Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

It can be said that from the Minister of Rites to the Minister of War, at least ten years of work have been saved by Guo Ye!

At that time, Guo Ye is only 30 years old, and he has plenty of time to show his ambitions. The 30-year-old prime minister cannot be said to be unprecedented, at least he can be regarded as unprecedented.

Guo Ye was itchy and couldn't believe his ears. He said, "Your Majesty, is this true? Is it true that this minister was changed to Minister of the Ministry of War?"

His Majesty Li Er replied decisively: "You are not joking. I have this intention, but well, not now!"

Not now, not now what do you say?

Guo Yexin said, Your Majesty Li Er, you are too unkind, just make fun of this kind of thing!

Guo Ye looked at His Majesty Li Er eagerly, with resentful eyes like an abandoned woman who has just been divorced!

The honest man Wei Zheng couldn't stand it any longer, and said: "Your Majesty, the Duke of Pingyang is the pillar of the country. His Majesty's words and jokes are against the way of being a king. Your Majesty, please be careful!"

Although this old man stopped advising the doctor, his habit of giving advice to His Majesty Li Er still cannot be changed.

His Majesty Li Er nodded embarrassingly, and said: "What Wei Aiqing said is very true, I made a mistake. Guo Ye, if you want to change from Minister of Rites to Minister of Military Affairs, you still need to do a major event for the court. This matter requires Far from Chang'an, there are thousands of difficulties and dangers, and a young talent like Guo Aiqing is not up to the task, I don't know if Guo Aiqing is willing or not!"

"Your Majesty, my humble minister...that...has recently suffered from a foot disease and is not good at acting. I am afraid that I will fail your majesty's entrustment. Please ask your majesty to ask someone else to be wise!" !

If he won the Minister of War for nothing, Guo Ye would of course be grateful to His Majesty Li Er.But if he had to go far away and complete the task with great difficulty, he was not willing.

It wasn't long before Guo Yecai came back from Tubo, and after a few days of comfortable life, he was about to be sent out by His Majesty Li Er again to fight for his life. He was 120 unwilling.

Anyway, we are also senior cadres of Datang.Let other people do this kind of dirty work.

Knowing that Guo Ye is not easy to fool, His Majesty Li Er threw out the preferential conditions first, but he was pushed back by Guo Ye unexpectedly.

His Majesty Li Er couldn't hold back anymore, and sneered, "Foot disease? Huh, I saw you were alive and kicking when I saw off the Queen of the Ring Day just now. Why did you have a foot disease all of a sudden? I'm afraid it's not a foot disease but a heart disease." Bar?"

His Majesty Li Er's heartbreaking words made Guo Ye tremble with fear, he quickly stood up and kowtowed: "Your Majesty is guilty!"

His Majesty Li Er stood up from the throne, came to Guo Ye, and said, "Guo Ye, if you are allowed to lead the army in person and conquer Goguryeo for me, would you be willing?"

Guo Ye thought to himself, is it because of this that His Majesty Li Er asked him to be Minister of the Ministry of War?impossible.In terms of leading the army to fight, ten Guo Ye bundled together could not keep up with Li Jing.

His Majesty Li Er is wise and powerful. It is impossible not to let Li Jing preside over such a major military operation and replace it with the young Guo Ye.

This is not a small fight of tens of thousands of troops.Emperor Sui Yang's army of millions returned home in defeat, how many people would His Majesty Li Er have to send?

If Datang dispatched so many troops to conquer Goguryeo and Baekje, Guo Ye is not qualified to do the real battle of the country, the position of the commander in chief of the army!

Even if His Majesty Li Er thinks that Li Jing is old, there are still Qin Shubao, Cheng Yaojin, Yu Chigong, Li Ji... Which one of these people is not a hero, and which one is not good at fighting?In terms of qualifications, Guo Ye couldn't get in at all.

Then why did His Majesty Li Er ask himself this question?

Guo Ye prostrated himself on the ground and replied: "Although Goguryeo is a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, it has always been rebellious. Your majesty should not be underestimated. A humble minister is dull. If you are not sure of winning the battle, you are afraid that you will live up to your majesty's entrustment!"

His Majesty Li Er nodded and said, "Guo Ye, what you said is quite honest. In fact, not only you are not sure, but I am also not sure!"

Nani?

Wasn't His Majesty Li Er the one who wanted to fight and kill just now?Why do you say that you are not sure in the blink of an eye?Your Majesty Li Er, you are too shameless to be an emperor!

His Majesty Li Er stretched out his hand to help Guo Ye up, and said: "If you don't get rid of Goguryeo's wolf ambition today, it will be a big trouble for my confidants in the Tang Dynasty in the future. But how to destroy Goguryeo needs a long-term plan. There is a way to know yourself and the enemy and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. I intend to send Guo Aiqing is going to Goguryeo as an envoy. It is called a mission, and she secretly investigates the facts and facts of Goguryeo for me. This matter is of great importance, and it cannot be done without Guo Aiqing. I hope Guo Aiqing will not refuse!"

His Majesty Li Er slapped him across the face and gave Guo Ye a sweet jujube.He said this for the sake of it, can Guo Ye not agree?Do you dare not agree?

If he didn't agree, Guo Ye would really be shameless.There is no way, Guo Ye said with a bitter face: "The minister obeys the order! I don't know what name your Majesty asked the minister to use?"

His Majesty Li Er's plan is actually very simple. Didn't King Silla complain to His Majesty Li Er that Goguryeo and Baiji jointly attacked him?He simply sent Guo Ye to Goguryeo as a mediation ambassador of the three countries.Warn them not to fight each other again.Everyone should live in harmony, don't always fight and kill.After arriving in the capital of Goguryeo, Guo Ye can play by ear and investigate the reality of the Three Kingdoms.

In fact, this job is really only suitable for Guo Ye.First of all, Guo Ye has been an official to the Minister of Rites, and he was named the Duke of Pingyang County. His status is high enough to mediate the disputes between the Three Kingdoms.The second is this wretched espionage job, which requires boldness, carefulness, ruthlessness, and adaptability. The only court minister who meets these requirements is Guo Ye.Most importantly, there is another reason that His Majesty Li Er could not explain clearly.

That is, His Majesty Li Er admired Guo Ye's ability to pick up girls, and he had already seen the flirting between Guo Ye and Queen Jieri.It's just that it's not broken.Looking at the Silla Kingdom, the heroine is about to come to court.His Majesty Li Er hoped that Guo Ye would use his beauty trick to hook up the Queen of Silla.

As for the fact that Guo Ye asked Guo Ye to go to Goguryeo, it is still far away from Silla.But Guo Ye only went to Tubo at the beginning, who would have thought that he could hook up with the Queen of Tianzhu?His Majesty Li Er is full of confidence in Guo Ye's tossing ability!

Of course, the matter of hooking up with the Queen of Silla was just an idle move, a boring move, it was good to succeed, and there was no loss if it failed.

"... There is a saying in the Shangshu, 'The common people are Zhaosu, and all nations are in harmony'. I appointed you as the ambassador of harmony to go to Goguryeo to mediate the disputes between the three countries on my behalf. I will leave soon, so there must be no mistakes!" His Majesty Li Er finally ended his mission. tirade,

Ambassador of Harmony?Also a harmonious society!

Although the matter of going to Goguryeo as an envoy has been settled, Guo Ye still wants to spend a few days in Chang'an City.Turning his eyes, Guo Ye suddenly remembered something: "Your Majesty, it seems that the envoy from Baekje arrived in Chang'an yesterday, and the reception seems to belong to our Ministry of Rituals. Now the situation is special. Please tell Your Majesty how to receive the envoy!"

Chapter 1242 I Have Three Strategies

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

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

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

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

"Xianbao?" Hearing the word Xianbao, His Majesty Li Er frowned slightly, angry instead of happy.

Among the envoys who came to Datang, this kind of treasure offering envoy was the most unpopular with Datang.Some small countries don't know where to find something, so they come to the Tang Dynasty to offer treasures.

His family is small and poor, and he has little knowledge. Even if he brought the foot wraps of his ancestors, His Majesty Li Er still had to pinch his nose and praise that the smell is very unique.

This is not over yet, as the saying goes, courtesy is reciprocated, if someone offers a treasure, you must return the gift in Tang Dynasty, right?

The Tang Dynasty was a kingdom of heaven, and what people presented were "treasures", so what returned from the Tang Dynasty must also be treasures from the Tang Dynasty.Not to mention that the gift returned is worthless, even if the gift returned cannot be called a treasure, His Majesty Li Er can't afford to lose that person!

Therefore, as long as a treasure offering envoy from a small country comes to Datang, His Majesty Li Er will have to make a loss-making business.

If you want to say that you are losing money, you are losing money. In fact, the Tang Dynasty has a vast land and resources, and His Majesty Li Er still has this kind of tolerance.The point is that some foreign vassals, seeing the benefits, came to Datang again and again to "present treasures", making it clear that they were taking advantage of Datang.

Wang Ba is so angry and uncomfortable!

His Majesty Li Er really couldn't swallow this breath.Later, His Majesty Li Er would not receive any such treasure offering envoys, and just let the Ministry of Rites send them away.

His Majesty Li Er was originally not interested in Baekje's behavior of one servant serving two masters, but now Baekje wants to let him be taken advantage of. , I want... I want..."

For a while, His Majesty Li Er really had no good solution.

Suddenly, His Majesty Li Er's eyes lit up, and he saw Guo Ye in front of him. This kid was eccentric, full of bad ideas, and had a lot of crooked ideas, so he confessed: "Guo Aiqing will be in charge of the Baekje envoy this time. There is only one request, that is, you must not fall into the prestige of my Tang Dynasty, understand?"

His Majesty Li Er blinked at Guo Ye, and Guo Ye understood everything. He could not fall into the prestige of Tang Dynasty. The implication was to destroy the prestige of Baekje. It is impossible to say such words to bully the envoys of a small country.

Guo Ye and His Majesty Li Er looked into each other's eyes and understood, and replied loudly: "I understand, I obey the order!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Guo Ye felt that he was running farther and farther on the road of a courtier. No wonder Li Er Majesty thought of him when he had dirty work.

A meeting on military operations against Goguryeo and Baekje was taken by Guo Ye to vent his anger on the Baekje envoys. It was really thunderous and rainy.