In the autumn of the second year of Linde, several large ships appeared on the surface of the Yellow Sea. An energetic old man stood on the bow of the ship and looked at the sea, he was wearing a crimson official robe, wearing a hood, and wearing a knife at his waist, looking majestic, several Dongyi people followed him, respectful!

The old man looked at the foggy coastline in the distance, and then at the rough sea, and his heart fluctuated. A Dongyi man asked, "The weather is uncertain, and the sea is stormy, do you believe that we can cross this vast sea safely?" ”

The old man laughed and said, "Convinced! This sea route has been back and forth seven or eight times, and there has never been an accident, so relax! Look at my Datang warship, wide and stable, the ship is strong and sharp, and walking on the sea is like walking on the flat ground, how can you and other small countries build it? ”

The Dongyi people nodded yes again and again. Another Dongyi man walked to the side of the ship, looked at the flying seagulls and the white clouds in the distant mountains, and chanted a poem in the sea breeze: "The sand birds have not yet floated, and the mountains and clouds are disconnected." ”

The old man waited for a while, and said hurriedly: "What about the next sentence?" Friend, beg for the next sentence. Hurry up and say it, I'll be thankful for all the flowers! The Dongyi people were so anxious that they scratched their ears and cheeks, but they couldn't groan.

The old man twisted the goat's whiskers in his hand, glanced at the big boat, and continued the poem: "Through the Bodi Moon, the boat presses the water in the sky." Several Dongyi people applauded in unison.

Who is this old man? Why is it on the sea? Why do the Dongyi people respect him so much? If you want to get to know him quickly, you still have to start with the first year of Xianqing.

That year, he served as a minister in the ministry of the Ministry. One day, Li Zhi beckoned him to talk and said, "Liu Renliang, have you heard of the case of the Luozhou beauty Chunyu's family?" Liu Renliang replied: "Only! ”

Li Zhi said: "This case is full of suspicions, and the statement reviewed by Duan Baoxuan, Dali Qing, is very suspicious!" Qing is known for his uprightness and integrity, and he is familiar with the business, so I sent Zhang Lun, the imperial servant, to assist Qing in reviewing the case, hoping to get the truth! Liu Renliang was ordered to retreat.

Liu Renliang is fifty-five years old in the matter, and he has worked diligently all day long to repay the Lord's kindness. After taking over the case, Liu Renliang quickly found out that Dali Chengbi was bending the law for personal gain with his vigorous and resolute work efficiency and intelligent and sophisticated case-handling style, helped Chun Yu's exonerate him from charge, and sent him to prison pending trial, and Chun Yu's was also re-imprisoned.

Li Yifu, the squire of Zhongshu, was worried that Bi Zhengyi would not be able to stand the punishment of the moss rod, so he confessed to him, the backstage boss, so he entrusted Yuan Gongyu to bring a message to Bi Zhengyi and forced him to commit suicide. Panicking, Bi Zhengyi hanged himself in prison.

Because there was no evidence of death, the case had to be closed, and Liu Renliang handed over the table. Li Yifu was the vanguard of the pro-martial faction, and at that time he was protected by the emperor and queen, and he was resentful because Liu Renliang had ruined his good deeds.

Three years later, Li Yifu finally found an opportunity to transfer Liu Renliang out of Beijing and serve as the assassin of Qingzhou. Although the Qingzhou Thorn History and the Giving Matter were all on the top five grades, the treatment of local officials at that time was generally not as good as that of Beijing officials.

In March of the fifth year of Hyeongyeong, Li Zhi ordered Su Dingfang to lead a land and water army of 100,000 to attack Baekje. Qingzhou Thorn Liu Renliang was responsible for transporting grain and grass from the sea, when the typhoon was everywhere, it was not the time to transport grain to the sea, Liu Renliang did not move. However, Li Yifu kept giving orders and urging him to transport grain to sea, otherwise he would be dealt with in accordance with military law.

Liu Renliang had no choice but to send a boat to sea, but he encountered a strong wind on the way, the boat was overturned, and the grain transporter was drowned. The imperial court sent the superintendent Yuan Yishi to interrogate, and before leaving, Li Yifu hinted that he had offended Liu Renliang.

After Yuan Yishi went to Qingzhou for interrogation, he did not frame Liu Renliang, but closed the case and reported it according to the truth. During the court discussion, Li Yifu said: "If you don't behead Liu Renliang, you can't apologize to the people!" ”

Zhongshushe Ren Yuan came out and played: "The sea storm is not something that human beings can resist. Li Zhi understood the cause and effect of this incident, and ordered him to be removed from the army, and Liu Renliang served in the army in white for self-efficacy.

On August 12, Su Dingfang led his army to pacify Baekje and captured the Baekje king Fuyu Yici and the crown prince Fuyu Long.

The imperial court divided the five governors of Xiongjin and other provinces with their lands, and Liulang general Yoo In-won and Silla prince Kim In-tae jointly guarded Sihyeon Fortress, and Zuowei Junglang made Wang Wendu the governor of Xiongjin to pacify the people of Baekje. But Wang Wendu suddenly fell ill and died while crossing the sea.

In March of the first year of Yongshuo, the Baekje generals Onimuro Fushin and Monk Dochen gathered people to occupy Zhouliu Fortress, sent people to the Wa Kingdom to meet Prince Buyeo-bong, formed the Baekje Revival Army, and led troops to besiege Baekje Fortress, which was defended by Yoo In-won.

Li Zhi ordered Liu Renliang to take Fangzhou to assassinate the school and lead Wang Wendu's troops and horses to rescue Liu Renyuan. Sixty-year-old Liu Renliang said with great joy: "If you don't die in a big disaster, there will be a blessing in the future, and the sky will be rich and noble for me, an old man!" ”

Before leaving, Liu Renliang asked the state secretary for a calendar volume and seven temple secrets, and after preparing to level the Liaohai, he issued a national Zhengshuo to make the Dongyi people obey. Liu Renliang governed the army strictly, managed Wang Wendu's army obediently, and then led the army to fight forward, and everything was down.

The ghost room Fuxin and the monk Daochen were worried about being attacked from both sides, so they went away and retired to the city. Liu Renliang and Liu Ren are willing to join forces to rest. Li Yifu also sent a document indicating that Liu Renyuan was willing to frame Liu Renliang, but Liu Renyuan was unmoved.

In February of the second year of Longshuo, Su Dingfang and Qibi He Li surrounded Pyongyang for a long time, and when it snowed heavily, the weather was cold and frozen, and the siege was lifted. Li Zhi sent an edict to Liu Renliang, saying that a city could not be defended alone, and asked him to either go to Silla to defend it together, or return it to the west.

Liu Renliang convened his staff to discuss, believing that the emperor wanted to swallow Goguryeo, so he first punished Baekje, left troops to defend it, and controlled his henchmen. If you retreat, the work of devouring will be wasted, and the only correct thing to do now is to stick to the change, take advantage of the progress, and not move! The subordinates all agreed.

In May, the eldest brother of the Wa Kingdom, the Prince, sent an army to escort the Baekje prince Buyeo-bong back to Japan, and was proclaimed king by the onimuro Fukushin. In August, Yoo In-won, the governor of Xiongjin, and Yoo In-gang, the assassin of Fangju, defeated the Baekje Revival Army, captured Jinhyeonseong, and opened up the grain route to Silla.

Li Zhi finally saw Liu Renliang's intentions clearly, ordered the coastal states to recruit soldiers, and sent Sun Renshi, the general of the Right Weiwei, to lead his troops across the sea and go to Baekje to aid the Tang Silla coalition army.

In the summer of the third year of Longshuo, there was internal strife within the Baekje Revival Army, and Onimuro Fukushin attacked and killed the monk Dochen, merged his soldiers and horses, and pretended to be sick to trap Buyeofeng.

The king of Baekje, Fuyufeng, suspected that Onimuro Fushin was plotting rebellion, and designed to arrest Onimuro Fushin and behead him. He then sent envoys to Goguryeo and the Wa kingdom to ask for troops to fight against the Tang-Luo coalition forces.

In July, after Sun Renshi and Liu Renliang joined forces, the army was greatly strengthened, and then a meeting of generals was held. Someone wanted to attack Garin City first, and Liu Renliang suggested attacking the enemy's lair first, Zhou Liucheng, and obtained the consent of the generals.

The division of labor was carried out at the meeting: Sun Renshi, Liu Renyuan, and King Kim Famin of Silla led the army to attack the north side of Zhouliucheng, and Liu Renliang, Du Shuang, and Fuyulong led the navy and grain ships from the Xiongjin River to the Baekjiang River, and cooperated with the army to attack the southwest side of Zhouliucheng.

On 27 August, Liu Renliang's navy met the Japanese navy at the mouth of the Baijiang River, and a fierce battle broke out between the two sides. There were 170 Datang warships, which were very large in size, lined up in an array on the river, carrying more than 7,000 people.

There were more than 1,000 warships of the Japanese Kingdom, small in size, carrying more than 10,000 people. The vanguard of the warships of the Japanese State besieged the Tang warships, and were surrounded by the big ships, and the weapons of the Japanese States were unfavorable in close combat, and the Tang soldiers all held the Mo knife or horizontal knife with both hands, and swept away thousands of troops with the momentum of breaking Yue. There were many Japanese soldiers who were killed or injured and fell into the water, and they held the position.

The Japanese general Park Ichi Tian Laijin ordered a retreat. In the early morning of the next day, the generals of the Japanese Navy discussed countermeasures with Fuyufeng, and encouraged each other not to look at the weather conditions: "As long as we fight bravely to be the first, fight to the death, the other party will inevitably know the difficulty and retreat!" ”

Subsequently, the Japanese general Luyuan Junchen commanded the main force of the water army to fiercely attack the strong position of the Tang Dynasty water army. Liu Renliang commanded the big ship to rush into the Japanese boat from the left and right to fight around, making it difficult for the small boat to maneuver, and then fired with rockets.

For a time, the Japanese ships caught fire one after another, and the smoke burned the sky, and the fire reflected the sea water red. The boat was caught and could not turn around, and the Japanese soldiers were forced to jump into the water one after another, drowning many people.

The brave Pu Shitian Laijin was so anxious that he stomped his feet, looked up to the sky and roared, swore to serve the country, and then gritted his teeth and killed **, fought bravely, killed dozens of people, and was cut off with a sword and sword, and was hacked to death by Tang Bing with a Mo knife.

The king of Baekje, Fuyufeng, hid in the corner of the cabin and shivered, but was unexpectedly discovered by Tang Bing. He turned around and fled in a hurry, the gold ingots hidden on his body and the sword he was wearing also ran away, taking advantage of the Tang soldiers to pick up the treasure, he jumped onto another boat, and his own soldiers rowed desperately, and finally got out of danger and fled to Goguryeo.

In this battle, the Japanese army was defeated, and a total of 400 Japanese ships were burned. Lu Yuan Junchen was afraid that if he continued to fight, he would become a bare-bones commander, so he hurriedly led the remaining warships to retreat.

Ten days later, the Baekje princes Buyeo Tadasheng and Buyeo Tadashi, who were stationed in Zhouliu Castle, saw that the general situation had gone, so they had to open the city gate and lead the envoys of the Shinu, the Wa and the Tamna Kingdom to surrender. After receiving the news of the fiasco, the generals of the Japanese army, Di Jing Binglang and Qin Tian Laijin, also led their troops back to China by boat. This is the famous Battle of the White River Estuary.

Fearing that Tang and Silla would take advantage of the situation to attack the Wa kingdom itself, the eldest brother of the Wa Kingdom was worried that the Emperor would take advantage of the situation to attack the Wa Kingdom itself, ordered the construction of four lines of defense and moved the capital to Omi Otsu Palace. For more than 900 years, the Japanese did not dare to invade the Korean Peninsula again. After the war, the Wa State sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty to begin to comprehensively learn the advanced system, technology and culture of the Tang Dynasty.

Baekje generals Sha Zha Xiangru and Hei Tooth Changzhi led their troops to surrender to the Tang Dynasty again, and Liu Renliang saw that they were loyal and resourceful, and knew how to be grateful, so he sent them to the grain battle and ordered them to lead their troops to attack Rencun City, which was occupied by Chi Shouxin.

Ren Cuncheng was soon captured by Hei Tooth Changzhi, and Chi Shouxin abandoned his wife and fled to Goguryeo, and the Baekje Revival Army was completely wiped out.

After the pacification of Baekje, Sun Renshi and Liu Ren were willing to return with a brigade, and Liu Renliang commanded troops to guard the Xiongjin Governor's Mansion.

After Liu Renyuan returned to Beijing, Li Zhi invited him to a banquet in Penglai Palace and asked: "Qing is in Haidong, and the prelude is in line with the matter, and it is elegant and reasonable." Qing is a military general, how can he be so well-read? ”

Liu Ren is willing to be right: "It's all written by Liu Renliang, and the documents and seals are not the minister's director!" Li Zhi nodded and expressed deep admiration, and ordered to add the sixth rank of Liu Renliang's official rank, and gave the history of Fangzhou Thorn, and gave Chang'an City a mansion area, and gave his wife generously, and sent an envoy to carry the emperor's handwritten seal book to Lao Mian.

Liu Renliang was grateful to Li Zhi for his kindness, and he was grateful to Dade and did his best to govern the homeland of Baekje. The main practices are:

(1) Collect the bones left behind by the war and send people to bury the hanging offerings.

(2) Open roads, tidy up villages, build bridges, repair embankments, and repair Pitang.

(3) Persuade farmers to farm, give relief to the poor, and ask the lonely and the elderly.

(4) Promulgation of the Jongmyo taboo and the establishment of the royal shrine.

(5) Operate the tuntian, accumulate grain and raise the soldiers, and pass through Goguryeo.

Under Yoo In-joon's good political principles, the people of Baekje lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the economy began to resume growth!

In October of the first year of Lin De, Li Zhi sent Liu Renyuan, the general of the Right Weiwei, to lead troops across the sea to change defense, and Liu Renliang brought the old town soldiers back to the west. Liu Renliang stated his interests and asked to stay in Haidong. Li Zhi agreed.

The Baekje prince Buyeo Ryu did a good job of pacifying the people and was commended by the Tang Dynasty. Yi Ji wanted to reconcile the relationship between Baekje and Silla, and ordered Yu Long to relieve old grievances with Kim Famin, the king of Silla, and establish an alliance.

On August 13 of the second year of Lin De, Fuyu Long and Jin Famin allied in Xiongjin City, and Liu Renliang and Liu Ren were willing to follow the order to advise the two sides to reconcile, and stood aside to supervise the oath.

Liu Renliang read the oath aloud and said: "Silla and Baekje will be in alliance for a hundred years, and the Baekje prince and Sijia Zhengqing will help Yulong to be the governor of Xiongjin, keep their sacrifices, protect their mulberry trees, rely on Silla, get rid of their old regrets, and get married!" The audience applauded.

After the completion of the alliance mission, Liu Renliang began to prepare for the participation in Dongyue's enshrinement, and according to the edict, he should rush to Dongyue before December. The guards were temporarily handed over to Du Shuang for management.

Messengers from Silla, Baekje, Tamna, and Wa were sent to gather at Zhouliucheng and go to Dongyue to praise the Xiangfeng Zen ceremony. When the envoys of the four countries heard about it, they were all eager to try.

When the Goguryeo king Gaozang learned the news of Feng Chan, he saw that the chieftains and envoys of the feudal domains went to the Tang Dynasty to praise the great gifts, and if he pretended to sleep and ignored it, he not only seemed to be alone, but also obviously rude to the Tang Dynasty! Therefore, he also sent the crown prince Gao Funan to Luoyang to participate in the Feng Chan, and by the way, he could listen to Li Zhi's attitude.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, riding the autumn breeze to send coolness, Liu Renliang led the envoys of Silla, Baekje, Tamna, and Wa to sail out of the Xiongjin River in a large boat and row towards the Yellow Sea. Hence the opening scene.

The Silla prince Kim In-tae and the Baekje prince Buyeo Ryu also followed the mission to help crown Mount Tai! The Datang warship cleaves the waves and sails on the Yellow Sea, with beautiful scenery and seagulls flying along the way.

Arriving safely in Qingzhou in October, Liu Renliang feasted the Dongyi Four Nations Mission and led the VIPs to visit the scenery of Qilu. It then marched to Taishan County, Yanzhou, and arrived at Lingyan Temple in the northwest of Mount Tai in late November.

Luan Yu has not yet arrived, and it has just snowed on Mount Tai before. Liu Renliang and Dongyi envoys rested in Lingyan Temple, drew clear spring to make tea, and talked with the monks and monks.

The next day, come to the Queen Mother Pool at the southern foot of Mount Tai, rest in the Daiyue Temple, pay homage to the statue of Lao Tzu, and watch the statue of the Daiyue Temple engraved on the mandarin duck stele.

Thinking of the upcoming meeting with the emperor and queen in Mount Tai and the rare grand ceremony in Zanxiang's life, Liu Renliang was excited, pushed open the chaimen, looked at the snow-covered pine forests and towering mountains, and chanted poetry:

The blue sea smoke is gone, and the snow on the sunny peaks is half remnant.

The ice spring hangs over the gully, and the cloud road is gloomy.

Next, Liu Renliang and Dongyi envoys visited the scenery of Daizong. Go to the foot of the mountain to inspect the construction progress of the altar of worship and the altar of pilgrimage, and then climb the eighteen plates of the Tianmen Cloud Ladder, and climb the Sunview Peak to watch the sunrise of Mount Tai and the jade plate of the sea of clouds.

Then go to Tianzhu Peak to inspect the Dengfeng Altar, and enjoy the magnificent scenery of the sunset and the golden belt of the Yellow River. Come down from the mountain, pass by the Baizhang Cliff of Black Dragon Pond, and enjoy the waterfall cascading down.

The Dongyi envoys were moved by the magnificent mountains and rivers of the Tang Empire, shocked, jumped and cheered, indicating that the trip was worthwhile. Some people also sketch and paint along the way, ready to take back to China to treasure.

After a day of rest, Liu Renliang went to Sheshou Mountain to check the Zen altar, and found that the problem did not meet the etiquette specifications and dealt with it in time.

Subsequently, the governor of other states led the team to the foot of Mount Tai one after another, in addition to the temple that Luan Yu was about to station, other surrounding temples and state capitals and county offices, homestays, and wine shops were full of people, and the later team had to camp on the spot and sleep in the wilderness. In addition to sightseeing, the civil and military officials are looking forward to the arrival of the emperor!