NFBE Chapter 363: Goryeo is not easy either
Chapter 363: Goryeo is not easy either
even though……
This plan was indeed a good one, but Hu Guangsheng felt it was not very realistic. The barbarians themselves were poor, with only a few cattle and sheep.
Even though the King of Qin's "wisdom and bravery" did allow them to plunder a batch of supplies last time, that was just what the barbarians had looted from Da Qi over the years.
Go now?
The barbarians have already taken over China. They will definitely not continue to move gold, silver and jewelry to the bitter and cold land outside the Great Wall, right?
What about robbing cattle, sheep, and horses? The last wave plundered them all, and the remaining ones haven't grown yet. His crops are like the crops in the fields of the Qi people, growing in waves every year?
"Hmm? What's wrong? Guangsheng, is there anything you're confused about?"
Seeing that the general fell into silent thought after he asked the question, Li Jize couldn't help but ask a question in return.
Hu Guangsheng smiled awkwardly and said, "Your Highness, the barbarians have been plundering our Great Qi for a long time. Now they have even occupied half of our Great Qi. I think it is completely reasonable to plunder them. But..."
Hu Guangsheng paused, glanced at the King of Qin's expression, and continued, "It's just that the land beyond the Great Wall is no longer of any value. If we send troops, we won't get what we want. Instead, we will waste our manpower and money, which is not worth the effort."
Yes, sending troops requires food and wages, and the food and necessities of men and horses all cost money. Sending them thousands of miles to plunder a worthless barbarian lair outside the Great Wall seems like a huge loss no matter how you look at it.
Li Jize ignored his wild thoughts and looked at Hu Guangsheng with a serious face. "I didn't ask you to answer a strategic question. I only asked you... should the barbarians plunder?"
This time, Hu Guangsheng didn't dare to say anything more. He immediately straightened his back and said righteously, "Replying to the King of Qin, I think the barbarians are worthless. Since they can plunder our property, then we...if the bandits can go, I can go too!"
Li Jize glanced at Chen Yingyuan beside him, and they both smiled after looking at each other.
"Then let me ask you again, should we plunder those who helped the barbarians plunder us in the past?"
This sentence left Hu Guangsheng stunned and a little confused. He didn't understand what the King of Qin meant. Who helped the barbarians to plunder us?
But he changed his mind and realized that the King of Qin had said before that he didn't need to worry about strategic issues, he just needed to answer honestly.
"I think it's right. The King of Qin often says that anyone who offends the Divine Land will be punished, no matter how far away they are! Anyone who helps the barbarians is also our enemy."
After Hu Guangsheng finished speaking, Li Jize smiled and reached out to pat him on the shoulder.
"Haha, this young man is teachable."
Chen Yingyuan also laughed.
Watching the master and servant, who were talking back and forth in suspense, Chen Guangsheng stood there, scratching his head, feeling a buzzing sensation.
He also didn't understand what was wrong with the King of Qin today? Why did he feel so confused?
Until Li Jize suddenly asked, "By the way, how are the Korean captives being reformed?"
Obviously, these words were not spoken to him, but to Chen Yingyuan. Why did the King of Qin mention the Korean captives for no reason?
Suddenly, Hu Guangsheng suddenly remembered what the King of Qin had said before, "Should we also plunder those who help the barbarians?"
Now suddenly mentioning Koreans...
Isn't the meaning very obvious?
Good guy! I counterattacked! It turns out that the next target of the King of Qin's looting is Goryeo.
Hu Guangsheng suddenly felt a little panicked. He seemed to know something? A brilliant plan?
But then I thought about it...
The King of Qin was so smart that he was able to guess all the tricks he had used in front of him.
What does this mean?
This means that what he could guess was actually Li Jize, and it was what His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin wanted you to guess.
Before the alliance, the King of Qin told him so many things in a roundabout way. Wasn't he just testing his attitude towards plundering Goryeo?
This……
Isn't this a bit like taking off your pants to fart?
Why did you need to test his information when you plundered the King of Goryeo? You could just give the order directly. They are just a bunch of rough guys, a group of them are soldiers, not those sour scholars!
What is Zhihu? What is propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame?
Once an order is given from above, the subordinates will definitely obey it and will never disobey it.
Secondly...
Ahem! To put it bluntly, when it comes to things like looting, people talk about morality and justice all the time, but when it comes to actually putting it into action, how many people don’t like it?
Hu Guangsheng's mind was spinning rapidly, wondering why the King of Qin didn't just give the order directly? Why did he have to go through so much trouble?
Suddenly, Hu Guangsheng figured out everything that was going on.
These soldiers don't care whether they plunder or not, that's because they are soldiers!
But the King of Qin couldn't do that. He was a prominent figure after all. He was the King of Qin! How could he issue an order specifically to plunder Goryeo?
You can plunder the barbarians and say how the barbarians treated them in the past, and now you are just repaying them with an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But Goryeo has never plundered your Great Qi, so your reason doesn't make sense.
But the reason why the King of Qin said these words was that he must plunder Goryeo.
It requires both appearance and substance, both appropriateness and establishment.
How to do?
Obviously, they have to brag about this matter, and obviously their subordinates have to share the worries of the King of Qin.
Chen Yingyuan, standing next to him, gave Hu Guangsheng a meaningful look before smiling and saying, "Some of those Korean captives were very dishonest and even considered escaping! Some others claimed they were affiliated with our Great Qi, and that we shouldn't be imprisoning them!"
Before Li Jize could say anything, Hu Guangsheng sensed his chance and immediately stepped forward, scolding, "Those damned Koreans, how dare they say that! Affiliation? They didn't even consider that when they were helping the barbarians. And... as far as I know, during the difficult winter, our Great Qi forbadly sent even a single drop of food to the borderlands. Yet, the barbarians managed to survive that most difficult winter, and much of that was thanks to the good work of those damned Koreans!"
This is true, but it is not true.
It is true that Goryeo was a vassal of the Great Qi, but when it was attacked by barbarians, it asked for help from the Great Qi! The Great Qi was unable to provide support.
Since you, the Great Qi, cannot defeat the barbarians, what else can they do? They can only raise their hands and surrender.
After this surrender...
He is a subordinate of the barbarians! The barbarians have no food to eat, and they ask you to give them food. How dare you refuse?
If you don’t give it to him, I’ll beat you up!