Traveling through the Gaowu Tang Dynasty, Li Kuan and Li Shimin became the second sons of the Prince

"..." Facing the warning from His Royal Highness the King of Chu, Lu Dongzan, who was lying on the ground, remained silent for a long time. Then, he slowly stood up and bowed to His Royal Highness the King of Chu: "Your Highness, I understand."

"I know what you are thinking." After the fight, His Royal Highness the King of Chu glanced at Lu Dongzan, and then he gave a look to Pei Xingyan who was about to fight. He did not return to his seat until the latter put down his clenched fist, and then he sat down leisurely: "You must be thinking that today's humiliation will be returned in full force one day. But Lu Dongzan, was it this king who rushed to humiliate you? What the hell are you doing?

The Tang Dynasty has already started to open up trade with you, so that the people of both sides can live a good life, without fighting and killing each other like before. But you are still using the old bandit logic, and you only want to come to our Tang Dynasty to rob when you need something - what, do you think there are no bandits in the Tang Dynasty? ! "

"..." Lu Dongzan really couldn't understand why this little king in front of him... His Royal Highness the King of Chu, always managed to turn the game between countries into a lecture from a big bandit leader to a small gang leader, and all of this seemed so reasonable...

"What do you mean by not speaking?" When His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu saw Lu Dongzan's silence, he immediately raised his eyebrows and said, "Why, are you not convinced?"

“Your Highness the Prince of Chu…” Lu Dongzan knew that if he remained silent, he would be hurt again. “I really have my own reasons… Although Tibet is unified on the surface… But as I said before, those great Bon masters in Tibet… They always want more power…”

"What do you have to do with me?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu interrupted Lu Dongzan rudely before he finished speaking: "I still say the same thing. If you dare to plunder in my Tang territory again, I will dare to move the head of the Tibetan king!"

“Your Highness, it’s not that we, as outsiders, are unaware of the seriousness of this matter, but those great Bon masters have so many followers under them that they always act recklessly… Many times, on some matters, the Zamp and I have to make concessions to them…” Lu Dongzan was not afraid of exposing his own shortcomings at this moment, because he was sure of one thing: His Highness the King of Chu, who had witnessed the tragic massacre of a village by the Turks and almost destroyed the entire Mobei grassland in anger, would never sit idly by.

"You are really useless..." After hearing about Lu Dongzan's difficulties, His Royal Highness the King of Chu couldn't help but sigh. Then, he pondered for a while and then said, "I heard that the Bon religion master likes to kill the cattle and sheep of the Tubo people when they have a little savings, and offer food as tribute. He collects all the wealth and burns it with fire to please the ghosts and gods they believe in? Is this true?"

"Your Highness, it is true..." Lu Dongzan really did not expect that His Royal Highness the King of Chu actually knew about this.

"Don't look at me like that," His Royal Highness the King of Chu was obviously no longer at the age of showing off. "After I had a conflict with you in Yanqi, I thought about going to the plateau to settle the score with you afterwards - so naturally I have to understand the customs and practices of Tubo."

"..." Lu Dongzan felt that what His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu said was really quite rude of the Prince of Chu - it was so unreasonable, yet it made people unable to stop being afraid.

“I will prepare fifty boxes of colored glassware for you,” His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu continued when he saw that Lu Dongzan did not speak, “Take it with you when you go back this time. From now on, I will not care what method you use, whether it is winning them over, dividing them, suppressing them, or directly sending people to assassinate them, or expanding the troops and making these disobedient Bon masters obedient in the name of suppressing the rebellion - that is a matter between you and your Zamp, and I will not interfere. It’s just that…” When His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu said this, he saw Lu Dongzan looking up at him in shock, with even ecstasy in his eyes. He shook his head helplessly, “Look, this is all you can do…”

"Your Highness the Prince of Chu, please rest assured. After I return this time, I will definitely find a way to stabilize the situation in Tubo. From now on, as long as the foreign minister is still the prime minister of Tubo, I will never let Tubo soldiers plunder the Tang Dynasty!" Lu Dongzan is a smart man, so he naturally would not let His Highness the Prince of Chu continue to make his words clear - anyway, his goal has been achieved, and even exceeded his expectations.

"Very good," His Royal Highness the King of Chu, who knew everything, nodded and said, "I will send people to escort you and the colored glassware to the capital of Tubo. After that, I will see how you perform. By the way, there is one more thing. This batch of colored glassware is not allowed to be sold to the Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for me to do my job. Do you understand?"

"Your Highness, I understand." - Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Lu Dongzan did not even use the term "foreign minister" in front of His Highness the King of Chu: "Don't worry, I know how deep the door is. I will sell this batch of glassware to Tianzhu and will never embarrass you."

"Yes, the Prime Minister is indeed a smart man." His Royal Highness the King of Chu nodded when he heard this, and then said to Pei Xingyan, who was completely confused at this time: "Xingyan, call two people in and help the Prime Minister go down to treat his injuries."

"Yes!" Pei Xingyan felt that he had understood what His Royal Highness the King of Chu said since he came in until now.

really……

The secrets involved are indeed very profound...

That night.

A group of Dou family retainers and His Royal Highness the King of Chu gathered in the study to discuss the decision made by His Royal Highness the King of Chu during the day to give Lu Dongzan glassware to help him pacify the country.

"Your Highness, do you really want to do this?" As a new member of the team, Shan Tianchang obviously didn't know the character of His Highness the King of Chu. He just felt that it was too risky for the other party to use fifty boxes of colored glassware to bet on whether Lu Dongzan would keep his promise. "I am worried that Lu Dongzan will turn against us after taking the colored glassware..."

"Brother Tianchang is wrong. Your Highness has his reasons for doing this." After Dou Du returned to Taihang Mountain to lead the Taihang bandits, Wang Xuance obviously became the most capable counselor under the King of Chu again, and he also understood the intention of His Highness the King of Chu's move: "Fifty boxes of colored glassware... are not used to gamble whether Lu Dongzan will keep his promise. Even if he doesn't keep his promise, so what? Just like Xiang Zhuang's sword dance, it was not for fun, but for Pei Gong - His Highness the King of Chu gave away the colored glassware, ostensibly to prevent the people of the Tang Dynasty from suffering from looting, but in fact, it was just a disguised 'Golden Knife Scheme'..."