My father, Li Shimin, please call me Crown Prince

Chapter 240 Li Chengqian: How dare you use Le Tong to insult me
Although Jin Shengman is in her early thirties, she lives a life of luxury and has delicate and fair skin.

At first glance, he looks to be in his early twenties.

Feeling the gaze of the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty on him, Jin Shengman couldn't help but feel a little more delighted.

It was not Kim Seung-man who originally brought the beautiful lady from the talent show, Ak Tong, here this time. She was the one who took the initiative to propose it.

Jin Deman hesitated slightly, and finally agreed to Jin Shengman's request.

As the Queen of Silla who came to power through political struggle, Kim Deok-man naturally saw through her sister Kim Seung-man's little thoughts at a glance.

But she did not feel disgusted by this, and even seemed to support it.

The biggest reason for this situation is that it is related to the decline of the holy bones and bloodline in Silla.

In the current Silla, apart from Queen Kim Deok-man, the only one who is qualified to inherit is Kim Seung-man, but there is no suitable male heir with sacred bones in the entire Silla.

Because there was no suitable candidate, Jin Deman and Jin Shengman never got married and had children.

In fact, Jin Deman already had a child. After becoming the queen, she naturally couldn't stand the loneliness. However, she was not recognized by the Silla nobles and could only be regarded as an illegitimate child.

In this situation, if Jin Shengman could catch the eye of the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, even if it was just a one-night stand, and give birth to an heir, no matter if it was a boy or a girl, it would be of pure holy bone bloodline.

What other bloodline could be more noble and pure than that of the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty?

Besides, Kim Seung-man is already very beautiful.

Some people may wonder, since it is possible to maintain the holy bloodline through marriage with the Tang royal family, why not do so earlier?

This involves the political struggle in Silla.

Earlier, King Jin Baijing of Zhenping and his half-brother King Jin Guofan of Gewen were still alive, so everyone naturally did not think that the holy bones and bloodline were dying out.

Both kings of the holy bone bloodline can still give birth.

However, within a short period of time, the two kings died of illness one after another, leaving behind only a daughter. The issue of bloodline suddenly became awkward.

At this time, in order to become the queen, it was impossible for Jin Deman to marry into the Tang Dynasty.

Later, when she became queen, she was faced with attacks from Goryeo and Baekje.

It has been delayed until now.

Now, although Jin Deman is launching a conspiracy against the Crown Prince of Tang Dynasty, it is undoubtedly the best thing to let his sister Jin Shengman become pregnant with the Crown Prince of Tang Dynasty's child before launching the conspiracy.

If a boy is born, the holy bone bloodline will naturally be passed on again.

The atmosphere in the main hall of Shenwu Palace was solemn and dignified. Jin Shengman took the lead and walked forward, followed by twenty Silla maids and ten musicians in an orderly manner.

Jin Shengman bowed slightly and said, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, Silla, a small country, has long admired the great power of the Tang Dynasty and your style. Today, I have specially selected these twenty smart, clever, gentle and lovely Silla maids, as well as ten musicians who are proficient in music and can play heavenly music, to present to Your Highness to show our Silla's sincere loyalty and respect for the Tang Dynasty."

After saying this, she raised her hand gently, and the twenty Silla maids walked lightly to the center of the hall like a well-trained formation of geese.

They were dressed in exquisite Silla costumes, the colors were bright and elegant, and the fabrics had a soft sheen in the sunlight.

The leading Silla maid held an exquisite brocade box in her hand, which contained precious jewels unique to Silla as part of the gift.

The maids slowly bent their knees and performed a very standard Silla salute. Their postures were graceful and their movements were in unison. Their foreheads lightly touched the ground and the accessories in their hair swayed slightly, making crisp sounds, as if it was a beautiful prelude to a song.

Then, ten musicians lined up in an orderly manner, each holding a unique Silla musical instrument, such as the gayageum and the hyungeum.

The young musicians first bowed respectfully to Li Chengqian, and then sat down on the ground.

The leading musician gently tuned the strings of the zither, and in an instant, melodious music slowly flowed in the hall.

The musicians played with concentration and devotion, their postures were even more charming and attractive, their fingers danced flexibly on the strings, and every note was full of Silla's respect and flattery for the Tang Dynasty.

However, under such circumstances, Li Chengqian's expression suddenly turned ugly.

The surrounding generals didn't think anything of it at first and were enjoying the singing, dancing and music, but suddenly they felt a little depressed.

A general was about to applaud when he was stopped by his colleagues.

Her eyes signaled him to look at the prince.

The general subconsciously followed his gaze to the prince, and his heart skipped a beat.

Looking at the ten Le Tongs who were no less beautiful than the other ten women, he immediately recalled the rumors in Chang'an City that the prince doted on Le Tong.

Isn't Silla's behavior just rubbing salt into the prince's wounds?

Last year, the young musician named Chengxin was forcibly beheaded in the East Palace in front of the Crown Prince by people sent by His Majesty.

boom!
Li Chengqian grabbed the wine jug on the table in front of him and slammed it hard into the hall.

"presumptuous!"

"How dare Xinluo An humiliate me like this!"

There was obvious anger in Li Chengqian's tone.

Of course, he is now a qualified veteran actor.

In fact, I didn't show that much anger in my heart.

Angry is okay, but it is indeed a bit annoying.

Before Jin Shengman spoke, he thought they were thirty Silla maids.

To be honest, Li Chengqian hasn't tasted meat for a long time after these months of marching and fighting. The last time he tasted meat was in Xindu, Jizhou, with a woman named Feng Huiyin.

Li Chengqian was still very satisfied with the thirty Silla maids sent by Goryeo.

Just now, I was looking around to see which Silla maids would sleep with me tonight.

After a while, I picked out three of them. They were good-looking, had good figures, and were charming and attractive.

However, when Jin Shengman said that there were still ten children in the band, those ten children went out to perform.

Li Chengqian felt like the sky was falling.

The three Silla maids he took a fancy to were all Le Tong.

Why do many great nobles, and even emperors, like Le Tong?

The main reason is that this man is handsome, and after dressing up, he is even more charming than many women. No wonder many people can't help but fall in love with him.

Li Chengqian felt that his spirit was polluted again.

Coincidentally, this gave him an excuse to attack Silla.

"Your Highness, forgive me, Your Highness, forgive me!"

Jin Shengman was horrified. She couldn't understand why the Crown Prince of Tang, who was fine just now, became moody and angry all of a sudden.

But at this moment, I couldn't care less and could only beg for mercy.

Looking at Jin Shengman, who was crawling on the ground with a hint of snow-white skin, Li Chengqian snorted coldly.

"Come here, send these ten musicians back to Silla."

"As for you."

Li Chengqian looked at Jin Shengman, paused for a moment, and then said, "Imprison him in the Shenwu Palace."

As soon as these words were spoken, Jin Shengman realized that this was a case of flattery that hit the horse's leg.

It was all bad advice from the Silla officials, and now they have implicated themselves.

He wanted to explain a few more words, but Li Chengqian ignored him and turned away.

It would be a shame to let these twenty Silla maids go like this.

They are all very good.

You can keep a few for yourself and give the rest as rewards to your subordinates.

As for Silla, it is enough for them to be clear about their anger.
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That night.

Originally, Li Chengqian was going to leave Jin Shengman alone for a few days. He was impatient and could not eat hot tofu. He was also a man whose mind was full of wine and sex.

If you really want one, there are beautiful girls in Goryeo.

But Jin Shengman couldn't wait.

Just after dusk, she told the guards who were guarding her that she had important information to report to the prince.

Upon hearing the news, Li Chengqian, who was in the rear palace, summoned Jin Shengman to see what she wanted to say.

The rear hall of the palace.

Compared with the East Palace, it is quite deserted.

Li Chengqian dispersed all the palace maids and eunuchs. Apart from the guards on duty, there was no one in the huge back hall.

"Your Highness, the Silla envoy requests to see you."

"Xuan."

After Jin Shengman came in, he immediately prostrated himself on the ground: "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Li Chengqian said coldly: "You said you had something important to tell me, now you can tell me."

At this point, Jin Shengman could only confess the truth: "It's about my sister, Queen Seondeok, who secretly colluded with Baekje and Japan to murder Your Highness."

Li Chengqian was a little surprised: "Jin Shengman, do you know what you are talking about?"

"Aren't you the sister of the Queen of Silla? Why did you tell Yu Gu such a thing?"

Although Li Chengqian had already made up his mind to slander the Queen of Silla for betrayal, it would naturally be better if there was solid evidence now.

This is truly justified.

The sister of the Queen of Silla personally accused the Queen of Silla of treason and then sent troops to attack Silla, and no one could find any reason to blame her.

"I have been learning Tang culture and etiquette since I was young. Silla is a vassal state of Tang. What my sister did is really treasonous."

"After I heard the news, I was worried about the prince, but I was also afraid that the truth would be revealed."

"It just so happens that my sister wants to deceive His Royal Highness by pretending to send beautiful women and musical children to the Crown Prince, so I asked for permission to come here and report this matter to His Royal Highness."

At this point, seeing the Crown Prince frowning slightly, Jin Shengman hurriedly explained: "The incident with Le Tong was caused by Silla officials who heard rumors in Chang'an, so they did this. I have nothing to do with it."

Li Chengqian nodded gently: "It turns out that I blamed you wrongly."

"No need to be polite, the ground is cold, get up."

Jin Shengman, who was crawling on the ground, dared to stand up.

It is cold indeed.

Winters in the north are extremely cold, even during the warm season, but it's only slightly better than during the Little Ice Age.

Although there were many braziers in the back hall, which was warmer than the biting cold wind outside, the ground was icy cold.

Jin Shengman was not wearing much clothes, and after crawling for a while, his whole body was shivering from the cold.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

The voice was trembling.

A deserted back hall, with only a man and a woman.

The beauty was still shivering with cold.

Li Chengqian is also a man who is kind and gentle to women.

So he asked, "Are you cold?"

"Come and sit down, it's warm."

Jin Shengman hesitated for a moment, then plucked up his courage and walked over to sit next to the prince.

A faint fragrance wafted over.

At such a close distance, Li Chengqian couldn't help but feel a little more excited.

"You told me such a confidential matter. How can I thank you?"

Li Chengqian didn't care whether this matter was true or not.

Whether it is true or Kim Seung-man slanders it.

As long as she came forward to point the finger, that would be enough.

Jin Shengman opened her red lips and said, "My sister and I are both descendants of the Holy Bone of Silla. However, my father and uncle died suddenly of illness, and the Holy Bone of Silla withered away, leaving no male offspring. Therefore, my sister became the Queen of Silla."

"I have been a virgin since childhood, so I have no choice but to be a husband."

"If Your Highness has mercy, please grant me your bloodline."

As he spoke, the pair of peach blossom eyes stared straight at the prince.

At this point, talking about feelings is meaningless, and there is no such thing as feelings.

Being favored by the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty is a blessing.

Hearing this, Li Chengqian hugged Jin Shengman and said, "Yes!"
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Silla Queen Kim Deok-man could never have imagined that her sister Kim Seung-man would choose to betray her.

However, Jin Shengman was once unwilling.

She is the only possible heir.

But why is everyone helping Kindman instead of her?

It’s just that Kindman’s power is too great, and before Kindman became queen, there was still a lot of resistance.

Misa, the concubine of King Jinheung, won the favor of King Jinheung with her outstanding beauty and political scheming, and gained a certain amount of power in the palace.

After King Jinheung died, she violated his will and supported Prince Geum-ryun as King Jinji, and colluded with him. She later deposed King Jinji and supported the young Prince Paek-jeong, King Jinpyeong, Kim Deok-man's father, as king, thereby further expanding her power and becoming one of the most powerful figures in the Silla court at that time.

Mi-sil herself wants to be the queen, but the bone system is deeply rooted in Silla and cannot be shaken.

Therefore, Mi Shi regarded Jin Deman and Jin Shengman as thorns in her eyes and framed them many times.

Kim Seung-man also went through a period of wandering, but with the support of Silla's famous general Kim Yu-sin, Kim Deok-man finally gained military strength and, with his status as the queen, he finally disintegrated Misil's political power and successfully ascended the throne as queen.

Jin Shengman is ruthless to Jin Deman.

The reason for this lies in the inheritance of the holy bone bloodline.

After becoming queen, Jin Deman understood that there were no male offspring in the Holy Bone of Silla. The only way was to have her sister marry and give birth to a male offspring with the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, thus ensuring the inheritance of the Holy Bone bloodline.

Therefore, in order to achieve his goal, after Jin Deman succeeded to the throne, he actively established good diplomatic relations with the Tang Dynasty, including sending students to the Tang Dynasty to study and express his submission to the Tang Dynasty.

During this period of time, any man was strictly prohibited from approaching Jin Shengman to ensure her virginity.

Why is it the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and not the Emperor of Goryeo or Baekje?
This is because during this period, the Tang Dynasty was the suzerain state, and only by uniting with the Tang Dynasty's royal bloodline could the Holy Bone Bloodline continue to be recognized by the Silla nobles.

As for Goryeo and Baekje, they were hostile to each other many times, and their status was not more noble than that of the holy bones of Silla, so naturally it was meaningless.

However, people's hearts change.

Jin Shengman also wants to continue his holy bone bloodline through his sister Jin Deman.

at this time.

The queens in the history of the Tang Dynasty were also troubled.

In Chang'an City, the King of Wei's party is very powerful.

But Li Zhi is also your Majesty's legitimate son.

Why must it be the King of Wei and not the King of Jin?

(End of this chapter)