Successive envoys from various countries have arrived in Chang'an, and the envoys from Tibet are the earliest and the most numerous. Because they were going to make peace with China, the person who came was the prince of Tibet, with a Ying attendant, and Li Shan also met Da Langpa.

In the battle of Liangzhou, Li Shan was deeply impressed by this man, after all, he almost died under his gun. It seems that Dalangba has been promoted, and now he is the personal guard of the Tibetan prince.

The envoy of the Turks was Donyugu, a confidant of the Viga Khan, who was over sixty years old and had a gray beard. But the eyes were bright, which impressed Li Shan. It is said that ****** was able to destroy and reincarnate this person, and this time the Viga Khan sent to Dunyugu also shows the importance attached to the Tang Dynasty.

At the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, there were many small countries in the Erhai region, which did not serve each other, among which there were six small countries with strong strength, which were led by six kings, and were called the six edicts, namely: Mengshan Edict, Yue Xi Edict, Langqiong Edict, Xuan Zhi Edict, Shi Lang Edict, and Mengshe Edict. Mengshe edict is in the south of the edicts, called "Nanzhao".

During the reign of Tang Gaozong, the other five edicts and the Heman tribes, threatened by Tibet, often abandoned Tang and joined Tibet. Nanzhao has always been attached to the Tang Dynasty, so it has the support of the Tang. In the first year of Kaiyuan, Tang Xuanzong named Nanzhao Piluo Pavilion as the king of Taideng County. The intention of Nanzhao to come to Tang this time was obvious, that is, to get Tang Dynasty to support him to destroy the other five edicts.

Silla envoys had already come to the Tang Dynasty last year, but this was no longer the case. At that time, the Tang Dynasty did not have firearms, and when Silla unified the Korean region, it destroyed the two lands belonging to the Tang Dynasty, so the Tang Dynasty was quite dissatisfied, but Silla did not seem to want to return it. However, things seem to have changed now.

The envoys of the Great Food Country and the envoys of Japan were late because of the long distance, but fortunately, the Tang Dynasty intended to show their strength to various countries this time, so they did not meet the envoys of any country alone, but placed them all in the post house, waiting for Tang Xuanzong to summon them together.

During this period. Naturally, the envoys of various countries are not idle, and they are all burdened with missions. This time, all countries have their own thoughts and want to obtain more information, and Li Shan, as a minister of the Tang Dynasty who is in the limelight, is also a scholar in charge of firearms. Nature became the focus of their attention.

The Tang Dynasty, where Tubo arrived first, was naturally the first to visit Li Shan.

The Tibetan prince seemed to have completely forgotten the tense atmosphere between the two countries a few months ago, and as soon as he settled down from the post station, he came to visit Li Shan very friendly. This Tibetan prince is still quite fluent in Chinese, "Lord Li, don't be surprised to visit you today." ”

Li Shan didn't expect the Tubo prince to find him so soon, it seems that the Tubo people seem to have been prepared and have already planned.

"The prince of Tubo is serious, and it is an honor for Li to come to the mansion of the prince. Prince, please come in. ”

After entering the mansion and sitting down in the front hall, Li Shan said: "I don't know what the Prince of Tubo is looking for Li?" ”

Although this Tibetan prince looks quite rough, but the manners and etiquette are quite graceful, if Li Shan remembers well, this person should be the grandson of Songtsan Gampo, and may also have the blood of Princess Wencheng, it seems that he has received a special etiquette education since childhood.

"Master Li is ranked in the third rank of Shangshu at a young age. Sure enough, young and promising. Xiao Wang heard that there was a battle in Liangzhou. Our army was defeated by the Tang Army, and it was Master Li who commanded the battle, and our army is now convinced. ”

"The prince is overrated, and the victory of Liangzhou depends on the unity of our army, and the wise leadership of the emperor is just a pawn. The prince is not here to praise my military exploits. So please ask the prince to speak up about it. "Li Shan doesn't want to beat around the bush with the Tubo prince.

The Tubo prince sighed and said, "Lord Li, I really don't hide it. Xiao Wang was freely influenced by his grandmother, and was extremely obsessed with the culture of the Tang Dynasty. Master Li is not only amazingly written, but also familiar with the art of war. I think that this prince has wasted more than 20 years, but now he has achieved nothing, what a shame. If Master Li does not give up, Xiao Wang is willing to worship under Mr. and learn from Mr. ”

Hehe, it's annoying that people are famous, and there are admirers everywhere. Li Shan was still a little proud.

"Prince, there are as many capable people in my Tang Dynasty as the stars in the sky, Li is just a layman, and he was fortunate to be valued by the emperor to have such a status, and he really dare not speak of a teacher. If the prince wants to apprentice, he can stay in our official school for a while, and he must have gained something. "Li Shancai won't accept apprentices casually, besides, this Tibetan prince has no clear intentions, so he has to be cautious.

"Master Li is too modest, with Mr. Li's merits and abilities, my father said that if Mr. Li is willing to condescend to Tibet, my father will treat him with the courtesy of a national teacher. Before this king came, my father specially told this king to make a good friend of Lord Li, and my lord should not refuse me thousands of miles away. ”

Li Shan pretended to be interested and said: "I didn't expect Tubo Zampu to have such a high opinion of Zaixia?" I killed tens of thousands of his elite soldiers in Liangzhou, shouldn't he hate me to the bone? ”

The prince of Tubo said with a smile: "Sir is really joking, my father has always been a courteous corporal, and he is the most courteous to people of insight." With the talent of the gentleman, the father will only seek the virtuous, how can he be jealous of the virtuous. This time, the king came to bring some greeting gifts to express his heart. ”

As he spoke, the Tibetan prince clapped his hands, and the next man presented the three boxes.

The prince opened the boxes one by one and introduced: "This is our specialty of Tibet, snow lotus, cordyceps, and thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum. I hope Mr. Li will accept it with a smile. ”

These things are miraculous, can cure all kinds of diseases, prolong life, in fact, there is no such magic. But it's a very precious thing, and it's worth a lot of money. Li Shanxin said, it is better for you to send these things directly. For health products, Li Shan has never been interested.

"Prince, this is too precious, Li deserves it." Li Shan pretended to excuse himself, let's be humble about what he has in hand, he still has to do it, and see what he has to say.

The Tibetan prince said, "Sir, if Mr. does not accept this king, he will burn these things on the spot." ”

Li Shan saw that the prince of Tubo was resolute, and said: "Prince, if you have no merit, if you need Li's help, just ask, I will accept these things." ”

The prince of Tubo was relieved when he saw that Li Shan had accepted it, and said: "This king is holding a banquet in the post house, and invite Lord Li to have a meal together, okay?" ”

As the saying goes, the mouth of eating people is soft, and the hands of people are short. As long as you don't say no the first time, it's hard to say no the second time. However, Li Shan is not this kind of person, Li Shan's friendship with officialdom and morality are not taken seriously at all. Since the Tubo prince wanted to fish, Li Shan simply used his example as bait to see what tricks they played.

"The prince is so gracious, but he is disrespectful."

The prince of Tubo smiled mysteriously and said: "Okay, well, then the king will wait for Mr. to take over, and when the time comes, Mr. will definitely have an unexpected surprise, and the king will leave first." ”

Li Shan sent the Tibetan prince out. (To be continued.) )