Crown Tang emperor

Hearing Wang Xiaojie's statement, Li Tong nodded in satisfaction. As for where the so-called evil interference came from, he naturally didn't ask too much, in short, it was a bad fate.

Of course, Li Tong did not make the decision to let Wang Xiaojie be the Minister of Honglu and be responsible for personnel exchanges with Tubo.In addition to the fact that Wang Xiaojie had been Zanpu's godfather for several years, and he had a psychological advantage in negotiating with the Tibetans, there were really few ministers in the court who had been personally involved in Tubo for a long time like Wang Xiaojie. understand deeper.

Next, Datang will move towards external development, of course not only as a means of military attack, but also to restore the external influence that was so prosperous during the Zhenguan period.

In addition to the reputation of that Tian Khan, it also lies in dealing with a country like Tubo. In addition to the frontal attack on the battlefield, the blockade and isolation around its surroundings are also extremely important, and even diplomatic means can directly determine military power. Let's talk about how to attack Tubo.

Today, frontier areas such as Longnan, western Sichuan, and southern Yunnan have all been formally planned and planned by the imperial court, and there is another important aspect that needs to be paid attention to, that is, the Western Regions.

Before entering the court, Wang Xiaojie also served as the Anxi Chief Protector for a long time, and he also had a very good understanding of the Hu Qing in the Western Regions.The current Tang Dynasty is not enough to continue to increase troops in the Western Regions and launch any major military plans, and the relationship between the prison and the border must be strengthened.

Therefore, attention should also be paid to the exchanges with the states of the Western Regions in the future. This is one of the reasons why Li Tong chose Wang Xiaojie as Honglu Minister.

Leaving aside a series of follow-up business plans, Wang Xiaojie will take office later, and Li Tong is currently arranging a business for him, that is, to serve as the ceremonial envoy for Queen Xikang to enter the palace, and to meet envoys from Tubo.

"The envoy came here with the intention of still probing. He just wanted to find out how much energy the court could devote to the other side. Using Xikang as the core of his test plan. Of course, what the envoy is most concerned about right now is The situation in Qinghai. The general is here to contact you, and you can talk about Dao Xikang, but you don’t have to respond to any questions about the Qinghai Gar’s family. If they still want to talk, let’s continue talking. If they don’t want to talk, then Send it abroad as a gift."

Prior to the Lishan martial arts incident, in the conversation with the Tibetan envoy, Li Tong made some hints and illusions that he would send troops to Mobei, which made the Tibetan side think that Datang did not have enough power to interfere with the changing situation in Western Xinjiang.

This strategy is not ingenious at all, it is nothing more than the Tubo Kingdom's hope that the Tang Dynasty's national strategy will be like this.Regardless of whether this is the real situation or not, this internal trouble in Tubo has reached the point where it must be resolved as soon as possible.

The Gar family chose to fight for some commercial activities with Datang at this point in time, which will undoubtedly intensify the country’s determination to take action. This behavior can be said to be drinking poison to quench thirst. There will be time again for them to recuperate and recover.

But the trend of the times, there is no such thing as a coincidence, the situation has developed to this point, the Gar family will either be passive, their strength will be gradually exhausted, and they will sit and wait for death, or they will seek all the help that can slightly improve the current situation, so as to strive hard fight.

As for Datang's position in this, he is a fisherman who sits and watches the fight between snipe and clam. Naturally, all he does is to make this conflict more violent.

The Fan Kingdom sent envoys again, of course, not because they were still imagining that Datang would stay out of the matter and not do anything wrong, but just wanted to know more about how deep Datang's interference was, and whether it was possible to threaten Datang not to interfere too deeply through Xikang.

So Datang's attitude towards Xikang in the future seems to have no direct relationship with Qinghai, but it can affect the number of troops sent by Tubo to Qinghai.

If Datang was too tough on the Xikang issue, Tubo might not dare to attack Qinghai and wipe out the Gar family, but if Datang was not tough enough, Tubo would have fewer scruples.

Although Li Tong chose to provide some material assistance to the Gar family at such a critical moment, it does not mean that he has any goodwill towards the Gar family. Of course, he hopes that Tubo can suppress the Gar family more viciously, and the more the two sides collide. The fiercer it is, the more beneficial it is for Datang to regain Qinghai.

It would be great if, as in history, Qin Ling, the most outstanding figure of the Gar family, died directly in the battle, and Datang received the remnants of the Gar family as a boost to re-operate Qinghai But that's all.

Of course, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and any strategic plan with a firm goal will inevitably be out of touch with reality.So at the moment, it can only be the general direction without losing control, and as for the details, it will be adaptable.

Wang Xiaojie listened carefully to the sage's instigation, and then asked: "If the envoy still wants to talk, how should I respond?"

"Xikang can be borrowed, but Xikang City and the Great Buddha Temple are not allowed to enter. At the same time, Tubo must ensure the safety of the people and goods of our Tang Dynasty. Then the Longnan garrison will also enter Xikang, and if Tubo dares to stop them, they will sever diplomatic relations and become enemies again!"

Such a condition, with a hint of toughness and indifference, is also the attitude that Tubo most hopes that Datang can maintain.As long as they attack Qinghai, they can't kill Xikang. They need to use this to deter Datang. After all, the most terrifying time is when the butcher's knife is hanging but not cut.

This is only the condition of Datang to protect its own interests from loss after borrowing Xikang. Naturally, there must be compensation for borrowing Xikang. Li Tong immediately said: "The queen of Xikang will officially enter my palace today. It is necessary to build a large temple in Jiqu Luyuan, the former residence of the queen, and send envoys to our country to ask the master to preside over it. Whether it is Xikang Temple or the former temple of Princess Wencheng, Shannan monks are not allowed to preside over it, and Chinese monks are allowed to hold it. The ultimatum is practiced in its domain, the law is preached, and no harm is allowed..."

Chapter 0902 Zanpu is an adult, somewhat like me

Even though he changed his new job, he still couldn't completely get rid of Zhang Renyuan, but he still had to contact the Privy Council on some matters, which made Wang Xiaojie very upset.

However, the envoy he also holds is no longer a purely military post. Even if he interacts with the Privy Council, he mainly provides assistance and reference in consulting, and he is no longer restricted by Zhang Renyuan in terms of power as before. damn.

Thinking about it this way, Wang Xiaojie's mood became better. After resigning from the palace, he cheerfully prepared to go to his new post to continue to shine and serve the country.

The position of the great minister of the Nine Temples cannot be decided by a sage.So after meeting Wang Xiaojie, Li Tong ordered several prime ministers staying in the Zhengshitang to enter the palace for a meeting to discuss this issue.

Now among the prime ministers in the government affairs hall, Yao Yuanchong ranks first as a high-ranking official in Zhongshu, while Lou Shide, who is a servant of the sect, has been recuperating from illness, Yao Yan has retired from illness, and Li Yuanxuan is also the governor of Yangzhou. Shi Waifang, and then down are the imperial servant Zhang Renyuan, the minister of the Ministry of Rites Wang Fangqing, the minister of the Ministry of Households Ge Fuyuan, the minister of the Ministry of War Liu Youqiu, and Yang Zaisi who is still staying in the Eastern Capital.

After several years of running-in, the ruling team of Zhengshitang has become younger.Except for Lou Shide, who was almost half-retired at the age of [-], Yao Yuanchong and Zhang Renyuan, who were the main prime ministers, were all young and powerful, and it was the period when political figures were at their peak both in terms of energy and experience.

Li Tong is quite satisfied with the current team, and has no plans to make any adjustments in the short term.Although from the perspective of pure imperial power, it is somewhat disadvantageous for the prime minister to be in his position for a long time.For example, Yao and Song, who created the prosperity of Kaiyuan, only served as prime minister for eight years, not even half that of Li Linfu.

However, the current political structure of the Tang Dynasty still has a very strong atmosphere that people make things happen. Once the prime minister is replaced, many major national policies and politics will inevitably be lost. The long-term expectation of the prime minister in this position is still conducive to the long-term implementation of some national policies.

Li Tong didn't have much concern about the top ruling team.Although the current prime ministers have their own styles, there is not much difference with his ideas on the whole. In the goal of paying equal attention to both internal and external affairs and both military and political affairs, maintaining the stability of the overall situation is naturally extremely important.

And in addition to the current team, many backup candidates are also undergoing training and training.Such as Song Jing, Pei Shouzhen, Zhang Jiazhen, etc., and even the slick Zhang Shuo, and even the magnificent Li Qiao, are actually very close to being a prime minister in terms of qualifications.

Hearing that the sage proposed to let Wang Xiaojie be the Minister of Honglu and preside over foreign affairs, all the prime ministers were quite surprised for a while.The main reason is that Wang Xiaojie's previous image as a military official was too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so the sudden adjustment of this position still makes people feel somewhat abrupt.

Although the scope of power of the prime ministers is extremely wide, theoretically speaking, they can interfere with the military and government of all countries, but with so many people in the political affairs hall, in order to avoid too fierce disputes, there are still divisions in specific affairs jurisdiction.

Prime Minister Wang Fangqing is mainly in charge of Honglu Temple and other foreign-related issues. When he heard that the sage wanted to bring Wang Xiaojie to him, Wang Fangqing was more or less conflicted, and said hesitantly: "The meritorious service of General Wang Distinguished, with deep prestige, who specialize in the business of honoring customers, it is inevitable that some of them will be overqualified..."

"What great talent does Wang have? It's nothing more than rising in the world and becoming famous!"

Before Wang Fangqing finished speaking, Zhang Renyuan interjected, even if he knew that Wang Fangqing was just making excuses, he didn't want to hear positive comments about Wang Xiaojie.

However, although he scorned Wang Xiaojie to the utmost, he still quite agreed with the appointment of a saint. After a short pause, he continued: "Although Xiaojie is lacking in talent, he has a wealth of experience. He lost his teacher in his early years and humiliated the country." , imprisoned in Fan Township, eyes and ears are full, the old things in Anxi, and coercion of the Western Regions are not useless. If there is a little inappropriate application, it is a slightly vulgar description, which is not enough to show the atmosphere of a big country's dress and etiquette, but everyone With this kind of tolerance, a country’s weakness lies in appearances, and a country’s strength lies in its swordsmanship. If a person is lucky enough to be born in the prime of his country, he will not suffer from inferiority and cannot be used.”

Hearing Zhang Renyuan's words, Li Tong, including several other prime ministers in the hall, couldn't help sighing. He always felt that apart from some well-known quarrels, there must be other ties between Zhang Renyuan and Wang Xiaojie that outsiders don't know about. , otherwise why so much resentment?

Wang Fangqing's attitude of refusal was not very firm, and Zhang Ren was willing to make such a suggestion, so the other prime ministers naturally had nothing to say.So at the moment, a book was drawn up in the hall, confirming the transfer of Wang Xiaojie to Hongluqing.

Early the next morning, Wang Xiaojie went to Menxia Province to receive the book-making, and naturally heard some words leaked by those who feared the world would not be chaotic.Knowing that Zhang Renyuan trampled on him so much in the meeting before the palace, Wang Xiaojie was very upset.

However, he also understands that there is a difference in the positions of the two sides at the moment. Even if they fight face to face, he can't take advantage of it. He can only suppress this evil fire in his heart.

Honglu Temple is not the most prominent official office among the nine temples. It has two offices, Dianke and Master of Ceremonies. The former is mainly responsible for guests, the two queens and the barbarians of the four directions participate in feudal affairs, and the latter is in charge of funeral etiquette. All funeral matters are handled here.

Apart from this, Honglu Temple has no other administra- tors , and even the Sifang Pavilion, a place where aboriginal people live, is directly managed by the Ministry of Education.

Although the power of Honglu Temple is not high, it is a place full of human touch, so it should not be taken lightly.For example, Guo Yuanzhen, a street ruffian in Tongquan County in the early years, relied on the friendship and care his father accumulated as the acting master of ceremonies, so that he could not be questioned for 20 years.

Wang Xiaojie was a prime minister and had great qualifications, so it was indeed a bit of a humble job to be the Minister of Honglu.

However, in order to get rid of Zhang Renyuan's entanglement, he no longer cares about the gains and losses of his position.Moreover, the sage didn't really want to marginalize him. In order to ensure that Wang Xiaojie's seniority advantages could be fully utilized, Shi Sizhen, who was in charge of the Sifang Pavilion, was appointed as Honglu Shaoqing, as Wang Xiaojie's deputy.

In this way, when negotiating with the envoys of various states, Wang Xiaojie has greater autonomy, and he does not need to ask the Ministry of Education for everything.

After Wang Xiaojie arrived at the office, members from Shi Sizhen and below came out to welcome him, and some anecdotes introduced him to the daily affairs of Honglu Temple.However, Wang Xiaojie did not come here to really be a welcome guest. Before the officials finished explaining, he waved his hand and said: "You don't need to report these miscellaneous things to the director. The daily affairs are all in charge of Shaoqing. In case of major or difficult things Come and sue!"

After Shi Sizhen heard the words, she quickly took the order respectfully. The affairs of the temple office were very complicated. It was a blessing for the subordinates like them to have a minister who was at ease to be the shopkeeper, and they didn't need to ask for instructions. , with a lot of ease of doing things cheaply.

However, Wang Xiaojie didn't intend to be a hand-off shopkeeper, after returning to the hall to sit down, he ordered: "Sifang is currently on the list of guests in Beijing, fetch it for me to have a look."

After hearing the words, the officials took the order and left. Not long after, they carried up the documents in two large boxes, and looked at the Daqing in the hall with a slightly disturbed expression.Wang Xiaojie's prestige is great, and the officials are inevitably worried that this great minister will keep things simple, and will blame them for disturbing the mess.

But they were thinking too much. Wang Xiaojie was not just a warrior on the battlefield. In his early years, he served as prime minister in the Eastern Capital and presided over military reforms. He dealt with documents many times more than those in front of him. Naturally, he had patience.

So Wang Xiaojie didn't feel annoyed when he saw the books filled with two big boxes, he waved his hand to push the other subordinates away, and started to look through them himself.

As the most powerful country in the region, Datang had a vast territory and flourished at the time, so naturally there were many related foreign affairs.Especially since the reign of Zhenguan, the imperial court has not lost its lenient restraint on the four barbarians from all sides, and most of them have settled down inside the barbarians, so naturally there are a lot of accumulated affairs.

After looking through a few files, Wang Xiaojie quickly discovered the problem. Although there were a lot of these files, they were all quite old. Many states he had never heard of were still listed in them, and there were still many Quite a gift of goods, food and other things.

Many Hu people who had been exterminated since the Zhenguan period, in order to absorb the results of foreign wars, the imperial court gave these people preferential treatment, kept them in Beijing, and gave them mansions to live in, and did not carry out formal household registration.In Gaozong's period, the pace of foreign strategy was more vigorous, and related problems were not solved, but increased even more.

When the empress dowager came to power, although the country's situation was sluggish, the empress dowager was keen to create a vanity appearance of all nations coming to court. Instead of abolishing those Fanhu tribes that had already existed in name only, they sealed them down a lot. Problems accumulate.

In the past few years, the imperial court specialized in internal affairs. Apart from a few relatively powerful states and states, the imperial court paid little attention to the affairs of the Honglu Temple.

After realizing this, Wang Xiaojie raised his head, looked at the busy subordinates in the straight hall and said: "Everyone who has little work on their desks, sort these old volumes separately, and collect these old volumes that have lost feudalism, but still The so-called envoys who cowardly seized the country's grace were all sorted out and compiled into a book."

When everyone heard this, they didn't dare to be negligent, and stepped forward one after another to share the affairs.After a pause, Wang Xiaojie said: "The feudal editions are not in our company, and it may be difficult to distinguish them in detail for a while.

How about this, the clerks in the hall will do the tidying up first, and those who don't have much to write, go to the various places to inform the state guests that I am new to the Honglu Temple, and I will inevitably contact them in the future for people, things, and goods. Treat yourself.They also want to have money and silk gifts to congratulate me on my new post.As for the materials and goods received, if the quantity is small, it will be confiscated directly as the company's capital, and if there is a large amount, it will be reported to the Southern Province for another use. "

Hearing Daqing's order, all the members in the hall couldn't help but beam with joy.In the mundane world of life, it is unavoidable to care about necessities, rice, oil, and salt. Before that, Honglu Temple was a real Qingshui yamen, and the people in charge naturally had little money to fish for.

Now that Da Qing had already made a plan to generate income for the company when he took office, the subordinates, who were a little unhappy because of the business, all nodded their heads for a while, full of enthusiasm.

When Shi Sizhen heard Daqing's order, she was somewhat hesitant, and said: "The affairs of Honglu Temple are suddenly reformed, and it is inevitable that various miscellaneous complications will arise..."

"It's okay, I will prepare a book to report this to the imperial court. All the guests who do not have the ceremony to attend the banquet will be removed from the name of the guests."

Regarding Shi Sizhen's concerns, Wang Xiaojie did not take it seriously.He is not very familiar with things like asking for money for a treat.When I was in Anxi in the early years, there was a small banquet every three days, and a big banquet every five days. If you dare to come empty-handed, isn’t that going to save my face?

For those powerful chieftains who still support the people of the state, he still dares to take what they want, not to mention the lost people who are now living in Beijing.After eating the rewards from the court for so many years, of course I want to get it back!

In terms of making money, although Wang Xiaojie is not as whimsical and frequent as Pingyang Gongwu Youyi, he has never been a soft-hearted person.It must be known that when he returned to Luoyang, the eastern capital from the Anxi Dadu Protectorate in the early years, the mighty entourage was seen by the saints who were in Chang'an at that time.The goods that the long team hauled were of course not the wealth he had scraped together in those years in Anxi, but the countries in the Western Regions who respected and loved the king and guarded him, and took the initiative to offer them to him to make his way back home. .

Following Wang Xiaojie's order, the Honglu Temple, which had been idle for a long time, suddenly became busy up and down.But after digging through his guts, drawing up a memorial, and handing it over to the scribes for polishing and submission, Wang Xiaojie had another idea.

Finding something to do for the people of Honglu Temple is just one of his duties.In addition, he has a more important task, which is to serve as the envoy of Li Fan.

Honglu Temple has its own structure, he only needs to order someone to do things.However, as a newly created post, although the sage has written a document to stipulate the scope of power, how to exercise this power and organize the personnel structure as soon as possible requires Wang Xiaojie's own efforts.

However, although Wang Xiaojie had relevant ideas, he did not have personnel authority. After some inquiries, he found out that his immediate superior, Wang Fangqing, had something to do today, and had already left the imperial city to return home before noon.

I can't discuss the issue of personnel structure with Wang Fangqing, Wang Xiaojie is not idle either, seeing that the officials are all busy, he waved his hands again and said: "Let the staff prepare the horses, I will go to the Sifang Pavilion to see the foreign envoys first."

Soon after, Wang Xiaojie arrived at the Sifang Pavilion accompanied by officials, and the staff in the pavilion had already notified the envoys of the Fan Kingdom who lived here to come and greet them.

Wang Xiaojie rode his horse into the Sifang Pavilion, and in a blink of an eye, he saw the envoys of the various kingdoms standing inside the door and saluted him. He got off his horse and walked to the other side, looking at these foreigners with a slightly complicated expression. A bit reminiscing, after being silent for a while, he asked tenderly in Tibetan: "That kid Juniper Manboje has grown up, how would he describe it? How much like me? Have you changed your childhood habit Bad habits? Oh, long time no see, I miss him even in my free time!"

Chapter 0903 public and private schemes, each has its own trade-offs

Wang Xiaojie's sudden speaking of Tubo language has already surprised a group of Tubo envoys.These words were a bit out of date, which made these foreign envoys even more confused. They couldn't help but looked at each other, not knowing how to respond.

The situation was deadlocked for a while, and some of the envoys came to their senses, what Wang Xiaojie said about Du Songmang Bojie was exactly their Zanpu name!Although the Tubo Kingdom did not have such strict taboo rules as the Tang Dynasty, very few people mentioned Zanpu's name, so after Wang Xiaojie finished speaking, no one reacted immediately.

But after recollecting it, the envoys of the Tibetans suddenly burst into anger. It was extremely rude for the other party to call them Zanpu, and the words were full of jokes, which naturally made people unacceptable.

Therefore, all the Tibetan envoys glared at Wang Xiaojie, and Wei Gonglu, the leader of the envoy, couldn't help but snorted coldly: "Embassadors between the two countries should pay attention to courteous treatment! Now we are entrusted by our lord's order to enter the Tang Dynasty with sincerity. It is not impolite, but your lord directly calls our lord by his name, how is it a welcome ceremony? If we talk about things, arrogant and do not avoid the taboos of the Tang Dynasty, how will your lord feel?"

"You can give it a try! Don't say that I, Tang Dynasty, lacks integrity. I took advantage of this landlord to bully foreigners. If I dare to make a disrespectful remark, I will fight you in the end. If you don't trample you Waist bone, I am incompetent!"

Hearing this, Wang Xiaojie stared at him immediately, fully displaying his style of being strict with others and being lenient towards himself, and after shouting fiercely, he glanced at the foreign missions again, and immediately sneered: "This is the time of the Fan Kingdom!" What kind of bad material did you choose for sending envoys? So what if I call your lord by the name? I was in your country back then, and I often played games with your lord. Could it be that there is no one in the crowd who knows what is going on? Your lord relationship is unusual?"

Hearing what Wang Xiaojie said, Wei Gonglu was angry and suspicious, first he gave Wang Xiaojie a vicious look, and then he noticed a not young attendant winking at him, so he ignored Wang Xiaojie's provocation for the time being, but approached The attendant listened attentively to his story.

Although Wang Xiaojie's legendary experience in his early years was well-known in the Tang Dynasty, it was not widely spread in the Tubo Kingdom, and not many people knew about it.

This is because when the Battle of Chengfengling happened that year, although the predecessor of Tubo, Zanpu Mangsong Mangzan, had died, it was still in a period of news blockade in the Tubo Kingdom, and there were constant rebellions in the Tubo Kingdom at that time, and even the new successor Chidu Songtsan will temporarily live in the camp of the Gar family.

It was during this period of time that Wang Xiaojie was defeated and captured in Tubo, and had a strange love affair with the young Zanpu.The young Zanpu was in a strange place, and he saw strange people and things. He suddenly found a person who looked very similar to his late father in the crowd, so he couldn't help but want to get close.

If Zanpu hadn't been fostered in the camp of the Gar's family back then, living deep in the Red Mountain Palace in Luosa City, Wang Xiaojie naturally would not have had the chance to meet him.And if Zanpu was older, even if he saw someone who resembled his father, he would not be so emotionally exposed.

So Wang Xiaojie was able to save his life in the Tubo Kingdom back then, and it was really fate.Liu Shenli, who was captured together with him, was not so lucky. He was tortured by injuries, coupled with the inevitable humiliation and persecution as a prisoner, and soon died in a foreign country.

However, this incident is really not a decent thing for Tubo. First of all, the young Zanpu mistakenly recognized his father already made people feel inexplicably ashamed, and after Wang Xiaojie escaped and returned to Datang, he did not disappear. It was through the years of being Zanpu's father that he learned about Tubo, and a few years later defeated Tubo in the Western Regions and regained the four towns of Anxi.

This wave of operations in Tubo can really be said to be breeding tigers.Even Da Lun Qinling, who was familiar with the incident, was really ashamed to mention this old incident and add trouble to Zanpu. Wang Xiaojie did escape from his hands, and killed one of his blood brothers in the Western Regions a few years later.

After learning about Wang Xiaojie's past, Wei Gonglu's mood was extremely complicated for a while. After a moment of silence, when he looked at Wang Xiaojie again, a trace of sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he sneered: "It turns out that your honor was bestowed by our lord back then. In this way, it is indeed an extraordinary friendship. The Lord of our country is pure in nature and treats people with sincerity. It is a pity that this kindness has not been rewarded with matching kindness. The evil jackal trapped in the grass snow cave , should only be killed with a stick, how can a ferocious beast know how to be grateful!"

Hearing these words, Wang Xiaojie was not annoyed. He just sighed and said: "Back then, when discussing martial arts, the plan was poor. It was indeed an unbearable scandal to harm the army, humiliate the country, and fall into the enemy camp. Your country praises you. Pu Yu is really kind, and when we met day and night, he couldn't help but show his heart to me. The way is that powerful officials are fierce and make people feel uneasy. I hope I can stay and help him protect him.

But even though their bodies are similar, their backgrounds are different after all. If you are a son of the Tang Dynasty, how can you commit yourself to other places?What's more, I have a wife and children myself, so how can I take other people's children and raise them on a blind date?With this expression, I can only refuse, but I also deeply remember the troubles that child suffered back then.

When there is another opportunity for the Dian army to fight, in addition to serving the country, I also hope to check and balance your country's strong ministers, and give your king some leeway.To this day, it can be regarded as a small achievement. If it were not for me to present soldiers and boast about martial arts, it would be difficult for your king to restrain his strong ministers. As for those of you who are envoys, I am afraid that you will not be able to take a step abroad! "

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaojie was full of emotion again, raised his head and sighed, and said again: "Originally, I just want to do brave things, so I don't have to worry about it. But I heard that you young people from a foreign country have short-sightedness, and you compare me to a jackal. , This is really sad! Although divided into two countries, I do not have little concern for your lord. His deceased father only gave him a title. Now he can thrive and be less threatened by strong ministers , My crouching in the snow and drinking the wind also helped him a lot. Although I don’t expect him to be grateful, I don’t want to be misunderstood and laughed at, so I will explain it a little.”

After speaking, Wang Xiaojie inevitably showed a well-intentioned expression, but the more he put on this expression, the more ugly the expressions of the Tubo envoys on the opposite side became.

This guy not only used the old things of Zanpu's ignorance back then to talk nonsense, but also unscrupulously talked about the internal strife in their Tubo Kingdom, which made people hate it, and if he wanted to refute, he didn't know what kind of hate it would lead to. Absolute words.

"We waited for the apostles to enter the Tang Dynasty, not to talk about stories. If your honor is just blindly insulting, then there is no need to talk about it. Please choose another good minister from the Tang Kingdom to come to discuss affairs. If not, please let go of the city gate and let us go. I will leave and report to the Lord. Tubo sons are brave, and they don’t show it in their lips and tongues. Whatever they hear and see today will be rewarded in the future!"

After being silent for a while, Wei Gonglu put on a straight face again, looked at Wang Xiaojie and said sharply.

Seeing that the other party was offended by him, Wang Xiaojie was also happy.His disgusting habit of using words is also recently acquired from Zhang Renyuan. Both of them are ministers of the court. Even more aggrieved, the mood suddenly became cheerful.

"Forget it, you are busy pawns in the power, how can you understand the feeling of deep love and longing for an old friend. If I continue to talk to you, it will not make me feel relieved. Your country Zanpu will not choose the old man who was the governor of the past to come. See, I'm afraid it's just worrying and arousing my emotional roots again, which will only increase the trouble."

He sighed with regret again, seeing that the Tubo envoys were on the verge of going berserk, Wang Xiaojie turned his face serious and became serious: "You wait for the letter you submitted, I also read it at the office before, now When we come to see each other, it is also to pass on a little expressiveness. If we can talk about all the things listed, we can talk about them. If we can’t agree, I will return to the court to accept the crime, and I have no time to talk to you.”

After saying this, he waved his hand and ordered the staff in the Sifang Pavilion to arrange a spacious hall for the two parties to negotiate.

After entering the hall and sitting down, the Tubo envoys were still confused by Wang Xiaojie's blatant nonsense just now, even though they were asking to see each other, they didn't speak first.

As for Wang Xiaojie, he was refreshed at the moment, and he took the documents handed over by the accompanying officials, and said leisurely: "Then things will be discussed one after another, first of all, the affairs of peace between the two countries. Your country asked why the Queen of Xikang entered It has been several years in our country, why is it only now willing to become a ceremony?

On this point, I can give you an answer right now. Queen Xikang’s entry into the country was not a gift sent by our country, and there was no marriage contract before that. The reason why the saint is giving gifts today is because of the gratification of the two, and it is not to neglect your country.As for your country's claim that the honorary title of the Chizun in the Eastern Region is used as etiquette, this point can be discussed.The Queen of Xikang ruled in feudal society and was enshrined to establish the country, but her origin should also be respected..."

After Wei Gonglu heard the words, he raised his hand to signal Wang Xiaojie to pause, then frowned and said: "There is no Xikang country in our country, and the seal of the Eastern Region, we must not be confused!"

The reason why Tubo wants to tell whether it is the Eastern Region or Xikang is of course to blur the ownership of Xikang.

Don’t think that Tubo doesn’t understand diplomatic means and rhetoric when it was founded in the wild. In the early years, the two sides fought or made peace, and Tubo used a series of rhetorical means to coerce many Shengqiang and Hu tribes who had surrendered to the order of the Tang Dynasty to listen to their orders. .

Even in the process of annexing Tuyuhun in the early years, Tubo took advantage of the fact that Princess Wencheng was in the country, and forced the Hu chiefs from Longnan Song, Maojian, and Jiuqu of the Yellow River to enshrine in the country, and then through a series of soft and hard methods, Develop eyeliner and help from these Hu chieftains, so as to penetrate into Tuyuhun step by step.

Until now, there are still many forces of the original Tuyuhun and the surrounding Hu chieftains in the Tubo Kingdom. These people and events are important factors for Tubo to annex and gradually digest Tuyuhun.

Xikang is slightly different from Qinghai, and its interests in Tubo are more profound.Previously, due to the intense conflict between the country and China, he had no choice but to give it to Ye Ali.But in this vast land, the involvement of personnel is still extremely complicated.Among other things, many powerful clans in Tubo are still in power, and their clan lands are still located in Xikang.

Therefore, Tubo needs to emphasize the title of Princess Chizun of the Eastern Region of Ye Ali, in order to retain the highest jurisdiction over Xikang.Especially now that Xikang and Datang Guozhong have close personnel exchanges, if Tubo cannot keep this name, then these people will have no psychological burden to move closer to Datang.

Wang Xiaojie had just taken over the affairs of the Honglu Temple, and had not formally entered into the role, and he did not think deeply about this issue, but seeing that the Tubo envoy was so resolute, he did not make a hasty decision, and said with a big stroke: "This matter Let’s discuss it later, let’s talk about the next one. Your country sues our merchants for wandering around the border, spying on your national conditions, and violating your criminal laws, so all business contacts must be quoted from the two countries’ credentials?”