Chapter 1218 is still herding sheep on the snow mountain
"What, Zhao Chen has left Chang'an?"
At the Shangshu Provincial Government Office, Wei Zheng was stunned when he heard the news that Zhao Chen had left Chang'an.
"Yes, just now Mrs. Zhao sent someone to bring the news that Duke Zhao has gone to Cangzhou and will no longer say goodbye to Wei Pushe." The official of Shangshu Province nodded.
For their ordinary officials, Zhao Chen is not in Chang'an, which is really great news.
Zhao Chen's presence in Chang'an was like the mountains pressing down on their backs.
Even Zhao Chen's breath could make them feel frightened.
Fortunately, Zhao Chen left.
Then they are really relaxed.
"Okay, I understand, go and do your work." Wei Zheng came back to his senses and waved his hand.
The officials from Shangshu Province left, but Wei Zheng frowned.
Yesterday, an envoy from Japan came from Japan.
Wei Zheng met with the envoy and learned that the Emperor of Japan wanted to establish a marriage relationship with the Tang Dynasty.
To put it bluntly, I want to marry a Tang princess for the Japanese prince.
Lu Dongzan from Tubo also came to Tang Dynasty for this matter before, and all the officials even agreed, but in the end, Zhao Chen interfered.
Wei Zheng knew that Zhao Chen was the most opposed to this matter.
I originally planned to talk to Zhao Chen about this matter today, and then find a way to reject the Japanese envoy.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Chen had already left Chang'an today.
The little guy left without saying hello to Wei Zheng.
Now the Japanese envoy was waiting for his reply, and Wei Zheng didn't know how to reply for a while.
"Wei Pushe, there is someone who claims to be an envoy of the Japanese Kingdom and wants to meet with Wei Pushe." Wei Zheng was thinking about something when another person came outside.
Wei Zheng frowned.
I was just thinking about this, but the Japanese envoy arrived quickly.
"Invite him to the hall and prepare tea." Wei Zheng didn't want to see the Japanese envoy, but he couldn't think of any excuse.
Now that Zhao Chen has left, no matter what, he still has to meet him first.
In the hall of the Shangshu Provincial Government Office, the short Japanese envoy sat here.
My mouth is constantly chewing the delicacies from Datang.
The Japanese country is a barbarian country, and these things are not seen at all.
The Japanese envoy, who had tasted such delicious food for the first time, could not bear it.
The officials of the Tang Dynasty who were accompanying him secretly laughed in their hearts when they saw the Japanese envoy looking like this.
The secret passage is indeed barbaric, and it is really ridiculous to look so unseen in the world.
"Wei servant has shot." A voice suddenly came from outside.
The officials of Shangshu Province rushed outside to greet him, and the Japanese envoy wiped the cake crumbs from his mouth and tidied up his appearance a little.
"Foreign Minister Matsushita Hideyoshi, pays homage to Pushe of the Tang Dynasty." The Japanese envoy said with cupped hands.
They had met yesterday, so Wei Zheng knew his name.
"Envoy Panasonic is sitting down." Wei Zheng nodded calmly.
Perhaps before, he was in favor of the princess marrying to another country in order to stabilize the Tang Dynasty's border and promote the situation of the country of the father-in-law.
But since the last time Zhao Chen fiercely opposed such a weak move in the court, Wei Zheng has sternly opposed this approach.
Of course, if a Japanese princess married to the Tang Dynasty, he would still accept it.
This is also the reason why he didn't directly tell Zhao Chen about this yesterday.
Now, Zhao Chen is not here, so there is no point in talking.
"Wei Pushe has worked hard. There are ministers like Wei Pushe in the Tang Dynasty. No wonder they are so powerful." Matsushita Hideyoshi flattered.
He not only praised Wei Zheng himself, but also flattered the power of the Tang Dynasty.
Even if he knew it was flattery, Wei Zheng would inevitably be in a good mood.
"I am just trying my best to serve the Tang Dynasty." Wei Zheng said with a smile.
Matsushita Hideyoshi would not talk about that matter unless he took the initiative to speak.
When Matsushita Hideyoshi saw that Wei Zheng had no intention of mentioning yesterday's incident to him, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
"Wei Pushe, I wonder if Wei Pushe has told the prince about what happened yesterday." Matsushita Hideyoshi still couldn't hold back and took the initiative to ask Wei Zheng.
In the past two years, Japan and the Tang Dynasty conducted a lot of trade.
Many Japanese people came to the Tang Dynasty to do business. After returning to the Japanese country, they told the local Japanese people about the great things about the Tang Dynasty.
It attracted great interest from the Japanese royal family.
In addition, Su Wo Qinghe, as the princess of the Japanese Kingdom, actually chose to stay in the Tang Dynasty.
This made the Japanese royal family a little angry.
No matter how good the Tang Dynasty is, you, Su, and I, the dignified princess of Qinghe, will not stay there willingly and degenerate.
But since Suga Qinghe chose to stay in the Tang Dynasty, the Emperor of Japan couldn't force her back, right?
So I thought of a way to ask Datang to marry a princess to their Japanese prince.
In this way, we will not lose face, but also gain benefits from Datang.
People from the Japanese country who have been to the Tang Dynasty said that when wealthy families in the Tang Dynasty married their daughters, they all had a large dowry.
If you marry the emperor's daughter, how much dowry and other things will you need?
So Matsushita Hideyoshi came to Datang.
"Envoy Panasonic, I'm sorry, but His Royal Highness has already left Chang'an early this morning."
"We haven't had time to talk about that yet." Wei Zheng said to Matsushita Hideyoshi with an apologetic look on his face.
Matsushita Hideyoshi was stunned for a moment, and then a joy filled his heart.
The prince he spoke of was naturally Zhao Chen.
Although he had just arrived in Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty, Matsushita Hideyoshi had already found out almost all the news about Chang'an.
Knowing that Zhao Chen has the final say in Chang'an City today.
But Matsushita Hideyoshi knew even more clearly that Zhao Chen was opposed to the Tang princess marrying outside the Tang Dynasty.
But Zhao Chen was in Chang'an, so he couldn't spare Zhao Chen.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Chen would leave Chang'an.
God helps him.
"It's such a pity that the foreign minister still wants to visit His Highness the Prince."
"In our Japanese country, His Royal Highness is also very famous."
"Our Emperor also said that he would like to meet with His Highness the Prince if he has the opportunity."
"What a pity, what a pity."
"Then the current affairs of your country are not presided over by your queen." Matsushita Hideyoshi suppressed the smile at the corner of his mouth and asked Wei Zheng.
Compared to the domineering and difficult-to-handle Zhao Chen, Queen Changsun is of course easier to deal with.
"Then it depends on what happened."
"The queen does not interfere in court affairs..."
"The queen will definitely take care of the marriage of your country's royal family." Matsushita Hideyoshi interrupted Wei Zheng.
Wei Zheng frowned.
Of course, Queen Changsun is responsible for the marriage of the royal family's children.
Not to mention the children of the royal family, they are the children of ministers, and the eldest grandson Queen can also intervene.
Even if Matsushita Hideyoshi said this, Wei Zheng still wouldn't understand what he was thinking.
"Envoy Panasonic, to tell you the truth, the person who said last time that he wanted to marry me, Princess of the Tang Dynasty, is still herding sheep on the snowy mountains."
"It's a good thing that the prince left Chang'an. Otherwise, if you said this in front of him, I think you might not be able to return to Japan." Wei Zheng's voice became cold.
He felt it was time to warn Matsushita Hideyoshi.
Otherwise, this guy really doesn’t know how high the sky is and how high he is.
But Matsushita Hideyoshi seemed not to understand Wei Zheng's warning.
"Since His Highness the Prince is not here, tomorrow I would like to ask Wei Pushe to introduce the queen of your country to the foreign ministers."
"The foreign minister is also thinking about the friendship between the two countries, isn't he? Besides, I, the prince of Japan, have a handsome appearance and will definitely win the heart of your princess." Matsushita Hideyoshi said with a smile.