Chapter 1228 Tubo’s plan

Li Yi's mansion came hurriedly, "Chang'an Order, Prince Hejian came with Lu Dongzan."

Li Zheng took a bite of the watermelon and said, "Bring people."

"Here."

Li Xiaogong brought Lu Dongzan to the horse circle, and saw Li Zheng cutting the watermelon and said, "I knew you were sensible. You were just trying to eat a bite of the watermelon on this hot day."

Watermelon after ice is best eaten in summer.

The heat will disappear after one mouthful.

Seeing Lu Dongzan's gaze, Li Zheng handed him a piece of watermelon and said, "Don't be polite, I have watermelon here."

Li Xiaogong gnawed the iced watermelon and said, "It's not a big deal. This kid asked His Majesty for hundreds of watermelons."

Lu Dongzan took the watermelon and started eating it immediately.

After eating a few pieces of watermelon, Li Xiaogong sighed comfortably and said, "Have you heard about Ashina?"

Li Zheng nodded and said, "This world is a sinister person. Be careful when you go out."

Li Xiaogong nodded in agreement.

After eating the watermelon, Lu Dongzan sat cross-legged on the ground and said, "Now Tubo is getting more and more confused, I don't know what to do."

Li Zheng asked: "Where is the Songzan cadre?

How is he doing lately?"

Lu Dongzan said numbly: "Zanpu has been worshiping Buddha for many days. He has been asking about Tubo for a long time. He seems to have been exhausted by the Buddhists, and he is no longer Zanpu I knew back then."

Songtsen Gampo is also a hero.

I have to say that the incident of unifying Tubo is indeed worth remembering in history.

Can such a person let go of Tubo?

A person full of ambitions will not be so decadent.

Li Zheng thought to himself.

Lu Dongzan said: "Li Zheng, now the Tubo tribes are having a lot of trouble in order to seize territory. I really can't think of any solution, so I have to come and ask you."

As he spoke, Lu Dongzan's original cross-legged sitting posture turned into a kneeling position. He whispered: "I don't know who to find to save Tubo. I no longer hope that Tubo is powerful. I just hope that the Tubo people can live a good life."

Looking at Lu Dongzan's expression, Li Xiaogong patted his shoulder with great sympathy.

Li Zheng held the teacup and said, "I can let your herders move back to Qinghai, but there is a requirement."

Lu Dongzan whispered, "What are the requirements?"

Li Zheng said, "You Tubo pledged the land to the Tang Dynasty, but do you still remember?"

Lu Dongzan nodded.

Seeing that he had no objection, Li Zheng said again: "Before Tubo pay off his debts, all this land will be disposed of by us. We can let herders enter the pasture to grazle, but the income from their grazing will give us a part of the profit."

As soon as Li Zheng finished speaking, Lu Dongzan's eyes were filled with surprise and vigilance, and he immediately said, "What do you mean?"

Li Zheng sighed: "You owe so much money, you can't help but pay it back."

This made Lu Dongzan unable to refute this. Those who owe the Tang Dynasty did have a contract.

Li Zheng said: "If you don't want to return, our Tang Dynasty can send troops to get it now. Do you dare to ask if Tubo dares to start a war?"

Seeing Lu Dongzan sitting silently, Li Zheng said, "Since you don't want to start a war, then do what I said. We will not take all the profits of the herdsmen. We will only take away 30% of the herdsmen's income and use it to pay off the debts for Tubo."

Looking at Lu Dongzan's expression, Li Zheng said again: "In this way, those herders who had lost their pastures can go back, not to mention that our Tang Dynasty will also send people to help those herders live a good life, and I can even give them work so that they can live a better life, so that you, Tubo can pay off your debts faster."

Pour a cup of tea for Lu Dongzan, and Li Zheng said: "Our Tang Dynasty doesn't want the land to be deserted, and you Tubo doesn't want civil strife again. You have hope of paying off your debts. This is good for you and me."

Li Xiaogong listened to Li Zheng's words, and then Li Zheng told him that Li Xiaogong's speed of eating watermelon was also as fast as Li Zheng's speech, sometimes fast and sometimes slow.

Lu Dongzan bowed to Li Zheng and said, "If this is the case, the Tubo people can live a good life. My Lu Dongzan's life is yours."

Li Zheng sneered and said, "It's useless for me to take your life."

Lu Dongzan lowered his head again, and thought carefully that his life was indeed useless to Li Zheng.

According to what Li Zheng said, it can indeed solve the current urgent need of Tubo.

But it feels very uncomfortable to be led by someone everywhere.

When did this feeling begin?

It started when Tubo had to attack the Tang Dynasty?

From that time on, Li Zheng, the hungry wolf, stared at Tubo, and he would never let go after taking a bite.

How old was Li Zheng at that time?

Lu Dongzan secretly sighed in his heart that Li Zheng was really terrible.

Li Zheng said with a smile on his face: "Since there is no objection, how about we establish the evidence?"

Lu Dongzan said: "Can I think about it for a few days?"

"Can."

Li Zheng smiled and said, "Our Jingyang market has prepared a place for you to settle down, and all food, drink, accommodation and transportation have been arranged."

Lu Dongzan stood up and said, "Thank you."

After Lu Dongzan left, Li Xiaogong said, "Li Zheng, what's your idea? It's obvious that Tubo owes money, why do you still help Tubo pay back the money?"

Li Zheng said helplessly: "If Tubo has not paid back, the debt will be a piece of waste paper, and of course it will have to be paid back. Not only will I have to pay it back, but I will also teach the Tubo people so that they can live a better life."

Li Xiaogong ate the watermelon and said, "What does it mean?"

Li Zheng stood up and said, "There is a good saying. If I had not seen the light, how could I have hated darkness? First, let these Tubo people live a good life, give them work, give them ranches, and then we will draw 30% of their income. This 30% will definitely make the Tubo people feel distressed, which is what they have worked hard to do."

"Until they woke up, it was Tubo who paid off his debt, and this debt was owed by Songtsen Gampo.

If they found out that they were paying off their debts to Songzan Gampo, what would they think? They could have lived a good life, but because they had to pay off their debts to Songzan Gampo, they had to take it out that they were part of themselves."

Li Xiaogong was stunned for a while, digesting Li Zheng's words, and after a while he came back to his senses, he took a breath and said, "What a cruel plan. This is also to separate the people of Tubo and make the people of Tubo turn against Songtsen Gampo?"

Li Zheng waved his hand and said, "It will not be as if he turned against one another. The Tang Dynasty still needs the existence of Songtsen Gampo. It cannot make the Tubo people and Songtsen Gampo turn against one another. Instead, it should let the Tubo people know the beauty of the Tang Dynasty, let them learn the words of the Central Plains, learn the etiquette of the Central Plains, speak the words of the Central Plains, and even make them no different from those of the Central Plains."
Chapter completed!