jdhmnovel Chapter 1099: Lu Dongzan's Alliance
Chapter 1099: Lu Dongzan's Alliance
"I can't give you half of the treasures in the palace..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu said with some difficulty: "I have to report to Dou Shuer when I go back!"
"Who is Dou Shu'er?" Smart Aya felt that the person who could make His Royal Highness the King of Chu use the word "interpret" must be extraordinary.
"He is the chief steward of our Dou family." After saying this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu felt that this description was not rigorous enough, so he added: "Of course, he was mainly responsible for managing me in the past. Now that I am sensible, he has time to focus on running the Dou family."
"You are sensible?!" Hearing this, Aya felt as if the whole world was possessed by a "psychedelic poison", and she was almost unable to bear it: "Master, I really want to see what you looked like when you were 'ignorant' before. Really!
How about you show me? I don’t need these treasures! "
"No, you have to." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu replied seriously and with a double meaning: "This king still has to save face now."
"Ha..." Aya let out a short laugh when she heard that, then she put her hands behind her back and skipped out of the cave.
However, when Aya's figure disappeared at the entrance, she casually added another stab: "Someone climbed up the roof shirtless in the rain to fix the hole - it's too late, too late!"
“Hey!” His Highness Prince Chu’s stubborn temper instantly flared up: “Aya! Get over here! You really don’t take the head of the family seriously, do you?!”
This is really outrageous...
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The next day, as the first rays of morning sunlight shone on the ruins of Lhasa, this "holy city" that was prosperous yesterday was now filled with despair and silence.
"Da da... da da..."
When Lu Dongzan received the news and finally arrived in Lhasa City, even though he had been mentally prepared, he was still stunned by the scene before him.
The entire city was littered with broken walls and ruins left by the fire, especially the closer one got to the palace.
Especially when he passed through the main road of Lhasa City and came to the outside of the palace - the corpses of Tibetan soldiers lying on the ground and piled up on the stairs of the transparent palace made Lu Dongzan feel a pain in his heart.
Qiongbo Bangsai, you deserve to die!
After this disaster is over, I will definitely exterminate your three clans!
"Is the person coming here Prime Minister Lu Dongzan?" Just as Lu Dongzan was still swearing in his heart that he would make the deceased Qiongbo Bangsai pay a higher price, a voice from a distance brought him back to reality.
Jiang Sheng, the fierce general beside His Royal Highness the King of Chu, was standing on the top of the palace wall at this time. Looking at Lu Dongzan who came alone, he said in a gentle tone: "The stairs on the left are blocked. You can only go up from the right."
"Thank you." Lu Dongzan nodded when he heard it, then dismounted and followed the other party's instructions to enter the Tubo Palace from the stairs cleared on the right.
"Your Highness, don't sleep anymore, Lu Dongzan is here." - When Zhang Zhenxuan woke up His Highness the King of Chu from the throne, Lu Dongzan just walked into the hall.
So when the two of them looked at each other the next moment, even though His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was a little confused, he still did not forget his original intention: "Someone come! Catch this thief for me!"
"Your Highness, King of Chu, why bother?" If there was anything that made Lu Dongzan more angry than the destruction of his own capital, it was that this person was still sitting on the throne of the king: "Why don't you kill me and the entire Tubo?!"
"Ha~ah...Lu Dongzan, do you think I can't do it?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu rubbed his cheeks and yawned, trying to wake himself up as soon as possible: "At this point, I am still willing to stay here because I value you, Lu Dongzan, and think you can have a good talk with me.
But I discovered that you don’t seem to have this intention…”
"If I don't have this intention, why do I come here alone?"
"Oh, you know how to pay homage again." His Royal Highness the King of Chu had already sat up straight at this moment, and said with a haughty look: "Lu Dongzan, you know how powerful I am, so you have to come."
"Yes, if I don't come, even if Your Highness the King of Chu doesn't have time to deal with Tubo right now, Tubo will still be doomed whenever you are free." Lu Dongzan nodded when he heard this. Although he was filled with hatred at this moment, he had to put on a gentle attitude to disguise himself.
"How about we discuss a deal?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu saw that Lu Dongzan had cooperated with him to complete the "pre-negotiation process", so he did not hesitate and went straight to the point: "The trouble in Luoshui City was caused by Songtsen Gampo instructing Qiongbo Bangsai to provoke the Tang Dynasty and offend my eldest daughter, and you, Lu Dongzan, are the hero who entered the palace alone and negotiated with me, so that I, the 'Demon King', regained my sanity.
Do you want to do this deal or not?"
"Do I have a choice?" Hearing this, Lu Dongzan twitched his lips and said in a hoarse voice, "Whatever His Royal Highness the King of Chu says... is what it is..."
“Very good, I understand.” His Royal Highness the King of Chu nodded upon hearing this: “In addition, I also heard that the reason why Songtsen Gampo did this was actually because he was instigated by Tuyuhun King Murong Nuohebo - but after you took the initiative to reconcile with me afterwards, we found out the truth behind this.
Therefore, in anger, I sent a message back to Chang'an, causing the Tang Dynasty to launch a war of annihilation against Tuyuhun.
And you, Lu Dongzan, in order to regain the trust of the Tang Dynasty in Tubo, led the army to cooperate with the Tang Dynasty and launched an attack on Tuyuhun.
By the way, those Tibetan territories that were originally forced to be ceded due to Songtsen Gampo’s stupidity will also be taken back by you personally.
Lu Dongzan, do you think this statement makes sense?" When His Royal Highness the King of Chu said this, Lu Dongzan's eyes were full of anger and shock, so he sneered and said, "Why? You are not convinced?"
"..." Hearing this, Lu Dongzan took a deep breath and said, "I... accept it!"
How dare you disobey!
You have arranged everything, and as for me... I am only here to sign this humiliating treaty with you according to your idea!
"Hey! That's right! You said you are fine, why are you so stubborn?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu narrowed his eyes and smiled when he heard it: "Lu Dongzan, I know what you want, and I am willing to give you the part you want.
But... now I have something more important to do, that is to go to India, destroy the most arrogant Central India, and then bring Master Xuanzang back to Tubo.
And all of this requires the cooperation and help of the Prime Minister..."