Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2413 The crisis in Tubo

Hearing Lu Dongzan's words, Songtsan Gampo raised his thick eyebrows like a knife's edge, and with a solemn tone, scolded: "Absurd! My Tubo sits on a plateau with natural dangers, and the warriors are as fierce as clouds and fearless of death. Even though the Tang Dynasty is powerful, the Tang army has set foot The plateau will be cursed by the gods all over the sky, and it will be impossible to move an inch and be vulnerable! How can Da Lun increase the ambition of others and destroy his own prestige?"

He believes that Lu Dongzan is simply a statement of "appeasement". Perhaps it is because of his frequent missions to Chang'an that this wise man, who is well-known in Tubo and highly regarded by him, has been dazzled and eclipsed by the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. And the worship of the gods was thrown into the Jiqu River.

He acknowledged the strength of the Tang Dynasty, and envied the civilization of the Tang people even more, but he never thought that the Tang Dynasty was invincible!

On the contrary, he is greedy for the civilization of the Tang people and covets the land of the Tang people. As long as the internal unity of Tubo can be unified, he will lead the fearless Tubo warriors down from the plateau to the border of the Tang Dynasty and snatch those aquatic plants for the descendants of Tubo. A land of richness and mild climate!

Tang people are like flowers in a greenhouse, how can they withstand the majesty and majesty of Tubo?
Lu Dongzan had a bitter face, and did not dare to refute Zanpu's scolding. Songtsan Gampo's personal prestige was very strong, and he was indeed a generation of heroes in Tubo. Together, they created the most prosperous world in the history of Tubo!
However, this does not mean that he is a wise person, on the contrary, he can be called stupid in dealing with Datang!

Can only euphemistically remonstrate: "Zanpu Mingjian, today's Tang Dynasty is no longer the Tang Dynasty of the past. Zanpuzhi sees that the Tang Dynasty has good weather and good grain harvests every year, but he doesn't know that the imperial court has appropriated it over the years. How much money has been spent on the construction and maintenance of water conservancy, waterwheels, dams, and deep wells are all over the prefectures and counties of the Tang Dynasty. Unless the weather is extremely bad, it is difficult to affect the grain production of the Tang Dynasty. The policy of recruiting two military systems in parallel not only ensures the stability of the number of troops, but also improves the combat strength of some troops, especially the firearms that the Tang Dynasty relied on to run across the seven seas to deter the nations and sweep the northern borders to destroy Xue Yantuo. No mortal can resist the power of the Great Tang Dynasty! If Zanpu just covets the civilization of the Tang Dynasty, after receiving the benefits of medical skills, farming, craftsmen, etc., but puts the princess of the Tang Dynasty on the shelf and ignores it, how can the people of Tang Dynasty be willing to let it go?"

Without waiting for Songtsan Gampo to scold him with a gloomy expression, Lu Dongzan bowed to the ground and continued: "The most important thing is that the Tubo nobles are competing to brew highland barley wine for huge profits, which has already shaken the foundation of Tubo. The Tang Dynasty invades, does Zanpu think those nobles will support you unreservedly? At that time, there will be no recruits and no food in the army, so how can we resist the wolves and tigers of the Tang army?"

Songtsan Gampo pursed his lips, his face sank like water, and he turned his head to look at the majestic Red Mountain in the distance. The Red Palace on the top of the mountain was tall and majestic in the sunlight, and the blue sky and white clouds formed a beautiful scene behind it.

He naturally knows the danger of highland barley wine to Tubo, but he has been busy sending troops to attack the Zhangzhung tribe in the southwest of Tubo in the past six months. At the critical moment, Lu Dongzan allocated a large amount of food from Luoxie, and he was afraid that he would return home without a feather.

Therefore, facing the fact that the brewing of highland barley wine consumes a lot of food, but earns a lot of money from Datang, and gets more rice and wheat, Songtsan Gampo can't judge which one is more profitable between the two , which one has more disadvantages.

After thinking about it, he said to Lu Dongzan, "We'll talk about it when we go back to the city."

There are still dozens of Tubo warriors here. These warriors are all descendants of aristocrats. Although there is no doubt about their loyalty, they are deeply tied to their families, and some things cannot be said in detail in front of them.

Lu Dongzan hurriedly followed.

A group of people got on their horses and headed towards Luoxi City.

Horses are galloping, and there are rolling mountains in the distance. The majestic Red Palace stands on the top of the mountain, and the beautiful Jiqu River behind it floats from the sky like a ribbon.Nearby are patches of fields, green trees and cottages. Looking from a distance, the majestic Luoxie City is shining brightly in the sun.

Back in the palace, Songtsan Gampo drove everyone away except Lu Dongzan, who personally poured a cup of highland barley wine for him, and asked gently: "I think what I said before the big talk is a bit alarmist. For this reason, I would like to hear the details."

Lu Dongzan took the wine with both hands, thanked him respectfully, then took a sip, and then said with a bitter face: "Zanpu used soldiers like Xiangxiong to fight for months. But I don't know if Zanpu saw it?"

Since the spring, there has been a shortage of food in Tubo.

Some big cities like Luo some cities are still better, those nobles dare not go too far, there are always some highland barley for sale in the market, plus some corn and rice trafficked from the Tang Dynasty, it is still passable , but those rural areas have long been short of food and rice, and hungry people are everywhere!

"Thanks to" the purchase of "East Datang Company" in Tubo, the price of highland barley wine continued to rise. The nobles in Tubo used all the grain they could collect to brew highland barley wine like crazy. A little restrained, this year, everyone is crazy!
Carts of copper coins were transported to Tubo by the "Eastern Datang Company", carts of highland barley wine were transported away, carts of silk, porcelain, and glass were brought in, and carts of highland barley were dumped. Enter the winery, make wine pulp...

Almost all the highland barley was consumed by the nobles. It can make wine and make money, and the taste of millet and rice from the Tang Dynasty is obviously more delicious, and it is gradually favored by the Tubo nobles. The frequent contacts of merchants and businessmen made the extravagance of Tang Dynasty's upper class flow into Tubo, and were imitated by those nobles, and Tubo became a fashion for a while.

Lu Dongzan, as a great scholar, replaced the regent when Songtsan Gampo led the troops to the expedition, and issued several orders to restrict the production scale of highland barley wine, but those nobles ignored them and ignored them.

Lu Dongzan had long foreseen that highland barley wine would bring a great crisis to Tubo, but in order to give all Tubo people a certain way of life and a more prosperous life, he was willing to take risks, of course, because he had enough self-confidence, Can assist Zanpu to control Tubo.

However, now, he finally discovered that the power of wealth is like a flood of beasts. When the mighty attack comes, all the Tubo nobles are swept inside, and it is simply irresistible.

Tibet is about to suffer the biggest crisis since its founding...

Songtsen Gampo naturally saw Lu Dongzan's letterhead, but he was in the army at the time and was struggling with the battle with Zhang Zhuong, so he didn't pay attention to it.

Besides, he is super confident in his ability to control the overall situation. He doesn't believe that under his coercion, those pampered nobles dare to sell Tubo's interests unscrupulously, and he doesn't believe that anyone dares to challenge his majesty. The scimitar in hand is bad?

But now Lu Dongzan's solemn expression and pessimistic words made him realize that maybe he was really careless.

"Therefore, Dalun believes that in the current situation of Tubo, we should try our best to tie up the Tang Dynasty, and then let the merchants of the Tang Dynasty continue to buy highland barley wine in Tubo, consume the last barley in Tubo, and then wait until the Tang cavalry counterattacks the plateau, let Tubo Did the warriors go hungry and kill their horses to feed their hunger?"

Songtsan Gampo's eyes radiated a captivating light, his resolute face was as cold as iron, and he scolded him unceremoniously.

"Zanpu! Your servant is so loyal, how dare you have such a heart of disobedience? The Wugar family has been loyal to Zanpu for generations. If there is any dissatisfaction, the gods will abandon it, and there will be no redemption!"

Lu Dongzan's complexion changed drastically, he prostrated himself in front of Songtsan Gampo, his body dropped to the ground, and he cried out in grief.

Now Songtsan Gampo holds the power of Tubo, and the internal and external orders are followed by the law. He is no longer a friend who can be honest with each other and speak out. Once he is angered, Lu Dongzan has no doubt that his family will be treated like a rag by him. Wipe away the dust and kill.

Xu recalled the support that the Gar family had spared no effort for him in the past, perhaps because Lu Dongzan had been loyal to assist him in the unification of Tubo these years. Momentarily angry with those nobles who don’t care about the overall situation and are greedy for self-interest, how can they be suspicious of you? Please hurry up!”

Only then did Lu Dongzan stand up apprehensively.

Songtsan Gampo frowned, still struggling with how to choose between Nibala and Datang, and asked: "There must be a war between Tubo and Datang, sooner or later, it is inevitable. Under such circumstances, Da Lun still agrees to try his best to make friends with Datang and continue to tolerate their unscrupulous consumption of the small barley in Tubo, but do we need to ask Datang again for marriage?"

He believed in Lu Dongzan's wisdom.

The highland barley wine consumes the grain of Tubo, and the marriage request to the Tang Dynasty was rejected twice, which makes Songtsen Gampan, who claims to be a hero in the world and a hero in the world, lose his face and is very annoyed.

Is it possible that you want to humiliate yourself again?
(End of this chapter)