Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 383 Victory without fighting

When Chen Qingsi saw that Shatuo Xiangru had been influenced by Hei Te Changzhi, he was very happy to join him sincerely.

The current situation in Baekje appears to be stable, but in fact there are still undercurrents surging inside.

It is not that easy to completely surrender a country that has existed for hundreds of years.

However, Chen Qingsi used thunderous means to frighten them, and powerfully destroyed Buyeofeng's rebellion, wiping out 40,000 Japanese soldiers. The Xiaoxiao in Baekje did not dare to act rashly and bowed their heads to obey orders.

This kind of shock has a time limit, and will gradually move to extremes due to the accumulation of fear.

Deterrence is not the best way to govern a place. The effect it brings is only temporary... If you want to have permanent control and achieve long-term peace and stability, you must use both kindness and force.

Hardness with softness, softness with hardness, is the kingly way.

The wisdom of our ancestors is timeless.

The next thing Chen Qingsi will do in Baekje will be to give favors. Through Heiji Changzhi and Shatuo Xiangru, these surrendered generals who have a certain status in Baekje, they will spread the favors downwards layer by layer in order to obtain the best results. Effect.

Hei Te Changzhi and Sha Tuo Xiangru will gain vital status in the future.

Chen Qingsi is not afraid to train the two of them into the future uncrowned kings of Baekje. They are the simplest tool men.

When the two people's prestige reaches a certain level, neither Li Zhi nor Chen Qingsi will let them set foot in Baekje territory.

Such a capable general should go to the west to shine on the battlefield against Tibet and Dashi, instead of shrinking down to the three-thirds of an acre of Baekje.

Sitting in the main seat of Chaocang Palace, Chen Qingsi commended the achievements of each general and made a brief summary. As the governor, he expressed his recognition of their achievements and asked them to keep up their efforts.

Then Chen Qingsi took Liu Rengui and sat across from each other in the elegant courtyard of Chaocang Palace with a pot of wine and two plates of side dishes.

The real plan for the Japanese country began...

No matter what time it is, it is not a big deal to discuss.

Really big things are always decided first by the smallest group of people.

Unless there's a real strategic mistake, or someone below has a really better idea, generally speaking, the tone is set.

The so-called gathering the strengths of everyone is just to give the people below a sense of participation.

Chen Qingsi faced Liu Rengui alone and told her ultimate purpose.

Shijian Yinshan, no, it should be called Dongyu Yinshan now.

When Liu Rengui heard this, all the difficult questions in his mind were explained.

"So that's it! The Governor is hiding so deep that he feels strange that a mere Japanese country is really not worth the trouble."

After Liu Rengui captured Higo, Tsukushi, and Nagato, he began to mend the internal situation of Japan.

The Japanese state has developed rapidly in recent years. In addition to relying on the envoys sent to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, a large number of naturalized Han people also contributed a lot.

Most of these naturalized Han people were refugees from the Northern and Southern Dynasties. At that time, the world in the Central Plains was turbulent and chaotic.

In addition to fleeing south, many Han people in the north fled to the Haidong Peninsula.

This is also an important reason for the rise of Haidong Peninsula.

During the time of Prince Shotoku, the Japanese country began to introduce naturalized Han people into the country.

These people were more or less reused and knew the situation of the Japanese country well.

Liu Rengui learned about the national conditions of Japan by buying these naturalized Han people.

The deeper he understood this, the more strange Liu Rengui felt.

The island country of Japan is really unprofitable for them in the Central Plains.

Washima is long and narrow, rugged and mountainous, with a small plain area and extremely scarce supplies. There are only a few plains in the country, such as the Nobi Plain, the Kinai Plain around Kyoto, and the Kanto Plain.

The total of these so-called plains is less than a large state in the south of the Yangtze River in the Central Plains.

Liu Rengui couldn't think of any merit in this place where dogs don't poop and birds don't lay eggs.

According to his opinion, it is enough to control Tsushima Island, hold the key points, and threaten the coastlines of Japan and Silla. It is really unnecessary to work hard for mountainous areas that are impossible to cultivate and difficult to establish a foothold on.

Now that we know that Chen Qingsi's original intention was to locate the large silver mine in Shijian territory, everything is clear.

Liu Rengui said: "Don't the Japanese people know this?"

Chen Qingsi said: "The Japanese people are not good at smelting, and they don't know that there are treasures in the mountains. In the past, Zhang Zhongjian, a rogue traveler, led a group of people to go to sea. There was a strange man who was proficient in Feng Shui and Kan Yu. He once traveled to Shijian and found out that There is a large silver mine in the mountains. When I arrived in Baekje, I made a special investigation and found out that there was indeed a large silver mine in the mountains and the reserves were extremely rich. "

Chen Qingsi knew that how to learn about Ishimi Yinshan was the biggest loophole, and she had already thought of an excuse.

Liu Rengui did not ask in detail and said: "Even if we don't know now, when we get the stone view and officially mine the silver mine, the Japanese will definitely know. Who wouldn't be jealous of this overwhelming wealth? They will definitely make trouble overtly or covertly, unless they will They were completely convinced so that they would not have any evil thoughts.”

Chen Qingsi said: "That's what I mean, but to go further, to cultivate a pro-Tang faction in Japanese temples will completely subvert their current political ecology. As far as I know, there is a pro-Tang faction in Japan, but they are deliberately suppressed. It’s best to let them fight among themselves for a while to give us time to gain a foothold on the island, and then everything will be under control.”

He said and looked at Liu Rengui: "Zhengze, do you have any good ideas for conquering Japan?"

Seeing that Liu Rengui was about to speak, he suddenly thought of a scene in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and said, "Let's not rush into it now. You and I will write it down on this table and see if we have the same opinion."

Liu Rengui was startled for a moment, then smiled and said: "If they are similar, it would be really a good story."

As he spoke, he dipped his hand into some wine and wrote on the desk. In order to avoid Chen Qingsi's prying eyes, he also covered the answer with his hand.

Chen Qingsi also wrote two simple words on the desk.

"I'll count to three and let's reveal the answer together!"

Chen Qingsi smiled and said: "One, two, three!"

As the word "three" fell, Chen Qingsi and Liu Rengui both moved their palms away.

Chen Qingsi’s words here are “No fighting!”

But Liu Rengui wrote: "The enemy cannot be defeated."

The meaning is the same, but the coordination is different.

Chen Qingsi said regretfully: "You and I just met each other, but we fell short in terms of our tacit understanding."

Liu Rengui shook his head and said nothing.

The two set the tone immediately.

When fighting Japan, the best tactic is not to fight.

This is the best strategy the two decided after understanding the internal situation of Japan.

The Japanese country is different from the Central Plains. They are located in a long and narrow island country, and 80% of the territory is mountainous and hilly, which is not suitable for farming.

They had little land to farm, and they developed a special way of fighting.

They usually mobilize their troops in summer and winter, and a war usually lasts no more than half a year. Because the farmers and soldiers on the fighting side need to go back to farm and harvest. Time wasted is equivalent to a wasted harvest.

The Japanese country has little arable land, which will delay the harvest and directly affect livelihood issues.

Therefore, most of the battles in Japan would not last more than half a year at most. Once this time is exceeded, the soldiers will be distracted from fighting and think about the one-third of an acre of land at home.

Except for a few feudal lords located in the plains who have a certain amount of grain, most feudal lords are unable to store too much grain.

Their arable land is just that little, and their output cannot be increased. Naturally, most feudal lords do not have such a thing as surplus grain.

The Japanese royal family controlled the fully developed Kinai Plain and had the largest amount of grain in the country.

However, a lot of losses were incurred in this expedition. Now, in order to deal with the Tang army, they began to mobilize the entire country's troops to Ji Nei to prepare for a vigorous Patriotic War.

Although Chen Qingsi was worthy of the Japanese country, he was not willing to drag the Tang army into a quagmire with the Japanese country.

In this case, it is better to wait and see what interesting things will happen when King Qin's army of Japan gathers in Jinei.

It depends on how long the Japanese army can hold on gathered in Ji Nei.

Chen Qingsi and Liu Rengui squinted their eyes, seeming to be looking at the future of King Qin of Japan's army.

Liu Rengui suddenly thought of something: "If it comes to that, the purpose of the governor is not to destroy the Japanese country."

Chen Qingsi said: "If you have the opportunity in the future, you can destroy it easily. Now you have to put all the effort and effort to get rid of it, so why do you want to destroy it?"

Liu Rengui drank the wine in his glass and said, "In this case, it was a malicious fabrication by them in order to boost morale."

He told Chen Qingsi about the proclamation issued by Japan in Asuka. The proclamation variously vilified Chen Qingsi as arrogant and domineering, treating him as a demon king and a villain who wanted to devour the entire Japan.

Chen Qingsi thought for a while and said: "So... I have nothing to do, so let's play a public opinion war with them. Just give it a try to see how good those pro-Tang faction are."

He knew that the Japanese nation was still led by the Zhongda Brother Prince faction, and their appeals would not achieve much effect.

But as long as the faction of Prince Zhongda and Prince Zhong are at dusk, this message will become the last straw for the defeated dogs of the Japanese country, and it will also be the knife that stabs the faction of Prince Zhongda and Prince.

No matter what, Chen Qingsi could not let Japan control the capable emperors of Japan, such as Prince Zhongdaxiong and Prince Dahairen.

Chen Qingsi discussed the details with Liu Rengui again before parting ways.

Chen Qingsi immediately found Lu Zhaolin and asked him to write a message, saying: "The words should be sharper and express our main ideas. In short, I have one idea. I, the Tang Dynasty, must avenge me. This time the Japanese invaded our territory and hurt me. Soldiers. We will never stop until the culprit is put to death."

He was somewhat looking forward to seeing what kind of essay this great talent could write.

But soon, Chen Qingsi became disappointed.

It's not that Lu Zhaolin's writing is not good. This talented scholar, one of the Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty, is the most outstanding person in the world.

His propaganda is well-founded, the words are clear, and the principles are clear. He can be called a model of propaganda.

But it was almost different from what he imagined King Luo Bin would write.

Chen Qingsi thought for a while and didn't think about asking Lu Zhaolin to modify it.

This great talent lives in the Lu family, has no worries about food and clothing, and has a smooth official career. He cannot experience the feeling of King Luo Bin, and he should not be able to write such things as "a lizard has a heart, a jackal is a wolf, and he is evil when he is close to him, and he harms the loyal and good." words.

He had people distribute the message, and at the same time, he also made certain arrangements for the Tang army for the next strategy, especially the transfer of the Tang navy to the Seto Inland Sea.

As Chen Qingsi expected, the morale of the Japanese nation was at a high level at this moment. They had been inspired to fight to protect the country. Their minds were full of driving the invading Tang army from the Japanese island. They shouted "Japanese Island is Japanese" Japan Island, the invading bandits will be driven out of the island."

Chen Qingsi's appeal had no effect and did not stir up any waves.

But there are still ripples...

Horyuji Temple in Ikaruga Town, Nara.

Monk Benmasa handed the message in his hand to Mita Inugami and said, "I know that people in the Tang Dynasty are all humble and friendly. How could they be so rude as Namba Megumi said?"

Bian Zheng was a monk studying in the Tang Dynasty. He went to the Tang Dynasty in the fourth year of Yonghui's reign. He was fortunate enough to study Buddhism under Master Guiji, the second disciple of Master Xuanzang.

Master Xuanzang is the most famous purple-robed master in the Tang Dynasty, and Master Guiji is the nephew of Yuchi Jingde, the founding father of the country.

Benzheng followed Master Guiji, so naturally he couldn't feel the warmth and warmth of human beings. He just thought that all the people of Tang Dynasty were the same as he met.

So I didn’t believe the rumors fabricated by Namba Megumi from the beginning.

A trace of anger also flashed in Inugami Mita's eyes. He was not as innocent as Benmasa. Although he did not believe all of Namba Megumi's words, he knew that part of them was true, but he didn't know that in the half-truths and half-false words, Which ones are true and which ones are false.

Now Inugami Mita Shu was sure that Tang Ting's purpose was not to destroy the Japanese country, but to kill the eldest brother, the prince, who was the culprit.

"Damn it, that bastard actually tied his own life to the life of our Japanese country. Why does he have it?"

"For the sake of Japan, we cannot sit idly by."

Inugami Mitaru lowered his voice.

Benzheng whispered: "What should we do?"

Since Prince Zhong Daxiong came to power, he began to restore the status of Shinto and suppressed Buddhism intentionally or unintentionally.

In Benmasa's eyes, the prince, Naka's elder brother, is the real demon king.

"Wait!"

Inugami Mita Shu said one word, "Now the troops of the King of Qin from all over the world are gathering towards Kinki. We are not opponents, so wait a moment."

Asuka Kyo!
"Hmph!" The prince, the eldest brother, threw the slogan in his hand to the ground with disdain, "They only have this little trick."

The eldest brother, the prince, is a little high-spirited now.

Even he himself could not have imagined that at this critical time, unprecedented power would erupt in the country. The nobles who were originally not very obedient, and the feudal lords who were full of contradictions, faced the threat of the Tang court, unexpectedly united and united in a rare way. together.

Listening to King Qin's troops from all over the place gathering little by little, more and more soldiers were gathered on hand.

There was a trace of resurgent ambition in the eyes of the eldest brother, the prince.

For the sake of Japan, the eldest brother, the prince, has decided to give up his political career and let his younger brother take over.

Just because of internal reasons, it didn't succeed.

just now……

If he leads the Qinwang army in the world and completely defeats the Tang army on the battlefield, his power will definitely increase greatly.

In this way, will he become a hero in Japan?
How can a hero abdicate?
The prince, the eldest brother, couldn't help but raise his lips, imagining the moment when he would become Japan's savior.

"Brother..."

The Dahairen Prince strode into the palace and said in a low voice: "It's not good, most of the King Qin's troops who came here didn't bring any extra food and they need our supplies. But we don't have much food either!!!"

(End of this chapter)