His Majesty Li Er said without hesitation: "No." ”

"Why? Could it be that Your Majesty is still worried that the Goguryeo people will not believe in their words? ”

"Not really. I think that the Goguryeo people faked their surrender to Emperor Yang of Sui in order to gain time to recuperate. Now that we can't conquer Liaodong City at all, they naturally don't need to use this trick. ”

"Then why don't you allow Weichen to enter the city to persuade him to surrender?"

"Because you are the Duke of the Tang Dynasty, my minister. What if there is a mistake after entering the city? ”

His Majesty Li Er said word by word: "I'd rather not want Liaodong City than Guo Aiqing to make a mistake." ”

Guo Ye understood that His Majesty Li Er did not say this to collect his own heart.

Attacked Liaodong City twice, once to fold Zhang Shigui, the Duke of Yuguo, and once to Pang Xiaotai, the general of Zuo Xiaowei. These two died, why couldn't he, the Duke of Qin, die?

Not to mention that the danger of besieging a city is less than persuasion. Two sieges, which one was not the total annihilation? That doesn't tell the story?

Not to mention his own official position, Zhang Shigui is also the title of the Duke of the Kingdom, in addition to commanding the Xuanjia Cavalry, he also commands the Yulin Wanqi, which is not much smaller than his own official.

What's more, these two have just sacrificed their bodies for the country, but they are alive.

No matter from which point of view, even if His Majesty Li Er really thinks so in his heart, he should not say it to the generals.

But even so, he still said it, so sincerely, so righteously. That can only show that in the mind of His Majesty Li Er, his position is really extremely important, and when he heard that he was going to take risks, he was a little unscrupulous.

Guo Ye was deeply moved, lowered his head, and said slowly: "Thank you Your Majesty for your love." However, Weichen thought that if he went to Liaodong City, there might not be any danger. ”

"Hmph, Hugh said that the two countries would not fight each other. If you don't kill the envoy, it's because cutting the envoy will not help the overall situation. If the messenger is extremely important, then if he is killed, he will be killed. ”

His Majesty Li Er paused for a moment and continued: "Hasn't Guo Aiqing heard of the allusion to the 'knife catcher'? With the mind of Emperor Wu of Wei, he still wanted to hunt down and kill the Xiongnu envoys. Then Sun Daiyin, the lord of Liaodong City, will not be more tolerant than Cao Cao, right? ”

Guo Ye said: "Your Majesty only knows one thing, but not the other. Although Sun Daiyin's mind is not as good as Wei Wu, there is one thing that Emperor Wei Wu can't compare. And it is this kind of thing that makes him dare not harm Wei Chen. ”

"What's that?"

"Selfishness."

"Selfishness?"

Guo Ye said: "Exactly. I think that Weichen was ordered to send an envoy to Goguryeo and dealt with Sun Daiyin in Liaodong City. I say two things, and you understand how selfish he is. ”

"You say."

"At that time, Weichen joined forces with Gao Xinde, the city lord of Liaodong, and wanted to get rid of the deputy city lord Yuanhai Ziba. And Sun Daiyin is the confidant and favorite general of Yuanhai Ziba. After Sun Daiyin accepted a huge amount of bribes, he betrayed the old master, so that Weichen could get what he wanted. ”

His Majesty Li Er nodded and said, "According to this, you still have a handle on Sun Daiyin in your hand." ”

Guo Yedao: "There is no real evidence, and I am afraid that this handle alone will not pose any threat to Sun Daiyin." When Weichen said this, he just wanted to tell His Majesty that Sun Daiyin probably had no loyalty to Goguryeo, and that he was only truly loyal to himself. ”

"You just said there are two things, but what about the second thing?"

"The second thing is that after killing Yuanhai Ziba, Sun Daiyin and Yuangai Suwen secretly communicated with each other. In the end, he not only washed away the suspicion on his body, but also promoted several levels in a row and became the lord of Liaodong City. However, Gao Xinde lost his position as the city lord and was forced to return to Beijing. ”

His Majesty Li Er groaned: "First betrayed Yuanhai Ziba, and then rebelled against Gao Xinde. This grandchild is really all out of his own interests, and he has no loyalty to anyone. ”

"The reason why Weichen wants to send an envoy to Liaodong City is precisely because he takes a fancy to him. He is now the lord of Liaodong City, even if he kills Weichen, what benefit can Yuan Nanjian give him? You can't give him the position of lord of the country, can you? At the same time, he made our Tang Dynasty the most ruthless. ”

His Majesty Li Er said: "Yes, the soldiers are fierce and dangerous, who dares to say that they will win?" What's more, now that my Tang Dynasty is strong and Goguryeo is weak, as a person with Sun Daiyin, he will definitely leave a way back for himself, and he is unwilling to kill Guo Aiqing. But ......"

"How?"

"Have you thought about it? Although it is very unlikely that Sun Daiyin will kill you, what if he arrests you and does not let you go? ”

Guo Ye gritted his teeth and said: "There is such a possibility, but if you don't even dare to take this risk, what kind of face does Weichen have to follow Your Majesty to pacify Liaodong?" In order to win, Your Majesty can lead the Xuanjia Army to charge, no matter how valuable Weichen's life is, can it be more expensive than Your Majesty? ”

"This ......" His Majesty Li Er vaguely felt that Guo Ye's words were a bit strong, but he didn't know how to refute them for a while.

Li Ji said softly: "There is a way to use soldiers, and the hesitation is the greatest; The disaster of the three armies was born out of suspicion. Now that our army is under the city of Liaodong, if there is a way to break the city, we should act quickly. If there is no way to break the city, the troops must be retreated quickly. Whether it is advance or retreat, Your Majesty has to plan in advance. ”

"This ......" His Majesty Li Er hesitated again.

He would rather not want Liaodong City than Guo Ye to take risks. But now Li Ji has made it clear, you don't want Liaodong City, but at the same time, it means that this Eastern Crusade failed, and you have to weigh the consequences carefully.

What did the failure of the initial expedition to Goguryeo mean? His Majesty Li Er couldn't be clearer.

First, in a short period of time, his own reputation will definitely plummet. If you can't snow today's shame in the future, on the history books, people's evaluation of themselves will have to be compared with Emperor Yang of Sui.

If you admit defeat today, you will be able to be ashamed in the future? Not necessarily.

On the premise of defeating the army of Goguryeo, Liaodong City could not be broken. I'm afraid the situation after the comeback is not as good as it is today.

Second, I am afraid that the surrounding feudal states will be unstable.

I think that when Emperor Yang of Sui thought he would win and conquered Goguryeo, he invited envoys from various countries to watch the battle. As a result, the defeat and loss made the hearts of the vassal states fluctuate, and the Great Sui could no longer command the world.

This time, he was confused for a while, and he made the mistake of Emperor Yang of Sui - he even invited Fuyu Zhang, Su Zhi and Mohui to watch the battle.

Seeing that the Tang Dynasty was helpless against Liaodong City, would they have a heart of disobedience?

It's nothing just to move your eyes, the key is that these people still have soldiers in their hands!

The Khitan and Xi tribes have 80,000 soldiers, and Fuyuzhang is said to have brought 20,000 sailors, but how many are there in reality?

The decline on their side is obvious, what if Goguryeo contacts them secretly?

The barbarians have always been afraid of power but not virtue, in case they have a heart, betray the Tang Dynasty and join Goguryeo, and take advantage of their retreat to chase and kill......

In case God does not bless, he has three long and two short, and there is a little rabbit cub like Li You, the king of Qi, in the capital......

I'm afraid that the Tang Dynasty will end up with the same fate as the Great Sui - the second will die!

Thinking of this, His Majesty Li Er couldn't help but let out a cold sweat.

No way! It's too dangerous!

Now I must not bear the adverse consequences of the Eastern Crusade. Even if you have to admit the failure of the Eastern Crusade, you must wait until the city of Liaodong is broken and the Khitan and Xi armies are sent away.

From this point of view, it is imperative for Guo Ye to enter the city to persuade him to surrender.

However, I was too full of words before, how to change my words?

At this moment, Zhang Liang's eyes rolled and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen has a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not." ”

"You say."

"The Duke of Qin is the pillar of the country, and it is only natural for you to love him. However, if he insists on not allowing him to enter the city to persuade him to surrender today, I am afraid it will be a little inappropriate. ”

Seeing that His Majesty Li Er's face was unhappy, Zhang Liang hurriedly explained: "There are rumors outside that the Duke of Qin is His Majesty's illegitimate son who is in exile among the people. You love him too much, and the people are ignorant, and I'm afraid they will be cranky. This is not only good for you, but also for Qin Guogong. ”

Guo Ye knelt on the ground and said, "In order to prove Your Majesty's innocence, Weichen is willing to enter Liaodong City!" ”

"This ...... All right. His Majesty Li Er said: "Since Qin Guogong insists on going, I will not stop it." But once you're in the city, you'll have to be careful. If there is any discord, I will allow you to be with the thief and the snake in order to keep your body useful. ”

"Yes."

"If you have three longs and two shorts, I will destroy the Yuan clan and the Sun clan to sacrifice your spirit in the sky!"

Guo Ye smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty is too careful, the matter should not be so serious." ”

"No, be prepared. I will then make a decree to make this condition clear. With this holy decree, I think Sun Daiyin will take more care of you. ”

Mo Hui said: "Qin Guogong and my Khitan have a great favor. Today you venture into the city. Although my Khitan military power is far inferior to that of Datang, I am also willing to contribute to your safety. On behalf of the Khitan, I wrote a letter to Sun Daiyin, and those who dare to hurt the Duke of Qin are the enemies of my Khitan. ”

Su Zhi said: "This prince is also willing to give Sun Daiyin a letter." Hurting a hair of Qin Guogong is like hurting my Su Zhi's arm. hurt Qin Guogong's arm, such as hurting my Su Zhi's life. hurt the life of the Duke of Qin, such as destroying the country of my Xi people. ”

Seeing that both of them had expressed their positions, His Majesty Li Er was overjoyed, squinted at Fuyu Zhang, and said, "King Fangjun, what do you say?" ”