Li Xiang walked around and shook his head from time to time. Every time Li Xiang shook his head, Prime Minister Mi Du felt as if his heart was being pinched. "Why are you shaking your head?" Tell us.
In fact, Prime Minister Midu and Tuyuhun Khan did not realize that their thoughts had begun to follow Li Xiang, which was a very scary thing for the top leaders of a country.
"I've thought about it carefully. Even if we're honest with each other and do everything as I say, we won't have enough time to send troops to support you. Let's see if there are some other ways to buy us some time."
Li Xiang strolled around here for five minutes. In fact, he didn't think about anything in his mind. He just made some body movements to make you guys nervous. Now he is waiting for you to say it out loud.
Delay time?
"Your Highness, I heard that the Tubo Prime Minister Lu Dongzan is in Chang'an. Can I go find him?"
Prime Minister Midu suddenly thought of this matter. He guessed that Li Xiang's hurried ride to the grassland must be related to Lu Dongzan, but he couldn't guess what it was related to. After all, he was not Guanyin Bodhisattva and could not calculate it with his fingers.
"I came to the grassland because of him. I'm sure you can find out that he wants to unite with our Tang Dynasty in the court and destroy you Tuyuhun. This is the main reason why he came to Chang'an."
There is no need to conceal such a thing, it will be spread out soon. As for the things that happened later, as long as Li Shimin kept it secret properly, no one should be able to spread it out.
"ah……"
Li Xiang looked at the two people in front of him with some surprise. It was understandable that Prime Minister Midu shouted out, after all, he was the highest-ranking official in Tuyuhun here, but what was going on with the old guard next to him?
Li Xiang suddenly remembered that he had watched a TV series, which was The Deer and the Cauldron starring Hong Kong actor Jordan Chan. At that time, he went to Wu Sangui's palace and was talking with Wu Sangui's son Wu Yingxiong. Wu Sangui pretended to be an old guard. Could it be that the person in front of him was the same?
Regardless of whether this is true or not, Li Xiang will not expose this person. If it is really the Khan of Tuyuhun, it would be even better, so that Prime Minister Mi Du doesn't have to go back and pass on the message.
"But don't worry, we in the Tang Dynasty have not agreed to their proposal. We hope that all countries can coexist peacefully. If there are fewer and fewer countries, it will not be good for this society. Moreover, your two countries have just signed an agreement. How could we possibly attack you? However, there are some restless people in our country. They have already started to contact Lu Dongzan..."
Give a slap in the face and then a sweet date, give a sweet date and then a slap in the face, Li Xiang has figured out this routine. On the one hand, he tells you that the court has not made a decision yet, and on the other hand, he tells you that someone in the court wants to do this. After all, many people in the Tang Dynasty have ideas about this grassland, especially after the grassland in the north was auctioned, many people have calculated their operating profits here. If they can get a piece of the grassland in the south, then some things will be even more exciting.
"Your Highness, please think about yourselves. The Tibetans are like tigers and wolves. If you were to directly border them, there would definitely be more border conflicts than with us. Isn't the current situation the best?"
Prime Minister Midu now wants to die. Although he guessed that Lu Dongzan came to the Tang Dynasty for something, he didn't expect it to be like this. Now there is a tiger in front and a pack of wolves behind, and Tuyuhun really has no idea what to do.
"Don't worry about the Tang Dynasty for now. I can hold that over there for you. You need to think about how to resist the Tibetans. The Tibetan army is about to cross the border."
Li Xiang saw that Prime Minister Midu was about to go off topic, so he quickly moved back. "The only way to save you is to put pressure on you, and that is to become a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty."
"this……"
Prime Minister Midu didn't know what to say for a moment. It was clearly a dead end. The Tang Dynasty could not support them, and they had no way to resist the Tibetan attack on their own. How could they hold on?
"It's a pity that the Tibetans are not Turks. If they were Turks, the reputation of the Tang Dynasty alone would have made them retreat thirty miles..."
Seeing that these two guys were not thinking in that direction, Li Xiang could only take a risk and give them a hint. He also hoped that these two guys could take the right path, the right path of him, Li Xiang.
The reputation of the Tang Dynasty?
Prime Minister Midu did not hear any other words, but only heard this sentence. Looking around the world, the only thing that could scare Tubo was probably the Tang Empire in the north. But now the Tang Empire could not support them, so was the reputation of the Tang Dynasty useless in Tubo?
This won't happen. Many countries in the world look up to the Tang Dynasty and they have sent batches of envoys to the Tang Dynasty. Even if the Tubo Kingdom says it doesn't care, didn't your prime minister go to Chang'an to pay tribute?
Many countries also honor Li Shimin as the Heavenly Khan...
Prime Minister Midu's eyes lit up. He seemed to have found a way to save Tuyuhun, but now he had to get the Khan's consent. This matter was even bigger than the last time. If he made a decision on his own, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Prime Minister Midu made up an excuse and said that he needed to take a rest. Li Xiang also knew that the two of them needed to discuss it. Only by seeing through the problem but not saying it out loud could they continue to get along with each other, otherwise they would immediately fall out.
"A vassal state?"
Li Xiang had amazing hearing. He didn't hear the other words clearly, but he heard these three words clearly. These were said by Tuyuhun Khan. It was probably Prime Minister Midu who made a suggestion, but Tuyuhun Khan was a little reluctant. However, Li Xiang didn't care. As long as you have taken this path, I will give you some time, then you will definitely know what to choose.
Paying tribute to others is certainly a shameful thing, and it is very likely to be recorded in history books, making it impossible for you to turn over a new leaf. However, it can save your country and your current wealthy life. Li Xiang knows that these nobles are used to a good life and are unwilling to be prisoners. As long as they are given enough time to think, they will naturally understand what to choose.
Li Xiang observed the expressions of the two men and saw that Tuyuhun Khan nodded heavily, and a big stone in his heart was put down.
But in the distance came the sound of horse hooves...
