Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Now the Tubo envoy Lu Dongzan is in Chang'an City. This is just the first time he has come to see me. Next, when Lu Dongzan comes to the palace again, you will be responsible for the reception.
. And how to refuse is up to you. I will not interfere in this matter, you have full discretion. Whether you want to reject him now or reject him after meeting Lu Dongzan in the future, I don’t care. In short, you are the one to decide.
Just make the decision with force."
"My son, I obey!"
Li Chengqian immediately agreed.
For Li Chengqian, this is an opportunity for experience.
After Li Chengqian said some other things, he stopped staying, got up, left the hall, and returned to the East Palace. When Li Chengqian returned to the East Palace, Li Gang came.
Although Li Gang is old now, his energy and energy are very good. After all, Wang Can's elixir treatment has made his energy and energy look like that of a man in his fifties and sixties.
Li Chengqian said: "Teacher, you came today, but what's the matter?"
Li Gang said: "But there is something."
Li Chengqian said: "Teacher, please tell me."
Li Gang stroked the beard under his chin and said calmly: "Prince, the focus of the court now is on Tubo's request for the princess, hoping for a marriage between the two parties. I think that with Wang Can's temperament, he will definitely
He would not approve of such a thing. The prince has inherited Wang Can’s knowledge, so I guess he will also oppose this matter."
"yes!"
Li Chengqian answered directly.
Li Gang highly praised Wang Can's values and Wang Can's attitude towards Tubo.
He sees no problem with this.
The Tang Dynasty is a majestic country. If it relies on a woman to solve the border issues of the Tang Dynasty and maintains the peace of the Tang Dynasty, then the Tang Dynasty will be too disappointing.
Li Gang said sternly: "Nowadays, the main combatants in the court are mostly military generals in the court. The prince opposes the marriage. Then, he will get the support of these generals, and even some civil servants will agree with the prince. So this is natural
Very good.”
Li Chengqian said: "Teacher, I have never considered this. As for me, I simply oppose the marriage. Because the Tang Dynasty does not need to rely on a woman to support it."
Li Gang smiled and said: "It is the best for the prince to think so."
After a pause, Li Gang continued: "When the court was talking to Tubo Prime Minister Lu Dongzan, the court had not yet decided. Next, Lu Dongzan will go to the court to see His Majesty, and when the time comes, the prince will also attend. The prince
Since he wants to refuse, I believe that the prince's treatment can be divided into three aspects: upper, middle and lower."
When Li Chengqian heard this, his brows rose with an expression of surprise.
There are three aspects to this rejection.
Li Chengqian said: "Please teach me, teacher."
Li Gang said: "The next best strategy is to directly reject Lu Dongzan's request and let Lu Dongzan die. However, such a refusal is extremely blunt and has no means at all. At the same time, it will also anger Tubo. Tubo
On the other hand, Songtsen Gampo, the Tubo leader, also has great power. Now Tubo has invaded the border several times, so once Tibet is angered, I am afraid that this will become Songtsen Gampo's means to unite people's hearts."
Li Chengqian narrowed his eyes and suddenly said: "What the teacher means is that Songtsan Gampo will spread the news of the Tang Dynasty's rejection, and even say that the Tang Dynasty humiliated Lu Dongzan and did not take Tubo into consideration at all.
He humiliated Tibet and aroused the people's anger, thereby twisting everyone's strength into one rope."
Li Gang praised: "Your Highness is really smart and can make things right. Because of this, I say it is a bad idea."
Li Chengqian said: "Teacher, what's your strategy?"
Li Gang smiled slightly and said: "The old minister's strategy is actually very simple, that is, there is really no suitable princess in the court today, so the marriage is impossible. If Tubo is willing to form an alliance with the Tang Dynasty,
So for Tubo, we can actually arrange for a girl to come to the Tang Dynasty and marry a clan boy from the Tang Dynasty, or we can have a Tubo prince come to the Tang Dynasty and wait a few years for the Tubo prince to marry a clan girl."
Li Chengqian smiled and said: "The teacher is really wise and insightful, and he came up with such a method. The teacher's middle strategy is not to refuse in name, but to decline politely. In this way, it will not be so direct, and it is not
It’s a quarrel. What’s more, it’s absolutely impossible for the Tubo prince to come.”
Li Gang smiled and said: "That's the truth."
Li Chengqian continued: "Teacher, what's your best idea?"
Li Gang said sternly: "The so-called best strategy is to let Tubo see the strength of the Tang Dynasty and retreat when it is difficult. As for the Tang Dynasty, there are many talents, whether they are civil servants or military generals. As for Tubo, after all, it is
A small country is a small place after all, and it is unlikely that there will be many talents. Therefore, the court only needs to arrange people to set up checkpoints to make it difficult for the Tibetan people to pass, and then this matter will be appropriate."
Li Chengqian's eyes narrowed, but he was thinking in his heart.
Regarding the establishment of checkpoints, Li Chengqian still had some thoughts in his heart. Because under the current circumstances, Li Chengqian actually believed that Datang no longer needed to give Tubo any good looks.
Even though the Tubo invaded from time to time, the Tang Dynasty was not afraid.
Even though Datang was unable to reach the hinterland of Tubo due to weather and other reasons, in fact, Datang's current border strength was sufficient to protect itself, and there was no need to compromise or worry about being attacked by Tibet.
Li Chengqian had his own thoughts in his mind, but he didn't say much.
Because there is no need to argue.
Li Chengqian said: "The teacher's teachings will be kept in mind by the disciples. Please rest assured, teacher, the disciples will consider countermeasures."
Li Gang said: "If the prince understands, then it will be easy. I am just worried that the prince will not respond well when something happens, which will lead to problems."
Li Chengqian said: "Teacher, don't worry, the disciples have their own sense of proportion."
Li Chengqian told Li Gang about the affairs of the court again, and finally Li Gang turned around and left.
Li Chengqian was thinking carefully in his mind.
Think about countermeasures.
Because sooner or later, Lu Dongzan will come to the palace to have an audience. At that time, as the prince of the imperial court, he will definitely be present, and he will have to talk to Lu Dongzan and others in person.
So you must be prepared.
…
Chang'an City, south of the city.
In an ordinary house.
This house is surprisingly the place where Lu Dongzan lives today. As the Tubo envoy, he could have lived in the post house, but Lu Dongzan did not go to the post house, but found a house to live alone.
The reason is very simple. The imperial court has always disagreed with Tubo Zanpu Songtsen Gampo marrying the Tang princess.
So Lu Dongzan was very anxious.
Never left.
Although Lu Dongzan was anxious and anxious, the rhythm was not messed up from beginning to end. Even Lu Dongzan himself was still actively dealing with it, hoping to clear things up.
To facilitate marriage.
Lu Dongzan is now in Tubo and serves as the Prime Minister of Tubo. In fact, the position of Prime Minister of Tubo is the same as that of the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty. There is no difference between the two.
However, Tubo was very poor.
The strength is also weaker.
Therefore, the official position of Tibetan Prime Minister does not have enough gold content. But even so, Tubo's strength is not weak. It has few opponents on the plateau. The reason is very simple. The Central Plains army cannot adapt to the Tubo climate when entering.
Even if the Central Plains army had a fighting capacity, it would not be able to reach Tubo. Even if it reached Tubo territory, it would suffer numerous casualties due to the unsuitable climate and soil, so in the end no one could attack Tubo.
As a result, Tubo has been developing.
In fact, Songtsen Gampo's father played a great role in the development of Tubo.
Songtsan Gampo's father, Langri Songtsan, actively expanded during his tenure. Especially Langri Songtsan suppressed the old aristocrats and promoted new aristocrats, which changed the original structure of Tubo and promoted countless people to promotions and titles.
It developed rapidly, and in a short period of time, many tribes were stationed.
It's just that Langri Songtsan died early. Fortunately, Langri Songtsen's assistant Shang Nang was there to assist Songtsen Gampo. Shang Nang was the prime minister during Langri Songtsan's period, and he was a very capable man.
He assisted Songtsen Gampo to stabilize the situation, but he passed away.
Today, the Prime Minister is Ludongzan.
This Ludongzan was originally a disciple of Shangnang, and he had won the trust of Songtsan Gampo, so he could serve as the prime minister.
Lu Dongzan's coming to the Tang Dynasty is a move for him to assist Songtsen Gampo in sweeping away Tibet. Because once he marries the princess of the Tang Dynasty, Songtsan Gampo can pull off the tiger's skin and pull the flag with the help of the power of the Tang Dynasty.
Shocked some people in Tibet.
Under this premise, many people who still resisted Songtsen Gampo did not dare to resist.
So even if Li Shimin disagreed, Lu Dongzan never left.
Tread! Tread!
There was a sound of rapid footsteps.
But an attendant entered.
The attendant entered the study directly, stood in front of Lu Dongzan, bowed and said: "Prime Minister, there is already news. According to the news we have found out, there is a lot of debate in the court about whether to marry the princess. Moreover,
The biggest debate right now is the one that tends to be against it.”
The attendant paused and said again: "Speaking of which, the Tang Dynasty is indeed stronger. We, Tubo, are going to war with the Tang Dynasty. It is not easy to win."
Ludong sighed in praise.
Even the soldiers knew that Tubo was weak. Under such a premise, it would not be easy to persuade Li Shimin to marry the princess.
After Lu Dongzan thought about it for a while, he quickly came up with an idea and said: "I have an idea. If we can't persuade the emperor, then let's find someone else to persuade him. This Wang Can is a very influential person.
Even the Supreme Emperor is at Wang Can's residence. So this time, as long as we convince Wang Can and he comes forward to persuade, everything will be easy."
The attendant said: "The Prime Minister is wise!"
Lu Dongzan immediately said: "Prepare the carriage, I am going to visit Wang Can."
"yes!"
After receiving the order, the attendant turned around and left.
