Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 402: Han Dynasty Envoys, Tang Dynasty Envoys

Su Chen's words made Lu Dongzan stunned for a moment.

The box contained the gifts he had carefully selected.

He believed that as long as Su Chen saw it, he would definitely love it. But now Su Chen didn't even look at it, which made Lu Dongzan a little helpless.

"Mr. Su..."

Su Chen raised his hand to interrupt Lu Dongzan's words, "Prime Minister, I understand what you mean, but these things are like floating clouds to me."

"Since you have come here with sincerity, I will certainly do my best to help you deal with this matter."

"As for these things, there is no need for me to check them. I will send them to the palace intact when the time comes."

"but……"

Su Chen looked at the gifts with a smile, "Are the quantities too small?"

Lu Dongzan immediately understood, "Please rest assured, Mr. Su, this is just an appetizer."

Su Chen nodded, "In that case, please trouble the Prime Minister to send all the follow-up items over."

"it is good!"

Seeing Su Chen so straightforward, Lu Dongzan did not hesitate and immediately stood up to say goodbye, "I will go to prepare the gifts now, please take care of it, Mr. Su."

"You are too kind."

Su Chen smiled and saw Lu Dongzan off.

After watching the other party leave, he sneered, "Do you really think you can bribe me by giving me some gifts?"

Sun Qiang whispered, "Sir, don't you want to take a look at these things?"

"Means nothing."

It's just external things.

If Lu Dongzan took out something modern, Su Chen would be happy.

As for antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and rare collectibles, Su Chen did not have much interest in them.

"Take a look and see if there's anything you like. Pick a few for yourselves."

"Really?"

Hear the words.

Sun Qiang and Jin Yong both showed joy on their faces.

Anything worthy of Lu Dongzan’s gift must not be an ordinary item, and Su Chen was actually willing to let them choose.

Su Chen: "They are just some external possessions. If you like them, take them."

"Thank you, sir."

Sun Qiang chuckled and immediately went forward to check.

Su Chen touched his chin. If the situation continued like this, he was afraid that A Luohan and the others would come to his door soon.

and so.

It's time to find a place to hide away from the limelight.

"Why is Mr. Su here?"

"Yu Changshi."

Yu Zhining said with a smile, "I guess Mr. Su has been very busy these days, right?"

Su Chen shrugged.

Yu Zhining smiled and said, "Have a drink?"

Su Chen looked at Yu Zhining in surprise, "At this time?"

Yu Zhining nodded, "It's better than you having to welcome and see people off, right?"

Su Chen immediately laughed, what he said was true.

"Walk."

……

What Su Chen didn't expect was that in addition to Yu Zhining, there were several acquaintances.

"Mr. Su is here."

Du He laughed, "You can't call me Brother Su anymore."

Su Chen teased: "That shows that there is something wrong with your thinking."

Zhao Jie: "Sir, you are right. There has always been something wrong with his thinking."

Cen Wenben: "Let's take a seat first and then talk."

"please."

Everyone took their seats one after another.

Su Chen smiled and said, "I originally wanted to hide from you, but I didn't expect you all to be here. I always feel like you have planned this for a long time."

"That's not the case."

Cen Wenben said cheerfully, "It was just a coincidence."

Du He nodded and said, "We were originally planning to drink with Ning Changshi, but we ran into them on the way. It happened that when we came here to drink, we ran into Lu Dongzan and others. Lord Cen said that they must be going to visit you, so Yu Changshi made the trip."

Su Chen sighed, "I'm afraid I won't be able to have a peaceful life these few days."

Cen Wenben smiled and said, "You asked for it."

If there had been no military parade and no display of so many troops and weapons and equipment, why would those envoys have gone to find Su Chen?

If they wanted to purchase weapons, they would have to first communicate with the extremely popular Su Chen and establish a good relationship with him.

Maybe Su Chen could not help them buy weapons, but it would be easy for Su Chen to prevent them from buying them.

Su Chen spread his hands, "Where's Wen Zhao? Why isn't he with you?"

Cen Wenben: "My second brother finally came back. He said he was here to show his filial piety, but in fact he came back to let loose. I haven't seen him in the past few days."

"impossible."

Du He was a little skeptical. "He did a very good job in Shannan Dao before. Even the crown prince looked at him differently. He mentioned more than once that he would give him an official title after the matter was over."

Cen Wenben sighed, "My second brother is not interested in this."

Su Chen nodded in agreement.

If Cen Wenzhao wanted to be an official, based on his previous merits, if he stayed in Chang'an City, he would at least be a sixth-rank official with real power. If he stayed in Shannan Road, he would most likely be a fourth or fifth-rank official.

But this guy actually said in front of him that the world is so big and he wants to go see it.

It is true that it is difficult to change one's nature.

"Wen Zhao did tell me that he wanted to go out for a walk and have a look." Su Chen said with a smile, "What else can I say? If I hadn't destroyed the Western Regions and the Turkic steppes, maybe he would have gone there after the crown prince ascended the throne."

"There is no chance now."

Zhao Jie laughed, "The Western Regions Protectorate is under construction, and the Turkic tribes are nowhere to be seen. I don't know where they were driven to by you, sir."

Su Chen shook his head. “Although the Western Regions and the Turks are gone, there are still Persia and the Arabs in the West.”

Yu Zhining asked doubtfully, "So, he is planning to go to these places for fun?"

Cen Wenben: "Impossible? It's so far away!"

Su Chen shrugged, "Who knows? But he asked me to talk to the prince and put Shannan's affairs aside."

Cen Wenben: “…”

The second brother, who had always been a playboy, finally did something serious, but he had to step down just as the crown prince ascended the throne.

It would be fine if you don't want to be an official, and you can go back to Chang'an, but why do you have to go out for a walk?

Cen Wenben suddenly felt tired.

"Forget it, let's not talk about him."

Cen Wenben sighed and changed the subject, "I heard that His Majesty intends to train the navy. Have you heard about this?"

Zhao Jie: "Does our navy still need training?"

Yu Zhining smiled and said, "You asked the right person about this!"

"Oh?"

Yu Zhining smiled and looked at Su Chen and said, "The person who brought up this matter is right in front of you."

Everyone's eyes turned to Su Chen.

Su Chen nodded, "It was indeed me who proposed this matter, but I only recommended Liu Rengui to His Majesty."

Cen Wenben shook his head, "Not only Liu Rengui, I heard that His Majesty also summoned Su Dingfang and others."

Su Dingfang?
Su Chen's eyes lit up, but he almost forgot about this person.

Su Dingfang, also known by the pseudonym Su Shiwan.

Whether it is land warfare or naval warfare, he is an expert in marching and deploying troops.

With Liu Rengui and Su Dingfang, pacifying Japan was a sure thing.

"The countries in the Western Regions have surrendered, and the Turkic tribes have fled. Now the only ones that can threaten our Tang Dynasty are Tibet, Pyu, and Nanyue."

Cen Wenben said with a smile, "Tubbo is located on a plateau, and it is not easy to capture it. Pyu Kingdom and Nanyue are also difficult to march to because of the dense jungles and miasma everywhere."

"So, you set your sights on the islands in the east?"

"Are you planning to attack Silla, Baekje, Goryeo and Japan after the navy training is over?"

Su Chen said calmly: "Let's attack Japan first."

"Why?"

"Because Japan has silver mines, lots and lots of them."

Everyone was stunned.

Are there many silver mines in Japan?
I have never heard of this.

Du He said with a strange look on his face, "Where did you hear this news? Every time those Japanese people come to Chang'an, they always look like savages who have escaped from the mountains and have never seen the world."

"If there really were silver mines in Japan, they wouldn't be so poor and miserable!"

Zhao Jie nodded in agreement, "I have met Japanese envoys before, and the impression they left on me was that they were poor and destitute."

Yu Zhining laughed in silence, "Isn't this just one word?"

Su Chen explained: "Japan is a poor country, and its mining methods are hard to describe. Even if they know the exact location of the silver mine, they may not be able to mine it."

"What's more, they don't even know the location of the many silver mines in Japan, let alone mining them."

Everyone nodded in understanding.

It turned out that Su Chen and Li Chengqian had set their eyes on the silver mines in Japan and were preparing to train their navy to attack Japan.

Then the problem is coming.

"Japan has been a vassal of the Tang Dynasty for a long time, and treats the Tang Dynasty more like a son treats his father."

Zhao Jie threw a melon seed into his mouth and said, "It's a bit unreasonable to attack Japan so suddenly."

"After all, we are a country of etiquette. If we do this, it will not have a good impact."

Yu Zhining nodded and said, "It's a rough statement, but the truth is true."

Su Chen immediately smiled, "Then we need a messenger who is not afraid of death."

A messenger who is not afraid of death?
Zhao Jie looked puzzled, and Du He asked curiously, "Why do you need an envoy who is not afraid of death?"

Cen Wenben: "This is to imitate the Han Dynasty envoys."

After hearing what Cen Wenben said, Zhao Jie and the others immediately understood.

Why did the Han Dynasty punish those who were far away but did not leave any room for criticism?
Because of their messenger.

Each of these messengers was more courageous than the other. Some flirted with the queen in person, some asked the queen mother to sleep with them, and even danced on her grave...

All in all, the envoys of the Han Dynasty were courting death.

You're asking for death.

After their death, they would be granted the title of marquis, and the title would be inherited by their descendants.

Then, the Han army will arrive at the city, and everything will make sense.

Cen Wenben put down his wine glass and slammed it. "Isn't this a bit underhanded?"

Insidious?

Su Chen looked over.

Cen Wenben suddenly laughed and patted his head, "Look at my brain!"

"How could I forget that the person sitting in front of me is the famous poison master, Su the Butcher!"

"It's not surprising that such a plan came from you."

Yu Zhining and others couldn't help laughing.

It is indeed very reasonable.