The emperor rolled his eyes, and the air-conditioning spread in the hall. All the ministers beside him were shocked, and the envoys were even more confused.
What dissatisfaction does Emperor Liang have with such a mutually beneficial matter
"What do you want?" Yu Wenjie asked directly.
Asked so directly, the envoy was a little embarrassed, hesitated for a while before saying: "We don't want much, as long as the Holy One can return the ten gold mines we borrowed to Xixia..."
"Borrow?" The emperor's face darkened: "That was a gift from Xixia back then, right?"
"This... is something from the land of Xixia after all." The envoy said: "Since it belongs to our territory, it should be ours. The Holy Majesty has forcibly demanded it for such a long time, so it should be returned."
A group of ministers did not say a word, He Changan was a little worried. Now the attitude of the courtiers is to hope that the emperor will obey Xixia and not provoke a war, but the attitude of the emperor is clear that he will not give in half a step. Yu Wenjie is not very good at talking, how should he deal with these envoys now
Just thinking about whether to go out to help, the emperor on the seat said: "I think what the envoy said makes sense."
Everyone was taken aback, and the Xixia envoys below were even more overjoyed. Is the emperor going to give in
Before he raised his head and had time to laugh, he met the deep eyes of Emperor Daliang, and heard him say word by word: "Things in the territory should belong to the lord. The territory of Xixia should also belong to Daliang, right? "
His body shook, and several envoys turned pale.
From a historical point of view, the land where Xixia was located was indeed once owned by Daliang, and the Xixia people were refugees, so Daliang allocated such a small area for them to live in, which is considered kind. It's just that there were more and more Xixia people, and it became an independent small country. Daliang didn't object, and only collected a huge amount of tribute every year.
As time goes by, history is easily forgotten.
As soon as the emperor said this, the hall fell silent for a long time. While He Changan felt that he was domineering, he was also worried that Xixia would jump over the wall in a hurry.
Several envoys were sweating profusely, their eyeballs were spinning hard to think of countermeasures, but Daliang didn't seem to be as depressed as they thought, and the national strength was still strong, and they couldn't fight a war. However, is there no room for maneuver at all
The leading envoy was very desperate. He suddenly missed the talkative prime minister who was there last time, and he no longer despised him as being difficult. The emperor was obviously much more difficult than him.
The emperor glanced at He Chang'an next to him, with some messages in his eyes. He Chang'an saw it, raised his eyebrows slightly, stood up and said, "It's a troubled time now, and Xixia came to Beijing to express his sincerity on his own initiative. I feel that the emperor can be gentler." .”
"How to be soft?" the emperor asked with a straight face.
He Changan glanced at those envoys, and said with a smile: "There are ten gold mines, so it is not appropriate to give them all to Xixia. I think that it is not in vain to give the farthest one to Xixia. The envoys have traveled thousands of miles to come here."
The envoy was taken aback for a moment, feeling dissatisfied in his heart. The farthest one is the smallest, so what's the use of coming back
But before they expressed their dissatisfaction, the emperor expressed his displeasure first: "Xixia and Daliang are friendly nations, and now we have to use gold mines in return for a little effort, so next time Daliang helps Xixia, should I also ask the city to return the gift?"
"This..." He Changan said with a smile: "Daliang is a big country, so it should be more lenient."
"Benevolence often raises dissatisfied villains." The emperor frowned: "Don't you think so, Lord Hou?"
"No, Xixia is a country of contentment and gratitude." He Changan smiled and turned to look at the envoys: "Right?"
This is obviously to catch the ducks on the shelves, and no one can take off the high hat once it is put on! The envoys of the Western Xia Dynasty were all stunned. They didn't expect that the Liangjun and his ministers would cooperate so well that they would directly settle the matter like this!
If they don't agree, the emperor will definitely not give any of them in a fit of anger, and even start a war. But if you agree, one... is too little!
Caught in a dilemma, the leading envoy raised his eyes and saw the subtle expression change of the Dragon King. That delicate face obviously contained impatience and anger, as if it was hindering Master Hou's face, so he didn't attack.
If Daliang was really empty in the treasury and unable to fight, would the emperor have such an aura
After hesitating again and again, he said: "Thank you for your kindness, Xixia will definitely help Daliang with all his strength."
Let's agree first, anyway, they will live in this palace for a few days, and then they will carefully inquire about Daliang's situation.
All the ministers were a little surprised. If they really only exchanged Xixia's help and no war at the price of a gold mine, it would be a real profit. However, will the Xixia envoys find out the real situation and demand renegotiation
Tang Yue was very worried about this issue, so immediately after leaving the court, he went to ask the envoy who was arranging the accommodation. As a result, it turned out that the concubine Defei had full authority to manage it.
"Isn't Your Majesty resting?" He was a little surprised: "You still have to work with such a big belly?"
The palace man replied in a low voice: "Your Majesty said that she is the most reliable, so I don't feel relieved to leave it to others."
Tang Yue was silent.
Huachun had someone clean up the palace ahead of time, without intentionally making it magnificent, just like the Xixia envoys lived in last time. It's just that she bought new clothes for the palace people, and the makeup requirements are also extremely high. The palaces are decorated with flowers and white jade palace lanterns, which look noble and majestic.
"This...how do I find out?" The envoy was troubled: "I heard that Prince Xi is in the White Horse Temple."
"I have already sent someone to ask, I wonder if there is any news." Another person said: "First make friends with the maid here?"
Everyone thought it was a good idea, and then they retained a palace lady who came in to deliver things.
The court lady looked very clever, rolled her eyes, and saluted with a smile: "Slaves, Rui'er, you can order anything you want."
Judging by the clothes she was wearing, she should have a high status. They were a little bit embarrassed, but after looking at them for a while, they found that the maid's eyes were fixed on the gemstone rings on their hands.
Is it a greedy person
The envoys were overjoyed, and hurriedly talked to her, asked about the rules in the palace, and gave her a ring by the way.
Rui'er smiled with eyebrows and eyes crooked, took the ring and said: "The adults can ask whatever they want to know. This servant is very familiar with the situation in this palace, it's just... this servant likes rings very much."
Understood, ask a question and ask for a gemstone ring.
This is really expensive! Everyone here was a little dissatisfied, but after thinking about it, the news in exchange for this must be more accurate.
So several people gathered together and picked some questions to ask.
"Does the Daliang treasury need support from Xixia?"
"No need." Rui'er said: "What is being said is that the national treasury is empty, but in fact the emperor is pretending to be pitiful to the people and wants to increase taxes. In fact, the Daliang treasury is abundant. Hey, please don't spread this word, my lords."