The words of the Japanese prince made Taiji Palace instantly quiet.
All the officials did not know what the Japanese prince meant.
You just asked to marry a princess, why do you suddenly want to ask for an ordinary woman now?
Could it be that he has taken a fancy to a girl from a certain family?
"What's going on with this kid, why he's here to bargain?"
"What do you mean, let's deal with Goguryeo together. Our Tang Dynasty needs the help of his little Japanese country?"
"This kid suddenly said this, and I can't guarantee that he didn't want to threaten me and others."
"Threat, if he doesn't know what's good, when my army comes back, I will give him a hard slap in the face of Japan."
While all the officials were discussing, Queen Changsun was sitting on the phoenix chair with an expressionless face.
A mere Japanese country is so ignorant.
Still thinking about using the war between Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo as a threat?
"oh?"
"Which family's girl does the Japanese prince fall in love with?" Queen Changsun held back her temper and continued to ask slowly.
Matsushita Hideyoshi is also strange.
I had not discussed those words with my own prince before.
Could it be that he met the girl he liked during these few days in Chang'an.
If her prince likes it, as long as she is not a princess, the Empress of the Tang Dynasty will not stop her.
After all, it would be of no benefit to both parties to make the relationship between the two countries too tense.
"Reporting to Her Majesty the Empress of the Tang Dynasty, the woman that this prince has fallen in love with is standing next to you."
"That's her!" The Japanese prince pointed at the woman next to Queen Changsun, with a smile on his face.
The prince of the Japanese Kingdom knew that according to what the Empress of the Tang Dynasty said just now, it was absolutely impossible for him to marry the Princess of the Tang Dynasty.
As a result, he could only settle for the next best thing.
When he just entered the Tai Chi Hall, he was stunned by the beauty of the woman in front of him.
It would be a beautiful thing to marry such a fairy-like woman.
What's more, this woman is different from other palace maids when she follows Empress Changsun.
The woman is dressed in luxurious clothes, but she is not dressed as a princess.
He must be a caring person beside the Empress of the Tang Dynasty.
If he were to marry such a woman back, even if he didn't have the benefit of Princess Tang, it would be enough to make the trip worthwhile.
What the Japanese prince said made the officials who were discussing hold their breath for a moment.
Everyone looked at the woman standing next to Queen Changsun and rubbed their eyes again.
Many people took it for granted that they gave the Japanese prince a thumbs up.
The Japanese prince didn't understand what it meant, he just said that these Tang officials were praising him.
The smile on his face grew stronger.
"I have read in ancient book records that there is a barbarian country in the east, which eats hair and drinks blood and has never been civilized."
"When I see you today, it's true." An official suddenly said, with a smile on his face.
"You are so uncivilized. You don't know how to write the word "death" at all." An official looked sternly and glared at the Japanese prince.
The Japanese prince was a little stunned.
He didn't understand why he was just asking to marry a woman from the Empress of the Tang Dynasty. The reaction of these Tang officials was even more exciting.
Many people even rolled up their sleeves.
It seems that he is ready to rush forward to deal with himself.
Matsushita Hideyoshi was also confused.
However, he instantly realized that the reason why the Tang court officials looked like this must be because of the unusual identity of the woman in front of him.
Unusual identity?
Apart from the princesses of the Tang Dynasty, who else could have the identity of a woman? The officials of the Tang Dynasty felt that the two of them were a joke.
identity!
The officials laughed at me!
Beautiful woman!
Zhao!
Chen!
"Your Highness the Empress of the Tang Dynasty, please forgive me. Foreign ministers do not know her identity." Matsushita Hideyoshi suddenly came to his senses.
His head hit the floor hard.
The sound of a heavy head hitting the floor was heard in the Tai Chi Hall.
The Japanese prince was still stunned, but he was suddenly slapped by Matsushita Hideyoshi and his head hit the stone slab.
"Your Highness, the Empress of the Tang Dynasty, forgives the sin, and the foreign ministers understand their mistakes." Matsushita Hideyoshi continued to shout to Empress Changsun.
Queen Changsun's eyes were still cold and stern.
After Zhao Chen left, Li Ruoshuang was often invited into the palace by Empress Changsun to talk.
Yesterday, I stayed one night at the Lizheng Palace. Today, Empress Changsun is going to Zhao Mansion to meet her granddaughter.
He asked Li Ruoshuang to accompany him to court so that he could go with him later.
Who would have thought that the Japanese prince who had eaten the courage of a leopard would actually set his sights on Li Ruoshuang.
Li Ruoshuang looked ahead expressionlessly.
If she had been so offended in the past, she would have been furious and would have beaten the person who offended her half to death.
But now she is not so impulsive.
If Empress Changsun could deal with the person in front of her, there would be no need to do it herself.
If Empress Changsun is ready to let him go, someone will naturally do something for her.
"Hideyoshi Matsushita, there are too many people you can offend in this Tai Chi Palace, in this Chang'an City, and even in the entire Tang Dynasty."
"But only, the woman standing next to me cannot."
"Zhao Chen, my eldest son of the Tang royal family, Li Ruoshuang, my wife of the eldest son of the Tang royal family."
"Today, you will remember this lesson well."
"Come here, break your legs, and drive this prince out of our territory of the Tang Dynasty."
"Furthermore, tell the Japanese emperor that if he is ignorant, I think Zhao Chen will be happy to visit his Japanese palace."
"Quit the court!" Empress Changsun left her last words and pulled Li Ruoshuang away.
Although his legs were broken, the life of the Japanese prince was saved.
There are so many people in Taiji Hall, so it’s not good to offend anyone. I have to make trouble for the most difficult person.
All the officials left with sneers. Seeing his own prince being dragged away, Matsushita Hideyoshi felt extremely frightened.
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The fire on the city wall burned for four days and nights.
Traces of cracks appeared on the city wall.
No matter how strong the city wall made of cement is, it will never be able to withstand the fire for such a long time.
The soldiers in Cangzhou City now dare not step on the city wall.
Extremely high temperatures can burn out their shoes in a short time.
Li Jing led a group of soldiers to retreat behind the city wall.
All the people in Cangzhou City were evacuated, leaving behind tens of thousands of Tang soldiers who were already prepared to die.
Traps have been set up everywhere in the city.
Every room and every yard is waiting for Yeon Gaesumun’s army to step into the gate of hell.
The emperor led a hundred people and personally sat in the Cangzhou Yamen Office.
Everyone knows that the city will be destroyed only today.
And how long they can withstand Yeon Gaesumun's army, only God knows.
Outside the city, Huizhen's eyes were already blood red.
In the past four days, he had only rested for a few short hours.
Huizhen is thinking about completely destroying the city wall in front of her.
In four days, tens of thousands of barrels of kerosene had been thrown out.
Half of the trebuchets were broken.
Fortunately, the Cangzhou city wall in front of us is crumbling.
The huge cracks can already be seen with the naked eye.
"Trebuchet, continue to hit this general."
"No matter what happens today, we must let this damn city wall fall in front of this general." Huizhen and the soldiers around him shouted.
Over the past four days, they have come in batches.
Everyone felt extremely tired.
But at this moment, hope is right in front of us.
The huge trebuchet, carrying more than a dozen barrels of kerosene, fell on the Cangzhou city wall.
"Click——"
"boom--"
The huge explosion, accompanied by the raging flames, caused the city wall that was already riddled with holes to suddenly collapse at this moment.
A five-foot-long gap appeared in front of Huizhen's army.