"Shopkeeper, serve the wine!" In the private room on the second floor of a restaurant in Chang'an East City, a middle-aged man shouted to the shopkeeper with a depressed face, and then drank all the residual wine in front of him, and on his table, there were already two empty jars, and it seemed that he had drunk a lot. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

"Brother Gao, don't be too depressed, it's just a trip to the Wa country, maybe when you get there, you can get the courtesy of the Wa country, and it's not bad to see the customs and customs overseas!" At this moment, I saw a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar sitting opposite the middle-aged man and persuaded him.

"How can I not be depressed, even if I go to the grassland as an envoy, it is better than me going to the Japanese country to send an envoy, and I blame those Japanese people, just stay overseas honestly if you have nothing to do, what are you doing in Chang'an?" The middle-aged man looked distressed and helpless at this time, and when he said the end, his face showed a resentful expression, as if he was very dissatisfied with the Japanese country.

This middle-aged man's name is Gao Biaoren, and he is also from a famous family, his father's name is Gao Gong, who once achieved the high position of Shangshu Zuo Servant in the former Sui Dynasty, but unfortunately Yang Guang was in turmoil later, Gao Gong talked about Yang Guang many times, and was killed by Yang Guang, and several of his sons were also demoted to the border, Gao Biaoren was still young at the time, and was also demoted to Shuzhong, and has been there for more than ten years.

Gao Biaoshi's talent is mediocre, and his father Gao Gong has also passed away, and there is no backing in the court, so after returning to Chang'an this time, there has been no new position, which makes Gao Biaoren also very anxious, after all, he is still relatively young, and he doesn't want to live like this mediocrity for the rest of his life, so he is also active everywhere.

It's just that what Gao Biaoren never expected was that although his efforts had results, they were not what he wanted, because when Li Shimin met the envoys of the Wa Kingdom, he would also send envoys to pay a return visit according to etiquette, and as a result, Gao Biaoren happened to be selected and became the first envoy sent to the Wa State in the Tang Dynasty.

Speaking of which, Datang is now powerful, so the envoys of Datang will get great courtesy if they can't go anywhere, and serving as an envoy can also increase personal rewards, and it will also be of great help to their careers in the future, so for many officials, serving as an envoy is actually a beautiful thing.

However, serving as an envoy should also be divided into places, for example, now the grassland has been subdued by the Tang Dynasty, so at this time, if the envoy to the grassland, all tribes have to stutter, the envoys of the Tang Dynasty can enjoy happiness and earn qualifications, but if it is like the Wa Kingdom, it is already living in an uncivilized place overseas, and the road is very far away, as far as Gao Biaoren knows, it will take a year or two just to come and go, not to mention the wind and waves at sea, in case of any accidents, I am afraid that his life will be thrown to the sea.

It can be said that Gao Biaoren's envoy to the Wa Kingdom this time was already in a very huge danger, and the Wa State has always been very arrogant, which is well known in the Tang Dynasty, it is estimated that he will have to suffer a stomach when he goes to the Wa Kingdom, but the Wa Kingdom is far away from the Tang Dynasty, and he can't fight it, and he can't be angry there, as soon as he thinks of this, Gao Biaoren feels depressed for no reason.

"Brother Gao, although it is a little hard to send an envoy to the Wa Kingdom, but when you come back in a few years, you will definitely be able to get Your Majesty's attention, and maybe you can revive the prestige of your Gao family in the future, so don't complain too much!" At this time, I saw the middle-aged scholar on the opposite side speak again to persuade.

The background of this middle-aged scholar is not simple, his surname is He Ruo, his double name is Huaiyi, his father is the former Sui general He Ruobi, He Ruo's family has been a general for generations, and he is famous for his martial arts, but He Ruobi was also very dissatisfied with Yang Guang in the former Sui Dynasty, and was killed together with Gao Biaoren's father Gao Gong, He Ruohuaiyi and Gao Biaoren are also world friends, the two have known each other since childhood, so the friendship is very deep.

Originally, He Ruo's family was a general, but since He Ruobi was killed by Yang Guang, his sons abandoned martial arts and learned literature, He Ruohuaiyi has an elder brother named He Ruohuaikuo, who was the head of the Tang Dynasty's Ministry of Rites Langzhong and Shazhou, but unfortunately later his subordinates rebelled, resulting in He Ruohuaikuo being killed, He Ruohuaiyi has never been interested in being an official, so he did not enter the officialdom, but this did not prevent him from having a relationship with Gao Biaoren.

"Brother Huaiyi, sometimes I really envy you, your He Ruo family has your eldest brother, although Brother Huaikuo unfortunately died early, but his sons are also angry, in the future, your He Ruo family will definitely be able to make a comeback, but you look at our Gao family, almost all of my brothers died at the border, only I survived, and now I am the only one in the family to support, if I can't hold on, then our Gao family will really be finished." Gao Biaoren was already a little drunk at this time, and he said everything in his heart at the moment.

Hearing Gao Biaoren's words, He Ruohuaiyi couldn't help but sigh, as a friend, he naturally knew the difficulties of Gao Biaoren's family, thinking that their He Ruo family and Gao family were both famous official eunuchs in the former Sui Dynasty, but Yang Guang killed their father in a fit of rage, causing the two of them to decline immediately, Gao Biaoren and his deceased brother He Ruohuaikuo wanted to revive the glory of the family, but this was simply too difficult, in comparison, their He Ruo's family was better, after all, his eldest brother died for the loyalty of the Tang Dynasty, and several nephews were also angry, And the Gao family is the only one left in the officialdom.

Gao Biaoren was depressed in his heart, and at this time, the store sent a new jar of wine again, and at that moment he patted the mud seal on the wine, and did not use a bowl, but lifted the jar and poured it into his mouth, it seemed that he wanted to get drunk and relieve a thousand sorrows.

When he reached the appearance of Gao Biaoren, He Ruohuai was afraid that he would drink too much and hurt his body, so he hurriedly stepped forward and snatched the wine jar in his hand and said: "Senior brother, don't drink anymore, the wine hurts your body!" ”

"I'm going to go to the Wa country, I heard that the place is so poor that I don't even have wine, and now I don't drink it, what if I drink it in the future?" At this time, Gao Biaoren wanted to snatch back the wine altar with the strength of wine.

However, when Gao Biaoren and He Ruohuai were competing for the wine jar, a carriage suddenly came downstairs of this restaurant, and then I saw a young man in a gorgeous costume get out of the carriage, looking extraordinary, only to see the other party look up at the restaurant, and then walked in.

Most of the shopkeepers of the restaurant have developed a pair of fiery eyes, and they immediately saw that this young man who came in must be extraordinary, and he personally stepped forward to greet him at the moment: "Guest officer, please upstairs, I don't know how many you have, what do you want to eat?" ”

"No, I'm looking for someone!" I saw the young man smile and say to the shopkeeper, and then he stepped to the second floor, and went straight to the outside of Gao Biaoren's private room, as if he had already known that the person he was looking for was inside.