In Chang'an, Li Ke is holding Li Yan in his arms and reading a book together. Since the last time he had a barbecue with Changle and the others, Li Ke has indeed relaxed a lot, mainly because he can't feel too many changes in the people around him. .
Li Ke's mood gradually relaxed naturally.
In addition, Li Yan and the others have been by Li Ke's side these past few days, and he is not as anxious as before. The matter has come to this, whether he likes it or not, what can he do now that Li Shimin and Li Chengqian can't be found?
"Your Majesty, there is an urgent telegram from Tianzhu." Xu Song from a distance quickly came over with a telegram.
"Oh?" Li Ke was a little surprised, but he still sat up straight. The two of them were sitting in the garden now. It was already evening, and he didn't expect that there would be a telegram sent.
Reaching out to take the telegram from Xu Song's hand, Li Ke read it curiously.
When he finished reading it, his face was somewhat surprised. This...Xuan Zang actually concluded the negotiation? Songtsen Gampo is willing to surrender? Oh no, it should be said that Songtsen Gampo is willing to submit to the Tang Dynasty?
Li Ke has really never thought about this. Songtsen Gampo must have some ambitions. Of course, Li Ke doesn't know whether his current strength can support other ambitions.
However, Li Ke was a little surprised that he was willing to give up the rights in his hands.
The telegram mentioned some of Songtsen Gampo's conditions. In fact, there were no conditions. He just asked for the title of Duke, and the rest could just follow Zhenzhu Khan and others.
This condition was not excessive, and Chen Xuanzang had already told Li Ke about the process of the other party's request to marry the princess, and he also said he would reject it.
However, the other party said that Li Ke would allow him to pursue the princess.
Of course, Li Ke doesn't care. As long as you have the ability to catch up, of course Li Ke agrees, but the only princesses who are about the same age as Songtsen Gampo are Yuzhang and the others.
He probably doesn't like Songtsen Gampo. Of course, if it's a princess of his father's generation, there are a few of the right age, but whether he can like her or not depends on him.
Li Ke wouldn't stop it, but don't even think about decreeing a marriage.
However, in the telegram, Chen Xuanzang also said one thing, that is, Songtsan Gampo wanted a manor, and he also hoped that Li Ke would help design and build it. For this reason, he said that he would lead the current Tibetan army to attack the Harsha Dynasty to take over Get more land.
This highlights something outrageous, and I feel that the style of painting has changed a bit quickly.
Could it be that he was afraid that he would not be able to marry a princess without a house in Chang'an City? It is possible. If Songtsen Gampo joined the Tang Dynasty, the money Li Ke would give him would not be less, but with this money, if he bought a courtyard in Chang'an City, he would not spend that much.
But an ordinary courtyard naturally cannot reveal his identity, but how did he know the situation in Chang'an City? Is it possible that you have learned about it specifically?
In other words, he might have thought of surrendering to the Tang Dynasty before?
"Today is good news. I guess you will be busy again." Li Ke smiled and directly handed the telegram in his hand to Li Yan.
Li Yan did not refuse, but directly took it out of curiosity. When she saw the contents clearly, she couldn't help but smile and said: "This is a smart man, although I don't know how Chen Envoy persuaded him." Yes, but being able to decisively choose to give up within these few days is obviously self-aware."
"Not many people have such a vision, but for the area he is currently in, to be honest, for Datang, our valuation for him may have to be lowered."
"Didn't you see that he would take the initiative to lead his army to attack more territories?" Li Ke pointed at the telegram and said.
"Don't he just want to sell for more money? In fact, aren't the troops he commands still belong to the Tang Dynasty? After we capture it, the Tang Dynasty can even capture more of the Harsha Dynasty's land at a smaller price. ." Li Yan shook her head and said.
"Hey, people really live just for three meals a day." Li Ke sighed with emotion, "Even Songtsen Gampo is no exception."
Li Yan: "..."
She looked at her third brother speechlessly, and then couldn't help but said: "Third brother, I just want to know, are you serious this day?"
Xu Song sent the things down and wisely stayed away. At this moment, there was no one else around the two of them. Li Ke chuckled and said, "It's better that you understand me, third brother."
Li Yan was a little dumbfounded. I was originally a very pure woman, but it turned out that it was Third Brother, you and Yang Anning who led me astray. I couldn't even read these normal daily expressions.
"Am I wrong? This guy made it clear that he wanted to marry the princess. He felt that he might not be qualified and just wanted more. I was right." Li Ke shook his head.
"Forget it, what you said makes sense anyway, Third Brother, but Third Brother, are you ready to agree?" Li Yan shrugged and then asked.
"What do you think?" Li Ke thought for a while.
"It doesn't matter if you agree or not. The Tianzhu Continent now poses almost no threat to the Tang Dynasty. Songtsan Gampo, whether he attacks or not, is not of much use to us. On the contrary, I think we can first conquer the entire The southern plateau of Tianzhu was completely captured."
"The population in these places is not large. Although there are a few rivers, the land is not as fertile as the land in the northern plains. The population is sparse, with only about four to five million people."
"These are all small countries. With our current strength, it won't be a big problem to win them."
"After we win this side, we can gradually encroach on the entire Tianzhu. The countries on the Tianzhu continent lack combat power, so I think we can gradually encroach and win. On the contrary, we need to make arrangements in advance for the three countries of Persia, Arabia and Byzantium. ." Li Yan did not hide her thoughts, but said simply.
Li Ke thought for a moment, and it turned out that the combat effectiveness of those people above Tianzhu was almost negligible. To be honest, Genghis Khan, who was capable of reaching the Mediterranean in history, failed to capture this place in the end only because of special reasons such as climate.
In fact, after decades of adaptation by the Mongols who later took over Persia and other regions, and after the collapse of the Tamerlane Empire, the remaining forces invaded Tianzhu, and finally unified the entire Tianzhu Peninsula and established the Mongolian Empire. Wol Empire.
From this point, it can be seen that the combat effectiveness here is really weak.
Anyway, no matter where they come from, as long as they are a foreign force, they can easily kill them and then unify this land.
