During the negotiations again, neither Emperor Gaozong nor Empress Wu was present. The key was that he could not afford to lose this person.

Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu were not present. Among the seven prime ministers, except for Le Yanwei, who originally assisted Li Hong, the other six people did not come. The ministers in the court were half less, so today's Xuanzheng Hall was much deserted compared to yesterday.

At the same time, this also shows that everyone is not optimistic about the prince's surprise outcome.

When An Lai saw this scene, a faint smile appeared on his slightly nervous face. From the level and number of Tang officials who appeared in Xuanzheng Hall today, he could see that the Tang Dynasty was not confident. This was definitely a good thing for him.

Princess Gesang was still sitting next to Anlai to represent the Tubo mission, but compared to the look she looked at Li Hong yesterday, she was much more sad today. Even though she received Li Hong’s reply in Tangyuan yesterday, she also knew one thing after experiencing yesterday’s negotiation storm, that is, Li Hong’s status in Xuanzheng Hall is prominent, but his authority may not be as bright as his identity. Therefore, she had doubts about putting all her hopes on Li Hong. Before, she insisted on betting like the East Palace, just to see Li Hong’s power and the power that Li Hong showed at the banquet, but now she has to leave a way for herself, such as Gaozong, is a good choice.

Once a person has a way out, he will not value the person she has obtained before, and will no longer regard him as his only one. Because if she has room for choice, it means that she can give up on him at some point.

So, when Princess Gesang was watching Li Hong today, her eyes were blurred, not as bright as before.

The Xuanzheng Hall was quiet because no one dared to speak, and they all turned their eyes to Li Hong and Anlai.

Li Hong glanced at An and smiled faintly.

An Lai looked at Li Hong and said, "Your Highness, you didn't give me a reply yesterday. I wonder what you are thinking today?"

"Ambassador An, Gu still said yesterday, and the reason is not enough!" Li Hong said word by word, "If Ambassador An cannot provide any good reasons today, please reply to the Tubo general Gu's words and tell Lu Dongzan now!"

As soon as Li Hong spoke, his attitude became very tough.

An Lai paused, and he didn't come to his senses at all for Li Hong's tough attitude. After adjusting his thoughts a little, he spoke, "Your Highness, what kind of reason do you want? Is it the reason why our Tubo sent troops to the Western Regions?"

"Are you a hundred thousand elite cavalry?" Li Hong said contemptuously, "not in the eyes of the orphans."

"You--" An Lai was furious. He had seen someone who was despised, but never saw someone who was despised. It would hurt even more when he was slapped twice in the face!

"What's wrong with Gu?" Li Hong said innocently, "If you say that you sent 300,000 Tubo troops, Gu may be afraid and will obediently agree to your request, but do you dare to say it? Do you dare to say it?"

An Lai's face turned red. He had seen shameless people, but had never seen such shameless people. The total number of troops in Tubo nationwide was only 300,000. If he sent 300,000 troops at one time, the country would be empty. Who dared to do this?

"Your Highness the Crown Prince--" An Lai said furiously, "Do you really think that we, Tubo, dare not send troops like the Western Regions? Yes, Tubo cannot send troops of 300,000, but send troops of 200,000 can still be achieved. How many people and horses do you have in the Western Regions? Less than 30,000? How many people and horses do you have on the northwest defense line? Less than 60,000. And not all cavalry. Do you think that just these few people can resist the trampling of the Tubo cavalry?"

"Is it a lot of 200,000?" Li Hong suddenly stood up and asked. He said this, and his aura was instantly released, which was quite a bit imperial.

An Lai was not afraid of Li Hong, but said in a row, "Aren't there many? There are more than twice as many troops garrisoned in the Northwest and Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty?"

Li Hong smiled.

An Lai also laughed.

Everyone in Xuanzheng Hall saw that the smiles were all sarcastic. What was the rhythm of these two people? Can they still laugh at this time?

Suddenly, Li Hong stopped his smile and asked seriously, "Amistant An, how many people are there in Tubo? How much land? How many cattle and sheep?"

"Can you not answer?" An Lai was not stupid. He knew that as soon as he said it, he would be contemptuous by Li Hong, so he simply refused to answer. Li Hong didn't mind An Lai not answering his question, but continued to ask, "Amistant An, is it very tiring to raise this 300,000 army of Tubo so much land, such a small population, and such cattle and sheep?"

"This is not what Your Highness is thinking about." An Lai said coldly.

"Yes." Li Hong said, "Gu just wanted to ask. Ambassador An didn't want to say it, so Gu didn't ask anymore, but Gu wanted to tell you something about the situation in the Tang Dynasty."

An Lai stopped talking. He could not guess what Li Hong was selling in his gourd, so he could only remain silent.

"The Tang Dynasty has tens of millions of people, thousands of miles of land, tens of millions of stones of grain, and can support millions of troops." Li Hong said word by word, "You Tubo have 300,000 elite cavalry, so you dare to negotiate terms with the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty has millions of troops in hand. Have you ever asked for you?"

"Yes, Ambassador An, you may say that the Tang Dynasty was in the Northeast battlefield, fighting against Goryeo, Silla and Baekje. There were only a few soldiers in the Western Regions and the Northwest, and they could not defeat your elite cavalry at all. But what happened? Don't you think your ideas are too naive? Your 300,000 Tubo army invaded the land of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty was indifferent. Let you slaughter the people of the Tang Dynasty and rob the wealth of the Tang Dynasty?"

Li Hong said this, sneered and said again, "Amistant An went to the Tang Dynasty for seven times and must have a good understanding of the history of the Tang Dynasty. Then you should know that when Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong raised their troops in Taitaiyuan, they had less than 30,000 troops and only 10,000 stones of food and grass. At that time, the heroes of the Central Plains had hundreds of thousands of troops and covered an area of ​​tens of millions of acres. But what was the final result? Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong established the foundation of the Tang Dynasty and unified the princes of the Central Plains, so that the foundation of the Tang Dynasty today was found. Gu He's father was the descendant of Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong. How could he lose the reputation of the two ancestors in the moment of crisis? He bowed to you Tubo?"

"Ambassador An, you must remember that if you Tubo is a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, you will always be a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. If you Tubo dare to make conditions with the Tang Dynasty, you will not agree not to say that you have 300,000 elite soldiers, even if you are 600,000, you will not agree." Li Hong roared coldly.

"Your Highness said this, he just wanted to start a war with Tubo?" An Lai said gloomyly.

When Princess Gesang heard Anlai's words, she was happy. This was the result she wanted. Only when Lu Dongzan started a war with the Tang Dynasty could her brother win in chaos. As for the ministers in Xuanzheng Hall, they were almost scared to death when they heard Anlai's words. Can the Tang Dynasty start a war with Tubo at this time?

"Ambassador An, you Tubo wants to send troops, and I will accompany you at any time--!" Li Hong said coldly, "I heard that Tubo is very rich. The ground in the palace where your king lives is covered with gold bricks. It just so happens that the Tang Dynasty's treasury is not sufficient, so I want to dig a few pieces."

"Your Highness is such a big tone!" An Lai said angrily, "Since your Highness said that, An Lai will say goodbye and see you on the battlefield."

After An finished speaking, he left angrily—(To be continued)
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