Chapter 17: The White Lion of Kunlun
The Tibetan envoys suddenly entered Chang'an City, and they came quietly, which can't help but make people suspicious. Now in the middle of the year, it has not yet reached the day when the envoys of the state enter the Hajj, and now the state comes here, there will be a cat.
The king of Tang sat on the highest place in the center of the majestic hall, in order to show the majesty of the pilgrims of the heavens, and after a long time, he saw a man wearing a short shirt with white cocoon silk inlaid with brocade waist-length short coming, followed by two entourage, looking at his outfit, it was really different from the Central Plains, the left and right plackets were of different sizes, and the color of the round-necked wide-sleeved robe sewn from wool was also colorful and colorful.
"Damu represents Zampu, and he will meet the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and may the king of Tang be as blessed as the East China Sea, and his longevity will be with the sky."
The man named Damu walked the Tibetan understanding and bowed down to meet the distinguished guests, instead of the Central Plains etiquette, and saw the Son of Heaven kneeling and bowing.
In this regard, the ministers, including Li Muchen, are not surprised, after all, there are not a few people who travel to and from other countries in their lives, and such bizarre etiquette is not uncommon.
Seeing the visit of the envoys, the Tang King showed his imperial demeanor, accepted this "uninvited guest" with the bearing of a great country, and said with a smile: "Since the imperial sister entered Sichuan and Tibet to marry your Zampu, now it is calculated carefully, and it is also twenty-two years. ”
The "imperial sister" in King Tang's mouth is Princess Wencheng. Zampu, on the other hand, is the king of the Tibetan kingdom. In the fifteenth year of Zhenguan, Princess Wencheng entered Tibet and married Songtsan Gampo, and since then, it has indeed been twenty-two years.
"What Tang Wang said is that Lord Jiamusa has devoted his life to the development of the two countries and has never had any slackness. Because Lord Jiamusa was tired and tired, it was not easy to travel and travel, so he sent me to Chang'an to return to her homeland and send her homesickness. ”
The "Jiamusa" in Damu's mouth is the honorific title of Princess Wencheng, which is translated into Chinese and translated as the fairy of Han.
"It turns out that the imperial sister misses her hometown, so very good, when you leave, I ordered someone to prepare some Central Plains items and send them to the imperial sister."
Tang Wang said so on his lips, but not in his heart. He knew that now that Princess Wencheng was old, she was afraid that her life would not be long in coming, and a new force had emerged in her country, which had the intention of seizing power.
At such a juncture, the envoys sent by Tibet must have other intentions. If Li Muchen believed his nonsense, it was better to believe that there were ghosts in the world.
"Damu, on behalf of Lord Jiamusa, thank King Tang." "To show my gratitude to King Tang, Zampu asked me to bring a big gift as a return gift. ”
A cold chill flashed on King Tang's face, he knew that this gift was not a good thing, as a great power of the Celestial Empire, it was necessary not to be alarmed, and treat it with a normal heart, Li Muchen said: "Oh? I don't know what kind of gift it is? Can you open my eyes? ”
"Hehe, this gift will definitely open King Tang's eyes." When Dahm said this, there was a grim and strange smile on his face, and he hid it well, fleetingly.
"This gift is a little heavy, I have ordered someone to carry it to the square, and I also ask King Tang to move the square with us." Dam said.
Knowing that the other party is uneasy and kind, but when people provoke on their own territory, how can they not accept it?
King Tang waved his hand and said: "That's fine, all the ministers, go with me to see, what is this great gift from Tibet?" It's so mysterious. ”
After that, he can order someone to move to the square, Li Muchen has lived for a long time, he wants to see what it is, and he also wants to see the means of Tubo.
Over the years, the Tang Dynasty has recuperated and vigorously developed agriculture, and the people have been able to become rich and well-off, but the investment in border defense is too little, which makes Tubo, the Western Regions and other countries ready to move, and they think that the national strength of the Tang Dynasty is declining, and they want to step on their noses to climb up.
Since Tubo came to provoke first, then slap him hard.
When Changsheng first came to the court, he saw such a big scene, which was also regarded as his creation, and it was rare for the ministers to come to China, but now he met him, which can be regarded as a kind of fate.
For immortality, Tang Wang likes it from the bottom of his heart, and that kind of liking is for no reason. So, he ordered Changsheng to go with him and see the big scene.
When he came to the square, Tang Wang looked from afar, and saw a very large square thing in the distance, covered by a black cloth, and he couldn't see what was inside, so he didn't know what was underneath?
However, when King Tang moved here, he faintly smelled the bloody gas, which was very strong, coming from the square object under the black cloth.
Don't forget, Tang King Li Muchen is a "natural divine vein" physique, and his cultivation strength is very much beyond the reach of people.
Feeling the smell of blood seems to be more than Li Muchen, Changsheng also noticed that he has lived on Penglai Island since he was a child, has been in the company of hundreds of beasts, and is used to seeing the fight between hundreds of beasts, and the smell of blood on the scene is no different from this.
Without waiting for Damm to speak first, Tang King Li Muchen asked, "Under the square thing covered by the black cloth, is it a gift from you?" ”
"Yes, this thing is that Zampu dispatched a hundred warriors to search for more than half a year on the Kunlun Snow Mountain, and it was really precious and scarce."
"Oh? Since it is a precious thing, you should take off the black cloth and let me see what it is. ”
When Dam understood, he randomly ordered his men to go and uncover the black cloth.
The moment the black cloth was taken off, everyone present was stunned, and even Li Junxian, the commander of the Yulin Army, who had experienced a hundred battles, was stunned and broke out in a cold sweat.
The Grand Commander is still like that, let alone the others.
Woock!!
Those ministers who are crepe still want to have a big stone in their hearts that cannot fall.
Roar!!
A loud roar spread through every corner of the square. Under the black cloth was a square iron cage, which was six meters long, and inside the iron cage, there was a white male lion three meters long.
The huge size, with a bloody mouth, is enough to kill an adult man in an instant, no wonder Tubo will send more than 100 people to arrest him.
With such a huge male lion, wouldn't it be possible for three or two people to subdue it?!
The white male lion, seeing that he was being watched, roared in awe, cracked his mouth, and there were still blood stains on his teeth, and on the other level of the cage, an elk was eaten by the male lion.
The smell of blood that Li Muchen and Li Changsheng smelled came from this.
Dam sent a huge white male lion, and his intention was already very obvious, that is, to find someone to tame him. But the lion is an ordinary animal, but it is the head of a hundred beasts, let alone find someone to tame him, he doesn't eat people in one bite.
Sure enough, I heard Dahm say: "The prestige of the Tang Empire is far and wide, and the land of the four seas is subjugated to the knees, and the land of the Central Plains is the place where the spirit of the earth is brilliant, and its talents are numerous, and the brave warriors are also a hundred times more than that of Tibet." ”
"If you can find one person, you can tame this fierce beast, and you won't be in vain on this trip to the Central Plains."
How could this three-meter-long white male lion be tamed by the strength of one man? It's not that he can't be tamed, Tang King Li Muchen can, but as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, how could he end up in person? 、
People are clearly provoking the Tang Dynasty, but in the face of such a fierce beast, all the ministers are in trouble. Even a mighty warrior like Li Junxian was apprehensive and didn't dare to try it easily.
After all, if you're not careful, it's a life!!
Dam showed a treacherous smile, not to mention that one person tamed this white lion, even if ten people besieged it, it would eventually become the meat of his mouth, otherwise, why would he send more than a hundred people to capture it in the first place.
He was sure that no one in the Tang Dynasty would be able to tame this lion, and when the time came, the Tang King's face would be dull, and the entire empire would be disgraced. And Dam can also take advantage of the situation to humiliate.
"If the Tang Dynasty can't find someone, it's really disappointing, after all, a big country like you, if no one can tame this beast, it will also be called a great power of the Celestial Empire." Dam said without shying away.
Li Muchen knows that there is no shortage of talents in Datang, such as: Xue Rengui and Xue Dingshan, all of whom can fight, but this father and son are guarding the border and can't dare to come back, and most of them are civil officials on the field, how can they come in handy?
At this time, King Tang's gaze skimmed at Changsheng on the side, and suddenly he had a plan, and he bent his eyebrows and smiled: "Who said that no one can be found?" ”
Dam flashed a hint of surprise and hurriedly asked, "Oh? I don't know which warrior it is? ”
Tang Wang said: "Yao! It's not standing anywhere. ”
"Li Changsheng, you go and tame that white lion."