Tang Dynasty: Father, if you don't rebel, I will!

On the treasure ship of the Tang Dynasty.

Squads of fully armed elite Tang soldiers were disembarking from the ships in orderly formation.

Despite feeling somewhat unwell after several days at sea, the joy of stepping onto foreign soil and embarking on new territories was overwhelming.

The slight discomfort did not affect these elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty at all.

They had no chance to claim credit for the western expedition; they could only wait in despair for their fellow villagers or friends to return victorious and be promoted.

Now, after much difficulty, we've finally boarded a ship bound for Silla.

As soon as they disembarked, everyone was ready for battle without needing any orders from the officers.

"Hilous...tap tap tap..."

When the Silla people present saw the Tang cavalry disembarking from the ships...

Everyone, including Queen Kindeman, turned pale.

Kindeman's eyes were filled with anxiety.

"Your Highness, I believe there has been some misunderstanding between us and the Tang Dynasty..."

Misunderstand?

Li Yin smiled dismissively.

He glanced at the nervous Kim Seung-man behind him, tilted his head, and gestured for her to explain.

Jin Shengman nervously approached her cousin.

“Your Majesty, I… I did indeed sign that agreement.”

As soon as she said this, the gazes of all the Silla executives around her instantly turned stern and angry.

"You signed this?! Kim Seung-man, when did you, a princess, acquire such power?! You're treasoning!"

"The Queen did not give you such great power."

"If our Silla Kingdom were to surrender all its military power, would our country still be a country? What difference would that make from surrendering?!"

The Silla language, filled with insults, did not elicit any anger from Li Yin.

The opposite of.

He immediately abandoned Kim Seung-man and the other high-ranking officials of Silla, and went straight to a small hillside.

Looking at the area in front of me, which could at least be considered open space.

He nodded in satisfaction.

"As expected of my elder brother, he knows this place is suitable for building a port without even leaving the house... Not bad, truly not bad."

Beside him, the two Di brothers also looked very energetic.

"Your Highness, rest assured, the construction of Busan Port is our responsibility!"

Both of them were young, yet this fearless spirit of youth was the most prominent trend in the officialdom of Bingzhou under the new government.

"It's alright. What we need to do now is to unload the people and goods as soon as possible. The fleet from Dengzhou will arrive in two days at most."

Li Yin stood with his hands on his hips, looking at Silla Busan, a desolate wasteland that was almost identical to Fukuoka.

But my heart is full of motivation.

"There's great potential! Hahaha!"

Beside him, Di Rengui looked at Kim Seung-man, who was surrounded by a group of Silla high-ranking officials and looked weak and helpless, and gently shook his head.

“Your Highness, if that’s the case, we first need to get Silla to hand over a city near this area to us.”

"Otherwise, with so many of us, we can't live in the wild."

Di Renquan frowned: "Will they obediently hand over power?"

Li Yin sneered.

"The handover of power is inevitable; the only question is whether it will be a humiliating or undignified one..."

soon.

Queen Kim Deok-man of Silla arrived at Yi Eom's side with a group of ministers whose eyes clearly showed anger.

After bowing respectfully, he gave an apologetic smile.

"Your Highness, I apologize for the misunderstanding... My younger sister was worried about the unrest of the people of Silla, which is why she exaggerated her authority. Your Highness, regarding the contract..."

"You won't agree?" Li Yin interrupted him with a half-smile.

A wry, awkward smile appeared on Jin Deman's exquisite face, which seemed to evoke the phrase "peace and prosperity for the nation."

"If the Great Tang can relieve the plight of our Silla, we are willing to increase our tribute."

Li Yin curled his lip: "Do you know that I, the king, have brought so many people here in a grand procession to your remote and impoverished place? It's not like I can just leave whenever I want."

There's a saying in Central China: "It's easy to invite a god, but difficult to send him away!"

His eyes flashed with a sinister light that was completely out of place with his youthful appearance.

The expressions of the Silla executives present all changed upon hearing this.

Minister Yiji stood up angrily: "Does the Great Tang want to use force against our Silla Kingdom like Baekje and Goguryeo did?"

"Use force?" Li Yin raised an eyebrow, but scoffed.

Suddenly, he spread his arms and pointed to the vast and mighty elite Tang army behind him, numbering seven or eight thousand, as well as the huge warships.

His face was full of exaggerated mockery and ridicule.

"Without resorting to force? Do you think I came to your wretched place to do charity?"

"Hahaha! You've certainly made a fool of yourselves. I've never been a kind person, and I think Princess Kim Seung-man knows this all too well."

Li Yin's eyes gleamed with a cold light as they fell on Jin Shengman, whose body was now trembling.

Upon seeing these high-ranking officials of Silla, there was an uproar, and they looked incredulous.

He shook his head, bored.

He decisively turned his gaze to Queen Kindeman, whose expression was not pleasant.

"Queen of Silla, whether you agree to this contract or not can be discussed later. In any case, no matter what you say, the outcome will never change. Right now, my Great Tang needs a city for garrisoning troops, and I think your Dongbai City is a good place."

"Let's leave it here. From now on, everything there will be managed by our Great Tang Dynasty."

As soon as these words came out.

Instantly, several armored men present, clearly generals, showed anger on their faces.

"This is an invasion! We, Silla, have paid tribute to your Great Tang Dynasty, yet not only have you failed to help us when we were in danger, you have also come to humiliate us!"

"Shameless! Dongbaek Castle belongs to Silla, and we will never give it to you!"

"We, Silla, can manage our own land; we don't need you Tang people!"

Although they all spoke Silla, their faces, contorted with anger, clearly showed that they were not speaking words of flattery.

Li Yin couldn't understand, and looked at Jin Shengman beside him with a half-smile.

"Your Highness, would you be so kind as to translate what these warriors just said?"

Kim Seung-man: "......."

Her mouth was open, but her voice seemed to be stuck.

He was surrounded by warning glances from his own countrymen.

But no matter what he did, he couldn't make a sound.

"Tsk..."

Li Yin's dissatisfaction was written all over his face.

Suddenly.

"Shh!"

He suddenly drew a short flintlock pistol with an ivory handle from his waist behind him.

"boom!"

A plume of white smoke rose instantly as the crisp, explosive gunshot rang out.

Wisps of white smoke were faintly seen flowing from the muzzle of the gun.

The angry look in the eyes of a Silla general seemed to be briefly shifting towards disbelief, but there was a bullet hole between his eyebrows, slightly charred, from which red and white substances were gushing out.

However, it hindered the rapid processing of his brain.

"thump......"

"what!!!"

The emotions in his eyes were frozen between "anger" and "shock," and the corpse, with its eyes wide open in death, lay stiffly on the ground.

This prompted the Silla general behind him, whose face was splattered with brain matter, to let out a series of shrill screams that were comparable to a woman's scream.

The Silla high-ranking officials, realizing what was happening, hurriedly took two steps back.

Queen Kindeokman was blocked behind several Silla palace guards.

however.

Li Yin suddenly reached for his waist with his other hand.

He drew another short-handled flintlock pistol, which had been loaded with gunpowder beforehand.

The dark muzzle of a gun was pointed at the Silla general who was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.

Before the other party could even beg for mercy.

"boom!"

"thump......"

White smoke curled from the flintlock pistols in his hands, and the two still-warm corpses on the ground seemed to echo the arrogant look on Li Yin's youthful face.

He seemed not to see the Silla soldiers who had drawn their swords at him.

Behind him stood the mighty Tang cavalry and heavy infantry, and rows of musketeers who had already completed their preparations and aiming were his greatest source of confidence.

"Look, Your Majesty, how careless you are! You've kept people from Baekje by your side, and they're even in high positions... Tsk tsk tsk, luckily I was prepared, otherwise Your Majesty would have been in danger~"

Yi Eun's ruthlessness exceeded not only the expectations of the Silla Queen and her ministers.

Even the two Di brothers standing behind him couldn't help but secretly gasp.

As expected of the Crown Prince's younger brother...

"They are our Silla generals! They are our Silla generals! Why did you kill them!"

Minister Yiji's aged face was still showing shock, but now he was furious and about to rush forward.

Several quick-thinking ministers nearby pulled him back.

Hear the words.

Lee Yin turned to look at Kim Seung-man with a confused and innocent expression.

"Are they from Silla? Then why didn't you understand what they were saying just now?"

"Oh dear, I thought they were Baekje people, speaking the Baekje language... You, Your Highness, please~" Li Yin said with a smile.

The gaze fixed on Kim Seung-man was icy cold.

"Aren't you putting those two generals in a terrible predicament?"

The color drained from Jin Shengman's face.

Seeing the two corpses lying on the ground, their eyes wide open in death, his legs went weak, and he was about to fall to the ground as well.

But Li Yin grabbed her waist.

"The ground is so cold! Won't a person who lies on the ground get cold too? Your Highness, you should be careful!"

Kim Seung-man: "......"

Her trembling body, shaking with fear, was the most vivid manifestation of Jin Shengman's inner collapse at that moment.

Li Yin smiled faintly.

She looked at Queen Kim Deok-man of Silla, whose pretty face was as pale as paper, also terrified by the scene.

"It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding... Here's what we'll do: give them death benefits. Your Majesty, you submit the report, and I'll approve it. This money will come from the Great Tang Dynasty!"