On the same day, Zhao Yunze found Li Jing and discussed with him about the military parade at the prisoner dedication ceremony.Li Jing said that there was no problem at all in letting the soldiers stand in line and be reviewed.Even in the past wars, after the triumph, the emperor would most likely review the soldiers who had returned from victory and give a speech to comfort the soldiers.Since Li Jing has experience in this area, Zhao Yunze will no longer work on axes.He left the barracks and wanted to go directly to the martial arts hall.As soon as he got out of the barracks, Zhao Yunze suddenly became curious about the Fanbang envoys who came to Chang'an to congratulate.In this era, the names of the countries surrounding the Tang Dynasty were completely different from those of later generations, and the territory was also completely different.Zhao Yunze wanted to know which countries had come to Chang'an to congratulate.So, he went to the Sifang Pavilion.Today's Sifang Pavilion has been assigned to Honglu Temple.The prefect of the Sifang Pavilion is no longer Chu Suiliang, but an official named Li Xiange.Zhao Yunze and Li Xiange can only be said to know each other, and they have never said anything before.If he didn't see him, he would even be a little vague about what Li Xiange looked like.But Li Xiange is obviously very familiar with Zhao Yunze.This Lord Zhao, don't look at the court, but every time he goes to the court, it is also the existence of the protagonist.It's hard for the officials of the DPRK and China to know him or not.Especially today, Lord Zhao is a man of great merit, and he has just been rewarded in the early dynasty.Moreover, Lord Zhao also showed his face for a while, and was promoted and then demoted by the emperor, which was more than Li Jing, the chief manager.Don't look at the emperor's promotion of Lord Zhao first and then his descent, but no official can see that the emperor is forced by the situation and has to do this.This Lord Zhao's status in the emperor's mind has not been shaken at all.It is even higher, and the emperor owes him a debt Li Xiange showed twelve points of enthusiasm as soon as he saw Zhao Yunze."
Lord Zhao, congratulations on your honorable earl" After meeting, after a few simple greetings, Li Xiange said to Zhao Yunze."
Lord Li is polite."
Zhao Yunze coped."
Lord Zhao came to the Sifang Pavilion, I don't know what to teach," Li Xiange asked.Zhao Yunze said: "Don't dare to be a teacher.A certain is to come over and take a look.I heard from His Majesty that there are many countries in Fanbang that come to Chang'an to congratulate.A certain received a task from His Majesty, to show the military might of the Tang Dynasty in front of these envoys.Only then did I want to find out and see which countries had sent envoys to Chang'an. ”"Oh, I see.Lord Zhao may wish to come to a certain public house with him, and give a list of countries that came to congratulate him to Lord Zhao. ”"There's Lord Laury."
Immediately, Li Xiange took Zhao Yunze to his office and found a list to show Zhao Yunze.That list was two pages long.On one page, there is a list of some envoys who can be called a state, there are twenty or thirty.On another page is a list of ethnic minority tribes in the south and west that are attached to the Tang Dynasty or are caught between the Tang Dynasty and its neighbors.Zhao Yunze first looked at the list of countries.Goguryeo, Tuyuhun, Gaochang, Yantan, Qiuzi, Tubo, Dongying, there is actually Dongying, "Lord Li, do you also have envoys from Dongying" Zhao Yunze was surprised.Li Xiange nodded and said, "Yes, Dongying's envoy is Chang'an, who arrived on the second day of March. ”"Strangely, neither Silla nor Baekje, which belong to the Korean Peninsula, have sent envoys.Dongying, which is remote in the east, actually has an envoy coming," Zhao Yunze said to himself."
What did Lord Zhao say," Li Xiange asked."
Oh, nothing.I mean, the news got pretty quickly. ”Li Xiange smiled and said, "The Dongying Kingdom is not here to congratulate us on defeating the Turks.According to their envoys, during the former Sui Dynasty, Dongying had been worshipping the Central Plains Dynasty.Later, at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the Central Plains was in turmoil, and their contacts with the Central Plains were interrupted.It wasn't until last year that they learned from the Silla population who went to their side to do business that the Tang Dynasty had replaced the Great Sui and ruled the Central Plains.So they sent envoys across the ocean to congratulate them. ”"Oh, I see," Zhao Yunze nodded."
Didn't Baekje and Silla always worship me in the Tang Dynasty I remember that in the first year of Jeongkan, the imperial court seemed to have mediated the conflict between the two countries.Why didn't I see the envoys from Baekje and Silla coming to the court this time?"
said Lee Seon-gak: "A few years ago, the envoys of Baekje and Silla had already come to Chang'an.Because of the severe cold winter and the extremely strong wind and waves at sea, it was not convenient for the boat, so they went back early.However, these two countries have always been friendly to the Tang Dynasty, and if they learn that the Tang Dynasty has defeated the Turks, they may soon send envoys to Chang'an. ”"Hey, since it's not convenient to sail in winter, how did Dongying's envoys come," Zhao Yunze said in surprise."
This" Li Xiange couldn't answer."
What, Lord Zhao is suspicious of the envoys of Dongying" "Suspicion" Zhao Yunze was stunned for a moment, and then thought about it.After being silent for a while, he whispered: "Fang Cai, I'm just curious about the navigation skills of the Dongying people, Lord Li's question, I really doubt the authenticity of the Dongying envoys." ”Li Xiange was taken aback and said, "What is Lord Zhao's reason?"
Zhao Yunze said: "As far as I know, Silla should not look at surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, but at the same time, the power of the Dongying Japanese people has also taken root in Silla for a long time.Silla also surrendered to Dongying for a time.In other words, it is impossible for the people of Dongying to not learn about the founding of the Tang Dynasty until last year.It's not strange that the people of Dongying come to worship, but strangely, their set of words. ”As soon as Li Xiange heard Zhao Yunze's words, he immediately gasped: "Could it be that this group of Dongying people is a fake envoy group" Zhao Yunze said: "It's too early to draw conclusions.However, the Central Plains Dynasty has always been enthusiastic about the Fanguo who came to worship.They are often given gifts that are worth several times more than gifts to the Central Plains Dynasty.Historically, because of the covetousness of the Central Plains Dynasty, it is not unheard that there are bold Fanguo businessmen who pretend to be their own envoys and come to the Central Plains to pay tribute. ”Li Xiange said: "There is indeed such a thing.Our Central Plains Dynasty often saves face for the sake of the name of the coming dynasty of all countries, even if they know that there are fake envoys, as long as they don't do bad things, they often don't expose it. ”Zhao Yunze smiled bitterly: "Yes, it's all about this face." ”"Then the matter of the envoy of Dongying, do we want to check it" Li Xiange asked Zhao Yunze again.Zhao Yunze smiled and said, "Pick it up and send it, it's your Sifang Pavilion's business, and you don't dare to make decisions for Lord Li." ”Li Xiange said: "Lord Zhao, don't be polite.If the Dongying envoys are really fake, they don't do bad things, and it's a big deal for Datang to lose some money.But if they do something bad and it is not conducive to Datang, the sin of a certain person will be great.Lord Zhao had helped the Sifang Pavilion investigate the case before.This time, I implore Lord Zhao to help me again. ”"In this way, Master Li is also suspicious of the Dongying envoys," Zhao Yunze said with a playful smile.Li Xiange said: "Where the responsibility is, I dare not be negligent."
Now that Lord Zhao has found something suspicious, let's check it out.Otherwise, someone would be scared when he sleeps. ”Zhao Yunze nodded and said, "Since that's the case, let's check the Dongying envoy group."
However, Lord Li should not be silent about this matter for now.Just pay more attention to the envoys. ”"So-and-so knows what to do."
Li Xiange nodded in understanding
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