After the court meeting, the ministers dispersed.
Fu Su and the other envoys left first and were sent to the Chamberlain of Dependencies to settle down.
The rest of the officials walked out of the Red Phoenix Gate in twos and threes along the white marble steps of the Imperial Road.
And the topic that these ministers discussed the most was still the Qin Country's diplomatic mission from before.
"The State of Qin is truly sincere. They actually sent two thousand A grade warhorses at once!”
"That's right. We don't even have 500 A-grade warhorses in the Great Tang. This is a great gift.”
"Speaking of which, that Young Master Qin Fusu is not bad.”
"However, at his age, his speech and actions are quite calm and magnanimous. I really didn't expect him to be from the Qin country.”
"If such a talent becomes the king of the Qin country, then the future of the Qin country cannot be underestimated.”
"If it was him, he would be worthy of Princess Chang Le.”
........
The ministers discussed among themselves.
Fu Su's performance in the main hall today made the eyes of many officials light up.
Especially after giving out that generous gift, the attitudes and views of the civil and military officials towards the Qin country changed a lot.
Even though the State of Qin was barren, it was still not bad.
At the very least, he was very honest, and the successor he nurtured was also humble, polite, and extraordinary.
"Humph!"
At this moment, a cold snort suddenly sounded.
Everyone looked over and saw a figure in a bright yellow robe embroidered with gold.
It was Crown Prince Li Chengqian!
However, his expression was very gloomy, and he seemed to be in an extremely bad mood.
Seeing Li Chengqian's appearance, the officials all stopped talking and quickened their pace to leave. No one dared to provoke him.
As early as the news of the marriage between the two countries spread, the court had already spread that the Crown Prince did not approve of this marriage and was unwilling to let his sister marry into the Qin country.
This was no secret among the ministers.
Seeing Li Chengqian like this, everyone understood why he was so unhappy.
Li Chengqian looked coldly at the figures of those officials and sneered,""These ignorant fellows."
"The State of Qin sent so many things just to climb up to our Great Tang. What is there to praise?”
Regarding the gifts brought by the Qin diplomatic mission, Li Chengqian did not feel very happy. He only felt that this was a matter of course.
Although Li Lizhi's words that day had changed his view of the State of Qin, he still looked down on the State of Qin.
Even now, he still felt that the Qin State had gained an advantage by forming an alliance with the Great Tang.
Especially Fu Su, who he found even more unpleasant to the eye.
How can such a pretty boy be worthy of marrying my sister?
Although he was very unhappy, he still restrained himself and did not directly make things difficult for Fu Su.
"General Hou, how is the matter that bengong asked you to do? Do you have the spirit to kill this group of Qin people?”
Li Chengqian turned his gaze to the general beside him.
This general was tall and sturdy, with a full beard and looked very rough.
He was the General of the Right Military Guard, Duke of Lu, Marquis Junji!
Hou Junji was one of Li Chengqian's supporters, and he commanded the Black Armor Army and had considerable influence in the court.
"No, that Young Master Qin Fu Su is very smart. He used the diplomatic relations between the two countries to pressure them and had no choice but to let them enter the city.”
Hou Junji shook his head.
This time, when the Qin diplomatic mission entered Chang 'an, Li Shimin had specially asked the Black Armor Army to welcome them as a show of respect.
But when Li Chengqian learned of this, he had Hou Junji arrange for people to make things difficult for them, which was why the situation outside Chang 'an City had occurred.
"This group of Qin people are really arrogant! You even dare to ignore the Great Tang's ban!”
Hearing this, Li Chengqian was even more displeased in his heart.
Hou Junji felt rather helpless. If Li Chengqian hadn't asked, he would never have done this.
The alliance between the two countries was imminent, so there was no need to offend the other party.
"It's just a barbarian country. What rules do you know? Why is Your Highness angry?”
A purple-robed man beside him laughed, his face full of flattery.
Li Chengqian said unhappily," My Great Tang is a superior country of the Celestial Empire. If the envoys of any random country are so impudent, where will the reputation of my Great Tang go?"”
The identity of the man called Duke Yang was not ordinary. He was the biological father of Concubine Yang, a legitimate relative of the royal family.
"Yes, yes, yes, Your Highness is right."
" Yes!" Yang Guozhong replied with a smile on his face." His Majesty will hold a banquet in a few days. It won't be too late to embarrass these barbarians then."”
"It's getting late, why don't Your Highness come to my residence?
I have recently found a few clever children. Your Highness will definitely be satisfied.”
Li Chengqian's eyes lit up when he heard that.
He coughed lightly and pondered for a moment before saying,""Since State Duke Yang invited me, then BenGong naturally cannot refuse.”
Whatever Qin country, whatever Fu Su, they were all thrown to the back of their minds.
"General Hou, aren't you coming? I've also prepared a few beautiful concubines."
Yang Guozhong invited Hou Junji with a smile.
Hou Junji's eyes flashed with disdain and disgust."No, I still have something to deal with. Goodbye.”
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Yang Guozhong sneered at his back, then walked out of the palace with Li Chengqian, chatting and laughing.
........
The Imperial Palace, the royal study.
Li Shi Min stood behind the dragon table, holding a memorial in his hand and reading it excitedly.
This was the statistics of the gifts sent by the State of Qin.
"Two thousand A grade warhorses and five thousand B grade warhorses, what a great gift!”
Li Shi Min put down the memorial in his hand and said with satisfaction.
Getting these thousands of warhorses made him happier than getting a thousand carriages of gold and silver!
The Great Tang never lacked money, only warhorses!
In the royal study, other than him, Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui were also present.
Zhangsun Wuji's eyes sparkled, and his expression was also very excited. He cupped his hands and smiled."Congratulations, Your Majesty! As long as we have warhorses, why should our Great Tang fear the Turks?”
It wasn't that the Tang Empire couldn't defeat the Turks, but that they had always been short of warhorses.
An alliance with the State of Qin would undoubtedly solve this problem!
At this moment, Fang Xuanling suddenly shook his head and said,""I'm afraid these warhorses won't be so easy to take.”
"The State of Qin wants our Great Tang's iron-smelting techniques, saddles, stirrels, weapons, and so on.”
"Weapons, saddles, stirrels, and so on are all fine, but Your Majesty, are you really going to give them the iron-smelting technology?”
As soon as he said this, the atmosphere in the royal study instantly froze.
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