One Piece of Song Dynasty

Once Hokkaido and the Ryukyu Islands are captured, Japan will have Beiting City in the north, Ryukyu City in the south, and Jeju City in the west, all within the control of the Tang Dynasty. This will greatly reduce Japan's strategic space for external expansion. Unless Japan To the east, however, to the east is the Pacific Ocean. If Japan wants to develop, it has only two options, either war or cooperation with the Tang Dynasty. However, war is the option that Li Xin is looking forward to. Once Japan takes the initiative to provoke a war, it will be so big. The Tang Dynasty had reason to enter Japan openly and turn Japan into a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, just like the US military in previous lives.

Of course, Li Xin's eagerness to occupy Hokkaido has two other purposes. One is to prepare for his future march into Alaska. Not far northeast of Hokkaido is the Aleutian Islands. Alaska can be reached directly through the Aleutian Islands. Li Xin plans to use Hokkaido as a springboard. March into Alaska; the second is to prepare for the extermination of the Jin army in a few years. Across the sea to the west of Hokkaido is Vladivostok. Landing near Vladivostok and heading west can enter Heilongjiang Province. When the time comes, send a large army from here to the capital of the Jin army to Beijing. Huining Mansion is much closer than attacking from the vicinity of Yanjing. Moreover, the Jin Army's defense against the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun will definitely be strengthened a lot in the future. At that time, Li Xin can definitely repeat his old tricks and attract the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun. The main force of the Jin army then sent out surprise troops again to surround the rear. When the Jin army found out, it was too late to return to defense.

In the following days, Li Xin met with envoys from the Xia Kingdom and the southern countries respectively. The two sides had a pleasant conversation. Li Xin made demands on various countries mainly in trade. After the conversation, Li Xin handed over new credentials to each country's envoys. Envoy, as for the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin, Wu Lengsi Mou, set off back to the Kingdom of Jin after the ceremony of Li Xin's enthronement.

After Jin Fushi received the credential of the Tang Dynasty, he immediately returned to Goryeo and met Wang Kai. Jin Fushi handed the credential of the Tang Dynasty to him and said: "Your Majesty, this is the new credential of the Tang Dynasty that I brought back. "

Wang Kai opened the credential and looked at it and said: "The Tang Dynasty has no other requirements for us. I think what is written here is about the trade between the two countries and Tamluo Island."

Jin Fushi nodded and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, Li Xin also knows that the Tang Dynasty and Goryeo are not bordering each other now, and the Kingdom of Jin still puts great pressure on Goryeo, so it does not put forward harsh requirements for Goryeo, but Tamna Island It’s impossible to come back.”

Wang Kai sighed: "If you can't come back, you can't come back. It's just an island. I've been mentally prepared for this. By the way, I can see your younger brother when I go to Datang this time."

Jin Fushi replied: "Go back to the king and see you."

Wang Kai asked: "So your brother is back?"

Jin Fushi couldn't say it and said: "Back to the king, my brother has not come back. He is now an official in the Tang Dynasty and has a family."

Wang Kai frowned and said, "What do you mean, your brother doesn't plan to return to Korea?"

Jin Fushi said with shame: "Yes, Your Majesty, I don't plan to return to Goryeo. Your Majesty, I was shocked when I first told you, but later I thought it would be better for me to stay in the Tang Dynasty." , at least there will be a link between Goryeo and Datang in the future, and exchanges between the two countries will be more convenient."

Wang Kai thought for a moment and said, "Well, that's fine. What else did your brother say?"

Jin Fushi said: "Your Majesty, my brother suggested that the king give Tamna Island as a gift to the Tang Dynasty. The reason is to congratulate the restoration of the Tang Dynasty. This will also look better in the face of our country. Secondly, my brother also asked us to give tens of millions of dollars. Don’t provoke the Tang Dynasty, he said that the Tang Dynasty will definitely return to what it was hundreds of years ago, and the Tang Dynasty is not something Goryeo can fight against."

Wang Kai's face turned cold when he heard this and said, "Your brother really said that."

Jin Fushi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. It's true. This time I went to the Tang Dynasty and I felt deeply. The army of the Tang Dynasty was much stronger than the army I saw when I went to the Song Dynasty more than ten years ago. At least From the surface, it looks like this. They are well-equipped and disciplined. They are really comparable to the Song Army in the past, so it is not unreasonable for the Jin Army to be defeated so miserably this time."

Wang Kai was a little suspicious and said: "The Tang army is really that strong?"

Jin Fushi nodded quickly and said: "At least the record this time speaks for itself. Otherwise, how could the Jin Kingdom sign a peace agreement with Datang so easily?"

Wang Kai sighed: "Okay, what else did your brother say?"

Jin Fushi said: "My brother also said that the Kingdom of Jin will not exist for a few years, so let Goryeo prepare to become a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. Now the Tang Dynasty does not mention this request because the Kingdom of Jin still exists. When the Kingdom of Jin is eliminated, , it’s time for Datang to make this request.”

Wang Kai sneered and said: "My brother is really good at telling lies. Even though the Jin Kingdom suffered heavy losses this time, there are still hundreds of thousands of troops in the Jin Kingdom. Isn't it a bit fanciful for the Tang Dynasty to want to completely wipe out the Jin Kingdom within a few years? ”

Jin Fushi echoed: "Your Majesty, I also feel that my brother's words are a bit bragging, but then I think about it. A few years ago, who would have thought that the situation would change so drastically now. The Jin Kingdom actually lost nearly half of its people. The country and the army also suffered heavy losses.”

Wang Kai thought for a while and said: "Okay, let's wait a few years and see. If the Tang Dynasty can really destroy the Jin Dynasty, then it is not impossible to become a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. The land under our feet is in the Song Dynasty. In the past, only the Central Plains Dynasty followed suit. That is to say, in the Song Dynasty, the Central Plains Dynasty declined and the Northern Nomadic Dynasty became strong, so we changed the tribute target. If the Tang Dynasty really destroyed the Jin Kingdom, it would just return to the way it was before. "

Jin Fushi praised: "The king is wise."

Wang Kai waved his hand and said: "Okay, I will prepare the credentials soon. I will also trouble Aiqing to send someone to send it to Datang."

Jin Fushi bowed and said: "Old minister, I obey the order."

After attending Li Xin's coronation ceremony, Wu Lengsimo returned to the capital of the Jin Kingdom and went to Beijing after a long journey of more than ten days.

After learning that Wu Lengsi was returning to Beijing, Jin Xizong specially summoned several ministers to listen to Wu Lengsi's report.

In the main hall, Jin Xizong asked: "What will Aiqing gain from going to the Tang Dynasty?"

Wu Leng thought bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, I gained nothing, I just met an old friend."

Jin Xizong said doubtfully: "Who is this old friend? I know him."

Wu Leng Simou replied: "Your Majesty knows me, Xiao Qing, the former Shangshu of the Great Jin Dynasty, Youcheng. He is now a counselor in the political affairs of the Tang Dynasty."

Jin Xizong said angrily: "What? He didn't die. He surrendered to Li Xin and became a political advisor."

Wanyan Xiyin asked hurriedly: "Master Wu Leng, can you see clearly that it is really Xiao Qing?"

There was no reason why Wanyan Xiyin was not in a hurry. It was Xiao Qinglai who he had recommended as the leader of the Jin army that besieged Huacheng County. Now the man he recommended had surrendered to the enemy. If it was true, then Wanyan Xiyin would definitely be implicated.