Chapter 280 Are you teaching me how to do things?!
After thinking for a moment, Changsun Wuji said with an ugly face: "Your Majesty, Prince Zhu seemed to have made Su Chen a little miserable that day."
"According to the yamen officer, both of his hands were disabled by Su Chen."
"After all, he is also the prince of a country. How should we appease him?"
"appease?"
His Majesty Li Er frowned and said speechlessly: "Su Chen did a good job if he didn't kill them all."
"That guy Su Chen said that the so-called elixir sent by the Tianzhu people is actually a deadly poison. If I take it, I won't be able to live for a few years!"
poison?
Hearing this, Changsun Wuji was startled.
The ministers in the imperial court had already done research on this elixir of Tianzhu.
After his heated discussion, they finally agreed that there was nothing wrong with this elixir!
But why did this elixir turn into poison again?
As he thought about it, a layer of cold sweat broke out on Changsun Wuji's back, soaking his clothes.
After learning about the disappearance of the elixir sent by the Tianzhu people, His Majesty summoned him to discuss the matter.
At that time, Changsun Wuji not only did not think there was anything wrong with the elixir, but he also thought about giving Tianzhu a generous gift in return.
Looking at it now, doesn’t this become the crime of deceiving the emperor?
Changsun Wuji was a little undecided and said: "Your Majesty, didn't Tianzhu's elixir say that it had been reincarnated with the living Buddha more than ten times? Why did it suddenly turn into poison?"
"Furthermore, according to our investigation, everyone from Tianzhu's princes and nobles to ordinary people know the legend of this elixir. How can this be a lie?"
"Although I don't know why Su Chen did this, I guess there must be a reason."
Until now, Changsun Wuji is still a little shocked when he thinks about this incident.
The reason why he lost his composure was not because of what happened to the Tianzhu mission, but because he believed in what Su Chen said.
Therefore, if it were not for Su Chen, this poison would really have been eaten by His Majesty Li Er.
Then these ministers are the eternal sinners!
At this moment, the internal reporter responsible for receiving the envoys suddenly walked over quickly.
His Majesty Li Er and Changsun Wuji temporarily stopped talking.
"Your Majesty."
The chamberlain bowed his hands respectfully and said, "Several envoys said that they have important matters to discuss with His Majesty."
His Majesty Li Er nodded and said, "Let them come to the Imperial Study Room."
After speaking, Datang took his eldest son Wuji first and entered the Tai Chi Palace.
Royal study room.
Not long after His Majesty Li Er came in, internal reports came with the envoys.
His Majesty Li Er knew very well why they came.
These two countries had close trade relations with the Tang Dynasty, so these envoys were all proficient in the Tang language.
The reason why they were eager to see him was simply because they were frightened by the declaration on the map.
His Majesty Li Er has already thought about this.
"We have met His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty." The envoys put their right hands on their left chests and bowed in salute.
His Majesty Li Er said: "What are you doing?"
The envoy of Dashi stepped forward and said: "We just want to ask His Majesty the Emperor what the words on the map in Taiji Palace just now mean?"
"Our countries have always had friendly relations with the Tang Dynasty, but why does your majesty put us in a hostile position? Doesn't your majesty want to cause a war?"
Hearing this, Changsun Wuji frowned and couldn't help but think deeply.
I had never noticed before that these foreign people were so arrogant and dared to say such strong-smelling words to His Majesty Li Er as soon as they got up. They really had the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard!
His Majesty Li Er's expression was completely opposite to Changsun Wuji's.
He suddenly sneered and said, "Are you threatening me?"
The food envoy looked calm and said: "That's not what I meant. It's just that we are ignorant and don't quite understand what your majesty means."
"I wonder if your majesty could explain to us what the words on that map mean?"
boom!
Hearing this, His Majesty Li Er's expression suddenly changed!
He slammed the table and shouted in a deep voice: "I am the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, do I still need you to teach me how to do things?!"
The envoys were startled by His Majesty Li Er's reaction and hurriedly bowed and saluted, saying that they did not dare.
But after lowering his head, his eyes kept moving around, obviously not taking His Majesty Li Er's anger seriously.
As envoys, they had no fear. Even if the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty got angry, could he still kill them?
"Your Majesty, please calm down. We really don't quite understand what you mean."
The envoy looked calm and continued: "We have always maintained mutually beneficial trade relations with the Tang Dynasty."
"Tea, porcelain, and silk from the Tang Dynasty were transported to our country and could be exchanged for a cartload of gold."
"And we can earn a small profit by selling our spices to Datang. This relationship is so harmonious. We really don't want to be on the opposite side of Datang."
Upon hearing this, His Majesty Li Er sneered in his heart.
If he hadn't had this problem with Su Chen before, he might have continued to be deceived.
Small profit?
The tea, silk and porcelain of the Tang Dynasty could only earn a dozen times profit at most when sold to distant countries such as Dashi.
Compared with this long journey, the income is not very high, it can only be said to be a stable way to make money.
But the spices from these countries can earn 100,000 times the profit in Datang!
In Datang, the price of spices was almost as good as gold!
Not to mention ordinary people, even ordinary nobles can hardly afford it.
The salary of a third-rank official in the Tang Dynasty only allowed one pot of spices per month!
This shows how precious the spices of Dashi are!
In the past, this gang of cannibals had said the same thing, but His Majesty Li Er still believed it.
He has always been a famous person. Such a magical thing as spices is also a rare thing in the big food country.
But it wasn't until he had a casual chat with Su Chen that the lies of the Dashi people were completely exposed!
According to Su Chen, in their food-rich country, spices are not lacking even in the homes of ordinary people. They are everywhere in the mountains and plains, and you can almost pick them at will!
In other words, these foreign countries used some completely worthless things to take away huge amounts of money from the Tang Dynasty every year!
After this lie was exposed by Su Chen, His Majesty Li Er felt deeply hurt!
How much money have you lost after being deceived for so many years?!
His heart is bleeding!
After learning the truth, His Majesty Li Er was filled with grief and anger and made a major decision!
That is to no longer maintain this kind of deal with foreign tribes!
They have good stuff, so why bother doing good business with him?
