Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 741 East Palace Feast (1)

"Your Majesty waits to kowtow to His Highness!"

In the study room of the Tai Chi Palace, Lin Mingdu, Xiao Qian and other key ministers of the prince line were talking to Zhang Jianzhi, when they suddenly saw Li Xian coming out from behind the screen, they all got up quickly, and each gave a big gift See also.

"No, just sit down."

Li Xian hardly slept last night. After morning breakup, he went to Gaozong's place to talk for a long time. After returning to the East Palace, he was unavoidably a little tired, but he was still in good spirits. He walked steadily to the copywriting office. At the back, he flicked the hem of his robe, sat down, pressed his hand, and gave a command in a peaceful voice.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Lin Mingdu and the others came to the East Palace not only to represent themselves, but also to represent a large number of officials from their respective factions behind them. Naturally, the reason for the peace talks that was settled by the court this morning is unavoidable. No matter how anxious they were, no one dared to miss the etiquette, Qiqi thanked them according to the court regulations, and just now they took their seats.

"Your Highness, please forgive my humble minister for lying. The fact of this peace negotiation is not what His Highness should do. Regardless of success or failure, His Highness's reputation will be damaged. I implore Your Highness to say goodbye!"

Xiao Ming has worked as a censor for most of his life, so he has a rather aggressive personality, he was the first to lose his composure, and as soon as Fang took his seat, he was the first to speak up.

"Your Highness, I think what Xiao Zhongcheng said is true, and I wish to do it on behalf of Your Highness!"

Lin Mingdu, as Minister of the Ministry of Rites, already has the power and responsibility to negotiate with foreign countries, when he heard Xiao Ming's suggestion, he felt quite appreciative in his heart, so he hastened to speak in agreement.

"Your Highness, the last general also thinks it's better to avoid this matter, please think again, Your Highness!"

Although Xiao Qian was born as a military commander, he has seen a lot of conspiracies and tricks in the court for a long time, and his heart is quite gully. He agrees with all the officials on the matter of peace negotiation. Now Xiao Ming and Lin Mingdu have already seen each other. When he opened his mouth, he was not willing to lag behind, so he rushed to echo him.

Over the years, with Li Xian's growing authority, the number of ministers under his command has increased day by day, and there are many factions, big and small, but the core is still only four factions - the ministers from Hexi civil servants represented by Lin Mingdu are one faction, The army generals represented by Xiao Qian form a line, the former Prince Li Hong, represented by Xiao Ming, also forms a line of his own, and another line is the civil servants of the original royal family represented by King Luo Bin and Di Renjie; The four factions are the core of Li Xian's strength. At this time, the leaders of the three factions have spoken up one after another. Even Li Xian cannot ignore it.

"You don't have to worry too much. This palace has already made arrangements for this matter. There shouldn't be any big mistakes. You just need to handle the official business with peace of mind."

What Lin Mingdu and the others could see, Li Xian couldn't think about it. He knew that the intentions of the peace negotiation jointly set up by Empress Wu and the King of Yue were vicious. I am afraid that the consequences will have to be borne by Li Xian himself. Damage to his reputation is still a small matter. Once a secret is leaked, the consequences will be disastrous. Therefore, even though everyone in front of him is a confidant, Li Xian doesn't want to reveal even the slightest bit of inside information. He can only smile gently and comfort everyone.

"Your Highness, this matter is of great importance, and it must not be ignored. If something goes wrong, then..."

Although Li Xian's words had shown strong self-confidence, Xiao Ming was still worried, and impatiently spoke again.

"It's okay, I know it well." Li Xian obviously didn't want to get entangled in this matter any more, and before Xiao Ming could finish speaking, he suppressed his hand, and the words definitely came to a conclusion, and immediately turned his attention to On Lin Mingdu's body, he asked in a deep voice: "Zizhen (Lin Mingdu's word), is there any movement in the Dashi envoys these days?"

"Returning to Your Highness, in the past three days, the food has caused Mua Weiya Aben and his deputy to never leave Li Fanyuan, but his subordinates often go out in groups, traveling all over the capital, shopping for goods There are not a few of them.”

Hearing Li Xian's question, Lin Mingdu knew that Li Xian didn't want to waste any more time on the matter of whether to take over the peace negotiation, and it was inevitable that he felt uneasy, but he didn't dare to persuade him any more, he could only reply respectfully.

"Well, Ah Ben, I have seen it once before. He is more than naughty, but lacks ability. This time, such a big event, Dashi Kingdom will not entrust him with the heavy responsibility. Zizhen will go to Haosheng to find out. See this Who in the envoys is the one to talk."

Since Li Xian didn't want everyone to be entangled in the pros and cons of the next peace talks, he had to make some arrangements for the specific affairs, even though he actually had already received a detailed report and knew that there was an important person in the envoy. , but it did not prevent Li Xian from finding something for Lin Mingdu to do.

"No, my minister obeys the order."

Being disturbed by Li Xian, Lin Mingdu couldn't say anything more, so he could only respectfully agree.

"Also, it's been three days since the Dashi envoys arrived. Since I'm making peace with you, I don't want to break the etiquette. Tomorrow evening, my palace will hold a banquet in the East Palace. It's good to welcome the Dashi envoys. As for the food and drink , Let the Dashi envoys send someone to prepare by themselves, and this matter will be handled by Zi Zhenyi, everyone is tired today, so let’s discuss here first.”

After Li Xian confessed a few words, he immediately issued the order to chase away the guests, obviously not intending to give the people any chance to speak.

"No, the minister will leave."

Li Xian had already talked about this point, Xiao Ming and the others felt uncomfortable, they could only bow and leave.

"Your Highness is interested?"

After everyone left, Zhang Jianzhi, who had been silent all along, spoke instead.

"It's okay, I just feel a little tired."

Li Xian is indeed thoughtful. After fighting with Empress Wu for so many years, he is really tired. Since this morning, the thought of "Xuanwu Gate Change" has been going up and down in Li Xian's mind, even if he knows it well. This move will bring serious hidden dangers, but Li Xian, who is exhausted to the extreme, doesn't want to play with Empress Wu any more. Come out, even in the face of a loyal adviser like Zhang Jianzhi, because the relationship is really too big.

"If Your Highness wants the foundation of the Tang Dynasty to prosper forever, you should be tired first when you should be tired. It will not be too late to wait for the future."

Zhang Jianzhi had followed Li Xian for so many years, so he knew Li Xian very well, even if Li Xian didn't tell what was on his mind, he could guess the general idea, so he said in a tactful way.

"What Mr. Zhang said is true, just wait and see."

You don't need a heavy hammer to beat the drum. Li Xian is a shrewd person, so he knew the meaning of Zhang Jian's words as soon as he heard it. Leaving endless hidden dangers, Li Xian understands these words and understands the advantages and disadvantages involved. Although he still feels unwilling, he doesn't insist on his own opinion, he just smiled and let it go.

"A letter of approval has been sent from the head office of Zhuangzhang this morning. The urgent report will definitely arrive in Beijing in three days. This matter should not cause serious problems."

Zhang Jianzhi understood the pain in Li Xian's heart, but he didn't want to try to persuade him, so he could only change the topic.

"Well, that's good, I'm a little tired, Mr. Zhang, please do it yourself."

As soon as Li Xian heard the urgent report was coming, Li Xianxuan's heart finally fell to the ground, but he didn't say much, he sighed slightly, got up immediately, walked out of the study room, and went straight to the backyard Already... "Master Lin, please tell His Highness the Crown Prince that the foreign ministers must come to the appointment on time, definitely, definitely..."

Outside the gate of Li Fanyuan, a big cannibal with a white scarf around his head and a fat body like a pig is respectfully sending Lin Mingdu, Minister of Rites who came to send the invitation, out of the gate, his fat face is full of flattery. This person is the envoy of the Great Food Mission, Mua Via Aben—Mua Via Aben, who was originally a tax official in Alexandria, who was ordered to take the "Wang Ji Firm" The cargo ship has been to Datang, and stayed in Datang for more than two years before returning to Dashi. He speaks Chinese fluently. This time, he was ordered by the Caliph to come to Datang to discuss the covenant. .

"Well, I will report this to His Royal Highness, and the ambassador will stay."

Lin Mingdu is a member of the imperial court. If it wasn't for Li Xian's order, he wouldn't bother to go to the Lifan Academy. He just left after finishing his work, and didn't even want to stay for a moment, so he didn't care about Mua Weiya Aben How did he think about it, after confessing a few words, he got into the carriage and drove towards the East Palace.

"My lord, the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty sent someone to send an invitation card, saying that he wants to entertain everyone in my envoy. Look at this..."

As soon as Lin Mingdu left, the obsequious smile on Mua Weiya Aben's face disappeared. With a gloomy face, he quickly turned back into the room, and saw that there were no one else around, and he was facing a guard in uniform. The bearded middle-aged man bowed and saluted, and asked for instructions respectfully. The servile look on his knees was exactly the courtesy a slave should have to a master. It is not surprising to be honest, this middle-aged man is just an envoy The real talker in the regiment - Yazid ibn Abu, the eldest son of the current caliph!

"Well, let's go and have a look."

Yezid ibn Abu came to Datang this time not only to experience the power of Datang for himself, but also to meet with the famous Prince Li Xian of the Tang Dynasty and observe him from the side. What kind of person is the prince? The reason why he came here in disguise was not because he was afraid that Datang would be unfavorable to him, but because he could see the real Datang from the bottom. Knowing about the invitation, and even more knowing that the prince of the Tang Dynasty was in charge of the negotiations, he wanted to meet Li Xian first, and there was no reason why he should not be allowed to ask for instructions from Mua Weiya Aben.

"Okay then, my subordinate will give you an order. How about sending a few imams to the East Palace to prepare the banquet first?"

Hearing what Yezid ibn Abu said, Mua Weiya Aben dared not neglect it, and hurriedly offered a suggestion.

"Well, let's go."

Hearing Mua Via Aben mentioning this matter, Yazid ibn Abu's face sank involuntarily, not for any other reason, but because the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty knew the diet of the Great Food Kingdom The place of the taboo, obviously has a very deep understanding of Dashi, and the picture must be not small. Yezid ibn Abu's guard against the prince of the Tang Dynasty was a little deeper, but he did not say it. He just let out a quiet voice and sent Mua Via Aben away, but he himself frowned and fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)