Chapter 1138: The King of Baekje and the King of Silla (Part II)
Li Shimin invited the Queen of Silla and the King of Baekje to a banquet in the Pyongyang Palace, and Li Xiu and Cen Text sat together, and before the banquet began, he also personally introduced Li Xiu and Cen Wenwen to the other party, and as a result, when the Baekje King Fu Yuzhang heard that the middle-aged man in front of him was Li Xiu, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he became very respectful in his speech, after all, he knew that two of the important ministers of the Tang Dynasty had the greatest influence on Li Shimin, one was the eldest grandson Wuji, and the other was Li Xiu in front of him.
In contrast, although the Queen of Silla smiled on the surface, in fact, Li Xiu could see that this woman still had a little resentment towards herself, which made him look down on this Queen of Silla, as the lord of a country, she didn't even have this measure and the city, no wonder she was almost destroyed by Goguryeo and Silla before.
"At the beginning, King Rongliu died at the hands of Quangai Suwen, so I had to send troops to clear the traitors for Goguryeo, and now Quangai Suwen has finally been killed, and the rebellion of Goguryeo is over, and I also want to return to the dynasty, but after the chaos in Goguryeo, the country has also been maintained, so it can only be managed by our Tang Dynasty, and we will need more cooperation from your two countries in the future!" I saw Li Shimin raise his wine glass and smile at this time.
"Your Majesty's words are serious, Quangai Suwen rebelled, and our Baekje is also indignant in our hearts, but the country is small and the people are weak, and we have to guard against the invasion of other countries, so we don't dare to move lightly, fortunately, there is the Tang Dynasty to honor the king and preside over justice, so that he can be blinded!" I saw that Fu Yuzhang also smiled and cooperated at this time, and when he mentioned guarding against other countries, he also deliberately glanced at the Queen of Silla next to him.
However, the queen of Goguryeo didn't seem to hear Buyeo Zhang's words, but said to Li Shimin with a smile: "Goguryeo used to rely on the strength of the country and oppressed us Silla everywhere, until His Majesty made the decision for us, so that our Silla can have a chance to breathe, and now the Tang Dynasty sends troops to manage Goguryeo, which is also the blessing of our Silla, if the Tang Dynasty needs it in the future, our Silla will definitely fully cooperate!" ”
Seeing that these two lords expressed their support, Li Shimin also nodded with satisfaction at this time, and then smiled again: "Goguryeo is already under my control, and I will not send troops to threaten the safety of your two countries in the future, but I am worried that there will be another fight between your two countries, after all, you are all my subjects, no matter which one goes wrong, I will feel uneasy!" ”
Hearing Li Shimin mention the contradictions between Silla and Baekje, Queen Silla and King Baekje were also silent, the two countries had already had a feud, and there was no possibility of reconciliation between them, unless one country completely fell.
Seeing that the two of them were silent, Li Shimin smiled again at this time: "I know that there is a contradiction between your two countries, but it is rare for the three of us to sit together today, I am the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and you are also a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, so how about I personally help you mediate the contradictions between you today?" In this way, you don't have to fight back and forth like you do now in the future, wasting your national strength! ”
Li Shimin offered to mediate the conflict for them, which made the Queen of Silla and the King of Baekje also stunned, but then the King of Baekje reacted, and immediately stood up and bowed deeply: "Your Majesty, it is not that we Baekje and Silla have contradictions, but that Silla deceives people too much, at the beginning, our two countries originally united against Goguryeo, and even defeated Goguryeo and seized a part of the land, but Silla not only swallowed this land alone, but also attacked us and took away the richest piece of land in our Baekje, which is shameless, It was also from that time that we in Baekje have been fighting with Silla endlessly! ”
"Nonsense, it's clear that you Baekje colluded with Goguryeo at the last moment, and we have no choice but to send troops to attack you in order to protect ourselves!" When the queen of Silla heard the words of the king of Baekje, she retorted angrily, looking at her expression, it seemed that it was really Baekje's treachery first, so Silla had no choice but to send troops to attack the allies.
"Shameless! Do you think that you Silla not only killed my people and seized my land, but also distorted the facts and dared to quibble in front of His Majesty the Emperor. When Fuyu Zhang heard Queen Silla's accusation, he immediately shot the case and angrily pointed at her and reprimanded, if it weren't for Li Shimin, he didn't dare to be presumptuous, I'm afraid he would really draw a knife and fight with the other party.
Jindeman originally wanted to say something, but at this time, Li Shimin's face suddenly sank and said, "Okay, I didn't call you here today to listen to your quarrel!" ”
Seeing Li Shimin angry, Jindeman and Fuyuzhang didn't dare to say anything, and at this time, Li Xiu looked at the two of them, and immediately stood up with a smile and said: "Your Majesty, I feel that although there is a contradiction between Baekje and Silla, it is not impossible to resolve it, and there is a way here!" ”
"Oh, I wonder what you can do, don't know what to do?" Li Shimin was waiting for Li Xiu's words, and then turned to ask, in fact, he already knew what Li Xiu was going to say, but this method could not be said by him.
"Your Majesty, the minister just heard the dispute between the two lords, it is nothing more than that there was some unpleasantness when the two countries formed an alliance, and Silla also occupied a part of the land of Baekje, which also made the two countries continue to be at war from then on, so the minister thinks that Silla can return the land he occupied to Baekje, and I think this should calm Baekje's anger!" Li Xiu said with a smile at this time, the endless battle between Silla and Baekje was as simple as child's play in his mouth.
"Yan Guogong's words are wrong, our Silla land is also cultivated by our ancestors, how can it be easily handed over to outsiders?" The queen of Silla almost fainted when she heard Li Xiu's words, and immediately stood up and retorted, she never dreamed that this important minister of the Tang Dynasty would say such a thing.
"I think that Guogong's words are reasonable, and we in Baekje are not extravagant, as long as Silla returns the land that we seized at the beginning, we will never take the initiative to attack Silla in the future!" Fu Yuzhang said with a smile at this time.
After all, this matter is beneficial to them, and he only said that he will not take the initiative to attack Silla, but if Silla takes the initiative to provoke them, he will not be polite, and he can also win over Datang to uphold justice at that time. However, although Fu Yuzhang's words were so, in fact, he didn't have much hope in his heart for this matter, and even thought that Li Xiu was joking?
To Fuyezhang's surprise, Li Shimin said eloquently at this time: "I think that there is a certain truth in the method of the horse, and there is endless fighting between your two countries, the most important thing is that Silla occupied the territory of Baekje at the beginning, no matter what the reason for the war was, this is always an irrefutable fact, so as long as the land is returned, Baekje will have no reason to provoke Silla again!" ”
When Jindeman heard that Li Shimin actually agreed with Li Xiu's words, he was also shocked at the moment, and just wanted to say something, but at this time, he saw Li Shimin smiling and waving his hand at her and said: "Of course, I also know that this is a little unfair to Silla, but since I said that I will mediate the conflict for you, I will naturally not let you suffer!" ”
When he said this, he saw Li Shimin deliberately stop and show a contemplative expression, and after a while, he spoke: "In this way, the territory of Goguryeo is vast, and I heard that when Goguryeo expanded eastward, it also occupied a lot of your Silla land, so in this case, I will divide some of the land in the eastern part of Goguryeo to your Silla to make up for your losses, what do you think?" ”
"This ......" Jindeman didn't expect that Li Shimin would divide the land of Goguryeo to herself, which made her not know how to answer for a while, although this condition seemed to make up for the loss of Silla, but she always felt that something was wrong.
"Your Majesty is merciful, as long as Silla is willing to return our land, we in Baekje will definitely not have another conflict with them in the future!" Fuyu Zhang was stunned for a moment when he heard Li Shimin's words, and then showed an ecstatic expression, Li Xiu's words he could not be true, but the same words came from Li Shimin's mouth, and the amount was different.
Speaking of Fuyu Zhang, when he was young, he also took the recovery of the land as his own responsibility, and launched countless wars against Silla at the beginning, and even when he was old, he did not give up this ideal, so he did not hesitate to consume national strength to build a large number of strong cities and well-trained troops, but he has not been able to achieve his wish, if he can recover the land by the hands of the Tang Dynasty this time, then he naturally can't ask for it.
Li Xiu next to him saw Fuyu Zhang's excited appearance, and he smiled calmly at the moment, he can also understand Fuyu Zhang's mood of recovering his homeland, and as far as he knows, Fuyu Zhang was named King Wu after his death, because he waged war against Silla many times during his reign, which is not to say that he likes war, but he is unwilling to be occupied by Silla His own land, and now he can recover his land without war, which is like a pie in the world for him.
Seeing Fuyu Zhang's statement, Li Shimin also nodded with satisfaction again, and then turned his head to look at the silent Queen of Silla and asked, "Lord Silla, what do you think of this proposal?" ”
"Your Majesty, this ...... This matter is very important, after all, we Silla have ruled in that land for many years, and the people are also our Silla people, so I can't make up my mind for a while, can I go back and discuss with the ministers before making a decision? When Queen Silla heard Li Shimin's question, her body trembled at the moment before she reacted, and then said with a sad face.
This matter is indeed very difficult for Silla to choose, and it is normal for Jindeman to have such a reaction, so Li Shimin also nodded quickly and said: "Okay, then I will give you three days, and I will summon you here to discuss in three days, and you will also give me an accurate answer at that time!" ”
When Li Shimin said the end, he couldn't help but show a majestic expression, and Li Xiu below had a smile on the corner of his mouth, no matter how the Queen of Silla discussed it after she went back, he and Li Shimin had a way to force Silla to agree to this matter!