"His Royal Highness the King of Han, these days the foreign ministers have been slacking off because of arranging some things! Forgive sins, forgive sins! In the desert, the large tents stretched together, and in one of the largest tents, the Khotanese envoy, who had disappeared for about four or five days, appeared in front of Li Yuanchang again.

"It's all right, the messenger has something to do." Li Yuanchang held two charming women from the Western Regions in his arms, enjoying the grapes fed by the beauties with cherry lips, smiling toothless, and it was only at this time that he regained a little bit of the feeling of the former prince.

The envoy of Khotan paused, and his face was embarrassed: "His Royal Highness the King of Han, I don't know if I can retreat left and right, the foreign minister has important matters to discuss with His Royal Highness." ”

"Oh? Something important? Li Yuanchang's face gradually became serious, patted the arm of the woman in his arms, motioned for them to leave, and then waved to the maids and guards waiting around, asking them all to leave, until there was no one else in the big tent, and then asked leisurely: "What is the important matter, can you talk about it now?" ”

Unexpectedly, the voice fell, and the Khotanese envoy knelt down in the dust with both knees, and said in a crying voice: "His Royal Highness the King of Han, Khotan is about to destroy the country, and remember that His Royal Highness has mercy and a helping hand to save Khotan from fire and water!" ”

Li Yuanchang's mind was dazed for a while, and he couldn't understand what this guy from Khotan was doing for a while, because Mao was fine a few days ago, and this turn of face became like this? Could it be that the Western Turks are coming? This guy came to borrow troops for himself? That's the wrong person.

But thinking about it, Li Yuanchang still stubbornly asked: "Don't be like this, envoy, what are the difficulties, let's hear about it, as long as this king can help, how about going all out?" ”

"Your Highness will definitely be able to help, you will definitely be able to help, and I hope that Your Highness will save me from the people of Khotan." The envoy of Khotan seems to be really a little into the play, and the words are full of tears, which makes the listeners worry and the listeners cry.

"Okay, okay, this king has agreed, how about you get up first and explain things clearly?" The envoy of Khotan cried miserably, and Li Yuanchang couldn't sit anymore, so he got up and pulled him up, and asked in a harmonious voice.

"Your Highness doesn't know." The envoy of Khotan got up, wiped the corner of his eyes with his sleeve, and then said sadly: "Some time ago, the Tang army went to the Western Regions to maintain peace, and the result was that I was asked to take out 40,000 rations in Khotan...... Your Highness, my Khotan itself produces little grain, how can I take it out, Your Highness, I hope Your Highness will help me in Khotan." ”

"Forty thousand soldiers?" Li Yuanchang was stunned for a moment, he didn't know how many 40,000 people were, and the military rations of 40,000 people were even more inaccurate in his heart.

"Yes, Your Highness, Khotan really can't take it out, I want to ask His Highness to help with a few kind words, and there will be a generous gift for the matter." The envoy of Khotan nodded, he didn't know that Li Yuanchang actually didn't count in his heart, and thought that he was surprised by the huge number.

"This ......" Li Yuanchang hesitated, slowly walked back to his position, and sat down in silence for a long time before he spoke: "Let this king think about this matter, how about giving you an answer when I go back?" ”

"Your Highness......" The Khotanese envoy cried with a sad face, and wanted to say something more, but seeing that Li Yuanchang's face was getting more and more ugly, he could only swallow Hou Cheng's words back into his stomach and bow down to leave.

However, after leaving the tent, the sad look on the face of the Khotanese envoy suddenly disappeared, and was replaced by a sneering face.

If it weren't for the sake of having a shield, how could a straw bag like King Han be treated so well, it was a beauty and a delicacy, and it was just an empty cylinder prince, should it really be a lack of ancestors in Khotan, and he needed to be brought back for offering.

However, His Royal Highness the King of Han, who was treated as a straw bag, had his own plans, no matter what his position was in other people's hearts, he knew that he couldn't help him in this matter at all.

The Tang army is not at all something he can command, and it is impossible for those arrogant soldiers and fierce generals to listen to his orders from an empty prince, if they are willing to obey, it is impossible to leave him alone in Gaochang, and he did not even leave a small soldier for him.

But because of this, he also has some room for maneuver.

In the empty tent, Li Yuanchang had a gloomy face, making his own plans.

He's calculating what the consequences will be if he resists it. With the disappearance of 40,000 people's grain and grass out of thin air, can the army of the Tang Dynasty stay in the Western Regions, and if it can't stay, will it withdraw to the Tang Dynasty?

If the Western Regions are forced into a complete rebellion because of the wanton recklessness of the Tang generals, I wonder if it will have a certain impact on Li Chengqian's future?

Since entering the Western Regions, all the people Li Yuanchang has met have basically been labeled as princes, if he can't react to Li Chengqian's plan to plot the Western Regions, then so many years of princely life will really be in vain.

Based on this inference, if there is a rebellion in the Western Regions, Li Chengqian will inevitably be implicated because of this, and it is not known that he will even lose his position. Of course, Li Yuanchang may also be implicated, but if he can pull Li Chengqian into the water, he thinks it is completely worth it.

Hatred often blinds a person and leads them into an abyss from which they will never recover. Li Yuanchang self-righteously thought that his ability could cause wind and rain in the Western Regions and stir up the wind and clouds, but he didn't know that he had fallen into the trap designed by others and was slowly sliding into the bottomless abyss.

A prince who has been cultivated by intrigue in the palace has not gone through the court, and he will suddenly fall into the entanglement between countries, and there will be no result except for hitting his head and breaking his blood.

This is Li Chengqian's judgment on Li Yuanchang's trip to the Western Regions, even if Li Yuanchang wants to silence and retreat to the rivers and lakes, Li Chengqian will find a way to force him out and let him embark on the road of rebellion. Only in this way can we have a chance to get rid of this trouble, and not bear the stain of 'committing it'.

The night was slowly spent in Li Yuanchang's contemplation, and when the sky was getting brighter, he finally made up his mind, summoned the guards outside the door, handed over the letter he had written last night to the guards, and asked him to send him back to Chang'an as soon as possible.

In the book, Li Yuanchang earnestly expounded the inappropriateness of the various behaviors of the Tang army in the Western Regions, and at the same time wrote his own understanding of "peacekeeping".

In Li Yuanchang's view, 'peacekeeping' is to ensure peace and stability in the Western Regions, so the Tang Dynasty army is forcing the countries in the Western Regions to supply food here is to bully the weak, lose the demeanor of a great country, and be suspected of being an internal saint and an external king.

A book, the content is written with substance, and the writing is brilliant, Li Yuanchang also spent half a night polishing and processing, it can be said that this is the best article he has written since he was a child.

It's just that he lacks experience, he never thought that if the countries did not supply food to the Tang army, then the Tang Dynasty could only withdraw its troops from the Western Regions, and after all, the Tang Dynasty would not have the ability to transport tens of thousands of people's grain from China into the Western Regions.

And if Datang withdraws his troops, will he, the empty prince, still have his current status? This is a question worth digging into.

(End of chapter)