In the palace of Xunzecheng, which serves as the temporary office of the commander's camp, all the generals gathered together to discuss whether to accept the conditions of Gar Qinling Zanzhuo.
Ordinarily, Gar Qinling Chanzhuo was not qualified to raise conditions at all, but it was a pity that this guy's father, Ludong Chan, held back.
When the vanguard battalion led by Niu Jinda was ambushed, Wu King Li Ke had already been captured by Gar Qinling Zanzhuo's men. Unfortunately, no one recognized Li Ke's identity.
But Lu Dongzan was different. After all, he met Li Ke when he was on a mission to the Tang Dynasty, and he immediately recognized the identity of Wu King Li Ke.
As a wise man, Lu Dongzan was well aware of the power of the Tang Dynasty, so he did not immediately report the incident to Songtsen Gampo, but hid Li Ke secretly.
Originally Lu Dongzan planned to use Li Ke as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the Tang Dynasty if Songtsen Gampo could capture Songzhou City in one fell swoop.
Even if Songtsan Gampo cannot win, King Wu Li Ke can be their life-saving talisman.
But God is not as good as man. Lu Dongzan never expected that the situation would change so quickly. Not only was the main force of Tibet wiped out, but Songtsen Gampo was also captured alive.
Later, when Lu Dongzan saw that his son Gar Qinling Zanzhuo was ambitious, he did not dare to reveal Li Ke's identity easily.
But now that they were forced to retreat, Lu Dongzan and his son could only lead the remaining remnants to flee to the edge of the grassland.
Facing the power of the Tang Dynasty, they knew clearly that if there were no accidents, they would have no choice but to hide in Tibet on the grassland from now on.
This made Lu Dongzan unwilling, so he sent someone to deliver a message to Hou Junji, using King Wu Li Ke as a hostage, hoping to negotiate with Hou Junji.
Hou Junji originally thought that King Wu Li Ke was recuperating from his injuries in Songzhou City, but now he was captured by Lu Dongzan, which made him panic, and that's why today's emergency meeting was held.
Hou Junji was sitting on the commander's seat and glanced around secretly. At this time, Prince Li Chengqian was sitting on the high seat side by side with him, and the other generals were listed in the hall.
Looking coldly at the generals in the hall, Hou Junji always felt that the expressions of the generals who always respected him were a little strange, and they seemed to look at him with far less awe than before.
Of course he knew the reason. The main culprit for his prestige plummeting was Yang Fan.
Thinking about the humiliation he had suffered a few days ago, Hou Junji gritted his teeth. This guy simply regarded himself as his stepping stone.
Now Yang Fan's reputation in Luoche City can be said to be higher than that of the original Songtsen Gampo, and he has become the patron saint of the Tibetan people in Luoche City.
After all, for these Tubo people, Yang Fan transformed into a messenger of justice who dared to confront his evil superiors.
Now when Yang Fan walks on the street, everyone passing by gives him a thumbs up.
Yang Fan was so powerful, but Hou Junji was so angry.
Of course, Hou Junji doesn't care about his name.
For Hou Junji, the Tubo people were just a group of ant-like barbarians, not worthy of being compared with the Tang Dynasty. He didn't care what these ants thought at all.
Hou Junji didn't care whether the Tubo people respected him, but he didn't dare to despise the generals of the Tang army.
Because Hou Junji knew that everything he got now was earned by his group of proud soldiers who worked hard for him.
Without the support of these people, how could Hou Junji be so stupid?
Therefore, Hou Junji wanted to eat and drink Yang Fan who deliberately lowered his prestige.
It's just that Hou Junji has always been deep-tempered. Although he was unhappy in his heart, it didn't show on his face because he knew there were more important things to do.
Slowly looking away, Hou Junji said in a deep voice: "According to my confirmation, His Highness King Wu has been captured by Lu Dongzan, the Tubo Master!"
"Now Lu Dongzan has sent envoys here, hoping that the Tang Dynasty can forgive the various mistakes of Tibet. If the Tang Dynasty can forgive their crimes, Lu Dongzan will not only let His Highness the King of Wu go immediately, but will also lead everyone to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. .”
"I even swore that from now on, the Ludongzan family will be loyal to the Tang Dynasty from generation to generation, and Tubo will always be a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. What do you think?"
After hearing Hou Junji's words, the generals began to discuss in low voices.
"What? How could His Highness King Wu be captured alive? Didn't it say that His Highness King Wu was recuperating in Songzhou City?"
"We are not discussing the issue of whether His Highness King Wu will be arrested..."
"The Tubo barbarians dare to threaten us with Your Highness. They are obviously ambitious. They should be severely punished..."
"The Tang Dynasty has great benevolence. I think that by agreeing to their request, not only can they return to His Highness the King of Wu, but it can also show the benevolence of the Tang Dynasty..."
Suddenly the whole scene became noisy and argumentative.
It is mainly divided into two factions, each holding two views.
One theory is that the surrender of Lu Dongzan and his son should be agreed to, mainly because it is to ensure the safety of His Highness King Wu and to reflect the benevolence and righteousness of the Tang Dynasty.
The other is that Lu Dongzan is threatening His Royal Highness the King of Wu and is not sincere in his surrender, so he should be severely punished immediately.
Looking at the arguing generals, Hou Junji frowned and did not express his opinion. Instead, he turned to Li Chengqian and asked: "Your Highness, how should we decide this matter?"
Li Chengqian smiled proudly and said: "From my point of view, Tubo surrenders to the power of the Tang Dynasty. This is a great thing, and it should be allowed to do so!"
After hearing that Prince Li Chengqian agreed to Lu Dongzan's request to surrender, the generals who had just held this view immediately agreed: "This move will not only reflect the broad mind of the Tang Dynasty, but also ensure the safety of His Highness the Prince of Wu. Really far-sighted!”
Hou Junji also nodded secretly and said solemnly: "I also think that we should agree to Lu Dongzan's request. Not only can it reduce the losses of the Tang soldiers, but it can also allow Tubo to serve as a barrier to the Tang Dynasty. This is killing two birds with one stone!"
As the commander of the First Army, ensuring the safety of the prince Li Ke is his first priority.
If something unexpected happened to King Wu Li Ke, even if he contributed to the destruction of the country, Hou Junji would still be responsible.
The two immediate superiors agreed to Lu Dongzan's request to surrender, and all the generals in the hall could only agree with him. Even those who had different opinions could only endure it secretly.
Seeing that most people agreed, Hou Junji looked complacent and directly ordered: "In that case, General Niu Jinda will lead an army to accept the surrender of Lu Dongzan and his son, and guarantee the safety of His Highness King Wu. However, General Niu Jinda will The injury has not fully healed yet, I wonder if I dare to accept the order?"
"Commander, the general is not feeling well, please choose another person!" Niu Jinda refused directly.
No wonder he was like this. Just now, Niu Jinda, Liu Lan and others strongly opposed Lu Dongzan's surrender.
In their view, Lu Dongzan and his son were ambitious. If they were not eradicated, once the Tang army withdrew, these guys would definitely resurface.
But now the prince Li Chengqian strongly agrees, and as a minister Niu Jinda dare not speak out against it.
As a fierce general who had followed Li Shimin in east and west campaigns, Niu Jinda did not dare to oppose Li Chengqian, but it was okay not to throw away Hou Junji's account.
Originally, I wanted to use the heads of Lu Dongzan and his son to avenge the soldiers of the forward battalion, but now I want him to go and recruit them to surrender, but there is no way.
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