Chapter 299 Cooperation
Li Yan glanced at Yang Ze, frowned slightly, sighed in his heart, but as he agreed just now, he followed Yang Ze's words, "Yes, the national master came to me to travel generously. He passed by the west of the town and came to visit me. I am very grateful to the national master."
At this time, he changed into a gorgeous dress, which was made by Yang Ze asked the tailor to make for him, and people rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles. After he dressed up like this, he regained the style of a former emperor.
With a wave of his hand, Li Yan said, "National Master, let's sit under the tree and talk about Zen and Taoism!"
Jiumodora was slightly stunned. He didn't understand what Li Yan said. He was a captured prisoner. Yang Ze had already made it clear to him. For this, he had to hit Khan with a ransom. But why did he come to Li Yan and travel with generously? This excuse was raised by himself when he threatened Yang Ze and made Yang Ze dare not hurt him!
Kumodaro also looked at Yang Ze, and like Li Yan, he frowned slightly, but he did not refute, saying that he came to travel generously but gave him a way out, so a fool would not go down this way. Of course, he is not a fool.
Jiumodara put his palms on his face, smiled, and looked like a master monk. He walked under the tree in the yard with Li Yan, and Yang Ze was behind the two of them.
The servants brought two cushions, and then brought a short-legged table, putting tea and dessert fruits. Li Yan and Jumotara sat down, while Yang Ze had his expression "I am an important minister, and I want to sit too." He forced the servants to send another cushion, and he also sat at the table.
After sitting down, there was a silence. Li Yan and Kumodara didn't speak, neither of them knew what to say, and they really didn't know what to say. Li Yan couldn't say, I wanted to go back to Beijing, can you help? Kumodara couldn't say, in fact, I'm a prisoner. You don't have to be so polite to me!
After the cold incident, Yang Ze cleared his throat and said, "Old Jiu, well, the national master came from a sudden realm. He wanted to see my generous customs and culture and preach Buddhism. He accepted a few disciples and came to my west town. After that, the national master came to visit me. After that, the national master would go to Chang'an, the capital. He said he wanted to go to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda to see it. That's right, the national master?"
The muscles on Jumotara's face hopped, and his thoughts turned sharply. Suddenly, he understood something vaguely. Could it be that this prince wanted to go back to Chang'an and ascend the throne again? This is extremely difficult. I believe that there are many people in Chang'an who don't want him to go back, so he wants to use my power to explore the meaning of Queen Dugu?
The more he thought about it, the more this happened. No matter who Li Yan sent to Chang'an, it would be impossible to see Empress Dugu. Some people in Chang'an would definitely obstruct him, so they could not see Empress Dugu at all. But he was different. As the national teacher of the Khanate of the Suzuki Khanate, if he went to Chang'an, no one could stop him from seeing the Empress. Empress Dugu would definitely receive him personally. This is a big deal!
It seems that this is Yang Ze’s idea that he thought of, and he wanted to borrow my strength. It’s great. Since it’s not a well-planned matter, I can negotiate the conditions.
Jumodoro smiled and nodded and said, "Yes, I really want to go to Chang'an, and I want to go to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. That is where the senior monks translate the scriptures, so I naturally have to go and see them."
Yang Ze and Li Yan looked at each other and listened to the meaning of the words. Kumatara was still interested in cooperating. This would be easy. If Kumatara insisted on going back to Kumatara and waited Kumatara to redeem him with the ransom... Hey, don't blame us for being unfaithful at that time. Of course, there is no loyalty to the old monk Kumatara.
Yang Ze said: "I heard that after a while, Khan would send someone to pick up the national teacher back to the grassland. Then the national teacher would not be able to go to my generous capital. What should I do?"
Kumatara was very conscious and smiled and said, "This is not urgent. Just ask the people sent by my Khan to go to Chang'an with me. This is very simple!"
As soon as he said this, Yang Ze immediately patted his thigh and said, "Okay, the national master said it well. At this point, we are not secretly speaking. Let's express our thoughts quickly and quickly!"
Li Yan's face turned slightly dark and he thought to himself: "This is too fast. It's only a short time to meet, and we'll talk about something substantial? I can't help but be anxious!"
Before talking about substantive issues, we should eat and drink first, cultivate the relationship to a certain stage, and then speak, and test it with obscure words first, and see if the other party understands it and does it come naturally, so that it is easy to talk about serious things. How can we start talking about serious things without a few words? What if others refuse? Where will you put your face away!
But Jumatara breathed a sigh of relief. What he thought was exactly the opposite of Li Yan. It would be the best to be able to talk about serious things earlier. Why are you trying to be too slow? Wasting words!
Kumodaro clapped his hands and said, "Just that's what I think people like most are heroes like Prince and Lord Yang. They can say whatever they want, and don't do anything false!"
Seeing that Yang Ze was about to speak, Kumodara said first: "I came to Zhenxi this time and led troops to rob in Qiuzhou, just to discuss a business with Lord Yang. If I am willing to go to Chang'an, then please give it to me for the secret recipe of butter tea and tea bricks!"
"This is a big deal, okay, let's make up for it!" Yang Ze agreed immediately without thinking.
In fact, butter tea is a derivative of tea bricks, and the main raw material is tea bricks. Even if people suddenly know the secret recipe, they cannot be made. In the end, they have to buy it from the Central Plains. Otherwise, how did the ancient Tea-Horse Road come from?
Some things that know that the method is useless and cannot be used, isn’t it in vain? I suddenly realized that no matter how powerful the Khanate is, in this era, under the premise of this productivity, they will be able to plant tea on the grassland, and they will be exhausted and they will not be able to plant it!
Seeing that Yang Ze agreed to give the secret recipe, Kumodaro was immediately overjoyed and said, "Mr. Yang agreed? That's great! If I was willing to say a few good words to the prince in front of the Queen Dugu after going to Chang'an, how would the prince and Lord Yang thank me?"
Li Yan frowned. Why did this sudden realization that the national master, like a businessman, have no implicitness to make monks at all. Even if the monks in the temple ask for money for indulgence and oil, they would not have such a way to do it!
Yang Zeke did not regard Kumatara as a monk in the temple. He regarded the national teacher as a person like the prime minister. He said: "If you Khan gives the ransom to the people who have suffered losses, don't let the people suffer, you need to be compensated. For the reputation of the national teacher, we will not mention the fact that you were arrested by me, but how about inviting them instead?"
Li Yan reminded him in time that Kumatara was not invited, he traveled and was uninvited.
Yang Ze nodded quickly, now he was doing business for Li Yan. Whatever Li Yan said, he said again: "What if you change to the National Master passing by here? Your original destination is the capital. After leaving the west of the town, go directly to the capital?"
Kumatara thought for a while and said, "That's OK. But you must notify your queen and minister in advance, otherwise I would be a bit abrupt as the national teacher of Shujue, and I would go directly to the capital of your country without invitation."
"This is done by me, so the national teacher doesn't have to worry about it!" Yang Ze said vaguely, and asked again: "So, the national teacher is going to Chang'an, how do you plan to talk to our emperor about the prince?"
Kumatara cursed in his heart. This bastard, I have to think about everything, so why do you want you to do? How do I talk about this prince in trouble? You have to tell me the method. He shook his head and said that he was not clear about the rules of the generous empire. It would be better for Yang Ze to plan it.
Yang Ze was not polite and said, "My prince has a little princess. He was born on the way to the west of Zhencheng. The prince only has such a daughter and no son..."
Speaking of this, he suddenly thought, oh, if Li Yan had no son, wouldn’t it mean that there was no heir? Then the throne would not fall on him no matter what. He is not young anymore, and if he wants to have another child, he may not be able to have a child!
My heart was chilling and I felt that the future was dark. If Li Yan had no son, it would mean that there would be no prince in the future. Then wouldn’t he have to do this so hard!
Before he could feel cold, Li Yan said, "Yang Qing, why are you talking nonsense? Of course, I have a son, and I am in Beijing well. I have grown up long ago, but I am not in good health and weak in physique!"
Thinking of his son who stayed in Beijing, Li Yan felt uncomfortable. He hadn't seen his son for so many years, and there was no news about him. His son always fell ill when he was a child. I don't know how he is now and whether he is doing well.
Yang Ze was both surprised and happy. It turned out that Li Yan had a son, that would be fine, which means that Li Yan was still a strong competitor to the throne, and that he did not waste his energy and his future was still bright.
Kumodaro glanced at Yang Ze and thought to himself: "Is this man a generous official? Why don't he even know whether the former emperor has a son or not? He is still trying his best to plan for the former emperor. He is not a fool, right?"
Yang Zecai didn't care what others thought, and smiled and said, "Yes, it's me that I just said it wrong. What I mean is that they have never met before. Can the National Master take the little princess to Beijing and I personally escort it to the emperor, and let the little princess go to see the emperor. As for how to see the Dharma, the National Master will have to help you!"
Jumodora smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Yang is a county magistrate. Without the permission of the Shangguan, he sent me to the capital. He was leaving his post without his command and was going to behead him!"
"Shangguan will not refuse!" Yang Ze clapped his hands and said, "Then let's make a decision. As long as your Khan sends the ransom, and then send someone to report your Khan's safety, we will go to Beijing. During this period, I am just ready to prepare. How about?"
"Just as Lord Yang said, I have no objection!" Kumatara agreed happily, but it would not be possible if he didn't agree anyway.
Yang Ze and Li Yan looked at each other, and their eyes were filled with joy. Yang Ze stood up and said, "Prince, since the negotiations have been made, why not we have a banquet to entertain the national teacher, even if we welcome him."
Li Yan also stood up and said, "It's right that I don't know what dishes the national teacher likes?"
Jumatara slowly stood up and said, "Just roast the whole lamb, add more pepper, I like that taste."
Yang Ze whispered and said, "Baked whole lamb?" Can the monk eat meat? He has never seen Kumodara eat meat along the way!
Jumotaro sighed and said, "I walked with Lord Yang all the way, but I didn't see Lord Yang preparing a meal of meat for the monk, so I faded out of the monk's mouth. Now the prince is holding a banquet, so of course I have to eat roasted whole lamb. It's just 70% cooked, so don't be too raw. I am old and the meat that is too raw is hard to overcome!"
Chapter completed!