Different from the first time Shen Lian saw them, this was the first time Shen Lian saw them. They were all whispering, as if they were familiar with each other.
But this time, they sat quietly in their seats. No one talked to each other. Instead, they were very alert to each other and maintained a certain safe social distance.
When Shen Lian saw this scene, his eyes flashed.
"Everyone is here? I encountered some official business on the way, which delayed me for a while. I hope you can forgive me!"
Shen Lian stepped into the hall, cupped his hands and said with a smile.
The Tubo prince Qihela snorted coldly and said: "You, the Tang Dynasty, really look down on us. How dare you delay such an important matter—"
Before he finished speaking, he was suddenly interrupted by some laughter.
"Hey, it's okay, we just arrived!"
"It's okay. Commander Shen wears many hats and his official duties are important."
"We understand!"
"Yes, Commander Shen, please don't overthink it."
Some envoys immediately spoke to Shen Lian.
This made the Tubo prince, who had just spoken, be stunned for a moment.
what happened! ?
Why are there so many envoys speaking for Shen Lian?
what happened?
Aren't they afraid of me Tubo?
You don't want to give me face, and you dare to interrupt me?
Why! ! !
Why is this? !
Who gave them the courage? Who gave them the courage not to be afraid of the Tibetan cavalry army! !
Qi Hela's face suddenly turned ugly. He couldn't understand why these people were so disrespectful.
But when he saw that the envoys from five or six countries had spoken, he pursed his lips and became gloomy and quiet again.
If only one country's envoy is ignorant, he can teach him a lesson.
But five or six countries, even if they are all small countries, can still be a considerable force when united.
The Parliament of All Nations is now convened. If the Turks want to get any benefits in the parliament, they also need the support of some envoys. Chihela is not stupid enough to offend five or six people who have the right to speak at the same time.
So he just glared at Shen Lian gloomily and shut up.
Shen Lian looked at Qi Hela's ugly face and smiled softly.
He slightly bowed his hands to the envoys who spoke for him, nodded and smiled, and continued to move forward.
Li Xiangyin looked at these envoys curiously and felt that his mentor was so popular among these envoys!
But Abao knew that Li Xiangyin was overthinking.
Just like when your Excellency met these envoys on the first day, each of them was looking for trouble. No one was polite to Your Majesty.
Someone will help you today, it's just your plan these days.
It seems that adults poaching and providing warmth have a good effect.
No, we already have loyal followers!
This made Ah Bao unable to stop sighing. Who would have thought that the envoys from these countries, whose eyes are shining when they look at you now, were still full of hostility towards you two or three days ago?
Sir, he is still awesome!
Abao was filled with emotion.
The other envoys who saw this scene also had surprise on their faces.
Anthony, the envoy of the Great Food Kingdom, opened his eyes wide and looked in disbelief.
When did Shen Lian have such a good relationship with these envoys?
Tie Le's eldest prince Aguda also squinted his eyes.
Nanzhao envoy Wang Chengdao frowned even more.
At this moment, these people suddenly felt something.
It seemed that some changes had already occurred without them noticing.
Today's Council of Nations, for the first time, they felt unsure.
And all this is because of the young man in front of him.
His name is Shen Lian!
Known as the smartest man in the Tang Dynasty, Shen Lian was a young person in the Tang Dynasty who carried the cauldron.
Shen Lian didn't care about other people's eyes, let alone what other people thought.
Even if they have realized that they have poached a corner in their alliance, it does not make any sense anymore.
After all, the Council of Nations has begun.
Next, they were not given a chance to deal with these matters.
Not to mention, their so-called alliance has ceased to exist in name only!
Therefore, no one will help them share the same hatred.
Therefore...it is really not certain who the interests of the next Council of Nations belong to.
He smiled and walked straight to the main seat.
Then he looked at the people below, raised his hand with a smile, and said, "Come here, serve tea to all the envoys."
A group of waiters quickly entered the hall and placed a pot of hot tea and some pastries on each table.
It's not the time to make a final decision yet, so the atmosphere isn't that serious.
Shen Lian picked up the teapot, poured himself a cup of hot tea, picked up the teacup, shook it slightly, then took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "This is the famous Longjing in the Tang Dynasty. The annual output is not much. It’s not available outside, it’s only provided to the royal family.”
"Today, I specially requested it from Your Majesty for you. You might as well have a drink and experience the uniqueness of my Datang tea."
Some envoys heard this and were dismissive.
We are about to start fighting with real swords and guns. What kind of tea should we drink?
Some envoys were lazy and ignored them.
Some envoys picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, and then couldn't help but praise the tea of the Tang Dynasty.
Shen Lian looked at the reactions of the envoys calmly and said calmly: "Xiang Yin, do you know why I want to invite them to tea?"
Li Xiangyin thought for a while and said: "To express the goodwill of my hosts in Datang, so that they can't find fault with our hospitality, and at the same time, I can know their attitude towards me based on their reactions."
"clever."
Shen Lian was very satisfied.
He said: "A cup of tea can't buy anyone, let alone these people in high positions, but a cup of tea can tell a lot."
"Some people are dismissive and don't even look at the tea. This means that for a while... they will definitely go against me, Datang. This kind of people will kill them if they have the chance. It is absolutely right."
"Some people are lazy and ignore us. This shows that they have no good intentions or ill intentions towards Datang. They belong to the middle faction. If necessary, they can try to win over us."
"And those who praise the tea."
Shen Lian smiled: "It's just to show respect to us. In fact, this tea is the most common. You can buy eight taels of tea for ten cents. It definitely doesn't taste good. It's not Longjing at all. I We won’t use that good thing to entertain these people who may have ill intentions towards us.”
"So, what they praise is not the tea, but us. This also shows that at least for now, they are biased towards us, and we can cooperate with them later."
Shen Lian smiled meaningfully: "This is just like Zhao Gao in the late Qin Dynasty calling a deer a horse. It doesn't matter whether it is a horse or not. What matters is the attitude of other people. The attitude... determines everything."
Li Xiangyin nodded seriously, his face full of thinking.
Abao looked surprised.
Just such an ordinary cup of tea, but there are so many words in it?
Ali is between Ah Bao and Li Xiangyin. He knows more than Ah Bao, but he doesn't think as much as Li Xiangyin, so at this moment, he is the one who gains the most.
Shen Lian didn't care how much Li Xiangyin and the other three had gained. He took advantage of his free time to give them a call, and the rest was up to them to think on their own.
He looked at the envoys again, taking in the performance of these envoys one by one and remembering them in his heart. Then he put down the teacup with a smile and said: "In order to wait until all the envoys have arrived, in order not to delay everyone too much Time, I have decided to open the Council of Nations today."
"Therefore, I won't say any more. Now I announce that the Council of All Nations will officially begin."
"According to the charter of the Council of Nations, we want to establish a peaceful and stable situation, stop wars, and bring peace to the world. There will be less disputes and killings, and more peace and warmth. I think this idea is very good, so everyone, Let’s start discussing how to do it.”
After saying that, Shen Lian leaned back and said no more.
It was as if he didn't want to intervene in the affairs of the Council of Nations.
And all the envoys were silent at this time.
They looked at me and I looked at you, but no one was the first to stand up and speak.
Everyone is being reserved.
Shen Lian glanced at it and sneered in his heart.
They all covet the Tang Dynasty and want to gain benefits from the Tang Dynasty, but no one dares to stand up first for fear of bearing the wrath of the Tang Dynasty.
With such a coward, you still dare to covet the Tang Dynasty?
I really don’t know who gave them the courage.
Just like that, the atmosphere in the hall became a little awkward for a while.
No one spoke, no one spoke, making both of them very awkward.
Shen Lian, on the other hand, drank tea slowly, saying nothing embarrassing to anyone, but not in a hurry. Anyway, anyone might be embarrassed, but he would never be embarrassed.
boom!
In this way, half a stick of incense had passed, and suddenly the sound of banging on the table was heard, directly breaking the quiet atmosphere that made many envoys embarrassed and suffocated.
Everyone followed the sound and looked together, and saw that the speaker was actually an envoy from Baekje.
The envoy's name was Pu Jincheng. He had a mustache. He was not tall but had bright eyes.
Seeing everyone looking at him, his expression did not change.
"Since you haven't even suggested it yet, let me be the first one to suggest it!"
Park Jingcheng said: "I hope I can make some suggestions, and everyone will take the initiative to make suggestions in the future."
Baekje is not a powerful country, but it is not bad, and it is not particularly weak.
And because it is located on a peninsula, it is only adjacent to Silla and Goryeo. The rest is the ocean. The border line that needs to be guarded is not long, but it is stable enough.
Shen Lian said: "What does the Baekje envoy have to say?"
Pu Jincheng looked at Shen Lian and said directly: "In my opinion, if you want to establish a peaceful and stable situation, you need the countries to have similar strength. Only based on this, can we check and balance each other and feel balanced in each other's hearts. Ensure peace and stability.”
Pu Jincheng paused, looked at Shen Lian and said: "How about Datang take the initiative to allocate some land to small countries like us, so that our land area will be larger. In this case, we will never covet Datang, and peace can be guaranteed. ”
Brush it!
As soon as Pu Jincheng finished speaking, everyone's eyes instantly fell on Shen Lian.
Prince Qi Hela of Tubo had a playful smile on his face, and Anthony, the envoy of the Great Food Kingdom, also looked at Shen Lian with piercing eyes.
Nanzhao envoy Wang Chengdao narrowed his eyes slightly, also waiting for Shen Lian's reaction.
Some envoys were full of gloating.
Some envoys looked nervous.
They were all waiting for Shen Lian's reaction.
Because Shen Lian's next reaction was tantamount to expressing Datang's attitude.
After all, Datang was strong and no one was allowed to criticize it.
Or can they really dig out a piece of meat from Datang.
Next, it depends on Shen Lian's response.
Abao and Ali both looked at Shen Lian nervously at this time.
Li Xiangyin frowned, with a look of disbelief on his face. He seemed to have never expected that an envoy from a country would say such ridiculous things and put forward such unreasonable conditions.
But when he saw other envoys, no one spoke to rebuke him.
What does this mean?
Perhaps, they all knew in advance that this person would say such things.
Perhaps, they also had the same idea.
At this moment, Li Xiangyin felt a surge of anger in his heart.
He couldn't help but look at his mentor.
He just felt that his mentor was like standing in front of a wolf, tiger, and cheetah. The people in front of him were all staring at his mentor, as if the mentor would devour him if he nodded his head.
So... what will your mentor do?
Li Xiangyin suddenly remembered what his mentor said before.
"Don't forget how we got the land under our feet. We didn't get it by having a good temper and asking for charity from others, but by the blood of countless ancestors, so..."
"We, the descendants, must not let our ancestors down."
My mentor will definitely not disappoint our ancestors!
He firmly believes it!
The entire inn hall was eerily quiet at this time!
Everyone held their breath and looked at Shen Lian, waiting for Shen Lian's answer.
Baekje envoy Pu Jincheng looked at Shen Lian with a half-smile, and continued: "Commander Shen, hasn't your Tang Dynasty always claimed to love peace? Now is the time to prove your sincerity. I think, for the sake of peace in the world, For the stability of the world and for the common people not to be destroyed by war, you, the Tang Dynasty, should be willing to pay such a small price, right?"
Abao's eyes were on fire.
He clenched the handle of the knife tightly, really wishing to cut Park Jincheng in half with one strike.
Ali's eyes were also red.
Li Xiangyin and Zhao Hai, the minister of Honglu Temple, also had angry faces.
If looks can kill, Park Jincheng has definitely been cut to pieces by a thousand cuts.
It’s just that none of them can speak at this time, and no one can speak.
Because Shen Lian is here.
Shen Lian is a representative of the Tang Dynasty. They cannot speak casually, otherwise if they say a word wrong, it will cause trouble for Shen Lian.
Therefore, no matter how angry they were, they could only grit their teeth and wait for Shen Lian's response.
"Ah."
At this time, a gentle chuckle suddenly came from Shen Lian's mouth.
Shen Lian looked at Pu Jincheng calmly, the expression on his face was the same as before, and it seemed that there was no change at all because of Pu Jincheng's words.
He raised his eyes to look at Park Jincheng, with the iconic smile on his face, and said: "I think what you said makes sense. Give other countries some territory and let them expand their land area, so they won't be envious of other countries. This way Peace is guaranteed, right?”
(End of chapter)
