Li Qinzai's plan was based on Tubo's political situation and Zan Xiruo's psychology.
Ludongzan has passed away and his authority is gradually lost. His son has ascended to the throne of Prime Minister, but his position is not secure. After a lot of competition for the position of Prime Minister obtained after a massacre, there must be many political enemies who hate him.
Otherwise, why did Zan Xiruo come to the Tang Dynasty to congratulate him for no reason? His purpose was to deal with foreign troubles first, and then turn around and concentrate on dealing with political opponents.
How could Li Qinzai not take advantage of such an opportunity?
So Li Qinzai simply took advantage of Zan Xiruo's suspicion of his political opponents and staged an assassination trick in Chang'an City.
No one could guide Zan Xiruo on what he would think, but Li Qinzai was certain that Zan Xiruo would definitely think so.
Zan Xiruo would think that Tibetan political opponents ordered assassins to kill Li Qinzai in order to borrow a knife to kill people. However, Zan Xiruo was already trapped in the whirlpool. He was not someone who just waited for death and had to save himself.
I heard that officials of the Tang Dynasty had captured the murderer. Zan Xiruo's identity prevented him from going to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment to meet the murderer. Moreover, he was also a suspect, so it was impossible for him to meet him.
But if Zanxi has no doubt about the origin of the murderer, it must be related to Tibet.
If the Tang Dynasty had established that the assassination was instigated by the Tubo people, what would the emperor do next?
If Zanxi wants to cry, then why bother guessing? Su Dingfang has been summoned to the palace, and the famous general Xue Rengui has also been urgently recalled from the Haidong battlefield. What else can Datang do? Of course it is to fight against Tibet.
Zan Xiruo's previous analysis showed that the Tang Dynasty would not be able to support another major war within three to five years. This was just Zan Xiruo's personal guess.
In fact, there are many variables in this speculation. The biggest variable is that Li Qinzai was assassinated by the Tubo people. Now he is lying in the palace with no idea of his life or death. The relationship between the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and Li Qinzai is well known to the world. Not only did he rely heavily on Li Qinzai in state affairs, but he also had a personal relationship.
Very irresponsible.
Under such a friendship, Li Qinzai was innocently killed. It is difficult to say what choice the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty would make, even if this choice was not wise.
The emperor suddenly summoned the generals, which was a very obvious signal.
"We must save ourselves," Zan Xiruo was sitting in the post room with an extremely solemn expression: "If we don't do something, there will be a big disaster in Tubo!"
The deputy envoy said with a bitter face: "It was not us who were responsible for the stabbing of Duke Li. Isn't this an unjust accusation?"
Zan Xiruo said coldly: "We didn't do it, but it was probably those people in Tibet who did it."
"The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty doesn't care how the factions in the Tubo court fight. He only needs to know that it was the Tubo people who did it, and then the Tubo people are his enemies."
The deputy envoy felt extremely aggrieved. Tubo was considered a powerful country, and it felt really uncomfortable for a powerful country's envoy to be wronged in a foreign country and unable to defend himself.
"Prime Minister, should we immediately resign from the Emperor of Tang Dynasty and ask Tubo to investigate the case?" the deputy envoy asked.
Zan Xiruo shook his head: "We can't leave, things must have a result. If nothing else happens, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty should have the intention of conquering Tubo. We must stop the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty from thinking, otherwise the battle with Tubo may be overturned."
Destroy the country……"
His expression became increasingly bitter, and he sighed with admiration: "Today is different from the past. In today's Tang Dynasty, the army's combat power has become more and more powerful, especially their firearms, which are indestructible. My father saw it personally back then.
It is so powerful that this battle must not be started lightly."
According to Zan Xiruo's plan, after succeeding as Tibetan Prime Minister, he must first take a strategic defensive in the military in the next three to five years, then eliminate political enemies, develop domestic people's livelihood, train and expand the army, etc.
This was a process of gradually accumulating chips in hand, but as soon as it arrived in Datang, it was destroyed.
If we follow the script of the Tang Dynasty, Tubo will be destroyed within three or two years.
"First make a statement to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to defend yourself!" Zan Xiruo gritted his teeth and said: "The assassination may have been done by the Tubo people, but it was definitely not done by our mission. The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty understood this, and then he
So you can talk to them."
"What to talk about? How to talk about it?" asked the deputy envoy.
Zan Xiruo sighed and said: "The Tang Dynasty has taken the initiative through the assassination, and Tubo must pay a certain price."
The deputy envoy said reluctantly: "Should Tubo also give us an explanation?"
Zan Xiruo's face suddenly darkened, and she said coldly: "Of course I have to give an explanation, but not now. Let's resolve the matter in Datang first."
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Zan Xiruo wrote a memorial all night, expressing his feelings. In addition to expressing his regret and grief for Duke Li, the memorial also contained a larger space of explanation and self-defense.
In short, the assassination case has nothing to do with the Tibetan mission. Every injustice has its owner and its debtor has its owner. We ask the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to clearly understand the truth and not to indulge in any wrongdoing.
It is a pity that after Zan Xiruo's memorial was delivered to the Taiji Palace, it was like a stone sinking into the sea without any movement. Li Zhi did not have any reaction. He just left the Tibetan envoys in the palace post.
Li Zhi also deliberately ignored Li Zhi's request to meet the emperor.
But in the Chang'an court, a bigger storm has begun to brew.
After Li Zhi summoned Su Dingfang, the emperor and his ministers did not know what they discussed in the palace.
At the court meeting the next day, Su Dingfang suddenly went to court and made a fierce request to the emperor to organize the troops, horses, food, grass and weapons to conquer Tubo.
The reason for the conquest was very legitimate and reasonable. The Tubo Kingdom had evil intentions and assassinated the heroes of the Tang Dynasty. This was a very bad provocation to the Tang Dynasty. How could the Tang Dynasty not conquer the country after losing its national weapons?
Su Dingfang's suggestion set off a storm in the court.
Isn't it true? Because a hero was assassinated, the whole country must conquer Tubo?
There is still peace on the east side of the sea, how can Datang withstand another war in the west?
Where are the soldiers? Where is the food and grass? Where is the ordnance? Where is the general who is leading the army?
Su Dingfang's memorial immediately aroused widespread opposition from civil servants in the court.
The emperor was angry and raised his troops. This unwise move would surely lead to unlucky consequences. There was a roar of curses and refutations in the Golden Hall of the Chaohui Palace. However, Su Dingfang stood in the courtroom in the presence of the old god. He closed his eyes and rested his mind, turning a blind eye to the verbal and written criticisms of the civil servants.
Right Minister Xu Jingzong jumped out at this time. Yes, it was a critical moment. As the emperor's golden confidant, Xu Jingzong certainly knew where to sit.
Other courtiers did not know the inside story, but Li Zhi would not hide it from Xu Jingzong. He needed Xu Jingzong to speak for him.
So Xu Jingzong knew very well that the whole thing was actually a show. Since it was a show, how could it not include his golden supporting role?
So Xu Jingzong decisively cooperated with Su Dingfang and stood in the golden palace to present the facts and reason.
He held his head high and supported Su Dingfang unequivocally, and told the officials that the assassination of Duke Li during the Tang Dynasty's conquest of Tibet was only the trigger, not the main cause.
The real main reason is that the east of the sea is at peace, and among the neighboring countries around Datang, the only strong enemy left is Tibet.
If Tubo is destroyed, the Tang Dynasty's civil and military achievements will reach an unprecedented level in China for thousands of years, and the civil servants and generals in the palace will also leave a strong mark in the history of history.
For the Tang Dynasty, it was the last step to destroy Tubo. Are you sure you don’t want to give it a try?
As for issues such as food and fodder for soldiers, once the decision is made, those are minor issues. As the Right Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, Xu Jingzong guarantees that he can fully allocate the granaries of each state in the Tang Dynasty, so that it will not be a big problem to support a major war within one or two years.
With such a buzzing statement, the officials in the palace gradually became silent.
Many people actually began to think that what this old guy said seemed to make sense.
At the last moment, I trembled. Do you want to do it or not? The assassination of Duke Li was an excellent reason for the Tang Dynasty to start a war. If you miss this time, the next time the Tang Dynasty wants to attack Tubo, it will be difficult to find an excuse.