The gifts of Songtsen Gampo are matsutake mushrooms, cordyceps and rhodiola.

Before coming to the Northwest Palace, Songtsan Ganbu was very worried about the gift-giving, Chang'an's wealth made him extremely stressed, and he really didn't know what gift to give Li You, and he would be laughed at.

He specially asked Li Xueyan for advice, and he asked, "What are your cousin's preferences, and what gifts should I prepare for him?" ”

Li Xueyan said with a smile: "Zampu, if you want to give a gift to my cousin, it is the most difficult thing in the world, and it is also the easiest thing.

If you want to say that it is the most difficult, it is because my cousin has the most good things in the world, and even what is not in the palace, he also has it. My cousin is rich and lacks nothing in the world, so ah, those gold, silver and jewelry and other things, my cousin is not rare.

If it's simple, it's really simple. My cousin is a foodie, and his favorite thing is something to eat. For example, good ingredients, special recipes of food, etc.

If you have any special products related to food in Tibet, just prepare some for him. ”

Among the gifts that Songtsen Gampo brought to Chang'an were very good quality matsutake mushrooms, cordyceps and rhodiola, and he asked people to select some of them and sent them to Li You today.

Sure enough, Li You was very interested in the gift of Songtsen Gampo.

Li You picked up a matsutake mushroom, weighed it in his hand, put it on the side of his nose and sniffed it, and said, "The quality of this matsutake mushroom is very good!" Not bad, good stuff.

This matsutake mushroom is a good ingredient, and it is most flavorful with chicken, stewed matsutake mushroom with chicken breast, stewed pork ribs with pine meat in chicken soup, matsutake pine chicken soup, matsutake mushroom and cordyceps flower chicken soup, ......"

Li You casually said a lot of matsutake mushroom recipes, and then he talked about the recipes of rhodiola and cordyceps. ”

Looking at Li You, whose eyebrows were fluttering and gushing, Songtsan Ganbu suddenly had a hint of illusion. He really couldn't connect such a low-level profession specializing in eating with a powerful Northwest King.

Li You continued to talk about matsutake mushrooms, cordyceps and rhodiola, not only talking about the quality identification methods of these things, but also about the topography, soil, and climatic conditions of these things in the production areas of Tibet. Only then did Songtsen Ganbu discover that Li You's understanding of Tubo even surpassed that of him, a native of Tubo, which was Li You's strength.

The ensuing conversation surprised Songtsen Ganbu even more, and Li You talked to Songtsen Ganbu about Tibet's agriculture, handicrafts, ethnic customs, etc., almost as well as the palm of his hand.

As a matter of fact, one of the important tasks of the Northwest Frontier Affairs Bureau is to understand the relevant situation of the neighboring countries and ethnic groups, and the information about Tibet has already been prepared in great detail, and Li You has already done his homework for Songtsen Ganbu's visit.

Songtsen Ganbu is a hard-working man, in addition to dealing with the government, he usually spends a lot of time reading and studying, and his knowledge can be described as profound. However, he felt great pressure in front of Li You. No matter what he talked about, Li You was very proficient, and for that alone, Songtsen Ganbu felt a little jealous.

The conversation between Songtsen Ganbu and Li You was a little difficult, and the atmosphere was a little depressing. The main reason is that Songtsam Ganbu doesn't know what to talk about with Li You.

Li You is witty and empathetic, and everyone usually likes to talk to Li You. But today, Li You showed off his knowledge a little bit and created some pressure on Songtsam Ganbu.

Songtsen Ganbu was ambitious, but after coming to Chang'an, he was devastated by the fact that there was such a big gap between the outside world and his feelings in Tusbo, which deepened his curiosity about the Tang Dynasty. Now, like Lu Dongzan back then, he really wants to stay in Chang'an and learn the advanced culture of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Xueyan saw Songtsen Ganbu gradually fall silent, and felt that today's atmosphere seemed to be a little unharmonious. She had spent so much time with Songtsen Ganbu and knew that he was a proud person who could understand his feelings.

She remembered the purpose of coming today, and knew that with Songtsen Ganbu's proud character, she would not take the initiative to make this request to Li You.

She said, "Cousin, Zampu is very interested in the industrial city you created, can you arrange for him to visit it?" “

Li You smiled: "Yes, Zampu can visit at any time if he wants." ”

Li Xueyan said: "Cousin, there is one more thing, it is a little inconvenient for me to accompany Zampu to visit, please arrange someone to accompany Zampu to visit." ”

Li You said: "Speaking of this, I have a suitable candidate, this person Zampu is also very familiar, it is better to ask him to be Zampu's guide." ”

Hearing Li You say this, Songtsam Ganbu immediately remembered Ludong Station, and he suddenly felt a little unhappy in his heart, and his face became gloomy.

Li You didn't seem to pay attention to Songtsen Ganbu's demeanor, and he said outside, "White Tiger, go and invite Mr. Lu Dongzan in." ”

Hearing Li You's words, Li Daozong and Li Xueyan also felt a little embarrassed, Lu Dongzan was the one who betrayed Songtsan Ganbu after all, is it appropriate to let him in? But Li You had already sent someone to ask Lu Dongzan, and they couldn't stop it.

Soon, Lu Dongzan walked in.

When Lu Dongzan saw Songtsen Ganbu, he immediately became excited, and he looked at Songtsam Ganbu eagerly.

Songtsen Ganbu's face was gloomy and he tilted his head to one side.

Lu Dongzan didn't care about this, he stepped forward and made a big gift to Songtsan Ganbu to meet Zampu by a courtier of Tusbo. His voice trembled and he said, "Chenlu Dongzan see Zampu." With that, his shoulders shook and tears welled up in his eyes.

Xiao Wanyu, Li Daozong, and Li Xueyan were all a little surprised.

Lu Dongzan is now a courtier of the Tang Dynasty, and when he sees Songtsan Ganbu, he should salute according to the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty, and he should not be called "minister", but "foreign minister". "He is obviously a little jealous in doing this.

Songtsam Ganbu also felt this, and when he saw Lu Dongzan's true feelings, he was also a little moved in his heart. He looked at the former mentor and friend in front of him, and couldn't tell what it was like in his heart.

However, when he thought of Lu Dongzan's betrayal, he was still angry for a while. He said coldly: "Don't dare to be." ”

Lu Dongzan didn't care about Songtsan Ganbu's attitude, and continued: "Zampu, seeing that you are well, the minister is relieved. As he spoke, he reached out to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes.

Li You didn't want to see Lu Dongzan embarrassed, he asked Lu Dongzan to sit down, and said to Songtsan Ganbu: "Zampu, do you know, there are not many people that I Li You admire, and Mr. Lu Dongzan is one of them, he is not only knowledgeable and intelligent, but his character is even more admirable. ”

Songtsan Ganbu said in his heart: "A person who betrays Tu Stu, what integrity does he have? He snorted disdainfully.

Lu Dongzan saw Songtsan Ganbu's attitude, and his heart was extremely stinging.

Li You said solemnly: "Zampu, you may not know that Mr. Lu Dongzan has never done a thing to betray you and Tu Sfan, and he ...... back then."

Li You truthfully explained how he designed to frame Lu Dongzan back then, and how he used Tuibeitu to deceive Lu Dongzan with Li Chunfeng, including how he sent people to Tusbo to spread the news of Lu Dongzan's betrayal, and secretly sent people to take Lu Dongzan's family to Chang'an.

Xiao Wanyu cooperated and said: "The person who played Nanping and Li Leling back then was a concubine. Cluck. ”

Songtsan Ganbu looked at Li You, who was talking eloquently, with mixed feelings in his heart, he had a sense of anger about being deceived, and a trace of guilt for Lu Dongzan, and even felt that Li You was a little insidious, including Xiao Wanyu, who was simply a little despicable and shameless.

Li You didn't care about Songtsen Ganbu's feelings at all, he said: "Zampu, although Mr. Lu Dongzan is in Chang'an, he has not done a single thing to be sorry for Tuzang, and he has never expressed his opinion on anything involving Tuzang. The language institute has set up a Tibetan language class, and he has not entered it once for so many years. ”

Hearing Li You explain the events of the year to Songtsan Ganbu, Lu Dongzan was still excited although he was mentally prepared, and he couldn't help crying.