In Li Yan's mind, the third brother is the smartest person in the world, but the smartest person in the world can also fall into the attitude of being obsessed with the authorities.
However, Changle and the others did come to relieve a lot of Li Ke's inner anxiety and irritability. He was indeed in a dead end, and he always felt as if he had been tied to death after inheriting the throne.
After having a barbecue, Li Ke figured out a lot. It was impossible to tie him to death. It was Fang Xuanling and the others who should be tied to death, so that none of them could escape.
snort? To become an official is impossible! Everyone should be prepared to die for the Tang Dynasty.
As for himself, Li Ke had figured it out, and it was still the same plan. When the arrangements were in place, he would gradually reveal the plan for a constitutional monarchy, and then let them work.
Just control it remotely yourself.
Li Ke thought a lot here. Chen Xuanzang, who was far away in Yuzhang Port in Tianzhu, also received the order told to him by Xu Zheng.
Chen Xuanzang was completely confused about being able to contact Chang'an in just over a day, but General Xu repeatedly confirmed that there was no problem with the matter. Not only that, he also issued him a customs clearance document with relevant characteristics. And related court clothes and other things.
Chen Xuanzang hesitated for a while, but finally decided not to interfere. Since His Majesty knew about this and gave him the position of Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, he was going to try to persuade Tibet to surrender.
Chen Xuanzang is not overconfident in his ideas, but he feels that many of the things he has learned are reasonable. Although studying Buddhism is of no use in saving the world, some principles in Buddhism can also make Chen Xuanzang think about problems more smoothly. .
But when he was about to go to the capital of Tubo, he got an unexpected thing. This time as an envoy from the Tang Dynasty, he didn't have to go alone. Not only did he have horses, but he also had two followers and four An envoy composed of escorts.
Although the number was small, when they entered Tubo territory, Tubo's border general immediately sent a team of several hundred people to protect them and escort them to Lhasa, the current capital of Tibet.
Yes, the current capital of Tubo is still called Lhasa. Of course, it was changed from the original city of Harsha Dynasty. It is actually not far from Nalanda Temple.
He made two trips back and forth within a few days, but Chen Xuanzang's mood was completely different. He had been observing the situation around him on the way. He had to admit that Tubo's management of these places was actually good.
Chen Xuanzang knew this land very well. The people here were often very pious and ignorantly pious. Of course, this was inseparable from the management methods of their managers.
And there is always an unspeakable thought in their minds, which is always different from normal people.
But overall, the people in this land that Chen Xuanzang had seen lived a very difficult life. They were often lazy, but they urgently hoped and believed in gods to make their lives better.
Of course, these people are a minority after all, and there are such people in many countries. But now, judging from the places he passed by, the surrounding fields have been planted with food, and the weeds and other things have been dealt with well.
And from the extent of cultivation of these fields, Chen Xuanzang knew that after Tubo came under its jurisdiction, these original Tianzhu people lived much better than the Harsha Dynasty!
This is probably why Tubo was able to quickly establish a foothold in this land and rule.
This may become a bargaining chip for Tibet, but it is not important. If the negotiation can work out, Chen Xuanzang feels that he is still confident.
Chen Xuanzang met Songtsan Gampo soon. The two had met before, so after the meeting, Songtsan Gampo was a little confused: "The master is Master Xuanzang?"
"It's me, but now I have returned to secular life. I am no longer a monk, but an envoy of the Tang Dynasty. My surname is Chen, Chen Xuanzang." Chen Xuanzang said with a smile.
"I've met Ambassador Chen." Songtsen Gampo nodded, which was enough to give him face.
"I wonder what the purpose of Ambassador Chen's visit this time is?"
"The new emperor of the Tang Dynasty has succeeded to the throne. Naturally, I have a certain purpose in coming here this time." Chen Xuanzang said with a smile.
"Oh, master, please tell me." Songtsen Gampo nodded, he was a little curious.
"Actually, I'm here to persuade His Majesty to surrender." Chen Xuanzang did not hide his purpose, but said it directly. Now that Tubo has transformed into a king system, it is okay for him to call Songtsen Gampo Your Majesty.
Songtsen Gampo looked at Chen Xuanzang in confusion. He thought he heard wrongly, "Chen Envoy, are you sure you are right?"
"Of course I am right. I am indeed here to persuade your Majesty to surrender. I wonder if your Majesty has heard about the latest achievements of the Tang Dynasty?" Chen Xuanzang said with a smile.
"Of course, but if you think I will surrender because of this, then envoy you are wrong, I will not surrender." Songtsen Gampo said with a cold face.
"Your Majesty, where do you get your confidence?" Chen Xuanzang smiled.
"You...you don't have to worry about where I got my confidence from. If you just say this, envoy, you can go back. No matter what happens to the Tang Dynasty, we Tubo will not be afraid." Songtsen Gampo's face looked a little ugly.
Chen Xuanzang smiled and said calmly: "I don't know the current total population of Tubo, but it will not exceed two million at most. I don't know how many soldiers there are."
"But Goguryeo has a population of more than five million, a total of more than 600,000 soldiers, and at least 300,000 armored soldiers, and the number of heavy cavalry is at least 50,000!"
"What does Tubo have? The total number of Tubo soldiers now is no more than 200,000, and the armors are all sold to you by the Tang Dynasty. Whether you can all wear armor for these 200,000 is unknown."
"Why was the Tubo not afraid of the Tang Dynasty at the beginning? Was it because Your Majesty was very powerful? Or was it because the Tubo soldiers were very powerful? No, what is powerful is not your Majesty nor the Tubo soldiers, but the terrain of Tubo."
"Without the natural moat of the Tubo plateau, your Tubo would have been wiped out long ago! It's not much different from the original Tuyuhun."
"The reason why you are still alive now is because the Tang Dynasty did not free up its hands. Now the Piao Kingdom has long been included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and there is no longer any obstruction in the territory of the Tang Dynasty."
"In other words, if the Tang Dynasty uses troops, marching westward is an inevitable choice, and Tubo is now blocked on this road."
"Your Majesty, are you really so confident?" Chen Xuanzang looked at Songtsen Gampo and asked with a calm expression.
Songtsen Gampo's face was ashen. There were some things that he didn't know, but if he was insulted in person like this, even if it was true, so what?
