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The Tibetan delegation returned to Lhasa in Tibet. As soon as they were settled, Barclay immediately went to meet the current Tibetan king, Qi Nuxi.

"Zanpu, I am back."

"What did His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Tang say? Did he agree?"

"The Emperor of Tang means that he can sign an alliance, but he will not marry the princess to our Tubo."

"He's a tough emperor. If he really wants to marry the princess to me for the sake of peace, I should consider whether or not to launch a surprise attack on the Tang Dynasty."

Qi Nuxi's eyes were full of admiration for Li Cunxi, but there was no doubt that it was definitely not a good thing for Tubo to have a tough emperor of the enemy country.

He is only 28 years old this year, at the prime of his life. He is eager to expand outward in order to suppress a major incident that happened a few days ago.

He turned with his hands behind his back, his back to Barkley.

"You know, after you left, Qin Ling rebelled."

"He was defeated and killed, and this caused a huge uproar."

Barclay's eyes widened, unable to believe that his country's military god, who once served as prime minister and was even known as Lun Qinling, had actually rebelled.

During the time he was away, such a horrific incident actually happened.

No wonder Qi Nuxi needed him to find out whether the Tang Dynasty was internally weak. It turned out that he wanted to divert the internal conflicts of Tubo through war.

As for why Qin Ling rebelled, the reason is actually very simple.

Zanpu Qinuxi needed to control the power of the country, so he let his confidant Yuzhou serve as the new "Lun", that is, the prime minister. Qinling had been in power for too long and was suddenly dismissed, so he wanted to take back the position of prime minister.

The conflict between the two could not be eased at all, so Qin Ling simply took action to seize power.

But unfortunately, Qin Ling suffered a crushing defeat and died.

"Lun Yuzhou will be arriving soon. This new Prime Minister is very much to my taste. He told me that now is not the best time to send troops, so we need to be patient."

"Hehehe, he coincides with my thoughts. To use the words of the Tang people, he is my Zhang Liang Zhang Zifang."

"You've met him before. He's a man of great foresight and wisdom."

When mentioning Yuzhou, Qi Nuxi's mouth corners curled up.

He really liked Yuzhou, who was originally a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, but turned around and became the prime minister of the Turks. In the end, he even gathered tribal armies outside Liangzhou to fight against the Tang Dynasty. Even after his defeat, he still firmly believed in being an enemy of the Tang Dynasty.

Such a person will fight again and again despite repeated failures, but his heart will never be shaken.

Talent is hard to come by, and talent like this is even harder to come by.

Yu Zhou arrived soon. Looking at Qi Nuxi and the returning Barkley, he stepped forward to establish.

"Zanpu, I am here."

"Prime Minister, please sit down. Barkley, please sit down too. Let's talk slowly."

The three of them sat down, and Qi Nuxi said to Barkley:

"Tell the Prime Minister what happened in the Tang Dynasty."

Barkley quickly recounted his experiences, and finally asked Yu Zhou:

"Prime Minister, the Tang Dynasty is now internally weak. If we send troops to attack the Tang Dynasty, this will definitely be a good opportunity."

Yu Zhou stroked the short article and thought seriously for a long time before he sighed in a fake manner:

"You've already made several mistakes during your diplomatic mission to the Tang Dynasty."

"First, you spent over a month in Luoyang, Tang Dynasty, and only just managed to meet the most important figure in Tang Dynasty politics. However, after leaving his residence, you immediately sent someone back to report the news. This is suspected of sowing discord between the emperor and his ministers."

"Secondly, when you meet with the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, you can only deny that you did not send Kalai back to deliver the letter, and you cannot admit that it was your negligence. This will only make His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty more dissatisfied with you."

"Third, you shouldn't have come back so quickly."

Yuzhou clapped his hands in regret.

Barkley's heart sank when he heard this, and he suddenly understood what his quick return meant.

If he walked slowly towards Tubo, he would at most make the first two mistakes.

The first two mistakes would not rise to the national level, but the third mistake would. He left so quickly that some people would think that he was in a hurry to send the news of the internal weakness of the Tang Dynasty back to Tubo.

So, the second mistake he made was connected with the third mistake, and it became that he had asked Kale to deliver the letter but failed, and he wanted to come back quickly to deliver the letter.

"Have you realized your mistake?" Yu Zhou said helplessly, "Because of these reasons, we can no longer declare war on the Tang Dynasty, and we can't even deploy troops."

"Is the Prime Minister afraid that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty will become suspicious of us?"

"Yes, the Tang Dynasty's simultaneous expeditions to Goguryeo and Wodao have already consumed a great deal of national strength. The country is currently weak. If we mobilize troops further, how can the Tang Dynasty not think that we are taking advantage of the opportunity to launch a surprise attack?"

"The Prime Minister is indeed extremely intelligent. So, what do you think?"

"Qin Ling has just rebelled. In my opinion, we should find out his followers one by one and solve the internal troubles first."

"This..." Qi Nuxi frowned.

"Zanpu, those who accomplish great things must absolutely not allow any problems to arise internally. If the general is leading the troops outside and Qinling's followers suddenly revolt, what will the Zanpu do?"

"I'm just afraid that while we're solving the internal troubles, we'll miss the good opportunity to launch a surprise attack on the Tang Dynasty." Qi Nuxi said.

"If the Zanpu is so childish, he will ultimately accomplish nothing!" Yuzhou said without hesitation, "Even if my words may sound harsh, I will never allow the Zanpu to be indecisive and waste such a great opportunity."

"Then as you said, I will leave this matter entirely to you. I will have the ministers assist you." Qi Nuxi made the final decision. "However, while the Prime Minister is doing this, he needs to pay more attention to the situation in the Tang Dynasty."

"I know that if I get the chance, I will not hesitate to ask the Zamp to send troops to strike hard at the Tang Dynasty!"

"When will this opportunity come?"

Yu Zhou's eyes were firm: "Just twenty days after the Tang army began to attack Goguryeo and Japan!"

……

After returning to his official residence, Yu Zhou successfully met Wu Lezhi.

Wu Lezhi, who replaced Huang Shengyan, was drinking tea and eating grapes.

"The Tibetan king accepted my proposal and launched an attack on the Tang Dynasty twenty-five days after confirming that the Tang army had attacked Goguryeo and Wadao."

"Of course. I know this Zamp too well. He won't be able to wait twenty-five days. In fifteen days at most, he will send a large army to the border and attack our Tang Dynasty prefectures and counties."

As Yu Zhou spoke, he began to write the expedited document.

This thing needs to be delivered back to Li Cunxi by the inner guards of the Inner Guard Palace as quickly as possible.

However, it is highly likely that it will not be used. A few days ago, when the internal guards from Luoyang arrived, they brought a piece of news that Li Cunxi sent Wang Xiaojie to lead the army to secretly arrive at the border.

Both sides are now waiting for a time difference, and once the time is right, they will send troops to each other.

Now, if we want to know who took the initiative, we have to see whether Wang Xiaojie's 300,000 troops arrived first, or Qi Nuxi acted unconventionally and mobilized the army in advance.