Liu Jie said disdainfully: "The Arabs from the Western Region invaded the borders, and the Tibetans traveled thousands of miles to come to Chang'an at this time. It is obvious what these people are hiding. The barbarians act without morality, and they just want to take advantage of the situation. After a while, what do you want to do with him? If he wants to come, he will treat him with delicious food and drinks. When he has seen enough of the beautiful scenery of Chang'an, he will go back. "
In the past, due to the overwhelming power of the barbarians and the empty treasury, many officials in the DPRK became the "peace advocates" and were willing to imitate the Han Dynasty's policy of peace and fraternity, stabilize the surrounding barbarians, and slowly develop and grow. However, Fang Jun's painting "No land, no compensation, no compensation". The banner with the words "Mr. Li Er" still hangs high in the palace of His Majesty Li Er in the Shenlong Palace. The whole country burst out with a generous fighting spirit of "Better to be broken than to live in ruins." No one dared to propose such a thing as a marriage again. thing.
Whoever dares to mention it is a "traitor" and a weakling... For civil servants who cherish their feathers and love their reputation, this is simply more intolerable than death.
Therefore, now the "peace advocates" in the DPRK have long disappeared, but the strategy of the entire empire is leaning eastward. It is really impossible to start a war with the barbarians in the west. What has been replaced is "ignoring" - you can't make peace, you can't fight. War, no matter how they provoke, they will have to treat it as air...
Xiao Yu asked: "I have already seen the letter of credence Lu Dongzan presented to His Majesty, and there are no excessive requirements in it. Why should we face a formidable enemy and lose the reputation of the Tang Dynasty as a country of etiquette?"
Fang Jun sneered: "Of course they didn't mention anything in their credentials, but as long as His Majesty receives Lu Dongzan, this guy will definitely make a big noise in His Majesty's eyes. The idea of the monarch and his ministers is nothing more than to bring up old things and seek marriage. The Princess of the Tang Dynasty, by the way, requested some advanced skills from the Tang Dynasty as a dowry."
After turning around and turning to the path of "marriage", Xiao Yu decisively shut up.
Looking at the court, we can see that Fang Jun, the main war faction, is leading the fight and is firmly opposed to peace. Anyone who dares to propose peace will be caught and beaten to death by these people. There will be a lot of capitulation faction, traitors, and traitors. No one can bear the stigma being thrown down all over the place.
The news of the Anxi Army's victory over the Arabs has already spread throughout the capital. Those of you who are in high positions here know the details very well. Naturally, you know that since there is no danger of Arab invasion, no matter what conditions Tibet proposes, they will not agree to it. .
Under such a situation, Xiao Yu was naturally too lazy to take care of it. It was nothing more than the Ministry of War and Honglu Temple going to argue with the Tubo people...
Li Ji's thoughts coincided with Xiao Yu's: "Now that the Arabs have been defeated, they have already withdrawn from the Western Regions and returned to Damascus. The crisis has been resolved, and naturally there is no need to be threatened by Tibet. Speaking of which, Nalu Dongzan and Erlang are also old people." We know that the two sides have cooperation in highland barley wine, so you might as well let Erlang come out to receive it. If the Tubo people have any more tricks, we will discuss it separately."
Liu Jie also agreed: "This is very good."
In fact, no one in the court wanted to deal with Lu Dongzan.
This "the wisest man in Tubo" is really too smart, his mind spins very fast, and he will suffer losses if he is not careful.
It just so happens that Fang Jun is the stick to deal with Lu Dongzan. If he can't talk it out, he will act rude, and if he can't play it, he will act arrogantly. He fights fire with fire. It's really a good use of people and resources... It saves everyone's worries.
Fang Jun was not aware of being used as a shield, and nodded happily: "Okay, I will go to the inn later to meet the Tibetan envoy."
Li Ji added: "Wait for a while before leaving. I will write the decision to hand over the military trial to the Ministry of War. Later, you will take it to the palace and present it to Your Majesty. Please use your seal, and then the Ministry of Menxia will announce it to the world."
Fang Jun nodded and said: "Here!"
Li Ji immediately gathered with Cen Wenwen, Xiao Yu, and Liu Jie to discuss drafting the resolution. Fang Jun was leisurely sitting aside drinking tea.
The power of military trials must be snatched away. He is determined to create a "Great Ministry of War" so that the Ministry of War will take over all military power and become a component to check and balance the imperial power. If the military does not even have the power to judge and punish soldiers who violate military discipline, then how can it be done?
Can it work?
Soon, several prime ministers and assistant ministers drafted the memorial, rewritten it, and handed it to Fang Jun to take into the palace.
His Majesty Li Er read it carefully and ordered Wang De, the chamberlain's chief chamberlain, to seal it with a jade seal and return it to Fang Jun, ordering him to send it to his subordinate provinces and announce it to the world.
Fang Jun walked around the palace and sent the decision to Menxia Province. Then he led his troops out of the Golden Light Gate and arrived at the inn.
…
Lu Dongzan stayed here, worried.
Originally, he had accelerated his journey and wanted to get to Chang'an as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, there were frequent accidents along the way, which caused his journey to be seriously delayed. After finally arriving in Chang'an, he encountered martial law in the city and had to be isolated outside the city, even in front of the emperor.
Can't even see...
Especially Fang Jun's attitude made him realize that it would be difficult to complete the tasks assigned by Zamp during this trip.
I don't know since when, the Tang Dynasty's attitude towards Tubo was full of hostility. Although the two sides had more commercial exchanges, in terms of military affairs, the Tang Dynasty was always on guard, as if it regarded Tubo as its primary enemy.
Once the Eastern Expedition is over, all efforts will be made to attack Tubo.
This made Lu Dongzan even more frightened...
He knew very well how huge the gap in strength between the two countries was. Although Tubo was brave and could take advantage of some conflicts from time to time, once an all-out war broke out, Tubo's disadvantage of being short of soldiers and food would be infinitely magnified.
Even if a superpower like the Tang Dynasty were to drag it down, it would still be able to drag Tubo to death. What's more, the Tang Dynasty's cavalry was invincible across the world. In fact, how could it be compared to the Tubo cavalry who relied on the terrain to win many times?
In his heart, he had extremely pessimistic predictions about the war between the two countries, but he also knew that once the Tang Dynasty ended its Eastern Expedition, it would definitely target Tibet, and a war between the two countries was inevitable.
All he can do is to delay it as long as possible, delaying the date of the war so that Tibet can accumulate more power and reduce losses in the future war as much as possible...
It rained last night, and many people gathered outside the inn. Although there were soldiers guarding the door and not allowing him to go out to peep, we can also guess from the clues that the Anxi Army arrived in Chang'an, and perhaps it brought the Anxi Army and the Arabs.
Battle report.
Lu Dongzan didn't know what the situation was like in the Battle of the Western Regions, but he speculated from the calm attitude of the Tang Dynasty until now that either the battle was not fought, or the Anxi army had the upper hand.
As a result, his task becomes more and more difficult...
After breakfast, Lu Dongzan frowned and thought hard in the post station, thinking about ways to get Tang Dynasty to agree to Tubo's conditions. Even if they didn't get married, they could still provide Tibet with technical and cultural support, and help Tibet transform from slash-and-burn farming.
of backwardness to a more advanced farming model...
"Prime Minister, there are officials from the Tang Dynasty who want to see you."
The accompanying waiter knocked on the door and entered, announcing in a low voice.
Lu Dongzan was refreshed, jumped up, and asked excitedly: "Who is coming?"
Finally, someone was sent to meet him. If he continued to be left alone like this, he was wondering whether he should just return to Tubo to settle the matter...
The waiter presented the name card, and Lu Dongzan took it and looked at it, his face became gloomy.
Prince Shaobao, Minister of the Ministry of War, Fang Jun...
Perhaps, this was one of the people he was least willing to deal with in the entire Tang Dynasty.
This person is not like the officials of the Tang Dynasty who consider themselves officials of the country. They are shameless and know how to cheat. They are especially good at impressing people with their benefits. Many times it seems that they are getting what they need and they are living well, but in fact, you will find out after a while.
Every step was planned by this guy, and it was extremely difficult to take advantage of him.
But how could we miss the officials from Tang Dynasty who had finally arrived?
I had no choice but to sigh, wash up a little, and then come out to meet each other.
"It rained last night and the weather is wet and cold. It is inevitable that the Prime Minister will not be accustomed to the climate and climate when he comes to Chang'an. It also happens to be such weather. You need to pay more attention to your health. You should cover yourself with quilts at night and drink more tea during the day. If you accidentally catch the wind and cold
, your age is not easy to endure, if something goes wrong and your country Zanpu asks for someone from your majesty in the future, how can we turn it into a lively and vigorous prime minister?"
As soon as they met, Fang Jun insulted him.
Lu Dongzan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and pretended to be angry: "What you said, in Erlang's eyes, could it be that I have become one of those people who is about to die with the soil buried up to his neck? Haha, Erlang is worrying too much. I have a good body, so I will take you with me."
It’s no big deal that over 18,000 Tibetan warriors marched and fought for 3,000 miles!”
Fang Jun laughed and said disapprovingly: "On the battlefield, the soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and the swords and arrows have no eyes. How can you, with such a noble status as you, risk the target and be in the battle array? It is better to sit in the rear and strategize. We
My plan to make a fortune is booming now, so you should take good care of me and not be plotted by those who are coveting you."
Lu Dongzan looked helpless.
Nowadays, highland barley wine has become a serious problem for Tubo. Although it has helped fulfill part of the people's wish to hide wealth, it has increasingly shown unparalleled power in destroying Tubo's national policy. Many tribes in Tubo have strong opinions on highland barley wine.
The huge profits made him red-eyed, and he did not hesitate to use all the only highland barley to make wine in exchange for money and then buy grain from Datang to feed his people. This was equivalent to handing the rope around his neck to Datang. As long as Datang
If you try too hard, everyone will starve to death.
Every time he mentioned this matter, Zamp would complain to him...