Liu Heyu shouted angrily. As one of the six ministers, when had he ever been scolded like this?
However, it was obviously unreasonable to reason with Shen Tang. Moreover, Shen Tang was holding the emperor's handwriting. Even if he really ignored him at this moment, there was nothing he could do.
"snort!"
He gritted his teeth and sat down again. If he left at this time, Shen Tang would have no scruples. He might as well endure it and stay and listen to what Shen Tang had to say!
Seeing that Shen Tang did not give Liu Heyu any dignity, Lu Dongzan had no choice but to step forward and respectfully said to Shen Tang, "General Shen, I don't know what conditions you think we should have to extinguish the anger of the Song Dynasty!"
Hearing this, Shen Tang smiled slightly and said, "That's right. If you lose, you should look like a loser!"
"My request is simple, and you can definitely get it!"
"First, a one-time compensation of 15 million taels of silver to the Song Dynasty..."
As soon as Shen Tang opened his mouth, Lu Dongzan took a deep breath! When he faced Liu Heyu before, he had indeed cried out for poverty. After all, it was impossible for such a big Tubo country to be so poor.
However, even if this is the case, it is absolutely impossible to come up with fifteen million taels of silver! Many tribes in Tubo are still in the stage of exchanging things for things, and the frequency of using money is not high. In this kind of situation, Under the circumstances, even if the family's financial resources are emptied, it is still unknown whether they can collect so much money.
"General Shen, this is impossible!"
Lu Dongzan said bitterly, "I, Tubo, can't afford that much silver!"
"No problem!"
Shen Tang waved his hand, "You will first make a one-time compensation of five million taels, and the remaining ten million taels will be sent to one million taels every year. In this way, after fifteen years, this account will be settled!"
Everyone present widened their eyes, and Lu Dongzan even used his 'intelligent' head to calculate. After a long while, he finally said, "General Shen, why is it fifteen years?
Five million first, and there are ten million left. If one million per year, shouldn’t it be ten years?”
Shen Tang sneered, "Prime Minister, people need to pay interest when borrowing money from others. These fifteen million taels of silver belong to me, the Song Dynasty. It is equivalent to you using our silver. Shouldn't you pay interest?" ?”
As soon as this statement came out, all the Tubo people almost panicked! What kind of algorithm is this?
What the hell is going on?
Song Dynasty’s silver?
Are we using Song Dynasty silver?
Before they could react, Shen Tang continued to say calmly, "Secondly, this time you attacked our Song Dynasty's Chengdu Prefecture Road for no reason, which caused our Song Dynasty to pose a great hidden danger to the safety of the western border.
Therefore, for the safety of our Song Dynasty Chengdu Prefecture Road, we need to establish a line of defense to prevent similar things from happening again."
Before Lu Dongzan and others could wake up from the first condition, they were confused again. What does the Song Dynasty's establishment of border defenses have to do with our Tubo people?
Could it be that you want us, Tubo, to help you pay for it?
At this moment, they had no time to continue to figure out Shen Tang’s first bill. They stretched their necks and continued to listen to Shen Tang’s words, “So, you Tubo want to cede to us about two hundred miles of land to the west of the Song Dynasty! Specifically, Maerkang, Hongyuan, Ruoergai, and several lands to the east in Luqu will all be ceded to us, the Song Dynasty!"
"Wait...wait..." Lu Dongzan stared and quickly waved his hand!
"General, don't you want to build a defense line yourself?
What does it have to do with our Tubo?
Why do you want to cede our Tubo territory again?”
Obviously, even with Yilu Dongzan's 'smartness' he couldn't figure it out for a while.
Shen Tang raised his eyebrows, "I would like to ask you, Commander, is the reason why the Chengdu Prefecture of the Song Dynasty is threatened because you sent troops from Tibet?"
"This...this is a misunderstanding!"
"I don't care whether it's a misunderstanding or not, tell me whether it is or not!"
Lu Dongzan thought for a while and then nodded. The two countries are bordering each other. There is no room for argument on this issue.
"That's right! Since the danger comes from you, how come we have nothing to do with you when we set up a defense line?"
Shen Tang said calmly, "Besides, I am kind to you. If we cede the land in this area to the Song Dynasty, even if there is a misunderstanding in the future, your troops will not directly arrive at Chengdu Mansion. Naturally, It will not pose a threat to Chengdu Prefecture! Tell me, is this true..."
Lu Dongzan only felt that his wisdom was not enough. Why did he feel that what Shen Tang said was unreasonable, but for a while he didn't know how to argue?
"Third..."
"You have always said that our two countries are brothers, and you even want to marry the princess to His Majesty our Song Dynasty. In this way, the relationship will be further developed.
Therefore, I agree with this statement.
Your princess is Zanpu’s sister. If we are married, then our Song Majesty is equivalent to your Tubo brother. I am right about this!"
This Lu Dongzan understood clearly, and it was exactly what he expected to ease the relationship between the two countries. Therefore, he nodded without hesitation, "This is exactly what General Shen said. Our two countries are brothers." country……"
Shen Tang waved his hand and interrupted him, "As the saying goes, an elder brother is like a father! Our Song Dynasty is a country of benevolence and filial piety. You Zanpu should respect you and honor my Majesty! Therefore, you Tubo Zanpu should send out a delegation every year in the future. Envoy, please present to us, His Majesty the Song Dynasty, some of your specialties as a sign of benevolence and filial piety.
However, you don’t have anything good to offer, so just donate a hundred catties of cordyceps and a thousand yaks every year..."
Lu Dongzan stared, his mind knotted together, he was talking so well about brothers and states, why did he mention paying tribute again?
However, what Shen Tang said seems to be fine, right?
"My Majesty has always been kind, so although you Tibetans have made mistakes, as long as you sincerely repent, I am still willing to forgive you and give you a chance to repent! The conditions we have proposed are not many, only the above three points. Do you agree? "
Lu Dongzan suddenly shook his head and shook his head hastily. Let's not explain the specific reason behind it. However, he was asked to pay more than 10 million taels of silver, cede land, and pay tribute every year. How could he agree to this?
This is driving Tubo to death.
"General Shen, our Tubo is barren and cannot agree to the Song Dynasty's request..."
"Haha..." Shen Tang sneered, "Lu Dongzan, do you think I am discussing with you?
Now I have more than 100,000 troops to march in Chengdu. If you don't agree, I will just let the 100,000 troops go and get it in person.
I can kill 180,000 of your troops, but I want to see how many soldiers you have, even if you have Tibet, and you can become the enemy of this commander!"