Chapter 23: Collusion (Part 2)

Dong Zhao is the younger brother of Tubo Zamp Dong Jiong. He has a very close relationship with Dong Jiong and has great power in Tubo. What Li Bingchang never expected was that it was Dong Zhao who was the envoy. Dong Zhao, the younger brother of Tubo, came, and the incident of joining forces with Tubo became inevitable. Is there anything that made Li Bingchang more happy than this?

His joy was extraordinary. He no longer spoke, but sang, singing happily.

"Haha!" There are many people who think like this, and which of the ministers doesn't think so? Even Li Zongbao and Liang Xi also think so. They are all over their eyebrows and smile uncontrollably.

"Please! Please! Please! Please! Please! Please!" Li Bingchang was extremely enthusiastic and came forward in person, took Dong Zhao's hand, pulled him, and went to sit: "Dong Zhao, please! Please sit down!"

Although Xixia is in danger, Li Bingchang is the king of a country after all. How many people can have such blessings? Logically speaking, Dong Zhao should have returned the gift respectfully. No one expected that Dong Zhao sat down with a big golden sword, raised his right leg and placed it on his left leg, crossed his legs, kept shaking, glanced at Li Bingchang, and said something that the emperor and ministers of Xixia could not have dreamed of: "Li Bingchang, you would have misunderstood! I came here on the order of Zanpu, not to discuss the joint forces, but to ask you, when will the cattle, sheep, iron, weapons, and armor that I owe to us?"

"I owe you?" Li Bingchang was stunned and did not recall his feelings for a moment: "Dong Zhao, don't talk nonsense! Daxia has owed you something in time?"

"Yes!" The ministers were busy agreeing.

Xixia and Tubo are enemies. After fighting for so many years, Xixia has never owed anything from Tubo.

"Isn't it?" Dong Zhao said angrily, "Since that's the case, I'll go to Wu Ji, commander Wu, to appeal. I believe that commander Wu will definitely make the decision for us."

It is not necessarily true that he is in charge of Tubo. If Wu Ji gets the help of Tubo, his military power will be stronger and more unfavorable to Xixia. Li Bingchang was shocked and immediately understood as he turned his mind and said with a smile: "Oh! There is such a thing, there is such a thing! In the past, I borrowed the wealth of your Tubo."

"It's obvious that this is not the case, why did it happen again?" The ministers were confused.

Li Zongbao and Liang Xi understood and nodded constantly, appreciating Li Bingchang's cleverness and spirit.

"Just remember!" Dong Zhao nodded and said with a little approval: "As the emperor of Xixia, his family is big and his wealth is strong, he will never be able to rely on the debt. Otherwise, Zanpu will not lend it to you, right?"

"Yes, yes! We remember Zanpu's help to Daxia in this heart, and we are so grateful!" Li Bingchang had to pretend to be grateful, and the depression in his heart could not be described by the pen and ink.

"I heard that your Xixia is almost over. Zanpu is afraid that there is no place to ask for this tent, so he sent me to ask for it. He also asked the emperor to return it to us." Dong Zhao blinked his eyes, with beautiful little stars in his eyes, and he said to himself: "Zanpu, you are so smart! You didn't have any nonsense at first. You've caught it right now, and you don't have any accounts and you have any accounts!"

"I'll pay it back! I'll pay it back!" Li Bingchang could not understand Dong Zhao's intention. He was here to ask for tents. He was just here to threaten him. If he dared to say no, Tubo would definitely send troops to help Wu Ji. Wu Ji alone would be enough for him to bear it. With Tubo, Xixia would definitely be destroyed so much that it would not be destroyed again.

"Eighty hundred thousand sheep, one hundred thousand cows, fifty thousand horses, thirty thousand weapons, eighty thousand pairs of elite armor!" Dong Zhao pulled his finger and spoke a lion.

"Oh my God! Why don't you rob me?" The price was too high, and the ministers of Xixia immediately started to yell.

Although the number of cattle and sheep was a little larger, Xixia could still take out the weapons and armor. No matter how much Xixia could not get out the weapons and armor. Although Xixia was also making weapons and armor on its own, its handicrafts were far from keeping up with the Song Dynasty, and its production was not high and its quality was not good. There were 30,000 weapons and 80,000 pairs of armor. Xixia had to lift the bottom of the warehouse.

"Snatch? Am I snatching?" Dong Zhao heard the angry roar of the ministers of Xixia in his ears and was very proud.

"Dong Zhao, I have long thought of returning this account to you. However, Wu Ji has come, Daxia has lost its soldiers and generals, and its weapons and armor have suffered serious losses. This all needs to be supplemented." Li Bingchang almost burst out from his teeth: "Please give me some grace."

This is a delaying strategy. He only needs to pass the war and the crisis is lifted. Who will admit this?

Dong Zhao was smart, not that easy to fool. He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is not unrelated. But you have to let me speak to Puzan? If you are not sincere, Zuzan may think you are lying on the debt, and maybe you will be angry and send troops to each other."

This is a threat, a naked threat. Li Bingchang was extremely unwilling to accept this threat. However, if the situation is so, he had to accept it even if he didn't accept it. He had to grit his teeth and said, "Fifty thousand sheep, five thousand cows, two thousand horses, three thousand weapons, and five thousand elite armor."

"That's all?" Dong Zhao raised his eyebrows, stood up, shook his sleeves, and was about to leave: "There is no good thing in the surname Li, and he knows that he is dependent on the debt! Well, my mission has been completed, and I have to go back and report to Zamp!"

"Don't leave! Don't leave!" When Dong Zhao left, Tubo must have turned to the Song Dynasty. Li Bingchang would never let this happen. He hurriedly grabbed Dong Zhao and said, "Stop the anger, stop the anger! No matter how much we Daxia is, we really can't get it out. I will add 30% to you."

"Double the rest, you can owe the rest." Dong Zhao came to fight Qiufeng this time, and he was satisfied that he could get so many benefits.

"Okay!" Li Bingchang gritted his teeth and burst out the word from his teeth. He almost bit off his teeth.

"Haha!" After getting so many benefits after talking, Dong Zhao was filled with joy and a smile appeared on his tense face.

Li Bingchang saw it and was very happy. He took the opportunity to inquire: "Dong Zhao, now Emperor Song is powerful, and more than 200,000 troops are pressing into Hexi. This is not only a huge threat to Daxia, but also aspiring to win you Tubo!"

"Impossible!" Dong Zhao waved his hand and raised his voice, saying, "Everyone knows that our Tubo is a minister of the Song Dynasty, with great grace from the emperor of the government, and there are a lot of rewards every year. We Tubo heroes will never do anything to betrayal. Don't mention this matter."

"You are so naive!" Li Bingchang began to lose his tongue and lobby: "Instead of giving you wealth, it is better to destroy you and let you be a cow or a horse..."

"Cows and horses?" Dong Zhao waved his hand and interrupted Li Bingchang's lobbying, saying, "If you don't say it, I'll forget it. When I left, Zamp told me that he wanted me to find a place for the Tubo warriors to herd cattle and sheep, and to practice it well. Don't always stay in the mountains and forests, and even forget to ride a horse and herd cattle and sheep."

This is very tactful, and it is telling Li Bingchang that it is not impossible for Tubo to send troops, but you have to give it enough benefits.

Dong Wen is really a cunning person. He has long decided to help Xixia, but he needs enough benefits first. Li Bingchang forced him to give Tubo benefits. The pain in his heart is far beyond the description of his pen and ink.

"That's great!" Li Bingchang heard it and couldn't help but be overjoyed. It seemed that Dong Jin was cunning, but he was still a smart person. He knew how to choose.

"Haha!" All the ministers understood that Dong Zhao was here to discuss the joint forces, and they were all happy. As for his words, it was just that Dong Wen wanted to maximize his interests.

"Dong Zhao, our Hexi land is suitable for herding cattle and sheep, and there are still many tigers here." Li Bingchang opened his mouth and broke into lotus flowers, so how could he get together: "I heard that the warriors in Tubo are good at shooting tigers and cheetahs, but I don't know if you have enough courage?"

"We Great Tubo warriors don't take mere wolves, tigers and leopards seriously." Dong Zhao raised his head and thrust his chest, and said proudly: "But it's not easy for our Great Tubo warriors to go down the mountain."

"In order to make the warriors hunt better, I will send five thousand horses." Li Bingchang knew that he was seeking benefits, and he was so angry that his teeth itched and he had to bleeding.

"The weapons of our Great Tubo warriors have been used for too long and are not easy to use." Dong Zhao stretched out his hand again.

"I'll give it..."

"The armor of our Great Tubo warriors..."

"I'll give it..."

Dong Zhao couldn't help asking for something, but Li Bingchang was extremely reluctant, but he had to give it to him. After some bargaining, the two finally got a good result, and Tubo and Xixia formally joined forces.

"I wonder when Zanpu will come?" This is the thing that Li Bingchang is most concerned about. Now Xixia is in a critical moment of survival and death. The sooner Dong Wen arrives, the better.

"When will the emperor be prepared, Zamp will arrive!" Dong Zhao got a lot of benefits and was in a very good mood.

He was telling Li Bingchang that as long as he gave enough benefits, Dong Wen would come. Li Bingchang would not understand, and smiled and said, "Give it to you immediately."

"Haha!" Western Xia was poor, Tubo was even poorer. It was a great joy to have so many things. Dong Zhao smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed together and began to brag: "As long as the warriors of the Great Tubo arrived, what can the Song army calculate?"

"Report to the emperor, the messenger is back." As soon as he finished speaking, a personal soldier came in and reported loudly to Li Bingchang.

"The messenger is back? Hurry up, call him in!" Li Bingchang was always looking forward to the messenger's return and hurriedly urged him.

"Will Wu Ji talk?" The ministers wanted to know the answer the most, and they all stretched their necks and looked at the palace gate, hoping for the emergence of the envoy, just like looking forward to the ancestors.

Amid the hope of the king and his ministers, the follower appeared at the door, but there was no envoy. The emperor and his ministers were extremely surprised. The follower stepped forward and presented a head to him. When the king and his ministers looked closely, they couldn't help but be shocked. Isn't that the head of the envoy? He looked unwilling, incredible, and shocked.

The two countries have fought and refused to kill the envoy. Wu Ji killed the envoy. Will this be a negotiation?

The king and his ministers felt like they were falling into an ice cellar. Although they had expected it, they were still shocked when the results came.

"Report to the emperor, Grandpa Wu has two conditions." The entourage was so scared that he even called Grandpa Wu: "One is to ask the emperor to go to the imperial title, and all the royal family and relatives are entering Bianjing. The other is to hand over Li Zongbao, Liang Xi, the soldiers participating in the Battle of Shanzhou, and their families. Grandpa Wu said that he would avenge the people of the stable five cities! If the emperor did not agree, Grandpa Wu would kill Daxia bloodily without leaving a single Dangxiang person!"

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