After returning from Tuyuhun, Song Sen seems to be more mellow.
Li Qinzai seemed to have met a close friend. When he came back, people said he was mellow. It seemed that he had never done anything serious in Tuyuhun and just ate, drank and had fun every day. After he came back, he originally planned to set up a hard-working persona, but he was mellow.
The figure is really unconvincing.
Now seeing that Song Sen has become mellower, Li Qinzai feels inexplicably much happier.
I really want to put a collar around his neck and take him for a walk around Chang'an City so that all the people in Chang'an can see it.
Are we willing to be mellow? Obviously the pure natural mutton of the Tyuhun tribe is more nutritious. You can be mellow even if you go.
Song Sen saluted when he saw him, and it was obvious that his happy expression came from the bottom of his heart.
After all, it is Pao Ze who has carried a gun together, and his relationship is a bit more sincere than before he left Chang'an.
Li Qinzai also held his arm with a smile. Just when Song Sen thought he was going to return the favor, he was shocked to find that his hand was touching his round belly, with a loving expression on his face, like touching his mother-in-law's six-month pregnant belly.
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"Good, good! He's white and fat, and the soil and water support him." Li Qinzai praised.
Song Sen suddenly showed a look of astonishment: "Well, General Su swept across Tuyuhun, and the remaining enemies fled after hearing the news. The lower official stayed in Liangzhou with nothing to do, and his belly became round before he knew it."
After saying this, Song Sen saluted Li Qinzai again: "Xiaguan would also like to thank Li County Marquis. After you left Liangzhou City, you left hundreds of sheep behind. Xiaguan and Baiqisi's subordinates have all gained weight."
Li Qinzai shook his head and said with a smile: "You can eat it, I'm treating you. It's stolen anyway, so I don't feel bad. Of course, you have to be sensible. I treated you to so many mutton meals in Liangzhou City, so why don't you give me a treat tonight in Pingkangfang?"
Is it too much to rent a brothel for me to do some happy things?"
Song Sen's expression changed, and he suddenly became fairer and cuter.
Trying to force out a smile, Song Sen smiled awkwardly and said: "It's not too much, not too much at all. Tonight...it's all up to my subordinate."
With a sad smile on his face, Song Sen silently calculated his family fortune in his mind.
It is not cheap to rent a brothel in Chang'an City. Song Sen did the math and found that it was not enough even if he lost all his money.
Li County Hou Shuang only trembled for a moment, or two or three at most, but Song Sen might have to resign his official position and stay in a brothel to sell himself to pay off his debts. With his appearance and body shape, he would probably never receive a customer in his life.
of……
Life suddenly turned gloomy.
Seeing that Song Sen was so frightened that he lost his dignity, Li Qinzai slapped him hard on the shoulder and laughed: "I'm kidding you, tsk tsk, how much does it cost to rent a brothel? To scare you like this, to be honest,
Didn't you take advantage of the war in Liangzhou City to make a shady fortune?"
Song Sen straightened his chest and said sternly: "The words of Marquis Li are wrong. I am Your Majesty. I shed my life and blood for the Tang Dynasty. In my eyes and heart, I can only serve the emperor and my country. Only treacherous people exist."
Want to make a fortune!"
Li Qinzai hooked his neck affectionately, and the strength of his elbows tightened his fat neck. The smile on his face was murderous: "Song, I suspect you are thinking about me. I got rich in Liangzhou City.
Now, we have sent troops to plunder the Tuyuhun tribe several times, so what!”
Song Sen was startled and said hurriedly: "I misunderstood, Marquis Li County misunderstood. I never meant to target you. What you did in Liangzhou City and Tuyuhun was a major matter for the country and the people. I would like to make a small comment by the way."
Even if your Majesty finds out, he won’t mind."
Li Qinzai still didn't let go of his fat neck, which made him roll his eyes and said, "Honestly, you have made so much money. If you can't join in with me, I will kill you and silence you."
"Most of the thousand pieces have been distributed to Baiqisi's subordinates. I swear in the name of my ancestors that I will never lie to you."
Only then did Li Qinzai let go of him, and said with a pleasant smile: "Come, let's share our experiences on getting rich. What shameful things did you do in the northwest?"
Song Sen flexed his fat neck and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty... I'm just picking up the Yahui of the Marquis of Li County. I heard that Li Qinzai robbed the cattle, sheep and girls of the Tuyuhun tribe. The cattle, sheep were rewarded to the army, and the girls were sent to Liangzhou City for sale.
, I also learned from the Marquis of Li County, and after doing it twice, I made a small fortune."
"Human trafficking, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?"
Song Sen hesitated. If he wants to attack, he should attack you first, right?
But he still said honestly: "Xiaoguan feels that he is doing a good deed. Tuyuhun is deeply involved in war, and it is difficult for all tribes to survive. Especially after General Su led his troops into Tuyuhun, our king's division killed thousands of people every day.
Thousands."
"Among those who were killed, who are the real resisters and who are the innocents? During the war, whoever cares about this will be killed. To be honest with Li County Marquis, the girls of the Tuyuhun tribe are all begging for help.
If you sell them to your superiors, you can still survive if they are sold to the master, but if they remain in the tribe, they will be dead sooner or later."
Li Qinzai nodded, agreeing with Song Sen's statement.
When it comes to choosing between freedom and life, not everyone is willing to choose death for the sake of freedom. It is better to die than to live, and to be a slave is to survive.
Only those who have personally experienced war can understand how hard people work to survive.
Song Sen then got down to business.
"I heard that the Marquis of Li County wanted to investigate Nestorianism. I sent people to investigate in the past two days. Uh, I want to ask, do you have any grudge against Nestorianism?"
Li Qinzai shook his head: "It's not a grudge, it's just that I beat up a few Nestorian scoundrels."
Song Sen breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "As long as there is no hatred, it's okay to beat up a few scoundrels. The water in Nestorianism is very deep, and I am worried that Marquis Li County will fall into the quagmire."
Li Qinzai frowned: "How powerful is Nestorianism? I am a county prince granted by the emperor, how can I not afford to offend them?"
Song Sen hesitated for a moment and said: "The Marquis of Li County blames the official for speaking upright. You really can't afford to offend Nestorianism."
Li Qinzai was finally surprised: "Why?"
Song Sen sighed: "Let me put it another way, do you dare to offend the Buddhists and Taoists?"
This question from the soul made Li Qinzai give up without hesitation: "I can't afford to offend you."
Buddhism and Taoism, whether foreign or local, had countless believers in the Tang Dynasty. Today, even today, no one dares to offend them. How could Li Qinzai, He De, dare to stab the sky?
Song Sen spread his hands and said: "That's right, you can't offend Buddhism and Taoism, and you can't offend Nestorianism either. It has nothing to do with your power or status."
"They have many believers, and their methods of winning people's hearts are also clever. If you give an order casually, those believers will not care about your status for the sake of their god. They really dare to fight you to the death."
Song Sen's truth was a bit unpleasant to hear, and Li Qinzai felt a little uncomfortable, but he still held it back.
"I heard that the Nestorian religion used the methods of proselytizing in the Tang Dynasty, and they dared to do all kinds of dirty things in order to make money. The emperor and ministers in the court had a very bad impression of them. Can't they still be offended?"
Song Sen smiled bitterly and said: "As I said before, no matter what the monarchs and ministers in the court think of Nestorianism, they have many believers among the people."
"In order to appease the people, the emperor will never attack the Nestorians easily. After all, it was the late Emperor Taizong and Prime Minister Fang Xuanling who personally went out of the city to invite them to Chang'an."