Isn't this the ultimate goal of the Tang Dynasty mission?
Sun Shi looked at Yang Xuan with bright eyes.
He saw a hint of contempt and felt a thump in his heart.
"If the Southern Zhou Dynasty had apologized at the beginning, then I think this friendship would be hidden somewhere in the Tang Dynasty, and it might take ten or decades to see the light of day again."
Yang Xuan smiled and said: "The most deterrent weapon is naturally most useful when it is held in the hand, not when it is wielded."
This is a nuclear bomb!
When did the Tang Dynasty throw it out, when did the Southern Zhou Dynasty have to suppress prostatitis?
"But the friendship of the Tang Dynasty was exchanged for trampling!"
Sun Shi took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, I need a moment."
"Excuse me..." Yang Xuan picked up the teacup and saw off guests as usual.
Han Bi stood up and everyone went out immediately.
Well!
Yang Xuan was the only one left in the room, and then an official ran in and said with a red face: "Your Majesty, would you like to drink?"
I was worried that Yang Xuan would peek into the secret, so I asked him to change places.
"This place is nice, I want to take a nap."
This is the duty room of the Privy Council. The responsibilities of the Privy Council are broad and important. If an envoy from the Tang Dynasty sits in it, God knows what he will do.
The official winked and someone went to get the wine.
Han Bi and others hurried into the palace.
"My lords, this is..."
His beloved daughter has returned, and Nian Xu is in a good mood recently.
Sun Shi saluted, "Your Majesty, this is a big event."
Nian Xu waved his hand, and Nian Zi, who was standing beside him, resigned.
When the treasure of Southern Zhou went out, he glanced at the prince's younger brother.
The prince's eyes widened with a mysterious look on his face.
This means going to find her later.
After she went out, Sun Shi said: "Your Majesty, the envoy from the Tang Dynasty brought a kind of loom."
"Loom? How does it compare to ours?"
"better."
Nian Xu looked serious, "Can it be confirmed?"
"Many old craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry just took one look at it and were full of praise, saying that this person has solved a problem that has been solved for decades."
Nian Xu took a deep breath and said, "My lords, cloth is one of the lifebloods of our Southern Zhou Dynasty. Hey! Since the Tang Dynasty has come up with a new loom, why don't we use it?"
Sun Shi smiled and said, "I thought they had just made it, and they brought it out this time, firstly to show off, and secondly to intimidate."
An official from the Ministry of Industry said: "Your Majesty, even if the Tang Dynasty has developed new looms, if you want to use them, the raw materials cannot be increased overnight. You have to cultivate them slowly."
Nian Xu breathed a sigh of relief.
Han Bi said: "Your Majesty, although this matter is not imminent, I believe that it should not be underestimated. In a few years, at most ten years, the cloth of the Tang Dynasty will become a powerful enemy of the Southern Zhou Dynasty. What can we do?"
Nian Xu looked at the ministers with his hands behind his hands.
Sun Shi said: "I think I can't wait for this matter."
To be entrusted with the important task of presiding over the New Deal, Sun Shi naturally cannot only have a stubborn temper, but his talents are indispensable.
"Who else?!"
Nian Xu felt a little anxious when he felt that Li Mi was laughing at him in Chang'an.
"Yes. Your Majesty, I would like to ask the merchant."
Nian Xu suddenly realized it and said with a smile, "I have it right here."
The royal family needed money and food, and they could live well just by relying on the annual allocation from the court, so they also did a lot of business.
A businessman with a nice smile came, but he was an imperial businessman.
After hearing the situation, the businessman's expression changed slightly, and he said for a long time: "Your Majesty, the best way for now is... to sell!"
"Sell?"
"Yes. Sell it cheap!" the businessman said seriously: "Let the people of Tang Dynasty feel that they are unprofitable!"
In another world, this business practice is called dumping.
…
Qin Jian and others were drinking tea in front, feeling anxious, so they kept drinking and went to the toilet several times.
"Hey! Han Bi is here."
Zhang Ruo stood by the door and saw Han Bi and others coming in, walking in a hurry.
"Where is the envoy?"
Yang Xuan was drinking in the privy envoy's duty room.
If you don’t believe it, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty was drinking in the duty room of the Privy Envoy of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, accompanied by an official.
Han Bi came in.
"Your Majesty."
Han Bi's face turned serious, but then he looked apologetic.
Big men must cultivate a skill, not ability, but changing their appearance.
The deeper you understand this skill, the higher your official rank will be.
The number of chameleons in nature is decreasing, but the number of chameleons in the world is increasing.
Yang Xuan took a sip of wine, secretly praised the wine, and then put down the glass, "Xiang Han, this is..."
"It's been found out."
"What was found?"
"Someone in the Forbidden Army committed a crime. In order to avoid punishment, he fled to the southern border of the Tang Dynasty and joined the rebellion. The Southern Zhou Dynasty deeply apologizes..."
Yang Xuan pointed to the wine glass, and the stupid official subconsciously stood up to pour the wine, and then realized something was wrong.
This is not Prime Minister Han, why should I be so respectful?
But Prime Minister Han's attitude at this moment was hard to describe, "I have brought His Majesty's apology. By the way, all of this person's family members have been captured and dealt with according to law."
Yang Xuan raised his wine glass, knowing that his trip was complete.
Southern Zhou apologized. This was something Changan thought was impossible before setting off, and the purpose of his mission was to threaten Southern Zhou, that is, to make trouble. By the way, observe the current situation of Southern Zhou.
It is impossible to act spoiled.
When he returned to Chang'an with Nan Zhou's apology and how to deal with it...
Strangely, the first thing Yang Xuan thought of at this moment was not how this matter would help the great cause of rebellion, but the Zhou family.
My father-in-law is okay, but Zhou Ning's grandfather has always looked down upon him.
When this result reaches Chang'an, what will the old father-in-law think and what will Zhou Ning's grandfather think?
Damn it!
It’s so cool!
"Your Majesty, for this reason, Your Majesty has ordered that from today on, the price of cloth sold to the Tang Dynasty in the Southern Zhou Dynasty will be reduced by...30%!"
Did I hear that correctly?
Yang Xuan was stunned for a moment, but his long-term practice had an effect.
He quickly regained his composure, so fast that no one could notice the strangeness in him just now.
——When he was in Xiaohe Village, he would sometimes hide and eat secretly. When the Yang Ding family saw him, he would pretend as if nothing had happened. At first, his acting skills were a bit poor, and he was often discovered, and then he was beaten.
. Later, his acting skills became more and more proficient. Not only could he steal food, but he could also hide his private money.
Han Bi was observing him and sighed inwardly when he saw this.
Yang Xuan nodded slightly, tried his best to control his desire to pump his fists to vent his excitement, picked up the wine glass, took a sip, "Good wine!"
…
"I don't know what happened." Qin Jian made herself a cup of tea again.
He was the deputy envoy and had to remain reserved, but Zhang Ruo didn't care and just observed the situation by the door.
"This tea is a bit boring!" Cheng Ran didn't realize the problem until now after drinking it, which shows how nervous he was.
Qin Jian was also negligent. After tasting it carefully, he found, "It's much worse than the tea given to the palace for banquets."
Zhang Ruo turned around and came in, but he just stayed there for a while, his mouth was dry due to anxiety. He took a sip of tea and frowned, "Ordinary tea."
Cheng Ran smiled and said: "That's all, just drink some."
"Hey! Someone is coming."
Everyone quickly regained their restraint... This was the restraint they maintained for the Tang Dynasty.
Two clerks came in carrying plates.
There are two pots of tea inside.
"Deputy envoy, I was just negligent." A clerk put down the tea and said apologetically: "The clerk who delivered the tea earlier was punished with a cane. The deputy envoy can go see him later."
Qin Jian blinked and picked up the tea cup.
Just after sniffing it, I secretly praised the tea.
Take a sip.
What a shame!
It seems to be a level higher than the tea given to the palace for banquets?
He looked at Cheng Ran.
Lao Cheng is well-informed and helped everyone a lot on this mission.
This is what is meant by the saying that a family with an elder is like a treasure.
Cheng Ran said, "Good tea."
The envoy and deputy envoy should be reserved, then let him do the testing.
If you show your courtesy for nothing, you are either committing adultery or stealing!
Qin Jian squinted her eyes while tasting the tea, but gradually forgot about the taste of the tea, and concentrated on preparing for emergencies.
The clerk bowed slightly and said, "This is the tea that your Majesty gave to Prime Minister Han. It only produces twenty kilograms a year."
This is almost as good as gold.
I drank a cup of gold?
Qin Jian took a deep breath, and a premonition made him tremble slightly.
Xiao Yang, what on earth did you do...?
"Your Majesty, please move slowly."
"No need to send you off."
Yang Xuan's voice came from outside.
Qin Jian couldn't hold back her mood and hurried out, only to see Yang Xuan and Han Bi saying goodbye with their faces flushed from drinking. The two looked at each other with deep affection and reluctance, and even held each other's hands.
I have a poem!
Qin Jian actually thought of a poem, which was about the love between men and women.
Monster!
What do I think?
"We see each other after thousands of miles, but we will eventually say goodbye. I hope to see Prime Minister Han in Chang'an next time."
For an important minister like Han Bi, there is only one way to go to Chang'an.
captive!
The atmosphere suddenly changed.
Han Qi smiled and said, "I hope I can see you in Chang'an."
It was also a farewell to Chang'an, but Han Bi's words made people think a lot.
——We will meet again when the Southern Zhou army invades Chang'an. But then Yang Xuan became a prisoner!
This machine edge can be called the light of the sword and the shadow of the sword.
Very different from previous treatment.
"Let's go." Yang Xuan turned around and waved.
The envoys followed behind him, Cheng Ran sniffed, "It's good wine, better than the wine given to the palace for banquets."
I just burped, how can you smell so much information?
Yang Xuan smiled.
After walking out for a while, I saw a clerk lying on a bench. His lower clothes were off, and his whole buttocks were bruised and swollen. He looked miserable.
Qin Jian whispered: "Your Majesty, this is the official who brought tea to us earlier."
"Did it change later?"
"Yes, I exchanged it for good tea. The price is as good as gold."
"It should."
After leaving the Privy Council, Qin Jian couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, why are the junior officials in the Privy Council so arrogant in front and so respectful in the back?"
Yang Xuan said: "The Emperor of the Southern Zhou Dynasty commissioned Han Bi to apologize. The Southern Zhou man was thrown out to take the blame and was said to be a traitor. His family members captured him."
Everyone in the mission was overjoyed.
"Of course, just apologizing is not enough. It's just words but not reality. In order to make amends, from today on, the price of cloth sold to Datang in the Southern Zhou Dynasty will be reduced by 30%."
Yang Xuan has already realized that this is dumping.
But he had no intention of bringing up the matter of the loom at this moment.
The dumping in the Southern Zhou Dynasty sold out all the loneliness.
…
In the palace, Prince Nian Song went to Nian Ziyue's place.
"Sister, are you familiar with Ambassador Tang?"
"Well, I'm not very familiar with him, but I've talked to him before." Nian Ziyue curled his lips.
"Sister, what do you think of the messenger?"
"Not so much, ordinary."
"But after listening to what he said today, I realized that this man is actually very talented."
"Really?" Nian Ziyue tilted her head and thought of Yang Xuan's poem about crushing those wild bees and butterflies. She thought to herself, that person is talented but has no grace. He won the pot throw. I have so much money.
"Sister, tell me, it would be great if I could have a husband like this?"
"Don't like Mr. Sun and the others?"
"I like them too, but they are too rigid."
"Being an emperor is inherently rigid!"
"Who said that?"
Nian Xu came in.
"Father."
Nian Ziyue stood up and saluted.
Nian Xu smiled gently and said, "Sit down."
He walked in, looked at a painting by Nian Ziyue, and commented on it.
Then go out.
Nian Ziyue said: "My father looked a little unhappy."
Nian Song said: "Previously, Prime Minister Han went to the Tang envoy to apologize, and even reduced the price of cloth as an apology."
"Ah!" Nian Ziyue knew that Yang Xuan's trip was difficult, but he didn't expect that Nan Zhou would apologize just a few days ago.
"Sister, you..." Nian Song felt that Nian Ziyue was too surprised.
Nian Ziyue touched his face, covered his mouth and yawned, "I must have not slept well last night."
Nian Song stood up and said, "Sister, let's take a nap."
"good."
When Nian Song left, Nian Zi was extremely happy, "He actually lied to me!"
On the way here, Yang Xuan said that the trip might fail and asked her to step in to ease the atmosphere. Nian Ziyue felt that this was a peacemaker role, so she readily agreed.
Unexpectedly, Yang Xuan reversed the situation with a backhand.
Ahhhh!
Nian Ziyue was so depressed that she wanted to hit someone.
…
Yang Xuan felt comfortable and wanted to sleep at this moment.
"How did the envoy do it?" Qin Jian was already going crazy. The old man's eyes were red and he kept asking like a madman.
Cheng Ran was not much better, trembling, "This is a great foreign victory that the Tang Dynasty has never had against the Southern Zhou Dynasty!"
How to explain?
Yang Xuan has thought about this problem for a long time.
The pseudo-emperor's reputation is shocking... It sounds nice. The pseudo-emperor is not yet suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Although he is feeling sour, he will definitely be confused and stare at him immediately.
Maybe Nian Xu was timid, and he threatened him with sending troops from the Tang Dynasty... But if Nian Xu was timid, he wouldn't have implemented the New Deal.
Yang Xuan said: "Do you still remember the Battle of Yecheng?"
Everyone nodded.
"After the Battle of Yecheng, there were many problems in the Southern Zhou Dynasty. Firstly, the people were in dire straits, and secondly, the Forbidden Army was corrupted. The Southern Zhou Dynasty relied on hundreds of thousands of Forbidden Army, but in this battle, 300 so-called elite Forbidden Army cavalry were defeated by a group of rioters Easily strangulated..."
"But this is not enough to make Nan Zhou lower the price of cloth!"
"What if there is a decree to send troops?"
Qin Jian: "Purpose?"
Yang Xuan came up with a decree.
Spread it out!
"This is the order given to the Southern Xinjiang Army. After receiving the order, the Southern Xinjiang Army formed a large army to attack the Southern Zhou Dynasty."
"this……"
"This is a threat." Yang Xuan smiled.
Only then did everyone feel relieved.
Qin Jian looked at Yang Xuan blankly.
"Old Qin, what do you think I'm doing?"
Qin Jian said: "When I first left Chang'an, I was unsure and worried that the envoy would make mistakes. But now that I think about it, if there had been no envoy, I would have died in Yecheng by now."
Cheng Ran nodded, unable to hide his joy, "Apologizing is a complete merit, but the price of cloth has plummeted... Returning this time is a great achievement, and we will be promoted."
"Yes!" Qin Jian scolded: "If that little kid at home is going to die if he comes back this time, I will break his legs."
Yang Xuan frowned.
Qin Jian's heart trembled when he saw this... On this trip, he was a little dissatisfied with Yang Xuan from the moment he left Chang'an. He felt that this man had usurped his position as an envoy. In addition, he was also a little disdainful, thinking that a layman could also be an envoy.
Yes, this is contempt for one's own abilities.
But at this point in his journey, he unknowingly developed a sense of awe for Yang Xuan. It was as if he admired and awed the old man who brought him into the industry.