Chapter 692: The Struggle Begins (3)
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Patriarch Cao looked at Gao Xiangxuanli's expectant expression, and was really embarrassed in his heart.
"Hmmm! Virtuous nephew! Virtuous nephew! ……”
"Is there any difficulty?"
"Oh! No! I came today to tell my nephew when he will leave! ”
"Ahh Uncle Clan! Could it be that there is news in Chang'an? Thank you, Uncle Clan! If the little nephew can accomplish the mission, the little nephew will definitely repay the great kindness of the clan uncle in the future! Hearing Gao Xiangxuanli's words, Patriarch Cao originally wanted Gao Xiangxuanli to go to Chang'an by himself, but suddenly, Patriarch Cao had another idea in his heart.
"Hmmm! Gao Xiangxian's nephew! I have already written about the matter of Chang'an, but you must also know that the matter of the Tang Dynasty is still up to His Majesty! After listening to Patriarch Cao's words, Gao Xiangxuanli seemed to have understood that this matter was not so easy, and his face was slightly disappointed.
"But don't worry! The Cao family in the world. Our Cao family will definitely not sit idly by. Gao Xiangxuanli also seemed to know that he just wanted to rely on Li Tang's relatives, and it was not so simple to easily achieve his goal. But it's still a happy look.
"Ahh Uncle Clan! I've been bothering here here in Mount Tai for too long, and it's time to leave for Chang'an! ”
"Oh! Virtuous nephew! So fast! Why not stay longer!? ”
"No! His Majesty's Mission! It must be done under it! In addition, the little nephew does not have any relatives and friends in Chang'an, and he hopes that the uncle can send someone to dredge one or two in Chang'an! In the future, the little nephew will be rewarded! "Gao Xiang Xuanli's secret meaning, how can the patriarch of Cao Da not know it-clan uncle! Chang'an's affairs, you can't let go easily! The little nephew's promise has always been valid.
"Since the virtuous nephew is anxious! Then there will be no more imposition! Tomorrow is just right, our family just has a caravan going to Chang'an! Give your nephew a ride! ”
"Ahh Then there is Uncle Lao. "At night, the patriarch of Cao secretly sent people to Chang'an.
"Be sure to report this to the lady! Make no mistake! ”
"Yes! My lord! "Chang'an, Concubine Cao Shu's bedroom.
"What? The letter from my hometown is coming again. The palace maid nodded.
"Take it!" Cao Yuyan unfolded the letter and read it for a while. Or hand the letter to the palace maid:
"Hey! Where is this mother's family, it is clearly an enemy! After that, he walked towards the dormitory built by Li. Li Jiancheng didn't call him a concubine, he was watching the recital, and Mingyu's father-in-law came to report:
"Your Majesty! The lady asks to see! ”
"Oh! Yu Yan is here! Please! ”
"Yes!" After Cao Yuyan came in, she immediately knelt in front of Li Jiancheng:
"Your Majesty! The concubine is the one who pleads on behalf of the concubine's family! Cao Yuyan knelt in front of Li Jiancheng, crying like pear blossoms with rain on her face.
"Huh!? Aifei, what's wrong with you? Li Jiancheng helped Cao Yuyan up.
"Aifei, tell me, what's going on?"
"Your Majesty! The concubine's family has just sent a letter. Said that the envoy of the Japanese State, Gao Xiangxuanli came to our Cao family, hopefully, hoping to get help from our family......" Cao Yuyan found that Li Jiancheng's face was a little bad, and immediately paused and observed Li Jiancheng's face. Seeing Li Jiancheng's gloomy expression, Cao Yuyan's body trembled, as if she was very afraid. In fact, the actions of Cao Yuyan and the Cao family have never been able to hide from Li Jiancheng's eyes, and in the palace, there is the Internal Demand Department headed by Mingyu - responsible for monitoring the movements of the concubines and princes in the palace. Outside the palace, the unicorn secret guard has been reporting the movements of various relatives.
"Your Majesty, please be gracious! That Gao Xiang Xuanli also claimed to be a descendant of Cao Cao, and when he arrived in Tai'an, he hoped that our Cao family could dredge one or two in front of His Majesty for its mission. But the concubine knows that His Majesty has always disliked the Japanese people, so please forgive Your Majesty! After Li Jiancheng listened to Cao Yuyan's words, he sent Cao Yuyan to his side and sat down:
"Concubine Ai, tell me about Gao Xiangxuanli and the history of your Cao family! ......" Li Jiancheng and Cao Yuyan hugged him in his arms, and slowly, the lights in Li Jiancheng's dormitory went out.
After a long journey, Gao Xiang Xuanli originally hoped to go to Chang'an as soon as possible, and saw with his own eyes the vast territory of the Tang Dynasty and the wealth of Li Tang, which touched Gao Xiang Xuanli's nerves - no wonder the soul of Emperor Shenmu has been thinking about the Kingdom of God, this is indeed a paradise on earth. After arriving in Chang'an, the Cao family introduced Gao Xiang Xuanli to the Ministry of Rites. When Gao Xiang Xuanli said his name, the officials of the Ministry of Rites listened:
"Yo! It turned out to be an envoy of the Wa Kingdom! Immediately, a large group of officials and soldiers ran over and surrounded Gao Xiangxuanli. Gao Xiangxuanli looked at the people around him: 'What's going on?' Do you want to cut me with a thousand knives? When Gao Xiangxuanli was thinking wildly, his father-in-law shouted at the top of his voice:
"Hahaha! Your Excellency! Misunderstanding, misunderstanding! Your Majesty's decree! As soon as the envoy arrived in Chang'an, he was immediately welcomed to the post house to rest, and His Majesty summoned him in a few days. After Gao Xiangxuanli listened to the words of the father-in-law, his hanging heart slowly let go.
"The foreign envoy Gao Xiang Xuanli sees the emperor!" Compared with the time in Samhan, the current Gao Xiang Xuanli is more respectful and humble.
"Ahh High-level envoys! When you and I first met, you and I were in the land of Sanhan, but now, I can't imagine meeting again in Chang'an. ”
"Yes! Your Majesty! Well! Your Majesty is right! Gao Xiang Xuanli is like a dog that has been knocked out of his teeth, Li Jiancheng said the last sentence, and Gao Xiang Xuanli replied to the last sentence. The atmosphere was a bit dreary. And the dull atmosphere slowly made Li Jiancheng a little dissatisfied.
"High Messenger! What are you doing here? ”
"Oh! Your Majesty! The Alien Ministers are guilty! The minister came this time to pay tribute to the emperor! This is the gift list and national letter brought by the minister. "Li Jiancheng didn't even look at the gift list of the Wa Kingdom. Just let Mingyu's father-in-law open the national letter and look at it for a while.
"Minister! The king of the waterside waits for His Majesty, and the minister does not know His Majesty's Tianwei, so he actually offended His Majesty's Tianwei, a capital crime! Capital crime! Seeing this, Li Jiancheng smiled in his heart and said - the country is really like the neon of the future generations, it is a dog, and the neon country must be let know that it hurts, otherwise, it will still pinch your teeth and pinch your mouth. But don't take it lightly, a dog is a dog, ready to take revenge at any time.
"Hmmm! How? You sent Tang envoys to our Chang'an to study!? ”
"Yes! Your Majesty! We have admired the Tang culture for a long time, so I hope Your Majesty can agree to our request. Gao Xiang Xuanli remembered that when he was in Kyoto, Emperor Tenchi said to himself:
"Gao Xiang Xuanli, this time, we were defeated by Li Tang, but I am not ashamed! On the contrary, we must feel the gap between our Wa Kingdom and Li Tang from this matter, and we must learn from them desperately. As long as we can learn the essence of Li Tang's culture, when the time comes, we will repay the shame brought to us by this failure. ”
"Yes! The minister will definitely complete the mission! Fulfill the wish of His Majesty the Emperor. A snow is the shame of the defeat of our country! ”
"Gao Xiang Xuanli, also, when drafting the national letter, call me the Wa King, the title of the emperor, don't say it in the Central Plains!"
"Yes!" Gao Xiangxuanli secretly looked at Li Jiancheng, how much he hoped that Li Jiancheng would agree to his conditions immediately. Li Jiancheng looked at what the Wa Kingdom hoped to learn, and frowned - in this national letter, the Wa State listed many items from the art of war, medicine, Buddhist scriptures, painting, etc., and also hoped that Li Tang and the Wa State would send craftsmen to each other to learn from each other. It seems that the entire letter of state is sincere, but it has aroused Li Jiancheng's deep worry. The Japanese country is the world's favorite nation to learn, in later generations, the neon country was opened by the Stars and Stripes, and immediately sent a large number of students to the Stars and Stripes, once they accumulated enough strength, it immediately caused the Pearl Harbor Incident, and the neon country claimed to be a student of China for thousands of years, but took advantage of the weakness of China to launch a quick fatal blow to China. Li Jiancheng closed the letter of state. Gao Xiang Xuanli immediately lowered his head.
"Lord Gao Xiang, as far as I know, you seem to be a descendant of Cao Cao, the hero of the Central Plains? Can you tell me the history of your Gao Xiang family? Gao Xiangxuanli nodded, thinking in his heart, the Cao family must have told His Majesty about my history, then, it will be much easier for me to complete my mission:
"Yes, Your Majesty! The ancestor of the minister is Cao Mao, the great-great-grandson of Emperor Cao Gong of Wei, at the beginning, the five Hu Chaohua, the Jin family intended to cross to the south, but in order to preserve the bloodline, the ancestors ordered the descendants to be divided into two branches, one followed the Jin family to the south, and the other went eastward, and those of us who crossed the country to the east were collectively called naturalized people. ”
"Naturalized people, Gao Xiang Aiqing, can you tell me about the history of your naturalized people? Also, besides you, what other naturalized people are there in the Wa Kingdom!? ”
"Yes! Your Majesty! In Gao Xiang's metaphysical explanation, Li Jiancheng slowly learned about the history of the planners of the Japanese Kingdom. Naturalized people refer to the general term for people who immigrated to the Wa Kingdom from China or the Korean Peninsula and their descendants in ancient times, also known as the people of the Walai. In ancient times, there was a prominent surname, the Qin family, which mainly referred to naturalized people. There were many prominent families in the Wa Kingdom who claimed to be their descendants, such as the Hattori clan and the Chomune Ibe clan. Most of them claim to be direct descendants of Chinese celebrities such as Qin Shi Huang, Xu Fu, and Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, and the Changzong Ibu clan even refers to the descendants of Gong Yuejun, the son of Qin Shi Huang. There are many occupations of naturalized people in the Wa Kingdom, such as the mausoleum of the Emperor of the Wa Kingdom, which is basically built by naturalized people, and the Ninjutsu of the Wa Kingdom is the magic of the Three Kingdoms period, that is, it is passed on to the naturalized people. There are also many naturalized people who have settled in Iga and Koga. The naturalized people brought with them iron production, pottery, textiles, metalwork, and civil engineering. At the same time, Chinese characters were also brought with them. Now, in the court of the Wa Kingdom, in addition to Gao Xiang, the more noble naturalized people have surnames such as Gong Yuejun (Qin), Eastern Han Zhi (Liu), and Xiwenshou (Wang). After listening to Gao Xiangxuanli's words, Li Jiancheng slowly had some ideas in his heart.