Chapter 367 Silla Asks for Help

"Your Majesty! Silla has sent an envoy to see you!" The morning court had just begun when the Minister of the Palace of Rites of the Honglu Temple stepped out and saluted.

"An envoy from Silla? What's the matter?" Li Chengqian asked. If it was some trivial matter, it would be better not to bother him, as he was very busy.

Right now the Tang Dynasty was either carrying out disaster relief efforts or on its way to do so. How could it have the time to deal with a remote small country?

"They are here to ask for help from our Tang Dynasty, hoping that the Tang Dynasty can help them." The Minister of the Palace of Rites said.

After hearing this, Li Chengqian's first reaction was that Silla had suffered the same disaster as the Tang Dynasty, so Silla sent an envoy to ask the Tang Dynasty to help Silla.

After all, Silla is a younger brother of the Tang Dynasty, so we can't just stand by and watch them die.

"Then summon them to the palace!" Li Chengqian said.

Although the Tang Dynasty is in some difficulties now, it is still very wealthy compared to the small country of Silla. Even if a little bit of food slips out from the cracks in the fingers, it will be enough for Silla to eat for a long time.

"Summon the Silla envoy to the audience!" "Summon the Silla envoy to the

audience!"

"Summon the Silla envoy to the audience!" In the ancient times when communication depended on shouting, the emperor's orders could only be conveyed one after another.

How great would it be if there was a phone? It would be much easier to just make a phone call, Li Chengqian thought to himself, but he could only think about it in his heart, and it was impossible to get a phone in the Tang Dynasty.

"The Silla envoy meets His Majesty!" Not long after, the voice of the messenger came from outside the palace, and the envoy from Silla walked into the Taiji Palace in full gear.

"The Silla envoy pays respect to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty! Long live the emperor!" The Silla envoy knelt on the ground.

"Stand up!" Li Chengqian said.

"Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!" The Silla envoy stood up and thanked him, saying, "We have brought our Silla specialties to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."

Although they came to ask for help, they still had to prepare the necessary tributes. This was the rule.

"You have come thousands of miles to my Tang Dynasty. I heard that you came to ask for help. What happened to Silla?" Li Chengqian asked. He didn't care about the local specialties.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty! Baekje and Goguryeo have jointly sent troops to attack our Silla, and Silla has lost a large amount of territory."

"I am here on the orders of King Jin Chunchu of Silla to borrow troops from the Tang Dynasty to fight against the coalition forces of Baekje and Goguryeo."

"Please, Your Majesty! Silla is looking forward to the heavenly soldiers and generals of the Tang Dynasty to save them." The Silla envoy said.

"I remember that your queen passed away last year, and Jin Chunchu ascended the throne. It has only been a short time, and you have been bullied like this. You need to borrow troops from the Tang Dynasty." Li Chengqian said. "Your Majesty,

the Emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty, let me tell you! The previous king of Silla passed away, and the new king has been on the throne for a short time . It is inevitable that people's hearts are uneasy." "Baekje and Goguryeo took advantage of the fact that we were still in the silence of the previous king's death and jointly sent troops to attack our Silla territory, causing Silla to lose territory one after another." "Now Silla is in danger! If His Majesty, the Emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty, does not send troops to rescue Silla, Silla is likely to perish." The Silla envoy said. To be honest, Li Chengqian really wanted to not send troops to help Silla and let Silla be destroyed by the coalition forces of Baekje and Goguryeo. But on second thought, it was not well thought out to do so. If the Tang Dynasty did not send troops to rescue Silla, Silla would be destroyed, and Baekje and Goguryeo would become stronger, which would be a small matter. Baekje and Goguryeo can only grow to a limited extent. With the strength of the Tang Dynasty, the most they can do is to send more troops and spend more time. It is not difficult to take down Baekje and Goguryeo. The most important thing is the reputation of the Tang Dynasty. If they really do this, not only will the subjects of the Tang Dynasty complain, but other tribes that have surrendered to the Tang Dynasty will also be wary of the Tang Dynasty. If they are asked to recruit troops from them in the future, they will be reserved and no longer work wholeheartedly for the Tang Dynasty, which will be detrimental to the future expansion of the Tang Dynasty. "Since Silla is now in danger! As the suzerain of Silla, the Tang Dynasty has no reason not to send troops to rescue it. You can go back and tell Jin Chunqiu that the Tang Dynasty will definitely send reinforcements to rescue Silla." Li Chengqian said. "I don't know when the heavenly soldiers will arrive. Silla may not be able to delay for long." The Silla envoy asked. "If it's fast, the reinforcements will attack the coalition forces of Baekje and Goguryeo before you go back. If it's slow, they will be one or two days later than you." Li Chengqian said. "Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty! In this case, I will take my leave and return to Silla immediately to report the good news to the King of Silla." The Silla envoy was overjoyed after hearing this. "Go!" Li Chengqian waved his hand and the Silla envoy bowed and left the hall. That day, the Silla envoy didn't even have time to pack up his greetings. He immediately bought some dry food and rushed back to Silla. "My dear ministers, you have seen it. Now that Silla is asking for help, our Tang Dynasty will naturally send troops to rescue it. I just don't know who should be sent to lead the troops?" Li Chengqian asked after the Silla envoy left. "Your Majesty! Just send border troops to rescue! No need to mobilize a large army." Chu Suiliang stepped out and said. To rescue a small country like Silla, it is only necessary to send orders to the border garrisons to harass Goguryeo and Baekje immediately. Silla will reduce the pressure and be able to defend its inherent territory. Don't you want to destroy Goguryeo? If Chu Suiliang knew that Li Chengqian really had this idea, he would definitely try his best to dissuade Li Chengqian, and even quote the story of Yang Guang's three expeditions to Goguryeo and the destruction of his country to persuade Li Chengqian to give up this idea. "Pass the order! Appoint the left guard general Cheng Mingzhen as the governor of Yingzhou, and join forces with Su Dingfang to send troops to rescue Silla." Li Chengqian said. It was a done deal that the Tang Dynasty would send troops to destroy Goguryeo and Baekje. It would not be long before the war broke out. For Li Chengqian, the biggest problem was not how to destroy Goguryeo and Baekje. This was a certainty. There was no need to think too much. It was not a problem at all. The biggest problem was how to ensure the Tang Dynasty's vested interests in the peninsula after destroying Baekje and Goguryeo, and how to prevent Silla from becoming bigger and making the peninsula the fruit of Silla's battle. Silla wanted to completely control the peninsula, and it was absolutely not allowed to unify the three kingdoms. The territories of Baekje and Goguryeo could only be the territory of the Tang Dynasty. The territories seized by Silla could be given to Silla, but it was absolutely not allowed for Silla to drive the Tang army out of the peninsula and monopolize the benefits. This was also a problem that Li Chengqian had to consider. Not only that, the Tang army launched a massive attack on the peninsula, and Tubo took advantage of this opportunity, while the Tang army was not paying attention to Tuyuhun, to attack and destroy Tuyuhun, taking the opportunity to grow stronger and become a powerful enemy of the Tang Dynasty. These were enough to give Li Chengqian a headache, and he had to solve these two problems. "Let's adjourn the court!" Li Chengqian said and stood up to leave.

The ministers knelt down hurriedly and saluted, saying, "Farewell, Your Majesty!"