Chapter 222: So, the deal
Monado seems to have fallen in love with the spirits produced in the Tang Dynasty recently, and often comes to drink with the scorpion, and only at this time can the scorpion say a few words to her, the scorpion's words are right, in fact, the truth of the matter is darker than those barbarians see, the demise of the Nanzhao tribes was planned by Monado, and the barbarian clansmen have reasons to hate her.
"Emperor, how can the emperor be so shameless, they have already occupied the territory of the various tribes, but they want to put this black cauldron on my Montessori's head, well, he has successfully provoked me, it is impossible for me to accept their recruitment." Monador drank half a jug of high wine, and the alcohol became a little manic, and as her friend and fiancé, Scorpion felt as if she needed to remind her at this time.
"The Heavenly Horse often says I'm stupid, but I also have smart times, since he accidentally found out that the son of the tribes died on your territory, he has never disturbed your plans, while you unify the barbarians, you will also leave a bane, don't forget jì, how many people you killed outside Dali in those days, in fact, you don't need the emperor to provoke, there are also many people in the Southern Barbarian tribes who want to put you to death, the emperor just wants to use them, continue to expand his influence, and finally defeat you completely, In fact, if this matter is done by God, he will do better, but unfortunately, the credit for destroying Nanzhao can only be left to the emperor, you have no intention of accepting Zhao'an, and the emperor has no intention of recruiting you at all. ”
The scorpion's words made Monado's drunkenness wake up half in an instant, the emperor didn't plan to recruit An, so what means did they plan to use to attack themselves? Thinking of this question, Monado's other half of the wine was gone.
"Uh, sorry, I remember I have a lot of things to deal with, so let's talk about it today!" Monador got up and fled, leaving the scorpion depressed and following the original plan. I think it's okay today! Blame yourself for owing to your mouth, remind, remind a hair! The boiled duck flew, and the girl who pushed it ran away.
At night, a large group of Meng's soldiers surrounded the residence of the Tang mission where Li Xiaogong was located, in fact, there were not many places where Monado really used to entertain guests, if it wasn't in her imitation palace, Li Xiaogong didn't seem to be surprised that the mission was surrounded, and he also heard the rumors in the city, but he was the one who knew the truth. A rhetoric has been prepared at this point.
"Patriarch Meng, what do you mean!" Li Xiaogong has a prince in his body, representing the Tang Dynasty, even if Monado really crowned the princess, he will call him Uncle Wang, although he is surrounded at the moment, his tone is still questioning.
"Hmph, you pretend to recruit peace, but in fact, you are provoking the relationship between my various departments, today. Naturally, I will kill you, make a stand to the ministry, and confirm my Montessori's innocence. Monado snorted, though still a little drunk. But she can be sure she's sober now.
"Innocence? Joke, do you really want us to clean your name? pretending to recruit relatives, but in fact, you are the one who kills people with a knife and plots against the tribes. If this king really wants to reveal the truth, I'm afraid those people will hate you even more! "Li Xiaogong has martial arts, and he is full of anger when he speaks. The righteousness of Ling Ran surprised the soldiers of the Meng clan who surrounded the palace, could it be that this person couldn't live long?
"Wine! It's really an impulsive thing. I don't know when there was a figure on the beam, it was the scorpion who had been drinking with Monado before, and he sighed in his heart at this time.
Monado really has no place to reason about this matter, no matter how she says it, she is at her own fault, she doesn't understand why she suddenly becomes so passive, in fact, she still vaguely understands in her heart that Montessori can't beat Tang Jun, she has scruples, so she can't enter a higher level of state of mind like Ma Yongquan, if it's those bandits who can't read big characters, they want to rebel anyway, just do it directly, they won't think so much at all.
"No matter what the truth is, I need a corpse of Tang Guo with weight like you to prove that my Montessori did not collude with Tang Guo to murder those tribes, and you must die today." Mona had a murderous look on her face, and her elder brother Meng Yu, who was five big and three thick, had already stepped forward.
"Hahaha, kill me? Do you know why His Majesty sent a prince to recruit An? Because in the world, except for His Majesty, no one has killed my prince of the Tang Dynasty, not to mention whether you kill me or not, even if you kill me, can you block the mouths of the people in the city? When the time comes, once the truth is revealed, you will face not only the army of the Tang Dynasty, but also the full-scale rebellion of the remnants of the remnants of the tribes, I believe that this force can destroy you Mengshi very lightly, yesterday was just a small warning to you, when your people's hearts are not towards you, when the people around you want to kill you, and when my powerful Tang army wants to destroy you, what way do you go? ”
Li Xiaogong laughed and said unhurriedly, he is the prince who leads the troops, among the second generation of princes of the Tang Dynasty, there is no one who is good to get along with, Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Li Yuanji, Li Yuanba, etc. Needless to say, Li Daozong and Li Xiaogong These cousins have also been taught by their uncle Li Bin since childhood, a disciple taught by a person who became a martial arts master decades ago, how can martial arts be bad, and as a prince, there are internal servants around him, these people needless to say, they are naturally from the secret guards, and the Tang Dynasty is still alive in the market, there are basically hints around him, and his control is as strong as Li Er, and he will never allow a prince with troops to have problems.
"You've bought some tribes in secret?" Monado was shocked, if these were planned by Li Shimin, then the tentacles of the Tang Dynasty would have basically restrained her.
"What's so strange about that? Patriarch of Mongolia. Li Xiaogong still said lightly.
Monado's face changed many times, and she thought quickly in her mind, but in the end, she thought of a little, if the emperor really has such a powerful power, why should he allow her to recruit an with such generous conditions, I am afraid that this Li Xiaogong is using his wit to bluff her!
In fact, she guessed correctly, Li Xiaogong was indeed bluffing her, these people who defected to the Mengshi were originally fled to the Mengshi territory after the Tang Army launched a war against the tribes, if they wanted to surrender, those people would have surrendered a long time ago, although Li Xiaogong was somewhat sure of breaking out of the encirclement and escaping, but after all, it was only a little certain, according to the information left by Yanglin to Li Er, there should be a master left by Yanglin as an internal response, and it was a little difficult to use it at this time.
"Then what is the emperor's intention in sending you?" The words have come to this, and it is time for a showdown. If Tang Jun's recruitment is fake, then what their intentions are is very important.
"I'm here to save you Montessori." Li Xiaogong was silent for a moment and said briefly.
"Save me Montessori? Hehe, hehe, I really don't see that Montessori needs you to save it, we are the masters here, and the tribes have finally gained great unification, so to speak, in the next ten years, we will be several times stronger than now. Why do you need to be saved? Monado looked at Li Xiaogong with some incomprehension.
"Hehe, you said the next ten years, what about the next hundred years? What about millennia? What do you want to do when you're strong? Don't be in a hurry to refute me, you will expand, you will want to become stronger, now Wumiao, Xiangxi and Jiaozhi have all returned to my Datang, and your Nanzhao has been surrounded by my Datang, do you want us to sit back and watch you continue to be strong? I'm here to sue you, Datang doesn't want anything from you. In the barren land of Nanzhao, which is as rich and prosperous as the Central Plains, what we seek is peace for a hundred years, a thousand years. Look at your people, a few buckets of rice, a few catties of jerky, and a jar of spirits. Just let them forget what their last name is, why is that? Because you are short of supplies, you can't eat at all. Can't drink, but the Central Plains is different, the people there are now not only pursuing a full stomach, in the supermarket in Chang'an, there are hundreds of kinds of snacks for sale, I believe you know all of these, some, even tasted, you sue me, do you want your people to live better, or let them completely ruin in this battle? ”
Li Xiaogong's words are still persuasion words, but at this moment it is even more powerful, he does not expect Monado to agree to submit after hearing these words, but as long as these words make him not so resolute when he resists, then his task is completed, from the time he refused to be crowned princess, Li Xiaogong has determined that she is not a person who gives up easily.
"I can't allow you to enslave my people, no matter how beautiful the bread you paint for me, war is the only way to settle the dispute between the two races." Monador was silent for a long time, and spoke again.
"We don't want to enslave you, those who are enslaved, only a few diehards, do you want to paint cakes for you to see how the Jiaozhi people are doing, Datang does not charge them any taxes, exempt them from all forced labor, in their land, they only need to abide by the laws of Datang, just cultivate and feed themselves, even when fighting, they never thought of asking them to throw their heads and spill blood.
You may think that you are here to rule millions of people, and it is already very easy to call the king and emperor, but it is just a frog at the bottom of the well, not to mention Chang'an, where the population has reached several million, is the Chengdu Mansion in Shu, and the population is also more than one million.
However, before leaving, His Majesty once said that he had expected that you would not be able to surrender, but he was willing to give you a chance to fight a fair battle, His Majesty knew that your clan had more than 50,000 elite soldiers, so His Majesty would only use 50,000 troops, time, or place are determined by you, 50,000 against 50,000, if you lose, Your Majesty will still accept you as a righteous daughter, a princess, but you have to move to Chang'an, and spend the rest of your life in Chang'an.
If you win, of course, this is not very likely, then you are willing to be the king in Nanzhao, or the emperor, Your Majesty will not care, as long as you Nanzhao does not invade my Tang Dynasty, then the descendants of the Tang Li family will never invade your Nanzhao, you can always be the country of the Tang Dynasty, do you dare to bet? ”
"Fifty thousand to fifty thousand, we set the time and place?" Monado was deeply attracted by this condition, she knew that the emperor did not make a promise, but once he made a promise, he would generally not break his promise, and the condition offered by Li Shimin was simply too tempting.
"That's right, this is the original words of His Majesty, His Majesty can't be guilty of losing faith in the world for the land of Nanzhao." Lee Hyo-kung confirmed.
"So, deal."
Monado hesitated for a moment, and finally made sure that at some point, the red glow on her face from drinking had all disappeared. The scorpion on the beam of the house also breathed a sigh of relief, Monado finally walked into Li Shimin's trap completely, and fought head-on, can the 50,000 people of Nanzhao beat the 50,000 of the Tang Dynasty? The answer is no! Think about the strength of the Tubo cavalry, how they ruined the Nanzhao soldiers under the Seven Kings City, fighting head-on, even if the Tang army does not use firearms, they have no chance of winning, because the equipment manufacturing industry of the Tang Dynasty is already far ahead of the Nanzhao people like earth monkeys. (To be continued......)