Xue Yuanchao simply didn't believe that Japan could send troops so easily, so after listening to Li Xian's words, he just felt like he was hearing a joke, so he couldn't help laughing loudly and making sarcastic remarks.
Unexpectedly, Li Xian's face darkened and he shouted sternly: "Xue Yuanchao, the country is in crisis now. As the prime minister, you enjoy a high position and receive a national salary. You don't know how to find a way to relieve the country's worries, but you repeatedly make sarcastic comments to me. What's your intention? Tell me, are you worthy of being a prime minister with your behavior like this? What's more, you laugh wildly in front of your father, mother, and me, but you still put your father, mother, and me in your eyes? No The most important thing about etiquette is you. Which one is tolerable and which one is intolerable? Where is the imperial censor in the palace?"
"The humble minister Guo Yuanzhen has seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." As Li Xian shouted, Guo Yuanzhen walked out slowly, then bowed to Gaozong and Empress Wu and said: "Your Majesty, the Queen of Heaven, Xue Yuanchao is the prime minister. However, he ignored the court etiquette and laughed wildly in the palace. According to the law, he should be punished with half a year's salary. Please ask your Majesty to issue an edict to punish him severely."
"This, this..." Xue Yuanchao was still very proud at first, but now when he saw Li Xian and Guo Yuanzhen saying this, he suddenly panicked. Although half a year's salary was nothing to him, it did not affect his reputation. It's a very heavy blow.
So Xue Yuanchao quickly apologized to Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu, but Guo Yuanzhen, the imperial censor in the palace, refused to let him go and insisted on punishing Xue Yuanchao severely to warn future generations.
Emperor Gaozong was also very disgusted with Xue Yuanchao laughing so wildly, so he ordered that Xue Yuanchao be dragged out of the hall and fined him half a year's salary. If he committed the crime again, he would be punished by one level.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I don't dare to do anything anymore. Your Majesty, please spare me the punishment." Xue Yuanchao looked regretful. He shouldn't have been so rude. Li Xian caught him, but now it's useless to regret. He was dragged out of the court anyway, losing all face for a moment and becoming a joke.
After Xue Yuanchao was driven out of the court, Li Xian raised his hands to Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu and said: "Father, emperor, mother, empress, and sons and ministers are willing to share the country's worries, go to the Japanese country as envoys, and use their sharp tongue to persuade the Japanese country. The Lord will send troops to defeat the Japanese pirates and clear the sea supply lines. I also ask for permission from my father, the emperor and my queen."
"Here, Xian'er, you are the crown prince and the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty. How can you risk traveling thousands of miles to go on an envoy? In my opinion, it is better to send an eloquent minister to the Japanese country and tell the truth. Our country is sincere and can only give the Japanese some property and ask them to send troops. As for you, Xian'er, don't work so hard."
Although Gaozong was occasionally wary of Li Xian, overall he treated Li Xian well. This time it was also out of good intentions. He was really afraid that something might happen to Li Xian, so he gave his kind advice and hoped that Li Xian would not go to the Japanese country in person.
Li Xian was naturally able to feel Gaozong's kindness, but he also had his own plans, so he rejected Gaozong's kindness and bowed and said: "Thank you very much, father, for caring so much. I am grateful, but I am personally As a prince, you should contribute to the country. This time I am sent to Japan as an envoy. If I go there, I will definitely show the greatest sincerity to the other party. The other party will appreciate my sincerity and will naturally send troops to help. If I send a minister, even if the other party I dare not be disrespectful, but I will definitely take the opportunity to ask for property or make various excessive demands. In this case, things will be in a dilemma. Therefore, for the benefit of the Tang Dynasty, I am willing to go to the Japanese country. As for safety issues, please Father, there is no need to worry, I believe that the Japanese country will not be so unwise and dare to offend the Tang Dynasty."
"In that case, then you go." Gaozong sighed after hearing this, and then ordered that Li Xian be the envoy, Zhongshu Ling Li Yiyan, and the Minister of War Cen Changqian be the deputy envoys to go to the Japanese country to discuss the dispatch of troops.
At this time, Empress Wu proposed that his personal female officer Shangguan Wan'er should also serve as a deputy envoy to accompany Li Xian on his mission to Japan. The purpose was actually very obvious, that is, to monitor Li Xian.
But Li Xian was slightly shocked. Although he and Shangguan Wan'er had a special relationship since childhood, or he took great care of Wan'er, there was absolutely no way Shangguan Wan'er would betray him, but this was a trip to the Japanese country.
, and Shangguan Wan'er's father, Shangguan Tingzhi, is now working as a minister in the Japanese state. He is the chief minister under Taizhengguan. He is actually in charge of all New Deal affairs. His power is equivalent to that of the Tang Dynasty's Zhongshu Shilang and concurrently.
Huangmen Shilang.
This time when he goes on a mission to Japan, he will definitely meet Shangguan Tingzhi, and when he gets there, the father and daughter Shangguan Tingzhi and Shangguan Wan'er will definitely recognize each other. In this way, the news that Shangguan Tingzhi is still alive will definitely be exposed.
Regarding this point, whether it is Shangguan Tingzhi or Shangguan Wan'er, it may bring about extremely serious disasters.
First of all, if Shangguan Tingzhi's identity is exposed, he will definitely not be tolerated by all classes in the Japanese country. Although he currently holds a high position in the Japanese country, he exists as a businessman of the Tang Dynasty. If he is discovered to be a high-ranking official of the Tang Dynasty,
He will definitely be caught and killed as a spy.
In addition, Shangguan Wan'er's family will definitely be convicted of empress Wu because Shangguan Tingzhi is still alive. Whether they can save their lives is a question.
Therefore, Li Xian immediately expressed to Empress Wu that he did not approve of Shangguan Wan'er going to the Japanese country. Li Xian only heard Li Xian say: "The queen mother and my son are opposed to letting Shangguan Wan'er go to the Japanese country. First of all, Wan'er is the female official beside the mother.
The day is indispensable. If I follow my son to the Japanese country, I may not be able to come back for two or three months. How many major events will this delay my mother? Also, Wan'er is just a woman, sailing across the ocean to the Japanese country.
The body may be unbearable when encountering wind and waves. If you get sick because of this, I will feel very sorry. In addition, Wan'er looks so attractive, wouldn't it be a sin if the Japanese take notice of her?"
But Empress Wu sneered and said: "Prince, don't worry. Although Wan'er is the most capable female officer around me, don't I still have Tuan'er and the others around me? I can still hold it back for a few months.
.You don’t have to worry about Wan’er’s physical fitness at all. Wan’er is a polo expert. She exercises her body very well by playing polo. She can easily withstand the wind and waves on the sea. As for Wan’er’s appearance,
It’s even more of a joke if beauty is remembered by others. Hehe, the Japanese country is a small country with only a small area, but it dares to take advantage of me, a female official of the Tang Dynasty. Could it be that she is impatient with life? That’s the deal.
Three days later, you and others set off from Chang'an to Luoyang, and then from Luoyang to Laizhou. I have prepared a large ship for you in Laizhou. You and others will take the boat from Laizhou to the Japanese country. It is estimated that you will reach the Japanese country in three months.
"(To be continued.) This chapter has been completed!
