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Du He led a group of envoys to meet Li Shimin, and after seeing and talking along the way, the Arab Empire, the Byzantine Empire and other Western powers no longer dared to have any presumptuous heart. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

When they first received the envoys of the Tang Dynasty, they listened to the Tang Dynasty described by Li Yi and Wang Xuance, and they were a little disappreciative in their hearts.

This is naturally reasonable, and people have the feeling of licking calves. In front of outsiders, most people will not say how their country is rubbish. Even if this country is really not good.

Maybe the Tang Dynasty was very strong, but they didn't believe that it was as strong as Li Yi and Wang Xuance portrayed, and they always felt in their hearts that the Tang Dynasty was at most a little ahead of them. This little distance can be chased, not used to look up.

It wasn't until they came to Jiangnan that this group of messengers was dumbfounded. Although Jiangnan is still far less fertile than places like Guanzhong, Central Plains, and Xichuan, in recent years, it has been influenced by Duhe, and the eyes of the dynasty are placed here.

So much so that discerning businessmen have entered the house here, and Jiangnan is the base camp of tea. Samurai tea is widely distributed in the Tang Dynasty, which has driven the local economy and made the whole Jiangnan present a vibrant scene. This kind of situation where the people are stable and merchants are everywhere is absolutely impossible to see in today's West.

After all, there is still an essential difference between feudal society and slave society.

In the West, most of the wealth was concentrated in the hands of the noble slave owners and lords, and the common people were the subordinates to them. At that time, they had little freedom to speak of. Although in Datang, I don't dare to say anything about democracy and freedom, but as long as it is not those servants who have committed crimes or handed over the deed of sale, ordinary people still have a lot of autonomy.

In the Tang Dynasty, you could see an ordinary person struggling to become a billionaire, but in the West it is not so easy. The aristocratic slave owners and lords in the West have all the power, and no matter how hard ordinary people try, they are all working for these noble slave owners and lords. Their enthusiasm for doing things can be imagined.

There is a big gap between the two sides on this point.

Therefore, it is impossible to see this kind of scene of prosperity of the people and prosperity of the world in the West.

As they went deep into the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty, the envoys of various countries were dumbfounded. Some of their envoys were strong, some were weak, and the weak country found that its "huge" country could not cover an area comparable to a town in the Tang Dynasty, so they were so ashamed that they almost had to find a crack in the ground to get into.

Even so-called powerful countries such as the Arab Empire and the Byzantine Empire have also noticed the vastness of the Tang Dynasty. It took them a whole month to arrive in Chang'an from Jiangnan. According to their understanding, they have only walked half of the area of Datang, and there is Gaochang to the west, and the north is even more amazing, there are two or three of them who have traveled so extensively.

The greatest conqueror of the West was Alexander, who conquered an immensely vast territory, but Alexander seemed to be far from the Tang Dynasty.

When I arrived in Chang'an today, the shock was even more serious.

One city, one million people......

The main road is more than 100 meters wide and can accommodate 80 carriages side by side, which is really shocking in the eyes of the envoys of various countries. Even the Arab Empire, the strongest in the West, had less than half the main road leading to the palace in Chang'an.

That's a big gap......

It is enough for Yelang to be once, only a fool will repeatedly fall in the first place. The people who came to Chang'an were all elites from all over the world, and what they saw and heard along the way, they still couldn't tell the truth. Everyone understands that the real Tang Dynasty is much stronger than what Li Yi and Wang Xuance depicted, much stronger than they imagined.

In the face of such a powerful dynasty, the envoys of various countries have no intention of competing at all, and they are obedient and well-behaved like good babies.

He respects Li Shimin like a god, and he is also obedient to Du He.

Gifts were given, and contacts were made between countries, mutual covenants were made, and mutually beneficial terms of the Silk Road were negotiated.

In the face of the powerful Tang Dynasty, the envoys of various countries also put down their posture and did not make unreasonable offers, and the Tang Dynasty also hoped to be able to trade with various countries for a long time, and did not seek immediate benefits. The prices offered by both parties are within the range of each other's acceptance, which is considered an instant hit, and the event is instantaneous.

Li Shimin held a banquet to entertain him, and ministers of status in the court should accompany him.

The after-entertainment program at the banquet is also dominated by "martial arts".

Those envoys in the West are more in line with their appetites than the twisting dances and capable and domineering programs.

Especially the murderous large-scale program "King Qin Breaking the Array", which made the envoys watch the case amazingly.

At the end of the banquet, Du He arranged for the envoys to rest in the inn, and after arranging their accommodation, he returned home.

Du He smiled strangely, rode his horse slowly, crossed two streets, and passed into a street alley.

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Xuanyuan Tian watched Du He's figure disappear from sight, and also quickened his pace.

He was looking for an opportunity to meet Li Shimin, but he had no choice. It wasn't until he met Duhe on the street who greeted the foreign envoy that he had a plan in his heart. I can't see the emperor myself, but Du Hexing. Even Xuanyuantian, who was far away in Goguryeo, had heard of the name of Duhe. In particular, the Northern Expedition to Xue Yantuo made his name spread rapidly in the north.

Xuanyuan Tian also waited for Du He at the gate of the palace until Du He appeared.

Things were a little urgent, but he also saw that Du He had a task, and he didn't rush forward to talk to him, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings and troubles. He followed from afar, and did not intend to come forward to explain everything until he saw that Du He had sent the messenger to the inn.

Before he could step forward, Duhe's figure had already disappeared into the alley.

"Where is the shortcut?" For Chang'an, Xuanyuan Tian was not familiar with it, and he didn't know that the alley was a dead end.

When he followed into the alley and turned a corner, Hao Ran found a dead end in front of him, and a rare horse was in the deepest part of the alley.

After following Du He all the way, he naturally knew that the horse was Du He's mount. However, the person who was right away was nowhere to be seen.

"It's not good...... Xuanyuan Tian suddenly had a feeling of being a thief, although he had a clear conscience and secretly followed Du He all the way, this is a fact. He lives on Changbai Mountain all the year round, hunts over the mountains, and has practiced a good light body kung fu, but he still let him notice it, his mind moves, and he turns his head to look back, a figure blocks the entrance of the alley, blocking his way, it is Du He who is following him. At some point, Du He had already appeared behind him, and his heart was even more shocked.

When Du He entered the palace, he did not notice Xuanyuan Tian's tracking. After all, their group is too eye-catching, and it is a matter of course to attract people's attention. No matter how keen Du He's six senses were, it was impossible for him to perceive the gaze that followed him under the gaze of hundreds of people.

When you leave the palace, it's different.

The palace is important, and idlers are forbidden to wander.

Although the other party's light body kung fu is good, he still hasn't escaped Du He's rare vigilance. He couldn't tell if the target of the person who was secretly following him was him, or if he was a foreign emissary, and he didn't say anything.

It wasn't until he led the other party into the alley that he was sure that the target was him.

As for how to get behind Xuanyuan Tian, it couldn't be simpler. His light skills became more and more sophisticated, and he directly climbed over the alley wall, passing by Xuanyuan Tian through a wall.

"Who are you, and what are you following me for?" Du Heyi was bold, looked at the characters in front of him without fear, and couldn't help but praise "What a character......"

Xuanyuan Tian is strong and strong, not very old, but he has the heroic spirit of a northerner, and he has the style of Yan Zhao.

Xuanyuan Tian also stabilized his mood and said with a smile: "General Du has good skills, and he follows the general below, and there is no malice. I really have something important to ask for, I hope to see the emperor, and I am tired of introducing ......"

It was the first time for Du He to encounter this kind of thing, and he was a little surprised, so he took a few steps closer and said strangely: "It is not difficult for me to help you introduce." However, I don't think it's necessary without a reasonable explanation. ”

Xuanyuan Tian found Du He, which is not unreasonable. Although he didn't know Du He, he had heard a lot about Du He's deeds. Especially in the case of the Jiangnan plague, for the sake of the people, he did not care about his own safety.

In this world, there are many people who hate Du He, but no one thinks that Du He is a bad person.

Xuanyuan Tian also believed that Du He would face him with the right attitude, and did not intend to hide it, but invited Du He to the tavern to continue, and the location was determined by Du He himself.

Du He took Xuanyuan Tian to the welcome building of the martial arts family and asked for a quiet private room.

Xuanyuan Tian was relieved and expressed his intentions in the future.

Du He listened carefully, and was also in awe, he couldn't imagine that in the depths of Goguryeo, there was still such a group of people, and he was also emotionally moved in his heart, called for wine and food, and enthusiastically toasted Xuanyuan Tian three cups.

Xuanyuan has a bold nature, and he does not refuse to come, he dries up one by one, and wipes his mouth: "I came from thousands of miles away, just hoping that Datang can send troops north to recover his homeland...... Avenging the death of millions of our compatriots in a foreign land......"

Du He was silent, and said slowly: "This Liaodong has been my country's territory since ancient times, and it is inevitable to take it. The group of clowns who jumped off the beam in Goguryeo couldn't jump for many days. I can grant your request, but don't get your hopes up. The current emperor is wise and martial, he is not Yang Guang, and he will not come with his temperament. The situation in Goguryeo was even worse, and the cost of the expedition was only better than that of the northern expedition to Xue Yantuo. I, Datang, have just retired from the front line for less than half a year, and it is impossible for us to launch a large-scale expedition. This unreasonable expedition is not called an expedition, it is called labor and loss of money. ”

Xuanyuan Tian has never practiced military affairs after all, and he doesn't know that fighting is to fight money and food, not to say that you can fight if you fight, hearing Du He say this, Deng Shi was dumbfounded, and said in a daze: "Then Grandpa's arrangement, isn't it another vain effort?" ”

Du He smiled mysteriously and said, "Not really, as long as what you say is true, it is still very useful." At the very least, I have enough economic strength in Datang to send troops, so that they can fight and lose both......"