Li Longji's eyes burst into laughter. Under his command, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, there were many barbarians serving him, including the Turkic Ashina family who had been loyal for generations, and the descendants of the Tubo Ludongzan family who surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.
There were Yumikoto, the Japanese Abe Nakamaro who crossed the East, the Qiang Fu Meng Lingcha, the Korean Gao Xianzhi, Ge Shuhan, etc., but there had never been anyone as simple and honest as An Lushan in his eyes.
Honest.
This is the appearance of the minister he is most satisfied with and proud of in his heart, pure and sincere.
"An Lushan, please step back for now."
The fat man stood up with difficulty with his arms, turned around and walked towards the back row. He suddenly saw Li Linfu's eyes scanning over him. The whites of his eyes were sunk deep into his eye sockets, and his yellow-brown pupils were sunk deep into the whites of his eyes. The pupils could shrink to the size of a soybean.
Big and small, it was like a poisonous needle ready to strike, leaving him with a ray of light on his back.
Lu Shan hurriedly lowered his head to avoid his husband's gaze and walked to the back of the queue. When he saw Tian Renwan sitting in the back with a bleak look on his face, he snorted with contempt in his heart.
But he comforted in a low voice: "Tan Zhong Cheng, don't be decadent because of temporary setbacks. An Lushan believes in you. You will be able to regroup and successfully defeat Xiaobolu."
The fat man also made an encouraging gesture towards him. Faced with this man's sincerity, Tian Renwan was also a little confused. Maybe An Lushan was really a kind person, otherwise he would not care about the frost on other people's tiles.
Li Longji then commented on the memorials sent by several military governors. Basically, the emperor approved all the subordinates these people wanted to promote one by one.
He had no reason to object. He didn't know who these people were. The only one who knew the generals under his command was Jiedushi himself. Jiedushi wanted to promote his subordinates. The emperor could only read a bunch of cold words about merit, how many beheaded and how many prisoners.
He had no image concept of these people at all, so of course he let them go.
An eunuch quietly walked out from the right side of the hall and whispered beside Gao Lishi. Gao Lishi whispered to the emperor: "The envoys in white clothes and food came to Chang'an and asked to see His Majesty outside the gate of Qinzheng Tower."
"In that case, Gao Lishi, you go and invite the envoy to come up in person. You don't have to be alone, just come here to see me."
Gao Lishi said "Here" and went downstairs with a whisk on his sleeve.
After waiting for a while, four envoys from Dashi wearing white turbans and white robes came to the Qinzheng Pavilion. The leader of the envoys, Abdullah, had been on several missions to the Tang Dynasty. Chang'an officials spoke eloquently.
Li Longji crossed his chest with one hand and saluted: "Abdullah pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."
Li Longji was very happy and asked with a smile: "Why did Envoy Abu arrive so early? I thought you would be delayed on the road for a long time."
Abdullah said respectfully: "Speaking of this, we cannot fail to mention His Majesty's achievements."
"Oh? Tell me." Li Longji pretended to be surprised.
"When I came to Chang'an, I complained to Your Majesty about the inconveniences on the Anxi Silk Road. Unexpectedly, when I came to Tang Dynasty this time, the whole of Khotan and Qiuci Road had a completely new look. The bandits disappeared. There were so many business travelers that it was impossible to travel thousands of miles.
Inch Bing, Kaiyuan's heyday is truly worthy of its reputation."
Li Longji was overjoyed. Abu's envoy never praised other countries easily, and Dashiren was not polite. Hearing such compliments from a foreigner was more satisfying than hearing them from his ministers.
"Messenger Abu, I have changed my reign name. My ancestor, Emperor Xuanyuan, gave me a revelation. The prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty will definitely continue."
Abdullah did not answer the call. It was inconvenient for him to speak when it came to the religious beliefs of the Tang Dynasty. If he said the wrong thing, it would be a taboo. Just like when the Tang envoy visited Damascus, he was cautious about his words and deeds when it came to the Prophet Muhammad. He could not mention it.
Don't mention it.
However, Abdullah was still thinking about the post station. Dashi was also an empire with a very sound post system, so he inevitably had the idea of examining the advantages and disadvantages of domestic and foreign countries. But this time he sent two groups of people to Chang'an to go to Kucha Road.
On the way to Khotan, he made a surprising discovery. The four towns of Anxi actually completed the construction of fifty-five post stations within half a year. This puzzled him. If we talk about Qiuci, Yanqi, and Shule,
There are forests, rivers and other resources along a road. As long as the manpower is strengthened, it can be completed in one year.
But the Gobi Desert in Khotan is quite a test of human limits. Mobilizing manpower to do projects requires food and drink, resources, and raw materials. These alone cannot be completed in more than half a year. It is simply impossible to complete a project under such conditions.
He is an infrastructure maniac.
There was a large area of desert in Dashi, and it was difficult to build a postal system in many places. He really wanted to ask the official in charge of the project what experience and insights he had, so that he could learn from it and take it back.
"Your Majesty, I came to the Tang Dynasty and saw with my own eyes that the reconstruction of the post road on the Khotan Road was completed in just one year, fully reaching the standard of one post thirty miles away. There were a total of fifty-five new posts in the two roads within one year.
The completion makes me feel admiration and surprise. If you can let me meet the construction planner of the station construction, I am willing to send someone to learn from him."
The Jiedushi envoys looked at each other in shock. As soon as the food envoy came in, he talked about the affairs of the inn. If this person was not the food envoy, they would definitely think that he was a shill hired by the Anxi Protectorate.
Xuanzong nodded proudly and said with a smile: "Messenger Abu, wait a moment, let me come and ask."
He raised his hand and waved to Tian Renwan who was standing at the end: "Renwan, come forward and speak."
Tanaka Cheng was also surprised. He thought he was going to have a cold stove today, but he didn't expect that a willow tree was inserted out of the big eater. It seems that you must not give up until the last moment. Life is full of surprises.
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He rearranged his appearance, raised his head and straightened his chest, walked forward, bowed and crossed his hands and said, "Your Majesty."
Li Longji happily pointed at him with his finger and asked: "Tian Renwan, the construction of the station in the desert was done under your rule. Please give a brief explanation to the Abu envoy."
Tian Renwan was not involved in the affairs of the station from beginning to end, and the specific situation is not clear. Moreover, he is not the kind of person who embezzles the credit of his subordinates. This kind of behavior is very taboo among the Tang army.
This matter was a face-saving project done by Fumeng Lingcha and Li Siye. At the beginning, he looked down upon it no matter what, but he never expected that today, he would save a lot of meager face in this diligent government affairs building.
He originally wanted to tell his husband that he was a wise observer, but he remembered the obstacles he had caused to the expedition yesterday and the discord between the two. Naturally, he could not let him go smoothly on this occasion today. For this reason, he would rather keep this meritorious service safe.
To Li Siye.
He prepared his words and said: "Your Majesty, before the final expedition to Xiaobolu, all matters related to the preparation of the post station were handed over to the self-recommended lieutenant general Li Siye. During this period, all matters related to the post station project were also handled by him.
He came to take charge, and Fumeng Lingcha served as the envoy who stayed behind, and he also gave Li Siye full support."
As soon as he said this, Li Linfu, who was standing next to him, raised his eyelashes and frowned secretly, while An Lushan, who was standing at the end, opened his eyes in surprise.
"Li Siye." The emperor muttered this name, and two people also muttered this name silently in their stomachs.
"This time you enter Chang'an to perform meritorious service, is there Li Siye in the queue?" Li Longji asked.
"Yes, he is in Chang'an now, waiting to attend the imperial meeting in four days."
The emperor nodded decisively. The first appearance was a coincidence, the second appearance was luck, and the third appearance was outstanding ability. From the moment he ate the pancakes and cold skin made by him, the emperor felt that this person was different, and this was true again and again.
Verify and prove that his vision is correct.
This is someone Li Longji knows very well. His prosperity is because of me, and I arranged for him to go to the Western Regions. Then his growth step by step was revealed in front of me. This made the perceptual Li Longji feel more and more that this was
The loyal ministers and talents bestowed upon him by Emperor Xuanyuan.
Xuanzong thought for a moment, turned his head and said to Abdullah: "If you want to find Li Siye, then ask Tian Renwan, the governor of Anxi in front of you, he knows where he is."
Envoy Abdullah bowed and hugged his chest and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty. We will take our leave first. He saluted Tian Renwan again: "Tian Zhongcheng, I will see you later, General Li Siye. I have many questions to ask him."