Chapter 296
Xue Yantuo himself has only been a country for two years, and he used to be a vassal of the Turks, although he established a country with the support of the Tang Dynasty, and took the opportunity to occupy a lot of land and gather a lot of tribal population, it seems that he has become a behemoth, and the land area is more than that of the Tang Dynasty. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
In addition to their original forces, the remaining newly collected forces are not of any use to this war at all, and they are completely useless.
are all newly attached forces, and the orders given by Yinan Khan are completely deaf to the wind, and when they receive the order, they hum and accept it, and when Yinan's people leave, how should people live, and there is no intention of sending troops to help Yinan Khan fight against the Tang Dynasty.
These people were all scared by Datang, and they didn't have the courage to pick up Datang's tiger whiskers anymore, and it was not easy to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight without helping each other.
Relying on his original strength alone, Xue Yantuo was not the opponent of the Tang Dynasty at all, which was also one of the reasons why Wu Yuanqing provoked Li Shimin to attack Xue Yantuo at this time.
If it weren't for attacking at this juncture, after a few years Xue Yantuo digested and absorbed these tribes and grasslands, so that the people of these tribes had a sense of belonging to Xue Yantuo's leadership, it would definitely be very difficult for Datang to attack Xue Yantuo, even if Xue Yantuo was defeated in the end, Datang's losses would definitely hurt his muscles and bones.
And now Xue Yantuo is almost like a chicken and a dog under the attack of the Tang army, with many casualties, and all the occupied land of the former Eastern Turks has been spit out, and many tribes that have just been annexed have announced their separation from Xue Yantuo and then thrown into the arms of the Tang Dynasty.
Even the Hui Hui, who had a lot of tribal strength, did not completely belong to the Tang Dynasty, but also left the arms of Xue Yantuo, and after the people were ready to get the canonization of the Tang Dynasty, they developed into a self-contained system.
The annexation and separation of these tribes just allowed the population of Datang to pass through the grassland.
A powerful Xue Yantuo is not in line with the interests of the northern frontier of the Tang Dynasty, and now Xue Yantuo, whose strength has been greatly reduced, just meets the requirements of the Tang Dynasty. In addition, with the attachment of so many small tribes, as long as these small tribes are not integrated into new big tribes, Xue Yantuo's threat to the Tang Dynasty will be minimized, and in the next ten years and decades, the northern frontier can be said to be worry-free.
Therefore, Li Shimin shifted more attention to the envoys of the Japanese state.
"It's a pity that we encountered huge waves at sea and lost two ships, and the tribute and property we carried this time were lost, otherwise we used these things to bribe the hundred officials of the Tang Dynasty and let them speak for us, we will definitely be more valued by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and more beneficial to the purpose of our trip." Pharmacist Hui said quite unwillingly.
"That's fine, after all, the reason why we came three ships was because we anticipated the possible risks, and I think the money and tribute on this ship are enough to impress them. And the Tang Dynasty is rich, and they don't pay much attention to these things, what they care about is whether we will surrender, even if it is symbolic. Ota said with a smile.
"Moreover, Sun Wuji, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, has business and trade contacts with my country, and he will not let us be snubbed by the Tang Dynasty."
It's a good idea, but it's a pity that Datang and others think that Datang will attach importance to them, and it is destined to be impossible for them to learn like locusts in all walks of life.
Who asked Li Shimin to send Wu Yuanqing to be the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple to receive them.
With Wu Yuanqing, an angry young man, the envoys of the Japanese state want to learn all kinds of knowledge as they think in their hearts, and then make their motherland strong and prosperous, which is tantamount to a pipe dream.
Wu Yuanqing not only wants to be an angry youth, but also develops Li Chengqian, Li Tai and others to be an angry youth. However, before the development, he first squeezed the eldest grandson away.
The eldest grandson's family has commercial and trade contacts with the Japanese state, and they will inevitably attach great importance to the relationship with the Japanese state, so it is impossible to watch Wu Yuanqing spare no effort to slander the envoys of the Japanese state, and it is impossible to watch Wu Yuanqing sabotage the establishment of diplomatic relations between the first Japanese state and the Tang Dynasty.
After the eldest Sun Chong was squeezed and left, Wu Yuanqing began to brainwash Li Chengqian and others.
"The Japanese people are very bad and very bad, and this is the inferior nature of this nation engraved in the bones. They are not as good as us Datang now, so they will grovel to knots and learn, but once they become stronger, even stronger than us, they will be eager to pounce on us and bite us, and even want to eat us all. Wu Yuanqing said solemnly.
"Yuanqing, what you said is a bit alarmist, even the small projectile land of the Wa Kingdom still wants to use force against my Tang Dynasty, you also look up to them too much. I think even if they are open to development, don't think about what happens to my Datang. Li Chengqian shook his head in disbelief.
"That's right, I saw the news from Luoyang that the Japanese people were very respectful when they saw the officials in Luoyang, and even resigned." Li Tai also shook his head and said.
"Stupid, respectful, what can only be represented by promises, it can only mean that they are not as good as us now, so they are afraid of us, but can it mean that they will always be like this?" Wu Yuanqing said angrily
"Li Tai, you claim to be familiar with the scriptures and history, I think it is pure boasting. Don't you know what kind of virtue the envoys sent by the Wa State during the Sui Dynasty were? Wu Yuanqing glanced at Li Tai with disdain, and continued without waiting for him to answer: "During the Sui Dynasty, Prince Shengde of the Wa Kingdom sent an envoy to Sister Ono, this guy is a man, and handed the letter of state to Emperor Yang of Sui. The content of the national letter almost didn't make Emperor Yang of Sui angry. Do you know how the content of the national letter is written? ”
Li Chengqian, Li Tai, and Changle shook their heads and said they didn't know.
The beginning of the national letter is "The Son of Heaven at Sunrise to the Book Day is not harmed by the Son of Heaven", Japan is a courtier of the Sui Dynasty, and he dares to call himself the Son of Heaven, and he is also the Son of Heaven at sunrise, Emperor Yang of Sui is the Son of Heaven at sunset, doesn't this mean that the Great Sui is going to set. Doesn't this mean that the Great Sui is going to fall. Therefore, Emperor Yang of Sui was very angry, but it was inconvenient to have a seizure, so he just told his ministers not to let the Japanese people come in the future. But Prince Shotoku did not give up, and after a few years, he sent someone to deliver the letter of state, which read: "The Eastern Emperor respects the Emperor of Baixi" The emperor of the Sui Dynasty was called the Son of Heaven, and the Emperor of the Japanese Dynasty was called the Emperor, obviously a generation higher, and this time the Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty almost fainted. From these two incidents, it cannot be seen that the Japanese people believe that they are equal to our Central Plains countries, and that they have established diplomatic relations rather than subordinate status. Do you think that in the Sui Dynasty, the Japanese people were like this, and when they arrived in our Tang Dynasty, would they change? Wu Yuanqing asked.
"Eh" Li Chengqian and the three of them looked at each other speechlessly, not knowing what to say, they really didn't understand these things.
"It's just a little bit, I've seen more things about the Wa Kingdom in my dreams."