Datang: From exiled prince to eternal tyrant

Chapter 136
The second prince sighed, looking lonely.

Li Ke guessed: "You are the only one who doesn't want to associate with Tubo, so you are hated by your father?"

The second prince nodded: "That's right! Because Xiao Wang doesn't like Tubo and prefers to communicate with other small countries, so my father has always been reluctant to let me get involved in domestic political affairs, so I leave them to Brother Wang. As time goes by, Xiao Wang is in the country His status is declining day by day, and he is squeezed out by my brother..."

He turned around and looked at the old man Toli again, and said with a wry smile: "Now in the whole Nivala, only this Duzhi Ling Toli, who is in charge of money and food, is willing to support Xiao Wang, and the rest of the important officials in the court all support my brother... "

"But my brother Wang is fierce and tyrannical. Now that he is growing in power, he can no longer tolerate Xiao Wang..."

When the second prince said this, he sighed again, looking quite helpless.

Li Ke continued: "So you came to Datang... to seek external political support to help you defeat Brother Wang and seize the throne?"

The second prince said bitterly: "I don't dare to think so far, I just want to seek an alliance with Datang to keep Xiao Wang alive..."

"Then what is your father and brother's attitude towards Datang? They let you go to Tang Dynasty so easily?" Li Ke asked again.

The second prince smiled awkwardly: "They only have Tubo in their eyes, and they don't care about other countries. At present, the relationship between Tang and Tubo is not bad. They will not refuse Xiao Wang's envoy to Tang..."

He immediately turned around, with a firm look in his eyes: "But Xiao Wang thinks that you Tang should be able to see that Tubo has the heart of tigers and wolves. He will definitely annex the southwestern countries, and then start to deal with Tang!"

Li Ke thought to himself that the second prince was astute, and wanted to make himself an ally, and he did not hesitate to make alarmist remarks.

Tubo will indeed be a threat to the Tang Dynasty in the future, but before destroying small countries like you, he still dare not provoke the Tang Dynasty.

But Li Ke did have the idea of ​​​​conquering Tibet in the west, and now he had the same interests as the two princes.

He asked again: "Then what do you want me, Da Tang, to do?"

The second prince's eyes lit up, and he immediately stepped forward and said firmly: "At present, the small southwestern countries are uniting and preparing to attack Tubo. If Your Highness has the foresight, you should persuade Tang Emperor to go to Tubo. Eliminate the serious troubles for your Tang Dynasty!"

Li Ke immediately shook his head: "Our Tang Dynasty has just fought a few big battles, and now it is time to recuperate and recuperate. I am afraid it will be difficult to achieve if my father orders the troops to be sent out..."

Of course he wanted to conquer Tubo, but Tubo was located on a plateau and was extremely difficult to attack, and his troops were insufficient. Even if he united with those small countries, he was not completely sure that he could conquer Tubo.

Seeing Li Ke's refusal, the second prince's eyes darkened, and he sat down behind the desk again dejectedly.

Li Ke changed the subject with a smile: "You said that you are not valued in China, but if we do business with you in Sichuan, you can make a lot of money. Can't you turn the situation around?"

The second prince nodded: "If our business can be completed, it will solve my urgent need. As long as Xiao Wang can bring a lot of wealth to Niboluo, the situation will naturally be better..."

"It's just..." He frowned again, "How can Your Highness transport silk cloth to our country? The Tubo is in the middle, but they have to pay heavy taxes!"

At this moment, both the second prince and Toli looked at Li Ke with expectant eyes, looking forward to his method of delivering the goods.

Li Ke smiled leisurely: "The mountain people have their own tricks!"

In fact, when the second prince mentioned that Tubo charged heavy taxes, he came up with a countermeasure.

Previously, in order to do business with the Zhang Zhung Kingdom, he had made a secret route leading to Zhang Zhung, and this Niboluo was between Shu and the Zhang Zhung Kingdom. As long as he took this secret route, he would go all the way west, pass Tubo and then go north , you can reach the mudra.

So for Li Ke, it doesn't take much effort to transport the goods to Nibera.

This matter was related to the Xiangxiong Kingdom, and he didn't want to tell the truth, so he kept it secret.

When the second prince saw that Li Ke refused to speak, his eyes were a little disappointed, but he still sighed: "I hope... His Highness can really do what he said, and the situation of Xiao Wang in the country will be better..."

Li Ke raised his wine glass again: "Of course this king can do it, don't worry! But this king would like to ask the second prince, if you gain a firm foothold in the country, can you persuade your father to turn away from Tubo and turn to Tubo?" What about fighting against Tubo with those small countries?"

The second prince was stunned for a moment, then looked at Li Ke again, his eyes brightened, and he said leisurely: "Could it be... Your Highness and Xiao Wang... are also people of the same path?"

Li Ke remained silent, just smiled.

With this smile, the second prince nodded understandingly, but then he frowned and said, "My father and Tubo have a very close relationship, Xiao Wang really can't persuade him..."

Li Ke did not give up and asked again: "What if you have completely taken over the situation and overpowered your brother Wang?"

The second prince raised his head again, but still frowned and said, "I don't have much hope!"

Li Ke said again: "What if you completely defeat your brother Wang and win the throne?"

As soon as these words came out, the second prince finally stopped frowning. He first raised his glass high, toasted a glass of wine, and then said: "If it is true, Xiao Wang will try his best to persuade father!"

Li Ke also raised his glass to drink with him: "Then let's work together for this common goal..."

Li Ke knew in his heart that the two princes had already seen his intentions. He wanted to use his own strength to compete with his elder brother for the position of heir. However, since the two had the same goal, they were using each other. good.

Right now, he has contacted the two princes, as long as he uses the trade to help them gain a foothold in the country, there is hope that in the future, the Ni Borna country will be brought back, and it will completely break with Tubo.

Then, it will be very troublesome for Tubo to face many small countries in the southwest all at once.

He was very relieved of the second prince, anyway, he was bound by the thread of cloth and silk trade, and he was not afraid of his regret later.Besides, the second prince is a man of foresight, he should know that the threat of Tubo to his Nivalo is the real problem he has to face.

Now that the words were out of the way, Li Ke also asked another doubt in his heart: "I still don't understand a little bit. Your Nibo Luo is deeply blocked by Tubo in trade. Why does your father want to befriend Tubo?"

According to what the two princes said, Tubo hijacked Nivara's trade to the east, which supposedly hindered Nivara's development, but the king was still willing to form an alliance with Tubo, instead abandoning those small southwestern countries that were in the same situation.

Hearing this, the second prince raised his glass and took another sip of the wine. He smiled wryly, and sighed leisurely: "A beauty is a disaster!"

(End of this chapter)