"The Dali Temple Minister is too worried." Gu Qing said, "I am a person who is not even willing to interfere in the Secretariat. You also know what kind of virtue I am."

"Of course I know what kind of person you, Gu Qing, are." said the Dali Temple Minister, "I just want a promise from you, Gu Qing. You promise that after Di Renjie becomes the Dali Temple Minister, you will not interfere in any affairs of Dali Temple."

"I promise!" Gu Qing nodded.

The Dali Temple Minister nodded and brought the pen and paper, "Don't be surprised. It's not easy for Dali Temple to be today. I want you to write down your promise so that I can hand over the Dali Temple Minister to Di Renjie with confidence."

"Okay! I'll write." Gu Qing smiled and picked up the pen and wrote.

In the dungeon of Dali Temple, Lu Dongzan followed Di Renjie in the quiet and somewhat messy dungeon corridor. After walking for a while, the cell in front of him began to become empty, and it became much cleaner when walking inside.

When Di Renjie stopped, Lu Dongzan also stopped, looking at the familiar figure in a cell in front of him wearing clean prison uniforms and sitting in the neat cell looking at a book.

"Zanpu..." Lu Dongzan called out in a trembling tone.

Hearing the voice, Songzan Gampo suddenly raised his head, confirmed that the familiar face in front of him had fallen into the ground, and immediately walked to the prison door and looked at it again, "Lu Dongzan!"

Lu Dongzan immediately knelt down in front of Songzan Gampo, his red eyes and hoarse voice: "Zan Pu! Lu Dongzan is here to see you!"

"Why are you like this?" Songtsen Gampo looked at Lu Dongzan, who was pale and thin. How could a good Tubo man back then become a thin middle-aged man?

"Tubo is bitter!" Lu Dongzan knelt in front of Songzan Gampo.

"How did you come through these years?" Songtsen Gampo said, "Tubo..."

"The Tubo people say that Tubo has returned back then, but Zanpu has not come back!" Lu Dongzan held back his sobs, "I have been regaining the people of Tubo over the years. After the Tang Dynasty officials entered Tubo, they treated Tubo well, and gave food and people to govern. But without Zanpu, Tubo was like he had no soul."

Di Renjie opened the prison door and said, "Go in and talk, I'll avoid it first."

"Thank you." Songtsen Gampo said to Di Renjie.

In the quiet cell, Di Renjie came to a corner and could still hear the words between Songzan Gampo and Lu Dongzan. Although it was Tubo dialect, he could still understand a few words.

"How did you get here?" Songtsen Gampo asked.

Lu Dongzan put away his emotions and said, "Persia and Dashi have started fighting, and now Tianzhu has also moved, all for a trade route. Persia is not far from our Tubo. The one who hopes that we will go to Tubo first to support him, and he also promises me to see Zanpu."

"Support?"

"Yes, support." Lu Dongzan continued, "We must save the Persian royal family if necessary, and wait until the Tang Dynasty is ready to send troops, but we are afraid that the Persian war will spread to Tubo."

"If it spreads to Tubo, things will be big!" Songtsen Gampo also said, "It would be impossible to sit there in the palace. If Dashi defeated Persia, it would not be a big deal. If even Tubo was defeated, it would not be just a matter of the Middle East. If Tubo was in chaos, the entire Western Regions would be in chaos."

Lu Dongzan listened with sincerity.

Songtsen Gampo said again, "If the war burns to the Western Regions, then the West of the Tang Dynasty will be threatened, and it will be affected by one move. Not only the Western Regions, but even the northern desert will take action. Dashi will likely point directly to Tubo after taking Persia. After all, there is still India. Once they enter Tubo again, the West that the Tang Dynasty has been operating for so many years will fail. The prince of Dashi died at the hands of the Tang army, so this time Dashi came with hatred. In the words of Guanzhong, it will not give up!"

"Yes." Lu Dongzan nodded, "What are we going to do Zanpu."

Songtsen Gampo paced back and forth and said, "Let's do as the Tang Dynasty's instructions for the time being, and only do as they say. Once Persia shows signs of collapse, immediately bring all the Tubo people into the Western Regions. If necessary, they can escape all the way to Yumen Pass, and we must keep our Tubo bloodline."

Lu Dongzan nodded vigorously.

"I really want to go back to Tubo." Songtsen Gampo looked at the small window on the wall of the cell.

Lu Dongzan knew that Li Shimin would not let Songzan Gamp easily, and gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry Zanpu! Lu Dongzan will definitely build Tubo well, so that Tubo has enough confidence to stand in front of the Tang Dynasty, let Li Shimin face Tubo, and let them release Zanpu."

"Don't think so much. I'm relieved to have you in Tubo. You should be optimistic about the trends in Persia right now." Songtsen Gampo said worriedly, "How is the Potala Palace?"

"It's still the same." Lu Dongzan spoke.

"I understand." Songtsen Gampo nodded in disappointment.

"Don't worry, Zanpu, I will definitely rebuild the Potala Palace!" Lu Dongzan saluted Songtsen Gampo, "Under Zanpu's leadership, Tubo was once powerful! Although it was only a few years, the Tubo people remember Zanpu's achievements in their hearts. The Potala Palace is an accomplishment left by Zanpu. It must be preserved and the Potala Palace must be built."

"Don't force it." Songtsen Gampo instructed, "Everything must be put first. I have stayed in the Tang Dynasty over the years and heard a lot of things. I also understand that the people are strong and the country is strong. When the people are rich, the country is rich. There are many things that Tubo needs to learn. Come to the Tang Dynasty more and learn more! You will find that you can avoid many detours and don't underestimate the Central Plains. No matter decades or hundreds of years, we should not underestimate the ability of the people in the Central Plains. They can always stand up in the war, and every rise and fall is worth our consideration."

Lu Dongzan gave Songzan Gampo a deep bow.

"Go back, go back and take good care of the Tubo people." Songtsen Gampo said, picking up a book on the ground and handing it to him, "This is a book from Guanzhong. The name of this book is the Analects of Confucius. Take it back and take it to take a look."

"Yeah!" Lu Dongzan nodded vigorously, "Zanpu! Since Songzan Gampo, there is no more Zanpu in Tubo, and there is only Tubo County no longer."

The voice stopped, and Di Renjie saw Lu Dongzan walking back, "Is it finished?"

"I'm done." Lu Dongzan replied, "I'll go to Tubo now and gather the Tubo warriors to go to Persia. I will complete the mission assigned by the Tang Dynasty to Tubo."

Di Renjie took Lu Dongzan out of the dungeon and saw Gu Qing and the Dali Temple Minister talking and laughing.

"Then I will say goodbye first." Gu Qing said to the Dali Temple Minister, "Please rest assured about what will happen in the future."

"That's great." Dali Temple Minister also said with a smile.
Chapter completed!