It turned out that Li Shimin looked at the map of the whole Tang Dynasty, and how unpleasant it was to look at the piece of Tubo marked with maroon on the map, and now all the countries around the Tang Dynasty have surrendered, especially after the Northwest Road, Tufu has been wrapped in the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

In the face of such a map of the Tang Dynasty, I am afraid that not only Li Shimin, but also all the people of the Tang Dynasty will panic when they see it.

Li Shimin was so happy, Goguryeo's stubborn disease was cured, and Tu Sfan's scar, he also wanted to take a plaster and paste it on. Now that he has the idea of conquering Goguryeo, he will take a short break and begin to conquer Tibet.

Li Daozong also understood Li Shimin's thoughts, but his daughter was about to marry Songtsan Ganbu, and if the imperial court wanted to fight Tu Sfan, his heart would be very twisted. Of course, if Tu Si Fan can surrender to the Tang Dynasty without fighting, such a result is the best.

After listening to Li Daozong's words, Li You's heart was also twisted. To be honest, although he was very jealous of the Great Food Empire, in his heart, he still felt that there was a way to deal with them. Only this Tu Sbo is the hardest hard bone to gnaw.

With the existing national strength of the Tang Dynasty, it is not a problem to defeat Tus. However, Tusbo is located on the plateau, and the geographical environment is very harsh, and it will cost a lot to fight it. The most important thing is that the barren people in Tusbo are poor, and in terms of resources and economy, they are not even as good as chicken ribs, and there is basically no oil and water after they are defeated, and the imperial court will have to fill a lot of money into it in the future. Moreover, the people of Tibet are not civilized enough, and the superstition is strong, and it will be a big trouble to govern in the future.

No matter what others think, Li You is unwilling to do this thing that costs people and money anyway.

Li You is in favor of making peace with Tusbo, because he wants to continue the path of history and be able to live in harmony with Tusbo. Everyone is safe and sound, and it is also a good choice to eat their own. This kind of thinking is a bit of a cover-up.

However, intellectually speaking, the problem of Tubo still needs to be solved. Songtsen Ganbu was a sensible man who was able to maintain good relations with the Tang Dynasty. When replaced by a slightly second person, the southwestern frontier of the Tang Dynasty may be harassed by the Tusbo people at any time.

If the Tibetan problem is not solved, the future army will march south to solve the problems of the entire South Asian continent, and it will also be restrained by the Tibetan army.

The solution to the problem of Tibet is nothing more than two ways: conquest by force and persuasion of its submission. Fighting, it seems that it is not a good way at the moment, can persuasion work?

Songtsen Ganbu was a reasonable man, so he was able to maintain a long-term peaceful and friendly relationship with the Tang Dynasty. However, it was under the condition that Tubo and the Tang Dynasty were on an equal footing, and people were willing to do so. The problem now is to let people put down their status as emperors and claim to the Tang Dynasty. Songtsen Gampo is a tough guy and very proud, which is probably difficult to do.

It's annoying to think about these things, Li You scratched his scalp vigorously, and said to Li Daozong: "I really don't have any good way." Otherwise, wait for your daughter to marry Songtsam Ganbu and let her persuade Songtsam Ganbu to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. ”

Li Daozong said dissatisfiedly: "Your Highness, what are you talking about?" How can such a major court event be entrusted to the daughter of the minister? She can't afford this responsibility, and neither can the ministers. ”

Li You also felt that he was talking a little too casually, and he said: "Uncle, don't be angry, I just complained, and I didn't really mean that." Since my father has this wish, let's try it hard. ”

Li Daozong said worriedly: "What if Songtsan Ganbu does not listen to persuasion and does not agree to submit to the Tang Dynasty? Will Your Majesty really send troops to attack Tibet? If that's the case, wouldn't it hurt Xue Yan to marry her? ”

Li You said: "Uncle Wang, don't worry too much. Isn't Songtsam Gabbu coming to Chang'an soon, and when he comes, let's talk about it first. Anyway, my cousin hasn't married him yet, so if it really doesn't work, let's cancel this marriage. ”

Li Daozong said helplessly: "You can only take one step at a time, but you still have the most ways to solve such a thing, and it all depends on your trouble." ”

Li You smiled: "Hey, how big is it, why do you want to go so far?" As the saying goes, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, so let's talk about it after Songtsam Ganbu comes. Uncle, we have a lot of delicious things in Datang, and I have added a lot of new dishes here recently, many of which are very distinctive. Let's have lunch together. ”

Li You's optimism infected Li Daozong, and he had confidence in Li You, for so many years, he had not heard of anything that Li You couldn't do. He said, "yes, it's useless to think about it now. The minister can't eat anything good in Goguryeo, and the birds are about to fade out of his mouth, so I'll feast on you today! ”

Lu Dongzan fell for Li Chunfeng and provided Songtsam Gangbu with wrong information, which caused Songtsam Ganbu to make a wrong judgment about the situation in Tuyuhun. As a result, the split between Tusi and Murong Qian was defeated, and the Tang Dynasty and Murong Bo took the opportunity to defeat, and from then on, Tusbo's forces withdrew from Tuyuhun.

Lu Dongzan, who loves Tusbo and is loyal to Songtsan Gampo, really has no face to return to Tusbo, plus Li You sent someone to take his family to Chang'an, he can only accept his fate, and he will be a subject of the Tang Dynasty in Chang'an.

However, Lu Dongzan has already made up his mind that he will not contribute to the Tang Dynasty, let alone do anything to harm Tus. Fortunately, over the years, the Tang Dynasty did not force him to do anything, but just let him serve as the head of the language academy and do his studies in a down-to-earth manner.

The Tang Dynasty was a large and open empire with an open mind. The number of foreigners living in the Tang Dynasty was huge, reaching tens of thousands in Chang'an alone. With the exception of a few countries, the Tang Dynasty was very friendly to most foreigners.

Lu Dongzan's ingenuity was vividly displayed when he proposed to Li Leling, the princess of Nanping, for Songtsan Ganbu, and everyone admired him in Chang'an, and those who came into contact with him respected him very much.

The prosperity of Chang'an is almost incomparable to that of Tibet. Lu Dongzan's family quickly fell in love with life here. Lu Dongzan slowly got used to the prosperous life of Chang'an, and even liked it here. Suffice it to say, if they were allowed to return to Tibet, his family would certainly not have been willing. Lu Dongzan himself was not sure whether he was willing to return to the bitter cold land of his hometown.

Lu Dongzan enjoys the treatment of the right general of the imperial court, and his living conditions are very good. However, there has always been a knot in his heart, and as long as he thinks about it, he feels a tingling in his heart.

He always felt that he owed Tu S Bo, he was sorry for the old folks in his hometown, especially sorry for Songtsan Gangbu, so he didn't want to hear the news about Tu S. The language academy has a special course in Tuzhou, but Lu Dongzan has never been to that class once.

Recently, Lu Dongzan's mood is very complicated and sad. Because, he knew that Songtsan Ganbu would come to Chang'an in a short time, and he really didn't have the face to face Songtsan Ganbu.

On this day, Lu Dongzan was working in the main office of the Language Institute, and Li You, the king of the northwest, came with Baihu, and he said: "Lu Dongzan is in the courtyard, my prince invites you to come over." ”

I'm really afraid of something. Lu Dongzan was a smart man, and he immediately guessed that Li You was looking for him, and it must have something to do with Songtsan Ganbu. He Lu Dongzan was framed by Li You, and he was unwilling to follow Li You to harm Songtsam Ganbu again.

He had the heart to shirk it, but he really couldn't find an excuse for a while, so he had to follow Baihu to the Northwest Palace.

For Li You, Lu Dongzan's feelings are very complicated.

As the saying goes, there is no impermeable wall in the world, and the culprit who designed to frame Telu Dongzan back then was this Li You's matter, which reached his ears. To say that Lu Dongzan doesn't hate Li You in his heart, that's false. However, for Li You, he admires him very much, and being able to make him stand on such a big role in Ludong shows that others are smarter than himself.

Over the years, the thing that Lu Dongzan has heard the most in Chang'an is about His Royal Highness the Northwest King.

Lu Dongzan, as a politician, or a former politician, every time Li You accomplishes a big thing, he can't help but put himself in his shoes and think about whether he can make such achievements if he is in that position. The answer is basically no.

Moreover, he witnessed first-hand the miraculous contributions made by Li You to the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty and Chang'an.

He felt that there was a mystery in Li You, that was not the ability that a normal person should have, that guy was simply a demonic existence.

After Lu Dongzan stayed in Chang'an, he was reluctant to come out to be an official, but he was a diligent person, so he didn't want to do anything at home all day long, and he didn't want to be a public servant. Li You seemed to know him very well, and set up such a language academy for him to manage, which not only satisfied his desire to do things, but also did not embarrass him. From this point of view, he is still a little grateful to Li You.

Now that time has passed, Lu Dongzan is already a subject of the Tang Dynasty, and the change of identity has reduced his hatred for Li You a lot. Besides, Li You was the prince of the Tang Dynasty, and Lu Dongzan, who was still a minister of Tubo at the time, was also his own master, and his approach was understandable.

Lu Dongzan thought as he walked: "However, no matter what you Li You say to break the sky, I will not follow you to harm Songtsan ganbu, anyway, I don't have anything to be nostalgic about now, the big deal is not to let me be the director of this language college, I will go home to retire, or leave Chang'an to buy a few acres of land in the countryside, and under the east fence of picking chrysanthemums, I can leisurely see the pastoral life of Nanshan." ”

Lu Dongzan made up his mind, and his heart became very calm. Soon, they came to the Northwest Palace.