Datang: My father is the head bodyguard

As soon as Yuchi Baoqi said this, the Sogdian envoys and the Sogdian king immediately realized the implication of his words. The expression of King Michel was sinister, and the expression of the national teacher Naphtali was also very interesting.

Yuchi Baoqi did not give Mishier time to answer, and continued, "If I am not mistaken, this Mishier Imperial Master came to Mishier ten years ago, and after discussing with each other, you reached some agreement."

"It was probably that Michel sent troops to provoke and attack Sogdia, dragging Sogdia into the quagmire of war, and then dividing Sogdia."

The king of Michelle's face changed from gloomy to surprised. Why? Why did the British king of the Tang Dynasty, who was thousands of miles away, tell the whole story without leaking a single detail?

Yuchi Baoqi stood up and paced back and forth: "I was just wondering, what kind of negotiation conditions can make the king of a country agree to let his soldiers go to the front line?"

Seeing that King Osiris III of Michel had no intention of speaking, Yuchi Baoqi spoke to him in Michelic language.

"It doesn't matter whether you say it or not. Since you can plan a provocation and attack Sogdia, I can also plan an attack on Michelle. This will allow the whole world to see the current delivery capabilities of the Tang Dynasty."

After Yuchi Baoqi finished speaking, he looked at his watch and said, "It's almost lunch time, let's go eat. Michelle Fang, when you answer, you can leave."

As soon as Yuchi Baoqi, Li Shimin, the Sogdian envoys and the Sogdian king left the conference room, the Hundred Cavalry and the Tianwei Army entered the conference room, all fully armed and carrying live ammunition.

The meals provided by the Hongluguan could be said to be more considerate of these foreign countries. The envoys from various foreign countries who came and went in the cafeteria were getting their meals in an orderly manner.

The current Hongluguan has expanded at least four times in size compared to the previous one, with the addition of multiple meeting rooms, accommodation areas, entertainment rooms, and libraries to make it easier for foreign envoys to understand the culture of the Tang Dynasty.

The King of Sogdia looked at the nameplates in front of each dish in the self-service area, which clearly stated the ingredients, seasonings, and flavor types used, in order to avoid encountering envoys with dietary restrictions.

They each got their food and sat down. Li Shimin didn't say much. He was called over by Yuchi Baoqi today just as a routine matter. The main negotiations were between the two countries and Xiaobao. He was just sitting there as a mascot.

"Your Majesty, is your guess correct?"

Yuchi Baoqi ate his lunch. "Michelle had a simple foreign affairs visit with you guys before, and even opened a bilateral trade zone. Even if there is no legislation, there is such a trade zone in fact."

"Why did they suddenly attack you? That can only be due to external factors. Are there any Taiwanese people you are familiar with?"

The Sogdian king shook his head and said, "I just heard that they are very rich, but they don't seem to have their own land. We prefer to deal with our brothers and sisters in the Anxi Protectorate, so the Sogdians have never had any intersection with the Youtai people."

Li Shimin looked at Yuchi Baoqi and said, "There are Taiwanese here. I think you are not very friendly to him, Xiaobao. Is it the same as the Japanese island?"

Yuchi Baoqi shook his head and nodded again: "They can be said to be a group that lives in money. Since they have no land, they are scattered all over the place. Their main source of income is loan sharking and business."

"They achieved the bloody accumulation of capital through loan sharking, used money to gain military support, and then further expanded their loan sharking industry."

"Until capital accumulates to a certain level, it starts to buy other people's industries, such as monopolizing food, meat, fabrics, and medicines to make a lot of profits."

The Sogdian envoy suddenly saw someone passing by and asked: "Persian envoy?"

The Persian envoy who passed by looked back and saw Yuchi Baoqi and Li Shimin, as well as the Sogdian envoy and Sogdian King Mahdi who stopped him.

"Salaman, Haller said Marchetole."

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness."

The Sogdian envoy asked, "Persian envoy, I remember that you once accepted Taiwanese people into your country. What happened afterwards?"

The Persian envoy's face was obviously as sour as it could be when he heard the three words "Taiwanese". Yuchi Baoqi dragged a chair from the side and asked the Persian envoy to sit down.

"They...they almost caused civil unrest in Persia. Our Persian king ordered them to be expelled, deprived of the various industries they had monopolized in an unfair manner, purged a large number of corrupt officials, and almost completely replaced the entire management."

"After experiencing that pain, Persia is still in the process of recovery. This time I came to the Tang Dynasty to learn about its advanced management. The best scenario is to get help from His Majesty the Tang Dynasty and His Royal Highness the King of England."

Yuchi Baoqi leaned back in his chair and said, "Of course I will help you to some extent. We will discuss this in the meeting when the time comes. I won't talk about it here for now."

Seeing Su Dingfang approaching, Yuchi Baoqi raised his hand and greeted him: "Alie! This way!"

Su Lie came over. Su Lie had a very serious aversion to outsiders, but since Li Shimin and Yuchi Baoqi were there, his attitude would not be too obvious.

After whispering a few words, Yuchi Baoqi stood up and straightened his clothes: "Let's go back and continue the meeting, Persian envoy, thank you for your message today."

The Persian envoy was very humble: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness, it is my honor to be able to help. Goodbye, Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness."

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Back in the conference room, the meeting continued. Yuchi Baoqi glanced at Osiris III and the national teacher Naphtali. It was obvious that the two had had an argument and even a fight.

After everyone sat down, Yuchi Baoqi took the lead in asking, "Osiris III, King of Michel, are you going to speak?"

Osiris III took a deep breath and said a word. The envoy translated it in time and Li Shimin couldn't help laughing out loud.

"money."

As the saying goes, even three cents can make a hero fall, and it seems that the king of Michelle is no exception.

Yuchi Baoqi laughed: "He promised to give you money, so you rented him the army? So they are very rich? Then why don't you just use the army to rob them? Wouldn't that make more money?"

Osiris III's answer was also very pragmatic: "After he rented the army to attack Sogdia and drove the Sogdian royal family out of Sogdia's land, there must still be a lot of Sogdians left there."

"The Taiwanese are very good at making money. I think after they have seized all the property and resources in Sogdia..."

Yuchi Baoqi snapped his fingers: "And then reap the fruits of victory?"

The Sogdian King and the Sogdian envoys were so angry that they wished they could use the pen on the table to stab all the people on Michel's side to death right now.