Li Yue shook his fist and thrashed, "Talking about the major affairs of the court and politics, how can the husband preach and prepare a room for Xiao Wu." ”

While dodging, Zhang Yang cleared his throat, "This is not a conflict." ”

The little bear staggered out of the house, looked up at the noisy couple, turned its head to Xiao Wu, and lay at Xiao Wu's feet.

I couldn't dodge, but I still got a few punches.

was talking about the situation in Tibet, and then talked about preparing a room for Xiao Wu.

Li Yue rushed back to his room angrily with a few of his account books.

When Aunt Wang came back, she said that she had already cleaned up Lishan's residence.

Today's weather is not good, the sky is full of dark clouds, the cold wind is still gusting, and it looks like it is going to snow again.

It is best to build a house on a sunny day, if you build a house on a snowy day, the mud on the lake is easy to dry out after it is frozen.

Thinking about the arrangements for his new home, Zhang Yang walked out of the house and planned to meet Lu Dongzan first, this person set fire to the post house, even if the court didn't come to ask, he couldn't ignore it.

The streets are no longer as lively as Chinese New Year's Eve, and it is the middle of winter to prepare for the next year's livelihood, such as eating more and sleeping more at this time.

At a time when daily activities are expensive, everyone spends the year according to the rhythm of winter storage, autumn harvest, spring planting, and summer growth.

Zhang Yang walked to the door of the Foreign Affairs Academy.

Xu Jingzong greeted him with a smile, "Zhang Shangshu, it's the New Year, how can you have the leisure to come to the Foreign Affairs Academy." ”

First, after looking at the fact that everyone in the Foreign Affairs Institute was still busy, Zhang Yang clasped his hands and said, "What about the people of Ludongzan? ”

Xu Jingzong replied: "He is imprisoned in the dungeon of the Criminal Department, and the Criminal Department often comes to ask what to do with him. ”

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"I still serve in the Foreign Affairs Yuan this Chinese New Year, and I have worked hard for you."

"It's not hard, everyone is diligent in doing things, and our Foreign Affairs Yuan gives a lot of money, and everyone is willing to do things."

"How much money do we have left?"

Xu Jingzong thought in his heart, and after a while, he said: "After the silver cake is discounted, there are about 30,000 yuan, which is enough for our Ministry of Rites for a year, as long as the silver mines of the Wa Kingdom can be sent next year, there is no need to worry about it in one or two years." ”

In fact, there are still a lot of copper coins piled up in Lishan, and the hard currency in Datang is still a silver cake.

and keep the copper coins that are in hand, and the silver cakes to ensure that they flow in.

It is a waste to put so much silver ore in the Wa Kingdom.

A cold wind blew, and snow fell in the sky again.

Zhang Yang clasped his hands and whispered, "Take me to see Lu Dongzan." ”

"Follow the next officer."

Follow Xu Jingzong all the way to the Criminal Department, walk all the way along Suzaku Street, and pass the Suzaku Gate to the Criminal Department.

At present, there are only three or two officials sitting together lazily at the entrance of the criminal department.

Xu Jingzong stepped forward with a smile on his face, "Several, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites wants to see Lu Dongzan." ”

Seeing Xu Jingzong coming, everyone greeted him and brought him into the Criminal Department.

The main officials of the Criminal Department are all celebrating the New Year, and only three or two small officials are watching here.

I also admire Xu Jingzong's social skills, this guy can be friends with anyone, and this person's popularity is unreasonable.

Zhang Yang even suspected that as long as Xu Jingzong wanted to, he might be able to get along with the eunuchs in the palace and become friends of life and death.

Then I walked into the dungeon of the Criminal Department, where there was a heavy musty smell.

Most of the dungeons of the Criminal Department are empty, and in the corner of these empty dungeons there is a group of Tibetans.

At this moment, Lu Dongzan was sitting cross-legged in it.

Zhang Yang said with a smile: "It's just a New Year, but I didn't expect Brother Lu to end up like this." ”

Lu Dongzan opened his eyes and sighed: "With you in the Ministry of Rites, we have already prepared. ”

First of all, I looked at the surrounding environment, the air quality here is very poor, but it is very clean.

Zhang Yang frowned and pondered for a long time, "Since there will be a battle between Tubo and Datang sooner or later, is Brother Lu ready to go back alive?" ”

"You don't know how determined our Tubo is at all, in the words of you Central Plains people, as long as the great cause of Zampu can be accomplished, what does it matter if the foreign minister dies."

"Death is lighter than a feather, and some are heavier than Mount Tai." Zhang Yang interrupted: "You want to say this." ”

Lu Dongzan nodded slowly.

This Tibetan minister has read books from the Central Plains, and he doesn't seem to have read much.

The Tubo people who came with Lu Dongzan all looked at the few Tang officials in front of them, and they were silent and did not speak.

Zhang Yang smiled suddenly, "You set fire to the post house, do you want Songtsen Gampo to know your situation in Chang'an?" ”

Lu Dongzan closed his eyes and did not answer.

Zhang Yang said again: "I know that this time is likely to be an opportunity for the Tang Dynasty and Tubo to start a war, and Songtsen Gampo is bound to lead troops to knock on the pass in order to save you, I'm right." ”

Seeing that the other party still didn't reply.

Zhang Yang preached again: "How many soldiers and horses do you have in Tibet? ”

"Needless to say, we will wait in the dungeon for this battle report." Lu Dongzan whispered.

Turning his head to look at Xu Jingzong, Zhang Yang said curiously: "Old Xu." ”

Xu Jingzong took a step forward, "The lower official is here." ”

"What is the sin of setting fire to the official post in Chang'an City?"

"According to the situation, the worst will be assigned to hard labor for ten years, and the light will be fined and imprisoned, and according to the situation of arson in Tibet, even if you have to pay a fine, you will have to pay a lot of money."

Zhang Yang nodded slightly, "Detain all the treasures brought by Tubo this time, it is not good for him to dispose of it at will as the prime minister of Tubo, and listen to the meaning of Songtsan Gampo at that time." ”

Xu Jingzong smiled and nodded, "The lower official understands, after the opening of the dynasty, he will hand over the recital to His Majesty, and then talk about the disposal." ”

Looking at Lu Dongzan again, he still looks confident, this guy feels good about himself as always.

Zhang Yang's first hand; "Don't worry, about what happened to you in Chang'an City, our Ministry of Rites will write a letter and let people hand it over to Songtsan Gampo, so you don't have to bother trying to get it out."

This time, Lu Dongzan finally opened his eyes and looked at Zhang Yang.

"There are so many heroes in our Tang Dynasty, as for how many soldiers and horses you have in Tubo, we don't really care, our goal is never a temporary victory, I want far more than you expected, Tubo Prime Minister You are a smart person, but you are not the only smart person in this world."

"We have the virtue of being humble and studious, this is what you need to learn, not reading a few volumes of books from the Central Plains and thinking that you already know the people of the Central Plains."

This time Lu Dongzan finally stood up, he stepped forward and the two stood across the prison door, "I, Lu Dongzan, can meet an opponent like you in this life, I am very happy, if you are not the Shangshu of the Tang Dynasty, I am not the great minister of Tubo, maybe we can become close friends." ”

Zhang Yang said with emotion: "You must not underestimate the determination and perseverance of the Central Plains people, we have had the spirit of lying down and tasting courage since ancient times, and the spirit of three thousand Yuejia can swallow Wu, and we also have the determination to break the cauldron and sink the boat, and the one hundred and two Qin Passes will eventually belong to Chu." ”

Before leaving, Zhang Yang turned around and said to him again: "Also, Zhang Dasu's arrival in Luo shows that your Tibetan plateau is not invincible, once our people adapt, your geographical advantage will also be gone, we have always understood Tibet, and you only understand the Central Plains one-sidedly, the easiest place for a smart person to fall is arrogance." ”

Zhang Yang took Xu Jingzong away, leaving Lu Dongzan standing in place.

He sat down again and considered these words, the plateau of Tibet is not invincible, and the most important place for a wise person to fall is arrogance.

The more he thought about it, the more panicked Lu Dongzan's heart became, these words Zhang Yang had never said before.

"I'm going out!" Lu Dongzan suddenly grabbed the cell door and shouted.

The shouts echoed in the dungeon, but no one paid any more attention to him.

In the palace, Li Shimin walked all the way from the Xuanwu Gate to the Lizheng Palace, and the eunuch's report was in his ears.

"Lie down and taste the gall, three thousand Yuejia can swallow Wu. The cauldron is broken, and the one hundred and two Qin passes belong to Chu after all! Li Shimin recalled these words, and he suddenly smiled, "A good sentence of three thousand Yuejia can swallow Wu, and heroes and heroes should be like this." ”

The eunuch said in a low voice: "These are the words that Zhang Yang said to Lu Dongzan in the dungeon. ”

Thinking about Zhang Yang again, he is a person who has to pay for everything, and this kind of thing is always a little worse when it comes out of his mouth.

This should be the ambition that only a young general has.

Li Shimin shook his head and sighed, and then walked to the Lizheng Palace, and saw several palace maids counting beans, rubbing their eyes one by one, and silently reciting the numbers.

They put the beans they had counted into a jar and counted them again.

Li Shimin was surprised: "What are you doing?" ”

These palace maids hurriedly stood up and saluted.

Li Tai hurriedly explained: "Father, this is the task assigned by the teacher, saying that he wants his ministers to count 10,000 beans. ”

"Ten thousand? How long is this going to be? ”

Seeing his father's distressed expression, Li Lizhi said on the side, "The teacher's questions have always been ingenious, how can there be such a constant count." ”

Li Shimin smiled and asked, "Oh? Lizi thought that he should count it clearly. ”

Li Lizhi turned her head, "My daughter hasn't thought of it yet." ”

Walking into the hall, Li Shimin listened to the queen's words, and then realized that in order to count the beans, the young slaves asked these palace maids to count them day and night, and now they have counted three thousand.

"Zhang Yang's question is not embarrassing the childish slave?"

Empress Changsun smiled: "The concubine thought that it was a childish slave who thought it was simple, and there must be a more clever way to solve this problem, but he didn't think of it." ”

"Qingque has been following Zhang Yang for so long, why don't you let him ask."

"It's fine."

Empress Eldest Sun asked the palace maid to inform Qingque.

From Chang'an City to the west, all the way through the Hexi Corridor, at this moment in the Hexi Corridor can see teams of Tang soldiers and horses from time to time.

From the Hexi Corridor all the way to the west, there is a lone army in the north of Tibet that is resting on the plateau.

This place is the junction of Tibet and the Western Regions, and further west is a piece of glacier and endless snow-capped mountains.

Su Dingfang and Li Daoyan led a group of 300 soldiers and horses from the desert all the way south across the glacier, and now they are surrounded by undulating green shades.

There are no mountains and forests, no tall trees, and it seems to be on the horizon.

When I looked up, I felt that the clouds were so low.

Su Dingfang said to Li Daoyan: "The Western Regions began with filial piety, and the thirty-six countries were divided into more than fifty countries, all of which were in the west of the Xiongnu, south of Wusun, with mountains in the north and south, and rivers in the center. ”

It's been almost a year since he left Chang'an City, Li Daoyan's beard is very long, his body is getting thinner and thinner, his eyes are still bloodshot, and he is staring at the water in the pot at the moment, "Why has it been boiled for so long, it is really as the Ministry of Rites said, and the things are not cooked." ”

Su Dingfang took a sip of gentle water, "What do the Tubo people eat?" ”

The guide from the Western Regions who came with this army took out a piece of cheese and listened to his narration as if the Tibetans were eating this thing.

Li Daoyan doesn't like this kind of food very much, it is simply the taste of spoiled food.

In fact, as early as three months ago, the Western Regions had almost been pacified, and the king of Broken Leaf took the initiative to surrender, and the rest of the small countries also took out their treasures to show their submission.

In order to thank Zhang Yang for his guidance, the two handed over these treasures to Gao Chang.

As for Ashinadur, a barbarian, he is still powerful in the Western Regions.

It was easy for Su Dingfang and Li Daoyan to take the four towns of Anxi, their city walls were short and broken, and the training of the soldiers was poor, just like a paper lake, not to mention that the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty had not yet moved, and they were like scattered sand when they were rushed by the Gaochang people.

This is simply a unilateral conquest, Gaochang's soldiers and horses are still reasonable and did not enter the slaughter, Ashinadur's soldiers and horses are much more barbaric, these Turks are the same as the gang of people who only plundered before, they have not changed for so many years.

Gaochang's soldiers and horses advanced and retreated in an orderly manner, and they were well trained, and they were not worse than the officers and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.

After coming out for so long and walking so far, it can be regarded as seeing a broader world.

"How? Gasping for breath now? Su Dingfang asked in a low voice.

The soldier nodded, "It's much better now, I won't be able to breathe for a while." ”

Walking up the plateau, it takes most people a month to get used to it.

The Tibetan Plateau can not be rushed up, and it will take a few days to rest after walking for a while, and after being able to adapt to it, it will be very difficult to walk for dozens of miles in front of you.

Everyone was resting, and suddenly saw a group of dozens of soldiers and horses rushing towards here.

Su Dingfang stood up and pulled out his horizontal knife: "Didn't you say that there are no people in this ten miles radius?" Where are the soldiers and horses! ”

Li Daoyan also pulled out his knife and looked at the people coming from afar.

The other horse's horse had no intention of stopping.

was about to arrive in front of him, Su Dingfang held a knife in one hand, and slashed at the horse's belly, and the war horse neighed and blood splashed in the sky.

As the leading war horse fell in a pool of blood, and then looked at the person who fell to the ground, Su Dingfang stepped on the person's chest with one foot, and held the blood-dripping knife against the person's neck.

The man who caught up from behind quickly pulled the reins and stopped.

"Su Lie is so skilled!" Li Daoyan beckoned the rest of the soldiers to thousands and surrounded these dozens of people on war horses.

Su Dingfang was surprised by the other party's face, and took off the cloth towel wrapped around the other party's head, with a big nose, blue eyes, and yellow hair.

"Persians?"

The guide from the Western Regions on the side explained: "They are not Persians, they are wearing the clothes of big cannibals. ”

Li Daoyan gestured and motioned for the other party to dismount.

The big food in front of him dismounted with words he couldn't understand, and among them was a very richly dressed figure, with a gold chain hanging around his neck, and he took off his coat to reveal his bronzed arms, signaling that he wanted to fight.