Datang: Longevity for Thousands of Years, Exposed by Xiao Sizi

In his heart, Anthony wanted to curse Qihela to death: "What is this idiot yelling about? Does he have to let everyone know about our private calculations? Shen Lian obviously knew about our calculations and just played along with us!"

"You have no way to deal with Shen Lian now. The best way is to shut up. Yelling like this will only cause trouble!"

He really wanted to curse Qihe to death.

And Qihela finally understood at this time.

Shen Lian never believed them at all and didn't fall into their trap at all!

At the critical moment, Anthony also betrayed and abandoned himself.

"Damn it! Bastard!"

His eyes turned red. The crazy thoughts in the Tibetans' bones made him want to chop Shen Lian and Anthony with a knife.

But his reason was trying its best to suppress him and prevent him from being impulsive.

Otherwise it will be bad!

Just like that, Qihela endured for a long time before he finally slammed the table in front of him and sat down angrily, breathing heavily, barely suppressing the murderous intent in his heart.

Anthony finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Qihela didn't pull him into the water again.

But when he looked at Shen Lian, he could no longer smile that brightly.

But Shen Lian still had that brilliant smile on his face.

He had a constant smile on his face from beginning to end, which made Anthony curse in his heart, thinking that people who smile are not good people!

Shen Lian took in the performance of Anthony and Chihela.

Although Qihela has some brains, the characteristics of Tibetans, such as impulsiveness and irritability, are still very obvious.

Anthony, however, reacted the fastest and was extremely smart in getting rid of any possible subsequent troubles.

This person is really worth paying attention to.

He is much more dangerous than Chihela.

It seems that the Arab Empire did not choose him randomly.

Shen Lian's mind was full of thoughts, but his face showed no abnormality. He looked at the envoys and said, "My Great Tang loves peace the most. We were once weak and suffered the ravages of war. We know the helplessness of small countries very well, and we don't want to cause countless people to be displaced and suffer because of our own ambitions."

"So, unless someone really provokes our Tang Dynasty and repeatedly provokes our Tang Dynasty, just like Tuyuhun... challenging our Tang Dynasty's bottom line, our Tang Dynasty will never take the initiative to invade any country!"

"Therefore, His Highness Tubo's proposal is against the harmony of heaven and against the principles and bottom line of our Tang Dynasty. I'm sorry that our Tang Dynasty cannot agree to it!"

As soon as Shen Lian finished speaking.

The envoys from small countries suddenly had tears in their eyes.

They felt they had found a soulmate.

Looking at Shen Lian's expression, which was full of gratitude and admiration, they felt extremely guilty for having doubted Shen Lian before because of some rumors they heard.

But precisely because of this, they trusted Shen Lian even more.

They also became more dependent on the Tang Dynasty.

They felt that compared with Tubo, the Tang Dynasty was really a much better country.

Worthy of their trust and following.

Shen Lian nodded slightly to the envoys from small countries with an extremely gentle smile on his face.

No matter whether the Tang Dynasty will conquer these small countries in the future, at least for now, we should speak more nicely.

When it comes to delivering warmth, Shen Lian is a professional.

The icing on the cake is hard to remember.

Only timely assistance like this one can truly win people's hearts.

Is this not?

With just a few words, he gained more than fifty supporters!

The number of people is almost half.

The other major powers also have their own calculations against each other, so it is difficult for them to truly join forces.

So... now Shen Lian's power is already the most powerful in the Parliament of All Nations.

If we vote again, Shen Lian really has nothing to fear!
The Tang Dynasty, at this moment, is completely invincible!!
Even if Qihela found a scapegoat, the Tang Dynasty... would not be slaughtered by them!

It is now impossible for them to gain any benefits from the Tang Dynasty!

This situation was fully felt by Qiheila at the next council meeting.

such as.

Shen Lian proposed: "I think we should form a coalition of nations, form alliances with each other, develop together, help each other, and check and balance each other. What do you think?"

Qihela: “I don’t think it’s appropriate.”

More than 50 envoys from small countries: "We agree. Commander Shen is right! We agree!"

It fits...but was ignored.

Another example.

Shen Lian proposed again: "An alliance must have a leader. Who do you think is suitable?"

Qihela: "I think Tubo is good."

Envoy from a small country: "I think the Tang Dynasty is great!"

"Seconded!"

"The Tang Dynasty is the most suitable!"

"The Tang Dynasty will have to work harder!"

It fits perfectly.....being ignored again!

On the fifth day of the Parliament of All Nations, there was finally some progress.

However, this development was definitely not good news for the Tibetan Crown Prince Qihela and the Arab envoy Anthony.

Because this was completely different from what they expected!

No! It can be said that it is completely the opposite.

In their expectation, the Tang Dynasty would be deserted by its friends and relatives, and then these small countries would be brought back into their hands.

Then they will take advantage of the situation to oppress the Tang Dynasty!

Whether the Tang Dynasty is willing or not, it will be at the mercy of others!

But who knew that the situation would be completely the opposite.

Those small countries, on the contrary, completely trust the Tang Dynasty!
He even treated Shen Lian as the boss!
Now they support whatever Shen Lian says!
As a result, Shen Lian’s support rate at this time has already exceeded that of Qihe La!

Because they each control a part of the power, but they cannot cooperate closely with each other and cannot completely trust each other, so they act independently.

This made Shen Lian and the small country's faction directly become the largest force!

Even the leader of the alliance was almost confirmed by the Tang Dynasty. If it weren't for the opposition of the Arab Empire, Nanzhao, Tubo and other countries at the critical moment, the Tang Dynasty... would have directly become the leader of the alliance!

Once Datang becomes the leader of the alliance...
Qiheila couldn't even imagine what the scene would be like!
After all, they came to the Tang Dynasty to gain benefits from it.

They came here just to oppress the Tang Dynasty!
As a result, what if the Tang Dynasty became the leader of the Alliance of All Nations!

What a huge trough that is!

Wouldn’t it be true that the rumors about all nations coming to pay tribute were actually true?
The Tang Dynasty became the sole winner, and they all made wedding clothes for the Tang Dynasty...
Thinking of this, Qihela couldn't help but shudder. He looked at Anthony and others and found that Anthony and others also looked very bad.

Obviously, they all realized this.

The situation has completely deviated from what they expected!
So in order to avoid the worst situation from happening, they directly found a reason to interrupt the Council of Nations for that day.

They couldn't go on like this; they were really afraid that the Tang Dynasty would secure their position as leader.

If that's the case, then it really can't be changed anymore.

As for Shen Lian, he naturally saw through their thoughts at a glance.

However, he did not stop them. When he saw the parliament stop, he smiled and said a few polite words, then slowly left.

Ah Bao followed Shen Lian out of the post station, and finally couldn't help but said, "Sir, why did you agree to terminate the Ten Thousand Nations Parliament? I think that maybe the position of leader of the Tang Dynasty can be finalized today!"

"If we stop them now, they will definitely collude privately. By then, there won't be such a good opportunity as today."

Abao followed Shen Lian for a long time, and gradually understood many things more and more.

Just like the situation today, he sees it very clearly.

Because Your Excellency took advantage of their situation and caught them off guard, it is very likely that Your Excellency will directly confirm the position of alliance leader today.

Therefore, he didn't understand.

With such a good opportunity, why would you choose to give up?

Hearing this, Shen Lian just smiled lightly and said calmly: "Do you really think that if I, Shen Lian, insist, everything can be finalized today?"

Abao said: "Isn't it? They are totally unprepared. It is difficult to reach a consensus at this time."

Shen Lian shook his head and said, "First, they are indeed unprepared, but this does not mean that they will not cooperate tacitly when their interests are involved."

"They have come from afar, colluding with so many envoys to come to the Tang Dynasty. You and I know their purpose. It's for the Tang Dynasty!"

"They want to get a piece of the pie from the Tang Dynasty, because the Tang Dynasty has been growing stronger over the years, which has put these countries under tremendous pressure."

"So, they were afraid that the Tang Dynasty would become so powerful that they could not contend with it, so they invited all nations to come and pay tribute."

"Their original intention is to bully the Tang Dynasty! They want to suppress the development of the Tang Dynasty, to make the Tang Dynasty bow its head, bend its spine, and make the Tang Dynasty kneel down!"

"So, my Tang Dynasty becoming the leader of the Ten Thousand Nations Alliance is definitely not what they want to see. It is completely contrary to their goals. Therefore, in this situation, no matter how many calculations they have among themselves, they will temporarily put them aside and unite to face the outside world!"

"You think the time has come, but the time...is far from here. Even if we continue today, we won't get the result we want! In this case, why waste time and energy?"

Abao listened to Shen Lian's words, his brows furrowed, his eyes full of thought.

And Shen Lian, while walking forward, continued: "Besides this, there is another reason."

He said: "Beichen and Tianquan, among these envoys, both control a certain force. Although I don't know what they are secretly planning, one thing is certain, that is, they will never let me control the overall situation so easily, so... they will definitely find a way to obstruct me."

"Once they take action, there will definitely be huge twists and turns. Their terror... is far from being comparable to that of these envoys."

"But I, Shen Lian, happen to not like being passive. I prefer to be proactive, so... I don't want to give them a chance to attack. Even if they do, it's my plan, and I'll let them attack and fall into my trap. It's not like now, where I haven't been fully prepared and they've attacked and disrupted my plan."

Ah Bao was silent for a long time, then he took a deep breath and said, "It turns out that there are so many secrets hidden in it. I didn't think enough."

Shen Lian smiled and said, "I don't blame you. Even I am jealous of the benefits in front of me."

"But Ah Bao, what we represent now is not only ourselves, but also the entire Tang Dynasty and tens of millions of its people... So we must look further, farther!"

Abao nodded heavily.

"Then, sir, is this matter...just over?"

"Forget it? How can I just forget it?"

Shen Lian said calmly: "I wasted so many days with them, but I didn't do that to play with them."

"I have made all the people believe that this is a tribute from all nations, so there must be a result of all nations paying tribute to me. Otherwise, wouldn't that disappoint the people?"

"It is rare for the people to have such confidence. I must establish this confidence. Only in this way can the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty have a solid foundation."

"Then what should the adults do?" Abao asked hurriedly with an idea in his mind.

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes slightly, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"After a few days, everyone's patience has reached its limit. The Turks, the Arabs, the Nanzhao... I think the same is true for Beichen and Tianquan."

"It's just that they lack an opportunity to explode."

"Then I'll give them this chance."

Shen Lian suddenly raised his head, looked at the red sun, and said, "Abao, have you ever heard a saying?"

"what?"

"If you fight against the abyss all day long, you will become the abyss."

His expression was calm, even a little cold: "The young dragon slayer eventually became a dragon, but... I have no regrets."

The Prince of Chu’s Mansion, the judge of the Tang Dynasty, and the best case solver, Shen Lian.

Eventually, for the sake of the Tang Dynasty, for the sake of tens of millions of people, and for the glory of countless ancestors... I have to commit a crime.

Night falls.

It quickly became dark.

Some thick clouds had accumulated in the sky, covering the earth and blocking the moonlight, making the entire hall pitch black.

The inky black night, accompanied by the howling night wind, hit the windows outside, giving people the illusion that the whole house might be blown away.

Post station, inside Tiangang No. 1 courtyard.

The Tubo prince Qiehela was sleeping. Suddenly, there was a thunderclap outside. The sound was like hitting the human soul and it woke Qiehela up directly.

Qihela sat up suddenly, sweating profusely and his face extremely pale.

He held the quilt tightly with both hands, and it took him a long time to react.

"It was just a dream..."

"I thought someone was really trying to kill me, luckily it was just a dream—"

He let out a long breath, but before he could finish it, his eyes suddenly widened and his pupils suddenly shrank.

Another flash of thunder.

And in the midst of lightning and thunder, Qiheila made a horrified discovery…

A dark shadow was standing calmly in the room, its dark eyes looking at him without any emotion.

A dark shadow was standing calmly in the room, its dark eyes looking at him without any emotion.

(End of this chapter)