Chapter 222: Meeting the King of Silla (1)
Li Jing smiled slightly and asked Ximenyang to bring the Tang version of the globe.
Looking at the globe that appeared in front of him, Guo Yuanzhen was a little surprised!
What is this sphere?
It's not like a map, but it shows the territory of the Tang Dynasty and the surrounding barbarian countries.
"What is this, saint?"
Guo Yuanzhen asked.
"This thing is called a globe, this is my Datang territory!"
Li Jing pointed to the globe on the Tang Road.
"The saint opened up the territory and expanded the territory, the ancient and the present, and the martial arts of the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty were not lost!"
Guo Yuanzhen did not forget to praise Li Jing, and felt that Li Jing's exploits were not as good as those of Emperor Qin and Han Wu.
Li Jing knew in his heart that with his current merits, he was not comparable to Emperor Qin and Han Wu, as well as Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and even Emperor Gaozong.
The so-called singing of merit and virtue is just that his subordinates are slapping horses, and he can't wave it now, he must be stable.
"Well, I can't say that, without Emperor Qin's Dingding, there would be no unification of China, no Han Wu to open up the territory, where is the basic territory of my Tang Dynasty now."
"Without the foundation laid by the emperors of the Tang Dynasty, I would not have been able to expand my territory, and I am also standing on the shoulders of giants and making a little contribution."
Li Jing admitted that he did have some merits in expanding the territory, but compared with the two generations of emperors Taizong and Gaozong, he was still far behind!
In the future, whether it can be compared to Emperor Taizong depends on this Persian strategy.
"The saint is too modest, the martial queen is autocratic, the world is worried about internal and external troubles, it is the saint who turns the tide, calms the civil strife, and protects the society of the Tang Dynasty."
"Later, the Tibetan and Later Turkic Khanates invaded the border, and it was you who personally conquered Tibet, recovered Tuguhun, surrendered Tibet, and sent Lan Yu and others to destroy the Later Turkic Khanate and stabilize the Quartet."
"Since you ascended the throne, you have personally conquered Linyi, captured Zhancheng, Nanzhao and other countries have surrendered, and you have also incorporated the southeast territory into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
"Now the territory of my Tang Dynasty is even bigger than that of Emperor Gaozong, as long as we recover Persia, our Tang Dynasty can look further west."
"If we can get through this place, then our Datang will be able to look at Tianzhu, and in the future, even if Dashi wants to send troops to rob Persia."
"Our army can send troops from Tianzhu and cooperate with the Persian Governorate to surrender Dashi!"
Guo Yuanzhen stretched out his finger and pointed to a small piece on the globe, which was later in Burma.
Although Guo Yuanzhen didn't know what this place was called, he knew that only by opening up this place, the army of the Tang Dynasty would be able to enter Tianzhu unimpeded.
If the entire Tianzhu can be incorporated into the territory of Datang, it will be beneficial to Datang in the future, whether it is from land or from the sea.
Guo Yuanzhen hoped that the saint would be able to send troops to knock down the place he pointed to.
This is also to prevent losses when colliding with big food!
"This matter is not urgent, it is still important in the Western Regions at the moment, with this as a line, the east is owned by Datang, and the west is owned by Dashi, and a covenant has been made since then, and mutual non-aggression will be made!"
Li Jing took a pen and divided the Wolf Plateau on the map into two, and determined what place belonged to the Persian Governor's Mansion of the Tang Dynasty.
If Da Shi can agree, the two sides will be saved from fighting each other, if they don't agree, then Datang can only fight!
Datang never causes trouble, let alone is not afraid of things, no matter who wants to covet Datang's country, even if it is just a grain of sand!
"Got it!"
Guo Yuanzhen crossed his hands and saluted.
"Come on, set up a banquet, I want to practice for Guo Aiqing!"
Li Jing waved his hand and directly invited Guo Yuanzhen to dinner, which was regarded as seeing him off.
With Guo Yuanzhen sitting in Anxi, Li Jing is very relieved!
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"Sage, Honglu Temple Qing Zhang Khan Zhi asks to see!"
An attendant trotted up to Li Jing and reported to Li Jing.
Li Jing strolled to the pavilion in the East Inner Garden and sat down, and said, "Let Zhang Cambodia come over!" ”
"No!"
The chamberlain took the order and left.
Soon, the chamberlain led Zhang Cambodia to the pavilion.
"Ministers and Khmers see the saint!"
"Zhang Aiqing doesn't need to be polite, come and sit down, I don't know what happened to me?"
Li Jing beckoned Zhang Cambodia into the pavilion and sat down to talk.
"The saint, the king of Silla, Kim Lihong, his brother Kim Longji and others have arrived in Chang'an and want to meet the saint!"
Zhang Cambodia came to see Li Jing for this matter.
"What did you say?"
Li Jing thought he had misheard and asked again.
"King Kim Rihong of Silla, his brother Kim Longji and others, come to Chang'an to face the saint! Whether or not to announce their audience! ”
Zhang Cambodia spoke again.
Now Li Jing finally heard clearly, it was really Kim Lihong, the king of Silla, who came to Chang'an in person.
However, why did Jin Lihong come back, it stands to reason that he should not come, and it is most reasonable that he should pack and send his brothers.
If something goes wrong, there must be a demon!
Jin Lihong came to Chang'an, it must not be so simple, I just don't know what Jin Lihong thinks.
Still, that's okay!
When you come to Chang'an, the capital teacher of the Tang Dynasty, you must act according to the rules of the Tang Dynasty!
It's the dragon you coil for me, it's the tiger you lie down for me!
"Since the king of Silla has come to Chang'an in person, how can I not see it, and the king of Silla and his royal brother will come to see me!"
King Kim Rihong of Silla, I want to see what you want to do?
"There is an order from the saint, it is passed on, the king of Silla, Kim Rihong, and his royal brother, meet ~!"
The attendants immediately passed on Li Jing's will layer by layer.
Li Jing and Zhang Khan Zhi came to the Xuanzheng Palace, waiting for the King of Silla to come to the court.
Soon, this decree reached the post house, where Kim Rihong, the king of Silla, and his brothers, who had been waiting for the summons, heard the summons of the Tang Emperor.
Suddenly, a smile appeared.
They traveled thousands of miles to Chang'an, not to meet the Tang Emperor!
Wait for them to be dressed neatly, and under the leadership of the officials of the Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites, they will go to the Daming Palace.
They walked through the Danfeng Gate, walked through the Longwei Road on the left and right, and came to the gate of the Xuanzheng Palace.
He walked into the Seonjeongjeong Hall with King Kim Rihong of Silla and his brother.
At this moment, in the main hall, there are already dozens of tall guards with a height of one meter eight standing on the left and right, with good looks and holding various ceremonial weapons.
In fact, this is a face project.
This is similar to the honor guard of the three services in later generations, which is responsible for ushering in the honor guard to be sent to the ceremony.
This time, the king of Silla is coming, and naturally he must be received with the highest standard in order to demonstrate the attitude of the state of etiquette in the Tang Dynasty.
"Foreign Minister Silla King Kim Rihong, meet the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, long live His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"
King Kim Rihong of Silla took the lead in bowing down to Li Jing.
"Kim Ryong-gi (金子宗...... Meet the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, long live His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty! ”
Jin Longji and others also knelt down and saluted!
On behalf of Kim Rihong, the king of Hellla, Kim Long-gi presented a list of tributes to the Tang Dynasty this time, saying: "I, the king of Silla of the Tang Dynasty, offer a small gift to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and pay tribute to His Majesty the Emperor......