Ji Tang

Chapter 980 The battle between words
Seeing that he could not get any advantage from his words, Songtsen Gampo immediately stopped talking and said with a smile: "You have come all the way. I wanted to come to greet you, but I didn't expect you to misunderstand me."

"Fortunately, there were no casualties. Otherwise, it would be difficult for me to explain to my people. I'm afraid I will have to give an explanation to you all, hahaha!"

Looking at Songtsen Gampo who looked indifferent, Wang Xuance and Ji Xiancheng were both shocked in their hearts.

It seems that what he said is insignificant, but the words contain a gun and a stick, but they contain an implicit threat!
However, since you don't want to say it clearly, we will just pretend that we don't know and integrate their opinions!

"Zanpu was joking. I have not been very courageous since I was a child. The sudden situation just now made me almost lose my courage. Otherwise, I wouldn't have done such a thing? In the future, Zanpu should not scare me. If I If it turns out to be true, it won’t end well.”

"Do you think this is true?"

Who is Wang Xuance?That is a bastard who is not afraid of anything. When he speaks like this, he is telling Songtsen Gampo that it is better to be honest from now on. If he dares to do something small, next time he will not shoot a horse but a person.

"Bastard, I killed you!"

Songtsen Gampo hasn't spoken yet, but the people around him can't stand it anymore. The general who just clamored to lead an army to kill the Tang Dynasty mission suddenly stopped after hearing Wang Xuance's arrogant words. Then he took the mace and hit Wang Xuance.

"No, get out of here!"

Songtsen Gampo was shocked. If the Tang Dynasty envoy was killed today, how could the Tang Dynasty stop?I am afraid that it will be a war that will overwhelm the country.

Faced with the sudden attack, Wang Xuance remained calm, and even Ludongzan, who was behind Songtsan Gambo, remained indifferent.

boom!
Remembering the sound of falling to the ground, everyone looked at the field and saw the burly general who was so arrogant before just sitting on the ground. Judging from his expression, it was obvious that he had not yet realized what was going on.

Ji Xiancheng put away his feet, glanced at the big man on the ground, and said disdainfully: "Attack the Tang Dynasty envoy? Who gave you the courage? Do you know the consequences of doing so?"

Then he looked at the stunned Songtsen Gampo and said rudely: "Zanpu, is this the way Tubo treats guests? If so, if this logic doesn't work, we will just go back to Chang'an."

After saying that, he said to Wang Xuance: "It seems that His Majesty's mission cannot be completed. I'd better go back later!"

Wang Xuance secretly smiled in his heart, but hesitantly said on his face: "Isn't this good? I have to remove the poison from my body later. How can I explain to Your Majesty if I go back like this?"

"Confession? Hehe!"

Ji Xiancheng sneered, glanced at Songtsen Gampo and others, and said, "What else do you need to explain? Even the envoys of the Tang Dynasty dared to attack. Do you think your life is too long or something?"

"As soon as I get back, I'll ask my teacher to completely cut off the grain trade with Tibet. If we have dealings with such a country, we might be able to defeat them at any time, and we may be robbed of something that day."

"We wouldn't dare do business with such a person."

Songtsen Gampo's face was livid, and Lu Dongtsen's face was not good-looking either.

Every word you said to these two people simply ignored them.

But when they heard that the grain trade was cut off, panic appeared in the eyes of Songtsen Gampo, Ludongtsen or the big man sitting on the ground.

Clang!

There was a sound of weapons rubbing together, and Lu Dongzan was seen walking towards the big man in front of everyone's surprised eyes.Before Songtsen Gampo could react, he was about to chop him down with a knife.

"Teacher can't!"

"Grand Prime Minister."

bang~
There was a loud noise, and just when everyone was at a loss, they saw that Ji Xiancheng had blocked Lu Dongzan's weapon with a spear.

The big man on the ground broke out in a cold sweat. He was convinced that the Prime Minister must have had murderous intentions just now.If Tang Envoy hadn't blocked him, he would have been split in half!
"Sir, what are you doing? I'm just joking. Why kill someone?"

He glanced at the frightened big man and said with a smile: "I guess this general also wants to have a discussion with me. There are many generals like this in the Tang Dynasty. If he can't get it right in the court, he will start to use his fists. It's a common thing. !”

"Sir, don't be angry!"

Wang Xuance also 'quickly' came forward at this time and preached to Ludongzan and Songtsan: "What is the Prime Minister doing? I couldn't wait to make a joke, so why did you use the knife?"

"dont you agree?"

The latter sentence was asked to the big man on the ground.

The big man nodded quickly. Even a fool could see that something was wrong. If he didn't nod at this time, the Prime Minister's sword might fall again soon.

I just don’t know if I will be lucky enough to avoid it when the time comes.

"Since it's a misunderstanding, that's the best thing. Teacher, why don't you put away your weapons quickly?"

Songtsen Gampo said quickly.

"Hmph, I'll let you bastard go this time, and use your head when doing things in the future. His Majesty the Heavenly Khan of the Tang Dynasty is a strong man that we respect, how can you offend him? If you move the envoy, you are attacking the Heavenly Khan Face, go back and receive your punishment!"

Here, Wang Xuance also scolded Ji Xiancheng: "What do you want to do? The Tubo friend is just joking, how can you beat him? Or in such a humiliating way? You... you are simply unreasonable!"

"Don't think that because you are a senior brother, I can't do anything to you? Just wait for me. I will ask the training eagle to bring the letter back and let the teacher evaluate it. Still can't cure you?"

After speaking, he took out a copper whistle, a low and loud sound sounded, and a powerful eagle call sounded above everyone's heads.

The wingspan is about one foot. It must have been in the clouds just now, but no one noticed that there was such a hawk above their heads?
"Okay, okay, I'm afraid of you. Isn't it okay that I was wrong? You put it away quickly!"

When Ji Xiancheng saw the falcon appear, he seemed a little anxious and said quickly

"The teacher said that the waiter can only go back while I'm waiting for a crisis. Who asked you to deliver the letter?"

But Wang Xuance turned a deaf ear. Ji Xiancheng became anxious when he saw it and quickly grabbed the bronze whistle.

As soon as the whistle stopped, the falcon circled in the sky several times, as if wondering why there was no sound?

Seeing no movement below, there was a cry of an eagle, a sharp turn, and it flew directly into the clouds.If everyone hadn't seen it with their own eyes just now, who would have thought that there was such a falcon above their heads?
Lu Dongzan's face turned pale when he saw the falcon, and he looked at Wang Xuance with extremely resentful eyes.They ate and lived together along the way, but he never saw the falcon.

Is it any wonder that they are so confident in the face of Zamp that they dare to act arrogantly even when they are on their own turf?It turned out that this falcon gave them courage!
If there really was a conflict just now and they felt threatened, he was sure that the falcon would definitely return to the Tang Dynasty, to the head of the Ji family who made him tremble, the Duke of Tang Dynasty.

By then, he really couldn't guarantee what would happen.

But one thing is certain, that is, Tubo will never be able to buy a grain of grain in the Western Regions, Southwest and Shu.By that time, Tubo did not know how many people would die. "Haha, what, you guys are laughing at me!"

Wang Xuance completely ignored Lu Dongzan's resentful eyes, glared at Ji Xiancheng, and said to Songtsan: "Let Zanpu laugh, this is my senior brother, this time His Majesty accepts me as his envoy, he is extremely unconvinced, so talent"

He shook his head and looked helpless, as if it was true.

Songtsen Gampo was also a smart man. When the falcon appeared, he made a guess.At the same time, the cold sweat on his body couldn't help but flow down.

If he had really taken action just now, I am afraid that Tubo would soon be facing the wrath of the Tang Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Songtsen Gampo laughed and said: "Since it is a misunderstanding, it is good to resolve it."

When he looked at the sky, he put his hand on his forehead and smiled bitterly: "Look, I am confused. You have come all the way, and you must be tired and exhausted. Food and wine have been prepared in the city. You can rest for a while, and I will greet all the distinguished guests." Wash off the dust!”

After speaking, he waved his hand: "Come, welcome the envoys of the Tang Dynasty into the city!"

"Please!"

Songtsan Gampo's posture was very low, and he smiled and invited Wang Xuance and Ji Xiancheng into the city.

"Senior brother, look."

Wang Xuance seemed to be hesitant and wanted to discuss it with his senior brother.

"Hmph, you are the envoy, why are you asking me? Just make the decision yourself."

Ji Xiancheng waved his sleeves, as if he was still worried about what happened just now, and turned around, ignoring Wang Xuance.

"you"

Wang Xuance's face turned livid with anger, but as if he had any concerns, he didn't 'care' with Ji Xiancheng. He just said with a somewhat bad expression, "It's all up to Zanpu's arrangement!"

Songtsen Gampo was thoughtful, while Ludongtsen looked at the two brothers suspiciously.It was just like wearing a pair of pants. Why did you suddenly fall out of favor now?
Chai Zhewei and Chai Lingwu were even more confused. They looked at Wang Xuance and then at Ji Xiancheng. For a moment, their simple minds had no idea what was going on?
Immediately, Wang Xuance led the Tang Dynasty envoy towards the city, and saw many monks along the way. However, unlike the Tang Dynasty monks, these people seemed to have a very high status.

Thinking of the teacher's previous introduction to Tubo religion, it suddenly became clear. Lu Dongzan happened to see this scene, which made his heart suddenly cast a haze.

I regretted agreeing to take them to the plateau!

"I didn't expect it to be pretty good here. I'm condescending. I really have some tricks up my sleeve!"

Wang Xuance opened the window and looked outside. What he didn't expect was that he could directly see the snow-capped mountains not far away outside.Now in the middle of summer, the ice and snow on the mountain have not melted. After thousands of years of accumulation, it is even more spectacular!
After Songtsen Gampo personally arranged them here, he led his people to leave.

According to him, this place is not far from his palace. If you have any questions, you can directly ask the attendants. If you have any requests, you can directly make them. As long as he can fulfill them, he will never refuse!
Ji Xiancheng heard the words and came over. He looked at the snow on the mountains, the cattle and sheep at the foot of the mountains, and the scene in the city. He said with some solemnity: "Let me remember the changes here. I have basically never been to this land in the Central Plains since ancient times." . It can be said that we are extremely unfamiliar with this land."

"Let people collect some useful things and send them back to Datang as soon as possible."

Wang Xuance rolled his eyes and said angrily: "You still need to talk about this? It has been arranged long ago."

"You arranged it? How come I didn't know?"

Hearing what Ji Xiancheng said, Wang Xuance became even more proud.

He took a sip of the drink that he didn't know what it was made of, and said with a high voice: "Can this be made public? I'm not a fool. If we move here, I guarantee that you won't even get a hair!"

Seeing that Ji Xiancheng's eyes were getting more and more dangerous, he quickly said: "I sent some local businessmen at home to collect them. They are the most familiar with Tibet. With them helping to collect, there is no need for us at all."

"First of all, their goals are small and they can't attract the attention of any Zamp. Secondly, it's time to try their abilities. After the family has trained them over the years, it's time to show their own value."

Ji Xiancheng was not surprised at all when he heard that these people were sent there. He obviously knew these things.

Ji Song has never been idle these years, whether it was Goguryeo, the Western Regions, or Tubo now.He had already buried many nails.

These people were adopted from a young age, taught to read and write, and taught to do business, just so that one day they would be useful.

They are all Tubo people, and their identities have been properly arranged. Even if Songtsan Gampo finds something unusual and goes to investigate, he will probably only be able to find out that they are native Tubo people, and the other traces have long been erased!

"It is said that the teacher has a far-sighted vision, and one step counts as ten steps. But who knew that he used decades of planning to include all dangers and possibilities? Using time to lay out, and then connecting with means, who can have such an ability? and?"

Ji Xiancheng now understood his teacher's methods more clearly. In the past, he was just looking at things in the fog, but now he has learned some tricks.

"Who says it's not the case? Now that we have seen this clearly, wouldn't we be living up to the teacher's teachings if we don't follow suit?"

Suddenly, Wang Xuance's eyes lit up, as if he thought of something interesting.

Ji Xiancheng was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood when he saw this guy's malicious expression.We all grew up together, who doesn’t know who’s thinking?
"What are you going to do? You have to know that we have no preparations. Isn't it a bit unsafe to attack suddenly like this? If it succeeds, that's fine. If it doesn't, I'm worried that the teacher's plan will be ruined!"

But Wang Xuance disagreed.

"It's okay, what we did is to be more covert, and there happened to be some actions on the surface, so that the old fox Lu Dongzan was suspicious, and Songtsen Gampo also let down his guard!"

Ji Xiancheng didn't speak this time, apparently acquiescing to his statement.

"By the way, what do you think of the relationship between Songtsen Gampo and Ludongtsen?"

Faced with Wang Xuance's sudden question, Ji Xiancheng was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said: "To talk about the relationship, it goes beyond the relationship between a monarch and his ministers. This has nothing to do with Lu Dongzan being his teacher."

"But Lu Dongzan also has his own territory, and he is also the Prime Minister of Tubo. Now that I think about it, their relationship is quite strange. It is a bit beyond the limit to say they are a monarch and a minister, as if..."

"Like a collaboration?"

Cooperation?

Ji Xiancheng was stunned. Yes, one is the monarch of Tubo, the other is a great prince of Tubo, and he is also the prime minister of core power. Such a relationship really looks like cooperation.

"if."

Wang Xuance looked at the location of Songtsan Gampo's palace and smiled a little bit.

(End of this chapter)