readx; The court meeting on February 11 was destined to become a major event in the Tang Dynasty, and not only two county kings were canonized in this court meeting. expanded the Xiangguo, and more importantly, the East Palace, which had been empty for two years, finally ushered in its new owner, and the emperor's eldest grandson Li Jiao was officially canonized as the emperor's grandson, renamed Li Yu, and became the prince of the Tang Dynasty, and his father, the former prince Li Heng, was also renamed King Yong, and he was allowed to enter the East Palace, and taught the prince to deal with state affairs sooner or later. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

In the morning, with the end of the dynasty, one by one major news flew all over the streets and alleys of Chang'an as if they had grown wings, causing a sensation in the government and the opposition, and becoming the focus of discussion in Chang'an's major wine shops and teahouses.

Wubenfang's Dugu Mansion stepped forward with joy, at the gate, the lanterns were colorful, this is not only to celebrate their lord's promotion to Sinong Siqing, but also to show that the uncle of Dugu Mansion will be promoted to the king of the county, under the steps outside the door, more than a dozen family members lit a fire, and several other family members are cutting long bamboo poles with knives, cutting them into a foot-long bamboo, which is preparing for firecrackers, although Li Qingan has used gunpowder to war, but his family is using the most primitive method to celebrate.

Naturally, the lively pearl will not be forgotten, she has held five or six firecracker tubes in her arms, and is waiting anxiously.

"Steward Liu, did you send someone? Is there any news at all? ”

"Second girl, don't worry, I have already sent someone, and now the court meeting should be dispersed."

Mingzhu is anxious, whether Li Qingan can be promoted to the king of the county as he wishes is more important to her than anything else, if she is promoted to the king of the county, she is not an ordinary minister, and her sister can be the princess, so he can still have a side concubine, right?

"It's coming! Here it comes! ”

Someone pointed to the distance and shouted, only to see several family members rushing towards him, waving his arms and shouting from afar: "It's up!" Up! ”

Mingzhu jumped so high with joy that she threw all the bamboo tubes in her hands into the fire, and for a moment, 'Crackle! There was a loud noise, and the bamboo tube burst, sending strings of sparks into the sky.

The family who reported the good news came panting and said, "My uncle was not only named the king of Anxi County, but I heard that he also entered the phase. ”

The housekeeper and the family can't keep their mouths together, obediently! Uncle is still the prime minister, this is simply unexpected! Mingzhu's eyes widened suddenly, and she half-rang 'Ahhhhhhh With a loud shout, he turned around and ran towards the house, shouting, "Sister, no! Princess, no! Mrs. Xiangguo......"

"Second girl, my uncle has also been promoted to the squire of the military department." The informant hurriedly added.

"Mother, my uncle has also been promoted!"

The people clutched their bellies and laughed.

．．．．．． At noon, a procession of hundreds of camels slowly drove into the Mingde Gate of Chang'an, and the people of Chang'an looked curiously at the strangely dressed procession, all dressed in black robes and with large plates of headcloths wrapped around their heads, very different from the Hu they had seen.

This team of Hu people is a group of envoys from Damascus who traveled thousands of miles to Chang'an, led by Mansour, the second person in the Great Food Empire.

He set out from Damascus, crossed the Amu Darya River and did not go to the Sogdian region, but through Tocharian to the Green Ridge to capture, he originally had 3,000 cavalry to escort, but the Tang army refused to enter the Great Food Cavalry, Mansur had no choice but to order his escort to be stationed in Tocharian, and he was under the escort of the Tang army, crossed Anxi, crossed the Hexi corridor, lasted nearly three months, and finally came to Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Empire.

The majesty of Chang'an left a deep impression on him, he entered the city gate, curiously looked at the Tang capital, known as the largest city in the world, the prosperous scene in the city and the straight and spacious Suzaku Street, as well as the bustling pedestrians on the street brought a strong impact to his vision.

Mansur silently watched everything in front of him, he came all the way east, in Longyou to enjoy the wealth and prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, the lush landscape left a deep impression on him, and the grand occasion of Chang'an made his mood difficult to calm down for a long time, many years later, when Mansour succeeded the caliphate, the first thing he did was to build a great city that could be compared with Chang'an, in his hands, Baghdad was born, but to Mansur's regret, whether it was Constantinople in Byzantium or Baghdad on the Tigris River, are far from comparable to Chang'an.

When Mansur was still in Hexi, the Honglu Temple, which was responsible for receiving foreign vassals to the court, got the news, but no one knew Mansur's status in the Great Food, let alone that the Great Food was a country that could not be compared with small Sogdian countries such as Kangguo and Shiguo, except for the important ministers of the frontier, the Tang Dynasty and the opposition generally did not have a high positioning of the Great Food, and only regarded it as a country of the same size as Tibet, and even the Turkic and Hui countries with a territory of thousands of miles had to be canonized by the Tang Dynasty, not to mention a distant and mysterious country in the West.

When Mansur arrived in Xianyang, he was greeted by Yang Wang, the official of Honglu Temple, which should be said to be a bit low, just like a director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in later generations went to the airport to welcome the vice president of a big country to visit, but Mansur was silent, his face did not show the slightest dissatisfaction, he soon knew that this was not the Tang Dynasty's rudeness, but should be a kind of superiority psychology of the Tang Dynasty, in Yang Wang's words, it was considered a high standard to be able to send people to greet him, if it was the kings of the Sogdian countries entering Beijing, there would be no welcome at all.

But this is also what Mansur wants, he came to Chang'an not for friendly exchanges between major powers, he needs to be treated as equals, he came for a purpose, he wants to redeem the more than 20,000 food troops captured by the Anxi army, and he wants to learn the most advanced technology of the Tang Dynasty, papermaking, armor making, bow making, and even the secrets of the Tang army's fire and thunder, so maintaining a low profile will be extremely beneficial to him.

Yang Wang was a warm-hearted reception official, of course, he had been enthusiastic in guiding the assassin how to get Mingyue, of course, his enthusiasm was exchanged for hundreds of rewards, which made him feel that enthusiasm was actually a good means of communication.

Therefore, when he heard that Mansur had rewarded a teahouse Le Ji with three hundred taels of silver in Fengxiang, his enthusiasm for Mansur became even stronger, from Xianyang to Chang'an This short distance, he enthusiastically introduced the customs of the Tang Dynasty along the way, when Mansur quietly wanted to know how the paper was made, he was even more enthusiastic to introduce to Mansur three ways to obtain papermaking, you can send Tang envoys like Yuben and Silla, you can hire a papermaker to eat a lot, you can go to the papermaking workshop to draw a map, as for armor-makingBow making can also be obtained in the same way, and Yang Wang swears to pat his chest and promise that he can act as an introducer.

Yang Wang's enthusiasm was once again a great success, when he entered the Chang'an City Gate, he had two more heavy ingots in his pocket, each weighing a hundred taels of gold, and this was only half, as a condition, he would bring a few big food craftsmen home, arrange for them to learn papermaking, Yang Wang's heart almost blossomed, is it not simple to learn papermaking? There are at least 100 government-run and private papermaking workshops in Chang'an, which one can't learn from?

As for the armor-making and bow-making Yang Wang is a little embarrassed, he also knows that this is a military secret, can not be revealed at will like papermaking, once he is reported, he Yang Wang will be in danger of losing his head, so Yang Wang has never dared to agree to Mansur in these two techniques, Mansur did not ask more, he knew that some things need to be taken slowly, he has seen that this official surnamed Yang has actually been tempted, but it is not easy to agree for a while, take your time, allow him to take heavy profits, not afraid that he will not bow his head.

Thinking of this, Mansur smiled slightly: "Will your emperor receive us today?" ”

Mansour, of course, could not communicate directly with Yang Wang, so he brought a Sogdian who knew Chinese and Arabic to act as an interpreter.

The Sogdians translated his words to Yang Wang, who smiled and said, "It's really a coincidence that you have come, today our court is holding a court meeting, and His Majesty the Emperor may not be able to receive you, but I can arrange for you to stay first, and you can go to Chang'an when you have time." ”

Mansour listened to the interpreter's words, then nodded and said, "Okay then! Let's find a place to have lunch first. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, suddenly there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves in front of him, and the pedestrians dodged away in both directions, only to see more than a hundred cavalry galloping towards a carriage.

The carriage stopped at the big cannibal, Yang Wang was about to step forward to ask, the carriage door opened, only to see Li Qingan walk out of the carriage, Yang Wang was so frightened that he took two steps back, Li Qingan was like the natural enemy of the Yang family, the children of the Yang family were afraid when they saw him, especially Yang Wang received two hundred taels of gold from the big cannibal, and his heart was even more uneasy.

Li Qing'an saw Mansur at a glance, this is a thirty-four or five-year-old man, handsome, noble, with a kingly air in his gestures, although they have never met, they should be old friends.

He stepped forward and bowed slightly, and said with a smile in Turkic: "Your Excellency is His Highness Mansur Amir!" ”

Mansur is proficient in Turkic language, he was a little stunned, he didn't report his identity when he came to Chang'an, and he didn't even tell the name of the Tang Dynasty official who greeted him, how could this person know his name and identity, and he even knew that he was Amir, he looked this Tang Dynasty officer up and down, and saw that this person was about thirty years old, burly, imposing, and had a long scar on his forehead, which was impressive, especially his eyes, there was a kind of light shot out of the pupils like wolf eyes at night, which penetrated people's hearts, It made Mansour's heart feel awe-inspiring.

"I'm Mansour, does this general know me?"

Li Qing'an smiled and said, "Your Highness Mansur, how can you not know me?" You passed through Anxi, didn't my subordinates tell you that I also came to Chang'an? ”

"You're just... Li Qing'an! ”

Mansur took a step back and looked at Li Qing'an blankly, is this his opponent? Is this the commander of the Don army who defeated the Muslims and seized the land in the middle of the river? He was so young.

Yang Wang swallowed dryly, he talked to Mansur along the way, only to feel that this person was as unfathomable as the sea, and there was never any expression in his eyes, which made him involuntarily have a sense of awe for Mansour.

But now he suddenly saw a trace of panic and even timidity in Mansour's eyes, Yang Wang was even more afraid of Li Qing'an in his heart, and he timidly stepped forward and saluted: "General, the next official is Yang Wang, who was ordered by the Honglu Temple Pawn, and was ordered to welcome the Great Food Messenger." ”

Li Qing'an glanced at him, he knew that this Yang Wang was the son of Yang Quan, and he had told him that it was this Yang Wang who introduced Yang Huahua for them in the first place, and fought for his fiancée in order to assassinate Luo Duo, this person was an extremely greedy villain.

Li Qing'an said lightly: "His Royal Highness Mansur is the successor of the Khalifa, and it is not something that you can welcome with a small pawn sign, you go!" From now on, the Great Eclipse Messenger will be received by me. ”

Yang Wang didn't dare to say much, he bowed, and left in a hurry, not even daring to look at Mansur, at this time, Mansur slowly recovered his composure from the shock, although he was taken aback when he first saw Li Qing'an, but after all, he was the number two person in Da Shi, and he would not lose his temper because of this.

He put his palm on his chest, bowed to Li Qing'an, and said with a slight smile: "It turns out that you are General Li, we should be old friends, before I leave, His Majesty the Caliph asked me to convey my respect to you for him." ”

"I have great respect for His Majesty the Abbasids, who was able to create an empire, he is no ordinary man, and His Highness Mansour is no different, I believe that you can lead the Abbasid Empire to glory, and I would also like to know the Muslim general, who is a worthy opponent."

Li Qing'an's familiarity with his own country gave Mansur an illusion, as if he was not facing the Tang generals, but his own compatriots, Mansur's mood became lighter, and he smiled: "Our Abbasid Empire has no intention of being an enemy of the Tang Dynasty, so we specially sent me to the Tang Dynasty to make friends with your country, and I hope that my trip will be a complete success." ”

"As long as your country is sincere, I think Your Highness should be able to succeed in your mission, but if Your Highness only comes for a certain purpose, I am afraid that Your Highness will be disappointed."

"Haha! General Li said with a smile, I have come all the way, how can I not be sincere. ”

"Oh well! I wish His Highness every success in his visit. ”

Li Qingan looked at the sky and said with a smile: "It's noon now, it is estimated that His Highness and his party have not eaten yet!" I know a place where you can cook delicious food that respects your faith, please come with me! ”

Islam has not yet been introduced to the interior of the Tang Dynasty, and most of the Sogdians who came to the Tang Dynasty to do business believe in Zoroastrianism, so they can have a good meal in the Tang Dynasty, which is their greatest expectation, but unfortunately until now they have been cooking by themselves, and have not tasted the delicacies of the Tang Dynasty.

Hearing Li Qing'an say that there was a place that conformed to Islamic customs, Mansur was overjoyed, and learned the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty and said, "Thank you, General Li!" ”

．．．．．．．． The place where Li Qing'an took him was naturally Atamiju, and there was a chef in Atami who had spent a few years in Kufa and was able to cook dishes in line with Islamic teachings.

Li Qing'an arrived with a large group of guests, making Atami Ju lively all of a sudden, hundreds of camels blocked the alley, Chang Jin heard the news and greeted the door, bowed to Li Qing'an and said: "Congratulations to the general on his promotion to the king of the county, today we have a treat in Atami Ju and celebrate the general!" ”

"Another day!"

Li Qingan pointed to Mansur and his party behind him and said with a smile: "These are not my friends, they are here to spend money on you." ”

Chang Jin glanced at the large group of black-robed guests, and couldn't help but change his face: "Big cannibal!" ”

"It's not just the big cannibal, the second person behind me is the big eater."

Li Qing'an turned around and introduced Mansour: "This is my friend, who has also been to Dashi and can speak a few words of Arabic. ”

Mansour heard that he had often been in the Great Food, so he laughed and said, "May I ask where Your Excellency has been to the Great Food?" ”

Chang Jin really didn't have a good impression of Da Shi, but for Li Qing'an's sake, he reluctantly said in jerky Arabic: "I've been to Mulu." ”

"Oh! It turns out that Your Excellency has been to Khorasan, and we have come from Khorasan. ”

Chang Jin nodded, "Everyone, please come in!" The shop will make you feel at home. ”

A few men helped to take care of the camels, and a hundred of Mansour's retinue poured into the lobby, each looking for a place to sit cross-legged, and Chang Jin, knowing their eating habits, commanded in a loud voice: "Prepare new utensils, don't serve wine, they can't drink, serve them tea, bring more fruit, and prepare another roast sheep." ”

Chang Jin greeted his henchmen in Turkic language, and the orchids shuttled like butterflies, bringing a large plate of fruits and vegetables, and pouring them tea, Mansur saw that he really knew his eating habits very well, he was relieved, and smiled at Chang Jin: "From today onwards, your store will not have to receive other customers, I will give you a lot of money for ten days." ”

He turned back and instructed one of his men, "Reward five hundred taels of silver first!" ”

At this time, Li Qingan gave Chang Jin a look, and Chang Jin understood, so he stepped forward and took the silver overjoyed, and said in a loud voice: "Distinguished guest, please sit upstairs!" ”

Li Qing'an and Mansur went up to the second floor and sat down in a private room, Li Qing'an poured him a cup of tea and said with a smile: "I know that you can't drink alcohol in your teachings, then we will replace wine with tea, Your Highness, please don't be polite." ”

"Thank you!"

Mansur took a sip of the teacup and praised it: "Our dynasty also has tea from the Tang Dynasty, but it is very rough, far less fresh and refreshing than the one I drank in the Tang Dynasty, this time I must bring more tea." ”

Li Qingan said with a smile: "When Your Highness leaves, I will prepare tea for Your Highness as a gift, but if Your Highness wants to drink such tea for many years, I am afraid that you still need to establish close trade with Datang." ”

Mansur heard what Li Qing'an said, so he smiled slightly and said, "Isn't trade very good now?" The Sogdians were born merchants, and with them on the Silk Road, wasn't it a bridge between our two countries? ”

Li Qingan shook his head and said, "I don't think it's enough. ”

"Then what does General Li think is called close?"

Li Qing'an took a sip of tea and said leisurely: "You can't just rely on Sogdian merchants as a bridge, I hope that the Han merchants of the Tang Dynasty can also form a team to go to the Abbasid Empire, and there will be maritime trade in the future, in the same way, I also welcome Arab merchants to come to the Tang Dynasty, at least Anxi will welcome them to come, in addition, I also hope that the official of the Tang Dynasty and the official of your country can also establish trade relations, if Your Highness can reach an agreement with me, I will organize a trade team of five thousand camels to trade in your country this year, I don't know what Your Highness thinks?" ”

Mansur felt a little bitter in his heart, the five thousand camels that Li Qing'an said were probably the spoils of the battle of Talas! He smiled reluctantly and said: "When the Arabs come to the Tang Dynasty, aren't you afraid that the Arabs will learn your paper-making skills, bow making and armor-making skills?" ”

"Our Han nation is an open-minded nation, if you are willing to learn the culture of the Han nation, I myself will not object, will strongly support, I will also send young people to learn the advanced culture of the Arabs, papermaking is not a state secret, papermaking workshops all over the Tang Dynasty, if you have the heart to learn, in fact, it is very easy, like Yuben and Silla, they all learned papermaking from the Tang Dynasty, but it is not easy to make paper, the Tang Dynasty itself is not enough, but also imported from Silla, merchants trafficking high-priced paper to eat, It is also unprofitable, so the imperial court does not support the export of paper, but this does not mean that you cannot learn papermaking, if your country is really interested, you can formally make this request to my Emperor Majesty of the Tang Dynasty, I think His Majesty the Emperor will consider your request. ”

Speaking of this, Li Qing'an's voice gradually became stern, "But my Datang's open-mindedness is not unprincipled, there are some things that Datang strictly prohibits exporting, such as pig iron, weapons and other items, as well as the bow-making and armor-making techniques you just mentioned, these Datang are strictly forbidden to spread outside, once I find out that there are businessmen who violate the laws of Datang, whether they are Han, Sogdians or Arabs, I will kill them, please Your Highness must remember this." ”

．．．．．．．． Xingqing Palace, Li Longji has returned to the imperial study of Datong Palace, he took a nap, and his energy recovered a little, although he is very tired today, there are still many things to deal with, he has to fight his spirits and solve some urgent things.

The most urgent thing is that he wants to have a good talk with the emperor's eldest grandson, and today he officially announced that he will be succeeded by the emperor's eldest grandson, but he has never talked about this matter with the emperor's eldest grandson.

Li Longji half leaned on the dragon couch, slowly drinking a bowl of ginseng tea, in front of him, the emperor's eldest grandson Li Jiao, should now be called Li Yu, he officially changed his name, Li Yu stood in the identity of his grandfather with his hands down, listening to his grandfather's teachings.

Li Yu is twenty-seven years old this year, he has a short beard under his chin, and he looks much more mature than before, especially his father was deposed as the crown prince, which hit him very hard, in recent years, he has become very silent, and he has changed the image of liking to show his head in their respective social gatherings, and he is buried in the room every time he reads, and it is precisely in this way that he was recognized by Li Longji and finally selected as the successor to the throne, which was unexpected to him.

Li Yu had already received the news from his father that he would be staying in the East Palace, and although the excitement had passed, he was still very excited now that he was officially recognized.

"How often do grandchildren visit your father?" Li Longji finally spoke.

(To be continued)