Chapter 2551 Let them harm the Tang Dynasty, not to harm Goguryeo
Li Ke looked at General Cheng with thick eyebrows and angry eyes, and then at Brother Chu Bi who was grabbing his arm with a playful smile.
I even saw Zhao Kun, the confidant of his biological father, before leaving, he gave a look that said, "Your Highness, you are wishing for your blessings" and left...
Li Ke watched helplessly as a group of his father's close guards abandoned him and walked away with determination. His eyes instantly became moist...
I was really out of my mind. I saw Brother Chu Bi’s joke and ended up getting myself into it.
When His Highness King Wu passed away tragically at the Cheng family banquet, Cheng Chubi sent Li Ke out of the Duke Lu's mansion in a very considerate manner, finally letting go of his bad temper.
Following Cheng Sanlang in the Luoyang Palace, he started causing trouble. As a result, his furious Majesty picked up a stick and led a group of guards to chase him.
After driving Cheng Sanlang into despair, the news that he had to jump into Jiuzhou Pond to survive began to spread in Luoyang City.
When Cheng Sanlang was in Chang'an, the news that the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty were copying weapons together in the East Palace and driving them away has been mentioned again.
All the ministers were very happy when they heard the news, but they were all very sorry that the boy actually received a few spanks on his buttocks. The punishment was really too light.
However, now that His Majesty has punished Cheng Sanlang, those censors who knew that Cheng Sanlang was misbehaving in the palace and were preparing to sharpen their swords could only stop writing in frustration.
Early the next morning, as soon as Cheng Chubi arrived at the government office, someone from the Military Affairs Department sent Cheng Sanlang a lot of information about Goguryeo.
This made all the Luoyang officials who were waiting for Cheng Sanlang to arrange their official duties couldn't help but look at each other.
Pairs of sneaky eyes frequently looked at Cheng Sanlang, who was rumored to have been beaten by His Majesty just yesterday.
It's not like he was beaten just now, but in the blink of an eye, His Majesty actually sent officials from the Ministry of War to deliver important information to Cheng Luoyang. What the hell is this?
After some chatter with the official, Cheng Chubi asked Deng Chengxin to send the official away and looked at a small wooden box placed in the hall.
Here are copies of the intelligence about Goguryeo collected by the Staff Division.
To collect intelligence about an enemy country, that’s all it takes? I’m afraid if it’s stuffed into a computer, it won’t even have 10 megabits.
Think about the importance attached to intelligence in modern wars of later generations, and then compare the lack of emphasis on intelligence in wars of this era.
This made Cheng Chubi feel a little disgusted. In the past few years, the Han and Tang Dynasty trading houses had also expanded their business to the three countries on the peninsula. The intelligence collected was probably much more than what the Ministry of War's Staff Division had given him.
Although the Han and Tang Dynasty trading houses mainly provided information about people's livelihood, they also paid attention to the disturbances in the Goguryeo state power.
But considering that I need to make a big plan, I can do it alone...
Cheng Chubi turned his gaze and glanced at the officials present. Soon, he saw Li Yifu and Xu Jingzong.
Suddenly his eyes lit up. These two were top masters of intrigue. They were good at doing serious things, and they were also good at doing unreasonable things.
Such talents, rather than causing harm to the Tang Dynasty, would be used to harm Goguryeo.
Seeing Cheng Sanlang's shining eyes, Li Yifu and Xu Jingzong immediately felt that the hairs on their backs had stood up.
It was as if the pure lamb was being stared at by a greedy and hungry beast, terrified and helpless.
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Everyone else was assigned to work, and they were ignored. As for Li Yifu and Xu Jingzong, the incomparable pair, Cheng Sanlang stayed on.
Cheng Sanlang gently patted the box full of information about Goguryeo and looked at the two of them with a smile.
Finally, Xu Jingzong braced himself and spoke first, "I wonder if Cheng Luoyang left Xiaguan behind with Master Li, but do you have something to explain?"
Cheng Chubi spoke slowly and leisurely. "There is indeed something going on. Do you know Goguryeo?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Yifu spoke loudly.
"Cheng Luoyang is asking that Goguryeo invaded our Tang border for no reason and provoked a border provocation?"
"Although the official doesn't know much about Goguryeo, he does know some things. The current leader of Goguryeo is King Rongliu Gao Jianwu.
But the official heard that the person in charge of Goguryeo now is not King Yeongliu, but the powerful minister Yeon Gaesumun..."
Xu Jingzong on the side looked at the eloquent Li Yifu with a dark expression on his face, and was so angry that he almost spit out green smoke from his nostrils.
What a shame, I just finished the conversation, and you interrupted so suddenly, are you going to get so involved?!
As soon as Li Yifu shut up, Xu Jingzong glared at Li Yifu fiercely and then said to Cheng Sanlang.
"Cheng Luoyang, Li Zhubo's understanding of Goguryeo is too one-sided, and the lower official has more say in this aspect.
After all, Xiaguan served under the former Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty in his early years, and once accompanied him to the northern expedition to Goguryeo..."
I saw these two guys hurting each other while racking their brains to show off their talents, oh no, to show off their knowledge of Goguryeo and the countries on the peninsula.
Cheng Chubi was quite satisfied. He didn't expect that neither of these two people had done any homework in advance, but they could both speak eloquently.
This is enough to prove that smart people like them have a very broad range of knowledge.
"Okay, okay, in addition, I have another question. I wonder how much you two know about Guan Zhong, the famous Prime Minister of Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period?"
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After more than half an hour of examination, Cheng Chubi finally waited until Cheng Fa and the others collected the information about Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla from the merchants of the Han and Tang Dynasties.
There were three boxes that were at least twice as big as Zifangsi's box, and they were all filled with all kinds of information about the Three Kingdoms on the peninsula.
"People of the Ming Dynasty don't tell secret stories. I entered the palace yesterday and won His Majesty's favor. I was allowed to formulate a strategy against Goguryeo..."
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the two people who had guessed it suddenly lit up, and they wanted to throw themselves into Cheng Sanlang's arms and say, "I can do it."
"You two are both very talented officials. I know this very well, but..."
"Your strengths lie in government affairs and intrigues, not military affairs."
After hearing the first sentence, the two of them had smiles full of expectation on their faces, but Cheng Sanlang's second sentence made them look dark and heartbroken.
Although both of them wanted to shout loudly that I am nothing without me. However, considering Cheng Sanlang's character, they could only look at the Shangguan with resentful eyes and protest with silence.
"However, after careful consideration by Cheng, I feel that you two are very conscientious and have helped Cheng a lot.
So I decided to ask you two, do you have the confidence to make a good plan with me?"
"Cheng Luoyang has an order, so there is no reason why he should not obey his orders." Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu bowed their heads without hesitation.