Chapter 54: The Redemption of the Queen of Silla
Goguryeo, Pyongyang City.
Goryeo in April is still a little cold, under the Han period buildings with eaves and arches, a delicate Han-style wooden door is pushed open, and a sweet-looking woman walks out wearing a thin silk robe.
I saw her smiling eyes, although her body was already a little cold and shivering, but she still insisted on standing outside, looking up at the blue sky.
"Huarong, it's cold outside, don't go out." I saw a young man with a beautiful beard and a mink coat in his hand, and came out, and draped the mink coat over the woman.
"It's okay, Gai Jin, when I think now that you are already the king of this Goryeo, the heat in my heart can melt." The woman, Hua Rong, looked at the beautiful bearded young man with adoring eyes, and took his arm and said.
This man was none other than Goguryeo's rebellious king, Yuangai Suwen.
When Yuangai Suwen heard this, he hugged this beauty and kissed it with his big mouth, lingering for a while, and the two parted unsatisfied.
I saw that the cheeks of the Huarong girl at this time were crimson, and her blushing face showed a trace of charm that she wanted to refuse and welcome, which was beautiful and delicious, and charming and moving.
Yuangai Suwen enjoyed this feeling very much, the beauty was lying down, the world was in hand, and this feeling of being under control made him a little fluttery.
However, when he was intoxicated with the foundation he had laid, he suddenly saw a flag fluttering in the distance.
The scene of the Central Plains army marching out that I saw when I was a child suddenly lingered in my mind like a replay, and the Central Plains at that time was still called the Great Sui.
The emperor of the Great Sui was mediocre, the Sui army went through thousands of miles, waving this banner and began to attack Goryeo City, when the young Yuan Gai Suwen hid in the secret gate of the city wall** killed six Great Sui soldiers who were besieging the city, which not only made him afraid of war, but made him particularly yearn for the pleasure of killing.
From then on, Yuangae Suwen knew that there was a huge land on the other side of the distant sea, where the soil was fertile, warm in winter and cool in summer, and there was a continent connected to Goryeo, and the kings there would often attack Goryeo.
They enjoyed much more land than Goryeo, but their king was extravagant, and since he was a child, he dreamed of one day leading the army of Goryeo to the Central Plains and ruling that vast land by himself.
And now, this ideal has been realized by a small half, and Yuangai Suwen is very confident in the elite soldiers trained by his subordinates, if it is like the Great Sui army that he attacked when he was a child, his army can now kill 100,000 of them.
"Huarong, this king will beat the Tang Dynasty down for you in the future, I will ascend the throne there and become the king, and I will take you all over the rivers and mountains of the Tang Dynasty in the future." Yuangai Suwen hugged the Huarong woman and said arrogantly.
"Hmm." Hua Rongnu happily rested her head on Yuan Gai Suwen's shoulder
Silla, Shaw City.
"Your Majesty, eat some." A maid dressed in strange costumes was holding a plate, on which were delicate snacks, and in front of her sat a woman with the appearance of a country and a city, not very old, as if she was only twenty-one or twelve years old, with smooth and snow-white skin, and a delicate and small face, which looked as unattainable as a fairy in the sky, but this woman's face was full of tiredness, and it seemed that there was a bit of earthly energy.
"This king has no appetite." The woman sighed softly, "Put the snacks on the table." ”
"Your Majesty, there are still two months before the ultimatum of Baekje and Goryeo, and our envoy has already sent an envoy to the Tang Dynasty, and I think we will be able to receive a reply from the emperor of the Tang Dynasty in a few days." The maid was also a young lady who served the queen, and she was secretly like a sister with the queen, and now that Goryeo and Baekje are jointly attacking Silla, she knows how much pressure the queen is on.
The woman smiled bitterly and said, "Yuehua, you know, I'm not worried about whether the Tang Emperor will reply to the letter, what I'm worried about is whether he is willing to send troops to help us Silla." She sighed and said, "Baekje and Goryeo are known as 100,000 troops, and I am a small Silla country, and I can't resist the joint attack of these two countries at all."
Just as the Queen of Silla was about to say something more, she heard a commotion outside, and then a eunuch-like voice shouted: "Your Majesty, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty has arrived and brought back a letter from the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!" ”
The beautiful woman immediately refreshed herself and said loudly: "Take me to see the envoy of the Tang Dynasty!" ”
The royal palace of Silla is very shabby compared to the Tang Dynasty, and a small palace can only hold dozens of people.
The Queen of Silla sat on the throne and looked at the envoy very indifferently, but her clenched hands could tell the excitement in her heart.
There were three Tang people in standard Tang costumes in the audience, and I saw the envoy at the front bowing and saluting, and then said: "Dear Queen Xià, I, the Holy Son of Heaven, have received your letter, and I hereby reply to one." ”
The Queen of Silla took the envelope with some trepidation, which was extremely white and inlaid with golden silk threads, which looked pleasing to the eye.
Carefully opening the envelope, Queen Silla carefully read the envelope three times, the expression on her face changed unpredictably, and finally she finally put down the letter in her hand and politely said to the three envoys in the audience: "The envoy has come from afar, please stay in my Silla for a few days and visit some of my Silla customs." ”
"Her Majesty's kindness, I will be respectful and obey my fate." The envoy seemed to be used to it.
"This king still has some small questions, and I hope that a few envoys can answer them." The queen looked a little nervous.
"Your Majesty, I will know everything."
"May I ask who this Guigu Xu Yang is? Your Majesty said that when this man returned, he would order him to bring troops to help me Silla, where is he now? The queen asked with some urgency, so much so that her voice trembled a little.
"Oh, you're talking about Marquis Xu Yang, a disciple of Hou Guigu in Chang'an County, right?" The envoy smacked his lips and said, "This is now a legendary figure of my Tang Dynasty, and now he is the left guard general of the fleet, leading the ocean-going fleet to search for high-yield crops overseas. ”
The queen's expression was a little wonderful, and she asked softly, "Then when will he return?" ”
The envoy hesitated for a moment before saying, "This is not accurate, but it seems that the ocean-going fleet has decided to come back in the next few months, and Her Majesty can wait for good news." ”
The queen's expression had turned pale, and in the past few months, Silla had already been destroyed countless times.
"Is there any way to get them back soon?" Queen Silla asked a little unwillingly.
"Your Majesty, no one in this overseas fleet can contact them now." The envoy said sincerely
"Your Majesty, do you really plan to go to the Tang Dynasty to meet their emperor in person?" The maid of the Yuehua Palace asked worriedly while helping Her Majesty the Queen pack all kinds of clothes.
"Yuehua, this time it has come to the time of my Silla's life and death, the armies of Goryeo and Baekje will attack the city in two months, and when the time comes, with my Silla's weak forces, I will definitely not be able to stop their footsteps, the new king of Goguryeo is a ruthless executioner, he slaughtered their emperor and hundreds of ministers, this kind of person, you think about what kind of hell the people of Silla will fall into once they break through our Silla." I saw the beautiful woman who was sad and compassionate.
When the maidservant heard the queen say this, she also looked frightened.
"It will take a month to rush to Datang by the fastest carriage from here, our time is very urgent, Yuehua, we will invite the Tang Emperor to send troops earlier, and our people in Silla will be safe." The woman said while packing her clothes: "Wait a while, I will go and ask the envoy from the Tang Dynasty to send an emperor to take me to meet them." ”
The maid suddenly stopped the movements in her hand, only to see her pause for a while, and then she said faintly worried: "What if the emperor of the Tang Dynasty still doesn't want to send troops when he sees us?" ”
When the queen heard this, she also suddenly stopped the movements in her hand, and was silent for a while before she looked firmly at her bumpy and graceful body and said slowly: "I will exchange my body with him." ”
Xu Yang stood on the dock outside Guigu City, holding a telescope in his hand, the sea in the distance was calm, the tide was lapping on the shore, listening to the sound of the tide, which was refreshing.
Today is the shortest return time agreed with Niu Jinda, of course, Xu Yang does not have much hope, after all, anything can happen at sea, but today is still with a trace of expectation, after watching for more than half an hour, Xu Yang finally put down the binoculars, shook his head in disappointment, turned around twice on the beach, and ordered someone to go back.
On the beach, a small drifting bottle was quietly hidden under a piece of mud and sand, and no one noticed it. R1152