After saying this, Zhang Jian laughed and left the city wall.

And the golden cliff under the city, his face was white.

He never thought that he would get such a reply, and sure enough, the Tang people are always so arrogant and arrogant, doesn't he know that his troops are simply vulnerable in front of the Goryeo forces?

"Damn! Offensive! I want to let these 20,000 Tang troops be buried in Liaodong City! ”

Before Jin Ya's words were shouted, he was surprised to find that Tang Juncheng had dropped a lot of iron bumps on his head.

A few seconds later, Zhang Jian heard the refreshing voice.

The recorder sat at a table with the generals openly, pouted and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has said that gunpowder weapons have a miraculous effect when besieging and defending cities. Is this Goryeo general sick? With so many troops coming straight to our city, isn't it the best target? ”

Zhang Jian smiled, chewed a bite of mutton and sighed: "It's just a pity that this time the troops were not sent by the military department, and we were directly ordered by His Majesty, otherwise we would break the fortified city and kill more than 10,000 enemies, and this kind of credit can make many of the old man's subordinates get promoted." ”

Being in a high position, Zhang Jian didn't care about himself, he thought more about his subordinates.

Yu Tai took a big sip of wine and said: "Don't look at the lack of credit to be taken, but Liancheng Hou, you can see how much evil we have given the military this time." ”

The roar did not last long, and like the Goryeo soldiers in Liaodong City, these soldiers were also frightened by the power of the grenades, and they all ran back for their lives without needing to give their lives. An army of seventy or eighty thousand scattered like a rabble.

A leg of mutton is down, and a jar of wine is also down, Yu Tai patted his belly and said: "The wine and food are full, the whole body is warm, and the last general is just going to inspect the camp." ”

Before he was about to get up, Yu Tai was stopped by Zhang Jian: "What kind of inspection, let's go after sobering up." Lao Cheng told the old man that the heat caused by wine is fake, and people who drink too much wine will be more likely to get frostbite. At this point, the old man tried it with the Korean spies, and it was true. Although you won't freeze to death, frostbite is not good, so let someone else go. ”

The recorder arched his hand and said, "Leave the matter of the inspection to me, the battle is over?" I'm leaving the pro-rate too? Your Majesty has an order, and he personally used the remaining gunpowder weapons to stay in Liaodong? The lower officials will remain here as a weapons superintendent. ”

For the emperor's arrangement? Yu Tai really has nothing to say. Gunpowder weapons are used in battle to make the best use of them, take them back? Can it only be sealed in a warehouse, or can it be trained and used by them? Why don't you leave it to the Liaodong Frontier Army? Anyway, there is one more hole card.

Zhang Jian is also a character who has become a fine character, how could he accept this benefit with his head bored, raised his glass and said to Tai: "Then again, the old man has accumulated a lot of leather goods in Liaodong?" Just give it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, right? If you want to talk about skin, it is better here in Liaodong, and there is no comparison in Chang'an. ”

Yu Tai smiled: "In this case, the last general will accept the general's kindness on behalf of His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

The recorder of the Hundred Horsemen Division looked at the two helplessly? I don't know what to say.

Obviously it was a normal handover, but the two of them were stunned and made it feel like they were teaching each other privately.

Just when Yutai was about to go back to the camp to rest? A scout ran quickly into the city gate tower and reported: "General Qiyu? The Koreans suffered hundreds of casualties under the city, and the rest fled in a hurry. Goryeo's generals want to reorganize their army? But in the panicked flow of people, he could only shout. ”

Zhang Jian nodded? For Tai, he said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said well? The gunpowder weapon is really an artifact for attacking and defending the city, the old man has never seen such an easy capture, just waiting for work, these people themselves sent the heads over. ”

Yu Tai smiled and didn't say anything more, but turned around and went back to the camp directly.

As one of the first people to use gunpowder weapons, he considered himself truly lucky.

It is foreseeable that gunpowder weapons are bound to quickly sweep through the entire Tang army. Emperor, it is impossible to let such a weapon go to dust.

In this battle, Datang won a big victory, and naturally wanted to send the news to China, so in the afternoon of the same day, a Hongling envoy was sent to Chang'an to deliver the letter.

As for bypassing the military department's private automators, Zhang Jian felt that he couldn't blame himself at all. Who let the emperor give the order, the king told the minister to die, and the minister had to die!

As for the other sentence "will not be subject to the life of the foreign king", it was rightfully left behind by him.

"Report, general, envoys from Kumoxi and other places are visiting!"

"Hehe, please let them in."

Putting down the wine glass, Zhang Jian suddenly felt full of confidence.

The face of the military is obtained by relying on combat power, and there is a record of destroying a city in half a day and scaring away tens of thousands of troops in Goryeo, Zhang Jian suddenly felt that he was more majestic in the land of Liaodong.

In this era when many countries are wary of forming alliances with each other and testing each other's hidden swords, the news of a war between a country and a country will never spread too slowly.

It didn't take long for all the forces of Liaodong to learn of the outcome of the war in Goryeo. Fortunately, Datang has no plans to go further, and even Liaodong City, which has been attacked, has no intention of occupying it.

Zhang Jian's words of "asking for guilt", combined with Tang Jun's actions, won the trust of everyone.

As long as it is not a direct attack on Goryeo, if it is just to ask for the guilt, they will naturally be happy to stand at the city gate and watch the beacon fire, although they will not fall into the ground, but it is still necessary to laugh at it. And if Datang wants to really attack Goryeo, they can't sit idly by.

During this period at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the countries of Liaodong had reached a territorial alliance. Countries fight casually behind closed doors, but when it comes to Datang, what is not said is unanimously external. There are no fools in this world, and everyone knows the truth of cold lips and teeth.

Looking at the laughter of Goryeo, look at the laughter, the weapons used by the Tang army should really be spied on.

As long as the countries and tribes of Liaodong saw the collapsed city wall, they couldn't help but feel chills when they thought that this was just the result of a morning's time. Combined with the rumors of the Goryeo soldiers, it seems that the Tang people have peeked through a little bit of the ability of the gods?

With worry and fear, Kumoxi. Murwei, Yan Ya and other countries have sent envoys to visit the Tang Emperor, at least to find out what is going on with this weapon.

It wasn't just them who were afraid, Xue Yantuo also followed suit and got the news.

In the war against the Eastern Turks, Xue Yantuo stabbed his allies in the back, and when he carved up the territory of the Eastern Turks, he had more than one conflict with the Tang Dynasty. It can be said that they are the ones who have the most friction with Datang's troops at present.

In order to avoid following in the footsteps of the Eastern Turks, Xue Yantuo specially sent the prince to Chang'an to pay tribute to show his sincerity.

Xue Yantuo knew, then the Western Turks also knew, and after the Western Turks knew, hehe, even if the news spread to Europe, it would not be unusual.

The battle report of Hongling's urgent envoy was sent to Chang'an, and the matter of the Tang people mastering the weapon of the gods began to spread wildly.

However, none of this has anything to do with Li Chengqian, and now he is sitting in the Taiji Hall watching the stunned looks of Fang Xuanling and others.

"The prince sent his own soldiers out to mess around", this is what they thought before, and they even planned to take advantage of this opportunity to take away the prince's last military power. But the reality slapped them in the face.

"When Wei Chen saw the power of gunpowder weapons, he should have thought that he would not fail. Your Royal Highness, the old minister is willing to gamble and lose, and on the day of the triumph of the old minister, the old minister will lead hundreds of officials out of the city to greet him! ”

Datang Xungui's gambling is still very good, no one will repay the debt, as long as it was shouted that day, they all stood up and expressed their willingness to fulfill their promises.

"There are only 2,000 people, how can they be greeted by the prime minister in person. If it is spread out, it will make people laugh at the loneliness and don't know what to do. It's better to go back to the camp to celebrate the banquet in person, and the money will be paid by your family, how about it? ”

Li Shimin, who was on the throne, nodded with a smile after hearing the prince's reply.

has to be forgiving and forgiving, and the prince is not reckless because of his merits, so as to leave a good impression in the minds of the courtiers.

In the face of Li Chengqian's proposal, Fang Xuanling did not refuse, or rather, there was no qualification or reason to refuse.

Changing the bet is the prerogative of the winner, not to mention that it is just a little copper money from each family, which is not too cost-effective. The hall of Shuling, the six Shangshu, the squire and others collectively went out to welcome a team of 2,000 people, and they lost face.

"Since His Royal Highness said so, Weichen naturally accepts it."

After arching his hand, Fang Xuanling quickly changed the topic: "Your Majesty, Tubo Prime Minister Lu Dongzan has been in the dynasty for several months, and I ask Your Majesty to make a decision as soon as possible on the matter of annexing the country." ”

Finally waited for the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty to mention himself, Lu Dongzan immediately stood up, learned the etiquette of the Tang people, and said: "Your Majesty the Tang Emperor, it's time to discuss the matter of annexing the country." You travel to Qizhou, and you need to deal with government affairs after returning to Beijing, and now I am afraid that it has been dealt with! ”

Seeing Lu Dongzan's face not changing and talking about his generosity, Li Chengqian was full of slander, this grandson probably prayed that the matter of the vassal country would not be put on the agenda some time ago. These few months are enough for Lu Dongzan to copy the appearance of a court. It's just copying, it's okay for him to learn the structure of the imperial court, but when it comes to the core news of various functions, it's absolutely impossible to tell him. Even during this time, Lu Dongzan visited the homes of various officials with a large number of gifts, but he couldn't ask why.

For Lu Dongzan's gift, the courtiers accepted it correctly, but when it came to the official he was, he was ambiguous.

Li Chengqian sincerely hoped that Lu Dongzan would be able to copy the system of the Tang Dynasty to Tibet. In this way, Songtsen Gampo must not only unify the plateau by force, but also rule again spiritually.

Tsk, it's strange that there won't be any excitement on the plateau at that time.

The emperor on the throne, half of his face was blocked, making it impossible to see his joy and anger.

Seeing Lu Dongzan's impatient appearance, Li Shimin opened his mouth and asked: "The prince told me before that Tubo is willing to pay the price for the annexation of the country, I don't know what the price is?" ”

"Tubo is willing to give out 10,000 sheep and 1,000 cattle, and give up the idea of planning to the east and the west, and make a covenant with the ancestral book, what does Your Majesty think?"

As soon as Lu Dongzan said this, the audience was shocked.

The area of the east and west is not small at all! For the barbarians in the southwest, the emperors of the Central Plains have had the intention of co-opting since ancient times, but how can the mountains be high and the emperor is far away, and the hardships and dangers of the road and the "simplicity" of the local folk customs have led to the Central Plains' control of there coming and going.

The barbarians in the southwest today have the largest territory area of the Xie clan, the Dong Fu and the Xi Plan. Among them, Xie Shi, like Feng Ang in Lingnan, is the uncrowned king, but his respect for the Central Plains does not seem to be fake. As early as the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the leader of the Xie clan had helped the Eastern Jin Dynasty resist the attack of the Cheng Han Dynasty on Ningzhou, although he did not win, but refused to surrender, so he was rewarded by the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

In the third year of Wude, Xie Longyu, the chief of Xie's Xie, took the initiative to attach, and in the third year of Zhenguan, the three chieftains of the Xie family sent envoys to pay tribute together, that is, when Tubo attacked the Tang Dynasty, they also helped.

Compared with the Xie family, Dong Jiao and Xi Jiao are a little ignorant of lifting, and they have always thought that they can live a peaceful life by guarding their grass nests, but they don't know how to take the initiative to belong, and even faintly have the idea of taking refuge in Tibet, which is very hateful.

Abominable is hateful, but the area of their territory is a good thing, even if it is Datang, it is impossible not to be moved. The area of these two places is more than that of the vassal countries!

If you want to talk about the influence, it is definitely that Tubo has a greater influence on these two places than the Tang Dynasty, but Tubo just gave up here and transferred to the vassal country.

As for the fact that Tubo made a contract with the ancestral book, it is a fairly advanced contract method, and it can definitely be believed. At this point, the credibility of the Tibetan people is still very strong.

Unlike Fang Xuanling and the others who were excited, the emperor was still expressionless, and continued: "I confirm that you Tubo will give up the East and the West, even if the Tang Dynasty does not accept it, you will never get involved?" ”

Lu Dongzan nodded: "That's right." ”

Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief and agreed directly: "Okay, I made a covenant with you, and I will never get involved in the affairs of the vassal country, even if the vassal country asks for help, I will turn a blind eye!" ”

The emperor knew very well that there was no need for Lu Dongzan to tell lies, although he had direct contact with Tubo from a small area to a neighbor, which made him worry, but compared with Dongfu and Xijiao, it was still Dongfu and Xixiang. The goal of the Tubo people was Tuyuhun and even the countries of the Western Regions. This incident can be seen from the activities of Tibet in recent years.

The vassal country has no intention of submission, and even if there is, after receiving the vassal country, the territory of the Tang Dynasty will have a large piece of prominence, and it will be surrounded by the Nanzhao countries, the East and the West, the Pu Department and the Party Ministry, and it will easily overturn. And after receiving the east and west, the land will be combined with Lingnan, how to calculate how cost-effective.

After each took what he needed, Lu Dongzan and the emperor signed a covenant directly on the main hall.

Li Chengqian, who watched the excitement throughout the whole process, knew that this was just a short-term exchange of interests between them. The Tang Dynasty and the Tibetan Dynasty were able to take what they needed. But what will it be like in the future, who can say clearly. Even when he ascended the throne, he still had the surname "Tu", which is not surprising.

Under the courtesy of the ministers, the covenant was signed, and Lu Dongzan, who had fulfilled his wish, said to the emperor: "Although we in Tibet have always had friction with the Tang Dynasty, our Zampu is actually very respectful to the Heavenly Empire. Lu Dong praises and wants to marry a princess of the Tang Dynasty for Xiao Zampu, what does Your Majesty think? ”

And pro again?

Li Chengqian, who was originally acting as a clay sculpture, suddenly couldn't sit still, could it be that Lu Dongzan forgot about the Western Turks? In his opinion, whether it is an official princess or a clan girl marrying, it is a crime. Tubo is located on the plateau, not to mention the bitter cold for many years, and there is a lack of oxygen, such an environment is worse than that of the Western Turks, how can you agree? Zhaojun is out of the jam, under the glamorous appearance of Wencheng and the pro-incident incident, I'm afraid not many people care about the real experience of these two princesses and what they think in their hearts!

Besides, not only himself, but I am afraid everyone knows that Tubo and his desire for harmony, in fact, the biggest goal is the princess's dowry. The materials and craftsmen who accompanied the past are the things they crave the most. In comparison, the carrier of the dowry of the princess or the daughter of the clan is really not worth mentioning.

Without waiting for Li Chengqian to jump out, the emperor spoke: "I am also very excited about the Prime Minister's proposal, but my daughters are very young and not suitable for marrying Tubo." The daughter of the clan was named the princess, and it inevitably seemed that she did not respect Tubo enough, so forget it. ”

Although Lu Dongzan's face was as usual, he kept roaring in his heart.

The daughter of the clan has also become a woman!

was raised by someone, and it was not easy to surrender his identity, Lu Dongzan could only swallow this bitter fruit depressedly.

At the end of the court meeting, the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs left, and Li Chengqian, who originally wanted to return to the East Palace, saw Li Jian's smiling face as soon as he left the palace.

"Your Majesty ordered His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to go to the Baifu Palace."

"Got it."

agreed, and followed Li Jian to the Baifu Palace, the apse.

This is a space that belongs exclusively to the father and son, even Li Jian has the qualifications to enter the cleanup, but he doesn't dare to look at the things here at all, and he doesn't dare to write them down at all.

There are still so many screens, and there are still so many wooden cards.

The emperor of the lower dynasty looked relaxed and was writing on a screen.

"Look, what do I do with the gunpowder weapon?"

Li Chengqian leaned over to take a look, and saw that there were a lot of words written on the screen in a mess, and there was no need to guess what had been erased, only a few could be seen clearly.

The name of the grenade was retained, the ordinary gunpowder arrow was named the Thunderbolt, and the eight-bull version of the gunpowder arrow was named the Sunburst Arrow. The name is weird, how do you look at it and think it's a modified version of the earth-shattering arrow.

However, the word "day" is really not used casually now, so it is shocking.... Make do with it.

As for the "big guy" that can blow up a section of the city wall, it was named "Imperial Thunder" by the emperor, and just by looking at it, you can know what this Imperial Thunder represents.

After the real experiment on the power of the Emperor's Command, it is obvious that this thing is to be controlled to the death, and even the use of it requires the emperor to send someone to supervise it. Even, the only one who can be approved to go out of the army with this big killing weapon can only be the emperor's most reassuring general. For the rest, don't even think about it.