In the autumn and July of the second year of Yonglong in the Tang Dynasty, King Jinfamin of Silla saw that the rule of the Tang Dynasty in Goguryeo was becoming more and more stable, and all the people returned to their hearts, and he felt uneasy. At this time, a Sima from the Ungjin Governor's Palace was training outside Qingzhou City of Silla.
The soldier suddenly disappeared when he was on duty, and asked to search the Qingzhou City, but was refused. Then the general who defended the city did not know who had listened to the instigation, and actually killed the Tang merchants in the city without permission. This aroused the anger of the Sima, and immediately
He reported the matter to the Governor of Unongjin Prefecture, Lee Do-jo, who heard the report and immediately asked Silla to hand over the murderer and pay compensation. Unexpectedly, Silla flatly refused and immediately sent troops to attack the Governor-General's Mansion of Unongjin Prefecture.
Under this situation, Li Duozuo led his troops to resist on the one hand, and on the other hand, he sent people to contact Xue Rengui, the governor of Andong, and requested to send troops for support. Of course, he did not forget to write to the court, requesting a crusade against Silla.
After Xue Rengui's petition reached the imperial court, it immediately aroused a fierce debate. The subject of the debate was naturally whether to go to war with Silla.
"My lords, now the governor's office of Xiongjin Prefecture is being attacked by Silla. Its governor Li Duozuo has written a letter asking for help, requesting the Tang Dynasty to dispatch a large army to attack Silla. I wonder what your thoughts are?" Gaozong was in poor health because of Princess Taiping's marriage.
He was slightly better. After seeing the report, he steeled himself to go to court with Empress Wu. He was ready to listen to the opinions of the ministers, so he spoke first.
First of all, Pei Yan, the servant, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the King of Silla and the Tang Dynasty have always been on good terms. The misunderstanding this time was caused by Sima Liu Yuanfei's military training in the Xiongjin Governor's Mansion. Then
Liu Sarutobi lost his soldiers, so he just looked around. There was no need to search the opponent's city. As a result, Silla became angry, which triggered a break between the two sides. According to the old ministers, it is better to ask Liu Sarutobi for his guilt. In this way,
, the anger of Silla will naturally subside, and Silla will definitely restore its old relationship with the Tang Dynasty. In this way, a war will be eliminated. Your Majesty’s holy heart and benevolence will save the Tang Dynasty and Silla from the disaster of war.
It will definitely be a special book in history.”
At this time, someone heard a loud shout: "Pei Yan is a traitor and deserves death! Your Majesty, although Silla has been attached to the Tang Dynasty for a long time, it has already had evil intentions. Since Goguryeo was pacified, it has been secretly inciting Goguryeo.
The people rebelled, but fortunately we, the Tang Dynasty, had good generals to guard them, and thwarted their plots time and time again, so that their plots failed to succeed. However, although our Datang Dynasty is magnanimous, the thieves are still wild and unyielding, and they must be wiped out with the force of thunder.
, only then can we achieve complete peace on our northeastern border."
When everyone heard the words and looked around, they found that the man was actually Pei Xingjian, the minister of the Ministry of Rites and the general of the right guard of the school. He was the third rank of the Tongzhongshu family and the guest of the prince.
It turned out that since the last time Pei Yan betrayed his faith and killed the surrendered Turkic leader, and framed Pei Xingjian for injustice, Pei Xingjian decided to resign out of grief and anger, but was persuaded by Li Xian to give up such a plan. It happened that this
At that time, the Turks rebelled again. In order to further frame Pei Xingjian, Pei Yan once again recommended him as a general and led his troops to put down the Turks' rebellion. He tried to use the Turks' hatred of Pei Xingjian's treachery to defeat Pei Xingjian. As a result, Pei Xingjian actually won five out of five battles and wiped out the Turks.
With tens of thousands of enemies, the Turks were defeated and returned. Emperor Gaozong was overjoyed when he heard the news. Regardless of Empress Wu's objections, he appointed Pei Xingjian, the third rank of Zhongshu's family, and a guest of the prince, to bring in strong reinforcements for Li Xian.
Since Pei Yan ignored the family sentiment and framed Pei Xingjian in this way, Pei Xingjian naturally no longer flinched. He is also the prime minister now. Although Pei Yan has a higher ranking, what the other party said now is obviously unreasonable. How could he do it?
No refutation?
At this time, I heard Cui Zhiti, the Minister of Household Affairs, say: "Even so, our Tang Dynasty has been in constant war in recent years, and in addition to the wedding of Princess Taiping a few days ago, the expenditure has been huge and the finances have been difficult to support. If we continue to cooperate with Xin
If Luo starts the war, I'm afraid the people will complain..."
Cui Zhiti was Empress Wu's confidant and was in charge of the Tang Dynasty's finances. He was always called Empress Wu's purse. His opinions actually represented Empress Wu's wishes. Therefore, after he finished speaking, all the elites of the Hou Party
He bowed and said: "What Cui Shangshu said is reasonable, and I agree with you."
Unexpectedly, at this moment, only one person heard a sneer: "What does Cui Shangshu mean by this? Could it be that His Majesty and the Queen spent extravagantly in order to marry a daughter, resulting in a deficit in the national treasury? Hehe, don't say that Your Majesty and the Queen were originally
It didn’t cost too much. Even if it did cost a lot, it was a sign of love from the parents for their daughter. But Cui Shangshu complained so much. Could it be that he wanted to trap His Majesty and the Queen in injustice? Cui Zhidi, what are your intentions?
?Said I gave you the courage again? Huh?"
The speaker was Shangguan Wan'er, the female official who accompanied Empress Wu. She was clearly speaking for Gaozong and Empress Wu, accusing Cui Zhiti of being bold and dared to directly accuse the empress of waste and extravagance. Shangguan Wan'er's words
When he came out, not to mention Gaozong's livid face, even Empress Wu's face didn't look good, and she snorted heavily.
Cui Zhiti was frightened when he saw the expression of the emperor and empress, especially the cold snort from empress Wu. He quickly knelt down on the ground, wiped the cold sweat from his head without thinking, and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, the empress, I am a minister, I am not a minister."
That means, what Wei Chen means is that there is no need to continue fighting this war, it is too expensive, the national treasury, the national treasury is really about to bottom out, and it cannot support this war at all..."
The more Cui Zhiti said, the colder his expression became. Finally, he impatiently issued an order to drag Cui Zhiti out of the hall and ask him to reflect outside the palace.
After such a farce, the scene suddenly cooled down. After a while, Zhongshu ordered Cui Zhiwen to say: "Your Majesty, Queen of Heaven, Cui Zhiti's verbal conflict just now is indeed hateful. However, what he said is right. We will fight against Silla.
The cost is huge, and we have to worry about it at this time. I believe that Silla also knows that the Tang Dynasty is powerful and does not dare to really oppose us. Our court only needs to show sincerity and hand over the troublemaker Sima Liu Yuanfei of the Yingzhou Governor's Office and not care about it.
Silla will definitely retreat after the merchants were killed. Your Majesty, using a small governor and a few lowly businessmen to end a war and make Silla surrender again will be of great benefit and no harm.
Why do you hesitate, Your Majesty?"
"What do you think...what do you think?" Emperor Gaozong was obviously hesitant when he heard this and couldn't help but ask.
At this time, Li Xian stood up, raised his hands to Gaozong and Empress Wu and said, "Father, Emperor, Mother, and I think this argument is inappropriate. I think that the reason why the Tang Dynasty conquered the world is not only
Benevolence and righteousness are even more powerful national powers. Nowadays, the small country of Silla actually dares to kill our merchants wantonly and provoke the prestige of our country. It is obvious that they do not take our country into account. If they behave like this, I will not punish them again.
Counterattack, how can it gain a foothold among other countries in the future? What's more, Silla is extremely ambitious and has been plotting continuously for more than ten years. It has repeatedly attempted to seize territory and unify the three Koreas. If such ambitions are not curbed, I am afraid that if there is a change in the future, everything will be ruined.
Ji, the old land of Goryeo is not owned by our Tang Dynasty. Father, emperor and mother, please listen to what I have to say. Are other people allowed to sleep soundly on the side of the couch? Silla is a big trouble after all. If we can use this to eliminate it in one fell swoop, our Tang Dynasty will
How much fertile land can be opened in the Northeast? How many people can be fed? How many garrison troops can be reduced? How much wealth can be saved? This is a major event that benefits the country and the people. I ask my father and mother to think twice." (To be continued.)