Chapter 408
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Early in the morning of the 6th of May, the Tubo people in Honglu Temple went out as soon as the city gates opened.
As usual, they arrived at Xi City and went to the livestock market to have a look. Then they went to eat and came back.
They sat next to the food stall and chose mutton soup. They had to drink early in the morning.
They did not sleep at all last night and were exhausted.
However, they only took a look at the horse market and were full of energy. It seemed that they could stay up for another night.
Not far from them, several members of the Yulin Flying Cavalry had changed into casual clothes and were also drinking mutton soup to keep up with the pace.
When the Tubo people went to the livestock market, they followed them and recognized two of them.
The two of them had six horses today and were introducing the advantages of the six horses to others.
When the Tubo people finished their mutton soup, the Winged Knights finished their mutton soup. However, they did not drink.
They looked at the group of Tubo people who were discussing about the horses. Some people switched to the group, and some people switched to the other groups.
They understood that this was how the Tubo people transmitted information.
When the Tubo people returned to Honglu Temple, the others surrounded them.
"No, the patrols are too dense. We can't get in at all. The wall outside is high. We only have a chance at the bridge. But over there … sigh!"
The person who was switched said to the others with a helpless and regretful face.
The Tubo people sighed as well. It seemed that if they did not succeed this time, their country would be destroyed.
The people from other tribes looked carefully and were skeptical.
The Tujue people asked, "Where are you?"
"Under the bridge. If you are willing, we can bring your people there in a few days. Then we will come back and see if your people can go up."
The person who was switched did not seem angry. Instead, he gave a plan.
"We will talk about it in a few days. You have worked hard. Take a rest first." The Tujue people did not have anything else to say.
Everyone returned to their own courtyards. There were still sighs in the Tubo people's courtyard.
After a while, the Tubo leader and the person who was switched went in.
"Goshawk, how is the situation?" The Tubo people said.
"Snow Mountain. Everything is going well. He actually has a signboard. It's just that there are too many patrolling teams. It doesn't take long for one team to arrive.
We hid here and there and were almost discovered several times, but we managed to hide in the shadows in time. They had seen too many lanterns and didn't pay attention to the shadows.
We found that they were improving the hot air balloon. Many parts of it have already been modified. It's in the drawer … "
Goshawk introduced the words on the drawer he saw in the confidential information room.
After hearing this, the Tubo man asked again, "Will they find out today?"
"No, when I pulled the drawer out, there was a layer of dust on it, which means that it hasn't been touched for a long time.
If there were improvements, who would take the original blueprints? But now that we have the original one, we can improve it ourselves. "
Goshawk said with certainty. There were craftsmen from the Tang dynasty in Tubo. Some of them were married there, while others were plundered there during the war.
"Sent away?" the Tubo man asked.
"It's been sent away. We made a copy, but the drawing wasn't good enough. The handwriting is not bad."
As the goshawk spoke, he took out a book from his bosom.
The Tubo man took it and looked at it. The drawing was really bad. Was that even a ball?
Goshawk continued, "We've looked at it and found a situation that we can't solve."
"Hmm?" The Tubo man looked up.
Goshawk opened the book and pointed to a place.
"It says here that if the hot air balloon wants to fly, it must use alcohol. Other things won't work.
Put a small amount of alcohol in a jar, light it and heat the air. That's gas.
Then take an iron pot and put alcohol in it. When it needs to fly high, pour more alcohol into it.
The mouth of the pot must be long. If it's short, it will ignite the alcohol in the pot. "
After Goshawk finished speaking, he was really helpless this time.
The Tubo man pursed his lips. "We don't have alcohol. The alcohol in the lighter is indeed very hot. If we drink strong alcohol, it won't ignite."
"Why don't we go again and see if we can get the method to make alcohol? It's just another workshop's material room. We need to try our luck. "
Goshawk was still scared when he said that. If they didn't have new materials to send over at that time, they wouldn't have been able to find the location at all.
"No, we can't go again. We can buy alcohol. We can buy alcohol with a lighter," the Tubo man said.
"But they don't give us alcohol directly. We need to give them the lighter. They will return the lighter after they've poured the alcohol."
Goshawk mentioned the Li Family's Zhuangzi's disgusting operation.
"Think of a way or ask them to buy more. Yes, I have an idea. Just say that we want to bring the lighter back to Tubo and tell Tubo about the Tang dynasty's friendship."
The Tubo man had a flash of inspiration. He felt a little confident.
Isn't it just friendship? If you can shout, we can shout too.
"We can try." Goshawk supported.
"Rest first." The Tubo man began to burn the book. He had read it and it was indeed feasible. He couldn't leave any evidence behind.
He didn't sleep last night. He needed to make up for it. Only then would he have the energy to talk about alcohol with the Tang dynasty.
Tubo didn't get up until it was almost dark. He took Goshawk to Xi City to eat and look at the horses. He took the man back.
He drank a lot of alcohol and fell into a deep sleep.
Early the next morning, he went to the official of Honglu Temple.
"We found that the Tang dynasty's lighter is very useful. Tubo needs more lighters," he said to the official of Honglu Temple.
"We don't have many lighters. They were made by the Li Family Zhuangzi. Now the Li Family Zhuangzi is busy printing newspapers and selling them to you. I don't think he has time to make lighters."
The official shook his head. What he meant was that they could bully others to buy newspapers at a low price. Continue to buy.
"This lighter represents the friendly relationship between the Tang dynasty and Tubo. If we know there's such a good thing but don't sell it to us, there may be trouble."
The Tubo man mentioned friendship and threatened at the same time.
"Yes, that … if we buy the lighter, it won't last long. It's too far and not suitable. I believe your people can understand."
The official of Honglu Temple looked regretful.
"Sell the alcohol to us. We'll take it back and drink it ourselves." The Tubo man proposed a solution.
"Good idea. You can talk to Li Yi. He's not under our control. The imperial court can't rob their own people for your Tubo, right? "
The official of Honglu Temple sent the man away. Go and talk to Li Yi. Don't talk to me.
"You … I … You introduce me." The Tubo man took the official's hand. When their hands touched, an eastern pearl was handed over.
"Okay, okay. I'll think of a way. Don't worry. I also need to find someone. My position is too low. I need …"
The official withdrew his hand. If he took it out again, the eastern pearl would be gone. But he was still in a dilemma.
"Yes, yes, yes. Find someone." The Tubo man contacted the official again. This time, it was two eastern pearls.
"Deal! Isn't it just meeting Li Yi? You can wait for me for half a month at most. He's a third-rank official. "The official was happy.
The Tubo man thought about half a month's time and gritted his teeth. "Okay. I'll try to be as fast as possible. After it's done, I'll be more grateful."
The Tubo man went back and prepared to meet with the official.
The official of Honglu Temple watched him leave and looked down at the three eastern pearls in his hand.
He shook his head. "You have to hand them over. Then convert them into money and leave me 10%."
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