Chapter 345 The Shameful Prime Minister

According to a normal etiquette, the level of Tuyuhun Protector is at most equal to that of General Huyan. If the two of them have something to talk about, they can stand and bow their hands, which is reasonable.

If Tuyuhun was a separate country, then Midu Khan would have the most respect here. But now that Tuyuhun has become a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, he is not even as good as these two people.

In the heart of General Huyan, Lu Dongzan is the prime minister of Tubo, and his status is naturally higher than his, which is also higher than the status of the Tuyuhun Protector. How can you bow and salute? Even if you don't kneel down, you should still bend a little deeper.

"Didn't the Prime Minister just return to Tubo? Why are you back here again? You are right. Miss Changsun is about to enter Tubo. Are you ready to greet her? If this is the case, I will go and prepare first. Ichiban.”

Master Zeng seemed to suddenly remember that this incident was actually all staged. How could he not know why Lu Dongzan came back? It was purely because they wanted to make a peaceful border agreement with themselves, or to get their own guarantee that the Tang army would not cross the border during this period. To put it bluntly, it meant signing a non-aggression treaty.

"Those are all trivial things about the love between children. As the prime minister of Tubo, how can I care about such things every day? When Miss Changsun comes here, it won't be too late for me to come over to greet her. This time she comes to the border. The region is purely because of national affairs.”

When Li Xiang heard Lu Dong praising a gentleman, he felt ridiculed in his heart. You are not like this. You were groveling like a licking dog outside Miss Changsun's tent, and then you turned into a serious person again in front of others. Well, your face-changing skills should be performed on stage.

"I wonder what country the matter is?"

Mr. Zeng said unclearly, with an anxious look on his face. Lu Dongzan carefully observed the old gentleman and found no flaws in his face. It seemed that although the businessman returned, But those businessmen only thought about making money and were not willing to care about political matters. The Tang court did not know about the civil strife in Tubo.

"Last time, due to the friction between our country and Tuyuhun, a lot of troops were stationed in the border area. This was of no benefit to both you and me, and it was also not of any benefit to Tuyuhun. I have been ordered by Zanpu to I came here to negotiate with you, Tang Dynasty, to see if we should withdraw our respective armies, or retreat a certain distance, and avoid tense situations near the border. This is not good for all three of us."

Lu Dongzan's words impressed the general next to him. How could he be the prime minister? Why can we only be a general leading troops? This is the difference between us and people.

It's obvious that we don't have enough troops and we need to transfer the troops back to fight the rebels, but we have to give another reason, and at the same time, we have to make you feel that you are in a good position. According to the intelligence they have received, there are many in Chang'an City. Officials were unwilling to station troops on the grasslands because these people spent a lot of money. Although Tuyuhun was responsible for this part of the money, they still felt that it was like cutting their own flesh, so they might as well let Tuyuhun send this part of the money to They can improve a lot of things in Chang'an City.

"The Prime Minister really cares about the people. Normally, I shouldn't have any ideas. I should retreat with the Prime Minister. But I am just the Protector of Tuyuhun. I can still say a few words here, but if it comes As for Chang'an City, how can I have a chance to speak? So I ask you, Prime Minister, to be a little more lenient and write a letter immediately after I return, and have someone send it to the capital right away to see what the Emperor means."

Mr. Zeng hesitated for a moment, and then started to practice Tai Chi. Anyway, the matter you mentioned is not a small matter. It involves the issue of border garrison. The power of Tuyuhun Governor is also not small, but he has no way to decide this matter. I can only do things for you, but I can't give you any answers. Everything depends on the Holy Inquisition.

Lu Dongzan was obviously not satisfied with Master Zeng's answer, but he had thought of it in advance.

"Master Zeng is right. I come from Chang'an City and I naturally know how you do things. However, the armies of the two countries often stay at the border. It is inevitable that there will be some friction. Two people have died in the past few days. , even if we don’t withdraw our troops, can we withdraw a section of the territory between both sides? I think fifty miles will be enough."

Lu Dongzan raised another question. If they retreated fifty miles up the plateau, they would have left this open land. We don’t know what the situation is over there, but the Tuyuhun side is a flat grassland. Even if they retreat back, A hundred miles away, you can still see. This is obviously a disadvantage for Tuyuhun.

"Please Prime Minister Haihan, I really don't have the ability. The garrison usually listens to me, but when it comes to such critical issues, you must read the emperor's imperial edict and the official documents of the Ministry of War. Both are indispensable. I will do it immediately. It's also very fast to let people fly pigeons to deliver messages."

I have no control over the matter of Mr. Zeng biting him to death. If you want to see the result, you must wait for our emperor's reply. No matter how fast it is, Lu Dongzan understands in his heart that the back and forth It will take at least a month.

Lu Dongzan gave some other explanations on this matter, but it was a pity that Mr. Zeng refused to let go and just argued that he did not have the right.

An agreement is not important. The most important thing is that your troops withdraw back. Even if they withdraw fifty miles, we still have time to prepare. But if we just stay like this near the border, then Just like a hungry tiger is always staring at you, as long as you relax a little, you might become food in the tiger's belly.

But now that the original requirements cannot be met at all, Lu Dongzan can only settle for the second best, hoping to conclude an agreement with Mr. Zeng, in which both parties promise not to invade each other's territory and to be brothers forever.

When Lu Dongzan said this, General Huyan felt a little humiliated.

Isn't this just asking for peace?

It proves that our strength is almost the same. We were able to threaten your existence before, but now that these words come out of our mouths, we are clearly a head lower than you.