On the distant plateau of the Western Region, majestic palaces stand on the plateau.
The young Songtsen Gampo frowned as he looked at the details of the negotiations with Datang that were sent back by Ludongzan.
He did not expect that Datang's attitude would be so resolute.
The content of the negotiation will actually look like this.
On the surface, it seems that all the benefits of this negotiation have given him Tubo.
But if you think about it carefully, you can find that it is full of pitfalls.
What does it mean to send free supplies to Tibet?
Didn't Datang have the final say on what to give, how much to give, and who to give it to?
This is clearly an attempt to separate the upper-class nobles and lower-class people in Tubo and intensify the internal conflicts in Tubo.
If the supplies provided were sufficient, the upper-class nobles would leave some leftovers for the lower-class Tibetan people.
But what if Datang just wanted to cause trouble here?
There are very few things given away, and the price in the mutual market will increase.
The people of Tubo simply couldn't afford supplies from the Tang Dynasty. Wouldn't Tubo's internal chaos suddenly arise?
Also, build a cement road to Luocheng City for Tubo?
Isn't this equivalent to putting one's head on the sword of the Tang Dynasty?
If Datang suddenly attacks, who can resist it?
Even Songtsen Gampo didn't know how Ludongtsen agreed to such conditions.
"Lord Zanpu, what do Ludong Zan say?" Tubo Dalun and Songtsen Gampo asked.
Dalun of Tubo was equivalent to the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty.
"How can I put it this way? I don't know how he negotiated with the Tang Dynasty. What are these things? See for yourself." Songtsen Gampo scolded him coldly and threw the letter in his hand directly on the ground.
Tubo Dalun quickly picked it up and read the letter in his hand.
"Master Zanpu, at first glance, these conditions seem to be no problem, but if you think about it carefully..." Tubo Dalun shook his head, with a look of embarrassment on his face.
Now Tubo is in a period of food shortage.
If there is no more food and salt blocks delivered, their Tubo will most likely collapse from within.
It’s not like Songtsan Gampo never thought about it, and he would fight to the death with the Tang Dynasty.
However, the scouts received news that Niu Jinda ordered the Tang army to plant thousands of sky-shattering cannons on the border between Tang Dynasty and Tubo.
This heaven-defying weapon made Songtsen Gampo's heart twitch.
In Songzhou City, if these things had not suddenly appeared, all the tens of thousands of people in the Tang army would have died there.
How could the Tang army retake the city and go back?
As early as the last time Lu Dongzan returned to Tubo from Chang'an, he had told him that a young man named Zhao Chen appeared in the Tang Dynasty.
The ability is very impressive.
But at that time, Songtsen Gampo didn't take Zhao Chen into his heart at all.
There were so many people in the Tang Dynasty, so it was normal for there to be a few powerful people.
Moreover, the competition within Datang is already fierce. Maybe after a while, this person named Zhao Chen will disappear.
But what Songtsen Gampo didn't expect was that in the battle of Songzhou with the Tang Dynasty, this Zhao Chen actually appeared again.
The Tang army, which was clearly at the end of its rope, suddenly came up with a sky-blasting cannon.
They immediately took back Songzhou City, which they held firmly.
In that battle, Tibet lost nearly 20,000 people.
For a time, Songtsen Gampo was stunned.
Later I found out that Zhao Chen was the one who made such a terrifying weapon as the Sky Boom Cannon.
That time Songtsen Gampo kept Zhao Chen's name firmly in his mind.
The news sent back by Cai Lu Dongzan just now clearly stated that the negotiator sent by the Tang Dynasty this time was Zhao Chen.
Songtsen Gampo had never hated a person so much.
It has even reached the point where he must be killed.
"Master Zanpu, this Zhao Chen is really strange. According to the news from our people, he seems to have suddenly appeared in front of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."
"The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty treated Zhao Chen better than his own son, so many people spread the news that Zhao Chen was the emperor's son."
"And because Zhao Chen and Li Chengqian are about the same age, there are even rumors that Zhao Chen should be the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty."
"It's just something that happened back then that made it like this!" Tubo Dalun said slowly.
"Is the news true?" Songtsen Gampo immediately became interested.
He wanted to kill Zhao Chen.
But there was nothing he could do about it.
Therefore, he had to rely on the power within Datang.
Just like Zhao Chen wanted him to have civil strife in Tubo.
"There is news that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty had a bloody confession with Zhao Chen in front of the ministers, but the result did not prove that Zhao Chen was the emperor's son."
"Of course, it doesn't prove that he is not!" Tubo Dalun said slowly.
After all, even he himself didn't know what the relationship between Zhao Chen and the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was like.
"Pass the news and let the spies lurking around the Tang Dynasty spread the news that Zhao Chen is the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty."
"It is said that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is planning to depose Li Chengqian and replace Zhao Chen as the crown prince." Songtsen Gampo said in a deep voice, with a fierce look on his face.
This time, he must kill Zhao Chen.
Otherwise, who knows that Zhao Chen will cause trouble for him in the future.
The best way to attack the enemy is not to attack them from the outside, but to defeat them from the inside!
Li Chengqian, who had been the prince of the Tang Dynasty for seventeen years, was the best chess piece to deal with Zhao Chen.
"But the last time we shed blood to recognize relatives..." Tubo Dalun was worried that Li Chengqian and the others would not believe it.
"Just do this. Zhao Chen has been too dazzling this year. Li Chengqian is nothing in front of him."
"So, as long as this news spreads, some people will not be able to bear it!" Songtsan Gampo explained, and waved to Tubo Dalun.
This time, he will kill Zhao Chen.
As for this negotiation condition...
At this point, we can only take one step at a time!
…
Two months later.
In the village where Zhao Chen’s hometown is located in Wannian County.
Early this morning, the village chief sent someone over and said that there were many small locusts in the south of the village.
Once the tens of thousands of chickens, ducks and geese that the village had raised in advance came over, the locusts were really wiped out.
But the village chief is worried that if there are more and more locusts, something big will happen.
"Brother Zhao, the village chief is worried that the number of locusts is increasing and the village may not be prepared enough," said villagers Uncle Li and Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen has already prepared in advance to prevent the locust plague.
Why are there so many locusts appearing now?
In most parts of Datang, it has not rained for more than a month.
The continuous high temperature weather not only makes people feel hot, but also makes locust eggs hatch very quickly.
"It's probably something happened somewhere else. Uncle Li, go back and tell the village chief and others that it's okay, so they don't have to worry. Remember to use the method I gave you before," said Zhao Chen and Uncle Li.
Uncle Li nodded and left the county office with some worry.
This is a plague of locusts, a disaster sent from heaven.
Can people like them withstand God's will?
As soon as Uncle Li left, Wei Zheng came in immediately.