The eldest prince of Baekje, Buyeo Eji, ranked second among the three peninsula countries. He had been following Goguryeo's prosperity, but he had never heard of a powerful country called Tubo. Besides, Tubo is located in the southwest of the Tang Dynasty and is a seaside country like Baekje, which is thousands of miles apart. Even if you are really a powerful country, what does it have to do with me? Can you still go out to sea and fight me?
Therefore, the young and energetic Prince of Baekje was quite arrogant. As soon as Nodong Chan sat down and before he could speak, he spoke, "I know your purpose clearly. Needless to say, it is absolutely impossible! There is a fire in your yard." You were burned because you were careless, so why should we make room for you?"
"That's right, our people have already visited the firewood shed. It's uninhabitable at all..." the deputy envoy agreed.
The eldest prince turned back and glared, scolding: "Nothing! Who asked you to send someone to check it? What does the quality of that yard have to do with us? What? If the conditions are better than here, do you want to move there? This is not an environmental issue. We Baekje people are the most reasonable people. Even if the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty came, we would not be able to move it."
The deputy envoy quickly apologized and agreed, "Yes, what the prince taught you is that it is related to the honor of our Baekje, and this matter is not negotiable!"
Lu Dongzan touched his nose and suppressed a smile, "How can the eldest prince be sure that we are here to help you move before the truth has been revealed?"
"What? Isn't it? That's good! Prime Minister is indeed sensible. So, where do you want to live with Tubo and his entourage?" Fuyu Yici looked at Lu Dongzan in surprise.
Seeing that the other party was neatly dressed and looked like a scholar from the Tang Dynasty, I thought to myself, how could he adapt to such a shabby environment? Until he saw the vulgarly dressed Tibetan guards outside the door, Fuyu Yici suddenly realized that this made sense.
At this moment, a servant from outside came to report, "Eldest Prince, Da Duilu is here."
oh? Big versus Lu? Please!
They are talking about Goguryeo's great rival Lu Yeon Gaesumun, who currently lives in No. 1 Courtyard.
Tubo Ludong said in his heart, "I have long heard that Goguryeo is the backstage of Baekje. I just brought people to talk about it. Goguryeo came to protect the calf in such a hurry. It seems that the relationship between the two countries is very close."
After the two parties greeted each other, Yeon Gaesumun said: "The truth is that I am here to mediate. This matter is obviously a matter of people from the Tang Dynasty deliberately driving a wedge between us and wanting to create a conflict between Tibet and Baekje, so you two must think twice. Don’t fall for their tricks.”
Fuyu Yici rushed to say: "Of course, I have seen through their conspiracy a long time ago, so I have reached a consensus with the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister will take people to live in another compound. Don't worry about Lu, there will be no conflict."
Yeon Gaesumun felt relieved and praised Ludong, "By the way, we will arrange for people to help move them together. They have just experienced a fire and they will definitely need help."
Lu Dongzan was speechless. I seemed to have just said a few words after I came here. Did you make arrangements for me clearly?
But when a group of people arrived at the courtyard with the Tibetan luggage, everyone was dumbfounded, including Fuyu Yici, who had long heard about the poor environment. At this time, he began to sympathize with the Tibetan people.
Helping his subordinates to put down their luggage, Yeon Gaesumun patted Nodong Chan's arm and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
After saying that, he quickly took the people away. At this time, he couldn't praise others for their integrity. He thought to himself that the people in Honglu Temple were too cruel, right? I would never tolerate this!
When the outsiders were sent away and only the Tubo people were left, the deputy envoy of Tubo spoke up, "It's too much to bully others! Prime Minister, let's go to them. This kind of compound is clearly bullying people!"
Lu Dongzan smiled, "As expected, they wanted to target us from the beginning."
"In this case, if we are not allowed to live in Honglu Temple, then we can move out and live in an inn. You can ask someone to make arrangements, and I will discuss it with the people in Honglu Temple."
The deputy nodded quickly: "Well, it's better to live outside! The people in Honglu Temple look at us differently now. I'm really afraid that one day they will poison their food. It's safer to live outside."
Really?
At Honglu Temple, Lu Dongzan was received by Liu Jinyuan. After hearing this, Liu Jinyuan said puzzledly: "Your envoy, although you will live in a rough place for the time being, you can move in after the other houses are repaired in a few days. Why bother?" Going out to stay in an inn again?”
"No need, staying in an inn is the same."
"Well, since your envoy has decided, I won't force it. But there is one thing that needs to be stated in advance." Liu Jinyuan said seriously: "Although the conditions of Honglu Temple are simple, at least here, we have the obligation and ability to Protect everyone’s safety. Once you move out... Honglu Temple will not be responsible for anything that happens to you outside."
What?
Keep us safe? Pooh! Stop talking nonsense, I suspect that you were responsible for the fire in the courtyard yesterday, and why are you pointing me at you to protect our safety? What a liar!
"It doesn't matter, Chang'an City is not somewhere else, so we can rest assured. And we also have dozens of guards, so there is no need to worry about safety." Lu Dongzan waved his hand, suppressing his anger and being very kind.
"That's good. Then I will send someone to take you there? I'm really sorry that I didn't entertain you well." Liu Jinyuan was very enthusiastic, and Lu Dongzan did not refuse.
An hour later, Lao Jiu, the guard captain of Honglu Temple, came back and reported that he had found out that the Tubo people were staying at an unknown inn in the West City and were keeping a low profile.
Liu Jinyuan smiled, "Lu Dongzan was afraid. He knew that they were not welcome in Chang'an, so he kept a low profile for fear of causing trouble. If I guessed correctly, that small inn was run by the Tubo people, who were in Chang'an. Tang’s hidden stake.”
Lao Jiu nodded and said: "It's possible! If they weren't completely reassured, why did they choose such an inconspicuous little inn? Normally, they probably don't even know there is such an inn in the West City."
After thinking for a moment, Liu Jinyuan's lips curved slightly, "It doesn't matter. Even the hidden pile shops in Tubo cannot be all owned by Tubo people. Food, clothing, and housing are always inseparable from our Chang'an supply. Go and find out about them. The usage and origin of ingredients, and then..."
Giving Lao Jiu a look and gesture, Lao Jiu understood instantly and lowered his voice and said: "This matter is easy to handle! Everyone knows that the Marquis has personally taught these people a lesson, so it is very easy to trip them up. Want them Life?"
Liu Jinyuan waved his hand, "No, don't take their lives, don't make a big fuss. Just cause them some trouble, cause diarrhea, fire or something, so that they have no place to stay, and they have to come back to us in the end."
"Ah? Why? We finally forced them away, why did you let them come back?" Lao Jiu didn't understand.
Liu Jinyuan explained with a smile: "Lu Dongzan is a smart man. He knows how to retreat in order to advance. Leaving Honglu Temple is ostensibly a concession, and at the same time he can do well with Baekje. In fact, this way he can avoid our attention. The better ones are doing the bad things behind the scenes."
"So we can't leave him idle, we have to keep him busy, so that he feels unsafe outside, so he has no choice but to come back. After he comes back, he still has no place to stay, haha, then we will have a good choice. Start their fight with Baekje."
Lao Jiu gave a thumbs up, "The boss is smart, I will handle it myself now."
"Remember, stay hidden and don't let anyone discover you."
