The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

"Mr. Wei Zhengjun, I have already written a letter to the Ministry of Rites on this matter, and I have written ten books in a row. I think the Holy Majesty must have read it. Moreover, we came to Tang from our country, and we lived in Chang'an for half a year. , I also ask the Holy One to bestow a surname on our country, so that we can return to our country and report it." When Jingshengyelang spoke, it was one set after another, almost cornering Wei Zheng.

In fact, Li Shimin had already read the letter that Jingsheng Yelang said.

Fusang Kingdom's ambitions are not insignificant.

The book said that through Li Shimin's gift of marriage, he wanted to marry a royal daughter to Fusang country, so as to enhance the relationship between the two countries.

It is also said that if Li Shimin bestows a marriage, Tang and Fusang will become a state of eternal good, and establish business contacts, which can be regarded as mutual exchange.

"But you can't do it on a New Year's day like today. I'll discuss this matter when I'm in court. What do you think?" Wei Zheng was still dissuading.

However, the envoy of Fusang still persisted, and even knelt on one knee.

This clearly shows that he vowed to get to the bottom of this matter today. This is to persecute Li Shimin.

Such an approach would not only annoy Li Shimin, but even all the officials present.

Of course, there must be good people among them.

Just like some people, or some civil servants.

On the contrary, the envoys of other feudal states are most happy to see this kind of scene.

Everyone wanted to see, how the emperor of the Tang Kingdom dealt with the foreign countries, and how he calmed down this matter.

If the envoy of the Fusang Kingdom can really get what he wants, then the other vassal state envoys will naturally also marry a princess of the Tang Kingdom from the Tang Kingdom.

"I know what you mean. I won't talk about state affairs or discuss politics today. If you are drunk, Jingsheng Yelang, you can go back and have a good rest." Li Shimin finally spoke.

Originally, the purpose of today's night banquet was to entertain the ministers and envoys of the vassal states.

But at the moment, the envoy of the Fusang Kingdom was so ignorant of the situation that he had to discuss matters, which made Li Shimin very unhappy.

But he doesn't like it, he has to deal with it, otherwise it will lead to diplomatic relations, and behind this will arouse the suspicion of the missions of the surrounding vassal states.

Among them, the most difficult one is none other than Tubo.

"Your Majesty, the foreign ministers have been waiting in Chang'an for half a year. Every time the foreign ministers want to see the Holy Majesty, the Holy Majesty is dealing with various state affairs. It is difficult for the foreign ministers to see the Holy Majesty. Now, this is the half a year since the foreign ministers came to Chang'an. During the time, this is the third time I have seen the Holy One, and the ministers implored the Holy One to give me a marriage." This is the result of Jing Shengyelang's intention to decide the matter today.

Although Li Shimin knew a little about the Fusang Kingdom, he couldn't just agree to the marriage offer.

What Zhong Wen once said to him still flashed in his mind.

No taxes, no vassals, no cede land, no compensation, no marriage, no...

Not too much.

Li Shimin certainly wanted to do the same in his heart.

However, there are many vassal states around the Tang Kingdom, and some of them even always provoke wars against the Tang Kingdom.

Just like Tubo Kingdom, Goguryeo and so on.

As for the Western Turks, they would attack Tang from time to time.

Although the world is peaceful now, there are many internal problems in the Tang Dynasty. If the internal affairs are not properly rectified, how will we deal with the provocations of the Tubo Kingdom and recover Goguryeo in the future?

When Li Shimin thought of what Zhong Wen had said, his eyes looked at Zhong Wen.

But at this time, Zhong Wen was still talking to his father in a low voice, introducing some matters in the court, as well as the problems between Fusang Kingdom and Tang Kingdom today.

"Zhong Shaobao, Zhong Shaobao, the Holy Majesty is calling you." Just as Zhong Wen was talking to his father, a general behind him was shouting to Zhong Wen.

"Ah?" Zhong Wen got up quickly when he heard Li Shimin calling him, walked to the center, and asked Li Shimin with folded hands, "I don't know what the Holy Majesty sent me?"

Zhong Wen's performance like this is really appropriate.

But then again, there were quite a few people present who were talking in low voices, but when they were talking in low voices, one ear was always paying attention to the current scene.

"Zhong Shaobao, this person is the envoy of the Fusang Kingdom. This time I am going to the Tang Kingdom as an envoy, and I want to ask the Holy Majesty to give me a marriage. The Holy Majesty asks you what should I do?" Wei Zheng introduced to Zhong Wen in a low voice.

When Zhong Wen heard it, he felt that Li Shimin was too idle.

Although he has the name of a prince and Shaobao, he has never performed his duties.

Even if he has the official position of governor of Lizhou, it's not his turn to respond to this matter, right?

If I am right, it is okay to say, but if I am wrong, I will not be scolded.

With so many civil servants and generals present, Zhong Wen found that Li Shimin's play was really beautiful.

This is obviously to want Zhong Wen to return to the court.

However, Zhong Wen also knew in his heart that Li Shimin told him some time ago that he would let him return to the court, even if he stood aside and didn't speak.

Moreover, Li Shimin was ready to make Zhong Wen a county magistrate.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I don't understand state affairs, so I shouldn't talk nonsense. Everyone present here knows more about state affairs than I do. Please let them come out to relieve His Majesty's worries." Zhong Wen bowed his hands to Zhou Zhou, and even more It was a blunt rejection of Li Shimin's questioning.

Some time ago, Zhong Wen had already rejected Li Shimin's words, and now he had to suffer this for himself.

"Zhong Shaobao, you know a lot about the Fusang Kingdom, you know more about the Fusang Kingdom than anyone else present. Now that the Fusang Envoy has invited you, you can say whatever you want, and no one will blame you." Li Shimin knew that Zhong Wen would definitely refuse , directly raised Zhong Wen high.

As soon as Li Shimin's words fell, all the officials in the hall looked at Zhong Wen.

Even Zhong Wen's father looked at his son with longing eyes.

He pretended to be saying, son, you have to behave well in front of the Holy One!

Such a New Year's Eve banquet made the fusang envoy Junjing Shengyelang make a fuss like an imperial court. Everyone was waiting for Zhong Wen's reply, and many people with ghosts in their hearts looked like they were watching a joke. Looking at Zhong Wen.

If Zhong Wen didn't respond well to this matter, then this joke would be ridiculous.

As the crown prince Shaobao and the governor of Lizhou, no matter what happens, he can tell a thing or two.

If things really go wrong, it will definitely become the topic of conversation in the Lifang streets in Chang'an City on the first day of the Lunar New Year tomorrow.

"Isheng Amano, I don't know who in your Fusang country wants to marry the princess and princess of our Tang country? Why didn't he come to marry? Why did he send you here? Whoever marries a person from my Tang country has to come here on his own. This is my Tang country. You can speak my Tang dialect, so you should understand the customs of my Tang country very well, right?" Zhong Wen looked at the crowd, closed his eyes and thought for a while, then cupped his hands and started to face the Fusang envoy. Jun asked.

"How is this possible? The emperor of our country is the son of heaven in my Fusang country. How could he travel thousands of miles to marry the princess of the Tang country?" But Jing Shengyelang saw Zhong Wen's many questions, which made him a little unprepared.

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Chapter 585 A Shocking Fusang

However, Jingsheng Yelang didn't know that he had already made a big mistake in his words.

As soon as his words fell, the officials in the hall became chaotic, all accusing Jing Shengyelang of having evil intentions in his words.

The reason why the emperor of our country is the son of heaven in the Fusang Kingdom clearly means that the emperors of the Fusang Kingdom and the Tang Kingdom are equal.

If this is the case, then why did Yelang Jingsheng come to the Tang Dynasty to marry a certain princess or princess?

"Jing Xingyelang, you are presumptuous. This is my country of Tang, not your small country of Fusang. Tian Khan is the son of heaven, not the emperor of such a barbaric small country like you. Your Majesty, I beg you to take this Fusang People will be expelled from the palace." At this time, an elderly official jumped up angrily when he heard what Isheng Yelang said, and accused him.

"People of a small country, you dare to be so presumptuous when you come to our Tang country. If you don't see that you are an envoy, I will beat you hard." Some generals jumped up.

"..."

There are more and more words like this.

Zhong Wen, who was standing in the center, felt that it was too much for him to attract that Jingsheng Yelang to say such things.

But when he thought about the land of Fusang, he immediately put aside this thought.

"Your Majesty, the foreign ministers have no such intentions. The Holy Majesty is Tian Khan. I, the king of Fusang, is naturally inferior to Tian Khan. Just now, the foreign ministers were impatient and said something wrong. Please forgive me, Your Majesty." I can bend and stretch, and apologize quickly.

However, Li Shimin, who was sitting at the top, closed his eyes slightly and did not respond.

Zhong Wen saw that Li Shimin pretended to be silent, so he stopped talking himself, and was about to return to his seat.

But at this moment, Li Shimin opened his eyes and said, "Zhong Shaobao, since Jingsheng Yelang thinks he said something wrong, then you can continue to argue with him."

When Zhong Wen heard this, he had no choice but to give up his original plan, and had to argue with this Jingsheng Yelang.

"Your Majesty forgives you for speaking out, but it doesn't mean that we will forgive you. As an envoy to my Tang Kingdom, do you have a statement? Which county princess of my Tang Kingdom will you marry, and who is your husband's family? The next time we come to see each other, can he come by himself when we meet?" Zhong Wen continued to ask.

"You are the Prince Shaobao of the Tang Kingdom. I know you. I heard that you have many misunderstandings about my Fusang Kingdom. I will definitely visit my residence one day, so as to resolve Zhong Shaobao's misunderstanding about my Fusang Kingdom." Jing Shengyelang did not respond directly , but set up friendship with Zhong Wen.

"It's fine to visit, don't pay your respects this time, just like the two people brought by Ye Yingzi that day, you will become a lonely ghost, and you will never return to Fusang." Zhong Wen doesn't like Fusang people. brought.

Whether it was before or now, I don't like Fusang people.

At this time, Zhong Wen's response was enough to shock Nai Shengyelang.

Fusang people are most afraid of falling leaves and not returning to their roots.

In fact, this is also caused by the spread of Chinese culture to Fusang.

If Ye Luo can't return to his roots, it means that he will become a lonely ghost in this life, and he will never be able to stand up again, and even future generations will be affected by it.

"Zhong Shaobao was joking. Although Sakurako Amano is the royal family of Fusang Kingdom, he is unorthodox. He represents the monarch of Fusang Kingdom. And I am the official envoy of Fusang Kingdom." Jing Shengyelang was really shocked by Zhong Wen's words. startled.

But he has seen many scenes, so he reacts quickly.

"Since you are an envoy, you haven't responded to what I asked just now. If you don't respond, then I won't talk to you anymore. The reason for this is unknown. I, the Tang Kingdom, have never summoned such an envoy." Kind of people." Zhong Wen once again led the conversation back to the right track.

"Zhong Shaobao's words are a bit exaggerated. I represent the Fusang Kingdom as an envoy to the Tang Kingdom. Naturally, my intention is full of sincerity. Moreover, it is stated in the memorandum I submitted to the Holy Majesty that my monarch of the Fusang Kingdom wants to marry the princess of the Tang Kingdom." Ikunoro said with a proud face.

"Even if you, the king of Fusang, wants to marry our princess from the Tang Kingdom, then may I ask why Shu Ming from your Fusang Kingdom doesn't come here? Do you think that the princess of my Tang Kingdom is of lower status than him? According to the etiquette system of my Tang Kingdom, the son-in-law has to come to the door to kneel down and thank you." , Could it be that you think that my Tang country is not worthy of a good deal with your Fusang country?" Zhong Wen was waiting for who Jing Shengyelang was talking about.

If Jingsheng Yelang was talking about a certain prince from the Fusang Kingdom, Zhong Wen would have to change the term.

But if the king of Fusang wants to marry the princess of Tang, if he really wants to use the etiquette system of diplomatic relations between the two countries, it really doesn't need to be as Zhong Wen said.

But Zhong Wen was talking about the etiquette system of the Tang Dynasty, which indicated that Shu Ming, the emperor of the Fusang Kingdom, had to come to the Tang Dynasty.

"Zhong Shaobao's words are wrong. Although my Fusang country is a small country, there is no room for loss. If our king comes to Tang to marry the princess, then my Fusang country will inevitably be caught in the flames of war. Does Zhong Shaobao want to see my Fusang country in war? Are you among them?" Jingsheng Yelang replied quickly, as if he was also waiting for Zhong Wen.

As far as Zhong Wen knew, the Tang State had indeed sent hundreds of people to Fusang.

As this Jingsheng Yelang said, the war broke out in Fusang country, did Zhong Wen really want to see it?

"The affairs of the Fusang country are your own affairs. We can't interfere. The etiquette system of the Tang country is like this. If you can't follow the etiquette system of my Tang country, then please shut up. As for the Fusang country you said Zhan Luan, that is also a matter of your Fusang country, so what does it have to do with my Tang country? Of course, if my Tang country sent an envoy to your Fusang mission, and one person had an accident, then your Fusang country would have to use tens of thousands of people to pay for the funeral. This answer , are you satisfied?" When Zhong Wen spoke, he was not at all polite to the Jingsheng Yelang in front of him.

What diplomatic relations, what Fusang country.

Up to now, the two countries have not signed a formal diplomatic document, so how can there be diplomatic relations.

The establishment of diplomatic relations will have to wait for the Tang mission to bring back the documents before it can be regarded as the official establishment of the relationship between the two countries.

As soon as Zhong Wen's words fell, Isheng Yelang backed away in shock.

Although he also knew from others that the young prince Shaobao in front of him was a decisive person, but he was shocked to dare to say such words in front of so many people.

Not to mention him, even the envoys of other feudal states opened their mouths wide in surprise by Zhong Wen's words.

If one person dies, ten thousand people will pay for the funeral. How courageous it takes.

However, those who know and know Zhong Wen, upon hearing Zhong Wen's words, they are willing to believe that it is really possible for Zhong Wen to do this.

Those who didn't know him, or those who only heard Zhong Wen's name, were a little surprised, but doubtful in their hearts.

Not to mention that Fusang Kingdom is thousands of miles away from Tang Kingdom, and there is still a sea between them.

If it is really necessary to send troops to fight, it will definitely make Tang Guo very difficult.

Shipbuilding is a labor-intensive and expensive project.

In the previous dynasty, when Yang Guang fought against Goguryeo, he used a large number of ships, but they were still damaged at sea.

"Okay, that's what I, a boy from the Tang Dynasty!" At this moment, Yuchi Jingde yelled loudly, which made everyone feel a little uncomfortable.

People in the civil service line, it is impossible for them to stand up and say something at this time.

Whether it's Zhong Wen or Li Shan, neither of these two can be offended.

Even if Zhong Wen said something inappropriate at this time, they did not dare to stand up and criticize casually.

"Your Majesty, the foreign minister is only asking the Holy Majesty for a marriage, and the foreign minister has no intention of doing what Zhong Shaobao said." Only then did Yelang Jingsheng realize it.

What I said just now was obviously threatening Tang Guo.

Moreover, he threatened the life of Fusang Kingdom with Tang Guo's envoy, which made him understand why the Zhong Shaobao in front of him would put down his cruel words so much.

But he didn't know that Zhong Wen went thousands of miles away to find enemies for the ten soldiers who died in Chaka Salt Lake for the Tang Kingdom.

Although it has not been found yet, as long as Zhong Wen is free, he will definitely go again to catch the murderer and hang him in Chaka, so that others can take a good look at it. No one can control the lives of Tang people at will.

Li Shimin still didn't speak, just looked at Zhong Wen with admiration in his eyes.

"If you really don't mean it, that's the best. Of course, I can give you a compromise condition for the marriage you mentioned just now. I don't know if you Fusang Kingdom is willing or not." Zhong Wen looked at Li Shimin , reached out his hand to hint casually, got Li Shimin's nod, and then he said to Jing Shengyelang.