Maburi Mountain.
The news of the war reparations has spread back here. Harima's face turned livid when he heard it. He didn't expect that the Ming Dynasty had so many demands. From the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to accept this war reparations, but if he didn't accept it, he would face pressure from the Ming army.
Harima became numb again. As a last resort, she could only call the ministers around her and ask them what they could do.
After hearing Ming's request, those Tubo ministers were also numb. After losing so much money to Ming, how would they eat in the future? But if they don't pay compensation, disaster will really happen, and everyone becomes quiet for a while.
They were thinking that they should not have sent troops to Ming Dynasty from the beginning. Now that they had provoked Ming Dynasty, it was too late to regret.
"What do you think we should do?"
Harima asked calmly.
All the Tibetan officials lowered their heads, and some simply recited their Buddhist sutras, as if the matter had nothing to do with them.
"Your Majesty."
Bian Ba's feelings about the Ming Dynasty's combat power were the deepest. He hesitated for a while and said, "How about we agree?"
Harima shouted: "General Bianba, do you want us in Tibet to be poor forever?"
Bian Ba shook his head and said: "Of course I don't want to, but if we don't compensate, how can we resist when the Ming Dynasty comes? Being poor for a few years is much better than being directly destroyed. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
If the country is destroyed, then everyone will be gone.
If you are poor, people are still there. As long as you bite the bullet and endure it for a while, there may be a turning point. It seems that agreeing to compensate is much better than directly destroying the country. For Harima, this multiple-choice question, no matter what he chooses He doesn't want any of them.
"Your Majesty, what General Bianba said makes sense."
an official said.
Even if Harima doesn't want to choose, reality forces them to choose.
Another official shouted: "Your Majesty, I feel that we absolutely cannot agree! The Ming Dynasty has gone back on its promise and is also a treacherous villain. The Ming Dynasty has ceased war, but Ouzhu has not stopped and has been harassing us. The Ming army gave Ouzhu a lot of weapons. . I am afraid that if we pay compensation and seek peace now, Ming Dynasty will not let Ouzhu stop, but will let Ouzhu keep fighting!"
As soon as this statement came out, many people agreed.
In fact, the people in Tubo probably understood the Ming Dynasty's method of dealing with Tubo, which was to support Ouzhu and specifically confront Harima. Then Ouzhu will exist for a long time.
At the same time, Daming asked them for compensation.
To them, such a method is extremely cunning.
Harima's face darkened again.
The attitude of Ming Dynasty is very firm. If they don't agree, it may be to destroy the country. But if they agree, Ming Dynasty's methods are too dirty, which makes it difficult for them to accept. I really regret it. Why didn't they listen to Na Wa and insist on breaking into Ming Dynasty? ?
"Daoyan, that monster monk really deserves to die!"
Harima cursed angrily.
They were deceived by Yao Guangxiao, which led to such a big mistake, but now they can't even find Yao Guangxiao's shadow, and it is completely impossible to take revenge.
"Ozhu, we can still handle it."
"According to Daming's idea, Ouzhu will never be given the ability to defeat the king."
"If Ouzhu is too strong, Ming Dynasty may still support the king. In fact, as long as the king is still there, we will not be destroyed."
"I think compensation can be promised."
Bian Ba said loudly.
If you don’t want to fight, not at all, it’s better to promise Daming everything, give some money to buy peace, and never fight again in the future.
All the officials quickly divided into two factions. One group agreed to compensate, and the other group did not want to agree and believed that they had to fight to the end. However, those who agreed to compensate were basically military generals. Only military generals knew how terrifying it was to fight the Ming Dynasty. .
The remaining monks and officials did not want to agree, because they did not need to go to the battlefield themselves, and they did not want their own interests to be damaged. If they had to pay a large compensation, Harima would definitely exploit them, but they did not want to be exploited.
"accepted!"
Harima struggled until the end and agreed with Bianba's idea. She could only compromise, gritted her teeth and nodded in agreement.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Bianba and other generals shouted in unison.
The non-military officials suddenly became agitated and expressed that they could not agree, not even at all, but Harima ignored them and went back with a headache after speaking.
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The news of the promised compensation was quickly sent to Lan Yu's military camp.
"accepted?"
Lan Yu curled her lips and said: "It's really boring. Come, please send the news back. We are also preparing to withdraw and return to Lintao first. Your Highness should have other arrangements next."
According to Zhu Xuan's order, they can withdraw as long as Harima agrees.
Lan Yu always felt that this battle was still not enjoyable enough, and Harima gave in before it even started.
This person is really cowardly!
Geng Xuan knew Zhu Xuan's plan for Tubo. He would first divide the internal divisions, then use economic means to control Tubo, and then gradually take Tubo into his hands. He said: "After returning to Lintao, Your Highness may have other things for us." Do it.”
Lan Yu said: "Let's talk about it when we get back."
"Generals."
Ouzhu ran over and asked, "What should I do if you leave?"
Li Jinglong kicked him and cursed: "Damn it, have you forgotten what I told you? Follow my arrangements, Ming will not treat you badly."
Ouzhu nodded repeatedly: "I...I understand."
He was finally sure that the Ming Dynasty was still willing to support him, and he didn't have to worry about Harima's revenge. If the Ming army wanted to leave, there was nothing he could do, let alone stop him.
In addition, Ouzhu is also a bit ambitious. He once wanted to study the Ming Dynasty's firearms, but he didn't even know why the firearms were so powerful. The research was completely lonely, and he had to give up all kinds of unrealistic ideas. He might as well rely on the Ming Dynasty. !
Don't worry about anything else.
the next morning.
The Ming army finished cleaning up and formally retreated, heading back to Lintao.
Harima arranged to go nearby and keep an eye on the scouts at the Ming army camp. When they saw the Ming army retreating, they all breathed a sigh of relief and quickly reported the news.
When they retreated back to Lintao, it was already a few days later. When they arrived in Lintao, they were temporarily stationed here. At this time, Zhu Shangbing came with his people. The battle was over, so he came out to show his face to see if he could get some credit. What.
The news about Harima's promised compensation had already been spread out and then sent to Yingtian via telegram.
The next step is to wait for arrangements.
Lan Yu led the troops to withdraw from Tubo and said to himself: "Damn it, I haven't had a good fight yet, and I have to go back. I finally came out to fight a battle, can't they Tubo be tougher?"
For him, who has been fighting all his life, going to the battlefield is as easy as returning home.
If you don't fight for a day, you may feel uncomfortable all over, but with your status, you don't know if you can go to the battlefield again next time.
