On the eve of the New Year, Li Tong said goodbye to the mission to Tubo at the Danfeng Gate of the Daming Palace.

This was the first time he had sent a foreign country to a foreign country since he took charge of the Tang Dynasty. He was a villain like Tubo, and there were deep conflicts between them, so the court attached great importance to this envoy.

Of course, before this, Guo Yuanzhen also went to Tubo's heartland, but that time it was not a formal dispatch by the state envoy. Moreover, after Guo Yuanzhen arrived in Tubo, he still focused on causing trouble. Not only did he abduct an important upper-class nobleman in Tubo, but he also caused Tubo to split.

In short, this time the dispatch of the envoys was the real national system, so the court was also very attentive to select the members of the envoy. Among them, the envoy was Zhang Shuo, who was selected by Li Tong. In order to raise the specifications of the envoys, the court temporarily appointed Zhang Shuo as the General of the Left Guard's Office.

Under Zhang Shuo, there were several deputy envoys, namely Guo Wanjun, a Shu man who had followed Guo Yuanzhen to Tubo, Song Bazi transferred back from Longyou, Ma Fang, who was selected by Li Tong, and several court officials who were familiar with the affairs of the British state selected by the court.

The entire mission has more than a dozen members, and there are nearly a thousand entourages and guards of all kinds, which are quite large and far from comparable to Guo Yuanzhen and his party before.

In the Danfeng Gate, Li Tong personally handed the letter of the country into Zhang Shuo's hand, and looked at Zhang Shuo and the envoys in the rear and said seriously: "It is really not beautiful to send money to the original side of the family to make the family celebrate the youth. However, the matter is urgent. You and others are all high-spirited and blessed people in the country. Therefore, they are not harsh to give great things, but to pay more attention to them. On the day of their return, they must pay more rewards to reward the envoys!"

"I am full of Tang Lu, and my family will enjoy it for a long time. When will I wait for the matter not to go forward? This trip will definitely declare our country's power in the distant country, and tell my emperor's orders to the foreign lord! Respond to the king with loyalty, serve the country with diligence, and take a thousand miles to the fullest, and do not humiliate the country's system in the face of danger!"

After receiving the letter of the country, Zhang Shuo bowed and replied. Everyone behind him also bowed and shouted in unison: "Give your loyalty to the king, and serve your country with diligence!"

Li Tong came in front of him and raised his hand to help Zhang Shuo, and continued, "The situation of the foreign country is in harmony, and the country is in a fierce and noisy way, and the foreign ruler also has lost checks and balances. This trip may encounter unpredictable changes, and the country cannot pass on the apology in time. Zhang Qing should serve as a position, but only the power should be used to respond. From the foreign ruler to the foreign people, you will teach me on my behalf. If the foreign ruler still does not lose his uncle and nephew's righteousness, please praise him. If the foreign ruler is rebellious and arrogant, please be wary of him!

Don’t say that the road is far and helpless. Whenever I am a Tang envoy traveling to the world, from below, above the loess, the monarchs and ministers of the Tang family are all powerful supporters! Today, when you go out of this door, you must have a slight loss but will be distant from the country. I swear that heaven will tell the people that you will never bear to break the hatred of Mao! Even if you are grievances, you will definitely repay the whole country!”

Everyone knew what kind of background was this time when Tubo was sent to the public, and they felt a little nervous. However, after hearing the saint's statement, everyone's nervous mood suddenly calmed down, thanked him again, and then walked out of Danfeng Gate, crossed Chang'an City under the attention of the masses, and headed straight to the southern Jingyi Road.

The reason why the imperial court sent envoys so quickly was that Chang'an, as a metropolis within the pass, gathered among all figures, was difficult to control, and the news that the Vengeance died in the capital should have been spread through the Qinling Mountains long ago.

If the court does not make a statement as soon as possible, when the Tubo side forms a resolution, the diplomatic operation space will undoubtedly be much compressed. Although it is difficult for the Tubo side to threaten the local security of the Tang Dynasty, it still has enough deterrence to Xikang, which is close to you.

Xikang was a western vassal that the court needed to operate for a long time in the future. Whether it was to deal with the advances that Tubo might initiate or to stabilize the mood of the people in Xikang, the sooner the court made a statement, the better.

Moreover, even Qin Ling's son was almost beaten to death in the street, and the envoys from Tubo local areas also killed and injured several important figures. It was unlucky to leave these corpses in Chang'an for the New Year, so it would be better to go back as soon as possible. It is still late winter now, and those who walk slowly can still send a whole body back. If it is really rotten on the road, the families of the dead may firmly oppose the diplomatic negotiations between the Tang Dynasty and the Tubo.

Zhang said that after the group boarded the road, they did not dare to delay their trip. They crossed mountains and ridges along the way, and it took more than ten days to arrive in Chengdu in Shuzhong.

Chengdu's own governor Shi Luyuanfang was responsible for receiving everyone and making some personnel additions in Chengdu City. The members were given a brief rest and had a tour and relax in Chengdu City before going abroad.

As an important supplement to Guanzhong, Shuzhong is already extremely prosperous. After the establishment of Xingtai, it increased its management and development of Shuzhong. As the location of the regional center, Chengdu naturally underwent earth-shaking changes.

An old natives in Guanzhong like Ma Fang have rarely been out of the Three Qins in their lives and have been active in Chang'an City all year round. They have a sense of arrogance in their hearts and feel that other areas in the world are ordinary except Guanzhong. However, after coming to Chengdu City, they were also shocked by the prosperity of the city.

When it comes to the scale of the city, Chengdu is naturally not as good as Chang'an, and Hechengfangju is only about fifty. However, Chengdu is not an independent city. There are several small cities scattered on the surrounding plains, and each small city is quite considerable.

This is more flexible than Chang'an. Although Chang'an is extremely large, it is also based on the place where the Three Qins are offered. There are few large-scale cities around Chang'an City, and the nearest Xianyang City is hundreds of miles away.

There is another feature around Chengdu, that is, industry and commerce are extremely developed. The scale of Chengdu is only one-third of the size of Chang'an City, but there are five major cities distributed among the buildings in the city, and each city is very prosperous, not inferior to the east and west cities of Chang'an.

Almost every household in the city has looms, and in a small town more than ten miles south of the city, tens of thousands of residents are all weaving households under the court!

Although Chang'an City was vigorously developing industry and commerce as early as the Taiwan period, whether it was weaving, smelting, or the World Expo held by the court, it made Chang'an City more prosperous. However, in terms of consultation, it was still slightly inferior to Chengdu and its surrounding areas.

After all, in addition to being the economic center of Guanzhong, Chang'an is also the political center of the whole world. Resources and policies need to be weighed and allocated, and cannot be focused on one side. As the center of Shuzhong, Chengdu has fewer concerns about its development route. Shu merchants are richest in the world, so naturally they have built a superior industrial and commercial foundation.

The local officials in charge of receiving a group of envoys in Yizhou were also happy to show off the wealth of Chengdu to everyone. In addition to leading them to wander around the city, they also made a special trip to lead them to visit several famous shops in the city, pointing to the court gates of the rich princes and princes, saying: "Several families in Shu have golden and jade for beams and pearls and rhinestones. Although there are many powerful people in the capital, if they talk about luxury, they are afraid they will still be inferior to this attitude? If the envoys do not rush to go, they can introduce several families on their behalf. The people of Shu are generous and most hospitable..."

Originally, people from all over the capital were amazed at the prosperity of Chengdu, but after hearing the Yizhou officials' remarks, Ma Fang first frowned and said in a deep voice: "The Tang family has its own laws and regulations, so why are there chaos because of the wealth and poverty? The Chengdu households have become more and more popular? This is the dereliction of duty of your officials in charge. Why dare to show off to the people from all over the capital? But I am in this way and will definitely kill the Shefeng!"

The Yizhou officials were naturally a little unhappy when they were scolded. They were about to refute a few words. Naturally, someone pulled them to the side and told them about Ma Fang's identity and deeds. When the Yizhou officials returned, their expressions were already much more humble, and they looked at Ma Fang with a look of awe and dodging.

He also knew that he had made a mistake and hurriedly led everyone else to a wall outside a urn. He pointed to the towering warehouses and made a smile on the high walls: "This city is the new warehouse city that the imperial court has entered here, and is also called Jincheng. The envoys of the superiors saw that the warehouses and stamped with brocade materials and money were piled up. This is also the key point of the imperial court's division. Money flying from all directions is here to exchange!"

When everyone heard this, they were amazed again. Although some people refused to believe that the warehouses were really full of gold, silver and brocade, Jincheng was not something that ordinary people could enter. The defense of this city was thousands of elite soldiers stationed here from Chang'an. The orders for entering and leaving the investigation and communication were even straight out of the Da Nei, and even the Great Governor's Office of Yizhou could not interfere.

After a while, people from Chang'an were amazed at the prosperity and prosperity of Chengdu. Even Song Bazi, Guo Wanjun and other locals in Shu were shocked that they had left their hometown for several years. Such amazing changes occurred in the village, even they seemed to feel a little strange.

People have different horizons and ambitions, and their feelings and gains are naturally different. Zhang Shuo was also surprised by the rapid development of Shuzhong today, but soon his thoughts no longer stayed in the apparent prosperity, but began to think about the deeper conception and context of the saints' governance in Shuzhong.

Seeing the prosperity of Shu, Zhang Shuo realized why the court was so dedicated to the management of Xikang. Although the geography of Shu was quite closed, as such an important Jindu, the stronger the security, the better. Xikang was not only the focus of the imperial court's splitting and infiltration of Tubo, but also an important barrier in western Sichuan.

However, in addition to western Sichuan, there is also southern Sichuan. After realizing this, Zhang Shuo suddenly became excited. He became famous at a young age and was immersed in the center for a long time, and of course he also longed to make achievements.

He knew that today's saints do not value happiness ministers but value military merits. If he wanted to go further in the career, it was difficult to make a fortune by speculation. Although he had such an understanding, Zhang Shuo still had no idea where to work. After all, he had been in the court for a long time and did not have a deep understanding of local affairs.

Before, he had not followed the saint to go to Xingtai. Zhang said that he still felt upset. Although Xingtai has existed for only a few years, it has made his position in the minds of the saints many times behind. Now, Longyou, Hedong, Hebei and other places are active in Xingtai old subordinates, who have made achievements and become generals and ministers. Even if he wants to compete, he can't compete.

However, seeing the prosperity of Shuzhong today, Zhang Shuo realized that there was another area that the former subordinates of Xingtai had not yet entered, that is the Annan Protectorate! If he could pacify Annan and make a barbarian imperial edict, this would also be a great achievement!

However, these are all plans. The most important thing at the moment is to successfully complete the mission to Tubo. Of course, he also knew in his heart that this mission to Tubo was a test for him by the saint. If it could be completed, the next step would naturally be reused, and Annan was his primary choice!
Chapter completed!