After thinking about it for a while, even if he was poked by Lu Dongzan, his momentum could not be lost, Xiao Rui simply laughed and said: "Not bad! I didn't expect Xiang Guo's eyes to see through it. It's a pity...... Three or five years? It's still been too long, and Ben Hou doesn't have that patience. ”

What? What do you mean? Lu Dongzan didn't seem to understand.

Is this a picture of the poor dagger?

Now that he admitted it, everyone talked about it, Lu Dongzan no longer carefully hid it, took a sip of the teacup generously, and sneered: "Then the Hou Ye thinks that if you make a move, how long will it take to destroy my Tubo?" ”

Xiao Rui sighed: "I'll make a move? If it weren't for His Majesty's great cause of expanding the territory, you would not be able to look down on the bitter cold land of Tibet. Tell me yourself, what do you have in Tibet? ”

"Property? Ground? Grain? Population? ”

Forehead......

Lu Dongzan thought about it, and it seemed, as if there was really nothing.

No, compared to Datang, we have nothing.

If there is no product, there are some unpopular medicinal herbs; Ground? Large tracts of uninhabitable barren land have no meaning to occupy at all, unlike the grasslands in the north, where people can trap horses when they are killed. Grain? Forget it, the small production is pitiful.

Population?

Others don't know, Lu Dongzan is the prime minister, the most clear. Before Songtsen Gampo did not unify Tibet, Tibet had a population of only 200,000. This has not just completed unification, some tribes have been co-opted, and the population has doubled. It seems that the strength has skyrocketed, but where is this? 400,000 people? Not troops! That's the population of the whole country.

Not even a fraction of the Datang people, but there are more than 10 million people in Datang. If it weren't for the turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty, this number would have at least doubled. The peak population of the Great Sui was 50 million.

So?

Lu Dongzan nodded and said, "I believe that what Master Hou said is the truth in his heart." So? Then why are you still calculating hard, and taking Tubo with thankless efforts? It's a loss-making business. Master Hou, when did you ever make a loss-making transaction? ”

Xiao Rui smiled, "You know me." ”

"Yes, Ben Hou does not make loss-making transactions. But sometimes there is a lot of money and nowhere to spend, you can also consider squandering it, after so many years of fighting, I can't enjoy it? ”

Burst......

Enjoy?

"Do you enjoy taking Tibet?" Lu Dongzan was powerless to complain, and said in his heart that this is a war maniac.

"Not really!" Xiao Rui explained: "Isn't making money just to spend? So what is the money for? To do what you want to do, what you are interested in, and what you like. ”

"As for the matter of Tibet, Ben Hou doesn't care about the great cause of the territory, and even if the task given by His Majesty is not completed, Ben Hou will not have any responsibility. The reason why I agreed to make a move was just out of curiosity. ”

Curious?

Lu Dong looked at Xiao Rui in disbelief, and complained again, chatting with him was too brain-consuming, and he didn't understand it at all.

"It is said that you are blessed by the gods there, and that anyone who enters will be cursed, and at least fall ill and fall back, or lose his life. Is it? Xiao Rui asked.

Lu Dongzan nodded: "Yes, we are blessed with Tibet, blessed by the gods, although it is a corner of peace, but it can also survive forever." ”

Xiao Rui's smile disappeared, and he said seriously: "So, Ben Hou is very curious, why is Tubo so magical?" ”

Forehead...... And then what?

"Then I am going to take Tubo, and then study it carefully, Ben Hou wants to crack the secret of the blessing of the Tibetan gods, so that when future generations go to Tubo again, they will never be cursed again."

What???

Lu Dongzan's mouth opened wide, and he was speechless for a long time in surprise.

"You, you...... Are you serious? ”

Xiao Rui said seriously: "Yes, seriously." Since you rely on the so-called blessing of the gods and repeatedly use this to threaten us, hehe, then I will eliminate you from the root! ”

You......

Surprised, surprised, so much so that in the end, Lu Dongzan couldn't help himself, and said with a wry smile: "Master Hou is really straightforward." ”

"Of course it's straightforward, you don't have to hide it, didn't Ben Hou say don't Tubo, will you Lu Dongzan believe it?" Xiao Rui asked rhetorically.

Lu Dongzan also smiled, at this time he was no longer a low-minded attitude of seeking cooperation, as if he had restored the domineering appearance of the prime minister of a country, and talked to Xiao Rui on an equal footing: "Okay! Since this is the case, then please take advantage of the Hou Ye, and I will wait for you to pick it up. ”

Xiao Ruixi said: "So, can we continue to talk about our business?" ”

Buying and selling?

Lu Dongzan sneered: "It's all tense and clear, do you think this deal can still be discussed?" Can I still let your people into Tibet? ”

"Hehe, you're scared!" Xiao Rui sneered, "Aren't you confident in your heavenly god's protection?" Why be afraid? ”

"Yes, I'm afraid! In the face of the first person in the world like Hou Ye, who is not afraid? Lu Dongzan said frankly.

Xiao Rui thought for a while, and said tentatively: "Or, you and I will make a bet?" ”

"Bet? Don't bet! Who doesn't know, Datang people are good at gambling and good at gambling, and Hou Ye is the best among them, who dares to bet with you? Lu Dongzan is very conservative and does not dare to be careless at all.

This......

Xiao Rui didn't expect the other party to be so cowardly, he just wanted to be an iron turtle, he didn't pick up the stubble, how could I say this?

"Alas...... That's it! Twisted melons are not sweet. It's a pity, I thought I had met a good opponent. ”

"Someone, send off!"

Yes? Drop-off?

Li Junxian, who trotted in, said embarrassedly: "Master Hou, isn't it negotiated?" How? Ahem, the Admiral said, "The feast prepared in the kitchen......"

"Feast, it's okay, our own family eats the same. Fifth brother, send Xiangguo for me. By the way, what is the kitchen ready, prepare a food box and send one to Xiangguo to taste. ”

"Xiangguo, are you afraid that Benhou will drug you?"

Lu Dongzan smiled, "Then thank Master Hou for your hospitality." Ben Xiang took his leave. ”

Li Junxian: "Xiangguo, please come here." ”

Looking at the back of the other party's departure, Xiao Rui said that it was a lie not to be angry, and he had a rare failure, but this Lu Dongzan was really difficult.

Wait, is my offer not tempting enough?

Thinking of this, Xiao Ruilang shouted: "Xiangguo, are you really not gambling?" In two years, if Benhou can't crack the secret of the curse of Tubo, the Tang Jiannan Road will give it to you, including the country of abundance, which is known as the granary of the southwest. ”

Well??

Lu Dongzan stopped.

He had to stop, the stakes were too big for him to believe.

Li Junxian was anxious and persuaded: "Master Hou, no!" ”

Lu Dongzan was shocked, and his expression was relieved, "Master Hou, you are just an idle marquis of Datang, and you don't seem to be qualified to bet on the land of Datang." Is this to win me a game with empty words? ”

As he spoke, he turned around and continued walking.

Xiao Rui shouted, "Give me a day." Ben Hou went to His Majesty and asked His Majesty to make a gambling contract in the form of a national letter. ”

Lu Dong was puzzled: "Why? Is it just a curiosity? You must know that compared with the Tang Jiannan Dao, Tubo is simply insignificant. ”