"Guo Ye, I mistook you, you lucky villain"

"Qin Guogong, do you know that as soon as you say this, how many soldiers will die on the battlefield, and how many orphans and widows will be left behind, are you not afraid of going to the eighteenth layer of hell after death?"

"The wind knows the strength of the grass, and the board sees the loyal ministers.? Follow? Dream?. lā Guo Ye, your fox tail is loyal to the first traitor of the Tang Dynasty, it is none other than you."

"Whoever messes with me in the Tang Dynasty will swear to Guo Ye and you"

"Please ask Your Majesty to behead Guo Ye to thank the world"

As soon as Guo Ye's words fell, the Wangbei Pavilion suddenly felt like a pot was boiling. The voices of insulting him were endless.

Only His Majesty Li Er looked at him with a smile and cast an appreciative look.

When people's emotions were almost vented, Li Erma pressed down with his hands, coughed, and said, "Don't make a noise, the idea of conquering Goguryeo was conceived by me, and Qin Guogong just agreed." You are so disrespectful, are you scolding the Duke of Qin or me?"

"The ministers don't dare," the ministers knelt on the ground.

"Hmph, don't you dare to do anything like Emperor Yang of Sui, what else do you dare not I think is that I was too kind to you in the past, so that you all forget the will of the upper and lower respects and treat me humbly, and those who spoke disrespectfully just now will be fined twenty catties of copper each"

Then, he said to Guo Ye with a smile: "Qin Guogong, everyone opposed my plan just now, and you are the only one who agrees with it, tell me your reasons." ”

Guo Yedao: "Weichen's reason is that there are no two days in the sky, and there are no two kings in the country"

"A bunch of nonsense" Wei Zheng said: "Yuan Nanjian has not been called the emperor, what to talk about, there are no two days in the world, and there are no two monarchs in the country"

"Lord Wei, please be calm for a while. Hear me finish. My so-called "two days" is not referring to the matter of Yuannan building the emperor. ”

"What's that?"

Guo Ye didn't answer his topic, but asked: "Lord Wei, you are very knowledgeable, can you tell your majesty why he is called the Son of Heaven?"

"Of course, His Majesty is obedient to heaven and earth, and virtue is worthy of heaven and earth, so he should be called the Son of Heaven."

"Not necessarily, Sage Kong has profound morals and is also obedient to the heavens, why doesn't anyone call him the Son of Heaven"

"Well, Your Majesty is ordered by Heaven to rule the world with the will of Heaven, so he is called the Son of Heaven."

Guo Yeyi frowned and said, "Let's discuss military affairs, don't fix those vain heads." You said that Your Majesty was appointed by Heaven, what evidence is there that there is a document of appointment, or a seal from Heaven?"

"Well, of course not." Wei Zheng said angrily: "Qin Guogong, why did Your Majesty be the Son of Heaven?"

"This is simple, there are clouds in the book, the sky listens to the people, and the sky sees the people as the people. The reason why His Majesty was called the Son of Heaven is not from the ethereal will of heaven, but from the will of the people."

After a slight pause, Guo Ye continued: "We have the most people in Datang and the strongest national strength. Whoever does not admit that His Majesty is the Son of Heaven, we will lead the troops to beat him, and see if he dares to admit that this is the real reason why His Majesty is the Son of Heaven. ”

And that can be explained

Wei Zheng instinctively felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't think of any rebuttal for a while, so he had to say: "Even if what you say is right, what does that have to do with Goguryeo?"

"Of course it does. Wei Zhongshu can know how strong Goguryeo is"

"I have to ask Qin Guogong for advice."

"Goguryeo is 2,000 miles from east to west, 1,000 miles from north to south, with more than one million household registrations and 500,000 armor. In terms of national strength, although it is far inferior to our Datang, it is not without a hard work. ”

"So what"

"How can the various vassal states now have a fight with our Tang Dynasty, it is Goguryeo. Flowers are not good for a hundred days, and people are not red for a thousand days. One day, if our Tang Dynasty falls, I am afraid that the one who can be called the Son of Heaven will not be the king of the Tang Dynasty, but the lord of Goguryeo. ”

Seeing that there was still a blank look in everyone's eyes, Guo Ye had no choice but to continue to explain.

He said: "The other vassal kingdoms did not practice grammar, were sparsely populated, and were in a barren land, and in the long run they would eventually fall." Only Goguryeo wants people and land, and it will not be removed at this time. In the future, it will be a great disaster for China. Your Majesty's move is meritorious in the present and beneficial in the future. ”

Fang Xuanling nodded and said, "What Qin Guogong means, the old man understands." If we compare the Tang Dynasty to the emperor, then Goguryeo is a powerful minister. It was fine when the old emperor was there. If the old emperor dies and the new emperor ascends the throne, then the world may not know whose it is. ”

Li Daozong said: "Wouldn't you have said that earlier, you would have to talk about the Son of Heaven or something, it will make people dizzy." All in all, Goguryeo has the ability to pose a threat to our Tang Dynasty, so we have to exterminate him, so as not to leave a huge disaster for future generations. ”

His Majesty Li Er said: "That's right, most of the good ministers and generals who founded the country are still there, and it is not a problem to destroy Goguryeo." When the talent withers, it is not clear who will bully whom, so even if it costs a lot now, Goguryeo will be destroyed. ”

All those present have knighthoods.

If there are no accidents, future generations will rest with the country.

Now that Guo Ye has linked the existence of Goguryeo with whether future generations can enjoy prosperity or not, their attitude suddenly took a 180-degree turn.

Duan Zhixuan said: "In this way, although the risk of conquering Goguryeo is great, the profit is also huge. Wechen thought that this deal was worth it."

Wei Ting said: "For the sake of future generations, please also ask Your Majesty to mention the division of tigers and wolves, and remove this henchman for my Tang Dynasty." ”

Li Jing said: "Weichen is not talented, he is willing to be a striker"

Even Wei Zheng, who had the fiercest opposition just now, changed his approval at this time.

Only Kong Yingda, the secretary of the ministry, shook his head and said, "Having said that, Weichen still does not approve of sending troops. Goguryeo was not guilty and was condemned, which is unreasonable. ”

Guo Ye smiled bitterly and said: "Why should the old gentleman be so pedantic, you must know that there is no eternal friendship between countries, only eternal interests. ”

"Only eternal friendship, only eternal interests"

Although Kong Yingda is a saint and a Confucian master, he is not a person who eats the ancients.

Unlike the corrupt Confucianism of the Ming and Qing dynasties in later generations, he has long known that the so-called "if people are not satisfied, they will cultivate literature and morality", which is now very out of place. But how to improve, there is still no clue.

Hearing this, it was like an initiation, as if I had seen a bright light in the night.

He bowed and said, "This statement sounds vulgar at first glance, but when you think about it, there is really some truth, Yingda has been taught." However, what you said seems to be in conflict with the words of the sage, and I don't know why Qin Guogong taught me."

"This" Guo Ye smiled bitterly: "Kong Shangshu, you are difficult for me." Guo is not a person who has no learning and no skills, how dare he make irresponsible remarks about the words of the sage. ”

"Where, where. Qin Guogong is too modest, it's true that you don't learn, but it's too much to say that you don't have skills. In the world, there are people who are more skilled than you, Kong has never seen someone and I hope you will give me advice."

And that's not all

Guo Ye didn't expect that a casual remark about the bad street in later generations would provoke such a big reaction from Kong Yingda, if he really talks about theory, how can he talk about Confucianism in the prosperous world

He hurriedly changed the topic and said, "Since you agree with this sentence, what do you think about the matter of Goguryeo?"

To be precise, I don't completely agree with that sentence, but I just think it makes sense. Alas, Kong is a shallow learner, and now I don't know whether he should agree or oppose. ”

Kong Yingda remained neutral, and others agreed, and the conquest of Goguryeo became a sure thing.

His Majesty Li Er happily patted Guo Ye on the shoulder and said, "Guo Aiqing's move just now can be regarded as a tongue war. In the history books, you are afraid that you can be comparable to Zhuge Wuhou"

Wei Chigong said: "Qin Guogong can not only strategize, but also fight on the battlefield, can Zhuge Liang be compared to the general?"

"Then who do you say Qin Guogong can compare?"

Wei Chigong scratched his head and said, "I don't know about this." ”

Fang Xuanling said: "The Duke of Qin has tended to the extreme in both civil and military affairs, and throughout the ages, there is really no one who can compare with such a good talent, but he was accepted as a minion by His Majesty. It is really a blessing for the country and a blessing for Your Majesty. Weichen congratulates His Majesty"

His Majesty Li Er laughed when he heard this, and said, "Qin Guogong has made a meritorious suggestion today, and he will reward him with a pair of wishes. ”

Seeing that Guo Ye was in such a big limelight today, Zhang Liang felt quite unpleasant, he rolled his eyes, thought about it, and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that before the conquest of Goguryeo, there is one more thing that must be done. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Strictly prevent a fire in the backyard If you are leading the army outside, there are feudal states plotting against me and attacking my Tang Dynasty, what should I do?"

There is a reason for that. Since the Lord of the Honors has this proposal, he must have already said what measures should be taken. ”

Weichen thought that although there were many vassal states, the ones that could really pose a threat to the Tang Dynasty were none other than Tubo and Xue Yantuo. Tubo and Chang'an City are thousands of miles apart, even if there is chaos, it will not pose a fatal threat to our Datang for a while. The only thing to worry about is Xue Yantuo. ”

"Then how is the Duke of Xun Guo going to deal with Xue Yantuo?"

"Your Majesty can send an envoy to Xue Yantuo to take advantage of them, and tell them that if there is chaos and our army will turn back, they will definitely die and have no place to be buried. Xue Yantuo was warned, so he naturally didn't dare to cross the thunder pond for half a step."

When His Majesty Li Er heard this, he couldn't believe his ears, and said: "This is your idea, Xun Guogong, you want to make meritorious service and want to go crazy, send a messenger to warn, Xue Yantuo will not dare to rebel, how can it be that a three-year-old child will not believe it"

Zhang Liang shook his head and said, "Drama people will change, and each one is subtly different. Zhuge Liang's empty city plan can scare Sima Yi from entering the army. But if it's someone else, I'm afraid it will become a laughing stock for the ages. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Whether Weichen's strategy can succeed or not, the key lies in the selection of the messenger. Weichen recommended a person to envoy Xue Yantuo, and the guarantee could scare Xue Yantuo into not daring to think about the word "rebellion". ”

"Who Do You Recommend?"

"Of course, it is the one who has never been seen before or since, Guo Ye, Guo Ziyi, the Duke of Qin who can be a man of Wen, Anbang, and Wu can set the country."

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