When Li Er heard this, his expression changed, "Is this happening?"
The Minister of Punishment stood up and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, when the Marquis was assassinated, we finally cleaned up the scene. The file records that a Tibetan master was indeed involved in the assassination."
What? ? ?
Li Er slapped the table angrily and asked sternly: "So that's it. How brave are you to send someone to assassinate my champion? Is this what you call friendship with Tubo?"
"Come here! Push out all the Tubo people this time and chop them down!"
"Also, send a letter of accountability to the leader of the Tubo Kingdom, Songtsen Gampo, and ask him to explain clearly the assassination of my champion. If you can't give a satisfactory answer to the Tang Dynasty, wait for the heavenly soldiers of the Tang Dynasty."
puff……
Lu Dongzan vomited blood directly, thinking to himself, there is no one like you, right? You are the emperor, why are you more violent than Xiao Rui? Just open your mouth and kill them all? Why don't you ask clearly?
Besides, even if we Tubo did this, why didn't you send someone to hold him accountable? How many years have passed before the old account was raised again today? On purpose?
Li Er: Nonsense. I was busy fighting the war with the Turks. I couldn't declare war on Tubo at the same time, right?
"Your Majesty, you are wronged. We didn't know about this at all. We, Zampu, were busy unifying Tibet at the time and didn't know about it at all. It was the people from Green Forest who acted secretly for money. Maybe someone pretended to be Tubo..." Lu Dong Zan shouted.
Some civil servants also came forward to persuade: "Your Majesty, this matter really should be investigated in detail. If it was just a spontaneous act by the Tibetan people and not instigated by them, then killing the Tibetan envoys now would be unreasonable and would damage the reputation of the Tang Dynasty. "
Li Er groaned: "That's it! Well, let's not kill him for the time being. However, accountability should still be held accountable. Fang Qing, you write a letter of credence to him and ask him to send it back to his country's leader Songtsen Qian." cloth."
"Lu Dongzan, let me tell you, the king, if you can't explain clearly the assassination of my champion, don't talk about making friends with me, and wait for my army to march into Tubo to punish you!"
"Retreat!"
ah? ? ? Is this the end?
"Your Majesty the Emperor, what do you say about the fact that we were beaten by the champion? You can't do this. The two countries are at war and will not kill the envoys. You are so protective of the shortcomings that you can't even guarantee the safety of the envoys. Who will dare to come to Datang as an envoy in the future? ?" Lu Dongzan shouted.
Li Er, who had just stood up, stood still, thinking to himself that he had to show off to other countries so as not to bother him again.
After a moment of silence, Li Er said loudly: "The champion Hou Xiaorui is lawless and avenges himself. He is ordered to be removed from the post of Shaoqing of Honglu Temple. He will go home and shut up for three months and be fined for one year. Retreat from the court!"
Li Er took the lead in retreating with anger.
Xiao Rui pointed at Lu Dongzan and threatened: "Remember what I said, get out of Chang'an and go back to Tubo. If I meet you again when I come out in three months, I will definitely kill you." All of you! All of you!"
Xiao Yu pushed, "Go home quickly! What nonsense are you talking to a barbarian?"
Here……
Seeing the Xiao family's father and son going out hand in hand, Lu Dongzan was so disgusted! No wonder, no wonder Xiao Rui is arrogant and domineering, no wonder Xiao Rui looks down on us? This is obviously a family tradition. What kind of father is the same kind of son? So it turns out that they themselves regard us as barbarians?
Just wait, sooner or later we in Tubo will be able to compete with you in the Tang Dynasty, and we will definitely make you look good when the time comes!
Yeah?
If Xiao Rui heard this, he would probably die laughing.
We are all foxes of thousands of years, what kind of fairy tales are you going to play for me? Your Tubo is geographically remote and bitterly cold with few people. Songtsen Gampo and Ludongtsen came out, and this unified the chaos in Tubo. But there is still a long way to go before we can develop into a prosperous and powerful country. Agriculture, handicrafts, commerce, etc., which one do you know?
Why are you so enthusiastic about coming to Datang to seek marriage, even to the point of perseverance? I still don’t know that I am too poor and weak, and even basic farming and manufacturing are in short supply, so I want to learn various advanced technologies from Datang. The higher the princess you marry, the richer the dowry will be, and Tubo will rise faster in the future... So you have high standards and have named Princess Changle to marry. Tsk tsk...
Historically, Songtsan Gampo built the Potala Palace to show his sincerity, and the Tang Dynasty agreed to marry a princess. However, the girl he gave was not the emperor's daughter, but a girl of suitable age from the clan, who was named Princess Wencheng. Historical records probably refer to Li Xueyan, Li Daozong's daughter.
In fact, it was through this marriage that Tubo made its fortune. It developed quietly for decades and gradually became rich and powerful. It was not until a hundred years later when the Tang Dynasty declined that Tubo showed its fangs, showed its true wolf ambition, and stepped off the plateau. The invasion of the Tang Dynasty greatly caused the decline of the Tang Dynasty's national power.
Lu Dongzan and others were sent back to Honglu Temple. Although they could not really punish Xiao Rui, they could stay in Chang'an for the time being and they would be safe for three months.
As for the revelation of Tubo's assassination of Xiao Rui, Lu Dongzan thinks it is a good thing. This matter can be easily deceived. It is better to bring it up now than to reveal it at a critical moment in the future.
"Sigh... It's time to think of a way. From today's court meeting, we can see that the emperors and ministers of the Tang Dynasty are prejudiced against Tibet. If we want to promote this marriage, we can't do it on our own. We need to find some help."
The deputy envoy nodded and said: "Prime Minister, we have brought a lot of special gifts. Why don't we take a walk and let the officials of the Tang Dynasty help us talk."
"Well, yes, you can do this in person. Don't be stingy. If it's not enough, I'll write back and ask Zanpu to send someone to deliver it." Lu Dongzan nodded.
The deputy envoy regretted: "It's a pity that the price of our goods is not high in Chang'an, so we can't make much money, otherwise..."
Lu Dongzan smiled, "It's simple, find a few people to promote it, and say that our Tibetan specialties are excellent. For example, medicinal materials can prolong life, which are much better than those of ginseng and Ganoderma... By then, whether it is selling money or giving gifts, we will be able to use them ”
"The prime minister is wise!"
Just as the two people gathered to discuss, a tiger roar came and the tiles on the roof shook!
"what happened?"
"It sounds like the cry of a giant insect. This is Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty. Where did the giant insect come from?"
"Not necessarily. It is said that there was a royal beast garden in Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty. There were all kinds of rare and exotic animals in it. Maybe they were sneaked out of the beast garden."
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"The Tubo people come out!" shouted angrily at the door of the courtyard.
When the Tubo guard opened the door, he was almost frightened to death. At the door was a colorful tiger, with a young girl dressed in a luxurious dress sitting on it. Next to him was a middle-aged guard, full of murderous intent. It was obvious that he was not here to give gifts.
"Prime Minister, Prime Minister... they are here again..."
"You bastard, how can you behave in such a panic? Who is here again? Xiao Rui? Impossible! He has been grounded."
"It's not Xiao Rui, it's a little girl I don't know, riding a colorful tiger. When my subordinates took one look at it, I felt like I was almost eaten by that tiger!"
Lu Dongzan was shocked, "It's really strange in the Tang Dynasty. Some people dare to use tigers as mounts. Let's go out for a while."
The deputy envoy advised: "Prime Minister, be careful. The visitor is not good. If you are eaten or injured by a tiger..."
Lu Dongzan looked at the expert guard next to him, who nodded, "I will definitely protect Xiang Guoquan. A single tiger can deal with it."
"Well, let's go out and have a look."
