"Shang Shuling is really right."

Qin Ling nodded vigorously, and said excitedly: "Our Zanmeng just said, the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, harmony is prosperity, and separation is decline." Besides, we have never had the idea of being an enemy of the Tang Dynasty, and the misunderstandings over the years have all arisen because of the Tugu Hun and not the contradiction between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo. ”

The Zanmeng he said was actually Princess Wencheng.

It's just that after Lu Dongzan took power, the royal power of Tubo declined, and Princess Wencheng's status was naturally far worse than before, otherwise, Lu Dongzan would not have provoked wars again or four times.

Princess Wencheng's influence between the two countries is already negligible.

Han Yi did not put this very outstanding woman in his plan, but in the face of Qinling's remarks, Han Yi chose to remain silent, because in the matter of Tuyuhun, it is mainly based on the sincerity of Tubo, not the sincerity of Datang, and Datang will not make the slightest concession, because Tuyuhun is directly related to the core interests of Datang, and it is impossible to back down.

Qin Ling glanced at Han Yi and said, "We in Tubo believe that in order to solve the Tuyuhun problem, we must demarcate the boundaries between the two sides, reduce the number of troops, and exchange markets, so that the people on both sides can have friendly exchanges. ”

Han Yi is still silent, these three points are actually very critical, definitely on the blade, but how to solve it?

Qin Ling could only continue: "Our idea is that we will recognize that the Heyuan area is owned by Tuyuhun based on the area occupied by the two sides today, but we also hope that the Tang Dynasty will recognize that the Bailan Department belongs to our Tubo territory." ”

Han Yi was slightly shocked in his heart, in fact, the Bailan Department has long belonged to Tubo, but Tubo has never admitted it, that is, he hopes to avoid a head-on conflict with Datang before he is sure of victory.

However, now that the Tibetan side has asked to recognize that the Bailan Department is owned by the Tibetans, then they have given up the diplomatic strategy of Lu Dongzan, either the Tibetan side has decided to completely tear their faces, or they really don't want to fight anymore. Han Yi thought that the latter was more likely, if you want to tear it up and not fight, then just start a war, why bother playing with these haves and don'ts, and finally asked: "Then I don't know how many garrisons you plan to reduce?" ”

"I hope both sides will be able to reduce the garrison to 20,000. ”

Han Yi was silent, but he was very surprised in his heart, you must know that when the Tubo garrison was at its highest, there were as many as 200,000, and now there are always 100,000 soldiers stationed there, giving Tuyuhun a lot of pressure, in fact, Lu Dongzan almost stayed there in his later years and did not go back, that is their family's base camp, if it is true, it is really full of sincerity.

Qin Ling said: "In addition, we also hope to solve the matter of the two parts of the moon and the bow moon. ”

Han Yi sighed and looked at him in a little surprise.

Qin Ling said: "We can move the two parts of Chuyue and Gongyue to the plateau and completely retreat to the north, so as to reduce unnecessary misunderstandings." ”

A look of surprise flashed in Han Yi's eyes, and he immediately smiled: "I believe this matter won't be so simple. ”

Qin Ling nodded and said, "But we also hope that the Tang Dynasty can recognize that the upper reaches of the Xintou River belong to our Tubo sphere of influence." ”

Xintou River? Where is this Nima, why haven't I heard of it? Han Yi was a little confused, this homework was really done in the dog's belly.

In fact, this Sintou River is the Indus River in Pakistan in later generations.

The official on the side was more clever, and he hurriedly whispered in Han Yi's ear: "Shang Shuling, the Xintou River is in the Western Regions, that is, the southernmost part of the Green Mountains, where there is a road that leads to Tianzhu, but the boundaries over there have always been blurred, of course we say that they all belong to us." ”

Han Yi nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "Is there anything else?" ”

Qin Ling said: "Of course, we still very much hope that Datang can open more mutual markets to our Tubo, and allow more Tubo people to come to Chang'an to study and exchange." ”

Han Yi snorted and said with a smile: "The prince really came with sincerity, and I personally look forward to this negotiation more and more, hoping to bring peace and prosperity to the people of the two countries." However, I cannot do this to the Lord, and I cannot give you an answer today. ”

Qin Ling hurriedly said: "I understand this, if His Majesty the Tang Dynasty has any orders, we in Tubo are willing to do our best to meet Your Majesty's orders." ”

Han Yi nodded with a smile, suddenly heard the bell ring outside, and said, "It's noon so soon." Then he said to Qinling: "Son, I have prepared a banquet, and we will talk while eating." ”

Qin Ling hugged his fists and said, "Thank you, thank you." ”

"Please."

"Please."

In fact, what is going to be talked about is almost the same, the key is that the Tibetan side has no room for Han Yi to bargain, this must be the bottom line, if you want to go back, it will definitely be the compensation for the land cution, so at the banquet, they talked about trivial things, contacting and contacting feelings, and talking about Lu Dongzan, but Han Yi didn't drink much, because he had to go back immediately in the afternoon to resume his life.

He really doesn't call the shots in this matter, just because the sincerity of Qinling is too much, which they didn't expect.

So when Han Yi told Li Zhi about the conditions of Qinling, Li Zhi was also extremely surprised, "This... How is this possible, and could there be some conspiracy in this? ”

People are like this, before talking, they always hope to get more benefits, but when the other party gives enough benefits, they start to be suspicious again.

Li Ji said suddenly: "There is indeed a conspiracy, but it may not be aimed at us." ”

Li Zhi hurriedly asked, "How do you say this?" ”

Li Ji said: "Your Majesty, can you let someone bring the map of the Western Regions first, and then the old minister will explain it to Your Majesty." ”

Li Zhi immediately ordered someone to bring a map of the Western Regions and hang it on the wall.

The three of them came to the front of the map, and Li Ji pointed to one of them and said, "Your Majesty, look, this is the Xintou River Basin, and you can go directly to Tianzhu by going south along the river." ”

Li Zhi was surprised: "In other words, Tubo wants to enter Tianzhu? ”

Han Yi said: "If it is just to march into Tianzhu, it is said that there is a road to the south of Luoqi City that can lead to Tianzhu. ”

Li Ji nodded and said, "The old minister also thinks that Tubo may not just be aimed at Tianzhu. As he spoke, he pointed to one place, "If he occupies Tianzhu, then he can send troops here and directly reach the former territory of Persia, and he can successfully bypass my Tang Dynasty's sphere of influence in the Western Regions." However, if the Tibetans wanted to send troops to Persia from here, he first had to completely control Tianzhu, so that they could have enough strength to advance westward. ”

"I see."

Li Zhi nodded and said, "No wonder Tubo is so sincere this time, it turns out that they want to expand over there." So who does this Xintou River belong to? ”

Li Ji pondered a little, pointed to the map and said: "Your Majesty, this has to divide the Xintou River into two sections, the section of the east-west flow, when Pei Xingjian dealt with the matter of the big and small Bolu, he had already talked very clearly, the north is the small Bolu, and the south is the big Bolu, but the old minister thinks that Qinling is talking about this section of the north-south flow, and this section, we are incorporating this small part of the west into my Tang territory, but we have no control over this small area, and the power is not as good as the local power of the big Bolu, But if we block it here, it will be difficult for Tubo to go around Tianzhu from here. ”

Han Yi said: "According to what Qin Ling said, he is asking us to admit that maybe they have taken control of this area. ”

Li Zhi said: "Then is this place of great value to us?" ”

Li Ji frowned, thought for a while, and said: "It's not big now, we don't have the ability to go around that far, and if we don't eliminate Tubo's power in the local area, even if our power enters Tianzhu, it will be easily blocked by Tubo." But it's hard to say in the future. ”

Han Yi said suddenly: "If we succeed in the South China Sea, even if we want to enter Tianzhu in the future, we don't need to go over there anymore, we can go directly from the sea, which is far better than the land route." ”

"That's right! We can now walk by sea. ”

Li Zhi nodded, and asked again: "Then what if Tubo wants to go west?" ”

Li Ji said: "There is a big food over there, and it is not easy for Tubo to go west. ”

Han Yi said: "If Tubo can break the power of the Great Food in Persia, we can actually take the opportunity to go over and get a piece of the pie." ”

Li Zhi is right to think about it, if Tubo goes west, it can be regarded as a way out, after all, the Tang Dynasty has not officially confronted Da Shi now, and he does not know the true strength of Da Shi, and asked: "If Tubo is allowed to successfully enter Tianzhu, will it increase Tubo's national strength?" ”

Li Jidao: "If Tubo wins Tianzhu, the national strength will definitely increase, but if you want to transport Tianzhu's materials to the Tuyuhun border, it is by no means an easy job, far less than us to transport materials from the South China Sea to the Central Plains, after all, the road over there is not so easy to walk." ”

Han Yi was very sure: "In terms of the growth of national strength, please rest assured that the growth rate of our national strength will always be at least ten times that of Tibet, and the minimum is ten times." ”

That's a really uplifting thing to say.

"With Aiqing here, I should rest assured about this." Li Zhi nodded slightly and said, "That is to say, as long as Tubo expands to the south and does not become an enemy of my Datang, then whether it is the present or the future, it will be beneficial to my Datang?" ”

Han Yi nodded and said, "So to speak." But I'm afraid that this is a false shot from Tibet, deliberately paralyzing us. ”

Li Zhi snorted and said, "This can't be guarded against!" But now that Tibet has shown its sincerity, if we don't agree, we may have to go to war. How should we deal with it? ”

Li Ji groaned for a while, and said: "It is also very reasonable for the old minister Tubo to do this, after all, from the perspective of national strength, the decisive battle between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty will only lose both, and it is impossible for them to destroy us, but we may destroy them, and if there is a local war, it will not take any advantage, stabilize the relationship with us, concentrate forces to the south, and attack the weaker Tianzhu, in fact, it is very well known." ”

Li Zhi said: "Sikong thinks they really came with sincerity? ”

Li Ji nodded and said: "But this defense is indispensable, we can ask Tubo to reduce the garrison to 20,000, and we will keep the garrison in Tuyuhun." Because the slaves of Tibet are soldiers, even if he withdraws the main force, the people who remain in the local area can be armed at any time, and reducing the number of troops of the same size is inherently unfavorable to us. In addition, it is much more difficult for us to assist Tuyuhun than it is for their main force to reach the border with Tuyuhun, so that we can test them and maintain the balance of power in Tuyuhun. ”

Han Yi also said: "The minister also agrees with Sikong's suggestion. ”

Li Zhi narrowed his eyes and said, "Tomorrow I will hold another pivotal meeting, and then we will discuss it specifically." ”

.....．

At this time, Qinling and several subordinates came down to visit the new market.

"Young master, this Datang is really far more prosperous than we imagined!"

"When will our Tubo be so prosperous."

When Qin Ling heard this, he smiled coldly and said, "With that group of slave owners, we in Tibet will never be so prosperous. ”

Several subordinates around him looked at him in surprise.

Qin Ling stood in the middle of the square, looked around, his eyes were full of hunger, and said slowly: "Therefore, if we want to live in this flowery big city, we can only occupy the entire Central Plains and become the masters of the Central Plains. ”

The man on the left asked, "Does the young master think they will definitely agree?" ”

Qin Ling pointed to the hotel in front of him where there was an endless stream of guests, and said: "You see, the ordinary people of Chang'an are living so richly, how can they easily give up this life and run to the battlefield to fight hard, this is our disadvantage, but it is also our advantage, so it is impossible for them to refuse me." ”