Gail. Bajiaduo
In the evening.
Imperial City, inside the military tent.
"His Majesty and the Empress are participating?”
"Most of the nobles and ministers in the court will also participate?”
"Is that necessary? Wasn't it just the Western Regions 'diplomatic mission? Do they have that much face?"
"If it's not their face, it's mine? Oh, then it's fine."
“………”
Gu Hao didn't expect Li Er and Empress Zhangsun to attend this bonfire banquet.
He felt that this was too much of a show of respect for the envoys of the Western Regions.
However, he did not expect that this face, which seemed to be given to the envoys of the Western Regions, was actually given to him.
Or rather, what he had done these days had completely hooked Li Er's heart.
"Aren't you nervous at all?" Tang Jian asked with a smile.”
"What are you nervous about?" Gu Hao asked.
"If anything happens to His Majesty and the Empress at this bonfire banquet, you'll be responsible for it," said Tang Jian.”
Gu Hao smiled and raised his eyebrows.
The specific matters of this banquet are all in the charge of the Ministry of Rites. The security work and food safety are all handled by the Ministry of Rites.
If His Majesty and the Empress were to meet with any mishap at the banquet, the first person to be held responsible would be you, the Minister.”
Tang Jian laughed in anger.
"So if there's any credit, it'll all be yours. Is it all my fault?"
" I've already made a military pledge," Gu Hao said." If I don't make any contributions, I'll die. If you want my contribution, you can also make a military pledge in front of His Majesty."”
Tang Jian snorted.
He naturally wouldn't covet the credit that Gu Hao might get.
In fact, he was not very optimistic about this bonfire banquet.
"Without that crystal cup, we will not be able to appease the Wusun envoy.”
Tang Jian shook his head secretly.
Then, the two of them stopped chatting and began to discuss the details of the bonfire banquet.
The final decision was:
[Time: Tomorrow evening.]
[Location: West Inner Court, north of Taiji Palace.]
[Attendants: The envoys from the tribes of the Western Regions, Li Shimin, Empress Sun, Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling…]
[Food: A selection of local delicacies of the Great Tang, delicacies of the tribes of the Western Regions.]
Drinks provided by Gu Hao.
Vessel: Gu Hao provided.
"Attendant: provided by Taiji Palace."
Song and dance performances: provided by the Ministry of Rites.
[Guards: Golden Guards]
………
At night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse.
In the official road station forty miles away from Chang 'an.
The envoys of the tribes of the Western Regions were stationed here.
The leaders of the tribes gathered in a big room to discuss the meeting with the Tang officials tomorrow.
"I heard that two years ago, the Eastern Turkic army came here and forced the Great Tang Emperor to make an alliance.”The Great Liang emissary said.
" That was in the past. Now, the Jie Li Khan and the Tuli Khan are not on good terms, and the Xue Yantuo tribe in the north of the desert has grown…" The leader of the West Night Tribe said.
"On our way here, the Great Tang is indeed much more prosperous than the Turks, but we haven't seen their soldiers.”The leader of the Chuoqiang tribe said.
"Hehe, such a large country definitely has many soldiers…What I'm worried about is that our Cheshi Kingdom is too far away from the Great Tang. The Great Tang won't be able to take care of us.”The Cheshi Nation's envoy said.
"We have to see the sincerity of the Great Tang," said the Wusun Nation's emissary."The crystal cup that our Wusun Nation offered as a tribute a few years ago is unique to the world and extremely precious.
If the Great Tang Imperial Family doesn't even treasure such a precious treasure, then they must be looking down on us Western Regions.”
The leader of the Chuoqiang tribe nodded and said,""The people of this land have always called themselves Central Plainsmen and treated us as barbarians. It is indeed possible that the Tang Imperial Court will not take us seriously. If that is the case, then our trip here will be in vain.”
“………”
The leaders of the tribes of the Western Regions discussed.
Actually, they had talked about this topic many times along the way.
Many of them were also very nervous as they had crossed thousands of rivers and mountains from the Western Regions.
After all, no matter what, they were here to ask for surrender.
He was inferior to the Great Tang.
Therefore, they placed the dignity of the tribes of the Western Regions on the crystal cup.
In their eyes, the crystal cup was so precious that even the emperor of the Tang Empire would treasure it.
This way, they would have enough reason to surrender.
After the discussion, the leaders returned to the rooms where the envoys of their respective tribes were.
The Cheshi Kingdom's envoy did not return to his residence. Instead, he came to the door of the room next door.
Dong ~!
Dong ~!
He knocked on the door twice.
"Come in." A young female voice sounded from inside.
"Your Highness."
After the Cheshi Nation's envoy entered, he closed the door and bowed to the figure standing in front of the window.
"We are almost at Chang 'an. From now on, don't call me princess. Just call me by my name, Gail. Bagado."
Princess Gail of the Cheshi Kingdom. Bagatuo said.
"Yes." The Cheshi Nation's envoy said.
"The Turks will never allow the Great Tang to easily accept the surrenders of the tribes of the Western Regions. They will definitely sabotage the process.”Gail Bagado looked at the night view outside the window and said softly," I'm afraid tomorrow won't be too smooth."”
The Cheshi Nation's envoy smiled." Princess…Oh, no, Bajiaduo, don't worry. As long as we can send you to Chang 'an, our plan will be half successful. We just need to find the smartest person in Chang' an."
As for whether the Great Tang accepts our surrender or not, it has little to do with our Cheshi Kingdom.”
"From tomorrow onwards, I won't say anything else.
Only a mute could keep a secret, and it would be easier for him to pry into secrets!
Porcelain, ironware, tea leaves, printing…I want to learn all kinds of knowledge and bring them back to the Cheshi Kingdom.”
Gail Bagado said, her beautiful eyes filled with a burning light.
"This…actually, you don't have to pretend to be mute. The language of our Cheshi Kingdom is completely different from the language of the Great Tang. Not many people can understand it.”The Cheshi Nation's envoy muttered.
He felt that this princess was too careful.
Gail " No," Bagatuo shook her head and said," The smartest person in the Great Tang can learn the language of the Cheshi Kingdom easily. Once he can truly communicate with me, he will definitely be on guard."”
“………”
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