Tang An stared at the enthusiastic and greedy delicacies in front of him, a trace of "gloom" flashed on his face, and sighed: "Don't hide it from Your Majesty, Tang Mou saw that Daqi was singing and dancing, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and he was so envious in his heart, he couldn't help but think of our Datang Dynasty." ”

This sycophant shot was just right, which made Li Yu's face slightly pale, and asked: "As far as the widow knows, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has worked hard to make the country prosperous, and the people have worked hard to improve themselves, and they have always been not inferior to my Daqi, so what is there to worry about the Tang envoy?" ”

This is too hypocritical. With his identity, don't you know that Datang has just experienced civil strife? I don't know that Xia Guo has already assembled a large army at the border pass?

Tang An didn't break it, and continued to sigh: "Originally, this was true, but the court secretly hid black sheep, which caused the situation in Datang to take a sharp turn for the worse. Dongfang Yuanxing was originally a pillar of my Tang Dynasty, who knew that he didn't want to serve the court, and he actually bullied the young lord in a vain attempt to subvert the Tang Dynasty! ”

Li Yu pretended to be confused and asked, "Oh? How could such a thing happen? ”

The ministers also cooperated extraordinarily, and exchanged heads and ears to each other, as if they were very "surprised".

Pretend, you continue to pretend to Lao Tzu!

Tang Anxin sneered, but said quietly: "Fortunately, the Tang Dynasty soldiers are strong and strong, and they have crushed the ambition of traveling to the East." It's a pity that although the thief gave the head, he caused immeasurable losses to my Datang. When the Xia Kingdom in the west learned of this situation, they were ready to move again, gathering a large army and preparing to invade the Tang River and Mountain. Thinking that the border area was about to flow like a river of blood and thousands of Li people were in danger, Tang was worried. And this time I came to Daqi precisely for this matter. ”

Xie Yuan's face on the opposite side was as cold as ice. Speaking of this, how could he not guess Tang An's thoughts?

My original judgment was right, this guy wanted to borrow soldiers!

Li Yu frowned and said, "The Xia Kingdom is barbarian, fierce and cruel. However, with the strength of the Tang Dynasty, it is not difficult to resist the enemy outside, so why should the Tang envoy be so worried? ”

"Your Majesty said it was in the past. If there was no rebellion in the East, Xia Guo probably would not have the courage to covet the entire Tang Dynasty. But this time is different from the past, at this time, the strength of the Tang Dynasty has been greatly reduced, and the Xia State has come prepared, gathering dozens of tribes and more than 300,000 troops to the city. Relying on the strength of the Tang Dynasty alone, I am afraid that it is not the opponent of the Hu people of the Xia Kingdom, so I appointed Tang to come and implore Your Majesty to remember the friendship of the neighbors and save the people of the Tang Dynasty from fire and water! ”

Tang An's words were full of tears, which was simply sad for the hearers and tears for the listeners. It's a pity that these people here are not ordinary people, but politicians. Politicians are most concerned not with human life, not with morality, but with tangible interests.

Therefore, hearing Tang An's words, everyone snickered in their hearts.

The people blindly thought that the country of Qi was extremely strong, but they didn't know that the country they were proud of had already become a waste wood that the two behemoths of Xia and Tang had no time to take care of. Fortunately, the Tang Dynasty and the Hu people checked and balanced each other, and no one had the strength to advance eastward, so the Qi State was able to survive in the cracks.

But all these ministers couldn't be clearer, they want you and Xia Guo to eat dogs, and fight to lose both. At this time, this Tang envoy actually came to borrow troops? He's got a bad brain!

Understanding Tang An's purpose, Li Yu's smile disappeared and he asked, "What does Tang Envoy mean...... Let the outnumbered send troops? ”

"Exactly!" Tang An nodded affirmatively, and arched his hand: "Daqi governs the country with benevolence, and the world knows it. The so-called 'heaven and earth are not benevolent, and all things are used as dogs', in Tang's view, the real 'benevolence' is to treat everyone equally, although the land boundary is divided into Tang and Qi, but the people are all Han people. With Your Majesty's 'benevolence', can you bear to watch my Tang Li people being slaughtered, displaced, and corpsed all over the wilderness? ”

"This ......"

Li Yu was praised by Tang An, and he was speechless, and glanced at Liu Gong below intentionally or unintentionally. But although Liu Gong looks like a talent, he is full of straw bales, and his old lover's eyes are touched, and he hurriedly looks around.

Liu Gong didn't speak, but Xie Yuan couldn't sit still. He knew very well how many catties and taels Li Yu had, and with Tang An's tongue and lotus flower, it was difficult to guarantee that he would not convince Li Yu.

He stood up and said coldly: "Lord Tang, although my Daqi rejuvenates the country with 'benevolence', it is not blindly 'benevolence'. According to what you said, I will suffer heavy casualties on the battlefield. In order to treat you people of the Tang Dynasty, but to take the lives of countless people of the Qi Kingdom, where can this be called 'benevolence'? ”

Tang An had long known that this old guy would jump out to find fault, but he didn't expect him to be so impatient. Fortunately, Tang An was prepared and said calmly: "Guogong is wrong in what he said. If the Qi country sends troops, it is morally speaking, it is a teacher of benevolence and righteousness; Strategically speaking, it is to cut off the way for foreign races to enter the hinterland of the Central Plains; Fundamentally speaking, it is to guard the gates of Daqi's own country. Think about it, if my Tang Dynasty perishes, won't Daqi have to face the iron hooves of the Xia Kingdom? ”

A hint of coldness flashed in Xie Yuan's eyes: I want to drag Daqi into the water and buy time for Datang to breathe, but it is a good calculation! Let Xia Tang continue to fight, and the Qi State will preserve its strength and reap the benefits, this is the way to rejuvenate the country, and I will never let your conspiracy succeed!

Sadly, he glanced around, and no one stood up to cater to him. He was like a lone warrior, guarding the kingdom alone.

"Master Hou, you and I are not fools, so there is no need to make some big truths." Xie Yuan's eyes were like knives, and he didn't mind that he seemed to stand out from the crowd. "Soldiers kill weapons, and wars are all for profit. Let me Qi soldiers sacrifice in vain, will you agree? ”

"Grandpa Guo, in fact, it is a matter of people's livelihood and death, Tang really does not want to combine this kind of thing with the word 'business'. But since you talked about profits, Tang might as well settle an account for you. "Tang An stood with his hands in his hands, indescribably calm and confident." What is the most fundamental reason for the peace and security of the country of Qi now? In Tang's view, the main thing is invincible foreign troubles. My Datang and Daqi have been neighbors for many years, and they have the same root and the same clan, and it is meaningless for the two powers to fight, and it will only increase the calamity to the people, so we have been watching and helping each other and being good neighbors and friendly over the years. But what about Xia Guo? ”

Tang An changed his words and glanced around with sharp eyes: "You have lived in the east for a long time, and there is a great Tang Dynasty in the middle as a natural barrier, so you may not know much about the barbarians there. However, I once rushed to the Western Regions in person, and I knew those people very well. They are nominally a nation, but in reality there are countless tribes working in their own right. There is no fertile land, no endless sea, no agricultural and textile equipment, there is ...... Only barren and desolate. There, people can do whatever it takes to survive, and the easiest way is to kill - the strong kill the weak, the big tribes swallow up the small tribes, and the scenes of killing and being killed are played out every day. ”

Thinking about the ferocity of the beard in the Western Regions, Tang An sighed deeply, pointed to his feet and said, "When they know that in their east, there are splendid rivers and mountains, beautiful clothes and food, beautiful women and gorgeous clothes, vast land and countless grains, what will they think?" That's right, it's plunder! The instinct to survive drives them to constantly take risks just to survive better. Therefore, the leaders have changed and the years have changed, but they have never given up their intention to occupy the Central Plains. And now, the lion standing in your way was wounded, and it was when he was at his weakest moment, while the other lion had already raised his claws. If Daqi watched the wounded lion being devoured, the result would speak for itself - the strong and greedy lion would swing its claws at you again when it hungered again! ”

What Tang An said was not alarmist, but the truth. However, he didn't think that these old men who were used to living a comfortable life would be bluffed by a few words from him, but he believed that he should have planted a seed in the hearts of these people.

Do you choose to save the wounded lion and keep it fending off the evil lion's attack, or face the vicious male lion?

Xie Yuan smiled coldly and said, "There is a third option - swallow that lion to strengthen yourself." ”

"Xie Yuan!"

Li Yu's face changed. Some things can be said in the heart, but how can they be said? Although it is very tempting to take advantage of people's danger and fall into the well, if it is really done, won't the image created by Qi for many years be ruined?

Xie Yuan smiled faintly: "I'm just saying, Your Majesty doesn't mind." ”

Tang An and his eyes touched in the air, as if an electric current had been stirred.

said it easily, but it had invisibly opened up the minds of everyone present. Taking advantage of the fatigue of the Tang Dynasty, he swallowed a large number of rivers and mountains, strengthened himself, and at the same time, he was able to resist the enemy outside the country, killing multiple birds with one stone. Besides, who can guarantee that Xia Guo will definitely hit Qi State? Maybe those local buns appreciate the beauty of the Central Plains and can't think about it, and maybe they don't want to go to war again.

Seeing that the ministers were talking to each other, as if a discussion had begun between sending troops and not sending troops, Tang An smiled coldly and said: "There is a good saying - the country is easy to change, but the nature is difficult to change. Matter can satisfy their desires for a short time, but it cannot change their instincts. The barbarians have believed in the strong for generations, and aggression and greed have been in their blood. If not, how could they never-ending attempts to get closer to civilization? ”

Someone asked, "How do you know what they think?" ”

Tang An smiled slightly: "As I said, I have dealt with them. You can go to Datang to inquire, not long ago, I took 3,000 Tang soldiers to kill Dima City in the Xia Kingdom, and burned the famous cities in the Western Regions and Eastern Xinjiang. I can pat my chest and assure that most people in the Central Plains will not know as much about them as I do. They are murderous, they are ferocious and brutal, they are a pack of hungry wolves, and they will bite when they find the opportunity! ”

When everyone here heard this, their first impression was that Tang An was bragging. With only 3,000 men, how could it be possible to penetrate the defense line of the beard? But his expression was resolute and proud, and there was no trace of falsification.

But even so, the magnates still fell into thought. Because even if the words are false, the people who come from the west will definitely know more about the Hu people than they do.

Qi Guo has been enjoying comfort for too long, and everyone wants this comfort to last. When one does not have to worry about tomorrow and does not have to fight for faith, it becomes especially easy to be satisfied.

And people who are satisfied are often more desperate for their lives.

With Datang as a barrier and a straight beard, which one are they willing to choose? The answer is hardly self-evident.

Looking at the change in everyone's expressions, Tang An had a chuckle on the corner of his mouth: The first step is to arouse their fear and succeed!