Chapter 483 Silla's Ambition In

Silla, the capital, in the palace, King Kim Beom-min of Silla is discussing an important matter with his ministers.

That is how to take back Baekje and Goguryeo, which should have belonged to them, from the hands of the Tang Dynasty.

Silla has coveted these two regions for hundreds of years, but Silla has never been a match for Goguryeo and Baekje, and has often been bullied by Baekje and Goguryeo.

Therefore, Silla thought of joining the Central Plains Dynasty and using the Central Plains Dynasty's powerful strength to realize their ambition to conquer Baekje and Goguryeo and unify half of the island.

First, the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo three times and was destroyed, but Silla still did not give up. When the Tang Dynasty was established, they sent people to the Central Plains Dynasty to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty and use the Tang Dynasty to eliminate Goguryeo and Baekje.

Originally, according to their plan, Silla occupied these two places and completed the unification of the peninsula. Who knew that the Tang Dynasty actually took the territories of these two regions for itself.

After all, there is no free lunch in the world. The Tang Dynasty spent so much manpower and material resources to destroy Baekje and Goguryeo. These places should certainly belong to the Tang Dynasty.

But in the eyes of the Silla people, it is not the case. As a big country, how could the Tang Dynasty be so "shameless" and occupy the territory that should have belonged to them.

In this regard, Silla, from King Kim Beommin to ordinary people, is very dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty.

This is equivalent to a company asking people to pay money and work hard to complete the work, but does not want to pay, and wants to take the fruits of the other party's labor for itself, but thinks it is justified.

If the other party does not give in, he thinks that the other party is shameless and how can he do such a thing and not let him get something for nothing.

This was the mentality of Silla at that time, so the Silla people were very angry. Many Silla people were instigated to ask King Kim Beommin to send troops to take back the territories of Baekje and Goguryeo that belonged to them, and teach the Tang Dynasty a lesson.

Kim Beommin and his ministers ignored these people's requests and blatantly sent troops on impulse, which was simply seeking death.

When Goguryeo and Baekje were still there, Silla was often bullied. Since Queen Seondeok Kim Deokman, Silla has been pinned down by Goguryeo and Baekje, and rubbed in various ways.

After Queen Seondeok died, Queen Jindeok Kim Sunman succeeded to the throne. Silla completely submitted to the Tang Dynasty and promoted Tang Dynasty clothing and writing in Silla.

In the first year of Yonghui, the Tang Dynasty sent troops to Baekje. Queen Jindeok immediately sent Kim Beommin to Chang'an as a hostage and personally wrote the five-character "Taeping Song" to present to Li Chengqian.

When Goguryeo and Baekje still existed, Silla was the target of bullying. If it were not for the support of the Tang Dynasty, Silla would have been wiped out long ago.

Sitting on the throne, Kim Beommin looked at Kim Yushin, Daeam Hyo-cheon, Seol Uru and others in front of him.

"It has always been the long-cherished wish of the Silla royal family to unify the islands. The Tang Dynasty occupied Baekje and Goguryeo, which hindered us from completing the great cause of unification. Now, the people of our country are petitioning to send troops to retake Baekje and Goguryeo occupied by the Tang Dynasty. What do you think about this?" Kim Beommin asked. "

Now that the Tang Dynasty has stationed troops in Goguryeo and Baekje, we cannot fight the Tang Dynasty head-on. We should use our wits to defeat them and test the Tang Dynasty's attitude." Kim Yushin, a famous general of Silla, said.

Kim Yushin, a member of the Silla royal family, his sister was the queen of the previous Silla king, King Muryeol Kim Chunchu, and he is the uncle of the current king, King Munyeol Kim Beommin, and he is also the son-in-law of King Muryeol Kim Chunchu.

Kim Beommin also thinks that what Kim Yushin said makes sense, but if he wants to test it, where should he start?

"Where should we start? How should we make the specific arrangements?" Jin Famin asked.

"We can encourage the remnants of Goguryeo to rebel and see how the Tang people will respond!" Xue Wuru suggested.

As long as they can encourage and support Goguryeo's anti-Tang forces to cause trouble for the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty will definitely send troops to suppress them. They can play tricks and take the opportunity to occupy some places to see what the Tang Dynasty's attitude is, and then make plans for the next step.

"All the capable people in Goguryeo were captured by Tang general Li Yan and taken back to Chang'an. Now, only a group of people remain in Goguryeo's homeland, and they can't achieve anything."

"It's impossible for us Silla to benefit from this. In my opinion, it's better to send troops to occupy the former Baekje city bordering Silla first, test the attitude of the Ungjin Protectorate, and then make further plans." Da A'an Xiaochuan said.

He opposed Xue Wuru's suggestion. Now Goguryeo can integrate the remnants of the former Goguryeo. The generals who brought trouble to the Tang Dynasty have all been brought to Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty.

It is impossible to rely on this group of leaderless remnants to cause trouble for the Tang army stationed in the former Goguryeo.

On the contrary, there is still a glimmer of hope if we can devour the former Baekje territory. Otherwise, everything is just empty talk.

"Xiaochuan is right. Now is not the time for us to break off relations with the Tang Dynasty. We can only start from Baekje."

"We can test the Tang Dynasty. If we occupy the Baekje territory and the other party does not make any big moves, we can continue to devour the Baekje territory until we have full control." Kim Yu-shin said.

Kim Yu-shin also advocated taking over Baekje first and then attacking Goguryeo. By then, Silla may have a chance to challenge the Tang Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, everyone doesn't have to worry too much! Although the Tang Dynasty is powerful, there is said to be a powerful country in the northwest of the Tang Dynasty, called Tubo."

"According to the information sent back by the envoys we sent to Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty has basically pressed all its main forces to the northwest battlefield."

"The situation is extremely difficult for the Tang Dynasty. Now is a good opportunity for Silla. Once the Tang Dynasty fails in the northwest, it will transfer troops from the northeast to the northwest."

"By then, the troops left in Goguryeo and Baekje will be insufficient, and Silla will be able to take the opportunity to annex Goguryeo and Baekje."

"The Tang Dynasty, which is fighting Tubo on the northwest battlefield, has no time to care about this. Even if the Tang Dynasty knows about Silla's actions, it can only do nothing and let us occupy Goguryeo and Baekje." Silla general Du Shan said.

Silla sent many Tang envoys to Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty to learn. At the same time, they also gathered intelligence for Silla, saying that they were friendly exchanges and learning, but in fact they were spies sent by Silla.

Kim Beommin's eyes lit up after hearing this. It was as if even God was helping him to accomplish great achievements. How could he, Kim Beommin, let this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity slip away from him.

"Okay! I appoint Liangchen as the commander-in-chief to lead the army to seize the former Baekje territory around Silla, test the attitude of the Tang Dynasty, and act according to the circumstances." Kim Beommin ordered. "

I obey your command!" Liangchen saluted.