ALL NOVEL Chapter 289
"Tai Chang Si Qing, what are you doing..."
"I'll say it for the last time, call me Taijun." Song Zhen lazily leaned back in his chair.
It was his careless demeanor that made the Japanese envoys feel a huge pressure.
They would rather Song Zhen be a smiling tiger, at least they would look better.
But, what exactly does this state mean?
The Japanese envoys still have two things they can't figure out. The first is, why did Song Zhen attack the envoys who led them directly without saying a word?
They glanced at the wall cautiously, only to see the scarlet bloodstains printed on the wall, which was shocking.
The man was twitching all over and looked in great pain.
From his sunken chest, it was obvious that several ribs must have been broken.
Si Guoyi, "What a terrible power."
One kick can directly break a person's ribs, and then hit the wall five meters away in the air.
In this era, broken ribs are no different from death. The difference is dying early or late.
You said Song Zhen was a great general of the Tang Dynasty, and they all believed it!
But he was obviously a civil servant, right?
At this time, Song Zhen spoke.
"You must be wondering why I want to beat him?"
The Japanese envoys did not dare to speak, and even if they had guesses, they did not dare to express them, being extremely humble.
"In fact, you don't understand my good intentions, I am saving you!"
The Japanese envoys were shocked, what?
"Oh, you don't even think about it, what a serious crime it is to steal the Buddha head from Longmen Grottoes?"
"If you don't know, I can explain it to you."
"Article 271 of the Yonghui Law states: Anyone who steals the imperial treasure shall be hanged!"
"For an individual, this is a capital crime! And for a country, it is a disaster."
"If the stolen Buddha head is just an ordinary Buddha head, then you can follow Article 270 of the Yonghui Law: Anyone who steals the objects of the great gods shall be exiled 2,500 miles to be sentenced."
"But you should never, ever, touch the Buddha head of the Khan."
The Japanese envoys cried: "Taishang... uh, Taijun, we know we are wrong, but we really didn't think of touching the Buddha head of the Khan."
"The saint doesn't care what you think, he only looks at the result. The result is that you, Japan, joined forces with the traitors of the Tang Dynasty to steal the Buddha head carved with the image of the Khan."
The Japanese envoys were scared and sweating.
Everyone knows that Li Zhi respected filial piety the most. When the Khan passed away, Li Zhi cried for several days and nights until his tears dried up.
Perhaps it was at this time that Li Zhi made up his mind to preserve the face of Aye Li Shimin in Longmen Grottoes forever.
"Have you ever thought about the purpose of your visit to the Tang Dynasty?"
The Japanese envoy thought for a while and said, "To seek forgiveness from the Tang saint."
"No, no, no, don't use the word seek, it should be begging."
"Uh..."
Song Zhen crossed his legs and said lightly, "Do you think that offering a little tribute can get the emperor's forgiveness?"
"Oh, too naive. My great Tang Dynasty is vast and rich in resources. How can I be tempted by your petty gains? How can I seek forgiveness?"
"There is only one way to go! Sacrifice yourself and make a pledge of allegiance!"
The Japanese envoys did not understand what a pledge of allegiance meant at first, until they understood it after listening to Song Zhen's explanation.
A pledge of allegiance is also a pledge of loyalty! It is used to express loyalty to a certain organization.
As the saying goes, "Any heroes who join the group must submit a pledge of allegiance!"
So, how can Japan show its loyalty to the Tang Dynasty? You must pay a certain price.
Small profits are hard to move the heart of the Tang Dynasty saint. Song Zhen meant that only when you all die can Li Zhi's anger be appeased.
But the Japanese envoys understood it to mean something else.
"Taijun, if we sacrifice our lives and commit suicide by cutting open our stomachs, will the Tang saint forgive our sins?"
Song Zhen paused and said in a deep voice: "Should, right?"
As he spoke, a Japanese envoy immediately drew his knife, but was kicked off his hand by Song Zhen.
"Are you fools? The coming of all nations is a happy day. You are creating bloodshed, aren't you provoking the Tang Dynasty?"
"Ah?" The Japanese envoys were stunned. When will we die?
"If you want to die, you must die on the border. You are stained with blood in the palace. Do you believe that the saint will send troops to destroy your country the next day?"
Sou Ga, Taijun's words make sense.
In order to preserve their small country, they can do anything, even death!
Just a few simple words can make a group of Japanese envoys willing to die.
Song Zhen changed his posture and said with disdain: "I know you areMy companions can't do it, so I will be the villain! "
"When the time comes, you will hand that man over and say that he is the mastermind behind the scenes and has killed his relatives for the sake of justice. I hope that the great Tang saint will forgive his sins."
"Maybe the saint will be soft-hearted and let you go?"
Matsui Shenzi's eyes lit up!
The Taijun injured the leading envoy in order to help us.
I was moved, so moved, Rem.
But they still don't quite understand why Song Zhen called himself Taijun?
Isn't the term Taijun specifically referring to the title of the mother of an official?
"In the Tang system, the wife of a fourth-rank official is a county lady, and the fifth-rank official is a county lady. The county title of their mother is all added with Taijun. ”
However, they thought about it again, "Jun" is a honorific, so "Tai Chang Si Qing" is abbreviated as "Tai Jun", isn't this unreasonable?
Yoshi, very reasonable!
They learned a new meaning in Chinese, and suddenly their eyes were opened! A happy expression appeared on their faces.
The reason why Song Zhen fooled them was that he agreed on the surface.
The fundamental reason was not that he didn't want the Tang Dynasty to destroy Japan, but that the timing was not right.
The Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo were fighting hard. If they attacked Japan rashly, they would force Japan to Goguryeo and the two would form an alliance.
It's not that the Tang Dynasty was afraid of their alliance, but it would definitely cause more casualties to the Tang army, and the opportunity to capture Goguryeo would likely be extended indefinitely.
The best way now is to stabilize Japan's emotions first and destroy Goguryeo and Baekje first.
The Tang Dynasty had just destroyed the Eastern and Western Turkic states, and now the soldiers must be exhausted and unable to carry out multi-line operations.
The consequence of this is that they destroyed them, but they were not destroyed thoroughly enough, sowing the seeds of disaster and leaving them with the fire of a comeback.
Why did the Turks and Tubo rebel during the Wu Zetian period? In the final analysis, it was because the Tang army did not have enough control over the local area.
Why not? One of the main reasons is that in order to consolidate the throne, Wu Zetian killed all the generals at the border and there was no one available.
Another most important reason is that cultural integration was not chosen.
A failed art student once said: "To destroy a nation, you must first disintegrate its culture; to disintegrate its culture, you must first destroy the language that carries it; to destroy this language, you must start from their schools. "
Unfortunately, the Tang Dynasty did not do this.
It only arranged the Tang army to be stationed and arranged a few protectorates, but did not achieve real rule.
Everything was just a superficial prosperity. Once a new regime rises again in the local area, there will be only one consequence, that is, the loss of that territory.
To be honest, during Wu Zetian's reign, most of the territory was lost. She was the main responsibility, but she was not fully responsible.
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