Lu Xiaoxian was right, the war not only brought a great burden to the Great Zhou, but also to Tibet.

Zampu and Taixin both knew very well that although they could make up for it by obtaining spoils of war after winning the victory, it was only a drop in the bucket. In fact, the current Tibet is already unable to make ends meet and is full of devastation.

Especially under the rule of the Gar family, they have been using troops abroad for decades, although they have won more and lost less, and plundered a large number of Tang Dynasty property and population, but this still cannot offset the domestic consumption of Tibet.

In particular, the tribal people in the border areas of Tang and Tibet, ruled by Tibet, have not been able to recuperate for many years, and they are even more miserable. There are even many tribes, in order to avoid war, they have asked Da Zhou to surrender.

The Queen Mother finally spoke first, and she said slowly: "What Envoy Lu said is right! In fact, over the years, I have always wanted to be good friends with Datang. ”

"Queen Mother, these words were not said by me, they were conveyed by Emperor Da Zhou!" Lu Xiaoxian corrected, "In addition, it is the Great Zhou Dynasty now, not the Tang Dynasty!" ”

The Queen Mother nodded and said, "I understand what you mean!" At that time, Tubo and the then Tang Dynasty had a decisive battle in Dafeichuan, and my husband was still Tubo Zampu at that time. On the eve of the decisive battle, I was worried, on the one hand, I was worried that Tubo would decline if it was defeated, and on the other hand, I was worried that if the Tang Dynasty was defeated, it would become a mortal enemy in the future. For this reason, I specifically suggested to Zampu that if Tibet wins, the main general of the Tang Dynasty must be sent out of the country, which can be regarded as leaving some room for future exchanges between the two countries. ”

Listening to the Queen Mother's words, Lu Xiaoxian suddenly realized.

Back then, Xue Rengui and the three of them were wiped out in a big defeat, but they got out safely, which made Lu Xiaoxian feel puzzled all the time. Today, he finally learned the answer to the mystery from the Empress Dowager Chimaren.

There is also Chen Xingyan, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, who was detained for more than ten years because he was unwilling to kowtow to Qinling, and finally died in Tubo. I took the opportunity of reporting the funeral letter of Princess Wencheng to the Tang Dynasty and returned his bones to Chang'an! ”

Chi Ma Lun did not mean to confess anything when she said this, compared to the hard-line Gar family, Chi Ma Lun has always been a representative of the moderate faction in Tibet, and she realized early on that the national strength of Tubo was difficult to support the continuous war with the Tang Dynasty.

In that year, she also strongly requested the Tang Dynasty to open mutual markets in Yizhou and the four towns, and exchanged horses for the daily necessities urgently needed by Tubo. The Tang Dynasty suffered from a shortage of good horses and urgently needed Tibetan war horses to enrich the cavalry, so it also attached great importance to this matter. It is a pity that Qinling holds the authority of the Tubo Prime Minister, and Tang and Tibet have been inseparable from each other for many years, and he resolutely does not agree to use war horses to fund the enemy, so the plan to exchange markets ended in vain.

Chi Ma Lun said solemnly, "I agree to the proposal to strike the army with Da Zhou for ten years!" ”

Since the Queen Mother had no opinion, Lu Xiaoxian looked at Zampu again: "I don't know what Zampu's opinion is?" ”

Whether Tubo and the Great Zhou quit or not did not give up the army was not important to Zampu, and what he was most concerned about was how to get rid of Qinling, which was the only thing he had to do now.

Besides, even if I agree to strike the army, after I have the power, even if I send troops to Dazhou, how can I bear it?

Based on such considerations, Zampu agreed to Da Zhou's conditions without hesitation.

At the end of the first round, Lu Xiaoxian's goal was achieved.

"Good!" Lu Xiaoxian then said, "Since everyone has no opinion, then let's discuss how to get rid of Qinling." In view of the current situation in Tibet, the Great Zhou Emperor asked me to convey to Zan Pu that it takes seven steps to remove the Qinling, and as long as these seven steps are followed, the Qinling will definitely die! ”

Zan Pu and the Empress Dowager looked at each other, this Great Zhou Emperor is also too good, thousands of miles away, he thought about the seven steps to remove the Qin Tomb, is she a human or an immortal?

Only Guo Zhen knows best in his heart what the Great Zhou Emperor's message is, it is clear that he is implementing his plan step by step under the banner of Wu Zetian.

"Seven steps?" The Queen Mother asked politely, "Envoy Lu, please tell me in detail, what are the seven steps?" ”

"This first step is to gather the people in Tibet who oppose Qinling under the banner of Zampu, and these people will be the backbone of the overthrow of the Gar family in the future!" Speaking of this, Lu Xiaoxian smiled, "As far as I know, this step has already been started by the Queen Mother and Zampu, and it has already achieved initial results. So, we can go straight to the second step! ”

……

The news of Zampu and the Empress Dowager meeting with the envoys of the Great Zhou Dynasty soon spread among the Tibetan government and the opposition. According to the news coming out of the Red Palace, the meeting lasted more than two hours. But apart from a few of the parties involved, no one knows what they talked about.

This secret meeting can be said to be very successful, because both the Great Zhou and the Tibetan side got what they wanted.

Tubo Zampu decided to cooperate with the Great Zhou, severely cracked down on the main battle faction in the country, and seized the military power he had longed for.

The Great Zhou was at peace, and Zampu promised that Tubo would never play with the Great Zhou again.

The leader of the main battle faction in Tibet talked about the life of Qinling, and eventually became a bargaining chip between the two sides behind the scenes.

The day after the secret meeting ended, Tubo Zampu sent a stern edict to the Great Lun Qinling, asking him to explain three things.

First, about forcing the envoys of the Great Zhou Dynasty to bow down to him; second, the Great Zhou envoy was attacked on his way to the city of Luo; Third, he wrote a letter to Wang Xiaojie asking the two sides to communicate with each other about the long-term confrontation.

This is the second step Lu Xiaoxian said, to create public opinion in Tubo, the purpose is to let the government and the opposition know how high-flying Qinling is and how aggrieved Zampu is.

At the same time, Zampu handed over the problem to Qinling, and everyone was watching to see how Qinling would respond.

Qin Ling had only two choices: one was to remain silent, and the other was to explain.

Qin Ling must know that he has been wronged, the clear is self-purifying, and the turbid is self-turbid, he can remain silent and finally speak with facts. But the problem is, if Qin Ling thinks like this, and others don't think like this, others will think that Qin Ling is acquiescing, isn't it a big black pot for nothing?

Explanation is also very troublesome, how to explain? This matter is really not explained, and Qin Ling can't beat the gong and drum to tell everyone that he was wronged. Explanation equals cover-up, and cover-up equals fact. No matter how Qin Ling interprets it, it will eventually become darker and darker.

Lu Xiaoxian's move is very poisonous, no matter what Qin Ling does, it puts him in a passive position from public opinion. Zampu's actions were swift, which also shows how urgent he was to get rid of Qinling.

……

The trip to Luo Qi City went well, the things that should be talked about have been discussed, and the goals that should be achieved have been achieved, of course, there is no need for Lu Xiaoxian to continue to stay, he is ready to return.

"Master Lu! I've learned a lot from you, come on, come on! I toast you! Kilixu raised his glass.

Qili Xu is really a rare figure in Tubo, seeing that Zampu and the Queen Mother treated Lu Xiaoxian as a guest, his attitude immediately took a 180-degree turn, and he was also respectful to Lu Xiaoxian.

However, what he said learned a lot from Lu Xiaoxian is not a lie. The seven strategies that Lu Xiaoxian offered to Zan Pu and the Queen Mother, although they are the masterpieces of the Emperor of the Great Zhou, must be missing Lu Xiaoxian's operation in them, otherwise so many officials in the Great Zhou would choose him to come to Tibet with a cloth cloth.

Lu Xiaoxian used the plan so well, which really opened Qilixu's eyes.

"Masamoto is gracious!" Lu Xiaoxian raised his glass leisurely, "May we have a happy cooperation in the future!" ”

According to Zampu's orders, Qilixu will escort Lu Xiaoxian to Fuqi City to negotiate with Qinling. In the implementation of various steps in the future, Qili Xu is still an intermediate link in the communication between Lu Xiaoxian and Zampu and the Queen Mother, and it will definitely be indispensable to deal with him in the future, and Lu Xiaoxian certainly hopes to cooperate with him happily.

After drinking all the wine in the cup, Lu Xiaoxian put down the wine glass and asked, "Changben, I don't know when we will leave for Fu Qi City?" ”

"Don't worry, Gongzi Lu, it's just a few days!" Kili Xu explained with a smile, "Zampu doesn't worry about others, let me implement the third step you said, and we'll set off as soon as this matter is over!" ”

The third step Lu Xiaoxian said was to block the news from Qinling.

To do this, the most important thing is to completely destroy the Suyitang where Qinling inquired about the news. It is the hatred water that controls Suyitang, as long as the hatred water is controlled, Suyitang will not be able to play a role, and Qinling will become blind and deaf.

Because of this, before coming to Luo Qi City, Lu Xiaoxian would strongly ask Qi Li Xu to bring the hatred of the water father and son together, and it seems that Zampu has already begun to take the third step.

Lu Xiaoxian nodded and asked casually, "Has Changben already taken down their father and son?" ”

"It's not just their father and son!" Qili Xu said lightly, "They have lived in Tibet for nearly 30 years, and the whole family of more than 20 people has been put in prison!" ”

Speaking of this, Qili Xu didn't forget to flatter Lu Xiaoxian: "No wonder before coming to Luoqi City, Lu Gongzi repeatedly asked the enemy father and son to be brought, it turns out that you have already thought of this day!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian asked quietly: "What is the situation now?" ”

Qi Li Xu smiled bitterly: "This father and son are very hard bones, I tried all my methods, no matter how I tried them, I didn't open my mouth!" ”

"What are you going to do next?" Lu Xiaoxian asked again.

Qili Xu glanced at Lu Xiaoxian: "I have already reported the situation to Zampu, Zampu ordered me to try again, and if I don't open my mouth, I will directly execute their entire family!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian stopped talking.

Putting aside the reason for going to Qinling, and putting aside the hostile position, Lu Xiaoxian didn't have much hatred for the hateful water. At this moment, I heard that Qili Xu was going to execute more than 20 members of the enemy's father and son, and I felt a little unbearable.

Lu Xiaoxian comes from the next generation, and he is not a murderous person. At this moment, he suddenly had a thought: he had to save the two dozen or so people of the enemy family, and he didn't want to see these innocent people die because of him.