Chapter 183: Songtsen Gampo is here
"Third brother, what country do you see that cavalry is, why do I look familiar?" Li Su woke up Li Ke, who was in a daze, and pointed to the wet alien cavalry who was drenched in the rain and asked.
"These are the Tibetan cavalry, and it seems that they should be protecting an extremely important person." Li Ke looked up depressedly and said weakly. But then he raised his head suddenly, carefully observed the Tubo cavalry, and then said with a solemn face: "Looking at the equipment and specifications of this cavalry, as well as the decoration of the big car in the middle, it seems that Songtsen Gampo, the lord of Tubo, is here in person." ”
However, as soon as Li Ke finished speaking, he immediately returned to his original weak appearance, and finally rekindled his ambition for the throne, but was ruthlessly extinguished by Li Ke, this blow is almost devastating for anyone, and now he has no interest in the outside world at all.
As soon as Li Su heard that the other party turned out to be the famous Songtsan Gampo in history, he was not calm for a moment, and while looking up and down at this cavalry, he was thinking about the other party's intention to come to Datang? It is said that after the last battle of Songzhou, Tubo was killed by the Tang Dynasty, and he became honest all of a sudden, and it has been almost two years now.
"Third brother, help me think about it, how could Songtsen Gampo come to our Datang at such a time, and what is his purpose?" Li Su instinctively felt that the other party was not good, and it was likely to stir up a storm again.
"How do I know this, it may be related to the war in Gaochang, right?" Li Ke has clearly lost confidence in his future life. It looks like it's half-dead, and he doesn't even bother to move his brain.
"Gao Chang?" Li Su's eyes lit up after hearing this, he remembered that Gaochang was not very far from Tubo, could it be that the Tang Dynasty used troops against Gaochang this time, which frightened Tubo, a defeated general, so Songtsan Gampo came all the way to seek peace? Thinking of this possibility, Li Su was immediately shocked. If this is the case, then things will be much easier, after all, it is the other party who comes to ask Datang. No matter how much you do it, you can't make much of a storm.
"Sixth brother ......" Li Su just wanted to discuss with Li Ke about the possibilities he had come up with, but when he turned his head and saw the other party's half-dead appearance, he couldn't help but feel angry in his heart. It's a little funny, he raised his fist and hit the other party's shoulder and said: "Sixth brother, you are too unproductive, isn't it just a throne, if you believe in the little brother, go to the south with me after the New Year, and then I will show you a new life path, which is definitely ten thousand times stronger than you staying in Chang'an!" ”
"Rokuro, don't make fun of me!" Li Ke obviously thought that Li Su was comforting him, so he didn't take the other party's words seriously.
"Third brother. Although I usually mess around, I have never joked about such a big thing! Li Su's face was serious, and he didn't seem to have the meaning of half-joking.
Seeing Li Su's serious appearance, even Li Ke couldn't help but be stunned. His attention also focused, and he asked: "Liulang, what is the matter with you going to the south, I heard that Yanbei, Cui Yu and some people from the Chang'an family will also go with you, do you have any big plans?" ”
"Third brother, in fact, the real destination of this trip to the south is Liuqiu Island. When I went back to Chang'an, I sent people there to do some things, but now I have some troubles, and I need to deal with them personally. Li Su didn't know how to explain this matter to Li Ke, so he had to say so.
"Flowing for the big island?" As soon as Li Ke heard this name, he immediately frowned, he is also a well-read and well-remembered person, but he has only heard of the place of Liuqiu Island, and this is because of him and Li Su's grandfather Yang Guang, because in the former Sui Dynasty, their tyrant grandfather had sent people to Liuqiu Island, and more than once, so he had an impression. …,
"Third brother, don't guess about this matter, it's okay after the New Year anyway, you just go with me, and the younger brother will definitely give you a satisfactory answer, what do you think?" Li Su was now full of people from Tibet, and he didn't have the heart to explain to Li Ke, so he could only pat his chest and reassure the other party.
"Okay, as you said Liulang, we are brothers, and the third brother believes in you!" Li Ke finally cheered up, and also slapped Li Ke's shoulder with his fist and said, if he doesn't even believe in his own brother, then who else can he believe?
Seeing that the original sunny and cheerful third brother had finally returned, Li Su was also very pleased, and the two glanced at each other and laughed out loud almost at the same time. At this time, they and the Tibetan cavalry happened to arrive at Anhuamen at the same time, probably hearing the laughter of the two, and this team of obviously elite cavalry showed a hint of vigilance.
Sandwiched between the cavalry, the windows of the car were also opened a gap, and a pair of wolf-like eyes followed the laughter. At this time, Li Su and Li Ke also looked over here, and the eyes of the three of them happened to meet in the air, and the result was all shocked.
What an ambitious pair of eyes! Li Su and Li Kehe had such an idea in their hearts almost at the same time. Later generations said that the eyes are the window of the soul, this statement is not wrong at all, the first thing to look at the art of observing people is the eyes of the other party, Li Su and Li Ke from the eyes of the people in the car, in addition to seeing tenacity, calmness, wisdom, in addition to endless ambition, and the other party's eyes are very aggressive, making people feel cold all over the body at a glance, as if there is no secret to hide from each other, to have such a complex pair of eyes, presumably sitting in the car must be the Tubo lord Songtsan Gampo.
At the same time, the person in the car also slowly closed the window, and at the same time muttered in his mouth: "Datang is really an outstanding person, and the two young people I met outside the city casually have the posture of a dragon and a phoenix. ”
For the arrival of this Tubo cavalry, the Tang government has long received the news, outside the city gate of Anhua Gate, there are two officials from Honglu Temple waiting. However, for the arrival of the lord of Tubo, the Tang Dynasty obviously did not attach much importance to it, after all, in the eyes of the Tang people, Tubo was just a defeated general, even if the arrival of the other party's lord, there was no need to be too grand, so only two petty officials of low grade were sent to greet him.
Li Su and Li Ke were not in a hurry to enter the city at this time, the two of them rode on their horses and looked at the Tubo cavalry, and found that the other party's equipment was not bad, everyone was wearing iron armor, and the weapons in their hands were also made of iron.
These Tibetan knights all have fierce expressions, and their bodies have a tyrannical murderous aura, which is a bit similar to the tiger-headed army on the battlefield, and it seems that they are also a division of a hundred battles. It's just that when this cavalry is marching, the team is not as neat as the Tang cavalry, and it is estimated that it will be lacking in military discipline.
When the Tibetans came to the city gate, a Tibetan official came out and handed over the documents to the official who greeted them, and after confirming that they were correct, the soldiers guarding the gate let them go. However, at this time, Li Su sent someone to invite one of the officials who greeted him, wanting to ask the purpose of the Tubo lord coming to the Tang Dynasty.
The official didn't notice Li Su just now, and when he saw him, he immediately walked over quickly and bowed down and said, "Zhou Wenju of Honglu Temple, meet His Royal Highness King Wu and His Royal Highness King Qi!" ”
Honglu Temple Cheng is an official of the fifth grade, and he is also a high-ranking official in the Tang Dynasty, no wonder Li Su looks familiar with each other. Although the five-grade official is nothing in the eyes of Li Su and Li Ke, but looking at the other party's bearing, there is no grovel attitude in the face of them, so their brothers do not dare to slack off, and they throw off the saddle and dismount and salute: "Zhou Sicheng doesn't need to be polite!" ”…,
After the two sides finished saluting, Li Su went straight to the point and asked: "Zhou Sicheng, this time the Tubo people are visiting, but is their lord Songtsen Gampo coming in person?" ”
"His Royal Highness the King of Qi has good eyesight, this time it is indeed the Lord of Tubo who came in person!" Zhou Wenju replied with a smile.
"Hehe, I guess they must have come here because of Gaochang, right?" At this time, Li Ke also opened his mouth and smiled.
"His Royal Highness King Wu said well, my Tang Dynasty pacified Gaochang in one fell swoop, and also occupied the Khan City of the Western Turks, which not only shocked the countries of the Western Regions, but also made the Tubo who was close at hand feel restless, some time ago our Honglu Temple has received the news that dozens of small countries have entered the court, and Tubo has the fastest action, when Gaochang was initially decided, the lord of Tubo set off to my Tang Dynasty, so it was the first to arrive in Chang'an!" When Zhou Wenju spoke, his face was full of the demeanor of a great country.
Honglu Temple was originally in charge of diplomacy, and as diplomats of the Tang Dynasty, Zhou Wenju and they were undoubtedly very happy, because now the Tang Dynasty is at its peak, and the foreign wars are even more victorious, and there are no decent opponents at all, so these officials in charge of diplomacy have always looked like they are awesome when facing the envoys of other countries, which is much luckier than those diplomats of the Celestial Empire in later generations.
Hearing that many small countries in the Western Regions were going to enter Chang'an to pay tribute, Li Su was moved in his heart, if the envoys of these small countries could arrive in Chang'an before the Winter Games, then they could be invited to participate in the competition, so that not only could increase the number of athletes, but also improve the influence of the Games.
Just when Li Su was complacent about his idea, he heard Zhou Wenju speak again: "Your Highnesses, as far as I know, the lord of Tubo came this time, in addition to wanting to repair the relationship between the two countries, he also wanted to bring up the old matter again, asking His Majesty for a princess as his wife!" (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )