Chapter 224: Wu Chengsi Fights The Tubo Prince Again (3/3)
Not long after, the Tibetan prince Chidu Chizan, the Tocharian prince Taktu, and the young Turkic king Guduulu entered the hall together.
After seeing Princess Taiping, Chidu Chizan's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "Your Highness, we meet again."
Princess Taiping remained silent.
King Pei raised his eyebrows and said:
"Prince Chidu, your country has invaded the border of our country. Everyone in our country is extremely angry. We wanted to send our troops back to Liaodong to fight with your country.
But you and I are both major powers in this world, and if we go to war, all lives will be destroyed. Therefore, our court decided to consider the common people and the overall situation, and marry the princess into your country to emulate the beautiful deeds of Princess Wencheng.
I hope your country can know how to advance and retreat, otherwise our government will use the strength of the whole country to fight against your country!"
Prince Chidu said with great joy:
"Very good, you and I are good friends. Xiao Wang has been staying in Chang'an City just to marry Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
The prince smiled and said:
"It would be best if there is no war. I also hope that the Prince of Tibet can treat my sister well. In the future, you and I will be allies and we will support each other."
Prince Chidu glanced at him, sneered secretly, and said:
"That's natural. Her Highness the Princess will receive the highest courtesy from our Tubo people. Xiao Wang will personally build a palace for Her Highness so that Her Highness can live comfortably."
Princess Taiping's face turned purple with anger, she clenched her fingers so tightly that she couldn't feel her nails digging into her palms.
The young Turkic king Ashina Gudulu laughed and said:
"Both Tubo and Tang Dynasty are the most powerful countries in the world. If the two dynasties join forces, they will be the strongest in the world. I, Tocharo, am willing to be the best friend of both dynasties."
Ever since Tubo captured the city of Tang Dynasty, he had placed Tubo on an equal footing with Tang Dynasty in his heart, so he sided with Tubo openly and openly.
Chidu Chizan said proudly:
"From now on, I, Tubo, will also learn from the Tang Dynasty, and I will also come to visit from all over the world, so that the world will know the name of Tubo."
Li Xian raised his eyebrows and hummed to himself: "When I succeed to the throne, I will be the first to destroy you, Tubo."
Chidu Chizan walked to Princess Taiping, with a strange light shining in his eyes.
"Your Highness, you are so beautiful. You are more beautiful than all the women in Tubo. I really wish I could take you back to my country right now."
Princess Taiping gritted her teeth, raised her hand, and slapped him with a palm.
Chidu Chizan was on guard for a long time, stretched out his hand to grab her hand, frowned and said: "Not gentle, not gentle at all, a Tang Dynasty princess shouldn't be like this!"
King Pei scolded: "Taiping, how can you be so rude, how can you behave like this!"
Princess Taiping was so ashamed and angry that she wished she could die immediately.
At this moment, an exclamation suddenly sounded outside the door. "Master Wu, you are back!"
As soon as the voice fell, I saw a group of people walking in outside the gate, and the person in front was Wu Chengsi.
Seeing Chidu Chizan holding Princess Taiping's hand, Wu Chengsi's face darkened and he walked over quickly.
Chidu Chizan was extremely afraid of him, and hurriedly let go and stepped aside, saying in a stern tone: "What do you want to do?"
Wu Chengsi ignored him and looked at Princess Taiping. He saw her eyes were red from crying and she was looking at him intently.
"Second cousin!"
Princess Taiping shouted and threw herself into his arms.
Wu Chengsi patted her back gently and said: "It's okay. As long as I'm here, I will never let you marry to Tubo. Don't worry."
King Pei looked stern and said: "Cousin, Taiping's marriage has been approved by both the father, the emperor and the queen, and it's not something you can mess around with!"
Wu Chengsi suddenly turned his head and said coldly: "Your Highness, Prince Pei, just shut up and watch."
He turned his eyes and looked at Chidu Chizan: "I remember warning you not to stretch out your dog paws again. Since you Tubo people don't listen to the advice, don't blame me for being rude!"
The maids and eunuchs in the main hall already hated the Tubo prince, but when they saw Wu Chengsi's tough tone and majesty, they all secretly cheered.
Shangguan Wan'er and Princess Taiping looked at him intently.
King Pei said sternly: "Wu Chengsi, you don't understand the current situation at all, don't cause trouble here!"
"It's you who don't understand the situation." Wu Chengsi said coldly, looking at Zuorong.
Zuorong's heart moved and he said loudly:
"I am Da Zuorong, the leader of the Mo Brown tribe. I came to the Tang Dynasty this time to submit a letter to the Tang Dynasty. The enemies of the Tang Dynasty are the enemies of my Mo Brown people!"
Hu Zhen followed and said: "I am Ashide Huzhen, the envoy of Goryeo. I am here to present a letter to the Tang Dynasty."
Hearing his words, King Pei, the prince and Chidu Chizan were all shocked, and Guduulu shouted: "Ashidehuzhen, you Turkic traitor!"
Only then did Huzhen notice Gu Duolu and screamed: "Damn it, Duo Gulu boy, why are you here?"
Duggulu held his head high and said proudly: "I am a Turkic envoy, and I am a guest in the Tang Dynasty on behalf of Wenfu Khan."
Wu Chengsi said coldly:
"No, you Turks and Tocharians have decided to follow the Tubo people against our Tang Dynasty, and you are no longer our guests. Just as the war in Liaodong is over, you are my next opponent of the Tang Dynasty, so let's sacrifice the three of you first.
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Chidu Chizan was shocked and frightened, and shouted: "Isn't your Tang Dynasty a country of etiquette? How could you do such a thing?"
Taktu and Gu Duolu were both shocked, with a somewhat frightened look on their faces.
The prince hurriedly said: "No, the two countries are at war without killing the envoys. This cannot be done."
King Pei said in a deep voice:
"Chengsi, even if the Koreans come to surrender, we still need to discuss whether to agree to their request, but Taiping's marriage has already been agreed to by my father."
Wu Chengsi raised his eyebrows and said:
"It's a joke. Taiping's marriage is based on national strategy. Since the strategy has changed, the marriage will naturally have to be re-decided. In addition, agreeing to the surrender of Goryeo was a suggestion made by me and the other three generals. You don't understand military affairs. This
Just don’t say anything about it.”
When King Pei saw that Wu Chengsi was rude to him, his face turned livid.
Chidu Chizan unknowingly stood behind the prince and said loudly:
"Even if you end the Liaodong War, will you definitely be able to defeat our Tibetan army? We have already dispatched 200,000 troops, and another 400,000 troops are gathering. You must think clearly!"
Wu Chengsi sneered and said: "Prince Chidu, these words of yours are fine to deceive His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness King Pei, but they will not work on this general."
"You, what do you mean by this?" Chidu Chizan asked with a guilty conscience.
"When you Tubo people fight, you always mobilize the entire tribe. The so-called 200,000 troops only include the logistics personnel. I'm afraid there are only 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers who can actually fight, right?"
Chidu Chizan was secretly frightened when he saw that Wu Chengsi knew exactly what was true and false about the Tubo people, and he even realized that Wu Chengsi had long planned to use troops against the Tubo people.
Everyone in the hall saw that he did not refute, and they all knew that Wu Chengsi was telling the truth.
The prince breathed a sigh of relief, and King Pei raised his eyebrows, his eyes flickered, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Princess Taiping stood behind Wu Chengsi and hummed: "There are only 70,000 troops and horses, but they are called 200,000. How shameless!"
Gu Duolu said loudly: "General Wu, no matter how many Tibetan troops there are, it will always be true that they defeat your Tang army."
Hu Zhen kept staring at Gu Duo Lu coldly, and when she saw him making a sound, she scolded:
"The Tubo people are just cunning foxes. They played some little tricks behind our backs while we, Korea, were fighting against the Tang Dynasty. They may not be able to defeat us, Korea, in a head-on battle!"
Gu Duulu glared and said: "Hu Zhen, you traitor, you actually call yourself a Korean, you really disgrace the Turks!"
Hu Zhen took two steps forward and was furious: "Gu Duo Lu, you still dare to say that it was clearly Fu Wen who helped Fengzhi snatch my position as Khan, but it was not me who betrayed the Turks."
He is Fengzhong's younger brother, who originally inherited the position of leader. However, due to Wen Fu's secret push, Fengzhong took over the leader's position.
Wu Chengsi's heart moved and he said: "General Huzhen, why should you get angry? Sometimes no matter how much you say, it won't work. Solving the problem with your fists is the best way."
Hu Zhen was startled, knowing that Wu Chengsi was hinting at him to take action directly, so she asked tentatively: "But aren't they envoys to your dynasty?"
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "We, the Tang Dynasty, are a country of etiquette. We will not beat envoys casually, but we do not prohibit envoys from beating each other."
Da Zuorong reacted the fastest and rushed to Chidu Chizan, shouting angrily: "Going against the Tang Dynasty means going against us, Mo Brown. Don't you Tubo people know that?"
He raised his hand and punched Chidu Chizan in the eyes to greet him.
The Mo Brown Tribe and the Tubo Dynasty were to the south and to the north, with the Tang Dynasty in between, so they were not afraid of the Tubo Dynasty at all.
Hu Zhen made the second move, targeting Gu Duo Lu, and the two soon struggled with each other.
Taktu was a little frightened when he suddenly saw a bald man approaching him. He punched him and shouted, "Who are you?"
The bald man hummed: "I am Zhiku, the leader of the Shiwei tribe. The enemies of the Tang Dynasty are our enemies of Shiwei!"
These three people had just joined the Tang Dynasty, so they worked very hard and hoped to receive more rewards from the Tang Dynasty.