King of Song

Chapter 573
After being captured, Aligu didn't suffer much. After all, he was the prince of Tubo, and Lin Zhao treated him well.The food and housing conditions are very good, the only thing is that the freedom is restricted.

But Aligu didn't feel lucky about it. Since the day he was captured, he became worried.It was a kind of despair from the heart, yes, it was despair!
Aligu is a man with dreams and great ambitions, and he covets the position of Tubo Zanpu for a long time.So from the beginning of being sensible, after realizing that he has the possibility of aspiring to the throne, he performed as well as possible, surpassing Lin Bubi in all aspects.
Finally, victory began to beckon to him, and the balance of the crown prince had already begun to tilt towards him, and he only needed to add another weight.Ali Gu believes that this weight is a military exploit, a military exploit worthy of a special mention.

So he resolutely went to the east to fight the Song Dynasty's battlefield, his destination was Tabai City, but it was a pity that he never stopped in Kegu.Now, although he has set foot on the land of the Song Dynasty that he has always dreamed of, he is still a prisoner.

After being captured, although the people of the Song Dynasty did not kill him, Ali Gu knew that his life was still at stake.Even if he could save his life, it would be treated as a commodity, used to blackmail Hehuang, or exchanged for something.Even if he can return to Hehuang, what's the use?
A loser, a prisoner, is nothing in the eyes of Tibetans who respect heroes.He has no pride, no capital, and Zanpu's position will completely miss him.

Maybe the brave Aligu doesn't care about his life, but the position of Zanpu is his persistent pursuit and it is difficult to give up.When he lost, it was the biggest blow to him.

Keeping the green hills there is not afraid of lack of firewood. Ali Gu didn't know that he was waiting for a miracle to appear.He was still cowardly and lost the courage to commit suicide. In fact, even if he wanted to die, the Song people would not let him die.A Tubo prince, even if he is not needed in the Northwest, and sent back to Bianjing, he can also offer a captive gift, which can be recorded in history books, how can it be easily wasted?

Ali is so helpless, he can only drink away his worries every day!

Although he is a prisoner, his living place is not bad, not a cold, damp, disgusting and dirty prison, but a clean house.The daily meals are not very delicious, but they are not hard to swallow.

In addition, there is another feature, that is, quiet, very quiet!

Every day, except for the slight noise during the meal delivery time, you can hear the needle dropping quietly.

The silence is scary, especially when you don't know the passage of time, it's a total torture.It is said that there is a way of punishment or forced confession, which is to lock people in a closed house.Cutting off communication with the outside world and not keeping any timekeeping equipment, in this environment, people will be very depressed, and will not be able to stand it for a long time, and even go crazy.

Ali Gu is in such a state at the moment, sometimes he even yelled twice, but unfortunately he didn't get any response.Torture, it's really too much torture, it's really better to kill yourself with one knife.

People in the Song Dynasty didn't do anything, so they could kill themselves. Aligu moved freely in the room, and his hands and feet were never bound.Although there is no sword, it is possible to die by touching a pillar, or suffocate oneself in a tub for washing one's face, or even hang oneself.

But Aligu did not do this, which shows that he still has a strong desire to survive.If you want to survive, you must endure such suffering!

But today, Aligu finally heard footsteps.If it's not a meal, it means someone is coming, and Ali is so excited.No matter who is here, what is the purpose of coming, as long as he can talk to himself, Aligu will feel very comfortable.

With a creak, the door opened and a man walked in.

Ali Gu's eyes changed, and he said in surprise, "Lin Zhao!"

His voice was trembling, and his pronunciation was not particularly fluent.After more than a month of loneliness and being cut off from communicating with others, Ali even had a slight language barrier!

"Prince Aligu, are you okay here?" Lin Zhao asked this former friend with a smile, he could barely be regarded as a friend!
"It's up to you to kill me, why torture me like this?" Ali Gu was a little angry, especially when he saw Lin Zhao's smile, he thought it was a mockery.

"Torture?" Lin Zhao pretended to be puzzled and said, "Why did you say that? Could it be that the people below abused the prince?"

"Smart people don't speak dark words, so why beat around the bush!"

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "It seems that more than a month is not enough to cultivate one's morality."

"you……"

"What's the matter?" Lin Zhao asked back: "Compared to the prince who betrayed his promise and colluded with Liang Yibu to murder me, it's polite to save your life! You think it's torture, that's good. It's easy to get rid of it. You can think of a way to end yourself, but why didn't you do it?"

Ali Gu was speechless for a moment!

Lin Zhao uncovered his scar unceremoniously, and said: "It seems that the prince is either bearing the burden of humiliation and has ambitions that have not been realized in his heart, so he will compromise and keep this useful body. Or you are a coward and even committed suicide. I don't even have the courage."

Aligu is naturally unwilling to admit the latter, maybe he can bear to have both now, but there are some things that must not be admitted.

Lin Zhao didn't intend to let him admit it, it would be boring to expose it completely!

"Your Excellency is the prince of Tubo, it is not surprising that you have great ambitions, but you have fallen to this point, so what can you do even if you have great ambitions?"

Ali Gu disdainfully said: "Are you here today to make sarcastic remarks?"

"Of course not. I came today to discuss with the prince. Maybe I can help you!"

"You? Help me?" Ali Gu sneered and said, "Forget it, I don't know what tricks you have!"

"No matter what we think, as long as it's good for the prince!" Lin Zhao said, "It's fine if we each get what we need!"

"How do you get what you want?" Ali Gu couldn't hold back the temptation in the end.

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "If the prince can return to Tubo, I will help you ascend the throne, what do you think?"

"What exactly do you want to do, let's make it clear once!" Ali said coldly, "You are so kind?"

"With the prince's ability, as long as he can return to Qingtang City, it seems that the position of Zanpu can be done without my help, right?" Lin Zhao chuckled, just like this wasting Ali's patience.

"What trick are you trying to pull off?"

"It's not a gimmick, so let me just say it straight. I want to discuss cooperation with the prince, or ask the prince for a favor!" Lin Zhao knew that the heat was almost ready, so he could have a good talk with Aligu this time.

"How about it?"

Lin Zhaodao: "Right now our army occupies the niche, it is very easy to attack Hehuang!"

"It's easy to attack, but it's hard to say whether you can win or not. Don't underestimate me, the Tubo warrior. The battle of Nigu was just a fluke!" Ali Gu retorted unconvinced.

"The past is not important anymore, let's talk about the future!" Lin Zhaodao: "My Emperor Song's original intention was to capture Hehuang directly. I have dispatched troops for a long time, and I have planned this way. But unfortunately, Two things happened recently, the plan was blocked, and the strategy had to be adjusted."

"What happened?" Ali Gu was very curious.

Lin Zhaolang said in a loud voice: "To be honest, the Xixia people sent troops, and 20 troops directly attacked the northwestern states of the Great Song Dynasty. "

"Hmph, now I know it's not easy, you're just playing with fire and setting yourself on fire!" Ali said in a natural way, Hehuang Tubo asked Xixia for help.It is also very clear that after Xixia sends troops, the pressure on the Song Dynasty will increase.This is the only good news he has heard so far. If they get mixed up with Xixia, the Song Dynasty's attitude towards Tubo will change, and his own destiny will have a turning point.

"That's right, it happened that the house was leaking even though it was raining overnight, and at this time the Cochin people also jumped out to make trouble!" Lin Zhaodao: "The [-] Cochin army invaded the southeast border of our Great Song Dynasty and besieged Yongzhou. Rebellion. Under such circumstances, Song Dynasty does not want to continue fighting with Tubo, and intends to negotiate peace!"

"Haha, it turned out that the Song Kingdom was on fire everywhere, unable to deal with it, and now you want to ask for peace?" Ali Gu laughed, very proud.If this is the case, the Song Dynasty fought Xixia and Jiaozhi at the same time, then there must be a truce with Tubo.Then the people of the Song Dynasty would not dare to hurt themselves, and might even...

Aligu suddenly realized that this was an opportunity to escape from the prison, but... Looking at Lin Zhao's harmless smile, he always felt that there was some conspiracy behind it, which made people feel a little frightened.

"The emperor entrusted this matter to me. I can only figure out how to do it myself!" Lin Zhaodao: "I was going to send envoys to Hehuang, but think about it carefully, isn't the prince the best middleman?" ? I sent someone to send the prince back to Qingtang City, you need to persuade Dong Zhan Zanpu to stop the war..."

"Aren't you afraid that I'll break my promise again?"

"Is this good for you, for Tubo?" Lin Zhao asked back, and then said, "I believe that you will not make the same mistake again. With your own efforts, coupled with Song's support and support, It shouldn't be difficult for the prince to become Zanpu!"

"It's that simple?"

"What else?" Lin Zhao said, "Of course, you can think that I have other tricks, but it doesn't matter. No matter what, I must let you go, that's for sure."

"Really?" Ali Gu looked at Lin Zhao, still full of suspicion, happiness came too suddenly, everything was too unexpected, it was hard to believe.

"Actually, why did I use you as a bargaining chip to negotiate terms with Dong Xing!" Lin Zhaodao: "However, it's a waste of time to bargain like this. Besides, I'm afraid that you are worthless, Prince, and I will lose money! Why don't you just directly Let you go back, show my sincerity, and then negotiate with your country, I believe Dong Zhanzanpu will appreciate it."

"Uh……"

The words "worthless" hurt Ali very much.

"Anyway, you are free now. Whether you want to stay or go is up to you!" Lin Zhao walked away after finishing speaking.

(End of this chapter)