At 8 o'clock in the morning (for the sake of reading convenience, the time will be modern in the future), at the request of Xue Yantuo's mission, the Tang Dynasty court held a temporary court meeting to discuss the matter of peace and proximity. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Other national missions also asked to participate, and Tang Taizong agreed to their request.

The atmosphere in the court today was very tense as soon as it came up.

After the courtiers and the envoys of various countries took their places, the eunuch on duty shouted in a sharp voice: "The emperor has arrived." ”

Tang Taizong walked in, he sat on the dragon chair, waiting for everyone to pay their respects.

In the main hall, there were more than 200 people in the three princes, ministers of civil and military affairs, and envoys from various countries, and everyone shouted together: "Long live my emperor, long live!" Then most of the people knelt down.

At the back of the crowd were a group of people standing, envoys of the nations. Most of the missions that came to the Tang Dynasty this time were vassal states of the Tang Dynasty. Only the Tibetan and Tianzhu kingdoms were guests.

The envoys of the Tibetan and Tianzhu kingdoms did not have to bow down when they met His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Missions from other countries must bow to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

This time, it was shocking that all the envoys stood and saluted, which was a great disrespect to His Majesty the Tang Emperor.

The ministers of the Tang Dynasty were facing the emperor, and they couldn't see what was going on behind the scenes, so they didn't react.

Tang Fei, the young secretary of Honglu Temple (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), because of his position, he stood with the foreign envoys, and he hurriedly whispered: "Pay attention to etiquette, kneel down quickly." ”

However, the envoys of the Fanbang Mission, looking at Xue Yantuo's Khan Yinan, and looking at the people around him, did not listen to him and still stood there.

In fact, most of the envoys were very afraid, but they thought about the benefits that Yi Nan promised them, and saw that everyone did not kneel down, and their hearts did not blame the people, so they gritted their teeth and held on.

A trace of anger flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, however, he did not have a seizure, and said calmly: "Flat." ”

Wait for the ministers to be even. Li Shimin said: "Today, the temporary convening of the court meeting is to study the matter of Princess Anning of the Tang Dynasty and the Khan Yinan of the Xue Yantuo tribe. I heard that Yinan Khan has some other ideas, so now, let's ask Yinan Khan to talk about it. ”

Yi Nan strode forward and stood in front of Li Shimin, he said: "I heard that the totem wolf king of the grassland has appeared, and some people say, now in your hands, can you let us meet." ”

Li Shimin nodded and said: "Yes, there is such a thing, but I'm afraid it's not a totemic thing, it's just a sculpture of a wolf king." Wang De, you have someone bring it up, and ask Yinan Khan to take a look. ”

Soon, two chamberlains brought up a few cases, and then Ma Xuanliang, the chief of the guard, held an object covered with yellow brocade and put it on several cases.

Li Shimin said: "Ma Xuanliang, open it and let Yinan Khan take a look." ”

Ma Xuanliang clasped his hands into fists and said, "Obey." Then he uncovered the piece of brocade.

At the moment when the brocade opened, a bright light seemed to flash in the hall. The wolf king is crystal clear, bright, vigorous, and proud, which is definitely the only thing people in this era have ever seen.

Seeing the statue of the wolf king, although Yi Nan had heard the detailed description of the sticker, when he saw it with his own eyes, he was still shocked by the wolf king. His face was flushed, his eyes were blood-red, just like the greedy touch of a pervert seeing a beautiful woman, he couldn't help but reach out to touch the wolf king, but was blocked by Ma Xuanliang's hand.

Yi Nan's performance, looking at Li Shimin's eyes, couldn't help but flash a smile. He remained silent and continued to observe.

The crown prince Li Chengqian, the king of Shu, Li Ke, and the king of Wei, Li Tai, who were close to the statue of the wolf king, as well as several ministers, saw the expression of the wolf queen, and compared with the Yi Nan Khan, it was not much better.

The ministers standing in the distance, as well as the envoys of other countries, could not see the wolf king's appearance clearly, and they all stood on tiptoe and stretched their necks to see clearly. There was a buzz in the main hall.

Tang Taizong said: "Since everyone wants to take a look, let's take turns to come and have a look." ”

The ministers took turns passing by the wolf king, and they were all amazed.

It was the turn of those envoys of Fanbang, they were shocked one by one, and many envoys who also believed in the wolf totem involuntarily knelt down.

The other envoys were also envious, and many of them drooled, eager to take the treasure for themselves.

The ministers of the Tang Dynasty returned to their respective positions, but the envoys of Fanbang stood near the wolf king.

Ma Xuanliang asked them to retreat to their original positions, and Li Shimin said, "No need, I am going to talk to you." ”

Yi Nan stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the minister Yi Nan came to Chang'an this time to fulfill the agreement with the Tang Dynasty and marry Her Royal Highness Princess An Ning.

This time, the minister brought 2,000 of the best horses on the grassland as a dowry to show the sincerity of the minister.

The minister implored His Majesty the Emperor to marry the princess, and gave Xinzhou and the wolf king to Weichen as a dowry. ”

This time, he didn't propose to merge the state, and directly replaced it with the wolf king.

As soon as Yi Nan's voice fell, it immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the ministers of civil and military affairs of the Tang Dynasty, and they all looked at him with hatred.

Li Shimin said with an unswerving face: "Yi Nan Khan, if you are close, you will be friendly, don't you think your request is a bit excessive?" ”

Yi Nan was fearless, he said: "The Tang Dynasty is the co-lord of the world, and all of our countries support His Majesty the Tang Emperor." His Majesty the Emperor must also show sincerity to us as vassals. ”

After saying that, he gave the envoys of other countries a look.

The Tibetan envoy stepped forward and said: "As a neighbor of the Tang Dynasty, my country believes that the request of the Yinan Khan is not excessive. ”

The envoy of Tuhun Valley also said: "Yes, the Tang Dynasty is rich all over the world, and His Majesty the Emperor should meet this small request of the Yinan Khan." ”

Other national missions have also chimed in.

At this time, the civil and military ministers of Datang all felt the pressure: if Datang specifically dealt with a country, he would naturally not be afraid of them. But if so many countries rebelled, it would be a catastrophe.

There was a moment of silence in the hall.

After a while, Li Shimin said: "The stakes are very high, and I have to think about it."

In view of the new situation, the peace ceremony originally scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed, and now, the envoys of various countries are invited to leave first, and the Tang court will discuss the request of the Yi Nan Khan. ”

Yi Nan said: "Okay, please ask His Majesty the Emperor to give us an answer as soon as possible, don't let us all chill." After saying that, he left with the envoys of various countries.

Out of the palace, Yi Nan said to the envoys of various countries: "Today, thank you for your help, please rest assured, I will immediately fulfill the promise I made to you." ”

The heads of the missions of various countries are members of the royal family with decision-making power in each country, and they are satisfied that they have received the benefits that Yi Nan has given.

As a vassal state, they came to Chang'an to worship, of course, they were forced. For suppressing Datang's arrogance, they also felt happy in their hearts. They said that in the short term, they will continue to stay in Chang'an and support Yi Nan.