Chapter 239: Goguryeo
Li Yulong was also a little embarrassed when she heard Yang Chen's words, but she still said kindly: "Have you told Sister Crown Princess about these things?" She should know! β
Yang Chen nodded, and said a little helplessly: "It is precisely because she knows that I feel strange, does she really feel that she is destined to return?" β
Li Yulong looked at Yang Chen with an understanding look and said: "How great a mother is, only she knows!" β
Yang Chen didn't say much, looked at Zhao Zhao and said, "When are we leaving?" Where are you going this time? β
Zhao Zhao looked at it and said helplessly: "The place I went to this time is a little far, and I may have to leave Jiangnan temporarily." β
Three months later, in the royal city of Goguryeo, Yang Chen looked at the city that was a hundred years older than Chang'an, and complained helplessly: "Zhao Zhao, why do you have to bring us to this place, why do I feel that it is better to be idle when I live in the mountains!" β
Zhao Zhao also scratched his head a little embarrassed, looked at Yang Chen with a smile and said: "The main thing is that Goguryeo cooperates with us, and we are VIPs here, no matter how the people of Datang can't find us!" β
Yang Chen ignored him, silently walked in the team and looked at Li Yulong's eyes full of novelty, and said a little helplessly: "What is there to see in this place, let's go back quickly when the rebellion in Datang disappears!" β
Li Yulong also looked happy, took Yang Chen's arm and said, "Okay, I listen to you." β
In fact, Yang Chen also doubted the truth of Zhao Zhao's words, but Zhao Zhao beckoned a large number of people to come to Goguryeo with him, and Yang Chen couldn't help but say more.
As night fell, in the imperial city of Goguryeo, Yang Chen, led by Zhao Zhao, went to a tavern and met an official from Goguryeo's side.
I saw this official speaking with a strange accent, looking at Yang Chen and Zhao Zhao and saying, "The two of you have worked hard, and the two of you have come from afar, making Goguryeo Peng shine!" β
Yang Chen's eyes were full of doubts, and Zhao Zhao immediately took over and said: "This is the prime minister of Goguryeo, we are suing you that Goguryeo's business will go through his hands!" β
Yang Chen remembered what he had asked Zhao Zhao before, when Yang Chen was still floating on the sea, looking at the fog on the sea, Yang Chen looked at Zhao Zhao and said, "I remember that Emperor Yang Guang didn't crusade against Goguryeo many times?" Why does Goguryeo still cooperate with us! β
Zhao Zhao also smiled when he heard Yang Chen's words, and looked at Yang Chen with smug in his eyes and said: "Although Goguryeo occupies an advantageous geographical location, their country is still poor, we have money and food in the Central Plains, so we can naturally get through the people inside them, so they are also welcome to go to Goguryeo, young master, you can rest assured." β
Now seeing the prime minister of Goguryeo, Yang Chen was still a little surprised and said: "This prime minister, don't you look a little too young!" β
Hearing Yang Chen's words, the Prime Minister also showed a knowing smile, but he still explained: "Being young does not mean that you are not capable, Young Master Yang, you are also so young, but I have heard of your deeds, whether it is the magic of Jingzhou City or the resurrection of Yufengzhai, and important industries such as tea are also from your handwriting, which makes me have to admire!" β
Yang Chen's acting skills narrowed, and Zhao Zhao on the side showed a slightly strange look, Zhao Zhao also sensed Yang Chen's gaze, and hurriedly explained: "These things are all heard by the prime minister himself, I can't betray the young master!" β
The prime minister didn't care about Yang Chen's gaze, pointed to the seat on the side and said, "Young Master Yang, please take a seat, let's sit down and talk!" β
Saying that, the prime minister looked out of the door and said, "It's time to serve!" β
After that, I saw many delicacies that I had never seen in Jiangnan and only Chang'an, and they actually appeared in Goguryeo's restaurants.
The prime minister saw Yang Chen's incredulous gaze and said proudly: "I always have to go to Chang'an on weekdays, although I can't justifiably pass the past, but every time there is something new and delicious, I have to bring it back, so that the people of Goguryeo can also eat the food of the Tang Dynasty!" β
Yang Chen nodded, and also knew why the prime minister knew so much about his own affairs, thinking that he should have heard about it in Chang'an, but Yang Chen didn't move his chopsticks, but looked at Zhao Yao with a puzzled face and said, "You brought me to see this prime minister?" β
Zhao Zhao didn't speak, but the prime minister looked at Yang Chen and said, "Young Master Yang, don't worry, let me introduce myself to you first, my name is Pu Zhenyu and I am the closest minister to the king." β
Yang Chen nodded and said, "Hello Prime Minister Park, you asked Brother Zhao to invite me here not just to have a meal!" β
Zhao Zhao looked at Yang Chen and said directly: "Now there are some problems within Goguryeo that are difficult to deal with, Prime Minister Park has heard of your deeds, so I want to ask your opinion!" β
When Yang Chen heard the news, he also knew the purpose of Prime Minister Pu Cheng's coming, lowered his head and thought about it and said: "Let's talk about this matter first, if I can help you, then I will naturally help you, but I hope you can ensure our safety, especially me and my wife, as for his life and death, I don't care!" β
Saying that, Yang Chen pointed to Zhao Zhao on the side, Zhao Zhao was not angry, turned his head to look at Prime Minister Park and said, "Prime Minister Park, please explain this matter carefully." β
Prime Minister Park nodded, looked at Yang Chen and said: "That's the case, this matter starts with our king, our king's father is the king who was defeated with the army before, but he is old, and he is plagued by illness, he died five years ago, and then his son, who is our current king, naturally inherited his throne, and I also inherited my father's prime minister." β
Hearing this, Yang Chen looked at Prime Minister Park Cheng with some puzzlement and said, "Your positions are all inherited?" So there are people below who are not convinced, right? β
Prime Minister Park also sighed when he heard Yang Chen's words, and said helplessly: "Yang Gongzi still listen to me slowly, originally my Goguryeo was the king's family ruling the entire Goguryeo, but after the death of the previous generation of kings, the Jin family in the south, the Song family in the east, and the Chi family in the north have gradually developed their own power, and the king has been concerned about the livelihood of the people, and has not cared about the affairs of the three of them, so now I can't take care of it!" β
Yang Chen heard this and roughly understood the situation, but he was still puzzled: "It's just three forces, do they have military power in their hands?" If you don't have the power of war, it would be good to solve it by force! β
Hearing Yang Chen's words, Prime Minister Park Cheng also looked helpless, looked at Yang Chen and said: "They all have military power, but they only have some soldiers in their hands, if they really do it to them, they will not feel good, but if our purpose is like this, we don't have to trouble Yang Gongzi to give us ideas, we naturally still hope to solve these things without blood." β
Yang Chen knew what Prime Minister Park meant, nodded and looked at him and said, "You can carefully talk about the strength of these three families, as well as your current problems!" β
Prime Minister Park Cheng thought for a while and picked up the peanuts on the side and said: "Take this plate of peanuts as an example, now all the troops of Goguryeo are this whole plate of peanuts, and the king can only manage half or even less at most, and the rest is divided equally by the people of these three families, so the king will not move troops with them, not only because they are all Goguryeo soldiers, but also because once you fight one, then the remaining two will immediately unite, so the whole Goguryeo will be chaotic!" β
Yang Chen nodded, looked at Prime Minister Park Cheng and said, "Then can't we pull one or two over, promise them benefits, and then break them one by one?" β
When Prime Minister Park heard Yang Chen's words, he also shook his head helplessly, "These three families control the largest grain, ore, and medicinal materials in Goguryeo, which is their magic weapon to check and balance each other, if it weren't for the fear of the king's defenders, these three families would have taken the initiative to carve up Goguryeo!" β
Yang Chen nodded, looking at Prime Minister Park, his eyes were also full of disdain, such an important thing has been divided between these three families, so what else can your king manage? However, Yang Chen would not take the initiative to mention this matter, but looked at Prime Minister Park Cheng and said, "Then does your king have anything else in his hands now besides military power?" β
Prime Minister Pu Cheng thought for a while before looking at Yang Chen and said: "In the past few years, I have been carrying the culture and customs of the Tang Dynasty to the Imperial City, and now most of the people in the Imperial City can read and write, as well as the blacksmith craftsmanship of the Tang Dynasty and the craftsmanship of the chefs in the restaurantΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·
Hearing this, Xiangxin interrupted a little helplessly: "Forget it, Brother Zhao, what are the things about our cooperation with Prime Minister Park Cheng?" I'll hear it! β
Zhao Zhao thought about it and said honestly: "The main cooperation content is the support of iron smelting technology, as well as the exchange of Goguryeo herbs for the grain of the Tang Dynasty, and the purchase of some books. β
Yang Chen nodded, looked at Zhao Zhao and said, "Grain? How much grain? I remember that a few years ago, Datang didn't have enough food to eat, how much food could I give them! β
Zhao Zhao also said helplessly: "The food is indeed a minority, but this is also what Prime Minister Park himself requested, we all provide him with things according to his requirements, young master, don't think we are cheating him!" β
Hearing Zhao Zhao's words, Prime Minister Park Cheng also hurriedly explained: "Commander Zhao is right, these things are all we want ourselves, and we are very satisfied with the transactions in the past few years, otherwise we would not invite you to Goguryeo as a guest!" β
Yang Chen also nodded when he saw that Prime Minister Park also said this, but he still said: "That's it, Brother Zhao, you send someone to get some potatoes and sweet potatoes, with these potatoes and sweet potatoes, the balance of these three families can be easily broken, so that we can break them one by one!" β