Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

As the art of war goes, if you know yourself and your enemy, you can win a hundred battles without danger.

Li Shimin has always felt that he has always done a good job as a confidant.

For example, during the war to pacify the world before the founding of the Tang Dynasty, many of his fierce generals advised him not to put himself in danger, but of course he would not listen to this.

As a result, after the battle to pacify the world was over, six of his mounts died on the battlefield one after another, and he was not seriously injured even once.

He likes to take risks but not be in danger. This was Du Ruhui's evaluation of the military formation during a previous chat.

Li Shimin was quite proud of this.

After all, it may be luck to win after taking a risk.

He still had the last laugh despite taking risks every time, which only shows that Admiral Tiance really knew himself and his enemy.

The same is true in governing the country. If you are able to tolerate the humiliation of the Wei River for a while, if you are retired, you can recuperate and eat locusts to set an example for the people.

But through the narrations of his descendants, he gradually saw clearly how failed he was in educating his son.

Wei Zheng endured it, but finally spoke:

Your Majesty, there is a reason why father and son are at odds with each other. Maybe it is because Master taught me how to be righteous, but Master did not come from righteousness.

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui suddenly looked sideways and had a new understanding of the hardness of Wei Zheng's neck. Can this really be said to his face?

The allusion of this statement is quite normal. It comes from the conversation between Mencius and Gongsun Chou, and the content of the conversation was about Yi Zi and his teachings.

The word zheng should be interpreted in a strict and standardized way, that is to say, if the father educates his son strictly, the son will definitely complain:

Dad, you ask me for this and that, but dad, you yourself have not set a good example.

But it was too harsh to say this at this time.

After all, as we all know, the root of Xuanwu Sect is just two words, Prince.

What is the prince? It is also out of righteousness.

Therefore, this sentence is a double entendre. It not only accuses Li Shimin of not setting a good example for the prince, but also alludes to the fact that the Xuanwu Sect gave Li Tang's successors a bad start.

When it comes to Wei Zheng's background, even though Du Ruhui believed in His Majesty's magnanimity, he instinctively worried about Wei Zheng's head.

As expected, Li Shimin's face turned pale.

Unexpectedly, there was no anger on his pale face.

In the end, Li Shimin sighed quietly, and did not look at Wei Zheng who was scratching his neck. Instead, he faced the map of the Tang Dynasty next to him and said:

Only when one can bring benefits to all people can one be considered righteous by the Emperor.

Wei Zheng pondered for a moment and nodded. To Du Ruhui's relief, Wei Zheng didn't get too hung up on this, and nodded and continued.

Mencius also said that if father and son do not blame each other for doing good, they will separate if they do.

His Majesty was suspected of seeking perfection from the prince before.

Li Shimin sighed in his heart. He had also read this chapter of Mencius, but he never thought that it would be so perfectly fulfilled in his body.

Mencius believed that the relationship between father and son should not be mixed with the relationship between master and student, because as a master, he would inevitably blame his students for seeking perfection.

But in this case, it is inevitable that the father will become angry and the son will resent each other, leading to separation. In the end, the father will not become a father, and the master and son will not become a master. This is called abandoning the basic and chasing the weak.

After pondering for a moment, Li Shimin slowly said:

Xuan Cheng will have dinner with me in the palace today.

Wei Zheng bowed his hand, knowing in his heart that His Majesty probably wanted to talk to him about the prince's education.

As for Liu Renyuan, Wei Zheng will not say much. After all, this person has not yet entered the official position, and I believe that your Majesty will use him properly now that he knows about it.

And the failure of Emperor Gaozong's management of the Korean Peninsula will also become a reference for the imperial court to conquer the Korean Peninsula in the future.

All the above are matters that are obvious to the public. Wei Zheng is very knowledgeable and feels that there is no need to elaborate on such issues.

[However, Liu Renyuan is not the only one who has done outstanding work on the Korean Peninsula but has not been recorded in the annals of history.

After the Tang Dynasty destroyed Goguryeo, the war did not end completely, because there were still residual forces in the old land of Goguryeo fighting guerrillas with the Tang army.

And here comes the interesting thing. You can say that Gaozong was shrewd. He single-handedly promoted the complete deregulation of the Ungjin Governor's Mansion, which provided an opportunity for Silla to take advantage of.

But you may say that Gaozong is mediocre. He would be hesitant when it came to war. If we only talk about diplomatic means, that would be enough to give Erfeng a fight.

After the defeat of Dafeichuan, while having a headache for Tibet, Emperor Gaozong was also keenly aware of the unusual atmosphere on the Korean Peninsula:

The remaining forces of Goguryeo are in rebellion, and Silla is also ready to make a move. Will the next step be to contact Japan to attack the Tang army again?

At this time, the Tang Dynasty had little money and it was difficult to support an expedition with labor, so Emperor Gaozong found another way and summoned Guo Wutai and ordered him to go to Japan as an envoy.

This was not the first time that Guo Wutai went to Japan as an envoy. After the Battle of Baijiangkou, Li Zhi was working hard to create the leading brother status of the Tang Dynasty and sent Guo Wutai as an envoy to Japan.

However, after the Battle of Baijiang Village, the Japanese were completely frightened and believed that the Tang Dynasty would definitely come to destroy the country, so they refused to see it.

Now faced with the possibility of another turmoil in Haidong, Li Zhi also became ruthless. Although his financial situation was not optimistic, he allocated 2,000 people and 47 warships to Guo Wutai, and ordered him to go to Japan as an envoy. success.

This kind of behavior is standard writing as a peaceful mission, but read as a deterrent by force.

Guo Wutai also understood it very well, and learned the lesson of being shut out by Japan last time. After leading the fleet to Tsushima Island, he first sent a small boat to Japan to notify Japan.

We don’t know the content of the notice. The historical records of the Japanese state record that they “requested to come to Korea.” This shows that Guo Wutai’s attitude was really not very good and frightened the Japanese state.

After notifying that it was not a war, Guo Wutai ignored Japan's reaction and forcibly sailed the fleet to the vicinity of Bichi Island, knocking on Japan's door.

What happened next is very intriguing. One month after Guo Wutai arrived in Japan, Emperor Tenji died, and then Guo Wutai and his party stayed there and could not leave.

After admiring flowers and drinking wine, Guo Wutai collected 1,673 pieces of Japanese 𫄟 (pronounced Tongshi), 2,852 pieces of cloth, and 666 jins of cotton. The group of people patted their butts and sailed back reluctantly.

In the history of the Japanese country, the goods given to Guo Wutai were called qingci. The goods were the Japanese country's own silk, and at that time, they were also able to sell money and silk, similar to the Han Dynasty. This money could be consumed directly in the Japanese country.

As a comparison, the Japanese later tried to carefully enter the Korean peninsula again and tried every means to win over the Bohai Kingdom. The most generous gift was seventy horses. Compared with the more than 1,600 that Guo Wutai took away. It is hard not to suspect that this is the entire inventory of the Japanese treasury.

The above are records belonging to the New and Old Tang Books. If it is connected with the history of the Japanese Kingdom, this matter becomes particularly interesting. 】

Li Shimin's brows relaxed, and a smile appeared on his face again.

Wei Zheng was a little uncertain:

This behavior...seems to be too overbearing.

How can we be overbearing when we are beasts?

Li Shimin retorted with a smile and shook his head:

I have studied the Tang Dynasty for hundreds of years, but I don't know loyalty. I have read our Chinese classics for more than a thousand years, but I don't know the etiquette.

How can an animal talk about virtue when it is wearing a crown like a monkey?

Li Shimin drew Wei Zheng's attention as soon as he opened his mouth, and he immediately wanted to argue with the emperor.

What's more. Li Shimin said calmly:

The descendants of the Japanese country invaded the land of China. Is this how they repay the favor of the Sui and Tang Dynasties and their enlightenment?

Speaking of future generations, Wei Zheng was speechless. After all, if he was really a vassal of the vassal state, there would be something to say. But when it came to the crimes of the Japanese country in later generations, Wei Zheng couldn't say anything for them.

What's more, the people who accused the Japanese country of crimes were the younger generations in this light curtain.

One is the descendants of China who do not hesitate to keep secrets and are full of affection for their ancestors.

One is an ambitious person who received favors from the Sui and Tang Dynasties but committed unjust acts and had no faith.

Wei Zheng naturally knew how to choose, so he stopped talking, but then he frowned when he saw the changes in the situation in the Japanese country behind him:

If Guo Wuteng really behaves like this... it is really inappropriate.

Wei Zheng never concealed his royal political opinions.

What is the royal way? There is no partiality or party, and the king's way is unrestrained.

Mencius explained this most clearly. To sum it up, there is a court capable of administering the Qingming Festival, and the people below know the etiquette of honor and disgrace.

The core basis of this proposition is that benevolence and righteousness govern the world.

If Guo Wuting happened to encounter this incident, Wei Zheng would not say anything, but if he really took the initiative to intervene, Wei Zheng felt that this seemed to be against benevolence and justice.

Before Li Shimin said anything, Li Jing shook his head and objected:

I think this is the appropriate course of action.

Taking its wealth can benefit the people of our Tang Dynasty, and destroying its land can help stabilize our borders in the Tang Dynasty. Both of these can be said to be benevolent to the people of our Tang Dynasty.

What's more... Li Jing narrowed his eyes slightly as he spoke, as sharp as an eagle:

The remnants of Goguryeo and Silla have the intention of uniting with the Japanese country. Later generations also know that it is true.

It is senseless to know but not retaliate. In this case, our envoy from the Tang Dynasty knocked on the door of his country to frighten his childish heart, so as to eliminate the disaster of the Japanese country's swords and soldiers. It can be said to be benevolent.

For a time, Li Jing and Wei Zheng were in tit-for-tat confrontation, neither of them convinced the other.

However, Li Shimin on the side remembered the brotherly alliance between Liao and Song.

From this point of view, what Guo Wuteng received should be considered compensation for the defeat of Japan, right?

After thinking about it, Li Shimin said leisurely:

If it weren't for the instigation of the Japanese country, why would there be so many troubles in Baekje?

“If there hadn’t been so many troubles in Baekje, it’s impossible to say that Goguryeo would have been conquered a few years earlier.”

In the past few years, the people have died from overwork, the money has been lost, and the soldiers have been compensated for hundreds of millions of dollars. Such compensation can only be a penny. How can it be unkind?

Li Jing was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses. He couldn't help but clasped his hands and laughed, loudly praising His Majesty's kindness!

Wei Zheng, on the other hand, frowned, feeling that something was not quite right.

And... Li Shimin spread his hands and said calmly:

The death of the Japanese king was due to his cowardice and fear of the power of the Tang army. He died of fear. What does it have to do with our envoy from the Tang Dynasty?

[According to the historical records of the Japanese state, shortly after Guo Wutai arrived in the Japanese state, he happened to catch up with the Renshen Rebellion in the Japanese state.

To put it bluntly, this matter is not complicated. The defeat in the Battle of Shirakawakou led to the decline of Emperor Tenchi's prestige.

In this case, Emperor Tenchi's younger brother, Prince Kaijin, gained more political say, and was finally established as the Eastern Palace, or Crown Prince, in 668.

Shortly after Kuo Wu Tai arrived in Japan, Emperor Tenji, who was seriously ill, announced a new appointment:

He appointed his son, Prince Otomo, as the Taizheng Minister. This position is basically equivalent to the Prime Minister or the Prime Minister.

As a result, the prince, Dahai Ren, was eclipsed in terms of political power. However, Emperor Tenchi was still uneasy and summoned the prince to his bed to explain:

I am about to die and am ready to give up the throne to you.

Emperor Tenchi was a master who relied on power struggle to rise to power. He had gone through the Ancient Brother Prince Rebellion, the Soga Ishikawa Maro Incident, and the Arima Prince Rebellion. He was experienced in hundreds of battles.

Under such circumstances, Daizinren was very sensible and took the initiative to decline the offer, and elected Prime Minister Prince Otomo, the biological son of Emperor Tenchi, as the crown prince. In order to avoid suspicion, he also became a monk.

After Emperor Tenchi died, Prince Otomo who succeeded him had no intention of letting his uncle go.

This conflict eventually evolved into a real fight, and the final result was that the opposition Dahai people won, completely defeating Otomo who held the government troops, and even forced his own nephew to hang himself.

After the victory of the Dahairen Prince, Guo Wutai patted his butt and returned to the country. With a wave of his sleeves, he took away a lot of wealth on a boat.

There were many rebellions in the history of the Japanese country, but very few of the rebels were able to overthrow the Central Army. Therefore, this civil strife is very intriguing, and we have no way of knowing what role Guo Wutai played in it.

After Dahairen ascended the throne, he was named Emperor Tenmu, and once again promoted the Tang Feng reform, and officially began to study the Tang Dynasty from the inside out.

Emperor Tenmu was also the first emperor in the history of Japan to learn the era names used by the Tang Dynasty, and officially abolished Japan's own calendar and switched to the Tang Dynasty's Yuan Jiali calendar.

The ending of Emperor Tenmu is also very Tang-style: after his death, his niece and queen came to the throne after a power struggle and became the third female emperor in the history of Japan, namely Emperor Jitong.

After seven years on the throne, Emperor Jitong gave way to his grandson and became the first emperor of Japan. Together with his grandson, he took charge of power and handled government affairs.

This is about brothers fighting, the queen proclaiming the emperor, two saints coming to the court, and finally returning the power to the court, as well as the supreme emperor system and so on.

It's hard not to think of characters such as Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Kuangyi, Wu Zetian and Li Zhi. I can only say that they are too similar.

However, it is a pity that the Central Plains Dynasty has never been interested in the ocean. Therefore, the name of Guo Wutai, who may have changed the history of the Japanese state, is not found in the old and new Tang books, but only in the national history of the Japanese state.

Some people also believe that Guo Wuteng was a general of the Tang army in Xiongjin Dudufu, and that it was his temporary intention to enter the Japanese country to fight against the autumn wind.

But according to the historical records of the Japanese state, Guo Wutai brought his credentials when he entered Japan, and the beginning of the credentials made the Japanese people very uncomfortable, because the beginning was written by Li Zhidala:

The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty respectfully asked the Japanese king Yunyun

The Japanese nation was later ashamed. After all, they had already claimed to be emperor when they submitted their credentials to Guangshen. As a result, they were demoted to the Japanese king by Li Zhi, and there were many complaints about this.

Since he carries his credentials, it can be seen that Guo Wutai was the envoy appointed by Li Zhizheng'er in the Eight Classics, and his style was quite characteristic of the powerful Tang Dynasty. 】

In the Bianliang Imperial Garden, Zhao Guangyi, who lowered his head and focused on the light screen, felt the hairs on his neck stand up.

You don't need to look up to know that your brother must be looking at you with sharp eyes at this time.

Thinking of the jade ax tied to his brother's waist, Zhao Guangyi couldn't help but feel confused.

The LOL work has come to an end for the time being, and we are just waiting for the finals on Saturday. I have been working hard for four days and have slacked off a bit. Tomorrow will be as usual.