"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that there won't be anything good for the Guiyi Army to send an envoy to Beijing at this time." Cen Tianshi was shocked by the news brought by Xu Tianxiang, and then frowned and said: "Why don't you postpone the deal and let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs touch the hole cards first?" ”

Xu Tianxiang shook his head and said, "I'm afraid that they will fight as a delaying tactic." There was news from Wan Yi's side, and he also talked about it, and Wan Yi and Zhao Si had already begun to make every effort to investigate the anomalies inside the Guiyi Army, and if possible, they were ready to enter the sandbar in advance, just in case. ”

"It's not a matter of guessing here. And there is no problem with the process of sending the Guiyi army into Beijing. In this case, inform the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Royal Ceremonial Department to meet you in the Hanzhang Palace. Li Xuanqing couldn't figure out what was going on for a while. It stands to reason that the rebel army in Suzhou was defeated by 100,000 troops in the first battle, which is already a great enemy. Could it be that they are scared?

"Tianxiang, you go and inform the logistics department to hurry up and replenish the ammunition and losses for Wan Yi and them, if there is no problem on the front line, it is just a moss problem for the righteous army." After Li Xuanqing came out of the cabinet building with everyone, he and Qiaoxi went to Hanzhang Hall and instructed Xu Tianxiang. As long as Wan Yi's side can force the Guiyi Army to suppress it, there will be no big problem.

Since Nanzhao was taken down by the way, the Tiance army attacked thousands of miles west, and directly turned Mino and Bagan into the Tang Dynasty's land and provincial system, the southern Shan, Pyu and the queen state were all alarmed, and after the Nanyang trade, these countries were once again overwhelmed by the momentum of the Celestial Empire in the Central Plains, and these nominal states began to send envoys to the court. As a result, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Royal Department of Ceremonies also formulated a relatively rigorous system to deal with these tributes, and with Li Xuanqing's continuous mention, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs began to gradually move closer to later generations in handling foreign affairs.

In fact, under normal circumstances, Li Xuanqing rarely needs to come forward for foreign affairs like this, one is that Li Xuanqing does not like this kind of occasion, and after the unification of the Tang Dynasty, those small countries have lost the opportunity to sit on an equal footing with the Central Plains Dynasty, if you meet this person and do not meet with another person, it is easy to cause unnecessary trouble and misunderstanding. However, the envoy of the Guiyi Army was not a foreigner, and Li Xuanqing was also a little curious about this separatist force of the Han people in the northwest, so it didn't hurt to meet him.

Here, Cen Tianshi asked the Foreign Affairs Department and Cui Lian to be busy arranging the reception of Hanzhang Palace, and over there, Li Xuanqing and Qiaoxi came to Hanzhang Hall after changing into formal Han costumes. Hanzhang Hall was originally the old hall of the previous dynasty, and it was burned down before, but after Li Xuanqing settled in Chang'an, after the cabinet building and other new imperial office institutions were built one after another, Cen Tianshi and others felt that the Tang Empire had been established, and it was really inappropriate to continue to occupy the prayer hall to hold a court meeting or something, compared to the prayer hall was used to worship ancestors before, and the specifications of the prayer hall were too small to be suitable as a royal office, so while the construction team was still in the palace, a new palace was rebuilt on the site of the Hanzhang Palace. The appearance is similar to that of the previous generation, but both the building materials and the design style have changed significantly, and the supporting facilities are also new.

When Li Xuanqing and Qiaoxi arrived, the envoys of the Guiyi Army were already waiting in front of the palace, so everyone sat down after saluting Li Xuanqing. Cui Lian, who was beside Li Xuanqing, nodded, and the latter arranged for people to start spreading the message of the envoys of the Guiyi Army into the palace. It's just that Li Xuanqing canceled the mode of eunuchs shouting in later generations, and changed it to a style of step-by-step according to the regulations. However, at the same time as the envoy of the Guiyi Army entered the hall, Li Xuanqing and Qiaoxi, who were sitting on the imperial throne, glanced at each other, and a strange look flashed.

The envoy of the Guiyi Army was a middle-aged man in his thirties, tall, dressed as one of the few tribes in the Western Regions, with a thick beard that did not look like a Han Chinese. And as the other party came closer, he didn't use the Han salute to salute Li Xuanqing, but crossed his hands on his chest, bowed and said: "Abdullah, the special envoy of the Guiyi Army. Buy, buy, buy. Du Zhen has seen His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the Empress Niangniang, and wishes His Majesty the Emperor a long life, and the palace Niangniang will always be there. His words naturally surprised everyone present. Cen Tianshi and others were surprised that the envoy of the Guiyi Army was not Han, and he was so unruly in the face of the Tang Empire. Although Li Xuanqing has begun to abolish the kneeling salute, he simply bowed to the emperor of the Central Dynasty for the Guiyi Army, and how he looked at it felt wrong. And Li Xuanqing and his wife were surprised, this guy's expression when he crossed his hands had an indescribable familiarity.

Thinking of this, Li Xuanqing suddenly felt a little bad in his heart, this etiquette is definitely not a Han ceremony, and according to the specifications of the Hajj, since the Guiyi Army is a Han regime, what is the significance of sending such a Hu person? And listening to this name, it is obvious that he is already a member of the Heavenly Fang Sect. It's just that this posture of salutation is not taught by heaven. Thinking of this, Li Xuanqing made up for the political situation in Guazhou by himself and nodded. From the end of the Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties, the Tianfang Sect basically only eroded and conquered the western region of Anxi, plus the regime established by several surrounding northwestern tribes, and the geographical location of the Guiyi Army was unlikely to be greatly disturbed during this period, according to Li Xuanqing's estimation, Guazhou to the east and even the Hexi generation was basically dominated by Buddhism, similar to the later Manichaeism, Wohuoism, that is, Mingjiao, which had just been introduced from Persia to Middle Earth, and there should not be many believers and followers. But looking at the dress and posture of this envoy of the Guiyi Army, this is clearly a etiquette that combines the Heavenly Sect and the Wohuo Sect.

Thinking of this, Li Xuanqing waved his hand and said, "Why did the Guiyi Army send a foreigner to Beijing as their envoy?" What about Zhang Chaofeng? Have you forgotten my Datang rules? ”

"Even a foreign state dares to serve as an envoy to the Guiyi Army, I think Zhang Chaofeng has forgotten his ancestor's surname, right? The clown who jumped the beam also dared to be above the Tang Dynasty of five people and six people, when I was no one in the Tang Dynasty? As soon as Li Xuanqing's words were finished, Cen Tianshi, who was sitting at the bottom, also reacted, and angrily reprimanded: "Where is the palace royal forest army? Take down this person who has forgotten his ancestors for me, and show it to the public. "Li Xuanqing may just be very strange about this person's origin, but Cen Tianshi couldn't help it, only a few tribes in the Tang Dynasty have been proud of serving as Han officials since Tian Khan Taizong, how could there be a Han regime outside the evil way to serve as an envoy to Beijing to meet the emperor? This is clearly forgetting the ancestors and forgetting the Tang Dynasty, how can the first prime minister of the empire endure it? directly opened his mouth to prepare to take down this Guiyi Army envoy.

As soon as Cen Tianshi spoke, the Imperial Forest Army adapted by Li Xuanqing's personal guards, who were waiting outside the hall, rushed in, and was ready to take people on the spot. Li Xuanqing waved his hand to stop the movements of the Imperial Forest Army, and at the same time looked at Cen Tianshi and signaled to the other party to be less impatient, and slowly spoke: "I have heard for a long time that the Guiyi Army is an important town in the northwest of my Tang Dynasty, and it is the hope of the Han people in the northwest. The Zhang family has also done quite well since Zhang Yichao. Now what does Zhang Chaofeng want to do when you let a foreigner enter Beijing? Why? ”

Abdullah. Buy, buy, buy. Du Zhen seemed to have known what would happen as soon as his words came out, so he was not afraid of the threat of force from the Imperial Forest Army, raised his head and looked at Li Xuanqing and said: "Jiedu makes the implementation of the concept of equality and free preaching of all ethnic groups in Guazhou, and the territory of Guazhou is peaceful, and the people also praise the actions of the Jiedu envoy. Contemptible people are foreign at any time, but there is no discrimination in the Guiyi Army, why is it not welcomed when they arrive in the Tang Dynasty? Allah has commanded me to come to His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty to convey the blessings of the true God and the greetings of the envoys. The Tang Dynasty army has undermined the stability and peace of the Western Regions, and I have come here to persuade His Majesty the Emperor to withdraw his troops to ensure that you and I can live in harmony. The true God will also bless Your Majesty with the prosperity of the country for generations to come. ”

"So Zhang Chaofeng is preparing to establish himself as the king and break away from my Tang orthodoxy?" Li Xuanqing understood quite well at this time, through this Abdullah. Buy, buy, buy. What Du Zhen said, he also thought of Zhang Chaofeng's reliance. A good Tianfang Sect was able to directly bypass the obstruction of the Anxi Uighurs and directly come to Guazhou to preach, and it also gathered all forces in Guazhou and Zhang Chaofeng, who had just come to power and took charge of the Guiyi Army. Thinking of this, Li Xuanqing suddenly remembered that in his previous life, when he was reading the information of the Guiyi Army, it was recorded that Zhang Chaofeng established a "Western Han Jinshan Kingdom" in Guazhou and other places, and called himself "the son of Wenshen Wutian". I think that because of his existence, the rapid expansion of the Tang Dynasty's power to the Western Regions will disrupt Zhang Chaofeng's plan and force him to act in advance. It's just that his power is not enough now, so in addition to the support of the Anxi Uighurs, he is afraid that he will encircle the various religious forces in the area under his jurisdiction and consolidate his rule, which is where his confidence lies in sending envoys to Beijing. If this is the case, then most of the Guiyi Army that was exterminated by Wan Yi in Suzhou before may not be Zhang Chaofeng's descendants. Thinking of this, Li Xuanqing suddenly felt a little sorry for the Flying Eagle Brigade to kill Li Mingzhen, this guy is a hardcore who started with Zhang Chaofeng, and if he can be captured alive, he will definitely know more inside information.

"Return to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. The Western Regions have been separated from the Tang Dynasty for a hundred years, and if you don't count the Tubo people, in fact, the Western Regions are no longer the land of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, what His Majesty said was incomprehensible. "Abdullah. Buy, buy, buy. Du Zhen saw Li Xuanqing's face a little strange, but he still insisted when he thought of his mission. Didn't he come to Chang'an to say this? Although he did not think that the Guiyi army had the ability to defeat the Tang army, the northwest was thousands of miles away from the Central Plains, and relying on the geographical advantages and the assistance of the Uighurs, if it was regarded as a caliph behind him, then the Tang Dynasty was nothing. Zhang Chaofeng has already promised to wait until after this crisis, and the entire territory of the Guiyi Army will be converted to the Heavenly Sect. This is something that the ruler of any caliphate cannot refuse. The Celestial Sect had been infiltrating the East for a long time, but it had been blocked by the Uighurs and Buddhists, and this time Zhang Chaofeng was able to agree that he could rely on the territory of the Guiyi Army to form an encirclement of the stubborn Uighurs.

Thinking of Abdullah. Buy, buy, buy. A smile appeared on Du Zhen's face, but before he could be proud, Li Xuanqing suddenly said: "Zhang Chaofeng thought that if he found the Heavenly Fang Sect as a backer, he dared to go against the tide, betray the country, cede the land, and the crime is unforgivable." I will never agree to your Heavenly Sect's ideas. From this day on, the rebels will be traitors, and I will destroy them. Take Abdullah for me. Buy, buy, buy. Du Zhen, beheaded to show the public, the head was teleported to the northwest, shocking all the people in the northwest, and those who offended my Tang Dynasty will be killed. Accompanied by Li Xuanqing's words, a strong murderous aura towards Abdullah. Buy, buy, buy. Du Zhen paved the way and left. And the Imperial Forest Army, which had been behind him, took him down almost at the same time and dragged him out of the palace. And Abdullah. Buy, buy, buy. Du Zhen was stunned for a moment and then shouted: "Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, you can't do this to me, the two countries will not kill each other when they fight." It's not proper for you to do that. ”

"The Guiyi Army is a chaotic minister and thief, killing you today is to give an explanation to the people of the world, the sinners who betrayed the Tang Dynasty, and when my Tiance Army arrives, all traitors will be brought to justice." Cen Tianshi was furious and looked at Abdullah who was dragged down by the Royal Forest Army. Buy, buy, buy. Du Zhen said angrily.

"Big brother, I'm afraid that the Guiyi Army is prepared, and today's envoy is a proclamation, so that our Datang will retreat in the face of difficulties." Qiaoxi was originally sitting next to Li Xuanqing quietly thinking about the matter of the Guiyi Army, but when he saw Cen Tian at this time, he was angry and stood up and said.

Li Xuanqing nodded and walked down from the emperor's throne with Qiaoxi, nodded and said: "The Guiyi army is backed by the Uighurs, and there is a Heavenly Sect to help integrate the internal forces, but I am afraid that there is nothing to fear, and it is now the end of July, and the northwest region is now about to enter winter, which clearly tells us that we can't move them in the winter." After a pause, he continued: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs cooperated with the Imperial Forest Army to take down all the people of the Guiyi Army Mission and throw them into prison to await the trial of the Law Court. This time, let the law court adopt the method of public trial and tell the people of Chang'an that the Guiyi Army rebelled, betrayed the country and betrayed the people, cut themselves off from the world, and died innocently. ”

"Your Majesty, you have to hurry up and ask Tianxiang and them to inform Wan Yi in front of them that they are conspiring to be self-reliant and trying to fight against the imperial court, so that they can prepare in advance." Cen Tianshi was also angry when Li Xuanqing said it, and hurriedly said when he heard the words.

"Sir, don't worry, since Senior Brother dares to let these people come to Beijing, he is naturally prepared. And the senior brother is on the front line, so he must know the situation better than us. And hasn't Brother Hu also rushed to the northwest? When the time comes, relying on the strength of Xuan Ying Wei, there will definitely be a way to disrupt the other party's deployment. Qiaoxi continued on the side: "What we have to do now is to mobilize forces as soon as possible to let the people of the world know about the rebellion of the Guiyi Army, turn bad things into good things, and educate the people not to follow in the footsteps of the Guiyi Army and support the Tang Dynasty to recover the Western Regions." This is also the real purpose of the eldest brother to let the law court try the Righteous Army Mission. ”

Cen Tianshi nodded and said: "This matter is easy to do, leave it to me, when the law court is in public trial, I will let the people of Chang'an go to watch, and I will also arrange close interviews with people from the media group to ensure that this trend will be regular." But then he said: "What is the emperor's Heavenly Sect sacred, is Zhang Chaofeng crazy?" ”

"The Heavenly Fang Sect has built a great empire in the West that is almost comparable to my Tang Dynasty. And the most important thing is that the Heavenly Fang Sect is good at demagoguery, and they have done a lot of things to instruct their followers to oppose the government and the state. After being bewitched, almost all of his disciples were not afraid of death. The Western Expeditionary Army is only afraid that the trouble will not be small. Li Xuanqing thought of some things in the later generations, and couldn't help but be a little unbearable: "Guazhou and other places are the largest gathering places of the Han people in the northwest, once they are instigated by the Heavenly Fang Sect, I am afraid that when the time comes, we will have to deal with our own people." "In later generations, Buddhism declined, and the Heavenly Sect almost single-handedly resisted the all-round erosion of the Western powers, and actually relied on its demagogic methods to instruct believers to use extreme methods to fight the Western world inextricably. This incident made Li Xuanqing's heart tremble a little, and he was really in a big trouble.