Chapter 1972 The emperor is looking for trouble, Jinyang is considerate
The wages of avarice is death.
People in the world are bustling with people, all rushing for fame and fortune. For fame and fortune, some people will kill their wives and abandon their children, and some people will sell their friends to seek glory.
Lu Dongzan, as the Prime Minister of Tubo and known as the most wise man in Tubo, how could he not solve this mystery?
A secret recipe for highland barley wine caused a large amount of money to flow into Tubo. Not only did the Tubo nobles make a lot of money, but the people at the lowest level also benefited from it. This was the original intention of Lu Dongzan, so even if Zanpu complained about it, He extinguished the grain storage in Tubo and was resented by the nobles for spreading the secret recipe and not becoming a family fortune, but he was happy to do so.
But if you try to monopolize the profits of tea, you will destroy your foundation and stand on the opposite side of all Tubo. The crazy dividends are enough to make people take risks. Those Tubo nobles will definitely cut off his head and hang it in the Potala Palace on the Red Mountain. In front of the palace...
Lu Dongzan smiled bitterly and said: "Erlang, please don't harm me. If Erlang is really interested, he might as well cooperate with Zanpu for a while. When I was thinking about it, Zanpu had expressed his admiration and love for Erlang many times, and he only hated Tiangaolu. They were far away and could not sit down and have a heart-to-heart talk. In order to win the princess of Tang Dynasty, Zampu gathered almost all the craftsmen of Tubo and built a huge palace on the Red Mountain. It was beautiful, solemn and sacred. As a result, the marriage was overturned. The Tang Dynasty flatly refused, but Zampu also spent all the money and food from the Tubo treasury. Now Zangpu's life is extremely difficult."
He looked at Fang Jun with a faint look, and there was inevitably a hint of resentment in it.
Tubo bet everything on peace and moved the capital from Pibo City in Shannan to Luoxue. While integrating various Tubo ministries, it also spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build the huge Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, etc. Building to show the supreme majesty of Zanpu, almost all the last grains of grain and silk in the treasury were spent...
As long as the marriage can be successful and the two countries establish an alliance, they will naturally receive generous gifts from the Tang Dynasty. The dowry of the Princess of the Tang Dynasty will be enough to enrich the Tubo treasury once again, and the various craftsmen and advanced farming technology that are requested from the Tang Dynasty will be dowed. , classified books will make Tubo’s national power a qualitative leap!
However, all the plans turned out to be in vain.
Datang refused to marry...
Fang Jun smiled and did not comment on Lu Dongzan's words.
Give the tea trading rights to Songtsen Gampo?
Help him unify Tubo, suppress various tribes, gain supreme authority, and then attack the Tang Dynasty?
Want to be beautiful...
Not only could Songtsan Gampo not be given a chance to grow, Fang Jun even wanted to persuade His Majesty Li Er to grant the trading rights of tea, silk, and porcelain to the leaders of various tribes in Tubo. Only when these leaders have money can they recruit troops. Threaten Songtsen Gampo's rule.
Within the Tang Dynasty, no one knows better than Fang Jun, a time traveler, what a majestic and talented monarch Songtsen Gampo was. It was he who consolidated the foundation of Tubo and established the national policy of Tubo, making it possible for generations of ancestors to live in poverty and cold. The Tubo people, riding horses and carrying knives, rushed into the Han people's land...
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The two chatted leisurely, seemingly sociable, but at the same time testing each other. This is how smart people work together. They would never be open and honest with each other. They always wanted to rely on their own wisdom to find out the other person's background, or simply dig out the other person's secrets. pit.
As a result, before the dishes were served, a servant came to report that the emperor was here...
Fang Jun quickly stood up and went to the door to greet him. Naturally, Lu Dongzan did not dare to neglect. He stood up, straightened his robes, and followed closely behind.
When he arrived at the door, Fang Jun heard a crisp and beautiful voice coming from his ear, and he called out sweetly: "Brother-in-law!"
Fang Jun's heart trembled, and his whole body trembled...
Then he saw Princess Jinyang stepping into the hall with brisk steps. She was dressed in a splendid palace attire. Her originally childish face was youthful and beautiful. Because she had not yet grown hairpins, her long hair was combed into a double bun.
Look lively and playful.
With his hands behind his back, his little body jumped up and down...
Seeing Fang Jun, Princess Jinyang's eyes lit up, and a joy came from her heart, turning into an uncontrollable sweet smile. Then she saw Lu Dongzan, who had a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks behind Fang Jun, her smile froze, and immediately
He turned around and stood there with a graceful look on his face, his eyebrows slightly lowered, looking dignified and virtuous.
Fang Jun was amused in his heart. He took two steps forward and said, "Wei Chen has met His Highness Jinyang."
Lu Dongzan didn't know Princess Jinyang at all, but when he heard Fang Jun's name, he immediately knew that this bright and beautiful Zhong Yu was the most beloved daughter of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. He didn't dare to neglect, and he hurriedly paid homage to her, using the Chinese characters in her mouth.
The tone is smooth: "Foreign minister, the Prime Minister of Tubo, Lu Dongzan, has an audience with Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Tang Dynasty."
In response to Fang Jun's salute, Princess Jinyang just said a faint "Hmm" from her straight and fair nose. However, in response to Lu Dongzan's great salute, she quickly gathered her wedding dress and said in return: "I have also seen this before."
Prime Minister, Prime Minister is so polite."
She has a slender figure and a bright face. Although she is a little younger, her etiquette is quite satisfactory and her appearance is the same, showing excellent royal etiquette.
Lu Dongzan smiled kindly, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to have been smoothed out with an iron: "Your Highness, you are so polite. I am ashamed that I am not worthy of it. I am ashamed, I am ashamed."
At this time, a deep voice sounded from the door: "Hey, the Prime Minister is here too?"
Immediately afterwards, His Majesty Li Er, wearing a set of sapphire blue brocade robes, entered the hall with dragon and tiger steps, and stood beside Princess Jinyang.
"Wei Chen has met His Majesty..."
"Lu Dongzan meets His Majesty the Emperor..."
Fang Jun and Lu Dongzan hurriedly saluted.
"Bear down. Haha, he is indeed the Prime Minister of Tubo, with a broad mind. This stick is hated by people in Chang'an, and everyone is afraid to avoid it. On the contrary, Chang'an is prosperous despite being a great minister. It's really great to meet him in the mountains.
It’s admirable.”
Fang Jun was speechless and secretly rolled his eyes.
It's obvious that the emperor is here to cause trouble, but at least there are outsiders here, can you save some face?
Lu Dongzan still bowed slightly, his old face turned into a chrysanthemum smile: "I am a foreign minister, trying to transform foreign barbarians. Naturally, I am not as knowledgeable and courteous as the dignitaries in Chang'an. I dare not be your majesty's broad-minded person."
It's ridiculous, it's just that the dignitaries in Chang'an were too enthusiastic, and I couldn't resist them, so they had to leave the city to take refuge and take advantage of Erlang's treasure to hide for a while. Your Majesty laughed."
His Majesty Li Er laughed loudly, walked into the lobby, patted Lu Dongzan on the shoulder, and said: "The Prime Minister is still good at talking, but he needs to be more careful. This kid is very strange, sitting at home.
He can harm countless people. If he accidentally gets tricked by him, wouldn’t the Prime Minister blame me for not knowing how to treat guests?"
After saying this, he walked directly to the coffee table and sat down cross-legged. He showed no royal dignity and didn't even bother to pay attention to the etiquette. He waved to Princess Jinyang: "Prime Minister, come and sit down and chat with me. Sizi, come here."
Pour tea for my father and the Prime Minister."
"Here!"
Princess Jinyang responded obediently, raised her eyes and glanced at Fang Jun, who had a depressed look on her face. She raised her pink lips with a slight smile, carried her skirt and came to His Majesty Li Er, knelt down and sat down.
Her slender waist is straight, and her slender hands are making tea flexibly and elegantly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Ludong thanked him, then came forward and knelt down opposite His Majesty Li Er.
Fang Jun touched his nose and looked at the beams, feeling depressed. The emperor didn't let him sit, so he didn't dare to sit, and he couldn't even walk. Otherwise, it would be a crime of misconduct. It might be okay in ordinary times, but at this moment, after all, Lu Dongzan was present.
, I can’t let a barbarian laugh at me...
Princess Jinyang's hands were as delicate as saucers, and she brewed the tea elegantly. Then she lifted the teapot and poured the tea into the black pottery teacup. One cup was sent to Li Erbi, and the other to Lu Dongzan. Then she filled another cup and pushed it gently.
He walked to the side of the coffee table, raised his eyes, looked at Fang Jun with a smile, and said crisply: "Brother-in-law, please have some tea."
Fang Jun, who was still depressed at first, suddenly smiled and said happily: "Alas!"
Then he knelt down beside the coffee table, picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and praised: "His Royal Highness's tea-making skills are unparalleled in the world! Your Majesty is so blessed to have His Highness waiting on your side and having His Majesty at your side. It's really enviable."
People of the world!”
His Majesty Li Er snorted dissatisfied and scolded: "He is full of flattery and has no integrity. He is really a traitor!"
Fang Jun bowed slightly and said happily: "Wei Chen is guilty."
He said he was guilty, but there was no sign of it on his face. He was holding the tea cup in his hand, sipping it in small sips, closing his eyes and making an intoxicated look, not caring about the emperor's scolding.
Just by saying "brother-in-law, drink tea", His Majesty Li Er let his thoughts go to waste, which relieved his depression. His love for this sister-in-law all these years has not been in vain!
What's the point of a few words of flattery?
If he wasn't worried about Princess Jinyang being thin-skinned, Fang Jun was confident that he would be able to show off...