"Foreign Minister Tuyuhun sent his delegation to Honghua to pay homage to His Majesty the Tang Emperor——"
"Little monk Alai, I have met His Majesty the Tang Emperor——"
In the "Hanyuan Hall", Princess Honghua, the envoy of Tuyuhun, and Alai, the national preceptor, bowed respectfully to Li Zhi. Civil and military officials stood on both sides, and some curious ones looked sideways.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I already know about Tuyuhun. Now that the imperial sister has returned to the Tang Dynasty, she will live in Chang'an City from now on."
Looking at the first princess of the Tang Dynasty to get married, Li Zhi felt filled with emotion.
As a descendant of later generations, Li Zhi naturally hated the marriage policy. How could the rise and fall of a country, its honor and disgrace, be pinned on a woman?
Of course, this Princess Honghua is just a distant relative of the Li family. She was canonized as a princess precisely for the purpose of getting married.
In the fourteenth year of Zhenguan, she married Tuyuhun Khan Murong Nuohebo and became the queen. She was four years older than Li Zhi, so she was naturally called "Emperor Sister".
"I would like to thank you, Your Majesty. This is the gift from Tuyuhun. Although the Murong clan is still in decline, I also hope that the Tang Dynasty can share weal and woe with Tuyuhun and learn from each other."
As she spoke, Princess Honghua took the gift list from the hands of the deputy envoy Alai Guoshi, raised her hands above her head, and the old eunuch Zhang Anan took it.
The gift list was naturally generous, especially the five thousand war horses. For a country like Tang Dynasty that lacked good pastures, it was naturally considered a precious thing.
Of course, if Li Zhi were an ordinary monarch, he would naturally pay more attention to these war horses. Unfortunately, for Li Zhi today, the effect of these mundane things is greatly reduced.
"Sister Huang is interested. Tuyuhun and the Tang Dynasty are closely related. I will naturally increase bilateral trade between the two countries. If Sister Huang is interested in this matter, she can also form her own caravan in Chang'an."
To be chosen as the princess for marriage, the Honghua Princess was naturally not comparable to ordinary women. Li Zhi "remembered" that this princess was not only smart and virtuous, but also had superhuman courage.
After Princess Honghua married Tuyuhun, the relationship between Tuyuhun and the Tang Dynasty became closer, but this caused dissatisfaction among many ministers in Tuyuhun.
One year, King Xuan, the Prime Minister of Tuyuhun, and his two younger brothers conspired to kidnap Murong Nuohebo and Princess Honghua during the mountain sacrifice activities and defect to Tubo.
Princess Honghua did not panic when she heard the news. She flew on her horse, and together with Murong Nuohebo and a small number of soldiers, they ran to Xining, Shancheng overnight, and with the help of Du Fengju, the governor of Shanzhou, they crushed King Xuan's plan in one fell swoop. Conspiracy, Tuyuhun's country quickly settled down.
Now that Murong Nuohebo is dead, and their children have also been poisoned by the demons, if Princess Honghua, who is nearly fifty years old, is not bound by something, Li Zhi is worried that she will sink from now on.
"Thank you for your majesty's care. Although this is the first time for me to meet your majesty, your majesty's reputation for bravery and kindness has already spread throughout the countries. Today's meeting has proved that your reputation is well-deserved——"
Perhaps because she had stayed in Tuyuhun for a long time, Princess Honghua was more heroic and free-spirited than the women of the Tang Dynasty. Looking at Li Zhi sitting upright on the golden steps, she actually felt a bit of family affection.
"Monk Alai, I didn't expect you to be Tuyuhun's deputy. It seems that Lady Wu controls Tuyuhun."
Li Zhi really had a vague impression of this Monk Alai. After all, he was the one who followed Wu Yue, and the relationship between Li Zhi and Lady Wu...
After all, until now, the name of "Xian Fei" Wu Yue was still written on the jade certificate of the Tang Dynasty royal family.
"Amitabha, I didn't expect that Emperor Tang would still remember the poor monk. This is a letter that my master asked the poor monk to stay with before he left. He also warned the poor monk again and again."
"If the emperor of the Tang Dynasty does not recognize the poor monk, he can just present the certificate of Tuyuhun. If the poor monk is lucky enough to be recognized by the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, then the poor monk must give this letter to him."
Monk Alai remained expressionless as always and took out two things from his arms. One was Tuyuhun's credential, and the other was a letter written by Lady Wu to Li Zhi.
Hearing this, Li Zhi couldn't help but smile dumbly. Lady Wu is really different from Lady Wu. She also needs such arrogance for herself.
?
Li Zhi didn't care and opened the letter written by Mrs. Wu in public.
In fact, the content is very simple. He just talked about his experiences in Tuyuhun in the past few years, and proposed the intention to conquer Tibet southward, hoping that Datang could provide necessary support.
The war at this time was also about logistical supplies and technical strength. Datang had weapons forging skills and armor production levels that were unmatched by other countries. However, these weapons had always been important to a country and would never be easily exported abroad.
Regarding this, Mrs. Wu, who was originally from the Tang Dynasty, naturally knew it well.
Therefore, she wrote this letter to Li Zhi only when she was really desperate.
Otherwise, just based on Tuyuhun's foundation, let alone these necessary technologies, even if he mastered these technologies, there would be nowhere to find resources.
However, the strange thing is that throughout the whole letter, Mrs. Wu did not mention a word about her little girl Taiping, as if the child had nothing to do with Li Zhi.
After reading the letter, Li Zhi symbolically opened the credentials.
In his opinion, since Mrs. Wu personally wrote a letter to beg for help, it was just some weapons and armor, even if they were siege weapons, Li Zhi planned to transport some.
Compared with Tuyuhun, Tubo was the most serious concern of the Tang Dynasty, not to mention that this was a request made by his own woman.
Unexpectedly, the political ambitions that were not realized in the Tang Dynasty were realized by Lady Wu in Tuyuhun in just a few years. From this point of view, Li Zhi really had an inexplicable admiration for his concubine.
However, when he opened his credentials and saw the final signature, Li Zhi became a little uneasy.
"Di Renjie?——"
The prime minister of Tuyuhun was actually Di Renjie, a famous prime minister of the generation?
In the history of the Tang Dynasty in another time and space, after Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, it was Di Renjie who took over, and then it was the turn of Yao Chong and Song Jing.
It was in "Wu Zhou" that Di Renjie was reused. Unexpectedly, in this time and space, Wu Zhou was no longer around, but the combination of Lady Wu and Di Renjie still appeared.
"Monk Alai, I will definitely satisfy all the requests from the credential and your master. Tubo is a big border country, dominating the southwest, and it once harassed the Tang Dynasty."
"In addition to these necessary supports, I will also send elite troops to help. Xue Dingshan——"
Li Zhi thought for a while and felt that it was still necessary to intervene.
The current situation, whether it was the Three Realms or the Tang Dynasty in front of him, was no longer familiar to him. He did not dare to underestimate the power of the Lady Wu. It may not be a blessing.
"Disciple is here——"
Fourteen-year-old Xue Dingshan also came to participate in today's grand meeting. Mainly because Chen Xiang and Ao Ting, who were practicing together, were here. Li Zhi simply dragged the only male disciple over.
In fact, Xue Dingshan, as the only son of General Xue Rengui, was originally a benefactor. At the age of fourteen, he was not considered a child in this era.
"Dingshan, when Monk Alai returns to Tuyuhun, you can go with him. In addition, Commander Bai will also follow you, and he will select a hundred men from Yan Chixia to lead him, and then select 5,000 men from the Forbidden Army. "
"You are my disciple and a general, and it is time to contribute to the Tang Dynasty. Xue Qing, do you have any objection to my arrangement like this?"
Li Zhi is still very satisfied with Xue Dingshan, his apprentice. He doesn't have the dandyism of those second-generation officials, and he can endure hardships in both cultivation and military skills.
"Where did your majesty come from? It is true that Dingshan is the son of the last general. He is also the son of our Tang Dynasty. Thanks to your majesty and the queen's cultivation for many years, it is only natural for him to fight for the country!"
When Li Zhi sent Xue Rengui to exterminate demons, he intended to let his son go with him. Unexpectedly, His Majesty now gave his only fourteen-year-old son a chance to take charge of his own affairs.
"Dingshan, after arriving in Tuyuhun, if you have any undecided matters, you can discuss it with Di Xiangguo. You can also go to the palace to visit your other master's wife."
Yes, in front of everyone
In front of all the civil and military officials of the Tang Dynasty, Li Zhi directly exposed the relationship between the Tuyuhun royal family and him, and looked at the secretly resentful Imperial Master Alai with a confident look.
Lady Wu wanted to use her special status to get powerful help from the Tang Dynasty, and now the help was given to Li Zhi, which was even greater than she imagined.
And a simple sentence of "Master's Mother" seems to have placed the entire Tuyuhun under the rule of the Tang Dynasty?
If Mrs. Wu, who is far away in Tuyuhun, knew the situation in "Hanyuan Hall" at this time, but I don't know, what would she think?
"Your Majesty, since Tuyuhun has sent an envoy from all the way, we, the Tang Dynasty, cannot be laughed at. It is disrespectful to come and go without going back. I think we, the Tang Dynasty, should also send an envoy there."
As soon as Li Zhi finished speaking, Fang Xuanling, the head of the civil service, stood up with a smile. His speech made other courtiers unwilling to be lonely.
In the past few years when the demons have been ravaging the three realms, there is no country in the entire Nanzhan continent that has not been invaded by the demons. Some small countries have even been directly overthrown by the demons.
In such a harsh environment, there have been few exchanges between countries in recent years. Many young officials have never seen such a large number of people coming to Chang'an to worship like Tuyuhun.
"Let the room minister cooperate with the etiquette department to arrange this matter. Which department needs to cooperate, the head of each department must cooperate in place, and just give me a report when the time comes."
"In addition, the credentials say that the total number of Tuyuhun missions is more than 2,400. To show the sincerity of the Tang Dynasty, we should start at least ten times."
"Regardless of businessmen, students, or people from all walks of life in the Tang Dynasty, if you want to go to Tuyuhun with the mission, you can register with the Ministry of Rites. All the expenses required on the way will be calculated by the Ministry of Household Affairs, and I, the Tang Dynasty, will bear it."
In the "Hanyuan Hall", the emperors and ministers of the Tang Dynasty sang in unison, and the plan to "send envoys" to Tuyuhun was finalized. Princess Honghua listened under the golden steps, her eyes widened, she was a little afraid Trust your eyes.
Is this still a mission?
Starting at ten times, that would be at least 24,000 people, especially since all the expenses are borne by the Datang Household Department. With such attractive conditions, God knows how many people will sign up in the end?
Princess Honghua seemed to have seen the huge team heading to Tuyuhun. How could this be a mission? It was clearly a large-scale immigration——
"Tang Huang, this..."
Although Alai was a monk, before he escaped into Buddhism, he was a general in the army. Even if his political consciousness was a little low, he felt something fishy at this time.
"Monk Alai, you don't need to feel embarrassed. Your master is actually my 'virtuous concubine'. She made a plan with me a few years ago to earn Tuyuhun peacefully."
"Now that my beloved concubine is finished, I naturally can't let her and Di Qing support her there. When Tuyuhun goes south to conquer Tibet, in addition to the five thousand forbidden troops of my apprentice Dingshan, the southern garrison of the Tang Dynasty will also take advantage of them. Move, don't let the Concubine Xian have any worries."
At this point, Li Zhi decided to carry out the "shamelessness" to the end. The majestic supreme leader of the country directly exposed the identity of the wife of the Wu family in front of the Tuyuhun envoys and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
He even made up something out of thin air about the "strategy to peacefully earn Tuyuhun".
Of course, Li Zhi was sitting high on the throne. He said this with such confidence, who could stand up to refute it?
More importantly, even Monk Alai himself was not sure whether what the Tang Emperor said was true or false. What if it was true?
At this time, Monk Alai realized that his master really came out of the "Prince Jin's Mansion" that year and found out that he was pregnant not long after.
From this point of view, isn't my little princess Taiping the daughter of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty?
After connecting "all the facts" before and after, Monk Alai finally came to a sudden realization.
No wonder his master wanted to give the Tang Dynasty five thousand high-quality war horses as a gift, and the lion even asked for weapons and armor from the Tang Dynasty. After a long quarrel, the two parties are actually a family, right?
"Thank you, Your Majesty! The poor monk will definitely carry His Majesty's will and will fully cooperate with the Concubine Xian to stabilize Tuyuhun's rule and strive to send troops to Tubo as soon as possible."
Well, Monk Alai's sudden realization completely confirmed what Emperor Tang had just said, that all the civil and military officials in the dynasty counted for one, and then his eyes changed when he looked at Li Zhi.
His Majesty the Emperor disappeared for a few years, but he didn't expect to do such a big thing behind his back.
In the eyes of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, the capture of Tuyuhun was not a feat of "virtuous concubine". It was clearly done by Tang Emperor Li Zhi himself.
The king who opens up borders and expands territory——
"Long live your Majesty, long live the Tang Dynasty——"
Someone yelled, and then the whole "Hanyuan Hall" was filled with shouts of "Long live".
This was obviously a beautiful mistake, but unfortunately, Li Zhi was unwilling to explain anything.
Why explain?
...
Half a month has passed since the great court meeting in Hanyuan Hall, and Chang'an City has finally returned to peace.
Generalissimo Xue Rengui's army has also set out. The troops are divided into six groups. They will first clear out the remaining demon forces in the Tang Dynasty, and then go to neighboring countries to help eliminate the demons.
Of course, some neighboring countries really sent people to ask for help. Out of "humanitarianism", Datang was naturally obliged to do so.
Some small countries have been wiped out by the demons and are in a state of subjugation. Naturally, the Tang Dynasty cannot just sit back and ignore them and simply take over.
In order to restore the normal life of local people, Datang should suffer a little loss.
One after another, officials from within the Tang Dynasty were sent there to govern, generals and troops were sent to station there, and some people were even moved there.
The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. The emperors and ministers of the Tang Dynasty still understood this truth.
In the end, almost all the young and middle-aged generals who could fight in the DPRK were sent out, and the total number of troops sent had already exceeded the planned number of 40,000.
Two years later, Datang's overseas garrisons actually reached 60,000. This does not include the "new states and counties" that were originally unclaimed lands and were created by Datang through hard work.
If we include other countries that were dependent on the Tang Dynasty, the shadow of the Dragon Banner of the Tang Dynasty can be seen in more than 80% of the entire Nanzhan continent.
Of course, this is a later story. At this time, even Li Zhi himself could not imagine that the follow-up things would go so smoothly, and he was just planning step by step.
"Husband, haven't you fallen asleep yet?..."
On the Three Islands of Taiye, in the "Hanliang Palace", Li Zhi actually played with a few "irregular fragments" in his hands. This is the only unsolved mystery about him now.
Of course, Li Zhi also had some conjectures about these "irregular fragments". Just from the enthusiasm of these things for the "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Formation" array diagram, he had some judgment.
"It's Ting'er, I'm not asleep yet, come in -"
Nominally, Li Zhi also had one concubine and four concubines. Unfortunately, at this time, there was only one grandson Pingting in the entire palace.
Queen Yang Chan just received an oral message from the "Wa Palace" the day before yesterday. The person who came to deliver the message was an old acquaintance. It was the "Senior Sister Qingluan" whom she had met at the wedding of Li Zhi and Yang Chan.
She was still so arrogant, but this time she didn't take action against Li Zhi.
Firstly, Li Zhi was already the Lord of the Tang Dynasty, and secondly, Li Zhi's "Daluo Jinxian" realm really surprised "Senior Sister Qingluan".
You must know that when Li Zhi and Yang Chan got married, "Senior Sister Qingluan" was at the peak of the "Daluo Golden Immortal", while Li Zhi was just a "Golden Immortal".
It had only been a few years, and Li Zhi's entry into the country was somewhat beyond "Senior Sister Qingluan's" expectation.
This man glanced at Li Zhi coldly. Although he didn't say anything bad, he didn't come forward to show his courtesy just because Li Zhi had made great progress in cultivation or was promoted to Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
"Junior sister, I am here to convey the instructions of Saint Nuwa, asking you to follow me to the 'Wa Palace."
"One trip, set off immediately——"
Well, with just such a light word, Yang Chan obediently followed "Senior Sister Qingluan" and left.
Before leaving, "Three Holy Mothers" Yang Chan still felt a little uneasy.
Because she loved her son so much, when Chenxiang followed Xue Rengui on the expedition, she actually took the initiative and secretly handed over the "Mountains and Rivers of the Country" given by the saint Nuwa to her son.
It is interesting to say that after so many years passed, this innate treasure was in Yang Chan's hands, but she was still not as skilled as Xiao Chenxiang in operating it.
To be precise, when Yang Chan uses the "Mountains and Rivers Sheji Tu", she still has to recite the mantra silently and follow the methods taught by her master to activate the "Mountains and Rivers Sheji Tu".
Even so, Yang Chan felt that she only understood one-tenth of this innate treasure, but Xiao Chenxiang did not.
It was precisely because Yang Chan discovered that she was pregnant when she was in the "Mountains and Rivers Society Map", and more than two months had actually passed by that time.
In order to better support her fetus, Yang Chan had no choice but to leave the "Shanhe Shejitu". It was during those two months that the little Agarwood who was still in her belly was recognized by the "Shanhe Shejitu" by some strange coincidence.
In other words, most of the innate treasure-level holy weapons will produce their own weapon spirits, but this "Mountains and Rivers Sheji Map" does not.
In this way, the little agarwood, which had been gestated for more than two months in the "Mountains and Rivers Sheji Map", was regarded as a spiritual being by this innate treasure.
After little Chenxiang was born, it was easier to get in and out of the "Mountains and Rivers Sheji Map" than to go back to his own home. Sometimes the kid got mad and hid in the "Mountains and Rivers Sheji Map". Yang Chan couldn't find where he was hiding for several days. went.
Of course, Yang Chan herself was not clear about this matter, and Li Zhi was even less clear about it. They only saw that Little Agarwood could come in and out freely, but they never thought that this "Mountain and River Sheji Map" had been integrated with Little Agarwood. .
Otherwise, even if Xiao Chenxiang has extraordinary qualifications, with his "lazy" temperament, can he reach "Taiyi Xuanxian" so quickly?
Although he has the cultivation level of "Taiyi Xuanxian", he is only a ten-year-old child after all. His mother is worried when his son travels thousands of miles, not to mention that this expedition is more than a thousand or ten thousand miles?
Coupled with the danger of the war, it was inevitable that Yang Chan felt sorry for her son, so she secretly lent the "Mountains and Rivers Sheji Map" to her son temporarily. Not even Li Zhi told him about this.
Unexpectedly, "Senior Sister Qingluan" had arrived just a few days after my son left.
There was no choice but to obey the sage master's instructions. In desperation, Yang Chan had no choice but to bite the bullet and head to the "Wa Palace" first.
As for the "royal concubine", well, the little princess Luo Jia of the Asura tribe has never been to Chang'an City at all. She has been staying with her daughter Liluo all these years.
"Empress Virtue" Ao Ling was the busiest among Li Zhi's wives, especially after giving birth to the second prince Ao Ting, she was already in charge of all the water systems in the Tang Dynasty.
The number of "Dragon Girl Empress Temple" has also increased unprecedentedly. Ao Ling was unwilling to rely on others, so he had to do it himself. Li Zhi, who was so busy, could not see anyone when he came back.
I finally made it back to Chang'an, but I didn't even stay for two days before I was summoned by the East China Sea Dragon Palace.
It is said that deep in the four seas, the Dragon Clan’s secret realm opens once every thousand years.
The upcoming full moon night will be the day when the secret realm of the dragon clan opens. All dragon clans with the level of "Golden Immortal" or above are eligible to enter and find their own opportunities.
As a result, Ao Ling went to the East China Sea, and Xiao Bailong, who was fighting with Xue Rengui abroad, also took leave to go.
The "virtuous concubine" is naturally the Wu concubine, who is still far away in Tuyuhun as her "behind-the-scenes queen". She has five wives, but only the eldest grandson Pingting is left by her side.
Of course, this is what Changsun Pingting hopes to see most.
She is Li Zhi's oldest woman. She has been with Li Zhi since she was a child, but now she is seriously lagging behind in terms of "children".
Empress Yang Chan gave birth to Prince Chenxiang, Concubine Luojia gave birth to Princess Liluo, Concubine Ao Ling
She also gave birth to the second prince Ao Ting. She didn't know that even the last ranked concubine Wu Yue also had a little princess Taiping.
The other concubines were away, and the eldest grandson Pingting also seized every opportunity and appeared next to Li Zhi from time to time. How could Li Zhi not see through such little thoughts?
...
"Jiulang, it's already late at night. I was afraid that you would be hungry, so I cooked a bowl of ginseng tea and brought it to you."
Changsun Pingting pushed open the door and walked in. Wasn't she holding a bowl of ginseng tea in her hand?
What a lame excuse, not to mention Li Zhi's "Daluo Jinxian" cultivation. Even if he never eats or drinks, how can he still be hungry?
Besides, even if you are really hungry, who are you fooling if you bring me a bowl of ginseng tea?
"Haha, Ting'er is interested. Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, the day when thousands of families reunite. Alas, I seem to be back to my childhood again, with only you by my side."
As he spoke, Li Zhi stood up and took the bowl of ginseng tea from Changsun Pingting.
"Does Jiulang miss his sisters? Sister Chan and that Luojia sister are already the Great Luo Golden Immortal, and Sister Ling is already the Taiyi Golden Immortal, and enjoys so much power of incense. This time If you go to the secret realm of the Dragon Clan, you might be able to be promoted to the Great Luo Golden Immortal."
"Although the younger sister from the Wu family is not in Chang'an City, she still has a strong Buddhist background. When the younger sister from the Wu family left seven years ago, she had already recovered her cultivation as a Taiyi Golden Immortal. Maybe she was older than Sister Ling. Where is Zentara, but I..."
At this time, the eldest grandson Pingting, like a little resentful woman, counted Li Zhi's other wives one by one.
Don't tell me, except for Changsun Pingting, none of them are easy to get along with. Each one of them is far more talented than Changsun Pingting. Even among the female immortals in the entire Three Realms, they can be ranked No.
As for Changsun Pingting, relying on the skills given by Li Zhi and the tried-and-tested "Xuanyuan Fangzhongshu", she has just barely stepped into the "Taiyi Xuanxian".
"Ting'er, why should you belittle yourself? Your talent is not as good as theirs, and your training time is also the shortest. To be able to achieve the level of cultivation you have today is already commendable."
Seeing the pitiful look of the eldest grandson Pingting, Li Zhi hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him, but he did not expect that the more he said this, the more "aggrieved" the eldest grandson Pingting felt, and she started to sob.
"Ting'er, don't cry, let's go practice now. When we meet again next time, maybe you can catch up with them -"
It is most difficult to accept the kindness of a beautiful woman. The moon shines brighter, and the rich clothes and skirts are more beautiful. Who cares about the misfortunes and blessings in the three realms? The ravine in my chest, the world in my palm, I only cherish the moment of my time.
The familiar "Xuanyuan Fangzhongshu" was once again operating between Li Zhi and Changsun Pingting. The bright moon outside the window seemed to be ashamed to watch this scene in the human world, and actually hid in the clouds.
At this time, Li Zhi could gain very little from "Xuanyuan Fangzhongshu", but the eldest grandson Pingting, who had just entered the realm of "Taiyi Xuanxian", could still benefit a lot.
But after she entered "Taiyi Xuanxian", every time she practiced the "Xuanyuan Fangzhongshu" with Li Zhi, a vast ocean always appeared in her mind?
There were more crisp bird calls in Changsun Pingting's sea of consciousness, and then a little bird flew over the vast ocean.
What kind of bird is that?
Graceful and graceful, with long flowing hair, two wings on her back, a flower head, a white mouth and shell, and red paws.
Does that look a bit like a crow? ...
