Chapter 360: Feast Wangyun Pavilion

Li Shimin sent Hou Junji to serve as the chief of the Jiaohe River march, probably with the intention of dividing him and preventing him from interfering in the DPRK and China, especially in the matter of Tibet. Zhang Yunwen looked at Hou Junji, and his heart suddenly became clear. Unexpectedly, an incident about Hou Junji helping the Tubo people actually fulfilled Hou Junji's position as the commander. It can be seen from this incident that Li Shimin's love for Hou Junji is still very deep.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Zhang Yunwen made a special trip to the camp of the Northern Yalong Wujun Army, wanting to tell Su Dingfang. At this time, the Longwu Army was a new army formed by elite soldiers selected by various military governments, and its combat effectiveness was very strong. Li Daoxuan, the former general of the camp soldiers, is now the general of the Zuolong Wujun.

It is said that it is absolutely no problem to enter the hundred cavalry or serve as an official in the gendarmerie battalion with Su Dingfang's ability, but after he understood the tasks of these two types of soldiers, he immediately gave up his plan to stay in the gendarmerie battalion or the hundred cavalry, but followed Li Daoxuan to the Zuolong Wujun and served as a general in it.

Originally, Zhang Yunwen had long wanted to go to see Su Dingfang, but the arrival of the Tubo mission made him a little busy, so he had to delay it until now.

The camp of the Longwu Army was stationed in the north of the imperial city.

The so-called South and North Ya are actually divided according to the horizontal streets in the imperial city. To the south of Hengjie is the office of the three provinces and six ministries, nine temples and five eunuchs and twelve guards, while to the north of Hengjie is the imperial palace, which is the place where the emperor holds court meetings and rests.

When he came to the camp of Zuolongwu's army, Zhang Yunwen quickly found Su Dingfang, who was training soldiers and horses in the field. When Su Dingfang saw Zhang Yunwen, he handed over the exercise to a deputy next to him, and entered the camp with Zhang Yunwen.

"Brother Su, the matter of your going to the battlefield has been completed, and at today's court meeting, His Majesty announced the list of generals who will go on the expedition, and your name will be in it!" Zhang Yunwen said.

When Su Dingfang heard this, his face immediately turned ecstatic, and he got up and waved at Zhang Yunwen: "Thank you Yunwen for maneuvering, my brother can go to the battlefield!" If you make military achievements, you will never forget Yunwen! ”

"Big brother, don't mention this again, what you don't forget, you and I are brothers, help out, of course!" Zhang Yunwen smiled, "But there are some things that you have to tell as a brother." Although His Majesty agreed that the eldest brother would lead the army to the expedition, listen to orders in the Left Guard, and promote you to Zhonglang General, he also said that if you can't make a contribution in this war, you will take back the post of Zhonglang General! ”

When Su Dingfang heard this, his face was inconvenient, and he said proudly: "Is it just a military merit?" It's easy! ”

Seeing Su Dingfang's confident appearance, Zhang Yunwen said again: "There is one more thing you have to pay attention to. In this expedition to Gaochang, the commander is Hou Junji. This person has a lot of gaps with me, and now that you are in the left guard, I am afraid that you will be troubled by it, so you should be careful when the time comes! ”

Su Dingfang frowned suddenly, it was not a pleasant thing for this lord to make things difficult.

"That's right!" Zhang Yunwen suddenly remembered something, "If Hou Junji makes things difficult for you and asks you to do something impossible, even if the eldest brother refuses to do it, even if he can't refuse, he can do it perfunctory, if something happens, the younger brother will help you block it!" ”

Su Dingfang nodded, his eyes flickering, but he didn't know what he was thinking.

The army was scheduled to march in March, and it was already mid-February, not far from the time for the army to be drawn.

Hou Junji and a group of generals were thrown in the barracks by Li Shimin, telling them to prepare well and not to make any mistakes.

In this regard, Lu Dongzan was very depressed. He spent a lot of money to bribe Hou Junji, just to let the general say a few good words in front of Li Shimin, so that Li Shimin agreed to marry the princess, but now, Hou Junji is staying in the barracks and is going to leave Chang'an after a while, who should he ask to help him speak?

"If the Tang Emperor really doesn't agree, the old man will order the army to go straight to Shuzhong!" Lu Dongzan thought hatefully.

However, he also knew that he would never let the Tibetan army go unless it was a last resort, and the consequences would be too serious and could lead to a dispute between the two countries. Thinking about Tuyuhun and Gaochang who was about to be attacked, a trace of gloom flashed in Lu Dongzan's heart.

How can the Tang Emperor marry the princess to Tubo?

The person in charge of receiving the Tibetan mission was the Honglu Temple's Congliupin Honglu Temple's Cheng and Congqipin's Pawn Order. As for Tang Jian, the Honglu Temple, he is sick at home and cannot do the duty of reception.

However, when Zhang Yunwen kindly went to visit Tang Jian, he saw Tang Jian eating food and drinking wine with a red face, and his life was good. As soon as he saw this situation, Zhang Yunwen immediately smiled and said, "Lord Tang, you are really sick, your face is full of red light!" ”

Tang Jian smiled and beckoned Zhang Yunwen to take the seat.

"Yunwen is a smart person, can't you see that the old man is hiding from trouble?" A maid put the dishes and chopsticks, Tang Jian stretched out his hand to greet Zhang Yunwen with the dishes on the table, and said with a smile.

This Tang Jian is naturally fond of food, and now there are only two people dining at the table, but there are nearly 20 dishes on the table, with different colors, flavors, and flavors, which makes people unappetizing.

Zhang Yunwen picked up a piece of meat that he didn't know what it was, and said to Tang Jian: "It's really troublesome, this Tubo man wants to marry me Princess Tang Dynasty, but his heart is not small!" If Tang Gong is dealing with them and being entangled by them, it will be difficult to do it at that moment! ”

Tang Jian nodded: "It is precisely because of this consideration that the old man is called sick!" But ah, after Wang Xuance's guy arrived in the Western Regions, there are only a few people in my Honglu Temple who can stand alone! Speaking of this, Tang Jian glanced at it with slanted eyes, "By the way, Yunwen, if you go and help the old man entertain those Tubo people, I think with your means, you will definitely be able to dispel their thoughts!" ”

Zhang Yunwen hurriedly excused himself and said, "No, I won't do it!" ”

Tang Jian's face showed disappointment, but the moment he lowered his head, a light flashed in his eyes. Don't do it? It's up to you!

Just a few days after Zhang Yunwen visited Tang Jian, Li Shimin set up a banquet in Wangyun Pavilion, saying that he would entertain the Tibetan delegation there tomorrow, so that all the officials above the fifth grade were present.

When the official of Nahonglu Temple told Lu Dongzan the news, Lu Dongzan pondered for a moment and smiled at the official: "Hehe, this lord, the old man has not been in Chang'an for a long time, and many of the rules in the middle are still a little unknown, can you tell the old man?" ”

Hearing Lu Dongzan say this, a hint of pride suddenly flashed in the official's eyes: "Uh, I don't know what the minister wants to ask?" ”

Lu Dongzan smiled: "Well, let's talk about this Wangyun Pavilion first!" ”

In the next half hour, Lu Dongzan quoted the official from time to time, and before he knew it, the official actually said everything he knew.

When the official left, he suddenly woke up: "Why do I have to talk to him so much!" ”

The officials of Honglu Temple walked out of the gate, and the Zulun of the Tibetan mission came out from behind a beaded curtain: "Lord Daxiang, this Tang man invited us to dinner, should we go or not?" ”

"Go! The emperor gave a banquet, can you not go? Lu Dongzan said lightly, staring at the bare tree trunks in the courtyard, "Not only do you want to go, but you have to go all of them, and I want to show the bravery of my Tubo warriors at the banquet!" ”

When Zulun heard this, he rubbed his hands and said excitedly: "My lord, do you want to fight?" ”

Lu Dongzan smiled: "Maybe! ”

On the second day, many people from the Tibetan delegation rode Tibetan horses and walked in the direction of the imperial city accompanied by officials of Honglu Temple.

This kind of Tibetan horse is much shorter than the Central Plains horse, and it cannot be compared with the tall Turkic horse. However, this kind of horse is far superior to the Central Plains horse in terms of endurance and cold resistance, and only the Qinghai horse can compare with it.

Passing by the city gates, I finally came to Mochizuki Pavilion.

Located to the north of the Imperial Palace, Mochizuki Pavilion is a large two-story pavilion with large meadows and willow trees. Not far from the northwest of the pavilion, there is a Jianhu Lake, and above the lake, there is a huge dragon boat.

When he came to the Moon Pavilion, there was an attendant who led Lu Dongzan to the second floor of the Moon Pavilion, saying that Li Shimin was waiting on the second floor.

As for the rest of the mission, they remained in the pavilion.

Lu Dongzan went up to the second floor, and saw Li Shimin standing with his hands in his hands, looking at the lake not far away. Beside him, there were only two guards.

"Your Majesty, the prime minister has arrived!" The chamberlain whispered.

Li Shimin turned around, looked at Lu Dongzan, and said with a slight smile: "The prime minister has been in Chang'an for so long, and I only gave the banquet mission today, which is not lazy, but because the military situation is as urgent as a spark, I can't spare time!" ”

"Your Majesty, if you give a banquet today, it is really an honor for the foreign minister to come!" Lu Dongzan hurriedly said deferentially.

Li Shimin smiled, and talked to Lu Dongzan about the customs of Chang'an, the history of Li Tang's founding of the country, and the battles he commanded. And Lu Dongzan also echoed from time to time, or took the time to express his opinion.

The atmosphere on the entire second floor is in harmony.

"Okay, let's go down first and have fun with the Qing family!" When he was about to speak, Li Shimin stood up and said to Lu Dongzan.

Lu Dongzan got up, followed Li Shimin, and went down to the Moon Pavilion together.

On the first floor of the Mochizuki Pavilion, there are several cases on which this wine and food are served. Bursts of aroma come out, mouth-watering.

The officials who can sit in this pavilion are Li Shimin's close ministers, and as for the rest of the officials, they spread a layer of mats on the grass outside, and then spread cushions on the mats, and put a few cases in front of them. And he drank and had fun in the cool breeze.

Lu Dongzan sat under Li Shimin's right hand, looked at the wine and food on the several cases in front of him, and smiled at Li Shimin: "Hehe, Your Majesty, this wine is fine wine, and the food is a delicacy, but just the wine and food are not enough, please let the warriors in my mission perform my Tibetan dance for Your Majesty!" ”

Listening to Lu Dongzan's request, Li Shimin remained silent, and said "oh": "Since the prime minister has this intention, how can I be rebellious?" Well, let's ask the warriors brought by the Prime Minister to perform a dance! ”

Lu Dongzan immediately stood up and saluted, and then waved his hand to the members of the Tibetan mission who were sitting on the grass outside.

The ten members of the mission immediately got up, walked to the grass in the middle of the field, and made a quadripartite gesture in unison, and suddenly pulled off their coats, revealing their sturdy upper bodies.