Chapter 483: No one welcomes you behind closed doors
After listening to Li Ji’s story.
Li Chengqian also understood the general idea.
Similarly, he could also deduce what Zhao Youlin was thinking at the time.
It is nothing more than trying to use the sacrifices of tens of thousands of people to force the Western Turks to form an irreconcilable mortal feud with us, the Tang Dynasty.
In that case...
Li Chengqian suddenly raised his eyes.
Obviously, he has a plan in mind... ??
Seeing his appearance, Li Jing and Li Ji looked at each other, and then asked their doubts: "Your Highness, what should our army do next?"
"Just do nothing."
Li Chengqian waved his hand and said: "Firstly, our army has not invaded and occupied the territory of other countries, and secondly, we have not trampled on the people of other countries."
"Now that we are stationed here, we are just guarding the border within the country."
"Even if Chen Shuda comes, he won't be able to say anything about this matter."
Speaking of this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but narrowed his eyes and said: "But this matter may not be so easy..."
As long as you are not a fool, you can see that now that the Tang Dynasty has the advantage, it is only a matter of words to counterattack the Western Turks.
But despite this, everyone in the court was still protesting against the war.
What does this mean?
Representative, some people do not want to see Datang win this war.
Or maybe, some people don't want to see the Tang Dynasty defeat the Western Turks in the west after defeating the powerful enemy Goguryeo in the east...
Li Chengqian sighed softly and couldn't help but turn his head and look outside the curtain.
Looking at the bright sunshine, he couldn't help but thought to himself: "I really hope that the Tang Dynasty can enter that peaceful and prosperous age as soon as possible..."
…
Soon.
Chen Shuda and his peace negotiation delegation arrived at the Datang camp.
Li Chengqian did not go out to greet him, and none of the generals of the Tang Dynasty came out of their tents.
The whole army acted as if nothing had happened and continued to do what they should do.
Even the camp gate is tightly closed , as if they didn’t even know that the delegation was coming.
And this is obviously very rude behavior.
An accompanying official next to him said with a face full of indignation: "These people are really rude. We are the peace negotiators appointed by the imperial court."
"It's okay if these people don't want to welcome us. How can we not even open the camp door?"
It's okay if he didn't say this, but when he said this, Chen Shuda became even more angry.
Not to mention the identity of the leader of the peace talks, just talking about Chen Shuda's official position as Minister of Rites, he was on the same level as Li Ji and Li Jing.
Even in terms of status, he is far superior to these two.
As the king of Qin, Li Chengqian always did ridiculous things, so if he didn't come out, he wouldn't come out.
But these two people didn't come out to meet him, which really made Chen Shuda feel a little embarrassed.
He directly urged the war horses and rushed directly to the camp.
But before he could get close to the camp, there was a sudden gust of wind.
Chen Shuda subconsciously reined in his horse and looked forward, only to see an arrow stuck ten steps in front of him.
Seeing this scene, Chen Shuda looked up and saw a Tang soldier standing on the wall of the village who had just put away his bow and arrows.
Seeing him, the Tang soldiers were not afraid, and raised their heads and said, "Stop anyone who comes! This is a strategic military location. Do you have any official letters?"
This Li Jing and Li Ji are really going too far...
Chen Shuda gritted his teeth, then raised his head and said proudly: "I am Chen Shuda, the Minister of Rites. Either open the door and let me in, or let your general come out to greet you in person!"
"Chen Shuda?"
"never heard of that."
The soldier sneered and said: "There were spies in our camp a few days ago. The general personally gave me an order. Without a letter of approval, no one is allowed to enter."
Upon hearing this, Chen Shuda almost
Laughed in anger.
I am the Minister of Rites, so I don’t blame him if he doesn’t recognize me.
But he has never heard his own name, which is a bit provocative.
He is Chen Shuda.
He was the seventeenth son of Emperor Chen Xuan, Chen Xu, and the half-brother of Chen Empress Chen Shubao.
But this person actually said that he had never heard of his name. Isn't this provoking himself?
He didn't bother to talk nonsense with this pawn, he just waved his riding whip and continued to rush towards the camp.
But at the moment when he raised his whip, the soldiers on the wall, under the command of the gatekeeper, began to set up their bows and load their arrows.
There is a strong tendency that as long as this guy dares to take a step forward, they will shoot this guy into a hedgehog.
Seeing this scene, the people behind Chen Shuda couldn't stand it anymore.
An official hurriedly stepped forward to stop Chen Shuda and said, "Mr. Chen, these people are short-sighted and must not act impulsively. If they hurt you, you will be ruined."
"Hurt me?"
"They dare!"
Chen Shuda was so angry at these people that he blew his beard and stared, his chest heaved violently, and he couldn't say a word.
Seeing him like this, the official next to him was also furious.
He just roared towards the wall: "What are you doing? You actually aimed your arrow at Mr. Chen, the Minister of Rites. Do you want to die?"
"No, no, no, sir, you have misunderstood us."
"We are just following orders."
The soldier's words were very polite, but his tone was not very good.
Anyone can hear the anger and disdain inside.
To be honest, these soldiers didn't know that these people were peace negotiators, and they were all big shots they couldn't afford to offend.
But they just weren't willing to let them in so easily.
After all, they are the ones fighting desperately against the Western Turks here.
defeated the Western Turks and It is they who have the advantage.
But now, just when his general was about to take the big guys to make great achievements, this group of people suddenly jumped out and said they would stop fighting.
What is this thing called?
Could it be that those of my brothers who died fighting to defend their country were in vain?
And don't forget, these Bashu soldiers and Xiangyang soldiers from Shannan Road came holding their breath.
They just want to prove themselves in this war.
It proves that the soldiers of Shannan Road are also soldiers that the Tang Dynasty can be proud of.
This proves that the men in this world who are not afraid of death in order to protect their families and country are not all from the north, there are also those from the south.
But just after they fought bloody battles and finally gained the upper hand, these people suddenly said they would not fight anymore. How could they not be angry?
"How many adults have this time to waste their time with me?"
"It's better to quickly find someone to write a general document that I can understand and use."
The soldier guarding the wall said with a sneer on his face: "As long as I see the official documents, I will kneel down to welcome you all in."
After hearing what the soldier said, the official next to Chen Shuda also said directly: "Whose document is needed to let us in?"
"Of course it belongs to my general."
The pawn said it in an understatement.
But these words almost made the official angry to death.
"Your general is in the camp. If you don't let me in, how can I get it?"
The soldier shrugged and said, "I can't control that. I only recognize documents, not people."
These words were obviously meant to make things difficult for them.
Chen Shuda couldn't bear it anymore.
He roared straight towards the camp: "Li Ji, Li Jing, what do you two mean by this?"