The people of the Tang Dynasty are asking, the celebrities of the Tang Dynasty are frantically consulting historical materials, and the officials of the Tang Dynasty are reflecting. The generals of the Tang Dynasty flock to the Ministry of War whenever they are not in office. They need to find like-minded people to talk to.
Tell me what you think.
In the embassy district, there are a total of five embassies. These are all allies with excellent relations with the Tang Dynasty.
In the embassy area, the Uighur envoy to Chang'an held a banquet and invited four neighbors to the banquet. It was not for drinking, but just to discuss the amazing news in the Tang Dynasty newspaper.
Compared to the tranquility of these two places, the tranquility in the Yingbin Garden was eerily quiet.
The Baekje envoy's affairs went smoothly, as he wished, and he returned to the Yingbin Garden with a smile on his face. But as soon as he entered his yard, he saw that everyone had a gloomy face.
A newspaper was delivered to him.
Datang Daily, the official newspaper of Datang, has only one topic printed on the entire front page.
Why did the former Sui Dynasty lose to Goguryeo?
Anyone who can serve as an envoy must at least have experience in officialdom. He may fall into the trap of a more sophisticated person, but he will not be unable to see the situation clearly. At this time, there was such an article on politics in the official newspaper of the Tang Dynasty, which means
Represents the official attitude of Datang.
At this time, Datang and Goguryeo only ceased war and did not really start peace talks.
Not to mention any covenant.
Thinking that something was wrong, the Baekje envoy took the newspaper and went to find the Goguryeo envoy.
There were six people sitting in the Goguryeo envoy's room. One was the Goguryeo envoy, Brother Choi. The other was the deputy envoy, General Eulji Mundeok. The other was a young scribe, Yeon Gae Somun, who had a very high family status.
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Then came Gaochang's envoy and an accompanying military general from Gaochang.
The last person was an old scribe from the Western Turkic Envoy. When the Goguryeo envoy introduced him, he only said that he was a confidential scribe from the Western Turkic Envoy who happened to come over to deliver materials and chat about some interesting things in the newspapers.
Make small talk, pull your balls and make small talk.
The Baekje envoy really had the urge to stuff the newspaper into the mouth of the Goguryeo envoy.
At this time, what qualifications does a Western Turkic scribe have to sit here? This person's status is probably extremely extraordinary.
Who is this old scribe?
In fact, he was only in his forties and in his prime. He came to Chang'an this time just to see Chang'an secretly. His name was Ashina Nishu, he was a nobleman on the grassland and a khan.
The last time the Western Turks came to history, a major event was not accomplished.
This time, the Great Khan of the Western Turks and Tongyehu Great Khan once again sent envoys with 10,000 catties of gold and 5,000 fine horses. They were once again preparing to propose a marriage request to the Tang Dynasty.
The tribes of the Western Turks did not dare to resist the overly conceited Tong Yehu, so Nishu dressed up as an old scribe and came to Chang'an together.
"This is something weird in today's newspaper!" Although the Baekje envoy was unhappy, his tone was still very calm. After sitting down, he put the newspaper on the table at hand.
"How did we, the Great Goguryeo, defeat the Great Sui Dynasty? Do we still need to discuss this issue?" Eulji Mundeok sneered.
"The former Sui Dynasty was self-defeating." Yeon Gaesowen said softly.
Although he was just a scribe, his family was powerful and he was the legitimate son. His father's position at this time in Goguryeo was equivalent to that of the Tang Dynasty Prime Minister, that is, Fang Xuanling's status.
"What a joke, I, the great Goguryeo warrior, am one against ten!"
"There are more than 30,000 troops stationed in Liaocheng and Jian'an, plus 50,000 reinforcements. The Tang army is only 20,000, plus the soldiers and horses of Mohe and Khitan, the number of soldiers who escaped from the two cities is less than 1,000. The Tang Dynasty has more
There are nearly 70,000 slaves of our Goguryeo army. There are also more than 200,000 civilians. Calculated as one against ten, our Goguryeo army should be able to deal with 800,000 Tang soldiers!"
Yeon Gae So-moon said word by word with a cold face.
"Okay, what's the point of discussing these past events? If you are interested, take a look at the newspapers in Chang'an to find any interesting articles. I just want to know what the Tang Dynasty means by doing this?"
"They want to regain some face so that they can put pressure on us, Goguryeo, during the negotiations!" Eulji Mundeok's analysis was recognized by most people. Even Yeongae Somun also believed that this was the most likely possibility.
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The Goguryeo envoy asked again: "How should we deal with it?"
"If envoys from other countries write articles, we can also write one. But what I am more afraid of is not the pressure from the Tang Dynasty. It is that they analyzed the war between our Great Goguryeo and the Great Sui Dynasty very seriously and found out the war
The weaknesses of both sides, and the tactics against our great Goguryeo."
Having said this, Yuan Gaisuwen stood up and said in a very serious tone: "The King of Qin in the Tang Dynasty is a very terrible person!"
This is nonsense, at least that’s what Baekje’s envoys thought.
No one in the countries surrounding the Tang Dynasty or in all classes within the Tang Dynasty knows that the King of Qin in the Tang Dynasty is terrifying.
Even when the Khitan and Mohe formed an alliance with the Tang Dynasty, they publicly added that if the King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty patrols the border and approaches the territory of the Khitan or Mohe, he must give a formal notification in advance and have time to stay.
and the route of the cruise.
Even allies are afraid, let alone enemies.
The only person who can hear another flavor from this sentence is Ni Shi.
In his ears, this sentence represented a hint. On the grassland, there were many khans, but for example, the Western Turks had one big khan, who was the leader of all tribes.
Jieli Khan, the great khan of the Eastern Turks, is now imprisoned in Chang'an City.
There is no longer a great khan in the Eastern Turks.
The scary thing about King Qin of the Tang Dynasty is that he seems to want to make the Tang Dynasty the khan of all the countries in the world. If you don't accept it, you will be beaten until you are convinced.
Let’s ignore the Turkic War.
Now all the tribes in East Turkestan are living their lives without looking at the face of the Tang Dynasty. In the war between the three kingdoms of the peninsula, the Tang Dynasty intervened, but Goguryeo refused to listen to the mediation and was directly defeated in two cities. The name was a lesson, but it was a lesson for the future of the Tang Dynasty.
Sent troops to establish a bridgehead against Goguryeo.
"I am getting older. I have stopped participating in government affairs. This matter still needs attention. Resign!" Nishu was about to leave. He did not see the possibility of alliance among the people of Goguryeo, Gaochang and Baekje. It was not because of sincerity.
It's because these three countries are too stupid.
The Goguryeo envoy personally sent it outside. He knew Nishu's identity. Outside the door, he said: "If possible, I, Goguryeo, hope to get 10,000 horses."
"We have horses, but how to send them to Goguryeo?" Nishu asked in return.
"If we, Goguryeo, form an alliance with the Tang Dynasty, there will be no problem if Tang merchants transport it!"
"Ten thousand horses will not be a problem by then. It will not be too late to discuss the price when the time comes." After Nishu held his chest and bowed, he left the yard with his men. The place where they lived in the Western Turks was only a short walk away from this yard.
Ten minutes, but it's very close.
Ni She left and returned to his yard. The young man beside him asked softly: "Making such a deal with the Goguryeo people will not do any good to us, the Western Turks."
"You are the one who has no chance to trade, but you strive to enter the Imperial Academy of the Tang Dynasty. In Chang'an, you can learn things that you can't learn in your life on the grassland. If you want to become a king, you must first know what a king is. With nothing but force,
You are just a general, or even just a soldier!"
The young man finally listened to Nishu's words.
In the living room of the Goguryeo envoy, the Goguryeo envoy's face darkened: "We Goguryeo must form an alliance with the Tang Dynasty in exchange for at least three years."
The envoy from Gaochang also said: "We in Gaochang must also form an alliance. The Tang army is stationed in Yiwu. If it weren't for Tuyuhun's support, our city of Gaochang would have been occupied by the Yiwu people. They gave up their dignity. If they continued
If they go further, as long as they ask Datang to help send troops, Tuyuhun will be afraid!"
"Read the newspapers carefully and see if you can find any opportunities!" The Goguryeo envoy's suggestion was quite good.
"You should go to the market to buy old newspapers. I heard that many wealthy families in Chang'an have newspaper offices. Especially the official newspaper Datang News and the first private newspaper Chang'an News will be completely collected and can be read at any time.
"Obviously, Yeon Gaesumun had a very detailed understanding of it.
The Goguryeo envoy waved his hand: "You go and receive a gift worth a hundred guan, and another hundred gold leaves, go ahead!"
The gold leaf of Goguryeo was regarded as the currency of the nobles. It was made of whitish 60% gold and was as small as a willow leaf. In Goguryeo, a piece of gold leaf like this could buy about thirty dou of grain.
Taking the price of goods in Goguryeo and converting it into the price of rice in Tang Dynasty, it is almost worth more than 500 Wen.
In Chang'an, such gold leaves were not considered currency, but they could be traded.
Yeon Gaesomun went out. He also wanted to have some exchanges with celebrities in Chang'an. Especially at the Royal Academy, there were countless outstanding young people taking exams. Being able to listen to lectures by celebrities here must be an opportunity to learn.
First, I went to Honglu Temple to inquire about it. In that wealthy place, I could see a complete set of newspapers.
The person in charge of Honglu Temple was extremely surprised by this problem, but when he thought that the other party was from Goguryeo, he still explained: "In the former West Market of Chang'an, a new Hongwen Hall will be built. It will have a library, a study room, and a library.
There are more than 30,000 books there, and there is also a newspaper area, which contains 100 copies of all newspapers since the newspaper was issued. You only need to pay a deposit and apply for a reading card to read the book.
Study in the study room, or in the book and tea room.”
"I don't know how much deposit is required, but what is the study used for?"
"The minimum deposit is one hundred guan, grade C. You can borrow newspapers and ordinary books. The highest deposit is 800 guan, which is grade A. You can borrow original books, name stickers, and famous paintings for viewing. The study room is for guests to copy original books or copy famous paintings.
The cost of copybooks is extremely high, costing sixty cents a day, and the required paper, ink, printing, etc. will also be charged separately."
I heard this from the official at Honglu Temple.
Yeon Gae So Moon really admired and envied him very much.
You must know that in Goguryeo, if you want to see unique copies, famous paintings, etc., you can only ask the owner of the calligraphy and painting. Sometimes you may not be able to get permission after asking for several years. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.
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