Chapter 20 Questions and Answers of Fuyu Yici and Fuyu
As the first lunar month gradually passed, the Tang Dynasty also began to enter the ninth year of Zhenguan. The courtiers were busy assisting the emperor in handling government affairs, while the people were preparing to cultivate the fields.
In addition, the grain and grass shipped to Youzhou has begun to be transferred in batches.
Now that the granaries of the Tang Dynasty were full, transshipment of grain and grass was no longer a problem, and the prime ministers quickly formulated a practical plan.
Liyang.
On the pier, Ma Guang, who was in his forties, looked far into the distance. When he saw the shadow of the boat in the distance, he immediately said to the boatmen who were resting behind him: "The boat is coming."
"How far?"
"There's still half an hour."
"Then you are screaming!"
"Hahaha." Ma Guang didn't care about the teasing. He sat down, put the grass into his mouth and chewed it slowly.
"Brother Ma, this time is different. Not long after the first lunar month, ships came over there. They were not so frequent in the past," someone said.
"You don't care what we do, as long as you give us money."
"That's true."
Ma Guang said proudly: "This time, it's this number." As he said that, he stretched out his palm and showed five fingers.
"Fifty cents?" someone exclaimed.
"Yes." Ma Guang said: "I will be busy for a long time this time. I hope you can make a lot of money happily."
The strength of the Tang Dynasty can be seen from the price of rice. Today, the price of rice in the Tang Dynasty has dropped to thirty cents per pound of rice, and in Guanzhong, it is even lower. It is precisely because of its strength that the people's lives are prosperous. For the people, they can eat
If you have enough to eat and are warmly clothed, that is a prosperous age.
"Thank you, Brother Ma, for taking care of me." The brothers thanked each other one after another.
"Easy to say."
Soon after, the fleet of ships that covered the sky docked.
"It's work!"
Ma Guang said hello, and hundreds of men stepped forward to start working. Each man carried a sack of sacks and moved the goods.
"It's quite heavy." Ma Guang touched the bag and it felt a bit like food.
"Don't move around, be honest." Guards dressed in black were supervising.
Hearing this, Ma Guang stopped looking, and honestly asked people to carry the food.
This batch of grain was only the first batch shipped to Youzhou. After a brief stop in Liyang, an army came to escort the shipment. The entire process was kept secret and few people knew about it.
By the time the second batch of grain arrived in Youzhou, it was already more than three months ago.
At this time, Baekje Crown Prince Buyeo Eui-ji was preparing to plan an attack on Silla. Wouldn't he be a fool not to capture Silla during the cold winter and snowy days, but not during this warm period?
The Baekje Army set out from the royal capital without any concealment, directly passed through the Deokkin Branch, Jindong, and Jinnai, and arrived at Jupichon. The goal was very clear, and it was Jidong.
"Brother, will the attack on Jitong this time delay time? With the lessons learned last time, I'm worried that Silla will be prepared." Buyeo Yiji's younger brother, Buyeohe, said.
"It doesn't matter." Fuyu Yiji pulled the reins and said proudly: "It's useless even if they are prepared. You have to know that after last year's war, Silla is extremely weak now. It's useless even if Goguryeo helps them. They are not ours."
opponent."
Buyeohe watched the army begin to prepare siege equipment, and he said: "Brother, I don't quite understand why we must attack Silla. They don't seem to do much harm to Baekje. On the contrary, Goguryeo is the real
threaten."
"You are wrong." Fuyu Yiji's voice was cold, "It is true that Goguryeo's ambition is to annex us, but they can't do it now. Gao Jianwu and Yeon Gaesumun are not on good terms, and it is already known to everyone. In this case,
Gao Jianwu does not dare to interfere at will between us and Silla
This is a good opportunity for us, because it means that we can directly eat Silla. By then, with the power of Baekje, it is not impossible to destroy Goguryeo. You have to know that Gao Jianwu now has to guard against Yuan
Gaisu Wen, you don’t dare to go against us carelessly.
If one day Gao Jianwu resolves the matter of Yeon Gaesumun, then both we and Silla will face a powerful Goguryeo. They can intervene between us and Silla without any worries.
The war can even support the weak and destroy the strong. This is absolutely not allowed to succeed.
If Baekje wants to protect itself, it must take advantage of Goguryeo's internal instability to destroy Silla first and make this a reality. In this way, no matter whether Goguryeo solves its internal troubles or not, we will be able to take the initiative. If they solve it
If the disaster is eliminated, then we can join forces with the Tang Dynasty to destroy Goguryeo and dominate this place. If they don't solve it, then even better, we can join forces with Yeon Gaesumun and eat Gao Jianwu.
Or, we can take down Gao Jianwu ourselves."
Fuyuhe obviously had never thought about such a far-reaching thing. When he heard his elder brother explain it like this, he immediately felt that he was thoughtful and powerful.
"My little brother is taught."
Fuyu Yiji nodded and said: "Actually, Silla also intends to do this, but they have too many internal problems. Let a woman become the king. I guess it should be the result of compromise by Jin Yuxin and others. This is our great opportunity.
.If we miss this moment, when Kim Yu-shin and others completely control Silla, we will have to face a complete Silla. When the time comes, the fight may take a long time, which is not a good thing.
Only by destroying Silla now can we take the initiative. By then, whether facing Goguryeo or the Tang Dynasty, we will have a chance to protect ourselves. Otherwise, Baekje will have to consider the dangers of Silla and Goguryeo.
Now we are united as one, it is time to forge ahead and we must not miss this opportunity."
"Yes!" Fuyuhe said excitedly.
Buyeo Yiji rode his horse forward slowly and said: "You have been in Baekje for a long time, so you probably don't know about the Tang Dynasty. According to the information I received, the Tang Dynasty has now wiped out all the surrounding countries, leaving only Goguryeo.
Guess whether the Tang Dynasty will attack Goguryeo?"
Fuyuhe thought for a while and said uncertainly: "Probably not. The Tang Dynasty was rich, how could it care about the small country of Goguryeo?"
"That's not necessarily true." Buyeo Yiji sneered: "The nobles of Baekje still have to rob beggars of their money. In my opinion, the Tang emperor was very greedy, and he might not let Goguryeo go. At most, in about five years, the Tang army
We must attack Goguryeo. If Goguryeo can stop the Tang army, it is best, because then we can take advantage and destroy Goguryeo. If Goguryeo cannot stop it, then we can consider helping Goguryeo resist the Tang army.
All this must be based on the elimination of Silla. If Silla is not destroyed, but Goguryeo dies at the hands of the Tang Dynasty, do you think Silla will join forces with us to resist the Tang Dynasty?"
"No." Fuyuhe replied, and then added: "I think Goguryeo should be able to withstand it. I heard that they could even withstand the Sui Dynasty's million-strong army."
"Stupid." Fuyu Yici scolded: "Don't listen to the words of passers-by. Who is Goguryeo? Why did he resist the Sui army? Although I have never seen the Sui army, my father said that the Sui army was also very powerful.
It’s not something that Goguryeo can resist. They were able to defeat the Sui army, but I’m afraid there are other reasons. As for what, I don’t know.”
Fuyuhe nodded to express his understanding.
Buyeo Yiji said in a deep voice: "In short, we must win Silla so that Baekje can have the ability to protect itself. Although our country regards the Tang Dynasty as its suzerainty, we must remember that we must have the strength to have the power to protect ourselves.
Confidence. Otherwise, if Emperor Tang wants to attack us, we may not even be able to fight back."