Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2490
Liu Jie said disdainfully: "The Arabs from the Western Regions invaded the border, and Tubo came to Chang'an to meet them at such a time. It is clear what these people are hiding. The barbarians have no morals. They just want to take advantage of the fire to loot Why do you care about him? If he wants to come, he will treat him with delicious food and drink, and when he has seen enough of the beautiful scenery of Chang'an, he will go back by himself."

Before, due to the great power of the barbarians and the emptiness of the national treasury, many officials in the DPRK and China joined the "Peace Party", willing to follow the Han Dynasty's kinship policy, stabilize the surrounding barbarians, and gradually grow stronger.However, Fang Jun's words "No land, no compensation, no marriage" are still hanging high in the palace of His Majesty Li Er in the Dragon Palace, and the whole country erupts with a generous fighting spirit of "rather for jade than for tiles". No one dared to bring up such things as marriage again.

Whoever dares to mention it is a "traitor" and a soft bone... This is more intolerable than death for a civil servant who cherishes his feathers and loves fame.

Therefore, the "Peace Party" in the court has long since disappeared, but the strategy of the entire empire is tilting eastward, and it is really impossible to start a war against the barbarians in the west. Instead, "ignore it" - peace cannot be made, war cannot be fought Fight, no matter how provocative they are, then we have to treat it as air...

Xiao Yu asked: "The letter of credence presented by Lu Dongzan to His Majesty, I have already seen it, and there is no excessive request in it. Why do you have to face the enemy and lose the reputation of the state of etiquette in the Tang Dynasty?"

Fang Jun snorted: "Of course they didn't mention anything in the letter of credence, but as long as your Majesty receives Lu Dongzan, this guy will definitely speak loudly to His Majesty, and the idea of ​​his monarch and ministers is nothing more than bringing up old things and wanting to marry him. Princess Datang, by the way, ask Datang to marry some advanced skills."

Turning around and turning to the road of "marriage", Xiao Yu resolutely shut up.

Looking at the court, it is led by Fang Jun, the main combatant faction, who firmly opposes the marriage. Whoever dares to propose a marriage will be grabbed by these people and beaten to death. Surrenderers, traitors, traitors, and so on The stigma has been deducted all over the brain, and no one can stand it.

The news of Anxi’s victory over the Arabs has already spread throughout the capital, and all of you in high positions are familiar with the details. Naturally, you know that since there is no danger of the Arabs invading, no matter what kind of conditions Tubo proposes, they will not agree .

Under such a situation, Xiao Yu naturally didn't bother 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 lost a lot, they have already withdrawn from the Western Regions and returned to Damascus. The crisis is over, so naturally they don't have to be threatened by Tubo. Speaking of which, Lu Dongzan and Erlang are also old We know each other well, and the two sides have cooperation in highland barley wine, so you might as well let Erlang receive it, if the Tubo people have any tricks, we can discuss it separately."

Liu Ji also agreed: "It's very good."

In fact, looking at the court, no one wants to deal with Lu Dongzan.

This "No. [-] wise man in Tubo" is really too clever, and his brain is spinning very fast, and he will suffer if he is not careful.

It just happened that Fang Jun, the stick, was used to deal with Lu Dongzan. If he couldn't say it, he would act violently, and if he couldn't play it, he would play tricks. Fighting poison with poison, it is really making the best use of people and things... Don't worry everyone.

Fang Jun didn't realize that he was being used as a shield, and nodded happily: "Alright, I will go to the post station to meet the Tubo envoy later."

Li Ji said again: "Let's leave after a while. I have written the decision to hand over the general law trial to the Ministry of War. Later, you will take it to the palace and submit it to Your Majesty. Please use your seal, and then the subordinate province will announce it to the world."

Fang Jun nodded and said, "Here!"

Li Ji immediately surrounded Cen Wenwen, Xiao Yu, and Liu Ji to discuss drafting the resolution, while Fang Jun was leisurely, drinking tea by the side.

The power of military justice must be seized. He is determined to build a "big military department" so that the military department can take over military power and become a component to check and balance imperial power. If there is no power to judge and punish soldiers who violate military discipline, then how can they Can it work?
Soon, several prime ministers drafted the memorial, re-wrote it, and handed it over to Fang Jun to bring it into the palace.

His Majesty Li Er read it carefully, and ordered Wang De, the chief servant, to stamp the jade seal and return it to Fang Jun, and ordered him to send it to the province and announce it to the world.

Fang Jun walked around in the palace, sent the decision to Menxia Province, and then took his troops, flaunted out of Jinguangmen and came to the inn.

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Lu Dongzan stayed here, worried.

Originally, he speeded up his itinerary and intended to reach Chang'an as soon as possible, but unexpected accidents along the way caused serious delays in his itinerary. When he finally arrived in Chang'an, he encountered martial law throughout the city and had to be isolated outside the city, even in the presence of the emperor. can't see...

Especially Fang Jun's attitude made him realize that it might be difficult to complete the task assigned by Zanpu during this trip.

I don't know when, Datang's attitude towards Tubo has been full of hostility. Although the two sides have more business contacts, but in terms of military affairs, Datang is always on guard, as if Tubo is the primary enemy. Once the Eastern Expedition is over, we will try our best to attack Tubo.

This made Lu Dongzan even more frightened...

He is well aware of how huge the gap in strength between the two countries is. Tubo is fierce and brave, and can take advantage of some conflicts from time to time, but once a full-scale war breaks out, the disadvantage of Tubo's lack of troops and food will be infinitely magnified. A superpower like the Tang Dynasty, even if it is delayed, can drag Tubo to death, not to mention the invincible cavalry of the Tang Dynasty.
He has an extremely pessimistic prediction about the war between the two countries in his heart, but he also knows that once the Tang Dynasty ends the Eastern Expedition, it will definitely target Tubo, and a war between the two countries will inevitably occur.

All he can do is to delay as long as possible, to delay the date of the start of the war, so that Tubo can accumulate more power, and in this future war, it is possible to reduce the loss as much as possible...

It was raining last night, and there were many people gathered outside the post station. Although there were soldiers guarding the door and he was not allowed to go out to peep, one could guess from the clues that the Anxi Army arrived in Chang'an, perhaps bringing the Anxi Army and the Arabs. battle report.

Lu Dongzan didn't know what was going on in the battle of the Western Regions, but he speculated from his calm attitude from 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 became more and more difficult...

After eating breakfast, Ludong Zanwo frowned in the inn and thought hard, thinking about how to get Datang to agree to Tubo's conditions. Even if he didn't get along with him, he could still give Tubo technical and cultural support, and help Tubo recover from slash-and-burn farming. The backward situation of the country is upgraded to a more advanced farming model...

"President, there are officials from the Tang Dynasty asking to see me."

The accompanying waiter knocked on the door and entered, speaking in a low voice.

Lu Dongzan lifted his spirits, got up and asked excitedly, "Who is here?"

Finally, someone was sent to meet with him. If he continued to hang out like this, he wondered whether he should return to Tubo the same way to make a fortune...

The waiter presented the name card, and Lu Dongzan took a look at it, and his face became gloomy.

Prince Shaobao, Minister of the Ministry of War, Fang Jun...

Perhaps, this is one of the people he is least willing to deal with in the entire Tang Dynasty.

This son is totally different from the officials of the Tang Dynasty who regard themselves as officials of the country. He is shameless, cheats, and is especially good at impressing people with benefits. Many times it seems that each takes what he wants and the two are in harmony, but in fact he will find out after a while, Every step was calculated by this fellow, and it was as difficult as heaven to take advantage of him.

But how can the officials of Datang who have finally come to look forward to it not be seen?
I had no choice but to sigh, wash up a bit, and then came out to meet each other.

"Last night, it rained lightly and the weather was damp and cold. It is inevitable that the Prime Minister will not be acclimatized when he comes to Chang'an. It also happens to be such a weather. You should pay more attention to your body. You should cover your quilt at night and drink plenty of tea during the day. If you accidentally catch the wind and cold , your age is not easy to endure, in case something goes wrong, and your country Zanpu asks His Majesty for someone in the future, how can we conjure up a lively appearance?"

As soon as they met, Fang Jun insulted him.

Lu Dongzan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and pretended to be annoyed: "What you said, in Erlang's eyes, could it be possible that the old man has become a dying person who waits for the soil to be buried up to his neck? Haha, Erlang is worrying too much. The old man is in good health. Tens of thousands of Tubo warriors marched for three thousand miles, it is no problem!"

Fang Jun laughed, and said disapprovingly: "The soldiers on the battlefield are fierce and dangerous, and the swords and arrows have no eyes. With such a noble status as you, how can you risk yourself in front of the battle? You should sit in the rear and plan strategies. We Your plan to make a fortune is flourishing now, you have to take good care of it, and don't be tricked by those people who covet it."

Lu Dongzan looked helpless.

Nowadays, highland barley wine has become a serious problem in the capital of Tubo. Although it has helped to fulfill part of the wish of hiding wealth for the people, it has increasingly shown unparalleled power in undermining Tubo's national policy.Many tribes in Tubo are blinded by the huge profits of highland barley wine, and they do not hesitate to use all the only highland barley to make wine in exchange for money and then buy grain from the Tang Dynasty to feed the tribesmen. This is equivalent to handing over the rope that strangles the neck For Datang, as long as Datang exerts his strength, everyone will starve to death.

Whenever this matter is mentioned, Zanpu will complain to him...

(End of this chapter)