Looking at Suzuki like this, Li Jingren showed contempt on his face. He couldn't even hold the teacup steadily when speaking. I really don't know how someone like you can represent Fuso. Are the rest of the people worse than you?
Suzuki knew he had lost his composure and looked at Li Jingren with some embarrassment. However, Li Jingren's question was a bit problematic. We were clearly negotiating. What do you mean by "we admit our guilt"? Could it be that this mistake was already being pinned on us before the negotiations even began?
"General Li, I don't know what you mean. We in Fusang have always admired the culture of the Central Plains. We sent special envoys to the Sui and Tang dynasties, and we revered the Tang as our suzerain. But now you're sending troops to kill our people for no reason. How can this be our fault?"
Suzuki was a very quick-witted guy. When the negotiations started, the nature of the matter had to be determined. If the Tang Dynasty believed that Fuso was wrong, Fuso must believe that the Tang Dynasty was wrong. If the determination was wrong at the beginning, then Fuso would not be able to recover in the subsequent negotiations and would always be regarded as a sinner. Therefore, even if it made the other party unhappy, Suzuki had to talk about the matter.
"Did we kill those people? We have enough witnesses here, and they are all from you Fuso. They attacked our Tang army camp, which is why they were killed. As for why you asked us to occupy this place, I have even more evidence. Bring all those people in."
Li Jingren clapped his hands, and dozens of people were immediately brought in from outside. Some of these people were local officials, some were captains of pirate ships, and some were sailors on pirate ships. Although most of them had been killed, these people were relatively large in number and were very representative.
"General Li, what's the meaning of this? Are you trying to show off to me how you've imprisoned our people?"
Suzuki said angrily that although they, the officials, usually did not care about the lives of the common people, they were representing the Fuso court at this moment after all. These common people were beaten and covered in blood, and two of them could not even walk. They were simply dragged here by others.
"You should tell Mr. Suzuki why we attacked you. Also, clearly describe your great achievements. If you say anything wrong, don't blame me for being rude to you. The wounds on your body will most likely reappear. As long as you can endure it, it will be fine."
Li Jingren was too lazy to argue about these things, mainly because they were too trivial, so he just drank his tea and said, "You internal people should deal with it among yourselves and look at what you have done. Don't feel wronged."
Suzuki began to question them one by one. If anyone confessed under torture, he would immediately question Li Jingren. However, these people confessed to their crimes and said that they had been pirates or supported pirates. In addition, there were some physical evidence, such as the original letters, which could not be forged.
After asking several people in succession, Suzuki's face became more and more deteriorating. Now they were really the passive party. The Tang Dynasty court had obtained the ironclad evidence. Originally, the Tang Dynasty court wanted to occupy Fuso, and it did not need any reason. As long as my fist was harder than yours, I could occupy your territory at any time.
But with Watanabe's help, we unexpectedly got a pleasant surprise. Although we were a little angry about their sneak attack on our coastal areas, at least it made this war more reasonable and organized. Later, when our own people talked about this incident, they were still very angry. Everyone had already brought this matter into the forefront.
In fact, they did not send many pirates to the coast of the Tang Dynasty. Although many people wanted to get rich in that era, the death rate at sea was too high. So even if someone brought back a large amount of supplies, more people died at sea. It was just that this area had the most pirates sent, so they were able to capture so many people. If they landed somewhere else, they wouldn't be able to capture even the people on a ship.
"Does Suzuki-sama have anything else to say?"
All the questions that needed to be asked had been asked, and Suzuki sat in his seat lifelessly. Li Jingren would never let you post here. If your time is not valuable, our time is still very valuable. You can waste your own time, but you can't drag us to waste it together.
"Our court is unaware of this matter. It was all done by local officials. Please tell His Royal Highness the Prince that we will thoroughly investigate this matter upon our return and will give an explanation to the Tang court."
Suzuki reacted very quickly and immediately pushed all the blame onto the local officials. Of course, what they said was correct. The Fuso court still admired the Tang Dynasty very much. Most of the things like sending pirates were done by local officials who were greedy for money. Although the Fuso court knew about this, it did not stop it.
However, they did not promote it, and some imperial edicts issued strictly prohibited these things. Unfortunately, local officials were too autonomous and did not care about what the court said. Suzuki felt aggrieved, but some things could not be explained.
"Lord Suzuki's mind is really quick. He was able to push all these things onto others with just a few words. This is indeed regrettable for us. If that's the case, then there's nothing more to discuss. Lord Suzuki, just go back. We will seek justice for this matter ourselves."
Li Jingren said as he packed up his things, "It looks like the negotiations have broken down. Suzuki has never seen such a negotiation. If it were a negotiation, wouldn't it be about arguing with reason?" But looking at the other party, it seems that he has no intention of continuing the conversation.
Maybe what they want is your attitude, but now you are just making excuses. Your attitude has completely angered the Tang Empire. So in the coming time, the Tang Empire will seek justice in its own way, but Fuso may not be able to accept it.
"General Li, please stay. You must have misunderstood me. I came here to resolve this conflict. We are sincere. Please be patient..."
Suzuki quickly stood in front of Li Jingren.
