"The Silla people? Doesn't seem like that, huh? Li Xiu looked at the cavalry rushing on the official road, and said to himself with some hesitation, because these cavalry were very similar to the Silla people he had seen before, but he felt that there were some differences in some places, and looking at them, they seemed to be coming at him. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Yan Guogong!" Just when Li Xiu was puzzled, he suddenly saw the position of the cavalry leader, and a middle-aged man greeted him loudly, this middle-aged man was obviously a Han man, wearing a gorgeous costume, and it was Gao Biaoren, the envoy sent by Li Shimin to the Japanese State.

"Haha, it turned out to be the Duke of Bohai County, after a long time, the demeanor of the senior brother is still the same!" When Li Xiu saw Gao Pyoren, he immediately laughed loudly, and at the same time guessed that the cavalry behind him that was somewhat similar to the Silla people should be the Baekje mission brought by him, and I heard that the mission was led by the Baekje prince Yiji himself, so it was normal to have a team of cavalry to escort him.

Speaking of Gao Biaoren's envoy to the Wa Kingdom, although he failed, but the sin is not his, mainly because the Wa King was too arrogant and refused to follow the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty, Gao Biaoren refused to back down, which was regarded as maintaining the prestige of the Tang Dynasty, so he was not only innocent, but meritorious, plus he sent an envoy to Baekje, so that Baekje took the initiative to send a delegation to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty, which was naturally a great achievement, so after he returned, he was crowned the Duke of Bohai County in recognition of his merits.

"Yan Guogong laughed, the last time I went to the mission, I was really nine deaths, I was seriously ill three times on the road alone, and when I crossed the sea, I encountered a storm and almost died in the belly of the fish, it was a fluke to be able to come back, even the cheap ones said that I went out for a trip and was half old, where is there any style at all!" Gao Biaoren came to Li Xiu at this time, and then said with a wry smile.

Li Xiu also found at this time that Gao Biaoren was indeed much older than at the beginning, not to mention anything else, his hair was gray, it seemed that he had indeed suffered a lot on the way to the mission, and he couldn't help but comfort at the moment: "There is a way to suffer hardships in order to become a master, Brother Gao can come back safely, and his career will be smooth in the future, and the revitalization of the family is just around the corner!" ”

"Chengguo Gong Ji Yan, but I actually came today to introduce the righteous prince beside me to Guogong!" Gao Biaoren first thanked Li Xiu, and then thought of the purpose of coming today, and then pointed to a young man in a fancy costume next to him and introduced it to Li Xiu.

"In the lower Baekje prince Yici, meet the prince of Yan Guo!" I saw that this young man in gorgeous clothes also immediately stepped forward to salute Li Xiu at this time, although he was a prince, he knew very well how big the gap between Baekje and Datang behind him was, let alone him, even his father Baekje King came to Datang, and he had to bow his head in the face of a Tang minister like Li Xiu.

Li Xiu was also looking at this prince of Yici at this time, as far as he knew, this Yici seemed to be the last king of Baekje, and many years later Su Dingfang destroyed Baekje, and it seems that he also took this Yici to Chang'an, and finally died of illness in the Tang Dynasty, which is a very tragic figure.

However, although Yici is the king of the fallen country, it does not mean that he is incapable, in fact, he has been famous for filial piety since he was a child, and is known as Haidong Zengzi, and he also reformed Baekje greatly during his reign, which made Baekje's strength soar, and even defeated the old enemy Silla for a time, but unfortunately in the face of the behemoth of the Tang Dynasty, Yici is only a mantis arm as a chariot, and in the end he can only be crushed under the chariot of the Tang Dynasty.

"You're welcome, Prince Yici has come from afar, can he still adapt to life in Chang'an?" Li Xiu also said with a smile at this time, Yici is of medium stature and looks quite ordinary, but there is a look of perseverance in his eyes, and he knows at a glance that he is the kind of person with great perseverance.

"Thank you Yan Guogong for your concern, Chang'an is extremely prosperous, when I was in Baekje, I heard that Chang'an is the center of the world, but I can't imagine what it looks like here, until I came here in person, I found that Chang'an is far more prosperous than I imagined, and only a big country like Datang can have such a prosperous national capital, far from our little Baekje!" Yici lowered his posture at this time, and said in a very soft voice.

"Prince Yici is polite, this is not a place to speak, if you don't dislike it, why don't you go to my house for a cup of tea together?" Li Xiu smiled slightly when he heard this, and then invited the other party.

"I can't ask for it!" Yici originally came for Li Xiu, and of course he would not refuse, so he and Gao Biaoren, under the leadership of Li Xiu, came to the living room of Li Xiu's house and sat down.

"Is the king of Baekje in good health?" I saw Li Xiu take a sip of tea at this time, and then asked Yici with a smile.

"Qiqi Guogong, my father's health is not bad, but he is old and his energy is not as good as before, so I usually help deal with some government affairs!" Yici replied very respectfully, but Li Xiu could hear that Yici was showing himself his status in Baekje, after all, not all princes could help the king of Baekje handle government affairs. ”

"That's good, I've heard that Prince Yiji is famous for his filial piety and knowledge, and he will definitely be able to carry forward Baekje in the future!" Li Xiu was also quiet at the moment, and he also showed his support for Yici in his words.

This also made Yici immediately overjoyed, and immediately stood up again and saluted Li Xiu and said: "Thank you Yan Guogong for your compliment, if you ascend to the throne in the future, you will definitely be friendly with the Tang Dynasty for generations, and everything will be based on the Tang Dynasty!" ”

Although Yici is the most favored son of the king of Baekje, and the king of Baekje also has the heart to pass on the throne to him, but his brothers are also eyeing the throne, even if he really ascends the throne in the future, he may not be able to sit firmly, but now it is different to be able to get the support of the Tang Dynasty, even if the Tang Dynasty does nothing, most of the nobles in Baekje will support him, and no one will be able to shake his throne at that time, so he will be so excited.

"Prince Yici is polite, speaking of which, our Datang has always liked to live in harmony with the surrounding countries, Baekje is located in Haidong, and the geographical location is very important, so the friendship between the two countries is also a good thing for my Datang, but Goguryeo is ambitious, and it has been encroaching on the land of my Central Plains since the Sui Dynasty, and it is still unwilling to return it, which is really hateful!" Li Xiu first smiled and asked Yici to sit down, and then led the topic to Goguryeo.

"What Guogong said is extremely true, Goguryeo's wolf ambition is not only disrespectful to the Tang Dynasty, but also often oppresses us in ordinary times, and pities us for the small people of Baekje and the weak people, and we are really not Goguryeo's opponents." When Yici mentioned Goguryeo, he also showed an angry expression.

Hearing Yici's words, Gao Pingren next to him suddenly pursed his lips, if he was an uninformed person, he was afraid that he would be deceived by Yici's words, but he was not worried, because Li Xiu must have known that Yici was not careful, and he didn't tell the truth at all.