Change the Tang Dynasty Li Yuanba

Chapter 112 Send money to the people of Tang Dynasty

After Li Shimin finished speaking, Li Cha didn't answer, but was frowning and thinking about something.

After a while, Li Cha spoke:

"Second brother, calm down now and think about what the Silla envoy said. I don't think this matter should be so simple."

"What do you mean? Is there something else hidden here? Third brother, do you see something?"

Li Shimin asked suspiciously.

"Let's not talk about Baekje for now, but it doesn't look like something Gao Jianwu did. Second brother, come and think about what I said is right."

"Gao Jianwu, the Rongliu king of Goguryeo, has always claimed to be a courtier of the Tang Dynasty since he accepted the Shangzhu Kingdom, King Koryo, which was canonized by his father, and has never done anything outrageous to the Tang Dynasty."

"Not only that, he also built a Great Wall on the border between the two countries because he was afraid that the Great Tang would attack him. How could Gao Jianwu, who is so afraid of the Great Tang, do such a thing?"

Li Cha explained to Li Shimin.

"Third brother, what you said is indeed a bit strange. Gao Jianwu is indeed what you said. He has always called himself a courtier. There is nothing out of the ordinary in his actions. Just now I was so mad that I didn't have time to think about it."

Li Shimin calmed down and said.

"Of course, except for the fifth year of Zhenguan, he was afraid that the Tang army would invade Goguryeo, so he refused my request to return the remains of the former soldiers, and built the Great Wall on the border between the two countries." Li Shimin continued.

Goguryeo's high-rise Jingguan erected with the corpses of Sui people, although not from the Tang Dynasty, is a hurdle that the Han people will never get over.

"Don't worry about the body of the previous general. I will get it back for you in a few years. Now let's talk about Silla."

"You also agree with my evaluation of Gao Jianwu, right? Then there are too many unreasonable things revealed about the Silla envoy."

"First, Silla is being attacked by Goguryeo and Baekje, and the Silla envoys are here to ask for help. If I were Gao Jianwu, I would never let the Silla envoys leave Goguryeo alive."

"Secondly, the Silla envoys kept claiming that they were pursued and killed by Goguryeo pretending to be Tang people, aiming to provoke the relationship between Datang and Silla."

"Analysed, doing so can only stir up Silla's hatred for Datang. Even if he succeeds, the people of Silla would not dare to make an enemy of Datang. Gao Jianwu's doing so is of no use at all."

"If it were me, I would let the soldiers kill the Silla envoys, and then let them pretend to be Silla people to slaughter the Tang people. This will arouse Tang's hatred of Silla, and it will benefit them even more."

Li Cha seriously analyzed it to Li Shimin.

"So all of this is a good show directed and performed by the people of Silla?"

"On the last day of the Great Pilgrimage Ceremony, they performed such a play for me in front of all the vassal states, intending to let me send troops to attack Goguryeo and relieve the siege of Silla?"

"And I went completely according to their thinking under the rage? Did I order to rescue them? Are they playing me for a fool? They are so courageous!"

Li Shimin said furiously again.

"I can't rule out this possibility, but it's not certain. If there are capable people in Goguryeo, it's not impossible to make us think this way on purpose."

"So, second brother, don't rush to draw conclusions. This is just our guess. We don't know anything about what happened on that peninsula right now. Let's wait until we investigate clearly."

Li Cha calmed Li Shimin's anger, and said quietly.

"It doesn't matter whether Goguryeo did it, or Silla directed and acted it. They dare to use me like this. After I find out, I will definitely not let them have a good time."

Li Shimin was still furious.

"Okay, second brother, calm down. There is nothing to be angry about, whether it is made by Goguryeo or Silla. We just ignore it. Let them fight. Anyway, it is not the people of our Tang Dynasty who died."

"Besides, didn't you reprimand Goguryeo and Baekje? Let's see how the two countries respond. Maybe the truth will be revealed by then."

Li Cha said with a smile.

"Yes, it doesn't matter who did it. It's not my Tang people who died. I really don't care. Let them continue to fight. Dogs bite dogs. The more intense the fight, the better. In the end, I will send troops to clean up the mess. In the end It's me, Datang, who makes the cheapest money."

Li Shimin's heart can be regarded as calm down.Things also want to understand.

I have already made a decision in my heart, this time I will just watch the excitement, regardless of both sides.

"Let's put this matter aside first, second brother, have you done the two things I asked you to arrange?"

Li Cha then asked.

"Ah? I've finished the return ceremony. There are two large carts of Confucian books in each country. As for letting them stay for two days, I got confused by Goguryeo and Baekje and forgot about it. But it's okay, let them go now." I dare not go."

After Li Shimin answered, he asked casually:
"But third brother, why do you let them stay in Chang'an City? To cause trouble for the common people?"

"Hahaha, second brother, you don't understand this. I asked them to send money to the people in Chang'an City."

Li Cha laughed loudly.

"They? Giving money to the people of Chang'an City? Why can't I understand what you mean?"

Li Shimin said suspiciously.

"So second brother, you don't understand this, so you can manage your country well, and you have to leave this kind of business to me."

"Didn't you give them all the Confucian books this time? Is it different from the previous gifts?"

"That's right, that's what you ordered. Otherwise, all the officials in the court would not be blown up. Although it is reasonable to help them educate the people, it will damage the image of my great Tang Dynasty."

"But once I said that this was your order, King Hua, those Confucian officials in the court could only hold it in their stomachs even if they had thousands of reasons. In the end, they could only find a reason for me to help them educate the people, hahaha .”

Speaking of this, Li Shimin's originally angry mood became cheerful.

"Think about it, you only give them useless Confucian books. How can those envoys who are not the king himself come to pay homage to go back to the country? Go back with two carts of books?"

Li Cha also said with a smile.

"In the past, I wouldn't have ordered you to do that. I would have asked you to return something to them, to show my generosity."

"But second brother, don't you forget, how many seemingly priceless but low-cost things have been produced in the academy in recent years?"

"Think about it, when these envoys who couldn't communicate with each other were visiting Chang'an City, they found these things that they had never seen before, which looked priceless but were very cheap. Do you have any ideas?"

Li Cha explained with a smile.

"That's right, why didn't I expect that. Those envoys paid out of their own pockets, and with very little money, they were able to buy a lot of seemingly priceless things. They went back and said it was my return. Made me look good."

"I have to say, the third brother really has you. You can imagine this. It's amazing, it's amazing."

"I just don't know how they will go back to their own country after spending all their money. It will be difficult for them to eat, drink and live along the way."

After listening to Li Cha's explanation, Li Shimin suddenly realized, and joked a few words by the way.

"You don't have to worry about it, let me tell you, they still have a lot of money and rare treasures. As for the purpose, you can guess it. Now let them send the money to the pockets of the people of my Tang Dynasty Right." Li Cha said with a smile.

Li Shimin nodded after hearing this, and then shouted: "Come here, go to the Hall of Liangyi to pass on my oral order, let the envoys of various countries stay in Chang'an City for half a month, and I will summon them again at the first day of the first month. These days let them Go around Chang'an City a lot, and experience the customs and customs of the Tang Dynasty. Finally, tell them not to commit crimes. Violators will be severely punished."

"By the way, third brother, didn't you just say that you have good news to tell second brother?"

After Li Shimin ordered the servants, he asked Li Cha again.

(End of this chapter)