Datang Nongwang

Chapter 704
Honglu Temple.

Wang Li went a little late.

In the evening, Wang Li led a large number of palace attendants to Honglu Temple.

But at this time, it was time to leave the Yamen, that is, the time to get off work.

After seeing Wang Li's arrival, the minister of the Honglu Temple knew what it meant, "Director Wang, Your Majesty is going to summon the Tubo envoys?"

"Duke Ju's guess is right. I am ordered by the Holy Majesty to come to Honglu Temple to announce the Holy Majesty's oral order to the envoys of Tubo and Tuguhun." Wang Li saluted and replied.

Duke Ju smiled, pointed to a certain direction of Honglu Temple, and said, "It is best to send these Tubo people away as soon as possible, otherwise, they will live in my Honglu Temple, and I am afraid that Honglu Temple will be destroyed by these people." The barbarian can't be dismantled."

Wang Li smiled.

Even the Duke of Ju doesn't like these Tubo people, which shows that these Tubo people really don't welcome them.

Who is the Duke of Ju?

This person is none other than Tang Jian.

Tang Jian was displeased by Li Shimin recently, so he demoted him directly, and came to Honglu Temple to become the minister of the temple.

although.

This Honglu Temple was also one of the former Sangong Jiuqing.

Although the grade is high, from the level of the third grade, but it does not have any real power.

after all.

How can a senior official in charge of diplomacy compare with this general and that minister.

Even Wei Weiqing has much more real power than this Honglu Temple minister.

Come on.

Tang Jian's temperament is too straightforward, and in addition to his nature, whether it's playing against Li Shimin or entertaining, he always doesn't know how to look at his face.

This is not.

In a certain conversation with Li Shimin, because of his honesty, he said a certain sentence wrongly, which caused Li Shimin to directly demote him to Honglu Temple to be the minister of the temple.

Saying.

Because Tang Jian was too upright, he had offended Li Shimin countless times, causing Li Shimin to say that he would kill Tang Jian.

He even summoned Yuchi Jingde and said that he would kill Tang Jian in some way.

but.

This is just Li Shimin's angry words.

Having a blunt Wei Zheng in the court is enough for Li Shimin.

And in this court, there is another straightforward and heroic Duke of Ju, Tang Jian, and he is also a Duke who doesn't care about Li Shimin's face at all.

It can be seen that Li Shimin's relegation of Tang Jian to this Honghe Temple to be the minister of the temple is also a kind of punishment for Tang Jian.

After Tang Jian finished speaking, Wang Li nodded with a smile and replied, "You are the Duke of Ju. If even you, the Duke of Ju, can't suppress these Tubo people, I'm afraid anyone will come to Honglu Temple. I guess it can't be suppressed."

Tang Jian also stopped talking, and appointed an official of the Courtyard to lead Wang Li to the place where the Tubo mission lived.

Honglu Temple is divided into two departments, Dianke and Master of Ceremonies.

Under these two departments, it is also divided into the Libinyuan and various courtyards.

And this kind of court is in charge of the affairs of various countries.

Such as paying tribute, such as trading translations, such as distinguishing between superiors and inferiors. In short, they are the ones who manage these things. At the same time, they also manage court rituals and funerals of some officials.

Shortly after.

Wang Li left Honglu Temple.

But in the Tubo mission at this time, Duoji seemed a little happy, "Dongzan Dalun, it seems that our gift is not in vain. The gift has only been sent out for two days, and the emperor of the Tang Kingdom has received me and waited." .”

"It's not that the emperor of the Tang Kingdom is willing to receive us. I guess Fang Xuanling said some good things for us in front of the Emperor of the Tang Kingdom. Otherwise, the emperor of the Tang Kingdom would not have received us so soon." Said thoughtfully.

Gift, sent a lot.

Most of them were bought in Chang'an with a lot of money.

As for the tribute or dowry they brought from Tubo, they really wanted to give it away, but they knew that these things needed to be used at critical times.

If you send it out at this time, there will be no betrothal gifts available.

Again.

The things they got from Tibet so far away may not be liked by others.

As far as Fang Xuanling's eyes are concerned, they are not ordinary, and they will never catch your eyes.

The night passed.

The Ministry of Rites went to Honglu Temple early in the morning, and taught the various rituals and rules of entering the court to the missionary personnel of the two countries.

of course.

Whether these rituals or rules, whether it's the people from the Tubo mission or the Tuguhun mission, all of them have studied in Honglu Temple.

Even if they didn't learn it carefully, and didn't take these rituals and rules to heart, they still learned it after all.

at this time.

Li Chongyuan got into the carriage and headed for the palace.

Today is not a big court meeting, but a small court meeting.

Li Chongyuan received an oral order from Li Shimin yesterday, asking him to participate in today's court meeting.

Last night, Li Chongyuan made preparations all night, just wanting to have a good meeting with the Tubo envoy Lu Dongzan on top of today's court meeting.

Li Chongyuan knew that Lu Dongzan was not easy to deal with, and he was not easy to fool. For this reason, Li Chongyuan spent most of the night, and Zhang Yu sorted out a rough way to deal with him today.

Whether it works or not, Li Chongyuan doesn't know.

There is a saying that when soldiers come to block, water comes to cover up.

When encountering difficulties, we will try to figure out a solution when the time comes. Not everything can go according to the plan, and it is impossible for everyone to go according to Li Chongyuan's vision.

Li Chongyuan is not a person who is eloquent, let alone a person who is quick to argue.

Li Chongyuan's ability is to meet difficulties and solve them.

After entering the palace and the main hall, the normal court meeting began.

Li Chongyuan's position is still at the back.

After all, although Li Chongyuan has a high title, his official position is not obvious. Naturally, it is impossible for him to stand in the front of today's court meeting, even in the middle.

Although Li Chongyuan stood at the back of all court officials, fortunately he was accompanied by his elder brother.

But Li Chongji saw that Li Chongyuan suddenly participated in the court meeting today, he was puzzled, and asked in a low voice: "Fourth brother, why did you come to attend the court meeting today?"

"The Holy Majesty asked me to come, that's why I came." Li Chongyuan shrugged.

Li Chongji was puzzled, but the court meeting had already started, so it was inconvenient for him to ask further questions.

What the court discusses is still a national event.

For example, where there is another flood.

Another example is where did Hou Junji lead the troops to fight and so on.

However, Li Chongyuan just listened to these things and let it go. He didn't have the opportunity to speak, even if he didn't have the qualifications.

He is waiting for Li Shimin to announce the entry of Tubo envoys to the court after the court meeting is over.

After more than half an hour, the court meeting ended.

After receiving Li Shimin's instruction, Wang Li stood up, coughed lightly and said, "Lu Dongzan, envoy of Xuan Tubo, has an audience with our Emperor, and envoy Fuhai of Xuantu Guhun has an audience with His Majesty."

Li Chongyuan, who had been drowsy listening to the court proceedings behind the court officials, suddenly woke up when Wang Li yelled.

Simultaneously.

After Li Chongyuan heard Wang Li yelling that the envoy of Tuyuhun would also enter the court, he immediately cast a look at Li Shimin who was sitting on the throne.

However, at this moment, Li Shimin closed his eyes slightly, as if he was waiting for the envoys from the two countries to visit him.

And following Wang Li's loud shout, Li Chongji, who was standing beside Li Chongyuan, immediately understood, and told Li Chongyuan with a low voice: "Fourth brother, you can't mess around again in a while. Mother can't take this kind of blow anymore."

"Brother, I really can't decide this matter. As you can see, the Holy Majesty appointed me to participate in today's court meeting. I am afraid that he wants to use me to deal with the Tubo people. But don't worry, brother, I know it well. And His Majesty asked me to come to the DPRK by name, even if I said something that should not be said, the Holy Majesty would not blame me. What's more, some people in the court have always expected me to marry a princess in the Tang Dynasty and go to another country, and the Holy Majesty meant It seems that he doesn't want to. So, His Majesty wants to use me to deal with the envoys of these two countries." Li Chongyuan expressed his thoughts to his elder brother.

After Li Chongji heard this, he stopped talking.

He knew that he couldn't stop his fourth brother, let alone stop today's court meeting.

Even if he persuaded his fourth brother not to speak today, Li Shimin will definitely let his fourth brother speak.

but.

In Li Chong's heart, he began to think of a way crazily.

Think of a way to deal with the next thing, or even an accident.

After a while.

The envoys of the two countries each led several people into the hall.

Li Chongyuan had never seen Tubo's envoy Lu Dongzan, but he could tell who was Tubo's envoy Lu Dongzan just by looking at these people.

The envoys of the two countries each hold a talisman. Although they are dressed similarly, Li Chongyuan can tell from the person on the right holding the talisman that this person is Lu Dongzan, a conspirator from the Tubo Kingdom.

Lu Dongzan has a big head and a small body, with sparse hair on his head. He is wearing a black scarf and holding a talisman. At first glance, he thought he was going to a funeral.

The envoys of the two countries came to the front of the center of the hall, and each bowed to Li Shimin with the etiquette of their own countries, "I, Gar Dongzan, am an envoy to Tang State under the order of Zanpu of our country. Gar Dongzan has seen Tang State His Majesty the Emperor."

"Fuhai, under the order of the king of our country, he was sent to the Tang Dynasty, and Fuhai met His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin raised his hand lightly, "Let's get down. It's hard work for you all to come from afar. I don't know if you can get used to living in Chang'an, eat to your heart's content, and appreciate the style of my Great Tang Dynasty."

As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin used this method to ask questions, which is to use a high-ranking person to suppress a low-ranking person.

But it is.

As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin needed to suppress the envoys of any country, let alone the Tubo Kingdom.

As for Tuyuhun, Li Shimin didn't care at all.

After all, Tuguhun had expressed his willingness to surrender to the Tang Kingdom, and the king of Tuguhun was all titled by the Tang Kingdom.

And this time.

King Fushun of Tuguhun, also known as Murong Shun.

However, not long after Murong Shun was crowned king, he was killed by his subordinates. Murong Nuohebo succeeded him and became the current king of Tuguhun.

This time, Nuohebo sent an envoy Fuhai to the Tang Kingdom to ask Princess Shang, who came several months earlier than the Tubo envoy Sado.

During these few months, although Tuyuhun's envoys met Li Shimin, they only saw him once, and after several requests, they were not summoned.

Now, he, Fu Hai, has been honored by the Tubo envoys.

The dialogue between the two envoys and Li Shimin lasted for quite a long time.

Both parties were just out of courtesy, and did not discuss any substantive issues.

It wasn't that Li Shimin suppressed Lu Dongzan, or that Lu Dongzan was telling Li Shimin about the beautiful scenery of Tubo Kingdom and the abundance of various animals.

In short.

Lu Dong praised this person, although he knew that he was a foreign minister, but he still wanted to spread the word about their Tubo kingdom in front of Li Shimin.

after all.

Li Shimin has never been to Tubo, even if it is the customs of Tubo, he only knows it from other people's mouths.

After dozens of rounds of you coming and going, the major court officials also began to join in.

Li Chongyuan, who was standing at the back, understood such a scene.

after all.

Honglu Temple did not do the job of distinguishing its superiors from its inferiors, but it did in this court hall.

but.

After such a scene of distinguishing between superiors and inferiors lasted for less than half an hour, Lu Dongzan started the normal drama, "Your Majesty the Emperor, the foreign ministers are envoys to the Tang Kingdom to communicate with His Majesty the Emperor under the order of Zanpu from our country." Marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty to deepen the friendship between the two countries. I don’t know if His Majesty the Emperor has someone he likes? If His Majesty the Emperor has someone he likes, then I would like to ask His Majesty the Emperor to issue an order so that the foreign ministers can return to China and sue Zanpu to know about it. , and be prepared to believe.”

As soon as Lu Dongzan said this, Li Shimin's face changed a little.

Originally, this distinction was intended to dismiss the Tubo envoy Lu Dongzan, but Li Shimin still did not stop Lu Dongzan's words and his original intention of going to Tang as an envoy this time.

Li Shimin's face changed, and he immediately cast a signal look at Li Chongyuan who was standing behind the court officials.

but.

At this time, Li Chongyuan lowered his head and was thinking about something, but Li Shimin didn't receive the signal eyes that he shot at him.

Li Shimin coughed heavily, and then Li Chongyuan raised his head.

However, Li Chongyuan still did not stand up.

Li Shimin was a little unhappy.

Li Shimin's displeasure caused Cheng Yaojin, who was standing in front, to step out immediately.

"Tubo is a small country, and it is located on a plateau, but for a small country like yours, if you want to ask me to invite Princess Shang of the Tang Dynasty, I am afraid it will not work. Even if my princess from the Tang Dynasty married you Tubo, unless you praise me I am coming from Tang Dynasty, otherwise, I will definitely not agree to this matter!" Cheng Yaojin came out, and Li Shimin's siege was relieved.

Fang Xuanling on the right side also stepped out and said: "What Lu Guogong said is wrong. Tubo begged me to be Princess Shang of the Tang Dynasty. Firstly, it can deepen the friendship between the two countries. Second, it can also avoid the war between the two countries. Thirdly, It can also educate the people of Tubo, and it can even promote the mutual market between the two countries. I believe that the benefits of Tubo’s request to Princess Shang outweigh the disadvantages, and I ask the Holy One to make a judgment.”

"Since Liang Guogong admires Tubo so much and asks Princess Shang, it's better to marry your daughter there. A certain Yuchi Jingde doesn't want my princess from Tang Dynasty to marry so far away, and the environment is so harsh." Yuchi Jingde stood up and objected.

As Lu Dongzan entered the plot, it began.

In an instant, above the court, it seemed that the previous mode had been activated again, and civil and military confrontations began.

(End of this chapter)