Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 379 Boundaries
It should be said that Baekje officials did their best to at least arrange Wang Wenzuo's residence. Wang Wenzuo's bedroom was arranged in the largest room on the second floor, facing the garden. The furniture in the house was impeccable. The only fly in the ointment was The walls were full of potholes as if they had been chewed by dogs, so they could only be covered up with tapestries. Wang Wenzuo knew why—there was a layer of gold leaf on the wall clapboard, but it was dug up by Tang Jun after the city was broken, and some of it might have entered Wang Wenzuo I probably didn't have the money to repair my own purse later, and it ended up like this all the time.

"Forget it, this week, Liucheng is just not far from the mouth of the Baicunjiang River. The location is good! Whether it is going to the country of Wa, or returning to Datang, or going to Liaodong, it is convenient. I will occupy one or two of the gold and silver mines in the country of Wa this time. , and spend money to rebuild this place!" Wang Wenzuo shook his head.

"Lang Jun!"

A woman's voice came from outside the door. Wang Wenzuo thought it was a woman who the local officials arranged for him to sleep at night, and said without looking back: "I have driven all day today, and I have to go out early tomorrow morning. I don't need anyone tonight." It's bedtime, you step back!"

After Wang Wenzuo gave his orders, he continued to look at the remaining decorations on the wall, and suddenly felt that something was wrong. He hurriedly looked back, only to find that there was a person standing at the door, who was really a ghost.

"Why is it you!" Wang Wenzuo was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Forgive me, my lord, I was rude. I thought it was the arranged girl, but I made a mistake. It's strange, why didn't anyone tell you when you came? , this fellow Sancho—”

"You are not mistaken, the one who will serve you tonight is a concubine!"

Gui Shiyun's voice was not loud, but her words were very clear, and she could never hear it wrong. Wang Wenzuo was stunned, and after a while, he said in a low voice: "Why do you have to do this? It's hard to follow a man's word, since I promised to replace it." If you kill Fu Yu Fengzhang, I will definitely do my best; if someone bullies you, you can tell me, and I will naturally punish that guy, and there is no need to do this!"

"There are many people in the world with my concubine, and there is no one like a gentleman. Si Luo is not the only one, and I would like to rely on a tree, so I have the audacity to come to you!" Gui Shiyun said in a low voice: "If a gentleman refuses to leave the concubine outside the door, the concubine will also come to you!" Wuyan was born alone in this world!" After that, Gui Shiyun quickly stepped forward, approaching the man, letting her feelings guide her, and fell into Wang Wenzuo's arms, lost in the long-lost masculine breath.

"I've thought about it for a long time!" Gui Shiyun whispered.

Wang Wenzuo could feel the tenderness in his arms. He hesitated for a moment before deciding not to refuse the food delivered to his door. He bent down and hugged Gui Shiyun: "Ma'am, I am a real lucky one tonight!"

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The next morning.

It took a lot of effort for Wang Wenzuo to get up from the entangled tenderness. He jumped out of the bed carefully so as not to wake up the woman who was still dreaming. When he walked out the door, he saw Sancho who was anxiously waiting for him. He asked angrily: "Sancho, you have grown up lately, and you even interfered with whoever is lying on your master's bed?"

"Hey!" Sancho could feel that Wang Wenzuo was not as angry as he showed. He carefully took the shoes over and put them on for Wang Wenzuo. You know, if a woman is determined to achieve something, then you have to agree to her, otherwise you will have a bad life in the future!"

"Really?" Wang Wenzuo sneered, "Why didn't I see that you are henpecked?"

"It's not that I'm afraid of my wife, it's mainly because of my child's mother!" Sancho smiled wryly and said, "Master, you also know that Ah Cheng can write and count, and he is a good hand in both internal and external affairs. I will give you my share of the family." The business management is very organized, and she gave birth to a big fat boy. The villain really can't refuse her. Besides, her mistress is also good. She needs a face and a figure. She has a lot of property at home, and she also I won't force you to marry her, such a good thing—"

"Okay, okay, stop talking!" The more Wang Wenzuo listened, the more he felt that he couldn't take it anymore, and shouted: "You can't spit out ivory with your dog mouth, who do you think I am? I am like you all day Just think about that? Use your brain a little bit, okay?"

"Yes, yes! Master taught me that!" Sancho hurriedly lowered his head.

"Forget it!" Wang Wenzuo stood up: "I will go out later, Madam Yun is still resting, when she wakes up, you send her back, apologize to him for me, say that I am busy, so go first Now, if there is anything in the future, you can tell me through you!"

"Hey, the villain understands!" Seeing that Wang Wenzuo didn't punish him, Sangqiu knew that the past had passed, and hurriedly said, "The villain must arrange for Mrs. Yun, so don't worry about it!"

Wang Wenzuo nodded and went straight out the door. Hei Chi Changzhi and Cao Wenzong were already waiting outside the door.Wang Wenzuo jumped on the horse: "Let's go!"

Stone Town is a market town a day's journey west of Zhouliu City. The local guide said: The King of Baekje once won a brilliant victory against the Silla people here.

"Back then, the Silla people assembled a large army, trying to cross the Baicun River, and then invade!" The guide sat on the back of a mule and said loudly to Wang Wenzuo: "Because of the haste, the king has less than 2000 people, and the Silla people have at least 2 people." There were [-] people, so the king ordered a bonfire to be lit by the river. When the people of Silla saw so many bonfires, they thought that the reinforcements had arrived. Withdrew the troops, the king personally pursued them, defeated the Silla people, and the river was stained red with the blood of the Silla people! After this battle, the Silla people abandoned many fortresses along the border, and Baekje expanded for hundreds of miles! And this town It was built to commemorate that victory!"

"Look!" Wang Wenzuo pointed to the city gate not far away: "There must have been a war here recently, and the gates are all made of new wood. The burnt black wood next to them should be the old city gate!"

"That's true!" Hei Chi Changzhi looked carefully: "This area is indeed a place where the two countries compete fiercely!"

"Really?" Wang Wenzuo laughed: "It seems that the arrival of our Tang people has not changed anything, it is still the same!"

Hei Chi Chang Zhi smiled, but did not pick up on this somewhat dangerous topic, and Wang Wenzuo did not continue, saying to Hei Chi Chang Zhi: "Tell the people of Silla that we are coming!"

Soon the city gate was opened, and Wang Wenzuo and his party walked along the street. He saw that only about one-third of the houses in the town were still intact, and the rest were either demolished or turned into charred black shells.

"These Silla people are really rude!" Wang Wenzuo whispered.

"Indeed!" Cao Wenzong whispered: "Look, there are crossbowmen on the roof, and behind the window over there, there is a metal reflection, and behind the ruins on the left, I bet there must be a Captain Spearmen! This doesn't look like a negotiation, it looks like an ambush!"

"General Cao, I'm really curious about you!" Wang Wenzuo laughed: "Before you met me, were you really performing swordsmanship honestly?"

"Ming Gong, the villain once told you!" Cao Wenzong said with a smile: "Before I came to Chang'an again, I offended a local big man in the south, and he offered a reward for the villain's head. I have learned a lot!"

"A reward for your head?" Wang Wenzuo was stunned: "A local tycoon has this ability, you mean the local government?"

"How could the government offer a reward of three thousand guan for such a villain's head?" Cao Wenzong pointed to his head, showing a wry smile: "Three thousand guan! !"

Wang Wenzuo nodded. Before crossing, all kinds of online articles he read highly praised personal super strength, such as various masters, townships and so on.But after he traveled through time, he realized that no matter how powerful personal force is, it is nothing compared to power and money.Take Cao Wenzong as an example, even if he is not invincible in this world, he is also the top group of people, but not to mention facing the government, even a local mafia boss, he can only run away.Wang Wenzuo valued him not only because of his personal force, but also because he had a large number of apprentices and the reputation of these apprentices among the vicious youths in Chang'an.In the final analysis, the essence of human beings is the sum of social relations. How many heroes who were once invincible, once separated from their social environment and lost their old social relations, an ordinary person can kill them.Therefore, when Zhou Yafu entered the imperial prison, he would sigh, "I once led an army of millions, but how do I know the dignity of the prison guards!"; Han Xin, the national scholar Wushuang, died so aggrieved in Changle Palace, this is the reason.

Compared with Wang Wenzuo's status, the reception of the Silla people was a bit shabby. There were only a dozen soldiers lined up on both sides of the road. The person who greeted him was an acquaintance. Jin Huicheng, the deputy general of Jin Inwen during the trip to Pyongyang, the bald, short and fat old man , but this time he looked majestic and profound, like a general.

"The last general, Jin Huicheng, is the envoy of the Shang Dynasty!"

At least in terms of etiquette, Jin Huicheng did impeccable. After Wang Wenzuo finished his salute, he jumped off his horse and helped him up: "General Jin, Pyongyang, we haven't seen each other for almost two years, right? I didn't expect to be here today Met!"

"Yes!" Jin Huicheng said with a smile: "However, the name of Wang Envoy's name is quite familiar, and he is indeed in the bag, so he should stand out!"

"Where, where! It's just luck!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "Where can it compare to General Jin, who is mature and prudent, the pillar of the country!"

The two exchanged a few words, then entered the room together, and sat down as guests and hosts. Jin Huicheng asked someone to bring tea, and said with a smile: "Wang Shijun, it was a small matter, and there were some conflicts in a few villages and towns along the border. It’s always like this, I’m sorry to bother you to go there yourself!”

"You can't say that!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "The salary of eating the emperor, the matter of loyalty to the emperor, anyway, I am also the marching commander of the Xiongjin Governor's Mansion. How can I ignore the reason for the military disasters in the counties under my jurisdiction?"

"What Wang Shijun said is true!" Jin Huicheng laughed and said, "But this old man is an old man. The two countries of Baekje and Silla have been fighting each other for hundreds of years. A village and a market town are all involved. I don’t know how many relationships I have, and it’s very difficult to deal with right and wrong. Even an old man like me who has been doing this for decades is sometimes very embarrassed. Although you are talented, you are a Tang person after all. I know very little!"

"Tang people?" Wang Wenzuo smiled: "General Jin, as far as I know, the lord of your country is a courtier of my Tang Dynasty, shouldn't that be true?"

"This—" Jin Huicheng was stunned. He was accidentally caught by Wang Wenzuo just now.

"This old man didn't mean that—" he was about to defend himself, when Wang Wenzuo raised his right hand: "General Jin, you don't need to explain, you and I are in the army, how could I not know that you made a slip of the tongue, don't mention it again !"

"Yes, yes!" Jin Huicheng breathed a sigh of relief, and forced a smile: "Wang Shijun is magnanimous, thank you very much!"

"General Jin, Baekje and Datang are separated by an ocean, and there has never been any quarrel. When the Tang Dynasty sent troops to conquer Baekje, it was because Baekje blocked the way for your country to pay tribute and joined forces with Goguryeo to attack Silla. Now Baekje is already the territory of my Tang Dynasty, and the people here are also my subjects of the Tang Dynasty, if the two sides are still the same as they have been for hundreds of years, is it unreasonable?"

"Wang Shijun is right, and the old man also agrees, but the ignorant and foolish people below only see immediate benefits, such as building dams to grab water, there is really no way!"

Wang Wenzuo smiled. He had spent time understanding the strategy of the Silla people before he came here. It was probably just trying to nibble at the bottom. If you can get an inch, you will get an inch, and if you can get a ruler, you will get a ruler. It is possible to regard the behavior of the people below as spontaneously walking alone, shirk responsibility, and force the residents of Baekje in the border area to either evacuate the local area or join the side of Silla, and create a fait accompli to force Tang to accept it. Although this seems clumsy, it is true. Very effective. After all, the purpose of the Tang expedition to Baekje was not to embezzle the people in its territory, but to achieve the strategic goal of attacking Goguryeo from the north to the south.As long as it does not interfere with this main goal, other problems can be turned a blind eye.

"Then how about this! The two countries have demarcated the border, so wouldn't it be done once and for all?"

"Boundary survey?" Jin Huicheng asked.

"Yes, delineate the border line, set up boundary markers, and agree in advance what can and cannot be done for the rivers flowing through the two countries. If there is any violation, it will be implemented according to the agreement. Wouldn't it be wrong? Are there any troubles?"

"This——" Jin Huicheng opened his mouth wide. Obviously, Wang Wenzuo's proposal has exceeded the scope of his original authorization. There have been such things as treaties between the two countries in the ancient history of East Asia, but there are very few detailed boundaries like Wang Wenzuo said. The reason is that in ancient times there were few specific border divisions as in modern times, and most of the borders were a very vague area. Second, there were few equivalent political entities in ancient East Asia, but the relationship between the central empire and border vassals. In such an unequal relationship, it is not necessary for the two sides to draw such precise boundaries.

(End of this chapter)