Chapter 420: Silla Envoy

"Brother-in-law, I now find that my father is still very verbose!"

Hearing Li Zhiyou start complaining, Zhang Yunwen couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Saying that Li Zhi is complaining is actually not correct, looking at his expression of complaining, it is clearly with a hint of pride. It is understandable that this Li Zhi has gone from an unappreciated prince to the current prince, after a few months of adaptation, he has gradually become accustomed to this identity, although in front of Zhang Yunwen it is still similar to before, but a majestic momentum has gradually generated.

Zhang Yunwen chuckled: "Your Majesty is not a verbose person, why is he verbose in front of you?" ”

Li Zhi said with a bitter face: "During the meal, my father said: 'You know the difficulty of the crops, and you often have rice. ’； When riding a horse, my father said, 'Thou knowest that thou shalt work and rest, and thou shalt not exert thy might, and thou shalt always ride it.' ’； When he saw the boat in the Taiye Pool, his father said, "The water carries the boat, and the boat capsizes, the people are like water, and the king is like a boat." ’； When he saw me resting under the tree, he said, 'The wood is right from the rope, and the second is from the admonition.' So many things are too numerous to mention, do you say that the father is verbose or not? ”

Zhang Yunwen said: "This is Your Majesty's words and deeds, teaching you how to be a good king, don't be born in the blessing and don't know the blessing, I think your eldest brother didn't have these treatments!" Look at Your Majesty's demeanor, if you can learn a ten**, then you will also become a Ming Jun through the ages! ”

Li Zhi smiled: "Aren't I just complaining!" Actually, I'm still trying to learn from my father! ”

"Okay, that's good!" Zhang Yunwen said with a smile.

In September, a group of Xue Yantuo envoys came to Chang'an to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty, offering 50,000 horses, 10,000 cows, camels, and 100,000 sheep. The leading envoy was Yi Nan's nephew, Tulisheh.

In addition to paying tribute, the mission also made a request, hoping to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty.

In the face of this request, the ministers were divided into two factions. One faction advocates that since he has received his cattle and sheep, he should marry a princess to avoid border troubles. At the same time, he moved out of the matter of Wang Zhaojun in the Han Dynasty, and talked about it a lot, which was nothing more than talking about the benefits of marrying a princess. Most of these people were Confucian scholars, led by Chu Suiliang. The other faction said that Xue Yantuo's strength was greatly damaged and it was not enough to negotiate with the Tang Dynasty and marry the Tang princess. Most of these people are military generals.

The two factions were at loggerheads, and Naturith was at odds.

The dispute did not last a few days before Li Shimin made a decision. At the court meeting, he said to the ministers: "The ministers and others all know the past but do not know the present. In the past, the Xiongnu were strong in the early Han Dynasty and weak in China, so it was appropriate to decorate their children and donate gold to bait. Today, China is strong, Rong Di is weak, with 1,000 of my soldiers, I can hit tens of thousands of Hu cavalry. Xue Yantuo is so prostrate, but I do what I want, I dare not be arrogant, take the new as the king, and the miscellaneous surname is not his race, and I want to fake the momentum of China to subdue the ear. He and Luo, Fu Gu, Hui and other more than 10 troops, each with tens of thousands of soldiers, and attacked it, which can be destroyed immediately, so those who dare not send it are afraid of what China has established. Now with a daughter's wife, he is the son-in-law of a big country, who dares to disobey the miscellaneous surname! Rong Di's human face and beast heart, once he is unexpected, he will be devoured and harmed. Today, I will never faint, kill its ceremony, and the miscellaneous surname knows that I will abandon it, and I will cut it into a melon in the near future, and I will be the first to do it! ”

After hearing this, the ministers all bowed their heads and said, "Oh! ”

Xue Yantuo's mission stayed in Chang'an for nearly half a month, and then returned to the grassland. In addition to receiving a lot of rewards on this trip, the most important purpose of this trip - to ask Datang for marriage was not achieved.

Less than three days after Xue Yantuo's mission left Chang'an, a fleet docked in Dengzhou.

On top of the thick mast, a flag embroidered with the word "Lu" fluttered up and down with the sea breeze.

The coolies on the docks, who carried goods for people, saw the fleet approaching and immediately flocked to it. However, only a loud "boom" was heard, and five thick and wide gangplanks suddenly stretched out from the side of the ship, and landed heavily on the dock.

Then, from these springboards, the fierce sailors came down one by one. They were all carrying knives and guns, and their eyes were cold. Seeing this, the coolies immediately took two steps back, not daring to lean forward.

After these sailors got down, there was a burst of laughter on the ship: "Hehe, Master Park, please come here!" ”

I saw two figures appear on the edge of the springboard. One is a middle-aged man in white satin, with a strong philistine atmosphere between his eyebrows and eyes. The other was short in a black crown and dressed in a strange shirt. looks like that, it doesn't look like a Tang Dynasty costume. These coolies often wander the docks all day long, accustomed to seeing fleets coming and going, and have some knowledge of the customs of people from various countries. Even if anyone recognizes it, this dress is the dress of the Silla people on the other side of the sea.

"Shopkeeper Lu, please!" The Silla man stood by the gangplank and said politely.

This shopkeeper Lu is a seasoned person, where will he really go to the front, and keep bowing down to ask the Silla people to go first.

The middle-aged man surnamed Pu finally couldn't resist the shopkeeper Lu and stepped off the boat first.

After the two of them, more than a dozen Silla and the Lu family disembarked from the ship.

Guarded by taxes, these Silla people entered the city of Dengju.

After not staying in Dengzhou City for half a day, a team of more than ten Tang soldiers came to the inn where the Silla people were. Not long after the captain entered the inn, the Silla people left the inn together and left with the Tang sergeants.

At this time, in Chang'an City, Zhang Yunwen received a letter of information from Goryeo. It is said that Baekje began to attack Silla, and Goryeo was also planning to attack Silla with Baekje. The two countries joined forces to block Silla's land and part of the sea route to Daetang. The intelligence also mentions that in order to send envoys to the Tang Dynasty, the king of Silla dispatched five missions at the same time to attack the two routes of sea and land.

Look at the letter that was signed, but it was a month and a half ago. It seems that these Goryeo and Baekje people are really tightly sealed, and this secret letter arrived more than half a month later than the previous ones.

According to the letter, this mission has been sent for a while, and if it is calculated according to the itinerary of the two routes by land and water, it should have arrived in Datang, could it be that all of them were stopped by those two countries? That's terrible! Zhang Yunwen thought gloatingly.

When Zhang Yunwen handed over this secret letter to Li Shimin, Li Shimin sneered: "Hmph, I didn't expect even Baekje to get involved!" Dare to block the road of Silla into my Datang, this is bold! ”

However, within two days, news came that a Silla delegation had arrived in Datang on the dock of Dengju on a merchant ship from Baekje to Datang. However, there is only one. In other words, I'm afraid that the rest of the missions have already suffered an accident.

Now, this mission is on its way to Chang'an.

I don't know if these envoys are in a hurry, it originally took more than half a month to travel from Dengzhou to Chang'an, but they arrived in ten days.

When they arrived in Chang'an, these Silla people had mixed feelings and were speechless for a while.

After these Silla people stayed in the post house, they had a meal, changed into clothes, dressed up, and strongly asked to see Li Shimin.

The officials of the inn looked at them in embarrassment, and finally reported the request to the top.

After Li Shimin heard the news, he couldn't help laughing, hehe, these Silla people are really anxious! But an edict was handed down, saying that a banquet would be given to the Silla mission in the evening.

The Silla people did not continue to ask to see Lee Se-min immediately.

When twilight fell, the Silla mission, led by the palace guards, arrived at Seunggyeongjeon.

Where have these members of the mission ever seen such a tall and majestic, magnificent palace? Compared with the Imperial City of Chang'an, their Silla Imperial City can only catch up with the state capital of the Tang Dynasty.

I saw that the palace lamps were like stars, illuminating the corridor. The autumn wind blows, the lights and shadows flutter, dazzling and fascinating, and people can't help but indulge in it. The palace is saggy, the eaves are hideous, and where the lights are not enough, only the tall shadow of the palace stares coldly at the people who come and go.

"Foreign Minister Park Zhengyin has seen His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!" This Park Zhengyin sat uneasily behind a few cases, sometimes looking down at the fruits and vegetables on several cases, and sometimes looking up and looking around. As soon as he met the gaze of Tang Chen nearby, he urged his head again, and after a while, he raised his head again and smiled at Tang Chen.

He is a newbie. This was the conclusion reached by the ministers present after seeing the performance of the Silla envoy.

When Li Shimin's figure appeared above the chairman, Park Zhengyin couldn't wait to salute with two deputy envoys.

Li Shimin looked at this person, first stunned for a moment, and then smiled faintly: "Park Aiqing doesn't need to be polite, please take a seat!" ”

Unexpectedly, this Park Zhengyin slammed his head on the wooden floor, making a huge collision sound, and even Li Shimin and the ministers couldn't help but feel their foreheads jump: "Ask His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to save me Silla!" After speaking, he kowtowed again.

Li Shimin saw that this Park Zhengyin was so sincere, and his heart couldn't help but shake slightly, and he stopped going around the bend at the moment, and said directly: "Park Aiqing, get up quickly!" Get up and tell me what's going on! ”

Park Jung-eun stood up. Then the palace lights and candles were lit, and Li Shimin clearly saw a reddened bag protruding from this person's forehead.

Park Jung-eun immediately told what happened to Silla in concise language. At the end, he knelt down again and said to Li Shimin: "I beg His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to send troops quickly and save my Silla!" If I take another step at night, I'm afraid that Silla will face a catastrophe! ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he didn't agree, and his eyes slowly swept over the ministers.