Li Zhi, don't be a coward

When Li Zhi and Zan Xiruo met, they spoke very clearly.

Now the three armies are assembled, just waiting to go out.

Now it is no longer a matter of whether or not to send the Golden Tooth Department. Even if Tubo takes the initiative to send the Golden Tooth Department in a humble manner, the Tang Dynasty may not accept it.

The prerequisite for Datang to accept the Golden Teeth Department is that Li Qinzai can survive.

Everyone knows that Li Qinzai was injured by an assassin. He was seriously injured and hung in the world with only one breath left. One foot has stepped into the gate of hell.

If Li Qinzai could not survive, no matter how humble Tubo's gesture of sending the Golden Tooth Ministry was, the Tang Dynasty would definitely send troops to conquer Tibet and avenge Li Qinzai.

If Li Qinzai could survive, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty could consider accepting the gift of the Golden Teeth Department from Tubo.

Things have developed so far that they have turned around miraculously.

When Li Qinzai negotiated with Zan Xiruo, Tubo refused to give the Golden Teeth Department to Tang Dynasty no matter what, which was tantamount to handing over the country's southern barrier to others.

However, after an unexpected assassination, the situation suddenly changed. In order to eliminate the military disaster, Tubo had to make a humiliating compromise and took the initiative to send the Golden Teeth Department with Smiley Face.

The two countries had never fought at war, but the intrigue that took place in Chang'an City was no less significant than the battlefield confrontation between the two armies. On this battlefield without the smoke of gunpowder, Datang eventually became the final winner.

Upon learning that Li Qinzai had woken up from a coma, the happiest person in Chang'an City was Zan Xiruo.

This ill-fated Duke Li, I praise you if you wish to calmly call him ancestor, as long as you keep breathing and live well.

If you are well, it will be a sunny day in Tubo.

After learning the news, Zan Xiruo immediately went straight to the British government, still smiling, and asked to visit Li Qinzai.

Of course, as expected, he was ruthlessly rejected by Feng Su.

Zan Xiruo didn't dare to break in and waited outside the Duke's mansion for a long time. Finally, he could only leave in frustration.

But he was still in a good mood. Li Qinzai turned the corner, which was great news for Zan Xiruo. It didn't matter whether he met or not.

The next day, Zan Xiruo officially presented to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty that the Tang Dynasty and Tubo had been on good terms for generations, and that the troops stationed on the southern border of Tubo were willing to withdraw two hundred miles to show good neighborliness and friendship.

This sentence was very subtle, but everyone in the court understood it.

The border garrison retreated two hundred miles, which meant that Tubo took the initiative to give up the Golden Teeth Department.

The reason why I say "give" rather than "send" is because the Jinji tribe is an independent tribe, and Tubo has no sovereignty over the Jinji tribe. In the past, the two countries stationed troops on the border of the Jin Teeth tribe, while the Jin Teeth tribe was stationed in the Tang Dynasty. Swinging left and right with Tubo, the three formed a delicate balance.

Now that the Tibetan garrison has taken the initiative to retreat, the balance on the southern border has been broken.

As Zan Xiruo came up, the court suddenly exploded.

The ministers were shocked, but also deeply puzzled.

Did the Prime Minister of Tubo take the wrong medicine?Why did the Golden Teeth Department be handed over to the Tang Dynasty for no reason?

Anyone with a little knowledge of geography knows that the Golden Teeth Department is the buffer between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty, and is the southern barrier of Tubo. With such an important geographical location, why did Zan Xiruo take the initiative to give it to the Tang Dynasty?

Everyone knows that this matter is probably related to the assassination of Liaodong County Duke. If Zan Xiruo sends the Golden Teeth Department, it is the same as spending money to eliminate disasters.

Only a few of the courtiers really knew the truth. Xu Jingzong, Xu Yushi, Liu Rengui and others laughed and said nothing.The Prime Minister of Tubo really suffered the loss of being dumb this time. Duke Li made him miserable.

Of course, in this huge conspiracy, Xu Jingzong, Liu Rengui and others all contributed more or less, and everyone is honored.

Liu Rengui, in particular, led the officers of the Third Division to catch an unfounded assassin and handed over a so-called confession that made no distinction between black and white. Then, Zan Xiruo gave up and the Golden Teeth Department got it.

Liu Rengui did a very good job in the business without capital and profit.

The Tubo Prime Minister took the initiative to give up the Golden Teeth Department. What was Li Zhi's attitude?
In the golden hall of the court, Li Zhiyi sternly refused.

The Tang Dynasty has always spread its benevolence and righteousness throughout the world. It never takes nameless land, nor does it accept ill-gotten wealth. Tubo withdrew its troops for no reason and gave up the Golden Teeth Department. If the Tang Dynasty took it, it would be meaningless and unjust, and it would harm the benevolence and righteousness of the Tang Dynasty. Image, no, no, absolutely no.

The heart that praises Xiruo is more bitter than coptis.

It was humiliating enough to voluntarily give up the Jin Teeth Department, but what was even more humiliating was that he actually had to act with the monarchs of the Tang Dynasty.

So Zan Xiruo had no choice but to go to the hospital again, and the memorial gave a detailed account of the objective reasons why Tibet gave up the Golden Teeth Division. It was simply that the domestic army was severely reduced in number, there was a severe drought, and the highland barley production was reduced. The Jin Teeth Division was too far away from Tubo, and the logistics supply line was It's too long and labor-intensive, etc.

In short, Tubo can no longer support the Golden Tooth Department, so it is better to send it away. Datang and Tubo have been friendly for generations, so it is better to leave it to the Tang Dynasty to raise.

This reason is very good and powerful, making it impeccable.

After some coy pretense, Li Zhi shyly took off her pants like a prostitute with a half-closed door under a chastity memorial arch.

Since our good-neighbors, brothers and friends cannot afford to support the Golden Teeth Department, the Tang Dynasty has always been known for its benevolence and righteousness, so it reluctantly helps our Tibetan brothers bear this pain.

So Li Zhi finally no longer refused, and immediately issued an edict to accept Tubo's good intentions. He rode eight hundred miles to deliver the edict, and mobilized a total of [-] troops stationed in Yaozhou, Kunzhou, and Lizhou in the Tang Dynasty to receive the Golden Teeth Division. .

When Tubo withdrew its troops, Tang Dynasty took over the land peacefully.

As for whether the Golden Teeth tribe will resist or accept the rule of the Tang Dynasty, this... is not important.

Twenty thousand soldiers and horses of the Tang Army were equipped with firearms. After entering the Golden Teeth Division, they advanced step by step. If there were any local indigenous resisters, they were massacred.

From now on, the Golden Teeth Department will become an integral part of the Tang Dynasty. Whoever dares to rob it will risk their lives.

The Tang Dynasty court handled the news of incorporating the Golden Teeth Department into the territory in a very low-key manner and implemented it quietly. Not many people knew about it.

This matter should not have been high-profile, and Li Zhi left a way out for Zan Xiruo.After all, for Tubo, Zan Xiruo's decision to give up the Golden Teeth Department was a loss of power and humiliation to the country. If the Tang Dynasty was too high-profile, Zan Xiruo would be even more passive when he returned to Tubo.

With the aftershocks of the Chang'an assassination still lingering, both Li Zhi and Li Qinzai knew very well that if Zan Xi returned to Tubo, there would be a bloody storm waiting for him.

Zan Xiruo had been holding back his anger in Chang'an, and his decision to give up the Jin Teeth Department would also become a reason for Tibetan dignitaries and subjects to criticize him.

Both parties are not good friends. When Zan Xiruo returns to Tubo, his brains will be beaten to pieces.

What is certain is that there will inevitably be civil strife in Tubo, and weapons will be used to see who will win this time.

Li Zhi and Li Qinzai are quite optimistic about Zan Xiruo. After all, he is the eldest son of Lu Dongzan. Lu Dongzan had great power when he was alive. There were countless old officials and former officials in the court and army. He was said to be the Prime Minister of Tubo. At the peak of his power, he even Bigger than the king of the country, Zampu.

As the saying goes, "the tiger's power remains after death", Lu Dongzan died not long ago. If Zanxi could use his father's prestige during his lifetime to defeat the powerful subjects in Tubo who opposed him, as long as Zanxi did not make any mistakes, there should be no suspense about the outcome. .