Now the sycophants are getting harder and harder to shoot.

The new emperor Li Chengqian had just succeeded to the throne, and it was the time to make great efforts. "The court plays the farts of the nine heavens, and the sunset degrades the Chaoyang Road for eight thousand", a poem casually from the protector of the country, has now become a wake-up call for court officials.

The Emperor Taishang doesn't like to be flattered anymore, he prefers real, seeable things to simple words. On the birthday of the Emperor Taishang, all the gold and jade jewelry given to him were listed as inferior, and a thing called "Music Box" given to the Emperor by the Academy of Literature became a treasure, and the Emperor Taishang gave him a jade pendant. The emperor's jade pendant, who dares to wear it with him, the helpless Bai Lin can only send this jade pendant to the school history museum.

The butt of the protector is not easy to shoot, since his retirement, he has received graduates of the Academy of Literature at most, and never accepts heavy gifts.

In the guest house of Honglu Temple, Lu Dongzan and other envoys also lost their hair. How to shoot Datang's sycophants and how to satisfy Datang have become their first-class major issues.

Li Chengqian's surprise intimidation was successful, and before the usual tribute time, Lu Dongzan came to the Tang Dynasty with various gifts unique to the plateau. In the past, their qi epidemic was their biggest guard of honor, and they always felt that there was an air plague, and the long and rugged road in Tibet was the most suitable barrier.

However, a joking raid by Datang made him feel like a dead man. The fortress that thought it was stubborn was actually so vulnerable!

Honglu Temple Siqing was replaced by Tang Jian's son Tang Guan, and accepted various trials from his father, especially after achieving a graduation score of more than 90 points in the Academy of Literature, Tang Guan was fully qualified to hold this position. This is what he fought for himself, not by relying on the shadow of his father.

I heard that Lu Dongzan didn't go out for several days, and as the host, Tang Guan had to bring a doctor to visit.

"Why is the prime minister sad? But my Honglu Temple is not well entertained? ”

For the envoys, Tang Guan was still very friendly, and he did not look down on them unruly. The Tang Dynasty has limited information about the outside world, and the envoys are a good messenger, and a lot of news needs to be asked from their mouths.

Seeing that Lu Dongzan retreated left and right, Tang Guan also acted in the same way, it seems that this person has something to say.

A piece of crystal clear jade was placed on the table, Lu Dongzan showed a look of pain, arched his hand to Tang Guan, and said directly: "Siqing, don't go around the bend below, this piece of jade will be given to you, can you tell me, what does the emperor like?" This tribute, we hope to stand out among the envoys. ”

Tang Guan was already ready to leave with his sleeves gone, but when he heard Lu Dongzan's words, he put the jade into his sleeve without hesitation.

"It turns out that this is the problem, it's nothing, Daxiang has this intention, it's naturally good. The Emperor Taishang has recently cultivated himself, and it is estimated that he will like health things, as for Your Majesty, Your Majesty has no special favorite things, even if there is, it is for the protection of the country. You should know that the Protector is the Emperor, and His Majesty will sometimes find something interesting to give to the Protector. If you want to please Your Majesty, it should work to follow the path of protecting the country. ”

Lu Dongzan, who heard the "Protector of the Country" again, scratched his head in annoyance. The others were fine, but Leng Feng didn't dare to provoke him.

At the beginning of the first battle of Gaochang, there was no room for killing, and he felt that if he made do with it, he probably didn't know how to die. If you want to please the emperor, it seems that you have to go around in a circle. The Emperor Taishang likes to maintain health, and it just so happened that he brought a batch of Cordyceps, all of which were the best selected from the herdsmen. As for the interesting things, he really couldn't think of them for a while.

Annoyed, as far as he knows, shouldn't the officials of the Central Plains Dynasty who have made too much military merit be the first to be cleaned up by the emperor? Why is this protector living leisurely until now, and even the emperor has to flatter?

Seeing that Lu Dongzan was thinking about it, Tang Guan didn't bother and slowly retreated.

As soon as he got out of the room, Tang Guan took out the jade, handed it to the subordinate official and said, "This is a gift from Lu Dongzan, it is a piece of superb jade, carved and worth a thousand gold, and it will be sent to the palace in a while." ”

As long as there are envoys to visit, Honglu Temple is a place with a lot of oil and water. And a Honglu Temple like Tang Guan, the biggest official, can naturally make a lot of "tips". If the envoy wants to go through the road and wants better treatment, he must give gifts.

After receiving the gifts, Honglu Temple will not swallow all of them, but select the best part and send them to the palace. The remaining part, half of which is used to feast the officials of the court, and the rest will be used by themselves in the end.

"Don't suffer from widowhood but suffer from unevenness", this truth was understood very thoroughly by Tang Guan, only if everyone got the benefits, Honglu Temple could be more assured to make money on these envoys.

As soon as he walked out of the guest house in Tibet, he met the Turkic envoys.

In the past, the Turkic envoys who were arrogant and arrogant in the past dynasties couldn't wait to bend their waists when they saw Tang Guan.

Two sweaty horses, just to find out what the Emperor Taishang and the emperor like.

Tang Guan's rhetoric has been prepared a long time ago, and as long as he repeats it, he can get benefits.

Seeing off the Turkic envoys, Tang Guan said to his subordinates: "There is no need to send sweat and blood horses to the palace, there is a tribute from the Turks to Your Majesty." You go to the camp of the Turks and bring two handsome horses to the Lord Protector. Let's borrow other people's names to make money, so we have to show something. ”

The subordinate nodded, and followed the Turks to their camp to select horses. I heard that the Duke of Huguo originally had a bloody horse, but later the horse was old and decrepit and could only be kept in the stable. Now that I have sent a horse to the past, it is estimated that the Protector Guild likes it very much.

It was already sunset when the BMW was delivered to the Manor, and the subordinate officer knew that his identity was not enough, so he handed over the horse to the steward and left.

After learning that Honglu Temple sent two sweaty horses, Li Chengqian couldn't help complaining: "I also planned to send a few to Master, but I didn't expect to be preempted by Honglu Temple." ”

Li Tai looked at his fat and finally gave up his plan to ask the imperial brother for a horse.

Li Ke will not miss such a good opportunity: "Since the imperial brother has a good horse, it is better to give me one, my green horse can no longer run a long road, just change it." ”

Li Chengqian generously agreed.

Today is the day of the gathering of masters and apprentices, and every time this day, Li Chengqian will put down the emperor's shelf and attend the party as a senior brother.

This year's party was particularly lively, even Di Renjie had two children, and after sending a few little overlords to mess around in the backyard, the master and apprentice gathered together to chat.

Leng Feng took a sip of tea and asked Li Chengqian: "I heard that Lu Dongzan wants to let the talents of Tubo study in the Academy of Literature?" He's right. ”

Li Chengqian snorted contemptuously: "He thought that if he sent enough wealth, he would be able to get this opportunity?" The Academy of Literature is the key point of our Tang Dynasty, how can we let the Tubo people enter? ”

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