Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 133
As soon as Chen Qingsi said this, he immediately attracted attention.

Whether it was Sun Chuyue who was at the top, or Xue Yuanchao, Liu Qixian, and Yuan Wanqing who were accompanying him, they all looked at Chen Qingsi with some surprise.

People of this era had completely opposite attitudes toward Goguryeo and Silla.

Goguryeo was an enemy, but Silla was the court's closest vassal.

The hatred of Goguryeo is extraordinary.

During the Sui Dynasty, when Yang Guang conquered Goguryeo, he dispatched 110 soldiers, nearly two million slaves. As a result, not even a single Liaodong city could be captured. The 30-strong army that detoured to the rear of Goguryeo only returned 700 people. Countless Chinese soldiers Erlang's head was made into a Jingguan by the Goguryeo people.

Although this was a matter of the Sui Dynasty, it was the son of the Han family who died.

Therefore, in the current Tang Dynasty, everyone from the emperor to the common people was hostile to Goguryeo.

On the contrary, Silla was far more humble towards the Tang Dynasty than any other country. When Queen Seondeok of Silla came to the throne, she frequently sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty, contributed supplies, and specially sent monks to study in the Tang Dynasty.

In order to promote Chinese culture, Li Shimin accepted students from all over the world, among whom the Silla people were the largest.

Moreover, although the Silla Kingdom was small, the number of tributes and the heaviness of gifts ranked first, and it was known in history as "the best among all the Tibetans."

In order to take pictures of Li Shimin's dragon fart, Queen Seondeok even taught herself poetry and presented it as a gift.

Queen Seondeok's sister, Queen Jindeok, also followed suit and made a five-character brocade "Ode to Peace" as a gift to Li Zhi.

The people of Silla worshiped and admired the culture of the Tang Dynasty. In the hearts of the subjects of the Tang Dynasty, Silla was known as a country of gentlemen, with knowledgeable secretaries, similar to China.

Silla was so good at licking that almost everyone in the Tang Dynasty disliked her.

Goguryeo, the enemy, bullied Silla. With new and old hatreds and a good impression of Silla, no one in the government or the public supported Goguryeo.

Therefore, Chen Qingsi’s words are somewhat incompatible with the general trend of this era.

Chen Qingsi said: "Silla has stood in Haidong for many years. Even when Goguryeo was at its peak in the past, it was still unable to destroy it, let alone now?"

Goguryeo can indeed be called the largest hegemon in Shanghai. In the early Tang Dynasty, if their vassals such as Khitan and Mohe were included, their population was around 350 million. You must know that in the early Tang Dynasty, the population was only over 1000 million...

However, after Li Shimin's conquest, the Tang army recovered Liaodong, Khitan and part of Mohe.

After that, in the 21st and 22nd years of Zhenguan, Li Shimin sent troops to attack Goguryeo twice and returned with great victory.

In the fifth and sixth years of the Yonghui reign of Li Zhi, Li Kuge, the governor of Songmo, the Tang general, as well as Cheng Mingzhen and Su Dingfang also successively defeated Goguryeo.

Chen Qingsi said: "Goguryeo, a country that lacks supplies but is blessed with a favorable geographical location, is not afraid of attacking with all its strength and fighting to the death. They have the courage and determination to fight to the death. On the contrary, what they are afraid of is the civil strife and unrest caused by consumption. Goguryeo's current strength has already It is not as good as before, but Silla is developing extremely well. It should be a situation of waxing and waning. As a result, Silla was beaten every three days, crying for help again and again. Is Silla really so bad? I am skeptical. "

His words caused Sun Chuyue to think deeply.

Xue Yuanchao, Liu Qixian, and Yuan Wanqing also felt that this angle was a bit novel, and they all fell into deep thought.

Chen Qingsi smiled, drank and entertained herself, and had everything in mind.

Liu Qixian thought for a long time and said: "Mr. Chen's words are quite novel, but I think that Goguryeo despises the majesty of our court and bullies our vassals. Regardless of whether Silla has the ability to protect itself, our court cannot just sit idly by. Otherwise, wouldn't it mean that Goguryeo is contemptuous of our country's majesty and bullying our vassals?" Contempt and make other vassals feel cold?"

Chen Qingsi did not argue with him, but just raised his glass and said, "Brother Liu is right."

Controlling the general trend of the world is his trump card, how can he reveal too much in this situation.

What I said today was just to use Sun Chuyue's mouth to tell Li Zhi his views on the situation in Haidong.

Chen Qingsi knew that Li Zhi was very ambitious and had already started to destroy Goguryeo and complete his father's unfinished feat. Sooner or later, he would discuss the matter with Sun Chu and these prime ministers.

It is unknown whether Sun Chu Ding will tell Li Zhi about this matter.

After being invited successively by Lai Ji and Sun Chuyue.There was no movement from Li Yifu.

Gradually more and more children from Beijing came to visit, and Chen Qingsi was willing to expand her network of contacts.

Chen Qingsi did not forget Pei Yan, an old friend, and found an opportunity to send a greeting card and pay a visit.

Master Xu Yu has been received by Li Zhi, moved to the third rank of Huangmen Shilang and Tongzhongshu, and studied national history, and successfully became the prime minister.

Of course, on the day Master Xu Yu became Prime Minister, he held a banquet to entertain his old friends, including Chen Qingsi.

Li Zhi didn't know why, but he never met.

Chen Qingsi was not in a hurry. He dealt with the visiting scholars from all over the country and attended various banquets.

It was not until the beginning of April that Chen Qingsi received Li Zhi's urgent edict to enter the palace.

At that time, Chen Qingsi was accompanying his wife to visit the East Market, and was summoned to the palace in an emergency.

Chen Qingsi was led by an unknown chamberlain to the Zhaoqing Hall of Tai Chi Palace.

This was the first time for Chen Qingsi to see such a majestic ancient palace complex. She was dazzled by what she saw along the way. She thought that if someone hadn't led the way, she would have lost her way.

After passing the news, Chen Qingsi strode into the main hall.

The etiquette between emperors and ministers in the Tang Dynasty was the most relaxed during the Zhengshuo period in China. It was very common for emperors and ministers to eat and sit together, sit down and talk about Taoism, and speak freely.

Far from the later Song Dynasty, which stood up to discuss current affairs, the Qing Dynasty kneeled down to receive transcripts, and even the so-called Long Yan did not dare to look up.

The ministers saw that the emperor did not need to grovel, so Chen Qingsi entered with her head held high and her first sight was the young emperor sitting on the imperial couch.

Li Zhi is 29 years old, tall and thin, with fair skin, handsome eyebrows and a handsome face.

Chen Qingsi muttered in her heart: "Compared with her own appearance, she just lacks a little bit of masculinity."

"I, the magistrate of Qingxi County, Chen Qingsi, have met His Majesty the Emperor!"

When he arrived, the chamberlain had already briefly introduced the etiquette.

In fact, there is no etiquette, just greet each other normally.

Li Zhi's eyes kept falling on Chen Qingsi, his eyes full of curiosity and interest.

Li Zhi valued Chen Qingsi's prestige among the poor family and his accumulated official reputation. After entering the capital, he heard everything about what he did and where he went.

Li Zhi is the master of the world, and there is no one he cannot promote. How hard Chen Qingsi works and what his background and status are are all secondary. What he cares about is character first, and then ability.

He was afraid that another Li Yi Mansion would be created again, and the poor family would really stink to the end.

Li Yifu was also an upright and honest person at the beginning, but after gaining power, he became what he is today.

Li Zhi didn't want to do it again.

As a result, Chen Qingsi's performance far exceeded his expectations. Not only did he not want to associate with Li Yifu, he also attracted the attention of three prime ministers.

It is really surprising that a person from a relatively humble family could achieve this in just a few years.

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