The king of Tubo is Luo, Xiaozhao Temple.

This grand temple built after Princess Wencheng entered Tibet, and now it is the most glorious building of the Tubo royal capital and the Jokhang Temple, only slightly inferior to the Potala Palace in the royal city. With the increasing popularity of Buddhism in the past hundred years, the incense of Xiaozhao Temple is flourishing, and the Tibetan people who come to worship every day are endless. Even merchants from the Western Regions and even the Central Plains often like to come here to worship the Bodhisattva, so that business will go smoothly.

Zhang Xing, dressed in civilian clothes, stood at the gate of Xiaozhao Temple and couldn't help but have mixed feelings. He was already strong enough, and he stayed in Shanzhou for nearly two years, but he didn't expect to get sick after arriving in Luo. Although he has recovered under the supervision of the accompanying doctor, he is inevitably a little afraid after all. The fellow eunuch Li Jingzhong was even more unlucky, he had been sick since he entered Tubo, and he had barely managed to see Tubo Zanpu ruler with Zhudan, and he could only lie down and rest in the post house for the past two days. With such a climate that is very different from that of the Central Plains, it is no wonder that the princess Jincheng he saw in the Potala Palace before was nearly forty years old but looked extremely old, far inferior to Concubine Wu Hui who he had seen in the palace before.

As for asking why Zampu still has no heirs, this kind of thing cannot be said explicitly in any way. The doctor who came with Li Jingzhong was a famous hand in the Imperial Doctor's Department, and after taking the pulse of Princess Jincheng under the pretext of the concern of the Son of Heaven, he once revealed in private, not to mention the other concubines of Zampu, Princess Jincheng has no children so far, one is because of diet, and the other is because of depression, as for the rest, it is difficult to say for the time being.

Although this was only the reason why the Son of Heaven sent an envoy to come, Zhang Xing could only sigh. In order to enter Tibet this time, he had learned the Tibetan language in Longyou, and now he has to practice the road, and the behavior and corresponding etiquette of the local people are also learned decently, after entering the Xiaozhao Temple with the crowd, he worshiped the Buddha statue and came out, turned around in a crowded place, and heard the ordinary people talking about just those things such as the good harvest and the health of the family, and then knew that the road to open the breakthrough, and had to wait for that person to come to the Xiaozhao Temple.

Before coming, Du Shiyi had already provided him with a very good candidate, that is, Shang Qing, who was born in the Nasang clan, one of the four uncles of Tubo. Not to mention that this person's identity is special, just that he is the nephew of the concubine, but he also learned Chinese from Princess Jincheng, and has been to the Central Plains twice, this is a wonderful person!

Sure enough, he walked around Xiaozhao Temple for most of the time, and soon saw that the monks began to drive away ordinary civilians, shouting that the nobles were coming. The country of Tubo is more hierarchical than the Tang Dynasty, and Mo said that Shang Qing is now the most powerful contender for the next generation of patriarchs in the Na Nang clan, and with the surname of Na Nang, ordinary people can not be expected at all. Suddenly, except for those noble officials who came to Xiaozhao Temple to worship the Buddha, they were allowed to stay temporarily, and the rest of the people were no longer visible. Zhang Xing hid in the temple of the main building with his agile skills, and sure enough, he waited for Shang Qing, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, to arrive.

After the prostration, Shang Qing sat down cross-legged in the center of the Buddha statue, but retreated to the left and right. Because he learned Sinology from Princess Jincheng, his devotion to the Buddha was more devout than that of other nobles, and he often meditated like this in the past, which was not surprising to the followers. When all the people had retreated and the door of the temple was slowly closed, he began to turn the beads and recite the scriptures in the Tibetan language. Zhang Xing, who was hiding in it, looked carefully, and saw that the expression of this son of the Nan clan had an unusual piety, but also a little panic, and after a little thought, he pinched a Buddha bead in his hand, and bent his fingers with all his strength to bounce the Buddha bead in this person's hand.

Shang Qing closed his eyes and recited, he didn't expect this at all, and when he felt that the Buddha beads in his hand were different, he unconsciously opened his eyes, and then found that the string of Buddha beads that had just turned was broken inch by inch, and the Buddha beads were scattered all over the place. Faced with this rare scene, he turned pale, swallowed a mouthful of saliva before he said, "Could it be that the Buddha also does not approve of the move of raising troops?" But that's what Zampu decides......"

He took a deep breath, then shut up and said no more, personally bent down to pick up the Buddha beads, and solemnly put them into his leather bag. When he arrived at the door, he summoned the servants to the left and right, but he went out without looking back. He stayed for far less time than usual this time, but his status was respected, and others dared to put their beaks on their beaks and watched him get on the horse and walk away.

Although it was only an instant to move his mind and heard a little bit of wind, what kind of person Zhang Xing was, he quietly returned to the post house to change his outfit, and he asked people to hand over the worship post to Shang Qing. When the servant went and looked for others, he suddenly found that Feng Changqing was not in the post house.

This way into Tibet, Li Jingzhong is a eunuch, it is said that he is still a person next to Concubine Wu Hui, he is polite to him according to Du Shiyi's instructions, and he is also generous, but if you want to talk about common topics, there is no more. On the contrary, although Feng Changqing has not read so much history, he has lived in the land of Anxi for a long time, and is very familiar with various customs and customs.

Thinking that Feng Changqing was proficient in the languages of various ethnic groups, even if he didn't tell him, he shouldn't get into trouble, so Zhang Xing put the matter aside for the time being. However, an hour later, Shang Qing came to hear from him, saying that the person was infected with a little wind and cold, and it was inconvenient to meet the guests, so he would come to worship the Tang envoy another day. At this moment, he suddenly couldn't figure out whether his actions in the Buddha Hall today were really scary, or if he was too much. But he didn't regret taking the medicine at this time, so he had to pace back and forth in the room, recalling the scenes when he met Tubo Zampu with Zhu Dan before.

The relationship between the Tibetan monarch and the minister has been going back and forth over the years, especially the current reigning ruler belt Zhudan has changed the one-theory system to the three-theory system, and when the predecessor Tubo Zampu was in power, the Qinling clan was almost uprooted, and a few years ago, there were famous generals such as Xi Nuoluo were killed, which shows that the Tubo Zampu has always been very guarded against the generals under his command.

"Brother Wonder Horse, Brother Wonder Horse!"

Just when Zhang Xing was thinking about Du Shiyi's entrustment and gradually became a little impetuous, a figure suddenly rushed in. Seeing that it was Feng Changqing, he immediately asked, "Changqing, where have you been?" ”

"Naturally, I went to those Luo merchants to inquire and investigate. Among the Tibetan nobles, there are many people who love silk and gold and silver ornaments, so many Hu merchants can enter the house and talk to some nobles. These days, I disguised myself as a steward of a noble family and went to contact him, and after coming and going, I generously bought his things worth a hundred yuan, saying that he would come again in the future, and naturally some people were willing to confide some news. After the Bolu in the northwest of Tubo was broken by Tubo, it was divided into big Bolu and small Bolu, and Dabolu has now become a subject country of Xiaobolu, and Xiaobolu is located in the west gate of the four towns of Anxi, which is the entrance of Tubo's military dispatch to the Western Regions, so although the Tang Dynasty canonized the king of Xiaobolu as early as the tenth year of Kaiyuan, Tubo has been eyeing this place. Since the beginning of the year, there has been a discussion of completely annexing Xiao Bolu, and now this matter is settled. ”

Speaking of this in one breath, Feng Changqing picked up the teacup and poured a breath of water unceremoniously, and then continued: "Now that the Helong elite soldiers are stationed, Tubo does not dare to confront them for the time being, so he hit the idea on Xiao Bolu, and plans to send troops to capture it. It's just that there is still a lot of controversy among the opinions on the choice of the troops to lead the troops, so it has not yet been decided. ”

Combined with Shang Qing's previous tone, the movements mentioned by Wang Changling, Gao Shi and Feng Changqing and his party when they returned from the Western Regions, Zhang Xingzhi said that the news that Feng Changqing inquired about is undoubtedly quite credible. As for why even Hu Shang knows the Tao, it is really because Xiao Bolu is too small a country whether it is relative to the Tang Dynasty or Tubo, and it is probably a problem whether there are tens of thousands of people in the domestic military and civilians together, and now there are many pro-Tubo factions in Xiao Bolu, and Tubo is not worried about Xiao Bolu being prepared after the leakage.

Among the four towns in Anxi, the nearest Shule and Khotan, when they arrived at Xiaobolu, they had to climb over many snow-capped mountains, which could not be saved even if they knew it!

Although the four towns of Anxi are very far away from Shanzhou, and Du Shiyi, the envoy of the Longyou Festival, can't control Xiao Bolu's affairs, Zhang Xingzhi Dao Feng Changqing has lived in Anxi for a long time, and at this moment he deliberately tried to say: "In your opinion, if the four towns of Anxi really want to send troops, will Xiao Bolu be saved?" ”

"Save? Back then, Tubo fought Xiao Bolu, and it was rescued by Zhang Sili, the deputy envoy of Shule, who was the protector of Zhang Xiaosong in the Northern Court of the Tang Dynasty. But today's four towns in Anxi are said to be strong and strong, but because the town of broken leaves gave the Turks, the fundamental town is only in the town of Qiuzi, as for the Shule in Khotan, once the soldiers and horses stationed are empty, they will attract the Turks and even the Turks and even the Tubo people to take advantage of the situation to attack. If you want to save Xiao Bolu, there is only one way, directly transfer troops from Qiuzi Town, climb over several snow-capped mountains, so to speak, like Zhang Sili sent 5,000 troops, maybe be able to repel the Tubo people once, but it is by no means enough to shake the determination of Tubo, and in the end, how many people can be left is only God knows how many people are left! Qijun, it's not like I'm exaggerating, the Tang Dynasty is in Anxi, sending troops to protect the countries of the Western Regions, and the cost is much more than what you get! ”

Having said that, thinking of the status of the Tang people in the four towns of Anxi, Feng Changqing still smiled with honor: "But because of the presence of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, the scholars or merchants of the Tang Dynasty can be said to be the most popular people in the Western Regions, otherwise how could Shao Bo and Dafu be invited as guests by Hu Shang when their bags were scattered?" If it weren't for the protection of the Tang Dynasty military horses, this trade route from Hexi to the Western Regions would have been cut off long ago! If it were me, Xiao Bolu would be occupied by Tubo, and only one more town would be set up in the west of the Green Ridge and outside the four towns of Anxi, and the troops would be heavily stationed here, and the neighboring countries would ally with each other, so that it would be enough to curb the westward advance of Tubo! It's just that the Great Food Country has always tried to plot against the Western Regions, so it is not only my Tang Dynasty and Tubo that are competing with each other, but it is actually a place where the Three Kingdoms are competing......"

The Western Regions has always been the center of gravity of the Great Food, Tubo, and Tang Dynasty, and the situation is constantly changing, so Zhang Xing, who does not have a deep understanding of this, naturally listens carefully to Feng Changqing's hanging river. It wasn't until the other party finally finished speaking with satisfaction that he smiled and said, "Since you have such knowledge, why didn't you recommend yourself to the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate?" ”

"Most people in the world judge people by their appearance." Feng Changqing explained bitterly with this sentence, and then asked, "Brother Qijun is here to be an envoy, and now that he knows that there is no war in Helong, and the purpose of Tubo is Xiao Bolu, what should happen next?" If you return in vain, I'm afraid that you, the envoy, will attract people's jokes! ”

"Since you have your strategy to defeat the enemy, it is very simple, lying and scaring people is also a common trick used by envoys." Zhang Xing smiled, and then said yearningly, "In the past, I only watched the Warring States Strategists' vertical and horizontal skills unparalleled in the world, and this time I have to give it a try!" Chang Qing, your cooperation is indispensable in this matter! ”

"Me?" Feng Changqing was stunned when he heard this, and after his heart moved, he smiled bitterly, "I'm not an envoy, if Qijun is not familiar with the four towns of Anxi, I will definitely know everything, and I will say everything, I'm afraid it's inappropriate for me to come forward." Besides, Li Jingzhong may not be willing to agree. ”

"The marshal told me earlier that the generals will be outside, and the military orders will not be accepted, and now that I am an envoy, I can naturally do it cheaply, of course, I will naturally discuss it with that Li Jingzhong." Zhang Xing motioned for Feng Changqing to come closer, and then lowered his voice and said, "That's it......"