When the Sultan's greeting came to an end, he suddenly stood up and saluted like Li Zhi and Wu Mei. Li Hong's eyes shifted to Saleh.
Needless to say, the Sultan was very confused as to why the Tang Dynasty suddenly granted so many civil servants and generals to Jin on the day of the Great Court Meeting. This would make other foreign countries that had submitted to the Tang Dynasty think that this was a signal that the Tang Dynasty was about to attack them. .
As the Sultan's eyes turned to Ye Yue, he was about to question the Tang prince for kidnapping the great food country after questioning the Tang Dynasty. In the face of so many envoys from various countries in the court, he promoted civil servants and military generals without restraint and threatened all countries. When the princess took possession of her, Mangsongmangzan stood up slowly.
"We, the border officers of the Tang Dynasty, guard the tranquility of the border areas and prevent some young people from coveting our territory of the Tang Dynasty. On this important day of congratulations, in front of the envoys from various countries, I confer honors and honors on the meritorious ministers of the Tang Dynasty. I don't think there is anything wrong with the reward of fiefdom. The so-called Tang Dynasty is hostile to your country, I am afraid it is too far-fetched. If you don't have evil intentions, how can you be so afraid of the Tang Dynasty rewarding soldiers? "Say, your country never rewards your ministers?" Mansong Mangzan slowly turned his head and looked at the tall and standing Sultan and said calmly.
"Jiling City has been our Tang Dynasty territory for many years. His Majesty, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, appointed me, Belus, as the Grand Governor of the Persian Governor's Mansion. However, it has been invaded and occupied by you for many years. But now you are the evil one to file a complaint first and question me. The determination and sincerity of the Tang Dynasty's eternal friendship with all countries must be that you are the one who harbors evil intentions and shouts to catch the thief?" After Belus finished speaking in Mansong Manzan, he also pointed the finger at Sultan and Saleh.
Li Zhi, who had just heard Sultan's words and looked at Li Hong with reproachful eyes, gradually improved when he heard the support from these two people for helping Datang.
With Belus and Mangsong Mangzan, they clearly stood on Li Hong's side, followed by Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje, and even Prince Dajin who was beaten by Li Zhe, looking at the white clothes The cannibal also retorted righteously.
And whether it was Suzuishi, Tocharo, or the big and small Bolu and other countries on the west side of the Tang Dynasty, they seemed to be mute at this time. No one stood up to support or dared to question why the Tang Dynasty was here. At that time, the Jin Dynasty awarded so many civil servants and generals.
Sudan and Saleh did not expect that after they took the lead in questioning the Tang Dynasty, other small countries would stand on their side to support them and help them speak out.
But obviously they thought too simply, and they also imagined that their influence in the east was a bit powerful. At the same time, they also underestimated the influence and deterrence of the Tang Dynasty among these foreign countries.
Therefore, when Saleh provoked the Sultan to stand up and question the Tang Dynasty for the sake of his beloved woman, he was refuted by other foreign countries. However, those foreign countries in Anxi who were originally in awe of them faced the Tang Dynasty and Dashi. When they became a superpower, they had to fall into entangled conflicts and had to keep silent to avoid the two countries forcing them to take sides.
The Sultan's original relaxed expression disappeared, and Saleh's face became a little embarrassed. Yeyue looked strange and began to secretly move his body and hide behind the palace maid in front.
Facing the glares of the Tang Dynasty courtiers in the court and the loud rebuttals of foreign countries, when the Sultan looked for Yeyue again, Yeyue had already hidden behind the palace maid. At this moment, he instantly became more powerful. It was even more embarrassing to be rebutted just now.
However, the Sultan does have his own merits. Facing the eyes of everyone in the court, the Sultan, who was stunned for a moment, smiled freely and said: "Today is the grand meeting of your country, and at the same time, it is also an opportunity to accept other people." On this great day of congratulations from all over the world, I would like to ask Your Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to forgive me for asking such a rude question today."
Everyone in the court was stunned. They didn't expect that this big cannibal would become so fast and be able to freely admit that he was rude, and his words were not humble or silent. Although he was apologizing, he did not give up. In the future, we will still have to ask whether Datang was full of hostility towards other countries.
The most important thing is that these two short sentences not only showed his generosity and humility, but also planted a defensive vigilance against the Tang Dynasty in the hearts of envoys from various countries, making some people who were not originally aware of the Tang Dynasty The Tang and Jin Dynasties appointed civil servants and military generals, and when they thought about whether they were envoys who were detrimental to their country, they began to wonder in their hearts whether the Tang Dynasty would continue to annex small and weak countries like them once the Yuan Dynasty passed.
Therefore, when everyone in the court, especially the ministers of the Tang Dynasty, faced the Sultan's humility and kept silent, but secretly continued to instigate envoys from other countries to be wary of the Tang Dynasty and stay away, there was no way to do so in a short period of time. Think of some good way to resolve this young man's plan to sow discord.
"I understand the thoughts of a family heir whose reputation in Dashi is almost eclipsing that of the Caliphate's family. No one wants to condescend to others, right? You want to show yourself in this court meeting of the Tang Dynasty. You are better than the successor of Dashi, so that the officials of Dashi who accompany you to our Datang Dynasty can see that you are still able to protect your interests of Dashi without fear when facing our Datang. It is best to let They, your Hashemite family are more qualified to be in charge of food than their Umayyad family, right?”
Li Hong slowly walked down from the high platform and walked towards the direction where the Sultan was standing. With a faint smile on his face, he continued in the silent Hanyuan Hall: "But you should understand that Saleh is still a big food now. The first heir to the caliphate, and you are not the ideal candidate for Dashi. I heard Yeyue say that at least many people in your Dashi support him more than your Hashem family. So, if you want to take advantage of Dashi. This year's war between the Tang Dynasty and Dashi, as well as today's festive court meeting in the Tang Dynasty, are to gain influence for your family and seek interests for your family among envoys from other countries, then I can only say that your The idea is naive.”
"Do you know what the caliphate means? Do you know that we don't call our king His Majesty the Emperor like you Easterners do?" The Sultan looked at the Tang Prince who was taller than him and asked slowly.
"Your dynasty has various ministers under the caliph, who assist the caliph in managing the Umayyad dynasty.
Among them, the departments in charge of finance and taxation are the most important, but they are all members of the Umayyad family and close associates of the caliph. In terms of local administration, the country is divided into nine provinces. Oh, it should be changed to fifty-five provinces now, right? "
"The governor of the province is called Amir. He is appointed by the Caliph and controls the military and political power of the province. They have great power, but the vast majority are still occupied by the Umayyad family, your Hashemite family and the Shiite family. You. The religious leaders of the provinces are concurrently appointed by the governors or local judges. The justices are usually selected from religious scholars. In addition to handling cases, they are also responsible for managing religious funds and the properties of orphans and widows. The next level of local officials are provincial governors. Appointment, so your Umayyad family now occupies many local governors, so your ambitions have begun to expand, and you will even secretly use local riots to shake the rule of the Umayyad family, right? "
As Li Hong's words rang out in the Hanyuan Hall, the Sultan's originally slightly relaxed expression had to become serious at this moment.
Neither he nor Saleh thought that in the far east, the country called Tang knew their own country well, but he didn’t know much about their country. Even in the country of Dashi, People often refer to the Tang Dynasty as the mysterious eastern country.
"Don't look at Yeyue. She didn't tell me this, but it doesn't mean that I can't know this. We in the East have a saying that I think is very good, that is, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be in danger. So, you go west and occupy other people's lands. , coveting the land of our Tang Dynasty and the countries in the Western Regions to the east. If I say that my Tang Dynasty is ambitious and has ambitions for our various envoy countries, it is obviously dishonest, because in comparison, yours You are more ambitious and want to occupy our land. Since we built the fortresses in the Four Towns of Anxi, we have explained our purpose to each envoy country. We have no ambition to show hostility to them. I won't want to invade their territory like you." Li Hong's voice was a bit deep, but in the Hanyuan Hall of Nuo University, it sounded very convincing to everyone's ears.
Tochar, Tutu Shi, including the Big and Little Bolu, they should be said to have the deepest understanding at this time, because if the Umayyad dynasty wants to continue to expand eastward, it must cross the border between Datang and Dashi. In the past two years, these small countries have felt the threat of cannibalism to them.
Now the Sultan's expression was not only more solemn, but even a little angry and panicked. Facing the Prince of the Tang Dynasty, who was more calm than him, he felt that he had fallen behind in this real confrontation.
He never expected that the Tang Prince would have such a thorough analysis of their food country. Even the local leaders appointed by their family knew that there were now almost more people than the Umayyad family.
This is obviously not good news. Whether it is for yourself, Saleh, or other countries in the Western Region, exposing the secrets and contradictions of your country to others is an extremely dangerous thing!
Saleh's face didn't look any better. After listening to Li Hong's words, Yeyue stood up unconsciously. Facing the eyes of King Brother Saleh, she just shook her head silently, indicating that she had not Told him this.
(End of chapter)