The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 943 930 II: Complete the mission, Promise harvests Cordyceps ([-])
The team accelerated their progress, and before the sun set, the team finally reached the gate of the imperial city of Tupan Kingdom.

The samurai guarding the city gate saw a team, one by one riding tall horses!
One by one bowed and inserted arrows, all of them were armed.

The guards at the city gate were terrified!

"Stop, don't go any further, if you go any further, don't blame us for being rude."

Seeing this, Duan Wuji got off his horse, took two steps forward and said: "We are the special envoys of the Tang Dynasty, if we need to see His Majesty the King, you can tell him that I am Duan Wuji.

What are you still doing?Why don't you hurry up and report it to me? "

The warriors guarding the gate were taken aback for a moment, and then said loudly: "Don't you look at what time it is now! It's almost time to close the palace gate, and you still have something to do with the king, it's really annoying .”

Duan Wuji smiled slightly.

"We just rushed over now, what do you think we can do?

Hurry up and report it!Whether the king sees us or not is his business and has nothing to do with you.

If you delay my important event, you can't afford it. "

"Oh! Great Tang Guoduan Wuji, right? Then I'll go in and report to you.

Whether the king will see you or not, I really dare not say this! "

Saying that, a warrior ran like a palace.

The warrior ran to the king's main hall and immediately reported: "His Majesty the king, there is Duan Wuji from the Tang Kingdom outside the imperial city asking for an audience. What do you think about this matter?"

After hearing this, the old king said quickly: "The Tang Dynasty is a big country, how can our country afford to provoke such envoys?

Duan Wuji?Hasn't this person been to our Tubo country before?
Why is he here again today? "

The eldest prince Songtsan Gampo standing beside the old king said: "Is there any need to ask about this matter? Didn't we hear that the Tang Dynasty was at war with the Turkic Kingdom in the north a while ago!
The tribute we gave them has not been delivered to them for a long time. I think these people must have come to ask for those things.

At that time, our thought was: if the Turkic country wins, we don't need to send tribute to them.

If the Great Tang Dynasty wins, then our country has to continue to give them tribute.

A few days ago, I got a report from our spies. The Tang Dynasty has now won, and it has won a big victory. It seems that the East Turks in the north of them have been wiped out.

The army of their country almost wiped out the East Turkic people in the north, and the leader of the army is this Duan Wuji! "

"Then, what do we do now?

It's really hard to deal with such a ruthless person coming to your door! "

"Father, don't worry, this matter is not difficult.

As long as we comfort each other with good words, say that some things in our country have not been separated from the body these days, and those tributes have not been delivered to them in time, and ask them for forgiveness, isn't this matter over?

As long as we don't provoke them too much, their country won't start a war against our country. "

The old king thought for a while and said, "Well, your analysis also makes sense, so let's do what we see!"

The old king looked at the warrior guarding the gate and asked, "How many people have they come?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, there are not many people here, it seems that there are more than [-] people."

Songtsan Gampo laughed and said, "Father, you sit here, I'll go out and receive them.

As soon as I met them, I knew what their attitude was by observing their words and expressions. "

"Well, then go quickly! Let me tell you, the power of the Tang Dynasty is greater than that of Tianzhu. If we turn against such a country, it means that we will perish.

You have to think about this matter clearly for me, and you must not make actions that irritate them too much. "

"Father, don't worry, I know how to deal with them. If we start a war with their country, our country has no chance of winning.

You don't need to remind me about this, don't I know about it? "

"Well, it's good to be clear! Then you go out now!"

Songtsan Gampo followed the warrior and walked straight to the gate of the palace.

When I arrived at the city gate, I saw Duan Wuji standing in front of the gate!
Among these personnel, he only knew Duan Wuji and Tieniu, and he didn't know any of the others.

"Oh! I said brothers, why are you here today!

oh!And brought so many followers!

Tieniu, now that you are developed, you usually don't come to our poor place. If you come here today, there must be something wrong! "

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "We came here this time, we really have some business to do, this time we people came here under the order of my emperor, to deliver a letter of credence to your king. "

"Oh, if that's the case, follow me into the palace.

After entering the palace, let's talk slowly!
Everyone!Come with me please! "

Li Jing and the others followed the eldest prince into the palace, and several warriors came over and took away their horses.

Songtsan cadres said to one of the leaders, "You take these people to the side store in the west to resettle them!

Let me tell you, don't treat the guests slowly to me, if you treat the guests slowly to me, then I will not agree. "

"Yes! Eldest Prince, we know.

Everyone, just follow me! "

As he said that, the warrior led Li Jing and his twenty or so people away.

Duan Wuji and Tieniu followed Songtsan Gampo to the main hall.

After entering the hall, I saw the old king sitting behind the table.

Duan Wuji and Tieniu hurriedly bowed and saluted when they saw each other.

"Your Majesty, we haven't seen each other for two years. We miss you very much. How is Your Majesty doing?"

The old king smiled and Mimi said: "Oh, what's the matter, isn't it the same?

Two, sit down quickly! "

The old king hurriedly ordered the servants in the palace to pour tea, Duan Wuji and Tieniu chatted with the king and his son while drinking tea.

After chatting for a while, Duan Wuji took out the letter from Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, this is a letter from my emperor, please open it and read it!
It's been almost two years, why didn't you send the horses and sheep you promised to us!

My emperor was very angry. He wanted to send troops to attack you many times.

After I learned the news, I persuaded him many times before he suppressed his anger!
Let's come and ask what's going on!

Your Majesty, has something happened to your country recently? "

The old king shook his head and sighed: "Oh, don't mention it, this is really a difficult scripture for every family.

In the past two years, my health has been poor, and my emperor's son is also busy with work all day long. Therefore, I have postponed the matter of giving you tributes until now, and have not sent them to you.

The days have just been leisurely and leisurely, and I am planning to ask my emperor to send those tributes to you.

We haven't set off yet, you're here. "

The old king opened the letter and read it again, then handed the letter to the eldest prince.

There is a clear truth to this matter, the two sides were talking and keeping each other dumb, and neither of them wanted to tell the truth.

Duan Wuji felt relieved when he saw that the old king promised to send them tribute.

Duan Wuji said with a smile: "Your Majesty, take some time to discuss it! After discussing it, you can write a reply letter, and we will take it back after writing.

Our two families have always been on good terms, so don't get into trouble over these trivial matters.

Once the two sides have torn their faces, then this matter will not be easy.

After all, we are neighbors who cannot move away, so it is better to live in peace.

My elder brother Changqing married your adoptive daughter, so it is said that we have some relatives.

Because of this relationship, from my point of view, I don't want our two families to meet each other.

If we really get to that step, wouldn't we be out of touch? "

Duan Wuji's words were soft but hard, and hard but soft. After hearing this, the Tubo king and his son had to think carefully.

Songtsan Gan said with a smile: "Brother Wuji, I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of my father, after all, we are somewhat close, thank you for speaking for us.

Do not worry!After a while, I will personally lead the army and send those things to you. When you go back, tell your majesty the emperor that there will be a lot of things we sent over at that time. Let him be careful. Don't be angry. "

Duan Wuji laughed when he heard this.

"As long as you can deliver the things within three to five months, from my point of view, I won't let our emperor take any action.

However, if the time is too long, then I can't guarantee it. "

"I said, brother, it won't take that long for me to deliver the things to you, so don't worry about it."

Duan Wuji said with a smile: "Our two families live in harmony, and we do business with each other, what do you think is so good!

Why bother arguing over such a small thing! "

When Duan Wuji mentioned business, Songtsan Gampo quickly asked: "Brother, I still have a batch of caterpillar fungus in my palace, do you want it?"

Duan Wuji laughed when he heard this.

"I said Brother Songtsan Gampo, how many caterpillar fungus do you have here? Can you give me the count?

If the price is right, I will take them back.

If the price is not reasonable, then you sell it to someone else! "

Songtsan Gampo laughed and said, "The caterpillar fungus in my palace still weighs more than 3000 catties, and they are all first-class goods.

To tell you the truth, there is also civil strife in Tianzhu country now, and businessmen from their country can't get through now, so our Cordyceps is also unsalable.

If you buy back our Cordyceps, you can also solve some practical difficulties for us. "

Duan Wuji said with a smile: "Tell me the price! As long as the price is reasonable, we will buy you these Cordyceps.

To be honest, the roads in your place are very difficult to walk, if it is not for the return of some Cordyceps, I really don't want to come to your place. "

"Can the price of Cordyceps be so high? Now the price of Cordyceps is 51 taels of silver per catty.

Since the quantity you want is huge, I might as well sell it to you at 50 taels a catty!

Do you think the price is reasonable enough? "

Duan Wuji laughed when he heard this.

"Okay, let's make a deal, we will take your Cordyceps.

However, we have to agree that you have to give us a dozen horses so that we can carry this little cargo back. "

"Isn't it just a dozen horses? It doesn't matter. I agree. I will prepare horses for you tomorrow. You can start your journey after two days of rest. I said brother, I wish you guys a fortune!"

Tie Niu grinned.

"I said Brother Songtsan Gampo, if you have money, everyone can make it together, isn't that great?
When you send us horses, you can also sell some goods from our country, so you can also make a windfall.

We have a lot of cloth and silk brocade in our place, and if we bring them back to your place, we will definitely make a fortune. "

Songtsan Gampo nodded.

"Well, your idea is good, I will try it when I come down!

If we can make a little money, we can also reduce our losses somewhat. "

Several people chatted for a while, seeing that the weather was going to be late, Songtsen Gampo led Duan Wuji and the others to rest.

Duan Wuji and the others rested in this palace for a day, and on the third day, the eldest prince sent the letter over.

Duan Wuji handed the letter to Li Jing, and then said with a smile: "Brother Li, you should take this letter.

After returning to the capital, we brothers and sisters have more business, and I will leave it to you to deliver the letter to the emperor. "

Songtsan Gampo saw that Li Jing had packed the letter, and said to Duan Wuji, "Brother, I have already got those caterpillar fungus in the yard, you go over and have a look! If there is no problem, let's pack the letter." Exaggerate it.

Once this matter is cleared up, I am relieved. "

Duan Wuji said to Tieniu and his three brothers: "Let's go, let's follow the eldest prince to have a look!
If there is no big problem, then let's pack the bags quickly. It's not too late now. After packing the bags, we can leave today. "

The four of them followed Songtsan Gampo to a square in front of the palace, and saw that the caterpillar fungus was chilling in the courtyard.

Duan Wuji turned to look, then picked up an electric grass and broke it, and found that the caterpillar fungus was quite dry.

Only then did Duan Wuji feel relieved.

"That's the way it is, Eldest Prince, hurry up and order someone to pack it up.

How come these caterpillar fungus have to be packed in hundreds of bags? "

"Well! It's almost like this!

I'm going to call someone now, and let them come with the scale immediately, pack the bag and slit the mouth, and put it on the horse, and everything will be fine. "

After the eldest prince left, more than a dozen people were brought over in a short time, and these people brought their titles and a bag.

Songtsan Gampo said with a smile: "There are a hundred of these pockets. To tell you the truth, I used to put some Cordyceps in my pockets, and these pockets are just finished."

The eldest prince said to a samurai: "You weigh your pockets and let them see how many catties it weighs."

The samurai took the pockets and weighed them and said: "Look carefully, these pockets are exactly forty catties, which is neither too much nor too little."

Tieniu stared at the scale beside him.

Iron Bull nodded.

"Well, it's such a count, so let's pack the bag quickly. After we finish the bag, won't we have the count if we weigh it?"

(End of this chapter)