"Does His Majesty the Emperor want me to recommend Zhao Chen to be responsible for the reception of the Tubo mission?"
In the imperial study room, Cheng Yaojin looked at Li Shimin with some surprise.
He couldn't figure out how the Emperor would think of Zhao Chen, a young man, to do this.
Every time the Tubo delegation came to the Tang Dynasty, they came with little thoughts.
Now Tubo is in the west of the Tang Dynasty and his strength is quite good.
Zhao Chen is just a young man. If he offended the Tubo mission, wouldn’t it be a big deal?
Cheng Yaojin didn't want Zhao Chen to tread this muddy water.
"I will ask the Ministry of Rites to send someone to follow me, and there will be no major trouble." Li Shimin said lightly.
"But your Majesty..."
"The Tubo Tuan is not pure in his mind. Whenever he comes to our Tang Dynasty, he always wants to inquire about information. Ordinary people dare not argue with them."
"But Zhao Chen is different. This kid is so bold that even I am often scolded by him."
"It would be great that he would be responsible for contacting the Tubo mission!" Li Shimin comforted Cheng Yaojin again.
Cheng Yaojin and Li Shimin trusted him.
Otherwise, I wouldn't have told him before that Zhao Chen was that master.
"Did Zhao Chen agree?" Cheng Yaojin asked afterwards.
"Well, he agreed!" Li Shimin nodded.
...
The next morning, in Tai Chi Hall.
"Your Majesty, the Tubo envoy will arrive in Chang'an City in a few days, and the officials in charge of reception in our company seem to have not yet finalized!" Fang Xuanling and Li Shimin said.
In fact, most of the officials in charge of reception have been arranged.
It’s just that the general manager of this matter has not yet been finalized.
Fang Xuanling has his own mind, and he wants his son Fang Yiai to do this.
"Father, son-in-law thinks that Fang Yiai is humble and polite, and is extremely agile, and can be responsible for this matter!" Crown Prince Li Chengqian took a step forward and said to Li Shimin.
Fang Yiai is his person, so such a good thing naturally needs to be arranged for his own people.
"Your Majesty, I also think that Fang Yiai can take on this responsibility!" Changsun Wuji also nodded.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been a little pitiful recently, even Changsun Wuji has felt it.
Du He was taken down by the emperor and there was no news yet.
I don't know whether it's dead or alive.
Without Du He, Li Chengqian felt like he had lost an arm.
If you don’t fight for it at this time, it will be really difficult for Li Chengqian to deal with it!
"Fang Yiai? Let him be the deputy envoy. As for the position of this envoy... Are there any better candidates for you ministers?" Li Shimin continued to ask.
Li Shimin's decisive arrangement caught the ministers in the court off guard.
Li Chengqian also opened his mouth several times, but he couldn't say a word in his stomach!
"Your Majesty, I have one person who can take this responsibility!" Cheng Yaojin walked out and bowed to Li Shimin.
"Oh? Who are you recommending?" Li Shimin pretended to be surprised and said with a smile.
Wei Zheng stood aside and saw that the two men seemed a little strange, not only frowning slightly.
"I recommend a small civilian in Chang'an City, Zhao Chen!" Cheng Yaojin said respectfully.
"Zhao Chen?"
"Who is Zhao Chen?"
"Why have you never heard of this name?"
"Where does the Zhao Chen, recommended by General Cheng, come from?"
"How can a small civilian in Chang'an City meet the Tubo delegation on behalf of my Tang Dynasty minister?"
"The common people in the city have never seen the world. If something goes wrong, wouldn't foreigners laugh at me as if there is no one in the Tang Dynasty?"
As soon as Cheng Chumo finished speaking, the courtiers in the hall were completely excited.
At first they were just questioning who Zhao Chen was.
Later, I directly opposed Cheng Yaojin's suggestion!
Isn’t this a joke to let a civilian in the city be the official mission and be responsible for receiving the Tubo mission?
"Your Majesty, think twice. In the court, all the civil and military officials, who can't be the official envoy? Who is Zhao Chen? Is this more powerful than the ministers in our court?"
"Your Majesty, Zhao Chen is just a young man. I think it's inappropriate!" Wei Zheng took a step forward and said to Li Shimin.
Although I saw Zhao Chen, I was surprised by Zhao Chen's ability.
But this does not mean that Zhao Chen has the ability to compete with foreign missions.
If something really happened, they would be too late to regret it.
"Young, a teenager?"
"Cheng Yaojin, what's your intention? He actually recommended a young man to take on this great task. Do you think our ministers are not as good as those young boys?"
"Your Majesty, Cheng Yaojin has bad intentions, I request that he will take it down and investigate it!"
Wei Zhengyi spoke, and then other opponents spoke out.
Changsun Wuji looked at Cheng Yaojin with some surprise, but said nothing.
Fang Xuanling next to him wanted to speak, but was also pulled by Changsun Wuji.
Changsun Wuji knew Zhao Chen and knew in his heart that Cheng Yaojin’s so-called recommendation was actually what His Majesty the Emperor himself meant.
At this time, he would object, which would be a refutation of the emperor's face.
The gain is not worth the loss!
"Your Majesty, General Cheng recommends this person, but what special talents do you have?" Changsun Wuji took a step forward.
"The way to cultivate the Suzaku Avenue is to teach me this Zhao Chen!" Li Shimin said lightly.
"What? The method to cultivate the Suzaku Avenue was actually taught by this young man named Zhao Chen? "
"The treasury did not spend a penny, and the merchants agreed happily."
"Now the northwest corner of Zhuque Avenue has begun renovation!"
"I didn't expect that such a method would have been thought of by a young man. I always thought that this was the way that an old guy thought of."
"But even so, would this young man be too sarcastic to serve as a representative of my Tang Dynasty and receive the Tubo envoys?"
The ministers spoke one after another, and their words were both surprised by Zhao Chen and suspicion of the matter.
It is hard for them to believe how a teenager, who grew up in the market, could fight wits and courage with those foreigners?
"Don't think that those foreign tribes are too important. If I hadn't wanted to use war, then Tubo would have been entrenched in the west for so long?"
"It's just a mere mission. I've given them enough face to receive them. Could it be that I'll have to go and receive them in person?" Li Shimin said coldly, his eyes a little unkind.
The ministers did not dare to speak anymore, and they also understood that His Majesty the Emperor had actually made this decision long ago.
Cheng Yaojin and the Emperor are just acting.
...
"Fang Yiai, the Zhao Chen mentioned by the father today is the person Du He went to look for the day before yesterday!"
"It seems that Zhao Chen is the father's man, so he can't be used by this palace!"
The East Palace, Li Chengqian, who originally planned to go to find Zhao Chen in person after resigning from the court, completely gave up this thought.
He also understood that Zhao Chen was the emperor's man.
That's why Du He was caught by Cheng Yaojin.
As for whether Zhao Chen is the master in the emperor's mouth, Li Chengqian no longer cares.
Since you can't use it for yourself, then it's just a joke, so what if you think of it?
"Then Prince, what should I do this time?" Fang Yiai asked.
"Then Zhao Chen is just a civilian in the market. I don't think he has any ability. Find an opportunity and just give him a chance to know what will happen if he offends me!" Li Chengqian waved his hand and said.
Chapter completed!