Cheng Chumo looked Ling Ran and clenched his fists and said: "This is all Zhang Yang's arrangement, you have become the left official of a prefecture at a young age, and you will definitely be able to be in a higher position in the future, and you will drink together when you return to Chang'an in the future." ”

Zhang Da'an turned over and got on the horse, looking at the direction of Youzhou in high spirits, "Daddy, the child will leave here." ”

Hearing these words, tears flowed down the eyes of Zhang Gongjin's wife again.

The four strong men also turned over and got on their horses together.

"Drive!"

With the whip of a horse, the war horse raised its front hooves and marched towards Youzhou.

The figure was getting farther and farther away, and Cheng Chumo looked at Zhang Gongjin, "Zou Guogong, rest assured, these four people are carefully selected people." ”

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"It's inconvenient for the old man to ask about the affairs between you and Zhang Yang, and the safety of Da'an will be left to you to arrange the old man."

While comforting his wife, Zhang Gongjin walked back to the village.

Cheng Chumo looked at Lishan Village in front of him, and then led people to Chang'an City.

The abundant rain in summer also reflects Zhang Yang's words, this abundant rain should prepare the fields for waterlogging.

There is a lot of stagnant water in the streets and alleys of Chang'an City, and there are also sewage overflowing from the canals in some places because they are blocked.

Fortunately, Zhang Yang had advised him before, and the preparation of the court was very sufficient.

Li Shimin listened to the report of Lu Chengqing of the household department, and also felt the admiring eyes of the scribes in front of him, and the emperor enjoyed it for a while.

As long as I am a wise monarch in the eyes of my subjects, the offense of my son-in-law can be put behind me.

Li Shimin is very happy about this and is in a good mood.

It was summer in Guanzhong, and Lu Dongzan rushed all the way from Longxi, and it took a month to reach the boundary of Luo.

Lu Dongzan rushed over and didn't see the corpses everywhere, and the pastures were well preserved.

This strange situation made him feel more and more uneasy.

Listening to the herdsmen's explanations here, the Tang army's invasion of Tibet did not destroy the pastures, but treated these herdsmen well, this battle not only made Songtsen Gampo lose a lot of trust, but the herdsmen of Tubo have a little more good impression of the Central Plains.

This is not a good situation, it can be seen that at that time, Tubo and the Central Plains were fighting, and the war was defeated on one side, and the people's hearts were also lost, which shows how difficult the situation encountered by Zampu at the beginning.

Until they arrived in front of a large camp, the soldiers and horses of Guanzhong were resting here.

Noticing that a group of Tibetans were stationed in front of the camp, the soldiers stepped forward and asked, "What is the matter?" ”

Hearing the Tubo dialect spoken by the soldiers in front of him, this made Lu Dongzan even more surprised, and he still said aloud in Guanzhong dialect: "Who is the general of the garrison here?" ”

"It's General Su Dingfang and General Li Daoyan."

Lu Dongzan wrote down these two names, left the place and hurried all the way to Luo.

The battle between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty caused the population of Tubo to drop sharply.

Lu Dongzan entered the territory of Tibet and saw many women and children, but rarely saw men in the prime of life.

In the distance, there is a house, the house is simple, not as beautiful and sturdy as the house in Chang'an City.

The houses were built with cow dung and gravel.

There was also a large herd of yaks on the side.

Seeing that it was the prime minister who came back, several middle-aged Tibetan men walked out of the houses and stepped forward to ask what happened in Chang'an.

Lu Dongzan's eyes kept walking into this house with a little anger, and when he walked to a house, he saw that Zampu was sitting opposite the Tang Dynasty scribe in the house, and there was a monk sitting on the side.

This monk is none other than Tang Xuanzang, who was captured from Tuyuhun at the beginning.

At that time, Zampu released this monk, and Lu Dongzan wondered why this monk came to Tibet again.

"I've seen the big picture."

Seeing this scribe saluting him, Lu Dongzan walked straight to Songtsen Gampo.

Tang Xuanzang recited a Buddha name, "Zampu is willing to stop the war to avoid further killings in the war, which is a kind act." ”

"Why did Zampu agree to these harsh conditions of Datang!" Lu Dongzan said loudly in Tubo.

"Tubo can't fight anymore, and all the middle-aged men in Tubo who continue to fight like this have been killed, and there will be no follow-up."

Lu Dongzan trembled, his heart was sad and helpless, and the anger that was about to question saw Zan Pu's down-and-out appearance, and the anger in his heart was gone, "Even if you are so humiliated, you have to accept it?" ”

Songtsen Gampo nodded slowly.

"Zampu has decided to go to the Tang Dynasty next year to congratulate him, which is a good thing for both the Tang Dynasty and Tubo."

Hearing the scribe on the side talking in Guanzhong dialect, Lu Dongzan immediately looked at him angrily, "Who are you?" Where is Zhang Da Amateur? ”

"He has been away from Luo for a while, and he should be in Chang'an at this time, hasn't he met Daxiang all the way?"

Realizing that something was wrong with the atmosphere, he explained: "Xia Guan is an envoy of the Foreign Affairs Yuan, and since then he has been stationed in Tibet to contact the Tang Dynasty and Tibet on various matters. ”

Songtsen Gampo walked out of the house with Lu Dongzan, "This time you go back to see a few patriarchs, and it is necessary to appease them." ”

Lu Dongzan said in a low voice: "We are not defeated by Datang, we are defeated by Zhang Yang's vicious methods. ”

Songtsen Gampo looked up at the snow-capped mountains in the distance, "I want to meet Zhang Yang, what kind of person do you think he is when you have been an opponent with him for so many years." ”

"This person has tough methods, has a lot of arrogance and tricks, and has a deep calculation of the city, and he is still a disciple of Zhang Gongjin back then, and it is said that this Zhang Gongjin was one of the great strategists under the throne of Tian Khan."

Songtsen Gampo nodded, "It seems that we underestimated the strategists of the Central Plains, and their wisdom is what we need." ”

Pointing to the snow-capped mountains in the distance, Songtsen Gampo said: "After listening to Tang Xuanzang's words after a few nights of long talks, I was inspired a lot. ”

The scribe of the Foreign Affairs Yuan stepped forward with a smile, he ignored the hostility in Lu Dongzan's eyes, and preached to Songtsen Gampo: "The construction of Tibet, our Ministry of Rites Shangshu Zhang Yang also has a suggestion, that is, to build a Tibetan capital in Luoqi, which is a magnificent capital called the Potala Palace, and Potala has the meaning of holy place in the Tibetan language. ”

After speaking, Lu Dongzan glared at him again, but the scribe still smiled and stood straight.

The Songtsan cadre smiled bitterly: "I have never seen Zhang Yang, but I feel that I have fought with him several times, I think he will be our best friend in Tibet in the future, I am willing to make friends with him, he and I will become good brothers, and we are also good brothers of our Tibetan warriors!" ”

Hearing that this Tibetan monarch could say this, the scribe said with a smile: "Zampu can ignore the past suspicions, presumably Zhang Shangshu will be very happy." ”

"We Tubo people have always admired strength, and after the warriors fight, they will become friends of life and death, and I think the same is true for Zhang Yang." Songtsen Gampo raised his chin and said with a smile: "Isn't there a saying in your Central Plains called turning war into jade silk. ”

"What Zampu said is reasonable, the original precept has words, Yu knows that the rebellion of the world is also a bad city, scattering property, burning armor soldiers, giving virtue, overseas guests, Siyi accepting posts, joining the princes in Tushan, and holding the jade silk of all countries, this is the source of turning the war into the jade silk."

Songtsen Gampo nodded happily, "What does Zhang Yang mean by letting Tubo take good care of Tang Xuanzang?" ”

The envoy of the Foreign Affairs Yuan took out a booklet and opened it for a look, then closed the booklet and said in a low voice: "The cohesion of the Central Plains lies in the Confucian classics, everyone who reads the same books, the Central Plains deposed the hundred schools of thought, and respected Confucianism alone, which is the unification of ideas, and Tubo lacks wisdom, but also lacks this spirit, Tang Xuanzang is proficient in scriptures, in fact, Tubo also has scriptures handed down to the world, and the officials are right." ”

Songtsen Gampo still nodded.

"That's it, what Tubo lacks is a kind of book that can unite the people, Zhang Shangshu thinks that the Central Plains are Confucian, and Tubo also needs such achievements to make Tubo prosperous again."

Songtsen Gampo's smile, "Hahaha! I offer three boxes of pearls and gold to the Foreign Affairs Yuan and Zhang Yang to show our gratitude to Tibet and thank Zhang Yang for giving me the law of Tubo governance. ”

The scribe smiled and stepped back.

When the others walked away, Lu Dongzan said anxiously: "Do you really want to do what they say?" In the Central Plains, the Khan has been restricting Buddhism. ”

"The officials in Guanzhong entered Tibet in groups, and they were the eyes of the Heavenly Khan staring at our every move."

"What do you mean by that?"

"To let the Central Plains know that we in Tubo have no intention of fighting against the Buddha wholeheartedly, not only let them know but also let them believe."

This is the idea of Songtsen Gampo, even if Tang Xuanzang is allowed to spread the scriptures in Tubo, it is necessary to make the Central Plains believe that Tubo has no heart to fight.

Lu Dongzan rushed to appease the patriarchs of the various tribes, and then preached to Songtsen: "Zhang Yang wants far more than that. ”

This is a warning, Zhang Yang's plot against Tibet is far from over.

A few days later, Songtsen Gampo gathered people to prepare for the construction of the Potala Palace, and in the following days, the Zampu would listen to Tang Xuanzang recite scriptures every day.

News from Tibet came and went, and officials sent from the Foreign Affairs Yuan recorded what Songtsen Gampo had seen and heard in the past few days.

I don't know if it was intentional, Songtsen Gampo told Tang Xuanzang intermittently everything that happened in the Central Plains Buddhism.

Half a month later, in Guanzhong, in Chang'an City.

After Zhang Dasu took the national letter of Tubo to the Foreign Affairs Yuan to do a good job of handing it over, the three squires were about to go to see His Majesty with the national letter that had been drawn.

This imperial examination in the eighth year of Zhenguan is a good thing for scholars all over the world.

Li Yifu is one of these people, all of them are new officials, and he is very familiar with a group of newly promoted officials.

Last year, Li Yifu followed the recommender to meet the eldest grandson Wuji, and wanted to ask for a chance to join the office, but was refused.

After scrapping a lot of connections, it was not easy to get a place in the imperial examination, and this is why he is now in the office.

Seeing that someone was coming, Li Yifu, who was already tired standing in front of the door, raised his spirits, "Dare to ask a few people what they are doing." ”

Xu Jingzong first took a closer look at Li Yifu, and after the end of the imperial examination, there were many more fresh faces in the court, "The Ministry of Rites has a chapter to present to Your Majesty." ”

As soon as he heard that he was a member of the Ministry of Rites, Li Yifu became more energetic, and heard that the Ministry of Rites opened up the Foreign Affairs Institute to preside over foreign affairs and state affairs, and he made a lot of meritorious contributions.

In particular, Zhang Yang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is a person that many young people want to compare, and he has already entered the Zhongshu Province to participate in the government at a young age.

Li Yifu bowed and saluted, "A few pieces can be handed over to the province, but the lower officials heard that His Majesty is not in the palace now." ”

Looking at the official uniforms and faces of the three people in front of him, Li Yifu already had a plan in his heart, "Presumably the three in front of me are the servants of the Ministry of Rites, and the lower officials have already heard of it." ”

Noticing that the three of them had impatient looks, Li Yifu smiled and said: "In fact, the lower officials respect the Foreign Affairs Yuan very much, and the officials of the DPRK and the Central Committee often impeach, but I don't know that you have worked hard for the sake of the society, and sometimes you feel sorry for it. ”

"The lower official heard that His Majesty had gone down to the court early in the morning, so he took the queen and princesses to Lishan." Li Yifu wiped his sweat while wiping his sweat, "If you have something urgent, you can go to Lishan, and you can catch up at this moment, if you are not in a hurry, you can also submit it to Menxia Province, which will be transferred to Zhongshu Province, and Your Majesty will be able to see it tomorrow." ”

The three of them still decided to go to Lishan.

Before leaving, Xu Jingzong glanced at Li Yifu more, "Thank you for telling me, how to call it." ”

"Xiaguan Li Yifu." He bowed and replied with a smile.

Xu Jingzong first wrote down the name, and the three of them left.

At the foot of Lishan Mountain, Zhang Yang shook the fan in his hand, "Your Majesty, don't be surprised, my new home is wearing coarse cloth and short clothes, and there is no etiquette." ”

Li Shimin shook his head and said, "It's okay, I didn't tell you when I came." ”

Seeing the queen and Yue'er talking in a low voice, Li Shimin frowned and said, "How is Yue'er's body?" ”

Zhang Yang said wistfully: "Morning sickness is still a little serious. ”

Li Lizhi interjected on the side: "I heard Xiao Wu say that my brother-in-law has arranged it well, there are all kinds of dishes to cook, and the imperial sister can eat it, and there are many novel dishes, but my daughter has never eaten them." ”

Li Li's words were full of grievances and coquettishness, of course Li Shimin knew his daughter's thoughts, and what kind of food was delicious, in fact, he wanted to follow her imperial sister.

There is already a daughter who has been put in, and of course the princess can't stay alone in someone else's house, if it's a group of children, it's just a girl, and the girl should pay more attention.

After Li Lizhi finished speaking, she left, pouting and looking unhappy.

"To make you laugh, these children are thinking about their royal sister all day long, saying that they want to come out to play." Li Shimin smiled and looked not far away, "Look at these children, what kind of joy they have become when they leave the palace one by one." ”

"Children, children's words are unscrupulous, it is the most lively and noisy age."

Li Shimin just wanted to say something more, but Li Zhi came again.

Talking was always interrupted, Li Shimin looked displeased, "What are you doing again?" ”

Li Zhi held the table with one hand, his face full of confusion, "How does my brother-in-law weigh the horse?" ”

Zhang Yang put down the fan in his hand, "His Royal Highness the King of Jin knows that when a ship is on the water, how much the hull sinks is related to how many people and how much weight there are on board. ”

Li Zhi nodded, "What does this have to do with the weight of the horse?" ”

Zhang Yang preached again: "Under the same conditions, the water level raised by the sinking of different weight objects is also different, can His Royal Highness King Jin understand this truth?" ”

Li Zhi struggled for a while, "It seems to understand." ”

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "To understand is to understand, not to understand is not to understand, why do you seem to understand." ”

was so murdered by his father, Li Zhi was aggrieved, "The sons will figure it out." ”

Speaking of the topic, when Li Shimin, the father and emperor, has to preach a few more words to his son, Li Zhi has already walked away.