Li Guanqi had just returned to the palace from Zudong's arrival, and Tang Mao hurriedly ran over and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Lin from the Imperial History Observatory is back, hand over the sign and ask for a meeting, and I have been waiting outside for a while." Can the emperor see it? ”

"Who?" Li Guanqi didn't react for a while, and asked rhetorically.

"Lord Bailin, the left capital of the Imperial History." Tang Mao repeated.

"Lin Bai is back?" Li Guanqi said happily, "Please come in." ”

Of course, Li Guanqi was happy, although he didn't find the smoke in Zu Donglai's mansion just now, he could at least judge that the smoke did not fall into Zu Tianyi's hands. Now that Lin Bai is back, it can basically be concluded that the war in the northwest is going to end, as long as the border pass is quiet, he can concentrate on dealing with Zu Donglai above the court.

Therefore, after Lin Bai came in, before he could kneel down and salute, Li Guanqi had already waved his hand to stop it, and said, "That's it, no need to salute, sit down quickly, and tell me how about this trip?" ”

Lin Bai didn't sit down, bowed down and said: "Thanks to the emperor's blessings, the tea brought by the minister this time is very pleasing to the Turks, and they are also very interested in the conditions proposed to open the market and trade, which all depends on the emperor's foresight......"

"Needless to say, the words of the saints." Li Guanqi stopped Lin Bai's chatter and said, "You tell me directly, have the Turks promised to withdraw their troops?" ”

Lin Bai straightened up and said, "The retreat hasn't agreed yet, but they have promised a temporary truce. ”

"A temporary truce? That is to say, they are interested in trade, but they want to make greater profits in it. None of this is up to you. Li Guanqi rolled his eyes and already understood what it was.

"The emperor is wise, and his analysis is not bad at all!" Lin Bai praised from the bottom of his heart, and he was completely convinced of Li Guanqi by the Turkic party.

Li Guanqi smiled thoughtfully and said, "What I care about now is whether they are waiting for me to send envoys to negotiate with them, or whether their envoys have already followed you to the capital?" ”

"Their envoy has indeed come to the capital." Lin Bai began to doubt whether Li Guanqi would be unpredictable, and then said, "The emperor summoned them now? Or will they wait until tomorrow to meet them according to the national rites? ”

Li Guanqi tapped his fingers lightly on the dragon book case, a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, shook his head and said, "They came from afar, and it is raining again, so let's have a good rest today." As for tomorrow, tomorrow I will say that because of the rain, the dragon is unwell, and it is not suitable to see each other. ”

Lin Bai couldn't understand what Li Guanqi was thinking about, and asked suspiciously, "When does the emperor plan to see them?" ”

Li Guanqi stretched his waist, leaned back comfortably on the back of the chair, and said comfortably: "When I will see them, I haven't thought about it yet, but I will definitely not see them today and tomorrow." ”

Lin Bai hesitated for a moment, but still stepped forward and bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, the Turks have always been domineering, so I am afraid that it will anger them!" Wouldn't it be a pity if they left in a fit of rage? ”

Li Guanqi smiled lightly and said, "Aiqing doesn't have to worry, I know it." If they hadn't sent an envoy back with you this time, but had waited for me to send someone to talk to them, I wouldn't have delayed it for a moment. But since their people came on their own initiative, it means that they are in a hurry to come than we are.

But as you said, the Turks have always been accustomed to domineering, and their envoys must now be thinking about how to maximize their interests, and we will not have the upper hand when talking to them at this time, so let them dry for two days, and let their feverish brains cool down, and then I will see them again. ”

"The minister went and spoke to them first." Lin Bai bowed and said.

Li Guanqi shook his hand and said, "You don't have to go, you go home and rest, I will send a little eunuch to go." ”

"So, is that good?" Lin Bai's approach to Li Guanqi was a little incomprehensible.

"Aiqing can go home and rest at ease." Li Guanqi said with a smile, "Hey, by the way, which courtyard do they live in in the Siyi Pavilion?" ”

"Not really." Lin Bai hurriedly said, "They live in an inn, it seems to be called 'Tongfu Inn'. ”

"Staying at the inn?" Li Guanqi suddenly stood up, "Why didn't you say it earlier?" ”

"Is there anything wrong with staying at an inn?" Lin Bai was also anxious, and hurriedly asked.

"It's not right." Li Guanqi walked out as he spoke, shouting loudly, "He Ziming, prepare the horse, go to the Tongfu Inn with me!" ”

Lin Bai stayed in place completely, he really couldn't understand, just now Li Guanqi said that he wanted to dry the Turkic envoys well, why did he go to the inn to see them in person in the blink of an eye?

He Ziming didn't understand Li Guanqi's practice of going to the inn in the rain, and after hearing that he was going to meet the Turkic envoys, he didn't agree that Li Guanqi would only take himself.

Li Guanqi turned over his horse and said, "They are here to negotiate, not to assassinate, besides, I promised to open a market with them, if I die, the new emperor may not agree to this practice that will be very beneficial to them." So it's better for them to be alive than dead, so what's there to worry about? ”

Seeing that He Ziming was still standing in place and did not move, Li Guanqi pretended to be angry and said, "What? Still playing tantrums with me? Tell you, you follow, I go; If you don't follow, I'm still going to go. You can do it. After speaking, he shook the reins, and the white horse under his crotch galloped out.

He Ziming had no choice, so he had to hurry up and chase after him.

"Why is the emperor in such a hurry to meet the Turkic envoys? And according to the national ceremony, they should go to the court tomorrow to meet the emperor! The emperor went like this, for fear that he would be looked down upon by the Turks! After He Ziming caught up with Li Guanqi, he said his opinion.

Li Guanqi said non-stop, "If they didn't live in the inn but in the Siyi Pavilion, I wouldn't have seen them so soon." ”

"What's the difference between staying in an inn and Siyi Pavilion?" He Ziming, like Lin Bai, couldn't see anything wrong with it.

Li Guanqi looked at the continuous rain curtain and said: "If they live in the Siyi Pavilion, everything must be in accordance with the etiquette stipulated by the Ministry of Etiquette, and it is convenient to see me faster." But now they live in inns, and the situation is different. ”

Seeing He Ziming listening quietly, Li Guanqi continued: "They live in the inn, which means that they are not in a hurry to see me at all, everyone is here, but they are not in a hurry to see me, which means that they must have other people to meet, or have other things to do." And living in the Siyi Pavilion does not prevent them from doing things, it only prevents them from seeing people. Now you understand what's wrong, right? ”