Chapter 1820 Why is it like this?
same moment.
Cheng Yaojin, Li Jing, and Xu Shiji were sitting by the campfire.
Now that it is early summer, the journey is much smoother.
At this moment, they were almost arriving at Shacheng.
If we continue to the northeast, we will reach the capital of Silla within half a month.
The three of them were in a bit of trouble at this moment.
After Xu Shiji handed Zhao Chen's letter to Cheng Yaojin, Cheng Yaojin immediately sent someone back to Chang'an.
The letter has indeed been delivered to the emperor.
But the person who sent the message did not get any reply. Even now, the person who sent the message has caught up with the army, and no order has been sent.
Isn't this a joke?
What did Zhao Chen write in that letter?
The emperor didn't reply at all?
"Mr. Wei, what should we do now?" Cheng Yaojin looked at Li Jing.
Although he is the leader, his experience and ability are still not as good as Li Jing's.
Li Jing's brows knitted into the character "Sichuan". He really couldn't guess what the emperor meant?
You can't really kill Zhao Chen, right?
"If there is no other will, we can only act in accordance with the previous will." Li Jing said slowly.
The expressions of Xu Shiji and Cheng Yaojin changed instantly.
"Mr. Wei, that's your son-in-law." Cheng Yaojin reminded Li Jing in a low voice.
"That is His Majesty the Emperor's legitimate son." Li Jing looked at Cheng Yaojin expressionlessly.
Who among them dares to disobey the emperor's order?
Doesn’t the emperor know who Zhao Chen is?
But the emperor still did not issue any decree, and the meaning was obvious.
"Old Taoist priest, didn't His Highness tell you anything else before?" Cheng Yaojin looked at Xu Shiji who was standing aside.
"His Royal Highness only said that he was helping the King of Silla build the capital of Silla. He said that if you send a letter to Your Majesty, Your Majesty will understand. He didn't say much else."
"I don't know why it turned out like this." Xu Shiji shook his head
.
He was also confused.
He originally thought that the letter from Zhao Chen he brought back this time could convince the emperor to trust Zhao Chen.
But no, the emperor made no movement at all.
It was clear that he was still prepared to let Cheng Yaojin's army carry out the previous mission.
"well!"
"We'll be there soon, why don't we wait a little longer?" Cheng Yaojin sighed, thinking about stalling for time. He wanted to wait and see, maybe the emperor's mind would change.
But……
"General, Your Majesty sent someone to deliver the order."
As soon as Cheng Yaojin finished speaking, news came that the emperor had sent someone to deliver the order.
The expressions of the three people changed slightly, and each of them was a little worried and excited.
Perhaps, as Cheng Yaojin said, the emperor canceled the order for them to deal with Zhao Chen.
The three people quickly came to the camp.
The Qianniu Guards who delivered the order unfolded the imperial edict: "Your Majesty has an order, Commander Cheng Yaojin, to lead the army to the capital of Silla as soon as possible to wipe out the rebels without any mistakes."
"If you dare to delay on the way, you will be treated as a traitor."
The look of expectation that had just been there a moment ago suddenly solidified on the faces of the three of them.
They even doubted the decree they had just heard.
The emperor did not send someone to cancel the order to attack the Silla capital, but because he was afraid that they would delay on the road, he issued an imperial edict to force them to march quickly.
Does the emperor really have no mercy at all?
Is this matter settled only when Zhao Chen dies?
"Messenger, does your Majesty have anything else to say?" Cheng Yaojin was not too determined to give up, so he took the imperial edict and asked Qian Niuwei.
"No."
"Farewell!" Qian Niuwei shook his head, turned and left, returning to Chang'an.
"how come
so? "Cheng Yaojin held the imperial edict in his hand and sat limply on the ground.
Li Jing looked gloomy and didn't say a word.
Xu Shiji pinched his fingers together and his knuckles turned white.
…
The fifth day of May.
Dragon Boat Festival of the Tang Dynasty.
The Silla kings have regained their vitality, and this year they are also planning to learn from the Tang Dynasty, rowing dragon boats and making rice dumplings.
Long dragon boats raced in the river, and the rice dumplings in their hands were filled with the fragrance of rice dumpling leaves.
The people were smiling.
Just outside the city, 30,000 Tang Dynasty border troops gathered here.
Cheng Chumo stood at the front on horseback with a heavy expression on his face.
They had received news yesterday that a hundred thousand troops sent by the emperor had entered the territory of Silla.
Soon, we will arrive at the royal capital of Silla.
Cheng Chumo wanted to lead these 30,000 soldiers to resist his father's 100,000 troops.
No one expected Cheng Chumo to grab this task.
After all, the person opposite him was his father, Cheng Yaojin.
Father and son fighting on the battlefield?
Any make?
But Cheng Chumo issued military orders and would never show favoritism on the battlefield.
Then he was allowed to lead 30,000 troops and leave.
There are still 70,000 troops left in Yangcheng to guard against the attack of Yeon Gaesumun and others.
"Oh my God, how could things come to this?" Wei Zheng stood on the tower and couldn't help but sigh as he watched Cheng Chumo leading 30,000 troops slowly marching into the distance.
Zhao Chen fights with the emperor.
Cheng Chumo and Cheng Yaojin fight.
Wei Zheng really didn't know why things had come to this point.
After this battle, I am afraid Datang will become a big joke.
But Wei Zheng can't change anything at all!
He could only watch what was happening in front of him.
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"Li Ke, you can go too." Zhao Chen suddenly said to Li Ke who was standing aside.
"Your Highness, why did you ask His Majesty the King of Shu to go down there?" Wei Zheng stopped Li Ke.
Zhao Chen did not answer Wei Zheng's words, but nodded towards Li Ke.
Li Ke got off the tower and quickly disappeared in front of him on a horse.
"What a sin!" Wei Zheng looked into the distance and shouted.
Zhao Chen's face was as dark as water, and his expression did not change at all because of Wei Zheng's words.
…
"Sir, a spy has come to report that General Cheng Chumo of the Tang Dynasty led 30,000 frontier troops to stop Cheng Yaojin's 100,000 troops."
"It is estimated that they will meet in the ruins of the new city in three days." The situation in the capital of Silla soon spread to the public righteous men.
Otsuka Yoshio also looked happy when he heard the news.
Looking to the side, Yeon Gaesumun said: "The commander-in-chief wonders if they will really fight."
"Cheng Yaojin is Cheng Chumo's father. I don't know who among them will kill whom. This is really a good show."
Yeon Gaesumun was also a little stunned at this moment.
He didn't expect that Zhao Chen would actually send troops to stop Cheng Yaojin's army.
Is this really going to break with Datang?
And let Cheng Chumo fight against Cheng Yaojin?
"If they really fight, that's when we take action." Yuengai Suwen said calmly.
He is quite careful.
At least he couldn't rest assured until he received confirmed news of the fight from both sides.
"That's right. Then Zhao Chen has some plans. We have to see if they will actually fight."
"If there is a fight, this is our chance!" Otsuka Yoshio said with a smile.
As for the opportunity he mentioned, whether it was an opportunity to deal with the Tang Dynasty border troops first or an opportunity to deal with Yuan Gaisuwen first, only he himself knew clearly.
