Raising Bandits and Respect Yourself
Li Er had never been a person who abided by the rules. Otherwise, he would not have killed his brother and forced Li Yuan to abdicate.
If there were enough benefits, he naturally wouldn't care about the Subordinate Countries being submissive or the old-fashioned opposition.
Excuses were naturally easy to find.
The Great Tang had hundreds of thousands of soldiers and a vast army. No one in the world could match its strength.
In the ninth year of Wude, the Turks took advantage of the emptiness of Chang 'an to invade. Li Er felt humiliated, but unfortunately, the Tang Empire was plagued by successive droughts and food shortage, which made it impossible for them to move. Otherwise, they would have commanded the army to attack.
Lingnan had always been regarded as a wilderness, a smoky land, and a place where officials were exiled.
Although Linyi was not part of the Tang Empire, it was still considered a part of the same kind. Who knew that it was actually a land of abundance?
It would be a lie to say that he was not tempted by such a rich land.
"Your Majesty can first train the army to adapt to the environment in the south. When the time is ripe, we can go south in one fell swoop and add a grain producing area to the Great Tang.”Qin Mo couldn't help but suggest.
Li Er pondered for a moment and said," The climate in the south is hot and humid. It is a place of smoke and poison. The soldiers are not accustomed to the climate. How can they fight?”
The children of Guanzhong were not used to the weather in the south because it was hot and humid in the south, and it was easy to get heatstroke.
Nowadays, heatstroke could kill people. Even if they didn't die, their combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced.
It was also for this reason that Feng Gu was able to be the nouveau riche emperor of Lingnan. As for the imperial court believing in Feng Gu's loyalty, that was nonsense.
The place where the bed was laid was not suitable for others to sleep soundly.
Qin Mo smiled and said," This is easy. If Your Majesty goes south, I am willing to offer you the art of making ice.”
Old Qin also said," I have no objections."
If he had ice making techniques, the heat and humidity would naturally not be a problem.
"This ice-making technique is the foundation of the Qin family. Why are you willing to give up your family for the country?”Li Er couldn't help but be moved.
This was loyalty.
"If I don't recover the land of our ancestors, I won't be at ease.”Qin Mo said.
Since they had arrived, there would no longer be a country like Yue Hou.
"The soldiers are not accustomed to the environment. What should we do?”It seemed that Li Er was tempted.
Old Kong had already expressed his attitude, so Li Er did not avoid him out of respect for him, lest he hurt his loyalty.
"I have a medicine that can cure the discomfort.”Qin Mo said.
Medicine was never a problem. The key was attitude.
With a golden thigh that could buy from Taobao, everything was not a problem.
"Linyi is a vassal state of the Great Tang and has always been submissive. What reason do you have to attack it?”Kong Yingda asked the key question.
The Old Master did not object to expanding the territory, but there had to be an upright reason. Otherwise, how would the history books be written in the future?
As a person who supported the recovery of Linyi, how would the history books write about him?
Reversal? Or bewitching the king?
The ancients were just like this. They wanted to get benefits but also wanted to cherish their feathers.
Everyone looked at Qin Mo, wanting to see what he had to say.
" He doesn't even know how to find a reason. How weak." Qin Mo could not help but sigh.
"This matter was brought up by you. What reason do you have to convince the officials of the Imperial Court?”Li Er threw the question to Qin Mo.
Qin Mo was furious. He made it sound as if Lin Yi was a gift to him. With his temper, if it wasn't for the sake of leaving a good environment for his descendants, he would have quit.
"Your Majesty, Linyi is a vassal state of the Great Tang and has always been respectful. How can we casually attack it? At that time, how would he face the endless mouths of the world?”Qin Mo said seriously.
Li Er and the others were dumbfounded. This was a completely different person from the loyal minister who insisted on taking back Lin Yi and was even willing to contribute the art of making ice.
Her expression changed too quickly.
"Brat, you were the one who instigated His Majesty to conquer Linyi. Why are you opposing it now?”The old man scolded.
Old Qin also looked at Qin Mo with an inquiring gaze.
Qin Mo said seriously," Slander! " This is definitely slander. I never said that I wanted to take back Lin Yi. If you spread this out, I will never admit it.”
Li Er and the others were dumbfounded. What was going on? They couldn't figure out what Qin Mo was up to.
"What kind of bad things are you hiding in your stomach?”Li Er, who had always been abused by Qin Mo, knew what kind of person Qin Mo was. He must be up to something.
This was the experience gained from being abused.
"How can Your Majesty look at me like that?" Qin Mo had an expression of being wronged.
"Don't keep me in suspense. If you have something to say, say it quickly.”However, Foolish Yuchi was an impatient person and kept urging Qin Mo.
"What I mean is that Linyi is a vassal state of the Great Tang and has always been submissive. Not only can the Great Tang not attack at will, but they should also protect it.”
Everyone was even more confused by Qin Mo's words.
Just now, he said that if he didn't recover the ancestral land of his ancestors, he wouldn't be at ease. But now, he said that he was protecting them. This made them even more puzzled.
Fortunately, Qin Mo did not let them be confused for too long. He continued," I know that there will definitely be pirates attacking Linyi. They will definitely be unable to resist and will definitely seek help from the Tang Empire. The Tang Empire loved their vassal states and would send troops to Lin Yi to chase away the pirates. For the safety of Lin Yi, was it reasonable to station troops there?”
The South Sea was a trade route, and pirates often robbed merchant ships and civilians.
However, the invasion of the country had never happened.
Li Er asked," How did you know that there would be pirates attacking Linyi?”
Qin Mo couldn't help but roll his eyes. He still didn't understand what he was saying, so he decided to make it clear." There must be pirates. If there aren't…"
He glanced at Old Foolish Yuchi." If you don't have it, then ask Uncle Yuchi to pretend.”
Foolish Yuchi, who was digging his ears, heard this and his body trembled." Good idea."”
At this point, Li Er and the others understood. If they still did not understand, they would be fools.
If there were conditions, they had to do it. If there were no conditions, they had to create them.
Kong Yingda smiled and said," Uncle Lan Tian is indeed a pillar of the imperial court.”
"You flatter me! You flatter me! Chancellor Kong smokes."
Old Kong puffed out a cloud of smoke." Your Majesty, you can order the soldiers in the army to pretend to be pirates and subdue a group of pirates in the South China Sea for my use. Linyi's soldiers are only tens of thousands and will definitely be unable to resist. They will be exhausted and will definitely seek help from the Tang Empire."”
"That's right, what Chancellor Kong said is what I wanted to say.”
"It's wonderful to raise bandits and have self-respect." The cunning old man sighed.
"Lin Yi is so unlucky to have met you.”Li Er smiled.
Clearly, Qin Mo's idea had moved him and he had decided to adopt it.
At that time, Lin Yi would be able to get anything he wanted from the Great Tang.
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