The smile disappeared from Lu Dongzan's face, and he stared at Fang Jun with his gloomy eyes, and said slowly: "The plan of highland barley wine was my mistake. I did not expect that it would have such serious consequences. So I came here in person this time.
Come, please say some kind words in front of the emperor and agree to Tubo's marriage proposal. Zanpu hopes to use the power of the Tang Dynasty to suppress the nobles in Tubo and force them to limit the scale of highland barley wine brewing, so that countless Tubo people can have food.
If you eat it, you will definitely feel grateful for the kindness of the Tang Dynasty!"
Fang Jun's eyes narrowed.
What a joke!
Suppressing the nobles within Tubo? If that were really the case, wouldn't Songtsen Gampo truly unify Tubo? He was a talented and strategic monarch. Once there were no constraints within Tubo, he would inevitably expand to the surrounding areas, and the Tang Dynasty would be the first to bear the brunt!
Fang Jun could almost imagine that as long as the Tang Dynasty agreed to Tubo's marriage proposal, Lu Dongzan would definitely cry out and ask the Tang Dynasty to marry doctors, farmers, craftsmen, etc., so as to bring the most advanced productivity of the Tang Dynasty to Tubo.
This is the case in history. A large amount of advanced technology from the Tang Dynasty flowed into Tubo, and within a few years, Tubo rose to power. It can be said that the Tang Dynasty single-handedly fed a tiger, squatting beside it, waiting for its claws to grow.
It will backfire on the Tang Dynasty...
It's a good calculation!
Fang Jun sneered: "If Datang still refuses to marry, so what?"
Lu Dongzan withdrew his gaze and sighed with regret, saying in a very helpless tone: "Zanpu is also helpless. If he cannot get the support of the Tang Dynasty, he can only lead the Tibetan warriors to march eastward and use
Use scimitars and spears to plunder more land, and use blood and war to open up the sky for the Tibetan people to survive!"
Fang Jun almost laughed out of anger!
He glared at Lu Dongzan: "Your own land has been occupied by the nobles, so you are coming to seize the land of the Han people? Just now the Prime Minister also said eloquently that both Han and Tubo people grew up under the blue sky.
You are all blessed by Buddha Xinraomiwo, why do you break your words and slap yourself in the face so soon?"
What a gangster logic!
Are you unable to bear the temptation of huge benefits from highland barley wine? You have driven your people into desperation, and now you want to pass on the bitter consequences to Datang?
That’s not true!
Fang Jun glanced at Li Xiaogong and asked, "What did the prince say?"
Li Xiaogong held the wine glass, sipping it carefully with a smile on his face. It seemed that he turned a deaf ear to Lu Dongzan's threats, and it seemed that the courage and passion for winning the three armies in the past had long since dissipated and cooled down...
Fang Jun frowned.
Then, he stared at Lu Dongzan and said: "Don't mention the marriage matter anymore. The mighty Tang Dynasty, rich all over the world, and the peace of the frontier can only be protected by the blood of the warriors and the sharp bows and swords. He will never protect his daughter.
He was sent to the den of thieves and allowed to be humiliated, while the man hid in the city and lived peacefully. If Tubo really marched eastward, and if the general in the court had lost his original bravery, then I would be the first to ask your Majesty for a fight, and vowed to commit the crime in the future.
Defeat the enemy and protect every inch of Datang’s territory!”
The tone is sonorous and the words are like a knife!
He actually came up to me and threatened me. Do you really think that I am a vegetarian?
Historically, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty may not have had much advantage when facing the Tibetan cavalry, but now with the gradual development of firearms, the advantages of the cavalry are disappearing bit by bit. Even the invincible Turkic wolf cavalry that roamed the northern part of the Great Wall were defeated.
Under firearms, let alone Tubo?
And in his words, more anger was directed at Li Xiaogong.
A Tibetan Prime Minister is clamoring in front of you to start a war if they don't get married, but you don't even say a word?
Isn’t it because of all these years of “self-defilement” that I have become really “defiled”?
Li Xiaogong glanced at Fang Jun and was not angry. He said "Hey", tapped Fang Jun with his finger, and sipped the wine again.
Lu Dongzan was not very excited. Fang Jun retorted a few words to his face. Instead, he smiled bitterly and said: "Erlang, do you really think that I am willing to see a war? But with the current situation, if Zanpu cannot suppress those nobles, the war will be almost impossible."
It’s just inevitable.”
Fang Jun snorted, feeling very unhappy: "Then why doesn't the Prime Minister tell His Majesty what he said?"
Ludong praised: "His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is ambitious, wise, and martial. If I say this, I am afraid that not only will my marriage proposal fail, but the Tang Dynasty will be the first to start the war... Therefore, I asked the prince to take the center.
Erlang made a speech before His Majesty and elaborated on the pros and cons."
You know His Majesty Li Er's temper very accurately...
The current His Majesty Li Er is not the His Majesty Li Er who endured the "Wei River Alliance", nor is He the former His Majesty Li Er who was wary of the Tibetan cavalry and took advantage of the trend to conquer the southwest. The power of the Tang Dynasty was growing day by day, and all the wilderness was surrendered.
, the army is invincible in all directions, how can it take a mere Tubo to be in its sights?
If Lu Dongzan really dared to say in front of His Majesty Li Er that he would start a war if he did not reconcile, there is no way that His Majesty Li Er would be able to cut down Lu Dongzan's sacrificial flag and then launch a large army to attack Tubo...
Fang Jun remained silent.
Lu Dongzan clearly knew that he had told His Majesty Li Er that "no tribute will be paid if there is no peace", and it was he who sabotaged the peace policy. How could he go to tell His Majesty Li Er this time?
Should you get married?
I'm afraid I'll have to get kicked hard by His Majesty Li Er...
But Lu Dongzan still wants to come to find him, is it really just because he is now a popular person in front of His Majesty Li Er?
Fang Jun shook his head decisively and said: "This matter is definitely not a success. Does the prime minister know the words that your majesty has to read every day? If you don't cede land, don't make peace, don't pay tribute, the emperor will guard the country, and the king will die in the country!"
If the Prime Minister really pities the people of Tubo, he still leads them to work hard and get rich honestly. Although Tubo is barren, it has a vast land and sparsely populated areas. As long as it is developed well, how can you not feed your people? Stop coveting other people's land.
Don't use war in a high-sounding name to satisfy your insatiable desires!"
Lu Dongzan looked ugly.
Li Xiaogong put down his wine glass and just opened his mouth. Before he could speak, he saw Fang Jun standing up. He nodded slightly and said calmly: "I am a little tired today. Thank you for the hospitality. I will go back to rest first."
After saying this, he walked away without waiting for Li Xiaogong to speak.
Li Xiaogong was stunned, and looked at Lu Dongzan with a wry smile: "Look, what I said is right, isn't it? This guy is just a donkey, how can he do what you did? I will be blamed for it, alas.
, This is really unreasonable.”
Lu Dongzan remained silent, his mind spinning.
Fang Junzhi's rejection was naturally what he expected, but it was so decisive and unexpected.
This person only has the Tang Dynasty in his heart, only the Han people, and all foreigners are enemies. He will definitely become a serious problem for Tubo in the future.
He rubbed his brows and sighed secretly in his heart, things are not easy to handle...
*****
Coming out of the Hejian County Prince's Mansion, Fang Jun galloped all the way back to Fang Mansion among the guards with a gloomy expression on his face.
What Li Xiaogong did made him very disappointed!
In the past, he thought that Li Xiaogong was greedy for money just to taint himself, to offset the crisis of his great achievements in the past. But now he sees that there may be a motive for self-abuse, but he really regards wealth as his life! As a royal family, and at the beginning, he
How could the invincible commander who followed His Majesty Li Er in the south and north have lost his bottom line and actually colluded with foreign countries to plot against the Tang Dynasty?
Could it be that the people of this era were limited by their knowledge and were far from realizing how much development opportunities the marriage would bring to Tubo and how much danger it would bring to the Tang Dynasty in the future?
Looking at the development history of Tubo, it is most prosperous during the Tang Dynasty. This is by no means accidental, nor is it because the Tang Dynasty was unlucky and happened to catch up with the rise of Tubo...
In ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, adjacent forces would restrict and suppress each other, and usually one would wax and wane, and the weakness of competitors was the prerequisite for their own success. In other words, it was the weakness or indifference of the Tang Dynasty that provided Tibet with the opportunity
With ample room for development and lack of external pressure, Tubo was able to freely annex the surrounding tribes one by one. Its strength grew rapidly and it easily dominated the western frontier, eventually surpassing the Central Plains dynasty.
If there was a far-sighted dynasty living in the Central Plains at that time, which would have taken the initiative to divide, disintegrate, absorb, and defeat the enemy before it was still in its infancy, how could it sit back and watch this small country in the west come from behind and seize the throne?
The most direct result of the rise of Tubo was the fall of the four towns in Anxi, and the Tang Dynasty lost control of the entire Western Region. From then on, all ties between the Central Plains Dynasty and the Western Region were severed...
Fang Jun was riding on his horse, jerked his horse's head, and shouted: "Go to the palace!"
First hit the horse and run towards Tai Chi Palace.
Bu Qu naturally followed him on horseback, crying all the way, causing passers-by to look askance...