Sure enough, it was still the pomp of the prince and Zhongshu Province, and there were two rows of guards to escort them along the way.

Zhang Yang stepped forward and saluted: "His Royal Highness the Prince, Fang Xiang." ”

Li Chengqian first glanced at the crowd, "I heard that this time the negotiation, the Ministry of Rites has been preparing for this for a long time, and this time I came here as before, Lone and Fang Xiang came to listen and the scribes of Zhongshu Province came to make records." ”

The crowd also quieted down, and Zhang Yang said: "Can you maintain order in front of the hospital first, everyone is crowded together like this, whether it is for the Ministry of Rites or for pedestrians on the road." ”

Li Chengqian nodded and asked the guards to maintain order in front of the hospital, and the crowd of onlookers in front of the courtyard dispersed a lot.

From the beginning, Lu Dongzan refused to erect a monument in Songzhou to apologize, and then looked at the compromise of Songtsen Gampo.

I don't know how sad the mood of these Tubo people in Chang'an City is now.

Zhang Yang led people into the courtyard, Xu Jingzong had already prepared the eucalyptus rolls, and Zhang Daxiang led people to sit aside.

What is rare is that this time Lee Tae and Lee Hyo-gong are also in the Foreign Affairs Yuan.

Although these two are outsiders, the King of Wei and the King of Hejian County have contributed a lot to the Foreign Affairs Academy.

The cotton business and the steppe business are also inextricably linked with the Foreign Affairs Academy.

Whether it is an economic strategy or not, this is inseparable from the Foreign Affairs Yuan, and when these are connected with the Foreign Affairs Yuan, everyone's interests are also related.

According to the current schedule, Zhang Dasu should also go to Songzhou.

Glancing at the people present, Zhang Yang walked to Lu Dongzan's side.

Lu Dongzan's eyes were bloodshot, which is a symptom of long-term insomnia, he knelt on the ground and slowly raised his head, "Zhang Yang, if it were you, what would you do?" ”

Squatting down, Zhang Yang whispered to him: "If it were me, my thoughts would be the same as yours." ”

Lu Dongzan smiled bitterly, "Sure enough, even you think so." ”

Looking at this person's expression, Zhang Yang whispered in his ear: "Brother Xiang, no matter how hard you persist, Songtsan Gampo will still apologize to Songzhou, no matter how much you don't believe it, this is an irreversible reality." ”

Lu Dongzan lowered his head and lowered his voice, "Even you can see things, so why did Zampu do this." ”

"As the Zampu of Tubo, he naturally has more to worry about than you and me, the prime minister can not apologize to the Tang Dynasty because of his momentary mood, and even fight to the end, but he is the Zampu of Tubo, and what he wants to lead is the entire Tubo, he needs to take care of the overall situation, even if the prime minister dies in the Tang Dynasty, he can't exchange his life for the determination of Songtsan Gampo."

The voice was so low that only the two of them could hear it.

Zhang Yang smiled with relief, "In order to keep the family of Tubo, Songtsen Gampo has taken great pains to continue the war for three months, and he knows very well in his heart that he can't continue to fight, and if he continues to fight like this, he will only lose his family's foundation, and it will be more difficult to turn over again." ”

"I also know your persistence and determination, you want Tubo to be strong, you have all made a mistake, that is, to despise your opponent too much."

Lu Dongzan's tone trembled a little, "No matter what happens in the future, you Zhang Yang will be our biggest enemy in Tubo." ”

Patting Songtsen Gampo on the shoulder, Zhang Yang stood up and sat down on the upper seat under the gaze of everyone.

Xu Jingzong handed over the dossier, "This is our account of the war from the beginning of the year to the present. ”

The progress of the war was recorded, Zhang Yang said loudly: "Since the beginning of the Tubo began to ask to marry the princess, my Datang has always adhered to the principle of living in harmony with all countries. ”

Lu Dongzan lowered his head, "To this day, is it still useful to say anything?" ”

"That's good." Zhang Yang put away the eucalyptus scroll in front of him, "Let's talk about the next matters, Songtsen Gampo hopes that the Tang Dynasty will stop the war and apologize to the Tang Dynasty, but should the casualties caused by the war be borne by Tubo." ”

Lu Dongzan slowly raised his head.

"First of all, the loss of grain, and then the taxes of one place, two counties, and fifteen counties in Songzhou this year, as well as my soldiers in Datang, do these have to be compensated?"

Listening to Zhang Yang's words, Lu Dongzan gritted his teeth, "Zhang Yang, you are going to start stealing now!" Yes and no? ”

Hearing this, Xu Jingzong smiled, "The prime minister said this is wrong, if other countries come to offend my Datang, you can also apologize and be safe, then how will Datang deal with itself in the future, is it really easy to bully Datang?" ”

Lu Dongzan lowered his head and was speechless again.

Zhang Yang wanted to give Xu Jingzong's words a thumbs up in his heart, and said: "Cutting the land, paying compensation, and being a minister are all indispensable." ”

At this moment, Lu Dongzan was like a lonely soul, and the spirit in his heart collapsed from the moment Songtsen Gampo apologized to the Songzhou monument.

To be honest, the collapse of a middle-aged man is not very good-looking.

It's also unbearable.

Putting aside personal feelings, wars between countries are so cruel that it depends on which side can't hold on first.

Now it is Songtsen Gampo who has failed, and the disaster has affected the whole of Tibet.

Zhang Yang took a deep breath, "Cutting the land, the five thousand hectares west of Hehuang are all owned by the Tang Dynasty, and they are controlled by the Tang Dynasty officers and soldiers, as for the Tubo people, they can continue to live in their original pastures, so far that land is also under the management of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tubo people living there are also Tang people." ”

A map was opened, and Lu Dongzan saw the land area that Zhang Yang wanted, which was where the three major lakes of Tubo were located, and it was also the richest place in Tubo.

From Sugan Lake all the way to the west, and only this piece of land remains.

Zhang Yang looked at the map again, "As for the ownership of Luo, half of it belongs to the Tang Dynasty, and half belongs to you Tubo." ”

Lu Dongzan's eyes widened, "It's a big deal for you to take away the whole of Tibet, why do you have to negotiate here." ”

Zhang Yang bowed his head and said: "Of course you are willing, I want the snow-capped mountains behind Tubo more, how about giving it to me as well?" It's just that you and Songtsen Gampo will be homeless from now on, and the people of Tubo in the future will also be the people of the Tang Dynasty, what do you think? ”

Lu Dongzan shook his head and said tremblingly: "Please leave us a place to stay." ”

At the beginning, a high-spirited Tubo prime minister has now become such a compromised, and Li Chengqian feels sorry for him in his heart.

His eyes fell on the map again, Zhang Yang asked Xu Jingzong to put away the map and take out two contracts, "These two contracts are also requested to be drawn by the Tubo Prime Minister, one of which you bring back to be drawn by Tubo Zampu, once the five thousand hectares west of the river will be returned to the Tang Dynasty." ”

Lu Dongzan swallowed hard, "Didn't you say three thousand before?" ”

Zhang Yang clasped his hands and whispered: "Before was before, and now is now." ”

Raising his eyes to look at the young man in front of him, who was nearly ten years younger than himself, Lu Dongzan looked straight at him, his nostrils panting, "Zhang Yang, you vicious person, you will have retribution." ”

"You Tibetans still believe in retribution?"

Lu Dongzan preached again: "One day the Tibetans will come back again and overthrow all of this." ”

Zhang Yang smiled, "Then I'll wait for this day, and I will also let you know that there are still powers in this world that you haven't seen." ”

With a sigh, Xu Jingzong spoke again: "Does Zhang Shangshu want to talk about compensation now?" ”

Zhang Yang nodded first, "Tubo paid 300,000 yuan in compensation to Datang, this is war damage and tax compensation, I don't know if you Tubo can take it out." ”

"Not right now."

"How long will it take?"

"When I go back to Tibet, I'll confirm it."

"If Tubo doesn't have enough money to repay, then take the Great Snow Mountain behind Luo, that is, the holy mountain that you Tubo people yearn for, as collateral, and it will also be our Tang Dynasty territory in the future."

"That's the holy mountain of our Tibet!"

"Whether it's yours or not, now you say it doesn't count."

"Thou hast plotted to rob us of the Holy Mountain!"

As he spoke, Lu Dongzan stood up and rushed to Zhang Yang, but fortunately, he was quickly held to the ground by the officers and soldiers on the side.

Seeing this scene, Li Chengqian's heart was also beating.

Lu Dongzan's face was pressed to the ground, and he shouted in Tibetan dialect and struggled with all his might.

Several times he tried to break free, but he was controlled by officers and soldiers.

Zhang Yang looked at Xu Jingzong steadily, "What does he say in Tubo dialect?" ”

Xu Jingzong looked at the clerk of the Foreign Affairs Yuan on the side, and the clerk replied: "It seems to say that he and Zhang Shangshu will not share the sky from now on." ”

"I see."

"Zhang Yang! I'll kill you! Lu Dongzan shouted angrily, and the crowd of onlookers outside the courtyard could hear it clearly.

Killing people is nothing but a punishment, and Lu Dongzan, who was originally heartless, would not easily agree to anything when he heard that he was going to plot to seize the holy mountain of Tibet.

At this moment, Zhang Yang's words seemed to trample on his dignity.

That holy mountain is the spirit of their Tibetans, if this holy mountain does not belong to Tibet, where will the beliefs of Tibet be in the future?

"The last thing I like is when someone gets their hands dirty while they're talking."

Zhang Yang straightened his sleeves, "There is also the matter of being a minister, from now on Tubo is a subsidiary of the Tang Dynasty, and the next year's court will come to Songtsan Gampo to congratulate him in person, in order to show his surrender to the Tang Dynasty, if he does not come, our soldiers and horses will personally kill Luo and bring Songtsan Gampo to come." ”

Let the officers and soldiers here grab Lu Dongzan and draw a pledge on the contract.

And the Tibetan people who watched this scene also wept.

Zhang Yang stood up and walked to Lu Dongzan's side, "Whether you recognize these contracts or not, we don't care, because even if you don't give them to us, we will take them, I hope you understand this reality." ”

Lu Dongzan said in a deep voice: "Zampu will not agree, and my thousands of Tibetan people will not agree." ”

Zhang Yang squatted down and looked at Lu Dongzan, who was being held on the ground with his face on the ground, "Then I tell you now, sooner or later, one day the people of Tubo will also be the people of the Tang Dynasty, if you can obey, at least you can live on the plateau with peace of mind, if you resist, what awaits you will be a more tragic ending than now, don't try to play calculations with the Central Plains, we can play you to death." ”

Seeing that Zhang Yang was leaving, Lu Dongzan shouted again with all his strength.

Lu Dongzan, who was arrogant and confident in Chang'an City at the beginning, what has become of him at this moment, even Xu Jingzong is a little afraid at this moment, Zhang Shangshu's methods are so ruthless that he almost broke the backbone of Tubo.

The surrender of most of the Tibetan territory, and the recovery of the herdsmen of Tibet according to these plans, all of this seems to reduce human lives, but in fact it is to pull out the roots of Tibet.

What this scholar of the Ministry of Rites wants is never a gain or loss, he wants the whole of Tibet.

Li Chengqian hurriedly followed out of the Foreign Affairs Academy, "Zhang Shangshu, please stay." ”

With doubts in his heart, he looked back at Li Chengqian, "His Royal Highness the Prince, the negotiations have ended, and Lu Dongzan has already drawn a charge." ”

Li Chengqian arched his hand and said: "Actually, my father has an order, and when this is over, I will go to meet my father." ”

"I almost forgot."

Zhang Yang patted his head, and promised to give Li Shimin an explanation before.

Let the people of the Foreign Affairs House bring Lu Dongzan back to the post house.

Fang Xuanling drew up the deed of the painting and divided it into two parts, one to Tubo and the other to His Majesty.

Waiting for Fang Xuanling to come out again, Zhang Yang saluted slightly, "There is a labor room." ”

Fang Xuanling waved his hand and said, "Don't bother, I'll go and see Your Majesty together." ”

Xu Jingzong walked out of the Diplomatic Academy with people, and watched Zhang Yang follow Fang Xuanling and them to the palace, he slowly spoke: "According to Zhang Shangshu's arrangement, arrange all these matters, and tell Dasu to take the documents to see Songtsan Gampo, and let him go to Tibet again." ”

Now let Zhang Dasu go to Tubo again, Zhang Daxiang has no opinion, and everyone sees Dasu's excellent ability.

The crowd of onlookers also dispersed

Zhang Daxiang came out and said, "Our Ministry of Rites is really ......."

"It's like gluttony, eating most of the territory of Tubo, and the lower officials don't think that Songtsen Gampo can come up with 300,000 yuan to compensate." Xu Jingzong took the words and spoke.

Zhang Daxiang frowned and said, "Is it right for us to do this?" ”

Xu Jingzong said with a smile: "Brother Elephant thinks that if we don't do this, how can the Western Turks be pacified?" How to govern the uneven Tibetan Western Regions? ”

Zhang Daxiang closed his eyes and said, "I just think it's too much." ”

Xu Jingzong looked at the smiles on the faces of the pedestrians on the street, "Brother Elephant, look at the people in our Chang'an City, the smiles on their faces, the peace they enjoy, they can live in Guanzhong with peace of mind and no longer worry about the strong enemy coming, and even if we people of the Tang Dynasty go out, other countries can treat them respectfully." ”

"Let the border soldiers not be wronged, so that the people can straighten their waists, as long as you think about these lower officials, you will feel that it is worth doing all this."

Zhang Daxiang looked at the pedestrians coming and going in Chang'an City, and led his people to busy with the next matters with a smile on his face.

After that, there are still many things to be done by the Ministry of Rites, first of all, we must send Zhang Dasu to Tubo again, explain these things to Songtsen Gampo, and send Lu Dongzan away again.

Moreover, we should inform the envoys of other countries about these things, and let them know the lessons of Tibet as a witness.

Then these things were compiled into a book, and they were recorded in the annals of history as a dossier.

The haze on Xu Jingzong's face dissipated, and it didn't matter if he was impeached and scolded by hundreds of officials and thousands of inkmen, what he did was worthy of his heart, and he was not afraid of anyone.

The feeling of being able to live openly is more comfortable than ever