Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 576 Sorry, I Want It All
The Tubo army who invaded Tuyuhun was about [-], including logistics, a total of about [-].

During the battle with the Tuyuhun army, Tubo had already lost about [-] people. Yesterday, Sun Congdong's [-] forbidden troops lost another [-].

So now there are only more than [-] Tubo troops left.

But the outcome of a war cannot be judged only by the number of troops. To be honest, the [-] troops led by Su Dingfang put a lot of pressure on Lu Dongzan.

Because the 1 soldiers of the Tang Dynasty had too many uncertain variables, Tubo's lurking eyeliner in Chang'an had already reported that [-] of the [-] soldiers sent by the Tang Dynasty were armed with strange new weapons.

In the next battle at Jishi Mountain, the Tang army had only a thousand soldiers armed with new weapons, which almost caused the entire Tubo army to collapse. If [-] soldiers lined up against each other, the Tubo army's winning rate would be very small.

This is why Lu Dongzan took the initiative to start negotiations today.

A powerful enemy is rushing towards him with the force of wind and thunder. He must stop the loss, because there is no certainty of victory.

However, stop losses belong to stop losses, and Lu Dongzan is absolutely unwilling to lose all his money. He cannot explain to Zanpu and the landlords in Tubo.Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for the entire army to withdraw from Tuyuhun.

"Uncle Li, if all the Tibetans withdraw from Tuyuhun, the old man will be gnawed to the bone after he returns."

Lu Dong sighed in admiration, with a gloomy expression on his face. Until now, he still couldn't figure out why it was such a destructive war to destroy the country.

Today's Tubo army is in a dilemma, the meat is already in its mouth, if you want to swallow it, you will be beaten, and if you want to spit it out, you can't bear it.

Unfolding a sheepskin map on the low table, Lu Dong praised: "The Tubo mission discusses Zhong Cong's covenant with you in Liangzhou City, does Li Xianbo still remember?"

As he said that, Lu Dongzan pointed at the sheepskin map, and his finger slowly landed on the west of Jishi Mountain, and then moved slowly until it reached the Kunlun Mountains in the west, thus drawing a straight line on the map.

Li Qinzai's eyelids twitched a few times.

"According to the previous discussion, from the west of Jishi Mountain to the Kunlun Mountains, all the land in the north belongs to Datang, and the rest belongs to Tubo," Lu Dongzan said slowly: "This time, the old man is full of sincerity and has already given away half of the land in Tuyuhun. They were all allocated to the Tang State, and the trade route in the Western Regions was also within the territory of the Tang State."

Li Qinzai didn't say a word, he could see that Lu Dongzan's offer this time was indeed full of sincerity.The two countries have not officially started fighting, and Tubo has already voluntarily surrendered half of Tuyuhun's territory, which is polite enough.

Thousands of miles of land, as well as the most important Silk Road, and the expanded territory between the Central Plains and the Anxi Protectorate, since then Chang'an has strengthened its control over the countries in the Western Regions. It is a real benefit.

Based on Lu Dongzan's offer alone, if Datang accepts all of them, this year when Li Zhi worships the heavens and ancestors, he can walk out of his nostrils and walk out of the steps that his relatives do not recognize, and enjoy himself in front of his family's ancestral tablet.

Even if he played disco in front of Li Shimin's grave, the courtiers would praise him as a filial child.

Nothing else, the emperor who opened up the territory is so awesome, everything is right, if you don't feel happy just dancing in front of the ancestor's grave, you might as well have a thicker skin, Taishan Fengchan can arrange it...

And the hero who made Li Zhi so beautiful is of course Li Qinzai, and only Li Qinzai.

From the beginning to the end, only Li Qinzai was involved in this matter, and he had been dealing with Tubo and Tuyuhun all the time.

If he agreed to Lu Dongzan's conditions now, Li Qinzai could easily go back to Chang'an, and at least Fenghou would definitely arrange for him after returning.

No amount of rewards is too much for the achievement of opening up the territory and expanding the territory, not to mention that Li Qinzai won thousands of miles of territory for the Tang Dynasty by himself, and he also held all the strategically important places that the Tang Dynasty valued.

The sheepskin map in front of him was really alluring. Li Qinzai stared at it, breathing heavily. He had never been so tempted when he met Zi Nu.

As an envoy of the Tang Dynasty, at this moment, his mission has actually been completed, and he has completed it very beautifully. He will definitely be treated like a hero when he returns to Chang'an.

But as a courtier who cared about the Great Tang Dynasty, Li Qinzai could not agree to Lu Dongzan's conditions.

Because Lu Dong's praise is not enough.

It's not that Li Qinzai is not greedy enough, but that Li Qinzai, as a traveler, must look at the territory and border of the northwest from the perspective of the century-old strategy of the Tang Dynasty.

In the Tang Dynasty in history, when it experienced the Anshi Rebellion and its national power weakened, it was Tubo who swallowed the Western Regions, because the vast territory of Tuyuhun gave Tubo ample opportunities for development and also gave Tubo an important strategic buffer zone.

As a result, the Anxi Protectorate, originally under the control of the Tang Dynasty, was nibbled away by Tubo bit by bit, and the land of the Tang Dynasty finally collapsed.

Now that Li Qinzai has traveled through time, he has slowly changed the world. When I have the advantage, how could he give up the other half of Tuyuhun to Tubo, so that they have the capital to buffer and develop?
Tuyuhun, he wants it all!
It is also worth paying the price of a war, because taking control of this land is equivalent to reducing the development space of Tubo and extending the life of the Tang Dynasty for a hundred years.

Li Qinzai's choice today is worthy of the history of thousands of years later.

Gritting his teeth hard, Li Qinzai's eyes turned red for some reason.

Li Zhi, when I do this big ticket, you will not only dance on your father's grave when you think about it, but if you blow up your father's grave, your father will smoke for you and praise you for your filial piety He has reached the bottom of Jiuquan.

After Lu Dongzan finished mentioning the conditions, he kept staring at Li Qinzai's face, and saw that his smiling face suddenly changed, turning red for a while, and turning blue for a while, accompanied by a fierce look of gnashing his teeth.

Lu Dongzan was startled, and an ominous premonition popped up in his mind.

After a long time, Li Qinzai suddenly bared his teeth and smiled at him: "President, I'm sorry, Tuyuhun, I want it all, not an inch less!"

Lu Dongzan was stunned for a moment, then jumped up against the case, furious: "Li Qinzai, are you crazy? You don't follow any rules?"

Li Qinzai looked directly into his eyes, and said slowly: "What we are talking about now is not rules, but strength. If Tubo doesn't give it to him, Datang will take it for himself."

Lu Dongzan's eyes darkened, and he stared at him coldly: "So, Datang has decided to fight Tubo?"

"If Tubo doesn't withdraw from Tuyuhun, there will be a war between our two countries."

"Is this what you mean, or the meaning of the Emperor Tang?"

"I am the envoy of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and my words are the words of the emperor."

Lu Dongzan's eyes were full of murderous intentions: "Li Qinzai, don't forget that you are still in my Tubo camp. If the old man wants to take your life, it will be easy for me."

"A mere envoy, life and death are nothing to worry about. If you kill me, the Tang Dynasty will not only want Tuyuhun, the king's master will kill him into the territory of Tubo."

"Prime Minister, don't forget my identity. I am the grandson of Great Tang Yinggong, a minister who is highly valued by the emperor. If Tubo dares to kill me, don't say that the emperor is furious. My grandfather and all the generals in the army of the Tang Dynasty will never If Tubo is spared, not only will you not get Tuyuhun, but you will also be in danger of destroying the country."

Lu Dongzan said angrily: "I, Tubo, and Tang Dynasty have been fighting against each other for decades, and I may not be able to do anything to me!"

"What if we add the new weapons of my Tang Dynasty?" Li Qinzai said leisurely.

Lu Dongzan's body shook, and the pupils in his eyes quickly shrank into needlepoints.

Li Qinzai calmed down, smiling and looking straight into his eyes.

The atmosphere in the handsome tent suddenly fell to freezing point, and a chill filled the surroundings.

After a long time, Lu Dongzan suddenly burst out laughing, then got up and saluted Li Qinzai.

"It was old man Meng Lang just now. The matter can be discussed slowly. There is no need to make such a mess. If the discussion is not settled today, it doesn't matter if we discuss it tomorrow. Tubo and Datang have been friendly for decades. It is not worth fighting over such a trivial matter. Li Does the magistrate think so?"

The tense expression instantly turned into a spring breeze and drizzle, amiable and amiable.

Li Qinzai also laughed and said, "Of course, the important affairs of the country can't be decided in one word. After all, we have to discuss it slowly. You and I will take a rest today and think about it separately. It's not too late to discuss it tomorrow."

"That's right, that's exactly what I mean." Lu Dong sighed in admiration, and said, "The emperor of the Tang Dynasty is so lucky to have Li Xianbo as a loyal and capable minister. I really envy him!"

Li Qinzai thanked each other humbly, and the two looked at each other with a smile that was extremely sincere and brilliant.

Resigning politely and thoughtfully, Li Qinzai walked out of the tent slowly, and Liu Ahsi and other trilogy greeted him.

The moment Li Qinzai turned around, his face became serious.

"Fifth Shaolang, how did the discussion go?" Liu Ah Si asked curiously.

Li Qinzai didn't make a sound, and after leading the trilogy away from the commander's tent, he said in a deep voice: "You and I should quickly find the opportunity to leave the Tubo camp, Lu Dongzan is planning to kill me!"

(End of this chapter)