Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

"Is 30 years a long time?" Kim Yu Shin laughed, "It was like yesterday when your father and I were in the Hwarang team!"

"Yes!" Jin Famin said with a smile: "In your eyes, all this is indeed like yesterday, but how many people in this world can be like Yu Xingong?"

"Your Majesty, look at the tangerine trees in my yard, how sweet the fruits are!" Jin Yuxin said with a smile, "But the person who planted the tangerine trees is long gone. Can he eat tangerines?"

"No!" Jin Famin shook his head, he already understood that there was something in Jin Yuxin's words, and after thinking for a while, he asked, "Did Yu Xin ask me to be patient?"

"That's right! Your Majesty, it's good if you can understand this truth!" Jin Yuxin said with a smile: "When your father and I were in the Hwarang team, Baekje and Goguryeo had already formed an alliance. The world is in chaos, so we are not active in attacking Goguryeo. In this situation, if your father and I can’t bear it and wait for the opportunity, how can Silla be where it is today? Although the situation is a hundred times better than before, the strength of the Tang people is also far superior to Goguryeo and Baekje. If we can’t concentrate and wait for the opportunity, the people of Goguryeo and Baekje are our lessons from the past!”

"What Yu Xingong said is that the boy has been taught!" Jin Famin nodded: "You mean I have to continue to wait?"

"That's right, the Liaodong is now in chaos. After the defeat in Dafeichuan, the Tang people are exhausted. But the centipede is dead but not dead. The Tang people are a big country in the world. If we act recklessly and become the top rafters and really annoy the Tang people, we will still be happy for nothing!"

"You mean—?" Jin Famin showed a puzzled look.

"Don't you understand?" Jin Yuxin said with a smile: "When the moon is full, it will lose money, and when the water is full, it will overflow. This is the principle in the world, and the Tang people are no exception. After the Tang people lost to Tubo in Dafeichuan, the moon was full and the water was full. They must retreat in Liaodong, but the land they gave up may not be Silla!"

"It's not ours, so who else could it be?" Jin Famin said anxiously.

"I don't know!" Jin Yuxin said with a smile: "In the final analysis, Tang lost his deer, and all the heroes chased after him. In the end, who can catch up with the deer depends not only on how fast he can run and how high he can jump, but also largely depends on whom Tang people are willing to give to him!"

When Jin Famin heard this, he completely understood what Jin Yuxin meant.After nearly 40 years of military expansion from Taizong to Gaozong's early period, the control range of the Tang Empire reached a certain limit, and the defeat of Dafeichuan was the result rather than the cause of this limit.That being the case, appropriate contraction or retreat is an inevitable choice for the rulers of the empire.

But just as the great Soviet commander-in-chief Ivan Stepanovich Konev defended himself when questioned by the committee of three after the Vyazma-Bryansk siege: "Retreat is the most complicated combat situation."Retreat turned into collapse, and finally turned into dominoes. Examples of out-of-control are not uncommon in history.Therefore, after the people of Tang confirmed that they had to shrink from Liaodong and give up part of the territory beyond their ability, they had to face a problem-who would give the land they withdrew to, or who would be allowed to occupy this land?There is a lot of knowledge in this. Due to the existence of the land Silk Road and its own political center located in Guanzhong, the military power of the Tang Empire was actually "westward", and the rise of Tubo exacerbated this point.

Therefore, for the Tang people, the best choice is a vassal that is enough to ensure the peace of Liaodong, but not strong enough to bear the barrier, so that the empire can draw enough military power to fight against Tubo after a proper retreat, while ensuring the stability of Hebei.Therefore, Jin Yuxin and Qi Sibiyu made the same choice by coincidence - on the one hand, they secretly muddied the water in Liaodong, increased the cost of Tang's rule in Liaodong, and forced it to shrink early; to Hebei.In short, Jin Yuxin was telling the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty from the beginning to the end: We Silla talents are the best border guards in the Tang Dynasty. As long as you hand over Liaodong to us, we will definitely take good care of those Khitan people, Mohe people and other messy savages, and you can sit back and relax!

To finally win in such a competition, the Silla people have a natural advantage, that is, they have already contributed to the Tang people for decades. Both Jin Renwen and Jin Famin have come to Chang'an to meet the emperor, and they have a very good personal relationship with the upper echelons of the Tang Dynasty.So Jin Yuxin repeatedly reminded his son-in-law to be patient, not to act too hastily, and damage the relationship with the Tang people beyond repair.Of course, the Tang people will not easily hand over the land of Liaodong that they bought with countless blood, but the reality will eventually force them to make a painful choice.

"Yu Xingong, I understand what you mean!" Jin Famin nodded excitedly: "I will immediately give up the few mountain cities closest to the Datong River, and express my friendship to the people of Tang!"

"Well, this is a good idea!" Jin Yuxin nodded in satisfaction. The mountain cities Jin Famin mentioned were the apex of the northern border of the Silla people. They had clashed several times with the Pyongyang defenders of the Tang people. Abandoning them had double meanings: first, it was to show friendship to the Pyongyang defenders of the Tang people;

"Should we temporarily delay supporting the Goguryeo rebels?" Jin Famin asked.

"No, that matter is going on as it is, there is no need to slow down!" Jin Yuxin's tone was very firm, and the strength seemed to return to this dying body.

"Then why? Wouldn't this anger the people of Tang? This matter must not be hidden!"

"Of course we can't hide this from the Tang people, and it will anger the generals of the Tang people, but it will not anger Chang'an!" Jin Yuxin smiled: "Because Chang'an knows very well that the Goguryeo people are just our bargaining chips! As long as the price is right, we will kill this group of Goguryeo people. Let's put it this way, the Chang'an court is very cold-blooded. They don't care about us, let alone the blood of their own soldiers. If they are determined to give up Liaodong, they will calmly choose the one with the highest bid. That's us!"

"The one with the highest bid?" Jin Famin immediately understood that those Silla people whom he secretly supported were one of the bargaining chips that Goguryeo could take out, and if he didn't support it now, where would he get the bargaining chips in the future?Thinking of this, he couldn't help admiring and grateful to the old man in the wheelchair. He grabbed the old man's hands and pressed them to his chest: "Gong Yu Xin, without you, I really don't know what I should do!"

"Hehe!" Jin Yuxin laughed twice: "Your Majesty, please rest assured! Your father has given me his life so that I can help you fulfill his unfulfilled long-cherished wish. I will definitely see with my own eyes that you hold that piece of land in your hands!"

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October, Chang'an.

Autumn is the most beautiful season in this great city. The heat of summer has passed away, but the new wind blowing from the Loess Plateau has not yet begun.Of course, the most important thing is that this is still the hunting season, and the nobles in Chang'an City have brought their beloved falcons and hounds and rushed to the mountains, forests and swamps to carry out this very enjoyable activity.And Lingmao is the holy land in the minds of these hunters. This swamp located to the west of Chang'an not only has various waterfowl, but also many lotus flowers.

"Your Highness, look over there, there is a white water heron!" Murong Mu pointed to the reeds in front right and shouted loudly.Li Hong hurriedly took the falcon from the eagle slave at the side, untied the blindfold, and sent it forward with all his strength. The brave bird rushed out immediately, like an arrow flying towards the water bird. Its movements were so fast that it was only found within 20 meters away. The egret flapped its wings in a hurry, trying to escape, but it was too late. .

"I got it, my Ju Mong got it!" Li Hong jumped up excitedly, he waved his arm vigorously, the eagle slave on the side blew his whistle vigorously, and the falcon flew back again, Li Hong hurriedly picked up a piece of fresh beef from the silver plate held by the maidservant and handed it to the falcon's mouth, the bird of prey let out a cry of joy, and then began to peck.

"Good eagle, good eagle!" Li Hong caressed the falcon's feathers, and the eagle slave at the side hurriedly whispered: "Your Highness, be careful, this beast has a very bad temper. If it hurts its body, it will be the villain's fault. If you want to touch it, wait until the villain puts a blindfold on it before touching it!"

"That's all!" Li Hong sighed, and took two more pieces of beef for the falcon to eat. Before handing them over to the eagle slave, he waved behind him: "Sanqiu, you are coming from Chengdu this time. How is Sanlang?"

"Reporting to His Royal Highness, my master is in good health. He asked the villain to come to Chang'an to meet the Prince and say hello to His Highness!"

"It's good to be in good health!" Li Hong smiled: "It's a pity that Guo Daifeng was used to send troops to conquer Tubo this time. If Sanlang is allowed to go, there will be no such defeat!"

When Sanqiu heard the crown prince praised his master, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly responded: "Your highness the crown prince is wise, the Tubo people are nothing special. Once my master went to Songzhou, he won two battles and captured thousands of Tubo thieves. If my master were to lead the army, the Tubo people would have kowtowed and begged for mercy!"

"Hehe!" Li Hong laughed: "Well said, the saint should go on a tour in two months, let me stay in Chang'an, and if your master can also come to Chang'an, it will be great to assist me!"

No matter how ignorant Sancho was, he knew that such things were not for people of his status to speak nonsense, so he bowed his head and said nothing. Seeing this, Li Hong sighed with a smile: "Yes, this kind of thing is indeed beyond your ability to talk about it. How about this time, you go back and tell your master this time: Take care of your body, at most three years, at least two years, and come to Chang'an to assist me!"

"The villain will definitely bring the words of His Royal Highness!" Sancho hurriedly said loudly.

"Okay!" Li Hong beckoned, signaling the eagle slave to come over: "This eagle is a tribute from Liaodong, and I will give it to your master as a gift in return!"

Sancho took the armguard from the eagle slave in a daze, and put it on his left arm, and then the falcon's sharp claws stood on it. He was thinking about how he should bring the bird back, when he suddenly found Murong Yu winking at him, and realized that the interview was over.

Leaving the prince's boat, Sanqiu carefully brought the falcon back to the land. Murong Mao came up from behind, holding a cage and two bags in his hands: "Quickly put this thing in the cage, and take these two bags too, they are all for feeding this thing!"

"It's so troublesome!" Sancho cried bitterly: "This is really killing people, how can I raise this bird!"

"That can't be helped, it was given by His Royal Highness, you have to bring it to Ambassador Wang in its entirety, otherwise it will be disrespectful!" Murong Mu showed a narrow smile: "Sancho, you will have to work hard on this journey!"

"What should I do?"

"Don't be too anxious, I guess His Highness the Crown Prince will send you the eagle slaves he raised later!" Murong Mu laughed and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince really treats your master like nothing else!"

"That's good. If nothing happens, I'll go back to Chengdu in a few days!"

"In a few days, don't be in such a hurry, right?" Murong Mu smiled and said, "It's hard to come to Chang'an, and you didn't look around, so you just left? You don't know when you will come next time!"

"Don't leave after finishing the errand? How can there be such a reason!" Sancho shook his head: "Maybe the master still needs someone!"

"You, you!" Murong Mu laughed and said, "What's the rush? I heard that the tribute convoy from Jiannan Road just arrived in Chang'an two days ago. Wouldn't it be better for you to go back with them? It's so far from Chang'an to Chengdu, and it's all mountain roads. It's better if there are more people!"

Hearing what Murong Rou said, Sangqiu hesitated. From Chang'an to Chengdu, he had to go through a lot of mountain roads. Even if he was accompanied by elite soldiers, it was not safe. Besides, it would be better if he could stay in Chang'an for a few more days. Thinking of this, he nodded slowly: "Alright, then wait for them to go back together."

"That's right!" Murong Mu patted Sangqiu on the shoulder: "I'm going to take a few days off tomorrow, and as a host, I'll take you to Chang'an to have a good time, and open your eyes!"

"Aren't you working in the East Palace? Can you ask for leave?" Sancho asked suspiciously. (end of this chapter)