Ji Tang

Chapter 979

Chapter 3: A show of force

The blue sky and white clouds are within reach, cattle and sheep are everywhere, and people are flowing in. Although it does not have the orderliness and beauty of Chang'an, it looks particularly harmonious on this vast plateau.

This was the first time Wang Xuance and others saw Luo Xu's impression. The city built on the mountain seemed as if the entire city was on the mountain, and as if the entire mountain was a city.

This is simply unbelievable in the Central Plains. No one would build a city on a mountain. This would not only make it inconvenient to obtain water, but would also greatly affect the prosperity of the city.

But the Tubo people built it like this. In his opinion, the building was pretty good. Although it did not have the majesty of the Chang'an Palace, it seemed to be closer to the gods on the plateau.

"What a great spirit. You Zamp seems to be a man with great ambitions!"

Wang Xuance said to the proud Lu Dongzan beside him.

"I don't dare, I don't dare. Compared with Chang'an Tiankhan, it's like a firefly competing against the bright moon. It's not worth mentioning, it's not worth mentioning!"

Lu Dongzan said it was not worth mentioning, but the pride in his eyes told everyone that this was his pride.

Ji Xiancheng was noncommittal when he heard the words. Suddenly, his eyes narrowed and he looked at the suddenly opened city gate and the sound of galloping horses.

After a while, a cavalry led by a middle-aged man came towards them, rushing directly towards them.

Lu Dongzan was stunned for a moment, then looked at the two people beside him.

But what surprised him was that the two of them seemed not to notice, and Wang Xuance even took a few steps forward on his horse.Even Chai Zhewei and Chai Lingwu, who he ignored along the way, faced the rushing troops without changing their expressions.

The envoys behind him, whether they were soldiers or civil servants, all stepped forward in unison, holding crossbows and powerful crossbows, as if they were about to start a battle.

Lu Dongzan's face was turning green and red at this moment, and he almost breathed fire when he saw the delegation accompanying him.who is it?Who gave them the courage to use force in front of their own royal city?
The leading middle-aged man seemed to have noticed something was wrong, but he smiled contemptuously and said to the general beside him: "People from the Central Plains always like to play with these imaginary things. I don't believe they are really not afraid?"

"What Zamp said is that they must be making things up, and they will wet their pants later, haha!"

Both the generals and others around him looked at the prepared envoys of the Tang Dynasty with disdain, showing no intention of stopping!
Wang Xuance raised his left hand, and under Lu Dongzan's horrified eyes, said in a deep voice: "Win the string!"

The squeak sounded like the sound of grinding teeth, and each of the more than 300 people in the delegation was holding a powerful crossbow, or three repeating crossbows. He had seen such repeating crossbows on the way back.

At that time, these 300 people defeated hundreds of horse bandits in just a moment, and in the end, no one escaped.

If this powerful crossbow was really fired, he couldn't imagine what would happen next?
"Let it go, let it go!"

Lu Dongzan was like crazy, trying to stop the Tang Dynasty envoy from lowering their crossbows, but how could the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty listen to him?

What's more, there are more than ten Ji family soldiers among them.

Seeing his Zanpu getting closer and closer, his son Xuance was counting the numbers constantly.

"Wang Xuance, do you want to cause a war between the two countries? Have you ever thought about what kind of disaster will happen if something happens to my Zanpu? Please let your people put down their weapons!"

Wang Xuance glanced at him and said quietly: "In the Tang Dynasty, we only have soldiers who died in battle, but I have never heard of giving up weapons and letting others slaughter them."

"I pray that your Zamp can stop in time, otherwise."

Suddenly, in Lu Dongzan's horrified eyes, he saw Wang Xuance wave his hand, and the sound of banging and trembling bow strings could be heard endlessly.

I saw everyone in Tibet, who had just been so proud and laughing at the Tang envoy, flipping on their backs, and the neighing of war horses. The sound was so sad that it made people cry.

Songtsen Gampo tightened the reins with lingering fear, and looked at the men around him with a livid face, and his subordinates were in extreme confusion for a while.

"Zamp, let me lead the army to kill them!"

A burly general emerged from under his horse, picked up his mace and rushed forward to fight for the Tang Dynasty envoy!

"Get out!"

After all, he became a Tubo Zampu at the age of 13. He was in a pretty good mood, but he returned to normal in an instant.

"Check to see if there are any casualties!"

"Zamp?"

"Ok?"

"Yes, this subordinate is going!"

In the eyes of Songtsen Gampo, the general could only count the number of people with his head downcast.

After a while, he came to Songtsen Gampo and said with a strange expression: "Qi Zampu, there were no casualties. Only one person was crushed by a horse and retreated, but he is not seriously injured!"

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Songtsen Gampo breathed a sigh of relief. It would be great if no one was killed. It would be difficult if no one was killed.Now that the Tang Dynasty is at its peak, Tubo is not yet ready to break up with the Tang Dynasty!

Here, Lu Dongzan looked at Wang Xuance as if he wanted to eat someone.

"How dare you? How dare you?"

Wang Xuance was indifferent. When he saw the other party stopped, he put away his crossbow and said: "This is just a warning. If he were in the Tang Dynasty, the crime of rushing the envoy would be enough to kill him eight times."

"Remember, I am now representing His Majesty the Emperor Tianhan Khan of the Tang Dynasty. All your impulsive behaviors will be considered by me as disdain for the Tang Dynasty."

At this time, Lu Dongzan also saw that he was fine, and everyone else slowly stood up. Only the neighing sounds of dozens of fallen horses reminded him that what happened here just now happened under his nose. started a war.

Yes, in his opinion, this is war, and this is also the first war between Tang Dynasty and Tubo.However, Datang was completely victorious and he was completely defeated.

If Wang Xuance hadn't held back just now, he might be collecting Zanpu's corpse now!

After taking a deep look at Wang Xuance, Lu Dongzan said nothing more, but hurriedly walked towards his own Zanpu, his student.

"Zamp, Zamp, are you okay?"

Seeing his long-awaited teacher returning, Songtsen Gampo jumped off his horse and hugged his teacher tightly.

"Teacher, how are you doing on your journey?"

Lu Dongzan looked at Songtsen Gampo excitedly and said, "Okay, everything is fine, my old minister."

Then his voice changed and he said reproachfully: "Zanpu, you were too impulsive just now. What would happen if there was an accident?" "Who knew that there was a stupid young man on the other side? Zanpu just wanted to scare them, but he didn't expect it. How dare you shoot arrows? Do they think they are in the Tang Dynasty?"

The general next to Songtsen Gampo said anxiously.

"To shut up!"

"I'm not here. Is this how you help Zamp? When Zamp is moved, you also follow suit? If anything happens to Zamp, I will kill you with my own hands."

"A bunch of bastards!"

Facing other people, Lu Dongzan was not as patient as he was with Songtsen Gampo, and scolded them directly.

What is surprising is that both the unruly general and the ministers behind him all lowered their heads. No one dared to look at Lu Dongzan!
"I didn't expect that Lu Dongzan was so powerful in Tubo? That he actually made a group of unruly people dare not speak?"

Wang Xuance touched his chin, thoughtfully!
"This person's teacher told me that his status in Tubo is very special. He is not only a very independent prince with his own territory and people, but also the teacher of Tubo Zampo Songtsen Gampo and the subordinate of Songtsen Gampo. Many people were his students or taught them.”

Wang Xuance turned around and looked at Ji Xiancheng after hearing this. Ji Xiancheng looked puzzled and then said quietly: "Why didn't the teacher tell me about this?"

"Tell me, did the teacher start a small stove for you again?"

Seeing Wang Xuance's envious and jealous expression, Ji Xiancheng rolled his eyes and said angrily: "That's how you look every day. Once we went to see Xiao Hao'er, the teacher accidentally said that, who told you not to go?"

After speaking, he quickly stopped the topic, raised his chin forward, and said, "Let's just worry about what's going to happen next. You shot an arrow at the king in front of his royal city. If he doesn't give you an explanation, I'm afraid he won't be able to explain it."

"If we encounter a brainless person, maybe we can explain it here."

Then he said with some annoyance: "Why do you think I came here with you because of lard? You are a scourge. Wherever you go, you will cause scourge. If I am with you, I will be scared to death sooner or later if I don't have a big heart." No!"

"What? Scared?"

Wang Xuance said proudly: "I know Songtsen Gampo very well. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a wise king. He is polite, virtuous, tolerant, and can put down his dignity. How can such a person be motivated?"

"Okay, if he really dares to mess around, you can put all the blame on me and see what he can do to me!"

Wang Xuance said what he meant, but who knew what he was thinking?

People are changeable and the most uncontrollable factor. If someone becomes angry and angry, it is not impossible to kill them all.

"I'm afraid of him. If he dares to take action, we two brothers will kill their boss first. Then it will be okay even if he dies. There will be no shame!"

"That's right, everyone says our brothers are cowards. This time we'll show those bastards in Chang'an who is the coward!"

The two brothers Chai Zhewei and Chai Lingwu were actually a little eager to try. It seemed that as long as Wang Xuance dared to give the order, they would immediately run over and chop off the head of Songtsen Gampo.

Boom!

One by one, Wang Xuance and Ji Xiancheng retracted their feet at the same time, looked at the two brothers sitting on the ground, and said angrily: "You two are following us obediently. If you dare to make any noise again, I will beat you first." Mom doesn’t even know me.”

After saying that, he stopped talking to them. These two brothers have finally seen each other clearly during this period. They don’t know if they have left Chang’an and let themselves go. They were very timid when they were in Chang’an, but since they left his father Chai Shao and went to the plateau, After that, everyone was like a wild horse, completely letting go.

They often caused trouble for them along the way, and he and Ji Xiancheng were not polite. They would give them a severe beating every time they made a mistake.But these two guys only cared about eating and not fighting. This made Wang Xuance so angry that he would hit him a few times if nothing happened.

I don’t know if it’s because of a lack of brains. Even though they can kill enemies from a distance, they still have to fight hand-to-hand with people with spears and horizontal knives. If they hadn’t been rescued in time, these two guys would have been abandoned in the wilderness long ago. Now, can you still stay now?

"You two, be honest with me. If you dare to act recklessly again, see how I deal with you!"

After threatening him, he stopped looking at them.

At this time, Ludongzan was also talking to Songtsen Gampo about the mission.

"Zanpu, you are too impulsive. The envoys coming this time are not ordinary people. If they really have trouble in Tubo, I don't know what kind of disaster will happen!"

Then Lu Dongzan told them that they were disciples of Ji Song, Duke of Tang Dynasty, and that Ji Song had reduced the grain trade in his fiefdom. Songtsen Gampo also changed his expression.

They did have an advantage on the plateau. Although the Tang Dynasty was very powerful, Songtsen Gampo was not too worried.Because of altitude sickness, once they fail to defeat them, they will have to return to the plateau. What can Datang do to them?

However, if there is a problem with food, it will be a disaster.

"Ji Song is not only the Duke of the Tang Dynasty, but also the head of the Ji family with no less than five surnames and seven hopes. He has a profound family background and is a top figure in the Tang Dynasty. Not only does he control the external grain trade in the southwest, but he also has influence in the Western Regions. Huge influence. Once we have a bad relationship with him, the consequences will be disastrous!"

"Please Zamp think twice!"

"Furthermore, their trip to Tubo is just one stop. They are going to Shendu via Tubo. Therefore, we have no conflict with them. We will treat them well and send them out of Tubo territory with gifts. Then it will not matter. It’s our business.”

Cadre Songtsan glanced at the teacher, especially the strange look in his eyes, and he immediately understood something.

"Okay, this time Ben Zamp won't argue with him!"

"Let's go meet these heroes of the Tang Dynasty!"

Wang Xuance also put down his weapon. Now that he has stopped, holding the weapon again is really a bit petty, and it is easy for others to look down on him!
Let the soldiers put away their crossbows, and they can wait with peace of mind!

"But the envoy of the Tang Dynasty is in person? Tubo Zanpu and Songtsen Gampo came to greet the envoy!"

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that things had not gone bad!
"Under the command of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the young minister of Honglu Temple, the envoy is sending Wang Xuance to say hello to Tubo Zanpu on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor Tiankhan of the Tang Dynasty!"

"Under the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, head of the Ministry of Rites and deputy envoy of the mission, Ji Xiancheng has met Mr. Zanpu!"

Since people treat each other with courtesy, there is certainly no need for them to act like they are facing an enemy.Besides, if people really want to kill them, where can they go?

Sometimes it’s wise to just give up when things are good!

"Dai Ben Zanpu also wishes to say hello to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. I have admired Ben Zampu of the Tang Dynasty for a long time. I have sent teachers to the Tang Dynasty many times in the hope of getting a noble princess from your country. Unexpectedly, I have never been able to get my wish."

"What a pity!"

Wang Xuance and Ji Xiancheng looked at each other, and Wang Xuance said: "Zan Pu's sincerity is truly touching, but unfortunately there is no suitable princess in the Tang Dynasty. In addition, the Queen is really unwilling to leave her children to marry far away. Your Majesty is the most respected and loved one." The Queen, how can he bear to make the Queen sad?"

"Zanpu is also a parent, so he should be able to understand his parents' feelings. What do you think?"

Seeing the smiling Wang Xuance, Songtsen Gampo immediately stopped being dismissive.Not only is this man extremely brave, but he also speaks impeccably, and he has defeated his own army. His future life will be formidable!
If I insist on going my own way, wouldn't I become a villain who has no regard for human ethics?

Damn boy.
(End of this chapter)