After returning from Tuyuhun, Song Sen seemed to be more mellow.
Li Qinzai felt like he had met a close friend. When he came back, people said he was mellow, as if he had never done anything serious in Tuyuhun and just ate, drank and had fun every day. After he came back, he originally planned to set up a hard-working persona, but he was mellow. The figure is really unconvincing.
Now that he saw that Song Sen was also mellow, Li Qinzai felt inexplicably much happier.
I really want to put a collar around his neck and take him for a walk around Chang'an City so that all the people in Chang'an can see it.
Are we willing to be mellow? It is obvious that the purely natural mutton of the Tyuhun tribe is more nutritious. You go and you are round.
Song Sen bowed when he saw her, and it was clear that Xinyue's expression came from the bottom of his heart.
After all, it was Pao Ze who had carried a gun together, and his relationship was a bit more sincere than before he left Chang'an.
Li Qinzai also held his arm with a smile. Just when Song Sen thought he was going to return the favor, he was shocked to find that his hand was touching his round belly with a loving expression, as if he were touching his mother-in-law's six-month pregnant belly. .
"Good, good! He's plump and fat. The soil and water support him." Li Qinzai praised.
Song Sen suddenly showed a look of astonishment: "Well, General Su swept across Tuyuhun, and the remaining enemies fled after hearing the news. The lower official stayed in Liangzhou with nothing to do, and his belly became round before he knew it."
After saying this, Song Sen saluted Li Qinzai again: "Xiaoguan would also like to thank Li County Marquis. After you left Liangzhou City, you left hundreds of sheep behind. Xiaguan and Baiqisi's subordinates have all gained weight."
Li Qinzai shook his head and said with a smile: "You can eat it, I'm treating you. It was stolen anyway, so I don't feel bad. Of course, you have to be sensible. I treated you to so many mutton meals in Liangzhou City. How about you treat me to Pingkangfang tonight?" Is it too much to rent a brothel for me to do some happy things?"
Song Sen's expression changed, and he suddenly became fairer and cuter.
Trying to force out a smile, Song Sen smiled awkwardly and said: "It's not too much, not too much at all. Tonight...it's all up to my subordinate."
With a sad smile on his face, Song Sen silently calculated his family fortune in his mind.
It is not cheap to rent a brothel in Chang'an City. Song Sen did the math and found that it was not enough even if he bankrupted his fortune.
Li County Hou Shuang only shivered for a moment, or two or three at most, but Song Sen might have to resign his official position and stay in a brothel to sell himself to pay off his debts. With his appearance and body shape, he would probably never receive a customer in his life. of……
Life suddenly turned gloomy.
Seeing that Song Sen was so frightened that he lost his dignity, Li Qinzai slapped him hard on the shoulder and laughed: "I'm kidding you, tsk tsk, how much does it cost to rent a brothel? To scare you like this, to be honest, Didn't you take advantage of the war in Liangzhou City to make a shady fortune?"
Song Sen straightened his chest and said sternly: "The words of Marquis Li are wrong. I am Your Majesty. I shed my life and blood for the Tang Dynasty. In my eyes and heart, I only want to serve your Majesty and my country. Only treacherous people exist." Want to make a fortune!"
Li Qinzai hooked his neck affectionately, and the strength of his elbows tightened his fat neck. The smile on his face was murderous: "Song, I suspect you are thinking about me. I got rich in Liangzhou City." Well, we have sent troops to plunder the Tuyuhun tribe several times, so what!"
Song Sen was startled and said hurriedly: "I misunderstood, Marquis Li County misunderstood. I never meant to target you. What you did in Liangzhou City and Tuyuhun was a major matter for the country and the people. I would like to make a small comment by the way." Cai, even if His Majesty finds out, he won’t mind.”
Li Qinzai still didn't let go of his fat neck, which made him roll his eyes and said, "Honestly, you have made so much money. If you can't join in with me, I will kill you and silence you."
"Most of the thousand pieces have been distributed to Baiqisi's subordinates. I swear in the name of my ancestors that I will never lie to you."
Only then did Li Qinzai let go of him and said with a friendly smile: "Come, let's share our experiences on getting rich. What shameful things did you do in the northwest?"
Song Sen flexed his fat neck and said with a wry smile: "The official... I just picked up the Yahui of the Marquis of Li County. I heard that Li Qinzai robbed the cattle, sheep and girls of the Tuyuhun tribe. The cattle, sheep were rewarded to the army, and the girls were sent to Liangzhou City for sale. , the lower official also learned from Li Xianhou, did it twice, and made a small fortune."
"Human trafficking, aren't you afraid of being struck by thunder?"
Song Sen hesitated. If he wanted to kill him, he should kill you first, right?
But he still said honestly: "Xiaoguan feels that he is doing a good deed. Tuyuhun is deeply involved in war, and it is difficult for all tribes to survive. Especially after General Su led his troops into Tuyuhun, our king's division killed thousands of people every day. Thousands."
"Among those who were killed, who is the real resister and who is the innocent? In the war, whoever cares about this will be killed. To be honest with Li County Marquis, the girls of the Tuyuhun tribe are all begging for help. If you sell them to your subordinates, you can still survive if they are sold to the master, but if they remain in the tribe, they will be dead sooner or later."
Li Qinzai nodded, agreeing with Song Sen's statement.
When it comes to choosing between freedom and life, not everyone is willing to choose death for the sake of freedom. Death is worse than living. Being a slave is for survival.
Only those who have personally experienced war can understand how hard people work to survive.
Song Sen then got down to business.
"I heard that the Marquis of Li County wanted to investigate Nestorianism. I sent people to investigate in the past two days. Uh, I want to ask, do you have any grudge against Nestorianism?"
Li Qinzai shook his head: "It's not a grudge, it's just that I beat up a few Nestorian scoundrels."
Song Sen breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "As long as there is no hatred, it's okay to beat up a few scoundrels. The water in Nestorianism is very deep, and I am worried that the Marquis of Li County will fall into the mire."
Li Qinzai frowned: "How powerful is the Nestorian religion? I am a county prince granted by the emperor. How can I still not offend them?"
Song Sen hesitated for a moment and said: "The Marquis of Li County blames the official for speaking upright. You really can't afford to offend the Nestorians."
Li Qinzai was finally surprised: "Why?"
Song Sen sighed: "Let me put it another way, do you dare to offend the Buddhists and Taoists?"
This question from the soul made Li Qinzai give up without hesitation: "I can't afford to offend him."
Buddhism and Taoism, whether foreign or local, had countless believers in the Tang Dynasty. Today, even today, no one dares to offend them. How could Li Qinzai, He De, dare to stab the sky?
Song Sen spread his hands and said: "That's right, you can't offend Buddhism and Taoism, and you can't offend Nestorianism either. It has nothing to do with your power or status."
"They have many believers, and their methods of winning people's hearts are also clever. If you just give an order, those believers will not care about your status for the sake of their god. They really dare to fight you."
Song Sen's truth was a bit unpleasant to hear, and Li Qinzai felt a little uncomfortable, but he still held it back.
"I heard that the Nestorian religion used the methods of proselytizing in the Tang Dynasty, and they dared to do all kinds of dirty things in order to make money. The monarchs and ministers in the court have a very bad impression of them. Can't they still be offended?"
Song Sen smiled bitterly and said, "As I said before, no matter what the monarchs and ministers in the court think of Nestorianism, they have many believers among the people."
"In order to appease the people, the emperor will never attack the Nestorians easily. After all, it was the late Emperor Taizong and Prime Minister Fang Xuanling who personally went out of the city to invite them to Chang'an."
