Princess Taiping smiled happily and clapped her hands, while the prince was panicked.
King Pei frowned and said, "Wu Chengsi, this is the Zichen Palace, what do you think of this place?"
Wu Chengsi said calmly: "I only know that this is the territory of the Tang Dynasty, not the territory of the Tubo people. Foreigners can't think of doing whatever they want here!"
King Pei said angrily: "If you cause trouble and lead to a war between Tubo and our dynasty, I will definitely sue my father and punish you!"
Wu Chengsi said coldly: "Li Xian, you are not a three-year-old child anymore. Sooner or later, the two countries will have a war. Do you think this hat can be taken off by you casually? If there is a war then, I will do it myself."
To defeat the Tubo people, just sit back and watch in the capital."
King Pei's eyes were spitting fire: "Wangzhi, what do you call me?"
"Li Xian, you were the first to be rude and called your second cousin by his name. What's wrong with the second cousin calling you by your name?" Princess Taiping said coldly.
King Pei took a few deep breaths and suppressed his anger.
The prince on the side looked at Wu Chengsi and King Pei, thinking: "Wu Chengsi and Li Xian have completely broken up. This does no harm to me, so I'd better not interrupt."
…
Shangguan Wan'er quietly left the main hall and went to the back bedroom to tell Wu Mei what was going on in the main hall. Wu Mei's eyes lit up and she asked: "Did Goryeo really send an envoy to join our court?"
"Yes."
Wu Mei shook her head and sighed: "No wonder that child Taiping always talks about her second cousin. At critical moments, that child Chengsi is quite reliable."
He stood up and said: "You continue to go back to the main hall and keep an eye on it, and then pass on my oral instructions to summon Su Dingfang, Liu Rengui, Li Jingxuan and Pei Yan to Jinluan Villa."
After saying that, he drove to Jinluan Villa.
When Shangguan Wan'er returned to Zichen Hall, she saw that the fighting had stopped.
Chidu Chizan had a bruised nose and swollen face, and his hair was messy. Guduulu and Taktu were better than him, except for some wrinkles in their clothes.
The prince's expression was timid, as if he was afraid of being criticized by the emperor and empress for this matter. Princess Taiping beamed with joy, covering her mouth and laughing non-stop.
King Pei put his hands behind his hands and sneered, looking at Wu Chengsi sideways, as if to say: "Let's see how you end it."
Chidu Chizan touched the blood at the corner of his mouth, glared at Da Zuorong, and said: "You are just a small tribe like fleas, with a population of only tens of thousands. How dare you offend the great Tubo Dynasty? You are simply reckless!"
He stayed in Khitan for a while and had a good understanding of the Liaodong kingdoms. He knew that Zuorong was just a tribal leader in Mo Brown.
Zuorong snorted: "You Tubo people are all soft-footed shrimps. We, the brown people, will beat you a hundred times each."
Gu Duolu said loudly: "Zorong, don't be too arrogant. Although the Tubo can't hit you, the iron hoofs of our Turks can always..."
Before he could finish his threatening words, Wu Chengsi interrupted coldly: "Gu Duolu, it seems that you Turks are already planning to betray us, the Tang Dynasty, right?"
Gu Duolu was slightly startled and thought: "There has not yet been a war between the Tubo people and the Tang people, and the tribe's population has not recovered yet, so it is not time to completely fall out."
He quickly raised his hands and said, "Xiao Wang doesn't dare."
Prince Taktu of Tochara saw that the Tang army had conquered Goryeo and had no worries anymore.
The strength of the Tubo Kingdom did not seem to be that strong, and the nature of the wall grass was once again revealed, and he did not say a word about being beaten.
Chidu Chizan was also a little panicked in his heart, and he snorted coldly: "Xiao Wang has seen your dynasty's hospitality style today, so I'll take my leave."
After saying that, he strode out of the hall. Taktu and Guduulu also handed over their hands and followed him away.
As soon as they left, Emperor Li Zhi's decree came.
Li Zhi asked Zuo Rong, Hu Zhen and other foreign envoys to rest in the side hall, and summoned Wu Chengsi, the prince and King Pei to the Jinluan Courtyard to have an audience. Princess Taiping also followed.
Several people came to the main hall of Jinluan Villa and saw Li Zhi and Wu Mei sitting side by side at the top. Su Dingfang, Liu Rengui, Li Jingxuan and Pei Yan were all standing at the foot of the steps, listening to Li Zhi's questions.
"...The Koreans sent envoys to join our court. What do you think?"
Li Jingxuan said: "Your Majesty, our army has just crossed the Yalu River, and the capture of Pyongyang is just around the corner. How can we accept the surrender of the Koreans now?"
Su Dingfang hummed: "I'm afraid it's just a delaying plan by the Korean people. Come to think of it..."
Speaking of this, he suddenly saw Wu Chengsi winking at him repeatedly and changed the topic: "The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. I wonder what the current situation in Liaodong is like?"
Li Zhi glanced at Wu Chengsi and others and said: "It just so happened that Duke Zhou returned to the court. Chengsi, please tell us about the situation in Liaodong."
After speaking, he glared at Princess Taiping and motioned for her to retreat.
Princess Taiping was unwilling to leave. She looked at Wu Mei with pleading eyes. Wu Mei waved to her. Princess Taiping felt happy and quickly ran to stand behind Wu Mei.
Before Wu Chengsi could answer, King Pei raised his hand and said, "Father, I have something important to report."
Li Zhi said: "What's the matter?"
"Just now in the Zichen Palace, Duke Zhou ordered the envoys of Korea, Mo Brown, and Shiwei to beat the Tubo prince. Not only was it unbecoming, but it also severely damaged the relationship between our court and the Tubo people. I think this matter is very serious and must be done immediately.
deal with."
Princess Taiping hurriedly said: "Father, it was the envoys who got into a fight over a quarrel, and it had nothing to do with my second cousin!"
Wu Mei said calmly: "Chengsi has always done things in a measured way. Since he has taken action against the Tubo people, I guess he has a reason. Chengsi, please tell me the reason."
Wu Chengsi cupped his hands and said: "I thought that the Tubo people had been planning to attack our four towns in Anxi for more than a day or two. It was only because they had just annexed Tuyuhun that they did not take action immediately. But this battle in the future is absolutely unavoidable, and we have no intention of doing so.
You must be too polite to the Tubo people."
King Pei said coldly: "What's the use of fighting bravely? Now our army is deep in Liaodong. If we fight with a powerful enemy like Tibet now, the country will inevitably have difficulty running and have to raise taxes on the people. The only suffering will be
Common people!”
Li Zhi nodded: "Xian'er is right, Chengsi, you just returned to Chang'an and you don't know the situation, so you went too far."
The words were quite accusatory.
Wu Chengsi said: "Your Majesty, although my nephew is stupid, he will think twice before doing anything. King Pei just said that our army is deep in Liaodong, so it is not suitable to fight with the Tubo people now. This sentence is not wrong. But if our army
If the army can withdraw from Liaodong, then there is no need to be polite to the Tubo people."
King Pei said coldly: "You are talking about accepting the surrender of the Korean people. It is really ridiculous. Now that our army has occupied most of the territory of Korea, it is overwhelming. What reason is there to accept the surrender of the Korean people?"
Wu Chengsi stood up straight and said loudly:
"Based on the current situation, if our country accepts the surrender of the Korean people, there will be three major benefits. If we do not accept the surrender of the Korean people, there will be three major harms!"
Liu Rengui said solemnly: "Master Wu, please speak clearly."
"If our government does not accept the surrender of the Koryo people, it can indeed conquer Pyongyang and occupy the entire territory of Koryo. But it will definitely be hated by the Koryo people. Not only will they resist strongly, but when Silla comes over, they will also help the Silla people deal with us.
, this is the first harm!”
"Wait a minute." King Pei raised his hand and said, "You said Silla will come over. What do you mean? Silla has always been our best ally, so how could it come over?"
Wu Chengsi laughed and said:
"Your Highness is too naive. The country did not have permanent allies before, but only permanent interests. In the past, Silla and our country had the same interests, so they were naturally good allies. But after the fall of Goryeo, our interests were no longer consistent, and they would only become our enemies.
"
Su Dingfang agreed: "Yes, after we destroy Goryeo, the Silla people no longer need to rely on us, and the relationship will definitely change."
The prince was surprised and said: "No way, Silla people have always been simple and friendly. Without Goryeo and Baekje, wouldn't everyone be able to live in peace and be good neighbors?"
Liu Rengui said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, your lips are dead and your teeth are cold. The people of Silla will definitely be worried that our government will annex them."
"But we don't have this intention."
Liu Rengui sighed and said:
"Even if we don't, they will be on guard. And without Baekje and Goryeo, their path to expansion will be blocked by us, and there will be conflicts sooner or later in the future."