A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

Li Fengjie had nothing to say, Pei Xingjian smiled and stood up, "The drinks are left here, General Li, remember to drink a few more sips, I will ask someone to bring over a few jars later, just enough."

After Pei Xingjian finished speaking and left, he saw the Tianzhu envoy standing outside his camp.

"What's the matter with the envoy from Tianzhu?" Pei Xingjian asked.

Just as they were speaking, Songtsan Gampo also came.

Pei Xingjian understood the meaning and nodded, "Come in."

The three of Li sat down in the warm tent, and Pei Xingjian asked, "Let me tell you why you are here."

"Yes!" Songtsan Gampo said, "In terms of business, Tianzhu wants too much, and we, Tubo, can't provide it ourselves."

The Tianzhu envoy also said, "If Persia had so much money, we wouldn't touch Tubo's share. Persia came directly to our territory to expel the soldiers of Tang Dynasty and drag all those merchants to Persia. How can we in Tianzhu earn money?"

"These things will naturally be settled when we meet. Please go to rest first. Don't worry. We are waiting for the arrival of the king of Persia."

"The king of Persia is coming?" Songtsen Gampo asked.

Pei Xingjian nodded, "Please go back first, Songtsan Gampo will stay here for a while."

When the envoy from Tianzhu left, Pei Xingjian sat next to Songtsan Gampo and said with a smile, "These years have been fine."

"Very good." Songtsan Gampo smiled.

"I remember that when Li Chengqian came to the throne, he released you. Has he sent someone to contact you these days?" Pei Xingjian asked.

"What do you mean by that?" Songtsan Gampo was puzzled.

"You should also know the situation in the court, don't ask questions knowingly." Pei Xingjian stretched his waist, "When Lu Dongzan came to welcome me, you asked him to say those words."

"I admit that I have been paying attention to the situation between North Korea and China, and I am also very concerned about the developments of your prime minister. I do not deny this." Songtsan Gampo added, "I apologize if those words offend me a lot."

"There's no need to apologize." Pei Xingjian continued, "The current situation in the court is complicated, and the relationship between the royal family and Gu Qing is even more unclear. Besides, Princess Gaoyang has given birth to a child for Gu Qing, which is very difficult for many people in Chang'an. I am grateful, now that he wants to rebel and usurp the throne, with his power, it is not difficult. The current leading general Su Dingfang is Gu Qing's brother who died, and Gu Qing single-handedly pulls up the three ministers of the court, let alone the court. How many of today's court officials came out of Gu Qing's academy."

Songtsan Gampo nodded, "As long as Gu Qing wants to usurp the throne, it's easy for him."

"Yeah, that position is right in front of you and you can get it at your fingertips, but he just doesn't want to take it." Pei Xingjian smiled half-smile, "The power is so tempting, how many people can resist this temptation, but Gu Qing also knows that he can't do that, yes Many people in Chang'an, Gu Qing, are grateful, and what he wants to guard is this gratitude, even if he shouts outside, even if he points at the nose of the current emperor Li Chengqian and curses, he will not choose to rebel."

"Sometimes I really don't understand Gu Qing." Songtsan Gampo sighed.

"Sometimes I don't understand Gu Qing, sometimes I know the relationship between monarch and minister, and sometimes I don't."

The conversation between Pei Xingjian and Songtsan Gampo was like an old friend having a long talk, and said, "Let's not speculate about the bad debt between Gu Qing and the royal family, and you don't have to think of any bad ideas. We can't get involved in the matter, but you are really brave, dare to let Lu Dongzan say such things to me."

"There is nothing to be afraid of. I have been imprisoned in Dali Temple for so many years, and I see it now." Songtsan Gampo said, "I was arrested in Dali Temple back then. Fortunately, I have a good relationship with Di Renjie. I read books all day long when I have nothing to do, and the jailer will also prepare books for me. Don't look at me in prison at that time. I know all the things that happened in Chang'an. When Gu Qing entered the Daming Palace, he had already prepared After making all the preparations to confront the royal family, but only entered the Daming Palace for two days and two nights, Gu Qing and Li Shimin seemed to have reached an agreement, and since then Gu Qing has also become a prime minister."

"That's right." Pei Xingjian also nodded.

"Report!" The guard came to report, "The King of Persia has arrived."

Pei Xingjian nodded slightly.

"Report!" A soldier rushed to report, "It's not good, the King of Persia and General Lee are fighting."

"What did you say!" Pei Xingjian got up immediately.

Pei Xingjian hurried to the scene, and the people had already pulled away. The Persian king stared at Li Fengjie and roared, "Li Fengjie, I will kill you! I will fight you!"

"I'll kill you trash first!" Li Fengjie also drew his sword and said.

"Stop!" Pei Xingjian also drew his sword and shouted angrily, "Whoever dares to make trouble again, I will kill him first!"

Both the King of Persia and Li Fengjie fell silent.

"Take it down!" Pei Xingjian yelled!

Quiet, Pei Xingjian asked Xue Rengui, "What's going on."

"Li Fengjie did a good job." Xue Rengui said in a low voice, "This time, the King of Persia wanted to come in person. Li Fengjie did a lot of shameful things in Persia, and he imprisoned the king if we didn't want us to know about it. We should go in and save the king of Persia."

"I really have nothing to say about this Li Fengjie." Pei Xingjian shook his head in disappointment, "When they calm down, I would like to ask the Persian king, but after all, Li Fengjie is from my Tang Dynasty, and even after a hero, Even if he makes a big mistake, he is not comparable to the king of Persia, so it doesn't matter if he changes to the king of Persia."

7 Chapter Sixty

The conflict between Pei Xingjian and the King of Persia was not small, and he said to Xue Rengui, "Get some Persians over here, I want to listen to what the Persians have to say about some things."

Xue Rengui acted very quickly, and immediately arrested several native Persians, and brought along a businessman from the Central Plains who was proficient in Persian.

"I've seen you, sir." The businessman saluted Pei Xingjian.

"How many times have you walked on this business road?"

"Back to your lord." He bowed and said, "The villain has been on this business road for as long as I can remember. Whether it's the war or it has been more than 20 years now, you can ask the villain."

Seeing that he kept bowing and saluting, Pei Xingjian said, "You don't need to be too polite, let's sit down and talk, Tubo, Tianzhu and Persia, whoever buys the most Guanzhong goods."

"Go back to your lord." He sat on the side of the tent, "Actually, we have been doing business for a long time, and it has been tepid in the past few years. We always have a meal without a meal. Some things are not pleasant to others. It’s not true, it’s true that Gu Houye is the current Prime Minister, no one else knows how bad life was for those of us who took the business way, since the first battle of Tubo, Gu Houye took people all the way from the Hexi Corridor to Tubo, Killing all directions in the Potala Palace, we merchants from the Tang Dynasty can almost walk sideways on this business road, and no one dares to offend us. This is my own feeling for so many years. Now life is better, and I also have a wife and children .”

Pei Xingjian knocked on the table.

"Forgive me, my lord, but the villain is digressing." He continued, "Based on my years of experience, what Tubo wants is the least and many things Tubo can't afford. Tianzhu's words are okay, but the price is still too small. They can buy it." A lot of meat to exchange, but Tianzhu has a lot of gold wares, Tianzhu people are rich, but they prefer spirits and our new stove and tea in Tang Dynasty."

"Persia doesn't like our stoves, because there isn't much woodland to the west of Persia, so they don't like stoves. This place in Persia is the last obstacle of this commercial road. It eats a lot in the rear of Persia. And other countries are people with blue eyes and big noses." He said carefully: "The Persians are in charge of this pass, and they can buy what we have and sell it to more Western countries at a higher price. Nobles, there are gold coins between them."

"Gold coins?" Pei Xingjian was puzzled.

He handed over a few gold coins and said, "Nowadays, one gold coin can buy one or two weights of tea leaves on this business road. These people are very generous, and there are spirits. A jar of spirits can almost sell for five Ten gold coins, because the Persians control this pass, and they have the most money in their hands, and sometimes they are willing to pay more gold coins in order to compete with the Tianzhu people."

Pei Xingjian weighed the gold coins in his hand.

"My lord, this is real gold." He whispered, "Those guys trade with gold coins, which is different from our Datang."

Pei Xingjian returned the gold coin to him.

"These are all given to the adults. They are all small gold coins." He smiled and took out a bigger gold coin. "I have a lot here. When I earn enough money, I will go back to Guanzhong to live my next life."

"I don't need it, you take it yourself." Pei Xingjian returned the gold coins to him, "It's not easy for you to earn some money."

He accepted all of them and continued, "The Tubo people want cheap things when they don't have much money. The most they want is salt. The Tianzhu people also want salt. They often compete with the Tianzhu people for salt. Persia is the richest. Yes, the Persians can use the goods we give them to sell the big noses with higher prices. After the business is stable, their business will get better and they want more. Tubo, Persia, and Tianzhu often have conflicts.”

"It should be said that there are robbers on the business road, but they will never touch our Datang's caravan, like Tuyuhun. They point to the business of Datang so that they can have a bite of food."

The reason for this alliance is also for the benefit of this road.

Looking at the Persians standing aside, Pei Xingjian asked, "Ask these Persians, what did General Li, who was stationed in Persia, do in Persia?"

He translated Pei Xingjian's question to these Persians, and after relaying it, he replied instead, "They said that General Li was collecting money everywhere in Persia. Fortunately, it has intensified recently, and his soldiers are also everywhere. They oppressed the Persians, Persia rebelled several times and General Lee killed many Persians, and many people in Persia dared not speak out against General Lee."