"Then let's meet him and let him wait in the front yard." Gu Qing said helplessly.

"Yes." Fan Jian immediately went to make arrangements.

As soon as Gu Xiao came back from get out of class from the academy, he saw a guy sitting in the front yard of his home, wearing Tubo clothes and asked curiously, "Who are you?"

Lu Dongzan looked at Gu Xiao, and Fan Jian immediately said, "My little master, this envoy from Tubo is also a friend of the head of the family, Lu Dongzan."

"Ao." Gu Xiao suddenly realized, "You are Lu Dongzan who was beaten by my father in the Hexi Corridor."

Lu Dongzan: "..."

"Good luck, lucky luck luck." Lord Gu Xiao bowed his hand in his face.

"Gu Qing's son is already so old." Lu Dongzan sighed.

Gu Xiao asked Lu Dongzan curiously, "Lu Dongzan, has your Tubo Potala Palace been built?"

"It has not been completed yet, and the population of Tubo has withered now. It is the time for cultivation and rest, so it is not advisable to build a large-scale construction." Lu Dongzan replied.

"Your Guanzhong dialect is good." Gu Xiao continued, "Do you have bad intentions when you come to see my father this time?"

Lu Dongzan smiled bitterly again, "I don't have bad intentions, but come with sincerity."

Gu Xiao looked at Lu Dongzan who sent three boxes of agate jade on the side, "It's a guilty and hypocritical thing to give gifts to the door! You are not a good person."

Seeing Lu Dongzan's face full of embarrassment, Fan Jian hurriedly said, "Sir, should you do the exam?"

"Yes, do the questions!" Gu Xiao left.

Lu Dongzan sat a little confused. It seemed that Gu Qing's son was really hard to deal with.

Gu Qing and Li Tai walked out and smiled when they saw Lu Dongzan.

"Mr. Gu Hou, it's been a long time since we were together for several years. I don't know if Mr. Gu Hou is going to be happy today." Lu Dongzan said.

"I'm fine. How are you Songzan Gampo?" Gu Qing asked.

Speaking of this, Lu Dongzan looked embarrassed.

"It seems that my life is not very good." Li Tai said with a smile.

Lu Dongzan said with a low expression, "Actually, after the alliance, the Tubo border was not very stable, but there were more conflicts than before the alliance."

"Tubo is now considered the Tubo county of the Tang Dynasty, and it should indeed be managed." Li Tai said.

"Lu Dongzan, I can't help with this matter," Gu Qing said, "Actually, there are many things that have happened in Chang'an these days. Now I, the prime minister, have already done my best. Now the things in the court have nothing to do with me. You have found the wrong person."

"How could this happen?" Lu Dongzan looked at Gu Qing.

The situation in Tubo can be said to be more or less facilitated by Gu Qing. If someone can change the situation in Tubo, it may be Gu Qing. Songtsen Gampo had great expectations for Gu Qing. At least in terms of business, Tubo and the Central Plains are getting closer and closer, and the lives of the Tubo people are getting better and better.

At least Gu Qing gave many Tubo people a bite of food. If the person in power is not Gu Qing, it might be worse in the future if another person is. Moreover, the situation in Tubo is not very clear now, and there are often conflicts on the frontier. Songtsen Gampo has been persuading not to make big moves, and if you can tolerate it, you will endure it. However, India and Persia are pressing step by step, and most of Tubo has been retreating, which has also led to the Tubo in this business road gradually losing control.

The alliance has no meaning to Tubo either.

Lu Dongzan continued, "Actually, Zanpu told me before coming again that I would convey it to Mr. Gu. After the alliance, the competition for commercial roads was intensified. Tubo did not get any benefits, but lost more. Just like the Tang Dynasty in Shangguo was unnecessary for commercial roads, but the court would not do some useless things in one go. So we Zanpu knew that the Tang Dynasty must have another move, so we still wanted to ask the Tang Dynasty what it means."

Songtsen Gampo is a smart person, and at least he can see the purpose of it. Li Tai smiled and didn't say anything.

Gu Qing looked at Lu Dongzan for a long time and didn't speak.

"Mr. Gu?" Lu Dongzan called.

"I can't interfere in the affairs of the court now. I really can't help you. I'm afraid you will be in vain." Gu Qing said.

"So I dare to ask who is leaving all these things to do now, so I can give Zanpu a reply." Lu Dongzan asked again.

"Seeing my friendship with Songtsen Gampo, I can give you a clear path. The person who presided over the alliance was Pei Xingjian, who is now the secretary. You can go to him, just say that I asked you to go to him. If you have any questions, you can ask him."

"Then thank Mr. Gu, thank you, and say goodbye." Lu Dongzan said, getting up and leaving.

"Take things back," Gu Qing said again.

"These things are given to Mr. Gu, and I hope Mr. Gu will not dislike him." Lu Dongzan said and then left.

"It's really a big deal." Li Tai looked at the three boxes of jade agate, "I'm so embarrassed to come over when I come to visit you in the future."

"Fan Jian." Gu Qing greeted.

"What order does the head of the family give?"

Gu Qing looked at the three boxes of jade agate and said, "Let's find a few merchants under our Gu family to sell them all at a discount."

"Let's do it now."

"The relationship between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty has always been very contradictory. Cen Wenben talked about this situation more than once in the academy." Li Tai said: "You also know that the county magistrates who sent Tubo now are from the Central Plains, but Tubo has their own rules. Many times, the officials in the Central Plains are powerless in Tubo and cannot do too many things. The conditions are too complicated. Sometimes it would be better to let the Tubo people take charge of the Tubo people."

Gu Qing nodded.

"Although the situation has improved a lot over the years, many things are still hindering in major aspects, such as when farming is implemented." Li Tai sighed, "I also know that you, Gu Qing, have always wanted to assimilate the Tubo people, but it is difficult. Moreover, when Songtsen Gampo returned to Tubo, the people of Tubo still looked towards Songtsen Gampo. If the Central Plains officials wanted to take charge of Tubo, Songtsen Gampo is indispensable, it depends on how you, Gu Qing, talked with Songtsen Gampo."

Gu Qing nodded, "We can't avoid Songzan Gampo, but this guy wants Tubo to cultivate and survive now. Now he is hiding his strength and maintaining a low profile. He is waiting for a big move in the future. Just as Lu Dongzan said that Tubo is at a disadvantage in the current competition for trade routes, and this disadvantage is almost a crisis. However, he knows that even if there are dangers and opportunities, he is waiting for the action of the Tang Dynasty. When the last alliance, Songzan Gampo probably saw that there will be follow-up actions of the Tang Dynasty."
Chapter completed!