"Eighteen tribes from the Anbei Protectorate have presented eight thousand war horses to congratulate His Majesty Tian Khan on his long and prosperous life."
Ashina Guligan, the special envoy of the Anbei Protectorate, stepped forward and handed over the memorial in his hand.
Above the main hall, the emperor immediately sat upright, looked at Ashina Gu Ligan, and said: "The tribes in Anbei are interested."
Eight thousand war horses were straightforward and rough, but they won Li Zhi's heart.
The Anbei Protectorate is not the only ethnic group of Turks.
The Huihe, Duolauge, Pugu, Beyegu, Tongluo, Sijie, Hun, Dexue, Xijie, Adi, Qixin, and Tiele tribes occupy vast areas of the desert. The northern zone surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.
"The Anbei Protectorate will present another top magician to perform for His Majesty's birthday tonight." Ashina Guligan bowed again.
Li Zhi nodded and said: "Yun, in addition, Honglu Temple grants..."
"Your Majesty." Ashina Gu Ligan bowed again, interrupted Li Zhi, and said, "I wonder if I can make a gracious request."
"Speak." Li Zhi didn't pay much attention and raised his hand slightly.
Eight thousand war horses were too heavy, and Li Zhi no longer cared about much else.
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"I hope to visit the left guard Zhonglang General Ashina Nishugo and the right guard Zhonglang General Ashina Gana. I have brought some cattle and sheep from the grassland and would like to give them to the two generals and send my regards at the same time. "
After Ashina Guligan finished speaking, the faces of the officials in the palace instantly darkened.
Ashina Nishugui, the grandson of Tuli Khan.
Ashina Gana, grandson of Jieli Khan.
In the second year of the Yuan Dynasty, Ashina Nishugo and Ashina Gana tried to escape from Chang'an back to the grassland, and during the war between Tang Dynasty and Tubo, they started a war in the grassland.
But unfortunately, he was finally captured by Li Xuan.
Li Zhi's face remained calm. He leaned forward slightly and said lightly: "There don't seem to be many Turkic tribes in Mobei."
"Reporting to Your Majesty, there were originally four tribes, but now only two are left. Due to two years of drought, the other two tribes have disbanded, returned to Monan, and integrated into the tribes of the Shanyu Protectorate." Ashina· Gu Ligan's face looked helpless.
Compared to Monan, the situation in Mobei is not much better.
Many of the tribes in Mobei were once tribes under the Turks, but since the extinction of the Eastern and Western Turks, conflicts between these tribes and the Turks have continued.
Fortunately, there are many Turkic tribes in Monan, but not in Mobei. There are only a few tribes, and now there are only two tribes left.
"The tribes of Mobei." Li Zhi nodded slowly. He somewhat understood what Ashina Guligan wanted to do.
If the two Turkic tribes want to gain a foothold in Mobei again, they need some additional strength.
In fact, the best way for the Turkic tribes is to ask the emperor to issue an edict to stop the disputes among the tribes.
But the main culprit for the current situation of the tribes in Mobei is Datang.
How could Datang make them calm down?
What's more, Li Zhi looked at Li Xian, and thinking of the fertile land he had plundered, Li Zhi already had a plan in mind.
How could he not understand the thoughts of the Turks?
It is nothing more than wanting to use the names of Tuli and Jieli to reunite all the Turkic tribes.
They wanted to see Ashina Nishugo and Ashina Gana because they just wanted to help them escape.
But is it really that easy?
Back then, it was just because Datang was unprepared that they succeeded in the end. Now, it is even more difficult for them to succeed.
What's more, Li Zhi's eyes passed over Liu Jinyu, and finally looked at Ashina Gu Ligan gently, and said: "I am sure about this, Di Qing, you go with him."
"Here!" Di Renjie stood up and accepted the order.
The expressions of the envoys from various countries who were watching the show couldn't help but change.
They have been in Chang'an for many years, and they have heard of Di Renjie's name.
This man already had a reputation as a detective when he was in Dali Temple. After becoming a censor, he became even more selfless.
Many times, even the emperor dared to contradict him face to face.
He was obviously just a censor, but he made a great impression as a censor doctor, and the momentum of everyone in the censorship station rose sharply.
"Okay, please step back." Li Zhi waved his hand slightly, and Ashina Gu Ligan immediately backed away.
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The ceremony continues.
Envoys from more than 40 countries, including Turks, Dashi, Persia, Tianzhu, Silla, Japan, Khotan, Qiuci, Yanqi, Shule, Ryukyu, Annan, Chenla, Java, Uighur, and Tiele, took turns to present valuables. Gift, I sincerely wish the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty a long life.
At the beginning, Li Zhi took Zhongguo seriously, but later on, Li Zhi became a little perfunctory.
His gaze passed over the officials inside and outside the hall and fell on the huge square outside.
The blade is cold and resplendent.
"Foreign Minister Zabala, the envoy of Tubo, pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and wishes His Majesty the Emperor a long life without borders."
The familiar voice drew Li Zhi's attention back from other places.
"It turns out to be the envoy of Tubo." On the high platform, the emperor lowered his eyes and said calmly: "I heard that the golden Buddha presented by Tubo last time cost the envoy a lot of money. Now the envoy's life is getting harder and harder. Don’t you want me to issue a decree to let Honglu Temple take charge of the three meals a day for the envoys?”
"If Your Majesty is willing to do this, that would be great." Zabala agreed directly. Then, he took out two volumes of this chapter from his sleeves, handed them forward, and said respectfully: "The foreign minister is short of money, and I I wrote a Diamond Sutra to congratulate His Majesty the Emperor on a long life."
When the envoys from various countries around him saw Zabala's current appearance, they couldn't help but feel funny and sad at the same time.
A few years ago, Tubo was still the top power that dominated the world.
But just a few years later, Tibet was beaten at home by the Tang Dynasty.
The loss of hundreds of thousands of soldiers made them almost lose control of the party and Tuyuhun.
Even in Western Turks, the situation is precarious.
Although the Zabala people represented the country of Tubo in the Tang Dynasty, in recent years, the Tang Dynasty and Tubo had been at war, and few Tubo people could come to Chang'an and Luoyang.
The golden Buddha he presented during the Zhengdan Dynasty meeting at the beginning of the year was already the last artifact in Zabala's hands. This also meant that he now had nothing to give the emperor as a big gift, so he could only write a poem in his own hand. This Diamond Sutra was given to the emperor as a congratulatory gift.
A Diamond Sutra is just the most ordinary Diamond Sutra.
Li Zhi glanced at it, then looked at Zabala calmly, nodded and said: "Thank you very much, envoy. There will be a dinner in the palace later, so the envoy may wish to have a few more drinks."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zabala bowed deeply, then raised his eyes to look at Li Zhi and said, "The foreign minister has one more thing, please allow Your Majesty."
Li Zhi frowned slightly, nodded and said, "You tell me."
"The foreign minister wants to ask the prince to marry His Royal Highness Princess Taiping for me, and I would like your Majesty's permission." Before Zabala could finish his words, in an instant, countless fierce eyes had fallen on him.
Among them, the three brothers Li Xian, Li Xian and Li Dan are particularly important.
The other important officials in the palace leaned forward at the same time, staring at Zabala, as if if Li Zhi came down, they would immediately tear Zabala into pieces.
The other envoys from other countries subconsciously held their breath at this time.
Li Zhi smiled unexpectedly.
"Envoy, which prince are you seeking marriage for? Who is his name, how old is he, what outstanding deeds he has done in Tubo, who is his mother-in-law, and who is your current new appointee? What's the relationship with Pu?" Li Zhi leaned back slightly and said with a smile: "If I support him in competing for the throne with your new Zanpu, what do you think he has a chance of winning?"
Countless people in the hall couldn't help but shudder for a moment.
Zabala just came to propose marriage on behalf of the prince. In just a few words, Li Zhi wanted to kill her.
It's just taking people's lives.
With the support of the Tang Dynasty, that person can compete for the position of Tubo Zampu. Under such circumstances, how can the new Tubo Zampu allow it?
As long as the emperor's words were transmitted back to Tubo, a life would be lost.
Facing countless complicated looks from all directions, Zabala said calmly: "The prince's name is Dusong Mangbojie. He is nine years old. He is not the son of Concubine Lu. His greatest achievement in his life is to serve as the new Zanpu of our country."
With Zabala's words, everyone in the hall was shocked at the same time.
Zabala was actually seeking marriage for Tubo's new Zampu.
Li Zhi's expression became indifferent: "It seems that you have finally admitted that Mansong Mangzan is dead."
"Foreign minister, I would like to present my credentials. The new Zanpu Tridu Songtsan of our dynasty will ascend the throne in Luoche on the 18th of next month." Zabala took out another memorial from his sleeve and handed it forward.
Li Zhi glanced sideways at Wang Fulai, who immediately stepped forward, took the memorial seriously, and sent it to the emperor again.
Li Zhi opened his eyes and looked at it casually, then put it aside and said: "The governor of Hezhou and the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, Yuanming, are currently in charge, so he will replace the Tang Dynasty to attend the funeral and funeral of his predecessor Zanpu." The enthronement ceremony of the new Zamp."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zabala breathed a sigh of relief, and then held his hand again and said: "Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty and Tubo are the kingdoms of the father-in-law. Now our country Zanpu has grown older, and Her Royal Highness Princess Taiping of the Tang Dynasty has become more and more beautiful. Foreign Minister Please allow your majesty to propose to the foreign minister, so as to establish friendship between the two countries and share peace and prosperity."
"Sharing peace, the land of the father-in-law." Li Zhi showed a trace of disdain on the corner of his mouth, and said with cold eyes: "There are no heirs between Princess Wencheng and Songtsan. When Songtsan Gampo died, Tubo praised him with the song Mangsongmang." My mother, Mengjie Chiga, is the Queen Mother, and Gongri Gongzan’s mother, Mang Fei Chijiang, is the Queen Mother. Although Wenchen and Huangjie are both Queen Mothers, they were kicked out of the Tubo Palace. If you hadn’t hid the news, you would have died. , I have brought the person back long ago..."
"Your Majesty, over the past decades, successive Tubo Zangpu have been canonized by the Tang Dynasty. They have acknowledged their love as son-in-law and have had holy decrees before them. Could it be that Your Majesty wants to go back on his word?" Zabala's words were sharp and unflinching.
Li Zhi leaned back and said with cold eyes: "If Tubo really recognized this father-in-law's love and recognized my canonization, it would not have repeatedly invaded the Tang Dynasty's borders and annexed its tributary countries for many years. What else would there be between you and me? The friendship is beyond words, and now that your new Zanpu has ascended the throne, you have never asked for my canonization."
"Your Majesty, it has not happened now, but it is just because of the chaos in the country and everything is undecided. When everything is settled, the leader of our country will definitely send envoys to the Tang Dynasty to request for canonization, and at the same time formally request the Tang Dynasty to grant the princess the title of queen of our dynasty. "Za Bala's words were soft yet hard at the same time.
Li Zhi sneered lightly and said: "Then we will wait until your country is settled. Also, if you want to marry me, you Zanpu will do it by yourself. Songtsan did it by himself back then."
Zabala was stunned for a moment and asked their only king to come to Datang.
Can you come?
(End of chapter)
