Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 532

The superficial task of Li Qinzai's mission was to mediate. Although everyone knew that mediation was basically useless, at least superficial efforts had to be made to lay the groundwork for future military intervention.

However, the Tubo envoy, Lun Zhong Cong, accused Datang of meddling in the war between the two countries, which made Li Qinzai feel a little uncomfortable.

Still asking why?

There is no need to find any reason, Datang intervened if he wanted to, what?
Although Tubo is not a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, it is not that the Tang Dynasty and Tubo have never fought.

As early as the Zhenguan period, before Tubo Songtsan Gampo married Princess Wencheng, the Tang Dynasty and Tubo fought in Songzhou, and Tubo was defeated.

那次战争的理由有点搞笑，原因是松赞干布向李世民求娶大唐公主，李世民拒绝了，松赞干布气坏了，于是一咬牙一跺脚，我揍吐谷浑！

Misfortune happened to the bewildered Tuyuhun Khan, who was beaten up by Tubo for no reason. Khan was so frightened that he ran away overnight and went to Qinghai Lake for vacation.

Songtsen Gampo then sent an envoy to ask Li Shimin for peace, but Li Shimin couldn't laugh or cry, but still refused, so Songtsen Gampo beat Tuyuhun again.

Maybe after a few times, Songsan Ganbu also woke up. No, Datang refused to relax. What is the use of my Tu Gulu?

Finally, Songtsan Gampo finally found his master and decided to invade Songzhou of Tang Dynasty.

So Datang and Tubo fought fiercely in Songzhou City. Tubo was defeated and returned to the country.

I don't know if Songtsan Gampo is the princess or not. After the victory of the Great Tang King, the Tubo envoy came to Chang'an again with a shy face. That's right, he still asked for peace, this time as a loser.

Anyway, regardless of the outcome of the war, he is determined to marry a Tang princess, and no one can persuade him.

Datang defeated Songtsan Gampo on the battlefield, and Li Shimin had all the face and inner face, so this time he readily agreed to marry Princess Wencheng and pro-Tubo Songtsan Gampo.

Datang, Tubo, Tuyuhun, and the grievances and hatreds between the Three Kingdoms over the years are simply like a bloody sadomasochistic love triangle, and the tragic role played by Tuyuhun is even more pitiful to me.

This time when the envoys from the Three Kingdoms gathered together, Zhong Cong and Princess Honghua looked at each other with a desire to eat each other alive, but Li Qinzai was the only one who was calm and relaxed.

"I was ordered by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to come here to mediate the war between Tubo and Tuyuhun. If Tubo raises unrighteous soldiers, they will attack Tuyuhun suddenly. The Tang Dynasty cannot sit idly by."

"Since Your Excellency is here on behalf of the Prime Minister of Tubo, please tell the Prime Minister the meaning of the Emperor of Tang Dynasty, quickly withdraw the troops, and return the occupied land to Tuyuhun." Li Qinzai said seriously.

Lun Zhongcong shook his head and said: "Forgive me for not agreeing, but Tuyuhun often has bandits and looting against Tubo, not only that, but also slaughtered Tubo herdsmen, robbed women and children, and I, Tubo Zanpu and Daxiang, will bear it again." Forbearance, I couldn't bear it anymore, so I launched this battle against Tuyuhun."

"If your envoy wants to talk about the truth, how dare you ask how to say it? I, Tubo, are the victims of this war."

Princess Honghua slammed the table angrily: "Nonsense! How did Tuyuhun ever loot and slaughter Tubo? It's obviously unrighteous of you to come up with such a ridiculous excuse."

Lun Zhong Cong closed his eyes and said indifferently: "Right and wrong have their own opinions. It is absolutely impossible for Tubo to retreat."

Li Qinzai stared at his face, and said: "Tuyuhun and Datang are closely related, and Datang will not sit back and watch Tubo annex Tuyuhun."

Lun Zhongcong opened his eyes and said, "Does the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty want to go to war with Tubo? Hehe, as far as I know, the northern part of the Tang Dynasty is suffering from drought this year, and the whole country provides food and grass to the north. If you want to go to war, it may be difficult to support it?"

Li Qinzai narrowed his eyes: "Lun Zhongcong, right? Your arrogant and confident look is annoying."

Lun Zhongcong laughed: "You and I are masters, and your envoy hates me, which shows that I am very competent in serving Tubo, and it is very honorable."

"Tubo intends to annex Tuyuhun completely?" Li Qinzai asked suddenly.

Lun Zhongcong hesitated for a moment, and said: "Since the two countries have a sworn feud, if they can be annexed, of course they must be annexed."

"Aren't you afraid that Datang will send troops?"

"The Tang Dynasty may not be able to send troops this year. If it waits until next year, Tubo has occupied and digested Tuyuhun, and the troops have been calmly deployed. If the emperor of the Tang Dynasty really wants to go to war, Tubo will not be afraid."

Li Qinzai suddenly said: "In the battle of Jishi Mountain a few days ago, more than a thousand kings of my Tang Dynasty were able to shake the central army of Tubo, what do you say?"

Lun Zhongcong was startled, and his face immediately became ugly.

Since the first battle at Jishi Mountain, the two countries have not dared to fight again, because of the thousand or so Tang troops, to be precise, because of the strange weapons in the hands of those thousand or so Tang troops.

This is one of the reasons why Lu Dongzan is willing to send a mission to Liangzhou for negotiations.

In the final analysis, the strength of the battlefield determines everything. After Tang Jun made his debut in this war and showed the two countries powerful force, the two countries would sit down and chat peacefully.

And Datang also has the qualifications to intervene in the mediation of the war between the two countries.

"Your envoy, this is a war between Tubo and Tuyuhun. Please don't meddle indiscriminately. Tuyuhun is a vassal of Tang, but Tubo has been very respectful to Tang these years."

"Zanpu and the Prime Minister send envoys to Chang'an every year to congratulate them. Tubo shows no disrespect to the Tang Dynasty. Please also treat the two countries fairly." Lun Zhongcong said with an ugly face.

Li Qinzai said indifferently: "If you want to be fair, just listen to me quietly."

"You guys must be very surprised. During the Battle of Jishi Mountain, what kind of weapons were in the hands of my Tang soldiers? I might as well tell you that this kind of weapon has been mass-produced in Chang'an Military Weapons Supervision, and it can be used at any time."

"A thousand or so people in my Tang Dynasty can fight the Tubo army into chaos. If you have five thousand or ten thousand weapons, you can't take off in Tubo? You can’t get together ten thousand soldiers and horses, can you?”

Lun Zhongcong's face was livid, he gritted his teeth and remained silent.

"What exactly does your envoy want?"

"It's simple. Tubo withdraws its troops and returns the land it occupied to Tuyuhun. The two countries have ceased fighting since then."

"Can't do it!"

Not only Zhong Cong, but also Princess Honghua took the case and said angrily: "Tubo invaded the country, slaughtered thousands of people in Tuyuhun, lost countless cattle, sheep, war horses and property, how can we not avenge this revenge?"

Li Qinzai glanced at her.

The husband and wife are about to be beaten into bereaved dogs. You have already burned incense for being able to retreat, and you still want to take revenge?
Who gave you the confidence?

Lun Zhongcong also said with a gloomy face: "As long as my Tubo army breaks through Jishi Mountain, the whole territory of Tuyuhun is in our hands. How can we retreat?"

Li Qinzai smiled, well, mediation is invalid.

Anyway, it was a superficial task, and he never expected to be able to mediate successfully, just putting on airs was enough.

"Very good, the negotiations between the three countries have broken down, you go home and continue fighting."

Lun Zhongcong snorted angrily, and was about to get up when he suddenly remembered something.

Today's mission to Liangzhou in the Tang Dynasty, just a few casual chats and it's over?What is the point of this negotiation?

Thinking of the more than a thousand weapons of the Tang army at the foot of Jishi Mountain, Lun Zhongcong was secretly startled, frowned and stared at Li Qinzai, and said, "Dare to ask your envoy, what does the Tang Dynasty intend to do?"

Li Qinzai smiled but said firmly: "The day when Tubo occupied the whole territory of Tuyuhun was the day when the Tang Dynasty sent troops. This is what the emperor of the Tang Dynasty meant."

Princess Honghua immediately beamed with joy, and looked at Lun Zhongcong provocatively.

Lun Zhongcong let out a long breath.

Only now did he know that the real negotiation had just begun, and this negotiation would be extremely difficult.

(End of this chapter)