Now Jin Shengman was very happy in his heart, not only because he had figured out the truth, but also because Li Yong calculated Yuangai Suwen, which made her extremely happy and extremely happy, whether it was Jin Shengman or other Silla people, although they hated Yuangai Suwen very much in their hearts, but they had to admit that Yuangai Suwen really deserved to be called a famous general, if Gao Jianwu was suspicious of Yuangai Suwen and killed Yuangai Suwen, it would be tantamount to cutting off his arm, for the Tang Army, Goguryeo did not have Yuangai Suwen, and the battle behind would be much easier. For their Silla, the loss of Goguryeo is equivalent to their Silla having one less big threat, it is simply the best of both worlds, Jin Shengman was happy and a little surprised, she felt very ashamed, and even doubted Li Yong, this is too undeserved, Jin Shengman bowed his head slightly, a little embarrassed but firm.

"Jungong, I will never doubt you again in the future, you must have your reasons for what you do, but I am too stupid to understand."

Li Yong coughed dryly.

"When you should be suspicious, you still have to be suspicious, it's okay! Actually, I'm not as good as you think! ”

Jin Shengman smiled when he heard this.

"You're not good, are you? Not only are your fame spread all over the world, but your good name is also praised by everyone! ”

Li Yong was speechless when he heard it, it was in Datang! Will anyone in Goguryeo praise his good name?

"The troops will be sent tomorrow, you better go back and have a good rest!"

Li Yong said with a smile, Jin Shengman was very sweet when he heard it, Li Yong was caring about her!

"Well, the county lord also rested earlier."

Jin Shengman blessed the body, three steps and a turn to leave, the horn sounded throughout the world, hundreds of thousands of troops like a dragon out of Liaodong to kill, invincible, the clouds of war suddenly enveloped the entire Goguryeo, for a time hundreds of people began to flee, the cities were strictly guarded, the whole Goguryeo was in chaos, Gao Zheng did not dare to delay for a moment after leaving Liaodong, and went straight to the capital, originally he had great confidence in this mission, although they Goguryeo lost Liaodong, but there were still hundreds of thousands of elite divisions, Since the Tang Dynasty sent troops to the Eastern Crusade to rescue Silla, and now that they have withdrawn their troops, then the Tang Dynasty should naturally withdraw its troops, how can they be willing to take great risks and continue to march? It's just that before he came, he never thought that Datang would want to swallow Liaodong, this is simply a lion's mouth! Not only did he not expect it, I am afraid that neither the king nor the ministers of the court thought that the Tang Dynasty actually wanted to swallow Liaodong, the capital of Pyongyang, the palace, Gao Jianwu stood in the hall with his hands behind his back, frowning, since the news of the Tang Dynasty's capture of Liaodong City came, his mood has not been good, and the wind and rain are drifting!

"Your Majesty, Lord Gao Zheng has returned from his mission!"

The chamberlain trembled and said, these days, more than a dozen chamberlains have been killed in the palace, all because the king suddenly became angry for some reason, in fact, they also understood that it was all because the Tang army captured Liaodong, so the king was not happy, and they could only be more careful.

"What? Gao Zheng is back? Announce him in! ”

Gao Jianwu said hurriedly, after a while, Gao Zheng hurriedly walked into the hall, and when he saw Gao Zheng walking in, Gao Jianwu's face that was originally looking forward to it slowly became gloomy, because Gao Zheng's face was not happy at all, if this mission was successful, and the Tang Emperor agreed to retreat, how could there be no joy on Gao Zheng's face? Gao Zheng's appearance at the moment is like a mourning exam, then there is only one possibility, the Tang Emperor does not want to withdraw at all, Gao Jianwu asked in a deep voice.

"Gao Zheng, how is your envoy to Datang?"

Gao Zheng knelt on the ground with a look of shame and choked up.

"The minister has betrayed the king's trust, and the minister is guilty!"

Gao Jianwu was already mentally prepared, but he didn't feel shocked, he asked in a deep voice.

"Why failed? What did the Tang Emperor say? ”

Gao Zheng explained.

"As soon as the minister arrived in Liaodong City, he met Li Yong."

Gao Jianwu's eyes flashed when he heard this, and when he heard the word Li Yong, his heart was also very complicated, and he also wanted to ask Li Yong, why he broke his word and became fat, if it weren't for Li Yong's letters, he would not have made up his mind to let Yuangai Suwen lead the army to recruit Silla, so today's disaster in Goguryeo should actually be counted on Li Yong, Gao Jianwu asked in a deep voice.

"Gao Zheng, have you asked Li Yong, why did he break his promise and get fat?"

Gao Zheng said respectfully.

"The minister naturally asked Li Yong, and he said that he did oppose the dispatch of troops in Chang'an, but he was soft-spoken, and he said, and said, and said, ......"

Gao Jianwu snorted angrily before he could finish listening.

"People are soft-spoken? If he, Li Yong, is a soft-spoken person, then who else in Datang dares to be called a high and powerful person? He is against sending troops? But the news from the spies sent by Gu to the Tang Dynasty was exactly the same, all of them were Li Yong's support for the troops, not only for the troops, but also for the Tang Emperor's personal expedition, what else did he say? ”

Gao Zheng said in a deep voice.

"He also said that he knew that the king was suspicious of Yuangai Suwen, but in fact, this had nothing to do with Yuangai Suwen."

Gao Jianwu couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and thought in his heart.

"You say, what does Li Yong mean by this? Is it true to exonerate Yuan Gai Suwen? Or is it an ulterior motive? ”

Gao Jianwu asked in a deep voice, and Gao Zheng said respectfully.

"The minister didn't dare to make a judgment, and the minister told Li Yong that as long as he could persuade the Tang Emperor to withdraw his troops, the king would not punish Yuangai Suwen."

Gao Jianwu hurriedly asked.

"Then what did Li Yong say? Would he like to help? ”

Gao Zheng said in a deep voice.

"Li Yong, he agreed to help without hesitation!"

Gao Jianwu was overjoyed when he heard this, and then he felt puzzled and asked.

"Li Yong really agreed to help? Then why didn't the Tang Emperor withdraw his troops? ”

Gao Zheng said in a deep voice.

"Li Yong did agree to help, but he sang and harmonized with the Tang Emperor and asked us to give Datang an explanation."

"Confess? What's the explanation? ”

Gao Jianwu heard this, and a glimmer of hope ignited in his heart, but he didn't know what Datang wanted to explain, if it wasn't too much, it would be better to calm things down, Gao Zheng took a deep breath and said slowly.

"We want Goguryeo to cede Liaodong!"

Bang~ The precious pen wash was slammed to the ground and torn apart, Gao Jianwu said angrily.

"How can this be true? Outrageous! Liaodong is the gateway to my Goguryeo, and the Tang Dynasty actually wants to invade Liaodong! It's so deceitful! ”

Gao Zheng said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty, Datang is indeed too deceitful! The emperor of the Tang Dynasty said, either we cede Liaodong, or they will continue to march into the army, otherwise they will never retreat, the king, the minister failed to complete the king's errand, the minister is guilty, and the minister is willing to accept the guilt! ”

Gao Jianwu took a deep breath, waved his hand, and sighed.

"Datang's plan is very big, and it is not Qing's crime!"

Hearing that the king forgave him for his innocence, Gao Zheng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and said respectfully.

"Thank you, King forgiveness!"

Gao Jianwu was in no mood, he paced in the hall with his hands behind his back, and said angrily.

"What a Li Shimin! What a Datang! Liaodong who dared to plot against loneliness, the former Sui Dynasty's three eastward expeditions to Xingshi could occupy a single cent of land, and the Tang Dynasty only had more than 100,000 soldiers and horses to want to occupy Liaodong, which was simply wishful thinking! ”

Gao Zheng said generously.

"Your Majesty, after hearing this, the minister was very angry, and angrily reprimanded the Tang Emperor, saying that we still have hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and tens of millions of people in Goguryeo, and if the Tang Dynasty does not withdraw its troops, we will swear to fight to the death!"

Gao Jianwu turned around and shouted when he heard Huo Ran.

"Well said! There are tens of millions of elite soldiers, tens of millions of people, if he Li Shimin deceives people too much, he will swear to fight to the death with the strength of the whole country! Gao Zheng, what did the Tang Emperor say? ”

Gao Zheng said in a deep voice.

"King Qiqi, the Tang Emperor said yes, yes, weigh the hundreds of thousands of troops in our Goguryeo."

Liaodong must not give up, although Liaodong is bitterly cold, but it is precisely because of this that it has become the gateway of their Goguryeo, if there is no Liaodong, then they Goguryeo has no danger to defend, and can only be threatened by the Central Plains Dynasty at all times, Gao Jianwu said in a deep voice.

"Liaodong must not lose, the Tang Emperor deceived people too much, then Lone will swear to fight to the death! Come, spread the will of the orphan, and summon the ministers to see you immediately! ”

Soon, a group of courtiers gathered in the main hall, Gao Zheng explained the envoy in detail, and the ministers were filled with righteous indignation.

"Datang is really deceitful! It is really unreasonable to want to plot against Liaodong! ”

"Yes, Liaodong has been owned by our Goguryeo since ancient times, how can it be ceded to the Tang Dynasty?"

"Liaodong is the gateway to our Goguryeo, and we must not afford to lose it!"

"Yes, Liaodong must not be lost, if Liaodong is lost, our Goguryeo hinterland will be exposed to the swords and guns of the Tang Dynasty, and there will be no peace day and night!"

"The Tang Dynasty is really too deceitful, we still have hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in Goguryeo, doesn't the Tang Emperor even take these hundreds of thousands of troops in his eyes?"

"Your Majesty, your ministers will fight to the death! The million-strong army of the former Sui Dynasty can be blocked by Goguryeo, and can we really be afraid of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the Tang Dynasty? ”

"Your Majesty, your ministers will fight to the death! Even if Datang's artillery siege is powerful, the siege will not be of much use! ”

Gao Jianwu raised his hand, and the attendant next to him said loudly.

"Silence! Quiet! ”

The hall suddenly fell silent, and Gao Jianwu said in a deep voice.

"The Tang Emperor intends to occupy Liaodong, he is really too deceitful, Liaodong must not lose, Gu has made up his mind to fight to the death with the Tang Dynasty! Since our ancestors in Goguryeo were able to repel the million-strong army of the former Sui, now that we are united in Goguryeo, will we still be afraid of the Tang army? ”

The ministers were also arrogant when they heard it, the millions of troops of the former Sui could resist it, and they couldn't resist the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the Tang Dynasty, and now they don't think that the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty can be much more elite than their Goguryeo soldiers and horses, although the Tang army captured Liaodong, but it was based on the benefits of artillery, and it was not a real skill.

"Your Majesty, the army will return to the capital in a few days, and at that time, 200,000 elites will be enough to kill the Tang army, so the king doesn't have to worry!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the soldiers who went out to fight are all elite, and General Yuan is proficient in the art of war, so he will definitely defeat the Tang Army, so why should the king worry?"

Yuangai Suwen? Hearing Yuangai Suwen's name, Gao Jianwu's brows couldn't help frowning, Gao Jianwu already agreed very much with Yuangai Suwen's ability to lead the troops, if you talk about ability alone, Yuangai Suwen is of course the best candidate, but Yuangai Suwen's loyalty has become a problem, if Yuangai Suwen is suspicious, then the 200,000 army will bury the enemy, Gao Jianwu muttered.

"Yuangai Suwen! Yuan Gai Suwen's talent in leading the troops, Lone is very appreciative, it's just that Yuan Gai Su Wen and the Tang Rong County have an old relationship, and the relationship between the two is irreversible! ”

"Your Majesty, the Tang Army's Eastern Crusade and Yuangai Suwen are inseparable! Although Yuangai Suwen conquered Silla like a bamboo, but now he hastily retreated his troops, and all the cities he occupied were returned to Silla, which was equivalent to returning in vain, wasting money and food in vain, losing troops and losing generals, and making Liaodong fall, and Yuangai Suwen deserved to be punished for his crimes! ”

"Your Majesty, Yuangai Suwen must have taken refuge in the Tang Dynasty, so he caused Liaodong to fall, and his crime should be punished!"

"Your Majesty, Yuangai Suwen led the troops to attack Silla, and he was invincible in all battles, and he was a hero! As for the fall of Liaodong, it must be a trick of the Tang Dynasty, and the minister feels that Yuangai Suwen has no dissenting intentions, if he abandons it, wouldn't it be a self-cutting arm? ”

"Why did the Duke of Rongfu County of the Tang Dynasty exonerate Yuan Gai Suwen? Doesn't this show that Yuangai Suwen and Datang are tired? ”

"This is wrong, the king, the minister thinks that the reason why the Duke of Rongfu County of the Tang Dynasty exonerated Yuangai Suwen is to sow discord and be afraid of Yuangai Suwen's ability to lead the troops!"

"Your Majesty, we have hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in Goguryeo, and there are many generals in the court, such as Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen, are you still afraid of the Tang Army?"

"Your Majesty, this battle is related to the fate of our Goguryeo, and there is no room for loss!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, there must be no room for error!"

Gao Jianwu said in a deep voice.

"Lone just knows that there must be no mistakes in this battle, so it is difficult for Lone to decide who should lead the troops!"

"The minister recommends Gao Huizhen!"

"The minister recommended Gao Yanshou, although Gao Yanshou lost Liaodong, it was because the Tang Army's artillery was too powerful! Gao Yanshou knows the Tang Army best, and he is also the most suitable candidate to lead the troops! ”

"Your Majesty, the minister recommends Yuan Gai Suwen! The minister felt that Yuangai Suwen did not have two hearts, Yuangai Suwen led the army to recruit Silla, knew the situation of the army well, and won the hearts of the army. ”

"Your Majesty, it is precisely because Yuangai Suwen has won the hearts of the army that the minister feels that he can't let Yuangai Suwen lead the army, if Yuangai Suwen has different intentions, then the three armies will definitely be overturned!"

"Now that Liaodong has fallen and the great enemy is present, we Goguryeo are united, and the soldiers are united, how can the army be unstable?"

Some ministers supported Yuangai Suwen to lead the troops, and some ministers felt that Yuangai Suwen had different intentions and had to be guarded against, and there was a lot of noise in the hall, but most of the ministers felt that they should guard against Yuangai Suwen, and Yuangai Suwen won the hearts of the army? Gao Jianwu listened, his eyes couldn't help narrowing, if Yuangai Suwen really had different intentions, it would really be the overthrow of the three armies, and the country would not be a country, so he couldn't take risks! The ministers are right, even if Yuangai Suwen does not lead the troops, there are still generals in the DPRK and China, and there are hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, will they still be afraid of the Tang army?