Ji Tang

Chapter 998 each with their own minds

"You can't go in!"

"How presumptuous! Ji Xiancheng is about to die. I went to save him, but you didn't let me in? Crazy! Crazy!"

Lu Dongzan wanted to break into the valley, but the people from the Tang Dynasty mission blocked his way and refused to let him pass.

The soldiers of the Ji family were silent. Of course they knew that Mr. Xiancheng was in danger, but orders were orders and they had to carry them out.

And after such a long time inside, there was no sound of fighting inside, and the tamed falcon hovering in the sky did not send out an alarm message. In addition, the other one had been rescued, so they could never let them in now.If something unexpected happens, how can they have the dignity to return home if something happens to Young Master Xiancheng?
Even if the clan leader doesn't do anything to them, they don't have the nerve to go back!
"Will you let it go?"

Clang!

Lu Dongzan was very worried now. If Ji Xiancheng was killed, they would not be able to explain clearly even if they were talking.

"Please don't make it difficult for me to wait!"

After speaking, he glanced at the Tubo soldiers behind him and said with disdain: "Please think it through before making a decision. After all, swords have no eyes!"

"You"

Lu Dongzan was so angry!
He just wanted to open the wooden brain in front of him and see what was inside?Now I'm going to save your young master, so that's all if I don't help you, why don't you let them go?

Crazy?

Just when he couldn't bear it anymore, suddenly, there were footsteps behind him.Seeing the excitement in the eyes of the personal guard in front of him, he suddenly turned around.

"Ji Xiancheng?"

Lu Dongzan looked at the intact Ji Xiancheng in disbelief. This seemed to be somewhat different from what he had thought.Wasn't it covered in blood, or threatened by being captured, or seeing a dead body?
"The Prime Minister seemed surprised to see me? Isn't it good that I am alive?"

Huo~
As soon as Ji Xiancheng finished speaking, the officers and soldiers of the mission looked at Lu Dongzan and his entourage with evil eyes, as if they were going to look good to these people with just one order.

The corner of Lu Dongzan's mouth twitched a few times, and he asked his men to take back their weapons. He stepped forward and looked at Ji Xian in a circle, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Come in and see!"

I saw several people appearing behind him and running towards the valley without hesitation.Ji's personal guards wanted to stop him, but were stopped by Ji Xiancheng!
"Let's see, it won't worry them!"

There is nothing inside now, except for the entrance of the cave blocked by boulders, and no one else is left!
"If the Prime Minister is interested, you can investigate on your own, but I have to go back, so as to save my worried junior brother from worrying."

Seeing the uncertain Lu Dongzan, he felt suddenly relieved for some reason.

After handing over his hands, he led the people outside.

Looking at Ji Xiancheng's back, Lu Dongzan looked suspicious.He was sure that his guess would never be wrong, but now he found that something seemed to have happened that he didn't know about.

After thinking for a moment, he walked into the valley and met the soldiers who had just entered head on!

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, except for some traces, there is nothing else!"

Lu Dongzan nodded and walked forward directly. He saw the traces of sharp claws on the ground, which should be the traces of another tamed falcon. There was a snare next to it. It seemed that someone had designed it to use the snare to capture it.

There were footprints of no less than ten people on the ground, and he followed the footprints to the huge stone.

He looked thoughtful, and the footprints disappeared here, then.
"Move the stone!"

The soldiers behind them were stunned, but seeing the serious Prime Minister, they carried out Lu Dongzan's order without hesitation!
outside the mountains.

Wang Xuance still stood in front of the mountain with his sword stationary, watching the situation in the mountain intently.Although he seemed calm on the outside, only he knew how bad he was feeling at this time!
If something happens to Xiancheng, he doesn't know how to explain it to the teacher!

"Young Master, look!"

Suddenly, the guard beside him pointed at the mountain road in the mountain and said excitedly.

Wang Xuance staggered. This was because he had stood for a long time.But he couldn't care about that at this time, and ran forward directly. He saw the person facing him, who else could it be if it wasn't Ji Xiancheng?

"First?"

Seeing his brother finally returning safely, Wang Xuance cried with joy.

"Okay, am I coming back?"

Ji Xiancheng patted his shoulder and smiled.

There are four brothers among them. Although Wang Xuance is the third, he is the youngest.Although they often quarreled, they would always take care of Wang Xuance first when something happened.This is their responsibility as brothers!
"Who are they? How brave are they to intercept the Tang Dynasty's falcon training? And they lure me here?"

When he talked about this, he was extremely angry, and he suddenly returned to the Wang Xuance who dared to attack the capital of Goguryeo with thousands of remaining soldiers and capture the King of Goguryeo alive.

"Let's go back and discuss this matter. If nothing unexpected happens, we should leave Tubo soon."

Wang Xuance was a little confused, but seeing that Ji Xiancheng didn't want to say anything further, he didn't ask any more questions.

"Deputy Ambassador Ji? Thank God, you finally came back safely. You didn't know that you almost scared Ben Zamp to death at that time."

Songtsen Gampo also came up to him at this time, and was relieved when he saw that Ji Xiancheng was safe.Who knows how I felt when I heard the teacher's analysis.

If something happened to the envoys of the Tang Dynasty in Tubo, under his nose as Zanpu, and if this matter was reported back to the Tang Dynasty, he could imagine the anger of the Tang Emperor.

I am afraid that a war will be inevitable by then. If I am in good health, I will not be frightened.But now he smiled wryly and shook his head.

"I'm sorry that Zamp is worried, but this time there is no danger. The visitor just wants to see me and waits for a while, and there is no embarrassment. Zamp can just rest assured."

Ji Xiancheng didn't say much, but looked at Songtsen Gampo with some sympathy.It makes me feel very pitiful to think that a hero from the plateau has become a pawn in a game between two forces, and the bet in the game is his lifespan.

But he quickly figured out his position. He was not a scholar who was stupid because of his studies, nor was he a compassionate Madonna. There were only interests between the two countries, and nothing else mattered.Songtsen Gampo wanted to ask something else, but when he heard Ji Xiancheng's words, he was suddenly startled, as if he understood something, and his face suddenly became ugly.

"Deputy Ambassador Ji, please don't believe what some people say. Ben Zamp's previous promises will definitely be fulfilled. If you have any requests, please tell me. As long as we can do it, we will definitely give you a satisfactory answer!"

Songtsen Gampo spoke very cautiously, and he didn't know what Ji Xiancheng talked about with the people inside.But as the leader of a country, he can only imagine some interests.

But Ji Xiancheng's attitude made Songtsen Gampo frown a little, and he said in confusion: "What Zanpu said, the boy can't understand? What about some people? I just went into the mountain to look for falconry, that's all, but I didn't expect it." It’s really a sin to alarm Zamp, a sin!”

After speaking, he also bowed to Songtsen Gampo in a decent manner to express his apology. Wang Xuance almost burst out laughing when he saw this.

"Uh! In that case, maybe Ben Zamp is worrying too much."

Songtsen Gampo felt as if he had eaten a fly, not to mention how disgusting he was.Do you think he is a fool?
But since people don't say anything, what can he do?
"By the way, have you ever seen my teacher? He heard that Deputy Ji was in trouble and went to rescue him without thinking. Thinking of Deputy Ji's safety, Ben Zamp could only temporarily release the teacher from the dungeon. Please also ask Deputy Ji make it unnecessary”

But before he could finish speaking, he was stopped by Ji Xiancheng.

In the surprised eyes of Songtsen Gampo, Ji Xiancheng said indifferently: "It's okay. This matter is also our fault. I didn't explain it clearly at the time. How can I blame Zampo? We have been the same as teachers and we have been together for a long time. Friend, I am deeply touched that I can comfort you in my concern.”

"Don't worry Zanpu. The Prime Minister thought there were some thieves plotting against him. He is taking people to search the mountain at this time. He will probably be back soon."

After finishing speaking, he said in a slightly tired tone: "Zamp atones, the road in the mountain is not easy to walk, and I am already exhausted physically and mentally. If nothing happens, shall we go back to rest first?"

Songtsen Gampo was speechless. For this reason, what else could he say?
"The deputy envoy is serious! You go and have a rest first, and leave the matters here to Ben Zamp. Regardless of whether anyone is unfavorable to your envoy, Ben Zamp will definitely get to the bottom of this matter. Give Datang an explanation!"

Songtsen Gampo said it so righteously and solemnly that it seemed to be true.

But they are all foxes of thousands of years, and everyone knows what they are playing.Ji Xiancheng and Wang Xuance both bowed their hands and thanked them profusely before saying goodbye and leaving.

Not long after they left, a man crawled out of the mountain and came to Songtsan Gampo and said loudly: "I would like to report to Zanpu that the Prime Minister found something in the mountain."

In the post house, Ji Xiancheng slumped down on a chair tiredly, staring blankly at the roof with paintings.

"This plateau is really mysterious. Have you heard of Xuance, a sect that has been inherited for more than ten thousand years?"

Wang Xuance took a sip of tea, shook his head, and asked, "What exactly did you encounter? Who are they?"

"The Bon religion is still the oldest one!"

"them?"

Wang Xuance was shocked and said in disbelief: "They actually came out of the mountain?"

"That's right! They came to negotiate with us this time. They don't want us or the Tang Dynasty to get involved in Tibetan affairs, and they also promised to give us some conditions."

"Ha! What other conditions can they offer? What benefits can they bring to Datang? Besides, why should Datang agree to them?"

In Wang Xuance's view, they are simply wishful thinking. All equal dialogues in this world are based on evenly matched situations. Theirs is a sect hidden behind others. Although it has existed for a long time, it has long been beaten to dust by Songtsen Gampo. What can you come up with that will make Datang excited?

Ji Xiancheng glanced at Wang Xuance and said nothing, but the two brothers had been so familiar to each other for many years that they could no longer be familiar with each other.

Surprised: "Do they really have this ability?"

"Yes, not only yes, but a huge one. Do the Thirteen Little Countries know about it? If nothing else happens, they are all under its control."

"When we were talking about the thirteen small states, I felt strange. Songtsen Gampo even destroyed the ancient kingdom of Shangshung, how could these thirteen small states be left? That was one of the thirteen states. Although the existence of the country is subordinate to Songtsen Gampo, it is extremely independent, which is puzzling."

"Only now do I understand that it's not that I don't want to destroy it, but that I can't destroy it. Do you know? Although those thirteen small states are not very strong individually, but together they will give even Songtsen Gampo a headache. The royal families of those people are from ancient times. The descendants of the six major clans during that period had a unique status on the plateau. Even the Tubo royal family is the bloodline of those six clans. This is like the relationship between the Tang royal family and the Li family of Longxi!"

"Do you think His Majesty will destroy the Li family in Longxi?"

Wang Xuance was shocked. There was such a relationship?
In this era where blood is the bond, the relationship between clan and individual is interdependent.No matter how powerful the royal family is, no matter how much they hate their own clan, in reality, they have to tolerate and even support them.

The relationship here is very complicated and has a lot to do with people's current concepts.The other one is a superior person who can't even be tolerated by his own clan. What do you want the people below to think?
The people below began to murmur, thinking that they were so cruel to their own people, what about him and the others?Those ministers who have surrendered, surrendered, and have foreign surnames are not allowed to be warned all day long?
Therefore, in any case, even on the surface, Songtsen Gampo also made a tolerant gesture, which played a great role in the stability of Tubo.

"So...you agreed?"

Hearing Wang Xuance's question, Ji Xiancheng nodded first, then shook his head, took out the letter brought by the falcon, and said, "Read it first!"

Wang Xuance was stunned for a moment, and he understood immediately after seeing the thing clearly.He quickly opened it, and after reading it, he closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then said, "Three years? How can we do it?"

"We can't do it, but someone can do it? The person who untied the bell has to tie the bell. Since they have the means to plot against Songtsen Gampo, they are still suffering from chronic disease. It would be strange if there is nothing fishy in this."

"Since they don't want Songtsen Gampo to die prematurely, they must be absolutely sure. Maybe they don't want civil strife in Tubo, or they have other plans, but these have nothing to do with us."

"What we have to do now is end this and leave Tibet."

Wang Xuance was silent. Although he sometimes used unscrupulous means to achieve his goals, such sensational means still gave him a chill!

How sad it is that a generation of heroes should be manipulated by others and given the opportunity to applaud!

"What about the territory we want?"

This is something they haven't confirmed until now, but the letter also said that they don't need to worry about the land. It's good if they can get it, but it doesn't matter if they can't get it. Since the Tang Dynasty has set its sights on the east gate of the plateau, Eastern Women’s Country.Then the land on the plateau doesn't matter.

"Actually, we can definitely cooperate with them. The place called Linzhi that the teacher mentioned is in the land of the Thirteen Small Countries. Even if it cannot completely become a place of the Tang Dynasty, it is still possible to make some preparations in advance. When the time comes, wait for the Dongnu Kingdom Once it’s done, it may have unexpected effects.”

Ji Xiancheng thought for a moment after hearing this, knocked on the table, nodded and said: "We can try, but we can't come forward in person and let the people on the caravan talk. We stay behind the scenes to avoid being noticed by Songtsan Gampo. Don't let the time come. If you fail to steal the chicken, you will lose the rice."

"Okay! I will notify the caravan at home right now. The teacher has given instructions. The informants in the Western Region and Tubo will fully cooperate with me and other actions!"

The two asked the Chai brothers to guard outside, and then discussed in detail for several hours before deciding on the next action.
(End of this chapter)