Li Hong seemed to have expected that they would not agree. Looking at the angry expressions of several people, he was not surprised at all.
He shook his head and sighed: "Then how can I trust your sincerity? I believe that you will be friendly to me, the Tang Dynasty, for generations, and will no longer harm our people or invade our territory?"
"We promise that with great..." Mansong Manzan said.
Li Hong interrupted him and said hurriedly: "Shut up, what about your character? Guarantee? How much is the guarantee worth? Do you have that credit? Hey, aunt, why are you going? We haven't talked about it yet. It’s over, isn’t it?”
"I'm going to die! Since His Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty is not willing to give me a way to live, lest I stain the eyes of your noble Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, I would rather die than live." Wen Cheng really couldn't stand Li Hong humiliating the Tubo royal family in this way. But she had no choice at the moment.
Li Hong glanced at Mang Song Mangzan and said hastily: "Your uncle, it's all your fault, but you have the nerve to raise your credit! Hey, aunt, wait a minute."
Someone left Mansong Mangzan and others behind and hurriedly ran towards Princess Wencheng.
This is not because of how filial he is. A princess from a clan would not allow a prince to be so tolerant.
What he was afraid of was that if Princess Wencheng got angry and raised her arms from the top of the Red Palace, using her own prestige to arouse the Tubo people's anti-Tang sentiments, it is very likely that the Tang Dynasty would be like the U.S. Army in the previous life. , stuck in a quagmire and unable to extricate himself.
Moreover, whether it is the Middle East, which was regarded as a battlefield by the US military in the previous life, or Tubo, which he has captured in this life, they are all people with faith. Invading by force is not a bad idea, but using force to force them into the territory of the Tang Dynasty is It's time to make a last decision.
The mature and prudent Pei Xingjian immediately ordered the Tang army to blockade and surround the entire Potala Palace after Li Hong disappeared with Princess Wencheng.
As for Mangsong Mangzan, Garzandro, Tridu Songjie, and other Tibetan officials, he politely invited them into the palace and kept them under strict supervision.
The power of the Tibetan Prime Minister in Tubo is less than that of one person and more than ten thousand people. There are still more than 100,000 Tibetan soldiers in the city, which makes Pei Xingjian have to be careful and vigilant.
Quan Yi was responsible for guarding the foot of the Potala Palace, while Lawless was assigned by Li Hong to guard the Tibetan surrender.
As for Pei Xingjian, he was in the Potala Palace on the mountain, guarding the Tibetan officials to prevent them from contacting other surrendered generals.
Li Hong didn't know how complicated the affairs between the tribes were at first, but when he entered Tubo and learned about it, his first reaction was to leave this mess behind and run away.
The various tribes in Tubo did not live in harmony with each other as he imagined, and there was no chance for anyone to take advantage of them.
Rather, in the peaceful environment of Tubo, the competition for the rich pastures is still going on.
Only when the two tribes are at odds, or if the casualties of the two tribes are too high, or if other tribes join the fight, will the Tubo royal family step in to mediate.
And if those tribal leaders who are red-eyed and losing their minds in grabbing pasture ignore the mediation of the Tubo royal family.
The Tubo royal family would send generals to suppress them until they were willing to decide who would own the pasture through a duel.
Here, strict laws are only used for crimes, rebellions, etc. There is no perfect system, not even a system, for robbing the natural resources of beautiful water and beautiful grass.
Any tribal disputes are still resolved here using the most primitive method of using force. Whoever wins will get this rich pasture.
The leader of each tribe will go to battle in person, and can only lead the same number of people, and then choose an open space to fight.
Li Hong watched Mangsong Mangzan and Garzandro handle Tubo government affairs. Those complicated government affairs made him feel dizzy.
And in the Daming Palace in the distant Chang'an City, his father Long was also dizzy with a headache!
On the table were Princess Wencheng's handwritten interrogation letter, Princess Honghua's request letter, and the triumphal memorial sent by the Red Ling Messenger.
"He is happy. Who is going to clean up this mess? Why don't you let me help him solve it? What a nonsense! What a nonsense!" Li Zhi picked up Princess Wencheng's letter and put it down feebly as soon as he picked it up.
He has read this letter no less than a hundred times, and Honghua's letter no less than a hundred times.
Wencheng hoped that he would issue an order for Li Hong to evacuate the Tubo royal city as soon as possible, and that he would be willing to pay tribute as a vassal in the future and remain his vassal forever.
Honghua, on the other hand, had ears sharper than thieves. As soon as Dafeichuan and other places were taken back, Honghua began to plead with him, hoping to restore Nuohebo, and asked him to immediately restore his status as King Nuohebo and allow them to return own hometown.
But now in the court hall, when all the ministers heard that His Royal Highness Prince Li Hong had conquered the capital city of Tubo, they all cheered and sang praises loudly.
Some people even believe that this achievement was something that even the late emperor had never achieved before, and His Majesty should reward His Highness the Crown Prince generously.
But when he asked what should be done with Tubo now that it was occupied by Li Hong, the officials suddenly became silent again.
Li Zhi became anxious, and someone jumped out and said that it would be better to turn Tubo into the Tubo Protectorate and appoint His Highness the Crown Prince to hold the post concurrently.
For the two governors of Anxi and Tubo to be appointed as protectors, I am afraid that His Royal Highness is the most suitable person.
Naturally, some people are willing to open up and expand territory for the Tang Dynasty, and some people are willing to see the Tang Dynasty educate foreign countries with virtues, and think that His Highness the Prince should be ordered to withdraw from Tubo, and then treat it with friendship from generation to generation.
In view of the fact that Tubo came to the Tang Dynasty to seek marriage in the past few years, His Majesty should now follow the example of the late emperor and select a princess from the clan to marry the Tubo, in order to demonstrate the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty.
But in the end, these ministers hoped that His Majesty would remain anonymous and not mention in front of His Highness the Crown Prince who advocated agreeing to Tubo's marriage proposal.
Li Zhi shook his head after hearing this. After discussing it for a long time, he could not come up with a reason.
And he also saw that some silent ministers, who usually spoke out and acted boldly on government affairs, now seemed to be mute when faced with the Tubo incident.
You don't need to guess to know that these people must be adhering to suggestions that are far from those of the prince. This is because they are afraid that the prince, who is determined to retaliate, will come to settle accounts with them after returning to Chang'an in triumph.
As expected, within a few days, there were memorials from those courtiers on my desk, all of which advocated that peace be the most important thing, and that he should marry the princess of the clan and reconcile with Tubo.
Seeing Li Zhi anxious and worried, but with some pride and pride in his expression, how could Wu Mei not know
His Majesty is annoyed that the ministers in the court have different opinions on Tibet, and there is no decree that satisfies him.
Proud: Of course it was his son who single-handedly killed everyone in and out of Tubo with only 40,000 to 50,000 people. Not only was he unscathed, but he annihilated nearly 300,000 people in Tubo.
And they went straight to Huanglong, and in one fell swoop they captured Luoche City, the royal city of Tubo.
Wu Mei put the tea on the table for Li Zhi and said calmly: "Maybe you can ask Li Yifu, Xu Jingzong and others for their opinions. They have been with Li Hong for a long time, and maybe they can figure out some of Li Hong's meaning?"
"Hmph! Do you want me to make the decision, or do you want Li Hong to make the decision? Do I still have to figure out what Li Hong is thinking? Can't I make the decision in this matter? So what if it's Li Hong's credit?" Li Zhi slammed the table and snorted coldly.
The officials in the court are like this, and when they return to the harem, the queen is like this too! Could it be that I can't decide this matter
Wu Mei glanced at Li Zhi funny. I'm afraid he didn't even realize that the reason why he was angry was that the court could not give him a decision.
It was also because he himself was unconsciously wondering, what does Li Hong want to do in Tubo next
Everyone knows that Li Hong is thousands of miles away now. If his decree dissatisfies that little brat, who knows what he can do
This is no different than other things. If Li Hong's actions are contrary to the will of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, it will not only cause the Tang royal family to lose face, but also weaken the majesty of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Seeing Li Zhi grunting and his face covered with dark clouds, Wu Mei stood up and walked behind her, gently kneading her shoulders and said, "In that case, it's better to let Li Hong make the decision. As for Wen Cheng, that's it. How about refusing on the grounds that the court cannot use one-sided words to decide Li Hong’s defeat of Tubo?”
"What should we do in Honghua? Is it true that the territory that Li Hong worked so hard to conquer is being given to slaves? If so, Li Hong must have gone crazy?" Li Zhi's anger subsided a little, but He still said angrily.
"This matter is based on the fact that our Tang Dynasty has just conquered Dafeichuan, and everything is in preparation. However, there are hundreds of thousands of people on the border with Tubo and Chen soldiers. We are deeply afraid of their counterattack. It is not appropriate to discuss this matter now. We will discuss it after the overall situation is decided." Wu Mei said lightly.
In the past few years, Li Zhi's health has indeed been worse than before, and now Li Hong is not around. Most of the time, Li Zhi takes matters in the harem to discuss with him.
Rather than saying it was a discussion, it was better to say that Li Zhi asked Wu Mei to help him make a decision.
Li Zhi's weak body prevented him from handling government affairs overload. Sometimes, he even fell asleep unknowingly while sitting behind the desk while handling government affairs.
Li Zhi slowly tilted his head back and leaned gently on Wu Mei's chest. He closed his eyes and let Wu Mei help him relieve the pain on his forehead.
After a while, he said: "The Honghua matter can be based on your suggestion, and the decree will be issued tomorrow. As for the Tubo matter, we have to wait a little longer. Wen Cheng's letter has arrived. Has Li Hong's letter not arrived yet?" Let’s wait and see if there will be any discounts from Li Hong in the next few days.”
"If he wanted to get a discount, he would have done it a long time ago. Why would he wait until this time? Yesterday, Bai Chun went into the palace to discuss the business affairs of Taiyi City with me. He also said that because Xu Jingzong was seriously ill, he also received a letter from Li Hong from the crown prince yesterday. "Wu Mei held Li Zhi's head, looking at the tree at the door with dull eyes, and said lazily.
(End of chapter)