Chapter 808 More and more troublesome
Seeing Li Daozong and Li Xueyan happy, Li You felt a little embarrassed. In fact, he was really not sure about this matter now. First of all, he was not clear about what happened in Tubo. Secondly, Songzanganbu is not an easy person to be convinced.
Li You deliberately made a sure look, but he just calmed down Li Daozong and Li Xueyan's emotions first, so as to give full play to their positive role, and help him persuade Songzan ganbu.
Li You said: "The problem facing Tusfan is that there is a division within the country. Some people took advantage of Songzanganbu and left Tusfan and wanted to replace him. The assassination just happened to illustrate this problem.
You are going to Tusfan now, which can be said to be extremely dangerous. Therefore, I do not advocate that you go to Tusfan immediately."
Li Xueyan said confidently: "Zanpu has a very high prestige in Tusfan. He should be able to quell the rebellion after he returns. If you don't let him go back, wouldn't you let Tusfan continue to split?"
Li Daozong thought so in his heart. He looked at Li You and saw what he said.
Li You said: "TuSfan is different from our Tang Dynasty. The internal political forces are divided into four major tribes and eight major lords. They each have their own spheres of influence and their own plans. Once the political environment changes, it is easy to split.
You still remember the Eastern Turks back then. They were much stronger than the Tusfan now, and they controlled one million strings, which is not an exaggeration. They once came to Chang'an City and forced my father to sign the White Horse Alliance. What was the result? In just four years, they were destroyed by the Tang Dynasty.
What is the reason? The Eastern Turks are composed of 18 large tribes. They are prone to splitting easily when they are instigated and supported by external forces. The Tuli, Xueyantu and Tiel tribes who attacked Chang'an with the Jeli Khan, all formed an alliance with the Tang Dynasty after my father agreed to the conditions they proposed. At the most critical moment, they gave the Jeli Khan a severe blow, which eventually led to the demise of the Eastern Turks.
How similar is the current situation of Tusfan to the Eastern Turks back then?"
Li Daozong and Li Xueyan also recognized the current situation of Tusfan analyzed by Li You. However, they believed that the so-called external forces that provoked Tusfan were the prince in front of him. Li Shimin did this to the Eastern Turks, and Li You's method of dividing and disintegrating foreign forces was even more outstanding.
Although they didn't say it, their eyes showed dissatisfaction with Li You.
Li You understood their thoughts and said, "I know what you are thinking. Let me tell you this way, I did the matter of stripping away the Tubo vassal states. But I really didn't interfere in the matter inside Tusfan. My attitude towards Tubo requires them to remain stable, that is, I support Songzanganbu. I mentioned this to my uncle before."
Li You did tell Li Daozong that he wanted to manage the South Asian continent, so he needed to keep his mind stable. Li Daozong also told Li Xueyan.
Li Xueyan asked: "Who is splitting within Tusfan, and who sent someone to assassinate Zanpu?"
Li You said: "I have sent someone to investigate this matter and it will be a result soon. I guess this matter is not because Songzan ganbu left Tubo. Those who temporarily decided to rebel must have been the idea of splitting Tubo. Songzan ganbu left Tubo just to create an opportunity for them."
Li Daozong asked: "Your Highness, what are you going to do with this matter?"
Li You said: "For this matter, let me first talk about our goal to see if you can accept it."
Li Xueyan asked, "What goal?"
Li You said: "My father and the ministers in the court have already made it very clear that the intention of annexing Tusfan is. Especially for my father, he hopes that the Taishan Fengshan Ceremony will have a successful ending. Therefore, at least, he will also ask Tusfan to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
I hope Songzanganbu can express his surrender to the Tang Dynasty. If this is the case, I will do my best to help Songzanganbu quell the rebellion within Tusfan and ensure his stable rule over Tusfan. The Xueyan girl can also be a Tusfan princess safely.
I would suggest to my father that the Snow Yan girl was conferred the title of the Tang Dynasty princess and married to the sacred sbane. I wonder if you can accept this result?
Li Daozong had no objection. Although Li Xueyan hoped that Songzanganbu would still remain an emperor, she was a wise man and knew that there was little possibility that she could accept the plan proposed by Li You.
She said, "Cousin, I don't care whether Zanpu maintains his status as an emperor. As long as he can return to Tusfan safely, even if he is a prince, I am willing."
Li You looked at Li Daozong and waited for him to express his opinion.
Li Daozong nodded and said, "Your Highness, I have no objection."
Li You said: "Since that's the case, let's work in this direction."
Li Xueyan said with some concern: "Zanpu is a proud person. It is probably not easy to make him surrender to the Tang Dynasty."
Li You said: "What you said makes sense, so we need to work together."
Li Daozong asked: "Your Highness, what do you want us to do?"
Li You said: "I am waiting for news from Wang Xuance now, and it should be available soon. During this period, I hope Songzanganbu will stay in Chang'an for the time being. The post station is crowded with people. Uncle Wang, don't you have a manor in Chang'an County? You'd better live there for the time being, and I will send the Flying Tiger Army to ensure his safety.
You should talk to Songzanganbu about the opinions I just said so that he can be prepared.
Songzan ganbu is a proud person, but he is also a smart and wise person. He will seriously weigh the pros and cons, so it is not impossible to convince him.
If he disagrees with this opinion, don’t worry, just keep him calm and don’t make trouble.
When I get the accurate news about Tusfan, I will go and talk to Songzanganbu in person.”
Neither Li Daozong nor Li Xueyan had any objection to Li You's arrangements.
Li You then said goodbye and left.
The next morning, Li Daozong came to inform Li You in person and told him good news and bad news. The good news was that Songzan ganbu agreed to stay in Chang'an for the time being, and they would go to Li Daozong's manor in Chang'an County today. The bad news was that Songzan ganbu said that the Tang Dynasty was despicable and shameless, and he would rather die than surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
Li Daozong said worriedly: "Your Highness, what should I do with Songzan ganbu's attitude?" He was really worried that Li Shimin would be angry about it and would kill Songzan ganbu's life.
Seeing Li Daozong's worried look on his face, Li You felt a little depressed, and knew that it would take a lot of effort to convince Songzan Ganbu.
He smiled lightly and said, "Uncle Wang, look, you are worried. Let me tell you, don't listen to Songzanganbu's shouting, he is just playing with a child's temper. He is a smart person, and he just wants to get more benefits."
Li Daozong and Songzan ganbu have been together for quite some time, and he also thinks Songzan ganbu is a smart person. He thinks that Li You's words make sense, so he said goodbye and left.
Li You reported his solution to the Tusfan problem to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin seemed to disagree with Li You's opinion. He did not directly express his attitude, but instead said that he would detain Songzanganbu in Chang'an and wait until he returned to Chang'an.
This matter is becoming more and more complicated and difficult to deal with.
Li You had a headache. However, this guy has always been broad-minded and doesn't think about problems that he can't figure out for the time being, and doesn't bother to deal with problems that he can't solve for the time being. He began to prepare for the food conference in a daze.
Wei Zheng really cared about Li You. He had been thinking about this matter at home and thought it was very difficult, so he came to the Northwest Prince's Mansion again to comfort Li You.
Li You did not tell Wei Zheng about Li Shimin's attitude. Since it was useless to tell him, why bother Wei Zheng to worry again?
Li You just said that he would have a solution to this matter, and then he enthusiastically recommended new food to Wei Zheng.
Not long after, Wang Xuance finally sent a telegram from Northwest Road, introducing what happened in Tusfan.
It turns out that the origin of this incident is roughly the same as Li You guessed.
King Chizun had always been attracted by the Kingdom of Tianzhu, and he stepped on two boats between Tianzhu and Tusfan, and was able to get along with each other. Wang Xuance provided King Chizun with the conditions to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, which far exceeded the conditions offered by Tianzhu and Tusfan. So King Chizun became interested and began to deal with the three countries.
In order to obtain the Kingdom of Chizun, the King of Tianzhu had been doing the work of dividing and dismantling the Kingdom of Chizun. At this time, he saw that the Kingdom of Chizun was about to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, so they increased their efforts to operate within Chizun, hoping to force the King of Chizun, the sect leader of the Kingdom of Chizun, to submit to the Kingdom of Chizun.
Songzan Yude is Songzan Ganbu's cousin, and he has always been resentful of Songzan Ganbu's inheritance of Tusfan's position as Zamp. Because Songzan Ganbu is smart and capable, he has endured it until now.
This time, Songzan Ganbu left Tusfan, which gave Songzan Yude the opportunity to rebel and seize power. So he reached an agreement with the Kingdom of Heaven, and supported him to become Zamp of the Kingdom of Heaven, and Songzan Yude surrendered to the Lord of Heaven, and ceded the Kingdom of Chizun to the Kingdom of Heaven.
Songzan Yude, who had received support from the Kingdom of Heaven, united several major lords of Tusfan and began to attack Songzan Ganbu. He sent the people who came up to assassinate Songzan Ganbu.
The reason why I chose to assassinate Songzan ganbu in Chang'an was to create chaos for the Tang Dynasty and prevent the Tang Dynasty from interfering in and spitting out the matter of Sfan.
Wang Xuance also provided good news and bad news.
Chapter completed!