Chapter 854: Seducing the Tibetan Nobles (Part II)
And this kind of good thing? Everyone's eyes were focused on Li Chengqian.
This time they were caught in the Tang Dynasty, and these Tubo nobles were very worried in their hearts, for fear that they would accidentally be cut off.
After all, the Tang prince's attitude towards the outside world has always been so tough, last time just because Bangse proposed to marry Changle, this gang killed more than 200 people in Tubo in one go, this time Tubo attacked Songzhou on a large scale, and it was naturally not impossible to be killed by the collective.
"What King Wu said is right, this palace is also the meaning of this palace, but there is a condition here." Li Chengqian had already adapted to this kind of 'fire'-like gaze ceremony, smiled faintly, raised the cup on the table, and saluted the Tibetan nobles.
Sure enough, it wasn't so easy, everyone flatteringly picked up the cup, but their hearts were all 'groaning'.
After drinking a glass of wine, Li Chengqian continued what he had just said: "If you want as much land as you want, you can fight it yourself, and it will be yours to fight down, and the standard will be based on your fiefdom in Tubo, and the Tang Dynasty will take it back, but it will give you some policy compensation, as for what this compensation is, this needs to be discussed carefully between the palace and your Zampu." ”
"We can't go back to Tibet, can we?" In silence, Lu Dongzan suddenly asked.
"What do you think? You're a smart person, do you think this palace will do that kind of thing to let the tiger go back to the mountain? Li Chengqian fiddled with the wine glass in his hand and asked with a smile on his face.
Lu Dongzan shook his head and sighed secretly in his heart.
At the beginning, he said that he would not let Songtsen Gampo be so anxious to attack the Tang Dynasty, and he didn't think that Tubo would be able to challenge the Tang Dynasty if he could occupy the entire plateau, but Songtsen Gampo didn't listen, and he had to go his own way.
But if you say that you will never return to the plateau, what will your family do? His family members are all on the plateau, can they all be brought back and sent to Chang'an as hostages? So what's the difference between these people and cannon fodder?
Li Chengqian silently glanced at the expressions of everyone present, with a smile on his face, as the prince of the Tang Dynasty, he is the sky for these defeated Tubo nobles, he is not afraid that these people will not agree to his request, and the reason why he discussed it with them well is also because of a face problem.
Another point is that on the plateau, Datang also needs an agent, after all, not everyone can overcome this thing, the plateau is the plateau of the Tubo people, which no one can deny.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, there is something unknown to the foreign minister, I don't know if I can ask for advice?" After being silent for a long time, Tubo Prime Minister Shang Nang slowly asked.
"Prime Minister, please speak." At this time, Li Chengqian was completely a polite aristocrat, and all the darkness was deeply hidden, even if the most picky officials of the Ministry of Rites came, they couldn't find any fault.
It's just that although Li Chengqian's posture is that of an aristocrat, Shang Nang doesn't dare to really think so, and there is no harm in being cautious when the future of Tibet is all about someone's thoughts.
So the old guy hesitated for a long time, and then he asked worriedly: "Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince planning to empty the entire plateau?" Or does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince want the whole of Tibet to be naturalized? ”
"Isn't naturalization bad?" Li Chengqian asked with a smile.
Is it good or not? All the Tibetan nobles frowned.
Li Chengqian's question has a bearing on the future of a nation, and it is by no means something that can be figured out for a moment, and even in the modern era of later generations, this is a very troublesome issue, let alone in the ignorant ancient times.
Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Li Chengqian sighed and said: "Tubo, located on the plateau, lacks resources, think about what kind of life you usually live, even if you are all nobles, what do you enjoy?" What are you going to invade everywhere, plundering people, land, all this for? It's not about making yourself a better life. ”
"Now, the opportunity is in front of you, and as long as you nod your head, you can immediately enjoy things that you never thought of before. Have you ever seen the vast plains and the mighty seas? You don't want to have it? ”
"Although people say that it is better to be the head of the chicken than the tail of the phoenix, but what kind of chicken should this chicken be divided into, right? Not to mention that even if you are on the plateau, you are not a chicken head, and there are still people above you, so what's wrong with naturalization? ”
"Datang will not interfere with your living habits, nor will it care how you rule your territory, the real difference is only to change to a better territory, but there are forests, seas, plains, countless beauties, and drunk wine, isn't that your dream?"
Speaking of this, Li Chengqian stopped, he felt that he had said enough, if these guys still couldn't understand, or couldn't do what they wanted, then he had to kill them and let them return to dust.
"But it's not for us to fight ourselves." A certain Tibetan nobleman spoke everyone's mind.
If they can change to a better living environment, these Tibetan nobles are of course willing, but if they need to fight for it themselves, this is a little difficult for them to accept.
"There is no free lunch in the world, you don't think that the act of aggression against Datang will be overturned so easily, right? People are always responsible for their actions, aren't they? Li Chengqian snorted, and the smile on his face faded.
"But what about our people? Shall all our people leave the plateau? Shang Nang glared at the nobleman who didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and pulled the topic back again.
"No, you misunderstood, if you agree to the conditions, they are not your people, but the people of the Tang Dynasty, and your rule will not be all Tubo people, there will be Tianzhu people, Tang people, Tubo people, Turkic people, ......, don't forget, what this palace needs is naturalization, not cannon fodder, you don't think that this palace is using you as cannon fodder, you don't need to worry about this at all."
But what is it if it's not cannon fodder? Li Chengqian didn't want his people of the Tang Dynasty to go to Tianzhu, thousands of miles away to fight, so he could only let the Tubo people and the people of the Western Regions go, but the land he fought down was the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, can we think about it?" Shang Nang actually understands the doorway here, but he can't say it directly in front of Li Chengqian.
"Of course, but you only have three days, and once the three days are over......" Li Chengqian smiled and gave a time, but did not say what would happen after the three days.
Everyone is smart, and it goes without saying what will happen.
(End of chapter)