Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 319 The most uneasy kindness

Chen Qingsi sent Zhang Daan out of the mansion, continued to practice martial arts and studied, and then went on duty at the Ministry of War.

While the Ministry of War was dealing with matters at hand, the guard outside the house came to report: Pei Yan, the resident of the living room, wanted to see him.

When Chen Qingsi heard that Pei Yan was coming, she immediately laughed and ran out of the lobby quickly. She didn't even bother to put on her shoes and pulled him directly into the lobby. Her happy and enthusiastic attitude was obviously better than most people.

Chen Qingsi never dared to forget Pei Yan's recommendation. If it hadn't been for the help from the other party at the beginning, he, Chen Qingsi, might still be wasting his life in Jiangnan right now.

It was precisely because of Pei Yan that he was able to become the magistrate of Qingxi County, show his abilities to the fullest, and reach this point today.

Chen Qingsi dared not forget this earliest support.

It's just that Pei Yan, as Li Zhi's confidant, was in charge of recording the emperor's daily actions and national affairs, and needed to be with Li Zhi for a long time. Even if Chen Qingsi wanted to get close to him, he couldn't find many opportunities.

The daily contact between the two is mostly at work.

Pei Yan looked at the enthusiastic Chen Qingsi with a complicated expression.

Recalling those days, he valued and admired Chen Qingsi. She was talented in literature and could talk. She also came to do business and gave him a copybook of his idol.

For this reason, he specially spoke kind words for Li Zhi in front of him...

Who would have thought that a young assistant would become the minister of the Ministry of War in just a few years, and his status would be even higher than his own.

In fact, when Chen Qingsi presided over the imperial examination and became the most popular person in Chang'an, Pei Yan had thought about one thing: whether he was right or wrong in recommending him.

Even now Pei Yan doesn't know the answer to the result.

But Chen Qingsi was so enthusiastic that Pei Yan couldn't help but respond with a cold face: "Servant, wait a minute, I'm going to get my boots..."

The two sat back.

Pei Yan said: "Shilang Chen, I am here under the emperor's order to deal with the affairs of Tubo Chi Maluo."

Chen Qingsi nodded, not surprised.

Li Zhi is the emperor and has many things to do every day, so how can he be distracted by Chi Maluo's affairs again and again.

Naturally, the following people have to be arranged to handle it. He only needs to know the result.

Pei Yan is the person in charge this time.

Pei Yan took a secret letter from his sleeve and said: "Everything is as expected by the minister. The Tibetan mission was attacked, with heavy losses and almost no survivors."

Chen Qingsi asked hurriedly: "How about Chi Maluo?"

Pei Yan said: "Chimaluo was able to survive because he was lucky. He avoided the attack direction of the thieves and saved his life. Some of the Tibetan envoys were good at counter-tracking, and our people could not get close. We can only arrange for experts who are good at tracking to follow them from a distance. The rescue soldiers were further away. By the time our troops arrived, there were already corpses on the ground. We repelled them and waited until dawn to get on top of the rubble. We found her in a weeds with blood stains, and we don’t know how she survived... However, the other party did not cooperate. After knowing our identities, they threatened to commit suicide many times and went on a hunger strike."

Chen Qing asked in astonishment: "Really or fake?"

Pei Yan said: "Really, she almost succeeded. Fortunately, she was injured by the arrow and lost a lot of blood. She didn't have much strength, so she just tortured herself to death. Our people had nothing to do with her and could only Send someone to keep an eye on her. At first she was still determined to go on a hunger strike, but after force-fed food several times, she learned the lesson."

"Have some backbone!" Chen Qingsi smiled and shook her head: "Sure enough, things are not that easy."

The best situation is that Chimaluo knows that she has been plotted, and Galdongzan wants to take her life.

In order to take revenge, Chimaluo returned to the plateau and declared war on the treacherous minister Gal Dongzan by virtue of his status as the future Queen Zampu of Tubo and the legitimate daughter of the Merulu family.

Then the Zanpu family and the Gar family split and became hostile, just like in later generations at the end of Tubo, they beat each other's brains out.

But obviously it didn't work out.

After Chimaluo learned that he had been rescued by Datang, he committed suicide instead of looking for the reason... What does this mean?

It shows that Chimaluo, the legendary woman who helped three generations of Tubo Zampu, has already noticed it.

Pei Yan lamented: "This woman's strength is admirable."

Chen Qingsi did not reply, but looked at the secret letter in his hand. The content of the letter was roughly the same as what Pei Yan said, but the description was more detailed.

For example, the details of the suicide: She had no sharp weapon to commit suicide, so she wanted to hang herself. However, she was too weak to hang her belt on the eaves, so she finally chose to hit the wall, but she had to be strong enough to hit the wall to death.

"Bring people back!"

Chen Qingsi thought for a moment and said: "Let people go to the plateau, notify the Molu family, and ask them to send people to Chang'an to pick them up. Just say that we accidentally saved your daughter who was attacked. There is no need to say too much else..."

"Okay!" Pei Yan responded, pursed his lips, and then said after a moment: "What other arrangements are there?"

Chen Qingsi said: "No, when Chimaluo returns to Chang'an, arrange for us to meet. Remember, people have to live."

"it is good!"

Pei Yan stood up immediately, bowed and said, "I'll do it immediately."

Chen Qingsi persuaded him to stay: "I have some good tea here, why don't you stay and taste it?"

"Thank you, Minister Chen, for your kindness!" Pei Yan bowed and said, "I just have some matters on hand, so I can't delay."

"Business matters!" Chen Qingsi sent Pei Yan out of the military headquarters with a hint of regret.

Returning to the office, Chen Qingsi was stunned, sighed, and continued to work with renewed energy.

Chi Maluo was sent to Chang'an eleven days later.

Because Chi Maluo had lost too much blood, had toiled herself, and suffered from traveling along the way, her body was particularly weak, so Pei Yan simply placed her in the Imperial Medical Office, where the doctors were responsible for taking care of her.

Chen Qingsi came to the Imperial Medical Office, where Chi Maluo was lying on the bed and sleeping in embarrassment.

Her originally fair complexion was pale with a sick look, and her forehead was covered with a thick layer of white bandage.

It's been more than ten days and he still hasn't recovered. This shows how cruel the other party is to him. He has lost too much blood and is exhausted. If he really has the strength, he might actually be killed.

"When will you wake up?"

Chen Qingsi asked the female doctor who was looking after him.

The female doctor said: "I just had an injection, I should wake up soon."

Chen Qingsi nodded slightly, found a place aside, closed his eyes and waited.

About half an hour later, Chen Qingsi, who was asleep, heard a weak voice: "It's you..."

Chen Qingsi looked at Chi Maluo who had woken up and said, "That's right!"

Chimaluo looked at Chen Qingsi with a complicated expression, thinking about what Dayan Mangbozhi said when he was in Chang'an, "Chen Qingsi must be my future rival in Tibet..."

This is true...

Chen Qingsi sighed: "You only have one life, why should I treat myself like this?"

Chimaluo closed his eyes and shook his head: "Kill or behead as you please. I don't want to know what happened. I just know that you are the ones with the most uneasy intentions."

(End of this chapter)