Chapter 56, Are you teaching me how to do things?
Facing the golden words of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and his absolutely unquestionable tyranny.
The envoy from the State of Wu was unwilling, but he did not dare to chirp.
I can only lower my head and bow before preparing to leave the Jinluan Palace.
But at this moment.
Yang Yu'er [Princess Shangrao], who was sitting on a chair beside her, couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, if I don't want to go down now, can I continue to stay here?"
She sat in the seat below Li Xingyun, and she looked very smart.
"If you like it, just stay." Li Xingyun said nonchalantly.
They are all acquaintances in future memories, so it’s okay to give her some face.
"Your Majesty, you are such a kind person. You will definitely live a long life in the future."
Yang Yu'er [Princess Shangrao] clapped her little hands happily. She didn't care at all about returning gifts, and she couldn't understand the helplessness in the hearts of her own envoys.
Princess Shangrao!
Can you give us Wu Guo some encouragement? Why do you look so indifferent?
Unless all the vassal states did not return the gift, it would be embarrassing for Wu alone to not return the gift.
But how is this possible!
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Time passes slowly.
"Your Majesty has an order to announce that the envoys from the Kingdom of Shu will pay an audience." A slightly sharp voice sounded.
Ten minutes later.
The group of people knelt in the middle of the Jinluan Hall, with their foreheads pressed tightly against the backs of their hands.
"Shu is a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. Meng Yiye, the son of King Meng Zhixiang of Shu, is named King of Yan and has met the emperor of the Tang Dynasty." Meng Yiye sounded very respectful.
This is a tall young man with good facial features and a rather heroic air. You can tell at a glance that he is someone who has lived in the army all year round.
"Get flat." Li Xingyun said.
"O minister, thank you for your holy grace."
Meng Yiye took the lead and stood up first, and then the Shu envoys stood up one after another.
"The restoration of the Tang Dynasty is a blessing to the world and a blessing to all people. As a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, the Shu Kingdom has to pay tribute. This time, the Shu Kingdom has brought many tribute gifts."
"The tribute gifts are as follows: one hundred and fifty beauties, seven hundred pieces of silk, ten boxes of jewelry, three thousand taels of gold, as well as famous paintings from the previous Jin Dynasty, and authentic paintings of Luo Shen."
For some unknown reason, Meng Yiye actually asked someone to bring the painting Luo Shen Fu Tu up.
Of course.
He did not imitate Jing Ke from the Pre-Qin period to assassinate the King of Qin, he simply wanted to show the value of the Luo Shen Fu.
Before Li Xingyun could speak, in order to show his honesty, he asked the person behind him to open this famous painting.
"Your Majesty, all the gentlemen present, please see, this is the long-lost authentic relic of Luo Shen."
Finished.
Meng Yiye stepped aside so that Li Xingyun, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and all the civil and military officials in the court could see this rare and famous painting behind him at a glance.
Follow the line of sight.
Looking from the right end of the scroll, the first paragraph depicts dusk. Cao Zhi led many followers, returning from the capital to the fiefdom, and stopped to rest when passing by the shore of Luoshui.
And on the calm water, the extremely graceful and beautiful Luo Shen, with flowing clothes, elegant and calm, came over the waves and looked at Cao Zhi and his party with affection.
Cao Zhi leaned forward slightly and stretched out his hands to block the followers. The followers' eyes were dull, but Cao Zhi stared intensely at the beautiful Luo Shen on the water in front of him.
The second paragraph depicts the scene when humans and gods have different paths and have to part with regret. Luo Shen leaves, the six dragons drive the cloud chariot, and Luo Shen rides the cloud chariot and drives slowly into the distance.
On the shore, with the support of his entourage, Cao Zhi watched Luo Shen gradually go away, his eyes pouring out endless sorrow and helplessness, and he looked so reluctant to give up.
Luo Shen looked back at Cao Zhi on the shore, with reluctance in his eyes. As the distance became farther and farther, the sad atmosphere of being destined to be unable to stay together became more intense.
The last part mainly depicts Cao Zhi's deep memory and longing for Luo Shen. He took a boat upstream to catch up with Yun Chai, hoping to see the beautiful figure of Luo Shen again.
But no matter how he chased after him, Cao Zhi could no longer find the Luo Shen. He could not help but miss and grieve, so that he could not sleep all night long.
After waiting by the Luoshui River until daybreak, Cao Zhi still kept looking back, and finally, with extreme reluctance and helplessness, embarked on his way back to the fiefdom.
"Is this... really a painting of Luo Shen?" Li Xingyun's eyes widened.
In his impression.
Luo Shen Fu has been lost for a long time, and now there are only copy versions handed down from successive dynasties.
Moreover, I don’t know how many times I copied it, but it is still far from the original Luo Shen Fu.
How should I put this?
If we put it into a word that can be understood by future generations, the copy version of Luo Shen Fu Tu and the original version of Luo Shen Fu Tu will be the difference between smooth clarity and Blu-ray clarity.
The difference is huge.
The authentic painting of Luo Shen is revealed.
Not only Li Xingyun was shocked, but all the civil and military officials present were also shocked.
Some civil and military officials even recited the Luo Shen Fu in a low voice.
"Its shape is as graceful as a startling giant, as graceful as a swimming dragon, with brilliant autumn chrysanthemums and luxuriant spring pine trees."
"It seems like the moon is covered by light clouds, and it flutters like snow in the flowing wind. Looking at it from a distance, it is as bright as the sun rising as the morning glow. If you look at it closely, it is as bright as a flower emerging from Lubo..."
As for the parties involved, Meng Yiye and the Shu envoys felt that they and others were more honored at this moment. They were very happy that Li Xingyun and the civil and military officials had such a reaction.
However, Meng Yiye also knew that there was only one authentic painting of Luo Shen Fu. There would be no such good things for the next tribute, but it would be enough to show his face during the first tribute.
Perhaps for a beggar emperor like Li Xingyun, who was a beggar when he was a child, face is not important, pragmatism is the most important.
But for them, princes and nobles since ancient times, face is very important, and they cannot be ashamed of anything.
Only then did the Kingdom of Wu send out the Luminous Pearl, and the Kingdom of Shu also presented the authentic painting of Luo Shen, both of whom wanted to have a good long face.
Of course.
The reason why luminous pearls are called luminous pearls is that they only glow at night.
That is to say.
This thing doesn't look anything special in the daytime. It looks like a pearl the size of a fist. Naturally, the Wu State envoys can't show off the undersea night pearl.
.........
Just when many people were immersed in the authentic paintings of Luo Shen, an extremely sinister sound sounded.
"Bah, none of you men are good. Cao Zhi is a scum who likes his sister-in-law, and the author who painted this picture is also trash."
"We women are really pitiful, poor Luo Shen, she is just like Concubine Yang. She was obviously innocent, but in the end she was killed by you men."
"Zhen Ji, the Goddess of Luo, was sentenced to death by Cao Pi and died unjustly. The former Concubine Yang was obviously such a good person, but in the end she was sentenced to death by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty."
The person who suddenly spoke in a weird and arrogant manner and scolded all the men in the world was none other than Yang Yu'er [Princess Shangrao] who sat in the position below Li Xingyun.
Unlike men, who basically only see the beauty of Luo Shen, as a woman, she saw what happened to Luo Shen, that is, the tragic experience of Queen Wen Zhaozhen Zhen Ji.
She was the wife of Emperor Wen of Wei Cao Pi and the sister-in-law of Cao Zhi. She had unparalleled beauty and was also the prototype of the Luo Shen. Unfortunately, she was later killed by her husband Cao Pi.
"You are so bold as to maliciously slander the late emperor. Do you know what crime you should be punished for?" A minister stood up.
"I beg your Majesty to execute Princess Shangrao and declare war on Wu." Another minister stood up.
"I second the proposal." All civil and military officials said in unison.
"It turns out it's her. No wonder she dares to speak like this. She just doesn't know how His Majesty will handle it." Meng Yiye thought to himself.
He knew a little bit about Yang Yu'er [Princess Shangrao], and he also knew that she was really courageous and could be said to be fearless. Under the pampering of King Wu Yang Pu, she could be said to be lawless in the area of Wu Kingdom.<
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But he never expected it.
This Yang Yuer [Princess of Shangrao] was really cruel in scolding people. Except for the eunuchs, they were all men. She didn't spare any of them and scolded them all.
Of course, the reason why she complained on behalf of Concubine Yang may also be because she also has the surname Yang, and may even have an unknown relative relationship with Concubine Yang.
Although Meng Yiye doesn't know how this Yang Yu'er [Princess Shangrao] is related to the former Yang Guifei, it seems that it is unusual.
At this time.
Yang Yu'er [Princess Shangrao] also seems to understand that she seems to have gotten into trouble, and seems to have unintentionally caused a big trouble for the country of Wu where she lives.
She gave Li Xingyun a pitiful look, hoping that he would not start a war because of these things, or at worst, she would find a chance to compensate him.
As for how to compensate, she has not thought about it at all, and may even turn around and forget about it, but these external factors still do not affect her charm that I feel pity for.
From ancient times to the present, it’s basically the same.
Men and women did the wrong things and said the wrong things.
Men always bear a heavier price than women.
As long as a woman admits her mistake, she has a chance to be forgiven.
"Are you teaching me how to do things?"
Li Xingyun ignored Yang Yu'er [Princess Shangrao] and looked coldly at the civil and military officials below. The majesty of the overbearing and powerful emperor seemed to be real.
He didn't say this because of Yang Yu'er [Princess Shangrao]. Sometimes he even wanted to complain about his ancestor's bad things.
Of course, no one dares to listen to him if he dares to complain.
Because as long as he, Lao Li, doesn't deceive his teachers and destroy his ancestors, and does things that forget his ancestors, he can arrange the bad things in his family in any way he wants. At most, he will be secretly said to be unfilial by others behind his back.
But if it were someone else who arranged the ancestors of the Li and Tang royal families, and a big hat was put on them, it might be a matter of losing their heads. It is not easy to talk about such things.
"Your Majesty, calm down, I don't dare!"
All the civil and military officials trembled, and they all knelt down immediately.
See this.
Li Xingyun looked calm, with no expression on his face.
He ignored the kneeling civil and military officials, waved his hand towards Meng Yiye below, and said softly: "I understand the King of Shu's intentions, you can go down."
Hear the words.
Meng Yiye bent down and prostrated, and said in a very respectful tone: "My lord, I would like to obey your Majesty's order."
In fact, when he first stepped into the Jinluan Palace, he heard the news that there was no return gift, and he took the matter of no return gift very lightly, and even now he doesn't even care about such things as return gifts.
This kind of thing is easy to say.
Either no return gift will be given at all, or only one return gift will be given. It must not be messed up. This vassal country will give a return gift, but another vassal country is unwilling to give a return gift.
As the sovereign state, the Tang Dynasty was like a parent. Even if it was really selfish, it must be as fair and just as possible on the surface, so as not to make the vassal country look bad.
Let’s talk about something simple.
The suzerain country and the vassal country are like the relationship between a father and his many sons. They can be stubborn or stubborn, but they must not be partial.
This guy is like that.
Don’t worry about being widowed, worry about injustice.
.......
The next time.
Jin and Chu paid tribute and gifts one after another, but these envoys felt strange. It was strange that the civil and military officials kept kneeling, as if they had made some unforgivable mistake.
To this.
They didn't dare to say or even ask. They could only treat the civil and military officials who had been kneeling in the court as if they were nothing. At the same time, they tried not to laugh out loud to avoid being resented by these petty ministers.
As for the tribute gifts from Jin and Chu, they are basically the same as those from Wu and Shu. In addition to hard currencies such as beauties and gold and silver treasures, each of them also prepared a treasure. p>
The treasure of the Jin Dynasty's tribute is a sweaty horse, which is one of the oldest and most unique breeds. They are famous for their speed and endurance, wisdom and unique bright red luster. They are rare ones that can endure high temperatures and can travel long distances.
Mercedes-Benz Maxima.
Don't underestimate the thousand-mile horse. The sweaty horse is the best among thousand-mile horses. Traveling a thousand miles a day is just its basic ability. When running at full strength, the speed can exceed one hundred kilometers per hour. Whether it is running or chasing, it
They are all very easy to use.
The treasure that Chu paid tribute to was a sword, or a lost and unique sword.
The name of the sword is Zhanlu, the sword of benevolence.
Zhanlu is also known as Zhanlu. Zhanlu is a sword and an eye.
The first thing that makes people feel about this long sword, which is completely black and has no trace, is not its sharpness, but the kindness and kindness contained in the sword.
It is like a black eye with deep and discerning eyes in the sky, silently watching every move of the kings and princes in their daily lives.
If the ruler is capable and has a sword at his side, the country will prosper.
The king is incompetent, the sword flies away, and the country is ruined.
The essence of hardware, the essence of the sun.
There is spirit in what comes out, and there is power in obeying.
It is said that when Ou Yezi forged this sword, he couldn't help crying while touching it, because he finally fulfilled his lifelong dream and forged an indestructible weapon without any murderous intent.
According to legend, after the Zhanlu Sword came out of the furnace, it was acquired by the King of Yue by chance, and was later passed on to King Goujian of Yue. Because Goujian was defeated, he had no choice but to pay tribute to King Wu Fucha.
However, the King of Wu was foolish and unprincipled, so Zhanlu Sword left on his own and flew directly to the famous king of the time, King Chu. From then on, Zhanlu Sword became a representative of justice and benevolence.
The benevolent are invincible. Zhanlu is a sword of benevolence. Now the King of Chu has specially dedicated this sword. It is hard to say whether he deliberately wanted Li Xingyun to be a benevolent king.
No one likes the domineering delinquent handsome Yuan Tiangang, and everyone in the world hopes that Li Xingyun can be benevolent.
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"Okay, Japan and Korea will come to pay tribute later, so you can stand up." Li Xingyun said calmly.
If the vassal states of Wu, Shu, Jin, and Chu can be considered the biological sons of the overlord of the Tang Dynasty, then the vassal states of Japan and Goryeo are godsons.
It's okay to lose face in front of these biological sons, but we can't let them continue to lose face in front of their godson. Li Xingyun, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, still knows clearly what is more serious.
"I thank you, Your Majesty."
All the civil and military officials in the court kowtowed, and then got up from the ground in a bustling manner.
After a few minutes passed.
"Your Majesty has an order to announce that the Japanese envoys will pay an audience."