Datang first village

Why did the former Sui Dynasty lose to Goguryeo?

The people of the Tang Dynasty are asking, the celebrities of the Tang Dynasty are frantically looking up historical materials, and the officials of the Datang Dynasty are reflecting. As long as the generals of the Tang Dynasty are not in charge, they will rush to the Ministry of War. They need to find like-minded people to talk about it. Tell me what's on your mind.

There are five embassies in the embassy area.These are all allies who have an excellent relationship with Datang.

In the embassy area, the Huihe envoy in Chang'an hosted a banquet, and invited four neighbors to the banquet, not for drinking, but just to discuss the amazing news in the Tang Dynasty.

Compared to the tranquility of these two places, the Yingbin Garden is eerily quiet.

The Baekje envoy's affairs went smoothly, completely according to his wishes, and he returned to Yingbinyuan with a smile on his face.But as soon as he entered his own yard, he saw that everyone had gloomy faces.

A newspaper was delivered to him.

Datang Daily, the official newspaper of Datang, has only one topic printed on the front page.

Why did the former Sui Dynasty lose to Goguryeo?

A person who can be an envoy must at least have experience in the officialdom. He may fall into the trap of a more intelligent person, but he will not lose sight of the situation. It represents the official attitude of Datang.

At this time, Datang and Goguryeo just ceased fighting, and did not really start peace talks.

Not to mention any covenant.

Thinking about it, something was wrong, so the Baekje envoy took the newspaper and went to the Goguryeo envoy.

There were six people sitting in the room of the Goguryeo envoy, one was the Goguryeo envoy Cui Taixiong, and the other was the deputy envoy, General Ulji Mundeok.There is also a young scribe, Yuan Gai Suwen who has a very high family status.

Then came Gaochang's envoy and one of Gaochang's accompanying generals.

The last person was an old scribe of the Western Turkic Mission.When the Goguryeo envoy introduced him, he only said that this was a confidential scribe from the Western Turks, who happened to come to deliver materials and chat a few interesting things in the newspaper.

Gossip, goof off and gossip.

The envoys of Baekje really had the urge to stuff newspapers into the mouths of the envoys of Goguryeo.

At this time, what qualifications does a Western Turkic scribe have to sit here? This person's status is probably extremely unusual.

Who is this old scribe.

In fact, he is only in his 40s, and he is in his prime. This time he came to Chang'an just to take a look at Chang'an secretly.His name is Ashina, he is a nobleman on the grassland, and he is a famous khan.

The last time the Western Turks came to history, there was a major event that was not accomplished.

This time, the Great Khan of the Western Turks, the Great Khan of Tong Yehu, once again sent an envoy, sending [-] catties of gold and [-] good horses.Once again, he was going to ask Datang for a marriage.

The tribes of the Western Turks did not dare to resist Tong Yehu, who was too conceited, so Niyu dressed up as an old scribe and came to Chang'an together.

"In today's newspaper, this thing is weird!" Although the Baekje envoy was unhappy, his tone was still very calm. After sitting down, he put the newspaper on the table at hand.

"How did I defeat Tai Sui in Goguryeo? Do we still need to discuss such a question?" Ulji Wende sneered.

"The former Sui Dynasty was self-defeating." Yuan Gai Suwen said softly.

Although he was just a scribe, his family was powerful and he was the son of a legitimate son. His father's current position in Goguryeo was equivalent to that of the Tang Dynasty's prime minister, that is, Fang Xuanling's status.

"Joke, I am a warrior of Goguryeo, one against ten!"

"There are more than 3 garrisons in Liaocheng and Jian'an, plus 2 reinforcements. The Tang army is only 1000 people, plus the soldiers and horses of Mohe and Khitan. The number of soldiers who fled back from the two cities is less than 20. With 80 Goryeo military slaves and more than [-] civilians, if one enemy is ten, I should be able to deal with [-] Tang soldiers!"

Yuan Gai Suwen said with a cold face, every single word.

"Okay, what's the point of discussing these past events? If you are interested, see what interesting articles will appear in the Chang'an newspapers. I just want to know, what is the meaning of Datang doing this?"

"They want to save some face so that they can put pressure on me during the negotiations!" Ulji Mundeok's analysis was agreed by most people.Even Yuan Gai Suwen also thinks that this possibility is the greatest.

The Goguryeo envoy asked again: "How should we deal with it!"

"If envoys from other countries have written articles, we can also write one. But what I am more afraid of is not the pressure from the Tang Dynasty. It is that they analyzed the war between our Great Goguryeo and the Great Sui very seriously, and found out The weaknesses of both sides, and the tactics against my big Goguryeo."

Having said this, Yuan Gai Suwen stood up, with a very heavy tone: "The King Qin of the Tang Dynasty is a very terrifying person!"

This is nonsense, at least that's what Baekje's envoys think.

The surrounding countries of the Tang Dynasty, and the classes within the Tang Dynasty, no one knows that the King Qin of the Tang Dynasty is terrible.

That is, when Khitan, Mohe and Datang formed an alliance, they all publicly added a rule that if King Qin of the Tang Dynasty patrolled the border, as long as he approached the territory of Khitan or Mohe, he must have a formal notice in advance and a period of time to stay. and tour routes.

Even allies are afraid, let alone enemies.

The only thing that can hear another flavor from this sentence is Nisha.

To his ears, this sentence represented a hint.On the grassland, there are many khans, but for example, the Western Turks have a great khan, who is the leader of all tribes.

The Great Khan of Eastern Turks, Jieli Khan, is now imprisoned in Chang'an City.

There is no longer a Great Khan in East Turkistan.

The scary thing about King Qin of the Tang Dynasty is that he seems to want the Tang Dynasty to become the khan of all the countries in the world, and anyone who refuses to accept it will be beaten until you are convinced.

The Turkic World War I was ignored.

Now the entire Eastern Turkic tribes are living without looking at Datang's face.As for the war between the three countries on the peninsula, Datang came forward to mediate, but Goguryeo refused to listen to the mediation, and was directly laid down in two cities. The name was a lesson, but it was a bridgehead for Datang to send troops to Goguryeo in the future. .

"I'm getting old, and I didn't participate in government affairs. I need to pay attention to this matter. Resign!" Ni Yu was about to leave. He didn't see the possibility of alliances in Goguryeo, Gaochang, and Baekje. It wasn't because of sincerity. But because these three countries are too stupid.

The Goguryeo envoy personally sent it outside, and he knew the identity of Nishi.Outside the door, he said: "If possible, I, Goguryeo, would like to have ten thousand horses."

"There are horses, but how to send them to Goguryeo?" Ni Er asked rhetorically.

"If I, Goguryeo, form an alliance with Datang, there will be no problem with transportation by Tang merchants!"

"At that time, 10 horses will not be a problem, and it will not be too late to negotiate the price." Ni You took his hands and left the yard with his hands. [-] minutes, but very close.

Ni Yu left and returned to his own yard, and the young man beside him asked softly: "Making such a deal with the Goguryeo people is not beneficial to me, Western Turks."

"The one who has no chance to trade, but you, strive to enter the Royal Academy of Tang Dynasty. In Chang'an, you can learn things that you can't learn in your life on the grassland. If you want to become a king, you must first know what a king is. You are just a general, or even a soldier!"

The young man still listened to Ni Shi's words.

In the living room of the Goguryeo envoy, the face of the Goguryeo envoy sank: "We Goguryeo must form an alliance with Datang in exchange for at least three years."

The Gaochang envoy also said: "We in Gaochang must also form an alliance. The Tang army stationed there in Yiwu. If Tuyuhun was not there to support us, my Great Gaochang City would be occupied by the Yiwu people. They gave up their dignity. Going further, as long as they ask Datang to help send troops, Tuyuhun will be afraid!"

"Read the newspaper carefully and see if you can find any opportunities!" The proposal of the Goguryeo envoy is still very good.

"You should go to the market to buy the previous newspapers. I heard that many wealthy families in Chang'an have newspaper offices, especially the official newspaper, Datang News, and the first non-governmental newspaper, Chang'an News. They will be completely stored and can be read at any time. .” Obviously, Yuan Gai Suwen has made a very detailed understanding.

The Goguryeo envoy waved his hand: "Go and get a gift worth a hundred guan, and a hundred gold leaves, go!"

Goguryeo's gold leaf is regarded as the currency of nobles, and it uses a whitish [-]% gold, which is very small like a willow leaf.A piece of gold leaf like this in Goguryeo can buy about thirty buckets of grain.

Based on the price of Goguryeo and the price of rice in Tang Dynasty, it is almost worth more than 500 Wen.

In Chang'an, such gold leaves are not considered currency, but they can be traded.

Yuan Gai Suwen went out, and he also wanted to have some exchanges with the celebrities in Chang'an, especially at the Royal Academy, where there are countless outstanding young people who are taking exams, and being able to listen to the lectures of celebrities here must be a learning opportunity.

First, I went to Honglu Temple to inquire. In that one, I can see a full set of newspapers for the purpose of abundance.

The person in charge of Honglu Temple was very surprised by this question, but when he thought that the other party was from Goguryeo, he still explained: "In the place where the original West Market in Chang'an is, a new Hongwen library is built. There are library, study room, library library, book tea room, etc. There are more than 3 volumes of books there, and there is even a newspaper area, where [-] copies of all newspapers have been kept on file since the newspapers were issued. reading room, or reading in the book tea room.”

"I don't know how much deposit is required, but what is the use of the study?"

"The minimum deposit is [-] coins, grade C. Newspapers and ordinary books can be borrowed. The highest deposit is [-] coins, which is grade A. You can borrow orphan books, famous stickers, and famous paintings for viewing. The study room is for guests to copy orphan books or copy famous paintings The cost of copybooks is extremely high, [-] Wen a day, and the required paper, ink and other things need to be charged separately."

Listen to what the official in charge of Honglu Temple said.

Yuan Gai Su Wen really admired and envied him very much.

You must know that in Goguryeo, if you want to see unique copies, famous paintings, etc., you can only ask the masters of the paintings and calligraphy.Sometimes after several years of begging, it may not be possible to get consent. (To be continued.)