Chapter 318: Nothing to do
Fang Xuanling didn't understand why Du Ruhui would choose to help the rise of the Hanmen Group represented by Shi Bufan, wasn't this dying?
"Lao Fang, I said it more than once, the emperor trusts Hanmen more, this is for sure, so even if there is no time to be extraordinary, there will also be Li Bufan and Zhang Bufan, since we are like this, it is better to block it than to be sparse! It's better to block than to be sparse, then I helped him, and if he really has a future, then he will have some contradictions with us. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info but who he pointed the knife at first, then this difference is big. ”
Fang Xuanling also showed a thoughtful look, as if he understood. This Lao Du is really not a good bird, and he actually knows how to lead the water to the east and kill people with a knife. Since it is impossible to organize the rise of the strength of the Hanmen, it is better to lead the troubles to other places, and it is not impossible to kill people with a knife in this way.
However, Shi Bufan, who had already left the Liangyi Palace, didn't know what Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling said, but Shi Bufan wouldn't care even if he knew. This is because this kind of struggle between class interest groups is dignified and upright, and the competition is a "momentum," not a so-called strategy. Strategy is just a means, but what the two sides really rely on is "potential". Shi Bufan relies on the improvement of productivity and brings about the "general trend" of the rise of the poor. In the same way, if the scholars want to prevent the rise of the Hanmen, they also rely on a "potential" and rely on the "potential energy" accumulated in the past to stop it.
However, Shi Bufan firmly believes that the Hanmen will inevitably win, because the "potential energy" of the Hanmen is getting bigger and bigger, and the "potential energy" of the Shi clan will be less than one point. It is precisely because of the irreversibility of productivity that this result has been caused.
Shi Bufan continued to perform his duties as the host and guest in the Ministry of Rites, and the scribe soon sent a request.
"Shi Caochang, these are copies of national letters sent by various countries, take a look!"
According to the situation of most foreign affairs, in fact, before handing over the official credentials to the head of state of the other side, they will "ventilate" with the foreign affairs department of the other side in advance. Regarding the national letter, in fact, this is just a nonsense nonsense, and the real national letter is just some garbage with no practical meaning. The real thing is that kung fu is outside the play, and it will not be easily seen by everyone, and even history books will rarely record it.
Of course, this kind of request to meet the other country's head of state must actually be "reserved" and conveyed through the foreign affairs department, and it is impossible to meet casually, otherwise you will be the head of foreign state from your family?
It is customary to send a copy of the credentials to the host and guest department for record, even in the 21st century.
After sending a copy of the credentials, it is still necessary to discuss the etiquette of the time together. In particular, a group of foreign envoys congratulated the emperor on the submission of official credentials, which were actually arranged in advance, and then it was just a process.
This is actually just kung fu outside the play, do you really think that those public things on TV are real diplomacy?
Diplomacy has many facets, not only on the bright side, but also on the dirty side. Shi Bufan once heard a story about a certain person from the security department who met a diplomat and said something that was somewhat thought-provoking. "We're all diplomats, but you're on the bright side and we're on the dirty side," he said. This sentence makes it clear that there are no eternal friends or enemies between nations, only eternal interests. Similarly, even allies will actually stab each other and tear each other down. And this dirty side is the responsibility of those who can't see it.
"Go and call me the envoys of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla! I'll meet them first! Shi Bufan said.
As the head of the foreign affairs policy formulation department of the Tang Dynasty, he has the right to summon those foreign envoys. Of course, this is actually some discussions before officially congratulating Emperor Li Shimin on his accession to the throne and celebrating the New Year. The real thing is not said when meeting the emperor, most of the things are discussed privately by the officials of the two countries, and then reported to the leadership for approval. In public, it's just nonsense.
"Goguryeo Yuan Gai Suwen, I've seen Shi Langzhong!" A rough man of twenty-seven or eighteen years old said.
"Yuangai Suwen? Oh, that is, the later Goguryeo minister, who was touted by the Koreans as the god of war! It is claimed that Yuangai Suwen is the nemesis of the Tang people, as long as Yuangai Suwen is alive, the Tang Dynasty will have no chance to destroy Goguryeo? ”
"This guy is actually a masterpiece of a generation, but unfortunately Goguryeo has too many congenital deficiencies, so even if he works hard, he can't recover Goguryeo's final decline and defeat. This is not his responsibility, but Goguryeo is relatively weak compared to the Tang Dynasty after all. Shi Bufan recalled the information of this Yuan Gai Suwen.
Yuangae Suwen was the later Molizhi of Goguryeo, equivalent to the status of prime minister. Yuangai Suwen is a few levels of proficiency, but the country he is in is naturally congenitally deficient, so he can't really give full play to his ability.
Why are many great politicians and military strategists born in big countries, in fact, in essence, the sea can afford to raise a dragon king, and a small pond cannot produce a dragon king. Even if there is barely a talented person, it will inevitably fall into a situation where it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.
No matter how capable a person is, but he encounters a stage that cannot allow him to show himself, this is the biggest tragedy. Capabilities are important, but so is the platform. Yuangai Suwenna's arrangement was able to block the invasion of the Tang Dynasty, but once he died, it was a precursor to the demise of Goguryeo.
This situation is simply countless, Zhuge Liang barely supported Shu Han, but Shu Han could not escape the fate of destruction. Because Shu Han is congenitally insufficient, no matter how good Zhuge Liang is, he can't change this result. It's not that Zhuge Liang is not powerful, it's really difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.
"Yuangai Suwen, it seems that as my courtier of the Tang Dynasty, he should avoid it!" Shi Bufan remembered an allusion and said directly.
In many novels in later generations, this "Yuangai Suwen" was learned as "Quangai Suwen."
This is because after the Tang Dynasty destroyed Goguryeo, because the name of the emperor in ancient times was to be "avoided", and the word "Yuan" in Yuangai Suwen happened to be the same as Li Yuan's name, so it must be avoided. Therefore, some books record it as Quangai Suwen.
But now Shi Bufan is using this excuse to say this to Yuangai Suwen, which makes Yuangai Suwen very annoyed.
"If my memory is not bad, then Goguryeo should have accepted my title of Duke of Datang County, and Goguryeo is also a vassal state of my Datang Dynasty, so it should abide by my Datang avoidance! Why haven't you changed your name yet? Shi Bufan asked.
Yuan Gai Suwen showed an anger that could not be concealed, Shi Bufan is simply picking a bone in the egg - there is nothing to do.
Although Goguryeo was a nominal vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, there was nothing wrong with this. However, the enmity between Goguryeo and the Han people is as deep as the sea, and during the Sui Dynasty, almost millions of people died in order to conquer Goguryeo! Similarly, the price paid by Goguryeo was very heavy.
Both sides know that this grudge is irreconcilable, although the Sui Dynasty fell and the Tang Dynasty was established, it does not mean that this hatred will be extinguished with the Sui Dynasty, on the contrary, it will be inherited in the same way. In the same way, even if Goguryeo is not a person with the surname Gao as a royal family in the future, it will also inherit this grudge. Sooner or later, war will break out again on both sides, and this is a truth that everyone understands in their hearts.
Therefore, although Goguryeo accepted the canonization of the Tang Dynasty, the troops in the Liaodong area not only did not decrease, but increased the troops, and even worked day and night to build various defense facilities.
As for everyone in China, everyone knows that sooner or later there will be a war between the Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo, so although they nominally accepted the canonization of the Tang Dynasty, in essence, everyone knows this unanimous delaying tactic on both sides. The Tang Dynasty currently has no ability to conquer Goguryeo, and the first enemy of the Tang Dynasty is the Turks, and if the Turks are not destroyed, they will not be able to free up their hands to clean up Goguryeo. Therefore, the Tang Dynasty adopted canonization, and on the surface, it did not care about the hatred of the so-called Sui Dynasty. But in fact, it was just a delaying tactic, hoping that Goguryeo would be soft, and then give an explanation to the country.
At the same time, Goguryeo also hoped to delay the army, hoping to avoid directly overstimulating him for the time being, and steadily accumulate strength to deal with the next war between the Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo. In this war, only one nation on both sides was completely annexed.
However, judging from the current situation, Goguryeo's national strength is far from being comparable to that of the Tang Dynasty.
However, after all, the two sides are destined enemy countries, so why should Goguryeo be required to abide by this rule of "avoidance"!
Yuangai Suwen was furious, this surname was given by the ancestors, and even in a nation like Goguryeo, it is still in a relatively primitive state, and many only nobles have surnames. At the beginning of many civilizations, only nobles had surnames, and Goguryeo was no different. The surname represents the inheritance of the nobility, how can it be said that it can be changed, not to mention that it is still forced to change by the people of the enemy country, which is even more annoying.
Yuangai Suwen almost got angry on the spot, but in the end he endured it.
"Shi Langzhong, our Goguryeo customs are different, I was a rude man since I was a child, I haven't read a book, I don't know there is this rule. I must change, I must change! Yuangai Suwen said.
Shi Bufan directly laughed and said: "Are you perfunctory to me, saying that you promised me now, anyway, you are just a messenger of the envoy, first perfunctory me, and then go back to everything as usual?" ”
"Bastard, you can say this kind of thing on the spot, you have nothing to do!" Yuangai Suwen scolded in his heart.
This Shi Bufan is simply looking for trouble, originally Yuan Gai Suwen really thought so, so what? Anyway, everything is as usual after I go back, and I'm not afraid of anything.
In fact, both sides understand this kind of thing in their hearts, and it is completely perfunctory. But Shi Bufan actually said it in such a public occasion, this is definitely looking for trouble. It's just a tacit one, but once it's publicly singled out, it's different. This makes the contradiction public, which means that there is no room for pretending to be confused, and one party must compromise.
Yuangai Suwen's eyes showed a fierce light, as if he wanted to kill Shi Bufan. But the time is extraordinary, but calmly took a sip of tea. Because this is in the palace, there are no less than twenty thousand cow guards around him to protect him. Even if this Yuangai Suwen dared to do it without permission, then the Qianniu Guard next to him would immediately summon the Qianniu Guard guards in the palace and even the Beimen Tun Army to come over.
As long as Yuangai Suwen dares to make a move, then he will die.
The fierce light in Yuan Gai Suwen's eyes suddenly disappeared quickly, and then said, "Oh, since Shi Langzhong doubts my sincerity, then of course I have to express it." I also asked Shi Langzhong to ask for a surname on behalf of the emperor of the country, and I am grateful. If we can receive the surname of the emperor, it will be an honor for our entire family, and I will definitely be grateful. ”
"This is the ginseng that we specialize in Taibai Mountain, Goguryeo, I heard that it is also a precious medicinal material in the Tang Dynasty, and this ginseng looks like it is no less than a thousand years, I specially gave it to Shi Langzhong as a meeting gift, what do you think?" Yuangai Suwen said.
Shi Bufan sighed in his heart: "It seems that there is no vanity under the fame, this Yuan Gai Suwen can't be a reckless man!" His ability to do it with this trick is really amazing. is so able to spit and spit on his own face, then I really can't find an excuse to slaughter him. ”
The reason why Shi Bufan was so unfortunate just now was that he hoped that this Yuan Gai Suwen couldn't help it and planned to do it directly here. Once Yuan Gai Suwen dared to be rude, then Bufan would let the surrounding Qianniu Wei slaughter this Yuan Gai Suwen together. This Yuangai Suwen is also a brilliant man of Goguryeo, if he is slaughtered now, then maybe the Tang Dynasty will be able to save a lot of trouble when attacking Goguryeo in the future.
But this old boy was not fooled, and he was so "spit on himself" that Shi Bufan punched the cotton. Don't look at this old boy's rough and burly appearance, but in his heart he is more shrewd than many people, a reckless man can't mix in the officialdom, let alone become a powerful minister.
"Yuangai Suwen, isn't this simple? Looks like we'll have to find another way! Shi Bufan thought.
However, Shi Bufan quickly had an idea again and began to ask: "Just now you said that it is Taibai Mountain in Goguryeo, how did I hear that Taibai Mountain is Liu Han's territory?" Liu Han is the regime of Huaxia, and my Datang is the orthodoxy of Huaxia, shouldn't that be the territory of my Datang? You say, doesn't this make sense? ”
The scene suddenly cooled again, and Shi Bufan obviously adopted an aggressive attitude, making the scene weird again. Yuan Gai Suwen's face turned red, this was a precursor to anger.
Yuan Gai Suwen clenched his hands into fists, if it weren't for the fact that sharp weapons were not allowed to be carried casually in the Tang court, maybe he would have drawn his knife a long time ago.
(To be continued.) )