Luoyang, the eastern capital, the Sifang Pavilion, this is the place where the Honglu Temple is located in the eastern capital to entertain foreign envoys, the Tang Dynasty has frequent foreign exchanges, the Honglu Temple has a guild hall to entertain the envoys in various important towns in the country, and there is a business hall to receive foreign businessmen, the Sifang Pavilion is located in the eastern capital, the regulation is magnificent, it is located in the Shangshanfang in the south of Luoshui, and the Taichu Palace of the Great Inner is across the river.

In the past, the king of Langqiong Zhao lived in the west courtyard of the Sifang Pavilion, and the Honglu Temple arranged for hundreds of trained maids and servants to serve inside, and the rest of the mission were placed in the three adjacent courtyards.

It's no wonder that Honglu Temple is stingy, I heard that the Celestial Empire will accept the Langqiong Zhao as a vassal in the Vientiane Shrine, there are many vassal envoys who are strongly dissatisfied, when they called the ministers to serve the table, the ceremonies are held in the Chengtianmen of the Daming Palace, and the newly attached southwest soil kings have been treated beyond them, in any case, among the vassals, Silla in the northeast and the Wa Kingdom alone overseas reacted the most violently, and the Silla envoys even tried to commit suicide by hanging the beam in the hall of the Honglu Temple several times.

The queen of heaven took pity on his heart, and issued an order to allow some of the envoys and counselors of the vassal states to worship the Lang Qiong Zhao, therefore, the Sifang Pavilion was full of envoys of the vassal states from the east, west, north and south, and the Lang Qiong Zhao was very complacent when they learned about this, although the place where they lived was a little crowded, and their hearts were happy.

Becoming a vassal of the Tang Empire is not an easy task, the Langqiong Zhao needs to perform a variety of procedures, in the Chunguan Yamen, the eight generations of ancestors in the evening, the tombs and mausoleums, the wives and concubines, children and grandchildren must all be explained clearly, so that the imperial court can give grace or punishment in a timely manner, and in the local official Yamen, it is necessary to survey the land and people of the Langqiong Edict, pay taxes to the treasury, store grain and breed, and the few people in the mission who are literate and hyphenated are busy with their feet not touching the ground.

Complicated things don't need to be done by himself, this time to the north, except for a little ugliness on the Hanguan Ancient Road, his experience has always been very pleasant, eating, drinking and playing, including the joy of bed, all of which satisfied him.

"Lord, the Celestial Empire sent someone to greet you" Outside the door, the long history of the past led a Tang Dynasty civil official into the door.

In the evening, his face was gloomy for a moment, he was very sensitive to color, during this period of time, the person who came to ask for peace has always been a high-ranking official in a purple official uniform, this person is wearing a scarlet official uniform, the color is lighter, and the official position must be lower than him, with a straight face, and a childish bend, "Presumably another envoy has arrived in the Eastern Capital, and Da Honglu has gone to greet him?" ”

"Returning to His Royal Highness, no envoy has arrived" The person who came was the host and guest of the Chunguan Yamen, "Da Honglu acted carelessly, insulted the prestige of the Celestial Empire, and has been exiled to Lingnan"

"Oh?" In the evening, Xi moved his buttocks and picked up the teacup, "Xiao Wang is rude, here is happy, don't think about the waves, Xiao Wang is satisfied with everything, if the noble official has nothing else to do, he can do his own thing"

"That being the case, the lower official retires" The host and guest Shiro Nakazakh was going through the motions and retiring with a smile.

When he walked away, he immediately asked, "Why was Li Sanxing sent, do you know the end?" ”

Changshi has not only been busy filling out the form these days, but also heard some news, "The minister heard that Da Honglu accepted bribes from the envoys of Linyi State and was impeached for supervising the imperial history, Da Honglu denied it, but he seized the stolen goods at home, and he was exiled from the court."

In the evening, he sighed, "The civil officials of the Celestial Empire have strict laws, and if there is a slight mistake, there will be no extra-legal appearance, which is really respectable."

"What His Royal Highness said is extremely true, and at the same time he was exiled, as well as the general of the left prison guard, Lu Chongyu," Changshi added, "You are the general of the third rank of the Celestial Empire, just because there was a mistake on the way to escort him, and he was shocked and collided with the guard of honor, so he was disarmed and returned to the field, and exiled for three thousand miles."

In the evening, the emotions were unsettled, "Tianwei Hehe, Tianwei Hehe, so the Heavenly Empire, if it is not prosperous, there will be no heavenly reason, you will make friends in the past few days, learn more, and after returning, this king will be reused"

Taichu Palace, Jiuzhou Pond, Yaoguang Palace.

The ensemble of the piano and flute, the sound of the gonghou is clear and curling, the combination of the three, the fairy music is fluttering, the golden scales in the pool are swimming back and forth, and the power is restless.

The flute player is Wu Sansi, the one who plays the gong is Xie Yaohuan, and the one who strokes the qin is the queen of Wu, who is dressed in white, her hair is loosely tied together, and she is concentrating on plucking the strings.

At the end of the song, the three performers looked at the only audience member in unison, and Quan Ce praised dryly, "It's good, it's good, it's three days around, and the aftermath is endless"

"Heh" Empress Wu sneered, pointing to the truth, "The skills of thinking three times have regressed, and I am less busy on weekdays, and I can take more leisure to blow the flute, and I can also cultivate my self."

"What the queen of heaven said is that the nephew will change his past mistakes and study hard" Wu Sansi was full of shame, "The nephew and the queen of heaven played together, and it was already difficult, so wasted, I am afraid that I would not dare to use the flute in front of the queen of heaven"

Empress Wu turned to Quan Ce, "I see that you lead the troops, and you are often different, why?" ”

"After returning to the heavens, the ministers were weak earlier, and they were trusted by the queen of heaven, and they tried their best to lead the troops, thinking that they were stupid birds, and they could only fly first, whether they were thousands of cattle or thousands of horses, they only remembered eight words, and they took the lead in the execution, and the order was forbidden" Quan Ce spoke truthfully, his face did not move, and he did not feel that this kind of thing was worthy of pride.

Empress Wu nodded lightly, "This matter is very easy to say, and there is no one in ten thousand who can do it."

Quan Ce bowed in thanks.

Empress Wu stepped in front of him, Quan Ce was about to get up, but she waved her hand to stop him, reaching out and pinching his chin, "Do you know how to play a musical instrument?" ”

"The minister won't" Quan Ce's face flushed, he could play the guitar, but there could be no here.

"You know poetry, calligraphy and painting, and musical instruments are also the six arts of a gentleman, how can you not?" Empress Wu was slightly surprised, her expression was distant, as if she was reminiscing, "Emperor Gaozong was alive, he liked to hug the pipa the most, and he played it very beautifully, and he cried when he was young, and when he heard him play the pipa, he was well-behaved, I thought she had musical talent, but in the end, she only liked to appreciate it, and she didn't like to play."

After a moment of distraction, he waved his hand and ordered, "You go and learn" After a pause, he added, "When the time comes, you can play with Yaohuan, and let me enjoy it."

Quan Ce and Xie Yaohuan glanced at each other, and quickly staggered, "The minister will definitely work hard, but I am afraid that it will affect the female official Xie."

Xie Yaohuan pursed her lips and was silent.

Empress Wu snorted lightly, returned to the piano bench and sat down, and changed the topic, "The naturalization of foreign domains is a major matter, and everything must be ensured, from today on, you will be responsible for the safety of the Eastern Capital, step down."

Quan Ce was ordered to retreat, and behind him, the sound of the piano rose again.

Exit the Taichu Palace from the Chongguang Gate, and return home along the Luoshui River embankment, with Shazha Fu and Jedi guarding on the side.

Quan Ce took the reins of his horse, deliberately slowed down, and instructed Sha Zha Fu, "Tomorrow I will send a post to Zhao Liu, the general of Zuo Wuwei, the general of Qianniuwei, and the heir of Sima Gong of Luoyang, and ask them to go to the Xuanwumen Qianqi Office to discuss matters."

The high wall of the Great Inner is far behind him, entering the East Capital Fang City, the attic of the door face is undulating, the flow of people is bustling, the weather of the capital is becoming more and more prosperous, Wu You and this nominal household servant is not idle, and the rich merchants who moved from all over the country to enrich the East Capital, bringing wealth, materials and business will be stuffed into the East Capital.

"Pop" A crimson orange fell from the corridor on the second floor of the street, and Quan Ce took it in his hand.

A three-year-old girl cried with her mouth curled and cried, her mother comforting her with an embarrassed smile on her face.

Quan Ce smiled, and was about to throw it back to her, but he regretted it again, so Sha Zha Fu bought a bag of snacks on the street, threw it to the mother and daughter, smiled and said goodbye, holding the orange in his hand, and throwing it casually, quite happy.

Back in the house, Quan Ce peeled the oranges, and there was no husk inside, just a pile of wheat husks and a piece of writing paper, which were much lighter than real oranges.

What was written on the paper was all uppercase numbers, and Quan Ce turned out a set of "Warring States Policy", comparing them one by one, and his face gradually became gloomy.

"The horse moved, secretly contacted Anximen to keep the right"