In the study next to the Liangyi Hall of Taiji Palace. Li Shimin was looking at the map of the newly established Xizhou and Tingzhou, and he rejected Li Su's opinion at today's court meeting and insisted on escorting Hou Junji back to Chang'an, while he was now thinking about the various implications of this move, especially how the countries of the Western Regions and the Western Turks would react?

It's just that at this moment, suddenly a big eunuch reported outside the door: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Qi asks to see you!" ”

"Rokuro? Let him in! Li Shimin was stunned when he heard this, he had received a report from the palace people before, knowing that Li Su had left the imperial city after staying at Concubine Yang for a while, but why did he come back at this time?

When Li Shimin put away the map on the table, when he looked up, he just saw Li Su coming in. It's just that at this time, Li Shimin's face was stunned, because Li Shimin's expression was very strange, not counting joy and worry, it seemed to be mixed with a trace of incomprehensible eccentricity.

"The son of the emperor to meet his father!" Although Li Su's expression was strange, he did not forget the number of courtesies, and only then did he stand up after bowing and saluting, and then he said: "Father, the son-in-law has two latest news about Silla and Baekje, one of which you will definitely be very happy to listen to, and the other ......."

When Li Su said this, the strange color on his face was even stronger, "cough...... Father, let's talk about the first news first! ”

Lee Se-min didn't know what he was doing, but when he heard the news that it was Silla and Baekje, his heart moved, because he remembered the Queen of Silla that he still remembered. When he withdrew from Pyongyang and handed over all the affairs of Silla and Baekje to Yi Cho, it seems that there is finally some news.

The first news is for Datang. It is indeed a good news, at the beginning, Li Shimin deliberately lost the Goguryeo homeland east of Pyongyang to Silla and Baekje to divide equally, but the hatred between the two countries has accumulated for hundreds of years, and in the past, because of the participation of Goguryeo and the Tang Dynasty, a tense balance was maintained between the two countries, and now Goguryeo is destroyed, and the Tang Dynasty not only cares. And it is secretly stirring up, so relations between the two countries are becoming increasingly strained, especially in the newly occupied lands. Almost constant conflict.

According to the news that Wu Meiniang sent to Yi Su, now Silla and Baekje have entered a state of preparation for war, and the young men in the middle school are in the time of farming. At the same time, the two countries are also actively in contact with the surrounding Datang states, hoping to buy some ordnance and grain and grass. And according to Wu Meiniang's estimate, after the autumn harvest of the next year at the latest, a fierce national war will break out between the two countries.

"Good!" After hearing this, Li Shimin happily patted the dragon case, stood up and walked back and forth a few times, and then said excitedly to Li Su, "Silla and Baekje have a deep enmity like the sea, and if the two countries are at war, they will inevitably use all their strength." Although Baekje's strength is weaker, there is also a Japanese state next to it to help, so it is really difficult to predict who will win and who will lose in the end, but one thing is certain, that is, the war between the two countries will definitely not end anytime soon. When the time comes, we will definitely be able to get the greatest benefits from it, and it is not impossible to even destroy the two countries in one fell swoop! ”

"My father is wise, and my son thinks the same, there was a Goguryeo in the land of Samhan before, which posed a great threat to my Central Plains Dynasty. Although Goguryeo has been destroyed now, the remaining Silla and Baekje may not be able to become the next Goguryeo, so these two small countries must not stay! Li Su said with a rare ambitious expression.

"Fortunately, the national strength of these two small countries is too weak, and it takes a long time to prepare for a war, if it is really as we expected, the war will not break out until the autumn harvest of the next year, and then you just have time, and when they fight for a few months, you can return to Dengzhou to sit in person, as for what effect can be achieved, it all depends on your means!" Li Shimin looked at Li Su's expression, but said with a satisfied smile. …,

"Father, rest assured, Erchen will definitely not appear in the land of Sanhan any country that threatens my Tang Dynasty!" Yi Su also showed great confidence that for Silla and Baekje, and even the overseas Wa kingdoms, he had already listed them as the countries that would be destroyed.

After saying this good news, Li Su should say the second thing, but the expression on his face was hesitant and a little embarrassed, and after a while, he said: "Cough~, father, do you remember the Queen of Silla?" ”

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment after hearing this, looked left and right with a little weakness, and found that there were only two of them in the study, so he put his mind at ease, and said with some blame: "Liulang, don't mention that incident in the palace in the future!" ”

The grievance in Li Su's heart, he didn't want to mention it, but there was a problem over there!

"Father, the son has to mention it, because a strange thing happened in Silla during this time, and it is related to the queen!" Li Su said with a wry smile.

"Oh, what does it have to do with Deman?" Li Shimin showed a hint of surprise on his face, although he and Queen Silla were just a dewy couple, but after a few days of getting along, it would be absolutely deceptive to say that there was no friendship.

"Father, according to the news obtained by his subordinates, the Queen of Silla has not summoned ministers for more than two months, and the usual decrees are conveyed by her cousin, that is, the little girl who pretended to be a maid we saw last time, and no one who asks to see her will not be seen." When Li Su said this, he stopped and looked at Li Shimin, hoping that the other party could guess something.

When Li Shimin heard that Queen Silla had not shown up for such a long time, his face also showed a trace of anxiety, and after walking a few steps back and forth, he suddenly asked: "Liulang, is it that Deman has been placed under house arrest, so he has not been able to come forward, after all, she is the king of women, and there must be many people in the country who oppose it, plus the battle of Goguryeo, which made Silla's domestic troops empty, and Deman is now all attracted by Baekje to attract all his attention, if those who oppose her take the opportunity to make trouble, then it is likely to succeed!" ”

Hearing such a 'reasonable' conjecture from the other party, Li Su despised it in his heart, this was obviously Li Shimin's occupational disease as the emperor again, and he only thought that others would usurp power, but he didn't think about it in another direction at all.

"Father, although your conjecture is very reasonable, but through the investigation of my subordinates, it has been ruled out, because several ministers in Silla who oppose the queen have not made any changes during this time, and the queen's freedom has not been restricted, at first my people were also very confused, but it was not until later that they bought off a royal doctor around the queen and got an accurate message." When Li Su said this, he glanced up at Li Shimin, and then continued, "Queen Silla is pregnant, and she has been pregnant for six months so far!" ”

"What?" When Li Shimin heard the news, he was so shocked that he almost fell on the table, counting the days, he and Queen Silla did have a spring breeze six months ago, and he also clearly knew that Queen Jindeman was a clean and self-righteous woman, and even when she met herself, the other party was still a virgin, but now she was suddenly pregnant, except for him, it is estimated that there is no second object of suspicion.

Li Shimin hesitated for a long time, and then asked Li Su with some embarrassment: "Liulang, do you say that this child is mine?" ”

Li Su rolled his eyes after hearing this, thinking about the good things you did yourself, but now you ask me whose child it is, how can I answer? Although he thought so in his heart, Li Su naturally didn't dare to say so, hesitated for a moment and said with a wry smile: "Father, you must also know that the Queen of Silla has always had a good reputation in the country, and since the fall of Goguryeo, our people have been very concerned about the Silla country, and we have not found out that the queen has had any dealings with any men during this period. ”…,

In fact, Li Shimin had already decided in his heart that the child in the queen's womb must be his own, and the reason why he asked Li Su was just to hear the other party's affirmative answer. However, after all, Li Shimin is a generation of emperors, and it is much more complicated to consider things, after knowing that he has another child about to be born, he is happy, but he can't help but be very troubled, because Jindeman is the queen of Silla after all, after the birth of this child, what to do with it, this is a very tricky trouble.

Regarding the pregnancy of Queen Silla, Wu Meiniang did not pay much attention to the news after receiving the news, after all, in her opinion, the queen's pregnancy is just a private matter of the other party, and it has little impact on national affairs, but from the analysis of the information she has, she can't find the father of the child, which makes her feel strange, so she passed it on to Li Su, otherwise Wu Meiniang is likely to treat this information as garbage.

When Li Su saw the news, he was not less shocked than Li Shimin, because for Silla, he and Li Shimin had already made plans, but now that the Queen of Silla is pregnant, and the child is still Li Shimin's, if it is a princess, it will be fine, if it is a prince, it will not be easy to explain in the future.

Fortunately, this matter was provoked by Li Shimin, so after Li Su reported this matter, there was nothing left for him, and the headache was also the emperor's father's business, so how to deal with it or let him make up his mind, he just had to do it according to the other party's instructions.

I saw Li Shimin walking around in the study non-stop, his brows furrowed into Sichuan characters, and he was obviously very distressed by this. However, he is a decisive person after all, although he attaches great importance to family affection, if it affects national affairs, he will not hesitate to put major events first.

So in the end, Li Shimin's footsteps stopped, turned to Li Su and said: "Liulang, what did you plan before, what should you do in the future, don't worry about this child, but ......"

When Li Shimin said this, he hesitated for a moment, and then said obviously with some embarrassment: "But Liulang, if you have a chance in the future, can you find a way to send Deman's mother and son to Chang'an secretly, after all, if it is really my blood and bones, I can't bear to let them suffer too much!" ”