When the Tang Dynasty attacked Goguryeo, Silla, a subject state of the Tang Dynasty, sent troops to support, although later because of the ineffective battle, Quangai Suwen fled, but finally made a move, and later even the Queen of Silla came to meet Li Shimin in person, which greatly increased Li Shimin's favor towards Silla.

However, compared to Silla's aggressiveness, Baekje, another country on the peninsula, did not seem to have much movement, at most it was to gather troops on the border between Baekje and Goguryeo, but until the end of the war, they did not send troops.

In fact, it is normal for Baekje to have such a reaction, because in the past, Baekje and Goguryeo were allies of each other, especially when Baekje was almost destroyed by Silla, it was Goguryeo who sent troops to help them, so the diplomatic relations between the two countries continued, and even intermarriage between the royal families, so in the original history, when the Tang Dynasty attacked Goguryeo, Baekje also clearly stood on Goguryeo's side, of course, with their strength, they could not affect the overall situation at all, and were finally destroyed by the Tang Dynasty.

However, with the passage of Li Xiu, the direction of history has also changed, when Gao Biaoren failed to send an envoy to the Wa Kingdom, he went to Baekje along the way, which also opened the diplomatic relations between Baekje and the Tang Dynasty.

It's just that this time the Tang Dynasty attacked Goguryeo, and Baekje was also caught in the middle, with their own allies on one side and their own suzerainty on the other, so they didn't know who to help, and in the end they simply didn't help anyone, until the Tang Dynasty occupied Pyongyang, Baekje King Fu Yuzhang felt that the overall situation had been decided, and he also learned that the Queen of Silla rushed to see Li Shimin, for fear that the Tang Dynasty and Silla would reach some agreement, so he also hurried to ask for a meeting, and now he and the Queen of Silla are also in Pyongyang City.

"I heard that this Fuyu Zhang built palaces and temples in the country, which led to the decline of national strength, I thought he was a poor and extravagant stupid person, but I didn't expect him to come to see Your Majesty?" Li Xiu came to the main hall and was surprised to hear the news that Fuyuzhang had come to Pyongyang.

When Gao Renbiao established diplomatic relations with Baekje, it was the prince of Baekje who sent the Tang Dynasty, and Li Xiu had a good impression of this young man, in fact, Yici was famous for his filial piety when he was young, and was known as "Haidong Zengzi", but at that time Li Xiu also inquired about the king of Baekje, Fuyu Zhang, and as a result, many people did not have a high evaluation of Buyeo Zhang, and even Yici, who was famous for his filial piety, was sad when he mentioned his father.

"Hehe, don't underestimate this Buyeo Zhang, he was also a very promising person when he was young, he led troops to attack Silla many times, robbed the land originally occupied by Silla, and also made friends with Goguryeo, and even sent envoys to Former Sui, but now that he is young, he has slowly become a little happy, but at critical moments, his mind is still very clear." Li Shimin said with a smile at this time.

Speaking of which, Li Shimin also had a low evaluation of Fuyu Zhang before, but it wasn't until he met the other party in person that he found that Fuyu Zhang was by no means as incompetent as the legend, and he could even be said to be very shrewd, for example, the timing of meeting Li Shimin this time was very accurate, which made Li Shimin also think highly of him.

"It is indeed impossible for a person to be the master of a country to be too simple, so what did Fuyu Zhang talk about when he came to meet His Majesty this time?" Li Xiu heard Li Shimin's evaluation of Fuyu Zhang, and asked with a solemn expression at the moment, there are not many people who can make Li Shimin evaluate him like this, so he immediately put away his contempt.

"Hahahaha~, the reason why I said that Fuyu Zhang is not a simple person is because after he came to see me, he didn't say anything important, but discussed the history of our Central Plains, guess which part he discussed with me?" Li Shimin laughed again at this time, and when he said the end, he also showed a very mysterious expression on his face, and it seemed that he and Fuyu Zhang got along very happily.

"The history of the Central Plains?" Li Xiu couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and then his brain turned around and he reacted, and he couldn't help but smile at the moment, "He won't discuss the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty with His Majesty, right?" ”

"Yes, it's the Three Kingdoms, he said that when Goguryeo was in the past, it was equivalent to the Wei State during the Three Kingdoms, and the strength was the strongest, and they Baekje was the Shu State, located on the border and the strength was weak, and Silla was the Wu State, originally the Three Kingdoms maintained a delicate balance, but now the most powerful Goguryeo has been destroyed, and this balance has also been broken by us, and now the strength of Baekje is not as strong as Silla, so he is also using this to warn me." Li Shimin laughed again at this time.

"This Buyeo Zhang is quite good at going around in circles, Your Majesty should have seen Queen Silla before, I don't know what she said?" Li Xiu also asked again with interest at this time, when he left, the queen of Silla had not yet come to Pyongyang, so he had never seen each other, but the other party could sit on the throne as a woman, and she was also the first queen of Silla, so I am afraid it was not easy to match.

Hearing Li Xiu ask about Queen Silla, Li Shimin's face also showed a bit of solemnity, and after a while, he spoke: "Queen Silla's name is Kindman, this woman is not simple, before you reminded me to be careful of Silla, and then as you said, Kindman has been crying poor since he saw me, and he also said that Goguryeo occupied a lot of their land before, so he hoped to return to these lands." ”

"Sure enough!" Li Xiu couldn't help but sneer when he heard Li Shimin's words, and then asked again uneasily, "Then Your Majesty shouldn't have promised her, right?" ”

"You reminded me at the beginning, so naturally I didn't agree, and I have also thought carefully during this time, if you want to rule Liaodong in the future, you must face the threats that Silla may bring in the future, so it is also appropriate to support Baekje now." Li Shimin spoke again with a radiant look at the moment, it seems that he really figured it out, it is estimated that in addition to Li Xiu's credit, there is also the credit of Fu Yuzhang.

"Your Majesty is wise, but how does Your Majesty plan to support Baekje?" Li Xiu was also shocked at this time, and asked again at the moment, supporting Baekje is to weaken the influence of Silla, but Silla helped the Tang Dynasty attack Goguryeo this time, and Li Shimin was embarrassed to suppress Silla openly, so he could only support Baekje.

"I have already thought of a way to support Baekje, I came to you today to discuss with you, and I also plan to convene Fuyuzhang and Jindeman tomorrow to discuss the matter, and I will also help them mediate at that time!" Li Shimin smiled again at this time, and when he said the word "mediation", he also deliberately accentuated his tone.

Hearing that Li Shimin already had a way, Li Xiu was also very interested, at the moment Li Shimin asked people to take the map, and then asked Li Xiu to come forward, the two pointed on the map, he first talked about his thoughts, and Li Xiu finally made some additions, making this method more feasible.

Li Xiu and Li Shimin have been discussing until the afternoon, and at noon they also had a meal with each other, and when the sun is setting in the west, he said goodbye and left the palace, and now it is winter, not only the weather is getting colder and colder, but even the daytime is getting shorter and shorter, fortunately there is no snow on Pyongyang's side, and it is close to the sea, so it is warmer than Marudu City, no wonder the ancestors of the Goguryeo people moved to Pyongyang from there.

When Li Xiu returned to his residence, he didn't expect Qin Qiong and Cheng Yanjin to be here, which made him ask in surprise: "Why are the two generals here with me, don't you rest?" ”

"Don't mention it, Uncle Bao and I really planned to take a good rest, but we didn't expect to encounter something, so I wanted to come to the pony to inquire about the news." I saw Cheng Biting Jin pour the tea into the middle of his mouth at this time, and then poured another cup with his hand, and poured a cup for Li Xiu as well, although this is Li Xiu's residence, he is not seen at all.

Li Xiu also sat down at this time, and then asked curiously, "What made the two of you come to me together?" ”

"Someone gave us a gift today, and it was very valuable, and Zhijie and I didn't know whether to accept it or not, so we came to ask the horse for advice." I saw that Qin Qiong also opened his mouth at this time, but when he said that someone gave gifts, his face was also a little unnatural.

"Yes, yes, this time someone else gave us a big gift, the old man looked very excited, Shubao didn't want to accept it, but I was reluctant, so I came to the horse to inquire about the news." Cheng Yanjin said with a smile again at this time.

Hearing this, Li Xiu immediately understood what was going on, with Qin Qiong's character, he didn't care much about these things outside his body, and he wouldn't easily accept gifts, it would be different if he didn't bite gold in the process, he was a miser, he dared to accept it if others dared to give it, before he was willing to be Qin Qiong's deputy general, so that Qin Qiong also accepted a big favor from him, if Qin Qiong returned the gift at this time, it would seem that Cheng Biting Jin was too greedy, although this is a fact, Cheng Biting Jin himself may not care, but Qin Qiong will definitely not be happy in his heart, That's why I came with him.

"Someone is giving you a gift, I guess it's either the Queen of Silla or Buyeo Chang of Baekje, right?" Li Xiu immediately spoke again, Cheng Yanjin and Qin Qiong were both important ministers of the Tang Dynasty, and Silla and Baekje both sought the Tang Dynasty, so naturally they would not forget to win them over.

"Haha~, it's still a smart horse, this time it's the queen of Silla who gives the gift, and she really likes it, what she gives to Uncle Bao is a sword, a famous sword and a good horse, but what she gives me is gold, silver, treasures and beauties, it's really unbearable to refuse!" Cheng Yanjin saw that Li Xiu guessed the person who gave the gift, and he also laughed at the moment.

"Donkey, what is Your Majesty's attitude towards Silla, do you say that we can accept this gift, if not, Zhijie and I will return it immediately!" Qin Qiong asked again, with an anxious look on her face.

Li Xiu just wanted to open his mouth when he heard this, but at this time, he saw a guard rushing to report: "Qiyu Guogong, Queen Silla is coming to visit!" ”