So far, the collected classics from the past and present and various books of Western civilization have filled the five large rooms, because most of the Western classics are made of parchment or papyrus paper handed down in Egypt, and many of the classics of our Chinese ancestors are mostly wooden and bamboo slips, which are relatively inconvenient to preserve.

I never imagined that such a huge project of sorting out the culture of the East and the West would be completed by a spy agency, which is very historically ironic. It is believed that this historical fact will make historians around the world smash their glasses, and even change the general perception of the political axe intelligence system among scholars.

This also makes me sincerely proud and proud, because after each book is translated and proofread, it will be sent to the printing house for a large number of printing and hoarding, because I still have a dream to be realized, that is, in my lifetime in Datang, I must carry out large-scale schooling, so that the students of each school can get in touch with the Eastern and Western cultures at the same time, feel the differences between the two cultures, seek common ground while reserving differences, take the essence of it, and take the bad cypress. Promote the Tang Dynasty, the era when the trend of Confucianism is the weakest, to gain a new world understanding, so that the various cultural achievements of the world up to this point can blossom and bear fruit on the land of China? Well, you can't let those old guys teach young people to be elm heads all day long.

Ten days later, the envoys of the Xiangxiong Kingdom finally arrived in Chang'an safely, which was led by the Zhangxiong Prince Li Geda personally led the envoy group, first asked to see Uncle Li, presented a hundred catties of gold, and 3,000 good horses, countless gifts of cattle and sheep, to the Tang Dynasty to express surrender, and asked Uncle Li to mediate their war with Tubo, because in a big war in the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, the Xiangxiong Kingdom lost tens of thousands of elite soldiers in a war, and now, the news of the whole army of Tubo to fight again made them frightened by the whole country.

Therefore, ---------------------------------------------------- wanted to use the prestige of the Tang Dynasty to mediate the war between the two countries, they would always be a subordinate of the Tang Dynasty and would never rebel. Well, this sentence is a boring thing that any country around the Tang Dynasty often says, no one takes it seriously, anyway, it is like diplomatic etiquette, Uncle Li has already heard calluses in his ears, Uncle Li just made a statement, and then sent him over, and I, the acting diplomat, came to negotiate further with him, the prince of Xiangxiong State.

The young man looks very standard, his face is white, there is no excessive red-black skin of ordinary plateau people, I think it must be because of long-term arrogance, but he is very polite and very sincere, since he met me to stuff me with a small sandalwood box filled with agate beads the size of a dragon eye and a few gems of different colors, I am even more convinced that the friendship between our Tang Dynasty and Xiangxiong must be unbreakable. Moreover, his personal friendship with me will help the negotiators to reach an early agreement.

However, in front of the public, I received gifts as soon as I met, which made me very ashamed, I must be a decent gentleman, with a thin skin and a relatively noble character, so I accepted things without modesty, and I was really sorry for those colleagues around me who were red-eyed and green-eyed.

"Well, isn't that right?" I looked at this small box, my face was embarrassed, the contents of which were probably priceless, and I held my hand tightly, for fear that this thing would accidentally fall to the ground, and then look at the officials around me in embarrassment.

Li Geda's face was sincere: "Lord Fang, you and I have a little gift at first sight, it is a private gift from Xiao Wang for your friendship, Xiao Wang is in a bitter cold place, there are no novelty treasures, just some small gifts, and I hope that Lord Fang will not dislike the gift." Ladies and gentlemen, I, Xiangxiong, have always admired the prosperity of the Central Plains, and this time I came to negotiate with the officials of the Celestial Empire, and please take care of me in the future, just a small courtesy is not a respect, we are in a bitter cold place, only some fur specialties are just ......"

Li Geda's entourage really put a big bag on his coat, and the negotiators present each had a gift, at this moment, if I don't accept it, I will be too sorry for these subordinates, after all, I am the chief official, I don't take it, and others are embarrassed to take it, I can only grit my teeth, and stuff the wooden box into my sleeve in embarrassment, and take Li Geda's hand: "Your Highness is too polite, but for the friendship between our two countries, and for you and I hit it off at first sight, Fang Mou, he violated the convention, accepted these small stones, and went home to throw sandbags for the children to play." ”

"Hehehe......" Li Geda wrote very happily, and we all laughed very happily, so in this happy atmosphere, the first round of negotiations began.

However, I am not the kind of [***] person who will easily be tempted by an opponent to betray the country I love, so at the negotiating table, everything has to be done according to the rules. Li Geda asked a lot, not only asking our Datang to mediate the relationship with Tubo for them, at least let them ease their breath first, but also wanted to buy a large number of weapons from my Datang, everyone knows that at present, Datang's standard weapons, armor and other things are the most sophisticated.

It seems that Xiangxiong is really crazy, and he was bitten by Tubo, but all this needs to be measured by money.

"We can help you, and I, Datang, can even provide you with weapons and equipment, armor, food and grass, and even equipment to defend the city. But all this cannot be given in vain, there is no free lunch in the world. "I'm serious, the gems in the cuffs haven't been warmed yet, and I've made our Datang's attitude clear to them.

Li Geda said with a smile: "Of course, if there is something, there will be a reward, we have a saying in Xiangxiong Country: The eagle will pounce on the earth only when it finds its prey." No one will do a loss-making business......"

Li Keda is also a happy person, like me, he belongs to the kind of person who doesn't like to talk around the corner, but there are still differences between the two sides on the price. Well, deliberately, because, I have to wait for another young man to automatically send it to the door.

"He's really going to come to us Junlang?" Li Shu's eyes were brighter than the emerald in front of her, and her half-open lips and misty eyes could tell that she was even more obsessed with this gem than interested in me as a husband.

Although the sister of the ---------------------------------------------------- palace maid was the same as Li Shu at the beginning, she was quickly freed from the crystals composed of these metal elements, and glanced at me, Langjun, with a smile: "He has to come, if my Tang Dynasty really makes an alliance with Zhangxiong, and has to exchange songs with the Dongnu Kingdom, Tubo wants to win Zhangxiong in one fell swoop is just a dream, he can only slowly try it." This slow word can make my Datang calmly turn his head on the war horse. ”

"Take other people's hands and eat other people's hands short, and tell you that this is a mentality that must not be held at the negotiation table." After the first day of negotiations, I left everyone for a summary education, and the knowledge gained in the classroom was even more memorable.

"Who are you, you are representing the Tang Dynasty, negotiating with foreign countries, in short, you are making a transaction, a transaction between countries, just like today, you must remember that public and private must always be clear, and the friendship between private individuals can never affect your judgment of national interests, and you can't sell your motherland because of favor and face, which is absolutely shameful!" I waved my arms vigorously and spat in my speech, which received unanimous applause and praise from my colleagues who were caressing the fine furs and playing with the gold, silver and jewelry.

As my deputy negotiator, Liu Fangzhi put the best red fox skin on the table, and gave an inspirational speech in the same cheeky way, this practical teaching is to tell them that if you want to be a good diplomat, you must not only know how to get along with the negotiation opponent in this way, but also understand that being thick-skinned is the key to becoming an excellent diplomat, at least, under my teaching, Honglu Temple and the host and guest division have begun to become foreign institutions that put the interests of the empire first, and I want them to form a kind of atmosphere. A cheeky style of work, so that you can gain an advantage in brutal negotiations, achieve victory, and fight for the greater good of the country even at the expense of your own reputation.

I'm afraid of a fart, anyway, every time the negotiation is over, someone will naturally report the content of our negotiation to Uncle Li, and I will personally state to Uncle Li everything related to the negotiation, Uncle Li is very ...... to our rogue tactics Well, it's hard to say, Uncle Li almost rolled off the couch with a smile anyway, and when I said goodbye, he also swindled three of the roundest agate beads and a ruby from me, this old rascal, to him, I can only use thousands of erected middle fingers to express my admiration for him. It's so shameless...... －－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－

(To be continued)