193. The premise of negotiation
Time passed in such a minute-by-minute grind. It is now July of the first year of Zhenguan, and it has been three months since Jingwen left Chang'an, and now he has been enjoying life in Dingxiang City under the Turkic control, and he has not started working at all. And the people who wanted to come to visit Jingwen were all rejected by Jingwen. As for the princess Kedun Yicheng, she has not sent anyone to assassinate her for the time being, and it seems that she does not plan to assassinate her. But Jingwen knows very well that she is probably holding some bad water in her stomach, and she is ready to use a bigger conspiracy to rectify herself! Therefore, it is still not to be taken lightly.
And then, when the Turks were in a hurry, Jingwen finally informed Zhao Deyan that he could start talking. As for Zhao Deyan, he was also a little happy, because Jingwen was finally ready to start talking, but he didn't know how to talk about it next. And the Tang Dynasty can now be said to have the advantage in both trade and military, which is completely different from when the Tang Dynasty was just founded. Even, the current Tang Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty less than a year ago are almost two looks, and there is no comparison. So now the Turks can't use force to deter, but they have to worry that the Tang Dynasty will take the opportunity to clean them up.
"Zhao Guoshi, I can tell you that we Datang want to negotiate, and there is one of the most basic conditions. If this condition cannot be met, then there is no need for us to talk about it. Jingwen said.
Zhao Deyan said: "Please speak! ”
"I want this city under our feet!" Jingwen said.
"What?" Zhao Deyan was surprised.
Zhao Deyan obviously didn't expect that Jingwen actually wanted this city. The city of Dingxiang at the foot is already the de facto capital of the Turks. It was also a bridgehead used by the Turks to attack the Central Plains. So, the usefulness of the city speaks for itself. It's very important, but Jingwen actually said that he wanted this city. This is obviously somewhat unrealistic. So Zhao Deyan didn't want to think about it, so he directly shook his head and refused. Because once this city is in its hands, it will be a lot of losses for the Turks.
"Then we have nothing to talk about!" Jingwen said.
Zhao Deyan immediately asked, "Why do you want this city?" This city is just a county, and Datang has hundreds of states and counties, thousands of county seats, why care about one county seat? Anyway, it's just a county, so why bother to affect the diplomatic relations between our two countries for this county? ”
Jingwen immediately snorted at Zhao Deyan, a traitor, in his mind, this Zhao Deyan really deserves to be a traitor, and he actually let his motherland cut the land so righteously. What to say will not affect the diplomatic relations between the two countries for the sake of a county town. Isn't this nonsense? If a county is lost today, then I am afraid that it will be able to lose a state and county tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, I am afraid that the country will be destroyed. Therefore, the territory of the country can be said to be nothing to talk about. Now it's not the Manchu Qing Dynasty, nor is it the snot Song of the Great Song Dynasty, so Jingwen naturally can't let the first terms of land cession appear in his hands. At that time, no matter how great Jingwen's achievements are, I am afraid that it will be left for 10,000 years.
Jing Wen immediately said righteously: "I am the land of the Tang Dynasty." Not an inch is superfluous! If you are not willing to return this county, then it is impossible for us to negotiate with an enemy country. This is our bottom line, this is our territory. ”
Zhao Deyan immediately retorted: "This is what we took from Liu Wuzhou's hands, not from your Li Tang's hands!" So. This Dingxiang County is not your Li Tang's territory. Therefore, we Turks have obtained this Dingxiang, which has nothing to do with your Datang. ”
Jingwen immediately continued: "My Tang Dynasty inherited the Taoist system of the Sui Dynasty. So I'm orthodox in Datang. Liu Wuzhou is just a traitor, not a legitimate Taoist system. Therefore, his cession clause is invalid. We Datang don't admit it. ”
Although Jingwen scoffed at this "orthodox" truth, he still had to talk about it at this time. Anyway, the Tang Dynasty was made by the last emperor of the Sui Dynasty. And Liu Wuzhou didn't! If according to the Han people, then only the Tang Dynasty is orthodox, and Liu Wuzhou is indeed not a legitimate government. But this kind of casual remark is just a red mouth and white teeth, and the real thing still depends on your own strength. If there is no strength, then it is orthodox in time, and it has not become unorthodox?
"Then I also tell you that there is not an inch of surplus in my Turkic land! If you want to go back just because of these two mouths, it's impossible. My Turks have hundreds of thousands of iron horsemen, and if you want it, then you have to see if you have this mouth. The territory of my Turks is not something that other countries can covet. Zhao Deyan also said righteously.
Jingwen is speechless with this Zhao Deyan, who no longer regards himself as a Chinese at all, but wholeheartedly regards himself as a Turk. As soon as he opened his mouth and closed his mouth, he said the three words "I Turkic", obviously thinking of himself as a Turk. And this kind of traitor, whatever you say to him is useless, he can refute you. In their psychology, there is no more courtesy, righteousness and shame, and you expect to talk to him about national righteousness, which can be said to be playing the piano to the cow. Anyway, he thinks that he is his own master, and it is not a big deal, and it is a truth that the people of the Three Kingdoms period work for different lords.
"This is my homeland of China, and it is impossible for us to give up sovereignty!" Jingwen immediately said as well.
"Then we don't have anything more to say! Our Turkic land was bought with the blood of our Turkic soldiers, and it cannot be discarded at will. If you want it back, get it with blood! Zhao Deyan said.
Zhao Deyan also blackmailed Jingwen for war in turn, anyway, the Tang Dynasty wanted war and was not ready, so it could not provoke a full-scale war against the Turks. Therefore, although Zhao Deyan may be willing to return those calligraphy and painting classics that have no practical significance, he will definitely not be able to cut the land. Although Zhao Deyan has turned his back on his nation, he still thinks in his heart that the territory can never be ceded up. This habit he brought to his new master. Therefore, he will never cede the land of his loyal lord now, which is a habit left over from him as a Han Chinese.
The scene was so deadlocked, and it was obvious that no one wanted to give in to a single step, because the territorial issue was too big for either of them to back down. If it is once retreated, it will be a loss of power and humiliation of the country, so everyone cannot accept it. This is not only a blow to reputation, but also a stench that will last for thousands of years. (To be continued......)