"Despicable man, sneakily attacking the Tang dynasty."
"Treacherous! First arrogant, then disrespectful."
…
Around the Tubo envoy's convoy, the people of the Tang dynasty who were watching angrily scolded.
With the firearms supervisor's convoy in front of them, they naturally did not forget what happened to the supervisor. Now, seeing the arrival of the Tubo envoy, they could not help but feel indignant and angry. Even ordinary people dared to point at Tubo and scold him. This was the confidence of the Tang dynasty.
Lu Dongzan, who was in the lead, looked indifferent. They had experienced too many situations like this along the way. The people's abuse and the posthouse's harassment, but Lu Dongzan endured it all.
Because he knew that small things did not spoil the big plan. His trip was to ask for peace with the Tang dynasty. Now everything was just a prelude. The real trouble was yet to come. In Chang 'an City, in the imperial court, Tubo's crime of sneak-attacking would not be so easily forgiven.
"Congratulations, Minister Lu Dongzan. We're almost at Chang 'an City!" The Honglu Temple official who had been sarcastic along the way suddenly changed his expression and said.
His mission was over when they arrived in Chang 'an City. Finally, he did not have to be pointed at by the people on both sides of the road. Along the way, the Honglu Temple official was under a lot of pressure.
"Thank you for taking care of me along the way. I will certainly remember it." Even though the Honglu Temple official had made things difficult for him along the way, Lu Dongzan still flattered him. A piece of silver quietly slipped into the official's hand.
The official from the Chamberlain of Dependencies felt the weight on his shoulders. Only then did he reveal a satisfied smile, "Since you are so sensible, I can make an exception and give you a piece of information. The person in charge of receiving the Tibetan envoy is an old acquaintance of yours."
"Old acquaintance!" Lu Dongzan could not help but feel happy. If it was an old acquaintance, it would be much more convenient. However, when he saw the Honglu Temple official's malicious face, Lu Dongzan's heart suddenly sank.
"Could it be …" Lu Dongzan suddenly had an ominous feeling.
Before Lu Dongzan could finish, the Honglu Temple official laughed and said, "Yes, it is Merton."
Lu Dongzan's heart suddenly sank. At first, he was sure that the Tang dynasty would make things difficult for him, but he did not expect that Mo Jiazi would be in charge of receiving the Tubo envoy. Wasn't this like a sheep in the tiger's mouth? Mo Jiazi? and Mo Jiazi had a feud, Mo Jiazi, Lu Mo Jiazi would not let him go.
Sure enough, when the Tufan diplomatic mission arrived in Chang 'an, they were thrown into the relay station by the Honglu Temple. They were not even given any food to eat.
Tubo, Tubo, Tubo, Tubo, Tubo, Tubo, people, Tubo, Tubo, Tubo, Tubo, Tubo...
Tutubo, Tubo, Tubo, Tubo, Tubo Tubo,, Tubo,, Tubo Tubo, Tun.
It was not easy to live in Chang 'an, and Tubo's diplomatic mission had to spend a lot of money to buy things in Chang' an. They could not last long.
"This Prime Minister also wants to see the Heavenly Khan as soon as possible, but Mo Jiazi has ill intentions and refuses to see us. The other officials that this Prime Minister has asked for help have all been rejected." Lu Dongzan said with a worried expression. In this situation, every day that dragged on meant that Tubo was in more danger.
"Mo Jiazi is so despicable?" The Tubo envoys rebuked angrily.
"It's not just abominable. Mo Jiazi has already submitted several memorials to the emperor, saying that he wants to kill us and then lead his troops to flatten Tubo. Fortunately, the Tang dynasty has the custom of not killing envoys when two countries are at war. That's why we're still alive," Lu Dongzan said helplessly.
Over the past few days, he had repeatedly brought large sums of money to lobby the important officials of Great Tang. Even though he had been rejected time and time again, it wasn't as if he had gained nothing. Someone had secretly informed him of the Mo Clan's recent movements.
"No, we must see the Heavenly Khan as soon as possible. Otherwise, Tubo will be in danger," Tubo's Deputy Envoy said anxiously.
"The son of the School of Mohism returned with great merit and was favored by the emperor. No one in the imperial court dared to oppose him. In addition, Tufan was in the wrong first, so no one was willing to mediate." Lu Dongzan could not help but feel powerless. If this dragged on, not only would they be in danger, but even Tubo would be in danger. Tubo was no match for the Tang dynasty at the moment. If the Tang dynasty really sent troops, Tubo would be in danger of being annihilated.
Tubo's diplomatic mission immediately became depressed and sorrowful.
Suddenly, a Tubo envoy hurried back and whispered a few words in Lu Dongzan's ear. Lu Dongzan's face immediately showed a hint of joy.
"Everyone, there's finally good news. The Buddhists are willing to mediate and let Tubo's diplomatic mission meet the Heavenly Khan," Lu Dongzan breathed a sigh of relief and excitedly said to Tubo's diplomatic mission.
"Great!" Tubo's diplomatic mission could not help but be overjoyed. As long as they could meet the Heavenly Khan, there would be a turning point in this matter. Besides, the Buddhists were virtuous and might be able to save their lives. Otherwise, if they let Mo Jiazi sow discord, it would be difficult for them to walk out of the Tang dynasty.
Tubo's deputy frowned and said in confusion, "Why would the Buddhists help Tubo for no reason? I'm afraid no one would believe it."
Lu Dongzan nodded and said, "The Buddhists naturally would not help Tubo for no reason. The Chang 'an Buddhist Sect previously invited Master Luo because of Tubo's recommendation. First, because of the incense, and second, the Buddhists and Mo Jiazi are not on good terms. According to Tubo's intelligence, Mo Jiazi is said to be saving the Buddhists, but in reality, he is restricting the Buddhists and has caused the Buddhists to suffer heavy losses. Among them, the temples in Chang' an bore the brunt. Naturally, they are dissatisfied with Mo Jiazi."
Tubo's deputy nodded. This was indeed the reason, but it was not enough for the Buddhists to get involved. After all, Tubo had caused too much trouble. How could the Buddhists help Tubo just because of such a small grievance?
As expected, Lu Dongzan continued, "In addition, the Buddhists have two conditions. The first is to pass through Tubo and Mud to reach India and welcome the eminent monk Xuanzang back to the Tang dynasty."
"Eminent monk Xuanzang!" The group of Tubo's envoys suddenly understood. Tubo had also heard of this monk who traveled to the west. At that time, he had taken the Silk Road of Gao Chang and Tuhuoluo. Naturally, it was a long journey. However, if he passed through Tubo and Mud, the time of his return would be greatly reduced. Now that the Buddhists were weak in the Tang dynasty, if they could welcome the eminent monk Xuanzang back to the Tang dynasty, the decline of the Buddhists would definitely be reversed.
"The second condition is that Tubo supports the Buddhists to preach in the highlands," Lu Dongzan praised.
"That's all?" The group of Tubo's envoys couldn't help but be surprised. They thought the Buddhists would put forward some harsh conditions.
Tubo's deputy frowned and said, "Great Minister, the Buddhists were restricted in the Tang dynasty. It can be seen that the Buddhists are harmful. If they enter Tubo on a large scale, I'm afraid …"
Lu Dongzan shook his head and said, "The most important thing for Tubo now is to get through this difficult time. No matter how harsh the Buddhists' conditions are, we can only agree."
Although Lu Dongzan and Mo Jiazi were mortal enemies, he didn't deny Mo Jiazi's wisdom. Even Mo Jiazi restricted the Buddhists, which showed the harm of the Buddhists. However, Tubo had no choice now.
Now, the only force that could help Tubo in the Tang dynasty was the Buddhists. As for his secret allies, if Lu Dongzan exposed them, he was afraid that he would die even faster.
"Tell the Buddhists that Tubo will agree to all their conditions. As long as they help Tubo today, Tubo will not let them down in the future," Lu Dongzan said without hesitation.
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