"My lord, can we start the discussion?" After the Khotanese envoy retreated, Wang Xuance set his sights on Ju Zhisheng on the throne.

"Oooh, let's get started." Ju Zhisheng suddenly came back to his senses, he was scared enough by the question of the envoy of Khotan just now, and he was very worried that someone would question him again about taking over as the head of the country, in that case, his dream of being the king of the Western Regions would be shattered immediately.

However, Wang Xuance's strong intervention made him see hope again, and of course, he also had a deeper understanding of the strength of Datang.

Peeking at Wang Xuance again, Ju Zhisheng coughed lightly: "Envoys, now let's continue to discuss the ......issue of military rations for the Tang Peacekeeping Army."

"The Lord...... If the envoy is not mistaken, it seems that the issue of military rations has already been discussed, right? Could it be that the old lord didn't give you an explanation? The mocking voice of the Turtle Emissary sounded from below, interrupting Ju Zhisheng's speech, and a trace of contempt could be heard in it.

"Envoy of Qiuzi, are you also like this in Qiuzi? The lord of the country has not finished speaking, so he interjected at will? For Ju Zhisheng, the new lord of the country, Ma Wanjie also worked hard, and he was at the forefront all the time.

The Qiuzi envoy looked at Ma Wanjie and just wanted to say a few more sarcastic words, but the afterglow swept to Wang Xuance with a gloomy face, and a very uncomfortable feeling rose from the bottom of his heart, and the speech that was about to rush out of his mouth was swallowed by him, and after pursing his lips, he made a gesture to Ma Wanjie You continue.

Ju Zhisheng also saw some ways from these few sentences of dialogue, and knew that as long as Wang Xuance was present, these bastards from the Western Regions would not dare to do things too much.

So his head was hot, and what Wang Xuance ordered last night blurted out without warning: "Khotanese envoy, the share of Khotanese has been increased to 40,000 people, there must be no problem!" ”

"What!" The envoy of Khotan never expected that the revenge would come so quickly and so directly, could it be that Ju Zhisheng had eaten the bear's heart and leopard's gall? Dare to take revenge on Khotan in this way, are you not afraid of the Khotanese army pressing the border?

"The military rations that Khotan is responsible for plus the share of 30,000 people, a total of 40,000 military rations, is it clear enough for the widow this time?" The first time he called himself a widow, the first time he said this to a big country in the Western Regions so strongly, the first time he ......, and many firsts added together, which made Ju Zhisheng's voice a little sharp, accompanied by a slight trembling.

"This is impossible, Khotan can't take out so much food, and even if Khotan can take it out, he won't take it." The Khotanese envoy strongly refused.

"Envoy of Khotan, please don't be obsessed." Ju Zhisheng snorted softly, with Datang behind him to support him, he could not be afraid of anyone: "Every country in the Western Regions has its own responsibilities and obligations, in order to maintain peace and stability in the Western Regions, it is nothing to make some sacrifices, it is all your Khotan's, and when it comes to the need to pay, it is all someone else's, right?" ”

"I ......" The Khotanese envoy was blocked by Ju Zhisheng and almost didn't come up in one breath.

It's not that Khotan didn't pay without it, right? Wasn't the 10,000-man military rations promised by Khotan? And this military food matter is not over after taking it once, this is a long-term thing, as long as the Tang army stays in the Western Regions for one day, then Khotan will provide one day's food.

As for the sacrifice, damn it, the Tang army is stationed outside Gaochang City, and it seems that Gaochang is the biggest beneficiary, right, for Mao Gaochang is the beneficiary, but the sacrifice has to be done by others? This is simply a ridiculous joke!

If he can agree to such conditions, it is estimated that he will not have to return to Khotan, and he will be beheaded by the second wave of envoys sent by the lord of Khotan on the way!

Thinking of this, the Khotanese envoy forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "The military ration of 10,000 people is a matter that has been set before, and this matter cannot be changed, if you want to increase the price...... You Gao Chang take it yourself. ”

"Gaochang has Gaochang's obligation, every country in this alliance must do its best, there is no reason why a country as big as Khotan only takes out as many things as some countries, right? Is this unfair to those countries? Or, you Khotan didn't take Datang in your eyes at all? Going perfunctory? Do you really think that Khotan's 80,000 soldiers can block the Tang Dynasty's soldiers? ”

I'm not afraid of no good things, I'm afraid that there are no good people, and this kind of thing is like an innate talent for the children of the royal family, and they don't need to be taught by others at all, so the Khotanese envoy was very sad to be put on the hat of despising the Tang Dynasty.

"Ju Zhisheng, don't spew blood, this envoy never meant that." Facing Wang Xuance's somewhat skeptical gaze, the envoy of Khotan said loudly: "Dear envoy of the Tang Dynasty, Khotan does not have the intention of contemptuous of the Tang Dynasty, please don't misunderstand the envoy!" ”

"Really?" Wang Xuance was silent for a while, and said with a solemn face: "Datang came to the Western Regions thousands of miles away for the stability and peace of the Western Regions, which is the responsibility and obligation of Datang as the suzerain. But Datang never wants anyone to take Datang's kindness as weakness, otherwise Datang will definitely let him know the consequences of teasing Datang. ”

At this point, the envoy of Khotan was a little anxious, and defended in a loud voice: "Respected envoy, all this is Gaochang sowing discord, and Khotan really has no intention of provoking the Tang Dynasty!" ”

"Yes or is it true that only you know that you can feed 80,000 troops, but you are only willing to give out food to support 10,000 troops, and this is how you Khotanese show your sincerity? What a joke. ”

In view of the fact that it was Wang Xuance's order to let Khotan take out 40,000 pieces of military rations, Comrade Ju did not have any scruples about buttoning his big hat, and he was completely put to death.

And the envoy of Khotan just now, out of a momentary indignation, once provoked the new lord of Gaochang, so none of the envoys of the countries present suspected that there were hands and feet of the Tang Dynasty behind it, and they all thought that Ju Zhisheng was taking revenge on the question of the envoy of Khotan just now.

Wang Xuance's face was slightly gloomy, as if he really believed Ju Zhisheng's words, his eyes stared at the Khotanese envoy and asked, "Khotanese envoy, can you explain?" ”

Interpretation? How can this be explained? This is a desert, how much does it take to transport grain from Khotan? Moreover, Khotan does not produce much grain, which is very reluctant to supply the army, and sometimes even has to buy grain from other countries.

But can these words be? These things are extremely secret in Khotan, how can they come out on such an occasion?

The envoy of Khotan was entangled, racking his brains to think of a way to deal with it, and at the same time secretly hating himself for having nothing to do, he knew that this Ju Zhisheng was not a thing, so he shouldn't have teased him.

(End of chapter)