"Knock knock~" Just when Gao Biaoren and He Ruohuai were fighting for the wine jar, they suddenly heard a knock on the door of the private room, which made them both stunned, and then Gao Biaoren said angrily: "Didn't I say that no one is allowed to disturb, let me out!" ”

Gao Biaoren thought that the guy from the restaurant was here again, so he also seemed a little impatient when he spoke, but as soon as his words fell, he saw the door of the private room being gently pushed open, which made him even more angry, and he just wanted to open his mouth to scold, but when he saw the young man outside the door, he suddenly opened his mouth wide, and his face was full of incredible expressions. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Don...... Bridegroom? It's no wonder that Gao Biaoren was surprised, because the young man standing outside the door was Li Xiu, and Gao Biaoren had witnessed Li Xiu's demeanor when Li Xiu came back from the grassland, so he recognized him at a glance at this time.

"Hehe, I'm here uninvited, and please don't blame the high envoy!" Li Xiu smiled at this time and said to Gao Biaoren, now that Gao Biaoren has been officially appointed as an envoy to the Wa Kingdom, it is estimated that he may have to leave for the Wa State after the New Year.

"You're too polite, please come in!" Hearing Li Xiu's words, Gao Biaoren came to his senses, and hurriedly stepped forward to invite Li Xiu to come in, compared to him, the envoy he had just appointed, Li Xiu's identity was not much higher than him, so Gao Biaoren did not dare to have the slightest neglect, and his face was full of respectful expressions, but he was also full of doubts at this time, and he couldn't figure out why Li Xiu came to him?

He Ruohuaiyi next to him didn't know Li Xiu, but when he heard Gao Biaoren call the other party a concubine, and he behaved so respectfully, this made him immediately guess Li Xiu's identity, after all, although there are many concubines in the Tang Dynasty, but the only one who can make Gao Biaoren so respectful is probably the young Yanguo Duke Li Xiu, so he hurriedly stood up and saluted Li Xiu at this time.

Li Xiu also made a special trip to find Gao Biaoren, and walked in with a smile at the moment, and then couldn't help but smile when he saw He Ruohuaiyi: "I don't know what this gentleman is called?" ”

"This is his friend He Ruohuaiyi, but he has no intention of pursuing a career, so he does not hold an official position." Gao Biaoren hurriedly introduced when he heard this.

"He Ruo? This surname is relatively rare, but I don't know what is the relationship between He Ruohuaikuo, who died in Shazhou, and Mr.? Li Xiu was stunned for a moment when he heard the surname He Ruo, and then looked at the other party in surprise and asked, When He Ruohuai died, Li Xiu also happened to travel to the Tang Dynasty not long ago, and this incident also caused a great sensation at that time, so Li Xiu had also heard of it.

"It's my brother!" He Ruohuaiyi also replied to Li Xiu with a gloomy expression at the moment.

"Brother Ling is loyal to the imperial court, and he would rather die than submit to the rebels, which is really admired by Ling!" Li Xiu also complimented He Ruohuai at the moment, which made the other party feel a little flattered.

At that moment, Gao Biaoren asked Li Xiu to sit down, and then the three of them chatted a few words, He Ruohuaiyi also saw that Li Xiu must have something important to talk about when he came to Gao Biaoren, so he quickly took the initiative to stand up and say goodbye, which made Li Xiu have a better impression of him, and personally accompanied Gao Biaoren to send the other party out of the restaurant.

When the two of them returned to the private room of the restaurant and sat down, Gao Biaoren also asked people to bring new wine and food, and it was only then that he finally asked, "I don't know if the horse deigned to come, but is there something wrong?" ”

"Hehe, in fact, it's nothing, but I heard that the high envoy will soon be going to go to the Japanese country with the Japanese mission, so I want to come to congratulate you!" Li Xiu said with a smile at this time.

"This ...... Thanks a lot, colt! Gao Biaoren heard that Li Xiu had come to congratulate him on his envoy to the Wa Kingdom, and his face couldn't help but turn red at the moment, who didn't know that the envoy to the Wa Kingdom was a chore, and even he wondered if Li Xiu was here to ridicule himself?

Seeing Gao Biaoren's face, Li Xiu also knew what he was thinking, and immediately smiled again: "You don't have to worry about it, envoy Gao, this time I really want to come to congratulate you, this time to envoy the country, if you do well, you will definitely be rewarded by Your Majesty!" ”

"Oh? I don't know what the colt meant, but what can I do on this mission? Please also give me some advice! Gao Biaoren didn't look like a joke when he saw Li Xiu, let alone laughing at him, and asked seriously at the moment.

"Hehe, high envoys, you can be selected by His Majesty as a candidate for envoys, naturally have extraordinary talents, some things actually don't need me to say, but the Wa Kingdom is different from ordinary small countries, it hangs alone, our Tang Dynasty has little influence on the Wa State, and there are very few exchanges between the two countries, which also makes the Wa State develop a Yelang arrogant character, and the Wa King is even more ignorant of the sky and the earth, and wants to be on an equal footing with His Majesty the Emperor, these high envoys also know, right?" When Li Xiu said the end, he couldn't help but smile a little sarcastically.

"The arrogant subordinate of the Wa Kingdom has also heard of it, but the envoy of the subordinate will not weaken the prestige of our Tang Dynasty this time!" Gao Biaoren also immediately said when he heard this, Li Xiu praised him for his extraordinary talent, but he was actually self-aware, and knew that his talent could only be regarded as mediocre, but his temperament was very hard, and he had long wanted to give the country of Japan a dismount, so that the country could see the demeanor of the heavenly kingdom.

"Okay, the words of the high envoy also won my heart, and if you send an envoy to a small country like the Japanese country, you must be tougher, even if the envoy fails in the end, you can't make any concessions!" When Li Xiu heard this, he immediately praised the case, he came to see Gao Biaoren just to make the other party show toughness towards the Wa Kingdom, anyway, he didn't plan to let Datang and the Wa Kingdom have any real exchanges.

"Don't worry about this, although the lower officials don't have any big political achievements, but the bones are still very hard, there is Su Wu in the Han Dynasty, and I have Wen Xiang in the Tang Dynasty, although I don't dare to compare with the two of them, but I will never bow to a small country like the Wa Kingdom!" Gao Biaoren spoke again at this time, compared with later generations, in this era of extremely backward transportation, although the envoys have a lot to do with the country behind them, they sometimes need their own courage, after all, it is difficult for the country behind them to protect their safety all the time.

"This is my Datang cadre, although I don't like to drink, but today I want to make an exception to pay tribute to the envoy!" Li Xiu praised again at this time, and then poured two glasses of wine for Gao Biaoren and himself, and then stood up and saluted the other party. This also flattered Gao Biaoren, and hurriedly stood up and drank with Li Xiu.

After a glass of wine, Gao Biaoren seemed to let go a lot, and asked Li Xiu with a smile: "Don Ma, I don't know why you are so concerned about the affairs of the Japanese Kingdom, is this also what Your Majesty meant?" ”

It's no wonder that Gao Biaoren is suspicious, after all, Li Xiu is one of Li Shimin's most trusted ministers, and as Li Xiu, he actually came to discuss with him about the envoy to the Japanese country, which is a little too strange, so he has such a guess.

"It's not, it's just that I have never had a good impression of the Wa Kingdom, and didn't I say just now, if the high envoy can do a good job in this mission, he will definitely be rewarded by His Majesty when he comes back in the future!" Li Xiu smiled again at this time.

"This ...... I don't know what the subordinate has to do in order to do a good job of the envoy? Gao Biaoren was also confused at this time, this is the second time Li Xiu has said that he should do a good job of the envoy, but just now Li Xiu said that he would be tougher, and even ruin these envoys, which is inevitably a bit contradictory, right?

"Haha~, you don't have to wonder, high envoy, since you are going to send an envoy to the Japanese country, do you know which of the small countries around our Datang is closest to them?" Li Xiu suddenly laughed at this time.

"Is it the prison of the Wa Kingdom?" Gao Biaoren couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he heard Li Xiu suddenly change the topic, and then pondered for a moment and immediately spoke, "As far as the lower officials know, the closest to the Wa Kingdom should be Baekje and Silla, and it is said that there is only one strait separated from the Wa Kingdom. ”

Since Gao Biaoren wanted to send an envoy to the Wa Kingdom, he naturally did a lot of homework in advance, and in addition, on the route to the Wa Kingdom, he also had a dispute with the Wa State Mission, because the Wa Kingdom came to Datang by boat, and also wanted to return to the Wa Kingdom by boat, but Datang felt that it was not safe to take a boat, so he mainly took the land route, of course, he still had to take a boat in the end, but it was not too long.

"Yes, Baekje and Silla are the closest small countries to the Wa Kingdom, speaking of which, these two small countries are close to Goguryeo, and now Goguryeo is powerful, so in order to survive, these two countries often join forces to deal with Goguryeo, but there are also many contradictions between Silla and Baekje, and you must be able to feel it when you pass by there, High Envoy!" Li Xiu also nodded when he heard Gao Biaoren's words.

Hearing that Li Xiu actually introduced the situation of Silla and the people, and also mentioned Goguryeo by the way, Gao Biaoren couldn't guess what Li Xiu meant for a while, and could only look at Li Xiu with a puzzled look.

Seeing Gao Biaoren's puzzled expression, Li Xiu did not rush to explain, but smiled again and said: "Silla and Baekje had to form an alliance in order to fight against Goguryeo, and even let them seize part of the territory of Goguryeo, but Silla was an ambitious person, and he actually stabbed Baekje in the back, not only annexing the captured Goguryeo territory, but also annexing part of the territory of Baekje, which made Baekje also hate Silla to the core, and the alliance between the two countries actually existed in name only. Even Baekje wanted to flank Silla with Goguryeo. ”

"This ......" Gao Biaoren heard Li Xiu keep talking about the grievances between Silla and Baekje, and he vaguely seemed to understand something in his mind, but it was not very transparent for a while, which made him can't help but show a contemplative expression, thinking about the true meaning of Li Xiu's words.