Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 554: Killing does not depend on me but on you!

golden city.

A cavalryman rushed towards the palace at full speed.

After being summoned, the cavalry followed the eunuch and quickly came to the imperial study.

"I pay my respects to the king."

"Flat body."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Jin Zhende rubbed his head, looked at the soldier in front of him, and said slowly: "Has the Yaduzhou surrendered?"

"Reporting to the king, the Grand Commander of Yaduzhou, Yin Quanxi, has surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and has prepared food, meat, and some beauties to send over."

"It is said that King Bingjian is very satisfied with this and has only arranged for some personnel to be stationed in Yaduzhou."

This is surveillance.

Jin Zhende sighed, but there was nothing he could do about it.

The Tang Dynasty is powerful, especially with the unreasonable prince Su Chen, who is leading his troops personally. If this situation is not handled properly and he is angered, it will be a disaster for Silla!
"Any other news?"

"In addition to Su Chen's troops who have already arrived outside of Yaduzhou, the 10,000 elite naval troops led by Liu Rengui, the Tang navy commander, have already arrived at Michifu. Judging from the time, the Tang army will arrive at the gates of Jincheng in three days at the latest."

Jin Zhende nodded, "Got it, go down."

The soldier bowed and retreated.

Three days.

There are only three days left for Su Chen and others to arrive in Jincheng.

Those preparations must be made.

If I can't show enough sincerity to gain Su Chen's forgiveness, Su Chen will definitely be furious, and that would be bad.

"Your Majesty, Lord Qi requests an audience."

"Xuan."

A moment later, Qi Mingchen strode into the imperial study.

"The humble minister is here to see you, your Majesty."

"No gift."

Jin Zhende waved his hand and said, "Please take a seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Qi Mingchen thanked him and took a seat, then said, "Your Majesty, I just heard something."

"What's the matter?"

"The Tang navy has arrived at Michifu."

"It's true."

Jin Jinde nodded.

After she decided to surrender, although there were still some forces in various places that resisted and were unwilling to surrender, these people were no match for the Tang army.

Especially Liu Rengui.

The 10,000 naval forces led by Liu Rengui were not only the elite among the elite, but also had extremely powerful firearms in their hands.

This also led to the fact that everyone was far more wary of Liu Rengui than Su Chen and others.

Qi Mingchen: "Your Majesty, Liu Rengui led his troops to Jincheng, but he killed many of my people in Silla along the way. If this continues, I'm afraid the people in the country will not be able to bear it..."

Jin Zhende raised his hand to interrupt Qi Mingchen's words, "Qi Aiqing, now that things have come to this, what do you think is our chance of success, even if we work together to resist the Tang army's southward advance?"

Hearing this, Qi Mingchen fell silent.

With the current strength of the Tang army, it would be as difficult for them to defeat it as breaking a stone with an egg.

Not to mention the elite troops led by Su Chen and Liu Rengui's elite navy, there is also a large army led by Zhishisili stationed in Goryeo!
Even if they mobilized the whole country to repel Su Chen and others, the final result would be that Su Chen would return with his army.

By that time, even if they wanted to surrender, the other side would not accept it and would instead massacre Silla.

"We can try to talk to Liu Rengui and the others."

"it's useless."

Jin Jinde shook his head.

As long as the anti-Tang forces still exist in the country, Liu Rengui will kill them.

and.

These people are all citizens of Silla. Should they be asked to kill them all themselves?

After a moment's silence, Jin Zhende said slowly, "Lord Qi, if there is a chance, you can arrange some people to go over and inform them. Don't make unnecessary sacrifices."

Qi Mingchen couldn't help but sigh.

Even though they were extremely dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty and were unwilling to surrender, they had no choice but to bow their heads under the Tang Dynasty's military force.

"I will do my best."

"This king just received news..."

Jin Zhende said slowly: "After Kodo of the Baishan tribe led 20,000 troops south to Baekje, he first defeated Ungjin and then conquered Sabi and Dean."

"Now, all the troops in Baekje have been transferred to Fengshan City by the King of Baekje."

"what?"

Qi Mingchen was stunned, "How is this possible?"

"Kodo led only 20,000 cavalrymen. How could he break through Xiongjin so quickly and capture Sabi and De'an?"

"After Xiongjin was captured, Sabi and Dean surrendered one after another."

"..."

Qi Mingchen fell silent.

I was willing to fight for Kodo and kill all the way, but I didn't expect that the officials of Sibi and De'an were so spineless!
and.

The King of Baekje had already announced to the world that he would fight to the death with the Tang Dynasty. However, after seeing that Ungjin was breached, they actually took the initiative to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.

Isn't this just trampling on the face of the King of Baekje and rubbing it hard?
Qi Mingchen thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, the King of Baekje has transferred all his troops to Fengshan City this time. Is he planning to fight Kodo at the foot of Fengshan City?"

"That's what I think too."

Jin Zhende sighed, "Although the entire country of Baekje is determined to compete with the Tang army, there are also many people who are unwilling to follow the king of Baekje to die."

"Instead of dispersing our forces among various cities and weakening our own strength, it is better to mobilize all our forces to Fengshan City and fight a decisive battle with Kodo under Fengshan City."

"If they win, Baekje may still have a chance to survive. If they lose, the King of Baekje will definitely be the first to be sanctioned."

Qi Mingchen nodded.

All the military forces of Baekje were gathered in Fengshan City. If they could not defeat Kodo's army, then the King of Baekje would have no way out and there would be no possibility of survival.

"Three days later, Su Chen and others will arrive in Jincheng."

Jin Zhende spoke again, and Qi Mingchen's pupils shrank, "So fast?"

Jin Zhende smiled bitterly, "Without any obstruction, and with cities all over the place providing them with supplies, their movements are naturally much faster."

"Yin Quanxi, the governor of the state, has gone to see Su Chen."

Qi Mingchen frowned and asked, "What did the Grand Commander say?"

Jin Jinde: "We sent food and beautiful women."

Qi Mingchen: “…”

It's exactly what he wants.

"So, Su Chen accepted it?"

"Received."

Jin Zhende smiled and said, "At least our situation will be better than we thought."

Qi Mingchen nodded.

Jin Zhende: "How are the things I asked you to prepare going?"

Qi Mingchen: "Twenty-one gold and silver mines have been discovered. In addition, I have received news that King Bingjian has arranged some troops to mine gold and silver mines."

Jin Jinde: "As long as he likes it."

"Ugh……"

Qi Mingchen sighed.

These originally belonged to the wealth of Silla, but now they can only measure the wealth of Silla and make friends with him.

"In addition to minerals, I have also searched for some beauties, antiques and treasures. I believe that King Bingjian will not refuse them."

"Yes, prepare everything within three days." "I obey your order."

……

Three days later.

An army of 5,000 men was slowly coming towards Jincheng.

In the army, Su Chen sat in a carriage, holding the intelligence that had just been delivered in his hand.

Jin Yong and his team have mined nearly 100,000 kilograms of various minerals, and have now arranged for people to transport them back to the Tang Dynasty.

This is just the first batch. According to Jin Yong and his colleagues' speculation, before the war between Silla and Baekje is completely ended, they should be able to mine about 500,000 kilograms of ore and send it back to Chang'an.

Among these ores, most are gold and silver, and the others are copper and iron.

Firstly, gold and silver can increase the wealth of the Tang Dynasty. Secondly, ores such as copper and iron can greatly assist the Manufacturing Bureau in creating various weapons and tools.

It was indeed a wise decision to let Li Jingheng and the other two lead the troops here.

Su Chen smiled and put down the information, and then he heard Li Jingheng's voice coming from outside, "Your Majesty, Jincheng is ahead. The scouts came to report that King Jin Zhende of Silla has led all the officials and left the city thirty miles away, waiting for Your Majesty's arrival."

"Oh, you are so sincere."

Su Chen said jokingly.

Li Jingheng smiled and said, "Of course not. If they are not sincere, aren't they afraid that our army will directly flatten their Golden City?"

Su Chen smiled and said, "I heard that the King of Silla, Jin Zhende, is the daughter of the previous King of Silla. She is not bad looking?"

Li Jingheng shook his head. "I don't know about this, but there are rumors like this, but I think most of them are just exaggerations."

Li Chongyi came over and said, "It must be due to hype."

"Your Majesty, think about it. It has always been men who hold the position of king of a country, but Jin Zhende, as a woman, holds the power of Silla alone."

"His methods must have far surpassed those of other princes, so his appearance should be relatively ordinary."

"what?"

Su Chen said in surprise: "Can't you be beautiful if you have means?"

Li Chongyi chuckled and said, "If she was really beautiful, she would have been sent to marry by the previous King of Silla. How could she stay in Silla and defeat other princes to become the King of Silla?"

Su Chen was amazed, "Your idea is very interesting."

Li Jingheng said happily: "If that's what you said, why is there a rumor that the King of Silla is the most beautiful man in the world?"

Li Chongyi: "She is the King of Silla. Isn't it normal for her to want others to praise her beauty?"

"Let me ask you, which woman doesn't like to be beautiful?"

"What's more, she is the ruler of a country. With the blessing of power, even if she has an ordinary appearance, she will be admired by many people."

Li Jingheng thought about it and said, "That makes sense."

Any woman with extraordinary power will unconsciously put some filters on her, no matter how ordinary her appearance is.

soon.

In front of them appeared the figures of the King of Silla and his entourage who came out of the city to greet them.

After seeing these people, Li Jingheng and the other two immediately went about their duties, with expressionless faces, as if they were keeping people at a distance.

"King Jindeok of Silla, along with all the officials of Silla, respectfully welcome the King of Sides!"

Jin Jinde's voice is crisp and bright.

As Jin Zhende's voice fell, everyone bowed to greet him.

creak creak.

Escorted by Li Jingheng and two others, the carriage arrived in front of Jin Zhende and others.

The curtain was lifted and Su Chen walked out of the carriage.

Leading the group was Kim Jin-deok, King of Silla, wearing a phoenix crown. The phoenix body made of pure gold looked lifelike, and in its mouth was a string of crystal pearl tassels, which sparkled with unique colors under the sunlight.

The dragon is wearing a gorgeous golden robe with a sinuous and agile body and a wide jade belt around its waist. The jade is warm and engraved with a Taotie pattern that symbolizes imperial power. The buckle of the jade belt is also made of gold and inlaid with emeralds, exuding a noble and mysterious atmosphere.

Her appearance was not as stunning as imagined, but it was very attractive and revealed a bit of majesty. Her eyebrows were as dark as distant black, but she looked a bit haggard.

"No gift."

Su Chen waved his hand.

Everyone straightened their backs.

Su Chen looked at the King of Silla in front of him with a smile, "Hearing about him is not as good as meeting him in person. I have been friends with the King of Silla for a long time, and now I finally get to meet him."

"Liao, the King of Side by Side, praised it."

Jin Zhende smiled lightly, turned slightly and said, "Please join us, King."

"please."

The two walked side by side.

Hundreds of civil and military officials and a group of elite soldiers followed closely behind.

"The King of Sides has traveled south to Silla this time and must have been exhausted. I have prepared a banquet for him. Maid..."

Jin Zhende said slowly, "Your Majesty can enjoy it."

Su Chen said calmly: "King of Silla, do you think that I brought so many soldiers here just to enjoy myself?"

Jin Zhende sighed secretly and forced a smile, saying, "Before this, I was blind and did not recognize a great man. I am sorry for the offense. Please do not blame me, Your Majesty."

“Choice is greater than effort.”

Su Chen smiled and said: “Silla made a wrong choice once, so she shouldn’t make a wrong choice a second time, right?”

"Of course not."

Jin Zhende shook his head and said, "I know I was wrong about borrowing the road last time. Please give us Silla a chance."

"Then it depends on your sincerity."

Su Chen smiled and turned his head to look at Jin Zhende, "How are you going to compensate us?"

"It will definitely satisfy His Majesty."

"hope so."

Su Chen smiled and said, "Before I arrived in Jincheng, I had received a message from the navy commander Liu Rengui that they were stationed fifty miles away from Jincheng."

Jin Zhende's pupils shrank, "What does the prince mean?"

"This king has no intention."

"..."

Jin Zhende sneered in his heart.

There is no meaning, but Liu Rengui is allowed to lead his troops to station outside Jincheng?

Is this a warning to me, don't act recklessly, otherwise the army will come and destroy Jincheng? ?

Although he was angry, Jin Zhende had no other options.

Power is stronger than people.

Even if Su Chen acted recklessly in Jincheng, she had no way to stop him.

"I hope that the prince will consider the lives of the people in the world and not cause massacres."

"What the King of Silla said..."

Su Chen shook his head and said with a smile: "This matter does not depend on me, but on you."

Jin Zhende was shocked.

Is Su Chen going to ask for too much?

The group entered the Jincheng city gate, and a large number of people cheered the arrival of the Tang army on the streets.

Although there were cheers, it was hard to say whether they were sincere.

Su Chen even suspected that there must be some people among these people who wanted to kill him.

If that's the case, it would be much easier.

The group soon arrived at the palace.

Just as Jin Zhende said, they had already prepared a banquet in the palace to entertain Su Chen and his party.

As everyone took their seats, graceful girls walked in quickly from outside like flying butterflies, and the musicians started playing music.

Jin Zhende smiled, picked up the wine glass, and looked at Su Chen, "Let us welcome the arrival of King Bing Xiang. Please drink this glass to the full, Your Majesty!"

Su Chen smiled and picked up the wine glass: "Please!"

(End of this chapter)