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Chapter 1078 Etiquette
Just three days later, Cui Bin sent a group of people from Riyue Mountain to the shore of Qinghai Lake with gifts such as silk and tea.

Elder Zhao is overjoyed.

Hehuang used to trade with the Western Regions all the time, but since Li Xia occupied the Hexi Corridor, the trade has been intermittent. They really need these items urgently.

But Zhen Jin and the others settled down, knowing that they had won against Yan Yunyun in persuading Brother Zhao to run away.

On the way to meet Elder Zhao Ben, Zhen Jin thought for a while, and told his courtiers: "When Elder Zhao frees us, don't let him kill that female official of the Tang Dynasty, we just take her away."

"Your Highness, why?"

"After all, she is a woman and child, so why make things difficult for her?" Zhen Jin said, "If you want to rule the world, you must be lenient."

"Yes." Liu Anzhong said: "She is also considered capable, if she wishes to join her, she can also serve His Highness."

True Gold nodded.

He was almost at Elder Brother Zhao's tent, so he intentionally lagged behind by two steps and followed behind the two courtiers, continuing to pretend to be an interpreter.

Outside the tent, a group of Yuan soldiers stood in line, looking at him, obviously the person Cui Bin sent to pick him up.

Soon to be out of danger...

Only after Zhenjin stepped into the big tent, he saw several boxes on the ground, wide open, dazzling.

For some prairie people, these things are more practical than cities.

Brother Zhao Ben was rubbing his hands with a smile on his face, looking prosperous.

As soon as Zhen Jin raised his head, he met his eyes and felt the smile in his eyes.

After a while, Brother Zhao didn't move his gaze away.

"Boss, the gift has arrived." Zhen Jin said: "This is only the first batch, and later..."

Elder Brother Zhao Ben just stared at Zhenjin like that, suddenly stood up to meet him, and said in a jerky Mongolian language: "It turns out that King Yan is here, I'm too negligent."

Zhen Jin was stunned for a moment, and his hands were firmly pressed down.

Looking back, Monk Gao and Liu Anzhong were also quickly controlled by the Tibetans in the tent.

"Boss, you..."

"Hahaha." Elder Brother Zhao laughed loudly, changed back to his fluent utterance, and said, "General Cui was held back by the Tang army at Riyue Mountain. It is too dangerous to send King Yan back now, so we should stay here." I am here, waiting for General Cui to defeat Tang Jun, right?"

Zhen Jin was a little confused by this sudden change.

But fortunately, he quickly reacted, and said very sincerely: "Chief, if you can let me go back and help us defeat Tang Jun, I can be the master..."

Brother Zhao Ben interrupted him for the third time, saying, "I can't defeat Tang Jun."

"How do you know if you don't try?"

Zhen Jin felt that his hands were hurting from being caught by Elder Zhao Ben, turned his head to look, and saw that Gao Monk and Liu Anzhong had been taken out, leaving only a few yells.

There was another burst of shouting outside the tent, apparently the team sent by Cui Bin was also controlled, with him, the King of Yan, as a hostage, no soldiers dared to act rashly.

"I don't dare to try." Elder Zhao Ben still had a smirk on his face, but his eyes became more serious, and he said, "I'm afraid the king of Yan doesn't know yet, but there are rumors everywhere in the Tang army that the emperor of Tang has He came in person, brought a hundred thousand troops, and even the Great Khan of Mongolia has surrendered to him."

"I told you that Sheriji is a pseudo-Khan who has nothing, and it is impossible for Li Xia to have an army of [-]."

Having said that, Zhen Jin himself can feel the deterrence brought by Li Xia.

An emperor with great military exploits came in person, Brother Zhao Ben would definitely not dare to explicitly support Da Yuan at this time.

Not daring to wait for an answer, Zhenjin immediately continued: "Da Yuan will defeat Li Xia sooner or later. You can't hand me over to him, or you will regret it sooner or later."

"Don't worry, King Yan, I'm here to protect King Yan..."

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At the same time, a fast horse was running wildly on the plateau, bypassing the mountains and the Yuan army's probing horses, and rushed all the way to Song He's army.

"Shut up!"

The sweaty horse's front hooves went limp, and it lay on the ground too tired to move.The knight stumbled and ran for two steps, was held up by two soldiers, and dragged all the way to Song He.

First, I will briefly talk about the things in the Tubo tribe.

"You mean, the real gold is by the Qinghai Lake?!" Song He was taken aback, "How is it possible? Why isn't it in the army?"

"Yan Xianggong is sure. When she saw that there was a young man next to the monk, she had already become suspicious, so she deliberately told Brother Zhao that she would listen to his conditions with her own ears. If they were richer than hers, she would give way to the Tibetans. It doesn't matter if you are a little bit. I hid behind the tent and listened, and sure enough, the monk and the civil servant spoke half a sentence in Mongolian, but the interpreter dared to say three more sentences without authorization, obviously he is the one with the highest status."

Song He was excited, but he was a taciturn person. At this time, his face was still indifferent, and he said: "This matter is not trivial, but is there any other basis?"

"Yan Xianggong deliberately chatted with him for a few more words. He is familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, and he also studies Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, and he is full of words. Such a young man in his 20s is not real gold, but who else?"

At this time, the messenger was able to wipe the sweat off his face, and said: "Mr. Yan asked me to report to General Song quickly. First, it is best not to miss the opportunity to let this captive escape. Second, Qinghai Tubo There are [-] households, which have not violated the territory for several years, and the terrain is steep and difficult to attack. But if you are gentle, you must not fight each other for a piece of real gold. All in all, this place is barren, and you can buy real gold from Brother Zhao at a huge profit. She is working on something, let General Song give him time."

Song He frowned slightly.

He didn't even have enough rations for the army, how could he get a huge profit to buy real gold from the Tibetans?
"Let me ask you, all the goods that Mr. Yan brought before were robbed by the Yuan army. What will she do about this? Also, is she safe?"

"Don't worry, general, after discovering the identity of the real gold, Mr. Yan has already persuaded Elder Brother Zhao to run in advance."

"How to persuade?" Song He was rather worried. Yan Yunyun, who was also a prisoner, was obviously at a disadvantage compared to real gold in terms of money and manpower.

"It's not difficult... It was Yan Xianggong who said it was not difficult. She said that from the standpoint of Brother Zhao Ben, it is right to wait and see what happens. We just allow him to wait and see what happens. Since His Majesty has arrived in person, the situation is getting worse and worse." It will be better for us in the future.”

Song He nodded, and when he understood the situation, he settled down.

He didn't have any gifts to give to the Tubo people. After thinking about it, he recruited two soldiers and said, "Go to the lower reaches of the Bula River by Qinghai Lake to meet Brother Zhao and bring some military rations. Treat them as special products." As a gift. Let me say that I, the Great Tang Wang Shiqiu, did not commit any crimes. When the Yuan army is wiped out, His Majesty will give him a reward..."

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At the same time, on the side of Riyue Mountain, Cui Bin, who was confronting Song He, was pacing restlessly.

"How dare he?!"

After he sent generous gifts to Qinghai Lake, not only the captured King Yan was not redeemed, but even the soldiers he sent out were detained.

Elder Brother Zhao actually sent someone here to accuse Cui Bin of failing to protect the national teacher well, confronting the Tang State and failing to win, and not worthy of protecting the King of Yan...after a bunch of nonsense, it was a lion again Open your mouth and ask for money.

In Cui Bin's view, these Tubo people have no respect for Dayuan because of the towering and steep terrain of Qinghai.

The fact is also that the Zong Siluo of more than a hundred years ago was essentially the same type of person as Li Yuanhao, and being given the surname Zhao or Li could not change his ambition at all.These barbarians are naturally rebellious, and they will not be subdued unless they are beaten hard.

Yidi is afraid of power but not virtuous.

Thinking about this, Cui Bin couldn't hold back his anger in the end, and wanted to attack Elder Zhao Ben.

But there are too many embarrassments, so I can only call the generals to discuss.

"If you want to take King Yan back, there are a few difficulties. One is that the Tang Army of the Song He Department is watching from the east, in case they are flanked by front and back; second, in case Elder Zhao rushes over the wall and hurts King Yan, what should we do? "

"Then give them money?"

"Even if it is given, Elder Brother Zhao will be released back to King Yan, right?"

"At that time, I shouldn't have persuaded the King of Yan to enter Tubo himself..."

After arguing for a long time, someone in the tent sneered and dropped the saber on the ground.

"If you don't take King Yan back, what are you going to do? I heard that Li Xia has already arrived in Hehuang, and you plan to sit and wait until the money is exhausted and the morale of the army is lost?!"

"Yes! If you don't fight, you will die, but if you fight, you can live."

"I have a plan." Cui Bin beckoned, summoned the generals to the front, and said in a low voice: "You can first agree to Brother Zhao's conditions, and send the money and goods there, and then ambush the soldiers..."

(End of this chapter)