Wen Yanbo and Feng Deyi were completely different in temperament and were completely two different people.
They became friends partly because of their official contacts, and partly because there was something admirable about each other.
Feng Deyi was a man who was careless, with a strong mind and a clever plan. He was especially good at guessing people's hearts. There were many qualities that Wen Yanbo did not possess.
Vice versa, Wen Yanbo has an upright temperament and tends to be honest. He is very dignified in both work and life. His sense of proportion is not as good as Feng Deyi's. However, he is fair and upright, and has accumulated a lot of experience in the court over the past few years.
The prestige is not small, and Feng Deyi cannot compare with it in this regard.
With the past as a foreshadowing, even if there are things they don't like about each other, there is no problem for the two of them to get along.
Moreover, they are both important ministers in the court, and they are very clear about the difference between Menxia Province and Shangshu Province. The other party is very competent in their duties. It is normal for them to have different political opinions, so they will not have any concerns in this regard.
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Today, when Wen Yanbo came to Menxia Province, Feng Deyi said a bit too much. It was just due to his personal relationship. If it were another person, how could he be so honest?
But no matter how much he tried to persuade him, Wen Yanbo was not interested in what he said. He had his own opinions and had been implementing them unswervingly.
Moreover, he thought that if he became like Feng Deyi, who always acted based on the emperor's appearance, looked forward and backward, and thought a lot, wouldn't he, Zuopushe, the minister, become a slave?
In other words, Feng Deyi could do this, but Wen Yanbo could never do this.
It has to be said that his vision is much better than Feng Deyi's in this regard. Of course, this is also based on his many years of experience following Li Po as well as his own character, position, etc.
Taking the current matter as an example, if he did not rush to the palace to see the emperor, but waited for a few days for the edict to be sent to the place before speaking to the emperor, as Feng Deyi said, that would be a dereliction of duty on his part.
The emperor will never like this kind of hindsight...
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After a few words, the two people's understanding of officialdom diverged greatly, almost to the level of different political opinions.
Wen Yanbo didn't want to get entangled in this topic. In fact, he had already obtained the results he wanted in Tai Chi Hall.
The emperor did not want to make a big war against Goguryeo for the time being, but the envoy from Silla gave the emperor some thought. He had 10,000 elite soldiers and hundreds of warships.
When it comes to fighting at sea, Wen Yanbo doesn't think that the surrounding small countries can compete with it. When it comes to Ryukyu, it may be a war to destroy the country. The only thing to worry about is the storm on the sea.
Wen Yanbo didn't know much about maritime affairs, so he wouldn't express his opinions easily.
But that was the sea. When they arrived in Silla, he believed that these few troops were not enough to threaten Goguryeo. At most, they would only support the Silla people and harass Goguryeo to a certain extent.
This shows that the emperor's attitude is mainly to harass, and he is not preparing for a war to destroy the country like Yang Guang. But judging from what the emperor said, as long as Goguryeo shows a slight weakness, the situation is uncertain.
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The emperor is strongly advocating building ports and warships on the seaside. His intention is self-evident. He wants to imitate the old thing of protecting children and attack Goguryeo from the sea. This is probably just a small test.
In the next two years, when the port is complete and the sea-going ships are large-scale, it will probably be inevitable for the army to gather and go to sea on ships.
Wen Yanbo is not sure what the situation will be like in two or three years. An alliance with the Turks is imminent, even if the kings of the two countries have a happy talk and make an alliance.
How long can such an alliance last? People from Tibet have also come, and their words obviously cannot be taken lightly.
The Western Turks performed very well. They could have been used as allies to contain the Turkic Royal Court, but Feng Deyi's previous advice changed things...
In addition, the Tang Dynasty will implement many new policies in the past two years, and it will take time to see the effects. Therefore, no one can say for sure what will happen in the future. After all, no one is a monster who only sits in power and knows the world.
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As chaotic thoughts appeared in his mind, Wen Yanbo calmed himself down secretly and told himself that it was precisely because of the complexity of things in the world that he needed people like them to work hard and assist Mingjun in achieving his great cause.
If there is peace in the world and everyone is a minister of the prosperous age, their talents will not be revealed even if everyone sings about the wind and the moon.
So he no longer struggled with Feng Deyi about sending troops to sea. The two people looked at the problem from different angles, and neither could convince the other.
If we continue to talk about it, we will soon get away from the matter itself, which will not help.
So he asked: "What Brother Feng said is that His Majesty has always been very attentive to the military affairs. What we did was just to make up for the losses. This was the case both in Daizhou and Jinyang back then. There is no need to overdo it."
concern.
As long as Your Majesty thinks about Zhou Xiang and makes up his mind, we can only do our best to facilitate it. Brother Feng doesn't need to say much about this, I understand it.
It’s just that His Majesty said just now that Ashina, the Turkic Turkic Khan, has heard that he covets Liaodong... We have discussed it many times before, and both your Majesty and we have a general opinion that the Turks cannot be allowed to occupy the land of Liaodong, otherwise
There will be no peace in Hebei..."
Feng Deyi was a little unfinished, and there were not many opportunities to criticize Wen Dalin's actions. The topic was changed halfway through, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
I feel that Wen Dalin has become a bit stubborn after becoming the chief minister, and he can't even listen to the good advice from his friends.
However, when Wen Yanbo mentioned Liaodong, Feng Deyi's heart skipped a beat and his attention was immediately diverted. He was just talking about Goguryeo, but now he has moved to Liaodong. Doesn't His Majesty really want to imitate Yang Guang's story?
That's no small matter...
He nodded and said: "Ashi Naduo Wen is quite smart. I met that man once in Yulin many years ago and didn't pay much attention to him. I didn't expect that many years later he would have become a Tuli Khan, and he would have one party...
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He was in charge of the eastern Turkic tribes as well as the Khitan, Xi tribe, Mohe and other tribes in the east. I don't know if he had the power of Ashina Elivo.
I heard that a few years ago, Ashina Duowen led the crowd to help the Khitan expel Shi Wei. After running it in the past few years, he should have secured the position of Tuli Khan.
Turks have always been ambitious. Now that Turli Khan has secured his position as Khan, it will be the Turks' turn to have a headache. I heard that he has not returned to the palace for many years, so I guess he has his own plans.
Attacking Goguryeo was the first step in his plan. Unfortunately, this man seemed to have no courage. Dou Jiande treated him with great respect, but when Dou Jiande fell, there was no movement on his side.
Now we want to capture Liaodong, but we have endured it at the last moment. Such a Tuli Khan seems to care about the overall situation. You can think about it carefully. If I were not old, I would definitely ask your Majesty to come and see this person.
People, there is always something to gain."
Wen Yanbo smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Feng is worthy of being the head of the sect. His Majesty may have this intention. Just now in the Taiji Hall, he asked us what would happen if Ashina Duowen was allowed to attack Liaodong.
I just came here and wanted to ask the servant, what is the meaning of your Majesty's words? It is very different from what was discussed before."
Feng Deyi was stroking his beard. After hearing these words, his hand shook and he pulled his beard hard. He immediately grinned in pain and wrinkled his old face.
Wen Yanbo lowered his head to drink tea and said to himself that it seemed that you didn't know about it beforehand. If you find time later, you will have to bring Xiao Shiwen and discuss it together.
Forget about the staff and confidants around me, there are not many who have any experience in Turkic affairs. It would be great if Yu Wenxin was here.
That man has been on many missions to the Turks, and now he is in Youzhou. His understanding of Ashina's knowledge should be better than anyone else's.
The previous letters to the Central Government were all related to Ashina Duowen... If we could ask his opinion in person, we might be able to better grasp the situation in Northeast China.
Feng Deyi pondered for a long time, and seemed to have gained something. A smile gradually appeared on his face, he patted the table gently, and said something wonderful.
Wen Yanbo did not support him, nor did he ask what was so wonderful. He just looked at Feng Deyi and waited for him to speak.
Feng Deyi became interested and said with glaring eyes: "This is a wonderful skill. If you use it to your advantage, you can get the overall situation."
Pretend... Wen Yanbo was a little impatient, "It seems that the servant is well versed in the art of chess and scales, and he will want to ask for advice later."
Feng Deyi laughed and said to himself that you, Wen Dalin, can be so weird...
But he said, "My dear brother, don't be ridiculous. I can only make a few guesses about your majesty's grand plans. We both know that the alliance with the Turkic Khan is imminent and it is very likely that the trip will take place this year."
When Yang Guang and the Turkic Qimin Khan met in Yulin, the grand scene may never be reproduced in the world. When Your Majesty met the Turkic Khan, there was no distinction between father and son, and there were many things that could be discussed.
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Dear brother, think about it, if the Turkic Khan led his army to attack Goguryeo before this, what would it be like when the two sides meet? Would the Turkic Khan want Dongfang Khan to continue to be powerful? "
Wen Yanbo also stroked his short beard, and after a long time he said slowly: "Brother Feng is saying that the story of Ashina Elivo will be repeated today?"
Feng Deyi nodded and said: "That's why the Turkic territory is vast, so the two small khans in the east and west came into being. Since the Turks started in Mobei and set up two small khans, they have sown disaster.
The many civil strife in the Turks in the past were all caused by this, and today is no exception. This was the case when His Majesty led his army to the north to help Ashina Yang Huan win the position of Khan.
Furthermore, if Ashinado heard of the invasion of Liaodong, and the Silla people marched south to Pyongyang City, wouldn't they be replaying the story of Yang Guang's conquest of Liaodong?
This is a strategy that kills three birds with one stone. If it succeeds, I don't know how long Goguryeo can survive. But this battle is destined to break the Turks' arm... I really want to see the face of the Turks Khan during the alliance. That must be
very funny."
He and Li Po thought of the same place, but the competition between big powers is not that simple. Some changes are easy to happen in the middle, but it doesn't matter what you say.