My father, Li Shimin, requests Your Majesty to become the Retired Emperor.

After listening to Buyeo Pungjang's words, Lee Seunggan thought to himself that Buyeo Pungjang and Buyeo Ryong were not the same.

Although they are both sons of Buyeo Ui-ja, they are very different.

Songtsen Gampo sat upright: "Although I am not from the Central Plains..."

but,

Xiao Wang also really likes the history of the Central Plains dynasties.

If Xiao Wang remembers correctly, during the reign of Emperor Jing of Han...

Initially, the crown prince was Liu Rong, the eldest son.

However, in the end, Emperor Jing of Han deposed Liu Rong and installed Liu Che, who later became Emperor Wu of Han.

Emperor Wu of Han (Liu Che) was very accomplished during his reign, leading the Han Dynasty to its zenith.

If Emperor Jing of Han had not changed the crown prince and allowed Liu Rong to succeed to the throne, how could the Han Dynasty have become so powerful and defeated the Xiongnu?

Ultimately, the reason Emperor Jing of Han deposed Liu Rong was because Liu Rong was too weak and incompetent.

Therefore, in Xiao Wang's opinion, Fu Yulong and Fu Yufengzhang are truly incomparable.

"Why don't we join forces and support Buyeo Pungjang, so that King Buyeo Uija of Baekje can depose Buyeo Yong and install Buyeo Pungjang as crown prince?"

Queen Seondeok agreed, saying, "The fact that Buyeo Yong is colluding with Yeon Gaesomun is an extremely dangerous sign."

Yeon Gaesomun feared nothing more than a peaceful world and considered himself invincible.

He often liked to boast about how powerful their Goguryeo army was.

He forcibly bound Buyeo Yong to his chariot, waiting for an opportunity to invade our Silla.

What are you saying? My father has no sons, and you passed the throne to me. What do you know about governing a country and maintaining peace when you are just a weak woman? Didn't Silla just hand it over to Goguryeo?

Listen to this! Isn't he taking advantage of someone's misfortune?

Why are we, Silla, lambs to the slaughter?

Therefore, I agree with Songtsen Gampo's view.

Let us all support Buyeo Pungjang so that he can become the crown prince of Baekje and inherit the throne in the future. In that way, we can all live in harmony and develop peacefully.

To everyone's surprise, Fuyu Fengzhang quickly waved his hand after hearing this: "Everyone, I appreciate your kindness and I am very grateful."

However, this is absolutely unacceptable.

Fuyu Long is my elder brother.

He has already been designated as the crown prince by his father and will inherit the throne in the future, which is a matter of course.

"What merit do I possess to be the crown prince?"

Qin Ying, who was listening nearby, felt anxious for him: "Honestly, since everyone wants you to be the crown prince, just do it! Why be so polite?"

"No, no, I can't be the crown prince." Fuyu Fengzhang pushed his hands outwards.

Li Chengan, with his hands behind his back, paced back and forth in the hall and slowly said, "Similar things have happened in history."

King Wu of Qin was a strongman who loved to lift heavy tripods.

He heavily relied on and promoted three strongmen: Ren Bi, Wu Huo, and Meng Shuo.

On one occasion, he and Meng Shuo went to Luoyang to lift the Dragon-patterned Red Tripod.

Exhausted, he dropped the cauldron, which broke his bones and muscles, and he died.

However, King Wu of Qin was too young and had no sons.

Later, King Wuling of Zhao and other feudal lords discussed sending Ying Ji, who was the crown prince in Yan, back to Qin to succeed to the throne.

With the support of all nations, Ying Ji successfully inherited the throne.

After Ying Ji ascended the throne, he worked hard to strengthen the state, making Qin increasingly powerful.

It can be said that Ying Zheng's eventual unification of the six states was inseparable from the solid foundation laid by King Zhaoxiang of Qin.

At that time, in the Qin state, Prince Zhuang and Prince Fei were also qualified to inherit the throne.

If Ying Ji hadn't acted decisively and returned to inherit the throne instead of Prince Zhuang, then whether Qin could have unified the six states in the future would have been uncertain.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Songtsen Gampo, holding the document, said, "Your Highness is right. There is a saying: 'One should not shirk one's duty.'"

If Baekje were handed over to Buyeo Yong, it would very likely face utter ruin.

Buyeo Pungjang, I hope you will step up without hesitation. Even if you don't think about yourself, shouldn't you at least think about the people of Baekje?

However, no matter how much people tried to persuade him, Fuyu Fengzhang was unwilling to seize the position of crown prince.

Li Chengan saw this and was filled with emotion, thinking to himself that people are really different.

Look at Fu Yufengzhang, everyone supports and endorses him, but he declines.

Then look at Li Tai. In order to seize the position of crown prince, he schemed and plotted and tried every means to oppose me.

On several occasions, Li Tai attempted to poison himself.

If we followed other people's thinking, we should have started fighting back long ago.

They even killed Li Tai.

However, out of respect for his father and mother, Li Chenggan could not bring himself to harm Li Tai.

Because he did not want the tragedy of Xuanwu Gate to repeat itself.

Some say that Li Shimin was a great emperor and a renowned ruler throughout history.

Some say that Li Shimin was ruthless and killed his own brothers, and will forever be nailed to the pillar of historical shame.

Seeing that Fuyu Fengzhang was unwilling to become the crown prince, Li Chenggan did not force him: "This matter is not urgent, let's talk about it later. Everyone, please disperse."

So everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

Li Chenggan is also exhausted.

He lay down on the couch and soon fell asleep.

He didn't know how much time had passed when he vaguely felt two warm, moist lips kissing his neck, their breath sweet as orchids.

Li Chengan smelled a woman's fragrance.

Li Chenggan wondered if he was hallucinating because he had drunk too much.

He pinched his thigh and felt a sharp pain.

He heard people say that if you feel pain when you pinch your thigh, it means you're not dreaming.

He quickly opened his sleepy eyes and saw a woman lying on top of him.

Her soft, white body was as white as snow.

Li Chengan quickly pushed the woman away.

Li Chenggan jumped off the bed and dressed himself neatly.

Li Chengan glanced at her and saw that the woman was none other than Princess Tianyan.

She was tall and slender, with a curvaceous figure. She wore a red bodice on her chest, her entire back was bare, her abdomen was flat, and her two long, slender legs were as white as jade.

Princess Tianyan sat up and smiled sweetly: "Your Highness, what's wrong? Do you think I'm not pretty?"

Li Chengqian's heart was pounding: "Your Highness, I absolutely cannot bear to part with this."

Princess Tianyan took a semi-transparent, gossamer-thin garment and draped it over her shoulders.

As she dressed, she said slowly, "Your Highness, I feel that we are truly destined to be together."

So, I asked you to dance at the banquet. Don't you understand my feelings?

We women are always shy and find it inconvenient to say things so clearly.

Li Chengan felt ashamed when he heard this. He thought to himself, "You can do such a thing and you call it being shy? If you're not shy, are you going to eat people up?"

Princess Tianyan gently smoothed her hair and said softly, her beautiful eyes looking at Li Chenggan: "Your Highness, I am a person who dares to love and hate."

To be honest, I fell deeply in love with you the moment I first saw you.

At that time, I was thinking, why didn't God let me meet you sooner?

If I had met you sooner, I wouldn't have married King Shuming.

I want to break off my engagement with him, become your crown princess, and in the future, we'll have a bunch of kids...

Li Chengan waved his hand to interrupt her: "Your Highness, please stop joking."

"I already have a Crown Princess; her name is Su Wan."

"Then break off your engagement with her."

Upon hearing this, Li Chengan frowned, thinking to himself, "Can this engagement be dissolved so easily?"

"The marriage between me and Su Wan was arranged by my father and mother. Even if I wanted to break off the engagement, it would be very difficult."

Princess Tianyan nodded: "I see. If it's not convenient to dissolve the engagement, then let's kill Su Wan!"

Wouldn't that be cleaner?

Upon hearing this, Li Chengan was taken aback, thinking to himself that this woman was quite vicious. No wonder he had heard that she was going to compete with the Queen for the Queen's position in the Japanese kingdom, resorting to crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide.

"Your Highness, there is something I don't know if you've heard about."

"Oh, tell me, what is it?"

Li Chengan then recounted how Qin He had come to assassinate him.

"What? Qin He came to assassinate you? Who ordered him to do this?"

Princess Tianyan was furious. "Are you alright?"

No, not at all.

Are you sure that person is Qin He?

Li Chengan then took out the Japanese sword that Qin He had left behind and handed it to Princess Tianyan.

After Princess Tianyan read it, she said, "Your Highness, don't worry!"

I must kill him.

Li Chengan, observing the princess's expression, realized that her words were not insincere but came from the bottom of her heart.

Li Chengan waved his hand: "Your Highness, no need."

If you go looking for trouble with Qin He, wouldn't that be the same as looking for trouble with King Shuming?

"Would Qin He have dared to do this without King Shuming's approval?"

Princess Tianyan understood at this point: "You mean King Shuming wants to kill you?"

Li Chenggan nodded: "That possibility cannot be ruled out."

"But I just don't understand, why would King Shuming want to kill you?"

Isn't he afraid that the Heavenly Khan will come after him?

Li Chengan gave a wry smile: "I'm afraid this is mostly because you invited me to dance that one dance."

"You mean the king is jealous and sees you as a rival in love?"

"This is just everyone's speculation."

"I never expected him to be such a petty person."

However, his guess was correct; I have indeed fallen for you.

In our Wa (Japanese) country, there is no man as handsome as you.

Anyway, I've never seen it.

Sometimes I think, God is really unfair, why didn't I grow up in Chang'an?

If I were in Chang'an, I would have had a chance to get closer to you.

When Li Chengan heard her say these things, he felt a headache coming on: "Please stop saying those nonsensical things."

You are the Queen Consort of King Shuming, while I already have a Crown Princess.

There is absolutely no possibility between us.

Princess Tianyan burst into tears upon hearing Li Chengan's heartless words: "They say men have no conscience, and it seems that's true."

I took such a big risk to come see you, and you don't appreciate me at all.

I know that I am no longer a young, unmarried woman waiting to be married.

But can you blame me for that?

Those were all things that happened before we met.

Blame it on the cruel twist of fate.

Currently, King Shuming and I do not have any children.

It's not that I can't have children, it's just that he's not very capable.

Upon hearing this, Li Chenggan thought to himself, "What are you talking about? What does your ability to have children have to do with me?"

Anyway, I'm not going to have a child with you.

"Don't cry, go back quickly. If someone finds you in my room, I won't be able to explain it."

"What, are you scared? If you're scared, I'll tell everyone that you molested me!"

Upon hearing this, Li Chengan broke out in a sweat.

He thought to himself that Princess Tianyan was really different from other women; she had all sorts of bad ideas.

Can you just say things like that carelessly? That could lead to someone's death.

"If you really want to help me, I'll show you the way."

Princess Tianyan wiped away her tears: "What do you mean?"

"Go and persuade King Sumin to withdraw the letter he wrote to Uija of Baekje Buyeo."

They originally intended to use Buyeo Pungjang to coerce Buyeo Uija into surrendering, but that was impossible.

in addition,

You can persuade King Shuming to dissolve the alliance with Yanqi;

Currently, Yanqi is at war with our Great Tang Dynasty.

If the Wa people want to form an alliance with Yanqi, wouldn't they be openly opposing our Great Tang?

Thirdly, stop forcing Baiji and Silla to surrender to the Wa (Japanese) kingdom, and don't think that just because the Queen of Silla is a woman, she is easy to bully.

He would be very wrong to think that way.

It is hoped that the Wa (Japanese) Kingdom, Baekje, and Silla will reach an equal treaty, agreeing to non-aggression against each other, which would benefit everyone.

Silla is a vassal state of our Great Tang Dynasty, and my father will never allow any country to invade Silla.

If King Shuming insists on going against the will of Heaven and doing this, then he is making an enemy of the Tang Dynasty.

Fourth, King Shuming must hand over the Blue Brahma woman to us;

The Blue Rakshasa is a wanted criminal on the run from our Great Tang Dynasty. I must capture her and bring her back.

Fifthly, last time our Tang Dynasty envoy Gao Biaoren visited the Wa (Japanese) Kingdom, he was imprisoned, beaten, and suffered greatly. This shows that the King must provide an explanation for this matter.

People often say that loving someone is a humble thing, and there's some truth to that.

"Your Highness, I have noted down everything you have said. I will go and talk to King Shuming later."

Don't worry, I will do my best to secure these deals.

"If you can accomplish this, then you will have truly done a great deed."

"I don't care about accumulating good karma or anything like that. I just want to have the chance to be with you in the future." Princess Tianyan looked at Li Chenggan with eager eyes.

Li Chengan was speechless upon hearing this, thinking to himself that this woman was quite persistent.

"Your Highness, since you've made these requests, may I also make a request?"

What are your requirements? Tell me.

"If I manage to get these things done, can we spend the night together?"

Upon hearing this, Li Chengan thought to himself, "This woman is here again!"