Chapter 229 Please Your Majesty Don't Ask Your Royal Driver to Conquer Himself
"I didn't see anything? I just felt a little strange!" Fang Jun shook his head and said.
Li Shimin was stunned and looked at him with a smile: "Fang Yiai, others say you are extremely smart and well-informed! I am happy to see the hunting! I know that you don't want to participate in political affairs, and Jinyang is weak and sick, so I want you to take good care of you and don't want to bother you. But how can a real man always do this? It's great to provide the Lingyan Pavilion, which can strengthen my reputation in the Tang Dynasty and leave a name in history. However, other things I have seen!"
Fang Jun was stunned: "What did Your Majesty see?"
"Don't hurry!" Li Shimin smiled and said, "I don't know what you think of Tuyuhun, Tufan, or Goguli? I know you have prejudices about Tubo!"
Fang Jun was stunned for a moment, and immediately shook his head and said, "How dare I have any opinions? This is a question that Your Majesty should consider!"
Li Shimin immediately said, "I just asked casually! Why are you panicking? I am not afraid to tell you that I am just trying to achieve great achievements in the Tang Dynasty! I am just trying to expand the borders, and I am trying to open up the territory of the Tang Dynasty and seek blessings for my descendants of the Tang Dynasty! Now the Tang Dynasty is stable internally, but there are still countless external troubles. Goguli wants to be involved in the Liaodong of the Tang Dynasty, and the wolf ambition is already obvious. How can I let them do whatever they want!"
Fang Jun sighed in his heart when he heard this.
I had known that Li Shimin would do this for a long time, but I was not surprised when I said it at this time.
After thinking about it, he said, "Your Majesty wants to ask Gogurye. However, this matter... I think, why is Your Majesty obsessed with this?"
"Oh? Do you think Gogurye can't be beaten?" Li Shimin stared at him and frowned.
Fang Jun did not shake his head or nodded, and said, "I don't know whether I can fight or not. I just think that the world is so great, isn't it just a Gogurye? I'm not afraid to tell Your Majesty that when I was young, I read bad books and asked many people. I've always thought that the world is so great? How could the Tang Dynasty be the center of the world? I'm afraid that we are just a corner of our place!"
Li Shimin was stunned: "Oh? Why do you have such a view? Tell me more, I will listen carefully!"
Fang Jun was happy and smiled and said, "If you want to talk about this, you can naturally talk a lot! For example, I have seen Jiangnan and the sea. I have always thought, what is opposite the sea? There are Turks, Tuyuhun and Tubo. After the past, there was Dashi, and what country was it after the Dashi? And what world was it? Although the Tang Dynasty was big, it was still too small compared to this world! People in the world say that barbarians, but are they really barbarians? Is it not necessarily true! "
"If you don't say that you are far away, just talk about India. This is the Buddha's country. They also say that they are the center of heaven and earth. What is the difference between them and the Tang Dynasty? Your Majesty and the weak ministers have seen them, and they also regard the Tang Dynasty as barbarians!"
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment and smiled and said, "Your statement is a bit special!"
Fang Jun smiled and said, "So, I have never seen the world before, and I have seen it all! But I think that if Your Majesty wants to plan a big deal, I have to make a long-term plan! Compared with Gogurye, I think Japan is more worthy of being vigilant!"
Li Shimin was stunned: "Wa? Japan has paid tribute every year and has been submitting for a long time, so how can I be vigilant!"
Fang Jun shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, it's not just the Tang Dynasty! It's not just one generation, but thousands of years! The Kingdom of Japan is trapped in the sea, with many disasters and many earth dragons, blocking the east side of the Tang Dynasty, and feeling unwilling to accept it. For a moment, they may not be able to threaten the Tang Dynasty. But after a thousand years, they will definitely become the biggest troubles of our Tang Dynasty! You must be vigilant!"
Li Shimin was happy and immediately sneered: "You can see that you know a lot about Japan! But at this time, the great troubles of the Tang Dynasty were not in India, Tubo, or Japan! But, Liaodong!"
"Liaodong!" Fang Jun couldn't help but sigh.
Li Shimin said seriously: "The land of Goryeo is originally the Guzhu Kingdom. In the Zhou Dynasty, it was granted Jizi, and the Han Dynasty divided it into three counties, and the Jin Dynasty also ruled Liaodong. Since ancient times, they have been the territory of our Tang Dynasty. Now, Goguli has been unjustly for a long time, how can I do anything arbitrarily? I am not afraid to tell you that this vassal state has been disrespectful for a long time, and it has become a major concern for my Tang Dynasty Liaodong... Emperor Yang of Sui had conquered this country many times but failed. And I want to destroy them! I should complete the unfinished great achievements of Emperor Yang of Sui and lay the foundation for my Tang Dynasty!"
As he said that, Li Shimin looked at Fang Jun again: "I haven't told other people about this yet. You are the only one! I know that you are extremely smart and different from others! So I came here today just to hear your opinion!"
Fang Jun sighed and said, "Weichen has no opinion on this matter!"
Li Shimin smiled immediately after hearing this: "No opinion? No opinion, why are you sighing? You won't tell me that you didn't expect that I wanted to attack Goguli?"
Fang Jun sighed: "Weichen didn't hear much about Gogurye!"
"Then I tell you why I must destroy Goguli? In the 16th year of Zhenguan, that is, last year, Quangai Suwen killed Gori King Gao Jianwu, and made Gozang the King of Goryeo, and monopolized the government. At the same time, he also joined forces with Baekje to seek to seize Silla Dangxiang City to block the road to the court! It would be fine if it was just this matter. But, Zhu, Jing, Guan!"
Li Shimin stared at him coldly and said, "Do you know what is the Zhujing Temple in Fang Yiai?"
Fang Jun looked at him and said, "I heard a little bit! It's just imitating the Great Wall. He piled up the corpses of the soldiers of the previous dynasty together and stretched for dozens of miles!"
"good!"
Li Shimin said angrily: "I was furious after receiving the news. Goguli not only aims to get involved in Liaodong, but also to humiliate my people in the Tang Dynasty! How can I sit still? Besides, Goguli also sent envoys to Mobei to instigate Xue Yantuo to compete with the Tang Dynasty! How can I let him act recklessly? Now the plan has been decided, but I have not yet made up my mind when to take action! Now, let me talk to you Fang Yiai and listen to what to do? I know you should have some insights!"
Fang Jun knew that he was speechless. He knew that Li Shimin was going to attack Goguli, but he did not expect that his obsession would be so deep.
After thinking about it, he had to say, "I do have some opinions. But I am afraid that your Majesty will not be happy if you say it!"
"Then you say! I promise you that you are not guilty!" Li Shimin said.
Fang Jun was silent for a moment and said, "If Your Majesty wants to attack Goguli, then you might as well reuse Su Dingfang, the General of the Left Guard! In the future, leave the matter of Goguli to him!"
Li Shimin was stunned: "Is this your explanation?"
Fang Jun nodded and said, "No, right! Su Dingfang is brave and good at fighting, not inferior to British Duke Li Ji! He has been in the army for many years, and Your Majesty should not hide this person anymore! Why not, let him be responsible for the matter of Gogurye to prove whether he is loyal!"
Li Shimin was amused and crying when he heard this: "Fang Yiai, I have heard you comment on famous generals of the Tang Dynasty and have a lot of obsession with Su Dingfang. However, you are still young and don't know how vicious this person's methods are! Back then, Luo Cheng was so wise and brave that he was brave and good at fighting? I once thought that Luo Cheng was the number one strong general in the world and was coveted. However, he was unwilling to think that Luo Cheng was ambushed by this person and shot him to death with arrows! Moreover, this person was half-hearted and could not accomplish great things. How could he be responsible for the matter of Goguli?"
Fang Jun was speechless when he heard this, so he had to say, "Then the wee minister has nothing to say!"
Li Shimin laughed and said, "Haha, I know you are dissatisfied with something, but I am telling the truth! At this time, there were countless soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, not many more Su Dingfang, not many less Su Dingfang? How could it be that he must be? What else do you have to say? I will listen carefully!"
Fang Jun was silent for a moment and sighed: "Then the empress has another word! Please do not want the emperor to personally fight for the Goguryeo incident!"
Li Shimin was stunned, and his face was stunned for a moment. He immediately stared at him and laughed.
"Ha ha!"
Chapter completed!