Chapter 39: The Goryeo Messenger
Su Ji has been close to Wanyan Zongbi every day recently, and finally got a new task, that is, to teach the etiquette of the Han family, the princess Izumo who is about to marry into the Tang Dynasty, Su Ji happily accepted this task, because Su Ji believes that there are one and there are two, and slowly Wanyan Zongbi will trust himself.
As Su Ji expected, Princess Izumo of Beijin is a great beauty, Su Ji couldn't help but lose his mind for a moment when he saw it, Su Ji immediately came back to his senses and bowed respectfully: "Your Royal Highness has seen the princess." β
"You are Su Ji from the Central Plains, you Central Plains people smell good, unlike those men on the grassland, a smell of horse manure." Princess Izumo said playfully.
"Thank you princess for the compliment, as long as you bathe frequently, the smell on your body will naturally smell good." Su Ji replied with a smile.
"Then what kind of person is your emperor? Is he like you? β
Su Ji was shocked and said: "The princess's words are wrong, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is the Son of Heaven, and he is naturally a hundred times better than the lower officials." β
"Then why did you come to Beijin?"
"Princess, this matter is a long story, if it is not a last resort, the lower officials will not dare to turn their backs on their ancestors." Su Ji smiled bitterly.
"Okay, this princess will believe you once, what do princesses need to pay attention to when marrying into the Tang Dynasty? Please also ask Mr. Su for advice. Princess Izumo asked.
"Princess, don't dare to teach, just remember the word "respectful" and ......"
Princess Izumo is the pearl of Beijin, and her temper is naturally a bit domineering, so Su Ji feels that his real task in the past few days is to brainwash Princess Yun, and make His Majesty unhappy when the time comes......
Su Ji's loyalty Li Jun still can't understand it, Li Jun is busy receiving the Goryeo envoy, the news that Beijin is ready to make a move on Goryeo, Li Jun immediately notified Goryeo, Goryeo's fine is also very powerful, and he got the news in a few days that Beijin really wants to do something to Goryeo.
But the strength is there, the population of Goryeo is less than one million, the soldiers are only 150,000, and there is no cavalry, the Goryeo court discussed for several days, and found that he had no chance of winning at all, and he couldn't do it if he surrendered on his own initiative, after all, Beijin's plan this time was to destroy the country, not a few cities.
In the end, the king of Goryeo decided to take advantage of the fact that the war had not yet started and sent the crown prince to Chang'an, on the one hand, to ask for help from the Tang Dynasty, and on the other hand, to leave incense for the Goryeo royal family, because the king of Goryeo has only one daughter, and Goryeo also has a queen when she is in power, so the so-called crown prince of Goryeo is a girl, her name is Kim Sun'er.
When Li Jun saw Kim Shan'er for the first time, he didn't see her appearance clearly, but just comforted her with kind words, and sent Kim Shan'er to Empress Dowager Wei's Changle Palace.
Gao Chichang is a gentle middle-aged man, Li Jun heard that Gao Chichang had studied under Yang Xiong when he was young, and this time he invited Yang Xiong to come, Gao Chichang first met Li Jun with a gentleman's salute, and then met Yang Xiong with a teacher's salute.
Yang Xiong touched his beard and said with a smile: "Chi Chang, please get up, I haven't seen you for many years, I didn't expect you and me to see each other again." β
Gao Chichang choked up and said, "Sir, it's the student who is unfilial and busy with official business, so he couldn't come to visit your old man in time. β
Yang Xiong helped Gao Chichang up and said, "Silly boy, where is it?" It is your duty to be loyal to the country, and I don't blame you for being a teacher. β
Gao Chichang burst into tears, and Yang Xiong patted Gao Chichang on the back and comforted: "Good boy, don't cry, the teacher knows your difficulties." β
Looking at this picture of master-apprentice affection, Li Jun couldn't help but get goosebumps, Li Jun coughed and said: "Gao Xiang, now that Gao Li has come to an end, if you don't dislike it, Gao Xiang might as well temporarily stay in my Datang, in case there is a mistake in the future, Gao Xiang can take your crown prince to make a comeback." β
Gao Chichang arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty's surprise is understood, but Mr. has always taught the foreign minister to be loyal to the country and sincere to the king, so the foreign minister has to return to China and swear to live and die with his family and country. β
Yang Xiong patted Gao Chichang on the shoulder and said, "Zhuang, Chichang, come to the teacher's house in a while, and the teacher will see you off." β
"Thank you, teacher." Gao Chichang arched his hand to Yang Xiong and said.
Li Jun knew that the master and apprentice were deliberately provoking themselves, but now that the steel armor had not yet come out, Li Jun did not want to start a war with Beijin, Li Jun would not joke with the lives of his soldiers for the sake of a momentary mood, Li Jun also wiped a handful of tears and said: "Three feet of land, there are also loyal and good, Taishi Ling, record this matter." β
"No." Sima Da, who had just returned from an errand, immediately came out to answer.
Gao Chichang saw that Li Jun was unmoved, so he had to get straight to the point and said: "Your Majesty, Goryeo is a subject country of the Tang Dynasty, and I ask Your Majesty to help." β
Li Jun smiled and said: "Prime Minister Gao, please rest assured, I have already issued an order to the welcoming mission, asking them to do their best in Beijin, and General Gao Zhe has also reorganized his troops, as long as there is any change in Beijin, General Gao Zhe will send troops." β
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Although he knew that what Li Jun said was a clichΓ©, Gao Chichang still thanked him.
Li Jun wanted to leave Gao Chichang for a light meal, but was rejected by Yang Xiong, who thought that this was Gao Chichang's last dinner in Datang, and he should accompany him as a teacher to eat.
Li Jun knew that Yang Xiong was angry, but in the face of the righteousness of the family and country, his personal life was really insignificant, if the old man didn't even understand this truth, he had to consider changing to a Gantang sacrifice wine.
Li Jun gave Sima Da a look, and Sima Da went to Yang's Mansion in the evening, and when Sima Da came back, Li Jun looked at Sima Da's flushed face and asked, "What's wrong?" was scolded by the old man. β
Sima Da nodded and said, "Not only was I scolded, but I was also scolded very badly." β
"What did the old man say?" Li Jun asked curiously.
"The old man said that please rest assured, he can still carry it clearly, he just persuaded Gao Chichang a few words, but this person is stupid and loyal, and the old man did not persuade him, and he also said that I am by His Majesty's side, but he did not dissuade His Majesty from doing the right thing, but actually engaged in some conspiracies." Sima Da brought the words to Li Jun as he was.
Li Jun said indifferently: "You are courtiers, it is a good thing to do the right way, but I am different, I am the emperor, as long as I can stabilize the country, I am willing to be in a different place, not to mention the infamy on my back, I feel that I don't care about white cats and black cats, as long as I can catch a mouse, I am a good cat." β
Sima Da arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, although what you said is reasonable, the minister will still truthfully record today's incident in the history books, and ask Your Majesty for forgiveness." β
"Haha, record it, the merits and demerits have their own posterity to comment." Li Jun said heroically......