After entering the imperial city, Li Bi hesitated for a while and handed Jin Shengman and his entourage to Honglu Temple to entertain them. Originally, she wanted the girl to live in the palace and be able to ask questions at any time.
But in the end it was not done.
First of all, Jin Shengman and his party are envoys from Silla, and even preferential treatment must have a limit.
Secondly, because the girl was so beautiful, summoning her to the palace might have another meaning. After talking to the girl for a while, it seemed that she had no intention of marrying with the Tang Dynasty.
The reason why the King of Silla sent her as an envoy was also very valid, and it did not seem to be a lie.
Furthermore, Li Po has already issued an edict, ordering Wen Shihong, Chen Ling, Wang Xiongdan and others to gather troops in Donglai. From this point of view, war with Goguryeo will be inevitable this year or next year.
It takes time to gather an army. According to estimates from the Ministry of War, the army will be ready in about June. Before then, the Silla envoys will have to rush back to the seaside.
There was almost half a month in between, so I wasn't in a hurry.
Jin Shengman brought a letter from Queen Deshan, along with many gifts, most of which were pearls, agate and the like. Li Bi thought it should be more formal to show the attitude of the Tang Dynasty.
Of course, Li Po still has to make the decision...
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It was getting late when Li Bi returned to the inner garden. Li Po ate and drank in Qingning Palace for a while and sent the women away. He did not leave, waiting for Li Bi to come back.
The roles were reversed, and Li Bi couldn't help but feel a little funny after hearing the report.
Back at Qingning Palace, before Li Bi had eaten, the couple had another meal and wine served.
"You went to see the envoy from Silla? What do you think of him?"
Li Po and his wife had two drinks and asked casually, thinking that the Silla maid was very famous in the future, but he didn't know how the Silla king's daughter looked. I heard she was very beautiful.
It's probably because of this that this woman is curious to take a look, right?
Li Bi took a few mouthfuls of food, looked up at her husband, and said with a smile: "It goes without saying that the messenger came with good intentions, but she is too young, so she may not be able to count. If she can bring soldiers back, she can get a better salary."
Momentum.
I just don’t know what the situation in Silla is like, and whether the Silla people want to be enemies with Goguryeo. I heard her say that the King of Goguryeo wants to take her as his concubine. If the Silla people are half-hearted, there may be something wrong with the Tang army in the past."
Li Po was so smart that he understood the meaning of his wife's words as soon as he heard it.
He shook his head and smiled: "Since we have sent envoys to the court, we can't help them. I will send a few capable people to Silla to do some lobbying. Silla will ask you to entertain me well. Even the royal family of Silla, if you are smart,
If so, it can be the mouth, tongue, ears and eyes.
If it really doesn’t work out there, the people of Silla don’t seem to mind having a woman as the head of the family, then give them another owner, you’re not stupid, you should be able to think of all this, right?”
Li Bi immediately looked over angrily, snorted twice, and began to speak in an incoherent tone, "I'm afraid you won't be willing to put it back after seeing someone..."
Li Po took a sip of wine and said to himself: I will wait for you here for a long time, and I will eventually get some interest back.
"Isn't that good? Everyone else is getting married. Let's send a concubine here to become the king. This will be the first of its kind. Once this happens, my reputation will be spread all over the world. Haha, what a good thing."
Li Bi clenched her fists when she heard this. She felt that she hadn't tried her fists with this guy for a long time. Since we were here to fight, why should we be so polite?
Seeing that his wife was annoyed and eager to try, Li Po also thought that while she was not full, he would give her a good beating to prevent her from running wild outside and not knowing who was in charge.
Well, although the two couples still have fun occasionally, the frequency of fistfights is getting less and less. After all, everyone is older and less impulsive.
So Li Po waved his hand and said, "Look, look, are you serious when I'm joking with you? I can tell you, the most important thing in politics is to avoid using emotions. When I go to meet Ashina Yang Huan, you can stay here
Don't get angry easily at home.
You must know that governing a big country is like cooking small dishes. I told you back then that most things cooked slowly are delicious.
Look at that guy Yang Er, he hit Goguryeo almost as soon as he slapped his forehead, and he choked to death in the end, right? We can't imitate him, we are too impatient to do many things.
Now that the people of Silla have entered the urn themselves, they should cook it first, wait until the seasonings are complete and the taste is deep into the bones, and then bring Goguryeo as the main course. Do you think I really sent those 10,000 soldiers to help?
Did the Silla people attack Goguryeo?"
Li Bi looked at her ghostly husband and couldn't help but laugh, but in the end she was amused by his series of "wonderful" metaphors and laughed.
The palace attendants who were waiting on them looked over and thought to themselves that the emperor and the empress were really in love with each other. Every time they met, they either slapped the table and stared at each other, or they were having fun like now, talking softly, and they seemed like they were talking together.
On the contrary, it is not very common.
Wang Qi came over and served two more dishes to Bu. Seeing the Queen's overjoyed expression, he asked, "What happy event makes the Queen so happy?"
Li Bi wiped the tears from her laughter and said, "Your Majesty used to love delicious food, but now he probably has itchy hands again."
Wang Qi didn't know why, but she was also a former member of the Han Dynasty's palace, and she had heard some miscellaneous rumors about the emperor. The most real one was that the emperor once took his sister to cook a pot of beef stew in the kitchen of the Han Dynasty.
It's incredible to think about it. At that time, some people in the Han Dynasty's palace were saying that the Han Dynasty king personally cooked, the eldest lady of the Han palace was helping, and the girl who lit the fire was a Turkic princess.
Listen... how blessed is it to be able to taste the food you made?
At this moment, she followed Li Bi's words and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you can taste all the delicacies in the world, why do you have itchy hands?"
Li Po waved his hand and asked her to sit down and talk, "Don't listen to her jokes. Let me tell you. The emperor is no different from ordinary people sometimes. He has no shortage of food, clothing, housing and transportation. If he doesn't go to the land of reincarnation several times a day,
, he can’t stand it, can he?”
Wang Qi was startled. These words were too vulgar for her. After thinking about it for a while, her face turned red visibly.
Li Bi was already laughing, and kept saying, "My husband forgot to mention, isn't it the same for men to be half-hearted and show mercy everywhere? It doesn't matter whether it's the emperor, the ministers, or the common people."
Wang Qi looked at these two people speechlessly. Seeing that they were talking more and more out of tune, he quickly got up and ordered the palace people to hide out, and he did not come back.
Li Po glared at his wife unhappily, thinking to himself that he really couldn't pick up the pot, and I had restrained myself enough...