December 25th, snow cover Luoyang, today is the day when Emperor Shengwu summoned the kings and envoys of various countries to participate in the court meeting, Yang Dong who sat on the throne was wearing an imperial robe, wearing a crown of twelve pillars, his hair was like black jade, and the bright candlelight shone on the golden dragon robe on his body, with Yang Dong's gestures, emitting a dazzling light, the whole person seemed to have a thousand rays of light, and no one dared to look directly at the Great Sui Emperor who could decide his own fate, and the backbones of the kings and envoys of various countries at the moment were all bent down, Just because this mighty emperor of the world just said a few words, he decided the life and death of the Wa Kingdom, and earlier, Tuyuhun on the snowy plateau was also knocked to the ground by this emperor, kneeling down and begging for mercy.

At this moment, everyone hunched their backs and shrunk their arms, trying to reduce their sense of presence in front of the saint Khan, and curled up in promises, for fear that the same bad luck would fall on them in the next moment.

"Tibetan envoy, Prince Dazan Gampo's matter, I deeply regret it, don't be sad!" When Yang Tong said this, his voice changed and said, "I don't know what happened to your country's Zampu Dispatch Er and others?" ”

"Great sage Khan! I have heard of your name in Tibet, you are not only proficient in military affairs, but also good at governing national affairs, many administrations of the Great Sui are complete under your auspices, and today's call makes the foreign ministers very grateful. ”

Lu Dongzan, whose real name is Gar Dongzan, is a son of a family in Tibet, and he has a fief in the area of Gabu, and Lu Dongzan is just his Han name. The letter of state has already been submitted, he doesn't believe that Yang Tong doesn't know his intentions, but the other party is acting like this, what can he do?

After the eulogy, he continued: "After returning to China, the foreign minister presented my family Zampu and asked him to learn more from the sage Khan in governing the country, so that the two countries of the Great Sui and Tubo will be friendly forever, so as to benefit the people of the two countries. ”

The Central Plains has a saying that 'courtesy must be sought from others', and the Great Sui was deeply influenced by the Tao of Confucius and Mencius, and has always boasted of generosity, benevolence, and inclusiveness, as long as the two countries are tied to friendly states in the general righteousness, then the Great Sui has no reason to intervene in the war between Tubo and Zhangxiong. What's more, the purpose of his trip is not only to fight between Tubo and Zhangxiong, but also to complete the task of achieving peace and proximity, how can he do it without coaxing the Great Sui Emperor to be happy!

Listening to Lu Dongzan's compliment, Yang Tong waved his hand impatiently, frowned, and said: "If I like to listen to this set of sycophants, I will not have the grand occasion of the Great Sui today. ”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but laugh.

"The sage Khan, the foreign minister is by no means flattering, this is a heartfelt compliment from the bottom of my heart." Lu Dongzan Zhengse said his 'big truth'.

"If your family Zampu admires me so much, why didn't he let you come until today? Is this what you call admiration? ”

"......" Lu Dongzan was stunned for a moment, and said: "Sage Khan, it's not that my family Zampu doesn't want to enter the court, but my Tubo is now suffering from internal and external troubles, and I really can't leave!" There are subi and pengyu departments in the interior, there are ambitious zhangxiong, dangxiang, and bailan on the border, and there is a deep hatred in the northwest......"

Yang Tong frowned and said: "As far as I know, Tubo was originally just a small tribe, it was you Zampu who were ambitious, reckless, and set off a war, Subi and Pengyu were originally two independent countries, it was you who occupied other people's territories, killed other people's royal families, and loyal ministers and warriors loyal to the original royal family rebelled, what's wrong with this?" The strong in this world are respected, you have the ability, and you can be extinguished by resistance. As for the so-called ambitious Zhangxiong, Dangxiang, Bailan, and Bolu, not only did they not occupy an inch of your land, but they were poor people who were poisoned by Tibet! If you kill other people's warriors, take other people's land, rob other people's money and women, and do not allow others to fight back, do you have to send others to your neck in front of your knife and let you cut them willingly? You thief shouting to catch the thief, what kind of robber logic is this? ”

Lu Dongzan was shocked, although on the plateau, this is a new thing, but how did Yang Dong, who was far away in Middle Earth, know about it? Hasn't he been quelling the rebellion? How did you pay attention to the things on the plateau? He looked at Princess Zhangzhung on the side, seemed to understand, and then said: "Sage Khan, the people of Tibet are really bitter! Do you think we don't want to live a good life and are born with a love of killing? It's because we can't live! Our Tubo is located on the snowy plateau, bitter cold and deep, eight or nine times out of ten are barren land that cannot produce grain, even the land that can be cultivated is also scarce because the people of Tubo do not cultivate intensively, and that little grain is a drop in the bucket. What can we do without robbing the city? ”

This Tibetan wise man is full of emotion, revealing his true feelings and dissecting his heart.

It's a pity that whether it is Yang Tong and the civil and military forces of the Great Sui Manchu Dynasty, or the kings and envoys of various countries, no one is an unassertive person, how can he be confused?

Yang Tong snorted and said lightly: "Oh! According to what you say, if someone doesn't know how to farm and is too lazy to farm, resulting in no food to eat, then he will rob his neighbor's family to eat and other people's daughters-in-law to use, and he will not allow others to resist again, and finally sue him, saying that other people's food is not tasty, and stuff your throat. Is there any reason for this? Is there still a royal law? Is there still a law? ”

Lu Dongzan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty the Sage Khan, the foreign minister just stated the reason, and did not want the Great Sui to have a deep misunderstanding of Tubo, let alone His Majesty to misunderstand that Tubo was a ferocious and vicious militant, all of which was just to make the life of the people and tribes better." If we are able to survive together, we will naturally not be reckless, and we will naturally be willing to live in peace and stability in the closest place to heaven, sincerely guarding our faith, and living a beautiful life of singing and dancing. ”

Of course, no one will believe this.

But after Lu Dongzan's brewing, you know that he is a serious nonsense, but you give people a feeling that they are willing to believe him.

"Holy ......," Lu Dongzan had to say again.

"That's it! I know! Interrupting Lu Dongzan's words, Yang Tong probably understood what he meant, "I got a message from your meaning, that is, as long as you think that the life of the people of Tubo is not good, you will fight and rob." When your food and clothing are solved, then you will dislike that the house is not as beautiful as others, and then you will fight and rob it. None of this is your fault in Tibet, everything is someone else's fault. The fault is that the people of Zhangxiong are diligent and create a better life through their own hands, the fault is that Zhangxiong is rich in money and food, and the fault is that Xiangxiong resists stubbornly, I am right? ”

"Uh......" Dazan Gampo on the side widened his eyes, as if this was the case, but when he said it, it seemed to be a little arrogant.

The people around him were already laughing.

Lu Dongzan's face was already flushed, and his heart jumped, this Zhangxiong princess is really amazing, just seeing Emperor Sui, let the Great Sui easily stand on their side, how can this be done, isn't Tubo's ambition to dominate the snowy plateau delayed? No, absolutely not!

"Sage Khan, are you not satisfied with the conditions offered by Tibet? If you don't think it's enough, you can talk about it, and the foreign minister can represent Zampu with plenipotentiary. Lu Dongzan hurriedly said that for Zhangxiong, Tubo is determined to win, no matter how much it costs, he must screw this matter over, at least let the Great Sui remain neutral.

Yang Tong smiled coldly and said, "Speaking of now, you are complaining about the injustice of the world, and the sin is on others. Conditions, did you say that? ”

"One of the conditions is that I, Tubo, led by the Great Sui, join the Silk Road Alliance, send troops to assist the Great Sui, and annihilate the Tuyuhun who is disrespectful to the Great Sui. What do you think? ”

As Murong Fuyun's prestige diminished, the connection between the various tribes became increasingly sparse, and some tribes even gradually got out of his control and went their own way. This was the best period for the development of Tibet in the north.

However, Tubo now does not have the strength and ambition to be the enemy of the Great Sui, and is worried that going north will touch the interests of the Great Sui, thus becoming the second Tuyuhun. At the same time, I am also afraid that the Great Sui will use the excuse to exterminate Tuyuhun, but in fact it is waving its army to the south, Tubo is now suffering from internal and external troubles, if the Sui army goes south from Tuyuhun, they are by no means opponents, and over the years, Tubo has offended too many countries and tribes, if the Great Sui comes to attack, these people will definitely take the opportunity to send troops, and when the time comes, Tubo will only have a dead end.

Langri Zanpu couldn't sit still, so he sent Lu Dongzan to the Great Sui a year ago to discuss joining forces with the Great Sui, and the joint troops to destroy Tuyuhun and divide its territory equally.

In Yang Tong's view, this is simply a joke, Tuyuhun who has been beaten and climbed has long been in his bag, but it is limited to the internal problems of the Great Sui that have not been solved, so he keeps the knife of Tuyuhun to block Tubo, once the Great Sui is unified, and then free up his hand to swallow Tuyuhun in one bite, and the next target is Tubo with infinite potential.

Langri Zampu is whimsical now, and he actually wants to share meat with Da Sui to eat, and this meat is still Yang Dong's plate meal, how is this possible?

Yang Tong was compassionate and righteous: "The affairs of the country are related to thousands of lives, and when the two countries go to war, how many people will fall into the suffering of war?" How many soldiers died in the fighting? The human tragedy caused by the war, I don't know if your envoy has counted it? My Great Sui is not like the reckless Tubo, has always advocated peace, cherished every living being, has always been benevolent and lenient to others, Tuyuhun up and down to learn, must be deeply felt the benevolence and righteousness of my heavenly kingdom. Knowing that my Great Sui is a state of etiquette, not only will I not raise swords and soldiers, but I will be more attentive, this is a soldier who surrenders without a fight. What Yang Tong said was awe-inspiring righteousness, and his body actually revealed this awe-inspiring righteousness: "If you are warlike, you will die, do you understand?" ”

In a word, everyone in the hall was speechless.

I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen such shameless.

In the world, you are the least peaceful, the most belligerent, and the most murderous...... Under your order, the Khitan was destroyed, Goguryeo was crippled, the two Turks were torn apart, and the Tuyuhun people were rolling and bleeding like a river!

Your words of declaring war on the Japanese kingdom echoed in your ears, and in the blink of an eye, you flaunted yourself with peace, righteousness, and kindness.

"Now Murong Fuyun has not only paid the due price, but also compensated for the damaged business travel a hundred times, and has realized his mistake, which is exactly what the sage admires, 'knowing mistakes can be changed, and kindness is great', instead of mobilizing troops, it is better to know benevolence and righteousness and lead people to goodness! Moreover, Murong Fuyun now respects my Great Sui and is a subordinate of my Great Sui, wouldn't it be a rebellion for me to beat him? This is the matter of my Great Sui and Tuyuhun, what does this have to do with you in Tubo? If you spit Gu Hun, you just don't give Da Sui face. ”

"After their hard work, many thugs have become good at singing and dancing, loving peace, and cherishing life."

"......" Lu Dongzan rubbed his eyebrows, it was really a headache to meet such an opponent who did not play according to the routine and had unrestrained thinking.

After a long time, Lu Dong sighed and said: "Sage Khan, Tubo is sincerely friendly with the Great Sui, so why be aggressive? ”

"Tuyuhun is a vassal state of the Great Sui, shouldn't the Great Sui protect it? In the same way, if the countries of the Western Regions were invaded by foreign enemies, as long as they made a request, the Great Sui Xiongshi would come to their aid, which was the responsibility and obligation of the suzerain. ”

In the past, Yang Tong was afraid of taking responsibility, which would affect the war situation in the Central Plains, so he did not recognize the status of the suzerain, and today, the Great Sui is not afraid of any enemy, in order to make Tubo a little more worried, he took up this responsibility, and gave the Western Regions countries who came to Luoyang a reassurance.

"Thank you, Saint Khan." The eyebrows of the people of the Western Regions danced, they came from afar, in addition to the economy, wasn't it just for the sake of a promise from the Great Sui?

Lu Dongzan smiled bitterly: "Sage Khan, Tubo definitely did not offend the heart of the Great Sui. ”

Yang Tong sneered in his heart.

The bandit logic of 'robbing if you don't have one' just now is enough to make all countries vigilant. The reason why you don't dare to offend the Great Sui is not how honest you Tubo are, but because your strength is not enough!

Seeing that Yang Tong didn't speak, Lu Dongzan barely squeezed out a smile, his heart was extremely bitter, and he arched his hand: "The foreign minister came with sincerity this time, hoping to coexist peacefully with the Great Sui. ”

At the same time, they also realized that only the Great Sui had the strength to dominate the world, so they unanimously decided to hold the thick legs of the Great Sui wholeheartedly, so they did not contact Li Tang, so as not to anger the Great Sui Emperor.

As long as a princess representing the political intentions of the Great Sui marries into Tibet, the status of Tibet will rise, and in the name of the support of the Great Sui, it will deter the internal peace and the four stops, and at the same time can take the opportunity to obtain the advanced cultural essence of the Central Plains.

Harmony is a habit that the Central Plains Dynasty has had since ancient times, as long as the Central Plains Dynasty feels threatened to a certain country, it will be appeased in a friendly way! Then the country nominally submitted and begged to marry the princess of the Central Plains Dynasty and ask for countless gold and silver treasures, so as to alleviate the internal crisis and achieve the purpose of recuperation. When the strength is strong, you can launch a war against the Central Plains Dynasty, either to enter the Central Plains, or to ask for more benefits again.

This is the way that the nomads of the past generations got along with the Central Plains Dynasty, and their methods were invincible to the Central Plains Dynasty, which was greedy for life and afraid of death.

This time, in the name of courting relatives, Tubo also fought this idea.

But when he arrived in Luoyang, Lu Dongzan got an earth-shattering sentence from Zhang Xuan, that is, 'No land, no compensation, no harmony, no tribute, the Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies in Sheji!'" ’

Zhang Xuan would never have thought that when Lu Dongzan heard this sentence and knew that this was the national character and soul of the Great Sui, how shocked and desperate he was in his heart!

Once the Great Sui unswervingly adheres to this national character and national soul, then Tubo can only be suppressed to the death for generations, not to mention conquering the Great Sui, and being able to keep the barren snowy plateau is a blessing to invite heaven!

Lu Dongzan knew that it was very terrible to annihilate countless enemies of the Great Sui army, and if the Great Sui unified the world one day, the Great Sui faced by Tubo would be countless times more terrible than it is now, and sooner or later one day it would march into Tibet.

Lu Dongzan understood that there was not much time for Tubo to develop with peace of mind, and it was necessary to manage Tubo as a hero before the unification of the Great Sui, only in this way would Yang Tong, who advocated attacking, have a trace of concern, otherwise, Tubo could only become the son of the Great Sui forever like the countries of the Western Regions.

But the various tribes within Tubo are by no means convinced to obey Langri Zampu, all forces are fighting against each other, if you want to break the unfavorable situation of internal and external troubles, you still have to start with the Great Sui, if Tubo marries a princess Li Tang who is unfavorable, not only can not play the role of deterring internal and external enemies, but will speed up the division of Tubo, because the Sui and Tang are enemies, and you Tubo married the princess of Li Tang, isn't it the enemy of the Sui Dynasty? The Chen soldiers border became a matter of course, and in this way, not to mention the surrounding countries, even the original tribes that were unwilling to submit to Langri Zampu would also contact the Great Sui and raise troops to make trouble.

Because of all these concerns, Langri Zampu did not dare to contact Li Yuan.

Lu Dongzan is a wise man, knowing that after the princess of the Great Sui arrived in Tubo, not only did she have infinite benefits, but she was also a tangible god. As long as Yang Tong agreed to make peace, and then pretended to be pitiful, saying that the snow region was willing to be bitter and cold, and he was afraid that he would wronged the noble princess of the Great Sui, and asked the sage Khan to send farmers, craftsmen, healers, many books, and a large amount of money as a dowry. Let the princess live a good life in Tibet.

"Daydreaming!" Yang Tong looked at Lu Dongzan, who was full of sincerity, replied lightly, and then said: "'No land, no compensation, no harmony, no tribute, the Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies Sheji' is the soul and backbone of my Great Sui country." This time, I don't care, whoever dares to propose marriage in the future will destroy his country. ”

When Lu Dongzan heard this, his mind went blank.

All calculations are in vain.