Chapter 4: Capturing the Great Minister of Tibet Alive

  Du He casually picked up a wooden stick and followed him, patted Luo Dongzan's shoulder, and when he turned around, without saying a word, he directly hit him on the head with a stick, knocking him to the ground.

  Du He moved his over 250 jin body, pulled off his clothes and took a look at the night color, immediately revealing a triumphant smile. What is this a piece of clothing, it's clearly the Tang Army's armor forging book!

  This garment records the smelting method of steel, records the forging method of the Great Tang Dynasty's weapons, and has everything. Even the majestic knife of the Great Tang Dynasty that shook the world is recorded on this garment in a clear and concise manner.

  She glanced at Lù Dōngzàn, and with a cold smile, she used the rope on her body to tie up his hands and feet, then dragged him away like a dead pig.

  Out of the Furong Garden, Du He walked for another section of road. He encountered patrolling soldiers and showed them the personal token given to him by Li Shimin, a high-level token that was also a symbol of identity.

  Du He temporarily pulled two people from their team and carried Lu Dongzan away.

  Du He only then discovered that Luk Dong had been dragging him, the skin on his left cheek was scraped off a piece, faintly visible flesh and blood, a bit terrifying, almost disfigured. His clothes were also torn in many places, and his body was injured in many places. But he didn't mind, this kind of guy should be made to suffer a bit.

  Back at the Cai Guo Gong Fu, Du He ordered the guards in the mansion to keep an eye on Lu Dongzan, so as not to disturb Du Rujin and Zhang Shi's rest. He told the servants to remove Lu Dongzan's socks and planned to gag his mouth. As soon as the boots were removed, the servants covered their noses one after another. It seemed that this fat winter melon was a sweaty foot, and quite severe at that.

  Du He's body contained the Five Qi returning to the origin, and he didn't breathe through his nose, so he couldn't smell this unusual odor.

  "You son of a bitch, how dare you try to control my wife? Just wait and see how I'll deal with you!" He sneered as he ordered his servants to stuff the stinky socks into his mouth, then had him hung from a tree.

  Finally, someone splashed him with a bucket of water: A person who is unconscious cannot enjoy the pleasure of being teased.

  Du He ordered that he be kept under close guard, then changed his clothes and hurried to the imperial palace.

  Presenting the token of entering the palace, Du He followed the lead of the guards in the palace and arrived at the Li Zheng Hall.

  Walking back and forth in the hall, seeing Li Shimin not coming, he thought to himself: "I won't sleep to death, or is he still with Empress Longsun, so he can't extricate himself!"

  Just as he was thinking, Li Shimin rushed into the hall with a fierce expression, his tiger eyes staring at Du He, and shouted: "Speak quickly if you have something to say, fart quickly if you have gas!"

  Li Shimin's attitude immediately made Du He fall over, and he touched his head in confusion, thinking to himself: "Who did I provoke?"

  Have to say, Du He is indeed a jinx!

  It's really black!

  Just as he had thought, our great Tang Emperor was in high spirits today. After handling state affairs, he arrived at the Licheng Hall like Guan Yu passing through the five passes and beheading the six generals, planning to greatly boost his masculine vigor, killing the Empress Changsun, who was revered by heaven and earth, without leaving a single armor intact.

  Just as they were about to make love, a passionate fire was burning in their bodies, and they were just about to take action, when news arrived that Du He was asking to see them.

  It didn't come early, it didn't come late, but it came at this particular time.

  Li Shimin's anger can be imagined, and he immediately shouted: "Let him wait outside." Even if the sky falls, let him finish what he has to do first.

  But Empress Longsun wouldn't let it go, Du He was her secretly chosen son-in-law to marry the princess, coming so late must have something important.

  She was a virtuous empress of her generation, always putting the great cause of Emperor Taizong of Tang first, and immediately made our Great Tang Emperor shut the door.

  Li Shimin had always respected Empress Zhangsun, but he could only grit his teeth and put on his clothes to come and kill her.

  If it were an ordinary person, Li Shimin might still have maintained some imperial demeanor, but the visitor was Du He, who was his acknowledged son-in-law and someone with whom he could drink and chat freely without reserve. So he spoke his mind freely, saying whatever came to mind!

  Du He looked at Li Shimin with a suspicious gaze and said: "I heard that Uncle Li wants to form an alliance with Tibet through marriage?"

  When it comes to national affairs, Li Shimin also straightened his posture and nodded: "You are here for Xiao Yanzhi, although I also feel a bit sorry for her. But for the foundation of the Great Tang Dynasty, I have made this decision!"

  Du He nodded clearly, Li Shimin is Li Shimin, like Qin Shi Huang and Han Wu Di, in the interests of the country, he will not be moved by any personal feelings. This is somewhat ruthless, even more cold-blooded, but as an emperor, if not ruthless, if not cold-blooded, easily swayed by personal feelings, it is absolutely impossible to be a good emperor.

  Du He said solemnly, "Uncle Li, you are wrong. Today, Du He has come for Xue Yan and also for the great Tang Dynasty. Because Uncle Li's move seems clever, but in fact it is a bad move."

  "What a thing to say!" Li Shimin did not refute Du He's words, nor was he angry. What he wanted to hear was reason, a reason that could convince him and change his mind.

  "I wonder how much Uncle Li knows about the country of Tibet?" Du He didn't start directly, but instead wanted to stir up Li Shimin's thoughts and let him realize the severity of the problem.

  "This... I don't know much about it. I only know that they are a country located in Qinghai, and seven years ago after their leader took office, the national strength suddenly became strong, and is one of the more prosperous countries in the south of my Tang Dynasty." Li Shimin put all his energy into conquering the Western Regions, and indeed did not understand much about Tubo.

  Tubo was an ancient kingdom located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and its leader was called Zanpu. This generation of Zanpu was named Songzanganbu, who inherited the position of Zanpu at the age of 13 and began a war to unify Tubo. With his outstanding military talent, he eliminated the war and unified Tubo. In order to adapt to social needs, Songzanganbu formulated laws, official systems, military systems, unified weights and measures, created characters, and had extensive exchanges with our Great Tang Dynasty, Tianzhu, and Nipoluo, introducing multi-national cultures, making Tubo's national strength increasingly prosperous. So, this Songzanganbu is a pretty good figure, considered a capable ruler, which Li Shu can't deny, right?

  Li Shimin nodded and said: "A young talent, from his actions, he is indeed a capable ruler."

  Du He changed the subject again and asked, "Uncle Li, do you know why Qin State became powerful during the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period? And how did it unify the whole country?"

  Li Shimin furrowed his brow, this seemed to have nothing to do with forming an alliance with Tibet! But he still replied: "The strength of the Qin State lies in the wisdom of its rulers throughout the ages, and its ability to unify the world lies in the great talent and vision of Qin Shi Huang!"

  "Uncle Li is absolutely right!" Du He nodded and said: "When I think that this is just one of them, even if there was no Qin Shi Huang, the unification of the six states by Qin would still be a trend, the existence of Qin Shi Huang only accelerated the pace of unification!"

  "What's this all about?" Li Shimin also became interested.

  Du He laughed: "Uncle Li, this is a deliberate question. At the beginning, Uncle Li was the first to propose occupying Guanzhong. Why? In the early days of Qin, it was a barbarian state, but when Qin Shi Huang came to power, the national strength of Qin had already far surpassed that of the six states. The key lies in the geographical advantage. Qin occupies the natural barrier, they only have the qualification to attack others, but not to be attacked. Therefore, the national strength has been stabilized and continuously developed and strengthened. At the same time, the six states are mutually hostile, fighting year after year, and the gap between them is naturally getting bigger and bigger. With the passage of time, how can Qin not unify the world?"

  Li Shimin nodded frequently as he listened to the words.

  "Uncle Li, don't you think that today's Tubo is very similar to the Qin state during the Warring States period?" Du He brought the conversation back on track.

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