"Who is coming!" Compared to Datang, the defenders at the East Vietnam Pass had no idea what this pickup truck was.
When they saw such a big iron car driving to the front of the pass, all the East Vietnamese defenders felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy, with guns in hand and bows strung, facing Tang Ping and the others.
"Master Tang, just give me the documents and I will negotiate."
Only then did Tang Ping realize that it was great to have Yao Yuanzhi following him. After all, the people in his car were, among other things, ignorant of all kinds of diplomatic etiquette and how to negotiate.
He didn't know yet that this young man named Yao Yuanzhi was named Yuanzhi, and his real name was Chong.
In history, Yao Chong was another famous prime minister of the Tang Dynasty after Fang Xuanling. Although he was still a young man now, he was highly regarded by Li Xuanba in Baozicheng.
This is also the reason why Li Shimin and others did not send anyone from Honglu Temple to follow Tang Ping as an envoy to Dongyue.
Taking the documents from Tang Ping's mission and the customs clearance document, Yao Yuanzhi communicated with the opponent's checkpoint guard, and the opponent released the checkpoint.
They didn't dare to stop an envoy of this level. Even looking at Tang Ping's pickup truck, they didn't even dare to think about taking advantage of it and just let it go.
However, a group of cavalry was still arranged to follow Tang Ping's pickup truck.
Under this situation, Tang Ping couldn't speed up and leave. After all, this was the East Vietnam country, and he had to abide by other people's rules no matter what, so the speed naturally slowed down.
Fortunately, the distance from here to Fuyang, the capital of Dongyue Kingdom, is only a little over a hundred miles. Even at this speed, we can definitely make it there today.
"The situation is urgent. How about we go straight to Fuyang City today and then stay at Dongyue Honglu Temple?" Yao Yuanzhi suggested.
"Okay, everything is up to Mr. Yao's arrangement!"
The official system of Dongyue was almost the same as that of the Tang Dynasty. It was also Honglu Temple that received diplomatic envoys.
After entering Dongyue, Lao Cui and Lao Du were like two door gods, standing upright on the carriage, one on the left and the other on the right holding a Datang flag.
To be honest, the customs and customs seen along the way are not much different from those in the Tang Dynasty.
After all, they all originally belonged to the Sui Dynasty, but later the eighteen rebel kings in the world fought against each other, and finally the Tang Dynasty took over Chang'an and occupied the Guanzhong area.
After Wang Shichong retreated from Luoyang, he established the Dongyue Kingdom in the east near the sea.
"The Dongyue Kingdom actually chose Fuyang as its capital, which is so close to the Tang Dynasty. It seems like the emperor is guarding the country!" Tang Ping suddenly sighed as he drove slowly.
"The emperor guards the country?" Yao Yuanzhi nodded: "The young master is indeed a great talent. At that time, Wang Shichong, the leader of the East Yue Kingdom, was defeated and moved eastward. The situation between the Tang Dynasty, the Turks and the Tubo was so tense that he had no time to go east. I thought he would settle down in a corner, but he didn't I thought that soon after he entered Fuyang, he proclaimed himself emperor and named his country Dongyue."
"And the capital was chosen in Fuyang, less than two hundred miles away from the Tang Dynasty, and he declared that he would not give in another foot. The morale of the remaining soldiers of the East Yue Kingdom was also greatly boosted. After the Tang Dynasty defeated the Turks in the north and the Tubo in the west, , East Vietnam has established a firm foothold here, and the two countries have been living in peace for almost twenty years."
"In the past twenty years, the East Yue Kingdom has surrendered some remaining small forces in the country and completely controlled the eastern coastal areas. Wang Shichong died three years ago and Wang Xuanying came to the throne. Compared with Wang Shichong, this new king had a more ruthless character. Tang Dynasty Sir, please be careful when facing him."
Lu Yi probably introduced these things to him on the way here, and they are no different from what Yao Yuanzhi said now. From this, it can be seen that Lu Yi does know a lot.
I just didn't expect that Wang Shichong, who was defeated after establishing the Zheng State in history, actually successfully established the East Yue State in this era.
Because Dongyue Kingdom is close to the sea, people here also worship the sea god. Even the military uniforms have blue as the background color.
Several groups of cavalry were followed or escorted along the way?
Finally arrived at Fuyang City in the afternoon.
As the capital of Dongyue Kingdom, Fuyang City is still not as big as Chang'an, but it is much more majestic than the other cities Tang Ping and the others saw along the way.
When entering the city, it was Yao Yuanshang who came to hand over again, but this time it was not the Fuyang defenders, but an official from Honglu Temple of Dongyue Kingdom who came directly.
He politely invited the person to Honglu Temple.
"Master Liu, I wonder when we can meet His Majesty the East Yue Kingdom?"
The official's surname was Liu, and he seemed quite kind. He smiled like a good old man to Tang Ping's and his friends' questions, and then said with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty, the dragon body has not been well lately. Even the morning meeting has been absent for many days. It’s open, so at my level I really can’t give you an accurate estimate of when to summon Mr. Tang, but don’t worry, as long as the Holy One summons you, I will definitely inform Mr. Tang as soon as possible.”
"Mr. Tang, you have been tired from traveling all the way. You are tired now. Please have a good rest today!"
After saying this, Mr. Liu saluted and left the small courtyard arranged for Tang Ping and the others.
This courtyard is quite unique, and has a bit of the flavor of Suzhou gardens, but Tang Ping is not here for tourism.
The leader of the East Yue Kingdom, Wang Xuanying, had not been sick for a long time. However, he fell ill when he and others arrived at the East Yue Kingdom. The reason is self-evident. The other party just did not intend to see them, or they planned to delay.
After all, the Tang Dynasty can no longer afford to wait. There are more and more locust larvae in the fields. Once they grow into adults, the locust plague will come. By then, if the Tang Dynasty does not have enough food to calm the people, then not only will the people There will be great chaos, and even the morale of the army will be shaken.
Since the surrounding countries can unite to delay this transaction, it is definitely not as simple as watching the Tang Dynasty joke. The Tang Dynasty is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, who doesn't want to take a bite?
It's just that the Tang Dynasty's military power is strong now, and all countries dare not act rashly. But once there is a flaw, the surrounding countries will pounce on it like a pack of wolves.
"Master Tang, what do you think we should do now?"
Tang Ping also knew that this mission would not be that easy, but he didn't expect that Wang Xuanying, the leader of the East Yue Kingdom, would treat him like a closed door.
"Mr. Yao, do you have any plans?"
"I have three strategies: upper, middle and lower!"
"Oh? I wonder which three strategies it is?" Tang Ping knew that Yao Yuanzhi was definitely not simple. He didn't expect that he could come up with three strategies: upper, middle and lower.
On the way here, he was still wondering why he agreed to go to Dongyue as an envoy on the spur of the moment, but Datang didn't send anyone as a deputy envoy.
After Yao Yuan got in the car, after just half a day of communication, Tang Ping could tell that Yao Yuanzhi was an extraordinary talker and a man with a lot of troubles in his heart.
In addition, before leaving, General Li Si took me and told him that if he had any doubts, he could discuss it with Yao Yuanzhi. I guess this was the back-up arranged by Datang.
