Chapter 213 The Four Kingdoms Mission
During the celebration, the princes of the royal family, ministers in the court and envoys from various countries presented a gift list, and they would not really move their gifts to the hall. Therefore, the ceremony did not take up a long time, which made Li Ke feel relieved. However, when the congratulations from the envoys from various countries, the four countries that Wang De read out surprised him. He never thought that the four countries that congratulated Li Zhi for the full moon were: Goryeo, Tuyuhun, Fusang, and Western Turks.
This time, the Western Turks came to Chang'an to celebrate the full moon for Li Zhi. Li Ke did not find it strange. Their Khan had proposed to Li Shimin a wish to marry the princess and maintain peace between the two countries. However, the betrothal gift at that time was robbed by the Blood Wolf Guard of Jie Li Khan of the Eastern Turks. The East and West Turks had temporarily held troops on the border, and the atmosphere had not eased yet. Therefore, they went to the Tang Dynasty again this time, and attending Li Zhi's full moon celebration was a sign of sincerity.
However, Goryeo, Tuyuhun and Fusang all sent their envoys to Chang'an at this time. The purpose was not to celebrate Li Zhi's full moon. Li Ke thought for a long time and finally felt that they would definitely have other plans to go to Chang'an at this time. As for what exactly was it for witnessing it, Li Ke himself arrived in Chang'an, which he had just arrived yesterday evening. He didn't understand the specific situation of the Three Kingdoms mission, and he couldn't figure it out for a while.
"Third brother - Third brother, what are you thinking? It's time to leave!" Just as Li Ke was stunned, Li Tai pulled Li Ke's sleeves. Li Ke suddenly came to his senses and found that the court officials retreated out of the hall one after another. Li Tai stood behind Li Ke and found Li Ke's trance, and then pulled him.
"Oh--it's okay!" Li Ke said sorry to Li Tai, "Thank you for your reminder, I'm so grateful for your brother."
Li Tai said to Li Ke as he walked, "What the third brother said is wrong. It's all his brothers who say such polite words, that's too strange!"
"Uh, yes, it's for brother, it's not!" Li Ke said to Li Tai in a low voice. Just now, the mission was presented to the mission. The diplomatic etiquette between the two countries made Li Ke feel so nervous. Now that he had the opportunity to talk, he naturally started to talk with Li Tai, so as not to hold back when he was paid for the Taimiao memorial. The reason why he chatted with Li Tai was to learn some of the situations of the three countries' missions from Li Tai. He knew that Li Tai, as the prince who stayed in Beijing, often had to go to the palace to receive Li Shimin's teaching exams, and he must have some understanding of the missions of these three countries.
Everyone left the Tai Chi Hall, and Li Shimin's frame was in front and behind the concubines followed the frames of the concubines all the way to the Taimiao. However, Li Ke and Li Tai, as always royal relatives, left the camp of ministers and walked with the royal relatives. During this period, Li Ke noticed that Li You, the King of Qi, who was not far away from him, and Li You's face was still gloomy. He looked like I didn't want to talk to the royal relatives, which made everyone take the initiative to keep a certain distance from him. Li Ke had no good feelings for Li You, so naturally he would not pay attention to him. He continued to ask Li Tai, "Did your fourth brother know about the Four Kingdoms Mission tonight?"
"The third brother said that Goryeo, Tuyuhun, Fusang, and Western Turkic who presented gifts to the hall today?" Li Tai did not understand the four countries' missions in Li Ke's words, so he confirmed.
"Yes, Brother Wei just wants to ask about their situation." Li Ke continued.
"Did the third brother find something wrong?" Li Tai deserves to be the son with a strong IQ that Li Shimin admires. He keenly caught Li Ke from one sentence of Li Ke to ask him about the purpose of the mission of the Four Kingdoms.
"No, the fourth brother is overly worried." Li Ke himself was just guessing, unable to determine whether they had any purpose, so he could only pretend not to understand everything, "When I reported the gift in the hall just now, I was just very curious and asked. You also know that Wei just returned to Chang'an last night and was a little curious about what happened in Chang'an City recently."
"Oh" Li Ke explained this to dispel Li Tai's doubts. He pondered for a moment and said, "The Western Turks had been unresolved because the Western Turks had been asking their father to marry a princess last year, so their envoys had lived in Chang'an. This time, the father wanted to celebrate the full moon for his brother, Chi Nu. They spread the news to the Western Turks, and only after they received the order of the Western Turks Khan, they would come to celebrate the Chingnu. As for the missions of the Fusang Kingdom, they had already arrived in Chang'an in May. The purpose of this trip was to plead with the father to send their noble children from their country to our Tang Dynasty to study. According to their envoys, they highly praised the prosperity and prosperity of our Tang Dynasty. Therefore, they wanted to send the envoys and students to our Tang Dynasty to learn the production technology of our Tang Dynasty, various schools of thought, chess, calligraphy and painting, architectural skills and living customs, etc.."
Li Tai said here, and after listening for a moment, seeing Li Ke listening seriously, he continued, "The main members of their messenger group are two men and one woman. The men are called Mitasato and Pharmacist Huiri, who seem to be the trusted retainers of their regent, and the women seem to be the Princess Fusang, who is said to be the sister of Emperor Shu Ming of Fusang, and Rieko Morita."
"Yeah!" Li Ke nodded, "It seems that little Japanese really knows how to learn!"
"Third brother, what is a little Japanese?" Li Tai couldn't hear the meaning of Li Ke's words in small Japanese, and asked Li Ke strangely.
"Oh--it's nothing, it's just a name I gave to them." Li Ke said evasively. He didn't dare to tell Li Tai that after more than a thousand years, there was a famous family called Japan.
"Oh, the name of the third brother is really interesting. Well, it's good to call him Little Japan!" Li Tai smiled, then looked at Li Ke, and saw that he was still waiting for his text. He continued, "The envoy of Tuyuhun Qingque was not clear. They came to Chang'an on the tenth day of the seventh day. They said they were here to celebrate the full moon of the Tang Dynasty prince. But they had not officially met his father yet. Their envoys this time were Murong Shun, the prince of Tuyuhun Khan, and his uncle Wang. As for Goryeo, the purpose of their trip seemed to be to buy weapons and armor from the Tang Dynasty. However, they arrived in Chang'an on the tenth day of the seventh day of the seventh day, and they had not officially met his father yet. Therefore, Qingque was not very clear about the specific matters."
Seeing that Li Ke was curious, Li Tai told Li Ke in detail about what he knew about the mission of the Four Kingdoms. After hearing Li Tai's words, Li Ke was surprised. There was no record of the mission of the Four Kingdoms celebrating Li Zhi's full moon in history! It is not difficult to explain the mission of the Tang Dynasty in Fusang two years in advance, but how do you explain the uninvited Tuyuhun and Goryeo? Is it really just an accident?
However, before Li Ke had time to digest the information Li Tai told him, their team had arrived at the Taimiao. Li Shimin and the concubines got off the frame, and Li Shimin went up to the altar with Wang De's support.
The etiquette of worshiping heaven and ancestors in Taimiao was long and complicated. Li Ke had no intention of appreciating these things that made him drowsy and began to think about searching for the current political situation of the three kingdoms of Fusang, Tuyuhun and Goryeo. Japan sent the Tang envoy, Tuyuhun, and Goryeo. Li Ke saw his records in the books in Li Shimin's study. He seemed to have been sent to Sui twice in the 11th year of Daye in the Sui Dynasty, and was the first messenger sent to China to Japan. As for other dynasties about Japan, the emperor was in power. Li Ke didn't know at all. Goryeo and Tuyuhun, Li Ke had been paying attention to the Turks' movements recently, and he had no time to consider them, so he knew very little about them.
After a long time, Li Ke finally gave up his hard thinking, because he really knew very little about these three countries!
During the period when Li Ke was thinking hard, Li Shimin also completed the sacrifice to heaven and ancestors, and then continued to return to the Tai Chi Hall. Li Shimin and Empress Changsun and others had to rest for a while in the side hall of the Tai Chi Hall because of fatigue. The court officials could not leave during this period, so they could only help chat with people they were familiar with and wait for the beginning of the banquet.
Naturally, Li Ke would not miss such a good opportunity to make friends with ministers, such as Li Jing, Li Daozong, Fang Xuanling, and Wei Zheng, who were all people he wanted to make friends with. However, just as he was about to come forward to say hello to several people, he heard a crisp and soft voice shouting behind him, "Third brother-third brother, why don't you come and see Jing'er? Jing'er misses you so much!"
"Third brother, Rong'er seems to miss you too!"
Li Ke turned around and found a boy, three and a half-year-old child standing behind him. The boy was not his younger brother, Li Yan, who was he? Two of the three girls were his two sisters, namely Gaoyang Princess Li Rong and Qinghe Princess Li Jing, but he was just another little girl, Li Ke, but he didn't know him.
"My brother Li Yan has met the third brother!" Li Yan is not like Li Rong and Li Jing. He is thirteen years old this year and is much more sensible. When he sees Li Ke, he will naturally know how to salute his brother.
Li Rong was older than Li Jing. When she saw Li Ke was confused about the girl beside her, she introduced, "Third Brother, don't you know who she is? She is Xueyan's sister, the daughter of Uncle Wang of Rencheng, and the younger sister of your sworn brother Li Zong."
"Li Xueyan?" Li Ke said in surprise. He did not expect that the six-year-old girl in front of him would be the famous Princess Wencheng Li Xueyan.
"Xueyan has met his third brother!" Although Li Xueyan was only six years old, a woman born in the imperial royal family was very proficient in etiquette and hurriedly bowed to Li Ke.
"Sister Xueyan, don't be too polite. You are like Rong'er and Jing'er, and you will give me this big gift in the future." Li Ke said to Li Xueyan, and then Li Yan, who was beside him, scolded him sternly, "Sixth brother, you are getting braver now, and you don't listen to your mother's words. How can you bring your two sisters here privately? Are you not afraid that your mother will worry?"
Chapter completed!