After talking to Yang Guang, Yang Tong summoned the civil and military ministers in the Tongming Palace. Yang Tong motioned for everyone to take a seat and asked, "Has anyone lobbied everyone?" ”

"Yes!" Seeing that everyone came to see, Zhang Xuan, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, got up and arched his hand, and said with a headache: "Your Excellency, after the court meeting, Princess Zhangxiong knelt in front of the Holy Martial Palace, refusing to leave. I have to meet the Holy God again. ”

"Why?" Yang Tong was surprised, Princess Zhangxiong had met once before, and she just begged the Great Sui not to ally with Tubo, and said that Tubo was an ambitious country.

Zhang Xuan replied: "It is estimated that it was the attitude of the saint towards Tubo that made her see the opportunity for cooperation. ”

"Xuan!"

Yang Tong thought about it for a while, and felt that it was not impossible to help Xiangxiong to hold Tubo hostage, Zhangxiong took Buddhism as the state religion, and did not have much ambition for expansion, otherwise, he would not have stubbornly guarded his own one-third of an acre of land for more than a thousand years.

After a while, Li Tuman, whose face was covered with a light veil, entered the Tongming Hall under the leadership of Shura Wei and saluted: "The minister Li Tuman pays a visit to the sage Khan. ”

"Excuse me!" Yang Tong motioned for her to take a seat, and asked with a smile: "As far as I know, there have been several rebellions in Tibet, and the situation of Langri Zampu is also extremely bad, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is internal and external troubles, otherwise, I would not have sent an envoy to come to the Great Sui to ask for relatives!" This is a good time for you Zhangxiong to recuperate and train a strong army, if you take the opportunity to send troops, you may not be able to defeat Tubo, why can't you bow down outside the temple? ”

"On the throne, the royal brother has not been on the throne for a long time, his position is not stable, and there are forces against him in the country, if there are too many people loyal to the royal family, he may not be able to sit in that position. In dealing with the invaders of Tibet, there are two factions of the country's lord and the main war. ”

Yang Tong said with a smile: "So, King Xiangxiong is the main battle faction?" ”

"Exactly!" Princess Zhang-zhung said: "The royal family headed by Li Mixia, the king of Zhang-zhung, is the main battle faction, and when fighting against Tubo, the elite army was exhausted. The main peace faction led by Lan Han, the minister of the auxiliary state, evolved into the main surrender and main escape faction. This force controlled a part of the power, and now it is in full swing, controlling most of the military and government. ”

Yang Tong nodded when he heard this, indicating understanding.

Since ancient times, any country, any dynasty has the main battle and the main peace, the main battle faction represented by the military and military believes that only by continuous attack can the country be strong, and the main peace faction headed by civilian officials believes in governance, and feels that only by avoiding swords and soldiers can the country be strong.

When the country is sluggish and the army is overwhelmed, the emperor or the king cannot surrender, they think that if they fight a few battles, they may be able to continue the national glory, and if they don't fight, there is only a dead end; For courtiers, it doesn't matter if they fight or not, when they can't win, it's a big deal to change the master. And when the power in the hands of the surrendering faction exceeds that of the emperor, or even crosses the emperor, and directly ties the emperor to surrender, this kind of thing is more common in the Central Plains Dynasty.

I heard Li Tuman say again: "This time I came to serve the union of the king's brothers, hoping to establish diplomatic relations with the Great Sui, and asked the Holy Lord to send a support army to help him pacify the internal thieves, so that Zhangxiong can concentrate on the outside world." Ken asked the Holy Lord to send troops to help Brother Wang regain power, and Zhangxiong was willing to pay tribute to the Great Sui for generations. ”

"No!" Yang Gongren stood up, glanced at Li Tuman with a frown, and arched his hand to Yang Tong: "Holy Lord, if the situation is very delicate today, it may not be the key to my Great Sui to unify the world in two or three years. If our Great Sui rashly sent troops to aid Zhangxiong, not to mention the long distance and huge consumption, if Li Yuan, Li Mi and other thieves attacked at the same time, how could our army resist the enemy? ”

Yang Tong nodded, looked at Li Tuman and said, "This matter is related to the lives of tens of millions of Li people and countless soldiers in my Great Sui. I can stand in solidarity with King Zhangxiong, but I can't send troops. ”

The pay is not equal to the gain, why use the life and blood of the Great Sui General to help Xiangxiong fight? Even if he finally helped Li Mixia to calm the internal disaster, it would be the fulfillment of Li Mixia's family. The Great Sui not only did not have any benefits, but consumed countless manpower and material resources, which was completely inconsistent with the interests of the Great Sui. Besides, if Li Mixia lets Lan Han kill him, will Lan Han be willing to put down the authority in his palm and be willing to be Lang Ri Zampu's dog? When the time comes, isn't it necessary to establish diplomatic relations with the Great Sui? In order to stabilize his throne, the benefits paid to the Great Sui must be far more than that of the Li family. Therefore, for the Great Sui, what is just an obedient Zhangxiong is wanted, it doesn't matter who is the king, this concept has existed since the Han Dynasty, and everyone is no stranger to it, but no one is like Yang Tong, who openly put forward the words "the interests of the Great Sui are above all else" and "governing the country and valuing interests".

"But ......" Li Tuman's gaze at Yang Tong flashed with a look of struggle, and he was silent for a moment, and then said: "If the Great Sui sends troops, Zhangxiong is willing to bear all the materials and pensions, and repay the Great Sui soldiers with a reward five times that of the Great Sui." In addition, I, Zhangxiong, can be good with the Great Sui for Qin and Jin. ”

"'Discord' is the most basic national policy of my Great Sui, no one can violate it, I have reminded me at the time of the court meeting, no one can mention the word 'harmony', otherwise, it will be my great Sui's mortal enemy." Yang Tong said coldly.

"No, I said that I married into the Great Sui! This is also what Brother Wang meant. Lituman whispered.

Yang Tong suddenly realized, this is no wonder.

Zhangxiong has the existence of the main and deputy envoys, from the official face said that Li Tuman is an idle person, etc., I thought she came to see the style of the Great Sui, but now it seems that people are sending the princess to let him enjoy the exotic customs.

When Wei Yunqi heard Li Tuman say this, his attitude immediately changed, and he said in a solemn and awe-inspiring voice: "Holy Lord, the minister thinks that my Great Sui is a state in the Heavenly Empire, and it is difficult for the country, so I should make a contribution. ”

Wei Yunqi is a personal spirit, for the benefits of taking the initiative to send to the door, he feels that he should not refuse, mainly because the country of Zhangxiong borders on the county of Hemo, not an enclave, according to his idea plan, if Yang Tong and Li Tuman have a son in the future, it will be the rightful king of Zhangxiong. When the time comes, the Great Sui army can swagger to Zhangxiong, and then incorporate it into the territory of the Great Sui. Besides, in the past, the harmony was based on the marriage of the princess of the Central Plains, but now it is the opposite, so it is naturally not a harmony, but a male climbing the dragon and the phoenix, making a lot of money.

"Reconsideration!" Fang Xuanling jumped out and looked at Yang Tong triumphantly, you always deliberately stuff women into my house, making my old Fang family restless, this time, I can finally pay tribute once. Of course, in addition to being a little mischievous, it is mainly for the interests of the Great Sui. Because from Wei Yunqi's words, he had already understood the other party's intentions.

"Reconsideration!" Du Ruhui also stood up to support.

"Reconsideration!"

"Let's talk about it later!" Yang Tong waved his hand with a dark face: "Princess Xiangxiong, you go back to the post house first, and Rong Zhen will discuss this matter with the ministers." ”

"Whoa!"

Seeing the support of so many people, Liturman bowed contentedly and withdrew.