Songtsen Gampo’s brows twitched, “Can a person as noble as Heavenly Khan still live a difficult life?”
"Yes, the court spends money everywhere. Even though he is so nervous, he still wants to build Taiye Pond to fish for his Sky Khan."
Cen Wenwen continued to record, but the pen in his hand was much slower.
Songtsen Gampo nodded and said: "After listening to Tang Xuanzang's suggestion, Tubo is also building the Potala Palace. Tubo needs a place where the people can respect it, just like Chang'an in the Central Plains, like Xianyang in the Qin Dynasty."
This Tubo Zamp likened the discord among the many tribes to the lack of a common direction of admiration.
His idea is indeed good, but even if he does this, how many people's hearts can be recovered when all the people's hearts are lost?
People will support you not because of how grand a place you have built, but whether what you do can be supported by people.
That's what it's all about.
And this principle has been tested countless times in the Central Plains.
In addition to strengthening exchanges between Tibet and the Central Plains, the Foreign Affairs Council was also competing for the hearts and minds of the Tubo monarch.
People are all realistic, even the Tubo people hope to settle down. They can trust Songtsan Gampo once or twice, but what about later?
It was because of this trust that Songtsen Gampo was able to lead the Tubo tribe to launch a war and regain Yangtong, Supi, Pengyu and other places, allowing Tubo to expand for a time.
Three years ago, when Tubo was at its peak, Songtsen Gampo, a young Zanpu, looked around and discovered that there was a big country in the east. This big country was the Tang Dynasty.
He wanted to challenge Datang.
Songtsen Gampo led most of the young and middle-aged people of Tibet into the war and failed to attack Liangzhou, resulting in heavy losses.
In the subsequent battles, although there were ups and downs, they were finally defeated by Su Dingfang and Niu Jinda.
As a result, Tubo has now lost a large number of young and middle-aged people. These people are the productivity of Tubo. Of course, the tribes are not happy to lose so many people.
The price of this kind of trust is very high. At this price, will you still trust him?
It is also at this time when the people of Tubo are separated, that the Foreign Affairs Academy is also painstakingly cultivating manpower at this time, and taking advantage of this moment, more Tubo tribes will belong to the Tang Dynasty.
It doesn't matter what the monarch is like. What matters is whether the many ordinary people in Tubo can surrender to the Tang Dynasty. It is unrealistic to subdue Songtsen Gampo, and asking him to surrender alone does not mean anything.
Let all Tubo people become subjects of the Tang Dynasty, let them learn Guanzhong characters, speak Guanzhong dialect, and learn the etiquette and etiquette of the Central Plains is the right way.
Zhang Dashu had always been arranging this matter. On the pretext of collecting classics about Tubo's customs and customs, he sent dozens of smart, capable and lobbying people to win over the noble children of the large tribes of Tubo.
Songtsen Gampo was puzzled: "Is Tian Khan really such a person?"
"Not only that, Tian Khan is still very floating now."
"What does it mean to be pretty?"
"He is so arrogant and arrogant that he rushes to attack Xue Yantuo without considering the costs and benefits of war. Can he recover the cost of the expedition?"
"So that's it."
Songtsen Gampo was drinking tea. Tian Khan was about to attack Xue Yantuo and heard something terrible.
Cen Wenwen broke into a cold sweat while recording. Zhang Shangshu's words were getting more and more dangerous. Forget about commenting on Tian Khan's character, he would also talk about such important affairs of the government. Is this allowed?
"I think the county prince is always worried about state affairs."
"Yes." Zhang Yang expressed his feelings directly and sighed, "As the saying goes, no matter how big the pot is, how much rice goes into it? Tian Khan should do what he can according to his ability. And Tian Khan's children should all be taught to be mature. What's going on? Your Highness the Crown Prince is honest and honest, and you don't even know when he will be betrayed. And His Highness the King of Wei, if His Highness the King of Wei can ascend the throne, he will definitely be a foolish king in the future."
The more Xu Jingzong listened, the more he felt something was wrong. At this moment, he really wanted to block Zhang Shangshu's mouth.
Zhang Shangshu can be spared his life, but everyone in the Diplomatic Academy will still be alive.
"Old Song, what do you think?"
Hearing this weird title, Songtsen Gampo was a little unable to answer the question.
"When you say that Zampson is separated, just treat it as if it were handed over to a friend, and call him Laosong. It's convenient not to twist around."
Songtsen Gampo smiled in surprise, "The magistrate is a straightforward man, which is very different from the rumors that he is lonely and lonely."
"Old Song, let's get back to our talk. The last time Tibet and Tang Dynasty ceased war, you still remember those agreements."
One mouthful is like an old pine, and the words sound very intimate.
Speaking of the original agreement, Songtsen Gampo made a fist with his hands and looked a little nervous, "Lu Dongtsen said that you forced me to do this."
Zhang Yang added: "No matter what, the original agreement has been written down, and there are still written documents and seals. Tubo will not deny it."
Songtsen Gampo nodded slowly, "We recognize it."
"Then why was there no news at all when we originally agreed to compensate 300,000 guan?"
"We will find ways to return it to Datang."
The few Tubo people who came with him gritted their teeth in the face of this humiliation.
Their faces were unkind, and Xu Jingzong also became nervous. If these people took action, they would ensure Zhang Shangshu's safety no matter what they said.
I don't know if the guards of His Highness King Wei can beat them.
Zhang Yang said again: "Old Song! We might as well do this. The tea trade we agreed on earlier will be arranged in Hexi. When the tea arrives in Tubo, you can change hands and sell it to other people in Tubo, or sell it to Persia or Tianzhu!" How about using all the money you earn to pay off your debts?”
It was quiet for a while, and Songtsen Gampo was also hesitant.
"I know that the Tubo people are simple and honest, but I don't know how to do business. I heard that there is a group of people in the Western Regions. They claim to be descendants of the nine surnames of Zhaowu. They travel among various countries in the Western Regions and have good sales channels. "
"If Tubo can contact these people, the tea trade can expand to the Western Regions and even to the west of Persia, or to Tianzhu. This is a great thing."
Zhang Yang smiled, "Old Song? Are you listening to me?"
After regaining consciousness again, Songtsen Gampo sighed: "I will try it after I return to Tubo."
"Where can you find a good creditor like us in Datang? Not only do we want to help you make money, but we also want you to pay back the money..."
He was obviously a very bad person, so bad that it was unspeakable, but his brother-in-law actually moved him.
Li Tai was very worried about the future of Tubo, and also worried about the rest of his life.
The conversation between the two paused for a while.
"Can you come with me to meet Tian Khan?"
Songtsen Gampo finally asked to see His Majesty.
Zhang Yang nodded, "You can go back to Chang'an City to rest first. I will pick you up at the post office tomorrow morning."
Turning to look at Xu Jingzong, Zhang Yang said again: "Take Zanpu to rest first, you can make arrangements."
Xu Jingzong bowed and nodded, "Here."
Cen Wenwen stood up again, dried the ink, cleaned it up, and went back.
Zhang Yang was sitting at the entrance of the village drinking tea, "I finally came to Datang."
I was sighing in my heart when I saw Li Tai's eyes were dark.
"Your Highness, King Wei, why are you looking at me like this?"
Li Tai said with a straight face, "How should I ask?"
Zhang Yang stood up and relaxed his shoulders, "I just moved so many things on the mountain, and now all the bones in my body are sore."
Li Tai breathed out his nostrils and gritted his teeth, "How should I ask?"
Xu Jingzong took Songtsen Gampo back to Chang'an City.
The people from the palace also left.
After a while, Princess Runan came back with her child, and Zhang Yang left with his family.
Li Tai was left standing there.
The guard looked at King Wei who was in a state of trance, "Your Highness, King Wei?"
Li Taimeng came to his senses and said, "You two stand still, assuming there is a door behind you. Now I ask you which door is the living door."
"His Royal Highness the King of Wei, this door behind Beizhi is the Shengmen."
Looking at the flattering smile of his bodyguard, Li Tai said again: "How do I know that you are telling the truth?"
"I will only tell the truth to His Majesty the King of Wei and will not tell lies."
Picking up the fan that his brother-in-law put on the stone table, he slapped his guard, "I still think what you said is a lie."
"I am loyal to His Majesty the King of Wei."
Li Tai waved his hand and said, "No, that's not the case."
It was dark, and Li Tai was walking aimlessly in the fields like a lonely soul.
He kept thinking about the question that his brother-in-law said, how to determine the door of life and the door of death.
And you can only ask once.
So how do you know who is telling the truth?
Stop by the Weishui River.
Li Tai grabbed the back of his head and waved to his bodyguard.
The guard ran forward in small steps and bowed: "What are your orders from His Majesty the King of Wei?"
Li Tai thought about it, "Immediately have people go to Chang'an City to post notices and send this question to Chongwen Hall, Hongwen Hall, and Sifang Hall, so that everyone in Chang'an City can think about the answer to this question."
"Here."
In the palace at this moment, Li Shimin looked at Cen Wenwen's description and asked the eunuch beside him, "Is it correct word for word?"
The little eunuch replied: "It has been proofread and it is indeed word for word."
Cen Wenwen stood with a bow, cold sweat dripping from his forehead.
Li Shimin looked at the content of this conversation and said, "What a Zhang Yang, he actually said that I am conceited and suspicious."
After careful consideration, he asked the eunuch beside him, "Do you think I am conceited?"
The little eunuch's legs were trembling and he hesitated, not knowing how to answer.
Li Shimin asked again: "Do you think I am suspicious?"
The little eunuch finally couldn't hold on any longer and knelt on the ground with a thud, "Your Majesty, spare your life!"
Li Shimin continued to watch and sneered, "You also said that I opened Taiye Pond for fishing? Am I such a fool?"
The words were very soft, and every sentence was filled with cold murderous intent. The little eunuch kept kowtowing, "Your Majesty, this is what Zhang Shangshu said and has nothing to do with the villain."
"Look at what's written here, do you think I'm too arrogant? Am I arrogant? Am I not accepting the advice of my ministers? When have I ever been arrogant?"
Furious, Li Shimin clapped his arms and stood up, "I think Zhang Yang doesn't want to live anymore."
Seeing that His Majesty was about to rush out, Cen Wenwen quickly stopped him, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Don't be impulsive."
Li Shimin pointed outside the hall and cursed angrily: "How dare he talk about my son? How can my son get his turn to point fingers?"
Cen Wenwen stopped him again, "Your Majesty, why bother with Zhang Yang when he speaks arrogant words? He is just using his words. Your Majesty must not be angry."
Zhang Yang still had a lot of food in his stomach that he had not yet taken out.
This guy is of value to me.
Li Shimin endured the thought of rushing out now and leading troops to cut him into pieces, "Okay! I'll bear with it for now."
Cen Wenwen let out a long breath and said, "Your Majesty is wise."
"This kid also said that he can't talk too much in his life and will become seriously ill at the age of thirty? Do you really think I will believe what he says? He treats me like a fool!"
"Your Majesty, Zhang Shangshu is just looking for an excuse for him to retire at the age of thirty. There is no such strange disease in this world."
Li Shimin waved his sleeves and said: "Let Lu Zhaolin go check it out and find out what the disease is. He was fine when he was young, but he will be seriously ill at the age of thirty, and he can't talk too much."
His Majesty was in a bad mood. He crumpled the paper recording Zhang Yang's words into a ball, spread it out and tore it into pieces.
The little eunuch watching on the side was terrified, as if this was what happened to Zhang Yang.
Walking from Ganlu Hall to Lizheng Hall, Li Shimin and the Queen talked about how arrogant Zhang Yang was.
Li Zhi listened to the sermon and said: "Father, my brother-in-law did say that."
Looking at his youngest son, Li Shimin said with a dark face, "What did he say again?"
"The teacher said that he can't talk too much to others. If he talks too much, his energy will be severely damaged."
Li Shimin breathed heavily, "You should copy the entire Shangshu for me now."
Li Zhi blinked and asked again stupidly, "Why? Did I say something wrong?"
"Just listen to this kind of thing, and only a stupid boy like you will believe it. Now copy it for me, and then recite it to me! Look at what it looks like! You don't even know when it will be sold!"
Facing his father's scolding, Li Zhi sniffed aggrievedly, turned around and left with his head lowered.
Empress Changsun massaged her temples and couldn't help but look sad. It was always like this. Zhang Yang and your majesty, the father-in-law and son-in-law, had tolerated this for so long.
The queen was very worried. This kind of patience has its limit. If it continues like this in the future, maybe one day they will meet with each other.
But so many children in the palace are looking towards Zhang Yang.
And Li Zhi is Yue'er's disciple.
Even Li Chengqian relied heavily on Zhang Yang.
Qingque and his father also live in Lishan.
The son-in-law and His Majesty are fighting. How should such a big family deal with themselves?
Li Shimin whispered, "Mr. Guanyin, do you think my child will be sold in the future without knowing it?"
Empress Changsun smiled and said: "The children are still young and need someone to teach them. Besides, Your Majesty is in his prime, so it is too early to worry about this."
Late at night, the quiet city of Chang'an.
Songtsen Gampo lives in the post house. The envoys from various countries who came to pay tribute at the beginning of the year have all left. There are not many guests in the post house at the moment. After all, it is an official post house, and not everyone can come and stay.
There was a crazy monk who didn't know where he came from, laughing stupidly downstairs.
It was the third year that the Prince of Persia came to Chang'an City, and Songtsen Gampo invited him to have a meal with him.
The Tibetan people also know the situation in Persia. The cannibals are coming fiercely and Persia is in danger.
Songtsen Gampo said to him: "Zhang Yang may not live to be thirty years old."
The Prince of Persia sighed, "I have been in Chang'an City for three years and I haven't seen him yet. Is he seriously ill?"
If Zhang Yang died young, it would be good news for Tubo and the countries in the Western Regions.
Songtsan Gampo's eyes were gloomy, and he whispered: "The Tang Dynasty will not always be strong."
