After Yang Guozhong left Li Longji's house, he rushed to the walled wall outside the barrier city, and the Tibetan envoy had been strongly demanding to meet the prime minister, so he could only come forward in person to find out what the other party wanted. When he arrived at www.biquge.info the courtyard where the Tibetan envoy was located, a group of Tubo people were listlessly taking care of the war horses, but the war horses were disproportionate to the number of people, only five or six.

"Tubo Deputy Prime Minister Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie meets the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty!"

A burly Tibetan strong man was standing in the middle of the gate, although the other party had an arrogant attitude when negotiating with the officials of the Tang Dynasty, but he really saw the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, and his attitude was still very humble. The internal deputy minister of Tubo is roughly equivalent to the servant of the Tang Dynasty, although his status is not as good as that of the prime minister, but as an important position around Tubo Zampu, he is in charge of the affairs of the inner court, which can also be regarded as a powerful position.

This respectful salute made Yang Guozhong very useful, and the original anger was a little smaller. But the majesty of the Heavenly Empire made him unpolite, so he nodded imperceptibly, and walked into the courtyard by Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie's side.

The Tubo people in those courtyards were tired and staggered one by one, and they all got up to salute when they heard the words of the deputy minister in their own house and the person who came was the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty.

Looking at those Tubo people who bowed down to give salutes, Yang Guozhong secretly thought, this is like words, if you have known each other so well a long time ago, why bother to suffer the sin of the north wind outside?

"Where is the Tibetan envoy? ”

Li Longji has been the son of heaven of the Tang Dynasty for more than 40 years, and he has expanded his territory in the Western Regions, and his reputation is not as great as that of his ancestor Taizong Li Shimin, and all small states and countries also respect him as the Khan of Heaven. At this time, in the face of the Tibetan envoy, Yang Guozhong certainly couldn't give Li Longji, the heavenly khan, a prestige.

Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie's attitude was still humble, and his right hand was covered in his chest and he gave it a deep blow.

"Thanks to the summons of the Heavenly Khan, the foreign ministers were terrified and honored. ”

Yang Guozhong was a little surprised, this Tubo man spoke very well in Chinese, but he had been busy with Tongguan affairs when he was in Chang'an, and he had not had time to meet this deputy minister of Tubo, and now it seems that he is also a person who should not be underestimated.

"The deputy minister is tired all the way, and Yang won't bother......"

As he spoke, he was about to leave, but he heard Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie say:

"Yang Xianggong, please slow down, the foreign minister has a reluctant request. ”

In fact, Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie didn't have to be so humble in front of Yang Guozhong and call himself a foreign minister, but Yang Guozhong listened to it and was used, so he stopped in hatred, turned his head to look at Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie and asked:

"Is there anything else going on with the vice minister?"

Ma Xiang Chung Bajie said:

"But there was a reluctant request. He pointed to a few horses in the yard and spread his hands again. "Yang Xianggong also saw that when he came out of Chang'an, he walked in a hurry, and encountered rebellious soldiers on the road, and there were only horses left, and he asked Yang Xianggong to give some horses ......"

If Ma Xiangzhong Bajie wanted some food and hot water, Yang Guozhong would have agreed regardless of his previous suspicions because of his humility just now, but the horses would never give it. Their road to Shuzhong is full of difficulties, and they can't do without horses, how can they distribute their scarce things to these hateful Tubo people at such a moment?

Yes, Yang Guozhong did not pretend, raised his hand, and categorically refused.

"The Forbidden Army of the Son of Heaven does not have any extra horses to supply you, please forgive me. Also, the Son of Heaven is about to go to bed, and I ask the messenger to follow Yang to pay his respects quickly......"

After that, Yang Guozhong left without looking back.

Looking at Yang Guozhong's arrogant back, Ma Xiangzhong Bajie stomped his right foot fiercely, and someone behind him directly scolded:

"Yang Guozhong, a despicable brute, if it weren't for the Tang Realm, would have been shot with an arrow......

Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie's face was a little ugly, but he still comforted:

"General Enlan, if it weren't for the sake of rushing back to China as soon as possible, how could I beg in such a low voice?"

Hearing Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie say this, Enlan slammed his fist on the goalpost, and the entire doorframe shook, and the dust fell with it.

"Lang Meise and Modong Zebu, the two hungry wolves, the deputy prime minister has long advised Zampu to be careful of them, and he didn't expect to be killed......"

Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie hurriedly made a silent gesture and warned Enlan not to continue. Enlan also realized that he had lost his words, and closed his mouth in the middle of speaking.

"Let's go, go and meet the fallen Heavenly Khan. ”

There was a hint of mockery in Ma Xiang Chung Bajie's words.

……

"The foreign minister, Ma Xiangzhong, Bajie, visited the Heavenly Khan, and His Majesty the Tang Emperor was unharmed. ”

Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie behaved in a proper manner and bowed before getting up calmly.

Li Longji's attitude is much more kind and sincere than Yang Guozhong, and even let Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie not have to stick to vulgar etiquette, after all, this is in the wild, all etiquette can be simplified.

In fact, Li Longji's summoning of Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie was just out of courtesy, so this summoning did not have any substantive purpose, only to ask for warmth and then talk about some topics, but Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie suddenly interjected in the middle.

"The foreign minister heard that there was a small rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, if the heavenly khan allowed it, the foreign minister could go back to convey the edict, and ask Zan Pu to personally lead the iron cavalry to participate in the rebellion. ”

Li Longji narrowed his eyes and looked at the Tibetan envoy in front of him with a smile, even if he needed all the troops that could go to the aid at this time, but the reinforcements of the Tubo people must not be wanted. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Tang Dynasty has been fighting with the Tibetans for hundreds of years, and the grudges between the two sides have been accumulated for a long time.

Therefore, Li Longji just smiled and politely declined, and at the same time said that he was tired, and ordered Gaolishi to send Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie gift out. Until only Li Longji and Yang Guozhong were left in the room, Yang Guozhong suddenly said mysteriously: "Just now, Ma Xiangzhong Bajie asked the minister for a war horse, and it seems that he is planning to return to Tibet in a hurry, and the sage must not let them go easily. In case the news of the fall of Tongguan arrives in Tubo with this thief, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Li Longji nodded yes.

"What Yang Qing said is very true, you can send people to guard it closely, and then let these people go back when they get to Shuzhong. ”

Looking at the tired expression of the Son of Heaven, Yang Guozhong took the initiative to retire with interest, and it was not until he was wrapped in the dark night that a smile appeared on his face, and he looked gloomy and sympathetic in the dim flickering firelight.

With the order, the courtyard where the Tibetans were located was closely guarded. Of course, the actions of the forbidden army could not be concealed from Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie, but at this time, under the low eaves, he could only pretend to be stupid.

Enlan broke into the house in a hurry, and when he saw that Ma Xiangzhong Bajie was still in that safe condition, his heart was on fire.

"The fire is about to burn out the tent, how can the deputy minister act as if nothing happened?

Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie glanced at Enlan and said slowly:

"Enlan, the Tang Dynasty people have an art of war, have you ever heard of it?"

Enlan was quick-tempered and replied impatiently:

"What art of war, military books, Enlan only believes in sabers and bows and arrows. Saying that, he patted the saber on his waist, "This saber has killed two hundred and thirty-nine Tang Dynasty border soldiers......

"Stupid! There are more than 10 million people in the Tang Dynasty, you are full of strength, how many can you kill?"

"This ......"

Enlan wanted to calculate how many people it would take to kill all the Tang people, and he was speechless for a while. Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie continued:

"Even if you have all the strength in your body, it is really rare to be able to kill ten people in a big battle, but a general who commands thousands of troops and horses can kill tens of thousands of people in a big battle. Don't you want to kill tens of thousands?"

"Think, why don't you want to!"

Enlan replied without thinking. Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie said:

"Since you want to, you have to learn the art of war, I will give you a sentence now, 'Those who have a thunderous face like a peaceful lake in their chests are generals'!"

Enlan seemed to understand and repeated it.

……

"What?

From Li Heng to Li Mi, they looked at Qin Jin's subordinates suspiciously, only to see this person dressed as a miscellaneous servant, standing there without moving.

"What the last general said is true, the Tibetan envoy himself said, Zan Pu Qi with Zhu Dan was murdered by the minister and died, and now the dragons in Tubo have no leader, and the rebellious ministers are in charge......

After hearing the news, Li Mi slapped his thigh a few times and said in a very regretful voice:

"If it weren't for the Anshi Rebellion, at this time, the army of Longyou Hexi would attack Tubo......"

When the word Tubo was spoken, Li Yu's words came to an abrupt end, and then he sighed heavily. No matter how good the fantasy is, it can only be a fantasy after all, at this time Tongguan fell, Chang'an is already in danger, how to talk about the army of Longyou and Hexi to attack Tibet?

Seeing that everyone's mood was a little depressed, Jingzhao Yin Zhang Qing analyzed the news from another angle.

"The killing of Zhu Dan is not a good news for the current situation, otherwise the Tubo monarchs and ministers will be united in their efforts, taking advantage of the civil strife in our Tang Dynasty and raising troops to raid, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not drive straight into the pass......"

Li Heng and Li Mi were both stunned, and they were scared out of a cold sweat in an instant. As Zhang Qing said, if the Tubo monarchs and ministers were united at this time, maybe even Chang'an could be defeated.

"The death of Zhu Dan at the right time, doesn't it prove that my Tang Dynasty is not exhausted?"

Li Mi turned out of his frustration, and his emotions became high again.

Qin Jin saw that the subordinate who was pretending to be a post station handyman didn't seem to have finished speaking, so he asked:

"But any other news?"

Yang Guozhong not only refused, but also sent people to guard the Tubo people layer by layer, and the last general heard that the leader of the forbidden army said in private, it seems that the Son of Heaven intends to detain them and bring them to Shuzhong. ”

While he was talking, there was another commotion outside, and the people who were harmed were nervous again. The prince's confidant eunuch Li Fuguo took the initiative to ask Ying to go outside to investigate the situation, and returned in a hurry after a while.

"No, it's not good, General Cheng seems to have collected hundreds of troops back......"

Li Mi was a little dumbfounded, Qin Jin's deployment in the post station was only a few dozen people at best, and if he wanted to mutiny, he could only rely on the Shenwu army stationed ten miles away to the west, but now Cheng Ruxuan has gathered a lot of people, and there should be more than a thousand forbidden troops in the post station.

Once the two sides fight, even if the Shenwu Army is extremely powerful, I am afraid it will have to be killed, but once the fight starts, the Son of Heaven and the princes and grandchildren will be affected. Therefore, this is a good strategy, he and Qin Jin had reached a consensus before, it is best to surrender the army without a fight, and force the Son of Heaven to take the initiative......

But after a little thought, Li Yu's mind became firm again.

At this time, if you can't choose the latter, you can only choose the former!