Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

So, he said to everyone: "In the fifth year of Wude, Duo Luo, the head of the alliance of your country, went to Chang'an for a pilgrimage, and offered horses and mink furs. Since then, Khitan has become one of the foreign countries recognized by my Tang Dynasty."

"In the third year of Zhenguan, the head of the Mohui Alliance came to the Tang Dynasty. He was given a drum and swearing allegiance to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Now, when the Tang Dynasty conquers Goguryeo, the Khitan should send troops to help in the war. I don't know what you think?"

Zheng Xiliang said: "Everyone, I, Goguryeo, like your Khitan, is also a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. The difference is that we are more respectful to the Tang Dynasty than you. We pay tribute every year and become ministers every year. But the result?"

"The Great Tang coveted my land of Goguryeo, brazenly sent troops, invaded my territory, and plundered my people. If one day my country of Goguryeo is destroyed, I am afraid that you Khitan will be the next to suffer! How to deal with it, you have to think carefully .”

Guo Ye sneered and said, "You Goguryeo are respectful to my Tang Dynasty? What about sending Jiang Yumei to assassinate my Tang emperor?"

"Your Great Tang intends to raise troops first, and I, Goguryeo, send assassins later. What is the order, Lord Qin, don't make a mistake! Thinking that Crown Prince Yan sent Jing Ke to assassinate King Qin, isn't it because Great Qin's tyranny of the Yan Kingdom was unbearable?"

Guo Yedao: "My Tang court proposed to attack Goguryeo in November last year. And your Goguryeo assassin came in December last year. The Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo are thousands of miles away, and the assassin will arrive in January. Could it be that he can fly?" ? It is clear that you have long been disobedient to my Tang Dynasty!"

"Qin Guogong's words are wrong. If you have the Tao, you must not have the heart to harm others, and you must have the heart to guard against others! I, Goguryeo, have the heart to guard against your Tang Dynasty, and have made arrangements long ago. What's so strange?"

"Then you admit that your Goguryeo servants are unfaithful?"

"The sage said, the king regards his ministers as brothers and feet, and the ministers regard the emperor as the heart; the emperor regards the ministers as dogs and horses, and the ministers regard the emperor as the people of the country; If the servant is unfaithful, then we Goguryeo are willing to accept this crime!"

Zheng Xiliang not only has superb swordsmanship, but also has good eloquence. When he said something, he really refuted Guo Ye into speechless.

In the final analysis, Datang really didn't take advantage of the conquest of Goguryeo this time.

The real reason for His Majesty Li Er's conquest of the East is that Goguryeo has the ability to overthrow the Tang Dynasty. If it is not taken at this time, it may be a disaster for future generations!This can be said within the court, but it cannot be made public!

The reason that can really be said can only be that Yuan Nan built no way, and the Tang Dynasty slandered the people and punished crimes.But now, Yuan Nanjian said that he is a descendant of the Gao family, and it seems that this reason is also untenable.

Ever since, Guo Ye could only make a fuss about Jiang Yumei's assassination.Unexpectedly, the old man Zheng answered fluently, without any flaws.

It doesn't make sense to reason, and you have to persuade Khitan to turn to Datang, what should you do?

Guo Ye rolled his eyes, changed the subject, and said: "Everyone, the Goguryeo envoy said just now that after the Great Tang destroys Goguryeo, it will destroy Khitan. In fact, there is no need to worry about this."

"Khitan is very different from Goguryeo. Just now Mr. Zheng said that I, Tang Dynasty, started the war for Goguryeo's land. Even if this is true, then we only want Goguryeo's land, not Khitan's land."

"The land of Goguryeo can be used to farm and feed millions of people. But what do we use the land of Khitan? The land here is barren and can only be used to raise horses. But I, Tang people, are not good at this .Even if you donate these lands, it will be useless for Datang!"

"If you don't believe me, you can think about the East Turks. At the beginning, the East Turks harassed our Tang Dynasty repeatedly, and they were finally destroyed by our Tang Dynasty. But what about their land? In the end, we returned it to the people of the East Turks. .”

"Why? Except for the benevolence of my Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, that piece of land is really useless to the Tang Dynasty. Since we don't like the land of Eastern Turks, how can we value the land of Khitan? Don't you think so?" Do you think that your own grassland is more plump than the grassland of East Turkic?"

Facts speak louder than words!

With East Turkistan as an example, these words are very convincing.The Khitan nobles who were present immediately nodded their heads in agreement with Guo Ye's speech.

Guo Ye struck while the iron was hot, and continued: "Now that Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo are at war, it doesn't matter who is right or wrong before. Now you have to consider which side you want to help."

"The Great Tang is strong but Goguryeo is weak. If Khitan helps Goguryeo attack Tang, the outcome is still uncertain! If it fails, I am afraid that it will follow in the footsteps of the Eastern Turks!"

"On the contrary, if you help Tang attack Goguryeo, victory is just around the corner! Take ten thousand steps back and say, even if I lose to Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo will definitely lose its vitality. Is it still capable of revenge against you? Which one is better? Well, isn't that obvious?"

Chapter 1892 Su Zhi, Prince of the Xi Clan

Mohui said: "Qin Guogong has something to say, please listen to me."

"The army is fierce and the battle is dangerous. No one dares to say that it will win! Whether the Khitan helps Tang or Goguryeo, there is always the worry of losing. Once it fails, whether the Khitan will be exterminated or not, but it will definitely hurt, you admit it deny?"

"This is right, of course I admit it."

"Then it's easy to handle. Guo has a way to let Khitan only see its benefits and not see its harm! I don't know if the alliance leader wants to hear it?"

Mohui's eyes lit up, and he said, "Oh? Is there another way? I hope Duke Qin will not hesitate to enlighten me."

"The next solution is for Khitan to stand still."

Brother Ku sneered: "Stand still? Isn't that offending both sides? Your idea is a bad idea!"

"That's not the case. If the Khitans don't help each other, we, the Tang Dynasty, will consider you to be on our side. When the dust of the war is settled, there will naturally be money for you."

"What if you fail?"

"Even if it fails, Goguryeo will not be able to conquer you. As for our Tang Dynasty, there will never be any worries of subjugation, and rewards for you are indispensable."

Mo Hui was quite moved and said, "Is this really true?"

Brother Ku said: "Brother, don't listen to his nonsense! He just wants to stabilize us first, and wait for Tang Jun to free up his hand, and then settle accounts with us after Qiuhou."

Guo Ye sneered and said, "I, Datang, with the reputation of destroying promises, dispatched a large army just to vent my anger?"

"Uh..." Brother Ku also felt that what he said just now was a little unreliable, and said stubbornly: "In short, you Han people are deceitful, I can't trust your promises!"

But Mo Hui shook his head and said: "Your brother's words are a bit unreasonable. I think Tang people will definitely keep their promises."

"Brother, Tang Ren is full of tricks, don't be fooled by him!"

The devil's face sank, and said: "Brother Ku, you talked too much today. Could it be that you are the only smart person in Khitan, and I, the leader of the alliance, is a fool?"

"Little brother dare not!"

"Don't dare? Don't dare to think so? Or dare not say so?"

"Of course I dare not think so."

"Hmph! Since you don't dare to think that way, just sit down obediently. It's not your turn to dictate how brother Wei decides."

Then, he said sternly: "I declare that the position of our Hebian tribe is to support Datang!"

Since then, the result of the Khitan Alliance meeting has come out, four to four.

draw!

For this result, Guo Ye is of course very satisfied.

Originally, it was his original intention.In the beginning, the Khitan was asked to send troops, but it was just an idea to ask for sky-high prices and pay back the money on the ground.

Fortunately, he finally lowered his requirements, which became the last straw that broke the camel's back. Ling Mohui made a decision without hesitation.

Four against four, very, very good!

As long as a resolution cannot be reached, Khitan can only stand still.In other words, the mission to Khitan this time is considered a success!

Wait...is it really that simple?It seems that something is missing... What is it?

At this moment, a roll call woke Guo Ye up from his contemplation!

"Great Wizard Zhe Siwu, Prince Su Zhi of the Xi Clan has arrived!" With the sound of footsteps, an old man and a young man stepped into the yurt.

The old man, with white beard and hair and hale and hearty spirit, is Zhe Siwu.