Chapter eight hundred and sixty seventh temptation and Liu Jiande's attitude
As the capital commander of Jiande City, Liu Jiande wanted to pacify the surrounding barbarians, partly because of his father's wishes, and partly because he wanted to save the people on the border from suffering from the war.
Therefore, after discovering that His Highness King Yu really had the ability to pacify Goguryeo, and that it was not impossible to pacify the Uighur clan, he felt extremely complicated.
On the one hand, he wanted King Yu to fail, so that he would still have the opportunity to fulfill his father's wishes personally, but on the other hand, he hoped that Goguryeo and Uighur would be pacified as soon as possible, so that the people in the eastern border could put down the possibility of being invaded at any time.
worries.
As for who the eastern border people would be grateful to after the barbarians were pacified, Liu Jiande didn't care.
And in such a complicated mood, he received a letter of revision from His Highness King Yu.
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His Royal Highness King Yu's envoy was rescued by the scout team he sent out to monitor the movements of the Huihe army.
At that time, the scouts had just confirmed that there was nothing abnormal about the Uighur army as before. When they were about to return, they encountered a group of Uighur soldiers chasing one person halfway.
Although the armor worn by the hunted man was of different styles, it was indeed the standard armor of Dali.
After confirming that the Uighur army was some distance away here, the five-person scout team took action to rescue the people without hesitation.
The seriously injured man couldn't hold on and fainted after revealing that he was the envoy of His Royal Highness King Yu.
Afterwards, the scout team brought the unconscious envoy back to Jiande City.
When Liu Jiande got the news and arrived, the messenger who had been treated happened to wake up.
When he saw the envoy from His Royal Highness King Yu, Liu Jiande was a little confused at first.
According to the intelligence he received, the army led by His Highness King Yu successfully won the first battle with almost no damage, and wiped out nearly two-thirds of Goguryeo's army.
The remaining troops of Goguryeo are even less likely to be able to stop His Highness King Yu's immortal army.
Under such circumstances, His Highness King Yu did not attack with victory, but instead sent an envoy to him. What exactly was he going to do?
The messenger was seriously injured and lying on the bed. Although he had been bandaged and treated, he struggled and still could not sit up.
After giving up this meaningless act, he apologized and said: "When I see the Commander-in-Chief, I am unable to salute because I am not around. I hope you will forgive me, the Commander-in-Chief."
"It doesn't matter."
Liu Jiande didn't care about these common etiquette, and when facing a messenger, he didn't bother to beat around the bush and directly asked his doubts.
"His Royal Highness Prince Yu sent you here, why?"
"Thank you very much, Commander-in-Chief."
The envoy smiled weakly and stated the purpose of his visit: "Your Majesty, the commander of Qidudu, His Highness King Yu sent this villain here to borrow troops from your Majesty."
"oh?"
Liu Jiande was stunned for a moment, then sneered: "Without the decree of the imperial court, I cannot mobilize the army to leave my jurisdiction at will. His Royal Highness Prince Yu should know this."
"Why do you ask questions when you know clearly?"
The messenger shook his head, took a breath and then continued: "According to the laws of Dali, all people in Dali are obliged to protect the safety of the royal family. Now that His Highness is in another country, it is your duty to send troops to protect him."
Liu Jiande hesitated for a moment, then reacted and said preparedly: "I have been stationed in Jiande City for a long time and have not seen anyone from the royal family for many years. I accidentally forgot this law. I would like to thank the envoy for reminding me."
"You're welcome, sir."
The messenger smiled and said again: "Since you have remembered this law, you should send out troops as soon as possible."
"Protecting the members of the royal family is my duty as a Dali, and it should be like this."
Liu Jiande pretended to say something, and without waiting for the envoy to react, he changed the subject and said: "His Royal Highness is in a foreign country, and it is difficult to predict the good or bad fortune. Logically speaking, I should indeed send troops, but the envoy does not know..."
He sneered in his heart and said with a wry smile on his lips: "Now the Huihe clan and Chen Bing are on the border and are eyeing me in Dali. Even if I want to send troops, I will be unable to do so."
"By the way, the last person who chased and killed the envoy was the scout of the Uighur clan."
The envoy's smile disappeared, he looked at Liu Jiande, and said lightly: "Then what the commander means is..."
Liu Jiande replied decisively: "Guarding the people on the border is the top priority. I don't have any extra troops. I hope that when the envoy returns to report to His Highness King Yu after recovering from his injuries, he will apologize for me."
"As expected..."
When the messenger heard this, he sighed secretly.
The development of the matter did not go beyond the envoy's expectations. In fact, these words were just an order from His Highness before he came, asking him to test the attitude of the commander of the capital of Jiande City.
As His Highness expected, because of the personal expedition, the border generals everywhere were resentful of His Highness, and if he directly mentioned the matter of borrowing troops, they would inevitably come up with various excuses to shirk it.
The test results were indeed as predicted, so the messenger said nothing more.
He took out a letter from his arms and handed it over.
"Your Majesty, the Commander-in-Chief."
The envoy said indifferently: "This is a letter from Your Highness to Your Excellency. Your Highness has said that after reading the letter, if Your Excellency is still unwilling to send troops, Your Highness will not force it."
Liu Jiande was not surprised.
Since you want to borrow troops, you can't just send a messenger and say a few words. This letter now represents a token, and the content in it should be the real conditions.
After finishing the letter casually, he said gently but equally distantly: "Then I will not disturb the envoy's rest here."
After he finished speaking, he took the letter and turned around to leave.
Just when he was about to go out, his body couldn't help but pause for a moment, and all this was because of the messenger's last words.
"I hope you won't regret your decision."
"Of course I know what to do."
After leaving a word, he didn't speak again and left the place.
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After returning to the house, he entered the study and threw the letter from His Royal Highness Prince Yu on the desk.
If your guess is correct, this letter should contain the various benefits that King Yu promised for borrowing troops, but it is a pity that he is not interested in any of these.
He has no shortage of gold and silver, but he does not want greater power.
The saying "the sky is high and the emperor is far away" is not just a matter of words.
Once he reaches his position, he will most likely be promoted to the capital and become an official in the capital. When he is under the emperor's nose, his official position will be promoted, but the real power may not be as great as in the border areas.
And Liu Jiande didn't think that he could play well in the center of the whirlpool of power in the capital, so as not to end up with a miserable end.
Besides, His Highness Prince Yu, who was also sent to the border as an official, might not be able to help him much.