This is not the first time Li Chengqian has dealt with Yin Zhao.
When he was in Jiaohe City before, Li Chengqian had a confrontation with this guy.
But that time ended with Li Chengqian's victory.
At this moment, seeing this guy standing up again, Li Chengqian also smiled.
He looked directly at Yin Zhao and said, "What? Master Yin, do you have any objections?"
"It's not an opinion."
"It's just a little difficult."
"Gaochang and Datang have always been allies. His Highness wants to build a camp in Gaochang, so it doesn't matter."
"But if we, the soldiers and civilians of Gaochang, are asked to escort food and grass for the Tang Dynasty, I'm afraid there will be something wrong..."
Yin Zhaozhi looked at Li Chengqian and said: "Not to mention the battlefield ahead, will our soldiers and civilians of Gaochang State be killed or injured during this period?"
"Just how to mobilize the military and civilians is a difficult problem."
"We had no enmity with the Angsa Empire in the past and have no enmity recently. On the contrary, we have a deep enmity with the Western Turks."
"Now that the Tang Dynasty is fighting to aid the Western Turks, our military and civilians are bound to be very concerned about this place."
"If no one responds, we can't capture the young man after all, right?"
After hearing what he said, all the Gaochang ministers present nodded their heads in agreement.
Even Qu Wentai nodded and said, "What the Imperial Master said is very reasonable."
Seeing him like this, Li Yubo on the side couldn't help but sigh secretly.
What is short-sightedness? Isn't this what it is?
What does it mean to act and stand at the same time? Isn't this what it is?
Let’s not talk about other things, let’s talk about Gaochang at the moment.
How can they be considered allies of the Tang Dynasty?
I'm afraid that being a minister of the Tang Dynasty is not qualified enough, right?
Secondly, since you have chosen to join the Tang Dynasty, you might as well surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
What do you mean by jumping back and forth during this period?
Isn't this just trying to build an archway even though you are a cousin?
Becoming a dependent country to gain benefits from others, but also want to maintain autonomy.
I'm giving you benefits for free, are you a fool?
It was also at this moment that the smile on Li Chengqian's face turned cold.
He looked directly at Qu Wentai and said, "If you say so, does King Gaochang think it's not okay?"
"Uh...this..."
Qu Wentai was speechless.
And without waiting for others to speak, Yin Zhao continued: "It's not impossible."
"It's just that the Tang Dynasty always allows us to have some reputation to appease the people and soldiers, right?"
Yin Zhao looked at Li Chengqian with a smile and said, "For example, what happened in Jiaohe City..."
"If His Highness is willing to temporarily return the Jiaohe City that he borrowed earlier to our country."
"I think we can use this excuse to encourage the military and civilians."
Obviously, this guy was determined to take advantage of the opportunity that Datang asked them to ask for Jiaohe City.
But will Li Chengqian give it?
Just kidding, it would be nice if he didn't steal something from Gao Chang.
Furthermore, the human heart is not enough for a snake to swallow an elephant.
Now the logistics line is not in their hands yet, they are like this.
If they take control of it in the future, wouldn't they have to control themselves everywhere?
Li Chengqian would not put his life or the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers in the hands of such a person.
"Come to think of it, I won't be able to eat this meal today."
"In that case, there is no need to waste time here."
Li Chengqian stood up straight, looked at Qu Wentai with a smile and said: "Brothers, follow me back to the camp."
"yes!"
A dozen Tang generals present stood up together.
Immediately afterwards, he followed Li Chengqian and walked out.
Since there is nothing to talk about, let’s not talk about it.
That's what is called moodiness.
Qu Wentai wanted to stop him, but he didn't know what to say.
When he saw Li Chengqian leaving without looking back, he panicked a little and got up to chase after him.
At this moment, Yin Zhao blocked his way.
Yin Zhaodao: "Your Majesty, this is a critical moment. If you go out, we will be passive."
"But……"
Qu Wentai said anxiously, "What if they do something drastic?"
"impossible."
"Our Gaochang Kingdom also plays an important role in the Western Region."
"And their current enemy is Ansa. Even if the talks collapse, they will not use force against us."
"After all, Li Chengqian is not a fool. He doesn't want an enemy to appear behind him."
Yin Zhao looked at Qu Wentai and said, "And if we miss this opportunity, we will never ask for a chance to return to Jiaohe City in the future."
Hearing this, Qu Wentai hesitated.
You must know that the current Jiaohe City is the center of the Western Region's commercial routes, and business travelers coming and going will stay there.
And the surrounding tribes, big and small, will also go there to buy the necessary supplies.
Because of this, the annual tax revenue from Jiaohe City alone is equivalent to half of Gaochang Kingdom.
As the former owner of Jiaohe City, it would be a lie to say that he is not jealous.
After Qu Wentai pondered for a long time, he finally made up his mind and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say."
Hearing this, Li Yubo behind him sighed.
She glanced at the two of them, and then cast her gaze in the direction Li Chengqian left, with a sad look on her face.
She had a premonition.
This time, Yin Zhao wants to mess up.
…
On the other side, the Tang camp.
After Li Chengqian and others returned, they all gathered at the Zhongjun tent.
Liu Qi was the first to speak.
"This Gao Chang is really shameless."
"At the beginning, when we were building the trade line in the Western Region, we told them to send troops to protect Jiaohe City."
"After all, that place is the only way for merchants from both sides to travel."
"But Gaochang kept delaying and was unwilling to increase troops no matter what he said."
"As a result, our merchants in the Tang Dynasty suffered unreasonable disasters and thousands of them were massacred by the Qiuci Kingdom."
"But even so, their Gaochang country remained unmoved, and they didn't even send out a single soldier."
"Later we sent troops and took Jiaohe City back from the hands of the Qiuci Kingdom. They wanted to ask for it again. Do they still want to be shameless?"
"How come there are such good things in this world?"
The more he thought about what happened at the beginning, the angrier Liu Qi became.
What made him even more angry was today.
Today, they are still trying to rip them off at this critical moment.
Isn't this bitch looking for a beating, or what?
Liu Qizhi looked at Li Chengqian and said, "Your Highness, give me two thousand soldiers and horses, and I can kill him!"
"good!"
Li Chengqian nodded.
Hearing this, everyone around was stunned.
Even Liu Qi was stunned.
What he said was just angry, and he didn't expect that Li Chengqian would agree.
But at that moment, Li Chengqian nodded.
"Two thousand soldiers and horses, two hundred cannons, you can shoot as many shells as you like."
He said seriously to Liu Qi: "If you can't take the capital of Gaochang within an hour, you are the only one I ask."
Hearing this, everyone around him was also a little angry.
Zhang Xiao, who had been silent all this time, said straight away: "Your Highness, this matter is no joke."
"Who are you kidding? I'm serious."
Li Chengqian looked at the people in front of him and stood up slowly: "Knocking on me, Li Chengqian, is almost the same as asking me, Li Chengqian, to beat him up."
"And since the other party has such a request, why don't I satisfy him?"
"If I'm not that big and he has a full head, wouldn't it mean that I, Li Chengqian, am very useless and stupid?"
Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "Okay, I've decided on this matter."
"If anyone dares to stop me, I will tie him to a cannonball and shoot us into the city together!"
