Zha Lang finally understood Xu Zizhen's virtue and stopped following him in circles. He also said with a smile: "Okay, but Zhuoya is not only my sister, but also a goddess in the eyes of the Tubo people. How does Mr. Xu plan to use it?"
How about a treasure coming to propose marriage? How about giving the gift list to the king for review first?"
Xu Zizhen patted his sleeves and said in a bachelor's manner: "Bride price? No."
"No...no?" Zalang was stunned and looked at Xu Zizhen with wide eyes.
Xu Zizhen looked at Zalang with a strange look on his face and said, "Yes, Zhuoya is your sister and your equal. There is no reason in this world to hand over the betrothal gift to your brother-in-law, right?"
Zalang felt a tightness in his chest: "This... you..."
Xu Zizhen laughed: "Okay, Your Majesty, I won't joke with you anymore. To be honest, Zhuo Ya has definitely followed me. If you don't agree, she will run away with me, and you won't get anything by then.
Thank you for being panic, right?"
Zalang said with a dark face: "I haven't caught anything yet."
"If you don't have it now, it doesn't mean you won't have it in the future." Xu Zizhen chuckled, took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it over, "Take a look at this first."
Zalang took it and took a look. There was a figure drawn with charcoal on the paper. It was long and round, with a seat at the bottom.
"This is... the artillery of the Song Dynasty?" Zalang's heart skipped a beat. Of course he knew this thing, and he had long wanted to get the artillery forging method.
Xu Zizhen shook his head: "It should be said that it is my improved artillery, which has a longer range and greater power. To be disrespectful, I can get ten of these cannons and blow them up in one meal.
The Potala Palace was bombarded."
Zalang narrowed his eyes slightly, waiting for Xu Zizhen to continue.
Xu Zizhen thrust the picture into Zalang's hand and said leisurely: "I don't have any merits, but one good thing is that I will definitely do what I say. For example, I will promise your majesty to help you strengthen your national power. This
This drawing only represents one of the benefits I can bring you. As for the others... the future is long."
After saying this, he closed his mouth and looked at Zalang quietly. He was not afraid of Zalang's rejection, because life in Tubo was actually not easy now. This was learned from both the Song Dynasty and Xixia.
A lot of news.
Today's Tubo is no longer the powerful Tubo during the Tang Dynasty, but is divided into several internal forces. Although Zalang is known as the King of Tubo, he is only the stronger one, and now he is dedicated to eradicating other forces.
They had to secretly make good friends with the surrounding countries. For example, they allied with the Song Dynasty to attack Xia a few years ago. However, the Song Dynasty court did not know that Tubo at that time actually had secret contacts with Xixia. Therefore, the Song Dynasty did not achieve much victory that time because Tubo
He pulled his legs behind his back.
This approach seemed a bit shameless, but the King of Tubo had no choice. With his current strength, he could not afford to offend either the Song Dynasty or Xixia. The four words Xu Zizhen said, "enhancing national power", really moved him.
Zalang.
Although Zha Lang is in Luoche City, he has his own sources of information. Although he has never met Xu Zizhen, he knows everything Xu Zizhen does. In fact, there is one thing Xu Zizhen doesn't know about him, and that is that he wants to recruit Li Meng.
For the consort, the real purpose is to bring Xu Zizhen in.
Improved artillery, this is an absolute temptation for Tubo who is not good at smelting. Zalang is a smart man. He knows that Xu Zizhen dares to say this to introduce the artillery forging method, including raw materials, craftsmen, and craftsmanship. If he can
With Lang having such a killing weapon, it would be easy to recover all the tribes, and he, Zalang Zampu, might even become the Emperor Zalang who unified Tibet.
In addition, what moved him the most was Xu Zizhen's last sentence, "The future is long." Xu Zizhen... how many more things will he bring?
"Master Xu, with all due respect, the people of Song Dynasty have always been cunning. Can I trust you?"
Xu Zizhen opened his mouth and was about to speak, but he heard some movement outside the closed palace door. He rolled his eyes and said deliberately: "Zhuo Ya is already mine anyway. If you don't agree to this time next year, my son will not care about you."
Call me uncle."
With a bang, the palace door was suddenly pushed open hard, and Zhuo Ya, who was full of shame and annoyance, rushed in: "You... what are you talking nonsense? Why am I already yours? Where can I get... what son?"
Xu Zizhen immediately stood up as if he was electrocuted, and said with fear on his face: "You, you, you... why are you outside? I was joking with our uncle, don't be angry, don't be angry, I promise you will never dare to do it again."
Zhuo Ya gritted her teeth and glared at him, but she couldn't do anything about him. This was the main hall of the palace, and even she didn't dare to act wild. In the end, she could only stomp her feet bitterly: "Wait for me!"
Zalang suddenly smiled, stood up and hooked Xu Zizhen's shoulders: "Okay, okay, let's go, I invite you to try my Tubo delicacies."
Regardless of whether Xu Zizhen is cunning or not, it can be seen from the scene just now that his friendship with Zhuo Ya is absolutely true. This is enough for him. Didn't Xu Zizhen say it himself? I am his uncle.
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That night, a small banquet was held in the Tubo Palace. In addition to Xu Zizhen and others, there were also Yu Qi from Xixia, Zalang as the host, and naturally Duoqi Zhuoma's mother.
Only now did Xu Zizhen finally understand that in Tubo Zanpu basically means king, and the queen is called Zanmo, but he had always thought that Zalang Zanpu was a complete name.
Zhuo Ya kept blushing throughout the meal. Although Zalang didn't say anything about Xu Qin, his attitude was already obvious. Moreover, her sister-in-law also kept looking at Xu Zizhen and Li Meng with a hint on her lips.
A meaningful smile.
I thought the meal would end in peace, but Zalang suddenly spoke: "Mr. Xu, do you still need to go to Xixia? When do you plan to leave?"
Xu Zizhen held a leg of lamb in his hand and was gnawing on it. He nodded and said vaguely: "I may have to leave after only a few days. There are a lot of things waiting for me to do, and the time is very tight."
Zalang nodded: "I also think it would be better for you to leave earlier." Xu Zizhen was stunned for a moment, and the leg of lamb also stopped. Zalang smiled and continued, "You have picked the most beautiful flowers in Tubo. Now the news
It hasn't been spread yet, so you still have time to leave, otherwise I'm afraid you'll be in big trouble."
"Hahaha……"
Everyone on the side laughed except Zhuoya who blushed even more. The meaning of Zalang's words was too obvious. Zhuoya is the goddess in the hearts of all the Tubo people. If anyone knew that she had been abducted by a foreigner, everyone would burst into tears.
Are you going to block Xu Zizhen outside the Potala Palace?
Xu Zizhen was thick-skinned anyway, so he dropped the leg of lamb and stood up with a smile: "Okay, let's leave tomorrow morning, but uncle, I have to trouble you with something."
Zalang smiled and said: "You and I are already our own family, so there is no need to worry about it, just say so."
Xu Zizhen wiped his mouth and said, "When you have time later, help me build a house. It doesn't have to be big. It can be half as big as this one. It can be used as a new house when Zhuo Ya and I come back."
Zalang's smile instantly froze on his face. This kid really dared to speak. He was half the size of the Potala Palace?