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

Chapter 307 Khitan
Yang Guang's letter to the King of Goguryeo requesting a meeting was quickly responded to.

The King of Goguryeo couldn't figure out whether the Sui Dynasty's troops stationed at the border were preparing to attack, whether they were really going to attack or pretending to attack. When he saw the news that Yang Guang asked to meet, he was even more surprised, and he didn't know what the other party's intentions were.

Of course, he couldn't really go to see Yang Guang and win several battles. Now that Goguryeo's soldiers were in high spirits, he was not afraid of Yang Guang.

He sent someone to inquire about Yang Guang's situation, and then wrote back saying that he also wanted to meet Yang Guang, but the location wanted to be in their capital [Domestic City], and said that he would entertain Yang Guang with the highest etiquette.

Yang Guang put down the letter, and Yuan Tiantian said beside him: "Your Highness, the king of Goguryeo plans to fight us to the end. The words in this letter are very arrogant."

Yang Guang smiled slightly, not caring that the King of Goguryeo was not angry at the other party's rudeness: "If you defeat the Crown Prince of the Sui Dynasty and the God of War King Wei in succession, you will be much more arrogant than him. God wants you to die. It is necessary." He's crazy, and it's okay to be a little crazy."

"Your Highness, how do you plan to reply to him?"

"Go, I must go. I will go there with the army and ride on horseback to the royal city."

"Everywhere I go is the land of the Sui Dynasty."

After a while, Qin Qiong came over: "Your Highness, the soldiers on the front line have reported that a Khitan man claims to be the envoy of the King of Khitan and has come to pay homage to Your Highness."

"Khitan?"

Yang Guang opened the information about Khitan prepared by Master Yinshi.

Decades ago, the Khitan was captured by Gao Yang, Emperor Wenxuan of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and captured more than 10 people and hundreds of thousands of livestock, which directly led to the Khitan's great decline and submission to the Turks.

Now because the Turks are showing weakness and the Khitan has been recuperating over the years, the Khitan has suddenly emerged in the past two years.

According to the information given by Master Yin Shi, Khitan and Goguryeo now have close contacts and have entered into marriage relationships with each other.

Yang Guang ordered people to bring the Khitan envoy up first.

The Khitan envoy was a sturdy young man with an extraordinary temperament. When he saw Yang Guang, he saluted and said, "Foreign minister Yelu Chentuo, I am here to see His Highness the King of the Sui and Jin Dynasties."

"Yelu...are you from the Khitan royal family?"

"The foreign minister is Prince No. 14 of Khitan."

Yang Guang put down the information in his hand, looked at Yelu Chentuo in front of him more seriously, and said, "I didn't expect that the Khitan King actually sent his own son to see me. What's the matter?"

Yelu Chentuo said respectfully: "Father, I heard that His Highness the King of Jin in the Sui Dynasty was the King of Jin who once defeated the Turks. He specially sent me to pay an audience and brought gifts from our Khitan. The gifts are all in the city. Besides, there are cattle and sheep.”

"It was my uncle, King Wei, who defeated the Turks, and I just took some advantage."

"Your Highness is too modest. We Khitans have been bullied by the Turks a lot, so we know the situation of the Turks quite well. According to what we have learned, the Turks fear His Highness the King of Jin, and even more so His Highness the King of Wei."

After hearing what he said, Yang Guang became even more unclear about the purpose of his coming here.

"I heard that you have captured a lot of Turkic lands now?"

"Reporting to His Highness the King of Jin, that land was originally our Khitan land, but the Turks invaded our land. Now we have taken back our homeland."

Yang Guang said: "In addition to visiting the king, do you have anything else to do today? If not, I will arrange for officials to receive you."

Yelu Chentuo raised his hands and saluted again: "To be honest, my father has a task to assign. I wonder if His Highness can step aside and inform them privately?"

Qin Qiong hurriedly stopped him: "No! How can His Highness, with his wealth of gold, meet alone with a foreign minister?"

Yang Guang motioned to the guards except Qin Qiong to wait outside, and said: "There is no need to keep it secretive. Qin Qiong and Tiantian are the people I trust most, so you can just speak frankly."

Seeing that there were fewer people, Yelu Chentuo said directly: "His Royal Highness, King Jin, my father admires young heroes like you very much. Because you defeated the Turks and kidnapped us in disguise, so my father sent me here While I am paying my respects to you, I also hope to become a covenant friend with you, His Highness, and cooperate with each other to divide the territory of the Turks and erode their strength."

Yang Guang didn't expect that Yelu Chentuo had such a purpose, but then he thought about it, taking advantage of his illness to kill him was a consistent practice. The feud between the Khitan and the Turks was nothing compared to the feud between the Turks and the Sui Dynasty. Bad, even worse.

When the Turks were strong, they plundered the Central Plains, but they directly exploited and plundered the Khitans, who were far weaker than them. It was not a matter of a day or two for the Khitans to hate them.

But Yang Guang didn't intend to do it as soon as he heard the request.

First, the Turks have experienced a war with the Sui Dynasty and lost some of their elites. Due to internal differences, they were divided into Eastern and Western Turks. They attacked each other and weakened a lot. If it continues to weaken, someone will definitely annex its power and then grow again. stand up.

For these tribes in the north, Yang Guang felt that the best solution was to have multiple ethnic groups and tribes and maintain their internal disputes. This would be the most beneficial to the Sui Dynasty and really support a huge tribe. Time will harm the Sui Dynasty instead.

Second, what is the purpose of the Khitan people talking about this matter at this time?According to Yang Guang's information, they have a good relationship with Goguryeo and are married. Is this method going to be used to rescue Goguryeo now?
Yang Guang thought for a while and said: "Your Excellency Yelu Chentuo, we are already married to the Turks. They sent the princess to our Sui Dynasty to marry her to the king. Naturally, the king cannot break his promise and send troops to attack them."

Yelu Chentuo said with some urgency: "Your Highness, King of Jin, now is the best time for the Sui Dynasty to annex the Turks."

"Your Excellency, there is no need to say anything more. Besides, we are fighting Goguryeo now. The war is ongoing and we can't find the time to do other things. We can wait until the war with Goguryeo is over to discuss these things."

Yelu Chentuo said with a worried look on his face: "Your Highness, King Jin, do you really want to go to war with Goguryeo?" "Isn't it obvious?"

"As far as the foreign minister knows, Goguryeo has the same firearms as the Sui Dynasty, and its morale is strong. The sudden death of the king of your country gave them a chance to win. The foreign minister knows that this is not appropriate to say, but the foreign minister respects the king of Jin Your Highness, I dare to say something, the foreign minister feels that now is not a good opportunity for you to start a war with Goguryeo."

Yang Guang smiled: "You can say that, I think you treat me as a friend, but Goguryeo does not respect me, the Sui Dynasty, so this matter cannot be over. The war must be fought. I have learned from Uncle Wei. I want to take advantage of this opportunity to show off my strategic skills, so that I can show my face in front of my father, the Queen and my mother."

Hearing what Yang Guang said, the most surprised person was actually Qin Qiong. He just wondered why His Highness the King of Jin said so much to this Khitan prince whom he met for the first time.

These words may be military secrets further down the line. It is obvious that Yang Guang is not a casual person who can talk about military affairs casually. Therefore, even if Qin Qiong feels strange, he will not say anything. He firmly believes that King Jin His Highness must be much smarter than him and would not do such stupid things.

When Yelu Chentuo heard what Yang Guang said, he continued the conversation: "His Royal Highness King Jin, our Khitan and Goguryeo have had many exchanges over the years. I can quietly inform your highness that Goguryeo, although it suppressed most of the soldiers in the country, It is the place where it meets the Great Sui Dynasty, but their king has no intention of invading the Great Sui Dynasty, or in other words, he does not have the courage. He has recaptured the previous city and now he does not dare to cross the thunder pool. "

"The foreign minister is not a minister of the Sui Dynasty, but he has always admired the Sui Dynasty. We Khitan have always been on good terms with the Sui Dynasty. After learning about this situation, I feel that I have to talk to His Highness. According to the current situation, His Highness does not go to war with Goguryeo. They I absolutely dare not go to war with His Highness, but if His Highness wants to fight, Goguryeo currently has too many troops stationed, and it may be difficult for Your Highness to win."

Yang Guang said nonchalantly: "Am I still afraid of the Goguryeo people? I've seen their firearms, and they're not good enough. They have firearms, but they're not as good as ours. We lost before because of an accident. I'm here." Here, the Youzhou Army has been reorganized, and the Shandong Army has been brought forward. There are a total of 20 troops, all of whom are elites of the Sui Dynasty. They have countless muskets and artillery. Can we still be afraid of them?"

Looking at Yang Guang's attitude, Yelu Chentuo felt that Yang Guang was a little arrogant and underestimated the enemy. He was completely like a prince of the Tian family. He didn't take the Goguryeo people seriously at all, nor did he pay attention to the soldiers who were charging in front of the battle. inside.

This is in line with the character of the prince of the huge Sui Empire. What does the life of the people have to do with me?What does the life of the soldiers have to do with me?As long as the military achievements and the city recaptured are related to me.

Those who have been in high positions for a long time are most likely to lose empathy and compassion. They only know how to look up, above the temple.

In the eyes of Yelu Chentuo, Yang Guang was cold, frivolous, but also reasonable.

A character like Yang Guangyan is easy to come by, just follow Yang Yongyan's example.

At this time, Yang Guang said: "Your Excellency, you said before that you would attack the Turks with us. Now I would like to invite you to help me bring a message to your king. Please ask your Excellency and the Khitan to attack Goguryeo with us!"

Yelu Chentuo looked shocked when he said this.

Yang Guang continued: "We have already stationed troops at the border. The Shandong Army will be in place within five days. If we fight a tough battle on the frontal battlefield, our soldiers and our firearms will definitely gain an advantage, even if we cannot defeat Goguryeo in a short time." , but Goguryeo and we can't afford it. They only have as many people and land as we have in the Sui Dynasty."

"The longer the fight lasts, the higher the salary allocated by the court will be, and the more military honors I will receive. I am worried that Goguryeo will be broken by a single touch. How can I show that I am leading the troops to fight if it breaks with such a simple blow?" Ability, hahahaha.”

With these words, the image of the King of Jin was established in front of Yeluchentuo. Yeluchentuo followed Yang Guang's words and said: "Your Highness, it would actually be very good for you if you could talk to Goguryeo. It would calm down." Not to mention the war, you can still get Goguryeo’s support for you in the future.”

Yang Guang stopped talking, looked at Yelu Chentuo with slightly squinted eyes, and smiled disdainfully: "I guess you heard it, you are here to be a lobbyist for Goguryeo."

Yeluchen asked: "Your Highness, please don't misunderstand me. The foreign minister is soft-spoken and knows that he has little ability. How dare he come to your highness to do anything, let alone work as a lobbyist for Goguryeo? It's just that your highness treats me with courtesy, so the foreign minister dares to say Following the thoughts in my heart, I also want to repay His Highness."

After hearing this, Yang Guang relaxed a little: "I think you are still aware of current affairs, and you should not be Goguryeo's lackey. But if you really come for Goguryeo, I have to warn you. Khitan and Sui Dynasty We have a good relationship, so don’t have any other thoughts."

Yeluchentuo felt an invisible sense of oppression, but he was not a useless person who had never seen the world and was scared out of his wits. Otherwise, he would not have been sent on an envoy.

"Your Highness, foreign ministers would never dare to have such thoughts."

Yang Guang continued at this time: "What about my proposal just now? You Khitan and Sui Dynasty jointly attack Goguryeo. Now the Goguryeo army is at the border. It will take some time for us to attack when both sides are on guard. But if you Khitan suddenly A sneak attack on their weakly defended place will definitely get twice the result with half the effort."

"I took a cursory look at the deployment of Goguryeo's soldiers. Most of them are in several cities at the junction of the Great and Sui Dynasties. The junction with your Khitan must be empty of defense. I know that the Khitan cavalry is fierce. As long as they are not prepared for a sneak attack, I believe they can Disrupt Goguryeo's position, and when the time comes, we will cooperate and take down Goguryeo, which will be just around the corner."

Hearing what Yang Guang said, Yeluchen made an excuse and said, "Your Highness, King Jin, we Khitan people have always loved peace, so we will not get involved in the war."

Yang Guang said bluntly: "Do you think the benefits I gave you are too little? That's fine. You don't need to send troops. You give me Goguryeo's military deployment along your border, and let our troops use the road to wait for me to fight." If you defeat Goguryeo and take the city, half of the land will be yours."

"You can get half of Goguryeo's land without spending a single soldier. How about this?"

Yang Guang gave such a condition, even if Yelu Chentuo was mentally prepared, he would be surprised.

Looking at Yelu Chentuo's hesitant and surprised expression, Yang Guang said with added jealousy: "You don't have to worry about me lying to you. I have no interest in the land of Goguryeo. What I want is to win the war. Give me a place where it is freezing that day." What’s the use? I won’t live there, so there’s no problem in giving you half of the land.”

Yelu Chentuo still refused: "Your Highness, we Khitan will not participate in the war anymore. We are very sorry to reject your kindness."

"You guys, why do you have to worry about this war that is bound to win? When the king of Goguryeo dies, their army will be defeated. In less than a year, Goguryeo will definitely be mine."

"Your Highness, do you think the King of Goguryeo will die?"

"Of course, I sent someone to give him the poisonous Pearl of the East China Sea. If he lives for another year or two at most, the chronic poison will kill him, hahahaha."

Yuan Tiantian watched Yang Guang laugh wildly and stretched out his hand to stop Yang Guang's smile.

Yang Guang pretended that he had just realized that he had said the wrong thing.

"Qin Qiong will send Yeluchen to your Excellency to rest first. We had a very pleasant chat today. We will prepare the best wine and food for him and have the Silla maids to serve him. Don't neglect it."

(End of this chapter)