Prosperous Tang Dynasty

Chapter 145 Li Bai Drunken Grass Scares the Man Book ([-])
"Li Bai, do you know the barbarian books of Bohai Kingdom?" Tang Xuanzong asked.

"Return to Your Majesty, Li Bai just knows it." Li Bai replied confidently.

On the way here, the eunuch had already told Li Bai the cause and effect of the matter in advance.

The envoys sent by the Bohai State sent a letter of war to challenge the Tang Dynasty, and it was deliberately written in the barbaric language of Bohai. No one in the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty knew the barbaric language of the Bohai State.People sent the letter of war, in which there must be words of swearing at Datang and even His Majesty, but because I couldn't understand it, I couldn't know what kind of arrogant language it was.

Therefore, he was ridiculed by the envoy of the Bohai Kingdom in court, but Datang had no face to scold the arrogant envoy of the Bohai Kingdom. His Majesty was very angry.

Li Bai only felt that his chance to express himself had come.

Gao Lishi handed over the letter of war from the Bohai Kingdom to Li Bai.

Li Bai opened it and read it aloud: "The king of Bohai sent poisonous books to the officials of the Tang Dynasty. Since you occupied Goguryeo and approached our country, the border soldiers have repeatedly invaded our border. It must be the intention of the officials. I can't bear it now. The envoys told the officials that the 170 and six cities of Goguryeo can be handed over to our country, and I have good things to give away. The barrenness of Dabai Mountain, the Kumbu of the South China Sea, the drum of the gate city, the deer of the supporting parts, the eternality of Guozhu, and the rate of the coast Horses, brocade from Wozhou, crucian carp from Xunlun River, plums from Wandu, and pears from Leyou, you can give them to the officials. If you don’t want to, I will fight with my troops and see who wins or loses!”

After hearing the letter of war from the Bohai Kingdom, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty looked at each other in blank dismay. The King of Bohai's letter of war seemed to list some "rare" and "good things".

However, the so-called good things of the Bohai Kingdom are not good things at all in terms of Datang, just like a bumpkin showing off his wealth to the richest man in the world, ridiculously arrogant and ignorant.

Tang Xuanzong was very angry when he saw the envoy of the Bohai Kingdom with a look of contempt, proud chest, full of Yelang arrogance, as if he didn't take Datang seriously.

You say that a small country in a wild and wild frontier is not even as powerful as the Xi and Khitan tribes, so what is it to be arrogant?

Tang Xuanzong was impatient, and said: "The barbarian king of Bohai is so arrogant. It is true that Yelang is so arrogant that he wants to raise troops to seize the old place of Goguryeo. What is the strategy of the lords to deal with the enemy?"

Although the question was asked in this way, everyone could hear that Tang Xuanzong wanted to send troops to attack the arrogant Bohai country, and teach the barbarians a lesson, so that the barbarians would know that the dignity of the Tang Dynasty should not be desecrated.

"Your Majesty, most of Goguryeo was originally the hometown of Yan, Qin and Han. They took advantage of the chaos of the Jin Dynasty to occupy Liaodong and Lelang County. After that, they have been fighting against the Central Plains. The former Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered several times. When the Tang Dynasty established the country, Taizong also conquered three times. Goguryeo, until the time of Emperor Gaozong came to conquer again, I don’t know how many lives were killed and how many treasuries were used to destroy it, how can I hand it over to the barbarians in the Bohai Sea?” He Zhizhang, the Minister of Rites, said.

None of the civil and military forces in the Manchu Dynasty agreed to compromise, and no one thought that the mere Bohai State had the strength to challenge the Tang Dynasty, and it was nothing more than a war.The Tang Dynasty even dared to go to war with the Arab Empire, Tubo, Nanzhao, Xi, and Khitan at the same time, and there were not many Bohai countries.

"It's just your Majesty, where should we send troops to attack, and who will be the general." He Zhizhang questioned.

The civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty discussed how to conquer the Bohai Kingdom, and they did not avoid the envoy of the Bohai Kingdom at all. Obviously, they did not take the Bohai Kingdom seriously.

However, the questions raised by He Zhizhang are also worth thinking about.

Where to send soldiers and horses to conquer, the only one close to Bohai Kingdom is the Andong Protectorate, which governs the old place of Goguryeo.

However, the Anton Protectorate's total number of soldiers is less than [-], so it is not safe to conquer the Bohai Kingdom. If the army is recruited from the Central Plains, the Xi and Khitan tribes are in trouble, and it is not easy to get over it. .

Tang Xuanzong frowned slightly, but felt a little embarrassed. Although the Bohai country was arrogant and disrespectful to the Tang Dynasty, it should be punished, but it seemed that it would not be easy to crusade for a while.

Is it necessary to let the Bohai Kingdom go like this, and let them raise troops to make trouble in the Andong Protectorate?This is obviously even more impossible, Datang can't afford to lose face like that.

The civil and military officials present also felt a little embarrassed, and it was difficult to pay attention for a while.

After all, discussing the conquest of a country is not a trivial matter, and it cannot be negotiated in an instant.

At the moment, the envoys of Bohai should be dispatched first.

Thinking about it, Tang Xuanzong asked: "Who wrote the answer to the war book of the barbarians in Bohai Sea?"

Li Bai stood up at the right time and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, my minister Li Bai can write a reply, and according to my opinion, the mere barbarians of the Bohai Kingdom are not arrogant, and they don't know the power of the Tang Dynasty before they dare to speak wild words. In fact, there is no need for an expedition. All you need is a letter from the minister, and the barbarians in Bohai can bow their heads and surrender, and they dare not be arrogant anymore!"

As soon as Li Bai said this, Li Fei laughed, and he really came.

Tang Xuanzong was stunned.

Even the envoy of the Bohai Kingdom, who had been standing proudly by the side, was stunned and his eyes widened.

To say that when he heard that Datang was not hesitant to send troops to crusade against their Bohai country, he was also very disturbed.

The monarch asked him to send the letter of war written in Bohai script, in addition to wanting to humiliate Datang and vent his anger, he also wanted to explore the reality of Datang by the way.

All the way to Chang'an, the vastness and wealth of Datang had already made him feel uneasy, but he represented their Bohai country, so from the beginning to the end he looked like he didn't take Datang seriously.

He admits that Datang is bigger and stronger than their Bohai country, but he absolutely does not believe that a reply from Datang can make their Bohai country afraid to bow down and dare not offend Datang.

"The Tang Dynasty is arrogant!" The envoy of the Bohai Kingdom glared at Li Bai.

Li Bai smiled dismissively.

"Oh, just a letter from you can make the barbarian countries in Bohai Sea bow their heads and proclaim themselves ministers, so they don't dare to raise troops and cause chaos?" Tang Xuanzong became interested.

The so-called soldiers who surrender without fighting, if the Bohai Kingdom can bow down without a single soldier, wouldn't it show the strength of the Tang Dynasty even more, so why not do it.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Bai said with certainty.

"Then write it, I'll wait." Tang Xuanzong laughed.

Immediately, a eunuch presented a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and brought a desk to Li Bai.

Li Bai was slightly embarrassed.

"Your Majesty, I have a problem, that is, I need to drink before writing, and I can only write after drinking enough. All my poems come from this way."

As a poet and wine immortal, Li Bai really couldn't write anything if he didn't drink.

Seeing that Li Bai was upset, Yang Guozhong was about to come out to scold Li Bai, but Li Fei stood up first.

"Your Majesty, it is true that Li Bai can only show his unparalleled talent after drinking, and I will be the guarantor."

Tang Xuanzong nodded, thinking that every time he asked Li Bai to enter the palace to write poems, it seemed that Li Bai drank alcohol, so that was the case.

It's a small matter, Tang Xuanzong also wanted to see if Li Bai was really so magical.There are plenty of fine wines in the palace.

"Preach the decree, bring the wine!"

(End of this chapter)