The courtiers immediately let out a sound of praise for merit, as if Gao Yuan had given peace to Goguryeo; After retreating from the court, Yuan Taizuo specially invited Yizhi Wende to his home for a light meal. Gai Suwen is his favorite general, and he still needs the support of Yuan Taizuo, the big man in the court, Yizhi Wende gave this face, but what he didn't expect was that he met Gao Yuan's younger brother Gao Jianwu in the Yuan family, and the Gao family was in charge of business.

Yizhi Wende smelled the smell of conspiracy, but was startled by the news revealed by Gao Jianwu, Gao Yuan was already seriously ill, and now he is relying on ginseng every day to support, looking red, but in fact, he is terminally ill, at most a month or two lives. It's just that in order to stabilize the hearts of the people, except for a few people in the royal family, the news is very tightly blocked, but several sons of Gao Yuan are rushing back to Pyongyang City through different channels.

After Gao Jianwu finished speaking, he was embarrassed, tears flashed in his eyes, and the father and son of the Yuan family were silent, and set their eyes on Yizhi Wende; Eulji Mundeok was Goguryeo's most supportive general of Gao Yuan, with unshakable prestige, rejuvenating the country with one word and prospering the country with one word. Yizhi Wende's eyes were like swords, and he forced Gao Jianwu to ask, "My lord, what is the situation with those 60,000 people?" ”

Gao Jianwu looked at Yuan Taizuo and said: "The 60,000 prisoners of war have died a lot, but we still have more than 30,000 people and craftsmen who transported grain at that time, and it is no problem to get together 60,000 people." Although there is less labor, if Yang Chong can trade with us, then everything can be made up. I just don't know what the real attitude of Chang'an is? ”

"Sofusun said that the Ministry of Rites agreed to maintain the flow of trade." Eulzhi Wende lowered his voice and said, "Yang Chong thinks that Goguryeo is a part of the Central Plains, and it will allow some families to restore their relationship with the Central Plains. ”

Ulji Wende said vaguely, but Gao Jianwu and the three of them really listened to it, and the so-called restoration of the origin is to admit that some families in Goguryeo are side branches of those families in the Central Plains, which means that those families can get help from the Central Plains. With such poisonous methods, it is no wonder that Eulzhi Wende dared to assert that Yang Chong would fulfill his promise, because only by setting up the stage in the Great Sui could Yang Chong sing a big drama and watch Goguryeo become a mess.

Just like the Gao family, in addition to the royal family, it is also divided into several branches, if Yang Chong sends people to recognize the family like Gao Xingwen and Gao Zuyou as the side branches of the Bohai Gao family, then Gao Yuan's face will be completely knocked to the ground. Yuan Taizuo smiled gloomily: "Lord Gao, what the old man said is right, only by negotiating peace can we truly bring peace and time to Goguryeo; Now it's up to you? ”

Yizhi Wende was shocked, and immediately understood what the Yuan clan was going to do, after Gao Yuan's death, the Yuan clan was no longer ready to assist Gao Yuan's son, but wanted to set up Gao Jianwu as the king; Gai Suwen looked at Yizhi Wende with a nervous face, if a generation of war gods were angry at the crown, Gai Suwen really didn't know what to do. But Etoji Wende did not move, but held the teacup expressionlessly, like an audience member enjoying the performance, calm.

Gao Jianwu only hesitated for a minute, and then said carefully: "Thank you for the love of the three adults, for the sake of Goguryeo, I am willing to do anything, and I am willing to take all the risks." ”

Yuan Taizuo smiled when he heard this: "Lord Gao is serious, we see that although the number of royal families is large, there is only one adult who really has insight. Yang Chong's biggest weakness is that he takes human life too seriously, I believe that in five years, before the Great Wall is built, Yang Chong will not send troops; General, I feel that it is necessary to adjust the strategy against Silla and Baekje, and it is better to fight one by one. ”

Eulji Wende nodded indifferently and said, "Baekje and we are both Buyeo branches, and we can negotiate peacefully." ”

This is a casual reason for Eulji Mundeok to choose Baekje, and the real reason is that Silla is a descendant of the Jinhan Alliance, which is different from Goguryeo in terms of language, and after communicating with the Northern Wei Dynasty, it developed into a country with Buddhism as the state religion, which was disliked by Eulji Mundeok. Gao Jianwu and Yuan Taizuo both nodded frequently, not only because the person who spoke was an undefeated famous general, but also because they also felt this way.

In any case, the exchange between Baekje and Goguryeo is not a problem, from a strategic point of view, Baekje is facing the sea of the Great Sui, if Baekje defects to the Great Sui, hundreds of thousands of Sui troops will land from Baekje and go north along the south, and the Great Wall of Liaodong will be a decoration; In addition, Baekje's shipbuilding industry was well developed, and it was able to help Goguryeo rebuild the sailors that were almost crippled by the Great Sui in a short period of time. Eulzhi Wende and Yuan Taizuo looked at each other and smiled, that person in Chang'an is powerful, but it is also an opportunity for Goguryeo.

Hedong Jingbo stood outside the Luoyang Left-behind Division, his heart was indescribable resentment and disappointment, Yang Chong was a person from a poor family, and in the end he still liked to use people with five surnames and seven hopes and relatives and family, Hu Cao participated in the military Cui Renshi whether it was in terms of learning or in the imperial examination, he was worse than himself, and finally because of Cui Yao's relationship, he became Yang Chong's confidant.

Sofu Sun stood solemnly beside Jing Bo, and his mind was still flipping the news sent from the country, Gao Yuan, the king of Yingyang, died suddenly, and Gao Jianwu, the king of Rongliu, unexpectedly took over the throne, and during Gao Yuan's mourning, he sent someone to send a letter of surrender, agreeing to all the conditions of the Great Sui, and 60,000 Sui army prisoners would be sent to Liaoshui within a month, so that they could return to China on their own. The message was that he wanted to get along with Baekje and maintain relations with Silla, and everything was going in a good direction, depending on whether Yang Chong, the king of Yue, would fulfill his promise.

Pei Lin greeted him with a smile, and said to his husband and grandson in a friendly manner: "You have been waiting for a long time, the official letter from the political hall arrived yesterday, and the king of Yue has agreed to take one hundred and fifty miles west of Houcheng as the boundary, and the horse will be sent back to Chang'an at that time." However, the envoy came just in time, and the king of Yue wanted to know some Goguryeo products for reference in future commerce; It's a pity that Wei Zheng is pestering King Yue, so King Yue entrusted his subordinates to come to receive him, please. ”

The husband Sun smiled and saluted, followed Pei Lin and walked in, and at the same time was alert; As Li Tang's original prime minister, Pei Lin is definitely a treacherous and cunning person, according to the understanding of his husband and grandson from various channels, Yang Chong will only send Pei Lin out to deal with it when he is ready to play tricks. In the office room, Sinong Shaoqing Guo Zigao and Yue Wangfu Cangcao Military Gao Chong were also sent to assist; As the topic became more and more discussed, Sofu Sun understood that what Yang Chong wanted was to exchange pepper, carpets, liquor, glass, soap and other items for Goguryeo grain, war horses, cattle and sheep, lacquer, gold and silver utensils.

(End of chapter)