Chapter 318 The toast on the plateau

"What else can I do? Aren't you upset when you see such a person following us every day? Of course, we should wait until he can't bear it anymore and then leave us on his way to find a way. You don't really want to live in Tubo, do you?"

Li Xiang said very helplessly, if Lu Dongzan followed him every day, his life would indeed be difficult, but Li Xiang did not expect that his endurance would be so strong. He started looking for trouble after leaving Chang'an. If it had been anyone else, he would have been He got angry, but this guy actually had a normal mind.

"Don't be too reluctant. Although I don't want to live in Tubo for the rest of my life, some things may be destined. If there is really no way, it's good to just leave it like this."

Ever since she left Chang'an, Changsun Pingting's mood has not been better. It is completely different from before. On the one hand, she has lost confidence in the entire Tang Dynasty. On the other hand, she is also confused about the future, so she looks extremely haggard. .

Seeing Changsun Pingting like this, Li Xiang's heart felt like a knife. How could such a beautiful flower wither so quickly?

"Don't worry, as long as I'm with you, I will never let you stay in Tubo."

Li Xiang grabbed the eldest grandson Pingting's hand and was about to startle the eldest grandson Pingting at this moment. The eldest grandson Pingting had never thought about this before. She always thought it was two generations, but now...

"I'll go outside and take a look..."

Li Xiang also felt that he had gone too far, so he quickly let go of Changsun Pingting's hand and went outside. When he saw Li Xiang's figure, Lu Dongzan could scrape three feet of frost off his face. .

He thought about the rumors he had created. Could there really be something going on between the two of them?

In fact, some things start from suspicion. He obviously knows that there is nothing between the two of them, but there is a hint in his heart. If this psychological hint takes over, then the next thing may not be easy to say.

"Little Cui Fu, please give your regards to His Highness."

After returning to his tent, a middle-aged man appeared here. This man was sent by Mr. Cui. He was originally staying in his hometown, but he had just rested for half a year when Mr. Cui called this man. , he can be regarded as a collateral descendant of the Cui family. He once worked on the plateau and is now familiar with the situation there.

"Third Master should tell you some things. You won't be in trouble if you follow me."

Li Xiang took out a banknote while talking. The number on it could make him tempted. You must know that this person once managed the Cui family's business in Tubo. Of course he had seen money. A small amount would definitely be useless.

"Thank you for the reward, Your Highness. I have something important to report..."

Cui Fu looked at the number of people in the tent and there were really too many people.

"If you have anything to say, just say it. These people are my confidants. If I'm not in the camp in the future, you can tell them directly if you have anything."

Li Xiang's words made this guy a little surprised. Generally, it's perfectly fine for a powerful man to say a few words to win the hearts of his subordinates, but if he really reports a secret, he will find an excuse to let his subordinates leave. , but he didn’t know that these people were all redeemed from Li Xiang’s system, so of course there was no need to worry about the loyalty of these people.

"There is indeed something big going on in the Tubo Kingdom. After the third master sent me the news, he also asked me to bring another letter. The letter talked about the current major events in the Tubo Kingdom..."

After hearing the content of this guy's report, Li Xiang really didn't know what to say. Changsun Wuji also arranged for people to sneak into the Tubo Kingdom, but Changsun Wuji didn't get much useful information. He only knew that some chieftains in the Tubo Kingdom rebelled. , so it gave Songtsen Gampo a very headache, but the news that the Cui family got is many times more accurate than you don't know.

At the moment, Tubo is only a loose alliance and not yet a centralized country. Although Zampo Songtsen Gampo is ambitious, there are still many chieftains with military power across the country. If you expect them to listen to you, then I'm afraid they won't. It's so easy. The most important thing is that the plateau is vast and many places are uninhabited. Even if you want to send troops to attack them, you may not be able to do so.

It would probably take a year just to get from Songtsan Gampo's residence to the official villages of those chieftains, and if you can't defeat those chieftains, you can just wander around in your own territory. This is Songtsan Gampo's last resort. A helpless thing.

"There are currently more than thirty chieftains in Tubo, who are equivalent to our prefects. However, they are only nominally under the rule of the Holy City, but in fact they are the Tubo emperors. They usually pay some money and food, and when there is a war, There will be people to take action, but this time the reform has hurt their roots, so a few chieftains are preparing to rebel. In order to cover up this matter, the Tubo Kingdom said that the newly occupied territories in the south also launched a war. In fact, It’s their heartland.”

The Cui family has been operating in Tubo for many years, and they have people from both the upper and lower levels, so it is basically impossible to hide some things from them.

Li Xiang became interested as soon as he heard this. The collapse of a thousand-mile long embankment in an ant nest is only a small matter, but if we can make good use of it, let alone bring the eldest grandson Pingting back this time, we might be able to Let Tubo cede territory and compensate.

"How are the capabilities of these rebel chieftains?"

Li Xiang doesn't care about other big aspects. We may not be able to affect those things, but as long as there is internal turmoil and whichever party is weak, we will help that party and let them wreak havoc on the land of Tubo. Only in this way can we weaken The comprehensive national power of Tubo.

"There are a total of four chieftain families rebelling, with more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, but they occupy a prosperous land, and their grain output has reached 10% of the Tubo Kingdom. The other chieftains are also waiting and watching. If Songtsen Gampo changes If it is his will, then other chieftains may not participate in the rebellion, but if they are still carried out firmly, then these chieftains may rise up."

Cui Fu summarized all the news he received, and then told Li Xiang. He didn't understand what Li Xiang meant, but it could be seen from Li Xiang's eyes that this His Highness revealed a cleverness and was absolutely brilliant. It would allow Tubo to tide over the difficulties just like this.

More than 10,000 troops? This is indeed a bit small. You must know that Tubo can assemble an army of more than 100,000 people. If there are only more than 10,000 people, they probably won’t be able to hold on for long. We have to add some fuel...