Datang: Longevity for Thousands of Years, Exposed by Xiao Sizi

So Shen Lian was too lazy to pay attention.

He was now inflated and no longer a big fish, so he was too lazy to care.

Just let Tianquan work for you for free.

Small fish and shrimp, let Tianquan have fun.

He has more important things to do now.

The time has come for all nations to come and pay tribute!

After Li Shimin and Shen Lian had a secret discussion in the palace last time, Li Shimin adopted Shen Lian's suggestion and allowed various countries to send envoys to the Tang Dynasty.

After more than a month of preparation, envoys from various countries have arrived in Chang'an one after another.

And because this plan was designed by Shen Lian, Li Shimin gave full authority to Shen Lian to handle the matter of all nations coming to pay tribute.

So these days, although Shen Lian ignored the minor quarrels between Tianquan and Beidouhui, he was not idle either.

Preparations before the Gentiles come to pay homage, as well as advance planning, all require time and effort.

But Shen Lian didn't feel it was troublesome or tired.

Instead, their spirits are in a state of excitement.

Because this time the challenge was too great, the rewards were also huge!

If Shen Lian's plan succeeds, then the foreign nations coming to pay tribute with malicious intent will truly become a tribute from all nations!
The foundation of the prosperous Tang Dynasty!

The super power far exceeding that of the Qin Emperor and Han Wudi will be completely accomplished in the hands of Shen Lian and Wangyun Inn!!!

It can be said that it has succeeded and created unprecedented history!
Our own son, Master Qin, will soon lay the foundation for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty!
If we lose, the Tang Dynasty will lose its reputation and be in danger of extinction!
This is simply taking the entire Tang Dynasty's country and people as a bet!
If it were other people, they might be frightened and cowardly at the mere thought of it and dare not move forward.

But Shen Lian, who came from Wangyun Inn, likes this kind of thrilling challenge the most!

Not to mention, Shen Lian felt that behind this gathering of all nations, there was also the shadow of the Beidou Society!

Maybe this time we can kill two birds with one stone, or even achieve the goal of killing three birds with one stone.

So the busier Shen Lian was, the happier he was.

Using the country as chess pieces and the world situation as the chessboard, this is the stage that can truly allow Shen Lian to use all his abilities without reservation!
Now, this stage has finally arrived.

And the big show led by Shen Lian is about to begin!
………………

Inside Chang'an City.

In a restaurant.

The diners were eating melon and chatting.

"Have you heard? In a few days, many envoys from other countries will come to pay homage to our Tang Dynasty. It is said that they are afraid of the power of our Tang Dynasty and want to submit to us."

"real or fake?"

"How could it be false? I have a brother on duty in the palace, and I heard it from him. Haven't you seen that the post stations have been expanding recently? It's to receive envoys from other countries! We in the Tang Dynasty are really powerful!"

"If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that our Tang Dynasty was so powerful!"

"All nations are coming to pay tribute! What a magnificent scene that will be!"

“I’m really looking forward to it!”

The people were making a lot of noise, discussing and eating melons one after another.

At this time, a dissatisfied voice sounded: "You are talking nonsense. What do you mean by coming to the Tang Dynasty to pay homage? It is clearly you, the Tang Dynasty, who invited our envoys to come here to discuss things. It was you who asked us to come here, so our country sent envoys!"

This completely different voice immediately attracted everyone's attention.

The diners looked in the direction of the sound and saw two hooked-nosed foreigners sitting there. At this moment, one of the hooked-nosed men spoke in a cold voice.

Another person also nodded in agreement: "That's right! It was obviously because of your begging for mercy that we agreed to come here, but when it came to you, it became a pilgrimage to the Tang Dynasty. Don't you have any idea of ​​the situation in the Tang Dynasty? You are still dreaming of all nations coming to pay tribute to you. It's really ridiculous!"

The people felt a sense of pride in their discussion, but now they were suddenly squeezed by these two people and became angry.

"I think you are the ones who are talking nonsense! You must be seeing how powerful the Tang Dynasty is, while your country is so weak, so you feel unbalanced and tell such lies!"

"That's right! You should admit that you are weak, but you still refuse to admit it and dare to belittle our Tang Dynasty. I think you are really pitiful and hateful!"

"Tsk tsk, ignorance is not scary, what's scary is that you speak out your ignorance!"

"..."

The common people of the Tang Dynasty, especially the scholars, had a tradition of bullying others, which was passed down from their ancestors. When they spoke at this time, there was not a single swear word, but every word touched people's hearts.

Suddenly, the two foreigners were annoyed!

boom!
A foreigner slammed his palm on the table and shouted angrily: "You...you are the ignorant ones! Everyone knows how critical the situation of your Tang Dynasty is now. If you hadn't been begging for mercy and begging our envoys to come, do you think we would come to your Tang Dynasty?"

"You are the only ones who dream of becoming a great power, but you don't consider the reality! Your Tang Dynasty may be destroyed at any time, and you still want foreign countries to pay tribute to you. Bah!"

The people of the Tang Dynasty all have a strong sense of honor for their country and family.

This is something that runs in their bones.

They can curse the current imperial court, but they absolutely do not allow people from other countries to curse their country.

So at this moment they were also immediately angry.

"Fuck! You dare to slam the table! Are you going to hit us?"

"How dare they slander and insult our Tang Dynasty? Beat them up!"

"on!"

If you want to beat someone up, almost everyone will respond.

Soon, people from several tables around rushed over and started beating and kicking the two foreigners.

The two foreigners were both big and strong and had some kung fu experience, but just as they were about to fight back, a few chopsticks flew in from nowhere and directly neutralized their strength.

Then the people's fists came, they lost their best opportunity, and in the end they could only be beaten up by the people.

After hammering for about an incense stick of time, the Jingzhao Yin's yamen runners heard the noise and ran over, and the people finally stopped.

The two foreigners were so covered in bruises that it was hard to tell which country they were from.

"They, they committed crimes in broad daylight. Is there still law in the Tang Dynasty?"

Both Gentiles were beaten and cried.

When he saw the yamen runners, he started crying.

The bailiff frowned and asked what had happened.

Then they looked at the two Gentiles and their eyes turned cold.

A yamen runner asked the people, "Did you beat them?"

The people hurriedly shook their heads: "We are all good people who abide by the law, how could we beat people!"

"Yeah yeah!"

"They knocked it on their own and deliberately framed us!"

The bailiff nodded.

The two Gentiles were shocked by the shamelessness of these people.

“You…you, you are talking nonsense!” They looked at the bailiffs immediately: “They really were the ones who beat us!”

"Can anyone prove it?" The bailiff asked patiently.

"this….…"

The two Gentiles were stunned. Could beating their own people prove anything?

Those who didn't take action all looked unhappy, and they would definitely not help them.

So... they actually found out that the beating they received seemed to be in vain.

Seeing the two men's dull expressions, the yamen runner asked, "Did you insult the Tang Dynasty?"

Before the two foreigners could react, the people immediately said, "Yes, I heard it!"

"And I!"

"We are all witnesses!"

The guard looked at me coldly and said, "You are here in the territory of the Tang Dynasty and you are insulting the reputation of the Tang Dynasty. You are not respecting the laws of the Tang Dynasty!"

"It is written in the laws of the Tang Dynasty that anyone who insults the Tang Dynasty and causes damage to its reputation will be punished with 100 strokes of the cane!"

The faces of the two foreigners turned pale at this moment, and they finally realized that something bad had happened.

The yamen runner did not give the two men a chance to explain, and said coldly: "I hope you can still be alive after being beaten with a hundred sticks."

After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "Take it away!"

Then, the two Gentiles were taken away with pale faces.

The people all cheered.

The whole restaurant was as lively as it was during Chinese New Year.

All the people were praising the imperial court for its effectiveness, and soon they began to discuss the issue of all nations coming to pay tribute.

It seems that this episode made them more convinced of the fact that all nations came to pay tribute.
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….…….….….….
Meanwhile, window seat.

Two people, one old and one young, are sitting here.

Du Ruhui retracted his gaze and couldn't help looking at Shen Lian opposite him, saying: "Commander Shen, how did you do this? You made the people so convinced of the coming of all nations to pay tribute, and so united in hatred of the enemy, and even so proud, and you took action against those who held opposing opinions."

"And there were those yamen runners. They clearly saw the common people beating up the two foreigners. Why did they do the same?"

Du Ruhui was really surprised.

He just wanted to come forward to help the people settle the matter.

Who knew those yamen runners were so biased.

Upon hearing this, Shen Lian just shook his glass lightly and said with a smile: "Prime Minister Du, the foreign countries coming to pay tribute is real. Isn't it normal for them to be so confident?"

"And the Tang Dynasty can allow other countries to come and pay homage to it. The people are proud to be Tang people and do not allow others to slander their country. Isn't this normal?"

"As for the yamen runners, they are the yamen runners of the Tang Dynasty, not the running dogs of other countries. It is wrong for them not to favor the people of their own country and give privileges to people of other countries!"

Du Ruhui couldn't help but frown and said, "But the tribute from all nations...isn't it fake? Aren't those countries coming here with all kinds of complicated thoughts?"

"fake?"

Shen Lian laughed and said, "Who said it was fake?"

Du Ruhui looked at Shen Lian suspiciously.

Shen Lian said calmly: "Prime Minister Du, if we ourselves do not believe in the Ten Thousand Nations Coming to Pay Homage, how can we expect others to believe it?"

"If we don't have confidence in ourselves, how can we expect all nations to come to us for tribute?"

Du Ruhui seemed to be thinking about something.

Shen Lian continued, "Indeed, these countries came to our Tang Dynasty with bad intentions, but this matter... do they dare to make it public? They dare not! They have to save their face!"

"So, on the surface, these countries sent envoys to our Tang Dynasty! As for what they think in their hearts, does it matter?"

"It's not important, at least not to the common people! The common people only need to know that foreign countries have sent envoys to pay homage to the Tang Dynasty, that's enough!"

"The people are the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. If the people are confident, then the Tang Dynasty is confident! If the people believe that the Tang Dynasty is extremely powerful, then the Tang Dynasty... will really be extremely powerful!"

“The spirit of a country is never maintained by a few people, but by the people of the entire country, their spirit, their thoughts, their appearance, and their confidence!”

"So, they believe that this is the foreign countries coming to pay tribute! Envoys from other countries come to our Tang Dynasty, meet our people, meet our officials... Feel the confidence and pride of the people, and then they will feel the strength of our Tang Dynasty!"

"As the saying goes, three people make a tiger, feeling it, feeling it..."

Shen Lian smiled and said, "Perhaps, even they will think that they are here to pay homage to the Tang Dynasty?"

Du Ruhui's eyes suddenly widened.

This was the first time he had heard such an argument.

But…….
He actually felt that what Shen Lian said made sense. It was obviously fallacy no matter how you sounded at it. How could a thing that was not like that at all be deduced from the result and become the real result?

But looking at Shen Lian's indifference, and then looking at the people who were all proud of each other, even he felt a little dazed.

All nations are coming to pay tribute, it seems to be really true.

Everyone says so, if it’s fake, then it must be true, right?
He took a deep breath and couldn't help but ask: "Is this your plan?"

Shen Lian took a sip of his drink and said with a smile, "It's just the foundation of everything. I need a strong and confident nation. This is the basis for all my subsequent plans."

When Du Ruhui heard Shen Lian's words, his heart was filled with emotion.

When Du Ruhui heard that Li Shimin had given Shen Lian of Wangyun Inn full responsibility for the visit of all nations, he was a little worried.

After all, although Shen Lian is smart and talented, he is young and does not have much experience in entertaining foreign envoys.

Moreover, Shen Lian only stayed in the Wangyun Inn and had never been to the court. It would be difficult for Shen Lian to deal with officials from other countries calmly given what he had not experienced.

He was worried about something unexpected happening.

But now, he suddenly felt that... he was thinking too much.

Shen Lian is indeed young, but his wisdom and intelligence are enough to make up for their decades of accumulated experience.

There are evildoers in this world!
They don't need to experience anything personally. They can possess decades of wisdom and experience of themselves and others through their imaginations, and even surpass their own vision and insight.

If you compare yourself to others, you will feel inferior to death.

Du Ruhui took a sip of wine and suppressed the emotions and loss in his heart.

He looked at Shen Lian and said, "Commander Shen, it seems that you are well prepared. In this case, I have nothing to worry about."

"Originally I wanted to give you some advice, but now it seems..."

Du Ruhui smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Fortunately I didn't say that, otherwise it would be really embarrassing now."

"If I ruin your good deeds, I will become even more of a sinner."

Shen Lian said with a smile: "It's not that serious. At most, His Majesty will hate me and distance himself from me."

Du Ruhui: “…”

(End of this chapter)