Unexpectedly, just as Liu Ziqiu finished speaking, two people rushed in from outside the door. They knelt down on the spot and said in unison: "Your Majesty, you have heard it. Goryeo is determined to annex us. We hope that your Majesty will do it for us."
host!"
It was the King of Baekje and the King of Silla who rushed into the wing. They heard what Gao Yuan just said clearly in the hall, and they were secretly frightened. If what Gao Yuan said was true, their two countries would be in danger. Don't
It seems that they were dominant in the peninsula for a while, but no matter which dynasty the Central Plains belonged to, they were still a giant. They were even a little worried that Liu Ziqiu might have tricked them here. At this time, they could no longer care about etiquette, and they had to do it as soon as possible.
Get things straight.
Liu Ziqiu laughed and said: "Two princes, please get up quickly. As long as I am here, no one will dare to bully you!" Seeing Gao Yuan's face looking a little ugly, Liu Ziqiu also nodded towards him: "Of course, I will not allow it.
Anyone who bullies Goryeo! You are all Han vassals and my subjects. You must be friendly to each other and coexist peacefully! That’s the end of today’s affairs. Come with me, have a drink, and let go of the past feud!”
Now that Liu Ziqiu's words had reached this point, neither Gao Yuan nor the King of Baekje or the King of Silla dared to have any more opinions. They could only agree and follow Liu Ziqiu back to the hall again. The banquet was full of twists and turns, and the atmosphere was naturally uncomfortable.
It will be harmonious. What's more, the three countries of Goryeo, Baekje, and Silla are full of contradictions with each other, and it is not an exaggeration to even say they are hostile to each other. But in the face of Liu Ziqiu's absolute strength, the three kings could only swallow their anger and accept Liu Ziqiu's mediation.
Their respective boundaries were determined on the spot. In this way, the sphere of influence of the three countries was strictly limited to the east and south of the Zhu River, while the west and north of the Zhu River were under the jurisdiction of the Han Dynasty. For Baekje and Silla, there was no loss.
, basically maintaining their original boundaries, while Goryeo was greatly compressed into a small and narrow strip of land.
Gowon was both sad and happy about this result. He was now completely convinced that this was a conspiracy of Ulji Mundeok. In order to seize the throne, Ulji Mundeok would not hesitate to collude with the Han Dynasty, Baekje, and Silla, otherwise there would be another
How to explain that so many cities were occupied by the Han people almost overnight? Fortunately, he "awakened" in time and struck first. What's even more fortunate is that Liu Ziqiu had a good face and did not continue to pursue him.
Instead, they stepped in to coordinate and brought a period of peace to Goryeo.
Of course, Goryeo is now much weaker. In the past, among the three countries on the peninsula, Goryeo was the most powerful and could compete with the coalition forces of Baekje and Silla. But now, it is stronger than any of them.
Much weaker. The two sides are old enemies. Even if there is a big man to mediate, as long as he finds an opportunity, I am afraid that the King of Baekje and the King of Silla will not be soft on him. Gao Yuan also understands this truth. He can only try to seek the support of the big man.
, no longer dare to expect to seize an inch of land from the Han Dynasty, and this is also the result Liu Ziqiu hopes for.
It was not that Liu Ziqiu had never thought about completely annihilating Goryeo, but he knew that Goryeo had been established for more than a hundred years, and its local rule had gradually become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If he wanted to completely annihilate Goryeo, he would have to carry out a bloody massacre in the local area, and there would not be a river of blood.
At this point, it may be difficult to truly conquer a country. Opening up territory is not a simple matter. It is based on the sacrifice of countless people's lives, so there is a saying that "one general succeeds and ten thousand bones wither". In
In this case, weakening and controlling Goryeo became the least costly and most efficient method.
Of course, it is not easy to achieve this goal. It requires an opportunity. However, Eulji Mundeok came to the door at this time and wanted to implement a delaying strategy, but Liu Ziqiu took advantage of it. Liu Ziqiu and Eulji Wendeok pretended to be cowardly, and used thunder at the same time.
He used various methods to strengthen the attack on the cities of Goryeo. At the same time, he sent people to Baekje and Silla, inviting the king of Baekje and the king of Silla to discuss the plan and divide the land of Goryeo equally among the three.
The King of Baekje and the King of Silla were not stupid people. They had doubts about the sudden suggestion made by the Han Dynasty. However, they all knew the two envoys sent by Liu Ziqiu, and they were indeed close associates of Eulji Mundeok.
These two cronies were originally sent as envoys to the Han Dynasty with Eulji Wende. Later, Eulji Wende got drunk, but they were brought to Liaodong City by Liu Ziqiu. They also saw with their own eyes the families of the Liaodong City Keeper and others being sent to
Back House. Although the Koreans are not as particular about etiquette as the Han people, it is still very embarrassing for a mother and daughter to serve the same husband. These two cronies were afraid that this kind of thing would eventually fall on them, so they made a wise decision.
They chose to take refuge with the Han people and deliver messages to the King of Baekje and the King of Silla for Liu Ziqiu. Of course, their accompanying guards were all Liu Ziqiu's people, and every move was under the control of the Han people, so they could not cause any big trouble. Precisely because the messenger was
Ulji Mundeok's cronies, the King of Baekje and the King of Silla believed that Ulji Mundeok was also involved, so they came happily.
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The purpose of Liu Ziqiu's plan was simply to establish a balance between Goryeo, Silla, and Baekje, so that they would not be able to intrude on the Han Dynasty. As long as three to five years later, the new Han Dynasty would recuperate and recuperate.
As it becomes stronger and establishes a firm foothold in Liaodong, it will no longer need to care about these clowns. However, this incident achieved an unexpected effect.
After Gowon returned to Pyongyang, he packed his bags and prepared to move to the south of Hyoshu River. At the same time, he made public the charges of Ulji Mundeok's conspiracy to rebel. In Goryeo, Ulji Mundeok had a high prestige, and even directly pursued him.
King Gowon of Goryeo. No matter the civil and military officials in the court or the merchants and common people, they did not believe that Ulji Mundeok would rebel. Only Gowon, who had "personally experienced" this crisis, was convinced.
As a result, many people were disappointed with Gao Yuan. Many people originally wanted to follow Gao Yuan and move south across the river, but now they choose to stay in Inner City, Liaodong City and other places and become the people of the Han Dynasty. For such people
Liu Ziqiu is naturally happy to see the situation change. After all, such a large land must have people living and producing. Although these people will still miss their homeland, Liu Ziqiu believes that as long as under his rule, these people's lives will get better and better.
They will definitely finally accept the fact that they are Han people. Even if there is still some conflict between these two generations, after three or five generations, who will still remember the motherland?
In order to appease these people, Liu Ziqiu also sent people to ask Gao Yuan for the family members of Eulji Munde. Gao Yuan originally wanted to kill the three tribes of Eulji Wende, but he did not dare to disobey Liu Ziqiu's order, so he had to take Eulji Wende's family members.
Sent to the domestic city. However, Gao Yuan is also a cruel guy. He actually gave Eulji Mundeok's two sons each a glass of poisonous wine before leaving. He did this to eradicate the root cause and prevent Eulji.
Wende's descendants avenged him, which aroused the people's indignation against him even more.
Liu Ziqiu turned a blind eye to Gao Yuan's little tricks and didn't think anything of it. After he brought the rest of Eulji Wende's family to Luoyang, he allocated a large house for them to live in, paid monthly salaries, and enjoyed
The treatment of a marquis can be regarded as the ultimate honor. Officials and merchants from Liaodong who go to Luoyang every year can also meet Ulji Munde's family in Beijing and report their situation back to Liaodong. This not only makes the local people happy, but also pays tribute to Liu Ziqiu.
He was deeply moved by his tolerance, and the Han Dynasty's position in Liaodong was increasingly consolidated until no one could shake it. This is a story for later, so I won't mention it for now.
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After staying in the domestic city for ten days, all arrangements have been made. Liu Ziqiu left Yu Chigong and Qin Shubao each led 50,000 elite troops to guard Liaodong, while he led the army back to Luoyang. After all, Daman had made some changes in the Western Turks, and Liu Ziqiu also
We had to take precautions. It was difficult to transmit information in this era. Although the Han army adopted the method of big eagles, carrier pigeons and eight-hundred-mile expedited methods to transmit information, the speed has been increased countless times compared with the past. But for Liu Ziqiu who came from later generations,
This is obviously too late. If something happens to the Western Turks, it will be too late when the news reaches Liaodong. Of course, Liu Ziqiu also believes that even if he is not around, Wei Zheng and others can handle this matter well.
, but I can’t sit in the center, so I feel a little uneasy.
When he learned that Liu Ziqiu was returning to Luoyang, the King of Baekje and the King of Silla came to see him off. Gao Yuan, who was busy building a new capital, also left his subjects and rushed over. Liu Ziqiu naturally encouraged them and warned them not to attack each other.
, then he said to Gao Yuan: "You are here just in time, so please take the two princesses back, so as not to have to send troops to escort them again."
After the banquet that established the status of the Three Kingdoms on the peninsula, Gao Yuan left his two daughters behind and ran away on the pretext of rushing back to implement the capital relocation. Gao Yuan was still ambitious and hoped that his two daughters would be favored by Liu Ziqiu.
, and later persuaded Liu Ziqiu to help him unify the peninsula. As for getting involved in the Central Plains, he gave up on it for the time being. But he didn't know that Liu Ziqiu came from later generations. Although he was the emperor, his attitude towards women was completely different from that of Yang Guang, so he would not be casual.
He was blessed with his daughter.
But these two Korean princesses were the last bargaining chips for Gao Yuan to make a comeback. They were not willing to give up easily. They said repeatedly: "Back to Your Majesty, Xiao Wang was disrespectful to the Han Dynasty in the past. Now Po Ran has come to his senses and wanted to go to Luoyang to serve His Majesty himself.
He left and right to atone for his sins. However, there are many things in the country and I can't divide myself, so I let my daughters and the others take the place of the little king. I hope your majesty can understand the sincerity of the little king!"
Liu Ziqiu didn't want to talk nonsense with him, waved his hand and said: "It's okay if you don't want to take them away. I don't like them, and there is no point in staying with me. You should think about it yourself and take them back."
, or marry them to my ministers. I don’t have time to waste time here, you decide now!”