Chapter 78 The front foot sees the back foot and prepares to charge
If the ministers cannot understand the words, it is because the ministers are ignorant. If the emperor cannot understand the words, it is because the emperor is not knowledgeable enough. When neither the emperor nor the ministers can understand, it is not that we have a problem, but that you have a problem.
Therefore, the emperor and several prime ministers came to the unanimous conclusion that there was something wrong with Tubo and Lu Dongzan was illiterate.
"This seems to be Sanskrit, somewhat similar to ancient Buddhist scriptures." Fang Xuanling stroked his beard and looked at the earth quotes on the national book.
"Don't Tubo have its own writing?" Li Jing was puzzled.
Wen Yanbo chuckled and said: "Mr. Wei, not everyone has as many cultures as our Tang Dynasty, even the Turks are just passers-by in the long history of our Han people. This Tubo is located on the plateau, and we don't know where its predecessor is.
How can you compare with me, the Tang Dynasty, when you are still wearing hair and drinking blood?"
Li Jing was speechless. He just asked out of curiosity. Is there any need to show off yourself? You have read a lot and you are great.
However, his personality has always been relatively docile and he will not have any conflicts with his colleagues.
"I see."
Du Ruhui said: "Your Majesty, why not let Honglu Temple teach Lu Dongzan for some time, otherwise we will not be able to communicate."
Master Yang said: "That's not necessary."
"How to say?"
"This Lu Dongzan has already learned a lot of Chinese with me as a merchant on the way here, and now we can communicate with him, but his accent is a bit strange."
Li Zhiyun said: "Take this credential back and ask him to write it in Chinese. You can find a few subordinate officials to assist him."
"yes."
Yang Shidao took the letter of credence back and handed it to Lu Dongzan, telling him that it must be translated into Chinese before it could be submitted to the emperor.
After Lu Dongzan listened, he silently added a concept of "overbearing" to Emperor Tang in his heart.
Three days later, Lu Dongzan finally translated the credential into Chinese with the help of officials from Honglu Temple and submitted it to the emperor.
After reading Tubo's useless credentials, Li Zhiyun summoned Lu Dongzan in the side hall of Taiji Hall.
"See His Majesty the Emperor." Lu Dongzan bowed lightly and saluted. Naturally, his etiquette was taught by someone from the Ministry of Rites, but the time was short, and what he learned was not very similar, and it still felt a bit nondescript.
"No gift."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Lu Dongzan straightened his back and looked at Emperor Tang.
Well, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was not very old and had a rather heroic appearance, and according to Lu Dongzan's guess, the emperor was probably very tall. This impression was in line with his envisioned image of the Tang emperor. However, he didn't seem very domineering?
As for Lu Dongzan's image in Li Zhiyun's mind, he is just ordinary, with nothing outstanding about him. However, this person is somewhat famous in history, and Li Zhiyun knows a thing or two about it, and will not treat him as a little guy.
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The emperor leaned gently on the table and looked at Lu Dongzan.
"Why are you here?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, our country's Zanpu deeply admires the culture of the Tang Dynasty and has sent a special minister to come here to establish friendship as a friendship between the two countries."
"What else?" Li Zhiyun's voice was still calm and calm.
For some reason, Lu Dongzan suddenly noticed that Emperor Tang across from him seemed to be becoming aggressive.
Lu Dongzan took a gentle breath and said: "Zanpu, I would like to marry the Princess of Tang Dynasty, so that we can forever form an alliance between the two countries."
When the voice fell, many ministers who came to discuss the matter laughed.
"Form an alliance?" Yuchi Gong stood up and walked to Lu Dongzan's side.
This humanoid monster from the Tang Dynasty stood next to Lu Dongzan, which immediately made Lu Dongzan feel wary. He was also a Tibetan minister who followed Songtsen Gampo to fight the rebellion, and he was particularly sensitive to the aura of people in the army.
What's more, a warrior like Yu Chigong gave him a stronger impact.
"A country with a contemptuous border dares to declare an alliance with our country. Are you worthy?" There was endless contempt in his tone.
The sleeves of his robe were fluttering slightly, and Yuchi Gong, who was dressed in official uniform, although he did not have a stomachache, his ferocious aura was even stronger.
Lu Dongzan calmed his mind and said: "There are millions of people under the rule of Tubo, how can they not deserve it?"
"The people of my dynasty number in the tens of millions, and the soldiers of my dynasty number in the millions. Can you, a mere small country, be enough to kill the millions of soldiers of the Tang Dynasty?" Yuchi Gong pressed.
Lu Dongzan felt like he couldn't use any strength. He knew that if he let the debate go, the Tang minister would not be his opponent. But there was no need. The Tang Dynasty was powerful, so what would happen if the debate was won?
"Although Tubo is small, everyone is a soldier. If a strong enemy comes, they will fight to the death until the last man is killed."
A sonorous and powerful answer will not undermine the prestige of Tubo.
"Oh."
Li Zhiyun suddenly laughed, which attracted the attention of all the ministers.
"Lu Dongzan, go back and tell Songtsan Gampo that you don't have to talk about your marriage proposal."
If it weren't for the fact that it would take some time for Fuqi's officers to be trained in the Governor's Mansion, he would have already detained Lu Dongzan and directly sent troops to Tibet. How could he have wasted so many words with him.
"Yes." Lu Dong said in praise. He did not expect to achieve any success in begging to marry the princess from the beginning. After all, the gap between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty was too huge, and Tubo was now far away from the Tang Dynasty.
Too far, beyond reach.
Immediately afterwards, he said: "Your Majesty, I would like to learn the culture of the country, and please give me your permission."
"Can."
Until now, Lu Dongzan finally slowly felt the power of Emperor Tang. He could not breathe without a single word without comment, and there was no room for negotiation. It seemed that in the eyes of Emperor Tang, Tubo was not worth anything at all.
carry.
Soon, the interview will be over.
The whole process was actually relatively ordinary, without any tension. But for Lu Dongzan, it was no less than a battlefield experience. He had no doubt that if his attitude was not good enough, Emperor Tang would probably kill him directly.
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Li Zhiyun looked at Zhao Cijing, the Minister of Rites, and said, "With the Ministry of Rites, please teach Lu Dongzan more Confucian teachings. Our culture is profound, so you have to teach it slowly."
Zhao Cijing understood instantly, cupped his hands and said, "I obey your order."
Tubo came here this time, claiming to form an alliance, but their real intention may be to test things out. After all, they had destroyed Tuyuhun, so it was impossible for them not to know about it.
Because of this, Li Zhiyun was determined.
Tubo must die.
Before they became strong, they knew how to test the Tang Dynasty. But when they became strong, what would happen?
Maybe, I have to change my strategy.
Later, Li Zhiyun said to the ministers: "Although Tubo is small now, there are many ministers with broad vision in the country. There are many small countries in the plateau, and Tubo is the first one who dares to send envoys to Chang'an. It can be seen from this that
, the Lord of Tubo has great ambitions and must be guarded against."
Qin Qiong said: "We do need to be on guard, but Your Majesty, we cannot rush this matter. Our army has never been involved in the area where Tubo is located, and we don't know any relevant information. If we want to mobilize troops, we must be fully prepared."
Chen Shuda and others were immediately dumbfounded.
Why are you talking about taking action against Tubo?
Wen Yanbo said: "I think what the Minister of War says is reasonable. If we want to guard against Tibet, we must obtain information before we can take any action."
"I think it is just right."
"I second the proposal."
All the ministers spoke one after another.
Li Zhiyun said: "What you all said is reasonable. I have asked Governor Fuqi to investigate the various tribes in the Tubo land."
Hearing this, all the ministers were speechless. It turned out that they had been prepared a long time ago.
But when I thought about it, it wasn't surprising. Their Emperor was not a peace-loving person. Envoys from foreign countries could be dragged out and beheaded if they said anything wrong, let alone Tubo.
Although Lu Dongzan's attitude was acceptable, in His Majesty's eyes, he was either groveling or having ulterior motives.