Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 504 All Nations Come to Korea ([-])
Although there is still one month to go before the Lantern Festival, the festive atmosphere in Chang'an City is already very strong at this moment. It's like a mountain, which makes people really overwhelmed.What is even more surprising is that there are many more red-haired and green-eyed people from the Western Regions in Chang'an this year than in previous years. They all came to Beijing with missions from various countries. Datang is a person looking for opportunities in life.

No matter what the item is, as long as there are more people looking for it, the price will naturally drop, so this year, the people of Chang'an City can freely buy some new gadgets from the Western Regions.In order to let the people have a good festival and make more money for business travelers, Li Chengqian deliberately halved the curfew time and ordered Jingzhao Prefecture to send three times more manpower to maintain the stability of the market.

However, the busiest yamen in Chang'an City is not Jing Zhaoyin, but Honglu Temple led by Xiao Rui and Tang Shanshi. This year, more countries have come to Chang'an City to have an audience than before.There are 36 countries in the Western Regions, including Loulan, Khotan, Kucha, Wusun, Shule, Gumo, Wensu, Jingjue, and Gaochang, as well as Tubo, Nanzhao, Linyi, Goguryeo, Silla, Sogdia, and Heishui , Simu and other ministries and countries, there are 58 countries in total.

When there are too many people, there will naturally be more things to do. In order to ensure the "safety" of the missions of various countries, Li Chengqian specially ordered the left guard to deploy [-] armored guards to the places where the missions of the countries stayed, and at the same time secretly ordered the Inner Guards to send A large number of internal guards are secretly monitoring every move of the missions in Chang'an City, focusing on the Tubo missions to see what they want to do.

According to the etiquette system of the imperial court, missions from various countries to Beijing must first go to this chapter, and then wait for the emperor's will to have an audience alone, and Li Chengqian is now the supervisor of the country, so this task naturally falls on him. As far as the Tang Dynasty is concerned, the two most important countries are Tubo and Gaochang, so these two countries are arranged at the end.

In the Chengqing Palace, Henglian led a young man dressed in foreign costumes in. The person who came was none other than Qu Zhisheng, the eldest son of Gaochang.This is not the first time Gaochang Yiguo came to court. In the fourth year of Zhenguan, his father Qu Wentai and his wife Yuwen went to the Tang Dynasty.Over the years, the relationship between the two countries has become increasingly close. Gaochang King Qu Wentai also pays tribute every year. Li Junxian's troops use Gaochang to detour to Bolu, and the supplies needed by the army are also transported through other people's territories.

Although in his heart, Li Chengqian hates relying on others, and knows that sooner or later he will turn against each other because of interests, but the relationship between the two countries is now in the honeymoon period, and they cannot attack the country of others for no reason and do evil to others. .

"Qi Zhisheng, the son of Gaochang, has met the prince of the heaven. Your Highness is blessed and safe!" Qu Zhisheng's Han etiquette is very standard, which is very different from the blunt and clumsy envoys of other countries. This has a lot to do with his origin The relationship between people is naturally more cordial than other envoys.

The Qu family is all Han nationality, and their ancestral home is Jincheng, "Ju Qu is the same clan".Therefore, the system implemented by Gaochang Kingdom basically refers to the regulations of the Central Plains. It is a relatively unique country among the countries in the Western Regions. The emperor also attaches great importance to this country whose etiquette system is similar to that of the Tang Dynasty.

"Excuse me, excuse me, my son, please sit down. I have long heard that the son of Gaochang is famous. He has both civil and military skills, and is well-versed in human feelings. He is the best among the princes of all countries. Unfortunately, I have never had the chance to see him. Today, I can Seeing the previous side, it can be regarded as a solution to the regret in my heart."

After thanking his seat, Qu Zhisheng smiled and cupped his hands and replied: "His Royal Highness, you are too polite. How dare Xiao Wang's firefly light compare with Haoyue? Xiao Wang really pales in comparison in front of Your Highness. Let alone Xiao Wang, even the entire Western Region36 In the country, no one has heard of the deeds of His Highness.

It is not as good as Guannian who led the army to conquer the east and the west, made military achievements on the battlefield that did not lose to any famous general, and was extremely good at governing internal affairs, water and roads, and officials. Thanks to Khan and you! "

Everyone carried the sedan chairs, and Li Chengqian, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, was so polite, so he naturally had to say something nice. The Central Plains dynasty was no better than the Western Regions, and the prince in front of him was no better than the crown princes of other countries.How to say that sentence, the emperor lay down millions of corpses in anger, bleeding for thousands of miles, the prince of the Tang Dynasty supervised the country for his father, and held a million soldiers in his hand, his majesty may not be less than that of the emperor.

It stands to reason that the prince can only be regarded as half an emperor at most. Before becoming an emperor, the princes of all dynasties also treated the inside and outside like walking on eggshells, arrogating a little bit, for fear that if they were not careful, they would be bullied.But this one is very different. Before coming here, my father had repeatedly told me that besides His Majesty Tian Khan, the one in front of me should not be messed with in Tang Dynasty.

And wait carefully, the Murong family of Tuyuhun in the neighboring country is the best example, relying on hundreds of thousands of people who control strings, they dare to be greedy for this and that, but in the end they angered them, only two conquests , the overthrow of the ancestral temple, the death of the country and the destruction of the country made the world laugh, and the hundreds of years of foundation were destroyed.

"This time the Gaochang Dynasty's tribute list, I saw it alone, and I only have a two-word comment on it, which is very good." During the conversation, Li Chengqian handed the two gift lists on the case to Heng Lian for him to send down, Continue to say: "Here is a return gift drawn up by the Ministry of Rites. Gu has already instructed that the supply should be doubled. The other is a gift from the royal family to Princess Changle. Since your mother is Tian Khan's righteous sister, it is naturally my Li Tang. People of the royal family, these things are also lonely, don't be too little, my son!"

After reading the list of gifts, Qu Zhisheng took a deep breath, good guy, this day is really not in vain, look at the royal family's one court meeting, so many rewards, tea, porcelain They are all based on cars, how much gold can be exchanged for in the Western Regions.

What is even more enviable is that the gifts given to his mother by the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, such as silk and satin, jewelry and jade, etc., are all marked for the royal family. how many times.

"Your Highness, this gift, this ceremony is too heavy, Xiao Wang really doesn't know what to say, Gao Chang didn't do anything for the Tang Dynasty, how could he afford so many expensive gifts!"

Seeing Qu Zhisheng's flattered look, Li Chengqian waved his hands immediately, and said with a smile: "Gold and stone have a price, and the friendship between Datang and Gaochang is priceless. My Li family and you, Qu, are both of Han nationality. The friendship between the nations can continue forever, so that our children and grandchildren will benefit from it. What do you think, son?"

Yes, yes, "What His Royal Highness said is very true. When he comes, the father has already written the letter of state. Gaochang will always be a sharp knife of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions. Whoever dares to disrespect the Tang Dynasty will be the enemy of Gaochang." .
After Qu Zhisheng left, the eldest grandson who was serving at the side rushed over and said, "Your Highness, you have given Gao Chang a heavy gift, is it necessary? I don't believe they dare to stroke Datang's tiger's beard!"

Don't say Changsun Chong didn't understand, even the Ministry of Rites and the people of Honglu Temple couldn't figure it out. The gap between Gaochang and other countries' return gifts is too big. Is there any need to praise them like this?
"Cousin, have you ever seen a tyrant lending food to the people to survive a famine? This food is free, so you don't spit it out with interest, okay?" After finishing speaking, Li Chengqian waved his hand at Heng, Signal the next one to come in.

(End of this chapter)