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

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the envoys from the small countries turned red.

They felt a strong sense of ridicule and sarcasm.

First it was Tibet, then it was the Arab Empire.

What do these powerful countries think of our small country? They just mock us?
Don’t small countries have human rights?

Shen Lian laughed and said, "You two, I don't agree with what you said."

"Tiangang Courtyard and Disha Courtyard are used by us to entertain distinguished guests. They don't have any special meanings. They just correspond to some stars."

"So whatever the envoys from other countries choose is their freedom and their right. It's inappropriate for you to ridicule their choices like this, isn't it?"

As soon as Shen Lian finished speaking, the envoys from small countries, who had been extremely angry just now, suddenly felt much more comfortable.

After looking at Shen Lian again, a hint of kindness appeared on his face.

Look at Shen Lian, and then look at your Tibetan and Arab people!

We are all from the same big country, why is there such a big gap between us?
Shen Lian's just one sentence directly gained a lot of goodwill.

He continued with a smile, "Also, if you two don't care about rankings, then why are you fighting for Tiangang Courtyard No. 1? As the saying goes, humility is a virtue. The envoy of the Arab Empire said that he doesn't care about rankings, so why not be humble and give Tiangang Courtyard No. 1 to Tubo? Courtyard No. 2 is actually not bad either."

When Anthony heard Shen Lian's sarcastic words, his expression changed slightly.

He didn't expect that Shen Lian would actually speak for those envoys from small countries whom he looked down upon, and even mocked him in return.

I was actually in trouble because of what I just said.

dilemma!

The Tubo Prince Qihela laughed out loud. It was the first time he felt that Shen Lian was so pleasing to the eye.

He sneered, "That's right, since you don't care about the ranking, then give it to me. I am tacky, but I do care!"

Anthony's face turned completely ugly.

Shen Lian secretly curled his lips when he saw this.

You obviously care about it so much, why are you pretending to be so high and mighty?
Now it's up to you what to do.

Courtyard No. 1...Hey, what a great place!

No matter who moves in last.

Both Tubo and the Arab Empire were definitely resentful!

This is just great.

The two strongest countries have collided. I want to see...how you can unite!

As Shen Lian expected, the envoys finally had a conflict over their residence.

What surprised him a little was that the two countries involved in the collision were not one strong and one weak, but both were first-class powerful countries.

Moreover, they are all powerful countries with ill intentions towards the Tang Dynasty.

This made Shen Lian very satisfied.

He knew that he could not hide his thoughts from these envoys.

He didn't intend to hide it.

Originally, he had expected that the envoys from powerful countries who understood his intentions would not be stupid enough to fall into his trap.

They may drive away envoys from weak countries because they don't care about what they think, but they probably won't confront strong countries head-on.

After all, their alliance is mainly led by powerful countries. If there is a crack in the powerful country, the so-called alliance will really not be able to persist.

But who would have known that even so, the two leading powerful countries, Tubo and the Arab Empire, would still confront each other.

This made Shen Lian feel a little surprised.

But soon, Shen Lian understood.

I thought too much about the alliance formed by these countries.

These countries may not have communicated with each other before, but they just thought that there were benefits to be gained from the Tang Dynasty, so they all came together, hoping to use the general trend to force the Tang Dynasty to surrender.

Therefore, perhaps only a few of them have connections, and most of them just have a little tacit understanding.

But this tacit understanding fell apart instantly when faced with practical problems.

As for Tubo and Daqin, the two strongest empires, they might want to cooperate, but the alliance must have a leader.

So, who is the leader and who is the follower?

Tubo is definitely unwilling to become a vassal. The Arab Empire also wants to swallow up other countries and wants to use this opportunity to intimidate other countries. By then, Shen Lian will have less resistance.

So, they all want to be leaders.

And how to become?
Now, there is a good way to prove it.

Tiangang Courtyard No. 1!

Although they understood that this was Shen Lian's conspiracy, everyone agreed that Tiangang No. 1 Courtyard was for the most powerful empire to live in.

Therefore, whoever can move into Courtyard No. 1 will be recognized as the strongest. At that time, his right to speak will naturally be the strongest. Similarly, he will be the leader by default.

Just like this, the collision that Shen Lian did not expect happened directly at this moment.

Tubo and the Arab Empire refused to give in to each other!
The smell of gunpowder suddenly filled the air.

After Shen Lian wanted to understand this, she couldn't help shaking her head in her heart: "Idiots, a bunch of idiots!"

"You knew it was a trap, but you still jumped in!"

"You know that doing this will breed divisions and make the already unstable alliance even weaker, but you still refuse to give in... Calling you stupid is a compliment!"

At this moment, Shen Lian suddenly wondered if he had overestimated the smartness of these countries.
If they are all so stupid, then wouldn't all my preparations be in vain?
Shen Lian narrowed his eyes slightly. If it were him, he would have a hundred ways to occupy the position of Courtyard No. 1 while not letting the envoys of other countries feel that the alliance was in jeopardy.

There are really too many strategies that kill two birds with one stone.

It's a pity that the Tubo Prince is indeed smart, but he is still far behind when it comes to insidious schemes. Not to mention himself, just Zhangsun Wuji alone is enough to kill the Tubo Prince.

And the envoy from the Arab Empire?

This person doesn't look like a reckless person, but he is taking the initiative to cause trouble. Shen Lian feels that this person may have some calculations.

However, no matter how much they calculated, they could not pick out the frame they had given them. Now they were all on their own chessboards. Even if the chess pieces were jumping, could they jump out of the chessboard?

He chuckled, thought for a moment, and said, "Two envoys, you all like Tiangang Courtyard No. 1, but Courtyard No. 1 can only accommodate envoys from one country, so it's very difficult!"

"Do you think you should decide among yourselves who will move in? Or should I give you some advice?"

The Tibetan prince Qihela looked coldly at the envoy of the Arab Empire and said in a cold voice: "What do you have in mind?"

It was obvious that they couldn't reach an agreement.

Shen Lian smiled and said, "Today, the envoys from various countries have arrived, so it's a good time to have some fun. I suggest... you can each send one of your men down, and then they fight, and the winner can live in Courtyard No. 1. This way, it can be easily resolved, and the other countries can also see the elegance of the Tibetan and Arab soldiers. Why not do it?"

"And later, if the same thing happens, we can use this method to decide who will move in through fighting. It's fair and just. What do you think?"

When Chihera and Anthony heard this, their eyes moved slightly.

How could they not know that Shen Lian was looking for trouble?

The losing party will only feel humiliated and will bear even more resentment towards the other party.

But now, it seems that this is the only way, the simplest and most direct. Moreover, the winning party can also use this to show its strength to other countries, so that it will be easier to lead other envoys at that time.

Thinking of this, the two envoys finally took the initiative to jump into the trap that Shen Lian had dug for them.

"Okay!" said Chihela.

Anthony nodded as well.

Shen Lian's smile widened.

What a good man!
How can these two be so nice? They dug a hole for themselves and jumped into it on their own initiative.

Shen Lian doesn't even need to try to fool other people into voting.

He clapped his hands, and guards immediately came in and set up a ring at lightning speed.

This speed is astonishingly fast!
At this moment, the Tubo prince and envoys from other countries finally understood... Shen Lian had planned it all along.

This was definitely prepared in advance, otherwise how could the ring be set up so quickly?
Even if there was no confrontation between Tibet and the Arab Empire today, Shen Lian would definitely find an opportunity to set up a ring and make them bleed!
insidious!

Some envoys cursed in their hearts, and at the same time looked at the smiling Shen Lian, and became more alert.

Some perceptive envoys have only now realized that since Shen Lian arrived here, almost everyone and everything has been led by Shen Lian.

All of them, unknowingly, followed Shen Lian's ideas.

Even those who originally wanted to humiliate Shen Lian or cause trouble for him were unknowingly led away by Shen Lian.

As a result, they can no longer break free!
This realization shocked them immensely!

This Shen Lian is really scary!
Soon, the arena was built...
Shen Lian ignored the looks the envoys gave him. He just smiled at the two people from Tubo and Daqin, and said with a smile: "You two, please select your own people. We should not waste time. We should compete as soon as possible so that we can rest as soon as possible, right?"

Anthony, the Marquis of the Arab Empire, gave a wink to the person behind him, and the man jumped onto the stage with a knife in hand.

The Tibetan prince Qihela looked at his confidant and said coldly: "Kill him! Let everyone know the consequences of disobeying the Tibetan Khanate!"

"Yes!"

The confidant responded and quickly jumped onto the stage.

Soon the two men were facing each other with weapons in hand.

Shen Lian said at this time: "As the saying goes, friendship comes first, competition comes second, so please control your temper to avoid hurting the relationship! Our rules are very simple, whoever is knocked off the ring or surrenders voluntarily will be considered the loser!"

"Otherwise, keep fighting until one side loses!"

They both nodded. It was a very simple rule.

Shen Lian smiled and said, "No limit on means, no limit on weapons, then you two, start!"

As soon as Shen Lian finished speaking, the Tibetan guards rushed forward first, slashing at the soldiers of the Arab Empire with the big swords in their hands.

This Tibetan guard was extremely fast and attacked in the blink of an eye.

The soldiers of the Arab Empire did not seem to expect the Tibetan guards to be so fast, and in panic, they quickly drew their swords to fight back.

boom!
The soldiers of the Arab Empire were hacked back two steps.

The Tibetan guards did not give the Arab soldiers any chance to react and attacked them again.

The two stood together again.

The envoys from various countries watched the fight between the two without blinking, with solemn and thoughtful expressions in their eyes. It was obvious that they were collecting intelligence.

As for Shen Lian, he was lying lazily in the rocking chair, just like he was watching a play.

He took a sip of tea and said, "Abao, who do you think will win?"

Ah Bao barely hesitated: "Tubonia will win, at most in twenty moves, the people of the Arab Kingdom will die!"

"die?"

When Zhao Hai, the Minister of Honglu Temple, heard this, he was shocked.

"Will he die? Commander Shen, will something… happen? Someone died just after the envoy arrived, this…"

"What are you afraid of?"

Shen Lian interrupted Zhao Hai calmly.

He said, "If they don't die, how can we let them have hatred and resentment? Lord Zhao, you really don't think that they came to the Tang Dynasty to live in love with the Tang Dynasty and become a family, right?"

Zhao Hai was stunned.

He didn't know what he was thinking of, and looked at Shen Lian hurriedly.

Shen Lian said calmly: "These people have bad intentions. It is true that our Tang Dynasty is a country of etiquette, but it also depends on who it is. As the saying goes, when friends come, we have fine wine, but when enemies come, we only have butcher knives!"

"So, Abao, keep an eye on it."

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes and said, "Later, if the people from the Great Tang Kingdom don't die, you will find a way to kill them for me."

"Today, let's use his blood to get off to a good start."

Ah Bao's eyes flashed, and he raised the corner of his mouth directly: "Don't worry, big shot, even if the underworld doesn't accept him, I will send him there."

Shen Lian smiled lightly.

Looking at the Tubo Prince and the Marquis of the Arab Empire, his smile became even wider.

The battle continues.

However, many people have been able to see that the soldiers of the Arab Empire are already at a disadvantage, and the victory of the Tibetan guards is a foregone conclusion.

But it is still uncertain how it will end, whether the soldiers of the Arab Empire will surrender voluntarily or be kicked off the stage by the Tibetan guards.

Anthony, the envoy from the Arab Empire, frowned and looked a little unhappy.

The Tibetan prince Qihela raised the corner of his mouth and sneered.

Shen Lian lay in the rocking chair, leisurely drinking tea and watching the show, feeling very relaxed.

Ah Bao had run to the bottom of the ring at some point, his eyes fixed on the fight on the ring, his right hand was blocked by his sleeve, no one knew what he was holding inside.

Different people have different expressions and different ideas.

Some people are nervous, some are watching the show, some are solemn, and some have bad intentions.

Shen Lian laughed and shook the teacup gently with his fingers. At this moment, he suddenly said, "It's time to end."

Zhao Hai, the Minister of Honglu Temple, who was standing behind him, was shocked when he heard this and quickly looked towards the arena.

boom!
At this moment, the Tibetan guards used a fake move, causing the soldiers of the Arab Empire to make a mistake. The Tibetan guards did not give the soldiers of the Arab Empire another chance. They struck out with a palm and directly knocked the soldiers of the Arab Empire flying.

It seemed that the soldiers of the Arab Empire were about to be knocked out of the ring.

Upon seeing this, Abao's eyes flashed, and he was about to take action secretly to send the soldiers of the Arab Empire to heaven.

But before he could take any action, his eyes suddenly flashed and he saw a knife flying directly towards the Arab soldier who was about to fly out of the ring.

The steel knife reflected the light of the setting sun in the air, causing Abao to close his eyes for a moment, and when Abao opened his eyes again.

His pupils shrank slightly.

I saw that the soldier from the Arab Kingdom had fallen down from the ring, and a steel knife was stuck in his chest.

(End of this chapter)