Chapter 574: The chaotic alliance (3)
The second alliance fell silent under the threat of Wang Xuance.
Many countries felt the crisis, and Gaochang, which was closest to the Tang army, felt the crisis was even more serious.
Wang Xuance said it was a mutiny by soldiers, but who knows whether it was a mutiny? Who knows if someone commanded it behind the scenes?
"Gaochang is willing to send out military rations for ten thousand soldiers, and what about you envoys of Khotan?" Prime Minister Gaochang was a little anxious. He ignored Ju Wentai and directly responded to the military rations for a year, and then began to question the envoys of Khotan.
"I also paid ten thousand military rations for my Khotan."
"The same is true for me, Kucha."
The two countries of Khotan and Kucha were also unwilling to let the situation go, and repeatedly agreed.
Wang Xuance didn't feel like he had threatened everyone just now. He smiled and raised his wine glass, looked around and said, "Look, isn't this good? Now the problem of military rations has been solved, so the military expenses are reached?"
Yes, the problem of military rations has indeed been solved, but Kucha feels distressed.
I could have played slowly and done things slowly, but now I was forced to nod and agreed by Chang Gao, saying that I was not frustrated, so how could it be?
Wang Xuance, no matter how these people were in a mood, gave Prime Minister Gaochang a satisfactory look without a trace, and continued to ask: "What? Did no one originally intend to pay military expenses? Or do you have to think about it again?"
"Dear Tang envoy, will we discuss the military expenditure matter? After discussing it, we will make up for it all the time." The envoy of Cheshi Kingdom plucked up his courage.
He also thought it through. Now that the food is borne by three major countries, he is afraid that the money will be paid by small countries like them. There are too many small countries. How much each country pays is a big problem, and it is impossible to settle it at all now.
So instead of bragging here, it is better to go back and study how much money can be paid.
"It is a good thing to communicate more, so naturally there is nothing wrong with the words of the Cheshi Envoy, who is indeed mature." Wang Xuance did not want to force these Western Region countries too much. It is not in the interests of the Tang Dynasty to fight immediately, so he loosened the rope in his hand to avoid strangling these rustic countries to death.
The second alliance ended after Wang Xuance's words.
The anger of King Ju Wentai of Gaochang did not end immediately. After everyone left, he immediately pulled the Prime Minister over and scolded him.
"King, I am not allowed to do this. You have also seen the situation at that time. If we do not agree, it will be the ending of everyone forcing the palace. I... I am also considering the king and Gaochang!" Prime Minister Gaochang said in a crying voice.
"If you really consider Gaochang, you wouldn't agree to the military rations of the ten thousand soldiers. Do you know how much food I have in Gaochang now? Take out this food, what else can we use to support ourselves in the future." Ju Wentai walked around the palace and glared at the prime minister who was taking control without permission, feeling that he was going to be angry.
"King, we don't have it, but those small countries around us have it. We can collect grain from them. As long as we get the grain, who cares about how this grain comes from?" The Prime Minister came to Ju Wentai and said sneakily: "We will ask for food under the banner of the Tang Dynasty. Do they dare not give it to you?"
"You mean..." Ju Wentai looked at his prime minister suspiciously.
"King, the wool comes from the sheep..." The Prime Minister put away his sad expression and blinked his eyes and made a behead gesture.
"No, not bad, the wool comes from the sheep. We can use the Tang Dynasty's banner to find small countries to ask for food. If they don't give it, they will send troops to destroy them. Anyway, the Tang army will carry a tragedy for us..." Ju Wentai nodded with satisfaction and looked at the prime minister with praise: "This matter is done. Go back and arrange it. Remember, don't leave a handle, don't let the Tang Dynasty know that we are using them as guns."
"Yes, I remember, I will do it right away." The Prime Minister agreed and turned around and left.
Just after turning around, in a position where Ju Wentai could not see, a sneer that was hard to figure out appeared on the Prime Minister's face, which seemed to have completed some kind of plan.
At this time in Chang'an, the Tang Dynasty, Li Chengqian was squatting outside the old man's Ganlu Hall, gnawing a green cucumber in his mouth, completely ignoring the bitter cold wind around.
"Your Highness, Your Majesty is just taking the exam for the King of Yue. There is nothing else to do. You should go in." Old Eunuch Fang stood aside with his body bowed and persuaded in a low voice.
"No." Li Chengqian shook his head, thought for a while and handed it to the old eunuch Fang: "I stole it from my mother's garden, do you dare to eat it?"
"Thank you, Prince!" Old Eunuch Fang smiled bitterly and took half of the cucumber, held it in his hand and said to Li Chengqian: "Why don't your highness go in? It's windy outside..."
Li Chengqian curled his lips and looked at the old eunuch Fang with contempt. He made an expression you didn't understand: "I'm not stupid, now I'm waiting for my father to take the exam together with me? Or wait until my father finishes the exam, Xiaotai, and I'll go in before I get enough of it. It's safer."
Old Eunuch Fang was stunned for a while after stuffing half a cucumber in his mouth. He didn't expect that Li Chengqian would not want to go in because of this reason.
At first, he always thought that Li Chengqian was because Li Er was very fond of Li Tai during this period and did not want to go in because of jealousy or anger. Now it seems that His Royal Highness's mind is indeed different from others.
"What are you doing when you are standing there? Eat quickly, it will be hard to freeze in a while, and you will lose your old teeth." Li Chengqian didn't hear the old eunuch's reaction for a long time, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at him, and said half-jokingly.
"I go in and see how your Majesty is taking the school entrance exam. I'll inform Your Highness later." Old Eunuch Fang really didn't know what to say to this uncontrollable prince. In the name of the storm, he flashed directly.
As a result, within a moment, Li Chengqian saw Li Tai walking out of the room. Seeing him squatting outside the door, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Brother? Why are you squatting here?"
"What else can I do? The old man is testing you inside. I won't go in and take the thunder. You'll be the only one." Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows, made a strange expression, reached out and pulled out a cucumber from his arms and stuffed it into Li Tai's hand: "Hide it, don't let the queen see it!"
Li Tai's eyes lit up, and he immediately took the cucumber from Li Chengqian and stuffed it into his arms, and asked mysteriously: "Is there any?"
"I have a big deal. You can't steal too much at once. If you steal too much, you will be discovered by your mother." Li Chengqian rolled his eyes: "Go away quickly, I'll go in and see my father. I'll be freezing to death if I stay with you for a while."
Chapter completed!