The day the Tibetan diplomatic mission entered the capital was the beginning of winter.
A grain-like snowfall drifted over Chang 'an Fortress.
A few bloody heads rolled down from Yanping Gate, which was not far from Xi City.
The Tibetan diplomatic mission was scattered, and the rioting Chang 'an residents overturned the Tibetan carriages.
Scriptures, scrolls, and treasures turned into a flame in the beginning of winter.
Apart from the heart-wrenching cries of the deceased's family members, everyone burst into a celebration of victory.
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In a temple in Chongde Lane.
Nearly a hundred Tibetan envoys were hiding here in shock.
The leader was a tall and sturdy man.
A pair of long and narrow eyes grew on his rough and dark face, and a faint sharp light shone in them.
His thick beard stuck to his chin like a ball of steel wire covered in dirt.
"General Li, is this how you treat our diplomatic corps?”
Prince Gongsong Gongzan from Tubo was a little angry.
As soon as they entered the city, they were met with hostility from the people on both sides.
Countless rotten eggs and rotten cabbages rained down on them.
The Tang soldiers responsible for protecting him even showed some hostility toward them.
In a moment of carelessness, a ten-year-old boy jumped through the blockade of the government troops.
They arrived in front of the Tibetan envoy's carriage.
He stood up straight and cursed loudly with undisguised disgust in his eyes.
And then…
Then, his head fell to the ground.
Blood seeped through the white snow, and the Tibetan soldiers looked cold.
After a short silence, the situation completely went out of control.
If not for Zhijinwu's quick arrival, these Tibetan diplomatic corps would have been torn into pieces by the rioting Chang 'an people.
Li Junxian's eyes were cold, his hand trembling as he gripped the hilt of his saber.
He was afraid that he could not help but pull out his saber and kill all these people.
"General Li, your country owes us an explanation!”
"Otherwise, my Tubo will see this as a signal for the Great Tang to declare war!”
"I want the Tang Emperor in front of me to seek justice for the dead Tibetan soldiers!”
Tubo envoy Lu Dongzan's tone was unfriendly and aggressive.
Li Junxian was silent for a moment before turning around, his eyes bloodshot.
His murderous aura frightened the Tibetan Prince and Lu Dongzan, who could not help but retreat.
The Tibetan guards drew their sabers.
"What…what do you want?"
"Don't forget that you were the ones who attacked first!" Li Junxian coldly said.”
"If you didn't kill that child, how could the people of Chang 'an riot?”
The Tibetan prince gnashed his teeth and said,"He humiliated us first and provoked us in front of my carriage!"”
"Such a lowly commoner should…"
"Whoosh!"
Before he could finish, a cold blade was placed on his neck.
"This is the Great Tang, Chang 'an, not your Tubo!”
Li Junxian resisted the urge to slash down."If it wasn't for me, how could you have survived?”
"Under the rule of the Great Tang, killing a citizen of the Great Tang is a capital offense!”
"Now, I'll go and report to His Majesty. You'd better not act rashly. Otherwise, His Majesty won't be able to protect you!”
The sharp edge of the blade cut into Gongsong Gongzan's neck. The fear of death made his legs go weak.
"I…I know."
"General Li, please, please."
Li Junxian coldly harrumphed, sheathed his saber, and strode away.
Only after he was far away did Gongsong Gongzan kick the Buddha statue beside him.
Incense ashes and tributes were scattered all over the ground. The red-eyed Gongsong Gongzan was like a mad beast.
"I want to kill him, I want to kill him!”
"Does he think they are still the Great Tang of three years ago?”
"Without General Tian, the Great Tang border army is like sheep!”
"Lu Dongzan, let's go. We will return to Tubo and gather the army. We must let these Han people know how powerful we are!”
Lu Dongzan stopped the mad Tibetan prince.
"Your Highness, Your Highness-"
"Calm down!"
"We'll talk about this when we meet the Tang Emperor.”
"The Great Tang is now strong on the outside but weak on the inside. We have come to demonstrate our strength, and they are the ones who want peace!”
"It was the Tang Empire who proposed to let the princess marry into Tubo as a concubine. The Tang Emperor would never ruin the great event of the two countries for the lives of a few commoners!”
"As long as His Highness blames General Li in front of the Tang Emperor, the Tang Emperor will punish him severely!”
"The initiative is in our hands.”
Hearing this, Gongsong and Gongzan instantly came to their senses.
They had come to test the Great Tang's bottom line!
It was not as simple as marrying a princess.
He immediately said venomously.
"I want to execute an unremarkable general in exchange for peace between the two countries. His Majesty of the Great Tang should think it's worth it.”
"And those troublemakers, I heard that they have all been imprisoned by Chang 'an's Zhijinwu.”
"Good job!"
"We must behead these idiots who dare to offend the dignity of our Tubo Kingdom. Only then will there be a possibility of peace negotiations between the two countries!”
Lu Dongzan's eyes narrowed. As the eldest son of Songzan Gambo, Gongsong Gongzan was famous for his fiery temper and cruelty.
He had been sent here to test the limits of the Great Tang!
However, he did not expect such a thing to happen as soon as he entered Chang 'an. It was a bit self-defeating.
The imprisoned Chang 'an citizens would be another bargaining chip on the negotiation table.
Should he kill those lowly people who had offended the dignity of the Tibetans, or accept an unacceptable condition?
Lu Dongzan could not help but smile.
"Sir, this is the place."
The voice of the old monk in the temple suddenly sounded outside the house.
Gongsong Gongzan and Lu Dongzan looked at each other in surprise.
He hadn't expected the Great Tang to arrive so quickly.
Could it be that the Tang Emperor knew that their diplomatic mission had been attacked and had specially sent his ministers to apologize to them?
With this thought, both of their faces revealed a ruthless expression.
Usually, the people sent here were the most trusted people of the Tang Emperor. They were willing to sacrifice themselves for the peace talks between the two countries.
However, the more such a person was, the more they could not easily "appease their anger".
Because their anger would be the best bargaining chip on the negotiation table.
The two of them looked at the door mockingly.
Due to the cold and snowy weather, the light was a little dark.
A young man wearing golden armor stepped in.
At his waist was a pair of golden maces.
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