The crisis in Buyeo City seems to have been quietly eliminated, but in the dark, agents are spreading the news to various places.
In Goguryeo, Goguryeo King Go Jianmu, who was a mortal enemy of Yeon Gaesumun, naturally placed a careful surveillance around Yeongaesumun, and he got the news about Buyeo Castle immediately.
So, he immediately summoned Moliji Eulji Wende.
After Eulji Mundeok learned about Buyeo City, he immediately understood what Gao Jianwu meant, and he immediately suggested: "Your Majesty, we can send envoys to Chang'an to pay homage to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, secretly form an alliance with the Tang Dynasty, and deal with Yeon Gaesomun
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No matter who wants to kill Yeon Gaesomun, Eulji Mundeok is definitely the one. Because he has taken Yeongaesomun’s position, Yeongaesomun will never let him go. In this case, it is better to strike first and kill him.
Gaisuwen, the abyss of death.
Gao Jianwu was not tall, short and fat, with small eyes. He had a very typical Goguryeo appearance.
Gao Jianwu was very happy when he heard Eulji Mundeok's words, that's what he thought.
"This is my plan. When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo, many people from the Central Plains stayed in Goguryeo. We can return these people to the Tang Dynasty this time, and by the way, we can also collect the bones of the Sui Dynasty soldiers who died in our country.
And returned it to the Tang Dynasty, in order to win the favor of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and form an alliance with him to jointly deal with Yuan Gaisuwen, a rebellious official and traitor."
"Very good!" Eulji Wende said: "The king has considered it very carefully. In this way, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty must have a good impression of us."
In fact, the Tang Dynasty has been negotiating with Goguryeo about this work since the second year of Takeori, and in the meantime it has gradually received many exiled soldiers or corpses of former Sui Dynasties.
Gao Jianwu asked: "By the way, is there any movement in Baekje, Silla?"
"Not yet, but we can't take it lightly." After a pause, Eulji Mundeok said: "If we can join forces with the Tang Dynasty to destroy Yeongaesomun this time, it will be greatly beneficial to deal with Silla and Baekje in the future."
The current peninsula is in the period of the Three Kingdoms' struggle for hegemony. Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje, the three countries dislike each other. Either you fight me or I fight you. Anyway, no one forms an alliance with anyone, only one suddenly jumps out to take advantage.
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Goguryeo was the largest among the Three Kingdoms, but because of Yeon Gaesumun, the second and fifth son, it caused great internal friction, which made Goguryeo look the weakest.
"You are right, it is urgent to eliminate Yuan Gaisuwen." Gao Jianwu paced back and forth and said, "Well, let Gao Zang go to Chang'an this time."
"Lord Takazo?"
"Yes." Gao Jianwu nodded and said, "In this way, we can show our sincerity."
"I have no objection."
While the kings and ministers of Goguryeo were discussing the alliance with the Tang Dynasty, Baekje and Silla were not idle either.
They also coveted Goguryeo, and among the merchants they sent out, more or less one or two were craftsmen.
The incident in Buyeo City also reached their ears. However, they did not think much about anything else because Baekje and Silla each had their own difficulties at the moment.
King Jinpyeong of Silla, Kim Baekjeong, is about to die, but this King of Silla, who has reigned for more than fifty years, has no sons. At present, the country is considering the issue of succession to the throne, and has no time to deal with Goguryeo's affairs.
The only pity is that Silla generals Jin Shuxuan and Jin Yushin father and son.
The year before last, the father and son led the army to capture two or three cities in Goguryeo. For them, the last thing they wanted to see was the Tang Dynasty intervening in Goguryeo's affairs. It was best to let Yeon Gaesumun and Gao Jianwu fight to a bloody head.
, so that they can take advantage of it.
Jin Yuxin was born in a noble family. His mother was Mrs. Wanming, the daughter of King Gewen of Silla, Li Zong. However, this child was the result of a wild union between his father and Mrs. Wanming.
King Lijong Gemun was the grandfather of King Jinpyeong, so Kim Shu-hyun and his son were closely connected with the Silla royal family.
After learning about the conflict in Buyeo City, the father and son discussed it for a long time and finally decided not to care!
Their top priority is to quickly find a successor to the throne of Silla.
As for Baekje, its king Buyeo Zhang often went to war with Goguryeo in the early years. Later, he negotiated peace with Goguryeo and turned to Silla, plundering many Silla cities.
However, the two countries have one thing in common, that is, they both have good relations with the Tang Dynasty and often send envoys to pay homage to the Tang Dynasty emperor.
Li Zhiyun also received the envoys of Silla and Baekje two or three times and comforted them casually. For Li Zhiyun, no matter what the king of Silla was, the king of Baekje would eventually die.
When the late emperor was on the throne, he granted many canonizations and rewards to Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje, and the three kingdoms, and implemented pacification strategies. After Li Zhiyun ascended the throne, there was little contact. As the Tang Dynasty wiped out the powerful tribes in the grasslands, the Tang Dynasty
The prestige did not become unfamiliar with the alienation between countries. On the contrary, it became even more terrifying in the eyes of the three countries on the peninsula.
The more indifferent the Tang Dynasty showed, the more nervous they became.
King Buyeojang of Baekje regained his skills and began to make good friends with Goguryeo and the Tang Dynasty, and then attacked Silla.
In the early years, Fuyu Zhang also treated the Sui Dynasty in the same way.
In general, the three countries on the peninsula each have inexplicable reasons for fighting or remaining silent.
Now that he knows about the affairs of Buyeo City, Buyeo Zhang is too lazy to take care of it. He only has Silla in his eyes now. Especially, when he heard that Silla King Kim Baekjeong was about to die, he was even more ready to take action.
On the other hand, Li Junxian did not dare to conceal the fact that he had sent troops to threaten Yuan Gaisuwen, and sent someone to report the details of the incident to the emperor Li Zhiyun who was far away in Chang'an.
At this time, Li Zhiyun had returned from his inspection tour in Huayin and received Li Junxian's confession. Li Zhiyun was a little angry.
Because he does not want to destroy the confrontation between the two powerful forces in Goguryeo yet. In particular, he is planning to attack Tuyuhun, and even set a nail in the Gaochang Kingdom. Naturally, he does not want to completely spread the war.
After seeing the letter, Li Zhiyun thought about it for more than two hours and finally decided to fine Li Junxian one year's salary and remove his casual official title.
And warned him that if he does it again, he will be directly stripped of his position and title!
After Li Junxian received the emperor's imperial decree, he was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. Only then did he realize the consequences of arbitrarily deploying troops.
While he was angry, his subordinates came to report that the Goguryeo envoy was preparing to go to Chang'an.
"Goguryeo envoy?" Li Junxian thought for a moment, then his face became angry, "Sent by Yeon Gaesumun?"
He thought it was Yeon Gaesumun who sent someone to Chang'an to report.
"No, that envoy is Gaozang, the nephew of the King of Goguryeo."
Hearing this, Li Junxian's anger stopped slightly. He also knew the complicated internal situation of Goguryeo and the confrontation between Gao Jianwu and Yeon Gaesumun. Therefore, when he heard that Gao Zang was the envoy, he felt that it was not what he thought.
That way.
"Since they are envoys, just send someone to escort them."
"yes."
Gaozang was escorted by the Tang cavalry and successfully entered Hebei, went all the way south, crossed the river, and entered Guanzhong.
After entering Guanzhong, the young King of Goguryeo began to be stunned.
For people like him, walking on the mountain road in Goguryeo is a kind of torture, let alone such a magical thing as a cement road.
Even when he first saw the cement road, he asked Tang Qi who was escorting him for advice with a puzzled look on his face.
Tang Qi cursed this country bumpkin in his heart while giving him a simple explanation.
In this way, in Gao Zang's surprise, he slowly approached Chang'an City, the imperial capital, and prepared to meet His Majesty the Holy Emperor Khan of the Tang Dynasty.