Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

"Yes! This was a trap set by the Tang Dynasty from the beginning! To drive a wedge between us!"

"That's all!" Jin Yangbao raised his right hand and interrupted the complaints of the nobles: "What Wang Wenzuo asked for was just to discuss in person outside the city, and at most it was just to take my life. Judging from his status, it was You won’t break your promise just for the sake of a mere life of an old man!”

"Yang Baogong, that's not necessarily true! Maybe he just wants to trick you out of the city and kill you!" someone said.

"The old man was seventy the year before last. If he is still alive, the trees on the tomb are already as thick as thighs. This is really Wang Wenzuo's trap. Why would he die in exchange for everyone seeing Wang Wenzuo's true face?" Jin Yangbao said with a smile: "If it is In that way, the affairs of state will be burdened with the work of all the princes!" After that, he bowed deeply to everyone present.

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The meeting place was in a clearing dotted with white newly cut tree stumps. Thick fallen leaves covered the ground, and gray-white mushrooms could be seen from time to time.

"You came very early!" Wang Wenzuo jumped off his horse and walked through the tree stumps. Behind him were twenty fully armed guards. According to the previous agreement, no more than twenty guards could be brought into the venue by both parties. "Wang "The tiger flag was flying in the wind behind him, and the air was filled with the unique fragrance of rosin, making people forget the ongoing war.

"As a master, it is only right that I come earlier!" Jin Yangbao had to rely on his son's help to get off the horse. His eyes swept around, and in his memory it was a beautiful forest with oak trees. , maple trees, and ginkgo trees. Whenever autumn comes, this place turns into a golden ocean. This is also the origin of the name of the capital of the Silla people. When he was a child, he ran and played here, gathered raspberries, hunted, and his first kiss with his wife also happened here. But now this place has turned into a white field. The Tang people cut down those beautiful trees and used them to build siege towers and trebuchets in preparation for besieging the city. Jin Yangbao couldn't help but think about how high this forest was. The forest raised the city and would also destroy it.

May the gods bless me and allow me to save the city! Jin Yangbao prayed silently, and his son took half a step forward, trying to cover Jin Yangbao behind him. Wang Wenzuo smiled and asked Jin Ren on the side: "Filial piety is the first of all virtues. With such filial sons, Silla will have the right to survive!"

"Yang Baogong manages the family well. When my father was still alive, he was a loyal minister!" Jin Renwen said with a smile.

"If your brother could have listened to this person's advice, I would not be here today!"

Wang Wenzuo's words were like sharp thorns, which stung Jin Yangbao. He didn't want to continue these useless conversations: "General Wang, you wanted to talk to me outside the city. Now that I'm here, what do you want to talk about? "

"Since you are so impatient, I won't go around in circles!" Wang Wenzuo pointed to the tree stump not far away with his riding crop and motioned Jin Yangbao to sit down: "If you meet my four requirements, I can agree to you The request is that the army does not enter the city!"

"Four demands!" Although Jin Yangbao had already been mentally prepared, he still breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Wang Wenzuo's promise that his army would not enter the city.

"Then can I hear what the request is?"

"Of course!" Wang Wenzuo whipped the weeds on the side of the road with his riding crop: "First of all, before withdrawing the troops, a 'Hebai' meeting will be held with all the nobles of Holy Bones and True Bones to swear allegiance to Brother Renshou and hold an enthronement ceremony. . In addition, Brother Renshou will lead a guard of three hundred people into the city. The candidates for this guard will be selected by me, and you are not allowed to interfere."

"The new king wants to bring a guard of [-] people into the city?" Jin Yangbao frowned: "What do you mean?"

"Of course it is to ensure Brother Renshou's personal safety!" Wang Wenzuo said: "He has not returned to his homeland for more than ten years. Who knows if there will be traitors who will look for an opportunity to assassinate him?"

"How is that possible!" Jin Yangbao smiled bitterly: "Are you worrying too much?"

"Are you worried too much? Why don't I think so?" Wang Wenzuo smiled: "Don't forget, it was you who drove Jin Famin off the throne and tied him up to hand him over to me. Who knows if you will do the same thing again after I withdraw my troops? Maybe you won't, but what about others? I can't trust my best friend's life in the hands of others!"

Jin Yangbao was speechless by Wang Wenzuo. After a few minutes, he sighed: "Okay! If there are only three hundred people, I can agree first! What about the second item?"

"The second rule is that the hostages must be handed over!" Wang Wenzuo said: "In order to prevent the Silla people from being disloyal to the Tang Dynasty again, [-] aristocratic children must be handed over as hostages in Jincheng. These children must be less than fourteen years old. , male in gender, and born in a family above Zhen Gu. If Silla rebels again, the hostages will be executed immediately!"

"No! Absolutely not!" It was Jin Yangbao's son who spoke this time. He held the handle of the knife with his right hand, his eyes were red, and he stared at Wang Wenzuo. Before Jin Yangbao could scold him, Cao Wenzong had already grabbed the knife. He took a step forward, his right hand was already on the opponent's saber, and he pushed hard on his chest with his left hand. Jin Yangbao's son flew out and fell on his back.

"General, how should we deal with that guy!" Cao Wenzong asked.

"For the sake of him being a filial son, let's spare him this time!" Wang Wenzuo snorted coldly.

"Thank you, General, for your magnanimity!" Jin Yangbao was already frightened into a cold sweat by Cao Wenzong's ghostly actions. His son also had some courage, but he was like a child in front of the guard and was easily knocked down.

"That's all! Can you accept the hostage matter?"

Jin Yangbao's forehead was covered with sweat. He thought for a moment and replied: "I'm afraid I can't decide this matter alone. I have to discuss it with other people before I can reply to the general!"

"It doesn't matter! You can give me an answer whether it's OK or not. If someone in the city doesn't obey, it's their business and has nothing to do with you! Otherwise, wouldn't every matter have to be discussed back? When will it be discussed?"

Facing Wang Wenzuo's aggressive questioning, Jin Yangbao knew that he could not pass the buck, gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, I agree to hand over the hostages. What is the third condition of the general?"

"The third condition is to classify a seaside port in Dongnae County, Silla, as a free port. It will not be under the jurisdiction of the King of Silla, but will be under the direct jurisdiction of this general!"

"A seaside port in Donglai County?" Compared with the two conditions previously proposed by Wang Wenzuo, Jin Yangbao was quite calm about the third condition: "If this is the case, I can agree!"  "Okay! Yang Bao As expected, I can take it up and put it down!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "My fourth condition is that as a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, Silla must dispatch four thousand infantry and one thousand cavalry to accompany my general to put down the rebellion in Liaodong! Show your loyalty and obedience!"

"This--"

Wang Wenzuo's last condition really hit Jin Yangbao's sore spot. Since Silla recognized itself as a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, it naturally could not refuse the recruitment order of Wang Wenzuo, who had the status of Fang Bo. However, doing so would have two consequences: Five thousand Silla troops are equivalent to hostages in the hands of Wang Wenzuo. Any changes in Silla must take these five thousand people into consideration; secondly, this is equivalent to using the blood of Silla people to eradicate the two generations of Jin Famin and Jin Chunqiu. The pain of Liaodong's expansion cannot be felt by outsiders.

"What's wrong: Wang has been ordered by the Emperor. The east of Tongguan and the north of the river are all under Wang's authority. Do you dare not obey the order?"

"Dare not! I obey the imperial edict!" Jin Yangbao lowered his head in pain, his whole body trembling violently.

"Very good, you can return to the city now! As long as you are willing to accept the above four conditions! The war will be settled and the people of Silla can enjoy peace again!" Wang Wenzuo stretched out his right hand and gave Jin Yangbao a virtual support: "And your son, I hope he is not injured!"

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"These are the conditions proposed by Wang Wenzuo, four in total!" Jin Yangbao seemed to have exhausted all his energy. He waved his hand dejectedly: "He said that if he accepted it, he would agree to withdraw his troops; otherwise -" He slightly After a pause: "Do you remember the woods outside the city? They were golden in autumn. The Tang people had cut down many trees. They had enough wood to build various siege equipment!"

"Puppets and guards loyal to the Tang people, handing over hostages, ceding land, and finally sending troops to serve as cannon fodder for the Tang people! Even if we are defeated in the end, that's all, right?" A nobleman sighed sadly.

"He at least left his life to you and me. After all, he could have killed us all!" another person mocked.

"We also have knives and city walls in our hands!" Someone said angrily: "It's not certain who wins and who loses in the end!"

"It would be true for others, but not necessarily for Wang Wenzuo! Have you forgotten the 'Thunderbolt Car'? That thing was invented by Wang Wenzuo. He can smash us all to death under the collapsed city wall!"

"That's true. I have personally seen him use that thing to besiege Zhouliu City. The boulders fell from the sky and smashed everything! In my opinion, we should agree to his conditions!"

"Yes! We will lose some, but we can also preserve the rest! It's better than losing everything!"

As the discussion continued, the group that supported accepting Wang Wenzuo's conditions gradually gained the upper hand. The reason was simple. Although Wang Wenzuo's conditions were harsh, they did not cause much harm to the interests of the Silla nobles; loyalty to Jin Inwen It's what it should be. After all, besides Jin Famin, he has the highest succession. It doesn't matter if Jin Renwen brings [-] guards into the city. Most people here don't really want to assassinate him anyway. Handing over hostages is painful, but But they don’t only have one son. Who told them to be surrounded in the city now? In the end, Wang Wenzuo asked for a port, which was nothing to the Silla people whose trade was still very backward. What really hurt them the most was sending five thousand people to follow the Tang army to conquer Liaodong. After all, it was probably to recruit their manpower, but the situation was such that it had to be like this.

"Then let's take a stand! Those who support it are: 1, 2, 3, 4..." As the counting sounded, Jin Yangbao's eyes lit up: "No need to count, more than half of the people agree, then It’s decided!”

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The Silla nobles in the besieged city did not delay. At noon the next day, their representatives went out of the city to express their attitude to Wang Wenzuo, and handed Jin Famin into Wang Wenzuo's hands. Two days later on a sunny day, the Silla people held a very simple allegiance ceremony in the open space outside the east gate of Jincheng - under the attention of more than [-] Tang army soldiers, [-] "real bones" The nobles knelt on the ground and swore allegiance to Jin Inwen on the throne, and Wang Wenzuo, on behalf of the emperor, canonized Jin Inwen as the king of Lelang County and the king of Silla. Then the Silla people handed over the noble children hostages demanded by Wang Wenzuo, and Jin Inwen also entered the city with his guards. He will hold another enthronement ceremony in the palace.

"At this point, your merits are finally complete, right?" Shen Faseng looked at Jin Renwen's back as he rushed into the city, and said with a smile: "Sanlang, he really owes it to you, otherwise he could not have become the King of Silla in the Year of the Monkey and the Horse in the Moon. "

"You can't say that!" Wang Wenzuo smiled; "Without Brother Renshou's helping hand, we wouldn't be where we are today!"

"What you said is true, but how many people in the world know how to repay kindness? It's not bad to repay hatred without kindness!" Shen Faseng said: "Sanlang, but you just let Silla go like this? I remember you promised them that the Datong River would All the land in the south belongs to them, and a large piece of it is the original territory of Goguryeo!"

"The power should be for the sake of Brother Renshou! This Silla Kingdom will belong to his descendants in the future!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile.

"What about the soldiers?" Shen Fanseng asked: "Everyone shed blood and sweat, and spent countless money and food. They all expected to use the land and wealth of the Silla people to compensate them. Now that they are all gone, what should we do? "

"Then continue eastward! As long as the Liaodong rebellion has been quelled, do you still need to worry about losing land and wealth?"

"Liaodong?" Master Shen frowned slightly: "What's so good about that place? Liaodong is either an endless wild forest or a swamp. It's cold in winter. In my opinion, it's not as good as the east of Japan, where there are gold and silver mines, And the benefits of fish and salt!”

"Wealth doesn't fall from the sky!" Wang Wenzuo said: "Ryukyu Island and Jeju Island were barbaric places before. How are they now? Just do your best, and there is no need to worry about other things!"

"Okay!" Shen Faseng nodded helplessly. He actually wanted to mention the rotation of defense zones with Wang Wenzuo and He Ba, but he didn't want to be blocked by Wang Wenzuo's few words. He couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied, but due to years of accumulation, He was so powerful, but he didn't dare to say it out loud, and he was feeling more and more panicked.

"General, Jin Famin has arrived. Do you want to see him?" Di Renjie asked.

"Jin Famin?" Wang Wenzuo hesitated for a moment: "Forget it, there's no need to see him. You have someone to take good care of him. Send him to Zhouliucheng first, and then send him to Chang'an when the weather is good!"

I got off work late today, so I'm sorry for the late update!