Chapter 4870 Interest comes first
Wealth has moved people's hearts since ancient times. However, the more prominent the wealth, the greater the risks. Seru Gondun did not take seriously the so-called "great wealth" in the letter. His current wealth in Tubo is already one person less than ten thousand people. Above that, for him, "great wealth" means going one step further and ascending to the position of Zamp...
But how could a Tang man give him such "great wealth"?
Even if Pei Xingjian was the Protector of Anxi in the Tang Dynasty, with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command, he was invincible, and he also had countless weapons and equipment, which were enough to help him seek to usurp the throne and ascend to the position of Zanpu... But why should he trust Pei Xingjian?
He had never heard the saying "Those who are not of my race must have different minds", but he understood the truth.
Even now, he has not been able to confirm that Su Liangsi was not the thief from Lun Qinling who came to fool him...
He looked at Su Liangsi who was calmly drinking hot tea with a scrutinizing gaze, and said in a deep voice: "You said that you are Pei Xingjian's envoy, and you are holding a so-called autographed letter from Pei Xingjian. Do you want to win my trust based on this? To be honest, I still Doubt your identity.”
Su Liangsi put down his tea cup, walked through the mountains and drilled through the snow cave. His body that was about to freeze was relieved. He smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether I am Pei Duhu's envoy or not, or even whether this letter was written by Pei Duhu." , the important purpose of my coming here, and what benefits it can bring to the big leader.”
Serugondun was noncommittal and said calmly: "Let's talk about it, but I advise you not to play any tricks, otherwise I won't mind pushing you out, beheading you and burning the body as firewood to keep warm. There is a serious lack of wood here. You Should know.”
Su Liangsi laughed and stared at Seru Gongdun with piercing eyes. There was no trace of fear on his face: "A certain person braved the wind and snow to cross the mountains and ridges to get here. He has already ignored life and death. His life and death are not of any concern, but he has to be reminded. The leader said that the majesty of the Tang Dynasty cannot be provoked, let alone tarnished. If you dare to execute the envoys of the Tang Dynasty today, then you must be prepared to exterminate the whole family under the revenge of the Tang Dynasty in the future!"
He slightly raised his chin with a neatly trimmed beard, and his eyes looked a little scornful and disdainful: "Big leader, if you want to kill me, please find a burial place for the Seru tribe as soon as possible, so as not to be executed by the Tang Dynasty cavalry. After destroying your clan, the corpses of the whole clan will be buried in the belly of the wolf.”
"Asshole!"
Seru Gongdun's beard was flabby and furious. He pointed his halberd and cursed: "How dare a leopard eat a bear's heart and dare to be so arrogant in front of me? Someone, push this animal out, peel off the skin and cramps, and throw the body into the wild to let wild wolves Gnaw! ”
"Yes!"
Several guards rushed in and stared at Su Liangsi eagerly.
Su Liangsi stood up, patted his robe, turned around and walked out, his expression cool and indifferent, and he did not take the threat of Seru Gondun seriously at all.
Several guards gathered Su Liangsi and walked to the door. Only then did Serugondun say: "Wait!"
Su Liangsi turned around with an undisguised smile of disdain: "Is the chief waiting for me to beg for mercy?"
Seru Gongdun shook his head and waved his hands helplessly. The guards withdrew and Su Liangsi returned to him.
He sat down, picked up the tea cup, and took a sip of hot tea.
Serugondun looked at the Tang people who were talking and laughing calmly in front of him with complicated eyes, and asked curiously: "Are you really not afraid of death, or are you sure that I can't kill you?"
Su Liangsi thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I'm not sure about either of them."
"I'm not sure you dare to be so arrogant in front of me, and you don't change your face when you hear that you are about to be killed?"
"We Han people have a saying that says, 'A gentleman will not be afraid of disaster, but will not be happy when fortune comes.' It is good to just let nature take its course. Things cannot be changed based on happiness or anger."
Serugondun sneered: "You Han people really talk a lot. It seems that under any situation, you can find two words from ancient sages to point out the direction for your actions."
Su Liangsi nodded happily: "So this is the inheritance of civilization. When the Tubo people were growing hair, drinking blood, and living in caves on the plateau, we had already begun to build city-states and compile books. However, the Han people had a broad mind and the Tang Dynasty accommodated the world. May we I intend to selflessly dedicate my thousands of years of inheritance to greatly speed up the civilization process of the Tubo people. You two peoples will merge into one, build a harmonious country, multiply the population, and make your descendants rich. Why not do it? "
Serugondun didn't like hearing these things that he didn't quite understand. He tapped his fingers on the table and said calmly: "Tell me your reason for coming."
Su Liangsi sat upright and said: "The Gar tribe has betrayed their faith and the alliance with the Tang Dynasty has been broken. Therefore, the Tang Dynasty is eager to find an ally that can guarantee the normal trade between the two countries within the scope of Tubo, and will provide the ally with armaments, baggage, etc." assistance in order to facilitate To give it the ability to ensure trade security. Of course, this ally may not be a big leader. There are more than ten people leaving Hexi with me. These people will go to various Tubo tribes to negotiate with the leaders. Who will eventually become an ally of Datang will be decided by Pei Du. Protect decision.”
Do you think that if you are willing to abandon Tubo and join us, we will definitely welcome you?
Not really.
Not everyone is qualified to be an ally of the Tang Dynasty...
Seru Gondun pondered for a long time, neither agreeing nor rejecting outright: "This matter is of great importance and affects the life and death of the whole clan. I cannot decide it with just one word. Please give me some time to discuss it with the clan members before making a decision." .”
"This is natural. The allies of the Tang Dynasty have always only obeyed heartily. How can they be forced? However, I still have to remind you to hurry up. After all, everyone is jealous of the Tang Dynasty's aid. If many people are ahead of you, Pei Duhu can only Things are done on a first-come, first-served basis. You just need to know that at least so far, you are ranked first in Pei Duhu's mind. Once you sign the contract, the assistance you will receive will be unparalleled by others."
Su Liangsi replied with a smile.
He really just came here today to take a breather, so that Serugongdun could be prepared, so that he would not panic when the situation changed, and he knew that the Tang Dynasty was willing to protect him...
After drinking a pot of hot tea and eating two pieces of meat, Su Liangsi dressed up and said goodbye.
Seru Gongdun stood at the door of the camp and watched Su Liangsi's figure disappear into the heavy snow. He paused and thought for a long time until the cold wind penetrated his clothes and his feet were almost numb from the cold. Then he turned back to the camp and sat beside the brazier, still thinking. Doesn't belong.
He had no intention of surrendering to the Tang people, and perhaps he was not as loyal to Zampu as he showed. But with his current status and power in Tubo, he did not need the Tang people to support him. He had his own pride, so how could he be willing to Are you servile and humble in front of people from the Tang Dynasty?
But he didn't have this thought, but there was no guarantee that others wouldn't have this thought either.
Take a look at the Gar tribe. Although they were once a powerful Tubo tribe, they were definitely not among the top three, let alone fight against the entire Tubo tribe on their own. But now they have joined the Tang Dynasty, and they have become powerful and tyrannical. They actually marched all the way south to attack the city. Break out the stronghold and approach Luoche City...
Who doesn’t want to have this kind of combat power and then seek more benefits and power?
For those small and medium-sized tribes, it is not unacceptable to be the eagle dog of the Tang Dynasty on the plateau...
This is a warning from the Tang Dynasty to the Gar tribe for not listening to orders. It clearly tells the Gar tribe: It is not because you are so powerful, but because we chose you and assisted you. No matter which tribe we help, the result will be the same. .
But if this happens, the entire Tubo will face a situation of being torn apart and attacking each other, and the huge empire that Zamp has worked so hard to defeat will once again return to its previous chaos.
The miserable days of the Tubo people are probably not far away...
*****
"Brother, a message came from down the mountain, saying that reinforcements from Luoxue City have arrived, including nearly 50,000 auxiliary troops, and even the elite number is 10,000. Guess who is leading the army?"
Bo Lunzan pushed open the camp door, rushed in and sat next to Lun Qinling who was at the desk compiling battle reports, his tone was impatient.
Lun Qinling put down the battle report in his hand and rubbed his eyebrows. His eyes were sore from being at the desk for a long time. Hearing this, he said angrily: "Maybe I didn't know this before, but you have already named me by name. Do you need to guess?"
"Do you really know?"
"Who else but the prince?"
He took the tea cup on the side and took a sip of butter tea, then poured another cup for Bo Lunzan Ren.
Bo Lunzanren took the cup and took a long sip. It was very comfortable to take a sip of warm butter tea to dispel the cold on a cold winter night.
He turned sideways and stared at Lun Qinling's head again and again, and marveled: "We are all from the same mother, how come the gap between their heads is so big? When I heard the news, I was shocked. I never expected that Zanpu would The prince was sent here, but you only guessed it in the blink of an eye. How awesome!”
He truly admired his elder brothers.
The eldest brother Zan Xiruo is full of ingenuity and proficient in internal affairs. The second brother said that Qinling's military skills and strategies are like gods. The bravery he is proud of is simply not enough under the hands of the third brother Zan Po, even though he has always been low-key and peaceful. The humble fourth brother Sitayu is not a fuel-efficient lamp either...
As the youngest, I am not outstanding in both civil and military skills. I am under a lot of pressure and feel very frustrated.
Lun Qinling patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "It's not difficult to guess. Just carefully analyze the situation in Luoche City. Zanpu seems to have a lot of fierce generals around him, but he can make Zanpu completely trust him and have enough power." In fact, there are not many people with prestige leading troops to reinforce Serugondun, but we still need to consider the defense of Luoxue City after the general is free. Just in case the six tribes of Cang raise troops to attack the flanks of Luoche City, can you let Zanpu Yujia do it personally? The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty can do it, but our Zanpu can't... In this case, the choice of reinforcements is obvious, the prince. It not only has prestige and can be trusted by Zamp, but most importantly, it can also accumulate military achievements to pave the way for the future. ”
Bo Lunzan shook his head repeatedly: "I'm so stupid, how can I figure out so many twists and turns?"
He looked at his brother with stern eyes: "The prince has always been weak. Now he has to endure the wind and snow all the way to the severe cold and he will get sick if he is not careful. If he dies here in Dangla Mountain, wouldn't Zanpu have no future?"< br>
Lun Qinling naturally understood what he meant and said angrily: "Why don't we have any heirs? The prince has already given birth to a son. Although he is still in his infancy, he is also of Zanpu blood."
Bolunzanren snorted and whispered: "That's not necessarily the case. If something unexpected happens to the prince, Zanpu may not be able to protect the young prince."
Lun Qinling frowned in thought, and his heart skipped a beat.
Luoche City is not monolithic. Once something happens to the prince in Dangla Mountain, who knows if there will be people who want the infant prince to die too?
There are too many ways to prevent the death of an infant child... But he thought about it carefully, shook his head and said, "No."