Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 684 The Silla Mission
Today's Jin Shengman is at the prime of her life, when she suddenly heard that her father was going to send her to the Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains, she froze, staring at the burning candle with big eyes.

Tang Dynasty, that is a country that only exists in people's words for her.Although she knew that the Tang Dynasty was powerful, it was the upper country, and it was the country that Silla wanted to get closer to.

But what does this have to do with me?
"Father, can't you not go?" She muttered softly.

Madam Yueming hung her head beside her, not daring to speak.She was also reluctant to part with her daughter, but she didn't dare to intervene in what her husband had already decided.

"No." Jin Guofan replied bluntly, and then tried to soften his tone, persuading him: "Silly girl, that's the Tang Dynasty, the person you want to marry is His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who is revered as the Holy Emperor The man of His Majesty Khan is the most honorable person in the world. What an honor it is for you to serve the emperor of Shang Kingdom.

Did you know that the Tang incense and white sugar that the king rewarded you a few days ago came from Tang people.In the future, you will become the emperor's concubine of the Tang Dynasty, and you will not be able to enjoy these things in your lifetime. After you die, you will be buried next to the emperor's mausoleum, and you will enjoy blood and food forever. "

"Ke Ke, I don't want to leave here." Jin Shengman had a good living condition since he was a child, and he didn't think that he would enjoy the blessings when he went to the Tang Dynasty.Compared with those, she wants to stay in Silla.Tang Dynasty was too far away and unfamiliar to her.

She was terrified to go and never see the people she once knew again.

Naturally, Jin Guofan would not follow his daughter's wishes, and said coldly: "You should prepare well, and you will go with the king's envoy when it is ready. Also, don't play tricks, whether you can become the emperor's concubine of the Tang Dynasty, It is related to the life and death of our family, and even the life and death of Silla, please remember your identity and your responsibility."

Seeing his father's indifference, Jin Shengman immediately put away his petty temper and bowed his head in agreement.

As a woman of the Silla royal family, she actually knows a lot of things. In the future, she will either marry her uncle or her nephew, and she will not marry anyone outside the royal family anyway.

Jin Guofan saw that his wife and daughter were in a low mood, he gritted his teeth, but still couldn't say what brother Wang had told him.

He could only say: "Shengman, it's not that father must send you to the Tang Dynasty, but that I must do so. Right now Baekje is eyeing our country covetously, and the king is inheriting the throne as a daughter. Once things change, the people in the country will inevitably The crowd is outraged. At that time, our royal family will bear the brunt."

"So serious?" Jin Shengman was startled when he heard this.

"Yeah." Jin Guofan nodded and said, "That's why we decided to send you to the Tang Dynasty. If you can be favored by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, then your mother and I, as well as the whole Silla, will be protected by the Tang Dynasty." .

Shengman, forgive father.For Silla, for the royal family, we have no choice.If we don't sacrifice, it will be the people of Silla who will sacrifice. "

Hearing this, Jin Shengman pursed his lips, and immediately bowed solemnly.

"Father, don't worry, your daughter will be obedient."

"Okay, okay." Jin Guofan Lao Huai was relieved.

Ten days later, the preparations for the mission were completed. The chief envoy was Yan Chuan, and the two deputy envoys were Jin Qinchun and Jin Chunqiu.

The rhetoric to the outside world is to worship the Tang Dynasty, without mentioning the matter of marriage.After all, they could not go by water, but by land, from Liaodong to Chang'an, so they must pass through Goguryeo.If the news leaks out, it is inevitable that there will be side effects.

As long as they play the banner of worshiping the Tang Dynasty, I believe Goguryeo will not embarrass them.Because Goguryeo did not dare to offend the Tang Dynasty.

After the mission set off, it first arrived in Pyongyang and explained the reason to Koguryo King Gao Jianwu.At this time, Gao Jianwu was fighting with Yuan Gai Suwen, so naturally he didn't dare to stop the Silla mission from paying homage to the Tang emperor.

However, he still couldn't help mocking the Silla people for choosing a woman to be their king.

Yan Chuan endured his anger, bid farewell to Gao Jianwu with a smile, and continued to set off with the mission. After arriving in Liaodong, he met Yuan Gai Suwen again.

Yuan Gai Suwen didn't dare to offend Tang Chao at this time, so he hurriedly sent them away.Yuan Gai Suwen was afraid that the Tang Dynasty would suddenly send troops to attack him at this time, so naturally he did not dare to obstruct the Silla mission.

After leaving Liaodong, they entered Yingzhou and met Zhang Gongjin, the governor of Yingzhou.

While visiting Zhang Gongjin in Yanchuan, Jin Qinchun and Jin Chunqiu were shopping in the city for what they needed on the road.

Looking at the bustling market with people coming and going, Jin Chunqiu praised: "As expected of Shang Kingdom, the border city is actually more lively than Jin City."

"The population of the Central Plains is very large, nearly tens of millions. It is not surprising to have such a scene." Jin Qinchun pursed his lips.

Although he is very repulsed by escorting the woman he admires to the Central Plains, he can clearly recognize the fact that the Tang Dynasty is powerful.

For such a country, don't even think about defeating him from the outside.

Jin Chunqiu's eyes are full of envy, when will Silla be so popular?

"Come and take a look, high-quality goods, come and take a look, after passing through this village, there is no such shop!"

A shout attracted Jin Chunqiu, he walked into the crowd, came to the inner circle, and saw several women kneeling on the ground.

And he recognized at a glance that these women were Silla women.

The seller boasted, looked around and said: "Everyone, Kunlun slaves, Silla maids, but Chang'an dignitaries' favorite slaves, you all come to have a long look."

Kunlun slaves are not from Kunlun Mountain, but from the south of Linyi. They all have curly hair and black bodies, and their common name is 'Kunlun'.Most of the Kunlun slaves are strong, hard-working, docile and capable. A small number of Kunlun slaves are proficient in rhythm or multilingual, or can dive and salvage, or can tame various beasts. In addition, they are extremely loyal and will not resist. Guards can also be slaves, so they are favored by the powerful.

The Silla maidservants are very popular among the rich and powerful because of their docile and well-behaved character, round and short stature.Compared with the shrews of the Tang Dynasty, this kind of young maids are naturally more suitable for playing games with hands.

Someone asked, "How do you sell this?"

"Five hangs for low-grade ones, ten hangs for medium ones," said the seller.

"Not superior?" the man asked.

The seller smiled: "The customer doesn't know, the first-class goods are eloquent, proficient in singing and dancing, and have a wonderful appearance and figure. They have already been reserved by the rich and powerful in Chang'an. Even if I have the goods, you can't afford them."

Jin Chunqiu listened to the seller and the customer's questions and answers, his heart was greatly touched, and he wanted to say something, but the words came to his lips, moved, but he couldn't speak.

He has always known about Silla's maid delivery, but when he really saw Silla people being sold as goods, he still couldn't bear it in his heart.

So, he couldn't help asking: "Where did you get these women?"

His accent is a little strange, a strange smell, but the meaning can still be expressed clearly.After the seller heard it clearly, he thought that this person was also in the business of head business just like him, so he said indifferently: "There are people selling everywhere in the Liaodong market, so why bother to ask. If you don't want it, don't block my business, hurry up." Get out of the way quickly."

Then, he said again: "Goguryeo is fighting among itself. If you don't buy it now, the price will rise sharply in the future. Don't start yet."

"I'll take a look!"

All the people gathered around.

Since the Emperor Zhenguan said, "The people of the Tang Dynasty are all brothers and sisters", the imperial court has severely suppressed the business of buying and selling people.

What happened in Hedong Road last year made the emperor very angry and killed many people.Until now, few people dared to buy and sell slaves directly.

What's more, nowadays, the world is safe and peaceful, the people have enough food and clothing, and few people will sell their sons and daughters, so this kind of thing is usually buying and selling alien slaves.

The emperor treated the people of the Tang Dynasty like brothers and sisters, and took great care of them. Of course, the subordinates did not dare to know the law and break the law.

In this way, the trading of foreigners has become a new market.

What's more, the court itself is also using foreign slaves, so the people below are even more unscrupulous.

(End of this chapter)