Royal study room.
Prince Huai Lu Zhiyue and Prince Huijun Lu Zhicheng knelt respectfully on the ground, not daring to breathe.
Lu Mingwei's face was livid. He sat upright but said nothing. He only clenched his fists in his sleeves. After a long time, he finally breathed a deep sigh. He looked at his two sons kneeling on the ground with cold eyes and spoke in a deep voice. He said: "You two were also present at the dinner just now, please tell me what you mean."
Prince Huai and Prince Hui secretly looked at each other, and then they stared at the vermilion carpet, neither of them daring to speak first.
"What? You don't dare to speak to the envoys from Siam and Tibet, and you don't even speak in front of me?" Lu Mingwei snorted coldly. After a while, he suddenly raised his voice too loudly, "If you only know how to kneel down, then... Go and kneel in front of the Queen Mother! I didn’t know that I had raised such a useless child! If you can’t help me, then go and guard the Queen Mother’s tomb, otherwise you will make me angry!”
"Father, calm down!" Lu Zhiyue and Lu Zhicheng said in unison, kowtowing repeatedly, "Father, calm down!"
Lu Mingwei became even more angry: "How can you calm me down with your worthless virtues?! Why don't you die soon?!"
"Yes, I obey." The two of them got up from the ground in a panic.
Lu Zhicheng, the king of Huijun, was the first to speak: "Father Mingjian, our country, Dali, has suffered from defeat in the past few years. It is really a shame for Dali that we have to pay tribute of silver and two beauties to Siam and Tubo every year. I didn't expect Siam and Tubo to pay tribute to Siam and Tubo." I am really offended by being so aggressive and making so many rude demands!"
"Not angry? So you are holding back your will to declare war on Siam and Tibet at the same time?" Lu Mingwei said with a gloomy face.
Lu Zhicheng couldn't guess what Lu Mingwei was thinking, so he could only bite the bullet and said: "I think that I can never condone Siam and Tubo's rogue demands again and again. If I agree to them this time, I don't know. What more shameless conditions will they propose next year? I think that if one country is at a disadvantage and is allowed to be bullied and humiliated by other countries, it will end up in a situation where the country cannot control the country and the people cannot live. So I think This time the terms of Siam and Tibet should be categorically rejected and a warning should be given. If they still ignore it, Dali should give them some trouble. "
"Seeing that you are so eloquent, you must have thought of a good strategy to deal with the enemy?" Lu Mingwei said solemnly, while looking at Lu Zhicheng, "Does Prince Hui know what the military strength of Dali is? How many troops are there? How many are there in the southwest? ? Which generals in the DPRK can lead the troops in a battle? If the battle is invincible, how will the troops and food be supplied? What will happen if Dali is defeated
Lu Zhicheng was at a loss for words. He must be young. He was only twenty-one years old now, and his time in command of the patrol camp was short. How could he know this? Moreover, he had not experienced the war between Dali and Siam and Tibet twenty years ago, and he did not understand southern Xinjiang. His impassioned speech just now was made with a pure heart, but at this time, Lu Mingwei He was naturally confused by such a question.
At the moment, Lu Zhicheng hesitated and said: "Father Mingjian, this... These sons and ministers are not clear yet. They still need to discuss with the Minister of War, Ma Ruilin, the Minister of Household, Xu Qingzhou, and a group of military generals before... they can report back to their father. "
"Hmph, so you are planning to have a war on paper with me?" Lu Mingwei snorted coldly.
Lu Zhicheng was so busy that he knelt on his knees and kowtowed: "Father, please forgive me! My son is not very talented and has little knowledge. I really can't share my father's worries, so please forgive me!"