Looking at the backs of the two people leaving, Li Xiang's eyes revealed a different meaning, and Niu Jinda knew that Li Xiang must have been planning something again.
"What do you think, Lord Zhao?"
When Li Xiang asked this question, Niu Jinda felt that his brain was not enough, so he simply stopped being a light bulb here. Li Xiang and Lord Zhao were discussing diplomatic issues, and Niu Jinda only knew about war issues, so he simply went out to train soldiers.
Recently, 5,000 people have been recruited in Gaochang. Li Xiang plans to train these people into the auxiliary army of the Tang Dynasty, which is the legendary "Erguizi".
Niu Jinda is specifically responsible for training this group of people, two thousand of whom are of Han descent, and they can be regarded as our first batch in the local area.
"Your Highness already has an idea in mind, so why ask me? Since they want this agreement, then under this agreement, both of us should get what we need. If there is no benefit, why should we sign it?"
Lord Zhao said with a smile that after this negotiation, Lord Zhao also fully understood the weakness of the countries in the Western Regions. Although they quickly formed a coalition of more than 100,000 people, they had no intention of fighting at all. When they formed this coalition before, it was purely because of the lobbying of Xueyantuo Khan.
Another reason is that they did not know the combat effectiveness of the Tang army. After the incident with Gaochang Kingdom, they had clearly seen the combat effectiveness of the Tang army and no longer had the courage to fight against it.
"Lord Zhao should already have some conditions in mind. Why not share them so we can discuss them and see how many they can agree to in the end?"
Li Xiang still needs to discuss some specific terms with Lord Zhao. After all, Lord Zhao has been here for a long time, and when he was in the court, Lord Zhao specialized in studying the affairs of Gaochang. There are some things that he cannot think of, but Lord Zhao can definitely think of them.
The two men's discussion lasted until the sun set, and they finished it. While they were discussing things here, people from various countries in the Western Regions also sat together, but the position of Xueyantuo Khan was further to the side. He was originally next to General Kang Ying, but now everyone looked at him as if he were a piece of shit. If you hadn't come to fool us, how could there be such a big trouble?
In their opinion, all the troubles were caused by you, the jinx. If it weren't for face, they would have kidnapped you and taken you to the Tang Dynasty long ago.
Xueyantuo Khan also realized that he was becoming less and less welcome here, and there were more soldiers watching him in the past two days. Originally, he was free to enter and leave the camp, but in the past two days, a group of people suddenly appeared. Those people were afraid that Xueyantuo Khan would run away, so his head was still very useful at the critical moment.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty should be able to sign an alliance with us, but when signing the treaty, we must make some concessions, and these concessions must be in our own best interests. Otherwise, the treaty will not be successfully signed. Everyone, please discuss and decide where we can and cannot compromise."
General Kang Ying simply spoke out. We are all family, there is no need to hide anything. Although there is no war now, they have already felt the threat of war. Especially this time, the Tang army has begun training the Gaochang people for negotiations. If it is just to maintain local law and order, why are they training this group of people? It shows that they are still preparing for war.
After listening to General Kang Ying's words, some people wanted to beat up Xueyantuo Khan. It was all your fault. If you hadn't caused trouble, how could we have gotten into this trouble? Now we haven't gained any benefits. Instead, we have to cut flesh from our own body to satisfy the appetite of the Tang Dynasty, so that we can get through the difficulties.
"What else is there to discuss? It's nothing more than ceding territory and paying compensation, or becoming a vassal of the Tang Dynasty. We've done this before, but I don't know what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has in mind."
The king of a small country said that he had no objection to the matter of paying tribute. Even if they did not pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty, they would pay tribute to the Western Turks. This is how small countries are. They are not strong enough. As long as they can survive and there is no actual invasion against them, they will not even fight for nominal matters.
Among the countries in the Western Regions, except for the Western Turks who were unwilling to submit to the Tang Dynasty, the other countries immediately agreed to this point. What's the use of face? The most important thing is to be able to survive.
"You know quite a bit about the Tang Dynasty. Do you have anything to add?"
General Kang Ying looked at Xueyantuo Khan, who sat at the tent door, with some distaste. He felt the same as the others. If you hadn't come to the Western Regions, how could we have formed this coalition? If we could capture you and hand you over directly to the Tang court, we would have accomplished our mission.
But there is no way to do so now. After all, when they formed the coalition, they had already sworn an oath to the God of Kunlun, and the people from all over the place also knew that they had formed the coalition. If they handed this guy over now, it would be tantamount to breaking their oath. When they rule the people in the future, many people will stand up and speak out.
Originally, Xueyantuo Khan was unwilling to meddle in their affairs, and now he only wants to find an opportunity to escape. But since you have given me a chance to speak, I have to put more pressure on you and move towards the goal of disrupting the peace talks.
"Since the general asked me, I will tell you the truth. Don't think that paying homage is just a verbal thing. It may have been a verbal thing in the past, but now you have to refer to Silla, Baekje and Tuyuhun."
Xueyantuo Khan was also a figure. In just a few words, he destroyed the peaceful atmosphere that had just been formed among these people. Don't you think that paying tribute is not a big deal? But behind paying tribute, there are many other things. Don't think that it is just a matter of title.
Some people immediately started to inquire. Their country was small and their people were weak, so they were not very clear about some of the actions of the Tang Dynasty. Some people even didn't know where Silla and Baekje were, and they had only heard of Tuyuhun. What did the Tang Dynasty do to them?