Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 41 Brothers
Although Jin Famin knew that Liu Rengui's words had deep intentions, but he couldn't help feeling strange in his heart.It turns out that Jin Famin's father, Jin Chunqiu, was an outstanding talent born in Silla. He was originally an offshoot of the royal family. According to the bone product system in Silla at that time, he was only a "true bone" (that is, the second rank) and had no right to inherit the throne.But this man not only has outstanding talent, but also has a broad mind and a great situation. He made friends with Jin Yuxin and others when he was a disciple of Hwarang.

At that time, the Korean peninsula was in a situation of disputes among the three countries. After Silla controlled the Han River Basin, Goguryeo and Baekje no longer bordered each other, so Silla became the common enemy of Baekje and Goguryeo invisibly. In addition, Silla once annexed Imona, the stronghold of the Yamato Dynasty of Japan on the Korean Peninsula.As a result, Baekje gradually made friends with Goguryeo and Yamato, forming an anti-Silla encirclement network with Baekje as the core.

Therefore, Jin Chunqiu took his son Jin Inwen as an envoy to Datang in 648 AD, and used Baekje to prevent Silla from paying tribute to Datang as an excuse, and begged Datang to send troops to conquer Baekje. When Jin Chunqiu returned to China the next year, he left Jin Inwen as the emperor. Suwei (that is, the hostage) fully implemented the Tang system after returning to China, and turned to the Tang Dynasty in diplomacy. A few years later, Queen Zhende of Silla passed away, and the "sacred bone" with the right to inherit the throne was gone, and Jin Chunqiu was logical. Ascend to the throne as king.

In these years, Jin Renwen went back and forth between Silla and Datang, which finally led to Tang dispatching 660 troops across the sea to attack Baekje in [-] AD. In one fell swoop, the century-old enemy of Baekje was wiped out, and the anti-Silla siege network was fundamentally disintegrated. .For the Silla Kingdom, the most important contributor is Jin Chunqiu, who formulated the grand strategy of uniting the Tang Dynasty and destroying Baekje, and the second contributor is Jin Renwen, the specific executor of this strategy.Now that Jin Chunqiu has been bedridden for a long time, and the position is only one step away from Jin Famin, when he suddenly heard the envoys from the Tang Dynasty desperately praise his outstanding, civil and military brother, the feeling in Jin Famin's heart is really beyond the comprehension of outsiders.He thought for a moment, and finally managed to say a word: "Heaven's grace is so great, it's hard to repay my younger brother's death!"

"Hehehe!" Liu Rengui laughed: "I don't want to hide it from Your Highness, I am here to stand in front of my younger brother. Before leaving, the emperor issued an edict that if the Baekje rebellion cannot be put down next year, I will use my younger brother As the general manager of Shenqiu Dao's march, he will command the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty and Silla Kingdom, and control Haidong's affairs!"

Hearing Liu Rengui's words, Jin Famin's expression changed drastically. No wonder he was so horrified. It turned out that the last time the Tang army crossed the sea to destroy Baekje, it was Su Dingfang who was in charge of the Shenqiu Road march, and Jin Renwen was the deputy in charge.Before sending troops, Jin Yuxin told himself: Although Jin Renwen is a brother of flesh and blood, he has been in the Tang Dynasty for more than ten years, and his mind is unpredictable.Beware that after the Tang army destroyed Baekje, Jin Renwen was established as a puppet, and Silla was also wiped out with a backhand, so as to attack Guo in a false way, killing two birds with one stone.Sure enough, after the Tang army destroyed Baekje, it clashed with the Silla army. If the situation in Baekje was not stable afterwards, and Su Dingfang was in a hurry to return to China to direct the war against Goguryeo, the two sides might have fought.

Jin Famin was obedient on the outside, but guarded on the inside, and it was hard for him to deal with it.And if what Liu Rengui said is true, then even though he is the elder brother and he is ahead of Jin Renwen in the line of succession, Jin Chunqiu's succession to the throne was not based on blood etiquette, but on the achievements of the Tang Dynasty in reforming internal affairs. , Jin Famin can't catch up with Jin Renwen even if he flatters a horse, and his younger brother has a strong foreign aid like Datang.From this point of view, even with the support of a big boss like Jin Yuxin, the final winner of this brotherly battle is probably Jin Renwen.

"Angels don't know everything. Although I'm in Haidong, my heart towards Shang Kingdom is no less than that of my sister-in-law!"

"What does your Highness mean?"

"Angel, don't worry, I will try my best to persuade my father and the general to send troops to quell the chaos in Baekje!" Jin Famin patted his chest and said in a deep voice.

"Then I will thank Your Highness!" Liu Rengui said with a smile.

Jincheng, the capital of Silla (now Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea).

"How is the father now, I want to see him immediately!" Jin Famin handed the reins and whips to the guards and asked the palace manager.

"Your Majesty just took the medicine and is resting!" The steward lowered his head respectfully, "The general ordered me to take you to his place as soon as you come back!"

"Okay!" Jin Famin, led by the manager, climbed up the stairs and walked through the courtyard. There are solid granite walls on all sides, and there are gorgeous and complicated murals on them, which depict the heroic deeds of the "Hwarangs" of Silla. The craftsmen on the right side of the inner gate are painting the portrait of Jin Renwen leading the army into Sibi City Gate, which made Jin Famin quicken his pace subconsciously.

"The general is up there!" The steward stopped in front of the spiral staircase.Above is the highest floor of the royal palace. From the balcony there, Jin Chunqiu can have a panoramic view of his own palace, the capital, and even the tombs of the Silla kings on the hilltops outside the city. This is also Jin Chunqiu's favorite place.When he was sick, he moved his bed to the balcony. Whenever the weather was good, he would ask his servants to move his bed to the balcony to bask in the sun and watch the scenery.

"Father-in-law!" Jin Famin bowed to the old man behind the desk.

"You're back!" Jin Yuxin stood up from behind the desk, opened his arms, and greeted him. When he was young, he was tall and burly. Although he is in his twilight years now, his waist is still straight, like a door. The long gun on the side weapon rack.

"How is it? Tang's envoys are easy to deal with?" Jin Yuxin hugged his son-in-law, let go of his hand and asked, "What kind of bribe are you blackmailing again this time?"

"No!" Jin Famin shook his head: "But it's more troublesome. He urged us to send troops to conquer Baekje and rescue the Tang army in Sibi City! If we refuse, Tang will send Jin Renwen to command the armies of the two countries to conquer Baekje!"

"Hahahaha!"

Jin Yuxin was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed. The loud laughter echoed in the corridor, and he stopped after a few minutes: "This Tang envoy is quite good at bluffing!"

"Blushing? You mean he's lying?"

"It's not necessarily that he's lying, it might be the emperor's scheme!" Jin Yuxin laughed and said, "The emperor of Tang would never send such a foreigner as Jin Renwen to command his own army!"

"But there are quite a few generals in Tang Guoming's army?"

"That's different! Those generals either have their own country already annexed by Tang, or they are commanding wars that have nothing to do with their own country. Isn't that the case with Jin Renwen?"

"Then, if the father dies, will the emperor of Tang take the opportunity to make him king of Silla?"

Hearing this, Jin Yuxin finally understood why his son-in-law, who had always been calm, was so restless today.He thought for a moment, then nodded: "That's true. In the hands of the Emperor Tang, Renwen is indeed a sharp weapon that can kill us. We must guard against it! How about this, after you go in later, tell Your Majesty Renshou He has been traveling abroad for more than ten years, and he has made outstanding achievements. You can't bear it, and ask him to return to Silla, and you can go to Tang as a hostage!"

"Ah? Is this okay?" Jin Famin was stunned.

"Of course!" Jin Yuxin patted his chest and said with a smile, "With me here, what else do you need to worry about?"

The door was pushed open, and Jin Chunqiu's bed was moved to the side of the bed, and he was leaning on the cushion to watch the scenery outside the window.When he was young, he used to be Fengyuezhu (the leader of Hwarang) and he was tall, but now he seems to be a little shrunken, all the muscles of his body are melted into the bones, his cheeks are thin, his eye sockets are sunken, and his snow-white hair and beard They were all in a ball, and when he heard the sound of the door opening, he turned his head, showing a trembling smile, and his small voice was full of pain: "You're back? Come, take a look at the scenery outside, it's so beautiful!" He fumbled He wanted to hold his son's hand: "How about the envoy of the Tang Kingdom..."

Jin Famin knelt down on both knees and held his father's hand. This hand used to be big and strong, but now there is only a handful of bones left, and the skin is loosely wrapped around the bones, soft and weak: "The envoy of Tang State wants us to send troops. Conquer Baekje!"

"Hehe!" Jin Chunqiu laughed twice, like a shriveled box: "These Tang people are always so anxious and arrogant, just like the Sui people back then. It seems that they haven't learned anything from the failures of their predecessors." , God will bring disaster on their heads, that is our chance, how do you answer?"

"I told him that we have sent troops not long ago, but we lost the battle, you are also sick, and the activities of Goguryeo and Wa people are also very frequent, so we are unable to send troops for the time being."

"Very well, you answered very well!"

"But the envoy of Tang State said that if our country refuses to send troops immediately, then let the second brother command the troops of Tang State and our country to attack Baekje!"

"what?"

Jin Famin immediately felt his father's fingers tightly grasping his hand, and it was impossible to tell from the appearance that such a skinny old man still had such strength.

"The people of Tang are using Renwen to coerce us!" Jin Yuxin said in a deep voice, "After all, he is also your son, and he can inherit the throne of Silla!"

"It's also my son!" Jin Chunqiu murmured to himself, his eyes a little erratic.

"Tang people are always like this. They show generosity on the outside, but they have insatiable desires! Now they are urging us to send troops, but they are killing two birds with one stone. First, they can suppress the rebels in Baekje, and second, they can also consume the strength of Silla. , for the future!"

"But after all, everyone in Silla has recognized Tang as the master, and now he ordered me to send troops. If one side obeys the other, how should I deal with it?"

"A dog is afraid of its master, but the master will bite it when it steps on its feet! How about the Tang Dynasty and my Silla?" Jin Yuxin winked at Jin Famin who was beside him, and Jin Famin quickly knelt down on the ground and said loudly: "Father The second brother has been running between Tang and Silla for more than ten years, and he has made great contributions to Silla. The boy is willing to go to the Tang country and use his body as a pawn for the second brother. If the Tang people force him, he will commit suicide, and he will never do it for Xinluo. Luo's harm!"

"Fa Min, go out and invite some "true bones" important ministers, I have something to say to them!"

As soon as the door closed behind Jin Famin, Jin Chunqiu curled up in pain and screamed: "Yu Xin, there is a cat in my stomach, clawing at me day and night, these beast's claws are really powerful, My intestines were crushed by them! Is this the retribution of the world mentioned in the Buddhist scriptures?"

"Chunqiu, Chunqiu, don't think too much!" Without a third person present, Jin Yuxin also called his old friend by name: "I did most of those things back then, and if there is retribution, it should fall on me first." yes!"

"No, no!" Jin Chunqiu grabbed his old friend's right hand with his backhand: "Don't do it, the country will be unstable after my death. Famin is still young after all, and there are Wa Kingdom, Baekje Remnant Party, Goguryeo and Tang Dynasty people watching over him." , without your guarding, I am afraid that the hundreds of years of inheritance left by the ancestors will be destroyed. Buddha, if there is any sin, please attribute it to the disciple Chunqiu alone, and not to others. The disciple would rather fall into the endless hell and never be reborn forever. And willingly!"

It turns out that in order to control the government, Jin Chunqiu and Jin Yuxin laid hands on many political opponents, especially the "sacred bone" family that was qualified to inherit the throne, that is, the three royal families of Pu, Xi and Jin were completely cut off. After the queen's death, only Jin Chunqiu, who is qualified as a "true bone", can ascend the throne as king.These things were of course nothing to Jin Chunqiu when he was strong and strong, but now he is in unbearable pain and his life is at stake, these heartbreaking things, the Buddhist scriptures he has read in the past also flooded his mind.It's just that this person is worthy of being a hero born in Silla, even though he is already in pain, the obsession in his heart is still there.

At this time Jin Famin had already brought several people in, all of them were important ministers of the Silla Kingdom, Jin Chunqiu resisted the severe pain in his abdomen, and sat up with the help of his son: "Everyone, I invite you to come today to be a witness. The people of Tang sent envoys to Silla to send troops to help them suppress the Baekje rebels, and my son Famin led the Hwarang disciples and their followers to go there!"

"Observe the decree!" Everyone responded in unison, here Jin Chunqiu played a trick, although the Hwarang is the essence of the young nobles of Silla, but his number is not large, counting his entourage, there are only two to 3000 people, The consumption of national power is not much, but the people of Tang can't blame the people of Silla for not doing enough.

"Fa Min, take my sword!"

"Yes, father!" Jin Famin walked around Jin Chunqiu's bed, took down the sword hanging on the wall, returned to his father's side and knelt down, and raised the sword above his head with both hands, but Jin Chunqiu did not reach out to take it: "Who told you to give it to me, give the sword to your father-in-law!"

"Everyone! Today I will make Min the crown prince. If anyone dares to fight for the throne after my death, no matter who they are, they will be rebels! Yu Xin!"

"The minister is here!" Jin Yuxin knelt down beside the bed.

"You have been with the widow for decades. Although you are not from the same mother, you are no different from brothers. In the hearts of the widow, you have always regarded him as an elder brother! After the widow dies, all the sons will be entrusted to you. Then kill him with the sword!" Having said this, Jin Chunqiu's words were already chilling to the bone.Everyone in the room already understood that Jin Chunqiu's words were aimed at the second son Jin Renwen on the surface, but in fact they were meant for himself. Jin Chunqiu gave the sword to Jin Yuxin, ostensibly to authorize Jin Yuxin to kill Jin Renwen; in fact, he told everyone present that as long as you dare to meddle, you will die.After all, everyone knows about Jin Yuxin's methods. Since even Jin Renwen can be killed, killing other people is like mowing grass.

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