Section 68: After the Tang Dynasty

If Lord Gao can convey my country's sincerity to Datang, it is really the best. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info――Empress Bao (Japan's first female emperor)

Again, the book is divided into two ends, let's take a look at the diplomatic relations between the Tang Empire and the Wa Kingdom.

After crushing the ******, Taizong used these people as auxiliary armies, and for the next 20 years, brought both the Turkic people of Turkestan and the oasis of the Indo-European people of the Gobi under his rule. A shocked Asia sees in him a strange, epic China. A shocked Asia sees in him a strange, epic China. Never suing for peace with the barbarians, nor buying them with a lot of money to withdraw their troops, Tang Taizong turned the situation around, defeated them, and made them afraid of China. "- [France] René? Grousse: "Empire of the Prairies"

Tian Khan is the Tang Dynasty minority leader of the Tang Dynasty Taizong Li Shimin's honorific title, with strong national strength, army, Emperor Taizong and the famous generals of the Wen Tao Wu strategy, the Tang Dynasty subdued, surrendered to many countries, Tang Taizong Li Shimin became the co-lord of the world at that time. Of course, there are still two countries in the Tang Dynasty that do not recognize Li Shimintian's identity as Khan: one is Goguryeo, and the other is the Wa State.

Goguryeo came to the Ming Dynasty, did not surrender, did not pay tribute, and occasionally took a turn on the Tang Dynasty. Even the remnants of the Sui Dynasty who ran to Goguryeo were defeated, and they were also incorporated into the armed forces of their own country by Goguryeo, with the momentum of fighting if you want to fight.

Of course, Tang Taizong was not happy about this, although he had the idea of conquering Goguryeo, but the mountains were high and the road was far away, and if he really wanted to fight, he had to prepare well. Because Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty defeated Goguryeo in three expeditions. As for the small Wa Kingdom, it is also a continuation of the old appearance of the Sui Dynasty, and on the surface, it is not like Goguryeo to fight against your Tang Dynasty, but in fact, it is also dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty. In the era when all countries came to make a pilgrimage to the Tang Dynasty, the Japanese Kingdom just didn't come, even if they engaged in diplomacy with the Tang Dynasty, they would always abide by the principle of reciprocity, and never express any intention that they were the other party's vassals.

Of course, the Japanese people have not been stupid since ancient times, and they admired the advanced and powerful Tang Dynasty. Although the Wa State was not a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, the upper echelons of the Wa State had a feeling of admiration and worship for the advanced things of the Tang Dynasty. Princes and nobles can take pride in taking a Tang Dynasty name and speaking Tang dialect.

In 630 AD, the second year after Emperor Shu Ming succeeded to the throne, Xiao Shu sent Inugami Yutian Qiu as an envoy to visit the Tang Dynasty. Inujo is the first Tang envoy in history, the dog is a nobleman with a prominent life, its ancestors can be traced back to 500 years ago, 130 A.D. when the King of Daoyibe, Inugami himself was also an important minister of the Wa Kingdom at that time, ranking the third highest crown of the Great Ren.

After the dog arrived in Chang'an, he was warmly received and welcomed by Datang. The little dog stayed in Datang for two years, and he was not idle in these two years, comprehensively learning and mastering the advanced Dongdong in Datang's agriculture, industry, commerce, soldiers, law, households, Buddhism, etc.

Feeling that he had finally mastered it, Inugami decided to set off for China in August 632, the sixth year of Zhenguan.

Because he is more able to socialize, so the dog was widely praised by the Tang Dynasty and the opposition during the Tang Dynasty, and now he is going to return to China, everyone is reluctant, Li Shimin is specially sent a person to escort the dog all the way back to China.

The high-ranking official of the Tang Dynasty who sent the dog back to China was called Gao Biaoren, who was the assassin of Xinzhou at that time.

Gao Biaoren is a typical second generation official, his father is called Gao Ying, as early as the founding of the Sui Dynasty was a hero, Gao Ying was the prime minister of the Sui Dynasty when the founding of the country, and married the crown prince Yang Yong. After Yang Yong was deposed, Yang Guang ascended the throne. Yang Guang executed Gao Ying and exiled Gao Biaoren. It wasn't until Sui destroyed Tang Jian that Xiao Gao had a chance to turn over. However, later at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the peasants revolted, and Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty no longer had time to care about those who were exiled, and Xiao Gao may not have suffered much in exile. Therefore, after becoming a minister in the Tang Dynasty, he was still the first emperor, the second scholar, and the third in the world.

Before leaving, Li Shimin also specially summoned Xiao Gao and said: "I sent Aiqing to the Japanese Kingdom, can I know my intentions?" ”

Gao Biaoren immediately kowtowed and said, "Weichen understands, Weichen understands." ”

When Li Shimin saw Xiao Gao say this, he stopped talking, and the meeting ended.

In the eyes of Lord Gao Thorn Shi, the emperor's meaning is nothing more than two: one is that the little dog will come to trouble, and he will not be rude, so he will send himself to send the king thousands of miles; The second is that the Tang Dynasty worships all countries, and the emperors are all heavenly khans, so there is really no reason not to let a small overseas state come to the court.

Of course, Li Shimin has not always been right, nor has he never made mistakes. His intentions were good, he sent Xiao Gao to go out for a good experience, completed his diplomatic mission, and promoted Xiao Gao when he came back. It's a pity that Xiao Gao was born noble, this kind of second-generation official is more than smart, but he may not be qualified to treat people and things, can he successfully complete his mission by going out to engage in diplomacy?

After taking a boat for more than a month, the group successfully arrived at Nambatsu, which is now the port of Osaka, and after receiving a grand welcome ceremony, they set off for the destination of the trip, Asuka.

After arriving at Asuka, Inou went to the palace to resume his life, while Kotaka waited at the post house to be summoned. Wakata told Kodaka that in a few days, the Emperor's Empress, Empress Ho (the first female emperor in Japanese history), would receive him at Asukaji Temple.

Asuka-ji Temple is the oldest temple in Japan, built in 596 A.D. and almost 40 years old until 632 AD.

The day of the meeting came, and almost all the royal relatives and important ministers of the Wa Kingdom were present, so as to have a glimpse of the demeanor of the **** minister.

It is said that it is to meet the envoys of the Tang Dynasty, but in fact, it is not a group of important ministers of the Japanese State who walked around Gao Biaoren in the temple, looked at the scenery of the Flying Bird Temple built in the past 40 years, and blew some loose cattle in the sea and sky.

Xiao Gao felt that he had never been so beautiful in his life, so he finished walking a circle and wanted to walk again.

The princess hurriedly said that when the **** minister wants to go, we will accompany you to as long as you want.

After hearing this, Xiao Gao was very happy, and said that he had been very attentive to learning my **** etiquette for a long time, and today I saw the essence of your country's hospitality and etiquette, and I will truthfully report to His Majesty the Heavenly Khan after returning to China.

In order to show his talents, Gao Biaoren used a large paragraph to state the above meaning. I can listen to the translation with me, and it is difficult to translate it for a while.

And just as the translator was considering the words, Xiao Gao was about to get angry with the translator, and the princess suddenly opened her mouth word by word: "If Lord Gao can convey my country's sincerity to the Tang Dynasty, it is really the best." ”

After saying that, she looked at each other with a smile. Xiao Gao froze, and the envoys of the Tang Dynasty also froze.

Because the princess of Bao spoke an extremely standard Tang dialect. Xiao Gao really didn't expect that there were such talents who were proficient in my Tang language in this overseas barbarian land, and he was also the queen of the mother of the country, Xiao Gao was very excited for a while, but he said in a loud voice, I will definitely convey the sincerity of your country.

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