Datang: Rebirth of Li Chengqian, the beginning of the treason interrogation

Chapter 95 The Queen's Bed
"Your Highness, the Queen of Silla requests an audience!"

At night, the military camp was brightly lit with candles. Pei Xingjian walked respectfully into the tent and reported to Li Chengqian.

"Queen?"

Hearing this title, Li Chengqian felt a surge of curiosity and anticipation. He couldn't help but think of the image of the queen that he had seen in his study materials, and wondered what the real queen would look like.

"Xuan!"

Li Chengqian quickly stood up, put on his robe again, tidied himself up, and showed a dignified demeanor.

The curtain of the tent was gently lifted, and a woman dressed in gorgeous clothes and with noble temperament slowly walked into the tent.

Her steps were light and graceful, as if every step carried a bit of the majesty of a superior. Her phoenix eyes were as bright as stars, her skin was as white as snow, and she exuded a unique charm.

Perhaps because she has been in a high position for a long time, she exudes the demeanor of a superior, making people feel that she is both noble and difficult to approach. She can only be admired from a distance and cannot be touched.

However, facing the heir of the Tang Dynasty, she did not dare to be arrogant at all, because at this moment, she was just a minister and had to remain humble and respectful.

"Jin Deman greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Shangguo!"

She bowed slightly, her voice clear and pleasant, but it contained deep respect. She knew her position and identity very well, and understood that any pride was not allowed in front of the heir to the throne of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Chengqian carefully looked at the woman in front of him. Her temperament was noble and elegant, which was incomparable to ordinary people.

This kind of nobility cannot be reflected simply by appearance or clothing, but comes from the self-confidence and majesty deep in the heart.

Compared with those people in the learning materials who only know how to pretend and play the role of queen with a whip, the beauty in front of you is the real queen.

It turns out that Queen Deok-sun was not as old and ugly as imagined. Instead, she was in her thirties, the most mature and charming stage of a woman. Time has not left any traces on her face, and she exudes a unique charm, or to be more precise, temptation.

"Jin Deman meets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Shangguo."

Queen Deoksun felt uneasy when she saw that Li Chengqian did not reply for a long time. She thought she had been rude and became nervous.

"Please sit down!" Li Chengqian came back to his senses, cleared up some images in his mind, waved his hand and said.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Queen Deok-sun felt relieved and let out a breath. She stepped aside and knelt on the mat. Her movements were graceful and her manners were measured, making her look very graceful.

"My Tang army has come from afar. I'm sure Your Majesty knows why, right?"

Li Chengqian looked at the beautiful and wise woman in front of him, her expression calm and her tone steady. He decided not to beat around the bush and asked directly.

"I know. Thank you for the honor. I came to rescue the people of Silla. I wonder what Silla needs to do?"

Queen Deoksun spoke with gratitude. She naturally understood the purpose of the Tang army's visit. Although the Tang had promised to help Silla in the past, it was just verbal talk.

Now, a large army was really sent, and even the prince came in person. She felt flattered by such high-level treatment.

"Baekje and Goguryeo have been harassing Silla from time to time, and my Tang Dynasty has repeatedly condemned them, and they have repeatedly violated my words, so my Tang Dynasty decided to send troops to destroy Baekje and Goguryeo."

Hearing this, Queen Deoksun was shocked. Although there were frictions between Baekje, Silla and Goguryeo from time to time, they were just minor fights. But now the Tang Dynasty was going to destroy the other countries directly! How could she not be shocked?

"This battle will determine the outcome of the battle. I hope that Silla can cooperate with our military operations in all aspects." Li Chengqian said slowly.

"We Silla will definitely cooperate with the Tang Dynasty's plan." Queen Deoksun replied immediately without thinking.

"I need full command of the Silla army."

Hearing this, Queen Deok-sun was shocked. Although foreign countries have the obligation to send troops, in general, the command power is in the hands of their own generals. After all, if the superior country really uses them as cannon fodder, what should they do?
Queen Deok-sun was also stunned and had no time to react. There is an essential difference between cooperating and handing over military power.

Silla was only a vassal state, not a prefecture of the Tang Dynasty, and its military power could not be arbitrarily deployed by the Tang Dynasty. Basically, it was intimidated by the military oppression of the Tang Dynasty, not truly belonging to the Tang Dynasty.

In the early years of Longshuo, Silla openly rebelled and occupied Baekje and Goguryeo.

During the Longshuo period, Baekje and Goguryeo had already been destroyed by the Tang Dynasty and became Tang territory, and were garrisoned by Tang soldiers.

The rebellion of Silla, its younger brother, caught the Tang Dynasty off guard and caused its total collapse. From then on, the Korean Peninsula was also unified by Silla, just like the Wei Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period.

"What are you still worried about, Your Majesty? This time, the Tang Dynasty has sent out 100,000 troops to attack Baekje from the Baekgang River estuary, and the army needs the support of the Silla army."

One hundred thousand troops!

That was a Tang army of 100,000. The strength of the Tang army was known to the world, and no other army could compare to it.

"Okay, my Silla army is willing to obey the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Queen Deok-sun weighed the pros and cons and made a decisive decision.

"Your Silla will be extremely grateful for this decision." Li Chengqian nodded with satisfaction. The tiger skin of the Tang Dynasty was still really useful at this time.

"I want to know how many troops Silla can mobilize now? And how many troops does Baekje have ready for battle?"

When it comes to collecting information, Silla is definitely the best.

"In addition to guarding the border, all the soldiers that can be mobilized are only 100,000. The same is true for Baekje."

The population of Baekje and Silla was basically around 300 million, and young and strong soldiers was indeed the limit of their national strength.

"Then order them to gather together, and launch a surprise attack when Baekje is busy with farming, and catch them by surprise."

Li Chengqian said without denying it.

Queen Deoksun hesitated to speak. This was not only the busy farming season in Baekje, but also the busy farming season in Silla. If the war continued like this, Silla would be destroyed.

"I am aware of Your Majesty the Queen's concerns. This war will be over soon. All Silla needs to do is show its might of a large army on the border and lure all of Baekje's troops to the Silla border. Then our Tang navy can march straight in and end the battle quickly." Li Chengqian said again.

"Okay, I'll gather the sergeants as soon as I get back to the capital."

No matter how difficult it is, it is better than being isolated and helpless. The Tang Dynasty has always looked down on Silla. If this angers the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty and Silla abandons its support, Silla will perish.

Queen Deoksun was unaware of the Tang Dynasty's large-scale military operations. According to Li Shimin's strategy, Silla would not be even considered.

Its strategic target was the extremely threatening Goguryeo.

"It's late at night. I'll help Your Highness go to bed."

Who is Queen Deoksun? She is a wonderful woman in her thirties.

Young women are good and wonderful, and they know what young men want.

When she entered the tent, she noticed Li Chengqian's extremely aggressive gaze.

When a noble and beautiful queen came to sleep with him, two voices immediately appeared in Li Chengqian's mind.

What do you want?

Or don’t want it?
(End of this chapter)