kvmb Chapter 930 Dealing with the Turkic Envoys
Chapter 930 Dealing with the Turkic Envoys
Many years later, the ministers in the court finally witnessed the elegance of Luo Binwang in his former glory.
Luo Binwang, who had returned to secular life, gradually grew his hair longer, but still habitually shaved off all his beard.
He stood in the Qianyang Palace in casual clothes, knelt down at the foot of the Danchi, and kowtowed to Li Cunxi.
"Lord Luo, we don't like this."
"The only way for me to feel better is to kowtow to Your Majesty."
"Okay, get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"The post of Governor of Luozhou will soon be vacant. The ministers have discussed it a lot, but have been unable to agree on a candidate. I intend to appoint you as Governor of Luozhou. Are you willing?"
"I am willing!"
"Okay, the Ministry of Personnel will draft the position after the court session."
In just a few words, the matter was easily decided.
Several ministers stood quietly, as if the dispute just now had not occurred.
Duoduo's gaze swept over Wu Chengsi, Di Renjie and Xue Qinglin, then returned to Li Cunxi.
He nodded thoughtfully, as if he understood something.
The originally noisy court meeting suddenly became quiet, and it seemed that the ministers had nothing to discuss. Zong Qinke glanced around and found that everyone kept their mouths shut, so he decided to stand up and say something.
At this moment, Ma Rong appeared outside the Qianyang Palace and conveyed a message to Li Cunxi through the eunuch.
After listening to this, Li Cunxi said to Shangguan Wan'er:
"Let Ma Rong enter the palace."
Ma Rong hurried to the foot of the altar and bowed to Li Cunxi:
"Your Majesty, great victory in Dunhuang!"
"Here comes the report from Dunhuang!"
Li Cunxi had a piece of secret news that he hadn't told me yet, and with the news of the great victory in Dunhuang, he felt even happier.
He took out the newspaper in front of all the ministers, looked at it carefully, and said:
"After the great victory in Chongzhou, Wang Xiaojie led his army westward, first defeating the foreign tribes outside Liangzhou, and then marching to Dunhuang, where he defeated the foreign tribes outside Dunhuang with lightning speed."
"For now, Dunhuang doesn't need to worry about foreign invasions in the short term. It only needs to guard against sudden attacks from Tubo."
"Yeah!"
"I was right about them. My Great Tang has loyal ministers, my Great Tang has good generals, and my Great Tang has fearless soldiers. How can we not win?"
The ministers below echoed and shouted "Long live the emperor".
What Wu Zetian once called the face of the Tang Dynasty, these soldiers are fighting for with their lives.
The Turks in the north were a big threat, and winning the battle in one go was just a fantasy. When Wang Xiaojie and Daleha joined forces again, the campaign against the Turks officially began.
Across thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, Li Cunxi seemed to have seen the result of the Tang army's complete destruction of the Turks.
Of course, before destroying the Turks, there are some things that need to be done.
Li Cunxi took out another letter from Daleha sent back by the messenger and asked Shangguan Wan'er to circulate it to several prime ministers.
"In a few days, the envoy from the Turks will arrive in Luoyang. I wonder which of you, my dear ministers, would be willing to help me share my worries and help me detain this envoy?"
Duoduo, who was trying hard to make himself look like a transparent person, could no longer sit still. He stood up and bowed to Li Cunxi.
"His Majesty!"
"Since I have been blessed by the Emperor, I have been ashamed to serve as Shangshu Zuo Pushe, and I have not made any contribution at all."
"Now, I believe that I am the only one who can properly 'entertain' the Turkic envoys!"
All the ministers had no objection. Dodo was originally the Shibi Khan of the Turks and had a deep hatred for the Turks.
Now it is most appropriate for him to deal with the Turkic envoys.
"Then, you, my dear, may go ahead."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
……
The Turkic envoy Aka arrived in Luoyang three days later.
No one came to greet him, and his identity was revealed during the interrogation of the soldiers guarding the city. He was then taken to the city wall by the captain of the city gate.
The captain looked Aka up and down, sneered, and then waved to the soldiers of the Right Guard who were escorting Aka south.
"Brothers, there is indeed nothing wrong with this person's identity, but I cannot let you leave."
"Logically speaking, when an envoy from another country arrives in the capital of our Tang Dynasty, the Honglu Temple will definitely greet us in advance."
"Even if they didn't say hello, the officials from the Honglu Temple would come to greet them instead of letting you protect them in, right?"
"Now, it's true that they can be proven to be envoys, but no one from the Honglu Temple is coming. If I let him in and walk around freely, it would be a capital crime."
"How about this, I'll send someone to inform the higher-ups. If this is indeed the case, I'll have the Honglu Temple come and take the people away. Brother, I'm only following orders, so you can't be blamed!"
The soldiers of the Right Guard were even more casual, standing still and wasting time.
They had seen enough of these Turks, so they sent them to Luoyang. These people were no longer under their jurisdiction, and the captains at the city gates could do whatever they wanted with them.
Aka was so anxious that sweat broke out on his head and his face became redder and redder.
Traveling all the way to Luoyang, Tang Dynasty to pay homage to the emperor, only to be detained by the captain at the city gate, what does this mean?
It was not until the sun was high in the sky that several officials were finally escorted over.
The leader was none other than Li Mingyuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites. He was even more low-key in the court. If it weren't for the fact that he wanted to accompany Duoduo to finish this drama, he would definitely not appear here today.
"I am Shangshu Zuo Pushe Duoduo!"
"Is the person being detained a Turkic envoy?"
Duoduo, wearing official uniform, asked the captain of the city gate with a stern face.
The captain at the city gate's face changed and he quickly bowed.
"Greetings, my lord!"
"Those detained are Turkic envoys. I've seen that the Honglu Temple hasn't sent anyone to pick them up, and I haven't heard anything from the higher-ups about them, so I don't dare let them go."
Duoduo nodded, put his hands behind his back and glanced at the leading envoy Aka.
Aka's outfit is that of a real grassland person, and with the expensive decorations on his body, he can be seen as the leader at first glance, so easy to recognize!
"An envoy?"
Duoduo moved forward slowly, and the aura on his body gradually dissipated, making Aka breathless.
"Then do you remember who I am?"
Of course, A-Ka didn’t recognize the middle-aged man in front of him. After swallowing a few times, he shook his head with difficulty.
Duoduo raised his head and smiled, saying, "You're right not to know me. I am the Minister of the Left of the Tang Dynasty. Your Majesty has ordered me to come and discuss peace with you."
He reached out and grasped Akka's arm with his powerful hand.
"Come on, let's go to the Honglu Temple. How can an envoy just stand here?"
Aka was like a puppet, being led by Duoduo by the nose. The remaining soldiers of the Right Guard slowly followed and continued to protect Aka's life.
After entering the Honglu Temple, Li Mingyuan sent someone to send Aka and the delegation to the Honglu Guesthouse for accommodation, and then stood behind Duoduo.
"Left Sergeant, His Majesty has said that I will fully follow your arrangements on all matters during this peace negotiation."
"Thank you very much. I will try my best to delay him for a month."
"What's the plan of Zuo Pushe?"
"There's no such thing as a trick... It's just the old trick our elders taught us." Duoduo took out a handkerchief and coughed deliberately. "Starting tomorrow, I'll be confined to bed."