As expected, the prince and Zhongshu Sheng were in a grand ostentation, and they were escorted by two rows of guards along the way.
Zhang Yang stepped forward and saluted: "His Royal Highness, Prime Minister."
Li Chengqian glanced at the crowd first, "I heard that the Ministry of Rites has been preparing for this negotiation for a long time. This time it is the same as before. Gu and Fang Xiang came to listen and officials from Zhongshu Province took notes."
The crowd also became quiet, and Zhang Yang said again: "Can you maintain order in front of the hospital first? Everyone is crowded together like this, which is inconvenient for the Ministry of Rites to do business and for pedestrians on the road."
Li Chengqian nodded and asked the guards to maintain order in front of the courtyard, and many of the people watching in front of the courtyard dispersed.
From the beginning Ludongtsan refused to apologize at the Songli Monument, and then look at Songtsan Gampo's compromise.
I don’t know how sad the Tibetan people in Chang’an City feel now.
Zhang Yang led people into the courtyard. Xu Jingzong had already prepared eucalyptus rolls. Zhang Xiangxiang and people sat aside.
What is rare is that this time Li Tai and Li Xiaogong are also at the Foreign Affairs Academy.
Although these two were outsiders, the King of Wei and the King of Hejian County both contributed a lot to the Diplomatic Academy.
The cotton business and grassland business are also inextricably linked to the Foreign Affairs Council.
Whether it is economic strategy, it cannot be separated from the Foreign Affairs Council. When these are connected with the Foreign Affairs Council, everyone's interests are also related.
Judging from the current journey, Zhang Dashu should have arrived in Songzhou.
After glancing at everyone present, Zhang Yang walked to Lu Dongzan's side.
Lu Dongzan's eyes were bloodshot, which is a symptom of long-term insomnia. He knelt on the ground and slowly raised his head, "Zhang Yang, if it were you, what would you do?"
Squatting down, Zhang Yang whispered to him: "If it were me, I would have the same idea as you."
Lu Dongzan smiled bitterly, "Sure enough, even you think so."
Looking at the man's expression, Zhang Yang whispered in his ear: "Brother, no matter how hard you try, Songtsen Gampo will still apologize to Songzhou. Even if you don't believe it, this is all."
An irreversible reality."
Lu Dongzan lowered his head and lowered his voice, "Even you can understand things, so why would Zamp do this?"
"As the Zanpu of Tubo, he naturally has more to worry about than you and me. The Prime Minister may not apologize to the Tang Dynasty because of his temporary anger, or even fight to the end, but he is the Zanpu of Tubo, and what he wants to lead is
He needs to take the overall situation into consideration for the whole of Tubo. Even if the Prime Minister dies in the Tang Dynasty, even threatening his life cannot replace Songtsen Gampo's determination."
The voices were spoken so low that only the other two could hear them.
Zhang Yang smiled with relief, "In order to protect Tubo's family wealth, Songtsan Gampo has worked hard. The war lasted for three months. He knew very well in his heart that he could not continue fighting. If he continued to fight like this, he would only destroy his family wealth. He wanted to turn over again.
Harder."
"I also know your persistence and determination. You hope that Tubo will be strong. You all made a mistake, that is, you underestimated your opponent too much."
Lu Dongzan's tone was trembling, "No matter what happens in the future, you Zhang Yang will be our biggest enemy of Tubo."
Patting Songtsan Gampo's shoulder, Zhang Yang stood up and sat down in the upper seat under the eyes of everyone.
Xu Jingzong handed over the dossier, "This is our account of the war from the beginning of the year to the present."
Recording the progress of the war, Zhang Yang said loudly: "Since the beginning of Tubo's request to marry the princess, our Tang Dynasty has always adhered to the principle of living in harmony with all countries. Tubo and Chen Bing are in front of us, and it is a small matter for you to challenge the King of Wei.
, but Songtsen Gampo therefore led the Tibetan soldiers and horses to rush into the Tang border, and then the Tang Dynasty began to fight back. These are all correct, right?"
Lu Dongzan lowered his head, "Now, is it still useful what I say?"
"Okay." Zhang Yang put away the scroll in front of him, "Let's talk about the next matter. Songtsen Gampo hopes that the Tang Dynasty will cease the war and apologize to the Tang Dynasty. But should the casualties caused by the war be deserved?
It will be borne by Tubo."
Lu Dongzan slowly raised his head.
"First of all, it's the loss of grain, then there's this year's taxes from two counties and fifteen counties in Songzhou, as well as our soldiers from the Tang Dynasty. Do we have to pay for all of these?"
Listening to Zhang Yang's words, Lu Dongzan gritted his teeth and said, "Zhang Yang, you are going to start taking advantage of others! Right or wrong?"
Hearing this, Xu Jingzong smiled and said, "What the Prime Minister said is wrong. If other countries come to offend us, the Tang Dynasty, we can just apologize and we will be fine. Then how will the Tang Dynasty deal with itself in the future? I really think that the Tang Dynasty is easy to bully."
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Lu Dongzan lowered his head and was speechless again.
Zhang Yang wanted to give Xu Jingzong's words a thumbs up in his heart, and said: "Certaining land, paying compensation, and claiming vassal status are all indispensable."
At this moment, Ludongzan was like a lonely soul. The spirit in his heart collapsed the moment Songtsen Gampo apologized to Songli Monument.
To be honest, it’s not pretty to see a middle-aged man collapse.
It's also unbearable.
Put aside personal emotions, the war between countries is so cruel, it depends on which side can't hold on first.
Now it was Songtsen Gampo who failed, bringing disaster to the whole of Tibet.
Zhang Yang took a deep breath and said, "With the land cut, the five thousand hectares of land west of Hehuang will be owned by the Tang Dynasty, and will be controlled by the officers and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. As for the Tubo people, they can continue to live in their original pastures, and now that land will also be managed by the Tang Dynasty.
The Tubo people living there are also people of the Tang Dynasty."
A map was opened, and Lu Dongzan saw the land area Zhang Yang wanted. This is where the three major lakes of Tubo are located, and it is also the richest place in Tubo.
All the way from Sugan Lake to the west, the only land left is Luoche.
Zhang Yang looked at the map again, "As for the ownership of Luoche, half belongs to the Tang Dynasty and half belongs to you Tubo."
Lu Dongzan's eyes widened, "The worst you can do is take away the whole of Tubo, so why bother negotiating here."
Zhang Yang nodded and said: "Of course you are willing. I want the snowy mountains behind Tubo even more. How about giving them to me as well? But you and Songtsen Gampo will be homeless from now on, and so will all the Tubo people in the future."
We are the people of the Tang Dynasty, what do you think of this?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Lu Dongzan shook his head and said with trembling: "Please leave us a place to stay."
Li Chengqian felt pity for him when he was a high-spirited Prime Minister of Tubo, but now he was so self-satisfied.
His eyes fell on the map again. Zhang Yang asked Xu Jingzong to put away the map and take out two contracts, "Please ask the Prime Minister of Tubo to sign these two contracts. You can bring one of them back and have it signed by Tubo Zanpu. Once it is signed, the river will be sealed."
Five thousand hectares of land west of Huang belonged to the Tang Dynasty."
Lu Dongzan swallowed hard, "Didn't you say three thousand before?"
Zhang Yang clasped his hands and whispered: "Before was before, now is now."
Looking up at this young man who was nearly ten years younger than him, Lu Dongzan stared straight at him and breathed heavily through his nostrils, "Zhang Yang, you are a vicious person, you will get your retribution.
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"You Tubo people still believe in retribution?"
Lu Dongzan preached again: "One day the Tibetans will come back again and overthrow all of this."
Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Then I will wait for this day, and I will let you know that there is power in this world that you have never seen before."
With a sigh, Xu Jingzong said again: "Does Zhang Shangshu want to talk about compensation now?"
Zhang Yang nodded first, "Tubo will pay 300,000 yuan in compensation to the Tang Dynasty. This is compensation for war damage and taxes. I don't know if you Tubo can pay it."
"Can not do it now."
"How long will it take to pay it off?"
"I will confirm it when I return to Tubo."
"If Tubo does not have enough money to repay, then the Snow Mountain behind Luoche, which is the holy mountain that you Tubo people yearn for, will be used as a mortgage. From now on, it will also be the territory of our Datang."
"That is our holy mountain in Tubo!"
"Whether it's yours or not, you don't have to say now."
"You are trying to steal our holy mountain!"
As he spoke, Lu Dongzan suddenly stood up and rushed towards Zhang Yang. Fortunately, he was quickly restrained to the ground by the officers and soldiers on the side.
Seeing this scene, Li Chengqian's heart skipped a beat.
Lu Dongzan's face was forced to the ground. He shouted in Tubo dialect and struggled hard.
I tried to break free several times, but was controlled by officers and soldiers again.
Zhang Yang looked at Xu Jingzong calmly, "What did he say in Tubo?"
Xu Jingzong looked at the clerk of the Foreign Affairs Academy who was standing aside, and the clerk replied: "It seems to be saying that he and Zhang Shangshu will never live together."
"So that's it."
"Zhang Yang! I'm going to kill you!" Lu Dongzan shouted angrily, and the crowd outside the hospital could hear clearly.
Murder can only kill one's heart. When Lu Dongzan, who had lost his heart, heard that he was planning to seize the holy mountain of Tubo, he would not agree easily to anything he said.
Zhang Yang's words at this moment seemed to trample on his dignity.
That holy mountain is where their Tubo spirit is tied. If this holy mountain does not belong to Tubo, where will the Tibetan faith be in the future?
"I don't like it when someone touches someone while we're talking."
Zhang Yang straightened his sleeves and said, "There is also the matter of surrender. From now on, Tubo will be a subsidiary of the Tang Dynasty. Songtsan Gampo will come to congratulate him in person at the next year's court meeting to show his surrender to the Tang Dynasty. He
If you don’t come, our troops will personally go to Luoche to bring Songtsen Gampo.”
Let the officers and soldiers here grab Lu Dongzan and sign each contract.
And those Tibetan people who watched this scene also started crying.
Zhang Yang stood up and walked to Lu Dongzan's side, "Whether you recognize these contracts or not, we don't care, because even if you don't give them to us, we will take them away. I hope you understand this reality."
Lu Dongzan said in a deep voice: "Zanpu will not agree, and my thousands of Tubo people will not agree."
Zhang Yang knelt down and looked at Lu Dongzan, who was being held on the ground with his face pressed to the ground, "Then let me tell you now, sooner or later the people of Tubo will also be the people of the Tang Dynasty. If you can obey, at least you can still
You can live on the plateau with peace of mind. If you resist, the ending that awaits you will be even more miserable than now. Don't try to play tricks with the Central Plains, we can kill you."
Seeing that Zhang Yang was about to leave, Lu Dongzan shouted at the top of his lungs again.
Lu Dongzan, who was arrogant and confident in Chang'an City at the beginning, has become like this now. Even Xu Jingzong is a little scared at this moment. Zhang Shangshu's methods are so cruel that he almost broke the bones of Tubo's spine.
Most of the Tubo territory was handed over, and according to these plans, the Tibetan herdsmen were recovered. All of this seemed to reduce human lives, but in fact it was uprooting the roots of Tubo.
What this Minister of Rites never wanted was the gain or loss of one place, he wanted the whole of Tubo.
Li Chengqian quickly followed him out of the Diplomatic Academy, "Zhang Shangshu, please stay."
With doubts in his heart, he looked back at Li Chengqian and said, "Your Highness, the negotiation has ended, and Lu Dongzan has already signed the pledge."
Li Chengqian cupped his hands and said: "Actually, my father has given instructions. I will go and see my father when things get settled here."
"I almost forgot."
Zhang Yang slapped his forehead and promised to give Li Shimin an explanation.
Let everyone in the Diplomatic Academy take Lu Dongzan back to the post house.
Fang Xuanling drafted the contract of the painting into a document and divided the document into two parts, one part was given to Tubo and the other part was given to His Majesty.
When Fang Xuanling came out again, Zhang Yang bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister Fang."
Fang Xuanling waved her hand and said, "Don't bother me. I'll go to meet His Majesty together."
Xu Jingzong led people out of the Diplomatic Academy and watched Zhang Yang follow Fang Xuanling and the others to the palace. He slowly said: "According to Zhang Shangshu's arrangement, arrange all these matters and tell Da Su to go with the documents.
If you see Songtsen Gampo, let him go to Tibet again."
Now Zhang Dashu has no objection to Zhang Dashu going to Tibet, and everyone sees Dashu's outstanding ability.
The onlookers also dispersed
Zhang Elephant came out and said: "Our Minister of Rites is really..."
"Like a glutton, he devoured most of Tubo's territory. I don't think Songtsen Gampo can pay 300,000 guan in compensation." Xu Jingzong took over the words and spoke.
Zhang Elephant frowned and said, "Are we doing this right?"
Xu Jingzong laughed and said: "Brother Elephant thinks that if we don't do this, how will the Western Turks be pacified? How will the Western Turks be governed if they don't pacify Tubo?"
Zhang Xiangxiang closed his eyes and said, "I just think it's too much."
Xu Jingzong looked at the smiles on the faces of passers-by on the street, "Brother Elephant, look at the people in Chang'an City, the smiles on their faces, the peace they enjoy, they can live peacefully in Guanzhong and no longer have to worry about the coming of powerful enemies.
Even if we, the people of the Tang Dynasty, go out, other countries will treat us respectfully."
"Let the border officers and soldiers not be wronged, and let the people be able to stand up straight. Just thinking about these subordinates will make it worthwhile."
Zhang Elephant looked at the pedestrians coming and going in Chang'an City, and with a smile on his face, he led his people to go about the next tasks.
After that, the Ministry of Rites still had many things to do. First of all, they had to send Zhang Dashu to Tibet to explain these things to Songtsen Gampo, and they also had to send Lu Dongtsen away again.
It is even more important to inform the envoys of other countries about this, to be a witness and to let them know the lessons of Tibet.
These events were then compiled into a volume and recorded in the annals of history.
The gloom on Xu Jingzong's face dissipated. It didn't matter if he was impeached and reviled by hundreds of officials and thousands of scholars. If he had no regrets about what he had done, he could stand upright and fear no one.
The feeling of being able to live openly is more comfortable than ever before