Chapter 1955 We are here to save people, not for entertainment, okay?
Li Zhen touched his chin and said in a low voice.
"Why don't you give it a try later and see what Chu Bi is capable of? Can you really say that while you are enjoying the delicious food, you are so numb that you don't know what's going on?"
Li Ke glared at this sinister man like his father Li Ji with disgust. "If you have the ability, go and try."
Cheng Sanlang, who was operating the pots and pans, glanced at the two friends with their hands in their sleeves and shouted in displeasure.
"Two of you, can you be a little more professional? We are here to save people, not for entertainment, okay?"
Li Ke smiled coyly and quickly pulled Li Zhen off, and the two of them decided to go back to the private room on the second floor and squat there.
Anyway, it was impossible for them to go outside to blow the cold wind and snow.
Staying on the second floor not only has a wide view, but also allows you to monitor the situation of the Tibetan envoys at any time.
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After leaving Luoyang, Tashi kept urging the envoys to walk quickly. In one morning, they came nearly forty miles away.
Although it was daytime, snowflakes were still falling all over the world, and everyone seemed to be wearing white filial piety.
This area is no less densely populated than the suburbs of Luoyang. Even on the roadside, there are few restaurants and restaurants.
Soon, a rather large restaurant appeared in the eyes of the members of the Tibetan envoys.
Sambuza moved his buttocks that were numb from sitting, wiped the snow foam off his face, looked back and forth before saying.
"General Tashi, we have been traveling for half a day, shouldn't we take a rest?"
Tashi on the side was also riding a horse with pain in his balls. Hearing this, he quickly echoed.
"...General, let's take a rest here. Brothers left too early today. We are all very tired now. We are both cold and hungry."
Tashi heard Tsering's shouts and turned to glance at the exhausted members of the envoy.
He raised his eyes and looked at the official road where pedestrians were chatting little.
"I will remember that a few miles ahead is the inn run by the Tang government, right?"
Tsering nodded, raised his finger and pointed at the two carriages and whispered.
"General, you have a good memory, but now...it's really not convenient for us to deal with the Tang Dynasty officials."
"If something goes wrong there, not only will we suffer in vain, but we might also..."
Although he wished he could get his wings and fly back to Tubo, Tashi knew that he didn't have the ability.
He had to take good care of this team and not offend him. After all, he still needed them to help him testify against Lu Dongzan and his son.
"Okay, tell the brothers that we will rest here, just in time for the brothers to have something to eat and warm up before leaving."
"By the way, Tsering, please take a group of brothers first and watch the two carriages to make sure nothing happens."
"I'm going to eat something first and I'll replace you later."
Tsering also wanted to go in, but for such an important matter as guarding Ludongzan and his son, nothing could happen.
As a subordinate, he did not dare to disobey orders, so he could only respond respectfully.
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Tashi glanced around, waved to the wealthy businessman Nima, and then called out to Sambuza, and the three of them walked hand in hand towards the front of the team.
Inside the restaurant, the head chef couldn't help but angrily rushed to the front desk.
He complained softly to the old shopkeeper who was sitting behind the front desk.
"The shopkeeper, they treat the kitchen as if they are their own, giving orders here and there. They are actually cooking there right now, and they even come up with some kind of condiments..."
The shopkeeper looked around furtively, then glared at this guy and lowered his voice.
"Stop talking to me, do you know where those people come from?"
"Just stay back with me, don't ask too much, don't say too much, and wait until these noble people have enough food and comfort. This month, I will give you two months' monthly payment."
Seeing this rare generosity from this shopkeeper who has never been willing to increase his salary.
Although the head chef was still mumbling, he honestly left the front desk and returned to the back.
After a short while, several Tubo people broke in, led by the guard general Tashi.
After entering this restaurant, I looked around and found that, except for a few businessmen sitting in the corner, there were not many people there.
But in the private room on the second floor, someone seemed to be talking, nothing unusual.
Tashi whispered a few instructions to Nima, the wealthy businessman from the plateau who was best at dealing with people.
Nima nodded, smiled and saluted the shopkeeper who came in front of him.
Then he copied his Guanzhong dialect, which was far more proficient than the members of the envoy, and explained it to the shopkeeper.
"Here's the shopkeeper, there are quite a few of us. We can serve you good wine and good food, but your benefit is indispensable."
Before he finished speaking, Sambuza interrupted.
"No wine, just tea or hot soup."
Tashi pursed his lips, saw the warning look from Sambuza, and understood that now was not the time to relax.
"As the deputy envoy said, tell the shopkeeper to serve more meat and vegetables."
Nima could only nod his head and started babbled in Guanzhong dialect again.
But Tashi turned around and said hello twice, and soon, over a hundred people poured in from the entire restaurant.
The merchants who had been drinking tea and resting in this restaurant before saw this large group of gibbering barbarians who didn't know their local dialect.
They all stood up with some disgust, paid the bill and left the restaurant.
As for Tashi, Sambuza and others, they naturally would not dine in the lobby with the servants and soldiers in the mission.
Instead, he went straight to the second floor under the guidance of the store clerk.
They heard the sounds of eating, drinking, and low-pitched chatter and laughter coming from the elegant room, but they didn't care. After all, it was almost dinner time.
He walked straight into the private room where the shop clerk opened the door, and saw the blazing Zhenguan stove.
Sambuza's eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly came to the iron stove and sat down. After a while, warmth spread throughout his body.
Tashi also sat down in front of the iron stove, enjoying the warmth. He was so comfortable that he almost groaned in shame after being so cold all morning.
At this moment, General Tsering could only continue to suffer from cold and hunger outside with a grim look on his face, and he had to have people organize the mission's vehicles.
As for the two carriages where Nalu Dongzan, his son and his entourage were imprisoned, they were moved to the entrance of the restaurant, and ten Tibetan soldiers gathered around the two carriages.
And this scene was all seen clearly by Li Ke from the slightly opened window of the private room on the second floor.
"It seems that Lu Dongzan and his son are really unlucky. Others come in to eat and drink, but they continue to stay in the carriage and suffer from cold and hunger."