Unequal Convention
He might not be able to do anything else, but Chu Wen was very good at dismembering a country.
After all, he was someone who had studied history.
He was very familiar with all kinds of unfair agreements.
He wanted to deal a heavy blow to the Tubo Kingdom and make it submit to the Great Tang forever.
The only way was to dismember them.
He would take full control of its economy, military, and politics.
If its limbs were broken, it wouldn't have the chance to jump around even if it wanted to.
Unless he disagreed.
However, according to the current situation, as long as the Tubo Kingdom could protect the country, no matter how unwilling they were, they would definitely agree.
Chu Wen smiled." If you want a country to pay the price, you must pay the price with words." And if we want the southwest border of the Great Tang to be peaceful forever, there is only one way…"
He paused.
"What method?" Li Shi Min hurriedly asked.”
"Two words: dismember!"
Chu Wen extended two fingers.
There was a deep smile in his eyes.
Li Shi Min's eyes lit up as if he had touched the threshold.
"Why don't you elaborate?"
"Sovereigns are the most basic thing for a country," Chu Wen said. Sovereigns were maintained by politics, economy, and military. If he wanted to dismember Tibet, he had to start from these three aspects.”
Li Shi Min nodded.
Although Li Shimin was still a little confused about the new terms Chu Wen had mentioned, he could roughly guess what they meant from the literal meaning.
He couldn't help but feel a sense of respect for Chu Wen.
Chu Jie's "sovereignty" theory was especially fresh to him.
And on careful thought, it made a lot of sense.
These were all things that he had never realized before.
Hence, she became even more interested in Chu Wen's next words.
Chu Wen continued," As for the military, it's very simple. Let the Tubo Kingdom abolish its army and only retain the most basic security army. Moreover, there must be a limit to the number of people. In addition, the Great Tang had to have an army stationed in Tubo, rotating every few years.”
Li Shi Min nodded.
This method was simply pulling firewood from under the cauldron.
If they directly killed the Tibetan army, wouldn't they be powerless to resist?
With the Tang army stationed here, even if the Tubo Kingdom wanted to rebel, they would be powerless.
However, Chu Jie's suggestion made him realize what it meant to take drastic measures.
Chu Jie continued,
"Dismantling the army is undoubtedly the same as crippling the minions of Tubo. However, the most fundamental thing was to monopolize their source of funds. Otherwise, in a few years, when the Tubo had completely recovered, it would be very easy to secretly build an army with huge funds.”
"Therefore, only by monopolizing all of its economic and financial income can we eliminate future troubles from the root. The Great Tang could make the Tubo Kingdom hand over all the funds they needed every year. If there were any special circumstances, the Great Tang could allocate funds to support them. However, he definitely could not set up a private vault.”
Hearing this measure.
Even Li Shi Min couldn't help but open his mouth wide.
His face was full of surprise.
He was completely dumbfounded.
This method was simply asking for someone's life.
Fortunately, Chu Wen could think of it.
Moreover, at this time, the Tubo Kingdom did not even have the chance to resist.
If they refused, the army would point west and the Tubo Kingdom would be destroyed in a few days.
If he accepted it, at least he could still struggle on at death's door.
Although Chu Wen's move was particularly ruthless, the Tubo Kingdom still had to break their teeth and swallow their blood. They had no choice but to accept such harsh conditions.
"In addition to these two points, the Great Tang will also send officials to take charge of the various important departments of Tubo. He wanted the Great Tang to see every move of the Tubo Kingdom.”
"The last additional condition is to redeem the tens of thousands of Tibetan troops. That is to cede territory and pay compensation. The king of Tubo must come to Chang 'an City every two years to express his allegiance to His Majesty."
Chu Wen combined the contents of the unequal treaty with the current reality.
He directly proposed a series of measures such as garrison troops, ceding territory, paying reparations, monopolizing financial resources, and placing officials.
With these measures, the Tubo Kingdom was basically abolished.
For generations to come, they would be shrouded in the shadow of the Great Tang, never to have the chance to rise again.
Unless one day, the Great Tang ran out of energy.
After hearing this, Li Shiming was completely dumbfounded.
There was a shocked expression on his face.
He looked at Chu Wen as if he was looking at a god.
His heart was incomparably shocked.
These measures were the real way to eat people without spitting out the bones.
After a while, Li Shiming recovered from his shock.
He tapped the table lightly and made a decision.
"Good idea. We'll do as you say.”
Chu Wen smiled faintly and then left.
When the matter is over, I will brush my clothes and leave. I will hide in a deep place and tell my name.
After Chu Wen left, Li Shimin immediately announced that he would let the Tibetan emissary see him tomorrow.
The next day.
In the main hall.
The Tibetan envoy respectfully went to the main hall.
He had thought that the Emperor of the Great Tang had already thought it through and accepted the conditions of the Tubo Kingdom.
However, he did not expect it to be so fast.
His intuition told him that something was wrong.
As expected, after he stood up properly.
Li Shi Min immediately announced some terms.
It was basically the content that Chu Wen had proposed yesterday.
It was just a little embellishment.
Hearing these terms, the Tibetan envoy's expression changed drastically.
What was going on?
Why are there so many clauses?
This was all content that required one's life.
Each of the contents was equivalent to cutting a piece of flesh from the Tibetan Kingdom, the bloody kind.
However, he would not die for a while.
Accept or reject?
The envoy looked miserable.
This wave was truly beyond his expectations.
All the officials in the court were as shocked as the Tibetan envoy.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Didn't they discuss it well yesterday morning?
Your Majesty, have you changed your mind?
Especially after they heard the content.
He was extremely shocked!
This was simply killing without spilling blood!
Each step was the rhythm of forcing the Tibetans to their deaths, but each step left some leeway.
It gave the Tibetans a glimmer of hope.
With the current situation of the Tubo Kingdom, if they did not agree, they would definitely die. If they agreed, they would still have a chance to live.
When the path was laid out in front of them, rational people would choose to accept it.
It was not like hitting a rock with an egg.
This move was really too ruthless.
He did not know who had given His Majesty the idea.
Your Majesty, this, this, we really can't accept it. Your Majesty, can you change the conditions…"
The Tibetan envoy was almost incoherent.
He still wanted to make a final struggle.
However, Li Shi Min's voice immediately came from the high seat.
"Accept or reject? I only want you to answer with one word."
The Tibetan envoy's face turned ashen.
He knew that there was nothing he could do.
After weighing the pros and cons, he finally nodded helplessly.
He accepted the series of unfair agreements.
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