After arriving at the living room and sitting down carelessly, before Li Hong could say anything, Shangguan Yi hurriedly signaled to his son to take his granddaughter out and let His Highness the Crown Prince take a look.
The purpose of Li Hong's coming here is naturally Shangguan Yi's granddaughter, the talented girl Shangguan Wan'er who is famous in history books!
Shangguan Wan'er, who was just two years old, had a pretty face and a pair of big, bright and cute eyes, and walked towards Li Hong in a swaying manner.
Li Hong reached out and picked her up in his arms, teasing her and saying, "She is only one year older than Taiping. They both look so cute."
On the other side, when Xia Zhi saw Li Hong picking up the little girl, he took out a piece of toffee from his pocket and handed it to the little girl with a smile.
Shangguan Yi and Shangguan Tingzhi, including their wives, looked at the approachable prince holding his granddaughter, and they were all happy from ear to ear. What a blessing it was to be favored by the royal family at such a young age.
Naturally, Li Hong came here on a whim. After teasing Shangguan Wan'er for a while, he handed it over to Shangguan Tingzhi's wife. He didn't have many things on his body that could be used as a reward. He touched his body and found nothing.
He immediately focused on Xia Zhi and Xiaoxue. He looked at the hairpins on their heads and pulled them out, one on each side. He then handed them to Shangguan Yi who hurriedly stood up to take them.
After thinking about it, I still felt a little sorry, so I took off a jade pendant from my waist and handed it over to him before he could reach out.
Shangguan Yi had already come to him with Shangguan Wan'er in his arms. There was no way to refuse this royal reward. Shangguan Yi and others could only accept it. No matter what the reward was, they had to accept it.
Shangguan Yi immediately understood when he saw His Highness the Crown Prince undressing his jade pendant just now. The two hairpins just now were excusable. Although they were gifts from the Crown Prince, they belonged to Xia Zhi and Xiao Xue after all. No matter how high their status in the East Palace were, Xia Zhi and Xiao Xue , but not a royal person either.
But now that he has taken off his jade pendant, if he doesn't let the rightful master come over to accept it, it means that Shangguan Yi's upbringing is lax and he doesn't understand etiquette.
Li Hong looked at Shangguan Wan'er, then smiled and hung the jade pendant on Shangguan Wan'er's waist: "Haha, let's play with it."
"I would like to thank His Highness the Crown Prince for your gift." Shangguan Yi followed Guan Tingzhi and saluted quickly.
"Okay, it's nothing. Mr. Shangguan, please send me out." Li Hong stood up, rubbed Shangguan Wan'er's head, and said with a smile.
Shangguan Tingzhi naturally did not dare to disobey, so he could only stand at the door and watch his father and His Highness the Crown Prince walk out.
"Should we take her to Chongwen Hall in two years? What do you think?" Li Hong said as he walked.
"Thank you so much, Your Highness." Shangguan Yi said.
"You are now serving under the sect, but have you received a letter asking for help from the Korean envoy?" Li Hong and Shangguan Yi walked to the door of the mansion and asked.
"I just received it today, but today, the disciples, Zhongshu and Shangshu Province are all considering your highness the crown prince's disaster relief as the top priority. What's more, it was already very late when it was delivered." Shangguan Yi thought for a moment and said. .
"Well, what do you think about this?" Li Hong asked solemnly.
This matter needs to be discussed in the court with these prime ministers. I can't make the decision alone, and with Dai Zhide here, he must be a strong supporter of sending troops to Goryeo to help Quanxian City. To recapture the royal city.
Moreover, this is the case in history. His father sent Qibi Heli and then the British Duke Li Ji there as the general manager of the Liaodong Road March. Qibi Heli was appointed as the deputy general manager of the Liaodong Road March. Talk to Liaodong to appease the ambassador.
Shangguan Yi has followed Li Hong for many years and has a basic understanding of Li Hong's thoughts. She thought for a moment and asked, "Your Highness, do you mean that you don't plan to send troops to assist them?"
Li Hong raised his head and looked at the stars in the night sky, sighed and said: "We have been fighting there since the beginning of the previous dynasty. During the Emperor's period, we were also fighting there. Have we gained anything there over the years? I know , and you want me to say that I am a realist. Liaodong is a must-win land for the Tang Dynasty, but what happens after we get it? What is their purpose? It is very simple, to defeat the other two opponents and unify Liaodong. But this place is a remote place, and it has little political, economic, and military significance to us. "
Shangguan Yi stared at Li Hong's face. He knew that the prince had always been practical, and he also loved the people like a son. His remarks in the court made all the officials speechless. Although later, his majesty still decided to send troops to Goryeo. Liu Rengui and others The blood donations of the soldiers there brought temporary peace to Korea...
"There are no permanent friends between countries, only eternal interests. Now that Goryeo is under joint attack from Silla and Baekje, I hope that your husband can support me. I, the Tang Dynasty, will not send troops to Goryeo, but we can provide enough support for Goryeo. Food, grass, weapons, and even..." Li Hong looked at Shangguan Yi's face and said, "I can even allow the Japanese to send Tang envoys to study in our country, but the condition is that they must send troops to attack and contain Silla and Baekje."
Shangguan Yi was silent for a long time. For a while, he was unable to figure out the full meaning of His Highness the Crown Prince. He hesitated and said: "Your Highness, what is your intention? Can you tell me everything?"
Li Hong waved his hand and motioned for Shangguan Yi to walk with him on the street, followed by the carriage, Xia Zhi and others.
Li Hong said calmly: "It's very simple. Let the Liaodong Road area fall into a continuous war of attrition, and let Goryeo, Silla, and Baekje contain each other. And we will move the focus of our forces westward. Tubo has repeatedly requested my father. , hoping to be able to raise livestock in the Heyuan territory of Tuyuhun, was rejected by my father last year. In the final analysis, they just want us to admit that Tuyuhun has been ruled by them, and Tubo has always been evil-minded. Now the country is carrying out conscription of troops and food in an orderly manner. It’s not a status quo phenomenon.”
"Then...does His Highness plan to withdraw Liu Renyuan and others who are currently in Liaodong?"
"If you don't withdraw, just keep some troops in Goryeo. Just show it and support them spiritually in their fight against Silla and Baekje, and send more people to infiltrate Silla and Baekje to destroy the alliance between them." Li Hongting Standing down, under the dim light, Shangguan Yi looked even older.
"I have one last request. Please tell me the truth, Your Highness." Shangguan Yi thought for a while and said solemnly.
"Just ask, sir."
"Your Highness, how did you judge that Tubo would make big moves? They showed full sincerity in the past two years, and Your Majesty did not pursue them again. What's more, before leaving, His Majesty just canonized the original Tuyuhun King Murong Nuohe. Now that Bo is king, will Tubo really risk fighting with the Tang Dynasty and ignore His Majesty's warning?" Shangguan Yi was surprised and puzzled by Li Hong's prediction of Tibetan behavior.
In his thinking, it should be: because His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty made Murong Nuohebo king, it means that the Tang Dynasty is ready to help Murong Nuohebo regain his country. At this moment, Tubo should be afraid of the force of the Tang Dynasty, and then send envoys to His Majesty explained their sincerity.
Instead of preparing to confront the Tang Dynasty with force, as His Highness the Prince said.
Li Hong lowered his head and smiled helplessly, and said again: "Tuyuhun is now under the actual control of Tibet. This shows that we and Tibet are two countries with neighboring territories! The four towns of Anxi have always been unstable in our hands. This is nothing new. Qiuci, Suiye, Yutian, and Shule have always been shrouded in wind and rain. We just stood up and stood up, like a saw, but we never really had a handle on them. In Liaodong Road, we still have the buffer zone of Goryeo to prevent Silla and Baekje from bordering the Tang Dynasty. But as for Anxi, Tuyuhun exists in name only. We are now face to face with Tibet. If we don’t suppress it, We will lose more than just the four towns of Anxi in the future!”
At the end of his speech, Li Hong's tone became more and more urgent, and at the same time he was full of helpless sorrow, but in Shangguan Yi's view, this was still a bit inexplicable.
History has always been unable to see the future, and Shangguan Yi would never understand Li Hong's prophet. Tubo has always been ambitious. Relying on the plateau terrain, the Tang soldiers were not suitable for fighting, and they had regarded it as a paradise for everyone to take.
Although nominally under the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty, Tubo was more like the master there. Pei Xingjian, Li Jingxuan, Wang Fangyi, including Hei Te Changzhi, these people did not have a certain deterrent effect in the hearts of the Tubo people, and were far inferior to the veterans Su Dingfang, Liu Rengui and others. The deterrent effect on Tibet was great.
Now, history has given Li Hong such a good opportunity. His father, Emperor Li Zhi, is no longer in the court and he is in charge of the country. Then he has the right and obligation to correct the detours he took in history, instead of following the historical trajectory. Once again, in that case, Li Hong felt that even if he had been reincarnated nine times or ten times, he would be of no use at all. Instead, he would look extremely ridiculous.
Shangguan Yi looked at Li Hong's suddenly sad and angry face. He suddenly felt that he didn't know the prince as well as he thought. At least, in his memory, the only time in his memory was for the prince's side in the court.
After pondering for a long time, Shangguan Yi sighed deeply and said, "Okay, I support His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Okay! Li Hong, thank you sir." After Li Hong saluted Shangguan Yi, he hurriedly got into the carriage.
After waving his hand, Li Hong said calmly after the carriage turned, "Go to Yang Sijian's house."
Li Hong made up his mind that no matter what today, he would capture the third rank of the two Tong Zhongshu disciples who worked part-time in the East Palace, so that he could occupy a powerful position when discussing matters in the court.
With the three provinces of Menxia, Zhongshu, and Shangshu, plus the six departments, he believed that if he used it properly, he would be able to get the results he wanted!
(End of chapter)