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Chapter 67: The Court Meeting(1/2)

"Your Majesty! I wonder what the summoner is talking about?"

Liu Bowen bowed his hands and saluted. He knew that Li Xian was looking for him about the Tibetan envoys. Zhang Xiaojing and the palace guards had already reported to him!

"I heard that Tubo sent envoys to come for peace talks. Is this possible?"

Li Xian asked.

"Tibet did send an envoy here, but it was not for peace talks, but to seek peace!"

Liu Bowen corrected Li Xian that peace talks and peace seeking are two different things and cannot be confused!

"Since we are here to seek peace, why not let the Tibetan envoys come to see His Majesty!"

Queen Wei came out of the screen behind and asked.

"This dynasty has a precedent of prohibiting the harem from intervening in government affairs. Please ask the queen not to interfere in the government affairs! Please also ask your majesty to let the queen leave!"

Liu Bowen looked at Li Xian and saluted.

"My dear! The queen is also for the Tang Dynasty..."

"Your Majesty! Please allow the Queen to retire to the harem. This is the place where Your Majesty and the courtiers discuss world affairs. The Queen is a woman and is really not suitable to interfere in the affairs of the state!"

Liu Bowen said in a serious tone.

"How presumptuous! I am the Empress of the Tang Dynasty, why shouldn't I help His Majesty handle the affairs of the state? The Great Sage Queen Zetian also helped Emperor Gaozong handle the affairs of the state, so no one said anything?"

Queen Wei angrily scolded Liu Bowen.

Liu Bowen raised his eyes and looked at Queen Wei with a sneer. What kind of thing are you? You can be compared with the Great Sage Queen Zetian. You are not even one ten thousandth of hers.

She actually tries to be on par with the Great Sage Queen Zetian, it is really ridiculous!

"During the Taizong period, Empress Changsun commanded the Sixth Palace and never interfered in government affairs. She quietly served as a virtuous wife behind Emperor Taizong's back, thus creating a reputation as a virtuous empress!"

"As the empress of the Tang Dynasty, you should learn from Empress Changsun. What are you doing, the chamberlains? Why don't you invite the empress back to the harem!"

Liu Bowen flicked his sleeves and ordered the chamberlains to send Queen Wei back to the harem. This was not a place for her to run wild!

At the same time, it also made Li Xian understand that although he was the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty was not something he, the emperor, could call the shots at will. He was just a puppet that Li Jing put on the outside.

As a puppet, you should have the consciousness that a puppet should have!

During your time as emperor, just follow the script and don't think about anything else!

The left and right chamberlains were all members of Li Jing, so naturally they would not resist Liu Bowen's order and stepped forward to take Queen Wei away!

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty..."

No matter how much Empress Wei shouted, it was of no avail. Liu Bowen also reminded Li Xian not to do anything too outrageous, otherwise, it would be easy to cause an accident!

Under Liu Bowen's coercion, Li Xian could only respond tremblingly, but he was thinking about how to regain his power. Although he was a little timid, he did not want to let his power go to the side.

Now, the only one who can help him regain his rights is his sister Princess Taiping!

"Your Majesty! You are a smart man, and I hope you won't do anything wrong. You should listen more to the good advice of loyal ministers like us, rather than the words of villains like Wei Xun!"

Liu Bowen finally warned Li Xian.

"I understand. I haven't seen Taiping for a while, and I don't know how she is doing. I wonder if I can see her?"

Li Xian nodded. After this incident, he had a clearer understanding of his identity, and his hatred for Li Jing became stronger!

"Your Majesty, if you want to see the princess, just send someone to summon her!"

Liu Bowen smiled.

"What about the Tibetan envoy?"

"Since they want to see His Majesty, they will summon the Tibetan envoys tomorrow morning!"

In the past few days, the specific content of the peace talks that the Tibetan envoys came to Chang'an has not been found out. Liu Bowen planned what they would say during the morning court meeting.

"That's it. I'm tired. Please step back!"

Li Xian waved his hand.

Liu Bowen bowed and left.

After Liu Bowen left, Li Xian couldn't wait to summon Princess Taiping into the palace!

Li Xian conspired with Princess Taiping to bring down Li Jing and regain power.

Li Xian cried to Princess Taiping about his desolation. The only one who can help him now is his sister Princess Taiping. As long as Princess Taiping can help him regain his rights, he will share the world with Princess Taiping!

Princess Taiping thought about it and felt that she could maximize her interests only if Li Xian restored imperial power. Since Li Jing took over the world, her interests have been shrinking.

In order to maximize her interests, she would help Li Xian no matter what. How could her own brother still deceive her?

After weighing the pros and cons, Princess Taiping agreed to help Li Xian regain the imperial power.



The next day, early morning!

Hundreds of civil and military officials came to court and gathered in the Xuanzheng Hall, waiting for the arrival of Li Xian, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty!

"Your Majesty is here!"

As a male duck's voice sounded, Li Xian walked into the hall in his royal robes. Under the leadership of Liu Bowen, the ministers knelt down and saluted!

"See Your Majesty!"

"My beloved lords, you will be exempted from the courtesy!"

The ministers stood up and knelt down, and the morning court officially began.

"If you have the foundation to start a memorial, if you don't have the foundation to retreat from the court!"

The eunuch beside Li Xian shouted on behalf of Li Xian.

"I have a starting point!"

Zhang Wuji, the host and guest director of the Ministry of Etiquette, came out to perform the ceremony.

"What did Zhang Aiqing say?"

Li Xian asked.

"The Tubo Kingdom repeatedly invaded our territory of the Tang Dynasty. The regent personally led the troops to expel the Tubo Kingdom. The Tubo Kingdom was defeated and a special envoy was sent to seek peace!"

Zhang Wuji said.

"It is also a good thing for us, the Tang Dynasty, that Tubo came to seek peace. Where are the Tubo envoys now?"

Li Xian asked.

"The Tubo envoy is waiting for His Majesty's summons outside the palace!"

Zhang Wuji said.

"Inform them to come in!"

Li Xian asked the eunuch to call the Tubo envoy in. The eunuch immediately stepped forward and shouted at the top of his voice: "Invite the Tibetan envoy to appear!"

"Announcement of the Tubo envoy's visit!"

"Announcement of the Tubo envoy's visit!"

The voice was passed on, and the Tibetan envoys waiting outside heard the summons to them. They then followed the imperial army to the entrance of the Xuanzheng Hall, and the eunuchs led them into the Xuanzheng Hall.

"The Tibetan envoy Habuhatai pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"

Habukhatai and his entourage saluted Li Xian.

"Without any courtesy, Tubo sent you to join the Tang Dynasty. What do you mean?"

Li Xian asked.

"We, Tibet, had no intention of invading the Tang Dynasty, but why did the Tang Dynasty invade us, Tibet, causing heavy casualties to our Tibet subjects? Could it be that we have forgotten the oath of non-aggression?"

Habukhatai accused the Tang Dynasty of being unkind, destroying the diplomatic relations between the two countries, and breaking the never-infringement treaty between Tibet and the Tang Dynasty!

"You Tubo invaded and occupied the four towns of Anxi and the hometown of Qinghai in our Tang Dynasty. How can you say that our Tang Dynasty broke the treaty and you are unkind? Don't blame us for being unjust!"

An official stood up and retorted, you betrayed your trust first, how could you have the face to accuse the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty court!

Habu Khatai was not a fool either. The two sides started a fierce war of words, and in the end, the officials of the Tang Dynasty won!

"Let's talk about your reasons for coming!"

Liu Bowen spoke and stopped them from continuing to quarrel. If they continue to quarrel for another hundred years, Habukhatai will not be the opponent of the Tang Dynasty trolls. Maybe they are not good at other things, but they are good at trolling!

Habukhatai took the opportunity to get off the donkey, and then went down the steps given by Liu Bowen. He did not come here to have a war of words with a group of trolls, but to ask the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to withdraw his troops.

"I came to the Tang Dynasty this time with sincerity. I hope that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty can issue an edict to recall the Tang soldiers who invaded Tibet and redefine the border between the two countries!"

Habhatey said.

"We, the Tang Dynasty, did not invade Tubo, but His Highness the Regent insisted on personally escorting King Tuyuhun back to inherit the throne, and helping King Tuyuhun drive away the thieves who invaded Tuyuhun!"

Liu Bowen said with a smile.

After hearing this, Habuhatai's expression changed greatly. Now Tuyuhun belongs to him and Tubo belongs to him. You, the Tang Dynasty, are sending troops to snatch it away. Isn't this an invasion of Tibet?
To be continued...
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