"I have long heard that you think highly of yourself and are extremely arrogant. When I saw it today, it turned out to be true. I and other envoys from more than seventy countries arrived here, and you actually let us bask in the sun. Is this your way of hospitality in the Tang Dynasty?
"
"I will scold you, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, severely. You can't even handle such a small thing. What a shame!"
"Ha! It seems that the Tang Dynasty doesn't welcome us! If that's the case, then why should I suffer in the Tang Dynasty? I suggest that the Tang Dynasty is so disrespectful to us, why should we stay here? Let's go our separate ways.
Go! I will never come to this Tang Dynasty again!"
"That's right! Datang is so rude, why should we give him face? I'm leaving anyway!"
"Let's go! Go back! I will report it to Your Majesty. The Tang Dynasty insults us like this because it looks down on my empire. My Lord will definitely ask for an explanation from the Tang Dynasty!"
These envoys expressed their dissatisfaction one after another.
Some people ridiculed the arrogance of the Tang Dynasty, while others simply said that they would return directly.
No matter what kind of proposal, there was a crowd of responses.
When Zhao Hai saw this scene, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
If the envoys from more than seventy countries left the Tang Dynasty in anger as soon as they arrived in the Tang Dynasty, I, the minister of Honglu Temple, would definitely not be able to bear the consequences.
After all, you are responsible for diplomatic matters.
Although the main person in charge this time is Shen Lian, he will definitely not end well.
And he and Shen Lian are different. He knows very well how much Li Shimin trusts the Chu Palace, and how much he trusts Shen Lian. Therefore, if there is an accident and he dies, he will definitely die by himself.
Li Shimin would not let anything happen to Shen Lian.
So when he saw these envoys clamoring and really angry to leave, he hurriedly said: "Essential envoys, please be patient. I, the Tang Dynasty, have absolutely no intention of looking down on you. I have already sent someone to inquire.
Arrangements will be made for you soon."
When these envoys heard Zhao Hai's words, their expressions did not look much better.
An envoy from one country secretly glanced at the Tubo Crown Prince. When he saw the Tubo Crown Prince nodded slightly, his eyes turned cold and he snorted coldly: "This is not a matter of waiting at all, but that the Tang Dynasty did not put us in the right place at all."
In my eyes, otherwise these things should have been done in advance!"
"So, since I am nothing in the eyes of you, Datang, what is there to talk about? Fortunately, my king heard Datang's request and hoped that we would come as envoys to Datang. He thought that Datang really wanted to
After having a good chat with us, I agreed with great pain."
"But I didn't expect that you would despise us so much. In this case, there is nothing to talk about. I can't stand this anger, and I, the Persian Empire, can't stand this kind of insult!"
He glanced around at the other envoys and said in a loud voice: "Everyone, we are all representatives of our own country, and the Tang Dynasty treats us like this. This is obviously looking down on our country. I don't know why you can still tolerate it!"
"Anyway, I'm leaving!"
After that, he turned around and said: "Let's go!"
Those guards actually turned around immediately.
They actually want to leave!
Originally, these envoys were just making a fuss to express their dissatisfaction, but now, someone has taken the lead, and others are really considering whether to leave.
When Zhao Hai saw this scene, his mind was buzzing!
It's going to happen!
He did not expect that the envoys of the Persian Empire could be so restless.
If this goes away and others follow suit, it will really be over.
He hurriedly said: "My envoy from the Persian Empire, please stay..."
"You, Tang Dynasty, insulted me so much, and yet you still made me wait and dream!"
The envoy from the Persian Empire snorted coldly and walked directly outside the inn without any hesitation.
Zhao Hai turned pale.
If this goes away, it will be really troublesome.
But he can't order someone to forcefully stop someone, right?
So what is he going to do?
Zhao Hai was so flustered that he didn't want to stop.
"Commander Shen, I can't bear it anymore. Come quickly. If you don't come, you're really doomed!"
Zhao Hai was calling Shen Lian in his heart.
And at this moment, it seemed that God heard his call. Just when the Persian Empire envoy was about to step out of the inn gate, he happened to meet Shen Lian at the inn door.
"Step aside!"
When the envoy from the Persian Empire saw Shen Lian, his eyes flashed, but he didn't say anything more and spoke coldly.
When Zhao Hai found out it was Shen Lian, he was immediately overjoyed, but Shen Lian winked at him, so Zhao Hai didn't make any sound.
Shen Lian raised his eyebrows slightly, but without moving, he stood directly in front of the Persian Empire envoy and said with a smile: "This envoy is so angry, so be careful!"
The Persian Empire's envoy's face darkened: "You, the Tang Dynasty, act like this and look down upon me, the Persian Empire, so do you think I should be too angry?"
"look down?"
Shen Lian was very surprised: "How could this envoy have such an idea? We, the Tang Dynasty, are a country of etiquette. You are the only one who looks down on yourselves, but we will not look down on you."
"quibble!"
The Persian imperial envoy glanced back, and after meeting the eyes of the Tubo prince, he said with a cold face: "Get out of the way! Since the Tang Dynasty looks down on us, then we have nothing to talk about. I want to leave now and return to Persia. , What? You, Datang, are still going to be tough, can you stop me?"
"It turns out that they have colluded with Tubo!"
No wonder he became the first person.
I thought I was a fool.
Shen Lian sneered in his heart but didn't show it on his face.
He looked at the envoys of the Persian Empire and said with a smile: "You are a guest from afar, and of course I, the Tang Dynasty, will not prevent you from leaving."
"only….…"
He narrowed his eyes slightly and said meaningfully: "Are you really sure you want to leave?"
The envoy of the Persian Empire sneered: "Of course, do you think I am joking with you?"
Shen Lian was not annoyed. Instead, he narrowed his eyes and said, "Since you can be chosen as an envoy, you should not be stupid, so you should know..."
"This time when all nations come to court, a brand new order may be decided. Without participants, under the watchful eyes of so many countries, we can only passively accept this order."
"And this order is formulated by all participating countries. In other words, participating countries will fight for the interests of their own countries. If they don't participate... let alone fighting for interests, it will be good if they are not cannibalized by then. .”
"so……."
Shen Lian looked at the envoy whose expression changed slightly, and said with a smile: "Are you really going to let the Persian Empire give up such an opportunity just to serve as a spearman for others?"
"I….…"
The Persian envoy hesitated immediately.
Shen Lian continued: "I know that your departure was not your intention. Maybe someone promised you benefits, maybe you joined forces..."
The Persian envoy's expression suddenly changed, and he looked at Shen Lian fiercely.
His face was full of shock, he never expected that Shen Lian would know his secret.
Shen Lian, on the other hand, looked indifferent. Is this something unbelievable?
If this small inference cannot be accepted, then in the future, the Persian envoy must not doubt his life?
He chuckled lightly and said: "But there is no real alliance between countries. There are only so many benefits. One less country means one less competitor! Don't you really believe in your alliance? How many practical benefits will it gain for you?"
"You know, if you become stronger, it's not a good thing for them..."
"And look at the other envoys..."
Unknowingly, the Persian envoy was completely led away by Shen Lian. He didn't even think about what Shen Lian said and looked at it subconsciously.
And he himself didn't realize at all that he shouldn't have been so obedient.
The corners of Shen Lian's lips curled up slightly: "What these envoys just said was more powerful and louder than the last, but look, apart from you, Persia, who really wants to leave?"
The Persian envoy's face completely changed at this time.
Shen Lian might be deceiving himself.
But with so many envoys, their actions will not deceive themselves!
Really, no one moved at all except myself.
"Could it be...could it be..."
His eyes flickered: "Am I really in a trap? Tubo, Tubo doesn't want to cooperate with me, it just wants to deceive us so that it can devour our interests?"
Thinking of this, he immediately turned around and went back with a cold face without Shen Lian opening his mouth again.
When I left, I was in high spirits, but when I came back, I was extremely embarrassed.
When Zhao Hai saw the Persian envoy returning, his nervous heart finally relaxed.
Shen Lian, on the other hand, sneered.
He whispered to himself: "The envoys from other countries are actually going to move soon. If you take the lead, someone will definitely follow, but... I'm here, and you haven't really left, so naturally they won't have time." action."
"So, Persian envoy, do you know that you have been deceived?"
"It seems that you are really stupid!"
Shen Lian was in a good mood, smiled, and swaggered into the inn under the watchful eyes of envoys from more than seventy countries.
Shen Lian took Ali, there were only two of them, and walked towards the courtyard where thousands of people were standing.
And with his arrival, the guards of the envoys from various countries took the initiative to retreat to both sides completely subconsciously.
Suddenly, a road leading directly ahead appeared in front of Shen Lian.
Some envoys couldn't help but frown when they saw this scene. They were very dissatisfied that their guards were so timid and took the initiative to avoid him, as if they were afraid of Shen Lian.
But before they could speak, Shen Lian had already walked over.
His steps were steady and his expression was calm, as if this road should have appeared here.
This made the envoys unable to say anything when it came to their lips.
If you open your mouth again after everyone has already walked in, wouldn't that be an afterthought?
Not to mention, at this time, if you really block Shen Lian's path, it will obviously be a provocation.
In the Tang Dynasty, it was definitely not a small thing to provoke the younger generation of the Tang Dynasty to carry the cauldron and the right-wing subordinates of King Chu. Moreover, the evil reputation of King Chu Li Kuan was also spread outside the country.
Those who provoke him will definitely not get good results.
They had all done their homework when they came to this King of Chu, and knew that he was very famous within the Tang Dynasty!
Moreover, as the saying goes, whoever takes the lead at this time may suffer disaster... Therefore... If others don't move, they won't move either.
Even though they had made some agreements before coming to the Tang Dynasty, they were not stupid enough to be treated like the envoys of the Persian Empire.
After all, there are only a few idiots like the envoys of the Persian Empire who can come here.
Most of them are scheming people.
Just like that, Shen Lian walked up to the envoys without any surprise.
After turning around, he cupped his hands and said with a smile: "I am busy with official duties and have been delayed for some time. I did not come to greet the envoys from various countries in time. I hope you can forgive me."
"Busy with official duties?"
The Tubo prince Qi Hela narrowed his eyes and said with a half-smile, "Are you sure you're not busy drinking and socializing?"
Shen Lian raised his eyebrows.
This is interesting to say.
It seems that Tibet sent many spies to sneak into Chang'an long before the envoys arrived!
Otherwise, how could the Tubo prince know what he had just done?
However, Shen Lian was not surprised. Chang'an has now become a place where the storms gather, and the arrival of so many envoys from various countries will surely stir up the world's affairs.
It is abnormal for these countries not to send spies to collect intelligence in advance.
He smiled and said: "Some official matters can be handled in the same way without distinguishing them according to the occasion. As the saying goes, the benevolent see the benevolent, the humble see the humble, that's it~"
Qi Hela snorted coldly and ignored Shen Lian's sophistry.
"Commander Shen, we have been standing here for a long time. What we want to hear now is not your explanation that we don't know whether it is true or false."
At this moment, a well-spoken Tang Dynasty Mandarin came out.
Shen Lian followed the sound and saw that this was a young man in his mid-twenties, speaking to him.
There was a flag behind this person, and through the flag, Shen Lian recognized this person's identity.
Envoy from Nanzhao Kingdom!
And Nanzhao Kingdom......
A light flashed in Shen Lian's eyes.
The information he had received before was about the Nanzhao Kingdom.
The two people who spoke the code name of the Beidou Society were already secretly plotting to seize the power of Nanzhao and rule the country.
I don't know if this is true or not.
But there is a high probability that it should be true.
Although such a huge country was secretly taken away by Beidou Society thieves, this is a bit unbelievable.
But if Beichen was planning it, and Tianshu and others were powerful enough, it might not be impossible.
At this moment.
The Nanzhao envoy looked at Shen Lian and said: "What we need is an explanation... Our envoy traveled thousands of miles to Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty, but the result? There is not even a place to rest. The Tang Dynasty is a bit Isn’t it appropriate?”
"I don't know if the Tang Dynasty looks down on us and thinks there is no need to arrange accommodation for us, or..."
He looked at Shen Lian and said meaningfully: "Commander Shen personally looks down on us and neglects to arrange these for us?"
As soon as the Nanzhao envoy finished speaking, the expressions of envoys from other countries looking at Shen Lian also changed.
Some people frowned, some were thoughtful, and some simply got angry.