Chapter Fifty-Five: The Wa Kingdom, the Praying Mantis Catches the Cicada?
Reporter: "Hello, we are reporters from Datang News, can I interview you?" On Suzaku Street in Chang'an, two or three young men wearing long robes and scholar's clothes stopped a passer-by and asked.
The passer-by was obviously stunned, and somewhat restrainedly straightened the somewhat wrinkled linen clothes on his body, and said, "How many are the reporters of the "Datang News"? ”
"Yes, we are students of Nanshan Academy, and now we are in charge of the newspaper articles in the private interview section of the newspaper, and today we will go to the street to interview the people of Chang'an Street." The young men smiled kindly.
The passer-by was still a little embarrassed, and said narrowly: "You can ask casually, if I knew it, I would definitely sue a few officials." ”
"yes, okay." The young interviewer led by him was also very happy to see such a cooperative passerby, "Excuse me, what do you think of the rebellion of Yuan Gai Suwen reported by Datang News a few days ago?" ”
Passerby: "Can you swear?" ”
Reporter: "No. ”
Passerby: "Then I have nothing to say." ”
Wa Kingdom, Hanbo City.
Empress Tuigu died in early April, without appointing an heir.
She has two sons, so in the Japanese court, the ministers are divided into two factions, supporting Prince Tamura and Prince Yamabei. Soga Ezo supports Prince Tachitamura as emperor, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that the real power of the current Wa Kingdom is in the hands of Soga Ezo, who is in charge of the three armies.
It was precisely because the two princes were fighting openly and secretly that the plan of Yuangai Suwen to send an envoy to call on the Japanese to send troops to attack Silla was not achieved.
There is no internal turmoil, let alone outside, not to mention that now is a critical period for the two princes to fight, and no one will waste troops to attack Silla.
Hanbo City Palace, I have to say that the Japanese have a very high copying ability, and their palace is simply a reduced and cheap version of the Tang Imperial City.
On the main hall, at this time, there were more than a dozen envoys dressed in Goryeo specialties to serve.
"Respected Emperor Shu Myeong, at this time, there are Turks outside the Tang Dynasty, Silla is weak, I, the new king of Goryeo, Yuan Gai Suwen, want to take advantage of this God-given opportunity to attack Silla, and divide the land of Silla equally with Baekje and Wa Kingdom, your country only needs to send 5,000 troops to get dozens of cities, this is simply a happy event from heaven, please think about it more than Emperor Shu Myeong." Your Highness, the envoy of Goryeo at the head did his best to bewitch him.
Sitting on the high platform of the main hall was a young man with a slightly immature appearance, and I saw that his face was tangled, and he frequently looked at the curtain made of dark curtains on the side of the main hall.
There was silence behind the curtain for a while, and only after half a sound did an old voice say slowly: "My Wa Kingdom and Silla face each other across the sea, how do I know that Yuangai Suwen will not cross the river and demolish the bridge, and after my Wa State sends troops to attack, Su Wen Xiaoer does not keep his promise and takes the city as his own, how should my Wa Kingdom deal with itself?" ”
After listening to what the people behind the curtain said, the envoy's face was obviously not good, and he said with some indignation: "My new king of Goryeo is a genius of the sky, how can he deceive the Japanese kingdom in this dozens of cities, our great King Gaijin is the master of the great talent who wants to conquer the Tang Dynasty, unlike people like you who dare to hide behind the scenes." ”
On the other side of the curtain, there seemed to be a sudden silence, and then the old voice still said in disbelief: "Yuangai Xiao'er dares to attack the Tang Dynasty? Is he crazy? ”
The Goryeo envoy said in a contemptuous tone: "Datang, in the future, I will also surrender to the feet of my Goryeo, and our great King Gaijin will definitely plant the Yuanzi flag all over the palace of Datang!" ”
The old voice behind the curtain seemed to have a hint of interest, and after a moment of silence, the old man ordered someone to slowly push him out from behind the curtain, only to see that he was dressed in a golden dress, which looked more gorgeous than the king in the main hall, and his beard was very strange, only a small pinch in the middle, which looked like a typical Japanese.
"The old man is still the first time to meet someone who dares to challenge the authority of the Tang Dynasty, this Yuan Gai Suwen is either a generation of heroes, or a madman, this old man also plays, the old man sent 8,000 elite soldiers of the Japanese State to attack Silla together, after Silla is captured, how did your king declare war on the Tang Dynasty." The old man said with a gleam in his eyes.
As soon as Emperor Shu Ming heard Su I Ezo say this, he said to the envoys: "What Lord Su I mean is exactly what I mean. ”
The expressions of those envoys were a little strange, and they still didn't know who the real people in charge of this country were, but no matter who he was, the lobbying of the envoys this time was completed smoothly, and when they returned in the future, King Gaijin would definitely reward himself
Wa Kingdom, the Imperial City Palace.
"Soga-sama, why did you send a small number of troops to help Goryeo Baekje attack Silla when you are in a civil war with Brother Sanbei?"
I saw that it was Emperor Shu Ming, who was sitting tallest in the main hall, but his tone was more like treating a chief.
"You know what." Su Wen Ezo, who had a pinch of mustache, said lightly: "I help Goryeo Baekje, and I want to see how that Yuangai Suwen with such great ambitions wants to attack the Tang Dynasty, if the Tang Dynasty wins, then Goryeo will definitely be a big injury, and our Wa Kingdom can take the opportunity to attack their capital on the mainland, and it will not just be biased, if Goryeo wins, it must also be a bitter battle, and we will take the Yalu River as the boundary with Goryeo and occupy the Eastern Continent, no matter what, our Wa Kingdom will gain benefits." ”
After listening to Su Wen Ezo's introduction, Emperor Shu Ming's eyes suddenly lit up.
"According to Lord Su Wen's words, my country is just waiting for the praying mantis that preys on the summer cicada."
Su Wen Ezo also smiled meaningfully, if once the eastern continent was occupied, there would be no need for the emperor in front of him to save zài
"Outside the number ~ outside the number ~ Wa Kingdom announced the letter of state, united with Goryeo Baekje, and attacked Silla Kingdom together!"
"Heavy dà news! "Datang News" International Express: The Wa Kingdom declares war on Silla! ”
Datang, Chang'an.
The new morning drum bell had just been sounded, and the residents of Chang'an had just begun to walk out of their homes one after another, and the first thing most of the residents who came out of the neighborhood was to go to Suzaku Street to find the children selling newspapers and buy a copy of today's latest newspaper.
There is a very strange thing in Chang'an today, many people are now the head of the analysis of Datang's international form, and the content of the chat is no longer the previous rice price has risen a few times, and pork is cheaper a few taels, but Datang is now with some surrounding countries, which seems to have become the mainstream topic of conversation between the people.
Of course, this qiē is all due to the "Datang News" sparing no effort in promoting overseas countries.
His Majesty, the greatest saint of the Tang Dynasty, adhered to the policy of 'China is at peace, and the four are self-subservient', and did not wantonly launch the Tang Dynasty army for an expedition, but only sent three envoy groups to Goryeo, Baekje, and Wa respectively, and presented the kings of the three kingdoms with seals to roll them out.
Among them, the envoy sent to Baekje even carried a letter written by Li Er, saying in a letter to the king of Baekje: "I have notified the king's nephew, Goguryeo, and Xi Luo envoys to be pardoned, and I have promised peace with him." The king must complain to the other, recognize his true heart, and make meritorious contributions to his neighbors, that is, stop the military revolution. ”
However, the envoys did not work at all, and the envoys sent back by Baekje and Goguryeo did not actually stop the invasion.
I have to say that at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the deterrent power of the Tang Dynasty was still far from enough, and even such a few small surrounding countries disobeyed it
"How bold!"
Li Er's face turned pale, and he threw a letter on the table.
Next to him, there stood a beautiful woman dressed in gorgeous clothes, who was none other than the eldest grandson empress.
"Your Majesty, why are you so angry?" Empress Eldest Sun came to deliver white fungus lotus seed porridge, but she didn't expect to see Li Er losing her temper as soon as she entered the imperial study.
"Guanyin doesn't know that this Goryeo Baekje is so yin and yang, and on the surface agrees to reconcile, but in private there is no intention of withdrawing troops, and here is a letter written by Yuan Gai Suwen to me, you can take a look." Li Er was still a little resentful.
Empress Changsun curiously picked up the letter on the table, looked at it carefully, and saw that the words were full of disdain, and Yuan Gai Suwen even said at the end of the letter, "The affairs of the Tang Dynasty are complicated, and you are in charge of the affairs of the world?" It means that you have a lot of things to do in the Tang Dynasty, and you are still meddling in things, disrespectful, and visible with your eyes closed.
"This Yuan Gai Suwen is indeed excessive." Empress Eldest Sun also frowned.
"It's not excessive! This blatant contempt for me, I will not be able to swallow this evil breath! When Xu Yang returned from overseas, I ordered his fleet to attack Goryeo first! With those firearms, I must let this Yuan Gai Suwen know my wrath! ”R1152