People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 689
In the guest house of Honglu Temple, a voice sounded from outside the door: "My lord, the Japanese envoy has arrived."

Li Xuan, who was sitting on the low couch, immediately came to his senses. The matter of Luo Binwang, Wu Chengsi and Di Renjie was completely forgotten by him, and he said solemnly: "Please!"

Monk Daozhen, the Japanese envoy wearing a white monk robe, immediately appeared at the door.

Entering the house, Monk Daozhen bowed to Li Xuan and said: "My minister Daozhen, I have seen the county king."

Li Xuan stood up and cupped her hands in return, saying, "I have seen Master, please sit down, Master!"

"Thank you, my lord!" Daozhen bowed again, then walked aside, and sat down in front of the short table.

Outside the door, a recorder brought two pots of hot tea, one pot was placed in front of Li Xuan, and the other was placed in front of Dao Zhen.

Li Xuan poured himself a cup of tea, then lifted it up, and said to Daozhen, "Master, please!"

Daozhen got used to Li Xuan's style, poured himself a cup, then picked up the teacup, and said politely: "My lord, please!"

After drinking the hot tea, Li Xuan casually said, "How is Master living in Chang'an now, is it convenient?"

Daozhen bowed and said: "There are many Buddhist temples in Chang'an, and the poor monk is trapped in the Buddhist scriptures, and it is difficult to extricate himself."

"Buddha Purdue, it seems that the master should be fine." Li Xuan nodded, and said: "Since the meeting last month, there have been many incidents in the court, so that the covenant has not yet been completed. Today, it is finally a matter of everything." It's over, master, the covenant between the Tang Dynasty and the Wa Kingdom should also be finalized."

"What the lord said is very true." Daozhen bowed immediately, his face not showing any signs of indifference.

During this time, although Li Xuan and Daozhen have not met, and Daozhen has been wandering around many Buddhist temples in Chang'an, the negotiations between the two countries have never stopped.

The Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, and Menxia Province all sent people to participate in the negotiations between Honglu Temple and the Japanese envoys.

Professional matters are handled by professional people, Li Xuan and Daozhen, neither of them are the kind of people who are very talkative, they simply ignore everything and let others do their best.

The content of the negotiations between the two countries, proclaiming ministers, paying tribute, doing business, asking for advice, sending envoys, etc. are mostly fine, but there is only one thing that is stuck between the two countries.

Tang City.

Li Xuan proposed that to build a Tang City in the capital of the Wa Kingdom, at least a Tang Fang.

The envoys sent by the Tang Dynasty to the country of Wa, the business travelers and sailors traveling to and from the country of Wa all gathered and lived in the Tangfang.

The internal and Chinese laws are all enforced by the head of the workshop selected from among the Tang people, and the Wa country has no way to interfere, just like a country within a country.

Daozhen naturally couldn't easily agree, he couldn't explain this kind of thing to the country, so he froze there.

"If it's a matter of Tangfang, how about following my king's advice?" Li Xuan looked at Li Xuan calmly and firmly.

Daozhen's expression darkened immediately, he was silent for a while, and then said: "The foreign minister has a suggestion."

Li Xuan seemed to have expected it a long time ago, and said calmly: "Please tell me, the envoy."

"The affairs of the Tangfang can be carried out in accordance with the laws of the Tang Dynasty, but the head of the workshop needs to be appointed by our dynasty, but he is the only person stationed on weekdays." Daozhen bowed slightly and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, this is The last amount that foreign ministers can promise."

Li Xuan looked at Daozhen deeply, and didn't speak for a long time, the atmosphere in the whole hall suddenly became solemn.

Huge pressure fell directly on Daozhen.

If it was in the past, Daozhen could still grit his teeth and persist, but now, since the news of the death of the King of the East China Sea, he has been thinking about how to take a step back.

After only a short while, Daozhen couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, if the two countries can form an alliance at this time, this autumn, our court will be able to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty with 18 handmaidens. Can……"

"Wait!" Li Xuan immediately stopped Daozhen. He hadn't digested the tribute maid in front of him, but was immediately stunned by Daozhen's words of offering the princess.

Li Xuan looked at Daozhen with an ugly face: "Master, the daughter of the king of your country is not suitable to enter the palace!"

Daozhen hurriedly explained: "Your Highness misunderstood, the Japanese kingdom is humble, how dare you climb up to the emperor, if you can serve the prince, or the kings, the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and the Japanese kingdom will be closer. Our country must be omnipotent.”

"But there are orders, and everything is done." Li Xuan nodded seriously, and finally heaved a long sigh of relief, and said, "That's it."

"Thank you, my lord." Daozhen immediately saluted Li Xuan with some joy.

Li Xuan waved her hand slightly, then raised her teacup, and said with emotion: "Master, what I said just now, that I don't recommend the daughter of the king of your country to enter the palace, is not obstructing, this king is saving people."

"My lord, don't worry, the ministers understand." Daozhen nodded quickly, how could he not be clear about the mystery inside.

Sending Jurchen, the king of Japan, to the palace is no different from sending him to death.

Li Xuan's complexion suddenly became serious: "Master, this king can't make the decision on this matter, I need to ask His Majesty to play it, but if there are no accidents, this matter will be considered."

"That's it, the ministers are going back to wait for the good news." Daozhen immediately stood up, cupped his hands to Li Xuan, then bowed deeply, and walked out.

Li Xuan got up and sent Daozhen out, then turned around to look at the screen inside, and said in a deep voice: "The two sentences I said before, delete them."

Ma Wei's voice came from behind the screen: "Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates know what to do."

Li Xuan nodded slightly and breathed a sigh of relief.

The concubines in the emperor's palace at that time could not bear half of the emperor's rain and dew.

Especially Queen Wang, Concubine Xiao Shu and Xu Jieyu had a particularly miserable end.

In addition to them and Empress Wu, the emperor also had other concubines such as Liu Gongren, Zheng Gongren and Yang Gongren, but Liu Gongren, Zheng Gongren and Yang Gongren had already died silently under the hands of Empress Wu. up.

But even now, there are still some concubines in the palace who were rewarded by the emperor in the early years, but these people have long since ceased to be favored. , and now they are just waiting to die in the palace.

With better luck, they will be sent home after the emperor's death.

If the Japanese envoy really wanted to send the daughter of King Tianwu to the palace, he would have sent her to a dead end.

It may even trigger Empress Wu's fury and directly destroy the covenant between Datang and Wa.

But when they are sent to the East Palace, Prince Ying's Mansion and Prince Xiang's Mansion, the situation is different.

In this way, not only can a closer relationship be formed with the Wa Kingdom, but it is also a great deterrent to Silla.

Li Xuan stood in front of the door, watching Daozhen walking towards the door, at this moment, Qin Dujiaogan, the envoy of Silla Kingdom, was brought out by "coincidental".

……

Qin Dutjiaogan came from the side corridor with a calm expression, followed the recorder in front, and then saw Monk Daozhen coming out of the official building in front with a gentle expression.

Qin Obtuse Jiaogan is very familiar with Daozhen.

Although this monk only had a gentle face, he could see the endless joy in the other party's heart at a glance.

The covenant between Datang and Wa was reached.

Qin Dujiaogan's heart sank immediately, at this time, Daozhen also saw Qin Dujiagan, but he was not surprised.

Nanchang Wang played this move not once or twice, they are used to it.

Daozhen nodded slightly at the blunt horn, then turned around and left without saying much.

The King of Nanchang just wanted to use the Wa Kingdom to force Silla to reach a covenant, but even if the King of Nanchang intended to achieve it, so what. In the final analysis, the relationship between Silla and Datang depends on the leaders of the two countries, not their envoys.

The people of Silla, after reaching the covenant and then breaking the covenant, they did such a thing not once or twice.

Watching Daozhen leave, Qin Dujiaogan looked solemn, then walked to the door of the official building, and saw Li Xuan standing at the door at a glance.

"I've seen the lord." Qin Dutjiao left and cupped his hands, then stood up and asked, "The lord was sending off Master Daozhen just now?"

Li Xuan smiled faintly, then stepped out of the way, invited the Qin blunt horn into the room, and then said softly: "To tell you the truth, the covenant between our dynasty and the Japanese kingdom will be concluded soon, as long as the king reports the matter to His Majesty, then Everything is fine."

"Oh?" A hint of surprise flashed across Qin's blunt horned dry face.

Nanchang King's self-confidence is not as simple as just reaching a covenant, as if the Tang Dynasty may send the Wa kingdom northward to attack Silla at any time.

What pact did they make?
"Envoy, please sit down." Li Xuan returned to the front, and then sat down, watching the blunt horns and sat down, Li Xuan then said: "Envoy, the last time we met was on the Lantern Festival. at the banquet."

"Yes!" Qin Dujiaoqian nodded slightly, and then said: "During the Shangyuan Festival, the prince was talented in literature and martial arts. Although he was assassinated by Tubo and the king of the East China Sea, half a month later, the foreign ministers saw the king of the East China Sea. Head."

Li Xuan smiled faintly, and then said: "For the past half a month, the king has been busy with the scientific research, so he neglected the negotiation with Silla."

"Don't dare!" Qin Dujiaoqian bowed immediately, and then said: "The covenant between the Tang Dynasty and Silla has generally been agreed upon, and there are only one or two matters left."

"One or two things." Li Xuan smiled and said, "Is it your country's lease of Jeju Island, and the establishment of the Tang embassy area in Jinzhou?"

Qin blunt horns nodded slightly, and the establishment of the embassy area, or also called Tangfang, Tangcheng, is the foreshadowing laid by the Tang Dynasty in Silla, Japan,

Once it breaks out, the dagger hidden inside can even be inserted directly under the throat of the palace.

Not only that, in the future, Datang can even use the embassy area to infiltrate all levels of Silla.

Everything in Silla in the future may not be hidden from Datang's eyes, this point can be seen very clearly by Qin Obtuse Angle Gan.

However, the real killer is Jeju Island.

Jeju Island is in the southeast of Silla. Although the island is barren, once it is occupied by Datang, Datang can enter Silla from Jeju Island at any time.

At that time, there will be a slight upheaval in the relationship between the two countries, and the destruction of Silla will also happen sooner or later.

Seeing that the blunt horns were not open, Li Xuan smiled lightly, and then said: "Tell me about the King of the East China Sea, the envoy has seen the King of the East China Sea, but the envoy, the East Sea King you saw, are you sure it is the King of the East China Sea?" ?"

Qin's obtuse angled face suddenly changed.

Although he had been in contact with the King of the East China Sea earlier, and not long ago, he saw the head of the King of the East China Sea with his own eyes, but if he fully admitted that it was the King of the East China Sea, he was not [-]% sure, at least he had doubts in his heart.

After all, he was the one who had really had contact with the King of the East China Sea, not anyone else, and only he could judge whether what he had seen was the real King of the East China Sea.

Although the man claimed to be the King of the East China Sea, Qin Dunjiaoqian also recognized him as the King of the East China Sea in person, but in fact, Qin Dunjiaogan had long been suspicious in his heart.

Because of many things, although the man made a decision in front of him, but on some other things, he showed a trace of hesitation.

It was this slight hesitation that made Qin obtuse horn Gan suspicious.

Qin blunt horn raised his head, looked at Li Xuan, and asked in a low voice: "The head of the king of the East China Sea was beheaded by the lord himself. Could it be that the lord is suspicious now? Is he coming?"

Li Xuan smiled, picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of hot tea, and at the same time said quietly: "It doesn't matter whether the person I killed was the King of the East China Sea, as long as the people in the world recognize him as the King of the East China Sea, Japan, Silla, and Tubo." , everyone recognizes that he is the king of the East China Sea, his opponents, his enemies, and even his own subordinates all think that he is the king of the East China Sea, and they all think that the king of the East China Sea was killed by this king. will die completely."

Qin blunt horns froze for a moment, his face turned extremely ugly in an instant.

Li Xuan put the teacup to his lips, and then said calmly: "The king of the East China Sea is finished, the envoy, in this way, a part of our power can be liberated. Tell me, where will your majesty put this power? ?”

Qin Obtuse Angle Gan was stunned, and an infinite chill suddenly rose in his heart.

(End of this chapter)