Chapter 12: Great Tang sends an envoy to console Songtsen!

"Xuanling, Yaojin, you all suddenly came to the Ganlu Hall; is there any important matter you wish to tell me?" Li Er asked again.

"Your Majesty, our Great Tang has been peaceful recently, and there are no major events."

"However, our neighbors seem to be a bit restless."

A burly man stood out and laughed with ill intent.

He was the famous Cheng Yaojin.

"Neighbor? What do you mean?"

Li Er asked nonchalantly.

(Seeking flowers, seeking tickets)

He had no interest in listening to gossip.

The most important thing right now was to find that mysterious Qin Mu!

"Reporting to Your Majesty, news has come from Jiannan Circuit in the southwest; recently, there seems to be some turmoil and frequent warfare within Tibet."

"According to reports from scouts, it seems that a strange army has risen, and in just a few short months, they have captured nearly a hundred Tibetan cities, occupying almost half of the territory."

Fang Xuanling said with a solemn face.

"Hmm? That is quite strange; I remember the newly appointed Tibetan ruler is a person named Songtsen Gampo, who is said to be a man of great talent and strategy, skilled in employing people, and determined to unify all of Tibet."

"Could there be someone in Tibet even more remarkable than Songtsen Gampo?"

Li Er became interested.

Tibet was a neighbor to the southwest of the Great Tang, and its strength could not be underestimated.

Especially the newly appointed ruler Songtsen Gampo; Li Er believed this person was not simple and would sooner or later unify Tibet and become a great enemy of the Great Tang!

"Your Majesty has true insight; that is indeed the case!"

"According to reports from scouts, Songtsen Gampo has already unified the other half of Tibet, and both sides are preparing for a decisive battle recently. I heard that Songtsen Gampo has assembled 500,000 troops, swearing to defeat the enemy army."

Fang Xuanling nodded and said.

Once these words were spoken, the Ganlu Hall was in an uproar.

500,000 troops!?

I did not expect Tibet's strength to be so robust!

Even for the Great Tang, assembling 500,000 troops in a short time was not an easy matter.

What kind of person is it?

That could make Songtsen Gampo bet his entire fortune to face?

"Xuanling, you must pay close attention to this matter; when necessary, you can express our Great Tang's goodwill to Songtsen Gampo, do you understand?"

Li Er said meaningfully.

"Your Majesty is wise! This humble subject will handle it immediately!"

After deep thought, Fang Xuanling understood immediately.

As the saying goes, it is easy to add flowers to brocade, but difficult to send charcoal in snow.

If we can give Songtsen Gampo a hand at this time, we don't expect him to repay the kindness later; as long as he doesn't come to disturb the Great Tang, that is enough.

Anyway, no matter how you calculate it, this deal is not a loss!

A few days later.

Tibet, Lhasa royal city.

Fang Xuanling personally went as an envoy to Tibet and presented Songtsen Gampo with thousands of sets of horseshoes, hundreds of shi of grain, as well as silver, silk, and so on.

Songtsen Gampo was overjoyed and personally received Fang Xuanling at the Potala Palace.

"Hahaha, thank you to the Emperor of Great Tang for sending charcoal in snow during Tibet's time of crisis; this small king pays his respects."

Inside the palace, Songtsen Gampo's laughter echoed for a long time.

"The Great King is too polite. The Great Tang and Tibet have been neighbors for generations and should have helped each other long ago; today, when our Heavenly Dynasty's Emperor heard that your country was suffering from frequent warfare, he felt the hardship of the people and specially sent this subject to console you."

Fang Xuanling's face was peaceful, and his words were also very beautiful.

"Hmph! They are just a bunch of clowns; within a few days, this king will be able to unify Tibet." ===== CHAPTER 14 =====