After the conversation with Yang Guang, Yang Tong summoned the civil and military officials in Tongming Hall. Yang Tong motioned for everyone to take their seats and asked, "Is anyone lobbying you?"

"Yes!" Seeing the crowd coming, Zhang Xuan, the Minister of Rites, stood up and held his hands in his hands, saying with a headache: "Your Majesty, after the court meeting, Princess Xiangxiong knelt in front of the Shengwu Hall and refused to leave. She insisted on being received by your Majesty again.

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"Why?" Yang Tong was surprised. Princess Xiangxiong had met her once before. She just asked the Sui Dynasty not to ally with Tubo and said that Tubo was an ambitious country.

Zhang Xuan replied: "It is probably the Holy Sage's attitude towards Tubo that made her see the opportunity for cooperation."

"Xuan!"

Yang Tong thought for a while and felt that it was okay to support Xiangxiong to threaten Tubo. Xiangxiong regarded Buddhism as the national religion and did not have much ambition for expansion. Otherwise, he would not have clung to his one-third acre of land for thousands of years.

Well, if there were ambitions for expansion, it would not be Tubo's turn to dominate the plateau.

After a while, Li Tuman, whose face was covered with a veil, entered the Tongming Hall under the leadership of Shura Wei, and saluted: "Your Majesty Li Tuman pays homage to the sage Khan."

"No courtesy!" Yang Tong motioned her to take a seat and asked with a smile: "As far as I know, there have been several rebellions in Tubo, and the situation in Langri Zampu is also extremely bad. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is due to internal and external troubles, otherwise

, will not send envoys to the Sui Dynasty to propose marriage! This is a great opportunity for you Xiangxiong to recuperate and train a strong army. If you take the opportunity to send troops, you may not be able to defeat Tubo. Why can't you bow down outside the palace?"

"Your Majesty, Brother Wang has not been on the throne for a long time, and his position is not stable. There are forces that oppose him in the country. If there are not too many people loyal to the royal family, he may not be able to sit in that position. In dealing with the Tubo invasion, his country has

The two factions, the Lord Harmony and the Lord War."

Yang Tong smiled and said: "So, King Xiangxiong is the main fighting faction?"

"Exactly!" Princess Xiangxiong said: "The royal family headed by Xiangxiong King Li Micha is the main war faction. During the battle with Tubo, their elite divisions were exhausted. The main peace faction headed by Lan Han, the auxiliary prime minister,

It evolved into the main surrender faction and the main escape faction. This force has controlled a part of the power, and now it is in full swing, controlling most of the military and political affairs."

Yang Tong nodded when he heard this, expressing his understanding.

Since ancient times, any country or dynasty has been divided into war and peace. The war faction represented by the military believes that only continuous attacks can make the country strong. The peace faction headed by civilian officials believes in governance.

Lord, I feel that only by avoiding weapons can a country be strong and prosperous.

When the country's power is weakened and the army is pressing down, neither the emperor nor the king can surrender. They think that a few battles may be able to continue the country. If they don't fight, there will be only death. For the ministers, it doesn't matter whether they fight or not.

When you can't win, the most important thing is to change the master. When the surrender forces have more power than the emperor, they even go beyond the emperor and directly tie the emperor to surrender. This kind of thing is common in the Central Plains dynasties.

I heard Li Tuman say again: "I came here this time because of the cooperation of my brother Wang. I hope to establish diplomatic relations with the Sui Dynasty and ask the Holy Emperor to send a support army to help him quell the internal thieves so that Xiang Xiong can focus on external affairs."

I ask your Majesty to send troops to help the king to regain his power. Xiang Xiong is willing to surrender to the Sui Dynasty from generation to generation."

"No!" Yang Gongren stood up, glanced at Li Tuman with a frown, and cupped his hands to Yang Tong and said: "Your Majesty, the situation in the world is very delicate now. It may not be two or three years when I, the Sui Dynasty, will unify the world. Li Yuan,

Li Mi and others have the potential to join forces to attack, and they are looking at our Sui Dynasty tiger. Even if we have a million troops, we will not think it is too much. If our Sui Dynasty rashly sends troops to assist Xiang Xiong, not to mention the long journey and huge consumption, if Li Yuan

, Li Mi and other thieves attack at the same time, how can our army defend against the enemy?"

Yang Tong nodded, looked at Li Tuman and said: "This matter is related to the livelihood of millions of people in our Sui Dynasty and the lives of countless soldiers. I can support King Xiangxiong, but sending troops is not an option."

There is an imbalance between effort and reward, so why use the life and blood of the Sui generals to help Xiangxiong fight? Even if it finally helps Li Michia calm down the internal disaster, it will also help the Li Michia family. Not only did the Sui Dynasty not have any benefits, but

It consumes countless manpower and material resources, which is completely inconsistent with the interests of the Sui Dynasty. Furthermore, if Li Micha lets Lan Han kill him, will Lan Han be willing to let go of his power and become Langri Zamp's dog? By then,

Isn’t it necessary to establish diplomatic relations with the Sui Dynasty? In order to stabilize his throne, he must pay far more benefits to the Sui Dynasty than the Li family. So for the Sui Dynasty, all he wants is an obedient Xiangxiong. It doesn’t matter who is the king.

This concept has been around since the Han Dynasty and is no stranger to everyone. However, no one has openly put forward the words "the interests of the Sui Dynasty are above all else" and "governing the country focuses on profits" like Yang Tong.

"But..." Li Tuman looked at Yang Tong with a look of struggle. He was silent for a moment and then said: "If the Sui Dynasty sends troops, Xiang Xiong is willing to bear all the supplies and pensions, and pay five times the amount of money to the Sui Dynasty."

The reward from the Sui Dynasty will be used to repay the officers and soldiers of the Sui Dynasty. In addition, I, Xiangxiong, can become a good friend of the Qin and Jin Dynasties with the Sui Dynasty."

"'Not making peace with each other' is the most basic national policy of our Sui Dynasty. No one can violate it. I have reminded you during the court meeting that no one can mention the word 'making peace with each other' again. Otherwise, they will be the mortal enemies of our Great Sui Dynasty."

Yang Tong said coldly.

"No, I said I married into the Sui Dynasty! This is what Brother Wang meant." Li Tuman said in a low voice.

Yang Tong suddenly realized that it was no wonder.

Shang Hung has an envoy and deputy. Officially speaking, Li Tuman is just an idler. I thought she came here to see the style of the Sui Dynasty. Now it seems that they sent the princess to let him enjoy the exotic customs.

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When Wei Yunqi heard what Li Tuman said, his attitude immediately changed, and he said in a solemn and solemn voice: "Your Majesty, I think that I, the Sui Dynasty, is a sovereign state of heaven. When the country is in trouble, I should contribute."

Wei Yunqi was a good person, and felt that all the benefits offered to him should be accepted. The main reason was that Xiangxiong Kingdom bordered Qiemo County and was not an enclave. According to his plan, if Yang Tong and Li Li

Tuman gave birth to a son, who was the legitimate King Xiangxiong. At that time, the Sui army could march to Xiangxiong in a big way and then incorporate it into the territory of the Sui Dynasty. Besides, in the past, the marriage was based on the princess of the Central Plains.

If the situation is reversed now, it will naturally not be a marriage, but a sibling climbing up the dragon and a phoenix, and making a lot of money.

"I will reconsider!" Fang Xuanling jumped out and looked at Yang Tong triumphantly. You always deliberately put women in my house and made my old Fang family restless. This time, you can finally retaliate. Of course.

, apart from being a bit of a prank, it was mainly for the interests of the Sui Dynasty. Because he had already understood the other party's intentions from Wei Yunqi's words.

"I reconsider!" Du Ruhui also stood up to support.

"I will reconsider!"

"We'll discuss it later!" Yang Tong waved his hand with a dark face: "Princess Xiangxiong, please go back to the post house first. I will discuss this matter with all the ministers."

"Here!"
Chapter completed!