Tang Dynasty: Father, if you don't rebel, I will!

Upon hearing the word "See the guest out," Wang De, standing beside Li Chengqian, immediately bowed deeply.

Outside the door, Jing Junhong, who had been waiting for a long time, waved his hand, and immediately a dozen burly men from the Eastern Palace, who were always eating meat-filled military rations and training relentlessly, appeared.

He immediately walked in with a sinister grin.

A fierce and bloodthirsty aura forged from the battles on the battlefield.

The expressions of the Tibetan warriors following behind Gardonzan changed instantly.

They didn't understand the Tang language and thought that Galdonzan and the Tang prince had some kind of dispute.

One by one, their expressions changed, and they clenched their fists, looking ready to fight back.

Wang Dehan's smiling face fell.

He flicked his whisk.

"Wow!"

Behind each screen or palace gate, the eunuchs who had been standing respectfully suddenly had a short crossbow in their hands.

The crossbow bolts gleamed coldly, their arrowheads bearing blood grooves and barbs.

They pointed densely at Galdonzan and his group in front of them.

This made Gardonzan's face turn pale instantly.

He hurriedly shouted in Tibetan.

"Stop! Everyone who doesn't want to die, stand still!"

As he spoke, he hurriedly bowed to Li Chengqian, who was sitting at the table in front of him.

"Your Majesty, we have no hostility. We only wish to seek the help of the Great Tang. Tibet is currently in turmoil, and countless lives are being lost. I..."

Li Chengqian tapped the table.

His expression was icy, like that of a landlord who exploits tenants and urges them to pay rent quickly.

"Why should I help you? Tibet is in chaos right now. You've been fighting to the death, and there must be at least dozens of tribes that have split apart. There are even several tribes that are stronger than your Songtsen Gampo."

"Not to mention, these old nobles who rebelled against your Zanpu's rule are also allied with the two countries of Yangtong and Supi... I only need to quietly digest my current land."

"Then, when you've all fought each other to the death, send troops to clean up the mess and take over the entire Tibet."

Li Chengqian shrugged.

Why should I help you?

"Heh, you help your Zanpu quell the rebellion, secure your position, and then turn around and cause trouble for me?"

"Gardon Tsen, your Mandarin is so fluent, you must have read many books from the Central Plains, right?"

Li Chengqian gave a cold laugh.

"Unfortunately, the books you've read have been read by almost everyone in the officialdom of my Great Tang Dynasty, including me!"

Gardonzan's face was deathly pale.

However, Li Chengqian gave this cunning fellow absolutely no chance to resist.

He gave another cold laugh.

He pondered for a moment.

"Judging from your expression, you probably think I know nothing about the situation in Tibet and that you've come to my Great Tang seeking benefits under the guise of the so-called Tibetan ruler, the Zanpu..."

He paused slightly, his eyes flashing with a sinister and vicious light.

"Let me guess, your Zanpu doesn't want to ask for the handover of my Tang princess, but rather want my sister to marry into your harsh land, and then give away a large amount of my Tang's resources and technology as dowry, right?"

"Gardon Tsen, that can't be right, can it?"

Gardonzan felt as if a cold air surrounded him.

Faced with the undisguised killing intent and warning in Li Chengqian's eyes, she was so shocked that her legs trembled, unable to believe how the other party knew so much.

On the other hand, he was shaking his head like a rattle drum.

"No, no, no, every princess of the Great Tang Dynasty is a noblewoman, a favorite of the Celestial Empire. How could my small and weak Tibet dare to have such disrespectful thoughts?"

He was already considering turning around and running away.

Since entering the Xiande Hall, everything he had planned, as well as the bargaining chips and arguments he had prepared, had been completely destroyed by this strange and terrifying crown prince.

All he wanted at that moment was to find an excuse to leave as soon as possible.

To calm myself down.

however.

The Tang Dynasty prince before him seemed to have seen through his thoughts once again, and suddenly let out a series of chilling laughs that sent shivers down his spine.

"Heh heh, Gar Dongzan, tell me, if I send envoys to the Dabo, Niangbo, and Gongbu tribes of Tibet, saying that I am willing to recognize them as the legitimate rulers of Tibet and to sell them weapons and armor..."

"No! Your Majesty the Khan, you can't do this!"

The words that Galdonzan least wanted to hear finally reached his ears at this moment, in the way he least wanted to hear.

Fear and a cold sweat of panic instantly appeared on his face.

"Your Majesty the True Khan, our Zanpu is the rightful ruler, and everyone in Tibet knows this. They..."

Li Chengqian leaned back in his seat.

A sneer on his face.

"I know, but who said that the Tibetan king could only come from Songtsen Gampo's tribe? You speak such fluent Mandarin, haven't you ever heard of a saying in the Central Plains?"

"Princes, generals and prime ministers, would you rather have the seed?"

At this moment, Gardonzan's steps became somewhat unsteady.

He looked at her with a cold smile.

Li Chengqian resembled a snow wolf sharpening its teeth and sucking blood, preparing to devour its prey.

Gardonzan couldn't help but swallow hard.

He suddenly realized that coming to the Tang Dynasty today would not only bring no benefit to Tibet or Songtsen Gampo, but... he might have really provoked a hungry wolf.

At this moment, Tibet was like a forest, exuding the stench of blood.

Anyone around could take a bite, like a plump prey with a piece of meat torn off.

“Your Majesty the Khan…please forgive my rudeness just now. I…if you have any requests, I am willing to convey them to our Zanpu.”

Jing Junhong sneered and, with a few soldiers from the Six Guards of the Eastern Palace, returned to the outside of Xiande Hall.

At Wang De's signal, the eunuchs carrying short crossbows also...

He put away his weapon.

Gardonzan looked nervous, mentally prepared for Li Chengqian to propose shameless conditions similar to the "Tang-Turkish Treaty of Amity and Peace" that Tuyuhun was currently embroiled in.

however.

Li Chengqian, to his surprise, waved his hand.

"You should go back first. I will have someone give you a batch of military equipment to help you stabilize your situation for the time being. When you come again next time... we can talk again."

Li Chengqian, with a very generous demeanor, watched Gardonzan and his companions depart with a smile.

The smile in his eyes was impossible to hide.

Beside her, Qian Yingying frowned.

"Your Highness, are we really going to send them a batch of military equipment? What if..."

Li Chengqian rolled his eyes: "What if? What if what?"

“Yingying, you’ve been in charge of the Taiyuan Military Factory for a while now, you shouldn’t be someone who doesn’t understand the cost of daily necessities.”

"These mere Tibetan barbarians... if you throw them a hundred or two hundred of the weapons and armor that our Tang Dynasty has discarded, they'll treat them like treasures. But once they've tasted the benefits, they'll realize they don't have the technology to forge them themselves."

"Then wouldn't that mean I could take whatever I wanted?"

Li Chengqian sneered and muttered to himself.

"The people of Tibet are suffering!"

"It's because I'm kind-hearted; I just can't stand seeing these pitiful people and slaves..."

Dengzhou, Tang Dynasty.

Since Li Chengqian recruited a group of shipbuilding craftsmen from the simulated world last year, the Dengzhou Shipyard has been integrated with the Taiyuan Prefecture Inland River Shipyard.

Construction work has begun.

"Your Highness, the inspection is complete. Everything is in order. Shall we begin the launch?"

The skin on his face was noticeably rougher, but his eyes held a more majestic air than before as he looked at the enormous "Tang Treasure Ship" before him, which far surpassed the current Tang Dynasty ships.

Take a deep breath.

"Get into the water!"