Three days passed in a flash, and Li Xiang and his men enjoyed the longest vacation in the military camp. Everyone was very relaxed. After all, we are the winners now. Even if Tuyuhun has any ideas, we have nothing to be afraid of. Less than ten miles north of the negotiation camp, tens of thousands of cavalry are ready. If Prime Minister Midu makes any move, we have to wipe them out first.
Prime Minister Midu stood at the south gate of the tent and slowly closed his eyes. This was the last moment of the agreement. The Khan did not have the courage to give the order after all, which meant that we had to unconditionally accept all the humiliating surrender conditions.
According to the agreement in the letter from Prime Minister Midu, if the Khan is unwilling, he will send someone back to say so. If he is willing, he can send someone back to say so or not send anyone back. Then Prime Minister Midu knows what to do. Now, in order to avoid leaving a bad reputation, it seems that the Khan will not send anyone back.
"Report to the Prime Minister, send a letter by carrier pigeon..."
After hearing this, Prime Minister Midu had no expression on his face. This was not an order from the Khan, but news from his own people in the royal court.
Prime Minister Midu was a very cautious person. He was also afraid that something unexpected would happen. For example, if something went wrong among the people sent by the Khan, they would not be able to deliver the news in time. Therefore, Prime Minister Midu had two preparations. After sending someone to deliver the letter back, Prime Minister Midu also gave orders to his subordinates. When the Khan made a decision, he would immediately send a pigeon to send the letter to him.
The message sent back was not long and could be seen clearly at a glance. After receiving the message, the Khan did not make any comments about it. Instead, he locked himself in the tent and did not eat or drink for three days. You know, if he wanted to send a message back, yesterday noon should have been the last moment, but the Khan still did not speak at that time, which meant that he acquiesced to Prime Minister Midu's behavior.
"Except for the Prime Minister's personal guards, no other generals are allowed to approach the camp."
Seeing that the sun had risen in the east, negotiations would begin soon. Time passed by minute by minute. In order to protect his generals, Prime Minister Midu believed that today's negotiations would be even more excessive. If any general spoke rudely, the situation of that day might happen again. Prime Minister Midu did not want to kill anyone again.
After breakfast, Li Xiang and General Qin Qiong came to the tent again. Prime Minister Midu also came from the opposite side. Both parties appeared almost at the same time. Li Xiang saw the dejected look on the prime minister's face and immediately understood what was going on. He was ready to be slaughtered.
"Prime Minister, we've already wasted too much time. Let's get straight to the point today. We must have a result before noon. Hundreds of thousands of Tang troops have already assembled in Liangzhou City. If we delay for even a day, it will cost nearly 200,000 strings of cash."
Without waiting for Prime Minister Midu to speak, Li Xiang took the lead and stood up. This time his behavior was different from last time. Last time we were not very proactive, but this time we are more anxious than you.
Of course we are not begging you. If you say no, we will start fighting immediately and we will take everything you Tuyuhun have.
"Then let's start with the first topic, which is about the grassland..."
"Four hundred miles, four hundred miles south of Liangzhou City. This is absolutely non-negotiable, and we can exercise any rights in this area, including building a city."
At the beginning of the negotiations, Li Xiang had already shown an aggressive attitude, because Li Xiang knew very well that he had to crush their will from the beginning and not give them any chance to survive.
"Your Highness, the Grand Prince..."
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, we must reach an agreement by noon today. Without this agreement, we will return to a state of war after noon today. Please agree to this."
Li Xiang simply refused to give them a chance to speak. Of course, he had the confidence to do so. "We've wreaked havoc on the grasslands; your foundation has been broken. While there are still many troops on the grasslands, the question is, do they still have confidence? If another battle were to occur, these people would probably run faster than rabbits. Could Tuyuhun really count on them?"
"Your Highness, are you not even allowed to speak?"
Prime Minister Midu has a good character, but unfortunately he was also angry today. He has not uttered a complete sentence from the beginning to now. When did the Tang Dynasty become so aggressive?
"Prime Minister, two options are enough: to approve or disapprove."
Li Xiang leaned his hands on the table and stared at Prime Minister Midu. "You have lost all your chips now, and judging from the look on your face today, you Tuyuhun people have no intention of resisting. In this case, should I still be polite to you?"
Prime Minister Midu's mouth was twitching. That day, his generals couldn't bear it, and today, Prime Minister Midu couldn't bear it either. But even if the twitching passed, he probably wouldn't do anything excessive, because every word he said now might affect the future of Tuyuhun.
"Your Excellency the Prime Minister does not need to express your opinion. As long as Your Excellency the Prime Minister does not say no, then this rule will be passed."
Li Xiang knew that it was very difficult to get people to express their opinions, so you just need to do your best where you are. As long as you don't object to this clause, we will start negotiating the next clause. If you wait for the old man to nod, it will probably take an hour.
Prime Minister Midu felt his heart bleed, and could even hear the dripping sound. Wasn't this the method he used on the Khan? He didn't expect that the other party would use it on him too.
"The second is an indemnity of four million strings of cash, which can be paid in the form of war horses, cattle, sheep, and all other livestock, but the price needs to be calculated uniformly by officials from both sides."
After hearing this number, Prime Minister Midu almost fainted. In recent years, Tuyuhun has controlled bilateral border trade and has made a lot of money, but the Tuyuhun nobles live an extremely luxurious life and have spent a lot of money. Although Tuyuhun still has some money now, if they hand over these four million strings of cash, it would be like cutting off their flesh.
General Qin Qiong beside him closed his eyes and rested, but his ears were erect.
A war emptied the treasury of the Tang Dynasty, but if we had this 4 million strings of cash in compensation, it would be like we didn't spend any money on this war...
