"Your Royal Highness, what are you looking at?"

Tang Ping came behind the man and asked, that person was none other than the prince of the Miao barbarian clan who had come to Chang'an many times.

Hearing Tang Ping's voice, Prince Miao Man, who was seriously watching the work of the "digging truck", turned his head in confusion, and then had a ghost-like frightened expression on his face.

"Your Royal Highness, what's the matter? Why do you have such an expression when you see the deceased? ”

This Miao Man's prince was not too friendly to Datang in the past, but today Tang Ping was in a good mood with Tang Tang, so he ridiculed.

"Ping...... Ping Guogong! The Miao Man prince looked at Tang Ping with a shocked expression: "You...... You...... Aren't you in the South Seas? ”

Miao Man's location is probably in the modern Liangguang region, and Tang Ping will naturally not know about Tang Ping taking the Tang Navy's East China Sea Fleet to the South Seas.

Even he is now in Chang'an, because he received the news that the Tang Navy went south from the Ryukyus and encountered more than 500 warships of the Great Wei Navy, but he won the battle, and the Lord of the Great Wei retreated with the remnants of more than 300 warships.

Later, Tang Ping pursued all the way to the capital of the Great Wei Kingdom, and then the old general of the Great Wei Dynasty, General Rong, rebelled, although he didn't know about Zhen Xiong's ambush, but he wanted to come to the full ??????????????? The Great Wei Navy is not an opponent of the Tang Dynasty, and the remnants of the fleet behind it are even less opponents.

So after receiving the news, he came to Chang'an City without getting off the saddle, ready to ask to see the Tang Emperor Li Shimin.

But Tang Ping, who should still be in Nanyang, why did he appear in Chang'an City?

"Well, yesterday was indeed in Nanyang, and then I took a step like this and came back." Tang Ping had Tang Tang on his shoulder, and a slightly exaggerated small stride made his daughter giggle on his shoulder.

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"Gone...... One-step? Just back? ”

Tang Ping really didn't lie, didn't he just open the door, and then take a step back to Chang'an?

But in the eyes of Li Caichen, the prince of Miaoman, it is an incredible Arabian Nights!

It is said that Tang Ping is a man from heaven and earth, and this Tang Dynasty is blessed by God.

In fact, these words turned out to be skeptical of the high-level leaders of the surrounding countries, and they sometimes used to deceive the people of their own countries when they said something like a god, that is, Tang Ping had many miraculous things, but he still looked like a mortal in the flesh.

Now he couldn't help but believe it, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to figure out how Tang Ping appeared in Chang'an City.

"Why is His Royal Highness the Prince here?"

"It's not a secret...... Li Caichen said respectfully: "This time the minister came to Chang'an, it was to submit the credentials, and I, Miao Man, am willing to serve the Tang Dynasty!" However, His Majesty has not yet replied, and the minister wants to ask the Duke of Pingguo to mediate on his behalf. ”

When he came to Chang'an, he was really frightened by Datang, Datang captured Dongyue like lightning, and it can be said that it was because Dongyue's soldiers and horses were wrapped up in Zhen Xiong's money, so it was so easy.

But the hundreds of warships of the Great Wei Navy, which is known as invincible at sea, were defeated by dozens of Datang and pirate ships, so it was too terrifying.

So Miao Man studied it domestically, and in the future, the sea is also the world of Datang, and now Datang has won Dongyue, and those small tribes in the west of him are similar to the old farmer Tang Ping met on the bus, and the jade department has fallen to Datang, and now Miao Man is hanging in a lonely place in the southeast corner of the Central Plains Continent.

If you take refuge in Datang now, although it may not sound so good in name, Datang is also good for the subject countries.

Although there are constraints, they can still survive.

If you don't take refuge in the Tang Dynasty now, think about Beiyan, isn't it just that you found someone to throw it in your city, and the country will be destroyed directly.

The lesser of two evils, this is the reason why Li Caichen, the prince of Miaoman, came to Chang'an.

But who would have thought that after coming for two days, the national letter handed over to Honglu Temple was collected, but he never summoned himself and did not reply.

He was also bored today, so he walked out of the city and looked at Datang, which was engaged in infrastructure construction outside Chang'an, and he was also full of sighs, but he didn't expect to meet Tang Ping.

If you want to say that in this Chang'an City, whoever says the best thing to say, it must be Tang Ping in front of him.

Even Li Caichen did not doubt that as long as Tang Ping was willing to speak, His Majesty Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty would definitely agree.

"His Royal Highness the Prince said with a smile, who in Chang'an doesn't know that I am an idler, if you look for me, but you are looking for the wrong person."

Tang Ping is telling the truth, he has never felt that he is a traverser.

In this attack on Great Wei, when he found that the two old pirates, Qian Laosan and Luo Siye, were more suitable for commanding the fleet than himself, he did not hesitate to hand over the command.

It's not that he really just wants to lie flat, but he knows that professional things have to be done by professional people.

??????????????? This is also the case in state affairs, Tang Ping may give some advice sometimes, but he will definitely not interfere with Li Shimin's decision.

Because he knew that he, an ordinary university graduate who had not been admitted to 211, could know how to govern the country better than Fang Mou Du Duan, the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, and Li Shimin, who was known as Tian Khan.

Seeing that Tang Ping's refusal was so firm, Li Caichen could only give up.

Looking at the pink carving on Tang Ping's shoulder, Xiao Tang Tang said with a smile: "Isn't this Mo the little princess of the Tang family?" ”

Tang Ping is only the prince of the country, but Wang Qingluan is the queen of Dongyue recognized by the Tang Dynasty, so there is nothing wrong with calling Tang Tang a little princess.

After speaking, he took out a small flute from his arms and presented it to Tang Ping with both hands: "The little minister didn't prepare anything, so this agate flute was reluctantly given to the little princess as a gift." ”

When he met Tang Ping for the first time, this Li Caichen sent a glass ball on behalf of Miao Man, and then he was slapped in the face by the glass products that Tang Ping took out.

Later, the glass of the Tang family in Chang'an was a luxury item that wealthy families from all over the world competed for, and he didn't dare to make it again.

Every time I come to Datang, the gifts I bring are similar jade utensils.

Although this agate flute is less than 20 centimeters, it is exquisitely carved, and the pattern of the jade rabbit of the Moon Palace is carved on the flute, which is crystal clear and very beautiful.

Tang Tang's eyes lit up when he saw it, and Tang Ping felt that her hands holding her head tightened.

It's normal for children to see such beautiful little toys and like them.

But what is rare is that Tang Tang didn't say yes.

Tang Ping raised his head and asked, "Do you want it?" ”

"Aunt Xiao Luo said that our family has everything, so we can't just ask for other people's things."

Having said that, how could she, a child who is less than two years old, hide her liking.

So Tang Ping stretched out his hand and took the agate flute in Li Caichen's hand: "Since this is the case, I will thank His Royal Highness the prince on behalf of the little girl." ”

Tang Ping accepted the gift, and Li Caichen's face smiled even happier, and just as he was about to speak, a subordinate ran over with a happy face from afar.

"Lord of the Kingdom, His Majesty the Tang Dynasty has summoned us."

"The lord of the country?" Tang Ping looked at Li Caichen suspiciously.

Li Caichen clenched his fists slightly and said: "Last year, my father passed on the position of lord of his country to the minister. Tang Ping didn't expect the other party to attach so much importance to the matter of annexing to the Tang Dynasty this time, and this Li Caichen took over as the lord of the country and actually came to Chang'an in person.

"It just so happens that I also have something to say to Your Majesty, so let's go into the palace together!"

When Li Caichen heard this, he couldn't suppress the joy on his face, so he still had to give the gift to the right person.

Look at Tang Tang now happily holding the agate flute and looking left and right, if he gives Tang Ping a gift, as the richest man in the Tang Dynasty, what good things does Tang Ping have? Where can we achieve the current results?

Tang Ping turned his head and gave an order, and a car drove over.

"Tang Tang, shall we go to the palace to play with my uncle and grandfather?"

"Okay, okay, it's fun for my uncle and grandfather!" Tang Tang clapped his hands and applauded, but Tang Ping was stunned, and he didn't know what was interesting in the palace.

The place is big enough, but it is very well guarded everywhere, and the palace maids and attendants are cautious for fear of saying the wrong thing.

The car went along the Vermilion Bird Avenue towards the Imperial Palace, and now there were few cars in Chang'an City, and the Suzaku Avenue also specially marked the vehicle lane, and even the big intersection also built an overpass, so that the people pedestrians could pass from the overpass.

So the road is unimpeded.

??????????????? Li Caichen sighed in the car and said: "Chang'an City is really the same every day, the last time I came was a year ago, but many places have changed a lot." ”

Tang Ping nodded in agreement, he had been out for more than a year, and he did find that Chang'an City was familiar and unfamiliar.

The current Tang Chang'an, where ancient style and steam technology coexist, actually has a little steampunk style.

Tang Ping and the others naturally don't need to report or inspect when they enter the palace, but Li Caichen is like this, although he is also the lord of a country, but when he enters the palace, he still has to hand over the sword on his body.

After entering the palace, Tang Ping also put Tang Tang down, and held her little hand with Wang Qingluan left and right.

"Cousin!" There was a call of surprise in the distance, and when Tang Ping looked, he saw a fat man with a dark face.

"Li Tai? How did you get yourself like this? If it weren't for the clothes on his body and his body shape, Tang Ping really wouldn't have recognized who this fat man with a black face was.

"Ahem, ahem...... Well, something went wrong. Li Tai patted the iron guy next to him embarrassedly.

"What are you? Steam...... Motorcycle? ”

"Yes!" Li Tai laughed, only his teeth were white: "Didn't I think that cars can use steam engines, so can motorcycles?" ”

"Just to make this steam engine smaller and lighter, I saved some materials, and it seems to have failed." Li Tai pointed to the tires of the motorcycle and said: "And these wheels, we don't have that kind of rubber, no matter what other materials are used, we can't shake it!" ”

The tires used in Datang's steam locomotives were all bought by Tang Ping from Hyundai, because there are not many cars, and now there are only more than 200 tires when they are full, so Tang Ping bought more than 1,000 tires from Gou Dashao.

It's just that this motorcycle definitely can't use the tires of the car, so Li Tai has not found a good replacement.

I had the heart to find Tang Ping to get it for myself, and he was far away in Nanyang, which is why Li Tai was so happy to see Tang Ping now.

"Rubber ......" Tang Ping groaned slightly, and then looked at Li Caichen who was standing on the side, this matter still had to fall on this guy.

After all, Miaoman is the Liangguang region, and the main production area of rubber in China is there.