Ji Tang

Chapter 997 Save?Do not save!

Faced with Ji Xiancheng's straightforward question, 'Wu' fell silent.

He might be thinking about something and wanted to say something but didn't know how to say it. Finally, he looked at the strong man aside.

"Please Tang Envoy please don't interfere in my affairs on the plateau!"

The strong man understood and followed Ji Xiancheng.

"Interfere?"

Ji Xiancheng said suspiciously: "We have only been on the plateau for more than a month, and we have been in Luoxue City for only half a month. I can be sure that during this period, we will never interfere with the plateau."

"Besides, coming to the plateau is just an order from our emperor. When this matter is over, we will be detoxified and sent out as ambassadors. That is the purpose of our trip."

"How can Wu conclude that we are meddling in the plateau affairs?"

Wu still didn't speak, but the strong man beside him seemed very excited.He said in broken Chinese: "You are talking nonsense. Our people clearly heard that Lu Dongzan wanted you to rescue Songtsan Gampo. How dare you say you don't know?"

Ji Xiancheng glanced at the silent wizard, then looked at the strong man who wanted to eat him, nodded and said, "I haven't asked for advice yet."

The strong man was stunned for a moment, then he hesitated and said, "You can call me Musang."

Mu?
If he remembered correctly, Mu was one of the ancient surnames of Tubo. According to legend, the plateau people were the offspring of the union of the divine monkey and the rock witch, and thus formed the six major clans of the plateau.

Namely: there are six major clans: Sai, Mu, Dang, Dong, Zha and Zhu. Each major clan is divided into several small clans and families, each with its own surname.

In ancient times, witches were the incarnation of gods in the human world, and were closely related to the original six clans.He was seen with the so-called witch, and he seemed to be in a subordinate position.

"I didn't expect that descendants of the Mu clan, one of the six ancient clans, would become subordinates of witches?"

Ji Xiancheng shook his head and sighed: "Sad! Ridiculous!"

But Mu Sang was furious when he heard this. The Mu clan was the place he was most proud of, and he did not want this ancient and noble clan to be tarnished even if he died.

"Ah! I'm going to kill you!"

Mu Sang seemed to have lost control and rushed towards Ji Xiancheng, but at this moment, the silent 'Witch' took action.I saw his withered hands stopping Musang's movement.

Although Mu Sang was unwilling to give in, he didn't know why he didn't move, and just stood slightly silently behind the 'witch'.

"Tang Envoy has passed!"

To Ji Xiancheng's surprise, Wu finally said a complete sentence this time.

As if seeing the surprise in Ji Xiancheng's eyes, Wu pointed at his mouth and shook his head!
Just when he was puzzled, Musang said in a deep voice: "Before you, shamans had not spoken for many years. Even if they explained the doctrine to others, they did not spread the language or writing."

Ji Xiancheng was stunned. How could this be similar to the current Zen sect in the Central Plains?
But then he shook his head, these things had nothing to do with him, and even if they had any connection, they were not something he should worry about.

"We have no intention of getting involved in Tibetan affairs. The Tang Dynasty is a country of etiquette. As envoys of the Tang Dynasty, we represent the saints of today and will never participate in the dispute between you and others."

Ji Xiancheng expressed his attitude first, but then said: "But if you wait for the falcon who secretly intercepted Datang's military intelligence today, do you know what the crime is?"

"In the Tang Dynasty, even the heinous bandits and villains did not dare to intercept the messengers who were conveying military information at will. Wherever the urgent military information went, the royal family and relatives gave way, and the nobles and the common people did not dare to delay at all. But there were no , kill it!"

Hearing Ji Xiancheng's words, the 'Witch' had no expression on his face, but Mu Sang explained: "We have no choice but to do so. After all, you are in Luoshe City. It is very difficult for us to contact you, so we can only do this. If you offend me, please Wherever I go, I still look forward to Haihan!"

Ji Song did not speak when he heard this, but looked at Mu Sang in surprise. Being able to say this showed that this Mu Sang was by no means an ordinary person. All the previous behaviors were probably just an act!
As if he knew his doubts, Mu Sang changed from his previous reckless behavior, raised his hands and said with a smile: "The good teacher knows that Mu Sang went to Chang'an many years ago. No, it should be called Daxing at that time."

Then he said with some emotion: "That was when I followed my teacher to the Central Plains to meet the emperor of the Sui Dynasty. I was only ten years old at that time, and more than thirty years have passed in a flash. Who would have thought that the Sui Dynasty, which was so prosperous at the time, would It disappeared in just over ten years.”

Ji Xiancheng was a little surprised. He didn't expect that this person had been to the Central Plains and met Sui Yang and Yang Guang?

But seeing his age, I felt relieved, and then asked curiously: "What about you before?"

Musang chuckled: "I just tested the envoy before. If I offended someone, Musang will apologize here!"

After saying a standard Central Plains hand-over-hand gesture, Ji Xiancheng was speechless.

After thinking for a while, he said: "I understand what you mean. I don't need to pursue the interception of the falconry. We are undoubtedly involved in Tubo's internal affairs. Are you satisfied with this?"

Hearing Ji Xiancheng's words, the 'Witch' and Musang looked at each other, and Musang said: "I don't dare! But it's about saving Songtsen Gampo."

Ji Xiancheng smiled secretly in his heart, it turned out that the root was here!

"Don't worry, although I don't know how sick Songtsen Gampo is, but it can make you, the ancient sect hidden on the plateau, take action. What can we do? Or is it that you are not confident enough in your own methods?"

"Besides, we have already reported to Your Majesty whether we can save him or not. If Your Majesty says no, we will leave naturally. But if Your Majesty says save him, even if you kill me today, people outside will go and save him." , it doesn’t make much sense for you to do so.”

Mu Sang was silent, glanced at the 'Witch', and said: "What do you want? There is an old saying in the Central Plains: The bustle of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit. If you do this, you must have what you want. s things."

"Tell me, if Songtsen Gampo can give it to you, of course we can too!"

Hearing Mu Sang's words, Ji Xiancheng was a little disbelieving and said unceremoniously: "Your base camp and the Shangxiong Kingdom have been destroyed by Songtsen Gampo. Even if you still retain your strength, why should I believe you?"

But what surprised him was that instead of being angry, Mu Sang laughed and said, "Your Majesty, do you think that the Bon Religion has only had one Xiangxiong Kingdom for tens of thousands of years?"

"Ridiculous, ridiculous!"

"You, a thousand-year-old family in the Central Plains, can force the emperor to bow his head. How can the Xiangxiong Kingdom bear what we have accumulated over tens of thousands of years?"

Seeing the disbelief in Ji Xiancheng's eyes, Musang said proudly: "Since the gradual decline of Bon religion in ancient times, Bon religion has split into dozens of branches. Over the past thousands of years, they have spread all over the plateau. Even the surrounding countries have our branches. People exist.”

"Does the envoy of the Thirteen Kingdoms know?"

Ji Xiancheng asked doubtfully: "But the thirteen small states in the southeast? Didn't they surrender to Songtsen Gampo? Could it be?"

He seemed to have thought of an incredible thing and looked at Musang.

Musang smiled and nodded: "Yes, they did surrender to Songtsen Gampo, but who says they can't be our people? Otherwise, why do you think he can still tolerate our existence after seemingly reunifying the plateau?" ?" "The reason why Songtsan Gampo was asked to surrender was precisely because of this. We had negotiated with Songtsan Gampo's father, the previous Zampu. We would not stop them from reunifying the plateau. After all, these plateau people came to He said it was a good thing. But he also promised not to harm our interests, at least not to cause us to lose our foundation."

Musang's face was obviously ferocious when he said this, and he said angrily: "But how dare Songtsen Gampo? How dare he introduce some kind of body poison Buddhism. Those hypocritical guys, we Bon Religion have tried our best to prevent them from coming east to preach for so many years. But Would it be better for Songtsen Gampo to welcome them in directly?"

"He is betraying the gods of the plateau and blaspheming the covenant. If he doesn't die, who will die?"

Ji Xiancheng was a little puzzled, but now is not the time to think about this. It is better to solve the immediate matter first and talk about the rest later.

"What if I have to save him?"

Facing Ji Xiancheng's toughness, Mu Sang lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking. 'Witch' said with difficulty: "Fight!"

war!
One word, but so powerful that even Ji Xiancheng can feel the determination of 'Witch'!

This is a Taoist struggle, just like the contention of a hundred schools of thought during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in the Central Plains, where the fight was fought to the death.If anyone rushes to challenge the status of Confucianism in the Central Plains now.Needless to say.Even the most gentle gentleman, great scholar, and master.He will become your enemy in an instant.

This is a battle of ideas and the cruelest battle in the world.Not only will I destroy you physically, but I will also destroy you mentally.

Let you become the public enemy of the world and a street rat that everyone shouts to beat.Let you never stand up again!
The Mohists disappeared, and the Legalists, farmers, military strategists, and famous scholars merged into Confucianism.Taoism is relatively independent because Taoism is natural and has no obvious conflict with Confucianism.But we can only live under Confucianism and live cautiously.

Buddhism?

hehe!That is to say, Confucians did not take them seriously at all.If it really hinders Confucian rule.It will definitely make the Buddhist family irreversible!
However, Buddhism is so smart that it actively integrates into Confucianism, and even its teachings have been modified beyond recognition.If the current Buddhist sects who came to the Central Plains to preach were exposed, they would probably not be able to jump out of the ground.

No wonder the plateau next to this poisonous Buddhism has not been eroded for many years.It turns out that there is a group of people who are silently resisting their preaching.

Now Ji Xiancheng said that he wanted to save their enemies, and now there was no room for conversation!

Suddenly, Ji Xiancheng saw the bamboo tube that the falcon had just pressed underneath him.He stepped forward to pick it up, and neither Musang nor the 'Witch' stopped him in the process!

They have no interest in reading the above content, let alone what if they read it?Since ancient times, cipher text has been used to transmit information. Even if you see it, it is just some irrelevant words and phrases, which have no effect.This is why they never touched the letters.On the one hand, it can avoid completely turning against the envoys of the Tang Dynasty, and on the other hand, it can be regarded as a sign of goodwill.

After hesitating for a moment, Ji Xiancheng opened the bamboo tube.

As he opened it, he said: "This should be the order given by His Majesty. Whether we are friends or foes in the future will depend on what is written above."

After saying that, he opened the letter in the bamboo tube.

The 'Witch' and Mu Sang looked at each other, calmed down and waited patiently!

Time passed slowly, and half an hour had passed by the time Ji Xiancheng finished reading what was said above.There is a lot of content above, and of course there is also the treatment of Songtsen Gampo.

"how?"

Musang said anxiously.

Datang!It was such a powerful country. They really didn't want to fight against such a force if it was not necessary, because so what if they won?
But once you lose, you will definitely be doomed!

"Your Majesty decided to save Songtsen Gampo."

Clang!

The sounds of swords being drawn came one after another, and Musang was even more ready to fight.

"But I can't help either!"

As soon as Ji Xiancheng's words came out, everyone was stunned. The 'Witch' frowned and said, "What's the explanation?"

"Yes, what do you mean? You save me now and then don't save me. What do you mean?"

Ji Xiancheng put away the letter and smiled!
"Congratulations, it seems we can no longer be enemies!"

He cupped his hands.

Mu Sang and Wu were very puzzled. They both looked at Ji Xiancheng and wanted an explanation!
"His Majesty said that we can save him, but it will take up to three years!"

"What do you mean?" Musang asked confused.

This time Ji Xiancheng did not explain, but asked for advice: "I wonder how long he can live according to your estimates?"

Facing Ji Xiancheng's question, both of them frowned.But in the end Musang said: "If nothing else happens, it will be within a year at most!"

"Is there any way to alleviate it?

It seemed that he saw the anger on Mu Sang's face, but Ji Xiancheng smiled and ignored it!
It’s a joke, if someone asked you how to relieve the enemy’s illness, would you tell them?It's good that he wasn't hacked to death on the spot.

Stopping the angry Mu Sang, Wu stepped forward and took a deep look at Ji Xiancheng.Said: "Yes!"

Ji Xiancheng was overjoyed and said quickly: "Three years, we only need him to live for three more years. Whether he is lying down or what, it has nothing to do with us, we only ask that he live for three years!"

Things in the world are so absurd. A first-order hero is now someone who is being bargained for, just like a piece of cargo. It is sad and negotiable!
Even his own life is in the hands of others. If Ji Xiancheng is in such a situation, he might as well die!
"Can!"

Ji Xiancheng was stunned. If he heard correctly, "Witch" agreed?

"Witch? Why?"

Musang was obviously anxious.When he thought about it, there was no need to discuss this matter with the Tang Dynasty. After Songtsen Gampo died, the breakthrough would inevitably be chaotic. By then, someone would clean up the current mess.

Suddenly, Musang stopped roaring.

Because the 'witch' is looking at him.No expressions, no words, no emotions whatsoever.Just looking at him quietly.

"Follow the witch's instructions in everything!"

Musang swallowed all the words back in his stomach, because the witch had decided that it could never be changed. This was a rule that everyone had known for thousands of years.Even he couldn't resist.Because those who resisted are gone.
Finally, Wu took a deep look at Ji Xiancheng, and then left without looking back.

Only then did he discover that there was a cave not far behind them.When people walked into the cave, there was a roar, and a huge stone completely covered the entrance of the cave.
(End of this chapter)