Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Guo Ye's bamboo bar was bang bang, but he also knew that he couldn't make Yuan Pure Land anxious now, and it would be of no benefit to Guo Ye if he broke up with each other.

After some bargaining, the figure of 50 taels of gold was finally finalized!

For a while, everyone was happy.

But in the end, Guo Ye raised another question and said, "Old General Pure Land, I suddenly remembered that we missed someone just now!"

"Who?"

"The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty! The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is not ignorant of human fireworks. Everyone has benefited from this matter, but the old man has no one. Isn't it a bit out of order?"

"What? Are you so greedy???"

Chapter 1399 Changing the Abyss into a Spring

Yuan Pure Land couldn't take it anymore, and said: "Pingyang County Lord! Guo Ye! I'm not afraid to tell you, if you say 50 taels of gold, it's 50 taels of gold! Even if there is an extra copper plate, you don't want to get it from our Yuan family." ! If you still want to make progress, I, Yuan Pure Land, will no longer serve you!"

Yang Wanchun also felt that Guo Ye was a little too much, and said: "Guo boy, Brother Jingtu also runs errands for others. If the conditions are too harsh, Yuan Gai and Su Wen will not be able to pass the test. Isn't it worth talking about it? Besides, I guess Yuan Shi is very reluctant to offer 50 taels. No matter how much you want, they won't be able to give it..."

Guo Ye smiled slightly and said: "Yuan Pure Land, who said you want money? Who said you want money? Which ear did you hear from me, Guo Ye, who said you want money? I am rich in the Tang Dynasty. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty plucked a vellus hair, It’s thicker than your Yuan family’s waist. Can you value your little money? A joke! If you don’t believe me, you can offer 50 taels of gold to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and see if he will take it or not?”

Yuan Jingtu clutched his purse subconsciously, and said: "You treat me as a fool, and give gold to others when you are full. Not to mention the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, even the biological father will not do it!"

"I'm just making an analogy. Let's put it this way, the Emperor of Tang Dynasty absolutely doesn't want your money!"

"Then what do you mean..." Yuan Jingtu felt relieved when he heard that no money was required.

Guo Ye said: "Fame and fortune are the most moving things in the world. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty does not value money, but naturally he values ​​fame!"

Yuan Pure Land breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "This is easy to handle. Our Goguryeo pays tribute to the Tang Dynasty every year and becomes a vassal every year. In this case, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty will always be satisfied, right?"

"Yuan Pure Land, don't give me such vain things! In the past, you Goguryeo was a vassal to our Tang Dynasty, and now you are still a vassal. What's the difference?"

"What do you mean?"

"It would be great if you can give us two cities in Tang Dynasty, such as Liaodong City, Anshi City, Jian'an City, Fuyu City, etc., just give one or two. With this achievement of expanding the territory, I think it will satisfy the emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"

Yuan Jingtu said: "Mr. Pingyang, this is not allowed! The cities you mentioned are all in the hands of the west. Although our Yuan family has some influence on these cities, the west has the final say. Since the death of the west Ulji Wende is incompatible with my Yuan family, how could they cede the city!"

Guo Ye understood that even if these cities belonged to the east, Yuan Pure Land would not be willing to cede them. Give it to the emperor of the Tang Dynasty! Hey, I have it!"

Guo Ye slapped his thigh and shouted, "I figured it out!"

Yuan Pure Land knew that Guo Ye wasn't holding back any good farts, but the situation was stronger than others, so he cooperated and said, "What can I do?"

"Yuan Pure Land, the current Goguryeo, even if Gao Zang is the king, you Yuan family are the masters, am I right?"

"Yes!" Yuan Pure Land cherished words like gold and refused to say anything more.

"That's the problem. There is one thing that greatly affects the relationship between Goguryeo and Datang. I wonder if the old general knows about it?"

"what's up?"

"It's your Yuan family's surname!"

"Our Yuan family's surname is Yuan, so what's the matter with Datang?"

"What's the matter with Datang? Let me ask you, do you know what is the name of the father of my Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, that is, my Great Tang Emperor?"

Yuan Pure Land understood as soon as he heard it, the Supreme Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was surnamed Li Mingyuan.Their Yuan family took Yuan as their surname, which violated the taboo of Li Yuan's name.

Where is the rationale for this?

Logically speaking, when Goguryeo surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, the Yuan family should naturally avoid Li Yuan's name.

However, Goguryeo is only a vassal on the surface. Whether it is King Yingyang or Yuangai Suwen, deep down, they all have a dream of a great Goguryeo empire. They want to overthrow Datang, or even replace it.So, I never thought about this taboo issue.

It was officially brought up by Guo Ye today, Yuan Pure Land is really difficult to answer for a while.

He thought for a while, and said: "I think back then, when the Supreme Emperor was in power, he was not dissatisfied with my Yuan family. The Duke of Pingyang brought up this matter today, and it must have been a bit of an overreach..."

"You can't say that. I think your Yuan family was still the courtiers of Goguryeo, how could you get into the eyes of the Supreme Emperor. Now, your Yuan family is the real master of Goguryeo. If you don't show a little respect, I, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, will be angry , I'm afraid it's too late for you Yuan Shi to regret it!"

When Guo Ye brought his words to this point, Yuan Pure Land could only agree, saying: "Since this is the case, my Yuan family will avoid the name of the Great Tang Emperor. I don't know what my surname should be changed to? I don't want to bother the two masters. Lord Lao Pingyang came up with an idea."

Guo Ye said: "Your original surname means the boundless sea. Goguryeo is a small country in Fanbang, how can the sea be boundless? As an imperial envoy of the Tang Dynasty, on behalf of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, I will give you a surname! From now on, the surname will be Quan. Without the boundless water of the sea, how many springs will dry up! This just shows that you Goguryeo surrendered to my Tang Dynasty!"

Yang Wanchun said with a smile on the side: "Congratulations, Brother Pure Land, you Yuan... ah no... The Quan family got the surname bestowed by the Tang Dynasty. You will be on the way to prosperity soon, so gratifying and congratulations!"

Yuan Pure Land came to negotiate today, and he was already prepared for humiliation in his heart. Returning the Gao family and paying huge compensation are all part of the question. Before coming here, he had already discussed with Yuan Gai Suwen, but the details There are discrepancies.But Guo Ye's move to change the deep into a spring is really beyond his expectations!

Unexpectedly, when he came here, his surname was changed. Yuan Jingtu knocked out his teeth and swallowed his blood, and said, "Mr. Xie Pingyang gave me a surname!"

Yuan Pure Land agreed to Guo Ye's three conditions, and the negotiation came to an end.

Yang Wanchun wanted to keep Yuan Pure Land to drink, but Yuan Pure Land didn't have that kind of thought at this time, he made a confession, and left in a hurry.

After Yuan Pure Land left, Yang Wanchun could understand and said: "Guo boy, I originally thought you were a dragon among people, but today I saw that you are normal."

Guo Ye was used to Yang Wanchun's ability to pick bones, and said, "Father-in-law, what's your opinion?"

Yang Wanchun stroked his beard in a leisurely manner, and said: "In today's negotiation, there is one matter that you handled very inappropriately! But it's not your fault. Most of us Han people have this problem.

Guo Ye said with a smile: "My father-in-law said that I insisted on changing Yuan's surname, right?"

"That's right, Yuan's change of surname is useless except to make Yuan's unhappy. Could it be that he changed his surname so that he could truly submit to Datang? A joke! On the contrary, you are pressing so hard, I'm afraid it will make him more hostile to Da Tang Don!"

"Father-in-law, you are wrong. Changing Yuan's surname, besides making Yuan's unhappy, has two advantages! First, no matter how you say it, forcing Yuan to change his surname is a great achievement by Guo Ye! After I arrive in Datang, can the Emperor of Tang grant me a reward?"

"You are harming the public for your own sake!"

"Don't worry, this matter is also good for Datang. This is the second benefit I want to talk about. At this time, Goguryeo is at its weakest moment, and it is a golden opportunity for me, Datang! I just said, I, Datang, will not take advantage of others, do you think Yuan Gai Suwen can believe it? Only when he is unhappy and distressed, will he believe that my Datang has no intention of attacking Goguryeo."

"So, you still want Datang to attack Goguryeo, and the conditions you mentioned just now are to confuse Yuan Gai Suwen?"

"Exactly!"

Yang Wanchun said sternly: "Then one day, the Tang army will come to Seoul, Guo boy, will you help me or Datang?"

Chapter 1400 Do not fight if you are a thief, recruit yourself for three years

Yang Wanchun's question pushed Guo Ye to a corner.

Guo Ye thought for a while, and answered carefully: "If the Tang army really came to Seoul, father-in-law, do you think it is really important which side the son-in-law is on? There is no need to defend the city. At that time, Goguryeo will only be left with a lonely city of Seoul. Not to mention that I, Guo Ye, helped you, even if Sun Wu is resurrected and Zhuge is alive, I am afraid that Seoul will not be able to defend it!"

"We are fighting against Yuan Gai Suwen this time, isn't it a lonely city?"

"Father-in-law, why do you bother knowingly? Yes, this victory is the strength of Seoul. However, we have Silla as an ally. If I hadn't lied about the arrival of Silla reinforcements, how could we have won this battle?" So easy? When the Tang army is approaching the city, where will you find reinforcements?"