"Humph! Da Sima is too blind, even if the Liaodong Army is strong, I will not be able to fight back, right? ”

Sitting in the carriage back to Chenghan, Li Shou was still chattering and expressing his dissatisfaction, while Fan Ben next to him closed his eyes and recuperated by himself, constantly thinking about how to report to Li Xiong after he returned. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

This trip to Liaodong, Cheng Han was not smooth on the whole, not only failed to continue the good relationship with Liaodong in previous years, but also pushed Cheng Han to the opposite side of Liaodong.

When the envoy of Cheng Han embarked on the return journey full of concerns, Wei Shuo was in the council hall to receive the Goguryeo envoy Cang Zhuli. Kurasuke is an old courtier of Goguryeo, who has always held a very important position as the minister of state, and is a confidant of King Mikawa.

"Prime Minister, when does the Lord of the Kingdom plan to return the two counties of Daifang and Lelang to me in Liaodong? And what compensation measures are available? ”

Cang Zhuli didn't expect Wei Shuo to behave aggressively as soon as he came up, and the questions raised were very sharp, even for an experienced person like him, he felt very tricky. The two counties of Obifang and Lelang can be said to be the remaining problems between Liaodong and Goguryeo, since Wei Shuo felt that his troops were weak and took the initiative to abandon the two counties ten years ago, Goguryeo took the opportunity to occupy the two places.

With the rise of Liaodong in recent years, Goguryeo had to restrain its ambition to expand in the direction of Liaodong and instead pointed its military peak towards the Samhan Peninsula and the east of Wofu. In the past ten years, with the recovery of Goguryeo's national power, King Micheon has successively seized a large area of territory on the Samhan Peninsula and Wofu.

If the two counties are recovered by Liaodong, Goguryeo is likely to be cut off into two parts of the north and the south that are not subordinate to each other, which is by no means a scenario that the Goguryeo people want to see.

But at the moment, Cang Zhuli couldn't help but be embarrassed by Liaodong's request for the four counties of Han and compensation, he knew that with the strength of Goguryeo, he was by no means an opponent of Liaodong. Once the two sides clash again, without the containment of domestic troubles, under the strong blow of Liaodong, Goguryeo is likely to experience another disaster of national destruction.

But to let the Goguryeo people give up the two counties of Obifang and Lelang, Cang Zhuli was a little unwilling.

Looking at the hesitant Cang Zhuli, Wei Shuo sneered and said: "It seems that Goguryeo also does not hit the southern wall and does not look back, since the Prime Minister is unwilling to return my Great Jin territory, then we can only take it back by means of war." However, I would like to remind the Prime Minister that once the war starts, it will not be up to you to decide, and the final outcome will depend on me, Liaodong. ”

In the face of the threat of war in Liaodong, Cang Zhuli broke out in a cold sweat all of a sudden, he didn't expect that after solving the internal worries of Hu Ji, Liaodong's attitude towards all subject countries came to a 180-degree turn. It showed unprecedented toughness, not only forcing the vassal states to sign treaties, but now brazenly demanding that Goguryeo withdraw from the land it occupied and pay compensation.

"Please Da Sima calm his anger, it's not that a small country is dominating the territory of the upper country, but that a small country has something unspeakably hidden."

Cang Zhuli explained with a bitter face: "Great Sima Rongyu, I, Goguryeo, have just crossed the Buxian Mountain (now Changbai Mountain) and went south to capture the territories of small countries such as Haoqian and Mahan. ”

"Humph! How do you Goguryeo have anything to do with me, Liaodong? As long as Liaodong gets back the land that belongs to the Great Jin Dynasty and gets the corresponding compensation, as for the loss of your Goguryeo, it is your own business. ”

Forehead? Cang Zhuli was choked by Wei Shuo's words and rolled his eyes, and secretly said If it weren't for your Liaodong persecution, why would I, Goguryeo, risk losing my country?

But in the face of the strong Liaodong, even if Cang Zhuli was dissatisfied in his heart, he didn't dare to vent in front of Da Sima, so he could only keep pretending to be pitiful and explaining: "Da Sima, please think about it for me Goguryeo, it's not that we don't want to return the land of Dajin, but I don't know if we can delay it for a few years?" Wait until our country has taken all the peninsula and then return it? ”

"What? Do you think I'm a bully in Liaodong? I have occupied my territory of the Great Jin Dynasty for ten years, and now I don't want to return it immediately and compensate for the losses, but I still want to occupy it for another ten years. ”

"Da Sima is angry, angry! The foreign minister has no intention of occupying the territory of the kingdom and not returning it, but it is indeed a bit difficult to return it now. ”

In the face of the bitterly begging Cang Zhuli, Wei Shuo seemed to be moved by compassion, and he pondered for a moment and said: "It's not that this king is not sympathetic to the difficulties of the country, but because there are many people in Liaodong who are extremely dissatisfied with Goguryeo's occupation of the territory of the Great Jin, and they have long clamored to attack the capital of Yaomaru. ”

Seeing that Da Sima was a little moved, Cang Zhuli continued to plead: "Please be merciful to Da Sima, pity and pity my small people in Goguryeo are weak, and it is not easy to survive." Please rest assured, as long as Liaodong is willing to delay the recovery of the belt and Lelang, I Goguryeo am willing to be a cow and a horse to repay your great kindness. ”

"Alright, alright, don't pretend to be pathetic in front of me!"

Wei Shuo scolded Cang Zhuli a few words, and then pretended to think about Goguryeo and said: "Prime Minister, I have a proposal here to get the best of both worlds, I wonder if you are interested in listening to it?" ”

"The best of both worlds?"

"Yes, as long as you follow my plan, not only do you not need Goguryeo to return the belt and Lelang, but you can also give out more territory."

"Dare to ask Da Sima what he suggests?"

Although Cang Zhuli made a deferential appearance on the surface, he was actually secretly vigilant, he didn't believe that Wei Shuo would be so kind, there must be some trap waiting for Goguryeo to drill into.

"The two sides of us can exchange territory, Liaodong will exchange part of the territory of Daifang and Lelang County for your territory north and west of Buxian Mountain, what do you think?"

"What? This...... How is this possible? ”

Cang Zhuli was not only shocked by Da Sima's appetite, he didn't expect Liaodong to want to exchange the land of remote counties and counties for the core territory of Goguryeo, you must know that the country of Goguryeo is in the upper reaches of the Yalu River in Buxian Mountain, if he really agreed to Liaodong's request, wouldn't he even have to exchange his own country for Liaodong?

Looking at Cang Zhuli, who had an ugly face, Wei Shuo continued regardless of it: "I know that this plan is a bit of a loss for Goguryeo, in order to compensate you, Liaodong will support you to open up to the south, even if Goguryeo occupies the entire Samhan Peninsula, it doesn't matter. ”

Speaking of this, Wei Shuo pulled a pair of ground spreads out, pointed to the area of Datong River and Wolf Forest Mountain in later generations, and said: "In the future, the boundary between you and me will be bounded by Wolf Forest Mountain and Datong River, and the north and west will be the territory of the Great Jin Dynasty; To the south and east of Goguryeo was the territory, and the two sides signed an agreement not to invade each other's territory without reason. ”

Wei Shuo's move suddenly migrated Goguryeo, which was located in the northeast of Liaodong, to the entire Samhan Peninsula, extending the border of his northeast to the east to the seaside.

Obviously, this plan was very unfavorable to Goguryeo, although in terms of territorial area, if Goguryeo succeeded in seizing the entire Samhan Peninsula, Goguryeo's territory would increase considerably. However, before that, the Goguryeo Kingdom had to migrate from the Yalu River valley to Samhan as a whole. Such a large-scale migration, let alone in ancient times, is not a simple matter even in modern times.

But if he didn't agree to Liaodong, would Da Sima easily let Goguryeo goulyeo? Kura's mood was unusually heavy.

"Your Excellency, let me tell you the truth, this is the only plan that Liaodong has come up with to avoid the two sides from entering the war, if it is rejected by Goguryeo, I can tell you very clearly that the war between the two sides will be inevitable. And once the war breaks out, our Liaodong will no longer just recapture the two counties of Daifang and Lelang. ”

"In order to eradicate the hidden dangers of the northeast frontier, Liaodong will fight a war of annihilation, and its purpose is still to advance the northeast border of the Great Jin Dynasty to the sea, and at that time it will no longer be Goguryeo who will sign an agreement with Liaodong, and it is likely to be the leader of the Sanhan tribe."

"I will give Goguryeo a few months to think about it, and when it comes next year, whether you accept it or not, the Liaodong Army will march eastward in a big way."

After listening to Wei Shuo's categorical words, Cang Zhuli looked defeated, but what could he do? This is the sorrow of being a small country, in the face of the unreasonable and arrogant demands of a powerful country, a small country can only swallow its anger, otherwise what awaits them will be a catastrophe. (To be continued.) )