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

Li Chengan was filled with complex emotions after hearing Princess Tianyan's words.

In his mind, Baekje and Goguryeo were both enemies of the Wa (Japanese) Kingdom.

but,

These countries have now secretly united to deal with the Tang Dynasty.

Li Chenggan knew that Yeon Gaesomun and Buyeo Long were in cahoots, using each other's power to bully the other.

Their getting together won't lead to anything good.

Li Chengan, with his hands behind his back, asked, "Besides saying they wanted to kill me, what else did they say?"

They also said that the Tang Dynasty today is just like the Qin Dynasty of the past, and it is going to annex the six other states.

They said that your Tang Dynasty is ambitious, not only wanting to annex the six kingdoms, but also all the surrounding countries. Therefore, they want to unite and fight against your Tang Dynasty to the end.

Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian sneered: "Our Great Tang has always loved peace. If other countries don't provoke our Great Tang first, our Great Tang will never make trouble for them."

"Your Highness, I think so too, and I completely believe what you say."

However, Yeon Gaesomun did not say that.

He said that Emperor Yang of Sui once led an army of one million to launch three campaigns against Goguryeo.

The military strength of the Tang Dynasty today is even greater than that of Emperor Yang of Sui.

Moreover, Li Shimin always regarded attacking Goguryeo as his historical mission.

Therefore, a war between the Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo was inevitable sooner or later.

Li Chenggan had long known that Yeon Gaesomun was a scoundrel.

He held absolute power internally, much like Cao Cao in his time, while externally he courted other countries, sowing discord and creating the narrative that "the Tang Dynasty was the sole hegemon of the world."

"What else did they say?"

"They have a lot to say."

They say you are good at manipulating power, and even someone as clever as Songtsen Gampo was manipulated by you.

They say that in order to win over Songtsen Gampo, you betrothed your sister, Princess Wencheng, to him.

In this way, an alliance was formed between your Great Tang and Tibet.

"This time, Songtsen Gampo came to the Wa Kingdom with you. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. They suggested to Your Majesty that you and Songtsen Gampo be captured and beheaded as a warning to others." Princess Tianyan's expression turned worried as she said this.

Li Chengan was both amused and annoyed by their words: "The marriage between Songtsen Gampo and Princess Wencheng is a match made in heaven."

Songtsen Gampo had always wanted to become a prince consort of the Tang Dynasty.

Not long ago, he came to Chang'an to ask for the hand in marriage with a princess of the Tang Dynasty.

He passed the rigorous test and ultimately succeeded.

Princess Wencheng was also present and watched Songtsen Gampo's performance.

The marriage was agreed upon by both parties, so why did it turn out this way in their mouths?

In other words, even if Songtsen Gampo had not married Princess Wencheng, Tibet would still have been a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty.

Princess Tianyan nodded repeatedly: "I think so too."

However, those two boys kept spreading rumors and gossiping in front of the king.

They even said,

They say your trip to the Wa (Japanese) Kingdom was premeditated and had some hidden agenda.

They said it was because you already knew beforehand that the Queen of Silla was here.

So you must hurry over and win the Queen's heart with your handsome looks and sweet words.

Then, an alliance was formed with Silla, making the Silla queen willingly become a subject of the Tang Dynasty.

Furthermore, they said that Fuyu Fengzhang was completely subservient to you.

If Buyeo Pungjang were to become the crown prince of Baekje in the future, then Baekje would become the most loyal vassal state of the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, Buyeo Long proposed that His Majesty kill Buyeo Pungjang to prevent future troubles.