The Reaction of the Envoy of the Western Regions
"Thank you for your help, Empress."
When Empress Zhangsun returned to the white jade platform, Gu Hao thanked her with a smile.
Empress Zhangsun had only said that everything could be settled at the bonfire banquet and hadn't mentioned the goblet. Clearly, she was going along with Gu Hao's wishes and didn't want to ruin his plan.
Even though Gu Hao didn't really care, he still had to thank her.
"If anything goes wrong at the banquet, you'll suffer," Empress Zhangsun snorted.”
Gu Hao smiled.
She knew that Empress Zhangsun was speaking in anger.
After that, Empress Zhangsun regretted staying here.
She became a coolie.
With his daughter.
The wooden boxes were opened one by one, and glass cups were taken out by her and her daughter.
Most of them were goblets, but there were also some crystal glasses, small wine glasses, and long, narrow-mouthed big cups…
"Place a wine cup tower here. When the banquet reaches its climax, Empress will personally pour the wine from the top. The red wine is like a waterfall, surging through the layers of the wine tower. It is beautiful and spectacular.”Gu Hao said.
"Wine glass tower?" Empress Zhangsun blinked her eyes, feeling extremely curious.
" Remember, the wine cup must be tightly pressed against each other. There can't be any gaps. Otherwise, it won't be stable, and it'll easily collapse when you pour the wine…" Gu Hao reminded again.
"Why is it always me and mother doing it, why aren't you doing anything?”Li Lizhi pouted unhappily.
Her hands were tired, but this person didn't even know how to comfort her.
So annoying.
Gu Hao coughed lightly and said," I was the one who kicked those boxes out. Besides, I still have to take care of the overall situation. How can you say that I didn't do anything?"”
“………”
On the other side.
Taiji Palace, Yin Yang Hall.
"What happened?"
Li Shimin looked at the Minister of Rites, Tang Jian, and asked coldly.
Cold sweat trickled down Tang Jian's forehead as he said,""I arranged for the delegation of the Western Regions to stay in the Honglu Guest House. As soon as they checked in, the Wusun envoy saw the crystal cup in his room.
As soon as he reached for it, the crystal cup shattered.”
"Why would the crystal cup appear in Honglu Guest House?”Li Shi Min asked fiercely," What is the Ministry of Rites doing?”
" This…" Tang Jian smiled bitterly, not knowing what to say.
Since three days ago, Honglu Guest House had been emptied and strictly guarded.
Every day, there were several teams of Golden Guards patrolling the area. Logically speaking, not even a fly could fly in.
Who would have thought that such an accident would still happen?
"How did the envoys of the Western Regions react?”Li Shi Min asked.
" Most of them are still holding a wait-and-see attitude," Tang Jian said." The Wusun envoy is quite angry. The officials from the Ministry of Rites are trying to appease them. They just need to give them a reasonable explanation as soon as possible.”
"How do you explain it? Are we going to tell them that the crystal cup was lost by the Great Tang and that all of this was a scheme of the Turks?”Li Shi Min sneered.
The ministers were speechless.
Li Er's words were the truth.
But the Great Tang could not explain it this way.
Because if this was the case, regardless of whether the diplomatic mission from the Western Regions believed it or not, they would realize one thing:
The Turkic forces had already infiltrated Chang 'an.
The Great Tang was powerless to protect them.
"Dear ministers, do you have a good solution?”Li Shi Min asked coldly.
“………”
The officials were silent.
There was no turning back now.
The crystal cup shattered, and it shattered right in front of the Wusun Kingdom's envoy.
In such a situation, even the most rational envoy would think too much.
In this clash with the Turks, the Great Tang had suffered a crushing defeat.
He had completely lost!
"Sigh."
Many ministers sighed inwardly, thinking that this matter had completely failed.
Seeing this, Li Shi Min's heart sank to the bottom of the valley, and his face was extremely gloomy.
Right at this moment…
Just as Li Er and the ministers were at a loss…
Just as everyone gave up hope…
An inner servant hurried in and glanced at the inner hall, his heart thumping slightly.
"Your Majesty, the Empress has a message for you.”
the servant said carefully.
"What is it?"
Li Shi Min frowned.
Her Guanyin maid should be very clear about how important the matter she was dealing with at the moment was.
Why would he send a message at a time like this?
Li Shi Min was puzzled.
At the same time, he was curious.
The surrounding officials were silent, and they all secretly pricked up their ears.
"The Empress told this servant to inform His Majesty not to worry and to stabilize the diplomatic mission of the Western Regions. All problems will be resolved at the bonfire banquet.”The messenger said respectfully.
"Hmm?" Li Shi Min and the ministers looked at the chamberlain.
The chamberlain's eyelids twitched violently, and his legs trembled slightly as he recalled Empress Zhangsun's words.
"There's no mistake, and there's no leak."
The chamberlain heaved a sigh of relief.
"Say it again." Li Shi Min ordered.
The chamberlain hurriedly said,"The Empress has asked me to inform His Majesty not to worry. She wants you to stabilize the diplomatic mission from the Western Regions first. All problems will be resolved at the bonfire banquet."”
" Bonfire Banquet…" Li Shi Min muttered to himself.
A figure appeared in the minds of the ministers.
The top scholar, Gu Hao!
"What do you think, dear ministers?" Li Shi Min looked at the officials.
The officials looked at each other. Du Ruhui slowly said,"The Empress will definitely not shoot without thinking. Since she sent someone to pass the message to His Majesty, she must think that the bonfire party can solve the problem we are facing at the moment.”
"Not bad." Fang Xuanling nodded and said," It seems that the Empress already knows about the plan of the top scholar, Gu Hao, and believes that Gu Hao can solve this crisis.”
“………”
All the officials spoke up. They all felt that since Empress Zhangsun had sent a message, she must have known something and thought that she could solve the problem of the Western Regions diplomatic mission.
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