On the edge of the Kyzyl Kum Desert and the oasis, a post station stands alone in the wind and sand. This is part of the post road system built by the Umayyad Dynasty. Even the style inherits the Persian flat-roofed house and dome structure.
There were more than a hundred cavalry on both sides of the post station. They were the teams of the Dashi Army and the Tang Army escorting the negotiators. After the representatives entered the post station, they all withdrew a hundred steps away and stared at each other eagerly.
Although the Dashi Army lost the battle, the momentum of the army was still not weak, and they believed that the reason for the defeat was the general's incompetence, not their fault. If you don't believe that the "Sword of Allah" Khalid was resurrected
Try it, you will definitely defeat the Tang army.
The representative of the Tang Army was Duan Xiushi. Needless to say Cen Shen, Dashi also sent a member of the Abbasid family and the staff of the Governor of Khorasan and Bo Xilin, all of whom were mouthpieces who spoke without saying anything. Today
The first contact was mainly to exchange conditions and bring them back to the big bosses to discuss and see which ones were acceptable and which ones would not be acceptable even if the entire Khorasan was sold out.
Both sides brought translators who were proficient in the other party's language, and then read out their own conditions one by one. However, only Tang Jun was the one who proposed the conditions. The condition that the big cannibal wanted most was that Tang Jun did not mention any conditions, and then quickly left Mulu City.
Get out, it's best to get out of the river.
"The two sides have drawn up a treaty. Your country should compensate us for the war expenses in the amount of eight million dinar gold coins and 30,000 well-bred food horses. Every year, we must send envoys to present nine white horses and nine white camels to our Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty.
Tribute. In terms of territorial division, the Kizilkum Desert is used as the boundary. Mulu City belongs to our Anxi Protectorate. The east of Mulu City is like the nine states in the river. The sixteen states of Tochar are all under the sovereignty of the Tang Dynasty. This is the basis.
The basic principles of the treaty cannot be violated or questioned..."
When the translator turned over the words, the faces of the two senior food officials turned blue and white. This was not a lion's mouth, it was a crocodile's bloody mouth.
This member of the Abbas family was furious, slapping the table with both hands and standing up: "Stop talking any more! Your conditions are too harsh! We will never agree, not even to one!"
The opponent's spit flew across the air, causing Cen Shen, who was sitting cross-legged on the sheep's felt, to lean back to avoid the attack of the droplets.
Duan Xiushi put her hands on her knees and frowned as she spoke: "Don't refuse in a hurry. Bring it back to your superiors for detailed review. If you have any dissatisfaction, you can bring your opinions and we can discuss it again. After all, we have plenty of time.
,Not in a hurry."
Of course, the Anxi Army is not in a hurry, but the war in Asia Minor is urgent for Dashi. Since they decided to negotiate, they have gradually transferred away the Asia Minor border guards and the Caliphate's personal guards originally stationed in Tus City, and some
Those who were transferred and were on the way should turn around and go back. Tusi City is now an empty city with only 15,000 military personnel. Once the negotiations break down, it will be a disaster for Khorasan.
"Let's go, you go back and discuss it slowly." Duan Xiushi and Cen Shen stood up, leaving the two representatives of Dashi behind.
…
In the governor's residence of Tusi City, the capital of Khorasan, Bo Xilin was furious. He pressed his hands on the table and swept away the paper: "I'm so angry! You dare to bring back such a condition! Eight million gold dinas."
Your compensation! 30,000 well-bred war horses, are they trying to hollow us out! The empire's strength has been extremely weakened. How many horses and camels have they captured on the battlefield, and they are still asking for it aggressively! And Mulu City! Breathing Fire
Luo! We captured this with our swords and guns, and all they captured was in the middle of the river! Tocharo and Mulu City will not give it to him!"
The two envoys stood aside and trembled. Mansour frowned slightly as he watched Boshilin's majesty. However, he did not reveal his true thoughts easily, and still said with a gentle expression: "Don't be too angry, Grand Duke, Li Siye is a lion.
A big opening, this is what we can expect, but this is a negotiation, just like a business, it can be bargained. We modify their conditions to a level acceptable to us, and then leave it to the other party for discussion.
"
And Bo Xilin asked him: "What should I change it to?"
Mansour thought for a moment and replied: "One million gold dinars and five thousand well-bred war horses. Isn't that more? What kind of tribute of nine white horses and camels can be promised to them? It is just to satisfy the vanity of an emperor."
That's all. This kind of thing will be paid as tribute for five or six years, and then it can be discontinued when the Tang Dynasty weakens. But if we give Mulu City to them, we also have to recognize that the Tang State is the suzerainty of Hezhong and Tochara. That won't work. Mulu cannot be lost.
, Tochara cannot be lost. If Mulu City is lost, Tusi City will have no barrier. If Tochara is lost, we will lose the land bordering North India. So I propose to only give them the nine countries in the river.
"
Bingbo Xilin's dark face slowly relaxed, and he ordered the two envoys: "Inform the Tang Army to reopen negotiations, and use His Highness's opinions as the standard."
…
Li Siye threw the roll of toilet paper heavily on the ground, and said with a sweet breath: "A bunch of greens are really good at bargaining! They actually chopped off my ankles. Fortunately, I raised the initial price high enough.
Otherwise, we will really let them squeeze out the room for price increases.”
He turned around and pointed at Cen Shen and said: "Go and tell Dashi's envoy to go back and tell Bingbo Xilin that if he lists such unsincere conditions next time, I will terminate the negotiation and fight with him.
Take the city of Tus and advance to Baghdad. The Abbasid dynasty must have a lot of gold coins in their treasury. If they don’t give it to us, we’ll get it ourselves!”
Cen Shen nodded in surprise.
…
Mansour, wearing a black turban and twirling his beard, was pacing back and forth on the ground. He suddenly turned around and asked the two negotiators: "Did they really say that?"
The two nodded stupidly like camels.
Bingbo Xilin said angrily: "That's so crazy!"
Mansour shook his head and said: "I don't think he is crazy. This is what he really thinks. At least he did not have the idea of attacking Baghdad and dividing our territory equally with the Byzantine Empire. He is very self-aware and knows that he can do it.
The governor of the Western Regions cannot be the governor of Dashi. He can force us to make peace, and the emperor will be very happy and excited when he sees him. But if he can destroy a big empire, the credit will be too great for him to bear. China
The emperor will be frightened when he sees him. So we bargain and give him a condition that is slightly lower than what he expected. If he can accept it, he will not do anything extraordinary."
Bingbo Xilin turned around and asked him: "Your Highness Mansour, what do you think is the condition that Li Siye expected?"
Mansour shook his head: "It's hard to say, so we don't have to stay behind and don't show our heads. It's time now, and we don't need to talk about dignity or a microphone. Please invite Li Siye out and sit in front to talk to him upright."
, to achieve the result as soon as possible. Only then can we devote ourselves wholeheartedly to the battle in Asia Minor."
Bingbo Xilin's eyes became piercing: "This is very good, I really want to meet the person who defeated me."