"Our purpose in coming to Silla is to persuade Silla to submit."

He Tongyuan did not deny this point, but admitted it openly and frankly, saying, "Moreover, just as the Prime Minister thought, we are trying to persuade your country to abandon the alliance with the Daqian court and take the opportunity to betray my Prince Xin's territory!"

He Tongyuan didn't try to hide anything and told the whole story exactly as it was told.

Jin Tai frowned slightly upon hearing He Tongyuan's words.

But upon closer reflection, it becomes clear. After all, as politicians, who wouldn't see what the real purpose of all this is?

Slandering the Prince of Xin's Mansion.

Everyone knows the truth about this.

It's just that, out of consideration for politicians' feelings, no one has really brought this matter to light.

He Tongyuan, however, disregarded everything and stated it clearly and directly.

Upon hearing these words, Kim Tae smiled slightly and said, "Since Lord He knows the Da Gan court's thoughts, he should also understand what price the Da Gan court offered to our Silla Kingdom."

Your Excellency wishes to persuade us; what price are you willing to offer?

The Prime Minister has made it clear that if the price is too low, Silla will not listen to you.

"Hahaha……"

He Tongyuan burst into laughter, looked at Jin Tai, and said, "I presume the Prime Minister already knows our price."

"What's the price?"

Jin Tai frowned slightly, looked at the crowd around him, and said with a smile, "Your Excellency must be joking. We have never heard you offer any price."

"Your Excellency, please speak plainly."

"It's very simple."

He Tongyuan smiled and said calmly, "Our Prince Xin's Mansion has only one price."

If the Silla Kingdom does not ally with the Daegan Dynasty and betrays our Shinwangfu, our Shinwangfu will guarantee the continued existence of the Silla Kingdom.

"If Silla persists in its course of action, then our Prince Shin's Mansion cannot guarantee that your kingdom can continue to exist here."

The words were spoken softly, but the meaning was very clear.

Anyone could hear the strong threat in He Tongyuan's words.

In other words, if Silla were to submit to the Daegan court, the Shinwang Palace would destroy Silla!

The country will be destroyed!

hehe!

That's quite a boast!

Silla's prime minister Kim Tae paused for a moment, then burst into laughter, saying, "Your Excellency has come from afar just to spout empty words?"

If that's the case, we'd love to listen to your rambling...

Hahaha……"

As he spoke, all the Silla officials present burst into laughter.

The hall erupted in laughter, but He Tongyuan showed no anger whatsoever.

He simply smiled at Jin Tai, and only after Jin Tai's smile faded did He Tongyuan calmly say, "If Your Excellency thinks we are just making empty boasts, then we have nothing to talk about."

"You can only wait for your country to be destroyed!"

As he spoke, He Tongyuan held his wine glass and calmly drank his tea.

"Um?"

At this, Jin Tai's expression changed drastically, and he sneered, "Your Excellency is far too arrogant!"

To destroy our kingdom, I wonder what kind of military force the Prince of Xin's forces are planning to use to destroy our Silla Kingdom?

As far as I know, the vast majority of Prince Xin's army is in Yuguan City, where they are in a standoff with the army of the Daqian court.

Now that spring has arrived, it is estimated that in less than ten days to half a month, the imperial army will launch a strong attack on Yuguan City.

At that time, no matter how powerful Prince Xin's army is, it will be firmly restrained by the two to three hundred thousand imperial troops.

What kind of troops were available to defend such a vast area as Liaodong and Dongning?

If our Silla army does launch a surprise attack on you, what means will you have to defend yourself?

"To speak of destroying a nation, of destroying our Silla, your esteemed envoy is far too confident!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Silla officials present burst into laughter again.

That unrestrained smile was filled with mockery and ridicule towards He Tongyuan and his group.

He Tongyuan paid no attention to these taunts and ridicule.

He held his teacup, sipped it slowly, and said calmly without looking up, "Prime Minister, do you know what happened to His Highness Prince Xin when he was first enfeoffed in Dongning a few years ago?"

Before Jin Tai could answer, He Tongyuan continued, "Our Prince Xin has only recently taken up his post in Dongning when he was invaded by more than 10,000 grassland bandits. The situation is dire and precarious."

At that time, the Prince's guards numbered only a few hundred.

However, it was precisely that few hundred-strong royal guard that drove away over ten thousand grassland bandits, saving Dongning City, which is why Dongning exists today!

"It was also a few years ago,"

He Tongyuan continued, "After the spring of that year, tens of thousands of grassland bandits invaded Dongning again. His Highness Prince Xin, with only two or three thousand guards from the Prince's Palace, defeated the grassland bandits once more and pursued them to recover the lost territory."

Later, our royal guards, numbering in the thousands, once again defeated tens of thousands of elite grassland bandits and recaptured the entire Dongning!

"And last year too,"

He Tongyuan continued, "Tens of thousands of soldiers from the Prince's Guard could launch a surprise attack on Liaodong and capture Liaodong City!"

Launch a surprise attack on Yuguan City and capture it!

Are these achievements all just hype?

Are they all just boasting and empty talk?

It should be noted that the hundreds of guards of the Prince's Palace were a hastily recruited force!

"Your Excellency, do not assume that just because the majority of our royal guards are currently stationed in Yuguan City and the northeastern part of Liaodong, our Dongning and Liaodong hinterland is undefended and easy to bully!"

"indeed!"

He Tongyuan's voice suddenly rose slightly as he continued, "At present, Dongning only has a mere thousand soldiers, a very small force."

But don't forget, when we defeated the grassland bandits, we didn't have many troops either!

Could Silla possibly assemble an army of 100,000, comparable to the 70,000 to 80,000 bandits of the steppes?

Furthermore, if your country can truly assemble an army of over 100,000, can't our Dongning temporarily recruit and expand its army to defend Dongning?

hehe!

Today, we have come to Silla on the orders of His Highness King Shin, because of the mutually beneficial trade relations between Dongning and Silla over the past few years.

Therefore, we have come to advise your country: do not board the pirate ship!

"Especially since it's a sinking pirate ship!"

He Tongyuan smiled and continued, "As long as you collude with the Daqian court and betray our Xinwang Mansion's territory from behind, we will become sworn enemies!"

As long as you fight, you won't be able to destroy Dongning.

We in Dongning will surely mobilize all the people within our territory to rise up and fight back.

At that time, they will crush the Silla Kingdom.

At that time, the Silla Kingdom will cease to exist!

This is the source of our confidence!

Don't say you weren't warned!

After saying this, He Tongyuan flicked his sleeve and said calmly, "Think it over carefully, farewell!"

With that, He Tongyuan and the others left the Prime Minister's residence.