Chapter 371: The Situation on the Peninsula
When the two of them were thinking about what was wrong, Li Chengqian guessed their thoughts from their eyes.
"At first, I thought that Baekje and Goguryeo had gone mad and attacked Silla completely recklessly, which was a stupid and crazy act."
"To be honest, my only thought at that time was to immediately send troops to Goguryeo and destroy them in one fell swoop."
"But when I think about it, from the Sui Dynasty to the present, I have fought against Goguryeo many times, and my Central Plains Dynasty has not bargained much."
"I wondered if this was a Goguryeo trap, and if so, what was it?" Li Chengqian said.
The two carefully pondered Li Chengqian's words, and felt that there might be some big conspiracy in this, and it was possible that Goguryeo wanted to repeat the drama of Yang Guangsan's expedition to Goguryeo again, so that the Tang Dynasty would end up in the same fate as the Sui Dynasty.
"Then why did Goguryeo do this, if the Tang Dynasty has been watching from the sidelines, it is not too late to wait for them to lose before sending troops, and when the time comes, what will they do against the Tang Dynasty." Xue Rengui asked.
"General Xue is right, this may still be said in the past, why is Baekje also involved with Goguryeo?"
"Is it possible that Baekje is not afraid of being destroyed?" Li Ji said.
The hostile relationship between Baekje and Goguryeo has existed for a long time, and without sufficient interests, there is no possibility of a union between the two countries, let alone an onslaught on Silla.
It was not uncommon for Silla, Baekje, and Goguryeo to join forces with each other, and no one could help each other.
Like this unusually fierce attack, it is better to kill 1,000 enemies and lose 800 than to destroy the opponent, but it has never happened.
"I also suspected this, but later after the secret agent came to report, Baekje had defected to Dongying and declared himself a vassal to Dongying, seeking the support of Dongying's military forces."
"This may be the reason why Baekje and Goguryeo are crazy, or maybe they feel that with the support of the Dongying island country, the chances of victory are greater, so they are so fearless." Li Chengqian said.
It is certain that Baekje and Dongying colluded, but I didn't expect Baekje to collude with Dongying so soon.
The people of Dongying have also coveted the peninsula for a long time, and they have always wanted to reach out to the peninsula without having a chance, but they didn't expect this opportunity to come so suddenly.
In order to achieve his own goals, Dongying decided to vigorously support Baekje, and even did not hesitate to help Baekje with the strength of the whole country.
"Dongying has sent Tang envoys to my Tang Dynasty several times to study, and it can be regarded as a good friend of my Tang Dynasty, and Dongying actually wants to participate in the internal affairs of the peninsula."
"Thinking about it, the other party is afraid that he not only wants the interests of the peninsula, but also may covet the rich land of the Central Plains of the Tang Dynasty." Li Ji analyzed.
Dongying's wolf ambitions have been revealed, but now he does not have the strength to send troops to Datang, so he wants to use this as a springboard to prepare for the future invasion of Datang by taking the peninsula.
The Dongying people felt that they had sent Tang envoys to the Tang Dynasty three times, and they already had a good understanding of the situation in the Tang Dynasty.
As long as you can take the peninsula, you can take the Tang Dynasty, this is just a matter of time, give Dongying one or two hundred years, even if you can't conquer the Tang Dynasty, you can also take half of the Tang Dynasty.
This is something worth doing for Dongying, as long as they have the fertile land of the Tang Dynasty, Dongying Kingdom will be able to become more powerful.
"We don't know what the strength of Dongying is, Dongying is suspended overseas, and how strong its strength is can be imagined."
"I heard that Dongying is poor and backward, and even Goguryeo is inferior in terms of economy and agriculture, so how can it be compared with my Tang Dynasty."
"If Dongying dares to try to touch the land of my Central Plains, there is no doubt that hitting a stone with an egg is simply asking for his own death." Xue Rengui said, he didn't believe that Dongying had the courage.
Dongying's aggressiveness has been around since ancient times, and it can be said that it is engraved in his blood, as long as they feel that they have a chance, they will not hesitate to launch an aggressive act against you.
Even if the strength is ten or a hundred times stronger than Dongying, as long as they feel that there is a slight possibility of defeating you, they will do whatever it takes to do this seemingly crazy move.
"Dongying's greed is far beyond our imagination, and it's not surprising that he can do such a thing."
"However, Baekje is a small country after all, and it is separated by the sea, so it is not so easy to cross the ocean to the peninsula, and if they encounter a shipwreck, they may be wiped out."
"Even if they can land successfully, we don't need to be afraid of them, and these are not the reasons why Goguryeo stormed Silla." Li Chengqian said.
"Since it's not because of this, the minister really doesn't understand why Baekje and Goguryeo made such crazy moves, once one of them is destroyed, the rest are afraid that it will not be long before they are destroyed!" Xue Rengui asked.
"Goguryeo Mo Lizhiquan Gai Suwen died violently, and his eldest son Quan boy succeeded Mo Lizhi, it's a pity! There has always been a feud between their brothers. ”
"When the Izumi boy went out once, his younger brother Izumi Nanjian and Izumi Boy joined forces to expel the Izumi boy."
"Quan Nanjian thus took control of Goguryeo's power, and succeeded him as the new Mo Lizhi, and this storming of Silla was Quan Nanjian's idea."
"He needs to establish his prestige by destroying Silla and prepare for the future kingship, and Izumi Nam-kin wants to become not only a powerful minister, but also the king of the unified peninsula." Li Chengqian said.
"Quannanjian's ability is too far worse than his father Quangai Suwen, and even his brother Quannan's ability is inferior."
"What Quan Gai Suwen has not completed, how can he Quan Nanjian complete it, he has empty ambitions, but he has no strength to match it, and in the end there is only a dead end."
"It's only a matter of time before Goguryeo falls, what happened to the boy in Quan? Doesn't he have the idea of taking back the power. Xue Rengui said.
He really wanted to know what Quan Nan was doing now, and if he was on the run, it would be best to keep him in the hands of Datang.
In this way, when attacking Goguryeo in the future, many problems can be solved with the help of the name of Quan's boy.
"After the Quan boy was expelled, he led the Khitan and Jin Ya armies to Baobei City, and sent Ziquan to write a sincere letter, willing to belong to my Datang, this is the document of the Quan's boys to join the Tang Dynasty." Li Chengqian said, took out the paperwork of the boy from his sleeve and showed it to Xue Rengui and Li Ji.
After the two of them saw it, Li Ji asked, "What does Your Majesty plan to do with this spring boy?" ”
"I decided to confer on Quan Nannan the title of the chief of the Pyongyang Provincial March, the ambassador to pacify Liaodong, and the festival holder, and to appease the people of Liaodong and the Khitan and other ethnic groups on my behalf." Li Chengqian said.
"The minister thinks that His Majesty can recruit him into Beijing! Give him a greater honor to envelop the spring boy, so that he will be more desperate for Datang and His Majesty. Li Ji said.
"We can also pass on the matter of his attachment to Datang to Quan Nanjian and Quan Nanchan, so that Quan Nan will never have a chance to turn back." Xue Rengui said.
"Good! Just do what the two Aiqing say!" Li Chengqian said.
Li Chengqian immediately sent people to Liaodong, recruited Quannan into the court, and awarded him the governor of Liaodong and the prince of Xuansu County.