Eulji Wende was overjoyed and said: "Since I have received your Majesty's permission, the foreign ministers will let them in now."
After a while, a group of Goryeo girls walked in from outside the tent. Over the years, many Goryeo girls have been sold into the Central Plains. Of course, in addition to Goryeo girls, there are also girls from Baekje and Silla. After these girls were sold as maids,
, collectively called Koryo maidservants. Usually those who are sold as Koryo maidservants are only the daughters of poor families or ordinary families, most of whom are illiterate. But this group of Koryo women have a faint bookish air about them.
In the Han Dynasty, studying is a very expensive and luxurious thing. It is not easy for men to study, let alone women. In Dagoryeo, Silla and other places, there are fewer people who can study than in the Central Plains. These girls have
She has a bookish temperament, and she has obviously read books. Although she cannot definitely come from an official family, she must be the daughter of a good family, far beyond the average Goryeo maidservant.
Seeing these beautiful Goryeo girls, Liu Ziqiu seemed very satisfied. He nodded and said, "Come here, give Lord Ulchi a seat. I will hold a banquet here today to entertain Lord Ulchi."
Eulji Wende thanked her profusely, but in his heart he looked down upon Liu Ziqiu a lot and classified him as a lustful person. The Goryeo girls he brought today were indeed not the daughters of ordinary families, they were all from the wealthy families in Liaodong City.
He was selected overnight. He didn't know the news about Liu Ziqiu's personal expedition. He only thought that the one who attacked Huaiyuan City was a certain senior general of the Han Dynasty. His purpose was just to please this senior general and temporarily maintain a
It's just during peacetime. After all, the loss of 50,000 troops is already unbearable for Goryeo. As long as the two sides cease fighting for a period of time, Goryeo can recover its strength. In order to buy this time, it doesn't matter even if a few women are sacrificed.
What Eulji Wende didn't expect was that the person who came to Huaiyuan City was actually the Han Emperor, which made Eulji Wende break out in a cold sweat. The Han Emperor personally led the expedition, and the purpose was definitely not as simple as recovering a small city. And the Goryeo army
Newly hit hard, at least Liaodong City cannot be defended. This was originally the territory of the Han people, and it is just a matter of returning it. I am afraid that the Han people will not relent and attack all the way to the domestic city and Pyongyang City. In that case, what happened in Huaiyuan
The disastrous defeat of Ulji Mundeok became the sinner of Goryeo.
However, Liu Ziqiu accepted these girls readily and planned to host a banquet for him. He was obviously very satisfied with his performance, and the subsequent negotiations might go smoothly. This made Eulji Munde feel very lucky. And even more lucky.
In addition, Eulji Wende felt a little regretful. If he had known that the daughters of several wealthy families would make Liu Ziqiu treat him well, he would have selected a few ladies from official families and sent them over. In that case, wouldn't he be able to persuade Liu Ziqiu to give Huaiyuan
The city was ceded to them? You must know that these Central Plains dynasties have always paid little attention to some small places. The small Huaiyuan City may not be worth mentioning in their hearts.
As expected by Eulji Wende, Liu Ziqiu looked at those Korean girls with lustful eyes. He picked two of them on the spot and hugged them happily.
After drinking for three rounds, Eulji Wende stood up, toasted Liu Ziqiu with a glass of wine, and said: "Your Majesty, the foreign minister is here this time..."
But Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said: "Sir Eulji, you have a saying. If you have wine today, you will be drunk today, and you will be worried tomorrow. It is rare that today is a beautiful day and there is a beautiful woman in my arms, so I want to mention those disappointing things. Come,
Come, come, drink, drink!”
"Your Majesty, what a poem!" Eulji Mundeok had no choice but to drink another large glass, but he kept complaining in his heart. You are a beautiful woman in your arms, but I am anxious.
Indeed, the day he couldn't get Liu Ziqiu's promise to withdraw his troops, he couldn't feel at ease for a day, and he didn't know how to report to Gao Yuan. But Liu Ziqiu didn't give him a chance to speak, and he was worried about offending Liu Ziqiu, so he could only stare.
Forced himself to hold it back. But Liu Ziqiu ignored this, caressing the breasts of the Korean girl on the left with one hand, while the other hand directly reached the crotch of the Korean girl on the right, completely ignoring his own image, letting Eulji Moondeok
I despise him even more.
Suddenly, Liu Ziqiu stood up, waved his hand, and said: "I am going to the back tent to rest, and all the ministers will accompany Lord Eulchi to have a drink, and we will get drunk before we rest!"
After saying that, without waiting for Eulji Mundeok to salute, he hugged the two girls and went back. It was obvious that he couldn't help himself with his pretentious behavior just now. Euljiwendeok secretly sneered, a big man can do this
Although the emperor was strong for a while, his defeat was only a matter of time. At this time, Wen Hao, Zhao Ling and others came to persuade him to drink. Eulji Wende had no choice but to put aside his thoughts temporarily and drink and drink, eventually becoming drunk.
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Eulji Mundeok slept drunk until three o'clock in the morning the next day before he woke up. He had a splitting headache. He struggled to get up from the low couch, glanced at the guard outside the door, and asked in a deep voice: "Has your Majesty ever
stand up?"
When he thought about it, Liu Ziqiu drank a lot of wine yesterday and took two girls to the back tent to have fun. He must still be bedridden now. If Liu Ziqiu often behaves like this and makes trouble all day long, Eulji Wende would also be happy
Seeing it happen, but definitely not now, because he is still eager to reach an agreement with Liu Ziqiu.
The guard outside the door came in, raised his hands and said: "Your Excellency Eulji, are you awake? His Majesty the Emperor originally wanted to invite you to have breakfast with him in Liaodong City, but seeing that you were still hungover, you couldn't bear to wake you up and asked me to wait here.
Waiting. I wonder if your Majesty is waiting here for His Majesty the Emperor to come back, or is he going to Liaodong City to pay his respects to His Majesty?"
Eulji Wende was startled. He was sweating profusely, sobered up from the wine, and his head no longer hurt. He hurriedly asked: "What did you say? Your Majesty went to Liaodong City? Which Liaodong City?"
The guard smiled and said: "Of course it is the Liaodong City of my great Han Dynasty, which was forcibly occupied by you, Goryeo."
Eulji Wende's expression was stunned, and he suddenly sneered: "The conditions in Liaodong City are indeed much better than those in Huaiyuan. If Your Majesty wants to go, why didn't you tell the foreign officials yesterday? If you go incognito today, aren't you afraid of being discovered and detained?"
In fact, Eulji Wende was already a little uneasy in his heart, but he was unwilling to admit it, so he speculated that Liu Ziqiu was dissatisfied with the difficult conditions in Huaiyuan City and secretly went to Liaodong City to improve his life.
The guard laughed loudly: "Private visit incognito? How is it possible! General Yuchi captured Liaodong City yesterday. His Majesty, General Wen, and Lord Zhao rushed there overnight."
"Impossible!" Eulji Wende was a little hysterical and shouted, "You are lying! Your Majesty just got a new recruit yesterday, how could you rush to Liaodong City overnight!"
The guard chuckled and said: "Lord Eulji, please calm down. What I said is true. The newcomer you mentioned is resting in the tent on the right now. If you don't believe it, just ask and you will know. His Majesty the Emperor said, these days
All the newcomers are from Liaodong City, and you Koreans are the most stingy and will definitely not offer the best women in Liaodong City, so His Majesty the Emperor is going to Liaodong City to select them personally."
Eulji Wende heard the ridicule in the guard's words and knew that he had fallen into Liu Ziqiu's trick. At yesterday's banquet, Liu Ziqiu must have been acting in front of him, and perhaps he did not favor the two girls at all. He is from Liaodong City. The highest officer, Liu Ziqiu, must have taken advantage of his absence to attack Liaodong City.
After understanding this, Ulji Mundeok finally couldn't stay any longer and shouted loudly: "Quick, I'm going to Liaodong City to see His Majesty!"
Because Eulji Wende had already figured out that Liu Ziqiu's personal expedition was definitely not as simple as recovering Huaiyuan City, nor was he even satisfied with taking down Liaodong City. This time, maybe Korea would be in trouble. He had to get there before Liu Ziqiu could. Convince him to withdraw his troops before taking any further action, no matter how high the price is.
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Liaodong City is an important border town in the north of Goryeo. Its geographical location is between Shenyang and Anshan in Liaoning Province. It was an important city in the Northeast at the end of the Han Dynasty. Later, after being annexed by Goryeo, it has been transformed into a city after many years of painstaking management. It became a bridgehead for their invasion of the Central Plains. It was heavily fortified and stocked with a large amount of supplies and grain, and it was said to be impregnable. However, in order to fish in troubled waters during the Han army's counterattack after the beginning of spring, Gao Yuan transferred most of the troops stationed in Liaodong City. Huaiyuan, so that the military strength of Liaodong City was empty.
In fact, although Goryeo is now mainly based on farming, it has also inherited some characteristics of nomadic tribes, and basically adopts a policy of all people becoming soldiers. The people in Liaodong City and surrounding areas are all qualified sources of soldiers. As long as the King of Goryeo gives an order, they will immediately A huge army could be formed. However, Huaiyuan City had just been lost, and Eulji Wende went to the Han Dynasty to negotiate peace with confidence, and the Liaodong city defenders were not prepared at all. Therefore, when Yuchi Gong led the army to the city, the city Before the door could be closed in time, the Han army rushed in, and dozens of Goryeo officials, including the city guard himself, became prisoners.
Because Eulji Wende got up late, he was delayed by the guard for a while. By the time he arrived at Liaodong City, the sky had already darkened. The once extremely familiar Liaodong City was now closed with four doors, and under the dim moonlight Color, the Han dragon flag fluttering on top of the city was faintly visible, and Eulji Mundeok's last glimmer of hope was shattered.
The Han soldiers who came to "protect" him pretended to shout at the top of the city: "Koryo envoy Eulji is here, why don't you open the city gate quickly!"
A man came out from the top of the city and said loudly: "What envoy! What time has it been? No one can open the city gate! Let him come again tomorrow!"
How could Eulji Mundeok wait for tomorrow? He quickly urged the guard: "Tell him quickly, I want to see your Majesty now."
The guard repeatedly reassured: "Master Eulji, please be patient. The soldiers and villains guarding the city are not subordinate to each other. The master is in a hurry to enter the city, so he must find a way to be accommodating."
Eulji Wende was so anxious that he reined in his horse and drove around in the snow: "Tongrong, then hurry up and be Tongrong!"