Hearing Li Er's words, Li Xiaogong cupped his fists and said,
"Yes, Your Majesty! Half a month ago, I led the fleet back to the southeast coast. One night, I ordered the fleet to dock on a nameless deserted island to replenish fresh water and fruits and vegetables. Who would have thought that we would be ambushed by a group of bandits? There were about a hundred of them. They knew that they were no match for the army, so they wanted to steal a few merchant ships and escape while the night was dark and the guards were lax! Unexpectedly, they were discovered by a civilian on the ship.
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I had reached an agreement with the Queen of Wo Nation. Wo Nation would compensate the Tang army for the losses in the sneak attack. They would pay 10,000 kilograms of brass and 100,000 taels of silver. They would also capture the bandit leader and send him to Chang 'an! But that night, when I left the Wo Nation Palace, I was attacked by a large number of assassins! If my friend and I hadn't been good at martial arts, I'm afraid we would have been buried in a foreign land! "
Hearing this, all the officials in the hall changed their expressions. Li Xiaogong was a Commandery Prince of the Tang Empire. If he died in Wo Nation, the Imperial Court would lose face. And at that time, the Tang Empire and Wo Nation would definitely have a war to the death! Because Li Xiaogong was not an idle prince, but a Commandery Prince who had made great contributions to the founding of the Tang Empire!
"How dare the Wo Nation! How dare they assassinate the Commandery Prince of the Tang Empire! It's a pity that I wasn't there at that time. Otherwise, I would have caught the Queen and thrown her into a brothel! "
Cheng Yaojin was so angry that he was shouting and cursing. The ministers looked askance at him. They wanted to say that he was insulting the refined, but they were afraid that this old man would go crazy and not recognize his relatives. After all, Cui Shanfu next to him was an example!
Li Xiaogong almost choked at this moment. He secretly thought that Cheng Yaojin had a strong taste. He had seen the Queen of Wo Nation. She was in her seventies or eighties, but Cheng Yaojin still wanted to catch her and make her into a brothel girl. It was really …
"This subject's life and death are insignificant, but behind this subject are twenty thousand navy soldiers, tens of thousands of civilians, thousands of ships, and millions of dan of grain. Moreover, this subject represents the face of the Great Tang. If this subject were to die in the Wo, the consequences would be unthinkable!
Later, after a detailed investigation, I found out that the assassin that night was the Suwo family, the number one family in Japan! The patriarch of this clan intends to seize the fleet of my Great Tang and its countless goods, so he wants to kill this subject!
After I found out the whole story, I told the Queen of Wo Nation about the result. However, the Queen of Wo Nation wanted to protect the Suwo Family, so I led the army into the city and wiped out the Suwo Family! This subject could die, but the dignity of the Great Tang could not be trampled on! Those who offend my Great Tang must pay the price!
After destroying the Suwo Family, the Japanese Queen knew that she was in the wrong. She took the initiative to increase the compensation from the original 10,000 catties of brass and 100,000 taels of silver to 50,000 catties of brass and 300,000 taels of silver! This was the whole story of the whole thing ~! I hope Your Majesty can judge clearly! "
After Li Xiaogong finished speaking, the Imperial Court fell silent as the officials digested this matter. After a few seconds, Wei Zheng turned to Li Xiaogong and said,
"The Wo Nation dared to assassinate the Commandery Prince. Of course, they deserved it. No punishment is too much! However, at the very beginning, Your Majesty brazenly led the army to attack the Wo Nation because of a few bandits. Wasn't that inappropriate? After all, there should be a more reliable solution! "
Li Xiaogong proudly raised his head and said,
"Left Prime Minister Wei's words are wrong. That was not a matter of a few bandits. It was a matter of the people of the Great Tang dying at sea because of the Wo Nation! Before the fleet left, His Majesty entrusted me with the task of protecting the people of the Great Tang. If there were any enemies, I had to do my best to destroy them! That night, the Wo Nation ambushed the fleet and killed 28 soldiers and 12 civilians. As the commander-in-chief of the army, I had to give them an explanation. Otherwise, how could I, Li Xiaogong, continue to lead this army? How could I have the face to come back and see His Majesty again? "
Li Xiaogong's words were very good. He directly brought out Li Er. What he meant was that although he was a little impulsive when he attacked our country, everything was still done according to Li Er's instructions before he left. What else do you have to say ~?
The facts proved that if a person wanted to criticize you, he could find a way to criticize you. At this moment, Cui Shanfu seemed to come back to his senses and said,
"Your Highness has your reasons, but I don't know if Your Highness has thought about how the other small countries around the Great Tang will view your actions ~? Will they think that the Great Tang is bloodthirsty and insecure ~? Will they unite and fight against the Great Tang together ~? "
This old thing was doing it for the sake of doing it. Now, he didn't even care about his face anymore!
"Bah ~! Alarmist words to scare people, who do you think you are ~? Can you represent the small countries around the Great Tang ~? "
Cheng Yaojin looked at Cui Shanfu with disgust and said, "The Wo Nation has gone too far. If Xiaogong doesn't teach them a lesson, won't the Great Tang lose its prestige? This battle was well fought ~! If it were me, Old Cheng, I would have fought even more ruthlessly and killed all the Wo Nation people ~! They were the ones who were unrighteous first. Why should we talk about morality with them ~? "
"Zhijie is right ~! Who do the Wo Nation think they are? How dare they ride on the head of the Great Tang? Xiaogong, this battle was well fought ~! "
Yuchi Gong also stood up at this moment and supported him.
"The two Grand Dukes are wrong. Harmony is the most important thing between countries. How can you use weapons just because of a disagreement? This will only push the Great Tang into a state of militarism ~! "
Seeing this, Kong Yingda couldn't help but speak up.
As an old Confucian scholar, how could he hope for his country to become a bloodthirsty dynasty that only knew how to kill?
"Your Majesty, this subject has something to say ~!"
Seeing that the court was about to turn into a market, Li Zexuan stood up and cupped his hands to Li Er.
He didn't have much to do today, but he couldn't stand the attitude of some people in the court towards the diplomacy of the Great Tang.
"Speak!"
Li Er's eyes lit up. He was looking forward to Li Zexuan helping him out of this situation.
"Thank you, Your Majesty ~! This subject wants to say that the question now is not whether we should attack the Wo Nation or not, but what can we do even if we attack them? The Wo Nation started it first. If we don't fight back, the surrounding countries will think that the Great Tang is easy to bully! It's just a trifling Wo Nation, so what if we attack them? Are we going to punish the generals of the Great Tang for a trifling Wo Nation?
As for Minister Cui Sijing's worry that the other countries will panic because of this, this subject believes that there is nothing to worry about! The peace and stability of the Great Tang is not obtained by blindly making concessions, but through the blood and fists of soldiers! The Tang must have pride, and the Tang are not afraid of war. Even if the entire world attacks the Great Tang, the Great Tang will be able to break through! What is there to fear from a trifling Wo Nation ~? "
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