Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

The Zhengdan Dachaohui in the second year of Tongguang (917) was the first time in history to attend such an important occasion after two years.

The lengthy procedure was similar to the previous ones, and the biggest change was that more envoys from Anxi and several states came to Chang'an to offer tribute.

The envoys from Yizhou offered jujube and Hu Tonglei (populus euphratica resin).

The Xizhou envoys offered cotton cloth, wine, and thorn honey (sugar granules secreted from camel thorn leaves).

The Tingzhou envoys presented Suhuo horns (antelope horns) and wild horse crotch leather.

Envoys from Yanqi presented felt blankets, asafoetida (a kind of medicinal material), borax, and almond kernels (almond wood).

There are not many things, and they are not very expensive, but they show the great martial arts of the new dynasty.

Envoys from other Dao and states were also honored to see him.

So, don't feel that this kind of ceremony is very lengthy and boring, it is really useful.

Envoys from all states in the world come once a year, accompanied by more than ten or dozens of people, and stay for three or four months, which greatly enhances the centripetal force of the states to the central court.

Secondly, victory in foreign wars like this will also touch their hearts and make their faces brighter. After returning home, publicizing it will have a calming effect.

Shao Shude has fought for many years and won consecutive battles, which certainly makes people dare not make mistakes.But this kind of thing also needs more people to publicize, the more publicity, the better the effect.

Foreign envoys and representatives of various chieftains also participated in the court meeting, and the "educational significance" they received was even greater.

After the lengthy ceremony was over, according to the old rules, a banquet was given in the porch.

The emperor and empress spoke a few words, drank a glass of wine, and left.

As soon as they left, the atmosphere gradually heated up.

As the heir of the loyal and obedient Suiye King, Dun Yu put on the court uniform of a seventh-rank prose official today, and he looked quite a bit—to be honest, his appearance was pretty good.

I don't know how the Honglu Temple arranged, the former Gaochang King, Chaosanlang Bijia sat next to him.

"You said, back then, your grandpa was so overwhelmed that he insisted on beating us, and finally let the Persians take advantage of it." Dun Yu put down the wine bottle, turned to look at Vija, and said, "You didn't end up well in the end. Xia is destroyed."

He was recently awarded a dismissal official, and he married the granddaughter of Li Dexiu, the minister of the Ministry of punishment.After Erliang Mao urinated, he looked at his rival, Vija, sitting next to him, and couldn't help but taunt him.

"You guys are weak, who is to blame?" Vija was in a bad mood and choked back.

"Haha." Dun Yu smiled, and said: "We are weak, but we know the current affairs. My father is King Daxia Zhongshun Suiye, and I am the prince's son. What do you have?"

Vija was speechless, but drank mulled wine.

After a while, Zhongguan Han Zhi came over.Dunyu immediately got up to salute, and Vija also stood up reluctantly, and saluted hastily.

"The sage summoned the two of you." Han Zhi said succinctly.

"What is it?" Vija subconsciously blurted out.

With his current status and status, the sage had better forget about him. It's really not a good thing to be summoned if he lived long enough like that.

"Lian Jieyu hasn't seen Chaosan Lang for two years, and I have obtained the permission of the sage, and today I can see the difference." Han Zhi was in a good mood, and replied patiently.

"My mother? Why is she Jieyu?" Vija's expression turned ugly.

Some things are not his fault.The king of subjugation is like a plague god in Luoyang, with few people in contact with him, so the news is naturally not well-informed, and he doesn't know anything.

After Mingxian Empress Zhao's departure, Chongyuan Zhang Hui felt depressed, and passed away in less than a year.

At the beginning of the first year of Tongguang, Xiuyi Pei's family also had a sudden illness and died.

At that time, the saint was still fighting, and these positions were vacant.After returning, Da Xing canonized her, with the Chu family as the noble concubine, the Zhong family as the Zhaoyi, the Shulu family as the Xiuyi, and the Jiang family as the imperial concubine.

The Lian family had given birth to a prince, and she was pregnant with another child, so it was her intention to be granted the title of Jieyu.

Mengshi, Xieshi, and Adieshi were also granted the title.

In this way, the harem has been enriched again, and there are currently 23 concubines—but, according to Shao Shude's private words, "less than half of them are usable."

"As for the imperial court, the sage has important matters to explain." Han Zhi said.

Dunyu glanced at Vija gloatingly, straightened his robes, and said, "I'll go now."

Vija didn't want to tidy up his robes, but thought of impressing his mother, so he tidied up a little.

The three left quickly.

During the banquet, the officials exchanged cups and cups, talked and laughed happily, and enjoyed the peaceful and prosperous scene. No one noticed Dunyu and Vika who quietly left in the corner.

In this world, there are winners, there are losers, there are proud people, there are lonely people, that's how it is.

******
"Dun Yu, clean up your clothes and leave Beijing after the Lantern Festival." Shao Shude said in the Chengxiang Hall of Daming Palace.

As soon as he entered the hall, Vija didn't expect the sage's attention to be on Dunyu, so he only glanced at him from the corner of his eye, and then focused on talking to Dunyu.

His mother, Lian, beckoned and motioned for him to come over.

Looking at his mother's obviously protruding belly, Vija felt mixed feelings.

He had imagined his own mood: anger, plus a little bit of indefinable emotion brought on by shame.But when he saw the saint sitting there, it was like a mouse seeing a cat. All courage disappeared, and goose bumps appeared all over his body, and he even felt like trembling uncontrollably.

Many people like to brag about how heroic and manly they are, but when he really faces the threat of death, his true performance will be unimaginable to himself.

How could you be so cowardly?
"Mother." Vija moved in front of Lian, feeling a little better.

Lian sighed softly, and said in a low voice, "Let's marry another bride."

Vija bowed his head and remained silent.

On the other side, Shao Shude continued: "As my envoy, go back to Suiye and visit your father."

Dun Yu was full of question marks.For this matter, let me go back?does it worth?
To be honest, during the time I came to Chang'an, I got a house from a sage, married a bride, and saw a lot of things. I was very excited and didn't want to go back at all.

Shao Shude coughed.

Han Zhi understood, walked to Dun Yu's side, and whispered a few words in his ear.

Dun wants suddenly.

It turned out that I wanted my father to appear on the table, and asked the saint to add the honorary title "Jianwen Shenwu Supreme Emperor".

That's right, the sage can only hint at this matter, not explicitly.

Think about it, if you send an imperial envoy over there, and openly ask someone to submit a statement, it's not nice to say it.This matter can only be hinted in private.

Now Dunyu knew his errand: went to Suiye, Yili, and Atami to convey the meaning of the sage in private.

There is another important thing: contact with various tribes in the west, mainly Oguz, Khazar Uyghurs (non-Beiting, Altay Khazar Uyghurs) and even Buriars.

If Oguz Uighur is willing to vote, he can be canonized.

The Khazarian Uyghurs and Burials mainly contacted first to strengthen trade.

"I obey the order." Dun Yu responded immediately.

Although I don't want to give up Chang'an, it's good to have something to do.He could see that the saint attached great importance to this matter, not just for the sake of good looks, but also for deeper political significance behind it.

"Your father went to the memorial a few years ago. There was a tribe of Ge Luolu coveting Khan's throne, intending to mutiny, and after failing, he defected to Persia." Shao Shude said again: "I don't know what is going on now. This time going west, don't bring anything. I will tell everyone The post station is preparing a fast horse, you go and come back quickly."

"Follow the order." Dun Yu was startled.

He knew that his father's performance in the past few years was very bad, which made many people despise him.If it hadn't been for the canonization of Da Xia, the Ge Luolu people would have jumped out to rebel.It is a fluke to be able to endure until now——Father should know it well, otherwise he would not have seen through Ge Luolu's plot.

After explaining to Dunyu, Shao Shude summoned Vija again.

"Sit." Shao Shude pointed to a rope chair and said.

Vija knelt down with a thud, and when he heard the word "sit", he cursed himself for being dizzy, so he nibbled his head and sat down on the chair.

Everyone in the palace covered their mouths.

Shao Shude couldn't help but smile, and said, "Did Lian Jieyu tell you?"

"I obey the order." Vija stood up quickly, his voice trembling slightly.

Shao Shude waved his hand, asked him to sit down, and said, "This matter is not urgent, it will be in the doctor's office in three or four months."

Vijay responded again.

Shao Shude suddenly felt a little bored, and said, "Now that you understand, let's step back."

It's rare to want to do something for Vija, so that he can be an official in this dynasty with peace of mind and have a future, but he didn't expect it to be so miserable.

His only advantage is probably that his wife is better.

Although Shao Shude is old, he has practiced martial arts for many years and is also good at archery, so he has trained a pair of iron hands.

These hands are not only strong and strong, but also very flexible, and they also have a layer of rough calluses, so they are always in danger.

The palace people in Ye Ting wash their sheets several times a month, and every time they can see obvious splashes of water.

The first time I met it, it was the best.

Dunyu and Vija quickly withdrew.

In the evening of the same day, Da Jian Zhuan and Zheng Renmin were also ordered to enter the palace.

******
Outside Chengxiang Hall, Wang Jian stood silently, with complicated emotions.

As the envoy of Dafeng Kingdom, he arrived in Chang'an last fall.I thought that I could leave after attending the Asahi celebration, but who would have imagined that the others packed their bags and left, but he was left behind.

"Dafeng" is "Taifeng".

In the first year of Jianji (901), Gong descendants became kings in Dingdu of Songyue, and the name of the country was "Koryo".

In the fourth year of the establishment of the pole, the capital was moved, and the country's name was changed to "Mozhen".

In the 11th year since the establishment of the pole, the country name was changed to "Taifeng" and the yuan was changed to "Long live Yongde".

Three years later, the yuan was changed to "political opening", and this year is the fourth year of Dafeng State Political Opening.

The relationship between Dafeng and China and North Korea has experienced many twists and turns.

In the beginning, because the Xia army had won over local tyrants from the northern counties and ordered them to surrender, ending the sway between China, North Korea and Korea, King Gong was furious, and the relationship between the two countries deteriorated sharply.

Later, because of the fact that Yin Xuan of Falcon City took refuge in Xia Guo, the two sides met each other with swords.

But after these few years, King Gong seemed to realize that it would be difficult for Dafeng to compete with Daxia for the counties in the north when there were still enemy countries in the south, so he eased his attitude.

During the six or seven years, he sent envoys to the court three times with a very respectful attitude.Daxia also seemed not very interested in Taefeng, Baekje, and Silla in the south, so he welcomed the envoys happily and gave them many rewards.

In the 14th year of Jianji, King Gong sent an envoy to the court, and asked to be canonized as "King of Koryo", but was rejected.

In the 15th year since the founding of the pole, he applied for the seal again, but was rejected again.

After the envoy returned, King Gong asked why, and the envoy replied: "The emperor of the Xia Kingdom sent Deyin from the Western Regions, saying, 'I have heard for a long time that the servant of the king of Taifeng is smart and courageous, and has a lot of courage. If you want to be king, you must be close to the servant of the king' .”

It just so happened that Wang Jian made a lot of achievements at that time, he was suspected, and he was in danger of killing himself, so he accepted this errand and came to the Central Plains to avoid the limelight.

But it's one thing to stay out of the limelight, it's another to be detained...

"General Wang, please follow me in for an audience." Just as he was worried, Han Zhi came over and said softly.

"Okay." Wang Jian calmed down and followed Han Zhi into the main hall.

Shao Shude was writing a book after the case, when he saw Wang Jian came in to pay homage, he put down his pen and said, "Give me a seat and serve tea."

Wang Jian bowed his thanks and sat aside.

Shao Shude glanced at him.

This is an atypical warrior with a lot of style.

His eyes are bright, his stature is tall, his physique is strong, and he has been in a high position for many years, and he has a certain bearing.

It can be said that half of the Taifeng Kingdom that Gong descended from was conquered by Wang Jian.When he played against Baekje and Silla, he also made outstanding achievements repeatedly. He was famous and obviously familiar with military strategy.

No wonder he was suspected by the descendants!
To make such a contribution is already a great achievement.Between him and Gong Yi, one must die.Either Gong Yi sent him to prison and gave him death, or he rebelled against and killed the king—in history, Wang Jian succeeded in killing the king, had the last laugh, and created the Goryeo Dynasty.

"The envoy of your country has left with the book." Shao Shude said: "I canonized the descendant of Gong as 'King Shun Taifeng', no matter what he thinks, that's it."

Even though he was mentally prepared, Wang Jian was still shocked.

He took all the books away, but he couldn't leave as an envoy, why?
"In half a year, there will be envoys coming from Tieyuan (now Tieyuan), and most of them will be accompanied by General Wang's family." Shao Shude said again.

The next time the Taifeng envoys come, they will bring the "Please Add Your Honor List" written by Gong Yi himself - if nothing else happens.

"What?" Wang Jian was a little shocked.

But he soon calmed down and apologized for his gaffe.

"General Wang is so talented, if he stays by Gong Yi's side, isn't it a secret investment?" Shao Shude looked at Wang Jian's expression, nodded secretly, and said: "What's more, Gong Yi is narrow-minded, maybe he won't be able to tolerate General Wang, right? "

Wang Jian was silent.

Back then, when he became a descendant, he also had the intention of making meritorious deeds and sealing his wife and son.But as his performance on the battlefield got better and better and he made more and more meritorious deeds, the harmony between the monarch and his ministers gradually became less harmonious.

But he has been forbearing, not wanting to fall out with Gong Yi on the spot, so that when his subordinates complained that there was no reward, he tried to persuade them many times.

The time is not ripe!Gong Yi has not completely lost the hearts of the people. At this time, the rebellion has little chance of success, so we have to wait.

But—it seems that there is no need to think so much now.

Wang Jian suddenly felt a little ridiculous.

He has been fighting for more than ten years, and all kinds of calculations that have been prepared for several years, are not farts in front of an imperial edict from the emperor of the great country!

If people want to keep you, you can't leave.

"Your Majesty is wise." Wang Jian replied with a sigh.

"In the past, Zhang Baogao and Zheng Nian from Xinluo entered Wuning Army in Xuzhou as generals, and everyone praised him as good." Shao Shude observed Wang Jian's face, smiled, and said, "I wonder if General Wang would like to be a general in Daxia? "

Wang Jian secretly sighed, his family will be taken over, what can he do?Presumably Gong Yi would also be happy to send him away, right?
"I am willing." Wang Jian fell to the ground.

Shao Shude laughed.

This is the bad taste of the traversers.

Goryeo Taejo, right?I left you in the Central Plains as an official, what can you do?On the Korean peninsula, continue to play Three Kingdoms.