bastard seizes tang

Chapter 603

Originally, according to Li Ke's intention, he was the crown prince and Su Dingfang was the border commander. It would be inconvenient for him to meet Su Dingfang in Beijing, but now it is different. Now that Li Shimin has expressed his intention to Li Ke, then Li Ke and Li Shimin need to Showing support for Su Dingfang's trip in front of the Guanlongmen faction was the only way to make them be wary and not dare to act rashly.

Li Shimin made an order, and Li Ke personally saw him off. As long as the Guanlongmen family knew the news, they would naturally understand the attitude of Li Shimin and his son.

Chang'an City, Paradise Street.

"The end of the new year is approaching, and in less than a month it will be the New Year's Day. It is the time for family reunion. You should not be sent west at this time, but Li Xiyu has been dismissed from office. Liangzhou is an important town in the northwest. You have to be handsome, I can only work hard on you." On Tianjie, Li Ke and Su Dingfang rode side by side, and Li Ke spoke to Su Dingfang first.

Su Dingfang replied: "The crown prince is serious. Your majesty and the crown prince ordered the general to go to Liangzhou in a hurry. It is because of his trust in the general. The general is not grateful enough, so why bother to talk about it."

Li Ke said: "Dingfang is going to Liangzhou now. Don't worry about things at home in Chang'an. My palace has opened Wenhong Wenguan. You can go to Hongwen Wenguan to sit and study at the beginning of next year's festival. You can study with the clan and the children of meritorious officials. There are many great people. According to Confucianism, there will be no difference. Also, if there is anything in the house, just ask your wife or Qingjie to find the princess, you are welcome."

Su Dingfang married Li Ke after returning from Turkic South. It can be said that he had a middle-aged son. His eldest son, Qingjie, was only eight years old and was still a child. Li Ke was worried that Su Dingfang would be worried about his youngest son when he was away, so he said this.

Su Dingfang said with a smile: "The dog is young, and the general is most worried about the dog. Now that you have His Highness's words, the general will no longer have any worries."

"That's good."

Li Ke nodded, and then asked Su Dingfang: "Dingfang is going west this time, what rules do you have in mind?"

Su Dingfang didn't directly reply to Li Ke's words, but paused, and asked first: "Is the Tubo plateau really as difficult to climb as the prince said?"

Su Dingfang is from Hebei, and he is a brave general. In addition, he has been in the desert for many years, guarding the bitter cold land. In his own opinion, he has never experienced any kind of difficult environment. Why is a mere Tubo called Li Ke so cautious.

Li Ke replied: "There is no exaggeration in what I said, and the real situation on the plateau may even be worse than what I said. Just over a month ago, Zhishasili was sent by the order of his father A team of scouts pretended to be businessmen and went to the plateau to investigate, but more than [-] people went to the plateau, more than half of them were seriously ill before they arrived, and only three of them came back alive."

Listening to Li Ke's words, Su Dingfang's face slowly became serious.

Zhishisili was transferred from Beijing, so the soldiers he led were naturally the most elite Imperial Army in the Tang Dynasty, and the scouts were the most elite and in the best condition of the Imperial Army. If even the Imperial Army scouts could not stand In the plateau climate, it is even more difficult for other people.

Su Dingfang thought about it for a moment, and replied: "If so, the general thinks that he should first train soldiers and horses, and then get familiar with the terrain, so he should map it slowly."

Li Ke heard this, nodded his head and said: "Since this is the case, then I can rest assured. Although there is no famous general in Tubo, it should not be underestimated. It is more difficult to win Tubo than Xue Yantuo."

Su Dingfang replied: "I will be clear at the end, thank you Your Highness for pointing it out."

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Li Ke sent Su Dingfang out of the city and was talking about Tubo affairs. At this moment, Li Ke raised his eyes and happened to see a group of Tubo men in Tubo costumes approaching not far away. The first person to deal with the Tubo people was Sun Chong, the Minister of Rites.

Li Ke saw Changsun Chong, and Changsun Chong naturally saw Li Ke. Seeing Li Ke and Su Dingfang face to face, Changsun Chong got off his horse and said, "Minister of Rites, Changsun Chong, pays respects to the crown prince and the general."

Li Ke raised his hand, signaled Changsun Chong to stand up, and asked Changsun Chong curiously: "Zijing, who are these?"

Chang Sun Chong stood up and replied, "These are the Tubo envoys who came to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty this year."

At the beginning of last year, Tubo invaded eastward, Tang and Tubo fought in Songzhou, Tubo retreated in fear of Tang's troops, and after this battle, Tubo sent people to sue for peace, and these people were Songtsan Gampo Envoys have been sent to pay tribute.

The words of Changsun Chong fell, these Tubo people didn't know Li Ke's identity, the Tubo envoys in front of Li Ke hurriedly performed the Tubo etiquette, and bowed to Li Ke: "The foreign ministers wait to see the prince of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Ke nodded, and stood up as the Tubo envoys bowed down. After they got up, Li Ke looked at them. Right in front of them, the leader was a tall and strong man with a long beard and a kind expression. The middle-aged man immediately attracted Li Ke's attention.

Changsun Chong watched Li Ke staring at this person, so he introduced to Li Ke: "Prince, this is Lu Dongzan, the envoy who came to see His Majesty by Tubo Zanpu."

Li Ke raised his hand, signaling to Changsun Chong not to say more, and then said with a smile: "Zijing doesn't need to say more, I am afraid that this envoy is more familiar with you than you, a child of the Jiabugar family, and the Prime Minister of Tubo. Son Lu Dongzan, is this what I said?"

As soon as Li Kezhi's words came out, not only Zhang Sunchong looked surprised, but Lu Dongzan's face was even more surprised. Who would have thought that the dignified prince of the Tang Dynasty would be so familiar with the details of the Tubo official Lu Dongzan.

Lu Dongzan asked, "Does the crown prince know foreign ministers?"

Li Ke said: "Your Excellency fought three times and forced to marry Princess Chizun, the king of Nipoluo Guangxuan. How could this palace not know?"

Lu Dongzan is the king of Songtsan Gambu and Guangzhou, and the matter of forcing Princess Chizun to marry is indeed an important matter in Tubo. It is widely spread in the plateau. It is not surprising that Li Ke knows this. It was common sense that Dongzan was familiar with it, and Lu Dongzan felt a little relieved.

Lu Dongzan smiled modestly and said, "It's thanks to Qiongbo Bangse, a capable minister in Tubo, that the foreign minister was able to marry Princess Chizun for Zanpu. The foreign minister was just running errands, and the prince laughed at him."

Lu Dongzan was speaking modestly, and he didn't want Li Ke to pay too much attention to himself, but Li Ke shook his head solemnly after hearing Lu Dongzan's words.

Li Ke praised Lu Dong: "Your Excellency's words are wrong. Qiongbo Bangse is relying on the power of Houzang in Tubo and Nada. Zanpu doesn't tolerate it, and you will die sooner or later, but you, your Excellency, have always made good friends with you Zanpu, and you have become a humerus, and your future is limitless."

Li Ke's words caught his ears, and the smile on Lu Dongzan's face disappeared immediately. Lu Dongzan looked up at Li Ke's appearance like a ghost.

Li Ke just said a lot, it is something that many high officials in Tubo don't know, why is Li Ke, an outsider, who is thousands of miles away, so clear about Tubo's secrets?

For a moment, Lu Dongzan not only felt that Li Ke was unpredictable, but even doubted whether it was safe for him to come to Chang'an.

(End of this chapter)