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

"Sir." Abao and Ali bowed to Shen Lian together.

"Ah."

Shen Lian nodded and walked in front.

After walking for a while, he turned back and spoke.

"Hurry up, the real show will begin today, don't let me down."

At this time, Shen Lian's voice came from the front.

Abao and Ali looked at each other, nodded heavily, and then ran after him.

…………

After Shen Lian and others arrived at the post station.

Envoys from various countries have gathered in the hall.

Compared with the previous few days, when Shen Lian stepped into the hall this time, he felt a different atmosphere.

Some envoys from small countries looked at him with some anger.

When Chihera and Anthony saw Shen Lian, they smiled and nodded to Shen Lian.

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes.

Was he deliberately leaking the news of his alliance to the envoys of a small country that was pro-Tang?

Haha, I really can’t wait!

But how much they underestimate themselves!

If Shen Lian did this, he would definitely keep it secret.

Because once it is leaked in advance, it is very likely that the other party will notice it.

So...what made Anthony and the others feel that they were completely unaware of what they were doing?
Am I so insensitive in their eyes?
Can't even tell the hostility of others?

Shen Lian saw that Qihela and Anthony were still looking at him with a smile, which made him unable to help but laugh.

He was laughed out of anger!
These two idiots.

Don’t you know what’s waiting for them?

Shen Lian felt that he really needed to tell them about the cases he had handled in the past few months.

Let them know how many people have called the person they are plotting against a devil!
Let them know what is waiting for them.

Even Beichen and Tianquan didn't dare to look at him with a smile like that.

They dared...
Shen Lian couldn't help but rub his forehead. Ignorance is truly fearless!

In that case, let's teach them a lesson later.

Shen Lian returned the same smile.

And his smile became even brighter.

Shen Lian walked to the main seat and sat down directly.

Then, as usual, he picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, as if he didn't notice the special atmosphere in the hall. He smiled and said, "It has been four days since the convening of the Universal Parliament, but some accidents happened on the first day, and there was not much gain in the next three days. This efficiency is really a bit low."

"So I hope that on the fifth day, there will be some improvement, or at least some real progress. Otherwise, everyone's time is very precious, and it will be wasted like this. It's really not good. What do you think?"

The Tibetan prince Qihela laughed and nodded in response, "Yes, I also think we must make some progress today, otherwise I will feel frustrated."

Anthony, the Arab envoy, also nodded and said meaningfully, "It's time for some changes."

"After all, things have already been done, and it seems that Shen Lian has indeed fallen into the trap."

"Our plan is about to succeed."

They both smiled brightly at Shen Lian.

Shen Lian responded with an even brighter smile.

This gave others a feeling that these three people were very familiar with each other.

The envoys from small countries looked even uglier.

Some of the envoys who had originally favored Shen Lian now looked much colder.

Shen Lian, as if he hadn't noticed anything, smiled and said, "In that case, let's officially start today's Ten Thousand Nations Council. Just like before, everyone can speak freely."

As Shen Lian finished speaking, the Tubo Prince Qihela stood up impatiently.

He said, "I have an idea."

Shen Lian raised his eyebrows slightly. This match was a bit too hasty.

Anthony, however, cooperated with a smile on his face: "What's your idea?"

Qihela deliberately glanced at Shen Lian, then turned his head to look at other people, as if he was asking for Shen Lian's opinion.

He said: "In this world, everyone is fighting for profit, so why are wars constantly going on? Even if it is driven by profit."

"So, in my opinion, it is impossible to make both sides equal. After all, the difference between big countries and small countries is too big. Big countries have achieved their current status through the efforts of countless people. How can they be willing to share their interests with small countries for no reason?"

"And small countries are afraid of big countries, because the existence of big countries also threatens them, and they are to big countries..."

Qihela paused for a moment and continued, "To put it bluntly, it's just a piece of meat. It just depends on whether the big country wants to eat it or not."

"So, I think that conflicts of interest between big countries and small countries are absolutely inevitable, and this cannot be solved by just a few words."

"Small countries cannot defeat big countries, and big countries covet small countries, so the atmosphere is always tense, and small countries are in a state of panic all day long!"

"In this case, why don't we resolve it through peaceful negotiations?"

Anthony cooperated very well and said, "What method?"

The envoys from small countries seemed to realize something and their faces turned completely bad.

As for Shen Lian, he still had that faint smile on his face, which gave Chila and Anthony the feeling that it was still within their expectations.

Qihela glanced at the unfriendly envoys from small countries and said calmly: "I think that big countries and small countries will provoke disputes over interests sooner or later. In this case, why not use peaceful negotiations now... The small country will take the initiative to give up some interests to the big country!"

"In this way, when big countries gain benefits, they will not covet the interests of small countries."

"And small countries, by paying some price, can also gain the friendship of big countries. From now on, they don't have to worry about what big countries will give them, and they can also focus on development. So... this is a win-win situation. What do you think...?"

Brush it!
As soon as Qihela finished speaking, the faces of the envoys from small countries all changed.

Among these more than 100 countries, most are small countries, and there are only a few large countries.

Even Tiele, a country sandwiched between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, can be considered a medium-sized country.

So you can imagine how many small countries there are.

Among these 106 countries, at least more than 70 can be considered small countries.

Therefore, Qihela's words directly angered more than seventy envoys.

But these more than seventy envoys were not united in their purpose.

Although Shen Lian had used various strategies to break up the alliance between these envoys, there were still some small countries that supported powerful countries such as Tubo and Daqin because they were vassal states of Tubo and Daqin.

Therefore, the real targets regarded by Qihela were only the more than 30 envoys who were deceived by Shen Lian and the more than 20 envoys who were unwilling to trust anyone and were very wary of everyone.

Because their own interests were involved at this moment, they all started to argue.

"Nonsense!" This method makes absolutely no sense.

"That's right. Why should we pay the price? Why don't the big countries put aside their ambitions?"

"Is it unreasonable to be weak?"

The envoys retorted with red faces.

But Qihela just sneered when he heard this: "Don't mention it, if you are weak, you really have no reason."

"If you are not weak, then now is the time for you to exploit other countries, instead of other countries exploiting you. So... being weak is the original sin!" Even though Qihela has some brains, he is still the straightforward Turk at heart. At this moment, he sneered at the words of these envoys from small countries.

Envoys from major powers, such as Anthony, also sneered.

When the envoys from small countries heard this, they felt extremely aggrieved and indignant, but they... had no way out.

Because they know that although what Qiheila said was unpleasant to hear...it was not wrong.

Being weak is the original sin!
Now they have refused, but once these powerful countries really reach an agreement, as long as the powerful countries send troops...it will not be just a small price to pay, the entire country may be lost.

Countries are always so cruel and ruthless.

Their hands were clenched into fists, their nails dug into the flesh, and bright red blood dripped from their fingertips, falling to the ground, forming a pool of red.

They gritted their teeth but couldn't utter a word. They didn't dare to object.

They were really afraid of angering these powerful countries and actually destroying their countries.

The atmosphere suddenly became tragic.

When Abao saw this scene, he was filled with mixed feelings.

He had thought about the cruelty of diplomacy, but he had never seen it with his own eyes.

And now, no matter who it is, they can see how shameless Qiheila's proposal is.

Just like the Baekje envoy before, they were shameless to the extreme, but these envoys from small countries did not dare to refuse, and could not refuse.

Because no one cares what they think.

This reminded him of what happened on the first day. At that time, the Baekje envoys also had the same idea to deal with the Tang Dynasty.

If it weren't for my master who crushed the alliance of various countries in advance, if it weren't for my master who killed the chicken to scare the monkey... perhaps these small countries today would be the future of the Tang Dynasty.

Thinking of this, he realized how much the Lord had done for the Tang Dynasty and what kind of disasters the Tang Dynasty had avoided.

Likewise, he also realized how important it was for his country to be strong.

Otherwise, just like that... watching other big countries causing their country to lose territory just because of a few casual words, how desperate and helpless it would be.

Chichara and Antony were very satisfied with the performance of these envoys from small countries.

Anthony looked at Shen Lian with a smile and said, "It seems that all the envoys have no objection to this proposal."

"Then Commander Shen..."

He looked at Shen Lian and finally stated his purpose: "What do you think, Commander Shen? Do you agree with His Highness Tubo's proposal?"

Qihela also looked at Shen Lian with an impatient look in his eyes.

He was waiting for Qin Wenyuan to nod.

As long as Shen Lian nods, those envoys from small countries will completely despair of Shen Lian and the Tang Dynasty!

At that time, he would make a reversal, oppose his own proposal, find a scapegoat, and solve the case of the Baekje envoy.

And then…
Qihela's eyes were full of pride.

Then, everything will return to normal, and these envoys from small countries will once again approach me!

Will be hostile to the Tang Dynasty!
Afterwards, one hundred and six countries put pressure on the Tang Dynasty together!

The Tang Dynasty will become fish on the chopping board, to be slaughtered at will!

How much benefit can a small country get?

Only the Tang Dynasty is worthy of their efforts this time!

The fit is waiting.

Anthony was also looking forward to it with a smile.

The envoys from small countries looked despairing.

And Shen Lian, just like that, faced all of their gazes, under their expectant, malicious, indignant, or sad gazes, he calmly said: "I refuse, the Tang Dynasty... opposes!"

"I refuse, and the Tang Dynasty opposes!"

Shen Lian's calm words echoed directly in the quiet hall.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, as if they didn't understand what Shen Lian meant.

but the next moment --
An uproar suddenly broke out!

"What!?"

Qihela's expression changed first, he almost jumped up, stared at Shen Lian with wide eyes, and said: "Shen Lian, you...what did you say?"

"Did you make a mistake?"

This is different from the agreement!

This is completely different from what they imagined!
Anthony's eyes flickered at this moment.

He couldn't help but stare at Shen Lian.

But Shen Lian's expression remained calm, as if the person who just spoke was not him at all.

This made Anthony think of something and his face suddenly changed.

“Could it be…?”

Anthony is much better than the old fox. At this moment, he thought of many situations, and no matter which situation it was, it was out of his control.

"Oops!"

Anthony felt terrible.

But there was no expression on his face.

At least, he wasn't as shocked as Chihra was.

As for the envoys from small countries, their eyes immediately lit up.

This time, not only the thirty-odd envoys who were sent to Wen Nuan by Shen Lian at the beginning, but also more than twenty extremely vigilant centrists, all looked at Shen Lian with shining eyes.

Shen Lian met their bright gazes, smiled gently, and said: "Your Highness the Tubo Crown Prince, your ears are not clear, I suggest you clean your earwax."

"I only said eight words. Your Highness, I guess it's not impossible that you can't understand it, right?"

When Qihela heard Shen Lian's sarcastic words, his face turned gloomy.

He also understood, and he said: "Shen Lian, you...are you going to regret it?"

"Regret? What regret?"

Shen Lian looked confused and said, "Your Highness Tubo, please explain clearly. What happened to me that I regretted it?"

Looking at Shen Lian's pretentious appearance, Qihela was really angry and wanted to bite him.

Especially when he saw that those centrist envoys also gathered around Shen Lian at this moment, his expression became even uglier.

He could not help but say angrily: "Just yesterday, you, me, and Anthony, we——"

But before Qihela could finish his words, he was interrupted by Anthony.

Anthony said righteously: "Your Highness Tubo, please don't slander me. I don't know whether you have agreed on anything with Commander Shen during your private meeting, but I have never met you alone."

"what?"

Qihela was stunned for a moment.

Then the whole person jumped up.

He jumped up and shouted angrily: "Anthony, you...you, you betrayed me?"

Anthony said calmly, "I don't understand what His Highness Tubo means."

(End of this chapter)