"Prince Zhenla, Siva, is here!"
"Prince Zhenla, Siva, is here!"
The moment Xiao Guizi and the guards at the entrance of the Political Announcement Hall, the officials in the court finally reacted.
They couldn't help but be shocked.
Prince Zhenla is here?
And it's actually a prince?
Could it be that His Majesty insisted on fighting?
Amidst the confusion of the crowd, a handsome youth wearing a strange green robe with golden edges slowly walked into the Political Announcement Hall. Behind him were two old men with white beards. Each of them held a yellow rosewood tray that was tightly covered by a red cloth. No one knew what was hidden inside.
However, from the bulging part, everyone could faintly feel that this thing was extraordinary.
As soon as Prince Zhenla entered the Political Announcement Hall with two people, he respectfully put his right hand on his chest and saluted, "Prince Zhenla, Siva, is here to greet His Majesty the Tang Emperors!"
Li Shimin waved his sleeve, "Rise!"
While speaking.
Siva raised his head, took a tray from an old man behind him, and said, "This is a letter of credence written by my father to His Majesty the Tang Emperors. I hope His Majesty the Tang Emperors can take a look!"
Then, Xiao Guizi walked down the hall, checked the letter, and carefully presented it to Li Shimin.
This was the second letter Prince Zhenla sent to him.
Yesterday, he received a letter from an envoy, but when he returned to the palace, he learned that Prince Zhenla had come. It seemed that Zhenla was really at the end of his rope. Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent so many envoys this time and even let Prince Zhenla come in person!
Prince Zhenla was equivalent to the Crown Prince, so it was conceivable that the Crown Prince would come in person.
Sure enough.
After Li Shimin opened the letter of credence, the contents of the letter had changed from the previous request to a plea!
Li Shimin took a deep breath and asked without changing his expression, "I already know about this matter, but you also know the current situation of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, I have to think about it carefully before I can restore you."
Upon hearing this, Shiwa bowed and said, "Many thanks for Your Majesty's benevolence and kindness. This humble one came here with the intention of my Imperial Father. My Imperial Father said that as long as Your Majesty sends out troops, I will do my best to gather enough military supplies for the Tang Dynasty. Not only that, I will also deduct 30% of the profits from the past trade. In the future, I, Zhen La, am also willing to sign a permanent vassal state agreement with the Tang Dynasty and pay tribute every year!"
Hearing this.
Only then did everyone in the court become aghast.
Permanent vassal state?
Deducting 30% of the profits from all the past trade to the Tang Dynasty?
The poisonous salt was originally given to the Tang Dynasty for free. In exchange, the Tang Dynasty only needed to give them 10 catties of poisonous salt. But in addition, there were other things, such as seafood, spices, fruits, and so on, which had a lot to do with.
Since the establishment of trade and commerce with Zhen La, many people in the imperial court had participated in it. Some people even made a lot of money because of it. Although everyone was worried before, this business only affected the current situation. It would recover one day.
But it was different now.
If the Emperor agreed to help Zhenla, and according to the Emperor's current intention, it seemed that he had long wanted to help Zhenla, once he sent out troops, then …
Their interests would be maximized!
Li Shimin also fell silent at this time.
He slowly swept his gaze across the faces of the ministers in the court before slowly saying, "We know what you have said. However, you also know the current situation. If we blindly send out troops, what kind of consequences will there be? Therefore, we will give you an answer within three days!"
While speaking, Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Send an order to all the government troops in South Jiandao, Lingnan, to be ready!"
"Court dismissed!"
In Li Shimin's indifferent voice.
Everyone had to suppress the doubts in their hearts and respectfully send Li Shimin off.
After everyone left, Shiva glanced at the direction where Li Shimin left, and then winked at the two people behind him. He hurriedly left the Political Announcement Hall and went to the Honglu Temple.
In addition to this matter, he came to the Tang Dynasty this time for another matter.
That was to visit Zhang Feng!
When he was in Zhenla, he heard that Zhang Feng seemed to have opened an academy in the Tang Dynasty to recruit talents from all over the world. The purpose of his visit this time was to find Zhang Feng.
As for this matter.
He was confident that as long as the Tang Emperors were not fools, they would definitely send out troops.
And he had shown his sincerity. He did not believe that the people of the Tang Dynasty would not agree.
As soon as he left the Political Announcement Hall.
Shiva told the two people behind him, "You two go back to the Honglu Temple first. I'll go out for a while."
An elder of the two asked worriedly, "Prince, you … it's not too late to go after you have a definite answer. After all, this is a big deal!"
Shiva was unmoved. He just used his eyes to signal the ministers who had just left the Political Announcement Hall and said, "Look at their faces and think about what His Majesty the Tang Emperors just said. You'll understand!"
While speaking, Shiva hurriedly followed the carriage that was picking up the ministers and disappeared from the sight of the two envoys.
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