Li Xiang thought that if he went out directly at this time, he would definitely collide with the envoy head-on, and if he didn't go out, his father had just ordered him to retreat. Where do we go from here?

Just when Li Xiang was wandering, Gao Lishi on the royal street coughed lightly.

Li Xiang looked up and saw Gao Lishi signaling to him with his gaze.

So, he hurriedly got up and stood in the back row of the civil and military officials, so as to make room for the envoys of the Eastern Ying Kingdom.

As soon as Li Xiang's talent left the place where he was kneeling, the envoy had already come in.

Li Xiang quietly counted behind the minister.

There were 12 of them.

During the Tang Dynasty, China and Japan were on good terms, and the two envoys exchanged frequently.

The current number of missions is actually only medium-sized.

Just when Li Xiang's thoughts were active, the envoy of the Dongying Kingdom had already greeted the Tang Emperor.

"You envoys are here this time, I don't know what your mission is?"

Li Longji looked at the Dongying Kingdom Mission under the Royal Street, and asked with a warm smile.

The empire is prosperous, the national strength is strong, and the coming of all nations is also the political merit he pursued all his life, and now that his dream has come true, he is naturally very relieved and happy.

"Back to His Majesty the Tang Dynasty, we are here this time to congratulate His Majesty the Emperor on the joy of the Tang New Year, this is a gift from His Majesty the Emperor to His Majesty the Tang Emperor, and please accept it with a smile!"

The Japanese mission spoke Chinese fluently.

"Lux, go and take it for me."

Li Longji gestured to Gao Lishi behind him.

"Wait, Your Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"

The head of the mission suddenly stopped.

"Your Excellency, what else do you have to explain?"

Li Longji frowned, wondering why the Dongying Kingdom Mission suddenly stopped his people from accepting the gift? Don't they want to give it to themselves?

Thinking of this, Li Longji himself laughed.

Naturally, such a ridiculous thing will not happen to the rubber of the two countries.

"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, before I waited for the envoy, I asked us to bring a generous gift, but if His Majesty the Emperor wants to get this generous gift, hehe, he must answer the two puzzles that His Majesty the Emperor gave to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty before we can open it!"

The chief of the Dongying Kingdom Mission was dressed in a long robe, with a small bun on his head and a small thin and short beard in the middle of his upper lip, which looked funny and dramatic.

"Oh? His Majesty the Emperor of your country has also solved two puzzles for me? ”

Li Longji was also surprised.

It is also strange that the envoys of the two countries gave each other a New Year's gift and made so many moths.

However, the other party has already made a move, and if he wants to be full of talents in the Tang Empire, as the emperor's brother, he can't just admit it first, right?

"Your Excellency the Envoy is presumptuous, my Tang Empire is full of talents, is there any topic that still needs to be driven by our emperor?"

Prime Minister Yao Cong, who had been standing on the side for a long time, couldn't help but be the first to come out.

As a courtier, it is my duty to share the emperor's worries.

After Yao Cong, ministers continued to come forward and wanted to share the emperor's worries.

"Everyone, before I wait for the Tang Dynasty, His Majesty the Emperor of our country also said, these two questions do not have to be answered by His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in person, His Majesty the Emperor heard that the Tang Empire is full of talents, and I also want to see the great power style of the Tang Empire, today is a rare opportunity, we might as well have a discussion!"

The envoys of the Dongying Kingdom looked at the current situation, and knew that their desire to play the emperor of the Tang Empire was probably going to be frustrated, but since before they came out, this was also a problem that they had already considered, His Majesty the Emperor had already explained to them, above the court, they must not force people too much, this trip is to make friends, not make enemies!

Therefore, when he looked at the court, the crowd was surging, and the ministers were the first to let go.

It's not that he's worried about his own safety, but he thinks that the two puzzles brought this time are not so easy to answer for these Middle-earth scholars, and it's also a rare good thing to think that so many people from the Tang Dynasty can make a fool of themselves together.

"Okay, it's rare for your envoy to be so generous, so please ask the envoy to submit the topic, right?"

With the help of so many ministers of civil and military affairs, Li Longji's confidence suddenly became even stronger.

He definitely doesn't believe in a small Dongying country, what other capable people can stump the civil and military officials of the Tang Dynasty?

"Okay, Your Majesty, please take a look!"

After the envoy of the Eastern Ying Kingdom finished speaking, he handed over the puzzle to Gao Lishi, who came to answer the problem.

As soon as Colliers took the question, he opened it. But he was dumbfounded when he saw it.

What is this title? Sincerity is here to find fault, right?

"Lux, how's that?"

As soon as Li Longji saw Gao Lishi's expression, he knew that something was wrong.

"Your Majesty, please see—"

Colliers handed it to Li Longji.

"This-"

Like Colliers, Li Longji was dumbfounded when he saw the topic.

His reaction was the same as that of Gao Lishi, the other party's envoy was deliberately trying to find fault, right?

"His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, His Majesty the Emperor also said that we can give your country a day, and when your country has an answer, we will tell us that it is not too late, we will stay in Chang'an for these two days to pay tribute to the style of the Tang Empire!"

The envoys are gentle and courteous, courteous and courteous, and there are advances and retreats.

"Well, when my courtiers have read the question, they will naturally give the envoy the answer. Lux, notify the Ministry of Rites first, and settle the Dongying Kingdom Mission! ”

Li Longji pretended to be calm.

At this moment, of course, the mission is the most important thing after settling down first, as for the topic, after discussing the answer later, it is not too late to tell, otherwise, if these envoys immediately want the answer above the court, in case their own side can't answer, wouldn't it be a shame to be generous?

Moreover, he also believes that if he is confused at first glance, few of his courtiers may not be able to surpass him.

"Your Majesty?"

After the envoy withdrew from the court, Gao Lishi hurried close to Li Longji's side, his eyes were concerned.

Like Li Longji's point of view, he asked himself that his talent was not inferior to that of any minister above the court, but the first time he saw the topic, he was confused and confused.

"Lux, pass the title to all Aiqing to read."

Li Longji was much calmer than Colliers.

Even if you don't, you can't let your courtiers see it.

"Your Majesty, what kind of subject is this?"

The person at the head was Yao Cong, one of the prime ministers of the dynasty.

He saw that on Huang Juan's paper, the Japanese envoy wrote two questions in Juanxiu's handwriting

The first is

"A hunter came home with a sheep, a wolf and a cabbage, and on the way came across a river. There was only one boat on the river, but it was so small that it could carry the hunter and another thing at most across the river, but when the hunter was away, the wolf would eat the sheep and the sheep would eat the cabbage. Excuse me, how can we safely transport wolves, sheep, and cabbage across the river? ”

And the second course is even more bizarre

"A small boat can only carry five people, and after four officials came on board with two villains, the boat did not sink, may I ask why?"

Above the court, everyone was dumbfounded when they heard Yao Cong finish reading the question.

"What kind of title is this? Isn't it a joke that wolves eat sheep and cabbage, and they can only transport one thing at a time? ”

Pei Yuanjun, who was born in Wu Zhuangyuan, was the first to protest.

"That is, there is a second way, it can only be a boat for four people, how can it be on a boat for six people and not sink? Isn't that a joke? ”

Li Xian, the middle of the imperial history, was also angry.

These small people from the East Ying Kingdom are here to make jokes.

Li Longji looked at the court, and all the ministers of civil and military affairs were discussing, and he knew that these ministers might be okay to handle official affairs on weekdays, but when they encountered this kind of non-official problems, they would only be dumbfounded.

Of course, he knew that this kind of question must be ingenious, but his courtiers had never peeked into it, and even the prime ministers Yao Cong, Zhang Jiuling and others, who had always been resourceful, had been silent, as if they were pondering something.

But the current situation, it seems, will not be fruitful for a while.

"Zhong Aiqing, do you have an answer?"

Although Li Longji knew that they would not have an answer, he still insisted on asking.

Sure enough, as expected, there was silence in the audience.

"That being the case, let's do it, Zhong Aiqing, let's retreat from the dynasty today, and after going to the court tomorrow, we will reply to the question of the envoys of the Dongying Kingdom, retreat from the dynasty!"

Li Longji felt that instead of being like this, everyone was anxious to become a pot of porridge here, it was better to think about it after going home, and maybe there would be a bright way out.