Chapter 58: Peace Talks

"Rumble!"

The Tang army advanced rapidly, the sound of hooves was like thunder, splashing large areas of ice and snow, and the momentum was extremely spectacular. If you look at it from the air, you can only see a sea of people, unstoppable and unstoppable.

"Overseer, it's time for us to rest." Li Bai let out a long breath and reminded him.

"Okay, just rest for a while." Li Changguo nodded, and he was about to give the order.

At this moment, Li Yi galloped over and reported loudly: "Supervise the army, the envoy of Tubo asks to see." ”

"It must have come to ask us to withdraw from the army." Li Bai frowned, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"That's right." Guo Ziyi: They echoed loudly.

"Overseer, do you see it?" Everyone's eyes fell on Li Changguo.

Since the Tang army crossed the Jishi Mountain, the road was like a bamboo, and the Tubo did not have the slightest defense, and it was only a matter of time before the Tang army came to Luo, and there was no need to meet the Tibetan envoy at all.

"See. There are some things that just let the Tak Zuzan know. Li Changguo nodded.

Li Yi received the order and went to bring the Tibetan envoy. Not long after, the Tibetan envoy was brought over.

The Tibetan envoy was more than forty years old, dressed in a fox fur, wearing a fur hat, and a head held high, quite arrogant, but the nervous look on his face betrayed his lack of confidence.

The Tang army has entered the hinterland of Tibet, marching thousands of miles, and Tubo can't deal with it, what confidence can he have? However, as a Tibetan envoy, he couldn't admit it, so he could only pretend. It's a pity that in the army of the Tang Dynasty, he doesn't pretend to be very similar.

Li Bai and the others forced a smile, pursed their lips, and waited for Li Changguo to fall.

Li Changguo waved his hand: "Order all armies to speed up their advance." Rushed to Les and set up camp. ”

"Yes!" The crowd roared in response, and the sound was like thunder.

The face of the Tibetan envoy changed greatly, and he couldn't pretend anymore, so he hurriedly saluted Li Changguo and said, "The Tibetan envoy Yang Jin has seen the prison army. ”

"Say, what is the matter with Dezuzan asking you to come?" Li Changguo patted the horse's back, the war horse neighed, and galloped faster.

"Can you stop the army?" The central amount of money is sweating on his head.

Tang Jun didn't stop for a moment, and he didn't need to think about it to know that this was going straight to Luo, which was what Tubo was most worried about.

Although Luo Xue concentrated hundreds of thousands of troops, however, the Tang army came too suddenly, and Tubo was not ready for battle, if the Tang army suddenly arrived, the consequences would be unimaginable, and he had to find ways to make the Tang army stop advancing, even if it was good for a moment or three. For Tibet, time is too precious, and a moment or three is also precious.

"Humph! This is why De Zuzan asked you to come? Needless to say, you can go back. Li Changguo didn't even look at him, and only cared about riding his horse forward.

"No, no, no, the prison army misunderstood, this is my request, my little request." The sweat on Yang Yuan's head was even worse, although it was the first time he had seen Li Changguo, he knew that this Li Changguo was difficult to deal with.

Li Changguo didn't bother to answer him, just rode forward.

"The prison army, Yang Jin came on the order of Zanpu, and came with the friendship between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty, and asked the prison army to see the century-old friendship between the two countries, and not to march to Luo Qi again." Yang Jin hurriedly said in a pleading tone.

"Empty words." Li Changguo frowned, like a sharp sword out of the sheath, Yang Jin saw it in his eyes, his heart suddenly burst, only to hear Li Changguo continue: "The Tang Dynasty obeys the will of heaven, the lower body of the people, come to Tubo to eliminate the riots and calm the people, you tell the Emperor Zuzan, open the city gate, and welcome the king." If there is half a word, it will be called the destruction of Tibet. ”

The tone is not high, but it has a shocking momentum, Yang Jin listened to it in his ears, his heart was pounding, and he hurriedly argued: "Prison army, you misunderstood, the people of the Great Tubo country are safe, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, how can you get rid of the violence and calm the people?" ”

"Tubo is cruel and unkind, the people are dogs, and there are as many slaves as cows, this is not tyranny, what else is tyranny?" Li Changguo's eyes were like a sword, staring at Yang Jin.

Tibet is a slave system, and there are countless slaves in the country, accounting for more than half of the entire population.

"With such tyranny, who will the Tang Dynasty not remove?" Lee Chang-guk's voice is not high.

Yang Jin was about to faint when he heard it, slavery was the biggest problem in Tibet, and no one could argue with it.

Fortunately, Yang Jin was a little anxious, knowing that if he continued to dwell on this matter, it would be tantamount to humiliating himself, so he hurriedly changed the topic: "Prison Army, Zampu said that if Datang can return Dafeichuan and Shibao City, Datubo will live in harmony with Datang from now on, and will never disturb Datang again." ”

"Haha!" Li Changguo hadn't spoken yet, Li Bai and the others just laughed loudly, and their eyes were full of ridicule.

Dafeichuan and Shibao City were recovered by the Tang Dynasty, how could the Tang Dynasty return them to Tibet?

Yang Jin knew that it was not good when he heard everyone's laughter, but fortunately, Tubo didn't really think that he could take back Dafeichuan and Shibao City with just a few empty words, although he was shocked, he didn't panic.

Sure enough, I only heard Li Changguo say lightly: "The stone castle city was originally built by the previous dynasty, and Tubo took advantage of the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty to take it for itself, and it was a disaster for a hundred years. ”

After a slight pause, he said coldly: "If the Tang Dynasty really returns Shibao City to Tubo, Tubo will become even more violent, and make a big nuisance to the land of Hehuang, hum." ”

"Prison Army, you are too careful, no, no, the Great Tubo will never be." Yang Jin was busy assuring, but he was very weak, and no one would believe it.

Shibao City is a very good gateway, if it is returned to the hands of Tubo, Tubo may not disturb the Tang Dynasty in the first few years, maybe it will make a friendly gesture, and a few years later it will inevitably disturb the Tang Dynasty.

"Prison Army, for the sake of the friendship between Da Tubo and Datang, Shibao City Da Tubo can be given to Da Tang, and Da Tang is also asked to return Da Fei Chuan." In the face of Li Changguo's strength, he had to back down.

"Poof!" Li Bai couldn't hold back anymore and laughed.

"Dafei Sichuan is originally a land of China, which was invaded and occupied by Tubo, and based on this, it caused a big nuisance to the land of Hehuang, if the Tang Dynasty returned it to Tubo, it would be tantamount to stabbing himself." Li Changguo would fall for him, and sternly refused.

Tubo harassed the people of the Tang Dynasty because of the existence of Dafeichuan. If only the stone fort city fell into the hands of Tubo, the disaster of Tubo would not be so fierce, because Dafeichuan is rich in products and is an extremely important economic zone in Tubo, which is the best strategic base for Tubo to harass the Tang Dynasty.

mentioned that Shibao City and Dafeichuan were just the foundation for the peace talks later, and Yang Jin did not hold out hope, so he had to back down again: "Prison Army, the friendship between Da Tubo and Da Tang has not lasted for more than a hundred years, Songtsen Gampo married Princess Wencheng, and Qide Zuzan married Princess Jincheng, please see the friendship that Princess Wencheng and Princess Jincheng brought to the two countries, and return Jishi Mountain." ”

The Tang Dynasty army has already invaded the hinterland of Tibet, and it is certainly unrealistic for the Tang Dynasty to return Shibao City and Dafeichuan, so it is possible for the Tang Dynasty to return Jishi Mountain.

Jishi Mountain is so difficult to fight, although the Tang Dynasty opened it this time, it may not have such good luck next time. Besides, if Tibet recovers, it will definitely readjust the defense in Jishi Mountain and make it more difficult to fight.

"Friendship? Does Tibet take the friendship between the two countries to heart? Li Changguo sneered and refuted: "The Tang Dynasty is sincere, Princess Wencheng and Princess Jincheng are married to Tubo Zampu, but Tubo is going to disturb Datang from time to time." Once Tubo can't beat the Tang Dynasty, Zampu will invite the princess to deal around, and the beautiful name is for the friendship between the two countries, which is really a delaying tactic, once he takes a breath, he will fight against the Tang Dynasty again. You say, will Datang be fooled again? ”

Princess Wencheng entered Tibet in exchange for more than 20 years of peace, and the relationship between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty was relatively good, and there were few wars, not because of friendship, but because Tubo had to do it.

First, at that time, Tibet was only unified, and its national strength was not strong, so it was in great need of stability. Second, because of the reign of Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty was very strong, and it was difficult for Tibet to reach it, so it had to coexist peacefully. Three, maybe Songtsen Gampo really likes Princess Wencheng. However, no one can say how much of a political marriage is really liked.

Princess Jincheng entered Tibet, purely a tool used by Tubo, with Princess Jincheng in Tubo, Qide Zuzan is free to advance and retreat. When you are ready, you will have a big battle with the Tang Dynasty, and if you can get the benefits, you will catch them, and if you can't get the benefits, you will invite the princess of Jincheng to come around, and under the guise of friendship between the two countries, you will ask the Tang Dynasty to withdraw its troops.

This kind of thing, Qide Zuzan is handy, and has achieved great success in the Tang Zhongzong and Tang Ruizong periods. It wasn't until Li Longji ascended the throne that the Tang Dynasty was strong and powerful, and his methods were useless.

Li Changguo's words hit the nail on the head, Yang Jin opened his mouth wide and was speechless for a long time.

Whenever Tubo is in a disadvantageous position, Tubo sacrifices the banner of friendship, and always tries and fails, but this time it doesn't work, and Yang Jin's heart sinks straight down.

However, what made him even more frightened was that he only heard Li Changguo say: "Zu Dezu Zan is very good at acting, he was defeated by the Tang Dynasty several times, and the Tang Dynasty sent envoys to ask for the guilt, so he invited Princess Jincheng to talk around and not say anything, but also took out the will of Emperor Taizong, confessed to his nephew's relatives, pretended to be sincere and fearful, and changed his mistakes." However, once he recovered, he did just that. Datang can't trust him anymore, for the sake of the friendship between the two countries, Jishi Mountain is still controlled by Datang. ”

Princess Jincheng's entry into Tibet is the talisman of the Emperor Zuzan, and she will give a dead hand to the Tang Dynasty when she has the opportunity, and once she fails, she will ask Jincheng to go around, and then cooperate with his acting skills, please come out of the edict of Tang Taizong, and try all kinds of things.

This is the "trump card" of Jide Zuzan, not many people can see through it, but Li Changguo has seen through it, and Yang Jin has the urge to vomit blood.

The important surname of Jishi Mountain does not need to be said, it is almost impossible to spit it out in the Tang Dynasty, Yang Jin was stunned, and retreated: "Prison Army, Jishi Mountain is the gateway of Great Tubo, and it is extremely important to Great Tubo, if the Tang Dynasty does not return it, Datubo vows to fight to the end." ”

"Bloody battle to the end? Datang is afraid that if you don't come, how many means can be used. Li Sheng smiled coldly and shouted loudly.

These words came to the hearts of everyone, everyone looked at Yangjin, and couldn't help grinning, hundreds of thousands of Tang troops invaded the hinterland of Tibet, not afraid of the Tubo War, afraid of not fighting.

"Prison army, for the sake of friendship between the two countries, the Great Tubo does not have to take back all of it, just take back half of it. This is the biggest concession for the sake of friendship between the two countries, and it cannot be less. Yang Jin had a bitter face.

Jishi Mountain is so dangerous, as long as there is a pass in your hand, the entire Jishi Mountain will not be able to pass, it seems that there is no full recovery, and there is no difference between taking all of them.

"For the sake of the friendship between the two countries, Datang doesn't want much, just give some to Datang." Lee Chang-kook was-for-tat.

(To be continued)