big song poppi

Chapter 613 0610 [Fabuchen! 】

Li Nanjia arrived at the palace early.

I stood outside the hall and waited for half an hour before I heard the eunuch's response.

"Li Nanjia, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanhai Army, has come to the palace to meet you."

Li Nanjia stamped his numb feet, walked into the Chuigong Hall, bowed and said, "I greet your Majesty. What orders do you have for me?"

"Not urgent."

Han Zhen smiled and said with concern, "You must have been freezing outside the palace. Someone, please sit down and have some tea."

As the saying goes, it’s not cold when it snows, but it is cold when it melts.

The sky cleared up a few days ago, but it was still very cold, especially when the wind blew, it really felt like cutting your skin and bones.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Nanjia sat down patiently, took the hot tea handed to her by the palace maid, and sipped it.

After drinking the hot tea and feeling the heat in the hall, she soon felt her body warming up again.

Before I finished my cup of tea, I saw a figure walking into the hall.

The person who came was Ma Kuo.

After two or three months of rest, he looked a little whiter than when he just came back from the north, but he was still as thin as before.

Ma Kuo glanced at Li Nanjia and said in a clear voice, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

"No courtesy, sit down."

Han Zhen ordered.

After Ma Kuo sat down, he slowly said, "I summoned you two to the palace today because of the Goryeo issue."

Hearing this, Ma Kuo thought for a moment and blurted out, "But are the relatives of the Goryeo Dynasty interfering in politics?"

After all, he is a diplomat and is well aware of the national conditions and internal affairs of various countries.

When he heard Han Zhen mention Goryeo, he had already guessed a lot of things in his mind.

"good."

Han Zhen looked at him with appreciation and told him about the Goryeo affairs in detail: "The foreign relative Li Ziqian controlled the government, purged the court, and imprisoned the Goryeo king Wang Kai in the deep palace. This man is said to be friendly to the Jin Kingdom. The Goryeo royal family Wang Qi infiltrated the envoys and asked me for help."

"Goryeo is a vassal state of the Central Plains. We have been respectful to it all these years. Now that the King of Goryeo is in trouble, I, as the suzerain, cannot stand idly by."

In fact, to put it bluntly, whether the Wang family or the foreign relatives were in power in Goryeo made no difference to Qi.

The reason why Han Zhen agreed to Wang Qi's request for help, in addition to laying the groundwork for attacking Japan, was most importantly because Li Ziqian showed goodwill to the Jin Kingdom.

This was something Han Zhen could not tolerate.

Therefore, Li Ziqian must die.

As for other high-sounding words, they are just reasons for sending troops.

Li Nanjia's eyes lit up: "Your Majesty is planning to send troops to attack Li Ziqian?"

Han Zhen said in a deep voice: "Wang Kai has secretly connected with many court officials and generals. Currently, we are still lacking an opportunity. Therefore, I beg you to send an envoy to Goryeo to confer a title and rectify his name to strengthen his momentum. With the help of the prestige of our Great Qi, those wavering court officials in Goryeo will make up their minds. I plan to send Ma Qing to go there. In order to prevent Li Ziqian from jumping off the wall, I have specially dispatched two Shenzhou warships to escort him."

In fact, it was Xu Jing who was supposed to be sent as an envoy to Goryeo.

After all, he had been on diplomatic missions to Goryeo many times, was very familiar with Goryeo, and was acquainted with many Goryeo court officials.

However, Xu Jing was just a weak scholar. In terms of resourcefulness and courage, he was not as good as Ma Kuo, who was both civil and military.

For multiple considerations, Ma Kuo is the most suitable candidate.

"I accept the decree."

Ma Kuo stood up and responded solemnly.

Han Zhen's eyes fell on Li Nanjia and he said, "On this mission to Goryeo, follow Ma Qing's arrangements."

Li Nanjia nodded and said, "I obey your command."

Han Zhen said in a clear voice: "I am confident in Ma Qing's ability. Just like the last time I was sent to Khatun City, I will allow you to act at your own discretion. No matter what the process is, I only want a Goryeo that is humble and respectful to the Central Plains."

Ma Kuo immediately understood the hidden meaning of Han Zhen's words and said in a resounding voice: "Your Majesty, please be at ease. I will definitely fulfill my mission."

Neither Wang Kai nor Li Ziqian is important. What is important is that after this incident, Goryeo is still a loyal dog of the Central Plains.

"Ah."

Han Zhen's eyes flashed with satisfaction, and he said, "For specific matters, Ma Qing can discuss with the Goryeo envoy Wang Qi."

"I'll take my leave!" Ma Kuo and Li Nanjia stood up and saluted together.

Seeing the two people preparing to leave, Han Zhen chuckled and said, "Don't be anxious, sit down."

The two men understood that His Majesty had other instructions, so they sat down again.

Han Zhen slowly said, "After settling the Goryeo issue, take over Jeonra Island."

Jeju Island is the Jeju Island of later generations.

However, at this time, Tamra was still an independent country.

The New Book of Tang Dynasty: Biography of Wandering Ghosts recorded that the people of Tamra were "unsophisticated and simple, wearing large pig skins; living in leather houses in summer and caves in winter. The land produced grains, but they did not use oxen for farming, but used iron-toothed rakes instead."

From this we can see that the Kingdom of Tamra was extremely primitive and backward.

During the Sui and Tang dynasties, it was dependent on Silla, and now it is dependent on Goryeo. Xu Jing once said that Goryeo wanted to destroy Tamra, but before it could take action, Goryeo itself fell into chaos, so it was delayed.

Ma Kuo frowned slightly and said, "Your Majesty, Tamra is just a small island, the land is barren, and it is far away from the Central Plains. It is easy to take it, but it is very costly to govern it. The gain is not worth the loss."

It is no wonder that he would give such advice. The Song people were too lazy to care about Ryukyu, so they would look down on Tamra even more.

Read more latest popular novels at 6.9*shuba!

Li Nanjia exclaimed, "Your Majesty wants to attack Japan?"

The reason why she had this idea was that she looked at it from a military perspective.

Although Tamra is small, it is close to Japan. If you want to attack Japan, then Tamra is an excellent springboard.

Han Zhen did not answer directly, but said: "The Secret Service reported to me that there are a large number of silver mines in Japan, with an output of no less than 100 million catties."

hiss!
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Nanjia, Ma Kuo, as well as Ouyang Deng and others who were on duty in the palace, all gasped.

Silver is scarce in the Central Plains, and the annual output of silver mines across the country combined is only a few hundred thousand kilograms.

Moreover, these two hundred thousand are only roughly extracted, and there are many impurities in them. After refining and purification, I am afraid that it will be less than 200,000 kilograms.

When they suddenly heard the number 100 million jin, they were really shocked.

"really?"

After coming to his senses, Ma Kuo asked hurriedly.

Han Zhen said confidently: "The spy from the Secret Service has guaranteed the nine generations of his clan. Do you think it is credible, Mr. Ma?"

The so-called Secret Service is just an excuse, and these are all memories of later generations.

"Believable!"

Ma Kuo nodded quickly.

There is no need to question the fact that he dares to use the lives of his entire clan as a guarantee.

"When does Your Majesty plan to attack Japan?" Li Nanjia asked.

As for why they wanted to attack Japan, the emperor and his ministers all knew it tacitly.

"Don't be hasty. Japan is there and can't escape."

Han Zhen smiled slightly and ordered: "After the Goryeo incident is over, Ma Qing can send an envoy to deliver a letter to Japan, requesting Japan to open up maritime trade with our Qi State to exchange what they have."

Ma Kuo understood: "I understand."

Japan would certainly not agree to this request, otherwise it would not have closed its doors to the outside world for so many years.

If Japan refuses, Your Majesty will have a reason to send troops.

Just three words: punish the disloyal!

Han Zhen continued to instruct, "Li Qing, after taking Tamra, build the port and military camp as soon as possible."

"I accept your order!"

Li Nanjia responded loudly.

After saying a few more words, the two of them left in a hurry.

At this time, Liu Chang reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin wants to see you."

Han Zhen said casually, "Let him wait for half an hour."

The Jin Kingdom is willing to negotiate peace with us, so we just need to keep them in suspense.

With Yelu Dashi as a thorn in its side, the Jin Kingdom could never expect to develop peacefully.

After dealing with Western Xia and Japan, there will be plenty of ways to deal with the Jin Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)