This is the starting point of the Chang'an Silk Road in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. A monument "Lihou" was erected outside the door with the inscription "Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Miles of the West End Road".
Not talking about thousands of miles means that people who travel far away do not intend to travel thousands of miles.
At this time, China was prosperous and powerful, stretching from the Anyuan Gate to the west of the Tang Dynasty for more than 2,000 miles, so sending the envoys through this gate was not only a sign of development, but also full of expectations.
Escorted by a large number of imperial guards, the imperial carriages of the empress and the prince arrived in person.
Li Zhi, who looked slightly older, came to Li Yiyan and said with a smile: "Mr. Li, please maintain integrity!"
Li Yiyan knelt down half-kneeling, raised his hands high, and took the banner.
His staff is a golden staff decorated with feathers.
The prince came to Li Yan and said expectantly: "Yuanfang, please be disciplined!"
Li Yan also knelt down half-kneeling, raised his hands high, and took the banner.
His staff is a bronze staff, also equipped with feathers, and its color is red.
The two stood up and shouted with the envoys: "Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Highness, the Crown Prince!"
Li Zhizhong's voice was out of breath and he tried to raise his voice: "I am here to see you off. I hope you will show me the power of the Tang Dynasty and come back safely!"
"Exalt the power of the Tang Dynasty! Exalt the power of the Tang Dynasty!"
There are thirty-two people in the mission, which is very small for a regular mission.
But most of them are composed of internal guards, all of whom are elite.
One of the envoys, Li Yiyan, is the leader of the inner guard pavilion and is responsible for maintaining integrity.
There is one deputy envoy, Li Yan, who is an internal security envoy and is responsible for maintaining integrity.
The remaining Shen Juyuan and Yang Zaisi took advantage of the situation, as well as Wang Xiaojie, Peng Botong and other twenty-odd Wu De guards.
The bad intentions of the visitor were almost engraved on his face.
But there is really no need to be polite with Tubo, especially the Gar family who are completely hostile.
Even if a group of thin scribes were replaced, the other party would still make things difficult if they should, and nothing would change.
And behind such a group of powerful men, followed by a group of women, they became even more eye-catching.
However, they wore a power veil, and the long veil almost covered their whole bodies, and their faces could not be seen clearly.
In addition, there was a convoy of gifts for Zamp, escorted by elite soldiers.
The ceremony is over.
The diplomatic mission officially departed for Tubo.
Li Zhi, Empress Wu, the prince and the ministers who came to see him off watched for a long time before getting up and leaving.
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When Chang'an completely disappeared behind him, Li Yan, who had not left the capital city for a long time, became very broad-minded.
He blew a whistle and saw a dark shadow passing over the sky.
The trajectory of its flight was extremely coquettish, as if it was trying to avoid arrows at all times.
After drawing several arcs and making countless fake moves, it carefully landed on his shoulder and stood on his shoulder.
Li Yiyan looked at him sideways.
How did this eagle get trained to be so alert?
Li Yan saw what he was thinking and smiled: "Maybe it's my innate talent. I just did some trivial things."
Shen Juyuan came over and exclaimed: "What a great eagle!"
"Look, everyone likes you!"
Li Yan touched it approvingly, Ying'er first ducked out of reflex, and then raised his neck proudly.
Xiao Hei, who was squatting behind the horse, moved and put his paws on Li Yan's back, also asking for praise.
Li Yan laughed: "It's good for you too! You all help me grow my face!"
Shen Juyuan was indeed envious: "I've heard that Yuan Fang has a wonderful way to tame animals. These leopards and eagles are so spiritual. When they are born, how about giving them to me?"
Li Yan glanced at him and smiled: "It's easy to talk! It's easy to talk!"
Shen Juyuan paused and said in a deep voice: "Yuanfang, I heard what Chief Qiu Ge said, you still have doubts about me, right?"
Li Yan's smile slowly faded: "I personally arrested Jia Sibo. I personally escorted him to Chang'an and interrogated him several times. In the end, he disappeared in front of me. Brother Juyuan, would you be willing if it were you instead?"
Shen Juyuan looked a little questioning, but he scratched his head when he heard this: "I am really not willing to listen to what you said, but didn't Qiu Ge leader tell you that the Tibetan thieves and I also have a deep hatred? , Helping no one can help the Tibetan thieves!"
Li Yandao: "Qiu Ge leader did promise me that you will never seek refuge with Tubo, but what happened was not stated clearly. Can Brother Juyuan tell me specifically?"
Shen Juyuan said bitterly: "My father was killed by Tibetan thieves during the Battle of Songzhou. The hatred for killing my father is irreconcilable!"
Li Yan sighed after hearing this: "The Battle of Songzhou was the beginning of Tibet's provocation against the Tang Dynasty!"
In addition to harassing the Tang Dynasty in recent years, Tubo also had two conflicts with the Tang Dynasty during the Zhenguan period.
Songtsen Gampo, who was particularly arrogant at that time, attacked Songzhou on the pretext of marrying a princess. He won first and then lost. Only after being dealt with was he realized that he was worth two.
But to be fair, in the two battles of Songzhou, Tubo won first, but it was not a great victory. Later, it was defeated, but it was not a disastrous defeat, but it was still remarkable.
Therefore, Tubo took the initiative to withdraw its troops, sent envoys to apologize, and asked for marriage again. Li Shimin agreed and chose a daughter from the clan to marry, which was Princess Wencheng.
In the historical materials of the Central Plains Dynasty, Princess Wencheng was just an ordinary clan daughter. She was mentioned briefly, but it was so widely publicized in Tibet that she later became known to everyone.
It is not surprising that Tubo was excited. Marrying the princess of the Tang Dynasty immediately increased its prestige among surrounding forces. This was very important for Songtsen Gampo, who had just annexed many tribes at that time.
Now Songtsen Gampo died early, and his grandson has been a puppet for many years. But Shen Juyuan obviously held his breath, took out the water bag from his waist, drank a few sips, and became more and more angry as he thought about it.
Finally, he simply patted the sword on his waist: "When I get to Tubo territory, if I find a chance, I will be engaged to kill the Tibetan thieves! Yuanfang, you will see how I can prove my innocence!"
After saying that, Shen Juyuan rode forward.
Watching his back, Li Yan sighed.
The two parties are not on the same channel.
The belief that this kind of people carry out is to help their relatives but not their parents.
If you're being honest, you don't treat him as a relative.
If you don't treat him as a relative, he won't reason with you.
Infinite loop.
Yang Zaisi's voice came from behind: "Yuanfang, do you have a headache for Qiu Ba?"
Li Yan knew that the two of them had a very good relationship and could afford to joke. He smiled bitterly and changed the subject: "Brother Zaisi is here anyway?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Yang Zaisi said: "Yuanfang asked me to investigate Lu Dongzan. I did collect a lot of information. I would not trust it if it was entrusted to others. I gritted my teeth.
You might as well come, I just hope that I won’t become a burden to Mr. Li and Yuan Fang in the future.”
Li Yan said: "It's too presumptuous to belittle yourself if you think about my brother again!"
Yang Zaisi is a smooth and well-rounded person. If he can really endure hardships, he will definitely be a great helper. Anyone who can become prime minister in the future will have some ability.
While the two were chatting, Yang Zaisi accidentally looked at the woman riding the horse behind him: "The saint pardoned the sins of those noble ladies of Subi and allowed them to go home to visit their relatives. How kind and generous the saint is!"
Li Yan was so generous, I just wanted them to write a letter, Li Zhi wanted to kill them.
These women are also ill-fated. Since they are unwilling to go back, why should they be forced into the mission?
Especially when I saw that little figure, the smallest secret agent in history, actually starting to go on duty.
Only seven years old!
"If you exploit child labor like this, don't blame me for being rude!"
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The journey was uneventful.
Three days later, the delegation arrived in Qizhou and checked into the post house.
Others just checked in normally, but Li Yan was the only one who sighed.
When he entered Chang'an, he was escorting the Tibetan envoys and lived here.
After leaving Chang'an, he was the deputy envoy of the Tang Dynasty and is still here.
Things are wonderful.
In the lobby, Li Yiyan saw Li Yan frequently looking out, and smiled and said: "Can't stand it anymore? Just go out if you want. You are worthy of being a martial arts practitioner. With your physique, you can probably do nothing about the cold miasma in Tubo!"
Li Yan praised: "My uncle is also in good health!"
Li Yiyan waved his hand: "Stop flattering, just go if you want to!"
Li Yan said: "I'm not flattering you. My uncle is still very energetic even though he's tired of traveling and traveling. He also knows how to conserve his energy. He doesn't even look tired during the whole journey. Look, I miss you again. My body is plump and fat, and I sleep soundly every night!"
Yang Zaisi, who was passing by, smiled bitterly: "Stop talking! Stop talking!"
"Ha ha!"
Li Yiyan stroked his beard and finally couldn't help but smile proudly.
Li Yan is really not lying, Li Yiyan is said to be getting stronger with age.
His birth and death are unknown in history, but he lived for at least eighty years and was in strong health. He dared to go to Tibet as an envoy at this time. He was not completely passionate, but he had confidence.
Since the envoy approved the leave, Li Yan was not polite and walked out with Wang Xiaojie and Peng Botong.
After leaving the inn, Wang Xiaojie also sighed with emotion: "Liu Lang, it was here that I had a conflict with the Brenzan Blade, and then I gained your respect. Now that I think about it, it's like a dream!"
Li Yandao: "You are all talented people. Even without me, you will eventually be able to get ahead. What I do is to prevent you from being covered in dust for too long."
Wang Xiaojie didn't think so. He was a low-level soldier in Zhe Chong Mansion. He had to wait until when he really wanted to stand out. At this time, he returned to his old place and felt even more grateful.
Peng Botong embraced the banner that Li Yan asked him to keep, not daring to lose it, but looking forward to the meal: "Liu Lang, where are you having dinner?"
Li Yan looked around: "Let's go eat some Qizhou specialties. The vegetarian meal at Famen Temple last time was pretty good. Are there any other good places here?"
Wang Xiaojie frowned: "Why don't you go to Famen Temple to have a meal and worship the Buddha's relics?"
Li Yanqi said: "You don't believe in Buddhism, why do you suddenly want to worship the Buddha's relics?"
Wang Xiaojie said: "Didn't the miracle say that when he was a child, he saw a saint greeting the Buddha's bone relics, and he was lucky enough to bathe in the Buddha's light, and his body was no longer sick. We are about to go to Tibet, and we should also pay homage to the Buddha's relics and let the Buddha bless us!
"
Li Yan laughed: "Don't believe that. That kind of propaganda is actually to enhance self-confidence, so you think about the Buddha for everything. You see, he often talked about the miracles at the beginning, but later he said less and less. That was him
Become really confident.”
Wang Xiaojie was stunned, but still said: "Let me go and pay homage. After all, it is a relic left by the Buddha. The holy monk Xuanzang also came to pay homage to the Buddha's bone relic. I have always wanted to see it, but I never had the chance."
This is just a visit to places of interest. The last time Li Yan visited the place to bring goods, he didn't see the Buddha's bone relics. He nodded and said: "That's fine, let's go together!"
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Famen Temple.
Zhike Monk was meditating in the courtyard when he suddenly saw the young monk in front of the door rushing in, walking faster than ever before.
He stood up, clasped his hands together, and said solemnly: "Is there a pious donor coming to collect donations? A poor monk went to greet him!"
The young monk subconsciously replied: "The donor didn't pay the donation..."
The monk who knew the guest sat down again and said, "It's too late now. Go and ask the donor to come back tomorrow."
The monk took a breath and continued: "...but he holds the banner!"