The ostensible mission of Li Qinzai's mission was to mediate. Although everyone knew that mediation was basically useless, at least the superficial work must be done to pave the way for future military intervention.
However, the Tibetan envoy Lun Zhongcong accused Tang Dynasty of intervening in the war between the two countries, which made Li Qinzai feel a little unhappy.
Still asking for the reason?
There is no need to find any reason. Datang intervened if it wanted to, so what?
Although Tubo was not a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, it was not that the Tang Dynasty and Tubo had never fought each other.
As early as the Zhenguan period, before Tubo Songtsen Gampo married Princess Wencheng, Tang Dynasty and Tubo fought in Songzhou, and Tubo was defeated.
The confused Tuyuhun Khan was struck by disaster from the sky, and was beaten to the bone by Tubo for no apparent reason. The Khan was so frightened that he fled overnight and went to Qinghai Lake for vacation.
Songtsan Gampo then sent an envoy to ask Li Shimin for peace, but Li Shimin couldn't laugh or cry and still refused, so Songtsan Gampo beat Tuguhun again.
Maybe after a few times, Songsan Ganbu also woke up. No, Datang refused to relax, what's the use of Tu Gunnu?
Finally, Songtsen Gampo finally found his true master and decided to invade Songzhou in the Tang Dynasty.
So Tang Dynasty and Tubo had a fierce fight in Songzhou City, and Tubo was defeated and returned to the country.
I don’t know if Songtsen Gampo was a princess-controlling person. After the Tang Dynasty king returned to the court in victory, the Tibetan envoy came to Chang’an again with a shameful face. Yes, he still asked for a marriage. This time, he asked for marriage as a loser and in a weak position.
Regardless of the outcome of the war, he was determined to marry a Tang princess, and no one could persuade him to do so.
The Tang Dynasty defeated Songtsen Gampo on the battlefield, and Li Shimin gained face, so he happily agreed this time to accompany Princess Wencheng and Tibetan Songtsen Gampo.
The grievances and grievances between the Tang Dynasty, Tubo, and Tuyuhun over the years are almost like a bloody love triangle, and the tragic role played by Tuyuhun is even more pity for me.
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This time the envoys from the three countries gathered together, Zhong Cong and Princess Honghua looked at each other with the desire to eat each other alive, but Li Qinzai was calm and calm.
"I have been ordered by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to mediate the war between Tubo and Tuyuhun. Tubo has raised unjust troops and suddenly attacked Tuyuhun. The Tang Dynasty cannot sit idly by."
"Since you are here on behalf of the Prime Minister of Tubo, please inform the Prime Minister of the Emperor of Tang Dynasty's intention to quickly withdraw your troops and return the occupied land to Tuyuhun." Li Qinzai said seriously.
Lun Zhongcong shook his head and said: "Forgive me for not agreeing. There are snakes and rats in Tuyuhun. The Tibetans often plunder and plunder the Tibetans. Not only that, they also massacre Tibetan herdsmen and plunder women and children. I, Tubo Zanpu and Daxiang Renzai,
Ren, I couldn’t bear it anymore, so I launched this war against Tuyuhun.”
"Your Majesty, if you want to talk about truth, how can you explain this truth? I, Tubo, am the victim of this war."
Princess Honghua slammed the table angrily: "That's nonsense! Did Tuyuhun ever plunder and massacre Tubo? You are obviously unjust, yet you found such a ridiculous excuse."
On the discussion, Zhong Cong closed his eyes and said calmly: "There is a public opinion about right and wrong. It is absolutely impossible for Tubo to withdraw its troops."
Li Qinzai stared at his face and said: "Tuyuhun and the Tang Dynasty are closely related, and the Tang Dynasty will not sit back and watch Tubo annex Tuyuhun."
Lun Zhongcong opened his eyes and said: "Does the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty want to go to war with Tubo? Haha, as far as I know, there is a drought in the north of the Tang Dynasty this year, and the whole country has provided food and grass to help the north. If he wants to start a war, I am afraid it will be difficult to support it?"
Li Qinzai narrowed his eyes: "On Zhong Cong, right? Your confident and arrogant look now is very annoying."
Lun Zhongcong smiled and said: "You and I are our own masters. The noble envoy hates me, which shows that I am very competent in working for Tubo. In fact, it is very honorable."
"Tubo plans to completely annex Tuyuhun?" Li Qinzai suddenly asked.
On Zhongcong hesitated for a moment,
He said: "Since the two countries have a sworn hatred, if they can be annexed, of course they will be annexed."
"Aren't you afraid that the Tang Dynasty will send troops?"
"The Tang Dynasty may not be able to send troops this year. If we wait until next year, Tubo will have occupied and digested Tuyuhun, and its troops will be calmly deployed. If the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty really wants to start a war, Tubo will not be afraid."
Li Qinzai suddenly said: "In the battle at Jishi Mountain a few days ago, more than a thousand of our Tang Dynasty king's divisions were able to overwhelm the Tubo army. What do you say?"
Lun Zhongcong was startled, and then his face immediately turned ugly.
The two countries have not dared to fight each other since the battle at Jishi Mountain. It was because of the more than a thousand Tang troops, or to be precise, because of the strange weapons in the hands of those more than a thousand Tang troops.
This was one of the reasons why Lu Dongzan was willing to send a mission to Liangzhou for negotiations.
In the final analysis, the strength on the battlefield determines everything. After the Tang army made its debut in this war and showed its powerful force to both countries, the two countries would sit down and talk calmly.
The Tang Dynasty also had the qualifications to intervene and mediate the war between the two countries.
"Your Majesty, this is a war between Tubo and Tuyuhun. Please don't interfere indiscriminately with the Tang Dynasty. Even though Tuyuhun is a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, Tubo has been very respectful to the Tang Dynasty in recent years."
"Zanpu and the Prime Minister send envoys to Chang'an every year to express their congratulations. Tubo has no disrespect for the Tang Dynasty. Please treat the two countries fairly." Lun Zhongcong said with an ugly face.
Li Qinzai said calmly: "If you want fairness, just be quiet and listen to me."
"You must be wondering what kind of weapons were in the hands of our soldiers of the Tang Dynasty during the battle at Jishi Mountain. I might as well tell you that this kind of weapon has been mass-produced by the Ordnance Supervision of Chang'an and is ready for battle at any time."
"With more than a thousand men in the Tang Dynasty, we can bring chaos to the Tubo army. If we had 5,000 or 10,000 weapons like this, you Tibetans would not be able to take off. No matter how short of food this year the Tang Dynasty is, it will not be possible for them to be defeated even once."
You can’t even gather ten thousand soldiers and horses, right?”
On Zhong Cong's face, he was ashen, uu readingwww.uukanshu.com gritted his teeth and remained silent.
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"What do you want, your envoy?"
"Simple, Tubo withdraws its troops and returns the occupied territory to Tuyuhun, and the two countries have a truce from then on."
"Can't do it!"
Not only Zhong Cong, but also Princess Honghua stood up and said angrily: "Tubo invaded and slaughtered thousands of people in Tuyuhun. They lost countless cattle, sheep, horses and property. How can we not avenge this?"
Li Qinzai glanced at her.
Both husband and wife are about to be beaten into ruin. You have burnt incense even if they can retreat, but you still want to take revenge?
Who gave you the confidence?
Lun Zhongcong also said with a gloomy face: "As long as our Tubo army breaks through Jishi Mountain, the entire territory of Tuyuhun is already in our hands. How can we retreat?"
Li Qinzai smiled, okay, mediation is ineffective.
It was a superficial task anyway, he never expected to successfully mediate, it was enough to show off.
"Very good. The negotiations between the three countries have broken down. You all can go home and continue fighting."
Lun Zhongcong snorted angrily and was about to get up when he suddenly remembered something.
Today we are on a mission to Liangzhou in the Tang Dynasty. We just chatted for a few words and it was over? What is the significance of this negotiation?
Thinking of the more than a thousand weapons of the Tang army at the foot of Jishi Mountain, Lun Zhongcong was secretly frightened. He frowned and stared at Li Qinzai and said, "May I ask your envoy, what is the intention of the Tang Dynasty?"
Li Qinzai smiled but said firmly: "The day when Tubo occupied the entire territory of Tuyuhun was when the Tang Dynasty sent troops. This was the intention of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."
Princess Honghua suddenly beamed with joy and looked at Lun Zhongcong provocatively.
On Zhongcong took a long breath.
Only at this moment did he know that the real negotiations had only begun now, and that this negotiation would be extremely difficult.