"Rengui, what's the situation in Songzhou? Where has the road been repaired? ”

"Lizhou, there are still fifty miles to repair to Lizhou, but it is already close to Gyeonggi, and it is not for ministers to get close." Xue Rengui replied.

His Zuo Wuwei has almost become an engineering unit in recent years, in addition to garrisoning is to build roads, if it is not for the bad terrain in Shuzhong, I am afraid that the road will be repaired to Lizhou a year ago.

But fortunately, Li Chengqian is not a harsh person, and he did not force Xue Rengui to build the road to a certain position, he was completely resigned to it, with the attitude of repairing wherever he could.

So after hearing that the road was about to be repaired to Lizhou, he showed a look of surprise and said to Xue Rengui with a smile: "Old Xue, okay, you, you haven't wasted your efforts in the past few years." ”

Unexpectedly, Xue Rengui's face showed a hint of embarrassment: "Your Highness......, minister, can you change the minister's errand?" This Luchen has really cultivated enough. ”

"Cheng, no problem, from today onwards, the Zuowu guards will enter Tibet and be stationed on the border between Tibet and Nepal." Li Chengqian agreed very happily, without the slightest hesitation.

In this way, Xue Rengui didn't know how to deal with it, and looked at Li Chengqian blankly, not knowing whether to say that it was better to obey the order, or to politely shirk it.

Because in the eyes of ordinary people, such a happy answer should be a way of expressing extreme dissatisfaction.

For example, if we have just completed the double study day, but we continue to ask the leader for leave on Monday, if the leader immediately agrees and agrees very simply, it will be difficult to accept.

Xue Rengui felt the same way, so suddenly his mind seemed to be stuck, and he didn't know how to answer at all.

And Li Chengqian didn't notice Xue Rengui's performance at all, and after arranging Zuo Wuwei's affairs, he said to Songtsan Gampo, who was sitting a little bored on the side: "Songtsen, there is something that you need to sacrifice, but don't worry, it's not a bad thing." ”

"Huh?!" Songtsen Gampo was stunned, and a bad feeling arose in his heart.

"This palace intends to ask the princess of the country of Nepal for marriage on your behalf." Li Chengqian, who was not shocked, continued, with a hint of ridicule on his face.

Ask for Mao's kiss! You just have ulterior motives! Songtsen Gampo shouted frantically in his heart.

And from the fact that everyone on the side was almost stupid, judging from Li Chengqian's arrangement of Zuo Wuwei just now, where is this special to ask for relatives, it is obviously to rob relatives.

Just said that Zuo Wuwei has almost become an engineering unit, but this is also relatively speaking, the perennial activities near the plateau have given them the ability to march in Tibet, and a large number of conscripted laborers also make Zuo Wuwei's auxiliary army almost all composed of Tubo people.

Under the superposition of the two phases, Zuo Wuwei has the ability to fight on the plateau, maybe the combat power is not as strong as on the plain, but if it is equipped with sharp weapons, the country of Nepal will not be able to cope with it no matter what.

What is the difference between such an army stationed on the border to show off its force, and then sending people over to ask for relatives.

But what is the purpose of Li Chengqian's doing this? What was there in the country of Nepal that was worth the trouble he had to go to such lengths? Seeing that the world was falling pies, Songtsan Gampo, who was about to have another princess wife, almost broke his head, and he didn't figure out what Li Chengqian was going to do.

"Since no one objected, then this matter is decided, Songtsam will go back and prepare, and you will be ready to be the groom's official this time next year!" Seeing that everyone was speechless for a long time, Li Chengqian said to himself.

"No, Your Highness, the minister is still young, and he doesn't want to get married so early." Almost subconsciously, Songtsen Gampo rejected Li Chengqian's 'kindness'.

Since he can't figure out what Li Chengqian is going to do, the best way is not to think about it, just refuse directly, anyway, with his tossing method, there is nothing good to specify.

"I'm not young, in a few months, this palace will be upgraded to be a father, but you, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, don't even have a wife, how can this work."

"And you look at my fourth brother and them, it's not that the baby is running all over the ground, and it's not a matter for you to drag it like this, so this matter is settled, Xuan Ce, you go back and pack your things, set off with Rengui and them, and do things for Songzan."

Thanks to the identity of the crown prince, Li Chengqian assigned the task to himself, without encountering too many problems, except for the meaningless muttering of Songtsen Gampo during the period, everything went smoothly.

Songtsan Gampo inexplicably had a wife, and he felt very uncomfortable, although if Li Chengqian, the butterfly, had not come to the Tang Dynasty, he would still marry Princess Qizun, but there is always a difference between voluntary and forced.

Therefore, in the discussion of a series of things later, Songtsen Gampo never spoke again, and he was not even interested in listening, but just huddled in the corner and sulked.

It was at this moment that a figure appeared behind him: "Ghr Donzan meets Zamp." ”

"Geer, you're here too?" Lu Dongzan's voice made Songtsen Gampo refreshed, and he turned around sharply and looked over with a sparkling gaze.

"Yes, Dongzan is here." Lu Dongzan looked at the former overlord on the plateau with complicated eyes, and said in a deep voice.

"Where have you been during this time? What is the situation on the plateau? Those ......" Songtsen Gampo had a stomach full of words that he wanted to say and ask, but he swallowed them all back halfway through, and sighed in distraction: "That's it, all this has nothing to do with me." ”

"Zampu, haven't you ever thought about returning to the plateau?" What Songtsen Gampo didn't want to mention, Lu Dongzan took the initiative to ask.

"Do you think they're going to let me go?" Songtsen Gampo smiled self-deprecatingly: "It's a mess on the plateau now, right?" It's a pity, if only I hadn't been so hasty in the first place. ”

"There is no chaos on the plateau, those speculative guys have all been subdued and sent to Zuo Wuwei for labor reform, and many scholars in the Tang Dynasty have gone to the plateau and are teaching agricultural knowledge to the people, and some craftsmen have also gone to the plateau, cement roads have been built, glass conservatories are also being built, there is ...... there, there is no difference between it and Datang."

With a bitter smile on his face, Lu Dongzan explained to Songtsan Gampo little by little the changes in Tibet, the cultural invasion was too serious, and the gradually changing living conditions recorded that the people of Tubo gradually forgot the fact that they were being ruled by the Tang Dynasty, maybe in another few decades, even the name Tubo would not exist.

But despite this, Songtsen Gampo still showed considerable surprise, he didn't expect that Li Chengqian would be so generous, and would really arrange people to enter the plateau and bring technology and knowledge to the Tibetan people, and it was the kind that was indiscriminate.

As the saying goes, the ass determines the head, and the thinking of the superior is always different from that of others, and what is very serious in Lu Dongzan's eyes is not a big problem for Songtsen Gampo, what he really cares about is whether Li Chengqian will fulfill his promise.

So after hesitating for a moment, Songtsen Gampo grabbed Lu Dongzan's shoulder tightly and asked in a deep voice, "Geer, are you sure you didn't lie to me?" What you say is true, isn't it? ”

"Zampu, Dongzan doesn't lie." Lu Dongzan shook his head.

After confirming everything Lu Dongzan said, Songtsan Gampo snorted: "Finally, he Li Chengqian did not break his word and gained weight, it seems that I should really help him in the future." ”

"Zampu, are you going back to the plateau?" Lu Dongzan was surprised by Songtsen Gampo's choice, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

Rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail, this sentence is not only said by Han people, Tubo also has the same proverb, Lu Dongzan does not believe that Songtsen Gampo will give up the status of the overlord of the plateau and run to assist a young prince of the Tang Dynasty.

"What if I go back to the plateau? The prince of the Tang Dynasty has a good saying, if you fall behind, you will be beaten, if I can't take Tubo faster than the Tang Dynasty, then sooner or later Tubo will still be ruled by the Tang Dynasty. ”

Songtsen Gampo didn't know where the original source of 'if you fall behind, you will be beaten,' but since he heard it from Li Chengqian, it should be regarded as what he said.

"But Zampu, there are now a lot of technologies on the plateau that were not available before, and the lives of the people have begun to change, and we can develop in other directions without contacting Datang." There was a sense of anxiety in Lu Dongzan's voice, as if Songtsen Gampo's choice had disappointed him.

Songtsen Gampo shook his head and denied Lu Dongzan, and said firmly: "Don't persuade me, if Tubo wants to be strong, relying on Datang is the best choice, and when Datang conquers the whole world, Tubo will follow in the footsteps of Datang to go higher and farther." ”

A flash of disappointment flashed in Lu Dongzan's eyes, nodded gloomily, bowed down to Songtsan Ganbu, and then retreated, but the figure crowded in the crowd looked a little gloomy.

Songtsen Gampo watched silently like that, and at the same time secretly clenched his fists.

If he is willing to say that he is attached to Datang, this is pure nonsense.

But if he doesn't rely on the Tang Dynasty, Tubo will usher in the end of the world, which is a problem he needs to face.

Life or death is a multiple-choice question that Li Chengqian has come up with, and all the consequences are determined by his own choice.

Songtsen Gampo knew very well that if he found Li Chengqian now and offered to return to the plateau, he would definitely get his consent.

But after he returns to the plateau, he will be followed by the Tang Iron Cavalry, and Tubo will be burned in the war, and the former glory will become dust in history.

The general trend has been achieved and there is no return.

Li Chengqian's layout has been completed, and there is no possibility of struggle in Tibet, Lu Dongzan only knows that there are many Han people who are teaching the techniques and knowledge of the Tubo people, doesn't he know that these Han people can also understand the customs, topography and landforms of Tibet?

When this understanding is enough, what will Tubo use to rebel against the Tang Dynasty? Is it by those transparent glasses? Or maybe it's all about the broken cement?

(End of chapter)