Chapter 143 Tit for tat

"Wait a minute, what did General Qin say? Have we already been defeated?"

Prime Minister Midu did not let General Qin Qiong continue speaking, because what General Qin Qiong said was really a bit too much. Even if they were defeated in Tuyuhun, some of the conditions might not be agreed to.

The first is to ask their Khan to go to Chang'an City to apologize. This is simply nonsense. If their Khan goes to Chang'an City and is detained, wouldn't the entire Tuyuhun be leaderless?

Let’s talk about this second open trade route. You must know that the trade route is their largest financial pillar for Tuyuhun. If it is opened like this, their fiscal revenue will drop by more than one-third, and it may even drop. There will be more. By then, won’t the entire Tuyuhun be out of money?

The most terrible thing is to build a new city. Now Liangzhou City poses a great threat to them. If they are allowed to build a new city in the southwest of Liangzhou City, it will be like smashing a nail into the grassland. They don't know How many troops will be sent to stare at this nail? Not to mention the money spent in the long run. Living in such fear every day is probably something that every Tuyuhun person cannot accept.

"This is not a defeat agreement, but was issued by the Tang Dynasty court after careful consideration. I hope Prime Minister Midu will consider it carefully."

General Qin Qiong waved his hand, and the soldier next to him presented him with his credentials.

"That's sheer nonsense. Your Tang Dynasty is in vain. Isn't this bullying my small country and its people?"

In addition to the conditions put forward by General Qin Qiong just now, there are also some clauses that they cannot agree to. When Prime Minister Midu saw these clauses, his beard almost stood up.

"Prime Minister, we cannot blame you for this matter. Your prince should have thought of all this when he assassinated our eldest grandson in Chang'an City. If you had not done so much, we could still coexist peacefully. But Judging from the current situation, Datang must punish Tuyuhun."

General Qin Qiong said righteously, to be honest, Tuyuhun was used to being arrogant, and they always felt that the Tang Dynasty would not really start a war, but when they saw this imperial edict, they realized that the Tang Dynasty was actually After putting up with them for a long time, Datang finally got a chance.

"Why bother to accuse us? How can you prove that our Crown Prince did something to your eldest grandson? This is all your own words. Up to now, our Crown Prince is still in your hands. As far as I know, You don’t have any evidence, do you?”

The prime minister had long noticed Li Xiang. Although Li Xiang was wearing a black armor, the clothes underneath were bright yellow. He should be a member of the Tang Dynasty royal family, but he didn't know which prince Li Xiang was.

"If there is no evidence, is it still that important?"

Li Xiang remained silent, but now Prime Minister Midu looked over, and Li Xiang's words came out.

"what do you mean?"

Prime Minister Midu frowned and said, a young man can speak so arrogantly, even if you are a member of the Tang Dynasty royal family, this is not a place for you to speak.

"Tuyuhun is just a clown. I, the Tang Dynasty, want to attack you with just one sentence. If you are happy, we can look for evidence. If you are unhappy, we will still attack you if there is no evidence."

Li Xiang straightened his body forward and said these words very proudly. General Qin Qiong also smiled and shook his head beside him. After all, he was still a child, but the words he said were inspiring.

"What qualifications do you have to say this?"

Prime Minister Midu was almost furious, but he thought that Li Xiang was not a very important role. If he was a very important role, how could he be sent to the front line? Even members of the royal family have that kind of fringe role.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, let me introduce you. This is His Highness the Grandson of our Emperor."

General Qin Qiong stood up and said that although he was his own general at home, in front of others, he had to give Li Xiang enough face.

Is this Li Xiang?

Prime Minister Midu has received many secret reports from Chang'an City in recent times, most of which are directly related to Li Xiang. At that time, he was also very interested in Li Xiang. Now seeing this popular person in front of him, he was so angry. It made his teeth itch. Why don’t we in Tuyuhun have such young talents?

"Does His Highness think that we in Tuyuhun are at the mercy of others?"

Prime Minister Midu slightly cupped his hand, which was considered polite.

"Our Datang is as big as an ox, and you Tuyuhun are as small as a mouse. No matter how much advantage you have at certain times, when facing our Datang, your disadvantages will soon become apparent. We, our Datang, only need to conquer all the people in the southwest. The state is classified as a war zone, and other areas can continue to develop smoothly. They only need to import food and soldiers. But as for Tuyuhun, the entire territory is a battlefield. You don’t even have a place to recuperate. It can take as little as three months and as long as half a year. Let me ask. Can you Tuyuhun still hold on?"

Li Xiang said these words easily, but Prime Minister Midu was already frightened. In the past, everyone knew the gap between Datang and Tuyuhun, but no one summarized these words, so they thought it was dangerous It's still early, and I don't know how Datang will deal with them, but when Li Xiang said this, Mi Ducheng was really speechless.

"I, Tuyuhun, have hundreds of thousands of warriors who are capable of conquering and fighting. Under the leadership of my Khan, as long as we do not surrender, your southwest border will never have peace. Moreover, our cavalry come and go without a trace, and you can't catch them at all. Don’t stop us.”

The two sides are engaged in diplomatic negotiations. Even if the other party steps on his life, Prime Minister Midu cannot show any timidity. If he shows any timidity at this time, it will be easy for the other party to take advantage of the victory and pursue it.

"Why should we arrest you? This grassland has been your home since ancient times. You are much more familiar with this place than we are..."

When Li Xiang said this, Prime Minister Midu and the people behind him nodded, with a proud look on their faces. It's good that you guys can understand this. Maybe you guys in Datang are very powerful in other places. , but if you go to the grassland of Tuyuhun, you have to coil up if it's a dragon, and you have to lie down if it's a tiger, and you can't do any tricks.

General Qin Qiong was also puzzled, how can you increase the ambition of others and destroy your own prestige?