East Palace.

This morning, before Li Su went to work, he said to Sheena:

"Harold can't always live in the embassy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, you go to Gao Jingming and choose a house for him. Pick one for him according to the standards of a third-class earl. ”

Hina said happily: "Oh, thank you, Your Majesty, it doesn't need to be that big, he just has one person, a few retinues, and a small courtyard." ”

Li Su said: "He is also a prince and your younger brother, so we can't be too shabby, just follow this standard."

In addition, I have already told the queen that it is not appropriate for Harold to bear all the expenses of Chang'an by the imperial court, so it will be taken out of my account. ”

Hina happily grabbed Li Su's big hand, kissed it on it, and said, "Your Majesty, you are so good to your concubine, thank you." ”

Li Su laughed and said, "You can't just talk about it, thank me well in the evening." ”

Hina blushed and said, "You, it's not the concubine's turn to serve tonight." ”

Li Su laughed, kissed her on the forehead, and left for work.

Li Jing with a command team had already left Chang'an and went to Longyou Road to establish a general headquarters for the conquest of Tibet. Armies, as well as food and grass, are being transferred to the front line.

At the same time, a fierce diplomatic struggle is unfolding.

Wang Xuance, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Tang Dynasty, first came to the Kingdom of Nepal, and after some coercion and temptation, the King of Nepal promised not to help each other and promised that Nepal would not provide any material and personnel assistance to Tibet.

Then, Wang Xuance came to Qunu City, the capital of the Ring Sun Kingdom.

As soon as he arrived in Qunucheng, the agents of the Overseas Intelligence Bureau in Qunucheng reported to him a bad news:

Lu Dongzan, the Great Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tibet, had arrived in the city of Qunu three days earlier and was received by the king of the Kingdom of Jieri.

Wang Xuance immediately asked to see the king of the ring through the official in charge of foreign affairs in the kingdom of the Ring of the Sun.

After waiting for a day, Wang Xuance got the news that the king of the day was sick and could not see guests for the time being.

After waiting for another three days, the king of the sun still complained of illness and refused to see the guests.

At this time, the personnel of the Overseas Intelligence Bureau reported that in the past few days, the King of the Ring Sun had met with Lu Dongzan twice in succession.

Wang Xuance realized that the problem was serious, and he believed that Lu Dongzan had reached some kind of agreement with the Ring King, and this kind of agreement would definitely be unfavorable to Datang.

Wang Xuance no longer paid attention to any diplomatic etiquette, and immediately came to the palace of the king of the ring of the sun, asking to see the king of the ring of the sun.

The head of the palace came out and said, "Your Excellency Tang Envoy, the king of our country is unwell and cannot meet your Excellency, please forgive me." ”

Wang Xuance said: "What disease does His Majesty the King of the Ring Sun have? Now, on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, I am going to visit, and I also ask the chief steward to lead the way. ”

The head of the palace said: "Thank you to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and thank you to the Tang Envoy, the king of our country is unwell and it is inconvenient to see guests, so there is no need to visit." I will convey your thoughts on your behalf. ”

Wang Xuance was furious, he glared at the beads of his eyes and said, "Don't come to this set, today I must see His Majesty the King of the Ring Sun." Otherwise, I think that if you insult the Tang envoy, you will insult His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Insulting His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty means war. ”

Seeing that Wang Xuance was angry, the head of the palace hurriedly said:

"Lord Tang Envoy, the king of our country is indeed unwell, and he has no intention of insulting the Tang Dynasty.

In this case, please wait, I will go and ask His Royal Highness the Prince of the Ring of the Sun. With that, he hurried away.

Soon, the head of the palace came out, and he said with a smiling face: "His Royal Highness the prince of the kingdom invites the Tang envoy to enter. ”

In the living room of the palace of the king of the ring of the sun, the prince of the king of the ring received Wang Xuance.

The prince of the Ring Sun said: "Lord Tang Envoy, my father is unwell and it is inconvenient to see guests, please forgive me." I don't know if the Tang envoy is so anxious to see my father, is there anything important to say? ”

Wang Xuance said: "I'll just say it bluntly, recently, the Tang Dynasty and Tubo have entered a state of war, I want to know, as a neighbor of Tubo, what is your country's attitude towards this war?" ”

The prince of the Ring Sun said, "I have heard about this matter. We discussed this before my father fell ill.

My father believes that this matter is between you and Tibet, and has nothing to do with our kingdom of the Ring Sun, and we remain neutral and do not participate in the affairs between you. ”

Wang Xuance said: "That's good! I, Your Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, hope that your kingdom will remain neutral, block the border between you and Tibet, and not provide any material assistance to Tibet, including the cessation of all commercial activities. ”

Seeing that Wang Xuance had a tough attitude, he said with some dissatisfaction:

"In the past, we had good business dealings with Tubo and your Datang. Isn't your demand to cut off all business contacts a bit excessive? ”

Wang Xuance said: "My Tang Dynasty has a war with Tibet, but you have commercial contacts with Tibet and provide them with food and other strategic materials, which is even more excessive. ”

There was fire in the heart of the prince of the Ring Sun, and he said patiently: "Lord Tang Envoy, don't worry, we will not provide military supplies including grain, iron and other military materials to Tibet. ”

Wang Xuance said: "Very good, we appreciate this attitude of your country. We would like to conclude an agreement with your country and send someone to monitor its implementation. ”

The prince of the Ring Sun was annoyed in his heart and said, "Don't go too far, don't force people to make things difficult. Well, I can't be the master of this matter, and you can talk about it when my father recovers. ”

Wang Xuance wanted to say something more, but the prince of the ring said: "Send off guests." After saying that, he took care of himself and left.

Wang Xuance had no choice but to leave the palace of the Ring of the Sun.

After returning to the pavilion, Wang Xuance said to the deputy envoy Hao Gui: "It seems that the king of the Ring of the Sun has reached an agreement with the Tibetans to provide them with assistance during the war. ”

Wang Xuance guessed correctly, after Lu Dongzan and the king of the sun talked, he successfully persuaded the king of the sun to buy war materials at a high price.

Deputy Envoy Hao Gui said, "Lord Wang, how is this matter good? ”

Wang Xuance said: "Let's wait for two more days and see the King of the Ring Sun." ”

In the blink of an eye, three days passed, and Wang Xuance and the others couldn't see the King of the Ring Sun at all. Wang Xuance was at a loss.

At this moment, the agents of the Overseas Intelligence Bureau came with a message: the Tibetan Mission had just left Qunu City.

Wang Xuance knew that the mission had failed, so he paced on the ground, and after a few turns, he stopped. He looked at Deputy Envoy Hao Gui and Li Jun, the platoon commander of the Flying Tiger Army, who was in charge of accompanying the escort, and said:

"Are you afraid of death?"

Hao Gui and Li Jun glanced at each other and said, "Lord Wang, have you figured out a way?" ”

Wang Xuance said: "Do you remember the Han Banchao? ”