Lu Dongzan is very smart and persistent, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a hero, but now he only has the foundation of a hero, and he has not grown up.

Therefore, when it comes to the country and the nation, Lu Dongzan has a trace of hesitation, which is destined to be a minister in his life, not a hegemon.

If he can find an opportunity to escape after getting the handwritten letter from Songtsen Gampo and return to Tubo to develop his power, he will really have a chance to dominate the plateau and become a fierce rival of the Tang Dynasty.

But he thought about too many things, and for a moment he thought about the future of the more than 40,000 and nearly 50,000 captives in Tibet, so he stayed and waited for someone he was very unwilling to meet.

"Have you thought it through? I don't have time to spend time here with you, give a happy word about whether you are loyal or not, they are all seven-foot-tall men, don't learn some girl's style. The long silence made Wooden gradually lose patience, and while speaking, he raised his left hand, and more than a thousand steel crossbows behind him were raised, and the sound of the 'click' crossbow machine hanging the strings pierced people's eardrums.

At the moment when Wooden's hand was about to swing down, Lu Dongzan suddenly spoke, and said something that he didn't like to hear very much: "I am loyal!" Take me to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”

"Stay here, and you will have a chance to meet Your Highness." A somewhat deflated Wooden waved his hand, motioning for the 'fangs' behind him to put away his weapon.

"Your Highness has left Beijing?" Lu Dongzan asked a little strangely.

It stands to reason that five days have arrived, and what Li Chengqian needs to do now is to deal with some Tibetan nobles such as Songtsen Gampo in Chang'an City, and it is absolutely impossible for him to appear on the side of Qizhou.

"Since you have chosen allegiance, then don't be half-hearted, Your Highness will naturally meet you when he wants to see you, and when he doesn't want to see you, you will think in vain." Thinking of Li Chengqian's strange and inexplicable way of meeting, Wooden felt a little furious in his heart.

That chilly environment, that eerie atmosphere, Wooden would never think it was a good place.

However, it was this strange way of meeting that allowed Wooden and others to see Li Chengqian's strength, the ability to meet in an instant even if they were thousands of miles apart.

Perhaps this ability is not very important in the eyes of civilian officials, but as a soldier, Wooden believes that this is the ability to defy the sky, which can greatly shorten the communication time, and on the battlefield, time often represents life.

It is precisely because of this that Wooden will become serious, no longer holding on to the mind of getting by like before, he believes that the mysterious Prince of the Tang Dynasty will definitely bring them some unexpected surprises in the future.

Lu Dongzan retreated back to the middle of the Tubo people with a depressed mood, and set up camp under the supervision of 1,000 'fangs' and 3,000 Tang Dynasty troops escorting them, ready to wait for Li Chengqian's reception.

In Chang'an, not far from Qizhou, Li Chengqian sat opposite Songtsan Gampo, quietly sipping tea, and the calm expression on his face did not look like he was about to go on a killing spree.

"What is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hesitating about?" It was noon, and Songtsen Gampo suddenly asked.

"How do you know Hongu is hesitating?" Li Chengqian raised his head slightly, looked at Songtsan Gampo, and asked indifferently.

"If Your Highness hadn't hesitated, why hadn't you given the order?" There was a hint of sarcasm in Songtsen's tone, but if you don't listen carefully, you won't be able to hear it.

"Do you think that this palace is soft-hearted, or do you think that this palace will not dare to kill you?" Li Chengqian didn't play any dumb riddles with Songtsen Gampo, and said directly: "The reason why I didn't kill the order is because there is still one thing in the palace that needs to be verified, and when the verification is prepared, your fate will be doomed." ”

"Verify? Did Ghal agree to pledge his allegiance? He's not ......" Songtsen Gampo was stunned for a moment, his heart was mixed, but as he spoke, the whole person fell silent, and his originally straight back also bent slightly.

Geer Dongzan's official position under him is not high, and he has always been taken seriously, but now Li Chengqian has not hesitated to threaten the lives of tens of thousands of people for this subordinate, which shows that he attaches great importance to Geer Dongzan.

In some respects, Li Chengqian's approach is also a kind of change of imagination to invite people's hearts, but his method is too special for ordinary people to comprehend.

Songtsen Gampo was also disheartened, and suddenly realized this problem, and it was only then that he knew what Li Chengqian's real calculation was, and he thought that Li Chengqian did not dare to kill because he was afraid of ruining his reputation.

"It seems that you finally figured it out, although it was a little late, but you finally didn't become a fool." Li Chengqian stood up with a smile, looked at Songtsen Gampo and said: "From now on, your lives are all in the hands of Geer Dongzan, if he wants to kill you, then your heads will fall to the ground, if he wants to release you, then you can return to the plateau." ”

"Devil, you are a devil......" Songtsen Gampo finally couldn't sit still, jumped up from his chair, and stepped back frantically.

If it weren't for Li Chengqian's operation from beginning to end, Songtsen Gampo would almost think that his opponent was an 'old fox' over fifty years old.

The huge contrast between the visual and the concept, coupled with the constant fear during the period of detention in Chang'an, Songtsen Gampo got his wish and lost his mind, and no matter who he saw, he shouted: "You devil." Then he started running in circles around the chair.

But fortunately, Li Chengqian didn't embarrass him, just arranged for a few people to take care of him, usually eat and drink well, as long as he doesn't die, don't care about him.

That night, Lu Dongzan strangely discovered that he had inexplicably appeared in the middle of a huge palace.

And the reason why he said it was huge was because he had walked in one of them for about a quarter of an hour, and he had not even gone out, and if it were not for the faint view of the roof above his head, and the large blocks of masonry under his feet, he would almost have thought that he was above the wilderness.

"What are you looking for, Ger Donzan?" Just when Lu Dongzan was about to continue walking, a voice sounded behind him, which sounded a little familiar, and when he recalled it, he found that it was Li Chengqian's voice.

When Lu Dongzan turned around, he saw that not far behind him, a high staircase led straight up, and two figures were standing at the bottom of the steps looking at him quietly, one of them was Li Chengqian, who was wearing the crown prince's robe.

What's going on? Is it a dream? The moment he saw Li Chengqian, Lu Dongzan had only one thought, that is, he must be dreaming, otherwise it would be impossible for him to suddenly have two more people and a staircase in the place he had just walked by.

(End of chapter)