In the gorgeous atmosphere of the conference hall, Zhuoer Beizan sang the praises of Lord Taihao in an elegant and sonorous voice: "The years pass by like flowing water, but Lord Taihao's demeanor is still the same, heroic and cool, which makes us envious. ”

Taihao humbly bowed his hand in return: "Zhuoer Beizan is too famous, how dare the younger generation praise this!" He then turned to a middle-aged man beside him, "May I ask you are Vice Minister Lobsang Tenzin, right?" ”

Lobsang Tenzin smiled and nodded: "Exactly." It was my honor to meet Taehao today. ”

Tai Hao asked, "Vice Prime Minister, forgive me for taking my presumptuousness, why did you take His Royal Highness the Crown Prince away?" ”

Lobsang Tenzin replied with a smile: "Lord Taihao, don't worry, I sent my subordinates not to capture His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but to invite him into the palace. If all goes well, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will now meet Princess Diaotang. The subordinates are too rude, and I ask Lord Taihao for forgiveness. ”

Zhuoer Beizan continued: "Lord Taihao, when you arrived at Luoqi City, the first thing you went to was Shang Jieyunzan's mansion?" ”

Tai Hao nodded and said: "When we passed by Dafeichuan, we met a Tubo soldier to greet us, I thought it was a guard in the Tubo Palace, but I didn't expect it to be a soldier from General Shang Jieyunzan's house, so I went to them first when I came to Luoqi City." ”

Lobsang Tenzin said angrily: "This Shang Jieyun Zan is really an old fox, he is so cunning. ”

As soon as these words came out, the corners of Taihao's mouth couldn't help but curve into a leisurely smile. When Shang Jie Yunzan was in the mansion, Shang Jie Yunzan once compared Lobsang Tenzin to a cunning fox in front of Tai Hao. And now, Lobsang Tenzin uses the same metaphor to describe Shang Jieyun Zan, which makes him want to shoot the case amazingly. The two of them, who is the real cunning fox?

When he was in Thousand Winds City, Kozha Demba once told Tai Hao that talking to Zhuoer Beizan was like giving him a "good cat card". And Lobsang Tenzin and Zhuo Beizan are on the same front, so in comparison, Lobsang Tenzin seems to be more trustworthy.

Zhuoer Beizan said calmly: "Lord Taihao, do you know why Shang Jieyunzan hurriedly welcomed you into his mansion?" ”

Tai Hao shook his head and said, "I really don't know about this matter, could it be that there are other hidden secrets?" ”

Zhuo Erbei praised: "There is nothing that the officials in Tibet do not understand about his thoughts. Now that Tsampuraba Dorjee has just ascended the throne, because he is in infancy, he needs to elect a regent among the ministers, and the three queen mothers are still young, so the responsibility lies with the five queen mothers. Among the five of them, the only one with authority is Princess Diaotang, and Princess Diaotang is from the Eastern Empire, because of this, the envoys of the Eastern Empire have naturally become the objects that all camps want to woo. ”

Tai Hao asked: "But I am only an envoy, and I have no right to convince Princess Diaotang, why do you want to win me over?" ”

Before Zhuo Er Beizan could speak, Xia Yan Banma, who was sitting next to him, couldn't hold back and said, "Princess Diaotang will definitely choose an official who has deep feelings for the Eastern Empire to take on this important task, and she will definitely have in-depth consultations with the envoys of the Eastern Empire. The friendship between Lord Taihao and Princess Diaotang is as deep as the sea, and her decision will most likely be inclined to Lord Taihao's suggestion, which is an ironclad fact. ”

Zhuo Erbeizan smiled and introduced Tai Hao and said, "Lord Tai Hao, please allow me to introduce you to this great hero-Xia Yan Banma, our great writer in Tibet. You may have been in contact with him for a long time, haven't you? ”

Tai Hao arched his hand and said: "Of course I know you, when I was in Tibet, I had a conversation with Xia Yan Banma University. After exchanging salutes with Xia Yan Banma, he continued: "I am only visiting Tibet on the orders of our Eastern Emperor this time, and I will not participate in the political affairs of Tibet, after all, there is still an envoy stationed here for a long time in the city of Luoqi. I think his opinion is what Princess Diaotang should consider the most. ”

Xia Yan Banma said: "This is wrong, the envoys of the Eastern Empire who are now stationed in the city of Luo are not so incorruptible, and now the prime minister has collected evidence of his corruption and perversion of the law, and is about to negotiate with the Eastern Empire." ”

Taihao was surprised: "There is such a thing? ”

Lobsang Tenzin reminded: "Lord Taihao, you can't make a big mistake like him, otherwise the relationship between the two countries may be difficult to repair." ”

Tai Hao said resolutely: "I will never do anything that is corrupt and perverts the law, this crime will definitely be punished." ”

"Here, I have something to ask our envoys." Dorje Pubu, who was sitting on the side, spoke, his voice low and serious, like a dark cloud in the night, giving Taihao a sense of foreboding. "Our Tibetan Zampu died suddenly, I don't know if there is any military movement in the Eastern Empire?"

Zhuo R Beizan raised his hand and introduced: "This general's name is Dorje Pubu......"

Tai Hao hurriedly replied softly: "We used to be old acquaintances, and when the two countries were at peace, we worked with General Dorje Pubu. ”

Zhuo Erbeizan said in a deep tone: "It seems that Lord Taihao knows the officials of Tubo well. He turned to Dorje Pubu with majesty in his tone, "General Dorje, since the Emperor of the Eastern Empire can allow Lord Taihao to visit as an envoy, it means that the relationship between the two countries is solid enough that there will be no more wars. So, we don't need to go into that anymore. ”

Tai Hao nodded and said in a deep voice: "The doubts of the great minister are not groundless. As far as I know, Emperor Xuancheng of the Eastern Empire had a very clear attitude towards the issue of war. He was well aware of the hard-won peace and placed deep expectations on both his people and the people of Tibet. He firmly believed that the hard-won peace between the two countries should be cherished and the smoke of war should not be allowed to recur. ”

Dorje Pubu frowned and asked, "However, I have heard that many officials of the Eastern Empire are not satisfied with the status quo and have suggested that they try to wage war against Tibet by taking advantage of the fact that our Zangpu has just died. Is this true? ”

Tai Hao looked at Zhuo Er Beizan with a deep gaze, and said in a deep voice: "We, the emperor of the Eastern Empire, will not be affected by the wild speculation of those selfish ministers, how can their unreasonable opinions interfere with his divine decision? General, please rest assured that we, the Eastern Empire, will never wage a senseless war against your country for the sake of petty profits, causing the innocent people of the two countries to suffer. ”

After Zhuo Erbeizan heard this, his frowning brows relaxed, he nodded, glanced at Taihao deeply, and said with emotion: "It is really gratifying for the old man to be able to agree with Lord Taihao. After all, no matter how warlike a nation is, it will not abandon its people and wage a senseless war. Peace is achieved through a great deal of hardship, so how can it be easily destroyed? ”

Lobsang Tenzin listened to their conversation and felt a little calmer. He looked at Tai Hao, with curiosity and doubt in his eyes, and asked, "Lord Tai Hao, you and our envoy from Tibet, Lord Kozha Demba, seem to be ...... Quite familiar? ”

Tai Hao smiled: "I have known Kozha Daxia for a long time, he is the first Tibetan citizen I know, and he is also a teacher and friend, to be honest, the reason why I was able to come to Tibet last time, the main credit is still due to him." ”

Lobsang Tenzin smiled: "I see, Lord Taihao, half a month ago, I received a letter from Kozha Demba with the Great Minister. In that letter, he described your situation in detail and urged us to communicate with you more. ”

Tai Hao said: "Kuozha Daxia is really attentive, dare to ask if the letter is still there?" ”

"Strange to say, I put the letter on the table that day, but when I turned around, it was gone. ”

Tai Hao remembered that when he was in Shang Jieyunzan's mansion today, Shang Jieyunzan also said that he received a thousand-mile biography from Kozha Demba half a month ago, and it seems that the letter must have been stolen by Shang Jieyunzan's subordinates, Taihao suddenly felt that in this prime minister's mansion, there might be Shang Jieyunzan's undercover agent.

Tai Hao asked in an indifferent tone: "Will that heroic Kuozha hero tell those adults the news that we are coming to Tibet?" ”

Lobsang Tenzin hesitated for a moment before he said, "I think he will only tell the Great Minister and myself." Because Lord Quaza was an upright official, he had always disdained the company of other officials, and his credo was loyalty and justice. ”

Tai Hao frowned slightly, and said: "However, today Shang Jieyun Zan also revealed to me that he received a letter from Kozha Demba Hero half a month ago. How can this be explained? This question lingered in Taihao's heart, and he began to feel that this seemingly simple question was actually a hidden mystery.

Lobsang Tenzin's words filled the air, with deep doubt and a hint of gloom. He looked ahead and said slowly in a heavy tone: "I see, Shang Jieyun praises that old fox, and he has already seen everything. Not only did he know about Lord Taihao's arrival, but he also sent his soldiers to meet him in advance, and the reason for this was probably about to come out. ”

He paused, his gaze as deep as the sea, and continued: "This Shang Jieyunzan, cunning as a fox hidden in the deep forest, must have stolen the letter that Lord Kozha Demba gave us by some means. ”

In Lobsang Tenzin's eyes, a flame burned briefly in the darkness, but it was quickly covered by a cold layer of reason. He asked in a low and grim voice, "But how did he get the letter?" Is it ......?"

Zhuo Erbeizan said quietly: "Vice Minister Luosang, I understand your doubts. Are you speculating about the mastermind behind the letter falling into the hands of someone else, is it my housekeeper or maid? Are you suspecting that I have a fine work of Shang Jieyun in this house? ”

Lobsang Tenzin said: "Back to the prime minister, this is exactly what the lower officials mean!" ”

Before he could finish speaking, a gust of wind seemed to sweep in from outside the council chamber, bringing in a soldier in bronze armor, a long sword hanging from his waist, and a bow and arrow. His clear outline was like a knife cut in the dim hall, and his voice was like the dawn in the morning light, piercing the silence, and he reported: "Great Minister, General Shang Jieyunzan is asking to see you outside the door!" ”

Zhuoer Beizan heard Shang Jieyunzan's arrival, frowned and whispered, "Tell him, just say I'm not in the house!" ”

However, Shang Jieyunzan's voice was like a heavy hammer smashed into Zhuo'er's heart, "Xiaguan Shang Jieyunzan, see the big picture!" His voice echoed through the empty hall, his words filled with determination and respect. This fierce general suddenly appeared in the council hall, and he stood at the door of the hall, his posture like a mountain, and saluted Zhuo Erbeizan.