Datang: I show my cards, I am the emperor

Chapter 67 The envoy of the Tubo Kingdom must have a deep meaning [new books for collection].

In the next two or three days, eunuchs came and went to the palace and outside the palace from time to time to report to Li Shimin on the progress of the preparatory work.

Several manors have been searched, and a number of manors have been found, so let's wait for Li Shimin to check them and see if they are suitable.

However, just when Li Shimin was about to roll up his sleeves and do a big job, an incident directly disrupted his schedule.

A border emergency report was sent to Li Shimin's desk.

The state of Tibet sent a team of envoys to communicate with the Tang Dynasty between the two countries, and indicated that this delegation was carrying a letter of state and belonged to a regular official mission.

Now the request of the border is to ask whether to let this envoy team enter the customs.

The suddenness of this incident directly stunned Li Shimin.

However, being confused is confused, and Li Shimin still has to take this seriously.

Having a credential means that it is an official exchange, which is the highest level that directly involves the two countries.

The country that sent this mission was the Tibetan state, the largest force on the Tibetan plateau on the western side of the Tang Dynasty.

Although it is far from Datang in terms of population and economy, it is at least one of the neighboring powers.

In terms of foundation and combat effectiveness, it is even stronger than the Eastern Turks, far surpassing small tribes like Tuyuhun and Xue Yantuo.

The envoy team sent by such a country, the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty all need to be treated with courtesy, and Li Er is of course no exception.

Although he was in a hurry to make money, he was in a hurry to start the business of refining coarse salt.

But his primary identity is the monarch and the son of heaven of the Tang Dynasty, and of course he should take handling the government affairs of the court as the first thing.

Therefore, even if he is concerned, he can only put other matters on hold for the time being, let the eunuchs under his command deal with them first, and then discuss them after the matter of the envoy of the Tubo State is settled.

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Within half an hour of receiving the urgent report from the border pass, Li Shimin gathered all the important ministers under his command and gathered together to discuss the matter.

Li Er sat at the top, and the remaining two sides were the eldest grandson Wuji, Wei Zheng and others.

First, he passed the border emergency report to the ministers to read it, and then Li Shimin asked.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know what you think about the envoy of the Tibetan State?"

Shangshu's left servant shot Fang Xuanling immediately stood up and said: "Back to Your Majesty, although I don't know what the envoy sent by the Tubo State is. "

"But the minister thinks that for the envoys of the Tubo State, I, the Tang Dynasty, should fully demonstrate the friendly gesture of the state of etiquette. "

"After all, this is a year of peace, there is no war between my Tang Dynasty and Tubo, and the relationship between them is also harmonious and friendly. "

"My Tang Dynasty is a state of etiquette, with its own grace and elegance, since the Tubo country has shown friendship, we should return it with courtesy, otherwise it is not in line with our Tang Dynasty's identity as a country. "

Therefore, with regard to the visit of the regular envoys of the Tibetan state, the minister suggested that they should be treated with the etiquette of the fellowship between the two countries, and that His Majesty should personally receive several of the chief and deputy envoys of the Tibetan delegation at the time of the court meeting. "

Fang Xuanling, as the left servant of Shangshu, is basically equivalent to the prime minister of the court, and he has the power to advise and understand these affairs.

As soon as Fang Xuanling said, Li Shimin nodded, but he was still full of concerns.

"That's the truth, it's just that I haven't received any notice before this, and the Tubo Kingdom is completely abruptly discharging the envoy team, which really makes me feel a little puzzled. "

As soon as Li Shimin said this, Du Ruhui immediately stood up.

"Your Majesty's worries are actually not unreasonable, this is actually the first time that my Tang Dynasty has come into contact with the Tubo Kingdom, and what their purpose is, in fact, it is not yet known. "

"Whether Tubo really wants to deal with our Datang, or whether he has other ideas, these are all worth speculating. "

"We must guard against any other hidden purpose of the Tubo State, if it is not good for my Datang, it should be dealt with with with the power of thunder!"

After everyone heard this, the look on their faces couldn't help but become solemn.

Du Ruhui's words are definitely not alarmist, but something that is definitely likely to happen.

Tibet can really be called the beginning of the country, and there are not a few years at all, and there are even many Tubo people who call themselves tribes.

It has always belonged to the Central Plains country, and it has not been valued at all, and there is no small role that the big countries look at seriously.

Even the Sui Dynasty just managed it if it wanted to, and didn't bother to pay attention to it if it didn't want to, but it is conceivable that the strength of Tubo at that time was very weak.

However, just taking advantage of the turbulent times in the Central Plains at the turn of the Sui and Tang dynasties, in such a short period of time, the Tibetan plateau was defeated, and all forces were subdued, and it quickly became the largest force in the Tibetan plateau.

If such a force really treats them as barbarians who don't know what to do, it is obviously not very clever.

Therefore, this time the Tibetan envoy can almost be determined, and there must be other purposes.

Exchanges between countries are a very complicated matter, and there are too many places to consider when it affects the whole body, and Li Shimin and others cannot afford to be careless.