Emperor of the Tang Dynasty

If Li You knew about Lu Dongzan's inference, he would definitely laugh out loud - sorry, you really think too much. A few years ago, it was just the previous Li You acting in his true colors. Of course it's natural.

"Okay," Songtsen Gampo skipped the topic directly, "What does he do now? You said 09 just now, this time the prince of Tang led the army, not the king of Chu..."

Speaking of this, Songtsen Gampo suddenly stopped, as if he suddenly thought of something.

"Could it be that……?!"

"That's right," Lu Dongzan nodded, "because this incident happened not long ago, so the news may not have reached Tubo yet, but the ministers already knew from the secret intelligence rumors everywhere that the current Tang Dynasty The prince has already changed positions!"

"Just last year, the original prince Li Chengqian was deprived of his identity because of a conspiracy, and he disappeared in the end. After that, the position of the prince was suspended until the last day of last year, when Li You, the king of Chu, resorted to thunder. Strike decisively!"

Songtsen Gambo was stunned for a long time after hearing the words, and then he said with emotion: "As expected... That is to say, has the past King Li You of Chu become the Crown Prince Li You now?"

"Exactly."

"This is really a bit bad," Songtsen Gampo frowned. "If it can be confirmed that Li You, the new crown prince of the Tang Kingdom, is leading the army, then you really need to be on guard."

After all, Songtsen Gampo is very aware of Ma Dongjia's level. If Ma Dongjia will lose to Li You, it means that Li You is really powerful!

"But it's okay, I believe that I will never lose to that prince of Tang with the level of my minister!"

However, Lu Dongzan has already said calmly, this is not bragging, and Lu Dongzan is not arrogant and arrogant. His tone is very indifferent, as if he is talking about a very common thing.

And Songtsan Gampo didn't have any surprising reaction, as if he agreed with Lu Dongzan's words from the very beginning!

There is no other reason. Lu Dongzan is really a legendary figure of Tubo. In his early years, he led the Tubo cavalry to conquer most of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and established Tubo's hegemony on the plateau!

There is no doubt that Songtsen Gampo trusted Lu Dongzan's talent very much, so he entrusted Lu Dongzan as the prime minister of Tubo.

"What Aiqing said is very true, then Li You is only a yellow-mouthed child, how can he compare with your strategy? Not to mention that I will never be weaker than him in terms of military strategy!"

As he spoke, Songtsan Gampo's tone became proud.

Lu Dongzan said with a smile: "Your Majesty really doesn't need to worry about the reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty. After all, the Tang Dynasty will send reinforcements, haven't we already expected it?"

This is basically something that can be completely foreseen - and since this situation has been foreseen in advance, of course Songtsen Gampo and Lu Dongzan have been prepared early!

Sure enough, after Songtsen Gampo heard the words, he showed a smile of victory.

"Let's just truce for a day or two so that Tang Guo thinks they will survive the catastrophe, and then when our army of [-] people arrives, they will be caught off guard when they least expect it!"

As Songtsen Gampo said, they had already predicted that the Chang'an would send reinforcements, and they also mobilized another [-] troops from Tubo, and they will arrive in a day or two!

In this way, the strength of the two sides has become a double crush of two to one, and it is impossible for Datang to hold Songzhou anyway!

However, Lu Dongzan still just smiled lightly. In fact, he didn't have a deep smile, as if he still had some worries in his heart.

"Your Majesty... what this minister is really worried about now is not the reinforcements of the Tang Dynasty, nor the prince Li You. After all, with this overwhelming advantage, it is impossible for them to defend Songzhou. This is inevitable. matter."

Songtsen Gampo said in surprise: "Then what are you worried about?"

"Your Majesty, what this minister is worried about is the current domestic situation in Tubo," Lu Dongzan said, "To be honest, I still feel that it is too risky for His Majesty to mobilize [-] troops from Tubo at one time. It's up!"

These [-] soldiers and horses have accounted for more than half of the Tubo army, which will undoubtedly lead to the emptiness of the Tubo domestic force and the lack of sufficient suppressive personnel.

Songtsen Gampo sighed and said: "In the beginning, why did I lead a [-] army out at one time? Do you still not know the real reason? Just like now, I will mobilize another [-] army. The reason without hesitation is the same!"

Hearing this, Lu Dongzan fell silent, and after a long time he said: "Yes... Tang Kingdom, who originally thought it would be weakened by the catastrophe, recovered incredibly quickly, plus they took the initiative to attack Gaochang Kingdom? "

Songtsen Gampo nodded solemnly and said, "Originally, the Tang Kingdom should have a period of weakness for at least a few years after the catastrophe. Step up."

"And Tang country...or should I say those Han people in the Central Plains, all dynasties and dynasties have prided themselves on the state of etiquette. They have always been people who don't offend me and I don't offend others, but now there is a situation where they take the initiative to attack Gaochang for their own purposes. Enough to illustrate a very serious problem!"

Chapter 790 The Awakened Oriental Lion!

In today's era, the cultural influence of the Tang Dynasty is very far-reaching, and many neighboring countries advocate imitating the Tang Dynasty, forming a special cultural circle.

Even Tibet is no exception.

Basically, most of the high-ranking officials in Tubo can speak Chinese, and they are not inferior to many Han people in terms of cultural attainments.

Because of this, Songtsen Gampo is very familiar with the central idea of ​​the Han people!

He knows that the nation in the Central Plains has been very particular about being famous since ancient times, and also wants to spread its image of a country of etiquette to the world, so things like Gaochang are rare.

But now, under the leadership of Li You, Datang has done this uncharacteristically—this shows that some incredible changes may have taken place in today's Datang!

The Tang Dynasty in the past was like a sleeping lion. Although it had great power, if it didn't provoke it too much, the lion would always be half asleep and half awake.

But now this mighty lion seems to have woken up and began to show its fangs and claws to the world, full of aggressiveness!

"This shows... the Tang state is very likely no longer limited by its pedantic thoughts!" Lu Dongzan gritted his teeth and replied to Songtsan Gampo, "That is to say, the threat of the Tang state to Tubo has skyrocketed!"

Songtsan Ganbu nodded heavily and said, "Yes, such a Tang Dynasty has made me see a huge crisis! Maybe in the not too distant future, the Tang Kingdom will attack Tubo!"

"Then, instead of waiting for Tang to take the initiative to attack, and our Tubos to be beaten passively, it is better to take the lead in attacking Tang before Tang fails to recover while the follow-up effects of the catastrophe are not over yet!"

In Songtsen Gampo's view, it is absolutely unrealistic to expect a Tang Dynasty, who is no longer restricted by pedantic thoughts, to endure not to take action against Tubo all the time.

Because Tubo is right next to the Tang Dynasty, the two countries have a large area of ​​bordering land, which in itself makes the conflict unavoidable.

And on the side of the couch, how can you allow others to sleep soundly?

With such a turbulent development trend of Tubo, it is like a ticking time bomb hanging next to the Tang Dynasty. Songtsan Gampo is sure that today's Tang Dynasty will not tolerate such a huge threat always accompanying him!

Therefore, Datang refused to marry, and now it is only one of the reasons why Songtsan Gampo attacked Datang, and it is not the most important reason.

"Don't worry," Songtsen Gampo took a deep breath and added, "Now that there is a great tribute, Lun Bangse Suzi, in the country, there won't be any major problems."