"Tea Horse Ceremony...... Tea Horse Ceremony! In the main hall of the Tubo Palace, Dong Yu muttered to himself.

Lin Zhao has already left, and today's meeting is a preliminary communication, and after the meeting is over, Dong Yu has been talking about this matter. said that it would be discussed later, but in fact, it was quite important in my heart.

"Zampu, the people of the Song Dynasty are prepared!" Dorjee has always appeared as an attendant, but he has always been very low-key and has not attracted Lin Zhao's attention. Regarding the proposal of the tea horse ceremony, Dorjee heard it clearly, and as the chief strategist of Tubo Zampu, he naturally had to pay more attention to these things.

Dong Yu nodded and said, "That's right, the people of the Song Dynasty are more buried than Liang Yi!" ”

"What do you mean?" Dorjee tentatively asked Dong Yu's attitude.

"What do you think?" The two old guys played rhetorical questions!

Dorjee said: "If this tea horse road is completed, it will definitely be of great benefit to our river." ”

"Yes, it's just ......" Dong Yu seemed to have his own concerns.

"Anyway, it's still early, why should Zampu be in a hurry, and bargain with them!" Dorjee thought for a while, and then said, "Or, Zampu will ask Mrs. Tai's opinion again?" ”

"Good!" Dong Yu glanced at the gift that Lin Zhao had left for Mrs. Qiao on the desk, and shook his head with a smile. Although this Song envoy is young, he has a lot of ghost ideas, and he knows how to save the country very well.

When Dong Yu walked into the backyard of the palace with gifts, he saw a dignified and graceful old lady basking in the garden from a distance.

The old lady was about fifty years old, with black and white hair and a graceful bearing. Although he is old, he can still see from his face that he must have been a rare beauty when he was young, otherwise how could he get the love of Hehuang Zanpu?

This person is Mrs. Qiao, the mother of Dong Yu, who was canonized as Mrs. Taiyuan by the Song Dynasty!

Li Lizun, who was coerced by Li Lizun in his early years, married the daughter of the Li family. Because of the political implications, the marriage has not been happy.

It wasn't until later that he took the opportunity to defeat Li Lizun and regain power in Hehuang. threw all his resentment on the Li family, and even his two sons were put under house arrest by him.

After that, a gentle and beautiful woman Qiao Shi walked into his field of vision, and he found true love.

Mrs. Qiao is beautiful and virtuous, intelligent and understanding, which is completely different from the domineering Lee. The long-oppressed girl found tenderness and sweetness here, and she had a good love for Qiao's family.

Soon after, they gave birth to their son, Dong Yu, and regarded him as the best choice for their heir.

The degree of pampering completely exceeds that of the two sons born to the Li family!

Until the death of Dong Yu and the accession of Dong Yu, Mrs. Qiao immediately became the Empress Dowager of Tubo, with a respected status, which is undoubtedly the transcendent existence of the entire Hehuang.

In the eyes of outsiders, Mrs. Qiao is at most an old lady from a wealthy family, even if her status is extremely noble, at most she enjoys the blessings and lives for the rest of her life!

But those who know their hearts know that Mrs. Qiao is not ordinary, she is not just an old lady, but to some extent she is also the Dinghai Divine Needle of Tibet.

Mrs. Jo was clever, so she was very much loved.

She is not only a favored lady, a virtuous helper, but also a good helper. Whether it was dealing with Li Lizun or later dealing with Li Yuanhao in Western Xia, Mrs. Qiao did not help her husband with advice.

To a certain extent, Mrs. Qiao contributed a lot to the unification of Hehuang and the creation of a strong Qingtang Kingdom.

When he was dying, he was very clear about the situation he was facing, and the river and Tibet seemed to be very strong, but in fact it was full of dangers, which could be said to be internal and external troubles.

Hehuang and Tibet are a state externally, but internally it is more like a loose confederation. In addition to their great power, the noble Zampu lineage and religious influence were crucial.

However, among the plateau countries, there are many people with the Zanpu blood of the Tubo Dynasty, and with the death of the Buddha, the religious influence of the "son of the Buddha" is also declining. In particular, the Aliguge Kingdom, which was far west of Gaoyuan, took the opportunity of the war with the Western Xia to welcome the Indian monk Atisha, and gradually became the second largest Buddhist center in Gaoyuan. By the time Dong Yu ascended the throne, the religious influence of Qingtang City had faded a lot.

And then there's the woe to Xiao Wall! Because of a momentary negligence, as well as the concern that the tiger poison does not eat children. The benevolence of a thought was left behind

Blind felt, grinding felt horns, these two "unfilial sons". Their splitting reading power has weakened and dispersed the power of Hehuang Tubo to a certain extent, and the offensive and defensive calculations between each other will undoubtedly exacerbate internal friction.

Then there is the threat of Western Xia, from Li Yuanhao to the later Wuzang Pang, and then to the current Liang Yiburi, and the friction between the Song Dynasty is constant. A very common situation in Western Xia was to divert internal contradictions through foreign wars.

The Western Xia repeatedly made small moves in Linzhou in the Song Dynasty, sent troops to harass and even fight, but did not take advantage. Yan Zhi will not turn his gaze to Qingtang City in an emergency, turn around and bite Hehuang! Even if Liang Yi, the minister of Western Xia, came to Qingtang City and sent the princess to make peace, it still could not be ruled out that Western Xia coveted Hehuang.

Similarly, the people of the Song Dynasty may not be reliable!

If there was no common enemy of Western Xia, who knows if the Song Dynasty would have any thoughts about Hehuang? The Song Dynasty stationed heavy troops in the Qin and Wei prefectures on the front line, and some small movements continued, and the soldiers pointed directly at Hezhou, and the river was over.

What's more, the Song Dynasty had the ancestral motto of "lying on the side of the couch, not allowing others to snore", who knows when the people of the Song Dynasty will also regard the land of the river as their "couch"? When Emperor Taizu said such domineering words, he must not have expected to bring such a negative impact to his descendants.

Moreover, in the area of the Hexi Corridor, the Uighurs gradually grew larger, and were once vassals and allies of the Hehuang Tibetans. But with the development of time, it has gradually become restless and has become a hidden danger and threat.

Therefore, Hehuang Tubo seems to be powerful, but in fact it is also dangerous, no matter which side has problems and loses balance, it may lead to the subversion of the kingdom.

It can be seen that the situation of Hehuang Tubo is far from being as good as imagined, so it is not easy to be a good Zampu. It was under such circumstances that he died, and when he was there, with his prestige and ability, he was able to suppress all forces and make them dare not act rashly.

But what about when you die? After all, his son Dong Yu is still young, can he take on such a heavy responsibility? He was a little worried, but in the end he died peacefully, not blindly. Because there is one more person in the house, and that is Mrs. Joe, his wife!

To a certain extent, it was not the one who handed over the river to his son Dong Yu, but the mother and son. With her noble status and deep resourcefulness, Mrs. Qiao can become the leader.

But she didn't do it, although her son is young, he can stand alone, and it can be regarded as an experience. Mrs. Qiao's love for her son does not seem to create any obstacles for her son, after all, in history, there are many things where mothers and sons compete for power and profit, and finally turn against each other.

So Mrs. Qiao just retreated into the background, silently watching, and silently mentioning a word when necessary.

In this way, Dong Yu respects his mother more, and on many big things, he respects Mrs. Qiao's opinions more.

Therefore, Mrs. Qiao's actual role in determining the role of the Seagod Needle is not a lie!

When Mrs. Qiao saw her son coming, she smiled and said, "Our Zampu finally has time to come and see me, an old lady!" ”

Dong Yu said apologetically: "Mother, I'm sorry, recently the envoys from various countries have come to Qingtang City and are busy entertaining, so I don't have much time to come and see you!" ”

"Hey, you have something to do, not to mention it's hard to hold a birthday for me, a bad old lady!" Mrs. Joe seemed to be optimistic and humorous.

Then he saw the attendant behind Dong Yu holding a lot of things, and said with a smile: "What? Are you here to give me a gift to make amends? ”

"Ah, no!" Dong Yu smiled and said: "This is a gift from the envoys of the Song Dynasty to my mother!" ”

"Oh? Is it? Mrs. Qiao smiled: "The Song envoy has a heart, no, it should be said that the envoys have a heart, and they are all worried about me, an old lady!" The Tangut people sent me a granddaughter-in-law, what did the Song Dynasty give me? ”

Dong Yu's expression moved, and he presented the gifts with a smile, which were mainly specialties of the Central Plains. Among them, most of them are utensils and supplies, which are relatively ordinary.

To be special, there is a beautifully sewn cotton garment among them!

Although cotton grows in the northwest, it is planted on a large scale and is not used to weave cloth to make clothes, so this gift is relatively special and intimate.

In addition, it is a small bright circle, and it is specially equipped with a delicate gold-encrusted handle. Mrs. Qiao was a little surprised, at first she thought it was a small bronze mirror, but when she reached out to get it, she realized that it was not.

The round artifact was transparent, and the luster was brighter and more transparent than the mutton fat jade, and Mrs. Qiao wondered, "What is this?" ”

Immediately picked it up and put it in front of her eyes, there was a transparent mirror, Mrs. Qiao was startled, and her son's eyes became as big as copper bells.

Immediately swaying from side to side, anything in her field of vision magnified a lot, and Madame Jo couldn't help but be amazed and curious.

Dong Yu said with a smile: "Song envoy Lin Zhao said that this thing is called a magnifying glass, if you can't see anything clearly, you can use this thing, very aspect." ”

"Really?" Mrs. Qiao said with a smile: "Song Envoy really has a heart, the bad old lady has begun to get dizzy with old eyes, this thing is just right to use." ”

Mrs. Qiao asked: "If you are courteous, you must ask for something, what does the Song envoy say?" "My son came over at this time, it was definitely as simple as handing over the gift, there must be something else......

Dong Yu smiled lightly, although her mother was old, her wisdom and wisdom had not weakened in the slightest, and she immediately said: "The Song envoy said that he would establish a tea horse road, from Bianjing to Qingtang City, and exchange the materials of the Central Plains for our horses!" ”

"Tea horse ceremony?" Mrs. Jo muttered to herself, as if curious and vaguely interested in the fresh formulation.

"So Song Envoy will take some samples first, and want me to experiment and use them first, right?" Mrs. Qiao pretended to be a little angry, but then smiled and said, "Song Envoy is very scheming!" ”

"Well, Song Envoy is a young man of about twenty years old, but his talent is extraordinary, not to be underestimated!"

"Twenty?" Mrs. Qiao was also a little surprised and a little curious, and then smiled and said, "In this way, I want to meet!" ”

"Mother, don't worry, you will definitely appear on your birthday!"

"Hmm!" Mrs. Qiao seemed to sigh and said, "Alas, the Western Xia is to give us people, and the Song Dynasty is to send us things." The people of the Song Dynasty wanted to get horses, so what did the Tangut people want? ”

Dong Yu was immediately a little speechless, Xixia's intention was obvious, but he never said it too directly and clearly! At this point, it's really hard to answer.

Mrs. Qiao smiled: "The Central Plains is rich in products, we are very envious, if we can exchange horses for enough supplies, it is also a good move." Not to mention the people of the Song Dynasty...... Do you remember what your father said when he was dying? ”

Only then did Dong Yu remember that before his father died, although he claimed that the Song Dynasty and Western Xia were unreliable, he needed to develop and strengthen his own strength. But it was also specifically mentioned that he wanted to make friends with the Song Dynasty and fight against the Western Xia. With the widow and Mrs. Qiao's insistence, Dong Yu naturally had to weigh it in his heart.

Mrs. Qiao said: "No matter what, the Song Dynasty's move can bring us very practical benefits, and we should bear it first." What else did the Tangut people have besides bringing a princess? Should you have a good talk with Liang Yiburi?

Although they are all seeking skin with tigers, the Tangut people are more like wolves, and the people of the Song Dynasty have to estimate the face of benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom and faith...... Furthermore, isn't there still Hezhou between the Song Dynasty and us? Even if there is something, it is blind felt in front of it.

And Western Xia has a skin pain for us? Without the people of the Song Dynasty, I don't know what the result will be? ”

This is a very real problem, the Hexi Corridor of Western Xia is adjacent to the Hehuang Plateau, and there is no way to fight for this area between them.

"Yes, my son knows!" Dong Yu humbly followed her mother's advice.

Mrs. Qiao nodded and said, "You can call the shots in this matter, just remember to meet the source left and right." By the way, do you really want Lin Xiaobi to marry the princess of Jinshan in Western Xia? ”

"Yes, and that's not all!" Dong Yuyu reported: "At the same time, Lin Qibi will also marry the Uighur princess to meet the knot!" ”

"Uighur princess?" Mrs. Qiao seemed a little surprised, and then said, "Okay, you have a lot of ideas, so wouldn't Lin Qibi marry two at a time?" Yan Fu is not shallow! ”

Dong Yu naturally knew what his mother meant, smiled and didn't answer!

Mrs. Qiao said: "Ali Gu is not small, there are only a few concubines around, you should also pay attention to him!" ”

"Okay!" Dong Yu is really a little strange, why doesn't her mother love her grandson, but she cares so much about her adopted grandson and loves her grandson so much?

Such a move is really surprising!

Dong Yu knows very well that as long as his mother is still alive, then in the matter of Lichu, he may not be able to say it alone...... (To be continued.) )