Chapter 721 Two million catties of yak meat and twenty carts of rare treasures
"Your Majesty, the sage has issued an edict. You and other Tubo envoys must come to the palace to see you as soon as possible!"
"Entering the palace to meet the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty?"
Hearing this, Shang Nang and all the Tibetan envoys could not help but be filled with surprise.
"Um?"
Seeing this, Zhai Shaoqing's face darkened.
"What are you still doing, Master Shang Zheng? Why don't you quickly follow me to the palace to meet the saint?"
"Yes Yes!"
Only then did Shang Nang come back to his senses and smiled flatteringly at Zhai Shaoqing.
"Zhai Shaoqing forgives me for having waited for so long. When the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty finally summoned me, I was so pleasantly surprised that I felt a little distracted!"
As he spoke, Shang Nang thought of something and said again: "Please wait a moment for Zhai Shaoqing. I will go back and put on some clothes, tidy up my appearance, and then I will follow Zhai Shaoqing into the palace to meet the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"
Zhai Shaoqing's expression softened slightly and he said: "Go back quickly, we must not keep the saint waiting for a long time!"
"Yes, my envoy understands!"
Shang Nang quickly saluted with gratitude.
Soon, less than half the time it took to burn the incense, Shang Nang walked downstairs again, and once again bowed his hands gratefully to Zhai Shaoqing.
Zhai Shaoqing nodded slightly, then took Shang Nang and walked out.
After getting on the carriage, a heavy money bag appeared in Shang Nang's hand and he put it into Zhai Shaoqing's sleeve.
Zhai Shaoqing weighed it with his hands, a smile flashed in his eyes.
Seeing this, Shang Nang's face lit up, and he asked cautiously: "May I ask Zhai Shaoqing, is the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty still satisfied with the small envoy's apology?"
Hearing this, Zhai Shaoqing's expression straightened up. He glanced at Shang Nang and said, "I am only a small fourth-grade Shaoqing. How can I know the thoughts of a saint?"
However, as soon as he finished speaking, a trace of undetectable anger flashed in his eyes.
By chance, Shang Nang, who had been paying attention to Zhai Shaoqing, caught his eye. Although Shang Nang's face was full of sarcastic expressions.
However, I was pleasantly surprised inside.
His Royal Highness, Prince Jin, succeeded!
Sure enough, as Shang Nang entered the palace, Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others all had a very bad attitude towards Shang Nang.
Shang Nang apologized repeatedly and his attitude was very sincere.
However, at the end, when Jiang Shang Nang was sweating with insults, Li Shimin's words changed.
"The Tang Dynasty is a country of etiquette and has always convinced people with virtue. Since Tubo has sent so much apology, the Tang Dynasty has also felt Tubo's sincerity.
However, only two million kilograms of yak jerky and twenty rare treasures cannot make up for the losses of the Tang Dynasty!"
"Please give me some instructions from the Emperor of Tang Dynasty!"
Shang Nang said quickly.
"With another two million kilograms of yak jerky and twenty carts of rare treasures, the Tang Dynasty will be able to expose the Tibetan invasion of this crime!" Changsun Wuji stared at Shang Nang and said grimly.
On the side, although Li Shimin did not speak, he had an angry look on his face and told Shang Nang that if he did not agree, Datang would definitely start another war with Tubo.
"Two million yak jerky and twenty rare treasures?"
Hearing this, Shang Nang's face couldn't help but be full of sorrow, and he wailed loudly.
"Your Majesty, fellow Prime Ministers of the Tang Dynasty, our Tubo territory is very small, and its population is less than 10% of that of the Tang Dynasty. I previously sent two million kilograms of yak jerky and 20 rare treasures to the Tang Dynasty. These are already my
Tubo can produce the largest yak jerky and property.
Now, even if I slaughter my Tibetan cattle, I still won’t be able to produce that much yak meat!”
"Huh, this is a Tubo matter, what does it have to do with me?"
Li Shimin said coldly.
"Exactly, if not..."
On the side, Changsun Wuji also said.
However, he seemed to think of something and quickly changed the topic.
"The Tubo hozens invaded our country, the Tang Dynasty, and caused far more damage to the Tang Dynasty. If it were not for the kindness of the saints of the Tang Dynasty, it would have been impossible to give you the Tubo hozens a chance to make amends for their sins.
If you don’t want to seize this opportunity, you can go back directly! In the future, when we, the Tang Dynasty, and you, the Tubos, are fighting each other, we will take back the losses of the Tang Dynasty from the land of you, the Tubos!”
Hearing this, a look of panic flashed in Shang Nang's eyes, and he shook his head in fear.
"Your Majesty, Prime Ministers of the Tang Dynasty, we, Tubo, are located on the plateau, and the Tang Dynasty is located in the Central Plains. Our two countries should not interfere with each other and be friendly neighbors forever.
This time, the reason why Tubo invaded the Tang Dynasty was because some powerful people in the country received slander from the traitor Tuyuhun, which led to such a big mistake.
Please rest assured, even if we have to slaughter the cattle, I, Tibet, will collect two million kilograms of yak jerky and twenty carts of rare treasures as soon as possible!"
"snort!"
Hearing this, Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and others all had a look of regret in their eyes.
"In this case, these yak jerky must be sent to Chang'an before the autumn harvest. Otherwise, after the autumn harvest, I will send someone to Tibet to get it myself!"
"Yes, yes, please rest assured, Emperor Tang. Before the autumn harvest, I, Tubo, will definitely send these yak jerky and twenty carts of rare treasures!"
Shang Nang nodded repeatedly and said.
At the same time, I felt happy and overjoyed.
Although the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the Prime Ministers of the Tang Dynasty did not explain it clearly, Shang Nang had already guessed that this must be the result of the King of Jin of the Tang Dynasty admonishing the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
However, just by paying some yak jerky and some rare treasures, the catastrophe of Tubo's vitality could be avoided. Presumably, according to Qizong Nongzan's mind as broad as the sky, he would not be punished.
Moreover, they also made money from Tubo.
Now, the number of yaks they keep in captivity in Tibet has exceeded hundreds of thousands.
Two million kilograms of yak jerky is a drop in the bucket for Tibet. They only slaughter 40,000 yaks to get such yak jerky.
The only thing that puts Shang Nang in a dilemma is that only the abandoned Zong Nongzan palace can collect the twenty carts of rare treasures.
But, do you want Qizong Nongzan to bring out so many rare treasures?
Thinking about it, Shang Nang couldn't help but tremble slightly, feeling that he was bound to be scolded first.
Wait until Shang Nang goes out.
Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and others couldn't help but sigh with regret again.
“I still want less after waiting!”
"Exactly, looking at the appearance of the old hozen, two million kilograms of yak jerky is something that the Tibetans can easily assemble!"
"Alas! Xuanba is right. Now these Tubo hozens are short of everything except yak jerky..."
"However, this time it can make all the nobles of Tubo pay more attention to raising yaks, which is also a great thing for us in the Tang Dynasty!"
"..."
Li Xuan did not know anything about what happened in the palace.
After he returned to the villa, he quickly asked the housekeeper Li Chang to prepare a kennel.
Then, two servants were selected from among the servants of other courtyards to learn from Dian Wang Ling and Dian Wucheng how to raise these puppies.
at the same time.
Li Chenglu also ran out and looked at the ferocious puppies on the ground, his eyes shining brightly!