Datang: Starting from Li Jiancheng

Chapter 174 Goguryeo's Decision
The king of Goguryeo's face darkened when he heard the words, his eyes darkened, "Then do you know what it means to be sad when a rabbit dies and a fox is sad, what is a dead lip and teeth are cold, and what is a bird with a bow?"

"Once the Tang Dynasty falls, we will definitely become the Turks' next target!"

"Your Majesty! If the Turks want to destroy the Tang Dynasty, the price will definitely not be small. Why don't we wait for both of them to lose, and then we can take advantage of the fisherman's profit?" The general's eyes were obviously wild, and it seemed that there was a ball of hell fire in his eyes. The beating in the middle is full of bloodthirsty taste.

Hearing this, the eyes of the others also ignited with fierce fighting spirit, and they immediately echoed: "Yes, Your Majesty, we have been like the Tang Dynasty for many years. Not only have we not received any benefits, but in this crisis, he actually wants us." Contributing troops is simply outrageous.”

"That's right, it's like treating us Goguryeo as lambs to be slaughtered! We can't be insulted by them anymore."

"Your Majesty, we must not agree to Datang's request."

The king of Goguryeo also had a headache when he saw this. Of course he didn't want to lend troops to the Tang Dynasty, but as the king of a country, he had too many things to consider, and he could not make any hasty decisions.

"This king naturally knows the pros and cons of this, but the Turks are wolves on the grassland, and their fighting power should not be underestimated, and we will not drive them all out after all."

"Once they make a comeback, what will happen to us, Goguryeo?"

Having said this, the King of Goguryeo sighed, then frowned and said: "This result is definitely not something we can afford."

After hearing this, there was a silence in the hall. After a long time, the Prime Minister of Goguryeo slowly stepped forward and said with a frown: "I have a solution to your Majesty's concerns."

"What is it?" The king of Goguryeo asked immediately with his pupils brightened.

After all, he really needs a way to get the best of both worlds now.

The prime minister pursed his lips slightly, then frowned, and said, "The way I'm going to do it is that our Goguryeo will no longer be a vassal to the Tang Dynasty, but instead be a vassal to the Turks, and help them attack the Tang Dynasty."

After saying that, the prime minister raised his eyes again and said: "Even if the Turks don't have our help, it would be easy for them to conquer the Tang Dynasty. Since the Tang Dynasty is destined to perish, why should we tie ourselves to them again?"

"The Turks have strong soldiers and horses. If we depend on them from now on, there will probably be no harm."

The king of Goguryeo fell into deep thought for a long time after hearing this, then shook his head and said: "This is not allowed."

"If we abandon the Tang Dynasty and rely on Goguryeo under such circumstances, not to mention whether other countries will look down on us, even the Turks will not trust us."

"Everyone knows the insidiousness of the Turks. If we go to join them now, they will probably let us contribute our troops, and then they will try their best to consume us. After using us to defeat the Tang Dynasty, they will also annihilate us."

The monarch of Goguryeo rubbed his brows helplessly, and then sighed softly: "If you have to choose between the Turks and the Tang Dynasty, this king is more partial to the Tang Dynasty."

"After all, Datang is a country of etiquette, and it is especially important to save face. Even though we have been eager to make moves for so many years, Datang has never taken any action no matter how dissatisfied it is."

"I am afraid that the Turkic grassland barbarians will not pay so much attention. If we cooperate with them, we are afraid that we will really be like a sheep in a tiger's mouth."

Even if the Tang Dynasty is not a good thing in their eyes, it is still better than the Turks.

The prime minister pursed his lips when he heard the words, and did not speak after a little thought.

After all, what the King of Goguryeo said is not unreasonable, and it is indeed too risky to cooperate with Turks.

The general just now frowned when he heard the words, with a bit of helplessness on his face, and then said a little anxiously: "This will not work, and that will not work, what are we going to do!"

Seeing this, the prime minister on the side pursed his lips, and continued: "In that case, Your Majesty, why don't we suppress this letter first and not reply to Datang for now, let's see what they will do."

"As of now, that's the only way to go."

The king of Goguryeo nodded, with a bit of helplessness on his face.

After saying that, the king sighed again, and then continued: "There is one more thing."

"Datang discovered that we had occupied unowned land in Xinjiang without permission."

The prime minister of Goguryeo helplessly said, "What does our occupation of unowned land in Xinjiang have to do with them? Their management is too broad."

The ministers on the side were very angry when they heard this, and echoed: "Yes, this is too unreasonable. After all, it is ownerless land, why can't we occupy it?"

"That's right, Xinjiang is still out of control, so what does it have to do with them?"

The king of Goguryeo also sighed when he heard the words, and his face became more dignified, "Forget it, let's not reply to them for now."

"Walk one step at a time. Soldiers come to block us, and water comes to cover us. This king won't believe it. If we don't want to borrow soldiers, what can they do."

"As for the Turks..."

Speaking of this, the king pursed his lips slightly, and then said in a deep voice: "All ministers, please think about it when you go back. If anyone has a solution, please let me know as soon as possible."

"Yes." The ministers responded and leaned slightly towards the Goguryeo monarch.

"Retreat from the court." The Goguryeo monarch sighed and stood up, waved his hand and left.

It has to be said that this letter from Datang really brought them a lot of trouble.

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the other side.

Changan.

Royal study.

Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng and others gathered together again, all with serious expressions.

Another letter arrived from Hou Junji in Bingzhou, and the troops in Bingzhou were depleted. If Tang Dynasty did not send reinforcements, the Turks might break the city.

"Has there been no news from Goguryeo yet?"

Li Shimin's face was dark, and the dark circles under his eyes had become darker in just a few days.

The Tang Dynasty is now in danger. Goguryeo has not given any news, and Li Jing has not bought it. If it waits any longer, the Tang Dynasty will probably be defeated without a fight.

"No, if Goguryeo gave us a message, it should have arrived by now. It seems that Goguryeo is going to ignore us."

The crease between Wei Zheng's brows deepened a little, and his face was a little weak.

After all, the things he faced this time were different from the thorny problems in the court, so he really couldn't help him at all this time.

"Leave another letter to urge you, and your tone can be appropriately threatening!" Li Shimin's face turned green with anger, "These small countries only want to enjoy the protection of the Tang Dynasty, but they are not willing to pay at all."

"How can there be such a good thing in the world?"

(End of this chapter)