Master Liang looked at the delivery order in his hand and smiled from ear to ear. "The Turks are so generous. They deserve to dominate the grassland. Look at this handiwork. The horses alone are only ten thousand. Then I will have ten thousand cavalry immediately." . I have long wanted to build a strong cavalry force, but due to the shortage of horses and weapons, this time it is not short."
"Congratulations to Your Majesty, our Liang Kingdom will live forever..." The officials began to praise.
Prime Minister Xue Li turned around and glared at the envoy in the middle. The other person understood and immediately knelt down and cried loudly: "Your Majesty clearly knows that I am wronged..."
Um? ?
"My dear, you are on a mission to the Turks this time and you have brought back so many supplies. I will reward you greatly. Why are you crying? Is there any grievance at home?" Master Liang was confused.
The envoy kowtowed and explained: "I am not complaining for myself, but for the Liang Kingdom. Your Majesty, the Turks did not have good intentions when they gave us supplies so generously. You don't know the scene at that time. It was really, really humiliating." It’s hard to put into words…”
Xue Li took the opportunity to stand up and asked sternly: "You represent our country, Liang. When the two countries are at war, you still haven't killed the envoys. How can you be humiliated?"
The envoy wiped away his tears and said, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister! It is said that a weak country has no diplomacy. Today I have experienced the suffering of Liu Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue. The Turks did not regard us as Liang Guo as human beings at all. From the beginning to the end, we Let me kneel like a dog and talk.”
What? ? Kneel down and talk the whole time? Xia Honglu, why are you on duty? I, Liang Guo, have disgraced you! All the ministers reprimanded him one after another, except Xue Li and the Minister of Hubu.
Master Liang's face was as dark as water, and he waved his hands to press down the ministers, "Let him continue speaking."
"That's all. I'm asking for help. For the livelihood of our country, Liang, lowering your head is nothing. But when I asked them to send troops for rescue, what do you think the Turks said? They were not willing to help at all, so what else could they say? , our Liang Kingdom and the Tang Dynasty are one family, let us kill each other and bite the dogs..."
Xue Li kicked the guy down and yelled, "What nonsense are you talking about? Who is the same as the Tang Dynasty?"
"I didn't say that, it was the Turks who said so, saying that we are all Han Chinese in the Central Plains and it would be best if we killed each other." This guy's acting skills are beyond praise.
Master Liang clenched his fists loudly, "Since they refused to save me, why did they agree to give me supplies?"
The envoy cried and cried: "Your Majesty, do you think they are so kind? I kowtowed and begged in every possible way to no avail. What I got in return was punches and kicks. I was almost beaten to death by them, just because I said something that made my lips feel cold." The Turks said , We, the small country of Liang, are not worthy of talking to them about the coldness of our lips and teeth, even if our lips are dead and our teeth are cold!"
Xue Li roared with hatred: "Damn it! The Turks humiliated our country, Liang, so much. Your Majesty, please send back their supplies?"
Master Liang also hated Tujue very much, but he relied on Tujue's help to make his fortune, so no matter how much anger he had, he could only bury his anger in his heart. At this time, when a disaster was imminent, he really couldn't offend Tujue to death.
"Be patient and listen to what he has to say."
The envoy continued: "Later, Ashinadur Mingli, the prime minister of the Turks, bah! He also harbored evil intentions. He suggested not to send troops, but he could give us supplies. He said that if we want the horses to run away, we have to let them eat grass. . The supplies are not given to us for support, but to prevent us from abandoning the city and surrendering and not killing each other. By then, the pressure from the Turks will be too great."
"So what is this batch of supplies?" Xue Li asked with a dark face.
"They gave us the reward in order to make us desperately help them resist the Tang army! To put it bluntly, they don't regard us as human beings, and want us to be their scapegoats... Your Majesty, what a shame and humiliation! Since the establishment of the Liang Kingdom, After all, we are one country, but the Turks don’t treat us as human beings... I have wronged you on behalf of Your Majesty!"
Xue Li really wanted to cover his eyes, wondering how could this guy still perform well? I cried so much that I almost believed it.
But he didn't expect that this Xia Honglu was the minister of Honglu Temple in Liang Guo, specializing in diplomacy. There is no performance in crying this time. It is half restoration and half genuine grievances for everyone. The Turkic barbarians treat us so badly that we are not human beings.
"Your Majesty, what a shame! I suggest that we return the supplies to the Turks. We don't want their kindness. We can survive on our own strength! Even if we can't stop the Tang army, we will die. We don't want this humiliation! "Xue Li, as the prime minister, was like a fierce warrior at this time, full of anger.
For a time, many courtiers were infected by him and stood up to denounce the Turks with righteous indignation.
Why didn't Master Liang want to scold the Turks a thousand times? But he can't do it. Without the Turks, he can't be an emperor, so for the sake of current wealth, he must endure it!
He waved his hand to silence everyone, "Gentlemen, it is a fact that the Liang State is weak! It is also an iron rule that a weak country has no diplomacy. Now that a strong enemy is attacking, we can no longer offend the backup, otherwise the Liang State will really be gone."
Xue Li said bitterly: "Your Majesty, can this humiliation be tolerated like this? Are we really going to help the Turks resist the Tang Dynasty and be their scapegoats?"
Xia Honglu, who was kneeling on the ground, suggested: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, if that doesn't work, let's vote for the Tang Dynasty. Help the Tang Dynasty to kill the Turks. This revenge must be avenged. Look at how they beat me."
Xue Li kicked the guy down and said, "You bastard! Now that we are facing a formidable enemy, you dare to speak treacherous words to demoralize our military? For your own personal vendetta, don't you want a country? Ordinary people can vote for the Tang Dynasty, but we can't. We voted for the Tang Dynasty. It’s not going to end well.”
Master Liang's eyes moved slightly, and he said in his heart that Xue Li was good. His words seemed to remind me that everyone can vote for the Tang Dynasty, but I, the king, cannot.
At this time, Liang Guo's Minister of Household Affairs came out and said, "Your Majesty, in the past two days, because of the news that the Tang army was attacking, people in the city have begun to flee southward..."
hiss……
So, we don’t need to worry about whether we can hold it or not. When the Tang army besieges the city, the people will directly surrender to the enemy?
Master Liang's face was full of bitterness, "When the Tang Dynasty attacked, the Turks did not send troops, but relied on our own troops to hold the city and defend it? Even if we defended it, the family fortune accumulated in the past two years would probably be wasted. What should we do?" "
Liu Shangshu sighed: "It would be great if we could not fight the Tang army and preserve our strength. It's a pity, we are adjacent to Yanzhou of the Tang Dynasty and are the first line of defense. Dingxiang of the Turks is behind, and we don't want to block their swords. It’s impossible.”
At this time, Xue Li raised his eyebrows and said in a frivolous tone: "Who says it's impossible? According to the plan of the last court meeting, I also sent envoys to contact the Tang army. Although the reply was ambiguous, as long as it doesn't say that Liang Guo must If it is destroyed, there will be relief.”
"It's just that because we are at odds with the Tang Dynasty and have not received His Majesty's approval, I dare not take advantage of it."
Master Liang was surprised and said: "Prime Minister, this is the time. If you have good strategies during the time of life and death, please come up with them. I am not a king who doesn't know right from wrong! I am an enemy of the Tang Dynasty and a friend of the Turks. This is true! But at this time, At that moment, how could one tell so clearly whether he was an enemy or a friend? It all depends on the current situation!"
