People in Datang have been expelled from school

Chapter 752 Why bother fighting
Dahu led a team of guards to the stables and stood behind Li Zheng, guarding against whether Lu Dongzan and the monks would make a move.

Lu Dongzan hadn't recovered from Li Zheng's words, but saw Li Zheng looking at him.

"As for your Tibetans, we never thought of occupying your Tibetans. Maybe we can coexist in many ways in the future, but the coexistence should be based on our mutual friendship, not always calculating each other, right?"

The few monks on the side stopped talking.

Lu Dongzan nodded subconsciously when he heard Li Zheng's words.

Li Zheng patted Lu Dongzan on the shoulder and said: "Brother Lu, you and I are old acquaintances, and it's not like you don't know how poor you are in Tubo. Land, right?"

"It's hard work for the Central Plains, and it's easy to attract criticism. In fact, I still hope that the Central Plains and Tubo can coexist peacefully."

Lu Dongzan quickly saluted with Tubo etiquette, "If Chang'an Ling really thinks so, I will thank Chang'an Ling on behalf of Zanpu."

Li Zheng smiled and said: "Nowadays you have Western Turkic people in trouble, and there are big food waiting for you outside. Since you Tubo want to get along well with us in the Central Plains, we will naturally not stand idly by. Dare to ask Master Xuanzang, can your Buddhist sect help you?" Can Tubo stop the cannibal?"

After saying this, Lu Dongzan looked at Tang Xuanzang.

Li Tai also looked at Tang Xuanzang.

Li Zheng went on to say: "Lu Dongzan, I hope you Tubo can clearly understand the situation. Could it be that these monks knocked on the wooden fish and recited Buddhist scriptures to make Dashi retreat? What's the use of soldiers?"

With anger in his eyes, Bian Ji stepped forward and gritted his teeth and said, "Li Zheng! Don't you want to insult me!"

Li Zheng shook his fan and said with a smile: "I'm not insulting you, I'm just stating the facts."

Tang Xuanzang pressed Bian Ji's shoulder, signaling him not to be impulsive.

Li Zheng continued to Lu Dongzan: "It is only a matter of time for us to get rid of the civil strife in Tubo in the Western Turks, but at this juncture of the Great Cannibal Expedition, we in the Central Plains do not want any troubles in the west of our own. You Tibetans don’t want the big cannibals to come in, this is what Tubo and Datang have the same idea.”

Lu Dongzan nodded and said, "Zanpu is ready to go all out."

Li Zheng said with a smile: "We are also ready to help you resist the cannibal."

Lu Dongzan saluted again.

Li Zheng looked at Tang Xuanzang, "Knowing that Master Xuanzang and Songtsan Gampo have a good relationship, can you help your good friend Songtsan Gampo resist the cannibal's Eastern Expedition?"

Cheng Chumo said disdainfully: "Do you monks dare to go to the Western Regions? I don't think you even dare to step out of the pass."

Bian Ji gritted his teeth and stared at him. Li Zheng felt that if he was stabbed, he would come up and fight him hard.

Li Zheng said earnestly to Lu Dongzan: "Brother Lu, our purpose is the same. You Tubo haven't paid back my money. If you Tubo dies, I will ask someone for money. Now the whole world really doesn't want to pay me." I am the only one who perishes in your Tubo, can't you and I walk on the same path?"

"You also help me persuade Songtsan Gampo. I know he has always hated me, and he is no longer a child. Under our common goal, we should calmly make money together, right?"

Lu Dongzan nodded.

Li Zheng went on to say: "We are not children, do we have to fight to the death? Can't we develop together? We should be more mature after a long time, right?"

Lu Dongzan still nodded.

Li Tai laughed heartily when he heard this, seeing Lu Dongzan's dumbfounded expression, Li Zheng said that he was sold and helped to count the money, maybe it was Lu Dongzan who was fooled by others, and still believed it to the end look.

Tang Xuanzang chanted the Buddha's name and said: "Li Zheng, you are sowing discord, you are deceiving people too much."

Li Zheng grinned, "I stand upright and walk upright."

Tang Xuanzang once again stopped Bianji who was about to rush forward.

Bian Ji said to Li Zheng: "Li Zheng, you will have retribution."

Li Zheng shook the fan in his hand and said comfortably: "I don't believe in retribution."

Tang Xuanzang said in a low voice, "Didn't you really burn the temple?"

Li Zheng nodded and looked at Tang Xuanzang, "Why don't you ask your Buddha?"

Turning away from looking at Li Zheng, Tang Xuanzang said in a low voice, "Li Zheng, as long as the poor monk is here, I will definitely prevent you from causing trouble in the world."

Li Zheng also looked at Tang Xuanzang's back and said, "What else do you do besides knocking wooden fish?"

Bianji was about to rush forward, but was still held back by Tang Xuanzang.

Li Tai looked at this scene, as long as this monk named Bianji dared to do it, the crime of openly attacking the nobles of the court was serious, and at least Bianji could be imprisoned for several years.

Tang Xuanzang left with those monks, and Li Zheng looked at Lu Dongzan again.

Lu Dongzan also looked at himself.

Li Zheng sat down again and said, "Brother Lu, let's discuss matters concerning Tubo?"

Lu Dongzan nodded vigorously.

Li Tai has been listening to the conversation between the two, from the current civil strife in Tubo to the pacification of the chaos, from resisting the big food to the future of Tubo as a transit point for trade routes between the East and the West, the future of Tubo has been determined step by step.

From the very beginning when he came to Jingyang, the anger on Lu Dongzan's face disappeared, and the tension that had always been on his face eased.

After the talk, Li Zheng poured a cup of hot tea for Lu Dongzan and said, "Actually, it won't be like this in the future, right? Tubo and Datang have never been rivals. We can be good friends. Why not fight with each other?" Yubo, even if we don't talk about friendship, we can still talk about interests, am I right?"

Lu Dongzan held up the teacup with both hands.

Li Zheng said to him: "Fighting and killing has never been what we want, and don't be like a child who wants to start a war with Datang every now and then. Besides, you can't beat us."

Holding the warm teacup, Lu Dongzan wanted to take a sip before putting it down. He said, "Chang'an Ling, there are some things that I think I need to tell you."

Li Zheng smiled and said, "Let's talk."

After Tang Xuanzang and others left, the atmosphere of the conversation became much better, and there was no sense of tension.

Even Cheng Chumo, who was on the side, had already fallen asleep.

Lu Dongzan said: "Sometimes, I don't know what Zanpu thinks, it may be like you said, Zanpu is to unite Buddhism, Zanpu has never told me his intentions, but I believe Zanpu Everything Pu does is for the people of Tubo."

Speaking of this, Lu Dongzan hesitated for a while.

Li Zheng looked at Lu Dongzan's expression and took a sip of tea.

After a while, Lu Dongzan spoke again, "I can persuade Zanpu on some things, but is Buddhism really like what you said?"

(End of this chapter)