Datang: From exiled prince to eternal tyrant

Chapter 163 Persuasion
Na Toli glanced at the second prince, saw that he also closed his eyes and nodded, raised his glass and stood up.

He bowed first, and then said: "Please don't blame Your Highness the King of Shu. This old minister's words are all out of my position, and I can't take into account Your Highness's layout!"

Li Ke nodded: "You are a Niboluo, so naturally you should give priority to consideration for your Niboluo!"

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your understanding!"

Toli bowed again and said: "There is no conclusion yet on whether Tubo will expand. Your Highness should know that there is no peace in Tubo recently. Two important ministers are fighting endlessly, which disturbs Songtsen Gampo's peace! If this happens At that time, our coalition forces will definitely wake up the Tubo people and turn their spearheads on us!"

Li Ke nodded. This was something he had expected a long time ago, so he didn't intend to let Nibala express his position immediately.

Toli continued: "Once the countries are united, if there is a war, the battlefield will definitely be in Nibala. This is what the king and the veterans don't want to see..."

Nibala is the closest to Tubo, once the coalition forces fight with Tubo, they will naturally start fighting on the Nivara border first, and what he said is not wrong.

Li Ke smiled, and he first explained the first item clearly: "Your Excellency Du Zhiling, you should know that this battle between Shangnang and Lunke Ri was written by me. Since I provoked them to fight, I naturally know it. If we raise the banner of the coalition forces now, this battle will die down..."

He took another sip of his wine and said with a smile: "Do you think... I will let the coalition forces of your countries unite now to put out a fire under my control?"

Toli was stunned, then nodded and said: "If Your Highness has such a budget, then the old minister is worrying too much..."

Li Ke said: "I want the second prince to persuade the king. I don't want your country to pull up the banner now and unite with other countries to resist. It's to wait until the Tubo people are fighting to heat up, and then suddenly launch a big attack on Tubo. Attack instead of defense!"

"What? Attack instead of defense?"

Toli and the second prince were startled and stood up one after another.

Li Ke had expected the reaction of the two of them long ago, and said with a smile: "What? Haven't you thought about this question?"

The two of them were startled, and had different reactions.

The second prince thought for a while, and then his face showed excitement, while Na Toli's face became paler and paler.

"Okay! Use offense instead of defense! This is a great plan! Maybe we can defeat Tubo in one fell swoop and completely eliminate this hidden danger!" The second prince gasped and said excitedly.

Li Ke smiled, and turned to look at Toli. He was still in a daze at the moment, with a shocked attitude.

Of course Li Ke could have imagined that Toli had never thought of attacking Tubo, and the only alliance he could think of was to form a coalition of small countries to resist Tubo's expansion.

After Toli came back to his senses, Li Ke continued to explain to him: "The second point mentioned by Lord Du Zhiling earlier, if there is a war, the battlefield will be in Nibala, so I don't think you need to worry about it anymore!"

Li Ke raised his eyebrows, and said firmly: "My king's plan never thought of fighting in Nipoluo at all, but your coalition forces to attack Tubo together! This battlefield is naturally within Tubo's territory!"

Tory nodded, looking undecided.

Li Ke went on to say: "You also said just now that if the coalition forces form to resist Tubo, they will fight in Niboluo and bring losses to Niboluo. But have you ever thought that if the Tubo people really want to expand, the first The one who suffers is you, Niboluo!"

The more he spoke, the more determined he became: "Do you think that your king is close to Tubo, so he will easily let go of Nibala, and then cross Nivara to attack other countries?"

"Yes!" The second prince clenched his fist, stood up and said, "If he wants to expand to the southwest, I, Nibhara, will definitely bear the brunt of it!"

The second prince left Li Ke's seat again, and ordered his servants to fetch a map from his study.

Unfolding the map, the second prince said again: "Everyone, please see that my country, Nivala, is distributed vertically from north to south, and lives on the west side of Tubo. How can Tsanganbu rest assured?"

Li Ke nodded and said: "That's right! How shrewd is Songtsan Gampo? He will never allow his army to march across Nivala for an expedition. Once Nibala turns back halfway, the rear food road for his Tubo army will be cut off! This kind of The danger is something Songtsen Gampo cannot bear!"

The two of them worked so hard that Toli was speechless. He was stunned for a long time before sighing: "It seems that I, Niboluo, must have gone through the chaos of war..."

"Unless..." Li Ke shook his head and said, "Unless your coalition forces send troops together to conquer Tubo!"

He walked to the edge of the map and said: "At that time, there will be civil strife in Tubo, your coalition army will attack from the southwest, the Zhang Zhung Kingdom will attack from the northwest, and our Shu army will attack from the east, and we will be able to completely disperse Tubo. , Disintegrate this plateau hero!"

After he finished speaking, Toli and the second prince both sighed and were dazed.

Li Ke'an sat down, secretly laughing inwardly.

Naturally, he was alarmist, making the situation in Nibera more critical.

In fact, after this turmoil, Tubo was able to stabilize for at least a period of time, allowing the surrounding small countries to live a stable life for another period of time.

Moreover, Tubo does not have to attack Niboluo first. Songtsan Gampo can start from the south side first and attack other small countries.

Tubo has a vast territory, and its southwest border is far from being able to be wrapped up by the country of Nibala. As long as the army marches from the south, it is impossible for Nibara to affect Tubo's march at all.

But in order to promote Nipo Luo to join the coalition and cause chaos in the southwest of Tubo, he naturally had to exaggerate.

Of course, Li Ke's statement is not wrong in the general direction.If Tubo wants to maximize the initiative in the southwest, it is necessary to win Nibala.

He just said that the mudra country has changed from the most important frontier position to a strategic dangerous place that has to be won.

And these two Nivara people only pay attention to their own domestic affairs, so they naturally regard Nivara as extremely important, and they will not allow the slightest risk of war in their country.Therefore, Li Ke's fooling around will work.

Seeing that the two had no more objections, and the second prince was even more motivated, Li Ke said leisurely: "Now, everyone should also understand that Nibhara's position is the key to solving the Tubo issue!"

Toli nodded in acceptance and said no more words.

The second prince said again: "But my father still disagrees with this matter..."

Li Ke asked again: "Is it really impossible to persuade?"

The second prince nodded firmly.

With a sneer, Li Ke said again: "It seems... if this Nibala is still in power by him, he will have no choice but to fall into the hands of Tubo..."

He deliberately emphasized the words "he will still be in power" in order to emphasize his intention.

The second prince frowned slightly, thought for a moment, then suddenly raised his head: "Your Highness means..."

He raised his head abruptly again, and looked at Li Ke: "No! Nidu will never do the thing of killing his father and seizing power!!"

(End of this chapter)