Li Daozong was not clear about Goguryeo's actions. Although the Intelligence Department might be able to investigate this information, there was no way to send it to him immediately, so it was meaningless.
However, for Datang's current strategic goals, the later Goguryeo arrives, the greater the advantage it will naturally have for Datang.
When Xue Rengui's subsequent food shipments arrived, Li Daozong directly began to hire people near the cities that were about to give up, and asked them to come here to start digging new trenches, horse traps, etc.
Moreover, Li Daozong had people mark all the excavated horse pits. A broken twig was inserted into each pit and a small red cloth strip was tied to it.
In Goguryeo, Yeon Gaesumun did not come to the front line, but he was still paying attention to the battle situation on the front lines between Goguryeo and Baekje-Silla. However, when the latest news from the front line was passed back, Yeon Gaesumun was stunned.
"You mean that soldiers from the Tang Dynasty have arrived at the border between us and Baekje Silla?" Yeon Gaesumun looked in disbelief.
How long has it been? It has been less than a month since they decided to take Baekje and Silla to today, right?
According to their calculations, when Datang received the news, Datang would be conducting a national examination.
Calculated based on this time, it will take at least several months before the Tang Dynasty reacts, sends envoys to question and mediate, and then finally sends out troops to collect food and grass, etc., and even this year has passed.
At that time, even if Goguryeo's speed was slow, it had already captured at least most of the land of Silla and Baekje, which was considered quite successful.
But now... In less than a month, Datang's army has already appeared on the border between the two sides.
This reaction and this decision were completely beyond Yuan Gaisuwen's opinion, mainly because he seriously misjudged Datang's action goals.
He never expected that Tang Dynasty would send troops, and at such a fast speed.
And it also brought another news that surprised Yeon Gaesumun, that is, an envoy from the Tang Dynasty had entered the royal city of Goguryeo, and this envoy came directly from the war zone between the two sides.
In other words, the envoys of the Tang Dynasty followed the Tang army to Baekje and Silla, and then came to Goguryeo.
Yuengai Suwen was silent for a moment. This was completely different from what he expected. Didn't the Tang Dynasty devote all its energy to the national imperial examination? Do the families represented by these generals still have the energy to be busy with other things?
Goguryeo also had an imperial examination. It was precisely because of the imperial examination that Yeon Gaesumun knew very well how much effort such a nationwide imperial examination would involve.
Various officials and others will be affected, but Datang seems not to be affected at all.
The envoy of the Tang Dynasty came, but Yuan Gaisuwen did not go to Gao Jianwu in the end. Instead, he waited for the envoy of the Tang Dynasty to arrive. He wanted to see what the envoy of the Tang Dynasty had to say.
Yeon Gaesumun did not wait too long. Only three days later, the envoys of the Tang Dynasty arrived at Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo.
But this is the official name, and the Goguryeo people and others also have another name for the city, Chang'an City.
That's right, it's called Chang'an City. The entire city was built exactly like Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, or in other words, Chang'an in the pre-Sui Dynasty. So the locals and many foreign businessmen call it Chang'an City.
Of course, the officials definitely can't call it this name. Even if they want to call it, Datang will definitely not be willing to do it.
Xiangli Xuanzhang looked at the shrunken Chang'an City in front of him. He couldn't help but sneered. Goguryeo's actions can be said to be admiration for the Tang Dynasty, or it can be said to be ambitious. It depends on how you say it. .
Xiangli Xuanji came here on his own. Although he set off with the troops, when he came here, he only brought five or six assistants. There was no need for others to come.
Naturally, there were Goguryeo soldiers around him to protect him.
It’s not the first time that Xiangli Xuanjie has acted as an envoy. Being an envoy is also a risky thing. You represent the face of the Tang Dynasty outside. You can’t lose the face of the Tang Dynasty. In addition, you even have to adapt to the situation, which may help. Datang agreed to certain conditions.
These are all things that an excellent diplomat must do, and Xiangli Xuanjie has undergone professional training in this aspect.
But this time he came to hold accountable Li Shimin.
Entering Pyongyang City, Sang-ri Hyun-jae soon met Gao Jianwu, and he also saw Yeon Gaesoo-moon, a famous minister of Goguryeo.
"King Gao Jianwu of the subject country has met the envoys of the superior country." Gao Jianwu first saluted Xiangli Xuanjie.
"Proclaim the imperial edict of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty: King Gao Jianwu of the lower country, why did you launch wars without authorization, have repeated conflicts with Baekje and Silla, and use weapons? You are a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty and do not want to share the worries of the Tang Dynasty, but you have repeatedly Disturbing the regional situation and disrupting regional peace? What do you want?"
"King Gao Jianwu, please answer the imperial edict of His Majesty the Tang Dynasty."
Xiangli Xuanjie didn't talk nonsense. He immediately spoke out Li Shimin's accountability words, and his tone was unprecedentedly harsh.
After he finished speaking, he added another sentence and saluted Chang'an at the same time.
From a certain point of view, this is the first formal diplomatic action of the Tang Dynasty since the Tang Dynasty communicated with Tubo, oh, Lin Yi is not counted.
Lin Yi has been directly destroyed. As for Zhen Wa, the current relationship with Datang is also in a relatively ambiguous period.
Hearing Xiangli Xuanjie's words, Gao Jianwu's mouth was somewhat bitter. This was not what he wanted at all. If he had a choice, he would rather Goguryeo was safe now.
Gao Jianwu was thinking about his words, but before he could speak, Yeon Gae Suwen next to him suddenly spoke in a stern tone: "Envoy Xiangli, please speak more politely. You are not His Majesty the Tang Dynasty, you are just a little person." envoy, and this is His Majesty the King of Goguryeo."
Yeon Gaesomun's intervention was unexpected by most people. When Gao Jianwu met with Sang Ri Hyunjae, it was naturally impossible for only Yeon Gaesomun to be present. This was considered a court meeting in Goguryeo.
The main ministers of Goguryeo are all there.
Most of the ministers were a little stunned, but after being stunned, they didn't say anything. After all, between Goguryeo and the Tang Dynasty, the two sides often only maintained a superficial relationship.
"Here, I represent His Majesty. From a certain point of view, what I say is equivalent to His Majesty asking, what? Goguryeo, a vassal state, has any objections?" Xiangli Xuanzhang asked with a sneer without changing his expression.
As an excellent diplomatic envoy, Xiangli Xuanjie can still hold up the scene.
