Now, in the eyes of the Miaoman prince, Li Shimin seems to regard himself as transparent, which is obviously because he is not satisfied with the conditions of attachment stated in the Miaoman's credential.
He has now made up his mind. As long as Datang agrees to the Miao Man attachment, he must agree no matter what. The current Datang is really too strong.
But in this situation, Tang Ping could still go up and talk to Li Shimin, and he could stand beside him.
Finally, when Tang Tang was tired from playing and Wang Qingluan and the palace maid took her to change clothes, Li Shimin looked at Li Caichen.
"My lord, please forgive me. I have rarely enjoyed family happiness and have been too negligent."
"Don't you dare!" Li Caichen quickly raised his hand and said, "Little Princess Tangtang is so innocent and cute. When I see her playing, I feel that just by listening to her laughter, I can forget the troubles in this world."
"Hahaha!" If you praise Li Shimin, he actually doesn't care.
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"This time I invite the king to come here to discuss the credentials submitted by the king."
"Your Majesty, the credentials submitted by the minister this time are very inappropriate after much thought, and I would like to trouble your Majesty to correct them."
Before Li Shimin could say anything further, he was stunned by Li Caichen's words.
Over the past year or so, many small tribes in the south have joined the Tang Dynasty, but the Miaoman were the first to take the initiative to join a country as big as the Miaoman.
But they did impose a few more conditions.
Today's Tang Dynasty is not the kind of era where you give two crooked melons and cracked dates, and Datang has to pay back several carts in return.
During the annual tribute ceremony, the Tang Dynasty's return gifts were probably 30% to 40% more valuable than the gifts sent by envoys from various countries. After all, it was not easy for people to go back and forth once.
It’s okay for the Miao barbarians to attach themselves to the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin likes it very much.
But there were too many conditions, and Li Shimin was not happy!
So I did have the intention to dry him out and beat him up just now.
Could it be that the effect of tapping by yourself is so good? Is the other party giving in now?
But Li Shimin knew what the other party meant by asking him to change it. Wasn't it just a condition for him to open it?
Li Tai took the opportunity to step forward and said: "Father, just now the king and his ministers said they were willing to set aside an area for Datang to plant rubber trees."
"Rubber tree?" Li Shimin thought for a while: "The one you mentioned last time that can be used to make tires and many other things?"
"Yes, the newly planted rubber trees will be able to produce rubber in about five or six years. We can slowly build the factory first, and then we can produce rubber ourselves. Before that, my cousin said that we could provide some natural rubber for me to experiment with. Produced.”
"That's very good!" Li Shimin nodded, this Li Caichen is still on the right track.
Although we have to wait for several years, this kind of basic material will take ten or twenty years, let alone five or six years.
After all, it’s impossible to rely on Tang Ping to bring everything to you from modern times, right?
Li Caichen was willing to submit, so Li Shimin would not embarrass him.
"Tang Tang was also hungry just now. I have asked the imperial kitchen to prepare meals. If the king doesn't mind, how about having a family banquet with us?"
Being able to invite him to the family dinner means that Li Shimin recognized his attitude, right?
Li Caichen secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, then nodded and said, "What an honor!"
When Li Caichen sat down at the table, he realized that it was not a separate meal system, but a large round table covered with a huge piece of glass on which various dishes were placed. on top.
Then the glass on the table would slowly rotate on its own, and no matter what dish he wanted to eat, it would always be turned in front of him.
Li Caichen didn't pay attention to what the dish was. The huge round glass alone almost made him unable to close his legs.
How big is this glass? It must be almost two meters in diameter, right?
You must know that a glass mirror that can reach one meter is a treasure that may not be available to any major royal family.
If anyone gets a piece, they have to lock it in a treasure house and preserve it.
As a result, when the emperor of the Tang Dynasty arrived, he actually used it as a cushion to eat!
If his identity hadn't been revealed here, Li Caichen would have wanted to change the table and serve everyone what they wanted to eat.
"The king doesn't like these dishes?"
Looking at Li Caichen in a daze, Tang Ping asked.
"Ah, no, no, no!" Li Caichen wiped his forehead: "I was really shocked by this treasure table. I lost my temper for a moment. I hope you can forgive me."
Li Shimin just pursed his lips and smiled. This table was the only one in the entire Tang Dynasty, not even the Tang Ping family. I don't know how many people were shocked when they saw it for the first time.
"Since it's a family banquet, there's no need to be formal." Although Li Shimin's words were easy-going, in Li Caichen's eyes, he was always a bit calm and conceited.
As a result, he turned around with a smile on his face and asked with a bit of coquettishness: "Tang Tang, what kind of vegetables do you like to eat? My uncle will pick it up for you."
Li Caichen couldn't help but shudder. He had already eaten at the family dinner, so he would definitely not be silenced, right?
"Here, I want to eat this shrimp!"
"Okay, okay, let's eat shrimps in Tangtang, and my uncle will peel them for you."
Li Shimin didn't let the maid next to him get started at all. He picked up one and peeled it off skillfully. It was obvious that this was not the first time.
And Li Caichen had already crossed out the plate of shrimps silently in his mind. Who knew if he would make the little princess unhappy if he ate it? Anyway, there are so many dishes on this table, and since my place is close to the sea, this shrimp meal is not bad.
This dish was definitely more thoughtful than the state banquets that Li Shimin used to entertain envoys from various countries, but Li Caichen really didn't taste much of it.
Tangtang is a little person with a small appetite. After eating a few mouthfuls, he is full. After playing for a whole morning, he is tired again and is about to go to sleep.
Immediately, the palace maid brought a small crib and put it aside. She was carefully put on it, and the others continued to eat.
"Tell me carefully, what is this Nanyang scenery like?" Yesterday, there were too many people at Tang Ping's house, so I added two people before I came back and was busy looking after my daughter.
Li Shimin didn't even talk to the two of them properly. If Tang Ping and his wife didn't enter the palace today, Li Shimin would have to go to Shanghe Village after finishing his official duties.
When talking about this topic, Li Caichen was finally able to add something to the conversation. After all, the Miao people were close to the sea in the south, so there was always something to talk about.
It actually made the whole atmosphere more harmonious.
After eating, Li Caichen once again expressed his loyalty to the Tang Dynasty. He did not mention any of the conditions for joining the Tang Dynasty. He only said that he would immediately follow what Wei King Li Tai said and free up a place suitable for growing rubber.
Of course, the Tang Dynasty did not take advantage of him, and said that it would fully bear the costs of relocating the people, etc. It was considered a great time for the host and the guest.
Li Caichen had achieved his goal, and of course he couldn't hang around anymore. He said goodbye with satisfaction, just thinking that he would have to send another generous gift to Tang Ping's house.
Tang Ping naturally has no shortage of gifts from him, but whether he gives them to himself or not is a matter of attitude.
Li Shimin gently sat next to Tang Tang's rocking bed, while gently pushing the rocking bed, he whispered with some sigh: "It's better that you are young. When I was young, I led troops to gallop around the world, but now I am trapped in This is deep in the palace. In a few years, when Cheng Qian can take charge of his own affairs and let me hand over the Tang Dynasty to him, I have to take a good rest and see how vast the ten thousand miles of sea you mentioned is."
Tang Ping glanced at Wang Qingluan, and then said to Li Shimin: "Second uncle, in fact, if you want to visit Nanyang, you don't have to wait a few years."
