I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

Seeing the Treasure King's expression and his affirmative answer, Wang Xuance was very satisfied with his Li declaration.

Over the years, he had been surrounded by Li Shen. Wang Xuance was present at three of Li Shen's four consecutive dandy conferences. He had conducted in-depth research on Li Shen's speeches.

He discovered that Li Shen's declarations often bring out people's desires and make those who hear them excited.

Li Shen once told him that in fact, everyone has desires. As long as they tap out the desires in their hearts, they will be motivated to do things.

For the Treasure King, Wang Xuance didn't have to dig out any desires at all. His desires were barely written on his face.

So Wang Xuance chose to use Li's declaration method to give Treasure King some motivation, but he didn't expect the effect to be so good.

Looking at Chen Dade next to him, one can tell that the first time he used Li Shen's declaration was a success.

Chen Dade woke up from the shock and struck while the iron was hot:

"Your Majesty, what the prince said is right. This is an opportunity. As long as we start from the small western town and slowly occupy the inner city, we can rely on the Yalu River to rule across the river from Yeongae Suwen. Recharge our batteries, Recruit troops and buy horses.

At this time, Yeon Gaesumun would never have expected that we would start an uprising at this time, and we could catch him off guard. When we join forces with Silla, he will definitely be unable to resist and control us. "

"Okay, then it's settled. When I get back, I will contact a few of my confidants and let them lead the troops. It's just about which town we should occupy." The Treasure King had not yet come out of his excitement and made a decision on the spot.

"Look, Your Majesty." Chen Dade said and took out a small map of Goguryeo from his sleeve. It seems that Chen Dade came prepared.

He pointed to a small city and said:

"We will capture Hengshan City first. Hengshan City is small and easy to capture, and then we will take advantage of the situation to capture several surrounding small cities, including Xincheng, Xuantu City, Gaimu, and Jiashi.

This place is a plain with fertile land. We can first accumulate food and grass here, recruit men, and conquer nearby cities,"

"But this place is very close to Liaodong City. There are 15 troops in Liaodong. We can't resist it." The Treasure King looked at the map and said. He was not a fool. He still knew about Goguryeo's defense.

"Your Majesty, my prince has said that if we start an uprising, the [-] troops on the border of the Tang Dynasty will cooperate with us. If the defenders of Liaodong City move, our [-] troops of the Tang Dynasty will immediately march to the dangerous area and force Liaodong. The city withdrew its troops and defended it.

If they don't move, then we can devour the surrounding towns without restraint. "

Wang Xuance said.

The Treasure King looked at the map and thought for a long time, then suddenly raised his head and asked:

"The Tang Dynasty is so keen on my king's rebellion, but does not ask for any benefits. Could it be that the Tang Dynasty wants to take advantage of the civil strife in Goguryeo to attack me?"

The two of them were stunned when the Treasure King asked this question. The Treasure King was not brainless. Although his thinking was wrong, there was such a risk.

"Your Majesty, it's too early to mention benefits. Let me tell you something you may not like to hear. What our Tang Dynasty wants is an obedient Goguryeo. Our Tang Dynasty is a country of etiquette and we don't want to see wars between vassal countries.

Originally, your three kingdoms bowed their heads to me, the Tang Dynasty, and paid tribute every year, enjoying themselves happily. But after Yeon Gaesumun rebelled, he was not afraid of the power of Tang Dynasty and united with Baekje to attack Silla.

And even after His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty issued an edict to reprimand him, he still went his own way. This is a provocation to the Tang Dynasty and a great disrespect to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

If he is not punished, our Datang will lose face, and how will the surrounding foreign and vassal countries respect our Datang in the future. "

Wang Xuance was always telling lies, and he and Li Shen developed a good face.

After hearing this, the Treasure King thought about it and realized that this was true. The Tang Dynasty could now be said to be invincible in the world. Tuyuhun, Gaochang, and East Turkestan were all destroyed.

Many small surrounding countries voluntarily joined the Tang Dynasty. Yeon Gaesumun actually refused to give face to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. It was normal for him to regain his position.

"Your Majesty, I actually know what you are worried about. The Tang Dynasty will not send troops in the future because of this matter. If not, our Tang Dynasty will have more than one million soldiers. What does a mere Yuan Gaisuwen mean?

Don't think that you are complacent because the millions of troops of the former Sui Dynasty attacked Goryeo three times without defeating it. That's because I'm not a great Tang son.

Last year, six thousand of our elite soldiers from the Tang Dynasty defeated Xue Yantuo's 20-strong army and captured [-] alive. The king should have heard about this. "

What Wang Xuance said made the Treasure King look ugly, but he couldn't refute it. He had indeed heard that Xue Yantuo's 20-strong army was defeated by [-] cavalry.

"Well, I will go to the west tomorrow on the grounds of patrol and meet at Hengshan City in seven days." Finally, the Treasure King nodded in agreement.

After the three discussed some more details, Treasure King took the lead to leave, leaving only Chen Dade and Wang Xuance.

"The prince is indeed very intelligent. What he just said made Chen's blood boil." Chen Dade took a sip of tea and said with a smile.

"Mr. Chen is so complimentary. He learned it all from my prince. My prince is a man of great talent. Wang is insignificant in front of the prince."

"Haha, the prince is too modest. With the prince here this time, I believe the plan will be completed smoothly."

Chen Dade did not dare to neglect Wang Xuance at all. Although he was the leader of the mission and a fifth-rank official of Honglu Temple, Wang Xuance was the chief historian of the Prince's Palace and a fourth-rank official was senior to him.

"Let's get back to business. Tomorrow, Mr. Chen, is the day we agreed to collect grain. How are your manpower arrangements? King Ji attaches great importance to this plan, and the court has also made great efforts to cooperate.

If it fails, it will be hard for you and me to explain it when we go back. Wang Xuance reminded,

After Wang Xuance arrived, he told Chen Dade about the court's plan. Chen Dade was responsible for contacting the old departments of the former Sui Dynasty. At the same time, he was also responsible for the grain collection work in various western states and counties.

The price given to the people is three times the price. If the people don't sell, the local nobles will be hired to pay five times the price, and they can take whatever they get. At that time, the nobles themselves will buy it from the people.

As for the method they use to communicate with the people, that is their own business.

The people led by Wang Xuance were responsible for the eastern region including Pyongyang, as well as Baekje.

Because the harvest was about to begin, Wang Xuance felt that there should not be too many obstacles.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have already released all my men. There will be absolutely no problem. It might have been a little more troublesome before, but since the Lord has brought so much money, it should be smooth." Chen Dade assured that he had never thought of going to Prince Ji's Mansion. The shot is so generous, one shot is worth a million dollars. Money can make all the difference, nothing is impossible.

"That's good. Remember not to accumulate too much. If you buy a batch, you will ship out a batch. Even if someone robs you in the future, you will only lose a little." Wang Xuance nodded.

"Don't worry, prince, I have already given instructions. After collecting one place, we will transport it out through the customs and collect the next place."