Chapter 733: Coercion and Compromise
One end is half-true and half-false, and the other is a fake show, and the original stalemate has become a war situation. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Lu Dongzan's expression has gradually become solemn.
He found himself in a big trouble, no matter how many topics he had chatted with Li Su before, peaceful, angry, indifferent, all kinds of emotions expressed his wishes in the process of chatting, whether all emotions were pretended or real, in fact, those emotional changes were part of the negotiations between the two countries.
Life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills.
As a politician, and a big man who has been through storms for a long time, he first knows how to control his emotions, even if someone kills his whole family in front of him, he still has to laugh when he should laugh, and according to the arrangement of the plot, he can laugh as brightly as he wants, and only when he does this, can he be regarded as a qualified political figure.
Lu Dongzan's performance today is actually very good, he is angry when he should be angry, he sneers when he should sneer, his expression is vivid and heartfelt, his acting skills are superb, and it is not a problem to get a little golden man.
The real problem is that Li Su took it seriously, or rather, the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Kingdom took it seriously. It wasn't until the spies lurking in Chang'an from Tubo came to the news that the Tang State had transferred troops and horses, and Lu Dongzan suddenly realized that the Tang State might really have plans to go to war, and the holy decree and documents for the transfer of troops had been issued, and it was unlikely that it would be faked.
Well, here's the trouble.
If the Tang State really decided to go to war, maybe Tubo would have the courage to fight to the death, but for Lu Dongzan, it was definitely not good news.
No matter who wins or loses in this battle between the two countries, it is certain that Tubo will inevitably pay huge casualties and loss of money and food, after this battle, the country must find someone to take on this responsibility, otherwise it will be difficult to explain to those large and small nobles in the country.
In recent years, Songtsen Gampo has carried out drastic reforms to Tubo, from the national government to the military system, from top to bottom, it has been sorted out, the cutting of the cut, the killing of the killing, the unprecedented consolidation of centralized power, but it is inevitable that it has also offended a large number of nobles in the country, these nobles have their own arms, and also have ambitions, Songtsen Gampo's reform has violated their interests, they are just angry and silent, and the person who implements these reforms is this Tubo minister Lu Dongzan, who said that it is one person under ten thousand people, Only Lu Dongzan knows in his heart that there are many people in Tubo who gnash their teeth at him, and they hate to get rid of him quickly.
If the Tang State really started a war with Tubo this time, as the initiator of this war, Lu Dongzan would inevitably be pushed out to take responsibility, if the nobles twisted into a rope and shouted in unison to punish him severely, then even Songtsen Gampo might decisively push him out as an outcast for the sake of the overall situation, so as to calm the anger of the domestic nobles......
When he proposed to increase troops at the border, he had already planted a hidden danger for himself and caused himself a big trouble.
Thinking of this, Lu Dongzan's eyelids jumped a few times, and when he raised his eyes, he saw that Li Su's feet had stepped out of the door, Lu Dongzan hurriedly got up, hurriedly stepped forward in three steps and two steps, and grabbed Li Su's sleeve.
"Li County Hou Mo go, we can talk again......" Lu Dongzan's face flashed a trace of anxiety, and then returned to normal.
No matter how anxious and frightened you are, you can't show the slightest clue on your face after all, otherwise you will really fall into passivity.
Li Su was tugged by the sleeve, turned his head to look at Lu Dongzan's still calm face, couldn't help but smile, and then shook his head and said: "Don't talk about it, in fact, it's useless to talk about it, Brother Lu should know by now, why did you invite you to the eastern suburbs campus today to watch the Wei Army's martial arts exercises, right?" ”
Lu Dongzan was stunned for a moment, and said, "Could it be that your country ......?"
Li Su nodded and said: "Yes, I heard that your country has increased troops on the border, and my Majesty the Tang Emperor was deeply angry, and after discussing with the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Jing, Fang Xuanling and other important ministers yesterday, he decided to transfer troops to Songzhou to attack the invading enemy......"
Lu Dongzan's face darkened again: "What do you mean by 'invading enemy'?" Although I have 50,000 troops stationed at the border in Tibet, it is also the border of Tibet, and I have never crossed the territory of the Tang Kingdom. ”
Li Su smacked his lips and said, "This can't be explained clearly, the border between our two countries is so long, who knows if you have crossed the line?" Brother Lu should know the character of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Your Majesty is a saint and a martial artist, and he is quite full of the heart of expanding the territory, and he is unreasonable and wants to stir up three points, not to mention ...... cough, anyway, a war between you and me is inevitable, and today's martial arts performance in the eastern suburbs is actually a pre-war oath in disguise. ”
Lu Dongzan's expression was quite unnatural, he still remembered the scene of today's school martial arts performance very clearly, especially the small black clay pots flying in the sky with green smoke, and the solid stone castle, which turned into a pile of broken stones in a moment, Tang Jun held a magical weapon comparable to a thunderbolt in the sky, and he could really see God kill God, and he was invincible.
If there is a real war, it can be concluded from the small black clay pot of the Tang army that Tubo will be defeated. The outcome was doomed before the war began, and what was even worse was that if Tibet was defeated, who would bear the responsibility? Besides Ta Lu Dongzan, who else is more suitable for his size?
After weighing the pros and cons, Lu Dong sighed in admiration and finally compromised.
There is no way, he has already had the upper hand, and he is completely able to stand on the moral high ground and look down and condemn the other party's treachery, but this matter was completely reversed after Li Su came to the door today, and the process of reversal is confused, Lu Dongzan has not figured it out yet, why did things become like this? It's obvious that the other party has backtracked! Why did you force yourself to compromise?
But what can be done without compromise? Even though Lu Dongzan is the prime minister of a country, he does not have the courage to look at death as home, and he has no time to take care of the interests of Tibet at this moment, he first needs to save his life, if he can prevent the two countries from going to war, his life can probably be saved.
"Okay, Li Xianhou, let's talk about the kiss, the old man wants to ask, does the emperor of your country still have the idea of sending Princess Wencheng and kiss?"
Li Su blinked: "Didn't you talk about the war just now?" Why did you get involved with the kiss again? Brother Lu, don't you leave the building crooked......"
Lu Dongzan's expression was cold, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Tubo withdrew its troops from the border on the same day, and your country still sent Princess Wencheng and pro-Tubo, and all the unpleasantness before should have not happened." ”
Li Su said without thinking: "Impossible, Brother Lu, you Tubo is no longer qualified to put forward conditions, your country will withdraw its troops immediately, as for the matter of harmony, let's stop it, and after a few years, we will forget about this unpleasantness, and then talk about peace." ”
Lu Dongzan's tone became cold: "The old man was entrusted by Zampu, personally came to Chang'an to promote peace, and escorted Her Royal Highness the princess to Tubo, if you return empty-handed, live up to Zampu's trust, Zampu will never spare me, will treat me for serious crimes, since the left and right are a death, the old man would rather die on the battlefield of the two countries!" ”
Li Su was stunned for a moment, and when he saw Lu Dongzan's resolute expression, he couldn't help frowning. He obviously sensed that Lu Dongzan's words were probably his final bottom line, and it was impossible to make the slightest concession, otherwise the two countries would really go to war.
After pondering for a moment, Li Su sighed heavily and said, "That is the case, Brother Lu, let me give you a chance, didn't the envoys of the five countries ask Your Majesty for Princess Shang Wencheng on behalf of their respective monarchs and kings a few days ago?" They are not joking, they are really courting, Your Majesty is worried about this matter, today I will be a master, the envoys of the five countries, plus you Tubo, a total of six countries, open competition to recruit relatives, the winner marries Princess Wencheng, the king is defeated, fair and just. ”
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