It is naturally not an ordinary matter that can make the King of Linzi go out to visit and get up and say goodbye before he can eat. But it is not a bizarre or accident as the public speculates, but something that has been expected, that is, the foreign country sends envoys to the Tang Dynasty.

Since the end of the third year of Kaiyuan, Tubo took the initiative to provoke trouble and occupied Xikang, which had been promised to the Tang Dynasty. The atmosphere of diplomatic relations between the two countries took a sharp turn and no longer had friendship, which directly triggered the Qinghai war in the fourth year of Kaiyuan.

After a war in Qinghai, Tubo was severely injured, Zanpu was defeated and fled back to China. The country was in chaos and he had no mood to clean up communication with the outside world. However, the Tang Dynasty was busy digesting the results of the war. Qinghai, western Shu, Annan and other places had pioneering achievements, and they did not have the energy to point the forces to retreat to the plateau.

Therefore, in the past few years, the two countries have been in a state of no exchanges. However, although the official exchanges have been cut off, the communication between the people's personnel information has not stopped.

Putting aside the supervision system established by the Tang Dynasty around Tubo, many wealthy chiefs and powerful people in Tubo are still reluctant to give up the trade and material resources with the Tang Dynasty. Although the exchanges have become tortuous and obscure, they have continued.

At the beginning of the year, the news that Tubo Zanpu died suddenly in Shannan was naturally unconcealed. It had spread over time and was no longer a secret. Therefore, many people are also predicting that Tubo, whose monarch died suddenly, would be difficult to remain introverted and cold as before, and would send envoys to communicate with the Tang Dynasty soon.

Although all the affairs of the Northern Expedition of the Turks in the North have been carried out step by step, there are still many comments that it is necessary to continue to put Tubo first. After all, the fierceness of Tubo in previous years is memorable and full of vigilance. Now that the country has no leader, it is a good time to impose deep sanctions, and it should never turn over the suppression of Tubo.

Although King Xi Li Daqiu is a sensational figure among the Hu chiefs, he is naturally nothing compared to the rebellious and fierce Tubo.

Therefore, when we learned that the letter of national resumption of the Tubo reunification had been handed over to the court, the King of Linzi immediately said goodbye to King Xi. Whether it was the scope of the duties of the Honglu Temple Department or some subsequent changes in this matter, it was undoubtedly more meaningful than chatting with King Xi.

After leaving King Xi's residence, Li Longji rode his horse and headed straight to the eastern Imperial City. When he returned to the Honglu Temple in the imperial city, there were already crowds of people here, and everyone's faces were filled with pride.

Honglu Temple is a special foreign affairs institution. This time, Tubo sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty, so Honglu Temple was naturally the direct contact target.

Although the main reason for the foreign countries that had been broken off from diplomatic relations, the foreign countries regained their national friendship again was due to the amazing changes in Tubo, Honglu Temple did not make any effort.

But as long as this matter can continue smoothly and achieve a satisfactory process, it will be a great political achievement for all officials in charge. Not to mention the promotion of the official position, at least this year's exam tasks can be completed successfully. In addition to the normal salary materials at the end of the year, a big red envelope will be rewarded.

Seeing that the King of Linzi entered the yamen, the masses also came forward to greet each other and greeted him, not daring to neglect the King of Sect.

Li Longji nodded one by one to respond, but his concern was the issue of Tubo's communication. After all, he also had the pressure to take the class and his desire for political achievements.

However, after he asked a question, he found that the yameni people only knew about such a matter, but very few knew about the specific details, such as the content of the Tubo letter, where the Tubo envoys had arrived, and where they would follow the way to Beijing.

The only one who really informed everyone was Zhong Shaojing, but Zhong Shaojing has now gone to the Yanying Palace of the Inner Court to participate in the report. Now the people gathered in the government office are just waiting for more accurate news.

After the inquiry failed, Li Longji could only suppress his curiosity and also sat in the hall waiting for the Grand Lord to return.

He had not sat here for a long time, and another young minister of the Honglu Shi Sizhen hurried back. Seeing that the King of Linzi was already in the hall, he nodded slightly, and then sat in the case of another place in the lower house, reading the documents of the yamen.

When the zong king joins the office, how to deal with personal relationships is a big problem. He has a very high title, even far exceeding the head of the department, but his position is inferior. Whether he is respectful and close or arrogant, he is arrogant and polite.

The King of Linzi is very kind of upright, but communication is always determined by the attitude of both parties. If others refuse to get close to him, he has no good way.

Last autumn, he had to join the Honglu Temple to serve. He was quite polite to his colleagues. He was just a middle-aged and subordinate official. As long as he was content with what he was doing and obeyed the command, he would be fine.

However, the great minister Zhong Shaojing and the young minister Shi Sizhen of the Zhitang were a little distant and cold towards the King of Linzi.

Both of them were old members of the saint's residence. Zhong Shaojing had a brief visit to the minister for a while. Although Li Longji did not please him, he did not want his colleagues to be too rigid. He was treated coldly for several attempts, so he no longer deliberately made friends and only maintained a meeting and nodded to communicate with officials.

However, the situation is a little different today. After Shi Sizhen sat down for a while, he took the initiative to look up at the King of Linzi and said with a smile: "The king should be gathered at Raole's residence at this time. Could it be that Xi Nu is stingy and the seats in the residence are too thin to keep guests?"

King Xi is just a common name among the people. Li Dali officially awarded the title of Raole County Duke. It is said that he will be promoted to the title of the title this year, but it cannot reach the level of being awarded the title. Although he is a stolen figure among the Hu chiefs, it is nothing in the eyes of the real ministers of the founding dynasty. He directly called him Xi Nu in private conversation.

After hearing this, Li Longji smiled and replied: "Xi Chief is good at socializing, and guests are full of the house. Xiao Wang is not here, and it is not harmful to the lively atmosphere of human nature. Instead of wasting time here, it is better to go back to the yamen to examine the affairs."

After hearing this, Shi Sizhen just nodded and said nothing more. Honglu Temple is not an important department with heavy business. The busiest time is just around the New Year Festival. We welcome and drop off the foreign guests who come to the country to celebrate. Now the summer is already in the summer, so there are not so many yamen busy.

The King of Linzi hurriedly returned to the yamen, of course, and wanted to participate in the matter of Tubo's envoy.

This matter will inevitably be the most important matter of the Honglu Temple next. Unlike the great minister Zhong Shaojing who has already visited the Political Affairs Hall and has a transcendent status, Shi Sizhen is also motivated and of course she also wants to show more in this, in order to make progress, there is a faint competitive atmosphere between her and the King of Linzi.

Because Shi Sizhen took the initiative to talk, Li Longji continued: "Now the foreign countries sent envoys to communicate again. According to what Shi Shaoqing saw, what requests will his envoy make to enter the country?"

"It's nothing more than reminiscing about the old relationship between uncle and nephew, asking our country to give favors, or asking for a favor with others."

When Shi Sizhen heard this question, she sneered and said, "These foreign Hus have shallow plans but have a passionate desire. When they are strong, they are unruly, and when they are weak, they beg for life. Only when they are kind in the heavens can they have a glimmer of life."

Now the Tang Dynasty is powerful, and both the officials and the people have some contempt for the Hu Hu. There is no need to discuss various miscellaneous statements among the people, but even if the true dynasty is contempt, it will not be too straightforward to reveal it.

But Shi Sizhen is an exception. Whether in public or private, he is a firm hard-working enterprising figure in dealing with Hu affairs, and does not want to be too indulgent to Hu Hu.

But it is precisely because Shi Sizhen is a Hu man, who is a descendant of the Asina clan of the Eastern Turkic royal family. This argument of defaming Hu always makes people feel a little inconsistent and a little strange.

But this attitude is actually normal. Shi Sizhen's family background is also considered a prominent official who has worked for several dynasties. His grandfather Ashinazhong captured the defeated Jie Li Khan, who had been defeated and fled during the Zhenguan period, and he won the court with this great contribution.

The ancestors started their own business by selling relatives. In Shi Sizhen's generation, they naturally had no psychological burden. In other words, they no longer admitted that they were Hu people in their hearts, and they were real Tang people from the inside out. They even had to be more determined and cruel to their former compatriots in order to eliminate their Hu nature.

In fact, it is not just Shi Sizhen, but many Hu civil and military officials in the court often have this kind of attitude.

In addition to expressing his loyalty to the Tang Dynasty, he also hopes to use this to squeeze other Hu chiefs to advance, prevent them from entering the court, and compete with him for political resources that are not very much allocated to the Hu people.

Absolute morality only exists in the meaning of the scriptures. People’s views and attitudes towards things can only depend on their own position, otherwise they will only become fish ingredients on the chopping board.

Li Longji could not say that he was despised and rejected Shi Sizhen's psychology. He even felt that this psychology was very useful. If he had gained power and had to control the future of the two and three Hu officials by just using his hands to control the vast number of Hu troops. He was still a little excited to think about it.

However, at present, he has not yet reached the level of being able to grasp Shi Sizhen's power, and there is still competition between them. Seeing that Shi Sizhen didn't want to continue talking in depth, he smiled and stopped talking, and buried the case in the way of Shi Sizhen.

Both Shaoqings were diligent in official duties in the hall, which gave the Honglu Temple a little bit the atmosphere of being in charge of the political affairs hall, and also allowed the restless atmosphere outside the hall to be restrained.

It is obvious that the court also attached great importance to the resumption of Tubo's envoy this time. Although it is not necessary to actively strive for dialogue, now that Tubo has taken the initiative to come up and hand in the words, it is obvious that he is asking for slaughter, so he naturally cannot let it go.

A Yanying Hall music lasted until dark until evening. When Zhong Shaojing returned, he saw two subordinates still sitting upright in the hall and working hard. He was stunned at first, and then he smiled with a clear understanding.

Seeing that the great minister had returned to the office, they hurriedly stood up to greet him. Zhong Shaojing waved his hand and sat down. He looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "It seems that there is no need to say much about the matter. This is a sub-book of the book passed by the Fan Kingdom. You two can pass it on first."

While speaking, he placed a volume of documents on the desk. Because Li Longji was closer to the desk, he raised his hand and picked up the documents and then returned to the table. Seeing this, Shi Sizhen could only suppress her words and returned to the table and wait for the Linzi King to finish reading.

Holding the document in his hand, Li Longji looked very seriously, looking very knowledgeable about the situation of the foreign country, very concerned, and very thoughtful. He waited until Shi Sizhen urged him impatiently that he rolled up the document and handed it over.

Taking advantage of the fact that Shi Sizhen was still burying her head to learn more, Li Longji coughed lightly and planned to express his opinion. However, the great minister Zhong Shaojing above raised his hand and waved his hand, indicating that he would wait until Shi Sizhen finished reading it.

"The foreign slaves are so shameless! When they were clamoring in the past, they never listened to their elders complaining about their uncles and nephews. Now that the country has lost its eldest son and its fortune is shaky, they picked up this old remark and begged for human ethics to take care of themselves!"

Shi Sizhen read the documents very quickly, mainly because the content of the documents was generally consistent with his speculation. He reminisced about the past, showed weakness and asked for various expressions, and also asked for marriage and the words of asking the princess of the Tang Dynasty to marry him were also extremely enthusiastic.

Hearing Shi Sizhen's speech first, Li Longji hurriedly said: "This life is different from previous years. Our country's fortune is prosperous. How can we relocate with the situation? All matters should be different in comparison with previous years..."

"Where should be done, we don't need to make suggestions from our company. We are only talking about the welcome matters."

Zhong Shaojing interrupted the Linzi King who was about to discuss, and pointed out the matters that Honglu Temple needs to be responsible for.

When both Shaoqings heard Zhong Shaojing say this, they looked a little disappointed on their faces.

Li Longji couldn't help but feel even more angry, thinking that this great minister was really not very good. Finally, a major event that could be called a major event in his position was about to be fought for. The whole office could show it. As a result, the palace was right and the messenger who only received the reception. The core of the matter was handed over to someone else. He was really angry that he was not fighting. No wonder he was swept out of the Political Affairs Hall soon after he was appointed as the prime minister. He really didn't have the ability to take on major events!

Zhong Shaojing naturally didn't know that the King of Linzi was angry and felt silent. Seeing that both of them were bowing their heads and silent, he began to assign tasks: "The general of the Fan army to Xikang will enter Beijing. At that time, the Honglu sent a member of the Chief to Chengdu to settle affairs with Yizhou. This matter will be temporarily punished by Shi Shaoqing. Report it as appropriate, and there must be no mistakes!"

After hearing this, Shi Sizhen quickly stood up and said that, but Li Longji became even more dissatisfied when he saw this. No matter how small the mosquito legs are, they are still fleshy. As a result, Zhong Shaojing sent it directly to Shi Sizhen without even asking questions, as if he had no presence in his eyes.

Li Longji is not an incompetent boss like Zhong Shaojing who is not fighting for anything. Just as he was about to say a few words, Zhong Shaojing turned to look at him and said, "The court ordered the King of Guiyi, Persia to control the Zoroastrianism, and the king asked to temporarily direct the matter of Chongyuan's office. If there is any matter, we need to contact us, and the case will be dealt with directly."

In addition to external affairs, some of the affairs of Honglu Temple are related to religion. The subordinates have Chongyuan Office, which is the by-election of the world temples and the great masters of Kyoto, and work in concert with the temple department under the Ministry of Rites.

The court should rectify foreign religions such as Zoroastrianism, of course, not just replace the leaders above, but also restructure their internal personnel and academic affairs.

This is not the first time that foreign religions have been sorted out. As a typical example of external religions, Buddhism has been integrated with Chinese customs and customs, and there are quite a reference here. Therefore, Honglu Temple also has some minor problems in this matter.

After hearing this arrangement, Li Longji was still in a state of conflict. The entry of the British country into an envoy was a hot topic of current affairs. Even if it was just a reception for greetings, the person in charge would have a great sense of presence. However, in cooperation with the reform of the Zoroastrianism, it was much less important than that, and it was only a case-by-case cooperation, and the Honglu Temple had a very low voice in it.

However, although he had a noble title, he would be under jurisdiction in his ministry and did not dare to openly clamor with his superiors in the hall. Seeing Zhong Shaojing's uncontroversial tone, he could only nod and agreed.

Although this matter is not a matter of drama, if there is anything cheaper in the matter, it is to be able to understand the entire process of the court's control over the Huhus, and thus pick up some of the personnel resources leaked from the Huhus, which is not absolutely useless.

After explaining the affairs of the office, Zhong Shaojing stood up and left. Shi Sizhen took over the affairs of Fan Envoy and took the initiative to leave Zhitang to sort out relevant documents and materials, and Li Longji could only leave Yatang in a little disappointed manner.

Li Longji was in a bad mood naturally because he came here and returned with great excitement. He was not the boring royal family who was content with pleasure. Seeing the world becoming more and more prosperous, he really hoped to participate in it.

Although he was working in Guanglu Temple in the past year, although it was not very obvious, it was at least busy and fulfilling. However, in the fifth year of Kaiyuan, Guanglu Temple was not spared because of the investigation of the stolen goods by Gouyuan. Since Shaoqing Duke Cao, all the people were defeated.

In particular, Li Bei, the Duke of Cao, who was the most corrupt, was directly deprived of his post and was deposed as a commoner. In order to make a little money, he lost his title and salary. Li Bei was also a typical example of his cleverness and his cleverness was misled.

Although Li Bei's resignation was somewhat related to the fact that the Linzi King voluntarily surrendered to the case, the Linzi King was not spared. He was also dismissed and turned to a free position in the Nanya that had long been gone.

After a few years, as the family gradually became more and more stressful, Li Longji asked for it several times to use it before he could get it last fall.

He really hoped to be able to work in other states. It was also a tradition since the state dynasty that the governor of the state was not as noble as the chief of the Jingshi, but the governor of the people was more fulfilling than that of the Jingshi. Moreover, the treatment of foreign officials has generally been higher than that of the Jingshi in recent years, and the benefits of various off-duty income that did not violate the ban were also more considerable.

However, after sorting and selecting talents in the Zhengshi Hall, he was assigned to the Honglu Temple, the leisure department. Although he still retained the treatment of the fourth-rank Tonggui, it was far from his expectations. Not to mention the resistance of his colleagues in the office to him, this situation like today is not the first time.

Born as a child of the clan, Li Longji naturally would not really feel the worry of the common people not continuing their food and clothing. However, when he was born with strong hearts and strong, he was doing nothing and accomplished nothing. This is another way of frustration, which makes people feel depressed.

However, the things that bothered him were not just official affairs, but also family affairs were in a mess.

When Li Longji left the imperial city, it was already dark, and his family members waiting outside the imperial city hurriedly came to meet him. The strong man named Wang Maozhong was originally a slave in the inner garden, but because of his strong strength and a clever personality, Li Longji asked the Lieutenant General to be banned from his home and to listen to him.

Wang Maozhong quickly came up, but what he said made Li Longji very angry: "Today, the King of Beihai entered the mansion and borrowed two thousand coins to sell for it."

"Where did he get such a big expense? Is there only a little savings in his mansion?"

Hearing this, Li Longji's face suddenly darkened.

Nowadays, brothers have their own families, no longer as close to each other than those who have been close to each other in the same house in the past, and their own plans have been different. Although it is natural for the sect to be rich and noble, there are also various human relationships. The court is becoming increasingly strict with the management of the royal family and will not let them ask for excessive demands. If they are too calculating and extravagant, they will really fall into the dilemma of eating the food of the emperor.

Li Longji would not be in trouble. He had a share of title, salary, and a share of official salary. There were also many industries in private on various platforms, but it did not mean that he was completely stressed.

In addition to the cost of household expenses, he also has some other favor expenses.

Nowadays, the printing industry is becoming more and more prosperous. Song Zhiwen and other down-and-out scholars who were not favored by the powerful civil officials have formed a Shicui Pavilion, which specializes in engraving some poems and essays from the people who are in the wild.

But let these people have endless ideas for their poems and complain about the world, but if they do everything themselves, they will really achieve nothing. Therefore, this time, the library mainly relies on private funding. Li Longji is one of the big financial backers behind the scenes, and he has to invest tens of thousands of dollars in every year.

Although the Linzi Palace is not expensive, it can at least be maintained in an orderly manner. However, the wealth and affairs of Beihai such as King of Bei are even more chaotic. Not only do they borrow and maintain them all year round, they also have to go to their brothers' houses to sweep them from time to time.

The two thousand dollars of floating money in the family were just donated by Wang Renjiao, and Li Longji was planning to use this money to buy some industries in the workshop for his girls.

The elder brothers have already started a family, and of course the girls cannot stay in the boudoir all year round. Although the Zong family will also give some family property, there is no parents. The elder brother must bear the responsibility of his father. If the dowry cannot be rich, he will be ridiculed by Shi Liu and will be looked down upon by his husband's family.

"The King of Beihai only talks about the zong family women, why should we be incompatible? If we only want to be rich or not, even if we have to be good, we will be wrong. The king is the real scheming of using wealth to add other families..."

Seeing that the King of Linzi looked a little unkind, Wang Maozhong replied carefully.

"This is true for the world and human kindness. If you don't want my woman to be looked down upon by others, you need to enrich your makeup. Do you also have to let your blood relatives marry foreign countries with different customs..."

Li Longji said angrily again, and immediately got on his horse and planned to rush to King Beihai's house to get the money back, but when he spoke, he suddenly paused and then looked back at the imperial city thoughtfully.

After pausing for a while, he said to Wang Maozhong again: "You should get on the horse and take a step first, go to the Grand Princess's Mansion to ask for a stay at the hall. I want to visit Grand Princess!"

After Wang Maozhong got on the horse first, Li Longji rode his horse in Xu Xingfang. While walking, he carefully sorted out whether the idea that suddenly popped up in his mind was feasible. Zhong Shaojing and others excluded him during their jobs, but they couldn't prevent him from leaving the front line, secretly traveling to Chen Cang, and breaking into the mainstream focus of the matter!
Chapter completed!