The official of Honglu Temple next to him looked at Ashina Siyun sympathetically and secretly despised him.
An uncivilized barbarian wants to quarrel with Marquis Zhongyi. Isn't this looking for abuse?
Besides, would Marquis Zhongyi be afraid that you would file a complaint?
This Zhongyihou was not even afraid of impeachment from the imperial censor, let alone a barbarian.
Seeing the teasing look on the Honglu Temple official's face, Ashina Siyun was filled with shame and anger.
I want to refute, but I am afraid of really making the matter bigger. If I don’t refute, won’t these officials think that the Turks are timid and afraid of getting into trouble?
For a moment, Ashina Siyun was in a dilemma. When he was about to make a strong argument, he was stopped by a strong man.
After the two of them spoke Turkic words for a while, Ashina Siyun glared at Yang Fan fiercely and stopped talking, feeling relieved.
During the quarrel in the Tai Chi Hall, Ashina Siyun still felt a little guilty, and looked at the mature man with eyes filled with gratitude.
The middle-aged man smiled slightly, bowed to Yang Fan and saluted: "The Turkic envoys are used to being free and uninhibited. They do not know the etiquette and the importance of what they say. They have offended the Tang Dynasty. I hope you will forgive me."
This person is about thirty years old, with a Shen-shaped face, high nasal bones, a large nasal cavity, and a reddish complexion. In a nutshell, he has a high nose, deep eyes, wide forehead, and narrow cheeks.
Looking at a certain part alone, it feels a bit weird, but when combined together, it has a soft meaning.
Wearing a black cloth robe, her hair was braided, divided into two halves from the middle of her forehead and tied tightly with a hair rope.
This is completely different from the dress of the Turks. On the contrary, it is very different from the dressing style of later Tibetans.
Yang Fan was impressed by his fluent Chinese, so he politely returned the greeting and asked, "Who are you?"
The middle-aged man kept his posture very low and quickly replied: "The Tubo envoy Gal Dongzan has met the Vice Minister."
Gardongzan?
Yang Fan was shocked and couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
Galdongzan, a famous Tubo politician, strategist and diplomat.
The names Lu Dongzan, Lun Dongzan, and Dalu Dongzan appear in Chinese historical records. Among them, the name Lu Dongzan is well known to the Han people.
According to historical records, Lu Dongzan was a man of "clear determination and seriousness" and made many achievements in establishing the political and economic system of Tibet during his reign.
This guy is the great commentator (prime minister) of Tubo. In Tubo, he is a person who is inferior to one person and more than ten thousand people.
Why did you come to Datang?
Soon, Yang Fan's expression changed because he remembered a certain allusion, which was recorded in historical data.
?During his mission to the Tang Dynasty, Dongzan was highly appreciated by Li Shimin for his wit and eloquence.
In order to retain him, Li Shimin even resorted to a beauty trick.
He wanted to marry Duan, the granddaughter of Princess Langya, to Gal Dongzan and induce him to serve the Tang Dynasty.
But Galdongzan politely declined Taizong's kindness on the grounds that "I have a wife in my country and was hired by my parents, and I couldn't bear to be obedient. Moreover, Zanpu has not visited the princess, and I dare not marry him." Propose marriage.
Unexpectedly, at that time, Tianzhu, Dashi, Zhonggesar and King Hall also sent envoys to propose marriage. They all hoped to welcome the virtuous Princess Wencheng back as the concubine of their king.
Li Shimin was very embarrassed because of this matter.
In order to be fair and reasonable, Li Shi decided to let the marriage envoys compete in wisdom. Whoever wins can welcome the princess. This is the "Six Trial Marriage Envoys" in history.
Murals depicting this story are still well preserved in the Jokhang Temple and Potala Palace in Lhasa.
In his previous life, Yang Fan listened to the tour guide's detailed explanation when he traveled to Tibet.
Lu Dongzan was famous for his sharp wit and was a scholar. Of course, he won the "Six Marriage Trials" in the end.
No wonder this guy can not only speak fluent Chinese, but also Turkic. He is indeed a great person.
However, in Yang Fan's view, this person's greatest achievement was to marry Princess Wencheng for Songtsen Gampo.
Because when the Tang Dynasty sent Princess Wencheng to marry her, he not only sent a large amount of gold and silver treasures, but more importantly, he also brought many precious classics and advanced production technology.
Princess Wencheng's entry into Tibet laid a solid foundation for Tubo's strength.
Because these advanced technologies and culture were inherited from the Central Plains dynasty for thousands of years, Tubo avoided hundreds of years of detours and embarked on a prosperous road.
However, Datang unknowingly created a powerful enemy for itself.
So in the next few hundred years, the Tang Dynasty and Tubo had many wars, and they were entangled every year.
Although Yang Fan can't remember the specific year when Princess Wencheng entered Tibet.
But now that the Tubo Prime Minister has arrived in the Tang Dynasty, it won't be too far away.
I just vaguely remember that Lu Dongzan's first marriage proposal was not successful.
After being rejected by Li Shimin's request for a marriage, Songtsen Gampo was furious and sent his troops to fight against the Tang Dynasty in Songzhou.
Although Tubo was defeated in the end, it gained a lot.
Because Li Shimin agreed to let Princess Wencheng enter Tibet within two years, it was obvious that he had the intention of letting Princess Wencheng appease Tibet.
In today's Tang Dynasty, many things have changed due to Yang Fan's arrival, but he did not expect that the Tubo Prime Minister would still come.
I don’t know if there will be any changes in the marriage this time. After all, His Majesty Li Er can do such a thing even after winning the war, he still wants to marry. You are unpredictable!
Let’s not discuss Li Shimin’s behavior for the time being. After all, it has not happened yet, but why did Lu Dongzan just try to persuade the Turkic envoys?
Little did Yang Fan know that Lu Dongzan came to the Tang Dynasty with a mission this time, of course because he was afraid that the Turkic envoys would disrupt the situation and cause Li Shimin's dissatisfaction.
If all the envoys were implicated because of the reckless behavior of the Turkic envoys, wouldn't it ruin the good things of Tibet?
So I just used Turkic words to advise the Turkic envoys.
However, no matter how smart Lu Dongzan was, he could not have imagined that the biggest obstacle to the Tubo marriage was Yang Fan in front of him.
Although he admired Lu Dongzan's talent, knowledge and wit, Yang Fan only cherished his talent.
I really don't have a good impression of Lu Dongzan himself. After all, the two are destined to become enemies.
In the face of national interests, personal preferences become insignificant.
In order to protect the people of the Central Plains from Tibetan harassment, Yang Fan will do his best to prevent the marriage.
From Yang Fan's point of view, getting married is no different from being an enemy. It's like a naked meat bun beating a dog with no return.
In the end, Datang gained nothing, but instead made the other party become stronger quickly.
Yang Fan will never sit idly by.
Thinking of this, Yang Fan narrowed his eyes and said in a harmless manner: "It turns out that it is Galdong who praised the great talk. I have admired it for a long time!"
Galdongzan was horrified. He didn't expect that the young minister actually knew his identity.
Because not long before departure, Songtsen Gampo decided to promote himself as the Prime Minister of Tibet.
The administrative order of taking office will not be announced until he returns from his mission to Datang.
It's like the news hasn't spread yet. How did Yang Fan, the Minister of Rites, know about it?
Lu Dongzan had to re-examine the young Minister of Rites in front of him.
No wonder this young man can stand out in the court.
In the Tai Chi Hall, which is full of purple official uniforms, Yang Fan's vermilion official uniform is particularly conspicuous.
In fact, before going to the Tang Dynasty as an envoy, Tubo's spies had already collected some information about the officials of the Tang Dynasty.
Of course, Lu Dongzan, the newly promoted Minister of Rites of the Tang Dynasty, also noticed it, but he did not pay attention to it at first.
After all, the information described the young Minister of Rites as a reckless stick and a lustful nobleman.
It now appears that this information was incorrect.
After personal contact, I discovered that the young minister in front of me was completely different from the officials who were full of benevolence, justice and morality before.
Such people are also more terrifying, because such people do not care about worldly perspectives and do not follow rules and regulations.
It seems like he needs to get along well with this young Minister of Etiquette.
This person is uniquely favored by the Holy Spirit. If he can say a few nice words in front of Li Shimin, the purpose of this trip may be much simpler.
With this in mind, Lu Dongzan smiled even more happily: "Tubo is a bitter cold land, only the size of an egg ball. Even if it is a big talk, there are only two or three people under it. It is not like Uncle Zhongyi who lives in the country at such a young age. He is truly a role model for our generation. Once I see you today, I will be blessed for the rest of my life. Please feel free to teach me in the future."
Of course Yang Fan didn't know, because his unintentional address just now shocked this talented person from Tubo. This was an unexpected gain!
Yang Fan's previous experience as an extra made Yang Fan immediately overjoyed. He grinned, patted Lu Dongzan on the shoulder and said, "The big talk is really too modest, but I like it. This person likes to make friends the most. Since We hit it off right away, how about I recommend to His Majesty that you stay in the Tang Dynasty as an official? I will not treat my friends badly!"
"Thank you Uncle Zhongyi for your love. It's hard to leave your homeland. Even if you are in a low position, you can't leave easily. If you need help in the future, please ask Uncle Zhongyi for help!" Lu Dongzan felt MMP floating in his heart and quickly refused.
Yang Fan glanced at this guy with a half-smile but not a smile, and said: "Don't force me, my words will always be valid. As my friend, I have made a decision. If anything happens in Chang'an City in the future, just report my name..."
The two of them hugged each other and chatted happily, like confidants who hadn't seen each other for a long time.