Although Lord Zeng showed great sympathy, as an outstanding diplomat, he would never be captured by you because of this matter. Even if you are disabled today, you are still in opposition to our Tang Dynasty, so we should go through the necessary procedures slowly.
However, because of Li Xiang's words earlier, Lord Zeng softened his attitude a little, but he was still nervous when he needed to be nervous, which made Lu Dongzan's heart fluctuate.
"Master Zeng, we have always been friendly nations, and we can discuss anything. But you brazenly ask us to cede a hundred miles of land. I'm afraid this is unacceptable. This is tantamount to an agreement between a defeated nation and a defeated nation."
Lu Dongzan also felt that today's negotiations were progressing a bit too fast. He could not accept this condition. If he took such a condition back, his political enemies would probably tear him into pieces.
"I've never heard of anything like this in recent years. Our armies didn't even exchange fire, and we Tubo weren't defeated. Why should we cede a hundred li of land to you? As Lu Dongzan originally intended, giving you some silver would have been enough, and that was already the biggest concession. Now you're asking for land."
"This one is indispensable. It was ordained by our Majesty. I will not elaborate on it."
According to Lu Dongzan's idea, the other party would definitely argue with him, and this argument might last for a long time, but he did not expect that Lord Zeng would answer like this.
Some people around didn't say anything, but when they heard the Protector-General say this, they felt so happy. The relationship between Tubo and us is indeed good, but in foreign relations, they have always been aggressive, which makes us feel uncomfortable. Now let you try it. We don't even explain and insist on taking a hundred miles of your land.
"This is completely unreasonable. Why would your Emperor make such a request?"
When Lu Dongzan said this, it was already very disrespectful to Li Shimin. If it were any other time, we would have adjourned the meeting immediately and there would be no need for us to continue talking. But Li Xiang had also said before that we should quickly let this man take the army back so that Tubo could continue the civil strife. Let's just pretend we didn't hear it.
"Whether it's reasonable or not, the Prime Minister should understand."
Lord Zeng did not discuss the matter at hand, but instead suddenly said this, and the expression on his face was also intriguing. Lu Dongzan's heart tightened. Did he reveal it in the end?
Yes...
Lu Dongzan now understands that the border between the two countries is so long that you can only block a section of it. Even so, you cannot block the flying things in the sky. The news must have spread, otherwise how could the people of the Tang Dynasty dare to be so tough and let you cede land without fighting.
Lu Dongzan was breathing heavily, feeling that he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart. According to his previous temper, he would have stormed out by now, but at this moment he had to endure it. If you leave, it would be impossible to expect the people of the Tang Dynasty to ask you to return to the negotiation table. So in this state, you have to understand your situation and you have no right to throw a tantrum.
When he came, he had already made up his mind that no matter how the people from the Tang Dynasty caused trouble today, we must sign this agreement. If we don't take the army back now, then once the Southern Camp is lost, it means that they have completely lost the initiative on the battlefield.
The chieftains are a bunch of greedy people. If you let them see that there is profit in this, more chieftains will join in. If you want to blame someone, blame Songtsen Gampo for going too far before. If he had not been so excessive, these chieftains would not have thought of resisting. You want to take over their territory and wealth, so why can't they resist you?
Lu Dongzan did not admit it, but he did not oppose him either. He just went to look at the next item. On the issue of compensation, Lu Dongzan did not say a word, because no matter how much or how little the number was, he had to pay it, and he did not think that there would be no follow-up after paying it. After Tubo recovered, he would take back everything today.
When he saw the third one, Lu Dongzan couldn't stand it anymore. He wanted me to break off the engagement?
In order to marry Changsun Pingting, Lu Dongzan suffered a lot in Chang'an City, and he also lost so many capable subordinates because of this incident. If it weren't for this incident, Lu Dongzan would not have faced the situation of having no one to use after returning.
"My Lord Protector, the first two points are understandable, as they are closely related to your country, but this third point is a bit too ridiculous. Could it be that you in the Tang Dynasty would also mix in personal relationships?"
Lu Dongzan's tone was already questioning. He was a little bit losing his mind. A hero is hard to resist the temptation of a beautiful woman. This saying applies to both Han and Tibetan people.
Lu Dongzan has put in so much effort to win the beauty, and now you want to invalidate it with just one word. How can he bear it?
"Prime Minister, this is wrong. Marriage is a major event between two countries. We were not considerate enough at the time, but now we think it is inappropriate. In our Tang Dynasty, princesses and common women are the same. Since we don't want princesses to go abroad, then the same applies to common women."
Everyone had guessed Lu Dongzan's attitude a long time ago, and it can be seen from this that Lu Dongzan is really interested in Changsun Pingting. But no matter whether it is true or false, we just won't do such a thing. We in the Tang Dynasty cannot afford to exchange peace for women.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister..."
General Huyan was puzzled. It was just a woman. Didn't we Tubo have women? In his opinion, the Prime Minister shouldn't hesitate on this point. The country couldn't wait any longer. If he hesitated on this point, the Zamp would be dissatisfied when the news came back, and he would have to scold the Prime Minister again.
Lu Dongzan felt like his heart was being torn apart. His mind once again recalled that beautiful woman. How pure and beautiful she was. In his perception, no one seemed to be able to surpass this woman. If he couldn't get this woman, Lu Dongzan felt that his life would be incomplete. If he had never gotten her, he wouldn't have thought about it. But now he was going to lose her again...