Although few people in the government and the opposition knew that the emperor would drive the expedition in person, Li Lizhen knew that because Li Yong did not hide it from her at all, so after knowing that the envoy of Silla came to Chang'an, Li Lizhi immediately chuckled in her heart, because this meant that Li Yong was not far from the expedition, and she had no reason to stop Li Yong from going on the expedition, because even his father and the emperor were driving the expedition in person, so Li Yong must be accompanying her to the expedition. Squeeze out a smile and laugh.

"Lang Jun is back?"

Li Yong sat down beside her, hugged her in his arms and asked softly.

"What are you thinking?"

Li Lizhi pursed her lips and said.

"No, I didn't think about anything."

Li Yong said softly.

"Have you heard about the Silla envoy entering Beijing?"

Li Lizhi nodded slightly and said in a low voice.

"When the Silla envoy enters the palace, the army will soon go out, right?"

Li Yong gently groped her back and smiled.

"Who knows, the expedition is not a trivial matter, the DPRK and China still don't know how to pull the skin, I don't know when it will be involved!"

Li Liqing's eyes lit up when she heard this, and asked.

"You won't go out of the expedition with a tug, right?"

Li Yong said with a smile.

"You don't know your father's temperament? Eloquent and strategic, the world is autocratic, and the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo is his dream, how could he miss such an opportunity? The court is pulling back, and the result is doomed! ”

Li Lizhi was right when she thought about it, and the glimmer of hope in her heart was shattered, and Li Yong comforted with a smile.

"I am also in charge of the Shenji Battalion, and the Shenji Battalion cannot charge into battle, the biggest role is to suppress it remotely during the siege, and the Shenji Battalion will inevitably be incorporated into the Chinese army of the saint, plus the Xishan Battalion and the Combined Fleet will also return to secretly support, so you can rest assured."

Li Lizhen didn't nod when he heard it, whether it was a musket or an artillery, it was a long-range shot, so Li Yong would not lead the troops to charge, and the danger was undoubtedly much smaller, not to mention that the Xishan Battalion, the navy and army, which were the strongest in the world, were secretly supporting, and there was no problem in terms of safety, and if you want to say where it is safest to go on the expedition, of course, it is the safest by the side of the father, Li Lizhi said with a smile.

"I know what Lang Jun said, but when I think that Lang Jun is going to go on the expedition, I am very reluctant in my heart."

Li Yong groaned.

"The affairs of the DPRK and China are busy, and it won't be too long for the saint to drive the expedition!"

Li Lizhi was relieved when she heard this, Li Yong was right, if his father wanted to drive the expedition in person, it was impossible for him to leave Chang'an outside for too long.

"The arrival of the Silla envoy can be said to have caused an uproar in the entire Chang'an, and I heard that there are many discussions everywhere!"

Li Li asked, Li Yong nodded after listening.

"Yes, tomorrow's court meeting will definitely be extremely lively!"

Li Lizhi said softly.

"That Lang Jun has a good rest and has recuperated his spirits!"

Li Yong nodded with a smile.

"I have to recuperate enough spirits, and I will watch a good show tomorrow!"

Li Lizhi was speechless when she heard it, she meant that Li Yong had raised enough spirit to help his father, but she didn't expect Li Yong to want to raise enough spirit to go to the play, today's court meeting is particularly eye-catching, it can be said that almost all the courtiers who are qualified to participate in the court meeting came, to put it bluntly, it was to discuss the matter of Silla for help, before entering the palace, the courtiers gathered in groups to discuss, saying that the spit was flying, Li Yong of course stood in the queue of military generals, Cheng Biting Jin, Yu Chigong and the others are spitting and talking! There was a whip sound, and the front of the main hall suddenly fell silent.

"Ascension!"

"See the saints!"

"All the ministers are exempt!"

Li Er's gaze swept over the ministers, and found that everyone's faces were very solemn, he was not surprised by this, he had already known the discussion of the government and the opposition, after seeing the ceremony, the hall suddenly quieted down, and no officials were in a hurry to come out as usual, because of the matter of the Silla envoys, the important ministers who originally had other things were also put down for the time being, at this time, neither the emperor nor the ministers had the heart to deal with other things, and the hall in front of him was very calm, and the Honglu Temple was out of the ranks, and said in a deep voice.

"The sage of enlightenment, the envoy of Silla came to the court, saying that Silla was invaded by Goguryeo, and asked the Tang Dynasty to send troops to help, please show the sage!"

The hall was still very quiet, because everyone had known about this for a long time, Li Er said in a deep voice.

"I already know about this, and I've read the letter of Queen Silla, so let's listen to it!"

The prince hurriedly unfolded the national letter of Silla, and then read it in a straight voice, the loud voice echoed in the hall, all the courtiers listened with bated breath, and listened very seriously.

"Last winter, the prince of Rongfu County once said that the army of Goguryeo seemed to have moved, and after hearing about it, he made some preparations, but he didn't expect Goguryeo to attack Silla with a large army, and he was also shocked and angry after hearing about it, this matter is not trivial! Someone came, Xuan Goguryeo envoys went to the palace, and they wanted to ask the specific situation in person! ”

"Xuan Goguryeo envoys go to the palace!"

With the eunuch's loud message, a man and a woman walked into the main hall under the guidance of the eunuch, the woman was naturally Kim Seungman, the sister of Queen Silla, and the man was Kim Wenzhi, the envoy.

"Foreign Minister Jin Wenzhi meets His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Silla Princess Kim Seung-man greets His Majesty the Emperor!"

The courtiers are all well-informed, and most of them know something about Silla, even if they don't know it, they also understand it after yesterday's heated discussion, so everyone knows that this Silla princess Kim Seungman is the heir of Queen Silla, just like the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, so Queen Silla even sent Kim Seungman out, which shows how unfavorable the situation in Silla is, Li Er said in a deep voice.

"No need to be polite! I had already read the national letter, but I didn't expect Goguryeo to blatantly send troops to invade Silla, and I was very worried after knowing it, and I didn't know what the situation of Silla was now? ”

Jin Wenzhi hurriedly said respectfully.

"His Majesty the Emperor, last winter, Goguryeo suddenly mobilized 150,000 troops to attack our Silla, our Silla hastily met the battle and even lost a series of battles, although our army tried its best to resist, but Goguryeo's offensive was extremely fierce, and refused to negotiate peace, Silla was in danger, the king was very worried, seeing that Silla was in danger of destroying the country, the king sent the princess and his ministers to the Tang Dynasty to ask His Majesty the Emperor for help."

Jin Sheng Manfu body, said respectfully.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, before we set off, our Silla has lost more than 20 cities, the king has gone to the front line to supervise the war, but the war is still very critical, our Silla has always been deferential to the Tang Dynasty, is a subject country of the Tang Dynasty, and now Goguryeo is attacking our Silla, not only an invasion of our Silla, but also a disrespectful to the Tang Dynasty, but also disrespectful to His Majesty the Emperor, please Your Majesty the Emperor for the sake of our Silla has always been obedient to the Tang Dynasty to send troops to rescue as soon as possible, if it is late, I am afraid that our Silla is in danger of destroying the country!"

It's only been a few months, huh? Unexpectedly, more than 20 cities have been lost one after another, isn't it equivalent to half of the country's land has fallen? The situation is really dangerous! Wei Zheng asked.

"Dare to ask the Silla envoys, didn't Silla ask for help from Baekje? Goguryeo has a strong army, Silla and Baekje should help each other and unite to fight Goguryeo, and the truth of the cold lips and teeth should be understood by the kings of Baekje! ”

Jin Wenzhi said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, my lords, why didn't our king send someone to ask for help from Baekje? If only the kings of Baekje could be as transparent as the adults thought, our king personally wrote a letter and sent ministers to Baekje, so that Baekje all refused, and later we also inquired, it turned out that the king of Goguryeo had already sent his ministers to Baekje, and I don't know what promises were made, but the kings of Baekje took it seriously! ”

In fact, everyone also guessed that the situation in Silla must be very bad, otherwise Silla would not have sent envoys to ask for help, but I didn't expect it to be so serious, Baekje actually united with Goguryeo, not only did not send troops to help, but it was likely to fall into the ground, if the Tang Dynasty did not send troops to help, I am afraid that it would really destroy the country, Li Er sighed.

"I didn't expect the situation in Silla to be so critical!"

Princess Silla said slightly.

"Goguryeo has long been prepared for a surprise attack, our Silla rushed to meet the battle, so that it was defeated, lost the opportunity, although the general who led the troops, Yuan Gai Suwen, is the first time to lead the troops, but he is a famous general, I heard that Yuan Gai Su Wen and the Tang Dynasty Rongfu County Gong is a close friend!"

Whether it is Li Er or the ministers of the court, they all heard something inside, Silla knew at the beginning that the leader of the troops was a little-known general, I am afraid that he didn't take it seriously at the beginning, but he didn't expect that he was a genius to come, and after the defeat, he lost the opportunity, at the beginning, everyone heard the name Yuangai Suwen also felt very familiar, and after listening to the words of Princess Silla, they suddenly realized, isn't this Yuangai Suwen the deputy envoy of Goguryeo? Of course, a Goguryeo deputy envoy is nothing, the reason why everyone can remember it so clearly is because Li Yong and this Goguryeo deputy envoy drank and wrote poems and traveled to Chang'an together, and many ministers' eyes couldn't help but aim at Li Yong, now Li Yong is already a county prince, and his ranking in the main hall is also quite high, so it is very eye-catching, however, since entering the main hall, Li Yong has been standing there quietly, completely watching a play, but I didn't expect that Princess Silla actually named his name in the main hall, said that the general of Goguryeo's army, Yuan Gai Suwen, was his best friend, and his best friend was a fart, but it was a relationship of mutual use, and when he saw the eyes of many ministers, Li Yong's face was still very calm, not to mention that the emperor knew what was going on, but what if the emperor didn't know? Even if he is really friends with Yuangai Suwen, and Yuangai Suwen leads the troops to attack Silla, is he Li Yong heinous? So Li Yong not only did not have any panic, but laughed and said calmly.

"Yuangai Suwen? He used to be the deputy envoy of Goguryeo, and that man was indeed a talent, and when he was in Chang'an, I drank with him a few times! ”

Although the ministers set their sights on Li Yong, they didn't press this on Li Yong, after all, it was just that Yuangai Suwen had a drink with Li Yong when he was in Chang'an, what can Yuangai Suwen have to do with attacking Goguryeo and Li Yong? They just sighed that Li Yong's vision was really good, and they found out that Yuangai Suwen was a talent at that time, Jin Wenzhi and Jin Shengman didn't expect Li Yong to say it so easily, they thought that Li Yong would sincerely apologize or try his best to shirk it, Li Er said in a deep voice.

"Yuangai Suwen? I still have some impressions, but he is just a young man in his twenties, but he didn't expect him to lead the troops. ”

Princess Silla said in a deep voice.

"At the beginning, Yuangai Suwen was just a small deputy envoy, and it was because of the good bus with Rongfu County that he was valued by the king of Goguryeo, so he rose to the top!"

Li Yong touched his nose, this Silla princess touched it really carefully, she even knew all this, she said that she knew herself and her opponent, and she would not be defeated in a hundred battles, and she didn't know that Silla knew it in such detail and was still defeated repeatedly! Is this blaming Li Yong for the Silla crisis? The generals were all very angry when they heard this, even if there is no Yuan Gai Su Wen, there is also Yuan Gai Su Wu, does this have anything to do with Li Yong? Xu Shiji said in a deep voice.

"This Yuangai Suwen will pull the banner and make a tiger skin!"

Princess Silla was very angry when she heard this, if she wanted to say who the Tang Dynasty he hated the most, of course, it belonged to Li Yong, if it weren't for Li Yong, Goguryeo would not have sent a large army to attack Silla, so she couldn't help but say it directly in front of the emperor and the Manchu civil and military, but she didn't expect that after she pointed it out, someone immediately excused Li Yong, and the emperor didn't ask Li Yong what he meant, Li Yong's status in the Tang Dynasty was really high, and he was extremely trusted by the emperor, but, no matter what, Li Yong was the threshold they had to cross, If they can't ask the Tang Dynasty to send troops to help, then their Silla will be finished. So it must not be left at that, just when Princess Silla couldn't help but speak, the high emperor spoke.

"The Silla envoys have worked hard all the way to Chang'an, so let's step back for the time being!"

Retire? How can that work? As soon as Princess Silla was about to speak, she saw that Jin Wenzhi had been glaring at her, and Jin Wenzhi said respectfully.

"The foreign minister obeyed the order, but our Silla was about to be unable to stop the attack of Goguryeo, and asked the sage to send troops to rescue as soon as possible, otherwise, our Goguryeo would be overturned, and the Tang Dynasty would have one less obedient subject country to contain Goguryeo and Baekje!"

Princess Silla is also blessed.

"Please also ask the saint to send troops as soon as possible! This is the prayer of the Silla kings and hundreds of people! Silla wishes to serve the Tang Dynasty as its suzerainty for generations! ”

After Jin Wenzhi and Princess Silla finished speaking, they withdrew from the hall under the guidance of the eunuchs, and they also knew that it was not a trivial matter for the Tang Dynasty to send troops or not, and it was impossible for the Tang Emperor to give them an answer immediately, and he would definitely discuss with the courtiers, out of the main hall, Princess Silla and Jin Wenzhi's mood was still very heavy, and even more anxious, Princess Silla asked in a low voice.

"Why didn't Lord Kim let me continue? If Li Yong's true face is not exposed, Li Yong will definitely make an obstacle from it. ”。

Jin Wenzhi said in a low voice.

"Princess, the minister thinks it's better to wait for the Tang Dynasty monarchs and ministers to discuss and see the situation, if Yuangai Suwen really pulled the banner to make a tiger skin, then let's directly accuse Li Yong in the court, but because Cheng Cheng has already been disliked by the Tang Dynasty monarchs and ministers!"