Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Half an hour later.

Under the contemptuous gazes of Li Tai, Wei Ting, Du Chuke and others, two short and wretched middle-aged men climbed up from a smaller warship nearby.

Led by the eunuchs, they walked ten steps in front of Li Tai in a reserved manner, then knelt down and saluted respectfully.

"The Japanese minister Gao Xiangxuanli pays homage to the Emperor of the Great Tang of the East!"

"I, the minister of Japan, Seng Min, pay my respects to the Emperor of the Great Tang of the East!"

When Li Tai heard that these two short Japanese people could speak fluent Tang Dynasty Mandarin, curiosity immediately appeared on his chubby face.

He frowned and asked, "Are you Han Chinese?"

Gao Xiangxuanli, with a sly look in his eyes, quickly explained: "To the Emperor of the East, we have studied in the Tang Dynasty for many years, so we can speak fluent Tang Mandarin."

That's it!

Li Tai and a group of civil and military ministers nodded.

In recent years, vassal states such as Japan and Tubo have continuously sent scholars to the Tang Dynasty to study Confucianism and law. It is normal that they can speak the official language of the Tang Dynasty.

Moreover, going back thousands of years, many residents of Japan were the ancestors of the Han people.

Li Tai asked in a deep voice: "You came to see me today, what do you want to report?"

Gao Xiangxuanli said quickly: "Replying to the Emperor of the East, I have the audacity to meet you today because I want to invite you to lead all the civil and military officials and soldiers to our country of Japan!"

what!

Going to Japan?

All the civil and military officials showed surprised expressions on their faces.

They are not just one or two people. There are 8 soldiers on hundreds of ships. Does Japan dare to let them land on the island?

Li Tai frowned and asked, "Why?"

Gao Xiangxuanli replied solemnly: "Reporting to the Emperor of the East, our Japanese imperial regime has been sidelined by the Soga clan for a long time!"

"Princes Nakano Oe and Prince Nakano Oe of the Imperial family have long been dissatisfied with the Soga clan and want to eliminate them!"

"The military and political power of our country is in the hands of the Soga clan. Therefore, I, under the order of Prince Naka no Oe, come to ask the Emperor of the East to send troops to help us eliminate the Soga clan!"

He then gave a detailed introduction to the distribution of forces within Japan and the current situation.

In general, the imperial power of Japan was hollowed out by the prominent Soga clan. Two idealistic princes of Japan planned to eradicate the Soga clan and take the power of Japan back into the hands of their own royal family.

Li Tai and a group of ministers looked at each other, and their faces suddenly showed the light of wolves hunting.

Just when I was worrying about having no place to live, I didn't expect Japan to hand over a piece of land to me.

There is a strait between Japan and the Tang Dynasty. As long as they take down Japan, the imperial court will not send troops to attack them in a short time.

Very good!

I thought I was at the end of the road, but unexpectedly I had a chance to survive!

It seems that even God doesn't want their Eastern Tang Kingdom to be destroyed in just a few months!

Li Tai pretended to be hesitant and said, "We can help you, but what benefits can we get?"

Gao Xiangxuanli said quickly: "Reporting to the Emperor of the East, our Prince Nakada said that as long as you can help us eliminate the Soga clan, we in Japan will give you the southernmost Tsukushi Island!"

Hearing Gao Xiangxuanli's words, Li Tai and a group of civil and military ministers all laughed.

They don't even look down on the tiny Chikushi Island; they want the entire Japan!

Li Tai thought about it for a while, then nodded and said: "Since you are so sincere, I will help you!"

The short and ugly Gao Xiangxuanli and Sengmin all showed bright smiles on their faces when they heard Li Tai agreed.

They kowtowed to Li Tai excitedly, saying words of thanks.

"Thank you, Emperor Tang of the East!"

"With the help of the Eastern Tang Emperor, we will definitely be able to eradicate the traitorous Soga clan!"

Wait until they finish bowing.

Li Tai asked curiously: "I have a question, how do you know we are at sea?"

"And I have only been on the throne for two months, and you Japanese already know about this?"

"Could it be that you have been sending spies to monitor me?"

Not to mention Li Tai's confusion, Wei Ting, Du Chuke, Yin Yuhe and others were also confused.

It took them only two short months from the founding of their country to their defeat. Either Japan sent spies to spy on their every move, or there was a traitor among them!

Gao Xiangxuanli quickly replied: "Replying to the Emperor of the Eastern Land, how dare we in Japan spy on the Eastern Land Tang? We don't have the strength to do so!"

"The reason why we know your soldiers are here is because a month and a half ago, some Han people crossed the sea to our country and said that you would appear in this sea area in the next two months!"

"That's why Prince Nakadaxiong dispatched dozens of warships to wait in this sea area in advance. I was just lucky and happened to run into you."

Were there any Han people crossing the sea to Japan?

Upon hearing the news, Li Tai and the civil and military ministers all frowned.

When Li Tai's eyes swept over Wei Ting, Du Chuke, Cui Renshi, Yin Yuhe and others, they all shook their heads, indicating that they were not clear about the matter.

Li Tai asked in a deep voice: "Do you know the name of that Han Chinese?"

Gao Xiangxuanli shook his head and said, "He didn't say his name, but he was holding the imperial seal of the Tang Dynasty!"

Boom~

A thunderclap suddenly exploded in the hearts of Li Tai and the civil and military ministers.

The imperial edict of the Tang Dynasty!

It turns out that the person behind the scenes is the imperial court!

To be more precise, the person behind the scenes is Li Shimin!

Li Tai didn't expect that his father would send people to Japan more than a month in advance, and also speculated that they would be defeated and prepare to escape to Sishui Road!

At this moment, Li Tai and his ministers no longer had the slightest desire to resist the imperial court.

They were like a group of puppets, with their every move controlled by their father.

How is this played?

There was silence for a long time.

Li Tai collected his thoughts for a moment, then waved at the Japanese envoy with a fiery face.

"Lead the way, we will help you eliminate the thieves now!"

Gao Xiangxuanli and Sengmin said excitedly.

"As ordered!"

Led by the Japanese warships, hundreds of warships that were about to reach Si Shui Road suddenly sailed towards the east.

...

half a month later.

Youzhou.

In the governor's mansion.

Li Ji, who was sitting high on the main seat, praised Su Dingfang and Wang Jun'e with a smile on his face.

"Not bad!"

"With less than 300 casualties, you used a trick to take down Youzhou. You fought really well!"

Hearing Gao Liji's praise, Wang Jun was stunned and ashamed, lowering his head and not daring to speak.

He led more than 5000 soldiers to besiege Youzhou for several months but failed to break the city. Su Dingfang arrived with cavalry and used a psychological tactic to quickly blow up the north gate of Youzhou.

Su Dingfang said with shame on his face: "Duke Ying, I was unable to stop in time and accidentally killed the King of Han. Please punish me."

Li Ji looked at Su Dingfang with a strange expression. After a moment's silence, he waved his hand and said.

"Kill him if you want. The King of Han is guilty of treason and he cannot escape death."

He knew that with Su Dingfang's military strength, it was impossible for him to accidentally kill the King of Han. Su Dingfang must have been instructed by someone to do so.

But it doesn’t matter. The King of Han will die sooner or later anyway. It would be better if he could be freed earlier and not have to endure the fear before death.