Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3139 each with their own minds

The Western Regions, Xihe, and Liaodong battles were covered with clouds, but on the Tubo Plateau, the sky was high and the clouds were light, and the sky was as clear as blue.

In the royal palace of Luoxi City, Songtsan Gampo, who was dressed in ordinary clothes, looked at Lu Dongzan who was tired and his legs were trembling slightly. "Major Prime Minister went to Tuyuhun, why did he suddenly turn to Chang'an halfway? That's all, I know there must be a reason, but since we have arrived in Chang'an, we have to rest for a few more days, otherwise, how can the body endure the thousands of mountains and rivers? live?"

Clasping four hands together, he felt that Lu Dongzan's skinny body had lost a bit of strength, and he couldn't help feeling sad in his heart.

I inherited the position of Tsanpu, and at the beginning it was turbulent, and there was always a disaster of overthrow. It was only after reusing Ludongzan and forming an alliance with him that the rule was stabilized, which made Tubo as strong as it is today, and he himself became a rare hero in Tubo history. Lord, swallow the plateau with anger, and point the sword at the world.

But I never dared to trust Lu Dongzan completely.

This man is really too smart!

In particular, Lu Dongzan has always taken the well-being of the Tubo people as his own responsibility, devoted himself to the people's livelihood, and has little interest in competing for imperial hegemony such as conquering the Central Plains. disagreement.

"Highland barley wine" made most of the nobles in Tubo earn a lot of money, and even the people at the bottom also benefited a lot. It seemed peaceful and everyone was happy.

However, it is precisely because of this that his control over the major tribes in the country has been reduced to an unprecedented level. For the huge profits of "highland barley wine", these tribes brazenly used the small amount of grain to brew wine, which completely exhausted Tubo's grain reserves. Had to rely on trade with Datang to get food.

This really broke his roots!

There is no food, no nobles who are so greedy for profit that their eyes are red, what would he use to invade the Central Plains and fight for world hegemony?
And all of this is thanks to Lu Dongzan.

Could he fail to see the conspiracy behind Datang throwing out a "highland barley wine"?Naturally, it is obvious that he is the most intelligent person in Tubo, and no one has ever been able to play tricks in front of him.It can be seen from this that Lu Dongzan is well aware of the harm of "highland barley wine", but he still enjoys it.

This made Songtsan Gampo very unhappy. Is the dignified Zanpu's ambition not as important as those slaves in your eyes?
But now, feeling that Lu Dongzan's vitality is getting weaker and weaker, a feeling of sadness surges in his heart.

This is the humerus that helped me wipe out Tubo, occupy Zhang Zhung, and dominate the plateau. Even though I have different ideas, I have been helping each other for decades. I am afraid that the day when heaven and man are separated is not far away...

The two sat down separately, Lu Dongzan smiled wryly and said, "It's not that the old minister didn't know his body couldn't bear the toss, but he didn't expect that the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, Cui Dunli, accidentally found the trace of the old minister when he went to Tuyuhun. If the Tang Dynasty declared war on Tubo in a fit of rage, or even cut off business ties, it would be a big disaster."

As he spoke, he said with guilt: "The old minister's mistake at the beginning caused the formula of 'highland barley wine' to flow into Tubo, which caused the current domestic food shortage. , Tubo needs food from the Tang Dynasty, and must not go to war with the Tang Dynasty, otherwise the war will be raging and the country will be short of food, I am afraid it will be defeated!"

Anyone who looks at the remorse on the wrinkles on Lu Dongzan's old face at this moment will think that he is a dedicated and loyal minister.

However, Songtsin Gampo could only sneer in his heart...

A mistake?
I'm afraid it wasn't you who had long been pursuing this day!

He never believes that time has no loyalty, no matter to the emperor or to the people.The so-called "seeking the well-being of the Tubo people" in Lu Dongzan's mouth is just another roundabout strategy in Songtsen Gampo's view.

Invitation is true, loyalty is false.

When the entire Tubo people become rich because of Ludongzan's strategy, Ludongzan's prestige will rise and reach its peak.

When all the Tubo people support him, is Zanpu still far away from him?

The bottom of my heart was very tired, but my face was full of sighs, and he comforted me: "We are not sages, who can predict what will happen in the future? Daxiang cares about the people of Tubo, and he does not hesitate to work hard and bear infamy, and also wants to seek a way of prosperity for the people of Tubo. The road, his heart can learn from the sun and the moon, and I also deeply admire it. As for the current situation, Tuyuhun's invasion of the invaders is imminent, and the troops in the Guanzhong of the Tang Dynasty are empty. The Great Tang Dynasty is already in dire straits, if you are not careful, the country will be destroyed, and Tubo doesn’t have to go to intervene, we just sit quietly on the plateau, sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.”

Not to mention that the flood of "highland barley wine" caused a shortage of food in Tubo. Even if it wasn't the case, with Tubo's current national strength, it would be difficult to win a frontal war against the Tang Dynasty.

That being the case, why not let Tuyuhun and Dashi rush to the front, have a bloody battle with Datang, and consume each other?

However, Lu Dongzan shook his head and said, "No, no, no, Zanpu must not miss this opportunity. Even if Tuyuhun wins this time, it will be difficult to take over the Hexi counties for long. The Tang Dynasty has a vast territory and a large population, and only needs some buffers In a short period of time, you can pull out a million troops. Tuyuhun is not strong enough to continue, and it will be a matter of time before it is defeated. Rather than the Tang Dynasty counterattacking into Qinghai Lake and completely destroying Tuyuhun, how about we go down from the plateau at that time In the name of supporting the Tang Dynasty, occupy Qinghai Lake first? At that time, Tubo will have the grassland by the Qinghai Lake, and its territory will reach Qilian Mountains. In the future, it will have an advantage in both attack and defense, and this opportunity must not be missed!"

Songtsan Gampo was stunned for a moment, then finally let go of Lu Dongzan's hand, clapped his palms and laughed loudly: "This plan is very clever! This plan is very clever!"

It is absolutely impossible to go to war with the Tang Dynasty. Once the Tang Dynasty completely cuts off the trade between the two countries, Tubo will be in a predicament of food shortage. At that time, it is hard to say whether the country will be stable. How can there be room for fighting with the Tang Dynasty?
However, if you send troops to Qinghai Lake in the name of supporting Datang and take its fertile pasture as your own, you will not only gain a geographical advantage, but also obtain a rich pasture.

You can even take the opportunity to ask Datang for a batch of grain...

And even if Datang is dissatisfied with Tubo's occupation of Qinghai Lake, it will be difficult to tear apart Tubo in the short term. After all, although Tubo is short of food, its aggression has not diminished. I want the next piece of meat.

Tubo didn't dare to break face with Datang, on the contrary, how could Datang dare to start a war with Tubo?
Both countries have scruples, as long as they don't cross the bottom line of the other side, even if they go too far, the other side can only hold back...

Songtsan Gampo spent half his life seeking a way out of the plateau. He had fought against the Tang Dynasty many times in the past, but he never made any progress. Now he is sitting behind closed doors at home. He originally only hoped to encourage Tuyuhun to add obstacles to the Tang Dynasty and weaken the Tang Dynasty. Strength, but I don't want to make such an opportunity.

He was inexplicably excited, rubbing his palms together and said: "The people of Tang have bullied me for a long time, and I have been rejected several times to propose marriage, making me a laughing stock in the world. I wish I could bring a large army into Chang'an, destroy their country, and exterminate their heirs! Today I got this Opportunity, the Tang people must suffer from this dumbness!"

No one is a saint, and happiness, anger, sorrow and joy are really common.As Songtsan Gampo, who unified Tibet, sat on the plateau, and regarded himself as the hero of a generation, the experience of going to Chang'an several times to seek marriage but being repeatedly rejected has already made him feel shameless and angry, but he just kept the overall situation in mind. Not sent.

Now that he has the opportunity to disgust Datang, how can he not rejoice?
Songtsan Gambo immediately promised: "Prime Minister, let's go back to the manor to rest first, and when he recovers, he will lead the army to the border of Tuyuhun, and invade it if there is a chance. If the prime minister really lays down Qinghai Lake for Tubo, I will It was given to the Gar family, and it will be your fief from generation to generation!"

Lu Dongzan was grateful, knelt down on the ground, kissed Zanpu's shoes, and said with tears running down his cheeks: "Zanpu's kindness, even if the old minister is smashed to pieces, it is difficult to repay it! Please Zanpu don't worry, even if the old minister abandons this body The bones also want to plunder Qinghai Lake for Zanpu, so that the war horses of Tubo can graze Qinghai Lake!"

Songtsan Gambo laughed and convinced him, and said with emotion: "The Zanpu family has been friends with the Gar family for generations. I hope our descendants can also know each other and complement each other like me and the Prime Minister."

Lu Dongzan quickly expressed his position: "The Gar family has been Zanpu's eagle dog for life and life, and their loyalty can be learned from, and they will never betray them!"

(End of this chapter)