Great Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 80 Chapter 82
While Zuo Ming and Li Tai were hiding in the corner and imagining the future majesty and prestige of their admirals, Li Shimin and his ministers had already started playing against each other according to the pre-booked script.

What kind of nonsense such as "my emperor dominates the world, makes the people have enough food and clothing, lives and works in peace and contentment, and surpasses the three emperors and five emperors", or "my emperor is so powerful that he makes the four barbarians dormant, and all nations come to court", which makes Zuo Ming feel tired for a long time .

But seeing Li Shimin's dark expression, he had no choice but to be cold.

After finally staying up for more than half an hour, Zhao Si's voice like a duck's neck finally rang out loudly.

"Your Majesty has a decree to declare to the envoys of all countries, and see you at the Tai Chi Hall!"

And as Zhao Si's voice spread, a group of mighty people in the distance stepped into the huge court yard one after another, and then walked into the Tai Chi Hall all the way.

When they first entered the Tai Chi Hall, this group of mountain cannons, which were more powerful than the people of Tang Dynasty, were naturally fooled by Li Shimin's big handwriting.

Especially seeing the dark god monkey on Li Shimin's table, some superstitious countries even shuddered, showing a look of horror.

Seeing this situation, Li Shimin was naturally extremely proud, and immediately stroked the god monkey lightly, as if it was a real monkey.

Next, it is time for all countries to worship and present their credentials and tributes.

Although these countries are very small, there are quite a lot of good things.

Silla and Baekje, the two deadly rivals, have spent a lot of money this time in order to win Datang's support.

Silla directly took out a pearl the size of a fist. Judging from this, it must have been at least a thousand years old!And Baekje brought a mountain-like red coral!
When this thing was carried into the Tai Chi Hall, Zuo Ming's eyes went straight.

Such a large coral, and it is still a pure natural red coral like jade, even in later generations, it will definitely be a treasure!

Zuo Ming really doesn't know how these people were transported to Datang. It is estimated that nine times out of ten they were transported by water, but even so, this is an extremely difficult thing.It should be noted that from Baekje to Chang'an, it is necessary to pass through the entire Bohai Bay!And looking at it like this, they still traveled in July and August when the typhoon is the most prosperous.

While sighing, Zuo Ming had already made up his mind to get some small red corals of good quality from the Baekje envoy later.

This thing is just for viewing to others, but Zuo Ming knows that this thing is not only good-looking, but also has the ability to promote bone growth and detect blood diseases.

If it is anemia or there is a problem with blood circulation, wearing this thing, its color will become lighter and lighter!This was experimented by Zuo Ming himself in his previous life.

This thing was indeed a thing that could be seen everywhere in the previous life, but in the era of Datang, if there is no diving equipment, it is definitely a life-threatening thing to dive into the seabed to mine corals of this quality.From this, their preciousness can be seen.

After the huge pearls and corals, Goguryeo once again pushed the whole tribute to a climax!

Their tribute is not big, only the size of an adult's thigh, but its preciousness far exceeds that giant pearl and the coral that is the same as that mountain!

——It was a giant ginseng plant that looked like a baby, its whole body was jade white, it was obviously just unearthed not long ago, and its moisture was well preserved!

If this thing is used to make soup, it will definitely be a great tonic!
Both Zuo Ming and Li Tai salivated.Needless to say, this thing will definitely not be able to escape the claws of the two of them.

After the ginseng from Goguryeo, the tribute from Linyi also made Zuo Ming completely unexpected!
That guy turned out to be a snapping turtle—a snapping turtle bigger than a calf!
Judging by the length, it actually looks nearly two meters, which is already a bit anti-biology!
"Your Majesty, this is the earth beast captured by our country recently. According to what our national teacher said, this beast is a heaven and earth spirit beast, containing the blood of Xuanwu, and must be tamed by the supreme! My king knows that his virtue is not enough, so he ordered us to enter Dedicated to His Majesty! Respectfully wish Your Majesty a long life and glory forever!"

After bringing this snapping turtle to the main hall, the envoy of Linyi bowed and said.

That attitude, that tone of voice, really deserves to be Datang's number one dog leg.

This Linyi can indeed be regarded as a diehard loyalist of the Tang Dynasty. Since Li Yuan founded the country, there have been countless treasures donated.

These Li family members are really stupid. After seeing so many rare treasures, they never thought about where these things came from.Still treat Linyi as a barren land.

Looking at this huge snapping turtle, Zuo Ming felt his blood throbbing all over his body.

He had never seen this kind of thing in the National Zoo in his previous life, and it was definitely not just a treasure!
The charm of the original Lin Yi is too great, he is already wondering if there will be the "prehistoric giant crocodile" and "heavenly madness" in the movie over there!

If there is one, he must catch one and raise it for fun!That kind of thing couldn't kill him anyway.

Next came the Six Edicts, Khitan, and the Western Regions.The things sent by the envoys of these countries are of little value, and they are all things like cloth, cotton and linen.

For Li Shimin who already has cotton cloth, it is useless, at most it is just to reflect their wishes.

This time, the entire East Asia, and Japan was not present.They are far away from the Tang Dynasty, and they are across the sea from other countries, considering that they don't know the appearance of the Tang Dynasty artillery.This is also a great tragedy for them.

Zuo Ming can be sure that when he is free someday, Li Shimin will definitely go to play Dongpu's idea.Because as early as half a year ago, he had mentioned Dongpu's silver mine more than once.

With the development of Datang, Li Shimin found that the copper coins on the market were no longer enough, but in order to develop artillery, he could no longer spare any extra copper mines.As a last resort, he had to find Zuo Ming, and wanted to ask him if there was any way to solve it.

Zuo Ming had considered this matter long ago.

In fact, Datang's demand for copper coins is not too large now, because the new generation of people in Datang has not grown up yet.With the passage of time, under the condition of food and clothing, the population of Datang will definitely increase dramatically, and by then, currency will definitely become a huge problem.

To solve this problem, Zuo Ming has two solutions.

One is to establish a national bank and implement banknotes!The second is to melt gold and refine silver, withdraw silver coins and gold coins!

For Zuo Ming, the first one is definitely the best, because doing so is equivalent to directly crossing the era of feudal gold and silver rule.

However, Li Shimin obviously prefers the second method.Because banknotes are so novel and not easy to preserve, if they get wet by rain or are chewed by mice, they will suffer heavy losses.

As for the promotion of silver coins and gold coins, although there will be certain losses after the implementation because the national gold and silver cannot be collected, once it stabilizes, it can be used for several generations.

Li Shimin already has a gold mine. The gold mine in Wuzhou is quite huge. What he lacks most now is a silver mine.Because after the introduction of the new currency, silver coins must be the currency with the greatest demand.

Since silver coins are so needed, Li Shimin naturally has to stare at Dongying.

After the envoys from various countries had met with them, Li Shimin finally announced Lu Dongzan and other Tubo envoys to the Taiji Hall.

"The envoy of Xuan Tubo Dawn, see you at the Tai Chi Palace!"

It was still Zhao Si who announced the decree.As soon as he finished his announcement, the emperor, empress, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty all looked at him.

Zuo Ming, on the other hand, let out a "puchi" laugh.

Seeing this situation, Zhao Si was like a monk of Zhang Er, confused.As an eunuch, he is naturally not qualified to see the volume of "Shan Hai Zhi", and how does he understand the meaning of "groundhog" right now.

"Zhao Si! What the hell are you proclaiming? What is a groundhog?"

With a dark face, Li Shimin lowered his voice.He thought Zhao Sixian was wrong.

Hearing Li Shimin's question, Zhao Si suddenly realized that the problem was here, so he bowed his body and replied to Li Shimin, "Your Majesty! This 'Tubo Shu' was requested by the Tubo envoys for their king. It is said that their kings and generals will no longer call themselves "King of Tubo". Listening to them, this name seems to mean "the dawn and hope of Tubo". Your Majesty, is there any problem with this? "

After the explanation, seeing Li Shimin's face getting more and more weird, Zhao Si asked a little nervously.

"No problem! Since they want to change their names, let them do it!"

Seeing Zuo Ming in the corner who was laughing happily with a cigarette butt in his mouth, Li Shimin's mouth twitched fiercely and said.

It is absolutely impossible for the Tubo envoy to change the title of the outside world casually. There must be someone pushing it, and that person is most likely the wicked Zuo Ming.

Li Shimin's face became strange, and the officials also looked at each other, their faces full of disbelief.

There are still such miraculous things in the world!If the king of Tubo refuses to do it well, he insists on changing his name to "Groundhog". Did Songtsan Gampo lose his mind and go insane?

Under the strange gazes of all Tang people, Lu Dongzan walked into the Tai Chi Hall with great vigor, and when he passed by Zuo Ming, he actually nodded slightly at him, which was quite graceful.It seems that he has completely forgotten the torture Zuo Ming gave him some time ago.

After greeting Zuo Ming, Lu Dongzan covered his chest with his hands and saluted Li Shimin.

"Foreign minister Lu Dongzan, on behalf of my lord Tubo Shu Songtsen Gampo, I would like to extend my most sincere greetings to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"

Since it is decided to have an equal relationship, Lu Dongzan will naturally not perform the pilgrimage.

Seeing that Lu Dongzan once again claimed to be the subordinate of the groundhog, the corners of Li Shimin's mouth twitched fiercely again, "Tuban envoy, your lord's title of groundhog is really novel! I am very curious, why do you want to call me a groundhog? Change the title of Tubo King to groundhog? Isn’t the title Tubo King bad?”

"Hehe! This is thanks to your country's Zuo Ming Zuo Hou Ye! It is he who reminded the ministers of this matter. As we all know, my Lord Songtsan Gampo is the dignified Zanpu in my Tubo, which means the son of the gods! Such a dignified appearance, how can a mere "King of Tubo" be worthy of it! This "Tubo Shu" is different, it means "the dawn and hope of Tubo", and it is the best appellation for my lord But it's over!"

Lu Dongzan never mentioned proclaiming himself emperor, but the meaning behind his words was obvious, but the officials of Datang looked at him without even a trace of anger.

——It's full of endless sympathy.

Lu Dongzan's idea is good, he purposely dragged out Zuo Ming, just to provoke the relationship between Zuo Ming and Datang's monarchs, and make Li Shimin and other ministers think that Zuo Ming is a guy who eats inside and out.

It's a pity that the reality is so cruel that after learning the truth many years later, Lu Dong praised the prime minister of a country, and was so angry that he vomited blood and died.

Of course, this is already a story.At least at this moment, Lu Dongzan looks like a winner!
He felt that he was rectifying Songtsan Gampo's name and proclaiming him emperor.
(End of this chapter)