Datang: From exiled prince to eternal tyrant

Chapter 406
"Your Majesty, this is the expedition fee list given by His Highness the King of Shu."

King Zhang Zhung was taken aback for a moment, but when he realized it, his expression turned ugly.

He turned the booklet to the end, and sure enough, when he saw a total amount, his eyes widened.

So much money! !
"This this……"

King Zhang Zhung's hands were shaking!
The king of Shu is a big lion, even if the price is enough for the Xiangxiong Kingdom to purchase dozens of weapons.

"Your Majesty, the King of Shu of the Tang Dynasty has gone too far in bullying others."

A courtier stood up and said angrily.

He was holding back his anger before, if the king of Shu hadn't suddenly sold equipment to Nanzhao, they wouldn't have lost so much.

But now, they are asking for the expedition expenses. Isn't this a clear insult to their kingdom?
"I also think so, the King of Shu is too villainous."

"I sold the problematic equipment to me before."

"Nowadays it's so shameless to ask for fees directly."

"It's really ridiculous!"

The officials were furious and dissatisfied.Because they all know that the national treasury cannot afford this expedition fee.

At that time, it is not necessary to pay money from nobles like them.

Therefore, His Majesty absolutely cannot be allowed to pay this fee.

The special envoy sneered. These people did not know the horror of Shu King Li Ke and the Tang army.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Shu also asked this minister to bring you a message."

"If Xiang Xiong's soldiers do not withdraw from Nanzhao within half a month, they will stay in Nanzhao forever."

"And the Xiangxiong Kingdom will cease to exist, just like the current Nanzhao Kingdom."

The special envoy said bluntly, but his eyes were looking at other courtiers, as if he was looking at a group of clamoring fools.

His Royal Highness the King of Shu is a man who can do what he says.

If half a month is counted from the day he returned to Zhang Zhung, then half of it has passed.

It can be seen that His Royal Highness the time of the King of Shu is very accurate.

Naturally, there were rebuttals and angry reprimands among the courtiers, and even King Zhang Zhung's face was extremely ugly.

The special envoy looked at these courtiers who were jumping happily.

It wasn't until they all said they were tired that the special envoy continued to speak.

"Your Majesty, the strength of the Tang army is far beyond our imagination."

"My lords."

"I'm afraid everyone thinks that the current Tang army is still as strong as when it attacked Tubo."

The special envoy's voice was cold and full of sarcasm.

A bunch of frogs in a well have no idea how big the world is outside.

The Tang Dynasty's army was powerful. If it really wanted to attack the Xiangxiong Kingdom, Xiangxiong would disappear within ten days.

If that day really came, he would like to see how these arrogant ministers would behave at the moment.

"You have only been to the land of Tang and Shu a few times, why bother to raise the prestige of others like this!"

"Hmph, did you accept bribes from the King of Shu and deliberately come back and talk nonsense to affect the Sacred Heart?"

Among the courtiers, some accused the envoy.

The special envoy couldn't help laughing, he pointed with his fingers, but he was so angry that he didn't know what to say.

"Well, no more fearless arguments."

King Zhang Zhung said extremely disturbed.

He trusted the special envoy very much, otherwise he would not be in charge of purchasing equipment.

And what he meant by bringing back the king of Shu must be true.

Think about Tubo, which was powerful before, and Nanzhao, which was able to defeat itself.

They were all defeated by the king of Shu in the Tang Dynasty.

King Shu, what a terrifying existence.

Since he proposed the price of the expedition and the time limit, he didn't want to directly destroy the Zhang Zhung Kingdom.

If not, he directly killed the special envoy and led the army to fight west, how could they resist Xiangxiong.

The key point, although the special envoy did not remind him, King Shang Hung had already come to his senses.

He immediately ordered someone to send the withdrawal order to Ruanhua Mansion urgently without any delay.

And he also immediately repaired a letter, and ordered the special envoy to send it to the king of Shu immediately.

After they all left, he hurriedly wrote another letter, and asked someone to send it to Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty immediately, and present it to Li Shimin.

Li Ke smiled with satisfaction when he learned that the Xiangxiong troops in the softening mansion had withdrawn.

Most of the people in the Zhang Zhung Kingdom have brains.

Su Dingfang directly led the troops to take over the city previously occupied by the Zhang Zhung Kingdom, and Li Ke saw the Zhang Zhung special envoy again.

After the special envoy gave the letter to Li Ke, he stood aside very honestly.

Anyway, His Majesty said, let him follow His Highness the King of Shu in the future, and follow him.

Li Ke read the letter written by King Xiangxiong, and laughed out loud.

It was really unexpected that King Zhang Zhung was so self-aware that he took the initiative to become a vassal.

From then on, there will be no more Zhang Zhung kings, only Zhang Zhung who belongs to the Tang Dynasty.

And he ordered a special envoy to follow him and obey his orders.King Zhang Zhung will bring the entire royal family to Beijing to meet the emperor of Tang Dynasty.

Then I will live in Datang for a long time, and I will not return to Xiangxiong.

In this way, Datang can rest assured that their Xiangxiong Kingdom is sincerely proclaiming their vassals, and they have absolutely no intention of disobeying them.

The special envoy's face turned red when Li Ke laughed, and he stood to one side in embarrassment.

But what can he do?Your Majesty has already made a decision, and I am afraid that they have already set off for Chang'an by now.

It is a rare thing for a majestic emperor to directly abandon the entire country.

"Your Highness, why are you laughing like this?"

As soon as Chu Feng came in, he saw Li Ke smiling out of shape, and he didn't know what happened.

He also just came back from outside, and he didn't know that Special Envoy Zhang Zhung was here again.

"Nature is a good thing!"

"King Zhang Zhung is very knowledgeable. He has taken the initiative to become a vassal, and there will be no Zhang Zhung Kingdom in the future."

"What's even better is that he wants to take his whole family to join my father."

Speaking of this, Li Ke couldn't help laughing again, he really couldn't imagine what Li Shimin's expression would be when he received the news.

Hearing this, Chu Feng couldn't help laughing.

Looking at the special envoy's eyes was also a bit teasing, even though the special envoy had a thick skin, he also felt that his old face was hot at this time.

"Your Highness, we sincerely surrender."

The envoy emphasized.Anyway, Xiangxiong couldn't afford the expedition expenses, so he might as well surrender directly to avoid ruin.

And in the palace of Chang'an City.

Li Shimin read the letter sent by Zhang Xiong's envoy, and his old face almost couldn't hold back.

The Xiangxiong Kingdom is nothing more than professing its vassal status.

But what happened that the king wanted to bring his whole family to live in Chang'an?
The whole family is planning to eat by themselves! !

Li Shimin threw the letter to Du Ruhui with a cold face.

Du Ruhui's face twitched after seeing it, but he could understand King Zhang Zhung's intentions in such a move.

"Your Majesty, it is a good thing for Xiangxiong to bow his head and proclaim himself a vassal."

"And their king wants to bring his whole family to live in Chang'an, just to let you rest assured, Your Majesty."

Du Ru said with a dark smile, he was already trying to restrain the urge to laugh, for fear that he would lose his dignity in front of the hall.

"Of course I know what he means, but it's too much for him to bring his whole family here as hostages."

"Forget it, just write an imperial edict and ask King Zhang Zhung to send one of his sons to Beijing, so that no one else has to come, especially himself."

Looking at it like that, he was also upset.

(End of this chapter)