have a name that will last forever, wouldn’t your noble envoy... be moved by it?"
Han You and others all looked at Han You, their eyes became extremely strange, and even the elder Huang looked deeply at Zhou Ke.
Perhaps because they have been wearing the dragon robe for so long, many people have subconsciously forgotten one thing. Lao Ba is also a general, and a famous general at that.
Gao Minglin's heartbeat was getting faster and faster, and his expression changed again and again.
His heart was getting hotter and hotter, and this time, Gao Minglin finally began to think carefully.
Lao Ba didn't push him, and sipped his tea with a smile on his lips.
