On the dragon chair, Zhao Gou nodded slightly. It was obvious that he was extremely satisfied with Lu Dongzan's words!
"Yes, the two countries are good neighbors and should be friendly!"
Zhao Shen continued Lu Dongzan's words and said slowly.
"His Majesty, the Emperor, is clear!"
Lu Dongzan hurriedly saluted, "Not long ago, we unexpectedly discovered that soldiers and horses from the Song Dynasty accidentally entered our Tubo territory and caused great harm to many tribes. Many people died in the conflict. Zhong! The lower official knows that this must also be a misunderstanding.
Therefore, I would like to ask His Majesty the Supreme Emperor to clear up this misunderstanding and withdraw the troops! Although I, Tibet, have hundreds of thousands of troops waiting to be ready, we really do not want the two countries to fall into conflict again. After all, the conflict between the two countries is of great significance to anyone. It benefits neither party!”
"oh?"
Zhao Gou couldn't help but frowned when he heard this!
He turned his head and asked Zhao Shen in a solemn voice, "Your Majesty, our soldiers and horses from the Song Dynasty rashly entered the territory of Tubo. Is this true or false?"
Zhao Shen's expression changed slightly, but for a moment he didn't know how to answer! Is the answer true?
It will definitely arouse Zhao Shen's dissatisfaction.
After all, Zhao Shen has always been extremely disgusted with war, and even hates it deeply! This can be seen from the fact that he did not go to war with the Jin Kingdom even if he personally cut off his arms to pay tribute and surrender.
But, is it false?
Not to mention that this matter was already known to everyone in the court and there was no way to hide it. To deliberately deceive Zhao Gou on a day like this was both easy to say and hard to hear.
Just when Zhao Shen was hesitating, Shen Tang, who was just here to make soy sauce, suddenly left work!
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it is true that the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty are in Tubo territory. However, Your Majesty has just learned about this!"
Shen Tang responded slowly!
Zhao Gou raised his eyebrows and asked with a bit of dissatisfaction, "What is your position?"
"Chen Shen Tang is now a direct bachelor of Longtuge. He was previously personally appointed by the Holy Emperor as General of the Western Expedition and led his troops to fight against Tibet in Chengdu!"
"Are you that Shen Tang?"
Zhao Gou said coldly, "What did you mean by what you just said?
Could it be that even the emperor and you, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, didn't know about the mobilization of soldiers and horses in the Song Dynasty?
This is simply ridiculous! Moreover, our Song Dynasty has always been a country of benevolence and righteousness, how could we invade other countries without any reason?
Your Majesty, I will issue an order immediately later, no matter what the reason is, to bring back the troops and horses first! You must remember that resorting to military violence is a sign of the destruction of the country, so you must not go your own way!"
"Moreover, the Song Dynasty is about to recuperate and recuperate. Even if Tubo was at fault before, it has passed now, so why bother with it again?"
Shen Tang in the main hall couldn't help but sneer in his heart! No wonder there was the original Shaoxing peace negotiation. With such an emperor, it would be strange if he didn't betray his country and seek glory! It is indeed bad to be militaristic, but he must not be so weak that he can only be bullied. situation.
A country must at least have backbone and strength. Just blindly giving in and retreating will only make others even more contemptuous!
When your country is really destroyed, who will be a little sad for a declining dynasty?
Which enemy would give up the fish in his mouth because of your original tolerance?
"His Majesty the Emperor!"
Shen Tang knew that it was difficult for Zhao Shen to answer, so even though he knew that Zhao Gou was unhappy, he still spoke again.
"This is not allowed!"
"You..." Zhao Gou was furious. How dare a small Shen Tang speak out to refute him?
Moreover, in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty?
"presumptuous!"
Facing Zhao Gou's anger, Shen Tang looked calm.
"Your Majesty, the Song Dynasty's soldiers and horses are indeed in Tubo territory, but this is not the reason for our Song Dynasty, and the responsibility does not lie with the Holy Emperor.
In other words, even the Holy One cannot directly recall these soldiers and horses now."
"Not long ago, the Song Dynasty and Tubo fought fiercely in Chengdu Prefecture. The Jin Kingdom borrowed troops from us twice. This allowed us to stabilize the situation in Chengdu Prefecture and defeat Tubo!"
"Your Majesty is a man who knows how to repay his kindness. Although we, the Song Dynasty, have enmity with the Kingdom of Jin, we need to remember the kindness of the Kingdom of Jin in this matter.
Therefore, after the Battle of Chengdu Prefecture, the Jin Kingdom mentioned borrowing troops from the Song Dynasty, and the Holy Spirit agreed."
"As for whether the Jin Kingdom wants to borrow troops from the Song Dynasty to attack Tubo, or to help them herd cattle, we naturally cannot interfere! Therefore, although there are soldiers and horses from the Song Dynasty in Tubo, they are not under the command of the emperor for the time being.
Unless, directly violating the agreement with the Kingdom of Jin, all the lent troops and horses will be taken back!"
At this time, Shen Tang was very lucky that he had found such a reason and used the Kingdom of Jin as a shield! He really underestimated the cowardice in the hearts of Zhao Gou and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
"If His Majesty the Supreme Emperor gives the order, I will immediately go find the envoy from the Kingdom of Jin and ask him to bring the Emperor's will back to the Kingdom of Jin..."
Shen Tang was dissatisfied with Zhao Gou's cowardice, so he directly attacked fire with fire! Don't you want to withdraw your troops?
Then give an order to the Kingdom of Jin to take back the lent soldiers. It depends on whether Zhao Gou has the courage!
Sure enough, Shen Tang's words caused the expression on Zhao Gou's face to change drastically! His fear of the Jin Kingdom was unparalleled. He couldn't even think about trying to please the Jin Kingdom, so how could he dare to actually give a decree to the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom?
"Okay, okay, okay! You all have strong wings! You don't need me to make decisions anymore. You are very good!"
Zhao Gou gritted his teeth and made a sound, his gaze towards Shen Tang was like spitting fire!
brush!
Zhao Gou stood up, walked directly towards His Highness, turned around and left everyone's sight!
After being scolded by Shen Tang, he was completely humiliated in front of the civil and military officials, and his promise to the Tibetan envoy could not be fulfilled. How could he stay?
Zhao Gou's departure directly brought the birthday celebration to an end. Zhao Shen took a deep look at Shen Tang, with a complicated expression on his face.
"Shi Hao, Zhang Pei... you will come directly to Funing Palace to have a banquet with your father later. The others will wait for the banquet given by your father!"
Zhao Shen confessed and then left quickly.
After the two emperors left, the civil and military officials in the court had different expressions. Many people quietly looked at Shen Tang, which directly offended Zhao Gou on such a day. Some people were worried about him, while more people watched happily.
However, Shen Tang himself didn't care too much. If he offended him, he would be offended, so what could he do?
Could it be possible to really take back all the troops and horses?
If so, everything you do will be meaningless!
Ignoring the various looks from everyone, Shen Tang walked up to Lu Dongzan!
"Lu Dongzan, as the Prime Minister of Tubo, you should know etiquette! You should have a sense of what to say on any occasion.
Otherwise, disaster will surely befall you!"
After saying that, Shen Tang leaned over slightly and said softly, "Lu Dongzan, I will send a secret order to the soldiers and horses in Tubo later. You can guess what Tibet will pay for your words." cost!"