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Chapter 295 Hwarang Road

Just when Li Chongjiu was about to use troops against Goguryeo, he heard that two envoys from Silla came to Ji County, Zhuojun County, across the sea under the king's order.

Li Chongjiu thought that although he wanted to fight Goguryeo, what did Silla do here?However, Li Chongjiu knew that Silla and Goguryeo had always been hostile.

Since Goguryeo moved its capital to Pyongyang, it has been carrying out the strategic policy of defeating Silla and Baekje and unifying the imperial court peninsula.

Back then, Goguryeo was in a hurry to attack Silla and almost destroyed the country. After that, Silla had no choice but to send ships to Sui for help, and Sui came forward to mediate.In the Sui Dynasty, Silla sent envoys to pay tribute to the Sui Dynasty four times. Therefore, in order to prevent Goguryeo from becoming bigger, the emperors of the Sui Dynasty also wanted to conquer the old land of Liaodong. A total of four northern expeditions to Goguryeo also fulfilled Silla's request.

After Li Chongjiu heard the news, he immediately set off from Huaihuang Town to Jixian County, Zhuojun County, and met with Wei Zheng in the county guard's mansion to meet the envoy of Xinluo.
The envoys of Silla are two monks. Silla believes in Buddhism, so monks have a high status in the country. In addition to the two monks, there are four young men.These four teenagers not only wore gorgeous clothes, but also had white powder on their faces, which amazed everyone.

Ji Chuan and other civil servants were secretly amused, and thought to themselves, could it be that the king of Silla thought that Li Chongjiu was good at Longyang, so he sent a beautiful boy to please him?

At that moment, the first monk said: "Poor monk Kongshan, by the order of my lord, the real king, come to visit Li Shijun."

Li Chongjiu nodded and said: "The two of you have come all the way across the sea, it's really hard work."

It is true that the sea route between Silla and Sui is very dangerous, with turbulent undercurrents, which can easily capsize the ship, so the two monks crossed the sea from Silla, landed in Bohai County, and made it to Zhuo County. A lot of hard work.

The monk named Kongshan said with a smile: "If you can complete my king's mission, it doesn't matter if you work hard."

At present, Kongshan sent a gift list, which is the special product of Silla, sandalwood bow, ginseng, bezoar, and fruit off the horse.

Li Chongjiu looked at the gift list and smiled slightly. He also knew the truth that people must ask for a gift, and said: "Your lord has a heart. If I don't accept it, it will be disrespectful. Please thank your lord for me."

Seeing Li Chongjiu accepting the gift, Kongshan was very happy at the moment, and said: "This time, I am under the order of my king, and I have something to ask the envoy. Goguryeo is a wolf with ambition, and it is very urgent to attack us in Silla. My king is a teacher of benevolence and righteousness. What can I do?" I lost to the tigers and wolves, so I lost three battles in a row, and even the capital of the king was besieged. So I came here to invite Li Shijun, who can send troops to the west, contain Goguryeo, and help us in Silla. My king said that Goguryeo has tigers and wolves. It’s new, and I ask Li Shijun to support you because your lips are dead and your teeth are cold.”

It turned out that Kongshan did come to Sui under the order of the king, but he was not looking for Li Chongjiu, but Emperor Sui Yang, asking him to send troops to crusade against Liaodong again.

But when they came to land and landed in Bohai County, they discovered that the Sui Dynasty was in chaos at this time, and the princes rose together. Emperor Sui Yang was far away in Jiangdu and could not protect himself. How could he send troops to attack Liaodong.

So Kongshan was very disappointed. Originally, he wanted to go back to Silla as a ship to return to his mission, but at this time, he heard that Li Chongjiu, the governor of Youzhou, had once conquered Goguryeo, and his troops were defeated.At that moment, Kongshan had hope again, thinking that since he came to the Sui Dynasty, he had to give it a try anyway, so he went all the way from Bohai County to Jixian County, Zhuojun County, to find Li Chongjiu.

Hearing what Kong Shan said, although the faces of the officials were calm, they were all secretly smiling. The matter of Li Chongjiu sending troops to Goguryeo has long been settled, and the Silla people came to him at this time. Send pillows when you want to sleep.

Of course, he should take advantage of him more, otherwise I will be sorry for myself.
Li Chongjiu didn't agree immediately, but said that he wanted to discuss it, which is also normal, if he agreed too quickly, it would be hard to beat.

Kong Shan listened to Li Chongjiu's ambiguous answer, and immediately said: "These four children are all domestic Hualang, and they are dedicated to Li Shijun under the order of my king."

At the moment all the officials smiled, even Wei Zheng couldn't help but smile, seeing Li Chongjiu's behavior.

Kong Shan immediately said: "This time there were originally eight Hua Langs who came here, but all the way from Bohai to Zhuojun, there were many rioters who looted our goods. Under the resistance, four people died on the way. Now They are the only ones left. Please rest assured that they are all warriors who stand against a hundred with one."

Hearing that they came all the way from Bohai County, all the ministers looked at these four people with different eyes. You must know that from Zhuo County to Bohai County, the local chaos and thieves are everywhere. .

It is really not easy for this Silla Hwarang to fight all the way. It may be an exaggeration to say that one is against a hundred, but the word "warrior" is definitely worthy of it.

But Li Chongjiu suddenly remembered, could this be Hwarang Do of Silla?Hwarangdo sounds a little strange today, but Taekwondo in later generations is said to have originated from Hwarangdo.

Of course, Hwarang Tao does not only include these. According to the records in the Historical Records of the Three Kingdoms, the so-called Hwarang is a virtuous and loyal minister, and he has been beautiful since then.Good generals die bravely, and they are born civil and military talents.Its purpose is to serve the king with loyalty, treat relatives with filial piety, and serve friends with faith. There is no retreat in the face of battle, and there is a choice to kill. Later, Japan occupied North Korea, and even used Hwarang Tao instead of Bushido, and went to the countryside to do as the Romans did to brainwash the local army.

But in any case, these four can be said to be the elites of Silla now. It seems that the king of Silla meant to send them to experience under Li Chongjiu.

Li Chongjiu couldn't help being overjoyed at the thought of having such a warrior available, and immediately asked the name of another monk, and it turned out that his opponent's name was Yuan Xiao.Li Chongjiu was taken aback, and then asked him his common name. When he said Xue, Li Chongjiu confirmed that he was a celebrity in Silla.

As we all know, modern Taekwondo black belts are divided into nine sections, of which seven to nine sections are honors, which are generally not awarded to others.For example, the ninth degree black belt is called Tiandi, the eighth degree black belt is called Tangun, who is the first ancestor of the Korean people, and the name of the sixth degree black belt is Wonxiao.

It can be seen that its status in the minds of North Koreans today.

Moreover, the other party was an eminent monk of Silla in history, who founded Haidongzong, and the other party also married the princess of the Silla king as his wife, and later gave birth to a son Xue Cong, who was for Silla to unite with the Tang Dynasty and destroy Baekje With Goguryeo, the middle liaison and communication post has made great achievements.

If he hadn't heard the name of the other party, Li Chongjiu would have seen who this low-key eminent monk Yuan Xiao was. Now that he tried a few words, he was indeed that person in history.

Afterwards, Li Chongjiu proposed to Kongshan that if Li Chongjiu was to attack Goguryeo, it would be fine, but it would not be free. Silla would provide benefits to Zhuojun.

Kongshan agreed immediately, and finally the two parties reached a promise that Silla would provide three ships of bezoar and ginseng as the reward for Li Chongjiu's dispatch of troops this time, and Li Chongjiu must dispatch more than [-] troops to Goguryeo once to contain the opponent.

Li Chongjiu said yes, but he had to add one more thing, asking Silla to provide another [-] Hwarangs as his personal guards.Kong Shan hesitated, and said that if he could win the battle against Goguryeo, he would make this request to the King of Silla.

Li Chongjiu readily agreed.After Kong Shan and Yuan Xiao got Li Chongjiu's promise, they were very happy at the moment.
When Kongshan asked Li Chongjiu when he could send troops, Kongshan said flatteringly that he was looking forward to seeing the demeanor of Li Chongjiu's army. You must know that they just broke through Goguryeo's Gaimu City, otherwise the Silla people would not find Li Chongjiu. .

Now Kong Shan asked very nervously if he could send troops within half a year. If there was a long delay, he might not be able to explain to the King of Silla. .

Hearing this question, Li Chongjiu looked embarrassed, and only Kong Shan said very understandingly, if it can't be done within half a year, it can be done in a year, but the time can't be delayed any longer.Now Silla has been defeated by Goguryeo, and it has been defeated for several cities.

Seeing the pleading faces of the two, Li Chongjiu answered them very seriously, the army is already on the way.

Both Kong Shan and Yuan Xiao looked surprised, thinking, this is not a lie, how can the Han people do things quickly.The request that was only granted three days ago can be dispatched today.

Then Kong Shan and Yuan Xiao followed Li Chongjiu to the city of Jixian County, seeing the cavalry under the city ready to go, they were so surprised that they couldn't speak.

Kong Shan first pointed to the bottom of the city. The first row of men and horses were all covered with iron armor, felt shirts, and armored cavalry with iron faces. They asked with a shocked expression: "Mr. Li, are these your men and horses?"

Li Chongjiu nodded and said, "That's right, it's my armored cavalry."

Kong Shan then turned his head and pointed to the armored cavalry behind the Mohe cavalry, holding a longbow and arrows, and asked, "Then this is?"

Li Chongjiu replied: "This is my war cavalry, called the sudden cavalry regiment."

Seeing that Li Chongjiu's cavalry was well-equipped, Kong Shan couldn't help but secretly startled. Even the Royal Forest Army of the Silla royal family didn't have such equipment.

"Then this is?"

"The Wansheng army is composed of strong and strong children from all ethnic groups in the grassland. They are good at riding and shooting on horseback, and they can also fight to the death."

"Then this is?"

"It's the rangers of the Xi tribe on the grassland. There are five thousand riders, one of them has two bows, and each of them has superb archery skills."

"Then this?"

"Well, I am Shanggu. The Han army soldiers in the two counties of Zhuojun are all equipped with strong crossbows and hard bows, and there are five thousand soldiers."

Kong Shan was speechless, and the Hwarangs beside him also widened their eyes.In fact, Li Chongjiu's military parade here also meant to show off his troops, telling the people of Silla that his own strength is very strong.

Then came Ding Lingjun and Tudiji's Mohe infantry. Kong Shan never expected that Li Chongjiu's command would gather so many tribal troops. What kind of prestige is needed for this.In the end, Kong Shan made a rough estimate, and found that there were actually [-] troops under the city of Ji County, far exceeding his expectations.

"Then this is?"

"this is me……"

"No, what I'm talking about is why all the soldiers under Shi Jun's command carry a sack on their backs?"

As soon as these words came out, the generals including Li Chongjiu immediately blushed.

"Could it be something... Oh, please forgive me for talking too much."

Looking at Kong Shan's speculative expression, Li Chongjiu couldn't tell the other party that this expedition to Goguryeo was actually a robbing of money and food. As for the soldiers, everyone was carrying sacks, which of course were for food.

(End of this chapter)