Chang'an City, Tang Dynasty Palace, Jinluan Palace.
"Dear Your Majesty the Tang Dynasty, this is a specialty of our country of Korea, a ginseng that has been cultivated for thousands of years in the deep mountains and wild forests. I hope it can bless your Majesty's health and never be troubled by illness."
A middle-aged man wearing gorgeous clothes is holding a wooden box in his hand. The box is dark gold in color, which invisibly reveals his noble temperament.
"Well, I thanked the king of Korea for me. I am very satisfied with his gift." Li Xingyun nodded.
"By the way, Your Majesty, I also have a letter from the King of Korea, which only Your Majesty can read."
The middle-aged man took out a secret letter made of lacquer from his arms and presented it in front of the court with a respectful attitude.
See this.
Li Xingyun waved his hand casually, and the eunuch beside him took the initiative to walk down, came to the middle-aged man, reached out and took the secret letter in the middle-aged man's hand.
The eunuch was very serious. After a detailed inspection, he found no possibility of hiding poison, and then handed the secret letter of fire lacquer to Li Xingyun.
"Tear..." The sound of paper being gently torn apart.
Li Xingyun originally didn't care much about this fire-lacquered secret letter. He casually tore open the fire-lacquered secret letter and took out the clean and white letter inside.
But when he saw the content inside, his eyes gradually became weird. He looked at the middle-aged man below, who nodded slightly inadvertently.
"Raojiang is the fourth great master Li Xiang, and Goryeo is the sixth great master Li Bao?"
Li Xingyun fell into deep thought. He felt that his relatives were everywhere, including Raojiang and Korea. He couldn't possibly have his own uncle in the next Tulu country.
........
An hour later.
The Tulu envoys came to visit. In addition to the conventional beauties, gold, and a treasure, they also presented a secret letter of fire lacquer.
After reading this secret letter of fire paint, Li Xingyun became more and more silent. He felt as if he was always under the attention of the elders.
Li Ji, the king of Tulu, is actually his third uncle.
My uncle and uncle, you really know how to play!
One went to Raojiang.
One went to Korea.
One went to Toulu.
[Uncle, also known as uncle, uncle]
Another hour has passed.
What made Li Xingyun breathe a sigh of relief was that the last one was the envoy from the Mobei Dynasty. The Mobei Dynasty did not have any secret messages of fire paint to hand over, only a long-legged person who accompanied them.
Long legs?
Wait...
She said she was the great shaman Aogu of Mobei, Yelu Zhiwu, the daughter of the current king of Mobei?
Thought of this.
Li Xingyun immediately turned his attention to Zhang Zifan who was hiding in the Mobei Envoy. An indescribable emotion surged into his heart, and regret and self-blame occupied his body and mind.
"Brother Zhang, I wrongly blamed you at first, but I didn't expect you to really regard me, Lao Li, as your brother!"
For the first time, Li Xingyun regretted his distrust.
How can I not trust my good brother Zhang Zifan?
They were all good brothers from the past.
Is it possible that you can still harm yourself?
Look, Yelv Zhiwu’s legs are white and long. Look again, Qingguo [Yelü Pagoda is not smoke] and Qingcheng [Yelü Pagoda is not flower] beside Zhang Zifan are as heavy as Mount Tai and as skinny as a hemp pole. p>
Compare them two by two.
Li Xingyun immediately felt the desire to serve the country from his good brother Zhang Zifan. If it weren't for Zhang Zifan, who was now the Prince Consort of Mobei, he would even want to canonize Zhang Zifan as a king of the opposite sex.
Good brothers, true feelings.
"His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the Mobei Dynasty is willing to marry the Tang Empire and forever be friends with the Qin and Jin Dynasties. I hope that the Tang Dynasty and Mobei will not be at war, and the people of both countries can avoid the disaster of life."
The speaker is a young man with a handsome face and a gentle temperament. His appearance is not inferior to Li Xingyun at all, and even has a tendency to surpass Li Xingyun slightly.
He is Yelu Bei, King Dongdan of Mobei, the eldest son of Shuliduo [Queen of Mobei] and Yelu Abaoji [King of Mobei], and the next highest supporter of King Mobei.
"Marriage?" Li Xingyun said lightly.
Marriage is possible.
Getting married is not possible.
As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the current emperor, Li Xingyun's idea is very simple. He can accept marriage, but cannot accept marriage. He can only accept things that he takes advantage of.
However, his thoughts are nothing. He is just criticized privately for being a king who only likes to take advantage but is unwilling to give anything.
It is definitely not possible for other countries to do this, but the Tang Dynasty is fully qualified. Even if it has been in decline for thirty years, the Tang Dynasty is still the high-ranking Celestial Kingdom.
The fallen prince is also a prince, not an ordinary person. As long as the Tang Dynasty is not destroyed in the true sense, and as long as the bloodline of the Li Tang royal family is not completely cut off, the Tang Dynasty will not be destroyed.
"Yes, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, I am King Dongdan of Mobei, and my name is Yelvbei. The person next to me now was once the Great Shaman Aogu of Mobei, and she was also my biological sister Yelu Zhiwu. I would like to marry
Become a concubine to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."
Yelvbei [King Dongdan] asked Aogu [Yeluzhiwu] beside him to stand up, and this ignorant girl stood in the center of the Golden Palace.
"Hello, you can call me Aogu, you can also call me Awu." Aogu [Yeluzhiwu] said softly.
As a great shaman in Mobei for many years, she has become accustomed to the name Aogu, but if it is her future husband, she still hopes that he can call her Awu.
"Ah Wu, you...come and give seats to King Dongdan and others." Li Xingyun didn't know what to say, so he could only arrange for someone to sit down for them.
"I'm not tired, and I don't want to sit down. I just want to get closer and see you." Aogu [Yeluzhiwu] shook her head.
The words just fell.
Ao Gu [Yelu Zhiwu] teleported in front of Li Xingyun, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but before she could take a closer look at the appearance of her future husband, three beings who were also in the great heaven stood in front of her.
Prevent her from suddenly taking action against Li Xingyun, a low-level rookie.
These three great heavenly figures are all female.
They are.
Shi Yao, the commander of the royal secret guard, is a powerful person at the pinnacle of the Great Heaven.
Fresh ginseng from the Saint of Twelve Cave in Raojiang, a powerful person at the pinnacle of the Great Heaven.
The founder of ninja, Yuriko Takagi, is a powerful person at the pinnacle of the Great Heaven.
The leader, Shi Yao, was not to be outdone. She was originally a bad person named Tianyouxing, but now she is the commander of the secret guards of the Tang Dynasty royal family, responsible for personally protecting Li Xingyun's safety.
Next is fresh ginseng. She was very happy last night, but she became unhappy after seeing the bad handsome Yuan Tiangang. Now she has become a personal guard to protect the Emperor of Tang Dynasty.
Finally, there is Yuriko Gaocheng. Although she agreed to come to Datang as an official, Li Xingyun didn't know how to arrange her for a while, so she could only temporarily work as a guard.
Seriously.
It is only because of Li Xingyun's special experience and the memories of the future that he has the courage to let three powerful men of the great heaven level who can crush him to death at any time serve as bodyguards. I am afraid that he is the only one in the past dynasties who dared to do so.
Do this.
To be honest.
The former emperor of the Tang Dynasty was Li Xingyun’s biological father, Tang Zhaozong Li Ye.
Willing to accept even a big heavenly position...high...mid-celestial position, no...still high, too high.
As long as Li Ye, Emperor Zhaozong of the Tang Dynasty, is willing to accept a weakling with a minor heavenly status as his personal bodyguard, he will not be killed by five ants who are not even a minor heavenly realm.
But for bad handsome Yuan Tiangang.
As long as Li Xingyun is willing to accept protection, it is a good thing and makes people feel at ease. Moreover, if he is surrounded by strong women, it will not be easy for him to have some treacherous thoughts about his identity.
Perhaps Li Xingyun himself has not noticed that he has a very special temperament. This temperament is very special, and it is easy for women who are older than him to have a desire to protect him.
The Empress is like this.
The same goes for Shi Yao.
Fresh ginseng and Gaocheng lily seeds are similar.
Who makes him just a weakling with a small position?
"You all get out of the way, she means no harm."
Li Xingyun pushed the three of them away with an impatient look and took the initiative to walk in front of Aogu [Yeluzhiwu].
The next second.
"Hello, my name is Li Xingyun."
Li Xingyun completely ignored the fact that this place was above the imperial court, and also did not care about his status as the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. He stretched out his hand to the woman in front of him who was about the same age as himself.
"Hello, future husband."
Augu [Yeluzhiwu]'s eyes are very pure, without a trace of impurities in them, clean and transparent, like wax snow and cold plums, outstanding, proud of the snow and defying the frost.
She looked at Li Xingyun curiously, not understanding what he was doing with his hand.
"Ahem, let's finish reading now. Go back and sit down after reading."
Li Xingyun coughed a few times to cover up his embarrassment.
"Okay."
Aogu [Yeluzhiwu] nodded obediently, stepped forward slightly with her long, white legs, and instantly moved to the side of Yelvbei [King Dongdan].
Of course.
This is not a true teleportation, it is simply a visual illusion caused by the speed of the great heaven itself. Not only she, Shi Yao, Xian Shen, and Gaocheng Yuriko can do this kind of thing.
Thousands of armies passed through it without a single leaf touching them.
These ten words are specifically used to describe the powerful men at the level of the great heaven. They have transcended the ordinary world, and ordinary armies cannot stop them who want to escape.
If you want to surround and kill multiple levels of powerful people at the Great Heavenly Level, you must at least have an undead army composed of soldiers, gods and monsters like Raojiang, in order to kill them all on the spot.
Therefore.
Now that Li Xingyun is protected by three powerful people with a level of great heaven, he can not only roam freely, but it is also very difficult for him to die, not to mention that there is an old monster who has been immortal for three hundred years and has been silently protecting him from behind.
"I agree to the marriage."
"Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace."
"King Dongdan is too polite. I just want to see that the people of the two countries can live and work in peace and contentment. There is no need to go through a cruel war because of some misunderstandings."
.......
An hour passed.
After successfully handling the affairs of the Mobei Dynasty, the envoys from the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions came up and knelt respectfully on the Golden Palace.
Different from the previous missions.
The current envoys of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions, perhaps due to some strict considerations, each country has only one envoy.
Beilu Hou Kingdom, Shan Huan, Pulei, Pu Lei Hou Kingdom, Xiqie Mi, Jie Kingdom, Huhu, Shan Kingdom, Cheshi Front Kingdom, Cheshi Hou Kingdom, Cheshi Weidu Kingdom, Cheshi Houcheng Kingdom, Wusun,
Dayuan, Anxi, Dayuezhi.
The above are the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions.
But it’s worth noting.
The thirty-six countries in the Western Regions are just a general term. In fact, there are far more countries than that. There are many small countries with hundreds or even thousands of people who dare to stand on their own.
Therefore.
The most powerful country among the thirty-six countries in the Western Region has only a few hundred thousand people in the country, and the countries with less than ten thousand people.
As for the worse countries, small countries with only a few thousand people are no longer worthy of being included in the envoys of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions.
However.
Although the population of each country in the thirty-six countries of the Western Region is not large.
There are even many small countries with hundreds or even thousands of people who dare to stand on their own as a country.
But the entire Western Region has a population of at least several million, making it a place that those in power cannot ignore.
The reason why they sent a delegation of envoys to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty is also very simple, that is, they hope to be canonized by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Thirty years have passed, and the previous generation of kings is almost dying of old age, and it is necessary for the current Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to enthrone the next generation.
That's right.
Unlike other countries, in the Gada region of the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions, their thrones were not snatched by themselves, but were conferred by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Only when the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty personally canonizes the throne can the legitimacy of the throne be confirmed and the throne truly secured.
"Qiuci, Yanqi, Ruoqiang, Loulan, Jingjue, Qiemo... The thirty-six countries in the Western Regions see the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."
The envoys from the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions knelt on the ground. Some of them were no different from the Tang Dynasty people. Some of them had blond hair and blue eyes and tall frames. They were no weaker than the Han soldiers on the border of the Tang Dynasty.
Don't underestimate the Thirty-six Western Countries just because of their small population. These small countries are located very close to Europe in later generations, and now the three major Western empires stand here.
However, compared to the three great empires whose culture and ideology are slightly barbaric, the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions still yearn for the Tang Empire and this celestial kingdom with brilliant ideology and culture.
【Three Great Western Empires】
Byzantine Empire.
Also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, with its capital located in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey), the Byzantine Empire was an important cultural, religious and political center, and its influence even extended to Asia and North Africa.
As a super empire spanning Asia, Europe and Africa, this country with the longest history in Europe has experienced twelve dynasties and a total of ninety-three emperors. I still remember that the Roman heavy armored infantry and heavy cavalry were also very powerful in history.
of.
Arab Empire (Abbasid Caliphate).
The capital of the Arab Empire was Baghdad, and its territory included later Iraq, Syria, Yodan, Lebanon, Nomon, Khat Arabia and other areas.
The Arab Empire was an important cultural and political center that had a profound impact on Islam and the formation of the modern Arab world.
It is not only one of the empires with the longest span between east and west in the ancient history of the world.
It is also a super empire that spans Asia, Europe and Africa after the Persian Achaemenid Dynasty, Alexander Empire, Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire.
The Arab Empire was not only the only empire in the world that could compete with the Tang Dynasty at that time, but the Talas War in Central Asia was the most direct face-to-face contest between the two superpowers.
The Battle of Talas in Central Asia is worth paying tribute to.
Because this was the only time in the several border conflicts between the Arab Empire and the Tang Empire that the Arab Empire defeated the Tang Dynasty, and defeated the Anxi Army, the sharpest sword of the Tang Dynasty.
However, this battle had almost no impact on the territories of the Tang Empire and the Arab Empire. After all, it was only a small advantage, and neither side suffered major losses.
After the war.
The Tang Empire still firmly controls the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions, and has continued to expand the empire's territory.
"General, do you think it is the sun that is farther from us or Chang'an that is farther from us?"
"Silly boy, is there something wrong with you? Of course the sun is further away!"
"Then general, why do you always say to look up to the sun, but never see Chang'an?" When the soldier asked this question, he looked at the general with confusion.
As soon as these words came out.
This Tang general, who usually had a serious face, looked up at the distant east and shed tears.
Chang'an, he would dream back to the prosperous Chang'an almost every night. It was the unique capital in the hearts of every Tang Dynasty person.
Frankish Kingdom.
The Frankish Empire was an important country in Europe during the Middle Ages. Its territory included the present-day Republic of China, the Kingdom of Germany and part of Heland. The political and cultural heritage of the Frankish Empire had a profound impact on European history.
The Franks were a powerful tribe among the Germanic people.
When the Western Roman Empire began to disintegrate, the Franks took the opportunity to expand their territory, defeat the Germanic tribes and other forces, and established the Frank dynasty. Later, they crowned themselves emperor and became the Frank Empire.
.......
The Tang Empire naturally knew about the existence of these three empires. The three empires also knew about the existence of the Tang Empire. They were all aware of their neighbors.
However, because they are so far apart from each other, these empires have no idea about each other.
Let’s just say that.
It has been thirty years since the orthodox regime of the Tang Dynasty was overthrown, but the news has not yet spread. Even in the eyes of the three great empires next door, the Tang Dynasty was still the great dynasty in its heyday.
The distance is really too far. It would take decades to get the other party's information if it was not intentional. Today's merchants in the Western Regions are only merchants from the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions.
If businessmen from the three great Western empires had traveled across thousands of mountains and rivers to the Tang Dynasty and then returned, their wives and children would have died of old age.
No matter how much money you make.
Can we still take the money downstairs and use it?
The only way to trade is by sea.
However, the Tang Dynasty has just been restored, and maritime trade has not yet recovered.
The four major seaports of the Tang Dynasty are currently in a state of abandonment and will take time to slowly recover.
I believe that as long as some time passes, the four major ports of the Tang Dynasty, which fell into a state of abandonment due to the rebellion of Zhu Wen and his son, led to the collapse of the orthodox regime of the Tang Dynasty, can be successfully restored to their original state.
By then.
The Tang Dynasty will have an influx of many truly Western merchants from the Western Regions, selling common things from the West to the Tang Dynasty, and also selling common things from the Tang Dynasty to the West.
Buying low and selling high is the nature of a businessman. As long as the Tang Dynasty regime is stable and unified, the merchants from the Western Regions who fled due to rebellion in the past will return again.
The essence of commerce is economic circulation. A strong empire must not only have strong military strength, but the economic strength of the empire must also stand out from the rest.
The title of the Celestial Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty was not obtained by words, but by real hard skills.
The heyday of the Tang Dynasty.
The people of the Tang Dynasty were supported by the resources of all nations under their command, and their lives were not comparable to those of people in small countries.
Why did Gao Cheng Yuriko choose Datang without looking back? For details, please refer to Mei Guo in later generations.
.......
"Well, let's get down straight." Li Xingyun raised his hand slightly.
The next time.
According to tradition, he canonized the next kings of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions, gave them the honor of being canonized by the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and also made them happily pay many tributes.
At the same time.
The border of the Tang Dynasty, the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions, and Loulan Abroad.
This is a small country with a population of only 50,000.
There is a forgotten and nameless town here.
There are three thousand soldiers from the Tang Dynasty with snow-white hair in the city.
The country had been suppressed for thirty years and did not dare to cross the border of the Tang Dynasty.
The cold wind is biting and the north wind is howling.
At the gate of the empty town, two veterans stood upright. They were holding sharp spears and were stationed at the front. Behind them were a row of veterans with snow-white hair but also standing upright.
Although they are old, they are full of energy.
The hand is still strong and the spear can be grasped steadily.
"What, old man, what did you just say?"
"Lao Hu, are you deaf?"
"As I get older, my ears don't work very well. Please say it again."
"The Tang Dynasty was restored, the emperor ascended the throne, and the Tang Dynasty sent people to replace us."
"It's been thirty years. They were twenty years late. Isn't it too late to come now?"
"Is it too late? I don't think it's too late. I just know that not even an inch of the Tang Dynasty's border territory has been lost."
.......
There are three thousand white-haired soldiers in an isolated city outside the Great Wall, which is called the Tang Dynasty.