In the Political Announcement Hall.
Li Shimin was sitting still.
It was the same for all the ministers. Everyone's backs were ramrod straight. Even the generals were wearing armor that they hadn't worn for a long time. They were even allowed to bring their weapons to the palace!
What kind of occasion was this?
This was a time to show off the might of the Tang Dynasty. To put it bluntly, it was a time to show off.
Li Shimin sat on the Dragon Throne with a dignified expression. When the Jinwu Guards outside the hall signaled the arrival of the envoys from Tubo and Tuyuhun, Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Summon the envoys from Tubo and Tuyuhun to the hall!"
"The Emperor has decreed that the envoys from Tubo and Tuyuhun should be summoned to the hall!"
"The Emperor has decreed that the envoys from Tubo and Tuyuhun should be summoned to the Emperor!"
"Summon …"
Following the three shouts of the Jinwu Guards, two people wearing beast-skin skirts with all kinds of beads hanging from their bodies and a string of Heaven beads in their hands respectfully entered the Political Announcement Hall. .
This time, Tubo didn't send Solans, but it seemed that Tubo had sent someone extraordinary.
This person had a big belly and a round waist. He wasn't tall, but he had a red brandy nose. He squinted his eyes and observed the civil and military officials from time to time, but he didn't have a trace of satisfaction.
On the other hand, the envoys from Tuyuhun …
Although they were wearing the same clothes as the envoys from Tubo, they were thin and tall like bamboo. When they saw the weapons that Cheng Yaojin and the others were wearing, they couldn't help but have a dignified expression. Even the mustache on the corner of their mouths seemed to be trembling.
Because …
While he was looking at the generals, all of them were displaying their most awe-inspiring side.
Everyone's hands were on the hilts of their swords. Cheng Yaojin was even holding the broad axe in his arms and gently tapping the blade of the axe. Every military general's eyes were like knives as they stared at the two of them.
As for the person at the top of the hall, that is, Li Shimin, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, he didn't even dare to look at him.
"Halt, intruder!"
When the two of them were about to overtake Wei Zheng, who was sitting at the head of the table, Little Guizi shouted coldly.
Only then did the two of them stop and hurriedly kneel on the ground.
"Tubo's envoy, Badargan, pays respect to Your Majesty, King of Tang!"
"Tuyuhun envoy Ao Rige pays respect to Your Majesty, King of Tang!"
"Rise!"
Li Shimin waved his sleeve majestically.
Then he said, "Give him a seat!"
A moment later, a little eunuch carried two praying mats and placed them beside the two of them. At this time, the two of them thanked Li Shimin before sitting down.
Li Shimin had been observing the two of them from the moment they entered the door. From their eyes and expressions, he could see that the role this time was definitely not as simple as the previous time!
Although Ao Rige seemed to be trembling with fear, but …
Who was Li Shimin?
From the other party's indifferent eyes, he could see that he was pretending!
These two people were not easy to deal with!
"I wonder why the two of you came from afar?"
"Replying to Your Majesty!"
Badargan cupped his fists and stood up, "This time, we came to the Tang Dynasty to ask for help."
"Oh?"
"As far as I know, hasn't your Tubo drought stopped? What are you here to ask for? "
Badargan's eyes flashed, "Replying to Your Majesty, you might not know, but fifteen days ago, a locust plague broke out in my Tubo and was out of control. The crops and seedlings that had just been saved became food for the locusts. Therefore, I, Wang Songzan Bu, specially ordered this one to come and ask for Your Majesty's help!"
"But before this one came to the Tang Dynasty, I thought that since the Tang Dynasty could solve the drought in Longyou Province, they would also be able to solve this locust plague. But this one …"
Badargan didn't finish his words, but it made all the officials angry.
Without waiting for them to speak, Li Shimin lightly waved his hand and stopped them.
He smiled and asked, "Then, what is your purpose of coming here?"
"Originally, when this one came to the Tang Dynasty, this one felt that this locust plague was a punishment from the heavens. Even the strong Tang Dynasty couldn't compete with it. That also means that this locust plague is really undefeatable. Therefore, this one originally wanted to ask for help from the Tang Dynasty to buy some food …"
"Hmph!"
"Preposterous!"
"Presumptuous!"
In an instant, some officials were angry.
However, Badargan ignored the crowd and sighed. "But three days ago, this one was in the Honglu Temple and suddenly found that the locusts that were flying all over the sky in the entire Imperial City of the Tang Dynasty had disappeared. And it happened overnight!"
"This matter touched this one, so this one prayed to the heavens in the Honglu Temple. Finally, I learned that it was His Majesty's courage and wisdom that made that heavenly punishment avoid the Imperial City. Therefore, this one now wants to ask His Majesty the Tang Emperors to save all the people of Tubo.
"I think that the benevolent His Majesty the Tang Emperor would not want to see the suffering of his allies!"
Badargan's words were very smooth. He didn't hide his thoughts and directly said them. Then, he flattered Li Shimin.
This move was vicious!
Too vicious!
This was flattery!
Li Shimin smiled faintly.
He looked at Ao Rige and asked, "Then, envoy from Tuyuhun, what is your purpose?"
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