Extra Story King (Chen Bao, the leader, is the cutest
It was the tenth day of the first lunar month in the fifteenth year of the founding of the Tong Dynasty.
In Beiping, in the residence of Shi Gang, the young minister of Honglu Temple, a box was opened, revealing gold bars and silver cakes inside.
Shi Gang took a look and couldn't help but let out a "huh" sound and said: "This Dongyi man has some financial resources."
"Has Alang seen him?"
"I'm very scared." Shi Gang picked up a gold bar, weighed it in his palm, put it down with some reluctance, and said to himself: "If the Integrity and Integrity Censorship Office finds out, it will be ruined."
"Then Dongyi said that it would never harm Alang's career."
Shi Gang put down the gold bar and picked it up again. After hesitating for a long time, he said, "Take him to the side hall to watch tea."
"yes……"
The Dongyi people Shi Gang mentioned refer to Wang Chen, the crown prince of Goryeo.
Although he was the heir to the throne, Wang Chen's attitude toward Shi Gang showed an air of ingratiation, and he began to establish friendship with him.
"In the second year of Zhongtong's reign, I went to the Central Plains for the first time in my life. I had a written conversation with your father in Kaiping City, and we were very happy..."
"What is the second year of the Central Unification?" Shi Gang picked up the tea, put it down again in a hurry, his eyes suddenly became alert, and he leaned back a little.
It seemed like there was something dirty on Wang Chen, so he was afraid to avoid it.
"Shi Keqing misunderstood." Wang Chen quickly explained, "His Majesty had not proclaimed himself emperor that year, and I..."
"I don't care what happened to you, just why you came to my door."
"It has been several months since your Majesty arrived in Kaiping. I want to see Your Majesty, but Your Majesty seems to have forgotten that I am a foreign minister. I would like to invite you to greet Your Majesty."
Shi Gang couldn't help but secretly thought: "This Dongyi, he talks as if I can see His Majesty often."
He remained calm, with some suspicion in his eyes. He glanced sideways at Wang Chen and asked in an interrogating tone: "What do you want to see your Majesty for?"
"My dear guest, I have not returned home for eleven years..."
"Do you want to return to Goryeo?" Shi Gang didn't wait for Wang Chen to finish speaking, and immediately said: "It's simple, I will go to Honglu Temple tomorrow to receive Zhang Wen."
"Ke Qing, no."
Wang Chen originally thought that because of his friendship with the historian, there was no need to reveal many things, but Shi Gang seemed to be aloof from the incident, so he could only say with a bitter look on his face: "Don't you know, guest, that Lin Yan, the powerful minister of Goryeo, has rebelled, and I can't go back."
It’s over!”
"Really?" Shi Bang said, "I don't know about Lin Yan's rebellion. I only know that a few years ago, King Wang Hui of Goryeo sent an envoy to the court and submitted his credentials to His Majesty, proclaiming himself a minister and paying tribute."
"No, my uncle is just a puppet. Lin Er is the real power in Goryeo now, and he is a traitor." Wang Chen said: "In the fourth year after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, I was preparing to return to Goryeo after going to Meng Yuan as an envoy, and I had already reached the north of the Yalu River.
I heard that Lin Yan had set up an ambush in Goryeo to kill me, so I had to return to Peiping, and happened to encounter His Majesty's battle to destroy the Yuan Dynasty. After Beiping city was destroyed, His Majesty was kind and still took me in. But he did not agree to send troops to help Goryeo suppress the rebellion.
Now eleven years have passed, and I think that Goryeo is still under the control of rebels..."
"Absurd!" Shi Gang slapped his gums hard, interrupted Wang Chen's words again, and yelled: "Your father and son professed vassalage to Meng Yuan, but you want me, the Tang Dynasty, to send troops to attack Wang Hui, who professed vassalage to the Tang Dynasty. How is it unreasonable?
!”
Wang Chen said quickly: "My dearest guest, my father and I are not vassals to the Meng Yuan Dynasty, but vassals to the Central Plains Dynasty. Now that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty controls the world, of course we are loyal to the Emperor."
"That's enough." Shi Gang shook his head and said: "I only know that Wang Hui has been very respectful to His Majesty over the years and has continued to pay tribute. Goryeo horses, gold objects, ginseng, pine nuts, cloth, sesame oil, sulfur... By the way, Wang Hui listens
He said that His Majesty's harem was empty, and he offered many beauties and eunuchs. On the other hand, what tribute did you make? Dare you teach the Tang Dynasty to send troops to attack Wang Hui?"
Wang Chen's face turned pale.
He knew very well that these tributes were simply the traitor Lin Hui trying to please the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Pian Shibang pretended not to know, saying that it was Wang Hui who paid tribute.
However, on second thought, this is not a bad thing.
At least it shows that the Tang Dynasty openly recognized the Wang family as the orthodox of Goryeo.
"Believe me, sir, as long as I can return to Goryeo, the tribute will be much greater." Wang Chen said in a loud voice: "Even if you empty out the entire Goryeo Kingdom, Your Majesty will definitely be satisfied!"
"What's the use of talking to me? I'm just a young minister, not a principal minister." Shi Gang evaded it again.
"I only ask that you, your Majesty, can make a preamble to your majesty so that I can have a glimpse of the sky."
"That's all?"
Wang Chen said quickly: "As long as this is the case, if you can come to see me, you will be rewarded generously."
Shi Gang then accepted Wang Chen's gift with peace of mind.
After all, life in the Tang Dynasty is no better than in the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties in the past, and it is difficult to transition from luxury to frugality.
~~
Beiping City has become a little more lively in recent years. Wang Chen left Shi's house and returned to his residence. Before entering the door, he looked back and saw a woman walking by with a vegetable basket on the other side of the street. There was no one there.
abnormal.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
"I've been feeling like someone is following me lately." Wang Chen said, "I'm afraid Lin Ao will send someone to the Central Plains to kill me."
Several Korean guards quickly said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, we will protect His safety even to death."
Wang Chen nodded and stepped into his residence.
Immediately, a Goryeo civil servant named Zheng Renqing came to greet him.
"Your Majesty, is everything going well?"
"Shi Gang agreed." Wang Chen sighed: "It's not easy to give out gifts."
Zheng Renqing let out a long sigh and said, "The loyal ministers in the country have tried every possible means to get this gold and silver out. I just hope it will work."
"How are you today?"
"I have heard a lot of news today." Zheng Renqing quickly led Wang Chen inside and said: "A few years ago, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was reluctant to send troops to Goryeo. A large part of the reason was because the north was undecided. But now the Tang army has conquered Hara and Lin.
Already."
"I know, the newspapers have been talking about it recently."
Wang Chen sat down in the hall and saw that Zheng Renqing had placed the eight different newspapers he bought today on the bed.
He looked at it for a while and then said: "Zhang Jue hasn't returned with his troops yet, can the Emperor of Tang send troops to Goryeo?"
"There is something that has not been published in today's newspaper. I think it will be published in the next few days." Zheng Renqing said in a low voice: "But I went to the Ministry of Rites to do business today and overheard two officials discussing. The original words were, 'Bao Zhongbang has already passed away.
After persuading the surrender of Xiangdu, the next step is Naiyan."
Wang Chen raised his eyebrows and said, "Does the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty want to take Liaodong before the army comes back from Hara and Lin?"
"It should be true."
"Okay!" Wang Chen said, "We must seize this opportunity and please the Emperor of Tang even more than the traitor Lin Wei."
"There is one more thing." Zheng Renqing said: "Today, an official from the Ministry of Rites asked me if the crown prince was related by marriage to Meng Yuan?"
"What?!"
Wang Chen was startled, stood up, and said: "You...how did you answer him? I am not married to Meng Yuan, I have a princess."
He did have a wife, who was the queen of Goryeo Shi'an. But when he proposed to Kublai Khan to marry the princess, he also personally promised that he would divorce the queen and move out of the palace.
"This is my answer." Zheng Renqing said, "My answer is that the prince has married the daughter of King Situ in Goryeo."
"Then what?"
"The official asked again whether Hudulujielimi was engaged to the prince."
"Crazy! No!" Wang Chen was horrified and said excitedly: "Kublai Khan lied to me at that time. He said that he would marry the princess to me after the rebellion of Goryeo was suppressed, but it was just an empty promise!"
"yes……"
"How old was she then? Nine years old? How could she be engaged to me?!"
Wang Chen was already forty-three years old.
For the past eleven years, he has been stranded in the Central Plains. He has a home and cannot return, and his mood is miserable, which makes him look even older.
At that time, he was proud to marry Princess Dayuan, who was more than 20 years younger than himself, but now he wishes he could just forget about it.
"I have nothing to do with Yuan Ting, why did he frame me?! It was Lin Yan who bribed this official of the Ministry of Etiquette, right?! He would be willing to put me to death?"
~~
An official from the Ministry of Rites was standing in front of Wang Xun, the minister of Honglu Temple, making a report.
"Ah, Dongyi's character is ungrateful and ruthless." Wang Xun sneered slightly and waved the official from the Ministry of Rites to go out.
But there was another person sitting next to him, it was Lin Zi.
"It seems that he is in awe of His Majesty."
"I'll make a bet with you." Wang Xun said: "He is far from the loyalty your Majesty requires. If you want to send troops, why should someone who is not loyal become the king?"
Lin Zi smiled and said, "I just want to get information."
"Bring Shi Bang in."
After a while, Shi Gang entered the hall. He first saluted Wang Xun and called: "Prince of the Temple."
When he turned around and saw Lin Zi, he was so frightened that he even shouted out in fright.
"Ah, Lin... Secretary Lin is here too?"
Lin Zi didn't say anything. He leaned back and hid his body in the darkness, seeming to enjoy Shi Gang's fear.
Wang Xunze asked: "What did Wang Chen tell you?"
"He...he wants to ask to see His Majesty and accuse Lin Yan of being rebellious."
"With so much gold and silver, this is the only requirement?"
"Please make it clear to Secretary Lin and the Minister of the Temple that I...although I have accepted his gold and silver, I have no intention of doing anything for him." Shi Gang's mind was spinning rapidly, he hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm just bored.
These Dongyi people want to teach them a lesson."
"Shi Shaoqing is dishonest."
"Please be kind to the temple minister, I will go to the Institute of Integrity to commit suicide."
Wang Xingdao: "Why are you panicking? This is Honglu Temple, and the Lin Department is the Military Intelligence Department, which is in charge of Korean affairs. How can you accept people's money but not do things for them? Please seal the note and do it for the king.
Chen comes forward."
Shi Bang was stunned.
Lin Zidao: "Over in Goryeo, Lin Yan has killed Wang Hui and is preparing to proclaim himself king. Now he is collecting gifts and preparing to send envoys to ask your Majesty to canonize him."
Shi Gang couldn't help but ask: "Then, did your Majesty choose Wang Chen?"
"Who said that?" Lin Zi and Wang Xin looked at each other, "Did we say that?"
Wang Xun opened his mouth and said with a smile: "No."
~~
North Parallel Palace.
Li Xia and Zhang Hongdao stood by the sand table and pointed at the terrain of Liaodong.
Twenty-three years have passed since the pursuit of Li Xia. Zhang Hongdao is already in his fifties, with gray beard and hair, and can be considered a veteran.
"Although Kublai Khan was able to persuade Xiangdu to surrender, Naiyan would never give him face. To regain Liaodong, this battle is unavoidable."
"Don't worry, your majesty. He is a man with good looks but low hand. He still wants to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers, but he must not have expected that we can defeat Haidu so quickly. Now he hastily accepted the challenge before he could react. He must not be our opponent."
"What I'm worried about is not the combat power, but the weather."
"If Zhang Jue can do it, so can I..."
Li Xia, however, shook his head and said: "It's different. Zhang Jue pretended to lead the army northward, but actually used his elite cavalry to rush in and catch them by surprise. However, Haidu was unwilling to abandon the defense of Hala and Lin easily, so Mobei's ability to fight was determined by a single battle;
But Naiyan was already frightened."
Speaking of which, he pointed to the northernmost part of the sand table.
"I predict that Naiyan will not engage in battle with you, but will flee directly to the north, to the Greater Khingan Mountains, the Hulunbuir Plateau, or even further north. It is further north than Hala and Forest. The climate is bitterly cold and the terrain is dangerous. You must
Be mentally prepared.”
Zhang Hongdao took a deep breath and said: "I will make preparations to reclaim the east side of the border."
"This is why I asked you to lead Kublai Khan in the army. The Han people are intolerant of such weather, so you must win the support of the local herdsmen." Li Xia said: "In addition, Zhang Jue will support you in the west."
"Your Majesty, what I am worried about is that the war with the Golden Horde is still going on in the west. Will the national strength be able to support the eastward expedition at this time?"
"Ten years of savings, if we can't wipe out these remaining forces in one battle, it will be a greater waste in the future..."
After another discussion, Guan De came in and preached: "Your Majesty, Lin Zi, Wang Xun, Dong Wenyong and others have arrived."
"Call."
At this time, the situation in Liaodong had been discussed, and Zhang Hongdao was about to retreat, but Li Xia said: "It is also related to the situation in Liaodong. Zhang Qing should stay to discuss it together."
"Your Majesty, is this a matter of Korea?"
"Yes." Li Xia nodded on the sand table and said, "Wang Hui is dead, and Lin Yan is planning to proclaim himself the king of Goryeo."
Zhang Hongdao couldn't help but frown and said: "At this time? Wang Shicai was marching north to Hara and Lin, and was about to send troops to Liaodong, but Wang Hui happened to die."
"This is the time."
"If it is said that he died of illness, I believe it was Lin Yan who killed him. I believe that the Tang Dynasty soldiers were fighting in all directions and could not care about Goryeo. I hope that your majesty can take advantage of the situation and canonize him. I have to say that the timing was good."
Li Xia couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"The virtues of the Goryeo nobles will never change in a thousand years..."
At this time, the ministers entered the palace and saluted and said hello.
"Without ceremony, I was talking to Wu Lang about the timing of Wang Hui's death. What do you think?"
Wang Xun responded first: "Lin Yan was obviously not as submissive as he appeared on the surface. While beguiling Your Majesty with generous tributes, he also looked down on the people of the Tang Dynasty. I thought that I should take advantage of the situation and send troops to quell the rebellion, and then depose the Goryeo royal family to bring this to an end."
Small countries are included in the territory.”
Lin Zidao: "According to the information obtained by my ministers, although Goryeo claimed to be a minister and paid tribute, it was actually a king outside and an emperor inside. The king was called 'Your Majesty' and the crown prince was called 'Prince' in the country. There were many arrogances in the etiquette and official system."
"He is courteous on the outside and arrogant on the inside." Wang Xun then said: "I think that the only way to cure his arrogance is to cut off his royal title and govern him by prefectures and counties."
Dong Wenyong remained silent after entering the palace. He knew that the emperor wanted him to command the army, but after much thought, he still stood up.
"Your Majesty, Korea has few fields and poor people, and the people are hungry and cold. Regardless of whether it is Liao or Mongolia, whenever they attack Korea, their kingdoms will flee to small islands, and even stay there for thirty-nine years, leaving barren land empty and starving to death everywhere.
, what’s the use of cutting it down?”
The words are nothing more than "not worth it".
Having said that Goryeo was not worth conquering, Dong Wenyong added: "Although Lin Yan and Wang Chen are not His Majesty's ministers, they respect Your Majesty and pay tribute year after year. Now we only need to allow Lin Yan to become a minister without any trouble."
Isn't it better to gain Goryeo's wealth and wealth with one soldier than to send out troops to conquer it?"
Wang Xun opened his mouth and wanted to say something.
Zhang Hongdao took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, I think what Dong Wenyong said is reasonable. I think all the princes in the court think so."
"I know." Li Xia said: "I deeply agree with what Dong Qing said, but the reason why I want to conquer Korea is not for the benefit of the world. It is for hundreds of years. Since its people are deeply immersed in Chinese culture, why should they be crowned kings?
Receiving tribute will make people's lives more difficult and narrow-minded in later generations, but they still have to be neighbors and become a stepping stone for enemy countries."
"Your Majesty, this huge country is alone in the universe. How can it be an enemy country?"
Li Xia shook his head. After all, it was difficult to explain his thoughts clearly to his ministers. He simply patted Dong Wenyong on the shoulder and said: "You have also seen that, whether it is Wang Chen or Lin Yan, what kind of characters are they worthy of receiving?"
Is it my canonization? Dong Qing just thinks that I pity his people, okay?"
A long time ago, Li Yu sent an envoy to the court to talk about Jiangnan's respect for the Song Dynasty. Zhao Kuangyin said, "It goes without saying that Jiangnan has any sins, but the world is one family. How can we allow others to snore on the side of the bed?!"
Although the words of Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty were full of domineering power, during the three hundred years of the Song Dynasty, the bedside was full of snoring people.
Today, Li Xia only said a few gentle words to his ministers.
After saying that, he pointed to the sand table. This was the only area of Datang's territory that faced the sea in the east.
Although Dong Wenyong was not persuaded by Li Xia's reasoning, he surrendered to Li Xia, so he solemnly held the ceremony and said: "I am willing to conquer Korea for your majesty!"
~~
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty..."
Two months later, Zheng Renqing hurried into the house and prostrated himself in front of Wang Chen, extremely excited.
"The troops are sent out, the troops are sent out, Marshal Dong invites the Crown Prince to go out together to defeat the rebellious Lin Yan!"
"Really...really?" Wang Chen's hands trembled and he murmured: "My promise to Shi Gang is not in vain."
He helped Zheng Renqing up and said uneasily: "I haven't returned home for ten years, do my subjects still remember me?"
"Of course I remember! Of course I remember!" Zheng Renqing burst into tears, supported Wang Chen, and whispered: "Your Highness went on a mission alone for the sake of the country, and also borrowed a large army to fight against the rebellion. The people must be grateful."
Wang Chen cried with joy and said: "For the people of Goryeo..."
Zheng Renqing continued: "His Royal Highness wants to return to the country and become the king."
…
In this joyful mood, Wang Chen led several of his ministers to follow the Tang army and embarked on the road to conquer Goryeo.
He even reminded Dong Wenyong to prevent Lin Yan from escaping to Jianghua Island.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for reminding me. I know."
"And." Wang Chen was worried and said: "Please remember, Commander Dong, no matter how much property Lin Yan said he would pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty, I will definitely pay more tribute than him."
Dong Wenyong glanced at Wang Chen and turned back.
Wang Xing was riding his horse to follow behind, staring at Wang Chen, and his big mouth unconsciously raised a malicious smile.
Seeing Dong Wenyong looking over, Wang Xun raised his hand and made a gesture of wiping his neck, then opened his mouth and said a word with some contempt.