Usually, when foreign envoys come to the Tang Dynasty to pay tribute, they are first received by the Ministry of Rites, and after asking the reason and purpose of the envoys coming to the Tang Dynasty, they will report to His Majesty Li Er.

This time, the Baekje envoy had just arrived in Chang'an City, and it was when the officials of the Ministry of Rites approached him.

"Oh? What did the envoys of Baekje do come to Datang this time? His Majesty Li Er asked angrily.

"I heard that I came here to offer treasures." Guo Ye replied.

"Offering treasures?" As soon as he heard the word Xianbao, His Majesty Li Er frowned slightly, not happy and angry.

Among the envoys who came to Datang, the most unpopular with Datang was this kind of treasure offering. Some small countries don't know which corner to turn out of a thing, so they come to Datang to offer treasures.

The people are small and poor, and they don't have much knowledge, even if they bring the footcloths of their ancestors, His Majesty Li Er still has to pinch his nose and praise the smell is very chic.

This is not over, as the saying goes, gifts are still exchanged, people offer treasures, you Datang always have to return the gift, right?

Datang is the kingdom of the Celestial Empire, and people are offering "treasures", and what Datang returns must be treasures of Datang. Not to mention that the gift is worthless, even if the gift is not a treasure, His Majesty Li Er can't afford to lose that person!

Therefore, as long as there is a treasure envoy from a small country to the Tang Dynasty, His Majesty Li Er will have to make a loss-making deal.

If you want to say that a loss is a loss, in fact, the Tang Dynasty is rich in resources, and His Majesty Li Er still has this bit of energy. The key is that some foreign feudal lords saw the benefits of it, and came to Datang three times and twice to "offer treasures", making it clear that they were taking Datang as the wronged leader.

Wang Bahao is so angry and uncomfortable!

His Majesty Li Er really couldn't swallow this breath. Later, whenever there was such a treasure envoy, His Majesty Li Er would not receive it, and directly let the Ministry of Rites send it away.

His Majesty Li Er was originally not interested in the behavior of Baekje's one servant and two masters, and now Baekje wants to let him be the wronged leader, so he was angry for a while, and reprimanded: "Baekje deceived me too much in the Tang Dynasty, I want to ...... I want to ......"

For a while, His Majesty Li Er really didn't have any good way.

Suddenly, His Majesty Li Er's eyes lit up, and he saw Guo Ye in front of him, this kid was eccentric, had a bad stomach, and had a lot of crooked ideas, so he explained: "This time the Baekje envoy is fully responsible for Guo Aiqing, and I have only one request, that is, I must not fall into the prestige of my Tang Dynasty, understand?" ”

His Majesty Li Er winked at Guo Ye, and Guo Ye fully understood that he could not fall into the prestige of the Tang Dynasty, and the implication was to destroy the prestige of Baekje, but His Majesty Li Er thought that he was the Heavenly Khan who ruled all nations, and this kind of bullying of the envoys of small countries could not be said.

As soon as Guo Ye and His Majesty Li Er looked at each other, they understood and replied loudly: "The minister understands, and the minister obeys the order!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Guo Ye felt that he was running farther and farther on the road of the minister, no wonder His Majesty Li Er thought of him whenever he had dirty work.

A meeting of military operations against Goguryeo and Baekje was sent to the envoy of Baekje by Guo Ye's crooked building, and it was really thunder and rain.

After His Majesty Li Er issued the will, he was a little bored and said: "There will be a battle between my Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo, and Baekje, and after this battle, the world will be peaceful." Don't let our descendants worry about the affairs of Goguryeo anymore, all the ministers are reluctant! ”

As soon as His Majesty Li Er's words came out, it also announced the end of this imperial meeting, and all the ministers sent His Majesty Li Er away, and then they went back to their respective homes and looked for their own mothers.

Guo Ye's mansion in Suzaku Fang was not far from the palace, and he did not ride a horse in a car, so he brought a few companions and walked back. In the Wangbei Pavilion just now, Guo Ye agreed simply, but he really didn't think about what to do.

The envoy assigned by His Majesty Li Er is actually not easy to handle. If you humiliate the messenger without any technical content, you won't need Guo Ye. If Guo Ye really did that, what he would usher in would not be the reward of His Majesty Li Er, but the countless impeachment recitals in the court and the thunderous anger of His Majesty Li Er. Because, the face of the Tang Dynasty is still wanted, and it must not be deceived by the big and the small.

In this matter, since it is necessary to show the national prestige of the Tang Dynasty, and not to insult the Baekje envoys, but also to let the Baekje envoys leave the impression that the Tang Dynasty is invincible, it is not easy to grasp the proportion.

As soon as Guo Ye entered the Pingyang County Mansion, Sun Zishan greeted him and said: "The teacher is really a pillar of the imperial court, I heard that today the emperor summoned important ministers of the imperial court, and there are less than ten people, and there is a position for the teacher." It won't be long before you become prime minister. ”

Sun Zishan, this kid, eats and drinks in the Pingyang County Mansion every day, and he is about to become the big housekeeper in the Pingyang County Mansion. He called out one teacher after another, and the servants did not know what to do, but they really listened to him.

Guo Ye has long been immune to this kind of low-quality sycophant, and today he was in a bad mood, and said with some displeasure: "I said that Sun Tzu is good, you are also dedicated." It's so brainless, and I don't feel sour at all, teacher. What use do you say I want from you? ”

Sun Tzu saw that Guo Ye's face was not good, and replied cautiously: "Actually, the disciple still has a lot of skills. As the saying goes, cats have cat paths, mice have rat paths, what are the troubles of the teacher, it is better to tell the disciples, maybe the disciples have a way. ”

Guo Ye's heart moved, looking at his grandson's appearance, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, then I'll test you!" If you can answer, I will officially recognize you as my disciple. If you can't answer, hum, you will roll the calf for me, and you will never be allowed to step into my Pingyang County Mansion again! ”

Sun Zishan knew that the critical moment had come, and said, "Teacher, please speak, the disciple must do his best." After a pause, he added: "Even if the teacher does not recognize me as a disciple, there is a way that a disciple is a teacher for one day and a father for life, and the disciple is still willing to serve the teacher!" ”

Guo Ye sighed secretly in his heart, this kid is still really unambitious, it seems that this time there is no hope of getting rid of this dog skin plaster, and said: "Recently, Baekje sent envoys to my Tang Dynasty to offer treasures, and what I hate the most is the Baekje people, you can think of a way to show my Tang Dynasty prestige, but also not to make people think that my Heavenly Empire has no tolerance for people!" ”

"The teacher means to give the Baekje envoy a slap, and the Baekje envoy has to say that the baekje envoy has to fight well?" Sun Zishan asked.

"Okay, Sun Zishan, I can't see that your kid is quite perceptive!" Guo Ye nodded with satisfaction.

Seeing that Guo Ye was satisfied, Sun Zishan became bold and said, "Then I don't know why the teacher hates the Baekje envoys?" ”

If you want him to make an idea, you really can't hide this from him. Guo Ye told Sun Zishan about the matter of Baekje's one servant serving the two masters and offering treasures, of course, he couldn't say that His Majesty Li Er was dissatisfied with Baekje, but he had to say that Guo Ye was his own idea. Finally, Guo Ye warned Sun Zishan that this is a national event and must not be spread outside!

As soon as Sun Tzu Shanyi heard that it was a major national event, he knew that the opportunity to perform had come, so he racked his brains and thought hard about countermeasures.

After waiting for a cup of tea, Sun Zishan hadn't spoken, Guo Ye said impatiently: "You can't think of any good way, get out!" ”

Sun Zishan asked: "Don't worry, teacher, the disciple will come up with it immediately, I don't know what kind of treasure Baekje is offering?" ”

Guo Ye said angrily: "What treasures can there be in the poor countryside of Baekje, I heard that it is a pair of treasure armor!" ”

Sun Tzu smiled proudly, took out the folding fan behind his back, swayed it on his chest, and said, "The disciple has three plans, and Teacher Bao is satisfied!" "This guy is treating himself as Zhuge Liang this time.

Three schemes in a row?

Guo Yehu glanced at Sun Zishan suspiciously, is there really a way for this waste snack? You can’t judge a book by its cover! So he urged: "Come quickly! ”

"The first one is called Fighting the Grass and Startling the Snake, the matter of one servant and two masters of Baekje, I definitely don't want my Tang Dynasty to know, the teacher can find someone to pretend to be a Goguryeo envoy and talk and laugh with the adults. When the Baekje envoy saw it, he was afraid that the matter would be exposed, and he would be at a loss! ”

Guo Ye thought for a moment and said: "This matter is improper, if the matter of people pretending to be envoys is publicized, it is really bad for the reputation of my Datang!" You move on to the second one. ”

"The second is to strike first, and the Baekje envoy came to offer Bao Kai. We let all the armor soldiers of the Ministry of Rites and Yamen wear the Mingguang armor, the small people of Baekje are poor, and they don't have any good armor, seeing our Mingguang armor, it is far inferior, and it is estimated that they are embarrassed to give it! ”

This strategy can only be said to be decent, and Guo Ye asked again: "What about the third one?" ”

"The third is to oppress people with power, and the lord directly blames him with great righteousness, saying that he attacked Silla's Dangxiang City, which is intended to cut off the tribute road, and he just doesn't take my Datang in his eyes."

Guo Ye nodded and said, "Well, this is also the proper meaning of the question." Although these three strategies are very ordinary, they are three-pronged, and there is no fear that the Baekje envoy will not bow down and confess! Sun Zishan, I didn't expect you to have such talent, I underestimated you before I was a teacher! ”

Sun Zishan was embarrassed and humbly said: "This is called a fool who must have a thousand thoughts, and he deserves nothing or anything, it all depends on the teacher's teachings." What about that Goryeo envoy? ”

Guo Ye pondered for a while and said: "The Ministry of Rites is an important place for the imperial court, and the matter of a false envoy is really harmful to the face of the imperial court. In this way, I was in my Binh Duong County Mansion and feasted the Baekje envoys. Don't explicitly say that he is an envoy of Goguryeo, just hint that he thinks over there, and don't let people catch him. As for the impersonators......" Guo Ye paused for a moment, and then said: "It's up to your grandson to be in charge." If this is done, I will guarantee your future far beyond your father! ”

Sun Zishan's eyes lit up, he bowed down and knelt down, and said, "Thank you, teacher, for cultivating!" ”

After Guo Ye finished speaking, he regretted it a little. Because Sun Zishan has always been a guy who has not achieved enough things and has more than enough failures, such a big errand fell on this kid, and he always felt that he threw all his eggs into a basket, what if his plan was not successful?