Tuyuhun's provocation reminded him of the Weishui Alliance back then!
He didn't want to experience that kind of shame again!
This time, even if we use up the seed grain, we must destroy these arrogant barbarians!
"quiet!"
His Majesty Li Er raised his hand to stop the restlessness in the hall and said in a deep voice: "This time, even if it takes three to five years to completely empty the grain in the official warehouse, we must kill them all!
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As soon as he finished speaking, the generals cheered loudly!
"Your Majesty is wise, you must teach these barbarians a lesson this time!"
"That's right, do they think my Datang is made of mud?!"
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Seeing how excited the atmosphere in the hall was, Wei Zheng became anxious on the spot!
Why is Your Majesty so interested in growing food?!
If the grain crops are used up and another disaster occurs, wouldn't the current prosperous situation of the Tang Dynasty be completely destroyed?
At that time, everything will really be a serious loss of vitality!
To say the least, it will delay the development of Datang for at least five years!
If it was not a matter of life and death, Wei Zheng would never agree to what His Majesty Li Er did.
Therefore, he hurriedly advised: "Your Majesty, you must not be reckless at this time, you need to consider the long term!"
"If the foundation of the Tang Dynasty is destroyed because of a small Tuyuhun, it is really not worth it!"
"You might as well continue to listen to their detailed plans and see if there is anything that can be exploited!"
"Wouldn't it be better if it could be delayed for a while?"
After finishing speaking, without waiting for His Majesty Li Er to speak, Wei Zheng asked the secret agent: "Have you heard about their detailed plan?"
"Tell me all the information you know!"
Hearing this, the secret agent quickly raised his head and looked at His Majesty Li Er.
His Majesty Li Er suppressed the anger in his heart, waved his hands and said: "Say them all!"
The secret agent took a deep breath and continued: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the plan of our army in Tuyuhun is to focus on attacking Liangzhou first, and then divide the troops into five groups to spread to other state capitals."
"Fight with me, the Tang Dynasty, and then send envoys to negotiate terms!"
Hearing this, Wei Zheng asked with some confusion: "Does Tuyuhun know about the lack of food in the Tang Dynasty?"
How could it be such a coincidence?
Judging from their looks, they seemed to know the situation in Datang very well!
How can this be?
Changsun Wuji also had the same doubts and asked: "Why does Tuyuhun know so much about the situation in the Tang Dynasty?"
The secret agent shook his head and said: "Tuyuhun knows nothing about the situation in the Tang Dynasty!"
"They have no idea that we are short of food, and they plan to fight guerrilla warfare as before!"
"Judging from the news I heard, they have no intention of breaking through the border at all."
"I don't want to confront my Tang Dynasty cavalry head-on!"
Hearing this, Changsun Wuji and Wei Zheng were stunned!
The other ministers also looked dumbfounded!
Even His Majesty Li Er temporarily put down his anger and asked in surprise: "You mean, they are just blind cats and dead mice?"
The spy nodded.
Upon seeing this, Wei Zheng immediately said: "Your Majesty, if this is the case, then even if we drag this matter out for a while, Tuyuhun will not be suspicious!"
His Majesty Li Er nodded and said: "It would be much easier if they didn't know these things!"
"Tell me, what kind of alliance do they plan to make with the Tang Dynasty?"
"Report to Your Majesty."
The spy continued: "What Tuyuhun means is to ask me, the Tang Dynasty, to recognize their independence, including the newly established Tuhuo regime."
"They are willing to surrender and pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty every year, but the Tang Dynasty cannot send troops to attack without reason!"
"At the same time, I also want to resume transactions between the two parties like during the Takeru years, and I want to trade business with Datang in exchange for food."
"In order to ensure this, they proposed to marry me, Datang!"
"I hope to be able to marry three noble daughters of our Tang Dynasty clan and form a marriage alliance with our Tang Dynasty!"
After the secret agent finished speaking, the Tai Chi Hall became silent, and you could hear a needle drop.
After hearing this request, the ministers all looked at each other in shock.
Use force to seek submission?
So many armies were entangled just to prevent Datang from sending troops to attack them in the future?
If you want to surrender, don't you just have to pay tribute?
What does it mean to send troops to threaten?
"Is this news true?"
Changsun Wuji wondered: "Did they really do this?"
"true!"
The secret agent said with great certainty: "Even the ordinary people in Tuyuhun already know about this!"
"According to the information I received, this idea should have come from the Tubo people!"
"They said that if they didn't threaten, Datang would treat them the same way and refuse to marry!"
"If we don't get married, this covenant will be a piece of paper!"
“That’s why we came up with this strategy!”
Changsun Wuji thought for a moment and said, "No matter what, we can't agree to any of these conditions!"
"Tuyuhun has been harassing our border for a long time, how could we just let them go?"
Other ministers also agreed.
"If you really let it go, it will definitely become a big problem in the future!"
"Especially for Tubo, after they were destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, their hatred must be very deep!"
"If we just sit back and do nothing, wouldn't we be feeding tigers into trouble?"
Changsun Wuji said: "They knew that Datang would not agree to such a request, so they thought of using this method to prove their own strength."
"The abacus is really loud!"
"I think it's better to pretend to send someone to negotiate with him first."
"Since they don't know the specific situation of our Datang, isn't it easy to delay time?"
This view of Changsun Wuji was unanimously recognized by the ministers.
Tuyuhun did not know about the shortage of grain depots in the Tang Dynasty, so everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
And since they have their demands, Datang is the one who takes the initiative!
Even if you don't agree to their request, it won't be a big problem if you delay it for a while!
They should and are not willing to offend Datang to death!
If you directly send people to negotiate to give them some hope, this matter will be easier to handle!
Seeing that Li Er still didn't speak, Changsun Wuji continued: "Your Majesty, do you want to send someone to make formal contact with Tuyuhun now?"
"Even if they fail, they are determined to fight first, even if it takes ten days and a half!"
"That way, the pressure on me, Datang, will be much less!"
Just when everyone was waiting for His Majesty Li Er's decision, something very strange happened to them!
His Majesty Li Er looked around the hall and suddenly smiled!
What's happening here?
The ministers were all confused. Now that things have happened, why is His Majesty so happy all of a sudden?