Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 255

Yang Yong, who was in Youzhou, received the news that his princess was pregnant. He didn't seem to show any joy, because he usually didn't touch the princess, but he was drunk before going to Daxing City and wasted so much time. In a matter of seconds, the policewoman never thought that the policewoman would fire her weapon at full speed.

He didn't even believe in his hit rate, and began to wonder if there was something wrong with the Crown Princess?

Once a year, one hit?
Put down the news, and then have someone send a message back to Daxing City, saying that the Crown Princess should take good care of herself until she returns.

At this time, Yang Yong officially took over Youzhou City after General Yin Shou resigned. He had won the Northern Expedition against the Turks before, and General Yin Shou took advantage of this victory to resign. Resigning after becoming famous all over the world is tantamount to Delegating power to the highest level, the emperor gave General Yin Shou the highest standard of treatment. At the same time, Prince Yang Yong, who was in charge of Northern Qi, also officially took over Youzhou City.

The purpose of taking over Youzhou City was to allow the prince to pacify Goguryeo.

An emperor must always have a way of balance. Balance exists among all things. If one party is too strong, it will not be a good thing for him. Therefore, even if the policy against Goguryeo was proposed by Yang Guang, the final implementer would still be Yang Guang. Yang Yong, because the emperor also had to let Yang Yong have military achievements.

Goguryeo, which seemed to be just a small place, was already in the prince's eyes.

He didn't know how hard it was to crack.

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Goguryeo capital inner city
Pingyuan King Gaotang was sitting on the throne at this time. The Sui Dynasty envoy below said: "Your Excellency King Pingyuan, this is the most precious treasure [The Mermaid Pearl of the East China Sea] presented to you by our Sui and Jin kings. I hope you will accept the gift, and Let us Sui soldiers take advantage of Goguryeo to go to Silla and Baekje."

Gao Tang's face was gloomy. He had already rejected the Sui soldiers' request to use the passage before. He came again this time, but he was more sensible and gave him a precious gift.

He waved to the maid to bring up the Mermaid Pearl of the East China Sea.

It was such a big luminous pearl. Gao Tang carefully put it in his hands to observe and play with it, and laughed loudly: "Compared to your emperor and prince, it is obvious that this King of Jin knows how to respect his neighbors better."

"Please also ask His Excellency King Pingyuan to prepare for release."

Pingyuan King Gaotang sneered and said, "Hmph, what does your prince want to do when he stationed troops in Youzhou?"

"Your Excellency King Pingyuan, this is the internal affairs of our Sui Dynasty. You don't need to interfere. Our Sui Dynasty naturally has the military and political affairs of the Great Sui Dynasty."

The envoy of the Sui Dynasty was full of superior mentality, which made Pingyuan King Gaotang extremely unhappy. He threw the edict of the Sui Dynasty directly to the ground, but he also came up with an idea: "Your prince is very rude, you Zhongyuan are not Do you think you are a country of etiquette? I have not seen the way of Confucius and Mencius, but I have seen the arrogance and domineering. Go back and tell your prince that you are not allowed to use the road. If you want to talk, let your more polite King Jin do it. .”

"Your Excellency King Pingyuan, please give me more thought."

"No need, send it to the Sui Dynasty envoy."

Gaotang directly issued an order to expel the guests, and the Sui envoy left directly with a flick of his sleeves.

The minister next to Gaotang said: "Your Majesty, it's not good to offend the Sui envoy like this."

"Didn't I reject it before? Do you think we are three-year-old children? I can't see that you have stationed more than [-] troops in several cities near Youzhou, but your intentions are clear."

At this time, Gao Tang played with the East China Sea Mermaid Pearl in his hand: "This Sui Dynasty and Jin Dynasty kings are still interesting. They specially sent such a treasure. Look, there are still people in this Sui Dynasty who understand etiquette. They are not all the ones with long nostrils." Arrogant person on the forehead, I have news. It seems that the Jin king has won the war against the Turks and is in great prestige. I am afraid that the prince of the Sui Dynasty will be uneasy having such a younger brother." The minister said worriedly: " King, the Sui army just defeated the Turkic army at the beginning of the year, and now the Turks have been divided into East and West Turks, and they have surrendered to the Sui Dynasty. I am afraid that we cannot fight head-on with the Sui army, so please think twice."

"Hmph, is it really possible that the Sui army is allowed to use the road? Then it seems that the Sui army has arrived in our territory. What should we do if we can't leave?"

The ministers shook their heads and sighed, not only wanting not to offend Sui Dynasty, but also not wanting to put themselves in danger.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Gao Tang ordered the maids who came to say: "Put this East China Sea shark race in my palace, and prepare the best maids in the palace. Choose twenty from those I trained, plus deer antlers." , wild ginseng and other items, I took inventory and sent them to the Sui Dynasty, saying that they were gifts in return for the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty and His Highness the King of Jin."

The minister was astonished. Gaotang had a particularly powerful ability, which was to train maids. These maids were selected when they were ten years old and had to meet special requirements such as beauty, smallness, etc., and then they were trained by Gaotang himself. He seemed to have a unique method. The maids they trained were all very well-behaved and capable, and they were often given as rewards to ministers to win their hearts.

On the basis of the Silla maids, better maids were developed.

The ministers continued to worry and said: "Your Majesty, the Sui Dynasty has assembled so many troops near Youzhou City. In addition to the incident involving Gao Baoning, if we do not deal with it properly, the Sui Dynasty may use troops against us. Please think again, Your Majesty." Then go ahead.”

"Although the Sui Dynasty defeated the Turks, they spent a lot of money and troops. Moreover, it is September now, and it will get colder in the future. If the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty dare to attack, we are not so easy to bully. , only by resisting the Great Sui's attack can the Great Sui look at us squarely."

Gao Tang continued: "The King of Jin in the Sui Dynasty is now the most powerful and the emperor is here. Naturally, he will not do anything. But as far as I know, the prince of the Sui Dynasty is mediocre and has no talent or ability. I am afraid that the internal conflicts in the Sui Dynasty are bigger than we thought." Even bigger, if we can provoke its internal contradictions, we may not only be able to avoid the disaster of weapons in Goguryeo, but we may also take advantage of the civil strife in the Sui Dynasty to expand."

"I've wanted Youzhou City for a long time."

The ministers of Goguryeo were frightened when they saw that their king was so ambitious. In the minds of many people, how could a small country like Goguryeo compete with a behemoth like the Sui Dynasty, which defeated the Turks?
At this time, Goguryeo Molizhi (Prime Minister) Yuan Taizuo, who had been silent until now, stood up and said: "My king, I am willing to personally lead an envoy to deliver the gifts of the Sui Dynasty to the gate of Youzhou City."

Looking at his most trusted subordinate, Gao Tang nodded and said, "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. You must maintain etiquette to avoid being made excuses by the Sui people."

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At the foot of Youzhou City, the Goguryeo delegation was stopped under the city gate. The guard on the gate tower asked: "Who is coming?"

"Replying to your Excellency, I am Taizuo, Yuan of Goguryeo, and I have been ordered by my king to send back gifts to His Majesty the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty and His Highness the King of Jin. Please open the city gate to receive the gifts in return."

When speaking, Yuan Taizuo emphasized His Highness King Jin in a particularly emphatic tone, for fear that the other party could not hear clearly.

The news quickly reached Yang Yong's ears, and Yang Yong stood up as soon as he slapped the table: "What is it? I talked to him in a nice voice, and we communicated with him several times. This time, I actually said that I wanted to give him a gift. He doesn’t know what to lift, so I ordered my troops to go out with me and chop him down.”

Zhang Dayi, the counselor, stopped him in a hurry: "Your Highness, Your Highness, you must not be rude. The two armies are fighting and we are not going to kill the envoy. The other party is an envoy from Goguryeo, bringing gifts. If we lose our etiquette, we will be laughed at." of."

"Etiquette, etiquette, why are you acting like an old scholar now? Before, a group of rotten scholars in Qufu held a ceremony and uttered the word "ceremony", but they, the old guys who came to surrender, still wanted to say the word "ceremony"? Get it for me My head is so big, now you are telling me this?"

"His Royal Highness, the word etiquette is troublesome, but the word etiquette is also the magic weapon that you can keep suppressing His Highness King Jin. Please follow the etiquette more, Your Highness. I would like to thank His Highness King Jin for naming him so blatantly. It is clear that he wants to provoke you and His Majesty Jin." The relationship between His Highness the King of Jin."

"Is there still a need to stir up trouble between the two of us?"

(End of this chapter)