Following a sharp shout from the eunuch on duty outside the door, Li Yuanxing stepped into the hall.
The main hall of the Imperial Palace of the Tang Dynasty was not a place where everyone stood there and knelt down at every turn.
For official court meetings, officials of the third rank and above have soft cushions, and some of those with high status also have a backrest and armrests. For officials of the fourth rank and below, there is something similar to a puduan, which can be used to kneel and sit. Only chanting tables are available.
You only need to stand in the middle when you are speaking, just answer and speak, and just sit in your seat.
When Li Yuanxing entered the palace, Emperor Li Er of the Tang Dynasty personally left his throne to greet him.
Eunuch Gao quickly ordered the chairs that had been prepared for Li Yuanxing to be placed next to the throne, and then there were a few cases.
All the ministers also stood up. This was a courtesy. However, there was no need to ask for greetings or other false rituals. Getting up represented respect for Li Yuanxing, the King of Qin. If only the ministers came in, the ministers would not get up.
"It's rare for Wu Lang to come to the morning court." Li Er pulled Li Yuanxing onto the imperial platform.
Li Yuanxing had already communicated with Li Jing with his eyes when he entered the palace, so when he walked to the imperial stage, Li Yuanxing said: "Brother, I have a seal."
Li Er was not surprised. Li Yuanxing was here to attend the morning court. He must have something to do, and it was important.
"Okay, Wu Lang said!" Li Er returned to the throne, sat upright, and waited for Li Yuanxing to come up.
Li Yuanxing gave a formal salute. He first placed the watch stamp on the tray held by Eunuch Gao with both hands, and then said: "Brother Emperor, two major events, or in other words, a series of major events happened in the northwest last night."
Li Er hadn't received the report yet, so he glanced at Qin Qiong first, and Qin Qiong nodded slightly.
Qin Qiong was telling Li Er that they also knew the matter, but it was not a small matter and could not be simply reported, so His Highness King Qin came to the morning court in person.
Li Er put his hands on the desks and motioned for Li Yuanxing to continue.
"Yesterday morning, the Western Turks transported cotton to General Li and also gave him a gift. To be honest, this gift even shocked me. It is three thousand two-year-old and three-year-old horses. These horses
, General Li checked them one by one, and they were all bloody horses." Li Yuanxing said calmly.
But the entire hall was in an uproar.
Li Er clenched his fist fiercely. This gift was also a stimulus for Li Er.
Lao Cheng jumped out immediately: "Accept it. You must accept such a gift. Give Lao Cheng five hundred horses first!"
"Know the rules and don't mess around!" Li Er smiled and motioned for Cheng Motou to sit back first: "Wu Lang, continue!"
"Brother Imperial, there are also three hundred one-year-old mares and ten bloody king horses. I accepted this gift and invited Li Zhongshu, General Qin, and Hou Shangshu to come over and prepare to discuss how to return the gift. But.
Another big thing happened at night!" Li Yuanxing's tone remained calm.
Discuss return gifts.
Not to mention that Li Er didn't believe it, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty didn't believe it, but anyone with a brain didn't believe it.
But Li Yuanxing said it was a return gift, so no one can say that His Highness, King Qin, is talking nonsense.
Li Yuanxing continued: "Brother Emperor, the Western Turks sent troops at night and destroyed Gaochang overnight."
After hearing that Gaochang was destroyed in one night, the chief minister of Honglu Temple immediately shouted: "This is impossible. Yesterday, I and Wang Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites hosted a banquet for the Gaochang envoys to discuss new tariffs and treaties!"
"This king is very sorry, obviously there is no need to discuss it!"
Li Yuanxing's words almost made the civil and military officials in the court laugh. But now it was a formal court meeting, and even Devil Cheng didn't dare to laugh out loud. He just covered his mouth and laughed twice.
"The life or death of the King of Gaochang is unknown. Gaochang has fallen into the hands of the Western Turks. My younger brother has called the northwest and asked Fang Gong to rush to Gaochang immediately to persuade the Western Turks to exercise restraint and not harm the people of Gaochang. Regardless of the hatred between the Western Turks and Gaochang, The fault lies only with the king of Gaochang and the dignitaries of Gaochang, and has nothing to do with the people."
When Li Yuanxing said this, he felt really shameless.
But that’s what politics is!
After Li Yuanxing made an opening speech, the entrustment that had been arranged long ago should naturally come out.
"I have a favor!" Wang Jishan said suddenly.
"On the list!" Li Er responded calmly. He already felt that this matter was extraordinary. The destruction of Gaochang was something planned. Li Yuanxing's plan, Fang Xuanling's countermeasures, the arrangements of the Ministry of War, Qin Qiong Li Er knew all about the actions over there, but when he heard Li Yuanxing talk about it now, it seemed that it was completely different from what he knew.
So, just keep listening. Since things are sudden, there must be changes.
Of course, Li Er could sense that Li Yuanxing was using some tricks. After all, he knew the overall plan.
Wang Jishan came out of the queue, and Li Yuanxing stepped aside.
"Your Majesty, the Western Turks have sent envoys three times in a row. Although the first batch of envoys has not yet arrived in Chang'an, their intentions have been conveyed back from Yizhou. I originally planned to wait until they arrived and inquire in detail. I will make a report again. But who would have thought that if something like this happened, I would have to tell it orally first!"
"It's okay to speak orally." Li Er's words are necessary.
The seal is a formal document, and just dictating it orally is disrespectful to the court meeting, so Li Er's words of exoneration are needed.
"Your Majesty, the Western Turks believe that Gaochang has intentionally blocked the trade route. It has been three months in a row that the Western Turks have not bought tea, silk, salt, iron, or cloth. I have checked the account books of the Ministry of Commerce. In the past few months, the Western Turks have Although the sales volume has decreased, it is only compared to the beginning of the second year of Zhenguan, and compared to the ninth year of Wude, the quantity of goods is not small, and it is shipped from the Silk Road to the Western Regions."
Wang Jishan did not tell lies and went west along the Silk Road. This is officially recorded.
The only difference is that 90% of the goods were turned north halfway and then sold to the East Turks, and less than 10% were transported to Gaochang. And there was no tea at all.
Fortunately, Gaochang originally had a lot of inventory, but the lack of trade did not affect Gaochang's own use.
But when placed in the Western Turks, there was no cargo at all.
The Western Turks can still live without silk or cloth. Without salt, they can buy some very coarse sand salt from the Great Salt Lake in the north of Tuyuhun and boil some salt water to survive. But without tea, this is a fatal thing. Countless people would get sick, so the Western Turks were easily instigated by Qin Qiong's people.
When Li Erjing and Wang Jishan said this, he completely understood, and everything connected together.
Li Yuanxing is putting on a show for the world.
"Brother Imperial, I think that the Tang Dynasty is a big country in the world, so it naturally has the obligation to protect small states. In the conflict between the Western Turks and Gaochang, I have already planned to intervene in the mediation. I also called Yizhou to protect the king of Gaochang no matter what. ."
"Wulang, what's next?" Li Er asked with a smile.
"My brother believes that the safety of the people is the first priority. The people of Gaochang are already poor. I am afraid that this winter will be difficult for them if they suffer such a disaster. My brother thinks that we should first send some food relief to at least allow the people to survive the winter."
Li Yuanxing answered Li Er's question in a measured manner.
Send food, why should we send food? Why not send troops to take over? Li Er didn't understand.
But at the court meeting, a lot of things would still get out. Li Er didn't want the people of Chang'an and the envoys of various gangs to have any opinions about him and the Tang Dynasty.
Li Yuanxing offered to send food, so let’s do it.
Li Yuanxing added at this time: "I think that I can help Gaochang recover his country. We can discuss whether this matter is the fault of the King of Gaochang or the fault of the Turkic king. It is still unknown, so I think that the Western Turks can persuade him to withdraw his troops."
"Your Highness the King of Qin, I, the Tang Dynasty, do not send troops. I am afraid it is impossible to ask the Western Turks to retreat with just one sentence!" Hou Junji stood up and raised objections. All the generals also said that since they occupied the city, it was impossible.
Retreat your troops.
"What Shangshu Hou said makes sense, then, the Chinese New Year is coming soon. We can't make the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty work too hard. It's better to pay some money and food to buy Gaochang back. I think it will be profitable, and the Western Turks can still negotiate. At least this expenditure, since
It is to help Gaochang redeem it, and I think it would be appropriate for King Gaochang to repay this money with some interest in the future."
Li Yuanxing actually offered to spend money to help King Gaochang buy it back.
There was a general who was unwilling, and Devil Cheng jumped out again: "Your Highness King Qin, King Gaochang can't be trusted. What if he doesn't pay back? Old Cheng can't trust him."
"At the beginning of human life, nature is good!" Li Yuanxing replied calmly.
It's nonsense, it's completely nonsense. At this time, the powerful people have almost understood.
Not paying back the money is another matter. You, Gaochang, owe me money and food to Datang. As long as you owe it, then we, Datang, are qualified to point fingers at you Gaochang. If you really want to default on your debt, the generals of Datang will use
Daojian and you, Gao Chang, go to negotiate.
"In that case, let's call and negotiate!" Li Er came to a conclusion on the matter.
Li Yuanxing saluted: "My brother recommended that I ask Fang Gong to talk about this matter. What does the emperor think?"
"According to Wulang's request, the Western Turks will withdraw their troops first, and we, the Tang Dynasty, will first assist Gaochang with some food so that the people can survive the winter. At least the interest rate and how Gaochang will repay the money can be discussed slowly." Li Er came to a conclusion and signaled.
The ministers expressed their opinions.
Li Yuanxing had discussed it in advance, and the trustees who knew the whole story naturally had something to say. Ordinary officials did not understand the situation and were quickly misled.
This was just the Western Turks going to war, and the gift was just to prevent Tang Dynasty from intervening.
Then the Tang Dynasty intervened and allowed King Gaochang to return as his King of Gaochang.
The court meeting was settled according to Li Yuanxing's instructions, including negotiation, asking for help, sending food, and the Western Turks retreating. Datang used money and food to help Gaochang redeem Gaochanglai, and then found the king of Gaochang and sent him back.
Soon, this statement was published on the front pages of Datang Daily and Chang'an Daily.
Li Er's Study Room in the Imperial Palace of the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, the dignitaries of the Tang Dynasty who had status and were high enough to know the secrets all came here to hold a small meeting. The problem in Gaochang was definitely not as simple as what Li Yuanxing said in the main hall.
Li Yuanxing, King of Qin in the Tang Dynasty, lit a cigarette for himself, took a sip from his tea cup, and said slowly: "After the food was delivered, the nobles of Gaochang will naturally grab it. If the people riot, I will ask Li Xiaogong to quell the chaos."
, kill and then help King Gaochang back to his palace, and continue to sit down. As for the important ministers of Gaochang, I am still very sorry. The people of Gaochang are resentful, and many nobles died tragically. Naturally, it is the impulse of the people and the greed of the nobles of Gaochang.
And unkind!" (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)