Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 290
The next day, Daming Palace, Xuanzheng Hall.

Although he had already seen countless more magnificent and larger buildings before crossing, Wang Wenzuo still had to marvel at the magnificent building in front of him, which is more than 70 meters long, more than 40 meters wide, and located on a five-meter-high platform.

"How is it? Isn't it magnificent?" Jin Renwen lowered his voice: "Actually, you are already much better than me. When I saw this palace for the first time, I was so scared that I couldn't speak!"

"Brother Renshou, do you know?" Wang Wenzuo said frivolously, "I have seen hundreds of buildings that are taller and more magnificent than Xuanzheng Hall!"

"Is it in a dream?" Jin Ren asked with a nonchalant smile, "But to be honest, I really like your serious look! You're obviously lying, but your words sound like the truth!"

"That's right, I saw it in a dream!" Wang Wenzuo sighed and thought to himself, "Jin Renwen is actually right. I really can only return to the world before I traveled in a dream."

"General Jin! You guys wait here for a while!" The eunuch leading the way nodded to Jin Renwen, and pointed to a side room next to him.

"Thank you!" Jin Renwen stepped forward and handed something to the eunuch's sleeve without any expression on his face. He got down again and said in a low voice: "The sage is in a good mood now, please come with your servants!"

Wang Wenzuo hurriedly followed Jin Renwen's footsteps, went up the steps, walked through the long and narrow corridor, and came to the door of the side hall on the right, knelt down with Jin Renwen, and heard a gentle voice from inside after a while: " Is Jin Aiqing here? Tell him to come in?" Immediately Wang Wenzuo saw Jin Renwen standing up in front of him, hesitating whether he should follow, Jin Renwen tugged at Wang Wenzuo's sleeve without looking back, Wang Wenzuo hurried He got up and followed.

There was no one in the hall, and Jin Renwen followed a maid, bypassing the throne in the hall, and came to the side aisle, the maid raised the yellow satin curtain, and Wang Wenzuo followed behind, feeling a rush of warmth immediately , obviously behind this is a warm pavilion.

"Jin Aiqing, get up!"

Li Zhi's voice is very deep. From the outside, he is a somewhat frail middle-aged man, with a heavy bookish air, and the tiredness that cannot be concealed in his brows. It is obvious that he has a good impression of Jin Renwen, and he does not wait for Jin Renwen to act. He was asked to stand up after the ceremony, and he looked curiously at Wang Wenzuo who was kneeling behind Jin Renwen: "This is——"

"He is Cao Canjun Wang Wenzuo, the soldier of Xiongjin Governor's Mansion!" Jin Ren asked with a smile: "No one knows better than him about the peace of Baekje. I think His Majesty will definitely ask about the war in Baekje, and I'm afraid I won't be able to answer it. Simply bring him in too!"

"Jin Aiqing, you are always like this, you like to make up your own mind!" Li Zhi shook his head helplessly: "Forget it, let's give him a seat as Aiqing said!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En!" Wang Wenzuo let out a long breath, kowtowed his head twice before standing up, carefully sat down on the brocade mat by the door, and secretly complained in his stomach: "Brother Renshou, you have a good relationship with the emperor, so you can do whatever you want. Well, if you involve me in this, you will be beheaded for your lack of manners!"

"Jin Aiqing!" Li Zhi stroked the neatly trimmed beard on his chin: "You came back from Haidong this time, and you must know the situation there very well. How long do you think it will take to use troops against Goguryeo?"

Wang Wenzuo was quite surprised by such a direct question from the emperor. It seems that he still underestimated Jin Renwen's position in the emperor's heart. Li Zhi would only ask such a direct question to his most trusted confidant minister.But Jin Renwen's next answer made Wang Wenzuo even more surprised.

"Your Majesty, I think Wang Canjun is more qualified to answer this question!"

"Oh?" Li Zhi's eyes fell on Wang Wenzuo again with interest: "Why do you say that? You are the head of the Shenqiu Dao March of the widow, or the royal family of Silla, the general of Dazhuo, and he is just a mere A soldier who joins the army, why do you say that he is more qualified than you to answer the widow's questions?"

"Your Majesty! Goguryeo's national power is greater than that of the Sui Dynasty, which one is stronger?" Jin Ren asked instead of answering Li Zhi's question.

"Of course it's Tai Sui!"

"However, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo three times and failed to win. Instead, he died and the country was destroyed. Why is this?"

Li Zhi laughed: "Naturally, Yang Guang didn't care about the power of the people, and resorted to fighting recklessly, putting the people in danger, and finally forced the Jiuding to overthrow. Are you trying to persuade the widows not to rush to use Goguryeo?"

"Your Majesty, I was born in a princely family. I have been clothed in rich clothes since I was a child, and I stand above ten thousand people. After coming to Chang'an, I was favored by His Majesty. I was named a high-ranking official of the third rank, and I was the chief of the road when I went out. , wear light fur, ride fat horses, even if people like Weichen are proficient in military affairs, they still don’t know enough about the sufferings of the soldiers and the common people! Counting from the previous dynasty, the war between the Central Plains and Goguryeo has lasted for decades, If you talk about the situation of the enemy and ourselves, the strength of reality and reality, His Majesty already knows it very well, and there is no need for me to talk too much here, but what Your Majesty wants to ask is actually one thing: how is the situation of the soldiers and people of Baekje now, and how long will it take? Only time can support war, and this is precisely what Weichen is not good at."

Li Zhi nodded again and again when Jin Renwen said these words, just as he himself said, Jin Renwen was born in the womb as the top nobleman of Silla Kingdom, and when he was an adult, he was sent to Chang'an to stay as the emperor. A high-ranking military officer of the third rank is the head of the road when he goes out to lead the army, and even the general Tang clan does not have this kind of treatment.This special status determines that he must be used to rich clothes and fine food. No matter how outstanding his military skills are, he cannot share joys and sorrows with soldiers like a general who stands up and marches.Everyone knows this, and no one thinks there's anything wrong with it.

"So, does he know the situation of Baekje very well?" Li Zhi asked, pointing at Wang Wenzuo.

"That's right!" Jin Ren asked, "Wang Canjun was born in the army. He has experienced hundreds of battles. He has accumulated merits so far. He has fought in Baekje, Waren, and Goguryeo. He even captured a Quanyuan boy alive. In my opinion, no one can compare He is better suited to answer your questions."

"Oh? You captured Quanyuan boy too?" Li Zhi glanced at Wang Wenzuo in surprise.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it's a fluke for me!"

"A fluke?" Li Zhi said with a smile: "What a fluke, tell me!"

"I obey the order!" Wang Wenzuo recalled a little, and then said in a deep voice: "At that time, my minister was ordered by the general manager of the Soviet Union to transport grain to Pyongyang. After arriving in Pyongyang, he besieged a Goguryeo city. The soap-clothed emissary. We learned from the captives that this soap-clothed emissary was the follower of the boy from Quangai. The boy from Quangai himself went out on patrol and was surrounded by our army in a fortress. The emissary returned to the city to ask for help. So the humble minister led the troops to set up an ambush halfway, and was lucky enough to capture this man!"

(End of this chapter)