Chapter 265 How can you do politics well if you are with such insects!

Although Jin Chunqiu's words were harsh, they made sense.

After all, the Tang Dynasty defeated Goguryeo and Baekje together. Even if the middle and lower-level nobles were stupid, the high-level nobles Vimalakirti and Lian Zong had a correct understanding.

As for advocating to other nobles that "Silla should weaken Goguryeo and Baekje so that the Tang Dynasty could seize the opportunity to destroy the countries", it was just propaganda carried out out of political needs.

But even though we agree, we still have to say some polite words.

"You are a thief who has brought disaster to the country, the people, and the world!" Vimalakirti pointed at Jin Chunqiu's nose and cursed bitterly: "Silla's great country will sooner or later fall into the hands of people like you!"

The Silla ministers in the court were shocked and dumbfounded by Vimalakirti's curse, but when they came to their senses, Vimalakirti had already left in anger.

Jin Chunqiu, who was scolded and pointed at, looked very ugly, like a purple eggplant.

Come to think of it, this is the truth. Vimalakirti was just about to point at him and curse "Tian Wenjing xxx".

"I think what Jin Shang said is very true!" Lian Zong also stood up and said, "If all of Silla are as greedy for life and afraid of death as this thief Jin Chunqiu, in the long run, I am afraid that the country will no longer exist!"

Vimalakirti’s surname was Jin, so Lian Zong called him Jin Shangdeng.

"Lian Zong!" Jin Chunqiu pointed at him angrily.

"Jin Chunqiu!" Lian Zong sneered, "Are you trying to use your official position to pressure me?"

As he spoke, he pulled his clothes to reveal the scars on his body: "Do you think I'm afraid of you? Let me tell you, my life has died several times with the previous king!"

As a general who had fought for Silla against Baekje since the Jin Dynasty, Lianzong would naturally not submit to a civil official like Jin Chunqiu.

But then again, Lian Zong belongs to the third bone, and in terms of bone quality, he is one grade lower than Jin Chunqiu.

So he and Jin Chunqiu showed off their seniority, which really disgusted Jin Chunqiu.

You're a fucking thing born from the third bone, and you dare to show off to my real bone?
"Someone come!" Jin Chunqiu shouted angrily, "Take Lian Zong away. He was disrespectful in the court meeting and he will be severely punished with twenty lashes of the cane!"

"Yes!" The guard immediately stepped forward and pulled Lian Zong away.

Lian Zong was still jumping up and down, cursing, "Jin Chunqiu, I'm going to fuck you..."

The voice gradually faded away, and the ministers in the court were all preoccupied with their own thoughts. They looked at each other and dared not say a word.

The court meeting ended unhappily with Lian Zong's punishment, but the final policy was to serve the Tang Dynasty honestly.

What else can I do? I can't defeat him...

After learning the results of the meeting, Kimithamwat was extremely angry.

That night, Jin Bitan and Lian Zong gathered some nobles who supported him and went to his residence to discuss important matters.

"The imperial court is too weak!" Jinbitan cursed fiercely, "They are afraid before the battle. Is the Tang Dynasty so worthy of their fear?"

"But, top." Yin De whispered, "Weren't you close to the Tang Dynasty before and supported its demands?"

"It's different now!" Jin Bitan snorted coldly, "Previously, they wanted the Tang Dynasty to send troops to help Silla conquer Goguryeo and Baekje, so they had no choice but to resort to this strategy. Now that the two countries have been completely destroyed, the Tang Dynasty's next target will definitely be Silla. As a minister of Silla, how can I stand idly by?"

This was only half the story. The actual reason was that he had a grudge against Queen Seondeok.

A few years ago, the queen sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty to request reinforcements to fight against the alliance of Goguryeo and Baekje. However, the condition for the Tang Dynasty to send troops to help was that Silla must depose the queen and establish a member of the Tang royal family as the new king.

Jinbitan had always disliked the queen, thinking that as a woman, what right did she have to show off her power here?
Under his instigation, in order to "temporarily resist Goguryeo and Baekje", they were "forced" to take this desperate measure and wanted to accept all the conditions of the Tang Dynasty, depose the queen and establish a new member of the Tang royal family.

Now that the two countries have been destroyed and the Tang Dynasty does not seem to intend to bring up the past, the queen has become a die-hard fan of the Tang Dynasty.

Naturally, Kimbitsan became the enemy of the queen.

"Then... Shangdang, what are you going to do?" Cheng Lan asked hesitantly, "I think the Tang Dynasty seems to be satisfied with occupying Goguryeo and Baekje, and has no intention of attacking Silla..."

"You know nothing!" Lian Zong suddenly retorted: "The Tang Dynasty now wants to consolidate the territories of Goguryeo and Baekje that they have just occupied. Once they gain a foothold in the two countries, the next target will be us!"

He used a little too much force when speaking and pulled the wound on his waist, causing him to cry out in pain.

"Then...then what should we do?" Everyone asked, "We have already angered the Tang Dynasty because of taking water last time. What if..."

"Do you think the conflict was really caused by taking water?" Jinbitan snorted coldly: "Let me tell you, I actually sent people to sneak into Baekje to test the attitude of the Tang Dynasty. If the Tang Dynasty lets it go, then the next step is to send people over to occupy the land first!"

"Once we can establish de facto occupation, even the Tang Dynasty will be unable to do anything to us over the years!"

Kim Bitam did this more than once. Another purpose he did not mention was to arouse the anger of the anti-Tang faction in the Silla court.

In real history, this is what the Silla people did.

First, they sent people to live in the area controlled by the Andong Protectorate. After a long time, they sent officials, and finally they occupied the area de facto.

Through this salami-slicing method, they gradually occupied the Korean Peninsula.

The Tang Dynasty also launched several counterattacks in the meantime. Xue Rengui went to Silla to fight back against this de facto occupation, but unfortunately he failed in that battle.

The Tang Dynasty was too embarrassed to record this shameful achievement in history books, and the truth was only learned through the history of Goryeo.

In the end, they had no choice but to invite the veteran general Su Dingfang to pacify Silla.

Old Su was a really ruthless guy with a cruel heart. He beat Silla very badly in a short time, so there was a rumor that Su Dingfang was poisoned to death by Silla.

But the problem is that Liu Rengui and Su Dingfang did not have a good relationship, so the matter of Su Dingfang was deleted from the history books.

"I just didn't expect it." Jinbitan sighed, "The Tang Dynasty reacted quickly and even killed all the people I sent over, and threw all the bodies into the mud river."

"If I wasn't worried that the treacherous officials in the court would use this to make a fuss and sell me out to the Tang Dynasty, how could I swallow this anger?"

Hearing Jinbitan's words, everyone was filled with indignation.

They thought the biggest enemy was the Tang Dynasty, but they never expected that their biggest enemy actually came from within?!
"Shangdang, what do you mean?" everyone asked.

"You all saw today's court meeting. The traitor Jin Chunqiu is loyal to the Tang Dynasty. He has ignored our soldiers who died in the disaster and would rather kowtow to the Tang Dynasty. How can we do politics well with such a worm?"

Jinbitana spoke passionately, with an expression that showed he was shouldering the responsibility of justice.

Of course, Jinbitan also knew that this slogan could not unite people, after all, they were all thousand-year-old foxes.

"You have seen the fate of Goguryeo and Baekje. If the Tang Dynasty rules Silla, all officials will be appointed and dismissed by Han people. We will never be able to make a name for ourselves!"

Hearing this, all the Silla nobles gnashed their teeth.

If you come up with some slogans, people may agree with them on the surface, but in fact they don't agree with them.

But when it comes to tangible benefits, we have to roll up our sleeves and get to work.

In fact, the Tang Dynasty's rule over Goguryeo and Baekje basically adopted this model.

Since the Tang Dynasty completed its conquest of Goguryeo and Baekje last year, nearly 100,000 families have been relocated to the interior. In fact, this is also true in history. Since the destruction of Goguryeo during the reign of Emperor Gaozong, people have been relocated to the interior, and most of the people of Goguryeo were relocated to the Tang Dynasty and perfectly integrated into the Han people.

The remaining part integrated into the local tribes and soon disappeared.

People like Gao Xianzhi were the Goguryeo people who moved to the interior of the Tang Dynasty.

After hearing what Jinbidan said, all the nobles were filled with righteous indignation and said, "We all follow the lead of the superior! We will not hesitate to obey the orders of the superior!"

"Great!" Jinbitan said happily, "With your help, I have no reason to worry about not accomplishing my mission!"

"Now the Prime Minister Jin Chunqiu is a coward who is greedy for life and afraid of death. I want to clear the court of officials. I wonder if anyone is willing to help?" he asked again.

At the same time, the servants of Jinbitan Mansion had sealed the door.

If we want to discuss rebellion, we certainly can't leave the door wide open. What if someone gets scared and goes and informs on us?
After hearing what Jinbitan said, everyone looked at each other in surprise.

It would be easy if you asked them to pay, to clear the court...

From what he said, it seemed like assassination.

No matter whether the assassination is successful or not, you won't come back alive.

Seeing everyone looking at each other in bewilderment, Lian Zong took the lead and said, "Sir, I am willing to drive you! Fight for Silla to be great again!"

"Okay!" Jinbitam patted the chair and ordered someone to bring a box.

He handed the box to Lian Zong, who took it with both hands, opened it and saw a miniature crossbow inside.

"This is a pocket crossbow made by the Han people. It is easy to carry and can shoot arrows at critical moments, taking people's lives invisibly." Jin Bidan introduced him: "When the king entertains all the ministers the day after tomorrow, you can use this pocket crossbow to kill Jin Chunqiu, the insect that brings disaster to the country and the people..."

As he said this, Jinbitan scratched his neck with his index finger.

"I understand!" Lian Zong's heart was filled with excitement.

At the court meeting, Jin Chunqiu actually humiliated him so much. How could Lian Zong not hold a grudge?
Now that he had the chance to kill someone, Lian Zong's heart was filled with excitement.

At the same time, Jinbitan was not idle either.

In fact, with his constant collusion over the past six months, the anti-Tang faction has already become the majority in Silla.

Most of the defense of Wolseong, the capital of Silla, was under his control.

Jin Bitan was a meticulous person. Although Lian Zong was preparing to assassinate Jin Chunqiu, he also made a second plan, which was to control and hold the queen hostage after the fact that Jin Chunqiu was dead was established.

At this time, Cui Xiuye ​​also arrived at the royal city of Silla.

As an envoy of the Tang Dynasty, Cui Xiuye ​​naturally had a mission to accomplish.

Firstly, Queen Seondeok of Silla served the Tang Dynasty very respectfully, and secondly, Silla did indeed take up a lot of the energy of Baekje and Goguryeo, so when Old Li was happy, he planned to add more responsibilities to Queen Seondeok.

Originally, in addition to being the Queen of Silla, Kim Seung-man also had the titles of Pillar of the State and Duke of Lelang.

This time, Kim Seung-man was given the title of Korean Public.

After all, Lelang was one of the four Han counties. It was annexed by Goguryeo during the civil war in the Central Plains and returned to the hands of the Tang Dynasty only last year. How could the Han homeland be given to Jin Shengman, the queen of Silla? Isn't this forcibly making a claim for others?

The Duke of Han is more realistic. This Han is different from the Han of the Warring States Period. It means Jinhan, the predecessor of Silla.

As a vassal state, Silla was naturally very submissive.

Starting from the past two days, Jin Shengman began to bathe and fast.

When Cui Xiuye ​​and his men arrived at Yuecheng, Jin Shengman had already changed his clothes and was respectfully waiting for the arrival of the Tang envoy in the palace.

At noon, Cui Xiuye ​​also went to the palace with the imperial edict.

Xiao Cui is young and comes from a prominent family. He is not only handsome but also tall and strong. He charms all the young girls and wives along the way.

In the Silla palace, all the ministers lined up neatly, eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Tang envoy.

Logically speaking, although they were anti-Tang, they were still looking forward to the content of the edict.

When Cui Xiuye ​​arrived at the palace, he crossed his arms and saluted Jin Shengman as a hello.

However, the ministers of Silla had to bow down respectfully.

No one would find fault with this, after all, a minister of a superior country would not kneel before the ruler of a subordinate country.

Jin Shengman also returned the gift first. Cui Xiuye ​​took the imperial edict from the brocade plate held by the person behind him and said loudly, "It is ordered!"

Hearing Cui Xiuye's words, Jin Shengman stood up and bowed respectfully in the direction of Chang'an.

This is also the etiquette of a vassal state. When Gao Biaoren was on a diplomatic mission to Japan, the Japanese emperor was unwilling to bow, so Gao Biaoren refused to read the imperial edict and went back home directly.

There is a lot of criticism about him in history books, but actually there was nothing wrong with what he did.

How dare you not bow down to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty?

Cui Xiuye ​​glanced at the ministers of Silla, and wherever his eyes passed, the ministers of Silla bowed reluctantly.

At least it was enough to save face, so Cui Xiuye ​​didn't care whether they were sincere or not, and read out the edict to enthrone the Queen of Silla.

After the reading was completed, Cui Xiuye ​​handed over the imperial edict.

"King of Silla, please accept the order."

Jin Shengman did not dare to delay. He took small steps forward and respectfully held the imperial edict in both hands.

"I thank His Majesty the Khan for his grace. Silla is willing to be a vassal of the Tang Dynasty forever."

Choi Soo-ye nodded with satisfaction when he heard what Kim Seung-man said.

He looked around again and said to his ministers, "Everyone, get up."

When the Silla officials heard Cui Xiuye's words, they all stood up.

Cui Xiuye ​​had stayed in the Andong Protectorate for several days, so he naturally knew about the repeated provocations by the Silla people.

So he spoke again: "King of Silla, when I was in the Andong Protectorate, I heard from the Protectorate Chief Su Ding that the Silla people had repeatedly provoked the Protectorate and even caused several conflicts."

"I hope that the Silla side will restrain its emotions and not provoke border conflicts again, causing casualties among innocent people."

To be honest, Cui Xiuye's tone was not very polite, but his words were not out of line.

But to the ears of the Silla people, it was extremely harsh.

(End of this chapter)