Li Bi is in a good mood.
Staying in the inner courtyard of the palace all day long was actually due to her status and was not in tune with her temperament.
It's just that the aristocratic education she received since childhood told her that as the mother of a country, she must clearly distinguish between what she should do and what she shouldn't do, and know how to do it.
When she was a general, she had to take the lead and not be afraid of hardships and dangers in order to convince her subordinates. Once her status changed and she became the mistress of everyone, she had to endure loneliness. Not to mention that it would help her husband's career, but it would also
You can't hold back, for example, taking risks easily, always showing your face, etc.
Now that I have some freedom, my breathing feels much lighter.
She originally planned to visit Li Sanniang's house this evening. She heard that Li Sanniang was going on an outing, and then she went to Li's villa for a leisurely stay. She just came back.
She then thought about coming to see the twins, and the daughter of the Wu family whose maiden name was Tang Nu by her husband. She had to take the time to see how adorable she looked.
The husband is out of the palace wandering around, just messing around with women outside, and he even gives people names...
After she heard about it in the palace, she felt a little baffled. Miss Tang... it didn't sound right no matter what.
The wife of the warrior Xun family is forty or fifty years old, right? She is the daughter of the Yang family of Hongnong. Could it be that she is Aiwujiwu? Are you right? This name is so weird that it makes people a little confused.
Li Sanniang's two daughters haven't been named yet, so it's better to let her do it for them, so as to avoid having weird names like Tang Daughter appear again, which would frighten people's minds.
As for the subjects at Chang'an Academy, she now has some ideas, and it's time to talk to her husband...
She had a lot of worries on her mind, but it didn't affect her mood.
The Silla envoy turned out to be a woman, and I don’t know what she looked like. These are still secondary. The purpose of the Silla people coming to the Tang Dynasty is generally clear.
Being able to maintain a stalemate with Goguryeo for many years shows that Silla is not that weak. Her husband intends to send troops to help Silla attack Goguryeo. The strategy has been decided. All that is left is to entertain the Silla envoys and make them willing to be driven by the Tang Dynasty.
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In the east of Chang'an City, Li Bi led Honglu Temple and officials from the Ministry of Rites greeted a group of people from the West.
No one expected that the Empress would welcome her personally. After getting the news, whether it was Cheng Zhijie, Su Dingfang and others, or Jin Shengman and other Silla envoys, they all dismounted from a long distance away.
The three leaders came forward. Cheng Zhijie knocked on his breastplate without hesitation, bowed and gave a military salute, "General, I'll see you soon."
Cheng Dashu was an old acquaintance. When he was in Yunnei, Li Bi was the immediate boss of Cheng Zhijie and others, and he even went all the way to Liaodong.
Seeing this again after so many years, Cheng Dabeard naturally would not miss the opportunity to be attentive.
Su Dingfang over there looked at her for a moment, then he also saluted and said: "Su Lie, Lieutenant of Donglai County, pays homage to the Queen."
The emperor had never met before, but he met the queen first. For Su Dingfang, the situation was rather strange, and he didn't know how the queen appeared here.
Suddenly, she thought that the most likely reason was that the queen wanted to meet the envoy from Silla first. The cousin of the King of Silla was very beautiful.
Kneeling down was not popular in the Central Plains, but it was different in Silla. The girl had tidied up her clothes. The journey was too long, and now her image was not very good.
Did the Empress of the Tang Dynasty... come to greet her? That's really...
She couldn't see clearly from a distance, but she could only see a woman standing there surrounded by people, with a towering city wall behind her, which was no worse than Luoyang City.
Jin Shengman became nervous. While Cheng Zhijie and the two were saluting, she also lowered her body, prostrated herself on the ground, and said in very stiff Chinese: "Prince of Silla, Zhenguhualang, etc."
Similar to the later members of parliament, they were served by members of the Silla royal family and tribal chiefs, and the speaker was called Shangda etc.) Jin Shengman, see Empress of the Tang Dynasty."
The Silla people's etiquette seems very simple. The palms are folded and placed in front of the head, followed by worship, and finally turned over and placed under the forehead.
Li Bi took a few steps forward and waved her hands: "No courtesy for all."
She first looked at Cheng Dabeard and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for many years. You don't seem to have changed much, but I don't know how much you have become more thoughtful."
She was influenced by Li Po and had a bad impression of Cheng Dabeard, but she was still very happy to be able to see Yunnei's old troops here.
Su Dingfang was shocked and thought to himself, damn, this guy didn't brag? He really had an old relationship with the emperor and empress, so they could have a good relationship in the future.
Cheng Beard was even more excited. He shook his beard and said: "Your Majesty still remembers me. I have been thinking about what would have happened if I followed your Majesty back to Yunnei all these years. I feel so regretful that I am almost green."
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I originally wanted to come earlier, but I felt too embarrassed to see the army and the general again, so I postponed it for a few years. Now it's fine. I can serve the queen again. If the queen has any errands in the future, just ask me.
I, I will definitely work to the death, and I won’t dare to play tricks.”
Li Bi laughed and said, "Join the army and become a general? I haven't heard these titles for many years. She would still be the general. I miss her so much."
The big beard was immediately pleasing to her eyes, and she said with a smile, "I have nothing to do with you. Okay, just do whatever you have to do. Be careful in the future, Your Majesty is watching over you."
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Cheng Dabeard's heart trembled, and he didn't dare to say anything. He knocked on his breastplate a few times and left with the others.
Jin Shengman was still lying on the ground and did not get up. Li Bi looked at it and felt very satisfied. He was so respectful. It seemed that what Pei Ju said in the letter was true.
The Silla people admired the Tang Dynasty much more strongly than the Turks and Tubo people, and they greeted their ministers with great courtesy as soon as they arrived. This was unique among the foreign envoys from Chang'an.
Li Bi didn't hesitate anymore, stepped forward and helped Jin Shengman up, smiled and said warmly: "The envoy has come from afar, you have worked hard along the way."
Jin Shengman stood up and then looked up at the other party.
There is no way to describe the girl's current mood. There seems to be some emotions such as excitement, fear, envy, pride, loss, etc.
The disappointment was because the woman in front of her was not as graceful and luxurious as she imagined, almost like a god. In her mind, the most noble woman in the world should be comparable to the gods.
But when she saw her, she realized that the queen of the Tang Dynasty did not look so sacred. She was very sure that the queen was not as good-looking as she was, so she felt a little proud in her heart.
Of course, the kindness of the other party was enough to smooth over all this, so she shook her head and said, "It's not hard work. I am able to come here because of the guidance and blessing of my ancestors..."
This chapter has been completed!