The Tibetan envoy saw that the ministers of the Tang Dynasty were so easy to talk to, and his uneasy mood was relieved.
Judging from the intentions of the ministers of Datang, they probably don’t want to continue fighting.
With this attitude, the next thing will be easier to handle.
But the next words spoken by an official wearing a purple official uniform and an extremely serious expression made his mood rise again.
"Absurd!"
"When we were fighting Tuyuhun, Tubo attacked our Tang army for no reason. If Commander Wang had not made a decisive decision, I am afraid that our tens of thousands of Tang troops would have been annihilated. ”
“Can this be solved with just a small profit? ”
The person who spoke was none other than Wei Zheng, the second troll in the Tang Dynasty!
The reason why Wei Zheng is ranked second is because in the hearts of all officials, Wang Jian is the number one troll.
Moreover, he is a master of trolling who goes online and directly throws dirty water.
Unlike Wei Zheng, Wang Jian must be reasonable in everything and has a very sufficient basis.
He started to troll people, directly rising to personal attacks.
Moreover, Wang Jian and Wei Zheng each have a group of trolls under their command, and they are both ruthless people who cannot be offended.
When a group of fourth- and fifth-grade officials who were clamoring to accept the surrender of Tibet saw Wei Zheng, the troll leader, standing up, they all shrank their heads in fear and stood back.
If he is targeted, and he brings a group of admonishing doctors from all over the country, no one can stop these crazy dogs.
Li Shimin nodded slightly, with an expression of approval on his face.
Changsun Wuji, standing at the front of the line of civil servants, originally wanted to stand up and express his personal opinions.
But after he saw Li Shimin's reaction, he swallowed his words hard.
His expression was like changing his face, instantly becoming as calm as ever.
The Tibetan envoy said anxiously: "Your Majesty, the Great Khan, our king said that the tribute items should be doubled every year!"
As soon as he said this, a group of people The minister was ready to make a move again.
Li Shimin waved his hand to the Tubo envoy and said: "Envoy, please go down and rest first. When we come up with the results of our discussion, we will send someone to inform you."
After speaking, Li Shimin directly faced the station. The chamberlain on one side ordered him to take the Tibetan envoy down.
It was quiet for a moment in the spacious Tai Chi Hall.
This time Changsun Wuji took the opportunity to stand up.
"Your Majesty, the tribute paid by Tubo every year already accounts for 10% of their tax revenue."
"If this is doubled, the tribute items will account for 10% of their tax revenue." 20% of Tubo's tax revenue, so there is no difference between Tubo and our servants of the Tang Dynasty."
He saw Li Shimin's face moved slightly, so he continued.
"TuboIts territory is dozens of times that of Tuyuhun. If we use the same methods we used to deal with the Eastern Turks and Tuyuhun, we can deal with Tubo, a powerful country. ”
“Even if we take it down, do we have enough manpower to manage it?” ”
“Can we create more livestock and goods in Tubo every year than the tribute from Tubo?” ”
“So I think that accepting Tibet’s surrender will be of great benefit to us now!” "
After this analysis, the entire Tai Chi Hall fell into silence.
Not only Li Shimin was thinking, but even Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling and others were also lowering their heads and thinking. .
What Changsun Wuji said is very reasonable.
According to Tubo's current attitude of confessing, and the tribute they handed over, it is equivalent to Tubo. The hard-fought livestock and the wealth created were all handed over to Datang.
Datang did not have to worry about how to manage the vast land of Tubo because of the lack of manpower.
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"I think Lord Changsun is right. ”
“By accepting Tibet’s surrender, we will not only gain huge wealth, but also reduce the sacrifices of our soldiers, and we will not delay farming.” ”
“This is a great decision that achieves multiple goals with one stone!” "
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"I support Lord Changsun's statement. "
At one time, more than half of the people stood up and supported what Changsun Wuji said, that the Tang Dynasty accepted Tubo's confession.
Changsun Wuji's words, and a lot of people The Minister of Civil and Military Affairs stood up to respond, and even Li Shimin was shaken.
Fang Xuanling's wise eyes scanned the courtiers, and Fang Xuanling stood up and started speaking
"Your Majesty, now you have given the commander-in-chief the full responsibility for the war between Tuyuhun and Tubo. ”
“And he is now leading an army on the front line. If we make a hasty decision, I am afraid it will affect his combat deployment. "
"I think it is better to leave this matter to the commander-in-chief to decide? "
After hearing Fang Xuanling's words, the courtiers who originally wanted to stand up and continue to perform stopped.
Zuo Pu shot Fang Xuanling and the others. They can't afford to offend him, especially Wang Jian.
The current Yushitai is not the sick cat before.
That's a pack of man-eating wolves.
Thinking of the omnipotent and pervasive investigation methods of the Yushitai group, they couldn't help but shudder.
What Fang Xuanling said. The words suddenly released Li Shimin, who was hesitating in his heart.
Li Shimin glanced at Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Li Jing and other ministers thoughtfully, and then his face showed an incomparable expression. Majesty said.
"Fang Aiqing is right. The matter of Tubo's confession and surrender should be left to Wang Aiqing to decide!"
A large group of civil servants and generals including Ma Zhou, Kong Yingda, Gao Shilian, etc. all stood up and agreed. .
"Your Majesty is wise!"
The originally quarrelsome topic ended here.
After the meeting.
Li Shimin and a group of third-rank ministers left the Taiji Hall one after another, while a group of officials on the wall were talking about it.
"Your Majesty's decision...ah!"
"Whoever doesn't know Wang Jian's character doesn't need to guess, he will definitely not agree to accept the surrender of Tibet."
"According to Wang Jian's behavior, he will indeed continue to attack Tubo."
"Hey, I didn't expect His Majesty to trust him so much. Now Tubo is afraid that he will follow in the footsteps of Tuyuhun "
Ma Zhou showed some contempt on his face when he heard what these ministers said.
As ministers of the Tang Dynasty, they sympathized with a very ambitious foreign race. For the sake of immediate interests, they ignored the long-term interests of the Tang Dynasty.
If what they say is heard by the common people, they will definitely be scolded bloody.
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Dari City.
Wang Jian commanded more than 40,000 elite cavalry from the Western Expedition and stationed them here.
In the simple city lord's palace, Wang Jian, who was sitting at the head, was holding a letter from Chang'an in his hand.
The letter only said one thing, whether to accept the surrender of Tibet!
After Wang Jian read it briefly, he handed the letter directly to Su Dingfang, who was next, and he poured himself a cup of tea leisurely.
After a while, Su Dingfang, with a solemn face, asked with some doubts.
"Commander Wang, what is your decision?"
Now, half of the ministers in the court support accepting the surrender of Tibet.
Moreover, this force is still headed by Changsun Wuji.
Wang Jian said with a smile: "There is nothing to hesitate. If you refuse Tubo's surrender, we will destroy the country in this battle!"
When Tubo sent a large army into the territory of Tuyuhun, Wang Jian was there. I have decided in my heart that I want to deal with Tubo as well.
Surrender is useful, so why raise hundreds of thousands of troops?