In my dream of returning to the Tang Dynasty, I snatched Wu Zetian from my lap.

"Since Queen Zhende has personally set out, then I think I should also go and join in the fun."

"Your Highness, Queen Zhende was so arrogant before, ignoring and even expelling the envoys. In my opinion, it would be better to leave them alone for now."

"Yes, if Queen Zhende really dares to launch an attack, we can take advantage of the situation and send troops to wipe her out."

"When the court finds out, they can't say anything, after all, we are the Great Tang, and they are merely vassals."

Li Yuanchang laughed and said, "Hey, we men shouldn't argue with women like that."

"War is also not advisable; it's a poor strategy that will lose the support of the people."

"From now on, whenever you encounter problems, don't think of using force as your first resort. That's a last resort, understand?"

"Yes, Your Highness!" The group clasped their hands in greeting.

"Make preparations. I will personally go to the Guhezi military camp to see this Queen Zhende."

"yes!"

"..."

Not long after, Li Yuanchang led his team to set off.

The peninsula is only so big, with a straight-line length of just over a thousand miles. Compared to the Tang Dynasty's mainland, it's like a tiny worm.

Starting from Chubu Prefecture, it only takes three or four days to reach the destination by fast horse.

The standoff had lasted for several days. On the vast plain were temporary camps of the Han army. This was originally an outpost camp with only five or six hundred men.

But at this moment, there were thousands of troops guarding the area. On the other side of the river was the Silla's position, where there were even more troops, with nearly 20,000 arriving one after another.

It blocked out the sky and occupied the other end of the riverbank.

The river is very shallow, practically useless; as soon as the cavalry charges, they can immediately kill them.

"We pay our respects to the King of the Far East!"

Shouts erupted from the military camp. Li Yuanchang dismounted and gazed at the riverbank: "Get up, everyone. How is it? Has any conflict broken out?"

"Your Highness, not yet. It's just that the prisoners heard the Silla army shouting and cursing across the way and caused a commotion, but it was quickly suppressed. It was their general, a guy named Song Zheyi, who led the uprising," Wan Jun said.

"Bring him here so I can see him." Although Li Yuanchang had arrived, he was not in a hurry to find Queen Zhende.

He wanted the other party to come to his door.

"yes!"

Before long, Li Yuanchang entered the tent, and a robust middle-aged man was brought in.

He struggled constantly along the way.

"Let me go!"

"Let me go!"

"You bastard, you despicable villain, let me go if you dare! Let's fight to the death on horseback, one-on-one!"

boom!

The soldier, too lazy to waste words with him, kicked him to the ground.

"Ah!" Song Zhe cried out in pain. His knee was injured, and there were some bruises and wounds on his face, from when he was beaten during the uprising.

That's only because Li Yuanchang gave the order not to kill anyone, otherwise this guy might be a corpse by now.

"So you are General Song Cheol-il of Silla?"

Upon hearing the voice, Song Zhe looked up and saw a young man in black sitting above him, his sleeves embroidered with golden snake patterns, exuding an extraordinary aura.

Everyone else wore armor except him.

"Who are you?"

"Li Yuanchang," Li Yuanchang blurted out.

Song Zhe was shocked, a hint of fear flashing deep in his eyes, and the person who had been struggling just now instantly became obedient.

"I am a general of Silla, not a pirate. Since the King of Far East knows my identity, why won't you release me?" He suppressed his voice.

Li Yuanchang said calmly, "I know your identity, but the question now is, whether you have any contact with pirates or bandits, I don't know either."

"Queen Zhende and I are close friends and family. If we let you go back, what if you harm the Queen?"

puff……

Guo Chao and the others suppressed their laughter.

"you!"

Song Zhe was furious, but dared not provoke Li Yuanchang.

"King of the Far East, the Queen has arrived! If you do not release us now, you will have asked for trouble if war breaks out!"

Li Yuanchang said, "Don't give me that."

"I am merely acting in accordance with official business. My men are currently suppressing bandits, and since you have appeared in a suspicious area, I have the authority to arrest you."

"King of the Far East, you are blatantly lying and deliberately targeting Silla!"

"The Queen has arrived, what other questions are there?" Song Zhe asked angrily.

"Has the Queen arrived?"

"Where is the Queen? I can't see her." Li Yuanchang waved his hand.

Song Zhe gritted his teeth, furious.

"Your men saw it!"

Li Yuanchang chuckled: "But I didn't see it. In that case, don't say I didn't give you a chance to prove your innocence."

"Go across the river now and summon Queen Zhende. Have her come and explain things to me. If the misunderstanding can be cleared up, I will release her."

"If we can't solve it, then we'll just have to wait for the imperial court's orders."

Upon hearing this, Song Zhe tensed up instantly, like a fox whose tail had been stepped on: "You're dreaming!"

"Don't think we don't know how King Uija of Baekje died!"

Even if you kill me, I won't help you deceive the Queen!

Li Yuanchang scoffed, "Then don't blame me."

"You!" Song Zhe swallowed the filth that was on the tip of his tongue and immediately changed his words.

"Okay, I'll go pass on the message, I'll go!"

Lee Won-chang saw through the other party's ulterior motives, but still sent someone to deliver the message. He still had two thousand hostages and the predicament of sealing off the entire Silla.

He refused to believe that Queen Zhen De would not come to his door.

Song Zheyi was quickly sent back.

It took less than half an hour.

"Report!!"

"Your Highness, the Queen of Silla is challenging us on the riverbank, demanding that you come out and meet her."

Li Yuanchang smiled and said, "Tell the soldiers to ignore it, take the hostages out, and have them kneel facing the riverbank."

"yes!"

"..."

Queen Zhende waited anxiously by the river for an hour, only to be turned away and witness her subordinates being bound hand and foot and forced to stand in a line by the river in a show of defiance.

"That bastard!" Kim Seung-man gritted her teeth, her face flushed, and a murderous glint appeared in her eyes.

In her view, this was a provocation and an insult, but she dared not attack. If she made the first move, she would really give Li Yuanchang a reason not to care about the court.

"Your Majesty, you cannot go. The Far East King is a notorious scoundrel. If you go, you will surely be detained like the Righteous King," Song Zhe said in a deep voice.

"Then tell me what to do? If you hadn't led the troops so poorly, would we be in such a passive position?" Jin Shengman was furious at his lack of competence.

Song Zhe was speechless: "Your subordinate deserves death."

"It's too late to wait for news from Chang'an; Li Yuanchang will use all sorts of tricks to deal with the court."

At this point, Kim Seung-man took a deep breath, her chest heaving beneath her armor, and then her eyes became resolute, as if she had made a momentous decision.

"Let's try tonight and see if we can rescue them."

"This?" Everyone's expression changed; this was far too difficult.

But unwilling to back down, the decisive and ruthless Kim Seung-man was determined to give it a try.