Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Inside the palace hall.

Du He sat on the throne in the middle with curiosity, looking around the hall.

Baekje really took stealing to the end, copying everything from the Tang Dynasty's culture. Even the layout of the hall where they held court was exactly the same as that of the Taiji Hall.

It’s just not as grand as the Taiji Hall, and the workmanship is not exquisite enough.

Su Dingfang and Qin Huaidao, with stern faces, stood on both sides of Du He.

Around the hall, hundreds of Tang soldiers wearing armor and holding spears stared at the center of the hall.

Feeling the strong pressure from the Tang army on both sides, Buyeo Yici and all the civil and military officials lowered their heads slightly and stood respectfully waiting.

While Du He remained silent, the atmosphere in the hall became somewhat depressing.

Not long after, Du He slowly spoke.

"King Uija, do you want to continue ruling Baekje?"

Hearing the words of the Tang army commander, Buyeo Yici suddenly raised his head with an expression of disbelief on his face.

"Let the king continue to stay in Baekje?"

The civil and military officials behind him also had puzzled expressions on their faces.

How could the Tang army commander be so kind?

Buyeo Yici quickly said, "General Huitian, if I can continue to rule Baekje, I will definitely manage the millions of Baekje people for the Tang Dynasty!"

Du He nodded, and then said loudly: "This general can report to His Majesty and keep your existing personnel and system in Baekje unchanged, but you have to do this general a small favor."

When the officials heard that they would not be moved by the Tang army, their breathing suddenly became rapid.

The Tang army commander was so reasonable. If they had surrendered earlier, the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers would not have been wasted in vain.

"General, please tell me, as long as we can do it, we will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

Buyeo Yici said in a hurried tone.

The chests of the other civil and military ministers were also rising and falling violently.

The worries and resistance in their hearts disappeared without a trace after Du He's few words.

Du He sighed and said, "Our original intention of this expedition was to recover the Liaodong territory occupied by Goguryeo and punish the tyrant Yeon Gaesomun!"

"Because we sent a small number of troops, it took a long time to capture Pyongyang, which made His Royal Highness the Crown Prince unable to sleep all night."

"The weather is getting colder and frost will come soon. If we fail to capture Pyongyang this year, our army will have to stay in other cities of Baekje and Goguryeo."

"The soldiers have not completed their mission and cannot return home!"

Hearing Du He's words, Buyeo Yici and all the civil and military officials nodded.

Liaodong has been the territory of the Han people since ancient times. When the Han people were fighting among themselves, Goguryeo took the opportunity to occupy the Han people's territory with its wolfish ambitions. It is only right that it is attacked by the Tang army now.

Goguryeo was a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. Yeon Gaesomun's murder of Goguryeo King Yeongryu was a slap in the face of the Tang Dynasty.

Engu's clever little eyes turned, and he had already guessed the intention of the Tang army commander. He stood up and spoke loudly as if seeking credit.

"Lord Tianjiang, do you want us, Baekje, to send troops to attack Pyongyang with you?"

Du He raised his eyebrows and saw a short, middle-aged man with a pointed chin and monkey cheeks standing next to the fat Buyeo Yici.

"interesting."

Du He's face was full of smiles.

He pointed at En Gu and said loudly: "This wise minister is right. This general needs the warriors of Baekje to assist our Tang army in attacking Pyongyang City!"

"I wonder what King Yici thinks?"

Buyeo Yici did not answer immediately. He thought for a moment, then clasped his fists towards Du He and asked.

"Master Tianjiang, how many troops do you need from Baekje?"

Du He said softly: "Not much, 15 will be enough."

wow~

A huge cry of surprise suddenly rang out in the hall.

"what!"

"15 soldiers?"

"We in Baekje only have 5 soldiers now. Where can we get an army of 15?"

"Master Tianjiang, isn't this forcing people to do something?"

Hearing the discussions of Baekje officials below the hall, Du He did not say anything, but looked at them calmly.

Before long, the discussions died down.

Fuyu Yici said with an embarrassed look: "Lord Tianjiang, it's not that we are unwilling to send 15 troops to help, but we really can't raise them."

"Can you please be flexible and reduce the amount?"

The other civil and military ministers also spoke up in agreement, saying that they would have no problem sending troops to help, but they did not have so many soldiers.

Du He nodded slightly and said, "Since you can't gather 15 soldiers, I'll give you a small amount. 10 should be no problem, right?"

Buyeo Yici said with a bitter face: "Lord Tianjiang, we only have 5 soldiers in Baekje. Can you be more flexible?"

Among the remaining 5 troops, only % were strong and healthy men, and the remaining % were children and the elderly.

If we recruit soldiers again, we can only recruit men under the age of 14 and over the age of 50.

Du He frowned and pretended to be unhappy and said, "This general will finally give in and send 5 troops north. That's it!"

"As ordered."

Buyeo Yici and all the civil and military officials breathed a sigh of relief and responded.

Although all the soldiers in Baekje had to be sent to attack Pyongyang, at least they would not be forced to continue recruiting soldiers. The people were now under such heavy labor that it would be disastrous if a civil uprising was provoked.

Su Dingfang and Qin Huaidao, who were standing on both sides of Du He, saw that Baekje was fooled by Prince Consort Du, so they sent troops from all over the country to attack Pyongyang.

Moreover, the king and officials of Baekje were full of gratitude to Prince Consort Du.

It really feels incredible!

Du He smiled and said, "King Yici, you should immediately order 5 soldiers to gather at Juba City within 6 days."

"Then follow our people to the north and try to capture Pyongyang within half a month!"

Buyeo Yici responded respectfully: "As you wish!"

After discussing the important matters, Du He stood up and said with a relaxed look.

"Everyone, before we withdraw our troops, you will all need to stay in the palace during this period. I hope you can understand."

Damn General Tang!

They actually imprisoned us all in the palace!

Buyeo Yicihe and his officials all looked very unhappy.

But now they are under someone's roof, and they have to bow their heads.

"Master Tianjiang, we understand."

Although they said they understood on the surface, they cursed Du He in their hearts.

I cursed in my mind all the dirty and vicious words.

They were all deceived by Du He's smiling appearance and thought he was a good person. But in fact, this guy was the worst, the most insidious and cunning.

Du He turned to Qin Huaidao and said, "Huaidao, the palace is now in your hands. You must protect the safety of King Yici and the ministers."

"promise!"

Qin Huaidao bowed respectfully.

When Du He and Su Dingfang walked down the hall, Buyeo Yici and a group of officials all greeted them with smiles and watched Du He leave the hall.