The second prince was infuriated by Niu Jinda's attitude. He wanted to turn around and go back, but he thought of General Kang Ying's letter. General Kang Ying had made it very clear in his mind that no matter how the Tang people provoked us, we had to endure it. If we didn't endure it, the Tang army would arrive the next day, and it would be unclear whether our country could survive.
General Kang Ying made it very clear in his letter to the Western Turkic court that their comprehensive national strength was about 70% of that of the Xueyantuo. Although they controlled more territory, the desert alone accounted for 60%. If they wanted to resist the Tang Dynasty, they had basically no chance of winning.
Now we can only drag it out and live one day at a time, so the second prince has also kept it in mind. He originally wanted to serve Li You well, which would be equivalent to bringing some stability to the entire country. We have no way out now, but as the country develops, there may not be no way out in the future. But now Li Xiang probably sees that you want to delay time, we won't give you the chance, and we will make things difficult for you the moment you leave the country.
"Why should we bow down to them, General?"
The second prince waved his hand, and two soldiers came up from behind. Each soldier held a brocade box in his hand, which should contain some valuable things.
When the two soldiers opened it, they found it was indeed filled with gold and silver. Niu Jinda was not a man who had never seen money. If he could be bribed with such little things, then he would not be worthy of working under Li Xiang.
"Your Highness, please take these things back. The Tang army has strict discipline. This is the first time, so I won't make a fuss about it. But if it happens again, don't blame me for being rude. According to the rules of the Tang army, you are bribing a Tang general, so we will arrest you."
Niu Jinda said with a cold face, of course there is no such rule in the Tang Dynasty, but Li Xiang has such a rule. If you want to continue working under Li Xiang, then you must remember these rules clearly. Li Xiang has emphasized to his subordinates many times that anyone who dares to embezzle, no matter whether you are an ordinary soldier or a general, Li Xiang will expel you.
Li Xiang is a person who traveled through time and space. Of course, he knows the consequences of corruption in the army. After years of hard work, he has finally built an efficient army. If you guys are corrupted, Li Xiang will kill you at all costs and will never leave you any chance to survive. He also wants to show others who want to corrupt the army that if you dare to do this, I will sacrifice your head.
"General..."
The second prince wanted to say something. He thought Niu Jinda felt it was not enough. He had seen the guards of the Tang Dynasty border before. As long as you have money, you can usually bribe these people. The only difference is the price.
But when he wanted to speak, Niu Jinda had already put his hand on the hilt of the knife and said, "I have said everything I need to say. If you continue talking, I don't care which country you are, I will kill you."
Niu Jinda didn't wait for this guy to react and made a gesture to the soldier in front.
No one understood the meaning of Niu Jinda's gesture, but the soldier in front understood it. He rode his horse around these people again and repeated what he had said at the beginning.
"After three times, the entire army is ready for battle."
After the soldier finished speaking, he immediately ran behind Niu Jinda. After Niu Jinda finished speaking, all the Tang army also let out a loud roar, which not only scared the envoys from various countries, but also scared Li You.
What's going on?
Isn't it said that the West is very safe? We can do whatever we want, and the people of the Western Regions dare not even fart. Now we are just asking them to kneel down, and they are not willing to do that?
Li You began to get nervous at this time, as if the real situation was different from what he knew. When he was about to leave, his subordinates reported to him that the people in the Western Regions had no backbone and they could do whatever they wanted. They could rob the daughter of anyone they liked and take away anything valuable they liked. However, the current situation did not seem to be accurate.
In fact, what Li You got was correct. They could tolerate the things you mentioned, but if the envoys from various countries were asked to kneel, it would represent a political attitude, especially for a big country like Western Turkestan.
Niu Jinda slowly drew out his sword, and the soldiers behind him began to form a battle formation. The envoys from various countries in the Western Regions were dumbfounded. Was it necessary to be so violent right at the start?
Seeing that the Tang army behind Niu Jinda had taken substantial action, envoys from some small countries could not help but take it.
"The envoys from Kucha kneel to welcome the Prince of the Tang Dynasty..."
"Dunhuang Kingdom..."
Two envoys in gorgeous clothes knelt down first. It would be easier as long as someone took the lead. Just now everyone was in a stalemate, so this matter was not easy to handle. Now with these two leaders, the rest of the people knew how to kneel down.
The second prince looked at the people behind him with some anger. I just stood up for you, but instead of supporting me from behind, you guys actually tried to sabotage me.
They didn't dare to look up. After all, what the Second Prince thought was what they thought. They were just testing him. If the Second Prince could stop him, then of course they would like to take shelter under the big tree. But it was obvious that the people of the Tang Dynasty were not so easy to fool. Their army had already started moving. If they didn't kneel now, those things that could set off smoke and fire would come over soon. Could they resist it?
"you……"
The Second Prince looked at these people angrily. If he hadn't considered the diplomatic environment of Western Turkestan, he would have even wanted to chop them all up with his own knife. "Do you know what it means for you to kneel down now? That means you are a vassal state that is not a vassal state."
Except for the Second Prince, all the others knelt down. They were also members of the royal family of their respective countries, and some were even the crown princes. Of course, their countries were too small, almost equivalent to a city. In their opinion, arguing about this matter was pointless. Kneeling down could save the country, so why not do it?