In the early morning, when the sun shone on the window frame, Li Hong got up. He said nothing about last night's hangover, so naturally Zhao Hongshu would not mention it to him again. The three of them had supper silently, and Li Hong was dressed neatly under Zhao Hongshu's service and led Princess Gesang out of the East Palace.

Today, he was going to negotiate with Anlai's mission in Xuanzheng Hall. Princess Gesang, as the Tubo princess, had the right to attend such negotiations.

Today's Princess Gesang is more beautiful than before. Now she no longer wears Tubo service, but is wearing Hanfu. She is tall and hot, and when she wears the low-cut service of the Tang Dynasty, she looks even more arrogant.

When Li Hong and Princess Gesang arrived at Xuanzheng Hall, everyone had been waiting for them for a long time. Li Hong had not come with An to determine the specific time, but said that in the morning. But An Lai came early in the morning. In this way, Le Yanwei and Li Anqi who came with An, Zhao Renji had to arrive early. The three of them arrived early in the morning, so the rest of the officials naturally did not dare to neglect them. Not to mention Li Anqi and Zhao Renji, just say Le Yanwei, he is the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. Except for the seven senior prime ministers, who dares to put on airs in front of him?

It just surprised Li Hong. In addition to the seven prime ministers and civil and military officials sitting in Xuanzheng Hall today, there were also Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu.

Li Hong was so brave that he would not dare to do this even if he had the courage to wait for him. But in fact, he did this. Therefore, when he saw Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu, he hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down and said, "I'm late, so I'll let my father and mother wait, and ask my father to punish me."

"I and your mother have just arrived, and I haven't waited for a long time. Get up quickly!" Gao Zong said.

"Thank you, Father!" Li Hong then breathed a sigh of relief. He stood up and walked to his seat to sit down. Then he looked at An and said, "Amistant An, can you start?"

Didn’t An Lai come to Xuanzheng Hall early in the morning just waiting for this moment? This time he was on the Tang Dynasty for his mission to the Tang Dynasty. He was bullied by Li Hong many times in Chang'an City. He had long wanted to avenge this revenge, but it was difficult to find a suitable opportunity. Today’s negotiation is the time when he regained his face and won his confidence. Can he not prepare?

So when Li Hong said this, he replied loudly, "Since your highness has arrived, let's start!"

Seeing Li Hong nodding slightly, the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty moved their eyes to themselves. An Lai took a deep breath, sorted out his thoughts, and then started to say, "I believe that Your Highness has seen it, too. I wonder what the Tang Dynasty means when we mentioned the three contents in the letter of the country?"

An Lai opened the door and asked Li Hong, and he was aggressive as soon as he got up!

There are three contents in the Tubo letter, namely: asking for the Chishui land in the original Tuyuhun as their grazing land, and wanting to marry the Tang Dynasty, and let the Khan of the Mai Tuyuhun and Princess Honghua who ran to Liangzhou compensate Tubo for military supplies.

Li Hong had seen it a long time ago, so when An Lai said this, he frowned. After a moment, he wanted An Lai to ask, "Can Ambassador An give a reason?"

"Tuyuhun does not respect our Tubo and maliciously provoked us many times. This time we defeated and destroyed our country, and their territory should have been owned by our country. This is an indisputable fact. Since Tuyuhun Khan He Bo and Princess Honghua have surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, we Tubo can live without any blame, but for their loss of a lot of money and property, the Tang Dynasty must compensate. Furthermore, Tubo intends to propose marriage to the Tang Dynasty to make friends with Qin and Jin Dynasty. I don't think the Tang Dynasty has any objection, right?" An Lai said his three reasons in one breath. After saying that, he couldn't help but look at Li Hong with a deep meaning.

These three reasons are untenable anywhere, but there is only one reason An Lai can say so righteous, that is, Tubo is powerful, all the elite soldiers in the Tang Dynasty are on the battlefield in the Northeast, and the defense in the Northwest is empty. They are fearless and dare to be so shameless. Therefore, even if the Tang Dynasty rulers and ministers knew that Tubo was blackmailing the Tang Dynasty, they had no choice but to be prepared to exchange the greatest peace at the smallest price.

However, when Li Hong heard Anlai's three reasons, he smiled. He smiled arrogantly, unscrupulously, and disapprovingly.

When An Lai saw Li Hong's smile, he felt very uncomfortable, so he asked without hesitation, "What is your highness laughing at? Is it so ridiculous that what I said?"

"Of course it's ridiculous, it's extremely ridiculous!" Li Hong said contemptuously. Seeing An Lai's face turned red and there seemed to be signs of anger, he continued, "Amistant An, I think these three reasons are ridiculous for Gu. Do you have any other reasons? If not, Gu thinks that with these three points, the Tang Dynasty would not agree to your request in the Tubo letter."

"Your Highness, are you sure?" An Lai didn't seem to understand Li Hong's words and asked in disbelief.

Is this prince an idiot? The Tubo is ready to send troops to the Western Regions after 100,000 soldiers. You still don’t agree to Tubo’s request for such a request. Do you think the current Tang Dynasty was the Tang Dynasty ten years ago?

"I am sure!" Li Hong said firmly.

An Lai was almost so angry that he vomited blood by Li Hong's words - and there is such a 25-year-old man?

The Tang monarchs and ministers in Xuanzheng Hall, except for the Empress Wu, were all petrified collectively. They asked Li Hong and An to negotiate with him, hoping to achieve the greatest peace with the smallest interests, rather than asking Li Hong to reject Tubo's demands and intensify the conflict between the two countries. If this is true, will your prince still need to take action?

An Lai suddenly stood up, stared at Li Hong with a cold look, and said in a cold tone, "Your Highness, the prince, I want to say something to you, you have to think clearly what you are saying, and you have to think clearly what the Tang Dynasty will pay after you say this?"

Seeing this, Li Hong also stood up, walked to Anlai step by step, and asked, "Amistant An, is the price you mentioned as the one with Tubo 100,000 elite cavalry?"

Tubo has 300,000 elite soldiers, which is an open secret. Tubo is preparing to send troops to the Western Regions, with a number of about 100,000 elite cavalry. This is also what they intend to reveal to the Tang Dynasty, just to put pressure on the Tang Dynasty. This is a means of their negotiations. Now Li Hong said this sentence lightly, and it seemed that he did not take their 100,000 elite cavalry seriously at all, which made An Lai very puzzled. Could the Tang Dynasty really have a way to deal with its own 100,000 elite cavalry? But the problem is that all the elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are on the battlefield in the Northeast and are fighting against Goryeo, Baekje and Silla. Can the Tang Dynasty still estimate the defense of the Western Regions? Is it because of the Xiuchun Sword?

At this moment, An Lai was in a mess and didn't know how to bargain with Li Hong! (To be continued)
Chapter completed!