Chapter 484 The Imperial Decree of the Tang Dynasty Emperor

"Your Majesty! News has come from the border that the Tang Dynasty's envoys have entered our Silla!" A palace guard ran in and saluted.

"Why did the Tang Dynasty's envoys come to Silla at this time?" Xue Wuru said.

"They must have come to convey the imperial decree of the Tang Dynasty Emperor. Your Majesty, you should send someone to greet them! After all, our Silla is still a vassal of the Tang Dynasty. If we are not polite enough, people will gossip about us." Jin Yuxin said.

"Liang Chen, on my behalf, go and welcome the Tang Dynasty's envoys to our capital." Jin Beommin said.

"As you command!" Liang Chen saluted and withdrew, and went to greet the envoys sent by the Tang Dynasty.

Ten days later, Liang Chen took the Tang Dynasty's envoys to the Silla Palace to meet the Silla King Munmu Jin Beommin.

"I wonder if the angel has any decree from the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty?" Kim Beommin asked.

"Indeed, His Majesty has a decree for the King!" The envoy said, his face suddenly became serious and said: "Governor of Jilin Province, King of Silla Kim Beommin obeys the decree!"

"Your servant, Governor of Jilin Province, King of Silla Kim Beommin, accepts the decree!" Kim Beommin and others knelt facing north, waiting for the envoy to read the decree of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

"The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has ordered that the war in the northwest of the Tang Dynasty has entered a stalemate, and ordered Silla to send 60,000 troops to assist the northwest border of the Tang Dynasty to jointly resist the invasion of Tubo." "

I have heard that Silla generals Kim Yu-shin, Dae-a-Hyo-chuan, Xue Wu-ru and others are proficient in strategy and brave in battle, so I specially ordered Kim Yu-shin and others to lead 60,000 Silla troops to go to war."

"In recent years, floods and droughts have continued in the Tang Dynasty. The food and equipment needed by the army are all the responsibility of Silla itself." The envoy read the emperor's edict.

After hearing this, Kim Beom-min and others were shocked and furious. The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty actually wanted them, the Silla people, to fight for the Tang Dynasty.

They had originally planned to wait until the Tang Dynasty and Tubo were at loggerheads, and then take the opportunity to occupy the territories of Baekje and Goguryeo, and drive the Tang people out of the peninsula and to the north of the Taedong River.

Now that the Tang emperor had ordered them to send troops, Jin Beomin and others naturally disagreed.

But on second thought, the fact that the Tang Dynasty actually needed a small country like Silla to send troops was enough to prove how difficult the war was. Otherwise, a big country like the Tang Dynasty would not have needed a small country like them.

This might not be a bad thing for Silla. The Tang Dynasty was restrained by Tubo in the northwest, and naturally could not take care of Silla. Then, even if Silla blatantly attacked Baekje, it would not have to worry about the Tang Dynasty sending troops.

"I hope that His Royal Highness the King of Silla can reorganize the troops as soon as possible and go to the northwest border of the Tang Dynasty. Don't delay the opportunity to fight because of this, which is a serious crime." After reading the imperial edict, the envoy handed it to Kim Beommin and helped him up. "Ambassador, you

have worked hard on the way. Please go down and rest first. I still need to discuss the matter of sending troops. Moreover, it takes time to mobilize troops." Kim Beommin said.

"Your Royal Highness the King of Silla is right, then I will take my leave first!" The envoy saluted.

"Come on, send the ambassador to the posthouse to have a good rest and entertain the ambassador from the Tang Dynasty." Kim Beommin ordered.

"Yes!" The palace guards took the order and sent the Tang envoy back to the posthouse.

After the envoys left, Kim Beommin looked at Kim Yu-shin and others and said, "What do you think about this? Should we obey the imperial edict or refuse the imperial edict of the Tang emperor?"

"Your Majesty, this is a golden opportunity for us Silla. Now that the Tang dynasty has been restrained by its powerful enemies and cannot move, they want to recruit us to help them fight. Your Majesty must seize this opportunity." Kim Yu-shin said.

"We Silla people will never fight for anyone, we will only fight for Silla." Silla general Park Xinchuan said that he only fought for Silla and dedicated everything to Silla throughout his life.

"Of course I am not fighting for others, we are fighting for ourselves, for Silla. Taigaogan means that we can use this opportunity to send troops to capture Goguryeo and Baekje and drive the Tang people out of Silla. Goguryeo and Baekje belong to us." Jin Beommin said. "

But, what should we do specifically so that we will not be discovered by the Tang Dynasty, and what should we do so that there will be no mistakes." Liangchen said.

"This is not difficult. We can promise the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to launch an attack on the original Baekje and Goguryeo halfway through the march to catch the Tang army off guard." Jin Yuxin said.

"Now, given the situation of the Tang Dynasty, even if they know about our actions, they can't do anything. As long as we act quickly, we can take back the territory that originally belonged to Silla."

"What can a powerful Tang Dynasty do? They can only watch us take back the territory that belongs to us, and they can't stop us. It's really exciting to imagine." Jin Beommin laughed.

After hearing this, everyone laughed. If they didn't seize such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, they would be struck by lightning.

The Tang Dynasty was just like this. Since they were unwilling to return Goguryeo and Baekje that belonged to them, they would go and take them back themselves.

"Everyone, go down and get ready! I will set up a celebration banquet in the palace and wait for your triumphant return. I will let all Silla people remember your names, the heroes of Silla." Kim Beommin said with a smile.

He had never been so happy before. He, Kim Beommin, would lead his subjects to fulfill the long-cherished wish of several generations of kings and unify the three kingdoms.

"Fight for Silla!" Kim Yushin and others bowed and left.

Kim Beommin had someone notify the Tang Dynasty envoys and held a banquet for them in his palace.

That day, the Tang Dynasty envoys attended Kim Beommin's banquet.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, the Tang Dynasty envoy put down his wine glass and asked, "Your Majesty, the King of Silla! How are the preparations for sending troops going? The war in the northwest is urgent, and we can't delay for a moment."

"Don't worry, Ambassador! I have already ordered the conscription of young and strong men. Within three days, we can mobilize 200,000 troops to go to war. In order to help the Tang Dynasty, Silla is willing to go all out." Jin Beommin said.

In the eyes of others, Jin Beommin did this to show his loyalty to the Tang Dynasty, and he was willing to go all out to help the Tang Dynasty.

But the envoy knew in his heart that it was not the case at all. Li Chengqian told him when he was on a diplomatic mission to Silla that Jin Beommin might rebel.

If Jin Beommin did not dispatch troops as required by the imperial edict, he must send a message to the Andong Protectorate and the Ungjin Protectorate to remind them to make preparations early.

"Your Highness's determination is really touching. If His Majesty knew your loyalty, he would be grateful. When I return, I will definitely present a memorial to His Majesty and ask for credit for Your Highness." The envoy smiled.

"These are all my duties, Jin Beommin. Please stay here for a few more days. When my army is assembled, I will go to Chang'an with you." Jin Beommin smiled.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness! I have the Emperor's order and cannot stay here for long. In addition to delivering the Emperor's edict to Silla, I also have to go to the Khitan, Mohe and other tribes to deliver the Emperor's edict." The envoy said.

It has been confirmed that the other party wants to rebel, so he must leave immediately to avoid falling into crisis. Besides, he also needs to spread the news.