Taiji Palace.
Imperial Study.
At this moment, everyone was no longer in the mood to celebrate.
At this moment, everyone was staring at the imperial wine on the table with a sad face.
Everyone was silent.
Seeing this, Li Shimin was anxious and could only rub his forehead.
"Dear officials, what do you think is the purpose of Tubo and Tuyuhun's visit? How should we deal with it? "
Everyone was silent.
But after a while.
Du Ruhui stroked his white beard and said, "Your Majesty, if we gather all the information we have before, the drought in Tubo and Tuyuhun is basically uncontrollable. I think they are here to form an alliance or to know about the drought in Longyou Dao."
"The drought is definitely uncontrollable. But how did they know that we were transporting water from Mount Qilian?"
"Could it be that their spies are already lurking in the Tang Dynasty?"
"This …"
Everyone could not help but feel a little scared.
It had only been half a month since they found out about the solution to the drought.
The news had already spread?
What else could explain this except for the presence of spies?
"Your Majesty, I think they are here to ask for help. As for the matter of transporting water from Mount Qilian, I think it is impossible for them to know about it. Our people have been keeping an eye on them. "
"Even if they know, what can they do? Our Tang Dynasty is vast and abundant in resources, and there are many rivers. At this time, there are still rivers in Tubo that have not dried up. It is impossible to solve the drought in a short time. If we can use the drought to destroy the two countries, then … "
Li Shimin suddenly understood.
"Then the question now is, should we meet them or not?"
"If we don't meet them, how should we deal with them?"
"If we meet them, what should we do?"
This was the biggest problem facing the Tang Dynasty.
If we meet them.
What should we do?
If we don't meet them.
How should we solve this crisis?
"Let's meet them!"
"If we don't meet them, it will definitely make Tubo and Tuyuhun desperate!"
"Then … let's meet them!"
…
The next morning.
In the Political Announcement Hall.
Today, everyone was not as lazy as before. Everyone straightened their backs and stood in the middle of the main hall.
Even Cheng Yaojin, who was used to being lazy, had a solemn expression on his face as if he was about to enter a battlefield.
A moment later, a young eunuch announced, "The Emperor has arrived!"
Following which, the crowd shouted in unison, "Long live the Emperor!"
Li Shimin strode forward, waved his hand and said majestically, "Summon the envoys of Tufan and Tuyuhun for an audience!"
After a while, a group of people wearing Tubo and Tuyuhun uniforms walked into the hall.
The crowd did not even look at Li Shimin. They just casually cupped their hands and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty, the Tang Emperors!"
Everyone's arrogance infuriated all the family members in the hall.
When they saluted, they only cupped their fists as if they were greeting strangers. Obviously, they did not put Li Shimin in their eyes!
Li Shimin could not help but show a trace of displeasure in his eyes.
But he still suppressed his anger and said calmly.
"May I know why you have come to the Tang Dynasty?"
"Recently, Tubo and Tuyuhun have encountered a drought that is hard to come by in a hundred years. And we have learned that the Tang Dynasty seems to have also encountered a drought. So, we have found a solution, so we have come to present it to Your Majesty, the Tang Emperors!"
"Oh?"
Li Shimin smiled.
The ministers also smiled.
Are they trying to show off in front of an expert?
And it seems that they don't know that the Tang Dynasty has found a solution?
Then, it will be easy to handle!
Li Shimin suppressed his smile and asked, "May I know what the solution is?"
The Tubo envoy said arrogantly, "My King received the call of Heaven today. He found that there is still water under the sand, and the hottest place has more water!"
"We just need to take out the utensils after night falls, put them on the ground, and cover them with a layer of talisman paper. The next day, we will have a full utensils of water!"
Hmm?
Is this a fraud?
Or is he f * cking confused by hunger?
How can he think of such a solution?
Li Shimin was stunned and then shook his head.
"Then why did you come to the Tang Dynasty with this news?"
"Could it be …"
The Tubo envoy arrogantly interrupted Li Shimin and said loudly, "That's right! My King received an edict from Heaven. The Tang Dynasty is in danger, and as a neighbor, we have the duty to help the Tang Dynasty! But! "
Everyone suddenly understood.
Was this the highlight of the show?
The Tubo envoy said calmly, "In exchange, we Tubo are willing to give up half of Longyou Circuit's land in exchange for the water source method with Tuyuhun! Together, we will save the people of the Tang Dynasty! What do you think, Your Majesty? "
Li Shimin's eyebrows twitched.
What a boastful tone!
How greedy was that?
Half of Longyou Circuit's land?
How could they think of that?
That was the Tang Dynasty's gateway to the west. Tubo and Tuyuhun could not sit still and wanted to take advantage of the situation?
However, Li Shimin was also angry this time.
Did they really think that he was a fool?
Li Shimin's eyes flashed with a touch of coldness, and said lightly: "Then I thank the good intentions of the two countries first! Unfortunately, my Great Tang has already solved the problem of the drought! And now, we have solved the water source problem in Longyou Circuit! "
"What?!"
"Impossible!"
"This … My King did not even … How did you do it?!"
"Oh my god!"
The Tubo and Tuyuhun people were in an uproar.
However, Li Shimin said calmly again, "If you two can't think of a solution to the drought, I will use the same method to help you!"
"…"
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