Ji Tang

Chapter 1056 Please ask His Majesty to judge!
The waves crashed against the shore and the wind rolled over the clouds, as if God knew that an unprecedented battle was about to happen here. The sky that had been clear just a moment ago became turbulent and stormy in a short period of time, and one wave after another hit the bow of the ship.

Ji Song stood on the bow of the ship, leading the huge fleet towards the west in the deep sea.

Everyone knew the outcome of this "encounter" that had been anticipated for a long time, and even the speed of the fleet did not slow down.When Zhang Zhang brought Pei Ji to the boat, everyone looked at the tied up Pei Ji.

There is resentment, anger, and even some people want to kill him quickly!
But when he saw the figure with his back to everyone, no matter how many thoughts he had, he was suppressed.

"The sinner Pei Ji, pay your respects to Duke Xi!"

Pei Ji can be regarded as a heroic figure, but in the dilemma of the safety of his family and his own life, he still put aside all dignity and shame and knelt down in front of Ji Song, even if this man never looked directly at him.

Ji Song turned around and looked at Pei Ji, who was looking down numbly. He did not speak, but walked around him, and then sighed: "I was just thinking about how to humiliate you to vent my anger, but when I saw you But I no longer have such thoughts!”

Pei Ji was stunned, but still lowered his head and said nothing!
Ji Song clasped his hands behind his back and muttered to himself: "Do you know what kind of crisis your actions have put the Tang Dynasty and even the world under? I asked your majesty to let the family go to the sea, because I hope that you can start a business outside the Tang Dynasty. Expand the territory and prepare for the Central Plains people to find another way out under the great changes in the Central Plains in the future."

"You will not be so arrogant and mess up the Tang Dynasty that was finally established. You have been sucking the blood of the people of the Central Plains for thousands of years. From the very beginning, you have played a positive role, but now you have become a cancer on the heads of our Chinese people. Get rid of it." , the world is in chaos. If we don’t get rid of it, it will cause endless harm!”

"I originally thought that after you went to sea, you would be able to show the courage you had in the Central Plains, but now it seems that I think highly of you."

Ji Song said sternly: "You are just a bunch of losers who bully the weak and fear the strong!"

"The great situation has been shattered by selfish motives like you. Are the Great Cannibals so easy to cooperate with? How could they come so far to fight against the Tang Dynasty without great interests?"

boom!
He said that when he got angry, he could no longer suppress his anger and kicked him out.If it hadn't been blocked by the ship's guardrail, this kick would have kicked it into the sea.

"Use your pig brain and think about it, why are they fighting against the Tang Dynasty? Why are they guarding the western end of the strait and not advancing? You are a group of people who only know how to hide in their nests. I should have told your Majesty to eradicate all of you."

"It's not enough to succeed, but it's easy to fail. Are you stupid or something? Are you going to cooperate with the big cannibal? I tried my damn best to get His Majesty to agree to this, so you guys can make a good start for the world. "

"I really want to cut you into pieces with a thousand knives!"

Ji Song sighed, looking at Pei Ji who looked like a dead dog, he was no longer interested!
"By dragging it down, I wanted you to take credit for it, but I figured it out. If people like you can't set an example and let the world see the consequences of doing this, it won't serve as a warning to the monkeys. "

"Congratulations, you are the chicken!"

Pei Ji's expression changed drastically. Regardless of his injuries, he wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Ji Song's personal guard.Seeing that he was still struggling, I punched him in the stomach!
"No, I'm not willing to be an internal coordinator. Really, Maimon trusts me. As long as we cooperate internally and externally, it will be easy to defeat Maimon. Please, give the villain a chance."

Liu Cheng's face turned pale instantly. He wanted to step forward, but Gu Yanzhi stopped him.

"Remember your identity, such a person should be executed with the harshest punishment. This is killing a chicken to scare the monkeys. Otherwise, it is not enough to warn the world and wake up the world!"

Liu Cheng said anxiously: "But I promised him just now."

"Confused!"

Gu Yanzhi hated the iron and said: "Liu Cheng! Think of your family, think of your clothes, think of your parents. If you take this step, everything will be ruined!"

"me."

Liu Cheng opened his mouth, but nothing came out.Seeing Pei Ji pleading to him, he closed his eyes in pain!
"Take him down, don't let him die, and when the war is over, send him to Chang'an to warn the world!"

"promise!"

The huge fleet continued to move forward. It was now dusk. According to the current speed, it would reach the eastern section of the strait at midnight tomorrow.

Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer patrol ships of the Great Eater. This place is less than [-] miles away from the Great Eater fleet, but not even a warship has been encountered.

He has sent more than 100 warships to the west in sections to completely cut off the eyes of the cannibal.

"Mr. Hao!"

Gu Yanzhi didn't know when he came to him, but he stopped talking: "Why don't you let Pei Ji be the internal response? If successful, we will have a lot of chances of winning, but you..."

"Feel it a pity?"

Ji Song sneered and said: "Don't take chances. Naval battles are not land battles. Any luck will put you in danger."

"The vast sea extends in all directions. If the enemy wants to leave, no one can stop it."

"This war is not just a simple war. It is an extension of the interests of both sides. It is an inevitable choice for the great powers of the East and West when facing the huge interests of East-West trade. The rise of one hegemon means the end of the other. Although Datang and Dashi are far apart, they are connected together by a silk road."

"Dashi hopes to obtain high profits from Datang's goods. This is what they have been doing for hundreds of years. Now Datang wants to tear off a piece of this profit, and even bypasses them through the sea. Trading with the West has completely ruined their jobs.”

"It's like a businessman buying your goods at a low price every year, and then selling them for more than ten times the profit. You don't know it at first, but gradually you know it, and you become jealous, and want to bypass the businessman and sell it yourself .”

"Tell me, if you were this businessman, would you agree?"

"Taking someone's money is like killing your parents. One of the two parties must compromise!"

He looked at the sunset and said with a smile: "This is a battle of interests, but it is also a battle of general trends. No one is right or wrong, there are only different positions. However, it is obvious that Pei Ji is on the wrong side!"

"How can a person who is not firm in his position stand in this game? Such a person can only do bad things. Datang does not need such a person, and neither do I."

Gu Yanzhi gritted his teeth and said, "But it can reduce our casualties after all! It doesn't matter even if we try."

"To shut up!"

Ji Song shouted angrily, looked around and whispered: "I hope this is the last time I hear you say such words. Remember your position."

"Your position is China, the Central Plains, and the Tang Dynasty. In this world of great strife, everyone has their own position. Once you make a wrong step, you will be in catastrophe! It will cause endless trouble!"

"This time I don't plan to use any tricks. I want to win this battle head-on and openly. I want to fight until the big cannibals change their color when they hear the news. I want to fight until they don't dare to look away. I want to fight until they feel deep in their hearts." Feeling scared!"

"According to your idea, we can indeed obtain the greatest victory with the least casualties. But I don't allow it, let alone. I don't want to come here to fight again when I am [-] or [-] years old."

Gu Yanzhi left in despair. In his heart, Ji Song had always been gentle, a master of arithmetic, a general of the Tang Dynasty, and his role model.

But today, his faith collapsed.

The naked interests were before his eyes, without any cover-up.Involving more than 10 people, this unprecedented naval battle was just for profit?
He wanted to refute, but didn't know how.Everything proves that Ji Song is right.

One is the belief of having read the books of sages since childhood, and the other is the cruel war that opened up maritime transportation to the Central Plains for hundreds of years.Seeing Gu Yanzhi leaving in despair, Ji Song shook his head with a wry smile and murmured: "It's worth exchanging a moment of pain for a hundred years of peace!"

The timeline goes back to half a month ago.

Chang'an, the emperor's palace.

When the tame eagle brought the secret message from the South China Sea Fleet, Chen Shou did not dare to neglect it. Regardless of the fact that the emperor had already rested, he bravely woke the emperor up!
Li Shimin yawned, reluctantly abandoning the resentful concubines in the harem, and hurried out without caring about comfort.

"Your Majesty, this is a letter written by Duke Xi. My servant has verified it to be correct and has not been tampered with!"

The war in the South China Sea is now the most concerning thing in the Tang Dynasty. After all, a battle involving 10 people can lead to catastrophe if you are not careful!
Therefore, Li Shimin made a special statement that any letter from Nanhai must be woken up as soon as possible, no matter when!
Li Shimin took the letter and opened it. Looking at the familiar handwriting, he felt slightly at ease.But then his expression changed drastically.

"Send orders to Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Li Jing."

But when he said this, he felt a dark feeling in his heart, but he remembered that Li Jing had left half a year ago.

After gathering his mood, he said again: "It is said that Changsun Wuji, Yuchi Gong, Cheng Yaojin and others enter the palace quickly!"

"The slaves obey the orders!"

Then, the city of Chang'an, which had already entered the dream state, suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves, and people who didn't know why thought that something had happened.Pingyang, who had just returned from the Duke's Mansion, saw the speeding messenger and ordered someone to stop him.

"How dare you intercept the messenger? Don't you want to live anymore?"

The messenger was suddenly stopped and was furious.Someone actually intercepted the messenger in Chang'an City?Aren't you afraid of genocide?

"What is the emperor's important business? Why did you send the message late at night?"

When Pingyang stepped out of the sedan, Mr. Messenger was stunned for a moment, and then his expression changed drastically. He quickly dismounted and knelt down on one knee and said, "I have seen the eldest princess Pingyang!"

"Get up! Tell me, what happened?"

Seeing the tangled expression on the messenger's face, Pingyang did not embarrass him and said: "Tell me the truth and say that I told you to say it!"

When the messenger heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "His Majesty is the one who ordered the ministers to enter the palace. I am about to deliver the message."

Having said this, the messenger didn't say much. Pingyang also knew that he couldn't ask anything, so he waved his hand and let him leave.

The messenger didn't dare to neglect him. After clasping his fists and saluting, he left quickly!
"Princess, not Nanhai"

The old servant was a little worried.

"will not!"

Pingyang shook his head. He still had confidence in Ji Song, but he was not afraid of ten thousand, just in case.if.
"Go to the palace tomorrow!"

After saying these words, Pingyang got on the sedan again. It was already late at night, and no one dared to break into the palace without the emperor's special order, including her!
Everyone who was woken up late at night was full of complaints, but when they learned that it was a letter coming from the South China Sea, they no longer cared about it and hurried to the palace!

Li Shimin had been waiting in the Tai Chi Hall for a long time. Seeing that no one had arrived yet, he said angrily: "Go and check to see if everyone has arrived!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Chen Shou gave a wry smile. This has happened three times. How could we reach such a long distance so quickly?
But the emperor had spoken, and he could only continue to go out and see.

Li Shimin also knew that it was impossible for everyone to arrive so soon, but he was anxious!After reading the letter again, his eyelids jumped. Ji Song was too bold.

Looking at the date above and calculating the time, it was impossible to send a message to stop Ji Song now.Thinking of what Qin Qiong said before his death, he smiled bitterly in his heart.

Qin Qiong was right, this guy was really playing a big game.If he wants to solve a century-old problem with one battle, where does he have the confidence?

Can't wait any longer?When the Tang Dynasty becomes powerful enough, it will not be too late to fight again!

"Your Majesty, the ministers are here!"

Li Shimin was shocked and said loudly: "Please!"

"I'm waiting to meet your Majesty!"

After everyone saluted, Li Shimin handed the letter to Chen Shou.Chen Shou quickly handed it to Fang Xuanling and others.

Time passed slowly, and you could hear a needle drop in the hall, and everyone held their breath.Especially after seeing the content in the letter, I was very frightened.

Bold, this Ji Song is too bold.

Not only did he give up all his military strategies, he also wanted to have a head-on battle with the cannibal.

And the letter made it clear that the cannibals were about to retreat.Once this opportunity is given up, Datang Nanhai will never have peace.Everyone agrees with this.

During this period, with the disintegration of the cannibal's power in Chang'an, although the person behind the scenes was not caught.But they also got a lot of information from these people, and coupled with various intelligence, they found that this war was inevitable.Only when one party completely compromises will it be considered complete.

This made everyone who originally didn't want to start a big war feel extremely angry. The essence of this battle turned out to be the Silk Road.Datang's actions in the South China Sea inadvertently aroused the sensitive nerves of the cannibals.It was believed that the Tang Dynasty had the idea of ​​​​opening up the sea lanes between the East and the West, which made the cannibals who were making money on the Silk Road restless.

Once the Tang Dynasty really opened up the east-west channel, it would directly sell the Tang Dynasty's goods to the Western countries, and use the shipping capacity of the sea to complete the Silk Road.This made the big cannibals who were profiting from this no longer able to bear it.

As long as the Tang Dynasty continues to make excuses at sea, the cannibal will never stop unless the Tang Dynasty gives up the sea.

But is it possible?
Not to mention whether Datang can accept such a threat, but with the huge interests at sea in just a few years, it is impossible for Datang to give up maritime development!
If the Great Eater is allowed to retreat intact and his strength is not lost, who knows if they will come back next year?Could it be that Datang wanted to station a large number of troops in the South China Sea?

Since then, Datang has been in a dilemma!

To fight or not to fight?
If we win, the South China Sea will be safe for at least decades.If it fails, the Tang Dynasty will be in chaos, and the coast will never have peace.

If they don't fight, the cannibals will retreat back home safely, but their strength will not be damaged, and they may attack the South China Sea again at any time.With this lesson learned, who knows where they will march from next time?
Therefore, the choice is now given to Datang. They don't believe that there is no cannibal conspiracy in this, or even that it may be a trap!

Everyone raised their heads, looked at the emperor, and worshiped in unison: "Your Majesty, please judge!"

(End of this chapter)